Chapter 865: Daily Thoughts on Breaking Off Friendship

Li smiled and said, "Mom, the Wu family wants to open a snack shop abroad, so they talked to my fourth brother's wife. My fourth brother's wife invested all the recipes of the snack shop. Mom, I will be able to get more money starting next year."

Zhulan was also happy, "This is indeed a good thing."

Mrs. Li grinned. Yesterday she was still worried about Ming Teng's betrothal gift. Although her parents would pay most of it, she was still worried. Today she heard good news. Mrs. Qi told her that the Wu family had good relations with the local nobles and they liked oriental snacks very much.

Zhulan laughed, "Don't be silly, this is a happy event, let the kitchen make more delicious food today."

Mrs. Li was also happy, "Mom, I will cook today."

Zhulan's eyes lit up. Li only cooked on her and Zhou Shuren's birthdays. She really missed Li's cooking skills. "Okay."

At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren felt that the light in front of the table was blocked. He looked up and saw Zhang Yang standing in front of the table. "Your Highness, do you have something to ask me?"

Zhang Yang had a headache after working on his accounts for the whole morning. He didn't find studying boring, but he couldn't concentrate on the numbers. "Yes, I want to go out for a walk and come back in two hours."

Zhou Shuren was surprised. "Your Highness, if you want to go out, you can do so. You don't need to tell me."

Zhang Yang glanced at Lord Zhou's desk, which was full of account books. He suddenly admired Lord Zhou for never getting bored. "Then His Highness is leaving."

Zhou Shuren, ".......Yeah."

Zhang Yang left the room quickly. He was really afraid that Zhou Shuren would not agree. Now that he had Zhou Shuren's consent, he was not afraid of what his father would say if he went out. He wanted to go to the Ningguo Mansion.

At the Ningguo Mansion, when Ningguo heard the word "grandfather", the tea in his mouth spurted out, and he kept coughing. It took him a while to catch his breath. "Shouldn't His Highness be in the Ministry of Revenue?"

The last time Zhang Yang entered the palace, he came to the Duke's Mansion in the afternoon. Zhang Yang was too friendly, and he was quite afraid to see Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang still felt comfortable at his grandfather's house. "Master Zhou and I have been here for two hours and will return to the Ministry of Revenue in a while."

Duke Ning, "Your Highness doesn't like the Ministry of Revenue?"

Zhang Yang fiddled with the walnut in front of him, "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I've never tried it before. It's my first time to calculate so many accounts and I'm a little uncomfortable, so I want to take a walk to relax."

Duke Ning, "You must not disappoint your father."

So let’s hurry back to the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhang Yang's hands froze. He didn't want to leave. In the Duke's Mansion, he could get care. Besides, he came here not just to relax. "Grandpa, I'm not young anymore."

Duke Ning thought to himself, the emperor doesn't want to arrange a marriage for you. "The emperor and the queen have their own plans. You have to do your job well first. This is the most important thing."

Zhang Yang retracted his hand. He felt that the Fifth Prince's Mansion was empty. He was the only master there. He felt very lonely. Grandfather was right. Only if the task was completed well would the emperor be happy. "Then I will go back first."

"Let's go back."

Zhang Yang took a few walnuts, stood up and slowly walked out of the house.

Duke Ning doesn't want to worry about Zhang Yang. The only people who can concern him now are the crown prince and Rongchuan. The crown prince is related to the future of the Ning family, and Rongchuan is his beloved grandson.

Duke Ning missed Rongchuan. "Go and tell Ning Xu to bring Rongchuan back for dinner tonight and prepare more dishes that Rongchuan likes."

The housekeeper said, "Yes."

In the palace, the emperor immediately knew where Zhang Yang had gone. After learning the content of the conversation, the emperor put down the letter in his hand, "To prevent him from getting into trouble in the future, this principal wife cannot be married, but a concubine or a side concubine is fine."

The prince said, "This matter requires the intervention of the Queen Mother."

The emperor took a pen and wrote down a few names, "The girls from these families."

The prince took a quick look and decided that it would need to be cleaned up in the future.

At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren met Wang Ju and asked, "Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were returning to Beijing?"

Wang Ju was frightened by Lord Zhou's gaze. "Lord, I came back to visit my parents. I arrived yesterday afternoon. I wanted to visit you at your residence, but you didn't have a day off, so I came to the Ministry of Revenue. I hope I didn't delay your work."

He heard from his father that Zhou Shuren was very busy now, and if it weren't for meeting Lord Zhou, he would not have come to the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhou Shuren, "No problem, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

Wang Ju apologized and said, "I will be back to Jinzhou soon. I will wait for you next time. Next time, I will treat you well."

Zhou Shuren thought to himself, the next time you go to Beijing, I don't know how I'll scold him then. He will definitely not treat me. "Is that so? That's a pity."

Wang Ju sighed and looked away.

Zhou Shuren, "Why are you sighing?"

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and I think you have a lot more wrinkles. You must balance work and rest, because your body is your own."

Zhou Shuren, "......."

So, he had to smile, as he was waiting for Wang Ju to come to Beijing.

Wang Ju blinked, "Sir, please stop laughing."

He was so cautious, really, it was scary.

Zhou Shuren said, "Wait a moment. I have some tea here. I'll bring some back for you."

Wang Ju was embarrassed, "I came to see you, sir, and I took your tea."

Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "This tea is good for reducing internal heat. It is very effective. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left it for me. Let me drink more."

Wang Ju inexplicably didn't want it, not at all. Really, how could she feel that Lord Zhou was foreshadowing something?

In Zhoujia Village, Chief Zhou walked into the clan school with his hands behind his back and called Jiang Du, "I have something to tell you."

Jiang Du motioned the student in front of him to go back first, and helped Patriarch Zhou sit down, "You go ahead."

Chief Zhou said, "I have suppressed this for several years, but I can't suppress it this time, so I selected a few representatives to go to Beijing."

Jiang Du, "You decide. My father-in-law said that you are the pillar of the clan."

Chief Zhou liked to hear this, "Don't worry, I have chosen all good young men. Go and have a look. It will be good for the clan, and it will also let your father-in-law know some of the young men in the clan who have made great achievements."

Jiang Du smiled, "My father-in-law will be happy."

Chief Zhou said, "This is the letter I wrote. You can write one and send it to the capital together. They will leave after the New Year."

Jiang Du took the letter and said, "Okay."

In the academy, Mingteng was unusually quiet, and Ran Xun was not used to it. "Are you okay? Why are you silent today?"

Ming Teng lowered his head and said, "I don't want to talk."

Ran Xun's eyes widened. "I was just talking to you, why are your ears red? Now your neck is red too."

Ming Teng wanted to cover Ran Xun's mouth. He was shy. His mother said yesterday that he had basically decided on the girl from the Liu family. He also needed someone on a regular basis. What if he only thought about the girl from the Liu family? "Shut up."

Ran Xun played with the jade pendant in his hand, "I wanted to tell you a piece of news."

Ming Teng didn't think Ran Xun could have any good news. "Thank you, I don't want to hear it."

"Really? It's about your brother Mingyun."

Ming Teng raised his head suddenly and said, "Go ahead, I'm listening."

Ran Xun, "Oh, if you ask me to say it, I will say it."

Ming Teng, "......."

I want to break up with you everyday!

(End of this chapter)