Chapter 792: The Duke's Mansion's Actions

In Zhoujia Village, Changzhi finished copying several books and asked the servant to take them to the clan school. He stretched his shoulders and walked out of the house, "Sister, what are you doing?"

Xuemei motioned Changzhi to sit down and said with a smile, "Your nephews like to eat walnuts. These are the walnuts that my father-in-law picked in the mountains. Let them dry in the sun. I will pack them up."

Changzhi reached out to help, "The hickory nuts are too small."

"Yeah, it's not as big as the one my parents sent back."

Changzhi helped Walnut dress up and asked, "Sister, did Jiang Miao go to Jiang's house again?"

Xuemei stood up and brushed off the dust on her body. "Ah, she and Jiang's Mu Lan are getting along well."

Chang Zhi said calmly, "I have asked Jiang Muchen about this at the clan school. He is a good kid. He has been through so much but still managed to stay calm and study. He also has a good character."

Xuemei understood what her brother meant, "You have learned to speak in circles now."

Chang Zhi smiled and said, "I am afraid that you might have some thoughts. Sister, do you like Jiang Muchen?"

Xuemei lowered her voice, "I didn't think much about it before, but later, your brother-in-law said that the child was good. After hearing it many times, I paid more attention to it. However, the two children are still young, and Miu Miu doesn't go there often. I know what I am doing."

"It's good that I know what's going on."

Changzhi only has this one niece, and he cares about her very much, especially because she is so well-behaved. It is not easy for a girl to have such a good marriage, so he hopes that his niece can find a good marriage and find a man who can treat him sincerely.

Xuemei smiled happily. From childhood to adulthood, Changzhi never cared about anything. After meeting him this time, Changzhi had really matured.

In the capital, at the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren drank a cup of tea. The prince did not speak, but kept looking down at the book in his hand. He only spoke after he finished reading it, "Lord Zhou, would you like to take a look?"

Zhou Shuren was not blind. This was not the account book of the Ministry of Revenue, but the book of the Ministry of Personnel for assessment. "I dare not go beyond this."

The prince turned to the page with Wu Ming on it. "Wu Ming was promoted this year. There is very little record about him, just a few words."

Zhou Shuren was not surprised. For a controller who wants to control everything, he naturally wants to check everything clearly. He controlled his tone and said, "Wu Ming is not an easy child. He is like a father to his elder brother. He has two younger brothers and a younger sister. He lost his father and mother at an early age and has a bad reputation. He is worried about his younger brothers and sisters."

The prince hummed, "Wu Ming is still very responsible. It's a pity that the top scholar of that year stayed in the border state. By the way, Lord Zhou, if you were to go to Jianghuai, where would you start your investigation?"

How could Zhou Shuren curse in his heart? The Crown Prince used Wu Ming to get him to speak. Look at this method. He endured the stomachache. This opportunity was rare, and it would make the Crown Prince remember Wu Ming thoroughly, so he had to speak at the beginning. "If I go to Jianghuai, I will first send people to contact the relatives of the servants in various mansions, especially the relatives of the servants who have some power."

The prince raised his eyebrows, "Relatives of the servant?"

Zhou Shuren said, "Each mansion can control the servants within the mansion, but it is difficult to control the relatives of these servants. There are bound to be omissions, especially the female relatives. Some of the female relatives will show off and gossip when they are idle. Don't underestimate this information, it is often the clue. I will sort out the good news first, and then proceed to the next step of investigation."

The Crown Prince curled his lips and asked, "What's the next step?"

Zhou Shuren coughed and said, "I will keep an eye on the prefect of Huaizhou. He is the prefect of a state, and the prefect of a higher state. He knows the whole state best. Even if it has nothing to do with him, he will definitely know something."

He was speaking from experience. He had been a prefect, and he knew very well that if the prefect wanted to know, it would be easy, especially within the boundaries of the state, where it would be difficult to hide the truth from the prefect.

The Crown Prince felt that Zhou Shuren must have something else to say, but this was enough.

Zhou Shuren returned to the house. As long as his method worked, Wu Mingnian should be able to move next year.

At the Duke's Mansion, Mrs. Du came out of the main courtyard with her two daughters-in-law. Mrs. Du was in a bad mood. Her mother-in-law didn't ignore her, but she just didn't have much energy.

Mrs. Du waved her hand and said, "You guys can go back to your own yard. You don't have to follow me."

Song felt at ease. She just ignored her grandmother's praise of Zhang Rongchuan. Her husband was the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and it would be her husband who would inherit the Duke's Mansion in the future. It didn't matter who the old lady favored. The only thing lost was the old lady's private money. Anyway, their family would inherit the Duke's Mansion, and that was the big deal.

Yu looked haggard and was worried. In the past, the elders in the mansion were more tolerant of the second wife because her husband was in poor health. But now Zhang Rongchuan has become the apple of her grandmother's eye. What status does the second wife have in the Duke's Mansion?

Yu lowered her head. She could imagine that once Zhang Rongchuan's identity was completely revealed and all the servants in the mansion knew about it, they would definitely not be attentive to the second wife. The reason was simple: the second wife had already lost hope of succession!

In the main courtyard, the Duke's wife talked to her husband, "In order to keep a low profile, Ning Hui was not in good health, so we deliberately chose the Du family, whose family background was not very high. The Du family was in decline, so they were not very picky. As for the two granddaughters-in-law, Song was chosen by us, and we don't have to say anything about Yu."

The Duke patted his wife's hand and said, "Don't worry about it."

Madam Guogong, "I'm just worried that Rongchuan will be wronged."

The Duke smiled and said, "It won't happen if we are watching. Besides, Ning Hui and Ning Xu are here. They know Rong Chuan's true identity."

The Duke's wife smiled and said, "You are right."

At Zhou's residence, Zhulan was holding the letter she had just received. What a coincidence, she had just mentioned Zhao Bo when Zhao Bo's letter arrived. Zhulan opened the letter and looked very serious. Zhou Shuren's visit to Beijing had a great impact on Zhao Bo. Although Zhao Bo did not say it explicitly, his meaning was clear. Thanks to Zhou Shuren, his life has been much smoother these days.

Since there are good things, there will be bad things. Zhao Bo was indeed in a difficult situation.

In the evening, after dinner, Zhulan took out the letter and said, "Take a look."

After Zhou Shuren read it, "It's pretty much what I guessed. If it weren't for Wu Ming, I would have introduced Zhao Bo to the Crown Prince. Now it's fine as long as Zhao Bo doesn't get involved."

Zhulan said, "Be careful not to get blamed."

Zhou Shuren put down the letter and said, "We can't make any moves now, and I can't write to him. I can only hope that Zhao Bo can be more alert."

"Um."

In the third room, Chang Lian was holding his daughter, who was extremely cute. "It seems that our daughter has grown taller these days."

Dong Chuchu put down her needlework, "I have indeed grown a lot, and my clothes are too small. By the way, mother told me about Rongchuan's life story today, what do you think we should add to my little sister's makeup?"

She thought about it for the entire afternoon and took out all her dowry, but unfortunately, there was not much in her dowry that was worth showing off.

Chang Lian said, "Please add more money. We have too few good things in our house."

Dong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was Zhou Shuren's day off. Early in the morning, the masters of the Duke's Mansion all got on the carriages, followed by servants carrying gifts. The team was very large, and the Duke's Mansion's actions spread quickly throughout West City!

One chapter, and one more chapter, you have to wait until about five o'clock

(End of this chapter)