Chapter 443 Good Luck

The tragic situation at the beginning of autumn did have some impact on Zhou Shuren. In the past, Zhou Shuren was always portrayed as a good official who loved the people. Some people thought that Zhou Shuren was cruel, while others thought that he should be treated this way.

One person has one idea, let alone tens of thousands of people. Plus, as it gets spread too much, it loses its authenticity. Zhou Shuren's reputation has become both good and bad.

Fortunately, there was no rhythm in ancient times. Of course, a servant who signed a death contract and betrayed his master would be of no use.

In the capital, the emperor was delighted to receive the news. He was worried that Zhou Shuren was not ruthless enough and wanted to try to persuade him. It seems that this is not necessary and it can save a lot of time.

The emperor took out the imperial edict, which was for Zhou Shuren's promotion, and threw it to Eunuch Liu, "Burn it."

Eunuch Liu took it and said, "Yes."

The prince looked straight ahead, thinking to himself that Lord Zhou was really lucky. The imperial edict was about to be issued. Lord Zhou had touched his father's heart again. He had read the imperial edict. He had been promoted two levels from the fifth rank to the fourth rank. Now it seemed that things were going to change again.

The prince had to admit that some people were really lucky and of course had good abilities as well.

It really helped him vent his anger!

The Emperor signaled to the Prince that he could go back. The Prince raised his eyebrows and said, "Father doesn't want to tell anyone this. He's just waiting to blow up a bunch of people!"

The emperor waited until the prince left before he asked someone to write the imperial edict. After it was written, he sent someone to announce it.

Eunuch Liu lowered his head. Although Lord Zhou did not come to Beijing, Lord Zhou and the emperor could still cooperate with each other despite their distance. Even if his rank was not high, he could not neglect him.

It was the first month of the lunar year in Lizhou City. Zhulan's belly was more than six months old, and Zhao's was a little bigger than hers.

Zhulan is not particularly tired now. She will wait for two months. If she wants to follow the car, Zhou Shuren will not let her. Zhulan leans on Zhou Shuren and says, "When will the imperial edict arrive? If my belly gets bigger, how can I walk?"

Zhou Shuren was also worried. He thought the imperial edict would arrive before the first month of the lunar year, but it turned out to be after the first month of the lunar year. "It should be soon."

"Hopefully soon."

Zhulan hopes that the baby in her belly will love her more and must be born at ten months old.

Because the Zhou family had people like Mrs. Song, Zhulan didn't pack her luggage in advance even though she knew what was going on.

In the past few days, Li came close to her again, all because Li was frightened by Li Qiu's incident and felt safe around her.

Li didn't stay long every day. He would come only after Minghui fell asleep.

Zhulan was talking to Li when Steward Ding ran in excitedly, "Madam, great news, great news."

Zhulan knew what was going on, but she asked, "What's the good news?"

Life depends on acting. Ever since Mrs. Song came into being, Zhulan found that her acting skills improved rapidly. Look how realistic she is when she pretends to be excited.

Steward Ding grinned, "Jianyan sent back news that the old man has been promoted to prefect, prefect of Jinzhou."

Zhulan was stunned. This time it was really not her acting. Oh my god, it was a triple jump, from the fifth rank to the fourth rank. She also became a lady of honor. No wonder Butler Ding was so excited that he was going crazy.

Moreover, the prefect of Jinzhou is the nearest prefecture to the capital. Yes, Pinggang is under the jurisdiction of Jinzhou. He looked up at the sky in silence. He was thrown into the most chaotic place.

Steward Ding slapped his head and then realized what he had forgotten. "Madam, I told you to prepare to receive the order."

Zhulan understood that the imperial edict to confer her title had also arrived.

Zhulan had experience in receiving imperial edicts, so she quickly prepared herself. She took her family to receive the edict and handed the prepared purse to the official. Zhulan held the edict in her hand, and she was quite excited.

Another happy thing was that since she was not in the capital, she did not have to go to the palace to thank the guests, which was really good.

Yes, yes, she still has to pack her luggage, and she needs to do it quickly because she is carrying her baby.

The officials and guards who read the imperial edict did not leave, but had to escort the Zhou family to take up their posts.

Li waited until the officials left, but still felt it was unreal, "Mom, Dad became the prefect?"

Zhulan nodded, "Yes."

Dong was stunned. Her father-in-law was the prefect of Zhiliu Prefecture. Although his power was equal to that of a prefect, his rank was different. It would be fine if he was transferred to Zhiliu Prefecture, as his power would be reduced after changing the location. She didn't expect that he would make such a quick jump and be promoted directly to prefect, and the prefect of Jinzhou at that. Should her father-in-law go to Beijing next?

Zhulan returned to the room and looked at Gongren's clothes, which were more gorgeous than Yiren's, especially her headdress.

The eldest and second oldest Zhou were extremely excited. The eldest son said, "Mom, we haven't sent anyone to tell Grandpa yet."

Zhulan, "Yes, I forgot about it when I was so happy. You go and arrange it."

Then he instructed his daughter, "Today is a great happy event in the mansion, everyone in the family should celebrate, and also, all the servants will be rewarded with one month's salary today."

Li came back to her senses, "Mother, just admire the servants!"

Zhulan burst out laughing. Li, who was dazed just now, woke up when she heard the money. "Everyone in the family will get double their monthly salary this month."

Li grinned, "Mother is so nice."

Afterwards, Zhulan instructed housekeeper Ding, "Take inventory of all the things in the house and give them to me."

She wanted to see what to take away.

This time I have to live in the government office. I don’t know how big the backyard of the prefect of Jinzhou is. However, I have to take all the valuables with me. The Zhou family will not come back to Lizhou City.

Steward Ding is very capable. He has become the prefect's steward. He doesn't have the same feelings as before. "I will go gently now."

Zhulan then said to each room, "You can also go back and pack up your luggage. Pack up whatever you can first."

After Zhulan had made all the arrangements, Changlian heard the letter coming back. He came over to congratulate his mother and then went back to his own yard to pack his luggage.

In the first room, Li happily packed her luggage and said, "Master, you have become the eldest master of the prefect's family."

Boss Zhou grinned, "You're not bad either, Madam."

Li was very emotional, "Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"

A few years ago, she felt that she had twenty taels of silver in her hand and was particularly confident. But now, she is wearing silk, jewelry worth dozens of taels, and has servants. It seems like a dream.

"Ouch, that hurts, that hurts."

Li's eyes were filled with tears, her face.

Boss Zhou let go of his hand and smiled, "If it hurts, it's not a dream."

Li is angry. Is he really that bullying? If you want to pick on one side, just pick on one side. Why are you trying to pull both sides? Are you exaggerating?

Boss Zhou wanted to run away when he saw that things were not going well. Li was very strong, a typical member of the Li family. He grabbed the head of the family's clothes and said, "I'll pinch your face and let you pull mine."

Jinhua stood outside the door, not knowing whether to go in or back out. The eldest master really liked to bully the eldest wife, but every time he was bullied back by the eldest wife, the eldest master continued to seek death without getting tired of it.

The second house, Zhao and Zhou Laoer, had not packed their luggage. They had very little luggage, and most of it was in Chuanzhou. Zhao asked, "Master, should we go back to Chuanzhou, or follow our parents?"

Zhou Laoer pondered for a while. In his heart, he wanted to go with his parents, but he knew that he had to temper himself after thinking it over. "I'll go tell mom that we're not going."

(End of this chapter)