Chapter 583: A Knife

Deng Xiucai said, "Well, first, I missed my son. I haven't seen him for a long time and wanted to come and see him. Second, the master asked me to keep an eye on Master Jiang. I found out that Master Jiang had contact with Yao Houfu."

Zhou Shuren looked at Mr. Deng. This man was a bit of a son-con man. If he remembered correctly, Deng Yun had only been back from the capital for half a month!

Mr. Deng felt a little embarrassed when Mr. Zhou looked at him. He coughed and said, "I am the only one in the house. After a long time, I started to miss Deng Yun."

Zhou Shuren narrowed his eyes, "Now you have a house and money, have you ever thought about marrying another one?"

Deng Xiucai waved his hands in panic, "No, I'm really scared."

Zhou Shuren stopped asking questions. After all, it was Mr. Deng's personal matter. "Continue to keep an eye on Jiang Ming when you go back."

Deng Xiucai, "Yes."

Zhou Shuren thought about it and felt that it would be better for Jiang Ming to go down. If he continued to jump around like this, Jiang Ming would definitely destroy himself, and he didn't want to implicate himself.

Seeing that Lord Zhou was in deep thought, Mr. Deng stood up and left. He walked out of the study and went to see his son with brisk steps. In his heart, Mr. Deng still believed that his son was the best and he couldn't help but think of his daughter-in-law. After he got back to his old age, his daughter-in-law wanted to come back, but he remembered the way she left without hesitation and he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

In the backyard, Zhulan saw Yushuang coming over and asked, "Let grandma see if Yushuang is unhappy?"

Yu Shuang was stunned for a moment, "Grandma, I'm not unhappy."

Zhulan pointed to her eyes and said, "No one will be deceived here."

Yu Shuang fiddled with her handkerchief with her fingertips and lowered her head and said, "Grandma, I'm not unhappy, I'm just disappointed."

Zhulan understood. Today, Li took Yulu and Minghui shopping. Yushuang and Yulu rarely went out before. Later, they had a lot of things to do and never went out again. Today, Yulu went out and Yushuang felt disappointed. "You want to go shopping too?"

Yu Shuang didn't want to lie to her grandmother, so she nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhulan touched her granddaughter's face and said, "Go then, but you can't go out by yourself. Wait for your father to come back and let him take you out."

Yu Shuang was happy in her heart. She thought she couldn't go out. "Thank you, grandma."

Zhulan smiled. Now Yushuang's hair rarely covers her face in the mansion. The little girl has grown up and is not as delicate as she was when she was little. However, after growing up, it can be seen that she is still a beauty. "Wear a veil when you go out."

Yu Shuang nodded, "Yes."

Zhulan looked at Yushuang with sparkling eyes. She felt mature but childish in her heart. She couldn't help but sigh. Yushuang was ten years old. It would be time for her to get engaged in a few years. When thinking about her dowry, Zhulan calculated that she already had four granddaughters, and there would be more in the future. She had to continue saving for her dowry.

Just as Yu Shuang left, Chang Lian walked in and asked, "Mom, where's Dad?"

Zhulan was surprised, "Your father is in the study, didn't you see him?"

Chang Lian shook his head, "I went to the study. Dad is not there."

Zhulan, "He didn't go back to the backyard either. He must have gone out for something. Do you want to talk to your father?"

Chang Lian said, "Mother, Meng Jie told me that yesterday a scholar named Shen asked about my preferences. I ran into Shen in the bookstore today and he seemed to be here for dad."

Zhulan's first reaction was to think of Shen Yang, who had not left Jinzhou yesterday. "What do you think of Mr. Shen?"

Chang Lian recalled, "I got to know him a little bit and he was quite knowledgeable, but I felt he was too arrogant."

Zhu Lan really wanted to know Shen Yang's information, but unfortunately she and Zhou Shuren didn't want to get involved, so they didn't look up any information about Shen Yang. However, since he has such a proud character, his family must be quite rich. "I'll talk to your father when he comes back."

Chang Lian did not go back, "Mom, I want to go back to my hometown after Dad's birthday."

Zhulan frowned, "Yuyi is too young, she can't be given back to you."

Chang Lian was a little embarrassed, "Mom, I want to hire a wet nurse."

Zhulan looked at Changlian, "You mean, you take Mrs. Dong back with you, and leave the child in the mansion to be taken care of by the wet nurse?"

Chang Lian also wanted to keep Dong, but he had promised Dong a long time ago, "Mom, Chuchu misses her parents' home, and I don't know when I can go back in the future."

Zhulan thought of Master Dong's decisiveness, "Leave the matter of the wet nurse to me. After you leave, I will take Yuyi back to the main courtyard."

Chang Lian grinned, "Thank you, mother."

Zhulan also laughed. Who said she was a mother?

After Chang Lian left, Zhu Lan thought about the wet nurse. She calculated the days and decided that she had plenty of time to find one.

After going down, Zhou Shuren came back. Zhulan smelled alcohol and asked, "Where did you go to drink?"

Zhou Shuren, "I had a drink with Prince Yao today."

Zhu Lan didn't believe that he was just drinking, "Do you have something to do with Master Yao?"

Zhou Shuren exclaimed, "Yeah, there are indeed some things."

Zhulan saw that Zhou Shuren had no intention of explaining, so she stopped asking and told him about Shen Yang. "I think Shen Yang wants to become my disciple."

Zhou Shuren curled his lips and asked, "Do you think someone will guide him?"

Zhulan, "I don't know. I just know that it would be good for him if he were to be associated with you."

Regardless of whether this person is real or fake, with Zhou Shuren's recognition, Shen Yang's life will be much easier and he will attract more attention.

Zhou Shuren, "So, I can't have anything to do with him, I always feel that."

Zhulan was curious, "What do you think?"

Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, "I always feel that it is because of my neglect that I want to become your disciple now."

Zhu Lan's expression became serious. "You mean, someone guessed that you knew that the fifth prince in the capital was fake?"

Zhou Shuren played with the jade pendant on his waist and said, "I'm not sure now."

Zhu Lan laughed. She was unsure because Zhou Shuren ignored her. "So it's better to ignore her."

In the capital, Zhang Jinghong returned home excitedly, holding in his hand the list of suspicious persons he had checked during the day, and looking very happy. This was a really good job, no wonder several of his brothers were fighting for it.

Zhang Jinghong looked at the list again and decided to check it. He had to check it. Who knows, some of his brothers might be on the list.

Inside the palace, the Emperor asked the Crown Prince, "Old Five, please go back home."

Prince, "Yes."

The emperor laughed, "The second brother and his men reacted quickly. The people they sent out of the city were all prominent people."

The prince's eyes darkened, so it was no wonder that he was picky about his younger brothers. Except for the fifth brother who was slow to react, the others knew what to do when they heard the news.

The emperor looked up from his folding paper and said, "I hope that Lao Wu can do things more efficiently."

The prince lowered his head. His father gave the task to the fifth brother and used him as a knife.

At the Second Prince's residence, the Second Prince frowned. He didn't think the Third and Fourth Princes would do anything stupid, so whose names were on the list that the Fifth Prince got?

The third prince smiled playfully, it was really interesting. He thought he knew the capital very well, but he didn't expect that there were still hidden things.

The fourth prince thought more about it. What exactly did his father mean? Why did he give such an important task to the fifth prince?

(End of this chapter)