Chapter 616: Jealousy

The Zhou family was also busy. They sent out New Year gifts to various places one by one. According to the replies, seafood is a rare commodity in the mainland, but it is loved by relatives, so they prepared a lot more this year.

Especially fish and shrimp. This year, the Zhou family’s own fishery has income, and the Zhou family no longer purchases seafood. With their own fishery and Su Xuan’s fishing boat, the Zhou family has saved a lot of expenses.

The food for the Li family was also delivered. This time the father-in-law did not come with them. Instead, it was Li's two elder brothers who came to deliver the food and money. Because they were afraid of heavy snow, they delivered the food and money and left in a hurry.

Zhulan was also afraid of heavy snow, and Tao kept saying that snowstorms in the city were different from those in the countryside. Families with little charcoal could really freeze to death, and without enough food, it would be hard to survive the disaster.

There had been a snowstorm a few years ago, Zhulan remembered it, but she didn't think much of it because she was fully prepared at home. However, Tao's memory was particularly deep.

Therefore, Zhulan asked the eldest and second sons to buy a lot of meat as a reserve.

In the capital, the prince exchanged all the money his father had given him for supplies for storage. Finally, he went to check it himself and sealed the warehouse.

This matter was not hidden from anyone. When the prince led his men out of the warehouse, he met his younger brothers.

The second prince's tone was sour, and one could smell it from a distance, "Father still loves my eldest brother the most, so he gave this good thing directly to my eldest brother."

Regardless of whether there is a disaster or not, the presence of these prepared supplies can also make the people feel at ease. Look at these days, wherever he goes, he can hear people talking about how benevolent the prince is and how good the prince is. It makes him angry just thinking about it.

The prince smiled and said, "Even if you don't mention it, I know that my father treats me best."

The second prince, "......."

You are trying to make him angry on purpose. He is planning to plot against you.

The Third Prince was also feeling anxious, "Brother Crown Prince, we'd better keep a close eye on this warehouse. Even though the snow hasn't melted yet, it would be terrible if there was a fire."

The fourth prince looked at his third brother dimly. His third brother had spoken out of turn. He was really jealous. Well, he was also extremely jealous. "Third brother, if you say this, you will be highly suspected if something really happens."

The third prince retorted, "Just don't let me take the blame. I've taken a lot of blame for you, brother. People should learn to stop when they have had enough."

The fourth prince narrowed his eyes and said, "Bah, damn third brother, why didn't he say anything when he was throwing the blame at me?"

The fifth prince looked at the crown prince who was walking away, then looked at his third and fourth brothers who were fighting, and finally looked at the storehouse with his fingertips hooked on his palm. He also had someone to take the blame!

The capital was not on fire, but Zhou Shuren's place was on fire. In the middle of the night, Zhou Shuren was woken up by Shenxing. Zhulan stood up and asked, "What happened?"

Zhou Shuren put on his shoes and said, "Someone set fire to the warehouse and they caught him."

Zhulan sat up suddenly. She knew how much money was spent on the supplies and how much thought Zhou Shuren put into it. "Is the warehouse okay?"

Zhou Shuren, "Fortunately, I sent a lot of people to watch over it. The cotton storage room was a little burned, but it has been put out."

Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you're okay."

If everything was really destroyed, she would definitely think that someone was involved with Zhou Shuren.

Zhou Shuren put on his clothes and said, "You should have a rest. I won't be back tonight."

"Okay, be careful."

"Um."

Zhou Shuren arrived at the warehouse and checked the damage first. Fortunately, not a few bales of cotton were lost. He had been preparing cold-proof supplies in the capital and several other states, preparing for this day. He indirectly helped the emperor to improve his popularity for the sake of the people, and also attracted a lot of hatred for himself!

Jinyan stood aside, looking at the outermost layer of cotton in the room. The cotton was all wet and would be sprayed with water tomorrow, so it was really difficult to light. The arsonist couldn't carry an oil can with him. However, he still admired the adults for thinking it through.

Zhou Shuren went to see the three masked firefighters who had been captured. One of them was already dead, and the remaining two had sieve cloth in their mouths, staring at him!

Jinyan stood on one side with a sword in hand to protect them. Zhou Shuren smiled brightly and said, "Feed them a knockout drug."

He didn't conduct the interrogation himself, and he didn't have the ability to find out anything. It would be better to hand these two people over to the emperor's people.

The next day, everyone in Jinzhou knew that the warehouse was almost burned down. Lord Wang went to the government office and asked, "Do you need more people?"

"No."

Lord Wang asked again, "I heard that the man has been arrested. Do you plan to interrogate him personally?"

Zhou Shuren waved his hands, "The person has been sent away, it's none of our business."

After saying that, Zhou Shuren continued to look down at the newly drawn drawing of Jinzhou City, his focus was on East City, the houses in East City were very old and messy, then he looked at North City, North City was even messier than East City, he thought with a sigh about the taxes in Jinzhou, he came to Jinzhou, saved a lot of money and spent a lot, this was another expense, well, he could only suppress it and not be anxious.

Zhou Shuren raised his head, "Hey, why are you still here?"

Lord Wang's mouth twitched. Could he say that his liver hurt? After Lord Zhou came, his workload had been increasing. Seeing Lord Zhou's concentration just now, he was afraid. He always felt that Lord Zhou was holding back something big. He laughed dryly and said, "I'll leave now."

The Emperor knew about the Jinzhou incident. The Crown Prince blinked his eyes. Oh, he was thinking of using the stock to fish, but who was so stupid as to plot against Lord Zhou first? This time, he could forget about fishing. No one dared to take action for a while.

In the Mansion of Marquis Yao, Yao Wenqi felt that he would be angered to death sooner or later. Although he was annoyed that Zhou Shuren had been helping the royal family to improve their reputation, he had never thought of plotting against Zhou Shuren first. His target was the warehouse in the capital, and he was waiting for the opportunity. The higher his reputation was now, the greater his hope would be when a snowstorm and fire really happened. The greater the disappointment would be. He would not only cause chaos but also betray the prince.

He had found a good person to take the blame, but his teammates took action on their own. Yao Wenqi had a gloomy face. His power was weakened a lot. His teammates had other ideas. Did they no longer trust him?

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it has been half a month. The arson incident has long passed, and Zhulan's Wu Ning's second brother Wu Yong has arrived.

Zhulan looked at the young man in front of her. She hadn't seen him for many years and didn't recognize him. "Why did you come to save yourself? Where's Wu Ting? Why didn't he come with you?"

Wu Yong replied, "Wu Ting will come over after the New Year. My younger brother and I will send my younger sister off to her wedding. I came here first to buy a house. My elder brother wants my younger brother and I to study at the academy in Jinzhou next year."

Zhu Lan didn't think that Wu Ming had sent his two younger brothers here for no reason, so she said, "Why buy a house? There's room to live in the mansion. You can just live in the mansion. I can also take care of you on behalf of your eldest brother."

Wu Yong was grateful to the Zhou family in his heart, but he couldn't be shameless. His family had already sent his sister here, and it had been very troublesome for the Zhou family over the years. "Auntie, my brother and I are grown up now. We can take care of ourselves. This is also a kind of exercise for us."

Seeing Wu Yong's firm attitude, Zhu Lan changed the subject, "I heard from Rong Chuan that you are engaged?"

Wu Yong blushed, "Yes, we are engaged, and we will get married at the end of next year."

(End of this chapter)