Chapter 774 Dissatisfaction

Xue Han asked, "Mom, will the Liu family come knocking on our door?"

Miss Liu fell badly, and had to be supported by a maid when she walked.

Zhulan was thinking about the Liu family. Miss Liu's father was a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. Officials in the Ministry of Personnel were used to being arrogant, so their families also became arrogant. Zhou Shuren almost entered the Ministry of Personnel. Lord Liu's family had some influence in the capital, and Lord Liu wanted to be promoted to vice minister. Zhou Shuren's arrival in Beijing was a big deal and he became famous in the Liu family.

This resulted in that when she attended a banquet and met Mr. Liu's wife, Mr. Liu's wife was very disrespectful to her, and when the lady met Miss Liu, Miss Liu also found fault with her.

Zhulan said, "The Liu family probably won't come to our house, they will just take note and get back to us later."

Xue Han breathed a sigh of relief, "Humph, Miss Liu keeps picking on me, so I'm not afraid of her."

Zhulan warned her daughter, "You'd better be careful."

She did not underestimate the scheming and calculating of these young ladies at all. Miss Liu suffered a great loss this time, but she still hated Xue Han to death.

Xue Han took it to heart and then said, "Mom, Yu Shuang should not attend banquets these days."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Go, why not? We don't have any shameful intentions."

Xue Han thought about it and realized that the more she tried to cover up, the more she thought Zhou Fu was guilty. "Mom, let's go back and change our clothes and come over for dinner later."

"Okay, go ahead."

At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren sent away Doctor Liu who had come secretly. Qiu Yan sneered, "This means the Crown Prince has returned to the palace. The Ministry of Personnel immediately asked for the voucher for the money back."

Zhou Shuren, "It seems that the prince's visit to the Ministry of Personnel has frightened the entire Ministry of Personnel."

Qiu Yan paused and said, "Who said it wasn't? It was too sudden. It was a mistake. Don't worry."

He could guess that the officials of the Ministry of Personnel were confused when they saw the prince, but it was a pity that they couldn't watch the show. He was not afraid at all that the prince would come to the Ministry of Revenue, because the Ministry of Revenue dealt with silver and its accounts were very clear.

Well, the main reason is that the Ministry of Revenue has always been short of silver, and every transaction is very clear.

Zhou Shuren thought about the officials in the Ministry of Personnel and thought to himself what a pity it was not the right time. The emperor would probably leave it to the prince. In the emperor's eyes, no matter how much corruption and bribery there were, it would all go into the national treasury when the property was confiscated. There was no rush to confiscate it all.

In the palace, the emperor asked the prince, "Have you found anything?"

The prince played with the jade pendant, "I have discovered quite a lot. The money I just allocated to the Ministry of Personnel is gone. I have also looked through the official assessments of the past few years and found that the assessments are very lenient. Father, I have brought back the official promotion records of the Ministry of Personnel over the past ten years. I will verify them with the list in my hand."

He was very dissatisfied with the Ministry of Personnel. When he suddenly arrived there, most of the officials were still drinking tea and chatting, looking very leisurely.

Your Majesty, "Well, I'll leave the verification to you."

"yes."

The emperor continued, "You don't have to go to the palace these days."

"Yes, I understand."

This was all acting, and he was also afraid in his heart. He was really afraid of having a rift with his father, so he told himself again and again that it was all fake. But he also warned himself that he needed his father's trust and dared not take a wrong step.

In the Hanlin Academy, Chang Lian saw Shi Qing so happy all day long, which was rare. He couldn't hide the smile on his face. He held it back for the whole morning, and finally found a chance to go over and ask, "What's the good news?"

Shi Qing touched his face, "Is it obvious?"

"It's particularly obvious."

Shi Qing grinned, "I'm going to be a father."

He got married late, and his wife got pregnant not long after the marriage. How could he not be happy?

Chang Lian was happy for his friend, "Congratulations."

Shi Qing smiled and said, "Thank you."

When Chang Lian saw someone coming, he turned around and left.

In the evening, Chang Lian returned home and shared the good news with his mother. Zhulan thought a lot and did not feel happy. What was the problem with Yao Hou Mansion? Could the second Miss Yao really give birth to a child?

Chang Lian saw that his mother didn't smile, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Zhu Lan came back to her senses, "It's nothing, I just feel a little sad, time flies by so fast, I've already got a family and children."

Chang Lian didn't think much about it, "My son saw that Shi Qing was particularly happy. He has always wanted to have a child of his own blood, and now his wish has come true."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Go change your clothes quickly and wait for your father to come back for dinner."

"yes."

Zhulan waited for Chang Lian to go out, thinking about Yao Hou Mansion. Although she seldom went out, Zhou Shuren would tell her about the situation between Yao Hou Mansion and the capital, and she knew a lot. If the second Miss Yao married Shi Qing and didn't have children, she would be safe. Now she is pregnant, it would be fine if the child is a girl, but if it is a boy.

Zhulan frowned, she was thinking too far ahead. Now it was uncertain whether she could give birth smoothly.

After dinner, Zhulan told Zhou Shuren about it. Zhou Shuren lowered his voice and said, "We should not interfere. This is Shi Qing's own business."

Zhulan, "I didn't care, I just felt a little emotional."

The Second Miss Yao is really nice, but it’s a pity that she was born in the Yao Marquis Mansion. Fortunately, she married Shi Qing, otherwise, she would have no future in the second half of her life.

Zhou Shuren rubbed his shoulders, "The capital will not be stable in the future. Our family can only take care of ourselves. You should pay more attention and try not to get dragged into it."

Zhulan asked, "What did you find?"

Zhou Shuren whispered, "The Crown Prince went to the six ministries, and the first one he went to was the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel records all the official information and promotion assessments. It can be seen that after the Sun Liao incident broke out, there are many officials with problems in the court. We know nothing about these officials, so we need you to pay more attention to the officials' families you interact with, so as to prevent the Zhou family from being dragged into it."

Zhulan's heart tightened. It was really hard to tell whether this official was a human or a ghost. "I will be careful and cautious. It seems that Yushuang's marriage should be more careful."

Zhou Shuren, "Yushuang's marriage is not urgent."

"Um."

The next day, early in the morning, Zhulan received two invitations, one from the Ningguo Mansion, and the other from County Lord Shen.

Zhulan looked at the invitation from Duke Ning. The Duke's Mansion rarely held banquets, so she said to Mrs. Song, "Go and find out who the Duke Ning's Mansion has invited."

After Mrs. Song took the order and went out, Zhulan picked up the visiting card from County Lord Shen. County Lord Shen actually came to her house. Zhulan was a little confused. Shouldn't County Lord Shen stay with his son and not leave the house easily at this time?

At the Ningguo Mansion, Yu came to her mother-in-law and asked, "Mother, why do you suddenly want to hold a flower banquet?"

She had been married into the Duke's Mansion for so many years, and the Duke's Mansion was familiar with hosting banquets. Suddenly, they held a flower banquet, and she was a little confused about what her mother-in-law was thinking.

Could the Crown Prince's wife say that it was her husband's idea? No, she couldn't say. She didn't understand why her husband wanted the Duke's Mansion to hold a flower banquet. However, she could confirm one thing: it must have been her father-in-law's idea.

The Crown Prince's wife looked at the second daughter-in-law who was trying to find out the news. In fact, she liked the eldest daughter-in-law more of the two daughters-in-law, but she was more tolerant of the second daughter-in-law because she owed her more. Recently, the eldest daughter-in-law has been accompanying her. After a long time, the comparison between the two daughters-in-law is more obvious. "You have time to find out the news from me, why not go back and take care of Zhixiang."

The little son had consulted a doctor these two days, and she had been worried about him the whole time. Seeing that he didn't seem to be worried, Yu felt even more dissatisfied.

I haven't finished writing two chapters yet, so I'll post one first. There will be another update in the evening, maybe three chapters, but at least two chapters

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