Chapter 552 Ambition

Shen Shi poured a cup of tea, "Master Zhou, today we are just chatting regardless of our status, please have some tea."

Zhou Shuren curled his lips inwardly. He would be a fool if he believed it. He took a sip of tea and said, "Good tea."

Shen Shi's eyes were filled with smiles. "Master Zhou, you also know that I have a little girl. I really treat her like a treasure. Now she is engaged to Master Yao. I know that you have worked with Master Yao for many days. As a father, I want to ask for my daughter, what do you think of Master Yao?"

Zhou Shuren put down his teacup and refilled it for himself. "Master Hou already knows what's going on, doesn't he?"

Shen Shi leaned back in his chair. He did know, and it was because he knew too much that he realized that the Shen family's power had already made the emperor jealous.

Zhou Shuren looked at the smiling Lord Shen. The capital city was really a den of foxes and foxes. The military generals were not straightforward. Looking at Lord Shen's foxy appearance, Lord Shen knew clearly that this marriage was not only to increase the advantage for Yao Zheyu, but also to use Yao's Mansion to weaken the power of Anping's Mansion.

When two parties fight each other, there is never a real winner, and they are bound to wear each other down!

Shen Shi narrowed his eyes, but his gaze never left Zhou Shuren. To be valued so much by the emperor, he was indeed not an ordinary person. He was still happy. Smart people can go further. Especially, Zhou Shuren still had a lot of room for promotion in his official position, which meant that even if the imperial power changed, as long as Zhou Shuren could remain stable, he would not become a victim of the imperial power.

Shen Shi was not in a hurry. He still had time to wait for Zhou Shuren to come to Beijing. "Zhe Yu is alone in Jinzhou. Please take good care of him in the future."

The marriage granted by the imperial decree cannot be changed, so we can only hope that Yao Zheyu can be more obedient and not be killed before returning to Beijing.

Zhou Shuren understood, "Haha, Lord Hou is joking, Prince Yao is really amazing!"

Shen Shi felt depressed. It was because of this that he was upset. He always wanted to find an honest and simple son-in-law for his daughter. He didn't need to be smart, as long as he was honest and decent. But the current one made him depressed every time he thought of it.

In the palace, the emperor listened to the report and waited for the others to go down. He signaled to Eunuch Liu to open the window. It was snowing lightly outside. The emperor recalled Shen Shi's words and laughed softly. It was worth it that he mentioned Zhou Shuren in front of Shen Shi many times. He was not the kind of person who would abandon him after he had done his job. It was just that the Shen family could not go any further. What he could guarantee was the current power of the Shen family, but he would no longer guarantee it when the imperial power was passed. Fortunately, Shen Shi had always been a sensible person. He knew what was going on and knew how to retreat.

There are smart people in the court, but unfortunately too many of them cannot control their ambitions.

The wind and snow outside the window were getting heavier. I gestured to close the window, returned to the desk and took out the decree I had written the day before. I really didn't want to kill anyone before the New Year, but unfortunately I had to.

Eunuch Liu held the imperial edict in his hand, his heart trembling. A lot of people were killed at this time last year, and it was the same this year. These two years have been really turbulent.

At noon, Zhou Shuren waited until the wind and snow died down and said goodbye to Lord Shen. Zhou Shuren got on the carriage and thought to himself that Lord Shen's appearance was too deceptive. He and Lord Shen talked a lot about poems, songs, ancient books and articles. Lord Shen could talk about them all the time and many of his insights gave him a lot of inspiration.

Zhou Shuren opened the car curtain. Beijing is a place where acting skills are tested and only the fittest survive. The natural selection is extremely cruel!

Zhou Shuren and Anping Hou drank tea together for nearly the whole morning. The two of them talked and laughed together, which attracted a lot of attention. One was the emperor's iron-fisted follower, and the other was his confidant. Both were people trusted by the emperor.

The Second Prince was reading the confession when he heard the news. He signaled for his men to leave, then stood up and thought, when did these two become friends? He knew that Lord Shen had sent an invitation, but he did not expect Zhou Shuren to bring them together. Today he met Lord Shen alone, could something have happened?

The third prince couldn't figure it out, but he would just wait and see what happened in the future because he had more worrying things to do.

The fourth prince was feeling irritated. He didn't like this unpredictable feeling. He felt irritated in front of his father!

At the Crown Prince's residence, the Crown Prince had a rare rest today. After hearing the news, he thought about it for a while and then smiled. He thought of how his father had repeatedly commented on Zhou Shuren. His father had said directly that Zhou Shuren climbed up the ladder not for power, but more for protection.

He was stunned when he heard it, and then his father laughed and said that a person's true nature can be seen from the details. This was the conclusion his father came to after observing Zhou Shuren for several years.

The prince laughed. His father must have been surprised by the conclusion he came to. However, at least it proved one thing, that Zhou Shuren was a useful person. This was the news his father passed on to him. Even if his father didn't say it, he thought that Lord Zhou was good and agreed with his father that he was a lucky general.

The prince clenched his fists. His father had given him too many things this year. He suppressed the passion in his heart. The more time came, the calmer he should be. His father's tests were everywhere, so he should proceed with caution.

In Jinzhou Prefecture, Zhulan's family no longer sealed the house. With the visit from the Xu family yesterday, Ran Qi arrived today. Zhulan knew that she couldn't stop now that she had started, but Ran Qi arrived at noon.

Zhulan looked at the smile on Qi's face, "Is there a happy event in the family?"

Qi grinned, "It is indeed a happy event. I should have come to visit in the morning, but something unexpected happened, so I came a little late."

Zhulan became even more curious, "It looks like a happy event."

Qi said cheerfully, "Yes, I am going to be a grandmother."

Zhulan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It is indeed a great event, congratulations."

Miss Ran San is pregnant. The reason why Qi could tell her this must have been three months. She couldn't keep it secret any longer. Now she knows everything she needs to know. No wonder Qi is so happy. The fact that Miss Ran San is pregnant shows that the prince treats her very well.

Qi was really overjoyed that her daughter was pregnant. To be honest, she knew in her heart that the prince's position was very stable at the moment. Thinking of her husband's laughter, Qi sighed, thinking that the Qi family would be restless. She was also worried about whether her daughter could give birth.

Zhulan watched Qi change and understood that Qi was aware of the crisis. There were too many people who did not want Miss Ran to give birth to a child, including the women in the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, the Qi family, and the Third Prince. The Third Prince would not want Miss Ran to turn to someone else.

Although Lord Ran has always been the emperor's man, the third prince doesn't know it!

Qi originally just wanted to share her joy, but now that joy was gone, she was extremely anxious. "I have something else to do at home, so I'll take my leave now."

In the capital, Zhou Shuren received a visiting invitation. He saw the invitation and asked Jiang Ming to come in. Jiang Ming didn't even change his official uniform. Zhou Shuren said, "I thought you were busy!"

Jiang Ming sat down, "I am indeed busy, so I only took one afternoon off. Uncle finally came back, and I was afraid that by the time I take my day off, Uncle would have gone back to Jinzhou."

Zhou Shuren looked at Jiang Ming. After not seeing him for a long time, Jiang Ming had changed a lot. He saw ambition in Jiang Ming's eyes. To be honest, he was disappointed. In fact, there was no need to come specially. Wasn't the eldest Dong family in Zhou's family? Why did Jiang Ming come specially? To be honest, the capital city fostered Jiang Ming's ambition!

(End of this chapter)