Chapter 1549 Need for Comparison

Zhou Shuren helped his wife and stood up, "Be careful and watch your step."

Zhulan hummed and looked at Qingxue.

Qingxue replied, "The steward of the Jiang family said that Master Jiang Ping is ill. The doctors used by the Jiang family have always been from the Marquis' Mansion. The old lady of the Jiang family couldn't wait any longer, so she sent the steward over."

Zhulan had already sent the clothes. She was very anxious. The last time the twins were sent back with medicinal materials, there was no news since then. Now there was news that they were sick.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went outside and said to Qingxue, "Tell Butler Ding to send someone to invite the doctor to the Jiang family and ask the Jiang family's steward to come in."

Qingxue went out and quickly brought the steward of the Jiang family back. It was obviously very cold outside, but the steward was sweating all over. He was really brave to knock on the door of the Marquis's mansion in the middle of the night. "I have met the Marquis and the old lady."

Zhulan gestured, "What's going on?"

The steward didn't dare to look up, and replied with his head down: "Mr. Jiang Ping came back in the middle of the night, and the old lady felt that his forehead was hot, and she was very anxious. She panicked and asked me to go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for a doctor."

Zhulan frowned, motioned for the people to leave, and sent the people in the room away. She asked Shuren, "Jiang Ping worked for the court, how could he come back sick?"

Logically, you should recover before coming back.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "This kid probably thought he was alright, and the old lady in law was a little exaggerated, so he came knocking on the door."

Zhulan wanted to go to Jiang's house to take a look, but before she could say anything, she met Shuren's disapproving eyes and said, "I'll let Qingxue go."

Zhou Shuren hummed, and then said, "The old lady hasn't seen her grandson for a long time, so it's inevitable that she's nervous. Jiang Ping should be fine."

Zhou Shuren was right. After a while, another servant from the Jiang family came and said that it was nothing serious. Zhulan was relieved at this time. However, she was no longer sleepy. She lay there for a long time, but she was still worried about her grandson and couldn't fall asleep.

The next day, Zhulan went to the Jiang family without eating breakfast. Mrs. Jiang was very embarrassed and said anxiously, "I am worried about Jiang Ping. I am sorry to have made you worry and disturbed you and Mr. Hou's rest."

Zhu Lan, "What do you mean by disturbing or not disturbing? Jiang Ping is also my grandson. What did the doctor say?"

Mrs. Jiang's face turned pale. "How could this kid be so arrogant and not tell me that he was injured?"

When Zhulan heard the footsteps quicken, she knew there was nothing to hide at her age, so she went straight into the house. She saw Jiang Ping, who was sleeping on his stomach, and when he heard the noise, he opened his eyes alertly, his eyes as sharp as a knife.

Zhulan frowned. Old Mrs. Jiang was shocked. She was really worried about her grandson. What had this child done? How could his eyes be so murderous?

Jiang Ping stood up and asked, "Grandma, why are you here?"

"I still came to see you. You scared me and your grandfather to death."

Zhulan felt even more distressed when she saw her grandson helping to tie the belt, "What can I say to you, kid?"

Jiang Ping touched his nose and said, "I'm fine, I just look scary."

Mrs. Jiang was unwilling to accept it. "What do you mean you look scary? Look at how thin you are, and you have a beard all over your face. How can I explain this to your parents?"

Jiang Ping, "..."

Well, he did look scary, but he had risked his life just to deliver the message.

Zhu Lan comforted her in-laws a few times, but she didn't ask Jiang Ping what he was doing, nor did she ask Jiang An, because she knew it was useless to ask. "Just stay at home and take good care of yourself. I'll ask your uncle to bring you some delicious food later."

Jiang Ping didn't dare to make any big movements as his back was still hurting.

Old Mrs. Jiang felt sorry for her grandsons. She didn't know how many tears she had shed last night. She didn't know how much the twin grandsons had suffered. When she asked her grandsons, they said they couldn't tell her because they were keeping the court affairs secret. "Don't sit up anymore. Lie down quickly."

Zhulan had dinner with her grandson at Jiang's house. She felt relieved when the doctor came and took her pulse again to confirm that there was nothing serious if she took good care of herself.

Inside the palace, the emperor had a gloomy face. The two countries on the northeastern border wanted to unite and invade the northeastern border.

King Qi, "The court has just experienced two major wars."

King Liang also looked very unhappy, "Do you think we are easy to bully?"

Rong Chuan narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that several surrounding countries are suffering from severe food shortages."

People die for money and birds die for food.

The emperor had news from spies, "Last year, hundreds of thousands of people died of starvation in the two countries. This winter, life has been difficult, especially in the northeast. Take a look at the news they sent back."

After everyone in the hall read it, they gasped.

King Qi muttered, "So many people died."

The prince said: "This is just the number of people counted. There are still people who are not counted, and there are also people who are hiding the truth and dare not report it."

Li Zhao stroked his beard and said, "Last year, the court had a hard time. Now I realize how powerful Lord Zhou is."

You wouldn’t know without comparison, but once the comparison came out, I instantly felt happy.

emperor,"......"

Prince, "......"

Everyone, "......"

Unfortunately, Zhou Shuren didn’t hear it, and he didn’t want to hear it that day!

Rong Chuan thought to himself, if you don't make a comparison you won't know how difficult his father's life is. His father really aged a lot last year, but he was also very contented. His father was amazing.

The prince kept the stability of the country in mind more firmly, and Duke Zhou was indeed powerful.

The emperor thought of his father's nightmare from the situation of the two countries. If it weren't for Marquis Zhou, there would be another snow disaster this year, and the court would have to face the alliance of the two countries. The country would be in real danger!

Zhou Shuren was not in the hall, but his presence was made very felt because of Li Zhao's words. Even those who were jealous of Zhou Hou had to admit at this moment that Zhou Hou was awesome.

Li Zhao added, "Hey, the preparation of food and fodder for the war, Marquis Zhou will be busy again."

It's safe to be with Zhou Shuren. No matter how much he complains about being poor, Zhou Shuren is never vague about important matters.

Rongchuan, "......"

At this moment, he felt so sorry for his father.

The emperor's eyes were a little wandering. He originally wanted to promote Zhou Hou, but it was better for him to stay in the Ministry of Revenue now.

At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren sneezed, which frightened Qiu Yan. "Should we ask the imperial physician to take a look?"

Now, if anyone in the Ministry of Revenue is sick, Zhou Shuren cannot be sick.

Zhou Shuren raised his hand and touched his forehead. It wasn't hot. He frowned and asked, "Did I catch a cold last night?"

When Qiu Yan heard this, he asked someone to ask the imperial physician to take a look. Zhou Shuren raised his hands to stop him, but it was useless. He thought that drinking a cup of ginger tea would be enough. There was really no need to make a fuss.

Zhulan has already returned home and took out a piece of stationery to write a letter to her daughter. The daughter has already returned to Zhoujia Village. Now that Jiang Ping has returned, he can tell the daughter and let her feel at ease.

Boss Zhou also came back from the farm, bringing back a lot of sheep and poultry. He knew how to keep a low profile, as he brought back all the animals he had killed.

The Ministry of Revenue invited the imperial physician to the palace. The emperor was worried and thought that Marquis Zhou could not get sick at this time, so he waited for the imperial physician to come back.

The imperial physician came back quickly and said, "Marquis Zhou has caught a cold but it's nothing serious."

He felt that the officials in the Ministry of Revenue were too nervous and that such a small matter could be solved by just drinking a cup of ginger tea.

Your Majesty, "You should stay in the Ministry of Revenue for the time being."

Imperial Physician, "......"

No, Lord Zhou is really not sick!