Chapter 570: Prince, help me!

Zhou Shuren shook his head, "The household registration is almost finished, it went smoothly. I was wondering why there was such a fuss about selecting the fifth prince's consort."

After the emperor's several moves, no one with any brains in the capital would want to marry their daughters to the fifth prince. In ancient times, these young ladies were an important resource for marriage alliances and should not be wasted.

So what is the emperor's intention?

Zhu Lan also heard about it. "I guess he was worried that the Fifth Prince wouldn't be able to find a wife. Miss Lin committed suicide at her wedding banquet, so it would be difficult to find a suitable wife. That's why the Crown Prince took over."

Zhou Shuren was silent. He had always believed that Miss Lin had committed suicide by killing several princes. Later, after careful consideration, he felt that it was more likely the emperor's doing. If it was really the emperor's doing, then the emperor did not want the fifth prince to marry a wife. But with his current actions, the emperor was somewhat slapping himself in the face.

Zhou Shuren said, "I always feel that this is a test."

What did the emperor discover? Why did he try so hard?

Zhulan admired the emperor of this dynasty, "Maybe it was to force Lord Yao?"

Zhou Shuren didn't think it was that simple. His intuition told him that the emperor must have discovered something terrible.

Mrs. Song came back with hot water, and Zhulan and her husband finished their conversation. After washing up, they went back to the room to play with their son. Their acting became more and more natural.

Ancient times were truly a great place to hone one’s character.

In the capital, the emperor was stroking the black chess piece in his hand, signaling to the crown prince, "Make your move once you've made up your mind. What are you hesitating about?"

The prince put down the white chess piece in his hand. He wanted to make a quick move, but he couldn't figure out his father's thoughts recently. In the past, he could still analyze a little, but now his father had hidden himself. He didn't want to understand and dared not make a move.

The emperor made a move quickly, "It's your turn."

The prince looked at the chessboard and was stunned. He had no way to go. His father had laid a net in front of him. The chess piece just now closed the net. Sweat appeared on his forehead. "Your son lost."

The emperor took a white chess piece and said, "No, you didn't lose. Watch out."

The white chess piece fell, and the chessboard came alive again.

The prince was stunned. "I am not a good chess player. I have disappointed you, father."

The emperor continued playing with the black chess piece, "You still have a lot of practice to do. You don't have to come here these days. Spend more time with your mother."

The Crown Prince has been busy after the New Year and indeed has not visited his mother for a long time. He quickly glanced at his father. Is his father worried about his mother?

"yes."

The emperor waved his hand, "I will go down by myself, you can go back too."

The prince stood up and said, "I'll take my leave."

"Um."

After waiting for a while, the emperor made sure that the prince had gone far away, then he swept the chessboard to the ground, and Eunuch Liu and others knelt down.

Eunuch Liu had his head resting on the tile. He knew in his heart that the emperor's anger was not directed at the prince. If it was directed at the prince, he would have smashed the chessboard when the prince left the house. It was obvious that he was holding back his anger and waiting for the prince to leave.

Eunuch Liu wanted to cry in his heart. He really should step down. Since the beginning of the new year, he felt that the emperor was angry. He shivered and his head was pressed against the tile. Woo woo, when he thought that the Crown Prince had not come to the Zheng Palace for several days, he wanted to die. Crown Prince, save me, the emperor would only be normal when the Crown Prince was around!

The next day, Zhou Shuren arrived at the government office, and soon after, Lord Wang arrived, "The household registration of Jinzhou Prefecture will be fully checked and registered in two days."

Zhou Shuren looked at the problematic household registration in his hand, "Oh, there are quite a few problematic household registrations in Jinzhou."

There are more than 200 problematic households. How many of them are spies? How many are desperate criminals? And how many are hidden and undetected?

However, after re-registering this time, even those who have hidden deep secrets will have to behave themselves, and can go directly to adults if they have any problems.

Lord Wang had not expected that there were so many. Fake household registrations existed in every state, and some human traffickers had the most fake household registrations. To be honest, he really admired Lord Zhou. How many wonderful ideas did Lord Zhou have in his mind?

The efficient detection of problematic household registrations is all thanks to the form made by Mr. Zhou. Every household registration must be queried according to the form. Although there may be some that have not been found, most of the problematic household registrations have been screened out.

Lord Wang said, "Register again. The fake household registration in the hands of Jinzhou pawnbrokers will no longer be useful."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "You and Lord Wang should sort out the household registrations that have moved in over the past five years and store them separately."

Lord Wang, "Okay."

At the Zhou Mansion, Zhulan has obtained all the information about He Shu. Zhulan sighed that there are so many capable people in the Zhou family. She continued to look at the information. He Shu's grandfather had four sons. He Shu's father was the youngest son who was gifted in studying, but unfortunately he was born prematurely and had a weak constitution. He fell ill and died when he took part in the provincial examination.

He Shu's father was in poor health, so his children were also good. He Shu was the eldest, and he had a thirteen-year-old younger brother.

Zhulan looked at He Shu's mother, who also died young due to difficulties in giving birth.

Before Grandpa He Shu passed away, the He family split up. The other branches of the He family got along pretty well. Although there were some minor problems, the He family was relatively united.

The He family is highly regarded in the surrounding area.

Zhulan was very satisfied. In ancient times, it was still better to have a family. With the protection of the family, if you were in trouble, at least you had a place to go. Although there were not many officials in the He family, there were many teachers, which also accumulated connections for the He family.

No wonder Zhou Shuren is so optimistic about He Shu. Zhulan narrowed her eyes. Lord Wang is good to He Shu. It is true that he is grateful to his teacher, but it is also for the sake of the He family's connections.

What Zhulan is most satisfied with is that he has no cousins ​​or childhood sweethearts. He Shu has been kept by Mr. He since he was a child and has never come into contact with any woman except his own sisters.

Mrs. Song saw that the mistress's face was full of smiles, "Madam, are you satisfied?"

Zhu Lan nodded, "I am satisfied. The He family values ​​rules and regulations and respects the legitimate wife the most. Wu Ning's personality is suitable."

She can control her own son-in-law, Wu Ning's husband, so she has no right to interfere. She should find a family with strict rules who will be nice to Wu Ning.

Zhulan stood up, took a pen and paper and wrote a letter to Wu Ming. Although Wu Ming had given the task of choosing a husband to her, she still needed her brother Wu Ming to make the final decision.

The letter was written, and all the information found was packed into it. The letter was sent away by express horse. There were not many days left before the provincial and academy examinations ended, so it was better to make a decision early to avoid missing it.

In the capital, the fifth prince Zhang Jinghong left the mansion with a gloomy face. Yao Wenqi, the old man, was not at home today!

Zhang Jinghong was suppressing his anger. Should he hide from him?

The Third Prince smiled, "Oh, Old Five, what a coincidence."

Zhang Jinghong frowned. The Third Prince's Mansion was far away from here. "Third brother's legs are really long."

The Third Prince came to watch the show. "Fifth Prince, we just happened to meet. How about we go to see the Crown Prince together? And by the way, I can ask him if he has chosen a suitable Fifth Prince Consort for you."