Chapter 1475: Fat

The little prince froze, and looked at Master Zhou's eyes that saw through everything, and said, "Thank you, Master."

"You're welcome."

Chang Yi and the others left with a sneer. Originally, the Zhou family was unwilling to pay attention to the grassland prince pretending to be sick. This little prince had a big heart. He could see clearly just now that when he saw Yu Yi, he rushed over.

There were many servants and maids brought by the girl, and Mingrui and others were also there. Although they were not afraid of rushing in front of Yuyi and others, it was still very annoying.

Mingrui, "Dad, Mom."

Chang Yi hummed, "What a pity."

Mingrui soon realized what a pity it was. Yu Yueyang was eliminated and got third place. Although he was third, Yu Yueyang was also very happy and then he smiled.

Chang Yi was amused, "This child really doesn't look like sixteen anymore."

Yuyi looked over and felt that he looked silly, but she also felt that the smile was very pure, and she couldn't help but smile.

Inside the restaurant, in Zhou Shuren's private room, the Crown Prince came in with the Fourth Prince. Zhou Shuren said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is really brave."

The streets were full of people. Not only had she left the palace, but she had also brought the Fourth Prince with her.

Prince, "Father is here too."

Zhou Shuren, "...Where is the Emperor?"

The prince smiled and said, "The restaurant across the street."

Zhou Shuren, "...let me pass?"

"My father asked me to pass on a message to you, sir. The Lantern Festival is over and you should go to court now."

Zhou Shuren touched his nose. Even if the emperor didn't urge him, he would still have to go to court tomorrow and talk to the emperor in private. Well, it was time to deal with a few grassland princes.

The next day, Zhou Shuren almost didn't get up. He slept until he woke up naturally during his recuperation period, and he was very uncomfortable getting up early. He was drowsy even sitting in the carriage.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Zhou Shuren got off the carriage. People who knew him came over to confirm that he had recovered and congratulated him.

Elder Wen interrupted, "If Marquis Zhou doesn't come to court again, I thought he was going to retire!"

Zhou Shuren knew that Master Wen was angry. Who made the Zhou family win last night? He smiled but didn't smile. "You are older than me and you haven't retired yet. I will continue to work hard for the court. What do you think?"

Old Master Wen snorted, "Marquis Zhou didn't mention that he was younger than me. When I looked at Marquis Zhou's hair, I thought he was older than me!"

Zhou Shuren stroked his hair and said, "Who caused me the most trouble? This is my achievement. You always don't understand, but I can understand."

Lord Wen was about to speak, but his eldest son pulled him back, snorted, and turned away.

Zhou Shuren was not satisfied with his argument, so he glanced at all the ministers. When Lord Ding caught his gaze, he quickly turned his head. Well, this person was no longer confronting him.

The morning court discussed establishing a state on the grassland and which officials to send there. The grassland was in a state of disrepair and needed to be rebuilt from scratch. Moreover, the people were still herdsmen and had no experience, so no one was willing to go. The emperor was speechless when he asked.

Zhou Shuren took a look around and thought, he liked all the good places. Anyway, the Zhou family didn’t have to worry because the emperor would not let the Zhou family produce another local official.

The emperor had expected this to happen, and he already had a candidate in mind.

The morning court ended quickly, and Zhou Shuren stayed. The emperor looked at him carefully and said, "Marquis Zhou has gained weight."

Zhou Shuren, "The wrinkles on my face have indeed decreased."

The emperor's mouth twitched. How could he describe himself as fat like this? "Have you recovered, Lord Zhou?"

"If I haven't recovered, is it possible for me to continue to recover?"

Not only does he have paid vacation, but he also receives constant rewards. With days like this, he can take vacation until he dies.

Your Majesty, "No."

"oh."

The emperor rolled his eyes in his heart. This old man was too cunning. "Lord Zhou, please sit down."

Zhou Shuren sat down and said, "Your Majesty, I saw the young prince of the Oge tribe last night. He was in very good spirits, which shows that Prince Oge is doing much better now."

The emperor thought to himself, in order to delay, these people deliberately tortured themselves to death by taking cold showers in such a cold weather. "I saw it too."

Zhou Shuren said "oh".

The emperor continued, "I have asked Prince Qi to visit him personally."

Zhou Shuren's beard was curled up, and he went to threaten, "Your Majesty, please be merciful."

The emperor knew that the young prince of the Oge tribe went after the girl from the Zhou family yesterday. This young prince was scheming and cunning. He killed his own brother and also killed his wife who he had just married on the way to Beijing. The Zhou family had a title, was valued by him, and had power in their hands, so they were targeted.

The emperor asked, "You were ill and recuperating, so I didn't have a chance to ask you. Today I want to ask you, when do you plan to get married?"

Zhou Shuren, "I am not in a hurry yet, please wait a little longer."

I haven’t seen Mr. Yu’s wife or daughter-in-law yet.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan was preparing to invite a few familiar friends to hold a painting appreciation banquet, and she wrote an invitation to the Yu family, inviting Mr. Yu's wife to come. The old lady of the Yu family would not be able to meet her because she was in Dingzhou and would not come to the capital.

At the Yu family, Mrs. Liu was just feeling happy about her second son's success last night when she received a letter from the Zhou Marquis's residence. Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Good things have been happening one after another recently."

She was still worrying about how to meet the women of the Zhou family, and then the opportunity came.

Liu thought that she got the invitation because of her second son's reputation, and the young master of the Zhou family also got a lot of attention yesterday.

In the evening, Ming Teng came to the main courtyard after dinner, "Grandpa, grandma."

Zhou Shuren, "I already know. I will follow you this time."

Ming Teng, "My grandson will also unexpectedly go to the prairie state with my uncle."

Zhou Shuren was not surprised. When Rongchuan told him about this, he thought of Mingteng. Mingteng represented the Rong family. The emperor would not forget the Rong family for their contribution to the division of the state. The Rong family was very important to the emperor. "Be careful on your way there. Bring more people with you."

Ming Teng was reluctant to let go, "I don't know when my grandson will come back, so grandpa and grandma should take good care of their health."

Zhulan, "Please take good care of yourself."

There is no trace of his childhood left in this child. I feel relieved but also distressed. To enjoy wealth, you have to pay a price.

Ming Teng smiled and said, "My grandson will take good care of himself and won't make his family worry."

Zhou Shuren said, "I have talked about this with your uncle-in-law, so I won't say more to you. You just need to do your job well and don't need to show off."

Ming Teng understood that his wings were not yet fully grown, and it was not good to be too much in the spotlight. "Sun'er understands."

When Ming Teng returned to his yard, he saw his wife's eyes were red. Ming Teng felt a little guilty, "After we got married, I haven't been with you properly."

Liu Jia was filled with reluctance, "You are responsible for the Rong family, I understand."

Ming Teng held his wife's hand and said, "When I get back from work, I'll take a break and show you around."

Liu Jia didn't hold out hope, but she said, "Okay."

The next day, Mingteng, who had just returned home two days ago, followed the King of Qin to the grassland, while the King of Liang presided over the division of states in the northeast.

The big event of the next few days was that several grassland princes who came to Beijing voluntarily requested to resign their titles. The emperor received three requests for resignation before conferring the title of marquis on several of them. And they were not hereditary, but had been demoted from generation to generation. If they wanted to make a name for themselves in the future, they could not do so through force, but only through civil means. Even if they were unwilling in their hearts, they had to bow their heads when they were under someone's roof.

In a blink of an eye, the Zhulan Painting Appreciation Banquet started. Qi arrived early. "If I hadn't been busy at home these days, I would have wanted to come to see you a long time ago."

Zhulan, "What do you want to talk to me about?"