Chapter 1834 Name
Zheng Hong personally went to the hospital to verify his son-in-law, and his son-in-law also worked hard to become a second-class Jinshi, and was also on the list of people to be trained by the Ministry of Rites. After they passed the imperial examination, the two families got engaged and were just waiting for the empress's anniversary to get married.
Li also lamented, "It hasn't even been half a year yet."
Zhao couldn't help but touch her hair. Her husband also had white hair. "Time flies fast when we get older. We are both grandmothers now."
Su Xuan interrupted, "Don't take me with you."
She is still young, and her son and daughter are not married yet!
In the palace, Zhou Shuren and others finished discussing state affairs, and heard Eunuch Zhang say outside the study, "Grandson, please slow down."
Then the door of the study was pushed open. Although the door was ajar, the emperor's eldest grandson was quite strong.
The little guy was very brave and not afraid of people. It was not the first time he had seen so many people. Seeing everyone looking at him, he puffed out his chest and walked in step by step with his head held high.
The emperor waved, "Yao'er, come here..."
This is the nickname of the emperor's eldest grandson. His real name is Zhang Ruihui.
The emperor's eldest grandson passed by Zhou Shuren, and Zhou Shuren felt nervous. He thought his young disciple wouldn't call him in front of so many people. To be honest, he and his young disciple tried to avoid their colleagues in the court, and the emperor didn't want to announce this matter too early, so his colleagues only knew that the emperor's eldest grandson was close to him, but they didn't know why they were so close.
The emperor's eldest grandson, with a jade pendant hanging around his waist, walked up to Zhou Shuren and stopped.
Everyone in the study looked at the emperor's grandson. He patted the jade pendant and grinned, "I like it."
Zhou Shuren thought that the truth would be revealed today, but he didn't expect that the young disciple didn't call him master. He took a closer look at the jade pendant he gave him and saw that the young disciple liked it and smiled.
The emperor's eldest grandson turned his head. He remembered that his father said that he should not call him master when there were too many people around. Well, he was an obedient child.
The prince was extremely proud, thinking that his son was so smart.
Old Master Shangguan stroked his beard. His granddaughter was the Crown Princess, and he had not seen the Emperor's eldest grandson many times. Counting carefully the third-day bath, the full-month birthday, the one-year-old baby's first birthday, and the several times he had seen him in the palace, he had never had contact with the Emperor's eldest grandson. He felt sad in his heart. People who didn't know would think that Zhou Shuren was the Emperor's eldest grandson's biological relative!
When the emperor picked up his grandson and touched the jade pendant, he thought of his own beads, "Yao'er likes you very much."
Zhou Shuren saw the emperor lighting the jade pendant and untied it neatly. "It is my honor that the emperor's eldest grandson likes it. This piece was given to me by the emperor."
Eunuch Zhang reached out his hand to take it swiftly, but failed to pull it briskly. He had to use some more force to get it.
Zhou Shuren looked dignified on the surface, but his heart was bleeding. All the things left to him by the retired emperor were good things, but the two best jade pendants were gone!
After a while, the emperor wanted to take his grandson with him, so Zhou Shuren and others withdrew.
Lord Gong and the Minister of Rites stopped Zhou Shuren.
Lord Gong, "There are not many people in this Manchu dynasty that I admire, and in my heart, Lord Zhou is this one!"
As he said this, he raised his thumb!
The new Minister of Rites was the emperor's confidant, so he knew more. For example, the emperor said casually that the eldest grandson should not be wronged in the future, and he also said that the ceremony of establishing the crown prince should be more grand.
The royal family cannot avoid the phenomenon of kinship between generations. It is not an exaggeration for the emperor's eldest grandson to say that he grew up in the emperor's arms.
What does this prove? It proves that after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the eldest grandson of the emperor will be the new crown prince. It proves that in the emperor's mind, the crown prince is the only one who can succeed to the throne.
The Minister of Rites thought of the Second Prince and curled his lips inwardly. There are also princes around, look at the Third Prince from the Ministry of Works!
Zhou Shuren said modestly: "I am just lucky enough to have caught the eye of the emperor's eldest grandson."
In addition, before the child was born, they had already determined their fate as master and disciple!
The Minister of Rites smiled and said, "I would like to congratulate you, Lord Hou."
The royal family really trusts Zhou Shuren. Sometimes he would think that Zhou Shuren is indeed amazing, but why does the royal family trust him so much for several generations? This is very confusing!
Time flies. As the maritime case becomes more and more involved, Wu Shangheng has already hidden in the palace, which also means that there will be a result.
In the evening, Zhulan and her husband chatted, and Zhou Shuren said, "The Emperor will clean it up before the Empress' anniversary."
Zhulan, "The Emperor has deep feelings for the Empress."
Zhou Shuren has the most say, "I have seen the portrait that the emperor painted for the empress."
Zhu Lan was silent for a while and said, "He died at the best time."
The constant recollection deepens the past feelings, and with his legitimate children in front of him all day long, it is hard for the emperor not to reminisce. The empress will only become more and more beautiful in his heart.
Zhou Shuren, "Yeah, so just wait and see, whoever mentions the queen after the anniversary will step on the landmine."
"The emperor is still young."
At this point, Zhu Lan lowered her voice again and asked, "Will the Emperor abdicate early like the Emperor Emeritus?"
Otherwise, according to the emperor's physical condition, there will be no problem for him to continue to reign for a few more decades!
Zhou Shuren, "The Emperor is waiting."
Zhu Lan was puzzled, "Waiting for what?"
Zhou Shuren pointed at himself and then pointed in the direction of the Crown Prince's Mansion. "The Emperor is waiting to see how the Crown Prince no longer needs him. He is waiting to see how I teach the Crown Prince's eldest grandson. The Emperor is waiting to see how the Crown Prince grows up."
He also wondered in his heart whether the emperor would learn from the emperor emeritus. The imperial power was fascinating. From his observations over the years, the emperor did not follow the prince's lead and suppress the prince, nor was he jealous of the prince's high reputation. The emperor and the prince were truly a loving father and a filial son!
So he gradually came to the conclusion he just reached.
Zhu Lan sighed, "The Emperor gave me a good education."
Zhou Shuren laughed out loud, "I think the emperor has set a good example."
He abdicated when he said he would, handed over power to others and never interfered in state affairs. Thanks to the guidance of the retired emperor in his later years, we have achieved today's results.
Thinking of this, Zhou Shuren became depressed, and he thought of the emperor again!
In the days that followed, the court was tense. The maritime case finally came to a conclusion. The Zhuo family survived, which meant that the five aristocratic families were gone.
Many people were implicated in this case, and the emperor did not give them any chance.
Most people thought that the emperor still valued the aristocratic families. Zhou Shuren, who knew the inside story, understood clearly that the emperor was not really showing leniency but was leaving them as bait, just waiting for another chance to clean them up.
The emperor was the biggest winner. With the cleanup, he strengthened his control over the five aristocratic families, made the maritime affairs clear, and so on.
The next major event was the anniversary of the Queen's death. After the anniversary, the Zhuo family held a funeral and Master Zhuo died.
In the palace, the emperor snorted coldly when he heard the news, "He really knows how to choose the time to die."
Zhou Shuren raised his eyes, "He knows that you have given him enough grace."
Old Master Zhuo knew that he could not live. If he lived, it would mean betraying the retired emperor. Now that the Zhuo family has lost their title, the only one they can rely on in the future is the emperor. In order to prevent the Zhuo family from being devoured, he can only choose death!
The prince said, "Zhuo Guyu is not bad."
Zhuo Guyu has made the greatest contribution to the survival of the Zhuo family, and now he is the head of the Zhuo family.
The emperor hummed, "Forget it."
The emperor suddenly asked, "I remember you said that Changzhong was going to set a date for his wedding?"
Zhou Shuren smiled broadly, "Yes, I will go to the Wei family to discuss it when I have my day off."
The emperor smiled and said, "It was father who gave Changzhong his name."
(End of this chapter)