Chapter 1469 Two Big Dimples

At the Zhou family, we had hotpot for dinner. Zhou Shuren’s hotpot was very light. He ate a lot of hotpot vegetables, but without savoring them for a while, he drank a bowl of Chinese medicine, and only the bitter taste was left.

Zhulan came back from washing up and saw Shuren reading an ancient book. She reached out and took it from him, "You are taking care of yourself. Don't waste your energy reading it."

Zhou Shuren's eyes were filled with reluctance. He knew that his wife would not be returned to him, so he could only look away. "I am sick and I am awarded a prize. I have suppressed the rumors about the Yu family."

Zhulan paused as she sorted the books, then quickly finished and sat down. "Today, Qi came to talk to me about the Yu family."

Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, "The Ran family has no legitimate daughter anymore. Qi mentioned the Yu family. Does Concubine Ran have any ideas?"

Zhulan, "I guess Qi went to the palace to see Concubine Ran and the princess two days ago."

"The Emperor will not allow the princesses to marry into the families of powerful officials. The Yu family is the one the Emperor wants to use. The Emperor does not want his daughters to get involved in the fights among the princes, so the prince consort he recruits will not be of outstanding origin."

Zhulan, "Not many noble families want to marry a princess. Many noble families are already glorious enough. They don't want the bonus of a princess, nor do they want to invite an ancestor home."

The emperor currently has only two daughters, one of whom has been his favorite for many years. Although she is not a legitimate princess, she holds a high status in the emperor's heart. There are few daughters in the royal family, and things are precious because they are rare. If you really marry one home, you are like marrying your ancestors.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Now because of the rumors, even those who are optimistic about the Yu family dare not take any action. And because of the early awards, the capital is very busy. We are not in a hurry. Let's talk about it after the New Year."

Zhulan was not in a hurry, "Yeah."

Zhou Shuren helped the Yu family block too much attention, and Lord Yu was also thinking about the Zhou family.

The Yu family lacks allies in the capital, and Lord Yu has the emperor's advice, so the Zhou family holds a high position in his heart.

Lord Yu received the invitation and discussed with his wife, "The gift must be expensive. I owe Lord Zhou a favor."

Liu, "I'm awake. By the way, my sons want to visit the academy where Zhou Hou's grandson studied."

Lord Yu stroked his beard and said, "Go ahead. If they think it's good, they can decide."

Liu, "Master, do you want to have dealings with Zhou Houfu?"

"Well, the Emperor mentioned Lord Zhou's grandson and has already reminded me. If Lord Zhou hadn't been sick recently and hadn't seen anyone, I would have wanted to come in person a long time ago."

Liu, "I also want to get along with the ladies of Zhou Houfu, but Zhou Houfu hasn't received any invitations recently."

"No rush, take your time."

Liu, "We can only take it slowly."

The next day, Zhulan's marquis lady's clothes were not ready yet, but she also had to go to the palace to thank the emperor. She and Zhou Shuren should have gone to the palace to thank the emperor the day after the awards were given, because there were too many awards this time, and military merits did increase quickly, and many people were awarded titles this time.

Because Zhou Shuren was not completely recovered from his illness, the emperor allowed him to go out and then return to the palace.

I am not wearing earl's clothes today. It would be unlucky to wear earl's clothes after my status has changed.

The carriage swayed into the palace and was treated as a sedan chair after entering the palace gate.

Zhulan glanced sideways. It was the first time in many years that Zhou Shuren received such high treatment. Even he was surprised.

It was a really cold day, and Zhou Shuren didn't make excuses. He and his wife got into the sedan chair quickly. The sedan chair wasn't warm either, but it was able to block the wind.

Zhou Shuren went to the Zheng Palace to express his gratitude, and Zhulan, who had benefited from the favor, went to the imperial palace's bedroom.

In the Zheng Palace, Zhou Shuren felt the emperor's gaze as soon as he entered. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."

The Emperor asked the Crown Prince to personally help Zhou Shuren up. "I was very worried about Shuren. Now that I heard that Shuren is calm, I can rest assured."

Zhou Shuren was grateful, "How can I be so worthy of your kindness, sir."

Tears were about to flow as he spoke. Well, the acting was very good. He didn't want to continue filming horses and waste his brains. Tears of emotion were more effective than ten thousand words.

The emperor was indeed pleased. "My dear, please wipe it off. I have not done much. You have served the court and the people, so you deserve this honor."

Zhou Shuren wiped his eyes with a handkerchief and thought to himself that this was indeed what he deserved, as he was not exhausted to death this year.

Then Zhou Shuren came to thank him for the award, and then the emperor came.

The emperor was still holding a thick book in his hand, and he said excitedly: "This is my autobiography. I have finally finished writing it."

Zhou Shuren remained silent. The emperor abdicated early, so he did have time to write his autobiography, but wasn’t it too thick?

The emperor knew his autobiography very well. He flipped through it and soon found the one about Zhou Shuren. "Come, take a look at what I wrote."

Zhou Shuren had a bad feeling and didn't want to go over.

The prince said in a gloomy voice, "I only found out after reading the emperor's autobiography that Lord Zhou was really like this."

Zhou Shuren, "......"

No, Your Majesty, please tell me clearly what happened to him!

The emperor's beard puffed up. "When I saw it, I didn't expect Shu Ren to be able to write such a letter."

Zhou Shuren walked over with his head held high, and then he saw some familiar words. This was his way of flattering the emperor, and it was copied word for word from the autobiography of the retired emperor. He could already foresee that he would become very famous in the future.

The emperor smiled and said, "There's more to come."

Zhou Shuren continued to watch with a wooden face, and then everything became normal, with all of his suggestions and achievements.

In the Queen's palace, Zhulan did not leave after thanking her. The Queen was showing off her baby to her. The little princess was really beautiful.

The Queen is content with having a daughter. "I don't have any regrets at all now."

Zhulan was a little embarrassed to respond because the prince had not yet succeeded to the throne.

The Queen was not ready to let Zhulan take over. Seeing that her little daughter was a little tired, she signaled the court lady to take her back and said, "Tomorrow the remaining grassland tribe leaders and their descendants will come to the capital."

Zhulan heard from Changyi that the Ministry of Rites has been busy with this matter recently. This time when she goes to Beijing, she will not stay in the embassy, ​​but in the house awarded by the emperor, and the Ministry of Rites is busy with the arrangements.

Zhu Lan replied, "I have heard some news."

The queen was worried because there were several girls who were old enough to get married, but she didn't know how to arrange the marriages for them. There were many things waiting for her to deal with.

Afterwards, Zhulan chatted with the Queen about something else. When the Queen felt a little tired, Zhulan left.

Zhulan went back alone, and Zhou Shuren left the palace after she got home for a while.

In the academy, the two sons of the Yu family sat in on the class for the whole morning. At noon, they had to eat. The two brothers found Mingrui and walked up to him. The second son of the Yu family said, "Mr. Zhou Si."

Mingrui was very concerned about the two Yu masters who were listening in, and politely replied, "Second Master Yu."

The second son of the Yu family was fifteen years old, with dimples on both sides of his mouth when he smiled. "We brothers would like to treat Mr. Zhou Si to dinner."

Ming Rui said, "You two gentlemen are new to the academy, so I should be the one to treat you. Please give Zhou a chance to spend some money."

Mr. Yu was stunned for a moment, then he grinned with his dimples getting bigger. "Then my brother and I will not be polite. Next time on Thursday, Mr. Yu will also give me a chance to spend money."

Mingrui smiled and said, "Okay."

But in my heart I was thinking, why does this guy love to laugh so much and has two dimples!