Chapter 1074: Dead

Not long after Zhou Shuren and his wife returned home, the gifts from King Qi arrived, but they were all food. Yes, all food, including fruits, meat, and some seafood!

Zhou Shuren, "......Is this a generous gift?"

Zhulan looked at the bamboo baskets filling the yard. "These are really generous gifts. Look, they fill up the yard."

Zhou Shuren blinked his eyes, "The current King Qi really disappoints me."

Zhu Lan chuckled, "Well, Prince Qi finally knows how to live."

Zhou Shuren chuckled. He really knew how to live. The total value of all the things in the house was less than 100 taels. The most expensive thing was the fruit. "Mr. Chen is really capable. It's a pity that he can't leave the capital. If he could leave the capital, I would really like to visit Mr. Chen's manor."

Zhulan signaled the servants to take all the food in the yard to the kitchen.

The palace, the Zhengdian, was very quiet. The emperor looked at the portrait carefully. The resemblance to him indicated that they were closely related. He was very brave. The storyteller was less than 30 years old and a young man who had escaped. "The waiter in the teahouse said his last name was Gu?"

The King of Qi replied, "Yes, I have found out. His surname is Gu. He usually tells stories and writes. He lives alone. We found nothing but his clothes in his residence."

The emperor's memory was a bit distant, but there were some memories that were deeply rooted in his mind that he had never forgotten. His stepmother's surname was Gu, and it was not just the Zhang family that was executed. The Gu family was also implicated. But the Gu family was not a large family.

Thinking about it this way, the surname Gu makes sense.

The emperor put down the portrait in his hand. "What else did you find out?"

Prince Qi could sense his father's suppressed anger and lowered his head, "I did find out something. Some of the families that divided up the Zhang family's property have either declined or have few people left in the past thirty years. There are still some things that I haven't found out clearly."

The emperor nodded, "Go ahead, check it out for me, and catch this guy for me."

King Qi felt that it would be difficult to catch him? Unless he conducted another massive house-to-house search? It turned out that the most dangerous place was the safest. "Yes."

In the Yaohou Mansion, Yao Wenqi was walking around, regretting his cooperation with the Zhang family. He kept cursing, "Damn it! I told them to leave the capital immediately, but they still kept someone here. Damn it!"

And what annoyed him the most was, who were the people left behind? He didn't even know about it? Very good? The Zhang family had been on guard against him and hid really well.

Yao Wenqi's teeth were itching with hatred. He had been dragged down by the Zhang family over the past few years, and they had escaped without looking for him. Good, very good.

Yao Wenqi felt that everything was going wrong. The emperor launched a large-scale investigation into the Zhang family. The Zhang family wanted to divert attention to the Duke of Ning, but they failed. The people planted by the Duke of Ning and the Marquis of Ning committed suicide by taking poison. The people who had been hiding for many years were gone!

The next day, Zhulan received an invitation from Princess Qi to enjoy the flowers together. After reading the invitation, she found out that Princess Qi was inviting her to enjoy the flowers?

Now she doesn't need to avoid Princess Qi's post and can go.

Zhao came in and said, "Mom, my younger brother has a letter. The Qian family in Pingzhou has come to visit."

Zhulan remembered the Qian family in Pingzhou. "I thought the relationship ended when I paid them back last time. Why did they come back?"

Zhao still had a letter in her hand, "The Qian family has also produced a scholar who will take part in the provincial examination this year."

Zhulan understood that the Qian family had severed ties with the Zhou family, and now they wanted to renew the ties, so they went to find Qian Keqi. "What does your brother think?"

Zhao sat down and felt a little depressed. "He meant to contact the Qian family. He is not afraid of being bullied by the Qian family. He really needs the family."

Zhulan heard this and said, "Your brother has really grown up."

I have my own ideas and plans for my future.

Mrs. Zhao pursed her lips and said, "My daughter-in-law really doesn't like the Qian family. She bullied Keqi a lot in the past."

Zhu Lan said calmly, "Your mother has already taken revenge back then. After all, they are your brother's family. You should be more open-minded. The children of the Qian family are educated. If you get in touch with them now, they can be relied on in the future."

As for the Qian family wanting to take advantage of Qian Keqi, that won't happen. What the Qian family wants is shelter. When Changyi comes back, Changyi will take care of him.

Zhao sighed, thinking that her mother-in-law was right, and she was also moved by her brother's growth.

Inside the palace, Zhou Shuren and several other officials reported to the Crown Prince. On the other side, the Emperor was talking to the Prince of Qi.

Zhou Shuren was the first to report it. The emperor listened attentively. The person from yesterday was found, but unfortunately he was already dead in the drainage ditch.

Zhou Shuren lowered his head, it was becoming more and more interesting. It couldn't have been done by the Zhang family themselves. If it had been done by the Zhang family themselves, they would have died that day instead of last night.

The prince and the others finished their report and told the adults to go back. Zhou Shuren was not the only one who eavesdropped just now. Everyone was eavesdropping and really had no mood to say anything else. Zhou Shuren and the others said, "I'll take my leave."

Zhou Shuren and his companions had not been gone for a while when the King of Qi caught up with them and asked, "Lord Zhou, are you satisfied with the generous gift from yesterday?"

Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "Your Highness Prince Qi is so busy and still remembered to ask about me. I am very touched. I am satisfied, very satisfied."

The King of Qi smiled and said, "As long as Lord Zhou is satisfied, I will give you the same kind of gifts in the future."

Zhou Shuren felt that the King of Qi was letting himself go and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Li Zhao and the others looked sideways, and when the King of Qi took the first step, Li Zhao came over and asked, "When did you become so familiar with the King of Qi?"

Zhou Shuren simply told the story of yesterday's teahouse. "That's what happened. It's not that I'm familiar with King Qi."

Li Zhao stroked his beard and said, "I've always thought you were very lucky. You finally got a day off and went out and you encountered something so good."

Zhou Shuren didn't think it was a good thing. The person was hiding well, but he encountered him. This wave of hatred was full of hatred, "Heh."

Li Zhao moved closer, "Your birthday is coming soon, I have prepared all the gifts."

Zhou Shuren took a step back, "Why are you getting so close?"

Li Zhao regretted that Zhou Shuren avoided him, "I have been unlucky recently, and I want to share some of your luck."

Zhou Shuren wanted to roll his eyes, "I have something else to do, I'll go first."

Li Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you a generous gift for your birthday."

Zhou Shuren didn't want to hear the word "generous gift" anymore, so he walked faster.

At the Ningguo Mansion, the Ningguo Duke finally saw his second son. He stared at his second son lying on the bed and said, "You want to go with Madam Du? I didn't expect you to be such a romantic person."

Ning Hui's face turned pale, irritated by his father's sarcastic words, and he started coughing again. After a while, he said, "Dad, you know that I am not doing this for the Du family."

Duke, "Your two sons have recognized the deep love between you and your spouse."

Ning Hui's face changed again. He blamed himself. His father had planned for many years, but now it was ruined. He was worried about his illness and it became more serious. He felt sorry for his mother and didn't want to take the medicine anymore. "Dad, your son will get better."

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