Chapter 1524 Testing

Zhou Shuren only brought his ears to court today. He was too lazy to even look at Lord Qi. He just perked up his ears and listened to the constant reports about the Qi family.

Lord Lin was confused. He only arranged one person, but why did he keep reporting to the Qi family? He swallowed his saliva and thought, were they all arranged by Marquis Zhou?

Lord Qi was a little panicked. He had been too complacent recently. How come so many people would come to the Qi family just after he became powerful? The key point was that he had not received any news at all.

Lord Qi looked at his in-laws with a heavy heart. Did the Wen family notice it?

Lord Qi took a deep breath. It was too late to think about anything now. He stepped forward and protested, "Your Majesty, these are pure nonsense. I wish this was true."

The emperor had finished reading the letter and threw it down, "Take a look for yourself."

Lord Qi didn't want to watch it because he knew some of it was true. How could he not know what his family had done?

The master who had been jealous of the pharmacy stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the drug dealer selected by Lord Qi actually did something unscrupulous. Your Majesty, I do not trust Lord Qi. The medicine is taken orally to save lives. Please judge for yourself."

Some other adults who were interested in this matter started to speak up one after another. If not now, when would they add insult to injury?

The curve of Zhou Shuren's mouth didn't change. He had to admit that Lord Qi was a capable man. It had only been a short time since he had perfected the framework of the pharmacy. It took a lot of effort. It must have felt terrible to have the peaches picked. Don't be too arrogant. You will have to pay for your mistakes sooner or later.

The emperor couldn't help but look at Zhou Shuren again. He wanted to know whether it was Zhou Shuren's work. However, no matter what, he achieved the result he wanted.

The current emperor announced that he had removed Lord Qi from his post in the pharmacy, which was a heavy blow to him.

As soon as Zhou Shuren came down from court, he saw Lord Qi had a dejected look on his face. This was not the end yet, as he still had to be investigated. He glanced at him indifferently, then left with a smile on his face.

Lord Lin did not follow. He did not know how much Marquis Zhou was involved, but he knew how vengeful Marquis Zhou was. The Qi family had taken great pleasure in other people's misfortunes in the past few days, and Marquis Zhou had always kept it in mind after all these days. He felt a little upset in his heart. Having such in-laws has both advantages and disadvantages. He would not mention the advantages, but as for the disadvantages, once the Lin family did anything to let the Zhou family down, they would definitely be retaliated against.

At Zhou's house, Xue Han returned to her parents' home. Zhu Lan asked, "Why didn't Lin Xi and Ze Er come?"

"They went with Father to the greenhouse to cultivate two kinds of plants. They have been following Father these days."

Zhulan, "The heirs in the palace are grown up, so it's really not easy to bring more of them into the palace."

"Linxi and Ze'er don't like going to the palace either. It's full of calculations."

Zhulan thought this was the royal family, "I heard that the emperor wants to choose a consort for the eldest princess?"

"That's not true. It's all just rumors. When I went to the palace, I heard from my mother that the emperor was not planning to marry his daughter off soon. One or two years would not be too late."

"The Emperor loves his daughter."

Xue Han thought that things are precious because they are rare. Who allowed there to be only two princesses in the entire harem? Suddenly she thought of the Ning family and said, "Oh, by the way, mother, Mrs. Yu is sick."

Zhu Lan was surprised, "Ning Zhixiang's wife? I remember she was in good health, why is she sick? Is it serious?"

"It's very serious. I've been seeing a doctor for a long time, but it hasn't been cured and it's getting worse. I went to see him yesterday and he was so thin. Alas, a perfectly healthy person suddenly got sick."

Zhulan rarely saw Yu, so she didn't pay much attention to her. Now she was quite moved after hearing this, "I remember Ning Zhixiang's health wasn't good either."

Xue Han sighed, "Yes, the couple is not in good health now. Yu is unwilling to die of illness and has been looking for a good doctor. If the couple are both gone, there will only be peace and sleep for them."

Zhulan, "Ningming, it's time for this child to get engaged."

Xue Han shook her head, "No, the Yu family is very proud. Although they have separated, they still rely on the Ning Marquis's Mansion. They have seen several girls who are not satisfied with them, so they have not engaged them. In addition, Ning Ming also wants to get a good reputation before getting married, so they have been delaying it."

Zhulan thought of Changzhi's apprentice Ningyang. She had wanted to marry him back then, but Ningyang grew up and was no longer interested in Yuwen, so Ningyang was already engaged.

Zhu Lan sighed, "Ning Ming is not an easy child."

His father is in poor health and his mother is seriously ill, so the child must be feeling bad.

Xue Han, "I heard from my uncle that the Yu family won't last much longer."

Zhu Lan heard this and thought, "If she can't hold on, won't Ning Ming have to observe mourning and miss the imperial examination?"

Xue Han also felt sorry for Ning Ming. She didn't fight for anything, but she had to support the family. "So Yu didn't want to die, but she couldn't die for Ning Ming either."

It was just that Xue Han had a bad feeling, and Yu didn't seem to be very angry at all.

Zhulan sighed, "Is there really no other way?"

Xue Han shook her head, "My uncle specially invited the emperor and asked the head of the hospital to take a look. Yu's illness cannot be cured. Now she just has to endure the days."

Zhu Lan sighed, "Please take care of Ning Ming in the future. This child has had a hard life."

"This child has lost a lot of weight, and there is not much flesh left on his body. No matter what Mrs. Yu thinks, her love for her only son is genuine."

"I'll ask your second sister-in-law to go check it out and send some tonic medicine over."

"In fact, Ning Zhixiang has no shortage of money."

When the family was divided, Xue Han knew how much she got, a sum that would last for several lifetimes.

When Zhou Shuren came back, Zhulan said to Yu, "Alas, no matter how much you plan, it can't beat fate."

"Fortunately, we are in good health."

"Yes, by the way, the Qi family no longer manages the pharmacy, so to whom did the emperor hand it over?"

Zhou Shuren said, "Wang family."

Zhulan took a moment to react, "Concubine Wang Hui's mother's family?"

"Well, Concubine Hui gave birth to two sons. She is a concubine with a title. The Emperor has been using the Wang family for many years. This time, the Liu family stepped on the Qi family, and the Emperor supported the Wang family."

Zhu Lan sneered, "The Liu family didn't get any benefit, but instead benefited Hui Fei's mother's family. The Qi family hates the Liu family, and at the same time, they also hate the Wang family. What a good calculation."

Zhou Shuren, "Concubine Hui has two sons. She is the only one in the harem besides the Queen who has two sons, two princes. The Wang family used to be obedient and didn't have any thoughts. Will they really not have any thoughts after having two princes?"

Zhu Lan said quietly, "The fact that Concubine Hui was able to give birth to two sons shows that she is very important in the Emperor's heart. It's not surprising. Xue Han said that Concubine Hui has never been competitive and is extremely respectful to the Empress. This is what the Emperor wants to see."

Zhou Shuren heard the strange tone in his daughter-in-law's voice and coughed, "You are the only one in my heart."

Zhulan smiled. No matter how old she was, she loved to hear, "The Emperor brought up the Wang family. To put it bluntly, it was to balance and prevent the Wang family's ambitions."

"This is also a test of the Wang family by the Emperor. It's good that he didn't sneering at her. If he did, the Emperor would definitely treat Concubine Hui coldly."

The emperor values ​​the crown prince more than any other prince, even the fourth prince born out of wedlock.