Chapter 1125 Listening to Opera

Changyi went to the front yard to see Lord Yu. The old man had rested all night and his face looked much rosier. "Lord Yu, why didn't you rest?"

Yu Yin put down the teacup in his hand, "I want to go around the capital, but I don't want to trouble the officials of the Ministry of Rites. After thinking it over, I realized that I have a good personal relationship with Lord Zhou, so I came to visit him shamelessly and asked Lord Zhou to take me around the capital."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed the gift box on the table.

Chang Yi didn't think much about it, "Okay, but wait a moment, I need to go change my clothes."

Yuyun didn't expect it to be so smooth, and nodded with a smile, "I would like to thank Master Zhou for this."

Changyi gestured to Lord Yu to have some tea first, then asked Steward Ding to talk to his mother, and then went back to the yard to change his clothes.

After Zhulan heard what the housekeeper said, she said she understood. The children became unhappy and were listening very attentively!

Zhulan said to her grandson and granddaughter, "You all should go back, I want to rest."

Mingyun stood up with his brothers and sisters, "Grandma, we're leaving first."

"Um."

The sky was snowing today. In the carriage of the Zhou Mansion, Lord Yu was smelling the fragrance of tea and was a little distracted. Chang Yi called out twice but no one responded, so he didn't say anything.

Yu Yun came back to his senses, opened the carriage curtain, and said with a smile: "When I went to Zhou's house, I saw a mansion under construction. It seemed to be divided into several parts."

Chang Yi understood, "Originally it was the residence of the Zhang family. Later a fire destroyed the residence. The local government decided to divide and sell it because it was a waste. This year there was a drought and the construction was stopped. It was only in the autumn that the construction started again."

Yu-Yun was surprised, "A lot of people must have died in the fire."

Chang Yi was stunned. That was right. Overseas merchants would not pay attention to these things. It was normal for merchants from Lord Yu’s country not to know the news when they went back to find out the news. “It turned out that the mansion was empty. No one was dead.”

Chang Yi paused and asked, "Where would you like to start your tour, sir?"

Yu Yin thought for a while, "Lord Zhou also knows that the architecture of our two countries is different, so I want to see more of the buildings in the capital. Lord Zhou, please take me around."

Chang Yi smiled, but his eyes were full of deep thought, "Okay, then let's go for a walk."

In Xuzhou, Chang Lian rubbed his shoulders after finishing his work. The Maritime Affairs Bureau was very busy at the end of the year, and he felt very regretful that he could not return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year this year.

Compared with Chang Lian who was highly valued, Zhao Ji was a marginalized official who only did some trivial work which was tedious and produced no political achievements.

Zhao Ji heard the voice and raised his head, "Will you return to Beijing for the New Year this year?"

Chang Lian and Zhao Ji were just friends for the sake of appearance, so he said, "No."

Zhao Ji was used to Chang Lian's tone and said with a smile, "I heard from my wife that you have been married for seven or eight years."

Chang Lian frowned. He had indeed been married to Chu Chu for some years, but they had not consummated their marriage. He did not like talking about family affairs with Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji then muttered to himself: "My wife is pregnant, I hope it's a son."

The officials in the room congratulated him upon hearing this, and some envious officials said, "It's good to have many children and more blessings."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Come to think of it, Master Zhou only has two concubines."

The officials in the room were stunned. After thinking carefully, it was true. Lord Zhou had only two daughters after being married for many years.

Chang Lian's face turned cold, "I like ladies."

He had heard these words more than once, but this was the first time they were mentioned to him. Thinking of how his daughter-in-law had been humiliated at the banquet in Xuzhou, his face became even colder. His parents had never asked him whether he had a son.

At home, Chuchu and the others left, and she stopped pretending, her face turning blue with anger, "The Zhou family won't take concubines, so why should they worry about whether I have a son or not? They even smashed the teacup I just used."

He used to be more restrained, but recently he has become more and more aggressive. He even dared to come to her house and mock her for not having a son. Just thinking about it makes her explode.

The old woman said carefully, "Madam, don't be angry. It's not worth getting angry over these people. Don't get yourself hurt by getting angry."

Chu Chu felt aggrieved. In the past, when she was in the capital, no one would say these things to her face, let alone talk about them behind her back. In Xuzhou, she didn't care at first, but later she explained. Now, some old ladies didn't know who gave them the courage to act like elders in front of her, saying they were thinking about her and wanted to help her.

Chuchu was so angry that her stomach hurt. Bah, you have no shame. You are the one who is in charge of the Zhou residence. "I want to write a letter to my mother."

She would complain to her mother-in-law, but forget about it, as her own mother would definitely urge her to give birth to a son.

In the capital, the emperor strolled out of the palace and went to the Ministry of Revenue first. Zhou Shuren was speechless. The emperor liked to leave the palace and felt uncomfortable if he didn't leave the palace for a few days. "I have seen the emperor."

The emperor smiled and said, "I brought some clothes. Shuren went to change."

Zhou Shuren got used to it. "Yes."

After leaving the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren asked, "Where does the emperor want to go today?"

The emperor held up a fan and said, "This year we will go to the opera."

Zhou Shuren, "Hmm?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes, getting used to going out. It was better to be outside the palace. "I have thought carefully these days. I have missed too much in my life. I was trapped in the back house when I was young. When I was older, I was sent back to the frontier and still trapped in the house. I won't play dumb anymore. I am always scheming. When the war breaks out, I will be surrounded by swords and swords every day. When I become the emperor, I will be trapped in the government hall."

After a pause, he continued, "Now that the government is handed over to the Crown Prince, I have a lot of free time. It's fun to go out of the palace and take a walk."

Zhou Shuren smiled. He would not sympathize with the emperor. What was there to sympathize with? He just felt that he had come into contact with many emperors. He didn't know what the emperors recorded in history books were really like. The emperors he had come into contact with were also flesh and blood.

The carriage arrived at the theater. In winter, the most people go to the theater to listen to opera. Zhou Shuren didn't like to go to the theater. Compared with the capital, people like to invite opera troupes to celebrate birthdays, the Zhou family doesn't like it very much, and they only invite a limited number of opera troupes.

Zhou Shuren got off the carriage first. Changyi's carriage happened to pass by and saw Dad. Changyi signaled the carriage to stop, "Dad, why are you here?"

Shouldn't we be in the Ministry of Revenue at this time?

Zhou Shuren was still surprised, "Why didn't you rest at home today?"

Chang Yi had already gotten off the carriage, "My son will take Lord Yu to have a look around the capital."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Yin also got off the carriage.

On Zhou Shuren's side, the emperor was the last one to get off the carriage. Changyi was dumbfounded when he saw it. He asked why his father was not in the Ministry of Revenue, it turned out that he was with the emperor.

The emperor looked at the old man beside Chang Yi, Lord Yu, and he knew who it was. "Let's go to the opera together?"

Chang Yi was naturally willing. He turned his head to look at Lord Yu and introduced him in a low voice, "My father in front is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The other one is...

The emperor did not want to expose himself, so he replied, "Friend."

Chang Yi almost bit his tongue, but luckily he managed to keep calm, "Well, this person is a friend of my father."

Yu Yin raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I hope I won't disturb you two!"

The emperor said, "Don't disturb me. It's better to listen to opera in a lively and crowded place."