Chapter 642: Borrowing Money

Lord Wang looked at Lord Zhou who continued to look at the account book, and consoled himself that there was still a lot of unknown information in the government office. He had overheard people muttering behind his back, thinking that Lord Zhou was just being stubborn.

After seeing this comparison, Lord Wang instantly felt much better. He was waiting for these people to be slapped in the face.

Zhou Shuren, "You blocked the way."

Lord Wang walked away with a wooden face, and when he saw Lord Zhou's look of wanting to leave without seeing him off, he felt very upset!

In the capital, Zhulan looked at Changlian who was chatting with her, "You don't read anymore?"

Chang Lian leaned back in his chair, sitting a little unruly, but very relaxed. "No more watching. I can't watch much in a day. My son just wants to spend the day comfortably."

If he was not afraid of accidents, he would have wanted to go for a walk on the streets. After all, he had finally come to the capital, but he had been staying in the mansion the whole time.

Zhulan felt relieved, which showed she had a good attitude.

Chang Lian then perked up, "Mom, Rongchuan isn't a child anymore, when are you planning on arranging a wedding for my sister and Rongchuan?"

Zhulan asked, "Why do you care about this?"

Chang Lian, "It's not that Wu Ning is getting married, I just thought of it, so I asked."

Besides, he was not stupid. Even though his mother didn't say it, he guessed what the shop was for. These were for his sister's dowry.

Zhulan felt a sense of urgency as soon as she arrived in the capital. Rongchuan's body was always pressing down on her. Unfortunately, the urgency was useless. The girl was still too young. "Wait for two years."

Chang Lian whispered, "I got to know some people during these two games, and some people even asked Rong Chuan if he was married!"

Zhulan knew that this was inevitable, but she didn't take it to heart and asked casually, "Is the Shen Ju man you know married?"

Chang Lian didn't think much about it, because there was no suitable girl in his family, so he didn't get married.

Zhulan asked again, "Have you ever been engaged?"

Chang Lian said, "It seems that he doesn't have any. Mom, why do you care about him so much?"

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "I just asked casually because I saw that he was about the same age as Rong Chuan."

Chang Lian groaned, and seeing that it was getting late, he said, "Mom, I'm going to go back and lie down for a while."

"Go ahead."

Zhang Jinghong was the last restaurant to arrive at. When he entered the private room, he saw that it was packed with people. "Hello, brothers."

After saying this, he sat over and sat next to the prince.

The Second Prince and his brothers all saw this move. Second Prince Zhang Jingyang said, "It's only been a few days. When did the Fifth Prince and the Crown Prince become so close?"

In the past, Zhang Jinghong would never sit next to the prince. Now that he knows he is fake, he moves closer to the prince. What does this mean?

Zhang Jinghong suddenly found it interesting. This jump out of the pit actually made him see things more clearly. "Among the brothers, the second brother is the one who is willing to think more."

The second prince smiled playfully, "No, the fifth brother won't do that. Among all the brothers, it's obviously your fourth brother who thinks the most."

The fourth prince put down his teacup and said, "Don't be so modest, brother. I can't catch up with you."

The prince looked at Zhang Jinghong from the corner of his eye. This guy is indeed interesting. After talking with his father, he has promoted himself to the position of minister. He is also very efficient in his work. He is quite pleasing to the eye. "You two don't need to fight. The third brother's mind is something that even I, the prince, can't understand!"

The Third Prince smiled, "Brother Crown Prince, you are joking. I have always followed your lead."

The prince was delighted. "Oh, that's great. Second and fourth brothers, you have heard it. You must testify. Third brother will be mine in the future. I just happen to have something interesting that needs to be done by him. Qi Bai is his uncle. I have read a lot of documents about him. I think he will give me an explanation. I leave him to you."

The third prince cursed in his heart, he was wrong, why didn't he learn his lesson, why did he respond to the crown prince's words?

The Second Prince and the Fourth Prince stopped fighting with each other and just watched the show. This time the Third Prince was badly betrayed by the Crown Prince and had to deal with his own uncle. What a good show!

Zhang Jinghong suddenly wanted to laugh at himself. Then he realized that he really didn’t know his own limitations before!

In the evening, Zhou Shuren returned home and housekeeper Ding brought him a letter. Zhou Shuren saw that it was a letter from Zhao Bo. Zhao Bo had been transferred at the beginning of this year. He was no longer a seventh-rank county official, but was promoted to the state capital, and now he was a sixth-rank official.

Zhou Shuren opened the letter and found that Zhao Bo had something to ask for, and he actually wanted to borrow silver, and he asked for two thousand taels right away.

Zhou Shuren thought, it was a huge sum of money, Zhao Bo had saved quite a bit over the years, why did he borrow such a large sum again? He was not afraid that Zhao Bo would not pay it back, as long as he held his official position, Zhao Bo would not be stupid enough to offend him.

However, I still need to discuss such a large sum of money with Zhulan.

The next day, Zhulan received a letter from Zhou Shuren. Two thousand taels, she had to lend it. It was a favor. If it wasn't necessary, Zhao Bo would not lend money. Zhulan quickly replied and left the key to the silver box at home to Zhou Shuren when she left.

After sending the letter, Zhulan took out the silver money she had brought with her and counted it. There was still quite a bit of money left. It was a pity that few good shops in the capital were available for sale. The last time she was able to buy three shops was all thanks to Mr. Deng.

Afterwards, Zhulan fell into deep thought. Just as she had some ideas, her son interrupted her, "Mom, I want to go home."

Zhulan came back to her senses. Shuren had just sent her a letter. The kid had been missing his father, and now he missed him even more. "Wait a few days."

Changzhong pointed at his finger and said, "Mom, is Dad going to take a day off soon?"

Zhulan understood what her son meant, "You want your father to come to the capital?"

"Uh-huh."

Zhulan picked up her son and said, "No, Daddy only has one day off. It's too late."

Changzhong felt very lost. When he was at home, his father would tell him stories before bed. Although his mother would also tell him stories, he liked his father's stories more. He hadn't seen his father for a long time.

Zhulan touched her son's little head. Not to mention her son, she also missed Zhou Shuren. It was a pity that she couldn't do that because she was needed here.

Time passed quickly, and the last exam was over. Zhulan, Changzhong and Dong were waiting outside the examination room.

The door opened and Zhulan was startled. Someone rushed out, laughing and shouting, "The exam is over, it's finally over."

Changzhong was startled. Zhulan hurriedly touched her son's hair to call him back to his senses. She called him several times. Changzhong blinked his eyes and said, "Mom, I'm not afraid anymore."

Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief. Children are most likely to have a fever when they are frightened. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. They are just happy."

Soon, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan came out together, and they helped Shi Qing out. Shi Qing's face turned a little blue. Zhu Lan stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

Chang Lian explained, "He fell ill before the exam, and took three joint exams. He couldn't hold on after the exams."

Shi Qing smiled, and laughed cheerfully, "Auntie."

He was afraid that he couldn't hold on, but fortunately, in order to save his life, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Zhulan sighed in her heart, "Let's not talk about it for now, let's go to the clinic directly."

In order to avoid all the doctors being called away, she noticed that although there were not as many illnesses as Zhou Shuren did at that time, there were still some who needed treatment and recuperation.

(End of this chapter)