Chapter 882 Balance

Beijing, Zhou Family, Zhulan knew exactly when the daughter-in-law left the house, so when she saw her daughter-in-law coming back, she was stunned for a moment, "You're back so early?"

She didn't believe that Rongchuan had no other preparations. She had to admit that Rongchuan was becoming more and more romantic. This was love!

Xue Han couldn't help laughing. In fact, she had been laughing all the way. "Mom, Rongchuan and I saw Dad. Dad asked me to come back."

Zhulan, "......This is such a coincidence."

Xue Han chuckled, "So, Rongchuan has to try very hard to please daddy recently. Mom, I'm going back first."

"Oh, okay."

Xue Han walked away happily with the glass lantern. She had been carrying the gift from Rongchuan all the way and no one was allowed to touch it. She was thinking about her wedding dress as she walked. She had already embroidered a lot of it. The bright red wedding dress was like her cheeks now. She felt sweet in her heart and her steps became lighter.

In Zhoujia Village, the twins hugged each other, their heads huddled together, trying to keep each other warm. They were a little afraid of their parents, as it was the first time their parents beat them so fiercely.

Jiang Sheng held a wooden ruler in his hand, his face was dark as ink, "You two are so young and you lied. You lied about not going to the clan school and you even learned to run away from home. Put your hands out."

Jiang Sheng wanted to beat himself even more. This was just his habit. He didn't have high expectations for the twins. The children were playful when they were young and didn't want to go to the clan school. Now he regretted it very much. If he had strictly required the two children since they were young, they wouldn't be so bold.

The twins are a bit stubborn. The two children hugged each other tightly. They are twins, so they seem to have some telepathy. Even without communicating verbally, they can understand each other's thoughts. They just keep their heads down and remain silent.

This action angered Jiang Sheng, so he stopped using the ruler and took off his shoes, spread his two sons apart, and then he held one down and spanked him, with each spanking making a distinctive sound.

Xuemei sat aside and watched. She had calmed down now. After the older child's impulse, she felt a pain in her heart when she heard the baby crying. It was the first time the twins cried like that.

The old couple from the Jiang family who were outside the house were turning around anxiously. They wanted to push the door but held back.

Old Master Jiang knew that his son and daughter-in-law had the final say in the family. They were educating the children, and he was afraid that if he got involved, the two children would learn bad things and his father-in-law would blame him. He said to his wife, "It's getting late. You should go and prepare dinner!"

Xuemei's mother-in-law wiped her tears and said, "Okay."

Jiang Miao has been living independently and is taking care of her younger brother. Even though she is worried, there is nothing she can do. She is just afraid. It is the first time she has seen her father so angry.

The next day at noon, Zhou Shuren saw Rongchuan, "Why are you here?"

Rongchuan carefully observed his uncle and didn't drive him away. His uncle's anger must have subsided. He grinned and said, "Uncle, what are you looking at? I've been hearing you talk about this painting. I found it."

He never expected that when he was looking through his father's family assets, he would find the painting his uncle had mentioned. It was truly a pleasant surprise.

Zhou Shuren tried to hold back, but couldn't help himself when he saw the opened painting. He carefully reached out to take it and examined it carefully. He couldn't take his eyes away. "It's an authentic work. It's indeed an authentic work."

The one he saw last time was a fake, and this one is the real thing. He wants to own it, but he wants to let it go and cannot accept the bribe from the brat, but his hands just hold on and won't let go.

Rong Chuan smiled. Although he was constantly scolded by his father last night and was still angry with him this morning, he was now trying to please his future father-in-law. "Uncle, I told my father that he gave me the painting. I am giving it to you now."

Zhou Shuren was struggling in his heart. He wanted to say that he was not so easy to buy, but he wanted this painting so much that it could become a family heirloom. He also felt emotional in his heart that the Ning family had so many things, and he lowered his head and wanted to roll it up with courage.

Rongchuan grew up with his uncle and knew him well. He really wanted it, so he was lucky. When he saw the painting, he felt confident. "Uncle, if you don't want it now, this will be your gift on your birthday."

There is only one meaning: I just want to be filial to you.

Zhou Shuren thought to himself that the kid he raised was really cunning. He took a step back and carefully rolled up his things. "Hmph, I'll be on leave in half a month. Come to my house. I'll give you a good test."

Rongchuan grinned, "Okay."

In the palace, Ning Xu rarely took the initiative to enter the palace, but today she came because of her father's jealousy, "Your Majesty, my father can be a family heirloom, Rongchuan gave it away just to please his father-in-law."

Even though he didn't know much about painting, he knew what was precious. When he thought of Zhou Shuren's personality, which was that of a person who only took in but didn't give out, he felt pained.

The emperor knew all the processes, and his heart was sore, but he was more comfortable. God knew that when he saw Ning Xu and his son and his son, he wanted to beat Ning Xu. Now Ning Xu has broken the fortune, only two words are comfortable.

Ning Xi felt relieved when he saw that the emperor was happy. The emperor's temper was getting deeper and deeper, and he didn't want the emperor to remember it every day, so he felt really sad today, but his mind was still working fast.

The emperor nodded, "Zhang Jinghong's injuries have almost healed. It's time for him to report to the Ministry of Revenue."

Ning Xu heard that the emperor had found the hidden official and wanted to contact Zhang Jinghong before the fourth prince returned to Beijing. "I will go back and tell my father."

The emperor thought to himself that he was very jealous of his father-in-law. Even though he felt guilty towards the Ning family, he never felt at ease with his father-in-law. Fortunately, his father-in-law knew what he wanted. From the choice of Ning Hui's wife, he knew what his father-in-law wanted to express.

Time flies, and ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Jinghong, who has always been the center of attention, finally got the result today.

In the court, Zhou Shuren looked at Lord Qi and several high-ranking background figures. Well, not all high-ranking people like to speak in the court. Those who are not in positions of real power are more likely to serve as background figures.

Today, all these background people spoke up in order to let Zhang Jinghong go. They said that it showed the emperor's benevolence and that he was broad-minded. Although there were not many of them, they kept silent. But they left after they started to talk back. At the beginning, some people even retorted, but they kept silent after they were talked back.

Zhou Shuren thought of the news received from the Ministry of Revenue that the team transporting silver would soon arrive in the capital.

Zhou Shuren knew the outcome of today's court session, but he didn't care. He cared about the emperor's reward to him, two boxes. He was also worried that the emperor would be petty and choose the smallest box. He had been thinking about this for the past few days.

After the court session, they walked together in twos and threes. It was a rare occasion today that Old Master Wang came over. Even though Old Master Wang and Zhou Shuren always attended court, they had never walked together.

Zhou Shuren looked at the old man. Li Zhao, who was about to walk over, stopped. All the relatives of the Zhou family knew that the Wang family was absolutely neutral. Old man Wang would never take the initiative to go with Zhou Shuren. They would just say hello when they met.

Zhou Shuren thought to himself that the old man must have something to talk to him about.