Chapter 1309 Posts Are Hard to Find

In the palace, Zhou Shuren stood motionless. The emperor was reviewing memorials, but he was still in the mood to think and not kneel down to wait. To be honest, the prince's taste was hard to describe. The emperor could suppress his anger. It was obviously the emperor's fault that the prince was getting more and more naughty.

Eunuch Zhang glanced at Lord Zhou with his spare glance and thought to himself that the prince had indeed learned this from Lord Zhou.

The emperor was not entirely focused on the folding paper. He was also paying attention to Zhou Shuren. Don't think he didn't notice that Zhou Shuren was observing the bonsai several times.

The emperor put down his pen and asked, "Lord Zhou, what do you think of my bonsai?"

Zhou Shuren, "...unique."

The Emperor, "...Hehe."

Zhou Shuren responds to all changes with silence. Silence is golden. On one side is the emperor, and on the other side is the prince. Whatever he says is wrong. It's really a dilemma.

The emperor really didn't hold Zhou Shuren against him, but he felt a little headache when thinking about the prince's temper. He thought his son was too naughty. The feeling was different from that of a annoying younger brother. How to put it, alas, the child was still too young.

The emperor reflected on himself, "Do you think I forced the prince to learn too much?"

So children have a rebellious mentality and they have to cause trouble.

Zhou Shuren, "???"

The emperor has been using his own learning experience to teach the prince. He asked the great scholar Wu to follow the courses he learned when he was a child. When his son became naughty, he was distracted and worried, and he was really worried.

Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor in deep thought woodenly. Pah, he was shown a full display of fatherly love.

In the Queen's bedroom, Concubine Liu held a fan to cover her face, the curve of her mouth becoming bigger and bigger, "Your Majesty, I'm not saying anything too much, you really should pay more attention to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

I heard the news last night and she said she slept well and had a good rest, and she felt refreshed.

The Queen put down the teacup in her hand, and the room became quiet instantly. The Queen looked at Liu with sharp eyes, "Can you make irresponsible remarks about the Crown Prince?"

Concubine Liu's eyes froze, and she gritted her teeth, "I know I was wrong."

The queen looked at Concubine Liu kneeling down without saying anything until Concubine Liu could no longer bear it. Then she spoke, "This is just the first time. If you do this again, I will never forgive you."

Liu Fei's mouth was already bitten, "Yes."

The queen looked at the concubines in the hall. When they lowered their heads, the queen withdrew her gaze and said, "Okay, you all go back."

The female official waited until the queen left before saying, "Your Majesty

The queen raised her hand to interrupt the female official. She was worried at first, but when she found that the emperor was paying more and more attention to the prince, she felt relieved. Her son was already grown up and she just needed to take care of the harem.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan was holding the list of flowers that her eldest granddaughter had planned to host. This was the first time that a young lady from the Zhou family had invited young ladies of the same age. It had not been possible before because Yu Shuang and Yu Lu's fathers were commoners. Later, one of them became an official and the other was able to inherit the title, and both of them caught up with the new emperor and ascended the throne. They all had their eyes on the Zhou family to a greater or lesser extent.

The Zhou family acted low-key and the banquet was cancelled.

Now that it has been a year and there is no need to worry about it, it is natural to hold a banquet.

Zhulan smiled, "You sisters have all been in contact with housekeepers since childhood, especially Yushuang, who is even better. You didn't miss anything in the preparations, very good."

Yu Shuang blushed slightly, which was an affirmation of her ability. "My granddaughter still has a lot to learn. She is not good enough yet."

Zhulan looked at the younger granddaughters. Although Yuwen was lazy, she had a mother with a huge dowry. Yuwen was the best at abacus and math in the family. Thinking of Yuwen's words, Zhulan wanted to laugh again. This girl said that in order to not be fooled in the future and to be able to be lazy at ease, she must learn well.

The flower banquet organized by Yu Shuang not only invited the young ladies with whom she had gotten along well over the past few years, but also the daughters of other officials' wives in the capital. This was the first time that Miss Zhou had prepared a flower banquet, so it had a different meaning.

Li said, "It's ready, you can send the invitation now."

Yudie stretched out her hand, "When my sister was preparing the post, I also helped choose the pattern."

Zhao doted on her little girl, "You are the only one who can do it."

Yudie ran behind Yuyi and her mother couldn't catch her. She even made faces. Yushuang patted her sister on the head and Yudie finally calmed down.

In the following days, the Zhou family's invitations were sent out one after another. Tao came to the mansion and said directly: "Do you have any blank invitations left? Give me a few."

Zhulan was confused when she heard this. "What post?"

Tao, "It's my fault for not explaining it clearly. Please give me some of the invitations for the Earl's Palace Flower Banquet and any blank invitations."

Zhulan understood this time, "You're welcome."

"We've known each other for so many years, there's no need to beat around the bush."

Zhulan was curious, "There are still some spare blank posts left. Tell me what you want the posts for first."

Mrs. Tao was very annoyed. "I am not happy that everyone in the capital knows about our good relationship. This is the first time that the Earl's Mansion has invited the young lady to a flower banquet. There are too many people who want to come. I am the future mistress of the Wang family. I really can't refuse this. I can only ask you for help."

Zhulan, "Why are our posts so popular?"

"What did you say?"

Zhu Lan sneered, "You have other motives. Everyone knows that the prince has dealings with the Earl's Mansion, so you are so bold!"

Tao signaled the maids to go down, and then whispered, "The Queen is a living example of how the Crown Princess was promoted smoothly. The Crown Prince has no engagement, so he is eyeing the position of Crown Princess. You can see that the people who come to the flower banquet this time are not too old."

Zhulan thought to herself, can the remaining blank posts in the eldest granddaughter's hand be sold? There will definitely be people bidding for them.

But I gave up the thought as soon as it came to my mind. The Emperor and the Empress were watching, and the Emperor would not allow anyone to make trouble for the Crown Prince.

Zhulan asked her maid to ask her eldest granddaughter for a few invitations and handed them to Tao, who did not keep them any longer.

In the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan have known each other for many years. When they were at the same level, they got along well with each other. Qiu Yan made an indispensable contribution to the stability of the Ministry of Revenue.

Now that they have become a superior and a subordinate, Qiu Yan is also doing his job.

Zhou Shuren handed Qiu Yan the invitation from his granddaughter, "My eldest granddaughter is hosting a flower banquet. This is an invitation to your granddaughter. Please take it back."

It is said that even though he and Qiu Yan get along well, the children of the two families actually have no contact with each other. Even if they meet at a banquet, they just nod to each other.

Qiu Yan's offspring are not outstanding. Now the Qiu family depends entirely on Qiu Yan. If they want a good marriage, they have to attend more banquets. Qiu Yan is a cautious person. Of course, his grandson is the most important in his heart. He can ask people for his grandson, but the situation for his granddaughter is much worse.

Zhou Shuren also heard Qiu Yan muttering that his legitimate son and granddaughter had reached the age of marriage but had not yet found a marriage, which made his family very upset, so he asked his granddaughter for an invitation.

Qiu Yan moved his mouth and said, "Thank you."

In fact, his wife had mentioned the flower banquet at the Shangshu's home to him many times and asked him to ask for a few invitations. After working together for so many years, he still had the nerve to do so, but he just didn't agree.

Zhou Shuren said, "We have worked together for many years, so you are being polite."

Qiu Yan held the post in his hand and sighed in his heart. He didn't mention it, but Zhou Shuren kept it in his heart. It was enough for him to have such a thought.