Chapter 866 Leaving So Early
In the afternoon, Zhulan was sewing a handkerchief when she heard Mingteng's voice even before he entered the house. She almost stabbed her hand. "You are so startled. You are never honest."
Ming Teng laughed and sat down next to his grandmother. "Grandma, I got some great news and I'm eager to share it with you!"
Zhulan took the needle and thread from Mingteng to prevent him from getting pricked by the hyperactive boy. She tapped Mingteng's forehead and said, "Then grandma must hear the news."
Ming Teng was still quite excited. "Ran Xun's second uncle will go to Beijing to take up a post next year, so my future sister-in-law will return to Beijing in advance in a few days. Grandma, is this great news?"
Zhu Lan laughed, "It's really great news, Ran Wan is going to Beijing!"
Ming Teng calculated his eldest brother's age, "In a few years, he will be old enough to get married. Who knows, in a few years, I will be an uncle."
"Yes, time flies by so fast. You were a chubby kid back then, but now you are getting engaged."
Ming Teng was very happy that his sister-in-law would come to Beijing in the future. He hoped that his elder brother would change his face more often. Now when his grandmother mentioned him, his face turned red and he jumped up suddenly, "Grandma, the teacher left a lot of homework, I will go back first."
Zhulan grabbed Mingteng's clothes and said, "Don't leave in a hurry. Come, grandma wants to tell you something."
Ming Teng didn't dare to move. He was very strong as he was the strongest in the family. His strength had increased a lot in the past two years. He was really afraid that his grandmother would get hurt in the fight. Not to mention his grandfather, even his parents would beat him to death.
Ming Teng regretted coming to report the news, "Grandma, what do you want to talk to your grandson about?"
Zhulan let go of her hand, motioned Mingteng to turn around and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that you are going to get engaged, and you must not mess around after the engagement. Grandma knows that you and Ran Xun are together, but grandma wants to remind you that the rules of our family are set by your grandfather, so don't have any bad intentions!"
Ming Teng's face turned into a monkey's butt, "Grandma, my grandson has no bad intentions."
Even though Ran Xun had told him many times that he must marry more beauties in the future, he scolded Ran Xun every time. Well, ahem, he really didn't dare to do that!
Zhulan was satisfied and waved her hand, "Okay, just remember it."
Ming Teng ran away, fearing that his grandmother would have something else to say!
Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren was ready to go home. He was not going to work overtime in the future. He had originally planned to finish it early so that he could stay in the Ministry of Revenue for two days, but the emperor pushed him out to take the blame. Haha, he would go home on time in the future.
What a coincidence, Zhou Shuren and Shangshu met at the gate of the Ministry of Revenue. Xiao Qing was surprised, "You're going home so early!"
Zhou Shuren, ".......Well, are you coming home too?"
Xiao Qing touched his nose with a guilty look. Since returning from vacation, he has been leaving on time every day, even asking for leave from the morning court from time to time. He looked away, "Ah, go home."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Please, sir."
Xiao Qing let out a cry and quickly got on the carriage. He didn't look old at all and his legs and feet were particularly nimble.
Zhou Shuren watched the carriage leave. He thought that he could give Zhang Yang more work tomorrow. Since it was in his hands, he might as well use it. He missed Wang Ju every day.
Zhang Yang was shivering in the carriage. He couldn't help but pull open the curtain to look at the sky. Hmm, it was going to snow.
The next day, Zhang Yang was stunned when he saw the two piles of account books on the table. Then he said, "So many?"
The doctor who was carrying the account book laughed dryly, "This is what the Minister asked me to bring. If Your Highness has any questions, the Minister said you can ask him directly." Guangxi
Zhang Yang didn't want to face Zhou Shuren, "Is this all for today?"
The doctor nodded, "Yes, all for today. The Minister said he wants it this afternoon, so Your Highness must calculate it all when you leave the government office."
Zhang Yang felt that Zhou Shuren was bullying others. How could he possibly calculate so many things? He slammed the table and walked out.
The doctor glanced at the account book on the table. In fact, there was not much money. He had more work to do than this. As for the Fifth Prince and Lord Zhou, he bet on Lord Zhou to win and went out leisurely.
When Zhou Shuren saw Zhang Yang coming to him, he raised his head expressionlessly and asked, "Your Highness, are you upset with me because you came here so angrily?"
Zhang Yang, ".......No, I came to ask if the number we counted today is too much?"
"During the morning court session, the prince asked me to stay for a chat. I told him that Your Highness is serious and efficient in calculating accounts. The prince is very satisfied with Your Highness. Since Your Highness thinks there are a lot of things, I will take them all back. Your Highness can have some tea today. If you feel bored, you can go out for a walk."
Zhang Yang was so angry that he couldn't speak. Zhou Shuren stopped him from speaking. "Mr. Zhou is really good at speaking."
Zhou Shuren, "Your Highness is not the first to say this, nor will you be the last. Is there anything else, Your Highness?"
Zhang Yang smiled, "No, it's okay."
"Um."
Zhou Shuren heard the heavy footsteps leaving, but he didn't care. He was telling the truth. The prince did call him and hinted that he could let Zhang Yang do more accounting and it was good for him to stay quietly in the Ministry of Revenue.
Then he didn't need to be polite anymore, as that was what he had planned to do yesterday.
At the Zhou Mansion, Zhulan received an invitation to the Du family's birthday banquet, which was Du's mother's birthday banquet. The Du family had been in decline before, and now it was all supported by Du, the wife of the prince of the Duke's Mansion. Du's brother from her natal family had been idle for many years, and the highest official position he held was the fourth rank.
Xue Han saw her mother put down the invitation, "Mom, should I go?"
Zhulan, "You don't have to go."
They haven't gotten married yet, and even if they have, it will be Du's family's home, and no one will say anything if Xue Han doesn't go.
In fact, Zhulan didn't want to go, but the invitation had been delivered to Zhou's house, and with the relationship with Mrs. Du, she still had to go.
Xue Han saw that her mother looked unhappy, "Mom, why don't you pretend to be sick and not go?"
She knew that her mother had looked up a lot of information, especially those related to her, and that her mother disliked the Du family.
Zhulan waved her hands, "Pretending to be sick is not advisable. If it is not absolutely necessary, I will not pretend to be sick. Lies are always lies. Besides, the Du family is not worth lying to me. I have to go anyway."
Xue Han didn't like Mrs. Du, her future second aunt, very much. Every time she went to the Ningguo Mansion to accompany the old lady, Mrs. Du was there. She felt particularly uncomfortable, as if she was watching whether the old lady had given her anything or not.
She really didn't like going to the Duke's Mansion, but the old lady liked her because Rongchuan loved her, so she had to go even if she didn't like it.
Yu Shuang cut the thread on the handkerchief, "Grandma, are you going alone this time?"
Zhulan doesn't like the Du family. The men in the Du family have no ability to make progress, but they are very good at being gentle. Looking at her granddaughter who is getting more and more beautiful, she said, "No, grandma will go alone this time."
Our own daughter is precious, and anything that could damage her reputation must be avoided. No one should take her with them, and no one should take her with them.