Chapter 1113 Map

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Tomorrow is the day Xuehan will be discharged from confinement. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to bed early. Zhou Shuren took a special leave to attend his granddaughter's full month celebration.

I was half asleep when I heard knocks on the door and Qingxue's voice, "Master."

Zhulan woke up first and pushed Zhou Shuren who was still asleep, "Qingxue is looking for you, maybe the emperor wants to see you for something."

Zhou Shuren immediately perked up. Zhulan went downstairs to light the candles. Zhou Shuren had already put on his clothes. Zhou Shuren said, "I'll go out and take a look. It should be something about the Rong family. You continue to sleep."

Zhulan also guessed so, "Okay, then you should be careful too."

Zhou Shuren's hair was tied up casually. When he saw Qingxue, Qingxue lowered her head and said, "Eunuch Liu is waiting for you outside the mansion."

Zhou Shuren nodded and said, "You can go down now."

Qingxue retreated quickly, but she couldn't help thinking in her heart. She had not received any new orders since she was exposed. Half a month ago, she received another order, which was to protect the master and the mistress.

Zhou Shuren got on the carriage. Only Eunuch Liu was there. Although the candlelight inside the carriage was dim, Zhou Shuren could still see clearly, "Eunuch Liu doesn't look well."

Eunuch Liu hasn't had a good sleep for half a month. "I've been a little busy lately."

Zhou Shuren didn't ask any more questions. Recently, not to mention Eunuch Liu, even the emperor was hard to see. There was the crown prince when the court went up, and there was still the crown prince when the court went down. Unless it was something important, it was not easy to see the crown prince.

The King of Liang has been in a bad mood recently, while the King of Chu has been very busy. He used to be eager to stay in the court every day, but I haven't seen the King of Chu for quite a while in the past half month.

The carriage stopped and Zhou Shuren got off. It was Rongyuan. He and his wife had guessed it correctly. They entered the garden. The garden was heavily guarded. When they arrived, Zhou Shuren was shocked. Was this going to build a mausoleum? The whole place had been dug up.

Zhou Shuren followed Eunuch Liu down the dug stairs and walked down step by step. The huge stone door had already opened.

Zhou Shuren saw fresh blood on the ground and immediately understood that this was an organization.

As they walked further inside, there were no more bloodstains. However, Zhou Shuren noticed that there were keys stuck on some of the walls. He opened his eyes wide and realized that these were not keys to open the door, but keys to access the agency.

The passage was not long, and soon they saw the emperor and the prince. The emperor was holding a box in his hands. Zhou Shuren stared at it for a few more times. He saw how much the emperor valued his life in recent years. He never touched unfamiliar things by himself, but now he was holding it. It was obvious that the things inside were more important than his life.

Zhou Shuren greeted him, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

The emperor was in a very good mood. "Shu Ren, get up quickly. I guessed it right. The Rong family's wealth has always been in the Rong family mansion. I really dug it out. It is said that the Rong family is rich enough to rival an entire country. It is absolutely true."

Zhou Shuren only saw the prince move a mechanism, and the door in front of him opened. Then he couldn't bear it. You know, several doors were opened in succession, and they were full of gold. "This, this."

This is too much. The last time I saw them at the Zhang family’s mansion, they were just side dishes.

The emperor was already in a trance, his hands unconsciously holding the box tightly, and said to Zhou Shuren: "You are also a member of the Rong family, so I will let you see it. Later, I will seal this place up and rebury it, leaving a passage, until I find the descendants of the Rong family."

Zhou Shuren is so smart. The emperor asked him to be a witness. The emperor didn't take it. I don't know what to say. He wants to take the money and have a good reputation. "The emperor is wise."

The emperor was very shameless. He hummed and looked at Zhou Shuren. If he had not been grateful for the way out his mother had left for him, he would have used a large amount of Rong family's money to rebel. With Zhou Shuren in front of him, he really thought of looking for his uncle's descendants.

The emperor touched the box in his hand. He still had to look for the person. If he couldn't find him, he would make arrangements before abdicating.

Zhou Shuren lowered his head. He felt the emperor was looking at him. The emperor's thoughts were hard to guess, so he decided to just play dumb.

Half an hour later, the emperor was alone in his bedroom and opened the box again. Inside the box was a map, an overseas map with gold mines marked on it. There were also some minerals, some of which were in other countries. The Rong family had so much gold, which was also shipped back from overseas.

The emperor touched the mark on the map and stared at his thin, dry hands for a long time without moving. Finally, he sighed, "I am old. If I were ten years younger."

The emperor's eyes were full of ambition. He slowly put away the map of some small countries around him. These were the most precious things of the Rong family. He put them in a box. The emperor felt uneasy no matter where he put them. He couldn't burn them. He was also afraid that if he got sick, he would not explain clearly and let the prince down.

The next day, Zhulan didn't get a good rest. She kept waiting for Zhou Shuren to come back. The two chatted for a while before going to bed. After having breakfast, they had to go to the Ningguo Mansion.

When my granddaughter's birthday came, not only did the Crown Princess come in person, but the Princess of Qi and even the Princess of Chu came as well.

Xue Han was dumbfounded. As for the girls taking turns to be hugged, she didn't care. She was a little panicked and asked in a low voice, "Mom, they didn't believe that my girls are very lucky, what should I do?"

Zhulan looked at the daughter-in-law, who didn't know Rongchuan's background yet, and comforted her: "Don't worry, it's not because of the child's blessing."

Xue Han felt even more strange in her heart, not because of the child, but because of someone. She really didn't think that she was so important that the Crown Princess came in person and sent a valuable gift. Even the Princess of Qi sent a valuable gift.

Princess Chu asked her second sister-in-law, "The gift from your second sister-in-law is too expensive."

Princess Qi was also confused, because this was a gift prepared by the prince, "Don't blame me, why are you here too?"

Princess Chu thought that it was because her own prince asked her to follow Princess Qi, but the gifts from the Crown Princess and Princess Qi were expensive, and hers seemed embarrassing, so she was not very happy.

Yu was originally very jealous, but now after seeing the Crown Princess and others, the jealousy in her heart is gone. The difference is so great that she can't even feel jealous anymore.

Mrs. Song was envious, because when her child was one month old, there was nothing like this scene today. But in her heart, she attributed it to the good timing of her child's birth.

The Crown Princess was holding the child. This was the legitimate granddaughter of the Emperor and the Queen. The child had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and inherited the best features of her parents, but her features resembled her mother a bit.

In the front yard, Rongchuan was entertaining the crown prince and several princes. Zhang Yang had been very low-key recently. He would not easily leave the house unless something important happened. He even seldom went to court. This was the first time he had left the house in recent days.

Prince Qi looked at Rongchuan from left to right, then at Zhang Yang, and lowered his eyes. If Zhang Yang had not been such an important chess piece, Rongchuan would have returned to the royal family long ago.

The King of Chu asked in a low voice, "Why does the second brother keep looking at the fifth brother?"

King Qi smiled and said, "Old Five has started to keep a low profile. I haven't seen him for a long time so I took a closer look. Old Five seems to have gained a lot of weight."

The King of Chu sneered, "He overdosed it."

King Qi knew more and laughed too.

Inside the palace, the emperor told Shi Qing about the birthmark and said, "Send someone to check it out."

Shi Qing memorized the birthmark in his heart. He was confident in his heart, and it showed on his face. "Yes, I will do it well and will never let the emperor down."

Your Majesty, "Go ahead."