Chapter 600: The Unpredictable is the Fun

Jinzhou Prefecture, in the afternoon, Zhulan already knew what had happened. Those who were dealt with were officials related to maritime affairs. After this cleanup, the blame that several princes had been fighting for for several years was handed over to the emperor.

Zhulan used a fan to face the sunlight. It was just the beginning of autumn and the sunlight was a bit poisonous.

Wu Ning came back, "Auntie, I'm back."

Zhulan asked, "Can I have a meal?"

Wu Ning smiled and nodded, "I have used it before."

Zhulan blinked her eyes, "Have you ever met He Shu?"

Wu Ning blushed. She shouldn't have gone out today, but she had already made an appointment to go to Lord Wang's house. It would be bad to change the plan at the last minute. "Today, I not only met Mr. He, but also Mr. He's younger brother."

Zhulan became interested. From the information she found, although Mr. He's younger brother was not good at studying, he worked very hard and was said to be honest. "What kind of person is he?"

Wu Ning smiled, "Very good."

In fact, we didn't say much to each other, after all, she didn't marry into the He family, but it was enough to just respect her.

Zhulan smiled, "That's good."

Mrs. Li came in at this time, holding a stack of scriptures in her hands, "Mom, these are the scriptures I wrote recently."

Zhulan not only read the scriptures written by Li, but even if Li tried hard, the words could not be read, "Put it aside."

Recently she also writes one every day. This is her spiritual sustenance. She hopes her mother can survive and her father can be safe.

Li sat down and did not leave. Now that the head of the family was not at home, there was no one to argue with her. Life was quite boring. She could not pretend in front of her husband. "Mother, my husband will arrive in Pingzhou soon, right?"

Zhulan knew that Lao Da and Chang Zhi were not burdened with the fast schedule, "It should be here soon."

Li stretched out her fat hands to count the days. Mother's birthday was in August, so she couldn't get back. However, seeing that her mother's face was still a little pale, she asked, "Mom, are you still celebrating your birthday?"

Zhulan sighed that all her plans could never keep up with the changes. "This year is over."

If mom doesn't make it, she won't have any birthdays for the next three years.

In the capital, Lord Ran entered the palace and the third prince received the news. He had been waiting for Lord Ran to ask for help, but this uncle came in with a swagger, without telling anyone. It was said that eunuch Liu personally received him.

The Third Prince was stunned and dropped the tea set in his hand. He thought that his uncle had deceived everyone and really deceived him badly. Then he broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead. His cheap uncle was his father's man, which meant that his father knew everything he had instructed his cheap uncle to do!

No wonder, recently his father has been looking at him with a half-smile on his face, which scared him so much that he has been having nightmares every day!

The Second Prince had abandoned Lord Min a long time ago, so he was not heartbroken. He was happy to hear the news. Hey, he was not the one who suffered the most. The Third Prince was the one who suffered the most. He was inexplicably in a particularly good mood.

The Fourth Prince touched his chin and shuddered, thinking that there might be someone of his father's around him. Now he looked at his personal servant with suspicion.

Inside the palace, the emperor looked through the evidence brought by Lord Ran. He was very satisfied. His vision was the best. "Thank you for your hard work over the years."

Lord Ran knelt down and said, "I don't deserve it."

The emperor smiled and said, "You deserve a reward for your meritorious service, and it's time to return to the capital."

Lord Ran lowered his eyes. He did not want to go to the capital. He would have been promoted, but there would have been more trouble. If Lord Min had not gotten into trouble, his identity would have been exposed. He would rather keep it a secret. "Everything is up to His Majesty."

The emperor did not say anything. If he wanted to go to the capital, he would thank him directly. Now he said that he did not want to go to the capital. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the prince again. He weighed the pros and cons. Finally, for the prince, he said, "Speaking of which, the new officials of the naval affairs have taken office, and you are still needed to lead them. You will work hard for a few years."

Lord Ran was delighted, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor did not smile. This person was an important chess piece to control the Qi family. He could not escape. However, he was loyal after all. "You can leave first."

Lord Ran felt a chill on his back. "I will take my leave."

The prince waited for Lord Ran to leave, "Father, why did you change your mind?"

He could see the edict written by his father.

The emperor thought to himself, it's because of you, but there's no harm in refusing for two years, "Your brothers must think that Ran Zheng should go to the capital."

The prince was stunned. Indeed, let alone his younger brothers, probably all the ministers would think so.

The emperor suddenly laughed, "It's more interesting when you can't guess it."

Prince, "......."

It's so difficult for him. Father has started to change his mind since this year!

In the following two days, Jinzhou City was not at peace. After Lord Min and other officials were arrested, they naturally had to be replaced. These two days were all officials who moved to Jinzhou.

Zhulan also received quite a few invitations, all of which were from people visiting her home.

Zhu Lan looked through the post and asked Zhou Shuren, "Who did the capital send to take over Lord Min's position?"

Zhou Shuren took the invitation from Zhulan, "Master Shen's eldest son, Master Shen, should be here tomorrow."

Zhulan was shocked, "Shen Hou Mansion."

The Emperor trusts the Shen family too much. Although the power over maritime affairs has been consolidated, he lets the eldest son of Marquis Shen take office. This shows too much trust in the Shen family.

Zhou Shuren, "It's not easy for Master Shen to come here."

He didn't believe that it was the emperor's trust. Of course there was trust, but more of it was calculation.

Zhu Lan pressed her eyebrows and said, "It's not good to be too close to the capital. Look at the officials in Jinzhou City. Most of them have family power."

Zhou Shuren was also tired, "Don't think about it, I'm here."

Zhu Lan kept asking, "I don't know what kind of person Master Shen is. I remember that the second son of the Shen family is very philandering. And is the Master's wife easy to get along with?"

Zhou Shuren only knew Master Shen. "Well, Master Shen is not that philandering. He is a nice guy. As for Master Shen's wife, I really don't know."

Zhulan said, "I'll know when I see him."

Fortunately, she was sick and didn't have to accept the invitation from County Lord Shen. It wasn't that the County Lord was a bad person, but he sometimes had an arrogant attitude. Well, she still didn't like it.

Now that a prince's wife has arrived, some of the officials' wives in Jinzhou have a new target to curry favor with.

Two days later, Zhulan received an invitation from Master Shen's mansion. She had no choice but to go.

It was rare for Zhulan to arrive early, and she met the prince's wife, who was not young anymore. Zhulan thought that if the old marquis hadn't passed away, the prince would not have become a marquis, and could only be a prince.

After Zhulan paid her respects, the Crown Prince's wife was very polite to her. Noticing that Zhulan's face turned pale, she quickly asked Zhulan to sit down.

Actually, Zhulan is much better now, but her qi and blood are still weak, and it will take some time to replenish them. This is actually convenient for her.

Today's banquet was just for recognizing people, but there was a highlight. Zhulan looked straight at County Lord Shen and felt in her heart that Yao Zheyu was really working hard.