Chapter 903: Extremely Envious

Boss Zhou felt that his son was suffering. How old was his son, and he had to face the wolves outside the house? He looked at his eldest son with heartache and said, "Drink slowly."

Ming Yuncha quenched his thirst and said, "Mother, I have to drink. If I refuse, it will only give me more reasons to drink. It's better to take the initiative from the beginning. This is what grandma said. Besides, I'm not stupid. I pretended to be drunk and left early, so they didn't know how much I can drink."

Li was relieved. "Your grandfather is still foresighted. He has cultivated your drinking capacity over the past few years."

Mingyun nodded, cursing the grandchildren of the Feng family in his heart. The alcohol content of today's wine was not low. Fortunately, he was born with a good alcohol tolerance, and he did not drink too much because he drank moderately in the past two years.

Mingyun thought of the jade pendant, took it out from his sleeve and handed it to his mother, "Mom, this jade pendant is nice, but it's a pity that it's not suitable for young men. I'll change the jade pendant to something you and Dad like."

Li looked at the jade pendant, which was of good quality, and asked, "Where did you get it?"

Mingyun told the story of Liu's residence, "It's not good for me to wear Liu Qi's jade pendant, so it's better to change it."

Boss Zhou nodded, his eldest son handled things properly, "It's good for you to have a plan for success."

The days passed quickly, and Zhou Shuren was really reluctant to leave, "This rest day is too short."

Zhulan deliberately got up in the dark and helped to tidy up the official uniform while saying, "This year's rest days are already very long. Last year, you didn't have so many rest days."

Zhou Shuren snorted, "That's what I deserve. I was exhausted last year, so I need to rest more during the New Year."

Zhulan let go of her hand, "Okay."

Zhou Shuren said unwillingly, "This isn't the month I should attend court, so why do I have to take over the new year? I carefully calculated that I was the one who attended the morning court last winter!"

Zhulan, "You should ask yourself."

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

Well, it's all his fault. When he goes to court, Lord Xiao can have some free time. When Qiu Yan goes to court, Lord Xiao has to follow him. The winter isn't over yet, and Lord Xiao doesn't want to suffer, so naturally he lets him take over first!

Zhulan yawned and went back to sleep. It was true love for her that she could get up and accompany her husband. Her husband was gone, and now the warm quilt was true love!

Zhou Shuren stood at the door and watched his wife fall asleep in seconds, feeling extremely envious!

In fact, all departments in the capital had already started working. Zhou Shuren had many days off, which was specially approved by the Shangshu. The grand court meeting at the beginning of the year had already been held.

Zhou Shuren stood in a familiar position, shrunk his neck, felt the emperor's gaze, and stood obediently again.

The emperor knew exactly what Zhou Shuren did during his rest time. It was because of this understanding that he was jealous of Zhou Shuren. Look at how Zhou Shuren spent his rest time!

Zhou Shuren thought to himself, the emperor wouldn't still be thinking about how he bullied Rong Chuan, as it had been several days!

The emperor withdrew his gaze and looked at his sons with the rest of his eyes. He was becoming more and more worried. His eyes fell on his hands. There were many more wrinkles on his hands. Everyone in the court thought that he was getting old.

The prince also looked at his younger brothers. The fourth brother was constantly on the move, and the second and third brothers were not willing to lag behind. On the surface, they were enjoying the New Year as a family, but secretly they were not idle. The actions of the younger brothers also made their father nervous. At first, his father had borrowed some strength, but now the Qi family was weakened, the Ning Mansion was quiet, and the only ones left were the Feng family and the Chen family. The Chen family had not made any big moves at the moment.

Zhou Shuren wanted to avoid being lazy, but that didn't mean he didn't take the court seriously. The court had become much more tense in the new year. It was just the beginning of the new year, and Zhou Shuren's eyes roamed over the few adults who spoke, thinking in his heart, adding fuel to the fire!

After the court session, Zhou Shuren quickened his pace, but still not faster than Lord Li Zhao, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Li Zhao pulled Zhou Shuren's official uniform and said, "Don't walk so fast. Let's talk."

Zhou Shuren didn't want to talk. He knew what to talk about without Master Li saying anything. "Happy New Year, Master."

Li Zhao snorted in his heart, "Master Zhou, can you tell me why I have to fill out a form to apply for money?"

Zhou Shuren thought, first of all, it is to facilitate the Ministry of Revenue to improve its efficiency, and secondly, it is naturally to prevent corruption. Even if there are corrupt people, they dare not report such a large amount as before. He smiled dryly and said, "This is all the intention of the Shangshu Lord."

Li Zhao snorted, "Who are you trying to fool? If Xiao Qing had this kind of brain, he would not have been the Minister of Finance long ago."

Zhou Shuren, "......Sir, the Emperor approved it."

Li Zhao choked and grabbed his sleeves impatiently, "Okay, the form is the form, but why do I have to estimate the money needed for each item myself?"

In the past, we applied for a quota, and if we didn’t have any use for it, we would just save it. If we didn’t have enough, we would continue to ask for more. Now we have to estimate it. Ugh, it’s really annoying.

Zhou Shuren wanted to run away, but the clothes were still in the hands of Lord Li. "Well, all applicants need to fill out a form."

It is not directed at the big bosses in the Ministry of War. Well, no, all the big bosses.

Minister Wang had been standing there listening for a long time, and patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder with a smile, "I support you."

Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes in his heart. Lord Wang was naturally happy as this would save him a lot of trouble.

Li Zhao loosened his official uniform and strode away impatiently. He was very annoyed with Lord Wang and didn't want to continue being laughed at.

Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief. God knows, he might have wanted to add a few more application procedures. The Ministry of Households still didn't have enough officials. Wait for him, wait, in the future, he would come up with a complete procedure.

In the daytime at Zhou's residence, Zhulan was entertaining Tao, "It's good for you to be in the capital."

Tao came with news, "My father is in the process of handing over the business and will be going to Beijing in a few days."

Zhulan felt a little guilty, all because of Zhou Shuren's thoughts, "So fast?"

"Not so fast. I received the imperial decree two days ago. I heard that the head of the Wu family, Mr. Wu, is also going to Beijing?"

Zhulan knew that the decree had already been issued, and the capital was no longer a secret. "Yes."

Tao clapped her hands and said, "We have a good relationship and our families are related by marriage, so I won't beat around the bush. There is a suitable girl in my family."

Zhu Lan interrupted, "It is because our two families have a good relationship that I will tell you straight, Wu Ming's marriage has been arranged, and we are just waiting for Wu Ming to come to Beijing for the engagement."

Tao was dumbfounded. She thought she had the upper hand. "Someone got there before me?"

Zhulan smiled without saying anything. She was much earlier than you.

Mrs. Tao was unwilling to accept this. What a good candidate for a son-in-law. Her own family had no prospects, so it would be good to have a good son-in-law. "Sure enough, everyone is eyeing the gold. If you don't tell me whose family it is, I won't ask. I won't make it difficult for you."

Zhu Lan rolled her eyes inwardly, "Retreating to advance doesn't work for me."

Tao laughed and said, "I really want to know who has such good taste."

After she mentioned it to her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law told her father-in-law, and her father-in-law asked her to do it as soon as possible. She chose a specific day to do it, but it was still too late.

At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren took office on the first day after the New Year. He went to see Lord Xiao first. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Lord Xiao drinking tea and humming a tune, looking so leisurely. Then he looked at himself, wrapping his cloak tightly around him, looking like a bear. Why did he feel so bad?

(End of this chapter)