Chapter 814: Thumbs up for my cleverness

Zhulan did not say a word to her two sons before letting them go back to rest. The journey was too tiring. After the eldest son and Changzhi left, Zhulan asked Zhao, "Changyi has been at the farm for two days, right?"

Zhao replied, "It has been two days. It will take a few more days to harvest the farmland."

"Thank you for your hard work, Changyi. We have three farms outside the capital, as well as some fields. He must have been very busy these past two days. Now that the eldest brother is back, I will let him help Changyi tomorrow."

Zhao felt sorry for her husband. Her eldest brother was not at home, and housekeeper Ding was not at home either. The new manager who was assigned to the manor had only been in charge for a few days and could not handle things on his own. Her husband had to look after everything himself. She felt sorry for her husband, but could not say it out loud. "Mom, my eldest brother just came home. He must have worked hard on the way. Let him rest for a few more days. My husband can do that."

Zhulan didn't take Zhao's words seriously, and said with a smile: "Your elder brother is also restless. You will see that he will bring it up during dinner tonight. Okay, the accounts for the past few days have been checked, and you can go back too."

Zhao stood up and said, "Okay, mother, I will go back first."

"Um."

In the main house, Zhou Laoda felt very disappointed when he entered the yard. The yard was too quiet. When he entered the house, his wife did not welcome him warmly. She coughed and said, "I'm back."

Li was calculating the bills without even looking up. "I'll know when you get home."

Boss Zhou was unhappy, "Why don't you pick me up?"

Li, "Don't you see I'm busy!"

"What can I do for you? I'm sorry I've been thinking about you."

Li raised her head and said, "To be honest, I really don't have time to think about you. I'm really busy. These days I've been helping mother check my younger sister's dowry. I tell you, our daughter's dowry is a big deal now, you have to stand aside."

When Zhou Laoda heard this, he realized that there was no need to feel sad. "I just heard about it from my mother in the main courtyard. I never thought that so many things would happen when I was not at home."

Li put down her abacus and said, "Who said it wasn't true? This marriage has been re-arranged. Now I feel it's not a dream. This is much more exciting than what is written in the opera. Master, you will have a marquis brother-in-law in the future."

Boss Zhou was nervous, "Rongchuan will be the Marquis in the future, so don't act like a sister-in-law."

Li, "You don't even need to tell me that. Xue Han isn't married yet. I have to think before I speak to Rong Chuan. I know what's going on."

In the fourth room, Su Xuan was very enthusiastic and had been waiting at the door. When she saw Chang Zhi, if there weren't so many maids and old women around, she would have wanted to give him a hug.

Changzhi held his wife's hand and asked, "Where are our son and daughter? I've been thinking about them all the time. I wonder if they still recognize me as their father."

The smile on Su Xuan's face faded a little, "You just want a son and a daughter?"

Changzhi coughed and said, "I miss you too. You've worked hard taking care of the two children when I was not at home."

Su Xuan let go of her hand and circled around her husband, "Listen to what you said, is this still my husband? After this trip, it seems like his mind has been opened. I don't dare to recognize him anymore."

Changzhi motioned for the maids to leave, then pinched his wife's nose and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you said. However, my trip back to my hometown really touched me deeply. I noticed many things that I had overlooked before. I now understand Dad's intentions."

Su Xuan sighed that her father-in-law was really thoughtful to her husband, "Come, look at our daughters and sons, these two little guys are growing up so fast."

Changzhi really wanted to have a son and a daughter. Whenever he left home, he would dream of the two little ones. Seeing them sleeping soundly, he felt particularly satisfied.

In the Hanlin Academy, Lu Shujishi asked Chang Lian, "The day after tomorrow is a day off, what are your plans?"

Chang Lian really didn't have any plans, "No."

Lu Shujishi said, "We just opened a new teahouse recently. We were thinking of getting together on our days off, so we invited you. I just don't know if you've come to see it."

Chang Lian's heart moved, "Okay, tell me the address, I will definitely be there when the time comes."

Lu Shujishi smiled and said, "Okay."

Ministry of Justice, Zhou Shuren browsed through the list of officials of the Ministry of Justice. The list given by the prince was really detailed. Not only was there a list of personnel, but there were also marks at the back if there were relatives.

Zhou Shuren thought to himself that he had been teaching the prince a lot these days, and the prince had become more and more concerned with details. Struck his beard, was he teaching his apprentice to starve himself to death?

The prince suddenly slammed the table. Zhou Shuren's heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he saw the prince get angry, and he was angry with his emotions revealed. The prince was such a good user of secrets!

Zhou Shuren was curious about what the prince had discovered, but he couldn't ask. It's not good to know too much about some things.

The prince was holding back his anger, his face was extremely dark. The Ministry of Justice had a lot of gray income. The accounts he saw were too different from what he investigated. Also, the second brother had gone too far. He sneered in his heart and really wanted to see the second brother's expression change. There were also problems with the people around him.

Time passed little by little, and soon the sun set, and it was time to leave the government office.

The Minister of Justice came over with a nervous mood, "Your Highness, it's getting late."

The prince hummed, folded up the written paper in front of the Minister of Justice and put it away, "Tomorrow I will look at the records of the past few years. Thank you, Lord Sun."

The Minister of Justice had a stiff mouth. It was really difficult for him to be the Minister of Justice. Among the six ministries, the ministers of the other five rarely changed, but it was different for the Ministry of Justice. The position of the minister changed every three years. Not only was the change frequent, but many people also failed in the position of Minister of Justice.

The Minister of Justice thought that he had no major problems during his tenure, and that he had turned a blind eye to minor problems because he did not want to offend anyone. However, looking at the Crown Prince's expression, he felt very nervous. He would be transferred next year, so he must not let anything go wrong. "Yes, I will definitely take them all."

The prince walked up to Lord Sun and patted him on the shoulder, "I know you are in trouble."

Lord Sun wanted to cry. His position was not easy. But before he could impress the prince, he heard the prince say, "I remember that you will be transferred next year. Whether you can leave safely depends on Lord Sun himself."

Zhou Shuren looked at Lord Sun with sympathy and wished him a safe journey.

Mr. Sun, "......."

He almost couldn't catch his breath and choked to death.

Zhou Shuren gained a lot in the afternoon and wrote down the names of several officials.

The prince smiled meaningfully, "Lord Sun must understand what I mean."

Lord Sun didn't want to understand, "Your Majesty, I understand."

Zhou Shuren thought silently that the prince at this moment really looked like the emperor. However, he did not sympathize with Lord Sun. This Lord had no outstanding political achievements, but he was good at pretending to be asleep.

After walking out of the Ministry of Justice, Zhou Shuren saw a carriage at the gate. Looking at the specifications of the carriage, there was no need to guess, the second prince had already got off the carriage.

The prince smiled and said, "I just arrived at the Ministry of Justice when my second brother returned to the capital. If I remember correctly, the expansion mission has not been completed yet."

Zhang Jingyang, "Don't misunderstand, Crown Prince. I came back to Beijing to report to the Emperor. The Emperor summoned me back. That's right, Crown Prince has not been to the palace for a long time, so naturally he doesn't know the news. It's not too late for me to tell the Crown Prince now."

Zhou Shuren took a step back silently, "I've met the Second Prince."

Then he said, "It is getting late. I will take my leave now."

Zhang Jingshi stared at Zhou Shuren, "Master Zhou, don't be in a hurry to leave. I haven't seen you for a long time and I miss you a lot. Let's have a meal together."

Zhou Shuren sneezed and coughed twice, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but I caught a cold yesterday. Ahem, I can only let you down."

Thumbs up for your cleverness!