Chapter 1625 Sense of Familiarity

At Marquis Zhou's Mansion, Zhulan was so surprised when she found out that Shuren had gone to fight and was trying to scam her that she was stunned for a long time after hearing the news.

Li and the others didn't know that their father-in-law was scamming them, and they really thought that he was angry and fainted. "Mom, are you okay?"

Zhulan said without thinking, "This is such a great performance on the spot."

Li and others, "???"

Zhu Lan came back to her senses and coughed softly, "It shouldn't be a big deal if he doesn't come back at this hour."

Li thought the same thing and said, "Mother, the Yong'an Duke's Mansion is too much."

Zhao looked at her sister-in-law in astonishment. How could she tell that the Duke's Mansion was going too far? It was clearly her father-in-law who came to slap her in the face. Today, the Duke's Mansion of Yong'an had lost all its face.

Su Xuan lamented her father-in-law's protection of her shortcomings, and was grateful to her parents-in-law, "It's all for Yuwen."

Zhulan said, "It's not all for Yuwen, it should be said that it's for our Marquis Mansion."

After that, the daughters-in-law didn't think their father-in-law did anything wrong at all, they just thought he was awesome.

Zhulan's eyes were a little wandering. It's because you don't know the truth. It's not nice to commit fraud, cough cough, but it's really a trap for the Duke's Mansion. As the news spreads, who knows how it will be interpreted!

Just as Zhulan guessed, no one believed that Zhou Shuren was committing fraud. Even the adults who were not on good terms with Shuren underestimated his shamelessness.

Who made the Emperor ask for the imperial physician, and let the Yong'an Duke's Mansion take the blame?

The capital city is extremely bustling today. Upon hearing the news, Changyi and Changzhi both sent people back to the Marquis' Mansion. When they learned that their father was still in the Ministry of Revenue, they admired their father even more in their hearts. They were shocked that their father insisted on handling official business even when he was so angry.

At the Yong'an Duke's Mansion, the prince did not dare to tell his father what he had heard and watched his father drink the medicine carefully.

The old Duke drank the fire-reducing soup, which contained a lot of coptis root. His face was distorted by the bitterness, but he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. "Speak."

The prince was afraid of his father since he was young. His father was used to making decisions on his own in the Duke's Mansion. He was angry and said, "Now it has been spread that you hurt Marquis Zhou, and it is said that it is all the Duke's Mansion's fault."

The old duke almost vomited blood, "Shame on you."

The prince was shocked. Who could believe that Marquis Zhou would commit fraud? He was stunned. Now when he recalled Marquis Zhou's actions, he was afraid. At the same time, he felt strangely that Marquis Zhou's fraud was somewhat familiar.

The prince thought carefully, "!!"

Wasn't this the one used by his concubine Wang? At that time, he even said that his wife had no tolerance for others.

The old duke was so angry that he looked several years older. "Am I wrong?"

He knew that Marquis Zhou was not easy to mess with. Yes, he knew how powerful Marquis Zhou was. Not counting Marquis Zhou's other contributions, just the fact that he managed the Ministry of Revenue well and the fact that the court had no shortage of money even when fighting two wars and suffering from natural disasters showed how powerful Marquis Zhou was. He admired him from the bottom of his heart back then.

The prince comforted him, "You are doing this for the future of the Duke's Mansion."

The old Duke was only relieved, "Fortunately, the Emperor intends to use Gu Yu."

Prince, "Dad, don't think about it."

"I don't want to think about it anymore."

There's no point in thinking about it. I've already lost face in the capital.

On the canal, Yuyi and his companions were unaware of the hustle and bustle of the capital, nor did they know that their grandfather had made new moves, so Yuyi and his companions were not idle either.

Yu Jiao thought that it was boring for Brother Minghui to play chess with her future brother-in-law. She rolled her eyes and said, "Brother, Miss Liu has been coming here every day recently. She said that she was bored, but in fact, she has other intentions."

Minghui didn't even pause as he placed the chess piece in his hand, killing Yu Yueyang. "I think you are the one who has nothing to do."

Yu Yueyang stared at the chessboard with a depressed look on his face. His uncle Minghui had never shown mercy before. The more he played against him, the more he realized that this uncle Minghui was really smart. He was going to lose again!

You really can't complain about people during the day. The maid knocked on the door and came in, "Miss Liu is here."

Yuyi looked away from the book, her brows furrowed. She refused Miss Liu and pretended she didn't hear her. She was extremely thick-skinned and said, "No."

The old woman retreated quickly. She looked down on Miss Liu.

Yu Jiao smiled and said, "I guess Miss Liu will play the piano later."

Yuyi tapped her sister with the book, "You're the only one who talks too much."

Yu Jiao covered her forehead with one hand. Her sister was really harsh. "Humph, I was right. We have many guards. Even if the guards and maids are strict, their temperament cannot be concealed. This person must have guessed that we are from an official family, so he has the audacity to come to us again and again."

Yuyi reached out and rubbed her sister's forehead, "I see it all but don't say it out loud."

Yu Jiao leaned against her sister coquettishly, "Hey, she's got her eyes on Brother Ming Hui."

Yuyi glared at her, and Yujiao shut up and sat down obediently to eat the fruit.

At this time, the sound of the piano rang out. Even if you have listened to it for a few days, you will never get tired of it. It is another kind of enjoyment accompanied by the sound of flowing water.

Yuyi saw that her younger brother was looking at the chessboard seriously, and then looked at Brother Minghui. Miss Liu had made a wrong calculation. The Zhou family would not marry a merchant girl, even though the court had relaxed many policies towards merchants.

The guards and the maid who were standing outside the door stopped the girl carrying the snacks again. The maid said with a cold face, "Take it back. My young master and young lady don't eat things of unknown origin."

No matter how exquisite the snacks are, the young masters and young ladies in the family will not be interested in them.

Just as Yu Jiao said, servants are different from each other. There are distinct classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. The servants of officials look down on the servants of merchants, and the servants of merchants naturally dare not confront the servants of officials. This is a clear food chain.

The old woman could not conceal the contempt in her eyes. The little girl lowered her head and dared not look up, let alone say a word. She just walked away obediently.

The old woman took a look at Liu's room. The young masters of the Marquis' Mansion would never marry a merchant girl even if they wanted to, not to mention that the Marquis' Mansion had no concubines.

In the capital, Zhou Shuren was unaware that Minghui was being targeted, and was pretending to have a headache in the Ministry of Revenue.

Qiu Yan and the others really believed it, and they admired the fact that the Marquis was in pain but still went back to the Ministry of Revenue without resting. Qiu Yan advised, "Marquis, if you are really in pain, you should go back and rest."

Zhou Shuren, "......"

Does he not want to rest? The emperor disagrees!

Qiu Yan, "The Ministry of Revenue cannot do without you, so you can't joke with your body."

Zhou Shuren twitched his beard, "......"

He has worked so hard these years. Alas, the emperor has not yet sent an official to replace the Ministry of Revenue. It makes me sad just thinking about it!

Qiu Yan saw that the Marquis looked even worse, "Feeling uncomfortable? I'll send someone to call the imperial physician."

Zhou Shuren waved his hand to interrupt Qiu Yan's self-talk, "My head doesn't hurt, I'm just pretending."

Qiu Yan's eyes widened, and he realized that his concern was in vain. As expected, how could his own Shangshu suffer a loss? He stood up dryly and said, "I will go to work."

Zhou Shuren didn't feel embarrassed at all. "By the way, the emperor has selected a few people to join the Ministry of Revenue. Keep an eye on those with high performance scores."

The emperor did not issue a direct decree, but this was the emperor's promise to him. Thinking of this, he felt better.

Qiu Yan, "Okay."

In the evening, Zhulan circled Shuren twice, "Did you perform exceptionally well today?"

Zhou Shuren, "I just had an idea and it turned out like this. How about the effect? ​​Isn't it particularly good?"

Zhulan, "You are still being proud!"