Chapter 1183 Leaving the Capital

In a blink of an eye, it has been nearly half a month since the crown prince was confined to his house. The crown prince's mansion is still tightly closed. The crown prince has never been seen once, and the emperor has never mentioned him. The ministers in the capital are also exhausted by the emperor's ever-changing temper.

Zhou Shuren returned home exhausted, changed his clothes and lay down, unwilling to move, "I'm so tired."

Zhulan felt distressed. She took the cup and passed it to her husband, feeding him water. After putting the cup down, she said, "So forget about resting."

Zhou Shuren pressed his brows, "The emperor has been more troubled these days. He has already dismissed several officials, causing panic among the people. The efficiency of various departments has dropped a lot. I have long wanted to take a break. If the Ministry of Revenue is not stable, the efficiency will be even lower."

He missed the best time to rest and now he really has no mood to rest.

Zhulan fanned Zhou Shuren with a fan, "The emperor is also taking this opportunity to clean up one last time."

"He's quite happy. Never mind. I won't eat anymore. I'm not that hungry."

I drank refreshing tea every day, but I drank too much and my stomach felt bloated and uncomfortable.

Zhulan didn't have much appetite either, "I won't eat anymore."

"Losing weight?"

Zhou Shuren said with a smile in his eyes, Zhulan's figure!

Zhu Lan was unhappy, "You have a good figure, like a bone spirit, and you still have the nerve to laugh at me, huh!"

Her body was drained from giving birth to a child, and then replenished in order to stay alive. Now she is in great shape!

Zhou Shuren, "Hurt each other!"

"You spoke first."

Zhou Shuren laughed softly, "Okay, okay, I was wrong, beautiful lady."

Zhulan rolled her eyes. She was shouting insincerely. She squinted her eyes and said, "Just wait for me. If we go back, we will be alive. Haha."

Bah, old thing, she still dreams of getting married, she thinks having good neighbors is great!

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

Zhulan stopped fanning herself and handed it to Zhou Shuren, "Fan yourself!"

Zhou Shuren held the handle of his fan and changed the subject awkwardly, "Well, Changzhi has been in the Hanlin Academy for some time, but he has never been to the palace!"

Zhulan, "It's better to keep a low profile."

It is best to keep a low profile at this time. It is not good to attract attention and you may become cannon fodder.

The next day, Xue Han brought Lin Xi here. The little girl was really pretty, fair and clean, and she loved to laugh. She was very cute. Zhu Lan hugged her little granddaughter and kissed her twice. "Didn't you just come back yesterday? Why are you bringing your luggage back today?"

Xue Han said, "Rongchuan has gone out of the capital on business, and I have no interest in staying in the Marquis' Mansion, so I will go back to my parents' home to stay for a while."

Zhulan handed the fruit in her hand to her granddaughter and turned her head, "Leaving Beijing on business?"

Xue Han nodded, "The eunuch sent the decree this morning. He left in a hurry and took a lot of officers and soldiers with him."

Before she could say a few words, Rongchuan asked her to go back to her parents' home, saying that he would pick her and her up when he returned to Beijing.

Zhulan thought to herself that it must be a big deal, otherwise, Rongchuan would not be allowed to leave the capital, and he would not bring soldiers with him. "You two should stay in the main courtyard."

Xue Han smiled and said, "Okay."

Zhulan didn't ask any more questions and just listened to her daughter-in-law talking about the interesting stories of her granddaughter.

On the other side, Rongchuan got out of the carriage as soon as he left Beijing. There was another person in the carriage, wearing Rongchuan's clothes and with the same face. However, Rongchuan had changed into more low-key clothes. After getting off the carriage, he jumped on the horse and went to the small road without taking anyone with him.

A group of people had already been waiting at the path, led by the guards of the Prince's Mansion, and they quickly rode away.

In fact, the guards of the Prince's Mansion were confused. They didn't understand why Prince Ning had to leave the capital, but they still had to obey the Prince's orders.

Rongchuan could feel the military token hanging around his neck, which could be used to mobilize the garrison of the state capital. He never expected that his father would trust him so much and give him this thing.

In the evening, Zhulan asked Zhou Shuren, "What errand did Rongchuan go on when he left Beijing?"

Zhou Shuren, "Rongchuan went to Pinggang. There were some foreign slaves in Pinggang who were sick. Rongchuan was not in the medical department, so he went to Pinggang to take care of the situation."

Zhulan's eyes widened. Although she didn't know much about history, she knew some diseases that caused mass deaths in history. She was a little nervous, "No, it won't happen."

Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, "No, you should know how strict the management of our port is. The slaves of these foreign merchants are not allowed to move around, and they have to take a bath with Chinese medicine to disinfect themselves when they get off the ship. Don't worry."

In fact, it was not so strict at the beginning, but he mentioned it to Rongchuan during a chat. In ancient times, people should be strict if possible. It is better to be careful than to lose your life.

He heard from Rongchuan that the medical department of the Imperial Hospital had good Chinese medicine for disinfection.

Zhulan, "What is Rongchuan doing?"

Zhulan had little contact with people at this time, so I really couldn't guess.

Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, "Gu Ren asked Lord Rong En to take care of a few caravans, so he has to take care of them. So now he is using this as an excuse to inspect the port to delay things for a while, so that the Zhang family can get a lot of trouble first and focus their attention on the port."

Zhulan understood, "These caravans must be very important to the Zhang family!"

"I guess so. When Gu Ren registered with the Ministry of Commerce, these caravans were not there. They were only brought out after Lord Rong En deceived him into trusting him. This shows how important they are."

Zhulan, "This is all under the control of the Emperor!"

Zhou Shuren thought that there must be something that the emperor had not controlled, otherwise, the emperor's character would have handled it cleanly and neatly long ago.

Rongchuan's reason for leaving Beijing was reasonable, but not many people paid attention to it.

However, the King of Qi and the King of Chu felt that something was wrong. As people who knew the truth, they felt that it was not easy for Rong Chuan to leave the capital.

The King of Qi left the capital the next day. When he saw Grandpa, he held his fan to his head. It was so rainy. Grandpa was working in the fields in his jacket. "Grandpa."

Master Chen held up a hoe and asked, "Why is His Royal Highness Prince Qi here?"

His tone was full of disdain. It was obvious that the old man didn't want to see his grandson. Having done his part, he just wanted to live a quiet life for a while.

Prince Qi ignored his old man's dislike and felt a little aggrieved. Grandpa did not represent him, and neither did the princess. Fortunately, he was strong and it was only a momentary emotion. "Grandpa, do you know what happened in the capital these days?"

He was scolded by his father and dared not leave the capital, but now he can't bear it anymore.

Master Chen's eyes deepened, and he naturally knew what was going on. He picked up the hoe again and asked, "From what I know, the emperor is a man of strong willpower. How could such a man be easily angered?"

Prince Qi naturally knew that he admired his father very much in his heart, "But there has been something wrong with my father recently."

Old Master Chen sneered, "It seems that everyone has forgotten how the emperor pretended to be crazy and stupid when he was young. Didn't you tell me that Ning Rongchuan was the real fifth prince? Now Ning Rongchuan can leave the capital, don't you understand?"