Chapter 1152 Fainting

The civil and military officials were all looking at Yao Wenqi. Yao Wenqi felt his blood rushing backwards. The emperor really knew everything. The laughter of his elders was still flashing in his mind. The days of being suppressed by the Rong family were finally over. He finally spat out a mouthful of blood, and with a thud, he fell straight onto the floor tiles in the hall.

Zhou Shuren felt pain in his face. The floor tiles of the hall were green, and it hurt even if he put a little effort into kneeling. He fell straight down with a hissing sound.

No one went to help Yao Wenqi, as if no one saw Yao Wenqi fall.

The emperor sneered. He didn't care whether Yao Wenqi was really fainted or pretending. He wanted to keep Yao Wenqi for now. It was more interesting to cut the meat with a soft knife one by one, and it would be more delicious if it was roasted slowly.

The emperor signaled to the guards to ask Yao Wenqi to go down, which was really asking for help, without any dignity at all.

Zhou Shuren saw clearly that there was blood on Yao Wenqi's face.

A big drama ended with Yao Wenqi fainting. Afterwards, everyone reported the events absent-mindedly. Then the eunuch who was going to Zhou Mansion and Shi Family to announce the decree left first.

Yu Yin was older and knew many people, and with Eunuch Liu seeing him off, no one came forward. Only Zhou Shuren was left, and everyone came over to surround him.

Xiao Qing patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder and said, "I will go back to the Ministry of Revenue first."

Zhou Shuren, "......Aren't you going to take me with you?"

Xiao Qing looked at the officials who were catching up with him, and said with a blank face, "I can't carry them."

After saying this, he walked away quickly, fearing that he and Zhou Shuren would be left behind.

Zhou Shuren, "........"

King Qi came over and said, "Master Zhou, no, should I call you cousin instead?"

Zhou Shuren was pleased to hear this, but he didn't dare to acknowledge her. The emperor only acknowledged his mother, but didn't call him cousin. "I don't deserve it."

The prince of Qi cursed the old fox in his heart. He went to talk to him several times, but the old fox kept silent. "We will be proper relatives in the future, so you must get close to us. This Rong Garden, no, it is now divided into three parts. Although the blueprints for the construction of the Rong family have been changed, I have also contributed. Lord Zhou, please treat me to a drink."

Zhou Shuren followed suit, "Of course, of course."

The King of Chu had mixed feelings. "Congratulations, Lord Zhou."

He couldn't bring himself to call him by any other name. Just as he had targeted Zhou Shuren in the past, he felt just as aggrieved now. It was not like Zhou Shuren was targeting him, but he felt indescribably depressed.

King Liang snorted and turned away quickly. He was the first one to know about it. King Qi and King Chu had often ridiculed him because of his attitude towards Zhou Shuren. He and Zhou Shuren had too many grievances, so there was no need to step forward.

Then the officials congratulated him. Li Zhao patted his shoulder and said, "That's great. You are now an earl. Earl Zhou, you must inform me of the moving date."

Zhou Shuren's back hurts, Li Zhao must be jealous, and he retaliates in a blatant way, "Take your hand away."

Li Zhao laughed and said, "I won't bother you anymore. I'm leaving now."

The Minister of Rites was worried. Zhou Shuren was related to the royal family. He had just plotted against Zhou Shuren. He should be nicer to Zhou Changyi in the future. "Congratulations, Lord Zhou."

Zhou Shuren returned the gift, "Thank you."

Poor little Wang Ju had no sense of existence in front of the big guys. She didn't even dare to go forward. She could only stand outside and stare at her father's face, which was as smiling as a bun with a lot of wrinkles. The old man must have been so happy today that he went crazy.

At Zhou's house, Zhulan was very calm when she heard the housekeeper say that an imperial decree was coming. She asked the maid to go to each room to inform them of the imperial decree and changed her clothes before going to the front yard. When the people from each room arrived, they did not say a word even if they had doubts in their hearts and accepted the imperial decree promptly.

After the eunuch who announced the decree left, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren had the same idea. They really didn't expect there would be such a big surprise.

Steward Ding grinned, "Madam, should we change the Zhou Mansion to the Earl's Mansion?"

Zhulan came back to her senses. Now that she has a title, there have indeed been many changes. "Changyi is in the Ministry of Rites. If you go there, Changyi will know what to do."

Butler Ding clapped his hands and said, "Yes."

Zhulan arranged everything one by one before she had time to talk to her two daughters-in-law.

The two daughters-in-law were still dazed. Zhulan laughed and said, "They are back to their senses."

Zhao was confused for a while, "Mom, our family is really related to the Rong family!"

Zhu Lan nodded, "The elders all know about it, but they can't tell anyone else. Now that the emperor has cleared the name of the Rong family, there's nothing left to hide."

When Zhao heard this, she realized that the head of the family had known about it for a long time. She was confused and uneasy, but now she was completely relieved and very happy. "Mom, is our family an earl's mansion?"

Zhulan nodded, "Yes, the Earl's Mansion."

Although there were many people with titles in the capital due to the establishment of the new dynasty, there were no princes of the opposite sex. The highest title was the duke, but the titles were also divided into different levels. Even though the Zhou family was only an earl, Zhou Shuren held the power of the Ministry of Revenue, the Zhou family was related to the royal family, and his several sons were also very ambitious. Therefore, the earl Zhou Shuren was more evasive than most marquises.

Su Xuan was the most confused. When she first married into the Zhou family, the young ladies she knew thought she was crazy. Later, her father-in-law was very powerful, and the whole family moved to Beijing. Her father-in-law held all the power, and her mother-in-law didn't care about the affairs of the individual rooms. She heard a lot of sour words.

Now they are surprised, and this time they are really jealous of her. No, if their husband had won the second place, they would have torn up so many handkerchiefs.

Zhulan heard Suxuan laugh out loud, which was indeed a happy thing, so she also laughed and said to Mrs. Song, "Double the monthly salary this month."

Speaking of monthly allowance, Zhulan was stunned. The Zhou Mansion paid a lot of monthly allowance every month. It was a credit to herself and her old man. They accumulated it bit by bit. She knew that many officials in the court lived in the outer city, and the maids did not dare to buy more.

Speaking of salaries, the emperor increased the salaries of officials last year because of the drought. The salaries of officials in this dynasty are half more than those in the previous dynasty. They are not extravagant and do not keep many concubines. In fact, it is enough to support a family.

Zhulan thought too much. There were several officials who didn't have concubines in their backyards. Liufeng's uncle, Jin, was so powerful, but he also had concubines.

Shi Huai and Shi Jia sat on the ground motionless after the eunuch who announced the imperial edict left. They looked distraught and particularly old.

Yao Yao's mind was blank. He knelt stiffly on the ground, motionless like a sculpture.

The only one who was sober was Shi Qing. In fact, Shi Qing was halfway through the conversation and hadn't come back to his senses. When he came back to his senses, he quickly rewarded his father-in-law with money, then leaned on the housekeeper and motioned for him to bring a chair over.

He also needed to slow down and wait for his father and wife to come to their senses. He was worried if he was not here.

Then he signaled the mother-in-law to take her son back to the backyard first. The housekeeper and the mother-in-law were both excited and incoherent. They didn't care whether they were servants of the Shi family or not. They only knew to follow the young master. If the young master became a marquis or a member of the Rong family, Heirs of such a family can straighten their backs when going out, instead of lowering their heads and giving in to other servants of the housekeeper even if the young master becomes an official.