Chapter 409: Fear of not being able to escape and having a bad end
The next morning, Zhulan woke up and found that Zhou Shuren had already written a reply to Wu Ming. Zhulan read the letter and thought that Zhou Shuren would tell Wu Ming to keep a low profile. Unexpectedly, "You actually told Wu Ming not to endure it and to fight back?"
Zhou Shuren held Zhulan's hand and explained, "I thought about it all night last night. Based on my understanding of the emperor, I always feel that the emperor's letter to Ding You is not only because he dislikes Wu Ming, but also because he wants to force Wu Ming. I thought about it again based on what you said. If we hadn't participated, Wu Ming would have taken the Tongsheng exam this year. I was really afraid that Wu Ming would be too patient and be valued by the emperor again."
Zhou Shuren paused and said, "Once he is valued, and the emperor is angry with Wu Ming, he will inevitably use Wu Ming ruthlessly. Then Wu Ming will become a knife in the hands of the emperor. When the knife is no longer useful, it will be the time for reckoning. Wu Ming will still not be able to escape the fate of a bad end. This is not acceptable. I have spent so much effort, and you are worried about the Wu family. I am also waiting for Wu Ming to repay the Zhou family in the future. I can't do a business that loses money."
He was too busy the past few days and had no time to think carefully about Wu Ming's matter. Yesterday, when his mind was clear, he thought a lot about it. When he thought too much, he discovered the problem. He didn't sleep well tonight. He was afraid of making a loss in the business, so he got up at dawn to write the letter.
According to his understanding of the emperor, the emperor is currently just casting a wide net and has not paid much attention to Wu Ming. He must take this opportunity to help Wu Ming, otherwise, Wu Ming will be in trouble. Once Wu Ming is in the emperor's hands, he will be helpless.
Zhulan really didn't notice the emperor. If Zhou Shuren hadn't mentioned the emperor, she would have really thought that the emperor disliked Wu Ming. Zhulan was speechless. Every step the emperor took was full of meaning!
Zhu Lan said quietly, "I really sympathize with the princes."
Zhou Shuren, "......."
He also felt sorry for the princes. With such a father around, the princes thought their little actions were very secretive, but in fact they were all watched by the emperor. From the Pinggang incident, he knew that the emperor was using his sons to liquidate the power of the princes' mother's families!
The princes have teeth now, but they will be toothless after the reckoning. It’s pitiful to think about the princes without teeth.
Zhou Shuren always felt that there was a great possibility that the prince would ascend the throne!
Zhulan took the pen and wrote another letter, telling her about Wu Ning's situation and focusing on what had happened. Only if she knew what had happened could she prescribe the right remedy, otherwise her heart would not be untied and Wu Ning would not get better.
Then Zhulan asked fifteen-year-old Wu Yong and thirteen-year-old Wu Ting about their studies.
Wu Yong's talent is not as good as Wu Ming's, and he did not take the Tongsheng exam this year. Now that the two brothers are with Wu Ming, Zhulan has nothing to worry about Wu Ming. At the end of the letter, she simply said a few words to pay attention to his health and take good care of himself.
At the county government office, the Wu family had just finished breakfast. Wu Yong looked at where his younger sister was sitting and asked, "Brother, is my younger sister almost in Lizhou City?"
Wu Ming, "It should be here soon."
Ever since someone from the Zhou family came to take the little sister away, no one has ridiculed him for his reputation as a relative of a poor relative. He really regretted it. He should have sent the little sister away directly.
Wu Ting pursed his lips and said, "I don't know whether the Zhou family treats me well."
If it wasn't really necessary, he really didn't want his younger sister to leave. His younger sister was close to him in age and they had the best relationship. He was really worried.
Wu Ming was also worried, but he trusted his godmother. As long as she was there, his sister would be fine. As for his godfather, he laughed. He felt that he was the one who knew him best. His godfather was cold at heart and had no one else in his eyes except his godmother. He once doubted how such a cold godfather could be a good official, but he was slapped in the face.
His godfather taught him a lot of governance experience, and he realized that his godfather was really passionate about the people, and he felt very ashamed of this.
The three brothers of the Wu family who were far away were thinking about Wu Ning, and Wu Ning was also thinking about his brothers.
Wu Ning looked at the food on the table. The Wu family's conditions could not be compared with those of the Zhou family. The eldest brother had made some money from furs in the past two years, but the three brothers were still unmarried and had to save up dowry for her. The meals in the Wu family were always simple.
Xue Han picked up some food for Wu Ning, "Don't just look at it, eat more."
Wu Ning looked at the exquisite buns and said, "Hmm."
After breakfast, Zhulan asked Xuehan to accompany Wu Ning to the orchard. She felt that seeing more nature would help relieve her mood.
Zhulan had no worries as Butler Ding was following her personally. In fact, even if Butler Ding was not there, Zhulan would not have any worries if only the servant followed her.
Zhou Shuren's reputation is even better than last year, all because Li sent vermicelli to Qi, and Xu came to send prescriptions and silver to Li, and bought a lot of vermicelli back. In ancient times, there was no quarantine procedure required for exports, so Xu thought the business could be done, so he tried a short sea voyage. Unexpectedly, the business was good, and this time they not only came to Lizhou City to purchase in large quantities, but also signed a long-term contract.
The people of Lizhou City sold all the potatoes and sweet potatoes they harvested, and the prices were even higher than last year.
In addition, Zhou Shuren also rented some ice cellars to some merchants from his dynasty and foreign countries, and divided the money he received into three parts. One part was used to repair dams, one part was used to repair roads, and the last part was saved as a precaution against emergencies.
These are all good things that benefit the people. In fact, the people are very simple. Whoever can make them live a good life will have a high reputation.
Fortunately, last year, the Zhou family used practical actions to tell the people that the Zhou family would not accept things from the people. Otherwise, more people would have come to the Zhou family to give them things this year.
Apples are about to be sold again, and people's lives will be better.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren both understood that Zhou Shuren would definitely leave next year, and the emperor did not want to see any of his subjects gain too high a reputation in the local area.
For several days in a row, Xue Han took Wu Ning around. Wu Ning's condition improved a lot. He took medicine and ate on time every day and gained a lot of weight.
The wives of officials in Lizhou City also knew that a little girl had come to Zhulan's house, but no one invited them. Not only was Wu Ning in mourning, but also because of his reputation for bringing bad luck to his relatives.
(End of this chapter)