Chapter 1422: Monarch and Ministers

The discussion did not produce any results. An assassin appeared in Huizhou. The prefect of Huizhou wanted to find out where the assassin came from and make amends for his crime, but he ended up in trouble.

After the morning court session, all the ministers knew that the two sons of the Shangguan family and the Zhou family were missing. Due to the inconvenience of spreading the news, the earliest that Mingrui and Shangguan Liu could be found would be reported back to the capital tomorrow.

Now everyone looked at Lord Shangguan and Zhou Shuren with sympathy. Of course there were those who sympathized with them, and there were those who took pleasure in their misfortune, especially those who were jealous of the Shangguan family having a princess and the Zhou family having too much luck.

Old Lord Shangguan seemed to have aged ten years. He knew about the assassination of the prince very early on and was hoping that his grandson would be safe. But today, the letter from the prefect of Huizhou shattered his hopes. How could his grandson, a man without any martial arts skills, escape?

Old Master Shangguan didn't want to pay attention to anyone and left first.

Zhou Shuren also walked away with his head down. Grandpa Wang motioned Wang Ju to come over. Wang Ju blinked. When did he let his father misunderstand that he could comfort Zhou Shuren?

Wang Ju thought so in her heart, but she still walked over, "Mingrui is a blessed man. Good people will be blessed by heaven, and he will definitely be safe and sound."

Zhou Shuren, "Mingrui's martial arts are pretty good."

Wang Ju was stunned. This was the first time he saw Zhou Shuren's lack of confidence. Although the Zhou family had many descendants, all of them were important to Zhou Shuren. He continued, "Yes, Mingrui's martial arts are good. You are bragging that Mingrui looks like your second son. This child will be fine."

Zhou Shuren just needed someone's affirmation, "Yes, Changyi was in blood, this child must be fine."

Li Zhao stood aside and listened with his mouth open. The other military generals accepted it well, as it was normal for the offspring of military generals to die on the battlefield. However, the civil officials could not bear it the most.

In the Ministry of Rites, when Chang Yi heard the news, the inkstone in his hand fell over, and his official uniform was covered with ink. He stood there in a daze for a long time without moving.

Lord Liu asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

Chang Yi closed his eyes for a while before opening them again. He lowered his head to clean the table and said, "Nothing."

Lord Liu didn't believe it. As the two families got closer, he discovered that Zhou Changyi was a man who liked to show off his son. Zhou Mingrui was the eldest son of the second wife's family and the second wife's entire life's work.

Chang Yi lowered his head, "It's just missing. Not finding anyone means I'm safe. I'm fine."

He didn't believe that anything had happened to his son. It is said that a mother and son are connected by heart. His wife has not behaved abnormally in the past few days. She has been happily preparing for her daughter's engagement. His son must be fine.

Lord Liu felt that Zhou Changyi was running away. In that situation, disappearance meant death, and he didn't know how to persuade him.

Alas, it looks like my son's engagement will have to be postponed.

As for the Zhou family, Zhulan didn't receive any news. She hasn't gone out recently and hasn't answered any messages, all because she wanted to put aside the rumors that she would bring bad luck to her husband.

Zhou Shuren also instructed the housekeeper and others, and since they all seemed to be keeping a distance from him at this time, the news was kept secret.

The situation was different for the Lin family. The old lady of the Lin family was furious. If something happened to Zhou Mingrui, her granddaughter would be labeled as a jinx.

Lin Qing didn't believe it. She believed that Zhou Mingrui must be fine. The old lady could only sigh.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren learned that the news had been kept secret. He heaved a sigh of relief, endured the blisters in his mouth, and forced himself to eat half a bowl of wontons.

Today, Zhou Shuren took his second son home. They both had the same idea of ​​keeping the family a secret, and they were enough to deal with any anxiety.

The next day, Zhou Shuren looked in the mirror. He had several blisters in his mouth. It hurt even to drink water, but he still had to force himself to attend the morning court.

As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, Zhou Shuren saw Eunuch Zhang. Seeing the smile on his face, Zhou Shuren felt indescribable in his heart. After hearing what Eunuch Zhang said, he reacted for a while and laughed, "I said my grandson is so blessed!"

Eunuch Zhang sighed in his heart, it was more than just a blessing.

Old Master Shangguan also came back to his senses and walked over quickly, "Thank you, if it weren't for your grandson, my grandson would have died for sure."

Zhou Shuren was now in high spirits, and the blisters in his mouth no longer hurt. "They are all helping each other for the prince."

Old Master Shangguan also laughed, "Master Zhou is right, it is their duty to protect the prince."

Eunuch Zhang, "......"

Tsk tsk, look at the two adults who are no longer worried about their grandson. They keep talking about giving his grandson credit.

There was such a big commotion here, and their position was so conspicuous that they could hear what was going on.

Mr. Wang was happy for the Zhou family, and Wang Ju chanted Amitabha in her heart.

Li Zhao and others no longer need sympathy, now they are jealous.

Old Master Wen breathed a sigh of relief. God knew how much he was afraid that something might really happen to the grandsons of the two families. The Wen family was not arrogant enough to confront their two mortal enemies, the Shangguan and Zhou families, head-on.

As for the other two families, he had already sent people to deliver gifts yesterday. As long as the benefits are enough, look, they looked at him with hatred yesterday, but there is no hatred in them today.

What he was afraid of was the Zhou family and the Shangguan family. Neither of these two families would exchange their offspring for benefits. If they became mortal enemies, they would really keep biting the Wen family.

Moreover, Old Master Wen sighed that the Crown Prince had become even more alienated from the Wen family after being assassinated this time, and this was not acceptable.

In the morning court, the emperor had a rare smile on his face. He must be happy. The one who brought the message was a death warrior, and the emperor had not received any news from the prince. The emperor was not after the gold mine, but he did not want the Guan family, Zhou family and Wen family to be mortal enemies. This was not what he wanted to see, after all, they were the prince's maternal family.

This is exactly the situation he wants to see most.

Everyone could feel the emperor's good mood. After the morning court session ended, the emperor kept Shangguan and Zhou Shuren.

The emperor told the story, "This is what happened. Both children are fine and have made great contributions."

Old Master Shangguan was stunned. "Ah, gold mine?"

When did his family ever make money? It's not that he despises his own children and grandchildren because none of them have the brains to run a business.

Zhou Shuren asked, "How much gold is in stock? Oh, the national treasury is short of silver."

emperor,"......"

Very good, very Zhou Shuren. His grandson is fine, and the first thing he thinks about is money.

The emperor also felt guilty, as if the national treasury had indeed been spent a lot of money recently. Because of these recent sums of money, Zhou Shuren's face had more wrinkles.

The emperor sighed, "The gold mines have been almost mined out."

Speaking of this, the emperor was also depressed. The gold mine belonged to the country, but it was stolen by someone, and no one knew how many years it had been mined. It made him vomit blood just thinking about it.

Zhou Shuren was stunned for a moment. "As long as there are traces, we can find out where the gold is flowing. As for the gold mine, it may be easy to dig. We can dig along the surroundings."

There were no modern detection instruments in ancient times, so even the most experienced gold diggers could make mistakes. What if they found gold?

The emperor's eyes lit up. Yes, they must dig carefully and send some gold diggers to take a look. What if these people dig up a branch?

Zhou Shuren and the emperor looked at each other and thought, very good, they had the same idea, they would make a profit if they could dig it out.

Mr. Shangguan, "......"

Is it time for him to retire?