Chapter 1133 New Year

The New Year atmosphere in the capital is getting closer and closer. Zhou Shuren is resting at home, and Prince Qi comes to his house.

Prince Qi drank tea and said, "It's not easy to ask for tea from Lord Zhou. He said he wanted to invite me to tea and waited until the end of the year. Lord Zhou is not hiding from me all the time, is he?"

Zhou Shuren, "Your Highness, you are joking. You also know that the Ministry of Revenue is always busy, especially this year, the Ministry of Revenue has added a Ministry of Commerce, plus it is the end of the year, so my rest day is taken up."

The King of Qi put down his teacup and said, "Speaking of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Revenue has increased its revenue a lot."

Zhou Shuren: ".The revenue has not increased much, and the Ministry of Revenue is still short of money."

He knew that the Ministry of Commerce would only be under the Ministry of Revenue for one year, and would be separated the year after next. The thought of it made him feel painful. The happier he was to receive the money this year, the more painful he would be the year after next.

King Qi suddenly said, "I have discovered that you have many secrets."

Zhou Shuren knew that the King of Qi had been staring at him. It was the attitude of His Royal Highness Prince Liang that made the King of Qi suspicious. "Speaking of which, Your Royal Highness has quite a few secrets. No, they are not really secrets. It's the end of the year now, and I have heard quite a few rumors about Your Royal Highness."

Prince Qi's expression froze. He was a color-loving man. In the past, he had the desire to compete but he was relatively restrained. In addition, he needed the support of the princess, so he did not dare to be too presumptuous. Now, he did not want to treat himself badly and did whatever he wanted. At the same time, the princess was even more willing than him.

In the past, the princess was still thinking about the position of queen and her son becoming the crown prince. Now, the princess doesn't think about it anymore and is no longer polite to him. This time, she took in a concubine and caused a lot of trouble.

The King of Qi wiped his nose, and the princess took the child back to her parents' home, saying in a very stubborn tone, "These are all rumors."

Zhou Shuren chuckled, "Oh."

Zhou Shuren sent Prince Qi away and returned to the courtyard. He saw his wife frowning. "What's wrong?"

Zhu Lan handed over two gift lists, "Take a look, the top one is for the Crown Princess, and the bottom one is for Consort Liu of the Crown Prince's Mansion. They are both valuable gifts."

Zhou Shuren looked at the gift list. The Crown Princess was of good family background and her family was rich, so the large gift list was understandable. But for Concubine Liu, "This is too much."

This gift list alone costs over a thousand taels.

Zhulan, "I don't know what happened. A few days ago, Xuehan went to the Crown Prince's Mansion, and the Crown Princess talked about you with her concubines. Now Concubine Liu sent a valuable gift. I don't know why?"

Zhou Shuren had a bad feeling, and then frowned again, "Forget about this gift. I can't even have a rest during the New Year holiday. I'll write a note to the prince."

Zhu Lan, "That's not good. After all, she is still a concubine, and a concubine with a son. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will be the prince. If you return the gift list directly to the prince, you will offend him."

Zhou Shuren said, "This gift cannot be accepted. It is better to stop it from the beginning. The Crown Princess's gift represents the Crown Prince's Mansion. This concubine is a bit too much."

"People are just too impetuous. The prince hasn't even ascended the throne yet, but his concubine can't hold back any longer."

Zhou Shuren, "Leave it to me. I know what's going on."

"Um."

Zhou Shuren was an efficient man. He wrote a note directly and sent it to the prince. The prince had not put down his pen yet. He saw the note when he returned home at night. The prince was surprised that Zhou Shuren had taken the initiative to write a note to him. You know, even if Zhou Shuren concealed it well, he was still avoiding him.

The next morning, Zhou Shuren received a reply, changed his clothes and went to the teahouse the prince mentioned.

Zhou Shuren arrived first, and the tea was ready. The prince also arrived, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The prince was in a good mood, "Sit down."

Zhou Shuren personally poured tea for the prince, who was stunned for a moment, "Your Excellency is too attentive this year."

Zhou Shuren smiled, then took out a gift list and handed it over, "I am terrified."

The prince checked Zhou Shuren's post as soon as he received it yesterday, so he was not surprised. He took the gift list and looked at it without changing his expression. He was angry about the last rumor and was dissatisfied with the Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess hadn't asked, the rumor wouldn't have spread so widely.

In fact, it was my father who revealed his Zen position, and the Crown Princess became a little anxious. It was really unfair. He never wanted to marry Miss Wu, but his backyard was already full of enemies.

The prince felt that the gift list was not enough to punish the backyard, so he said, "I take back the gift list."

Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief, but still wanted to explain, "I don't know what's worthy of attention. I am devoted to His Majesty."

The prince understood that it was all because of him. He praised Zhou Shuren so many times that the women in the harem naturally thought too much. He started to win people over before he even ascended the throne. He was really impatient.

Zhou Shuren and the prince had not sat for a while because the prince was very busy. When he came out of the teahouse, he met Shi Qing. Zhou Shuren saw the old man next to Shi Qing and the prince also noticed him.

Shi Qing hurriedly greeted him, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Then he added, "I have met Mr. Zhou."

The prince asked, "Master Shi, what is this?"

Shi Qing said, "I brought my father to the teahouse to drink tea."

The prince asked a few words, then got on the carriage and left. Zhou Shuren was about to leave, so Shi Qing asked, "Would you like to have a cup of tea together, sir?"

Zhou Shuren thought about it and said, "Okay."

Afterwards, he returned to the teahouse and felt that Master Shi was looking at him. Shi Qing hurriedly explained, "This is Mr. Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

The future Minister of Revenue, although he has not yet entered the Ministry of Revenue, he knows a lot of information. Once the prince ascends the throne, Mr. Zhou's official position will change.

Mr. Shi hurriedly said, "I have met Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Shuren was very curious about the old man. He knew that this man who had been locked up by Shi Qing was actually brought out today. It seemed that the relationship between the father and son had eased a lot. "Shi Qing is quite capable."

Mr. Shi already knew that his son would be promoted to the Ministry of Commerce under the Ministry of Revenue next year, a sixth-rank official. His son had a smooth career from merchant to official, and now he was still in the capital. He was very happy. When he saw the Minister of Revenue, he hurriedly said, "Mr. Shi still has a lot to learn, and he doesn't deserve your praise."

Shi Qing's tense nerves relaxed. This was related to the future of the Shi family. His father was performing well now, so he took his grandfather out with him.

At Zhou's house, Zhulan asked, "Why did you come back so late?"

Zhou Shuren said, "Later, I met Shi Qing, so we chatted for a while longer."

"Zhang Yang is now in the prince's mansion, so Shi Qing is relieved."

"Well, but Zhang Yang is still a little abnormal. It has only been a short time, but he has already taken in nearly ten concubines!"

Zhulan didn't count them either. "Anyway, they've been there for a long time, and they're all people of low status."

Zhou Shuren's intuition told him that there was something bigger behind the abnormality.

Zhulan asked, "Has the gift list been sorted out?"

"Yeah, it's solved."

"Chang Lian's letter has arrived. Take a look."

Zhou Shuren took the letter from his wife and read the contents of the letter. "This kid has done well this year. He is top-notch."

"He also has his own worries, and he always complains about the fact that he only has two daughters. You can write him a letter and tell him that both his granddaughters and grandsons are good. This is fate."

She was afraid that if she kept talking about it for too long, she would start to feel guilty.

Zhou Shuren, "I'll write it now."

This year's New Year was celebrated the same as in previous years. After the New Year, the most attention in the capital was the Spring Examination. After the New Year, Zhou Shuren's mind was also on Changzhi and the young people in the clan. Zhou Shuren personally instructed them, and several young people in the clan benefited greatly.

Time flies. The more you pay attention to the Spring Examination, the more you realize that the day of the exam is here in the blink of an eye.

No need to wait for the update at night, it will be updated tomorrow morning

(End of this chapter)