Chapter 350: The Door

Because Lord Hou was also a master of facial expressions, Zhou Shuren didn't see what Lord Hou was thinking, otherwise he would have been heartbroken!

Zhou Shuren greeted him. "Lizhou City Governor Zhou Shuren has met with the Marquis."

The Marquis smiled and said, "I have heard that Lord Zhou is highly regarded by the Emperor. Today I see that his reputation is indeed worthy of his words. Lord Zhou, please take a seat."

Zhou Shuren smiled falsely, "I have long heard that the Marquis is a man of both civil and military talents. I feel deeply honored to have the opportunity to meet him today."

The two smiled at each other, as if they were good friends who could get along well with each other!

As for what he was thinking, Zhou Shuren sneered in his heart, what moderation, he is indeed not a good person, he deliberately mentioned the official position, and the marquis followed suit and mentioned the emperor, look at the fake smile on his face.

The Marquis was thinking in his heart that outsiders said he was mediocre and incompetent, but in Lord Zhou's mouth, he was a man of both civil and military talents. He squinted his eyes, knowing that these were not flattery and he always felt that there was something else behind the words.

He met Zhou Shuren, firstly, he wanted to test Zhou Shuren, and secondly, Zheyu missed Zhou Shuren very much, and he also wanted to see what kind of person Zhou Shuren was and whether he could be used by him.

Recently, Zheyu has been making constant moves, constantly dividing the connections of the Marquis' Mansion. He has become accustomed to pretending to be moderate in front of the Emperor. Except for some of his confidants, everyone thinks he is incompetent. Now that he has an outstanding prince, a prince who can be recognized by the Emperor, many people have joined Zheyu.

Even though some smart people know that the emperor is trying to get Zheyu to split the power of the Marquis' Mansion, no one is stupid. They all understand that the emperor dislikes the Marquis' Mansion and is afraid that he will be finished with the Marquis' Mansion. Now that Zheyu has been recognized by the emperor, he thinks it is a good place for him!

Zhou Shuren was drinking tea. The tea in the Marquis' Mansion was no worse than that in the Imperial Palace. Once again, the Marquis' Mansion was full of emotion because they were rich. He looked at the Marquis' Mansion as if it were gold, let alone the Emperor. The Emperor was so shameless that he could take over his family's house. It was obvious that the Emperor was really short of money!

The Marquis smiled and asked, "Master Zhou has been drinking tea, but do you like the tea of ​​the Marquis Mansion?"

Zhou Shuren put down his teacup, "The tea in the Marquis' Mansion is not inferior to that in the Imperial Palace. I really like it. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the Marquis. I was also shocked when I arrived at the Marquis' Mansion. The Marquis' Mansion is not only large in area but also magnificent. There is no Marquis' Mansion in the Imperial Palace. I made a mistake."

After saying that, Zhou Shuren quickly picked up the teacup and drank tea. He didn't say the rest. Let him figure it out for himself. He asked him to come over today and wanted to intimidate him. He really thought he was a clay man. He already had the confidence.

The Marquis used some strength in his hand holding the teacup. What kind of slip of the tongue was Zhou Shuren? It was obviously intentional. It was the same as saying that the Marquis' Mansion had more money than the Imperial Palace. There were many spies in the Marquis' Mansion, and Zhou Shuren's words would definitely reach the ears of the Emperor. Not only was Zhou Shuren ruthless, but his identity had changed, and his attitude towards the Marquis' Mansion had also changed. No wonder Zhe Yu was in trouble.

This kind of person is too cunning, even if he wants to use him, he dare not use him.

Zhou Shuren looked at the servants in the yard with his eyes. Should he say something else?

The Marquis coughed and said, "There is no such exaggeration in the Marquis' Mansion as Lord Zhou said."

Zhou Shuren, "I'm not exaggerating, I'm not exaggerating. The Marquis's Mansion does have a lot of money. The teacups they use for drinking tea are all antiques. I'm not exaggerating at all. Lord Marquis, I'm an honest person."

Lord Hou, "........"

Shut up!

Zhou Shuren put down the teacup, very shyly, "The tea of ​​the Marquis is top-grade, I drank a lot of it, it's really delicious, it's a pity that Zhou's family is very poor, and I can't afford this kind of top-grade tea even if I want to buy it. No, it should be this kind of tea that Zhou can't buy even if he wants to buy it. It's worthy of being the Marquis' Mansion. Thank you for the hospitality today."

The Marquis chuckled, "Today I am just curious about who Lord Zhou is. It is getting late, so I will not entertain you any longer."

Zhou Shuren thought to himself, Zhen Jian is far inferior to your son. Your son exudes the aura of a local tyrant, and he is still thinking about getting some tea for free!

Zhou Shuren stood up and said, "I'm leaving now."

Lord Hou didn't want to look at Zhou Shuren anymore, "Show him away."

Zhou Shuren curled his lips. He really had a lot to say. The Marquis couldn't stand it after just a few words. It seemed that the situation in the Marquis' Mansion was not good. Zhou Shuren couldn't help but look up at the sky. It was estimated that there were more than just knives above the Marquis' Mansion!

Zhou Shuren left the mansion without getting anything. He thought he could take something back with him, so he sighed and got on the carriage, "Go home."

When Zhulan returned home, Zhou Shuren had already returned and was writing things down in the house. Zhulan asked, "When did you return?"

Zhou Shuren put down his pen, "I came back a long time ago. What did you and Changlian buy?"

Zhulan put down the box in her hand, "I bought some fabrics, snacks and the like. This box contains jewelry for the female relatives. This is for the eldest daughter, a pair of jade bracelets. Do you like them?"

Zhou Shuren looked at the jewelry in the box. He saw that Zhulan had strong purchasing power and was even better at making money. "That's good."

Zhulan closed the box, sat at the desk and wrote down clearly who the jewelry in the box was given to, in order to avoid Changlian being unable to remember too many.

Zhulan asked as she wrote, "What did Lord Hou say?"

"He sent me away without saying a word."

Having said that, Zhou Shuren repeated what he had said.

Zhulan, "........"

If it were her, she would also see the guest off, and then smiled again. Zhou Shuren still had his limits, and what he said was known to the Emperor, and he did not really cross the Marquis' bottom line. Zhou Shuren showed that he was no pushover, and the Marquis's Mansion would not provoke him easily.

Who made Zhou Shuren the one favored by the emperor? The Marquis' Mansion did not dare to take any action, so Zhulan felt relieved.

Inside the palace, the Emperor listened to the eunuch imitating Zhou Shuren's words. After a long silence, he said to the Crown Prince, "Yao Wenqi has become stingy. He is not as generous as his son at all. Look at our Lord Zhou who shamelessly praised tea leaves, but he didn't even get a single leaf."

The prince smiled in his heart. Lord Zhou was as thick-skinned as his father. "Yao Zheyu is indeed a rare generous man."

He was very generous and liked them all, especially the one who recommended himself as his father's sword, and the one who cut the power of the Marquis' Mansion.

The emperor said to the eunuch Liu beside him, "I have sent the new tea to the Zhou residence. You can talk to Lord Zhou. Forget it, you can go!"

He has just owned three houses, and he feels a bit embarrassed about it, so he'd better stop scaring people.

The Crown Prince has been with his father since he was young. Although he doesn't know his father very well, he knows that Lord Zhou has really caught his father's eye.

The emperor waited for Eunuch Liu to leave and said, "You can go down too."

The prince lowered his head and said, "Yes."

The emperor waited for the prince to leave, his face fell, and he kept muttering Yao Wenqi. Yao Zheyu's actions really dug up something interesting.

At the Zhou family, Eunuch Liu personally delivered tea. Zhou Shuren looked at the tea box and said, "Fortunately, we don't have many servants, otherwise I really don't know who the emperor's people are."

Zhu Lan rolled her eyes in her heart, "That's because you are not at a high enough level now. Once you reach a high enough level, you won't be less than that. This is just a good reminder for us. Be careful with what you say in the future."

"You should be careful with what you say."

In the past, we would talk about modern things when we were chatting, but we can no longer do that in the future.

(End of this chapter)