Chapter 1420 Delayed News

After being happy, Guo felt sad for her mother. It had not been easy for her mother over the years. Her life became comfortable only after her father passed away. It was a big fuss when her father died. Her mother endured it for many years and acted quickly to get rid of the several illegitimate children. Now she lives with her younger brother, and she lives a comfortable life worshiping Buddha every day.

If it weren't for her, mother would never leave the house easily.

In the mountain village, Mingrui and Shangguan Liu could not leave. They had to wait for the prince in the mountain village. Fortunately, they had horses. Mingrui's servant went to the county to buy some spare clothes for the two of them.

In the afternoon, Vice Admiral Wang led his men down the mountain, and came back with a very bad look on his face.

Mingrui asked, "Sir, what happened?"

Vice Admiral Wang sighed, "It is indeed a gold mine, but the output is not large. We don't know how many years it has been mined, so there is not much left."

It makes me sad just thinking about it. Someone stole gold in Huizhou. This all belongs to Huizhou.

Mingrui's excitement cooled down a lot. He thought it was a great achievement, but now it seems that the achievement is not great. "It seems that this village exists for gold mining."

Vice Admiral Wang nodded. "I tortured them and they refused to confess where the gold had gone before. There is not much gold hidden in the cave."

Mingrui was regretful, and Deputy General Wang was even more depressed. This was the territory of Huizhou. If a big gold mine was really discovered, Huizhou would become rich. But in the end, there was not much left of the mine after it was dug out. His mood fluctuated greatly.

Shangguan Liu was also not interested in what he heard, and continued, "Gold was found here, is it possible that there is more gold in this area?"

Vice Admiral Wang shook his head, "The village has been guarding here the whole time. If they didn't notice it, they must be gone."

In Huizhou City, the prince finally received the news sent back by express horse, and learned that Shangguan Liu and Zhou Mingrui were safe. The stone that weighed on the prince's heart was lifted.

King Qi's focus was on the gold mine. "Hiss, there is actually a gold mine."

As he spoke, he picked up the gold ore that had been sent back and examined it carefully. The King of Qi was also excited.

Prince, "We will set off for the mountain village tomorrow."

King Qi also wanted to go and see for himself, and couldn't help but mutter, "Is it the Zhou family's destiny to be rich?"

There is no need to talk about Zhou Shuren, each branch of the Zhou family is also living a prosperous life.

Prince, "Why didn't Uncle Wang say that the Shangguan family brought wealth?"

Prince Qi curled his lips, "Your Highness, don't think that the Shangguan family is rich just because they have a lot of money. The Shangguan family is not the best in the capital, and the Shangguan family is very strict about how they spend money on their offspring. They don't look like a wealthy family."

This time, the Shangguan family has a future crown princess, and the crown princess's dowry, wow, every time he met old man Shangguan, the old man always frowned, this is going to drain the Shangguan family's wealth.

He knew very well that the Shangguan family didn't want their daughters to marry into a wealthy family!

In the capital, Zhou Shuren saw Changzhi and Mingyun as soon as he returned home. He stopped and walked around Changzhi, "Oh, it's rare for Mr. Zhou to come home on time."

Changzhi touched his nose and looked at his father with some grievance. He didn't ask him to come back with him when he arrived at the door yesterday. "Dad, please treat me differently."

Zhou Shuren snorted, "I satisfy your preferences, and you still accuse me of treating you differently?"

Changzhi, "Dad."

Zhou Shuren put his hands behind his back and asked, "Are you happy in the Hanlin Academy?"

Changzhi swallowed and said, "Yeah."

"Look, you are so happy in the Imperial Academy, and you blame me for not calling you. I did it all for your own good."

Chang Chi, "......"

He knows he is wrong, and he will definitely go home on time next time!

Zhou Shuren winked at his eldest grandson and walked into the yard humming a little tune.

Mingyun patted Fourth Uncle's shoulder and said, "Fourth Uncle, do you still need me to go home first tomorrow?"

Changzhi rolled his eyes and said, "Wait for me to go home together tomorrow."

Zhulan heard the music and asked, "Why are you so happy to be back today?"

Zhou Shuren, "I had a few words with Changzhi."

Zhulan thought that her son must have been bullied. She followed her husband into the house, took out the clothes he wanted to change and handed them over, "This is new."

"I have too many clothes, how can I make new ones?"

Zhulan, "I told your eldest daughter the same thing, but she didn't listen. Today she sent six sets of clothes in one go, three for you and three for me."

Zhou Shuren put on his clothes and said, "Don't say that our daughter's craftsmanship is excellent. The clothes she made in recent years are the most suitable for me."

Zhulan thought that there was a psychological reason, "Xuemei is not going out this year. She is worried about the twins and can't concentrate on reading. Now she is focusing on making clothes."

"It's good to find something to do on your own."

Zhulan talked about Fang. "We sent someone to inquire about Fang after she left. Fang had a hard time in her early years. It's hard for Guo to have such a good heart in such an environment."

Zhou Shuren heard his daughter-in-law talk about the Guo family's situation. "Ms. Guo loves her mother dearly. She has seen enough of her mother's experiences since she was a child. After she got married, she had a good mother-in-law. That's why she has a good heart."

Zhulan, "My original intention was to take it slow, but the Liu family was in a hurry."

"It's all because of the rumors about the lucky wife. The Liu family is afraid that someone might show up along the way."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Since we can't stop fate, it's better to decide it earlier."

In Qizhou, Chang Lian was lying on a chair, his legs were fixed with a board, and it would take a hundred days for the injured bones to heal, so he could only lie there obediently.

Mrs. Dong came in with the soup. When she saw her husband's legs, she could recall how he was injured. "The soup is ready."

Chang Lian moved out of guilt. The prefect wanted to stay in the city because of the strong wind, so he personally led people to the village to check. Who could have expected that it would rain heavily again. The thunder frightened the horses, and when the carriage stabilized, he also hit his leg. Fortunately, he did not break any bones, but he still had to recuperate for some time.

Mrs. Dong watched her husband drinking soup and listened to the sound of rain outside the window, becoming annoyed. "This rain won't stop."

Chang Lian was worried about the riverbank, "I don't know if the riverbank can be defended."

Dong had never experienced a flood before, so she panicked when she heard this. "If there is a flood, what should we do?"

Chang Lian, "The riverbanks are newly repaired, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

Although I said this, I was still worried.

Mrs. Dong regretted it very much, "If I had known earlier, I would have sent my son back to the capital."

She made up her mind that as long as the weather cleared up, she would send her son away.

Chang Lian also felt regretful. When his daughter-in-law suggested sending their son back to Beijing, he felt that his parents were already troubled by taking care of their two daughters. If he sent his son back, his parents would be too tired. Now they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.

Chang Lian said, "Put more herbs at home, and buy more food as well."

Dong, "I have already bought a lot of food."

Even if she was asked to donate food, she would give it out. She learned the habit of hoarding things from her mother-in-law.

The next morning, after the morning court session, Zhou Shuren stayed behind to discuss with the emperor how to maximize the money, when an urgent message arrived.

The emperor's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the sealed mark, which was a mark only used when something big happened. The emperor took the bamboo tube and took out the cloth strip inside. His face was frighteningly cold.

Zhou Shuren was close to the emperor, so he saw at a glance the news that the prince had been assassinated. If the prince had been assassinated, then what about his grandson?