Chapter 905 Trust

Mingyun waited for the carriage to leave, then quickly got on the carriage with Liufeng, looking a little absent-minded. Liufeng didn't ask, as he couldn't reach her yet.

At Zhou's house, Mingyun came back and hadn't eaten yet. He first gave the gifts to his grandpa and grandma, and then went back to the main room to change clothes.

Zhou Shuren held the hairpin in his hand and said, "The gift from my eldest grandson is not cheap."

Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren's cheerful face and said, "Look how happy you are."

"Of course I'm happy. It's a gift from my eldest grandson."

Zhulan was also happy. Most of the gifts she received were from her granddaughters. They only gave her gifts on birthdays. "My hairpin is not cheap, but it's mainly out of filial piety."

Zhou Shuren said, "I will wear a hairpin tomorrow."

"good."

In the first house, Mrs. Li and Lord Zhou were delighted to see that their son had really exchanged for the jade pendant. Mingteng looked at his parents' happy expressions and couldn't help but touch his purse.

Ming Teng calculated in his mind that although his monthly salary was not small, his expenses were also high. He had many brothers and sisters, as well as many elders. There were birthdays to celebrate every year, and gifts were the biggest expense. He could not save much money in a year. Although he could not compare with his eldest brother, he could still save some money to buy gifts for his parents.

Li and Zhou Lao Da were very proud of Mingyun's gift, and then Zhou Lao Er and Zhao became jealous. Chang Lian and Chang Zhi didn't feel much, because their children were still young and didn't understand these things.

Before going to bed at night, Zhou Shuren talked about what happened in the court and the emperor's condition.

Zhu Lan raised her eyebrows, "You have always expressed your desire to retire, but others have pushed you to do so. This character setting has been established. Even if Lord Xiao gives you more power, the emperor will not be so wary of you."

Although Zhou Shuren did want to dodge, this man always looked ten steps ahead and had already taken precautions.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "There is no other way. The closer it gets to the time of succession, the more nervous the emperor becomes. At this time, I am already valued by the emperor. If I continue to value power, I will be courting death. Only imperfect people can be trusted."

Zhu Lan nodded. Zhou Shuren was very capable. If he wanted to do well, he could do it. But he couldn't. "It's good now."

Zhou Shuren held his wife's hand and said, "Don't worry, I have always had a sense of propriety in my heart."

All these years of studying the emperor were not in vain, and he has been adjusting the scale.

Zhulan leaned on her husband's shoulder. In the eyes of the emperor, the Zhou family has always been transparent. For so many years, she and Zhou Shuren have been numbing the emperor's nerves. In the emperor's heart, the Zhou family is still trustworthy.

Time passed quickly, and the topic of conferring the title of king on the princes of the capital was mentioned again. The reason was that several princes had reached adulthood for many years and had made good achievements. Especially the Fourth Prince, he received many petitions for the title of king every day.

Zhou Shuren acted as a pusher without letting anyone know, and by the way, he tricked Lord Liu. This Lord Liu was not the Lord Liu from the Dali Temple, but Mingyun's classmate Liu Jia.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan was busy arranging the wedding of Shenyan. The house was bought before Shenxing left the capital and had been redecorated. Mrs. Song had even gone there to check it carefully.

Jianyan will get married first, and Shenxing's marriage will be arranged after Shenxing returns. There will be another happy event in the Zhou family. Jianyan recognizes Mrs. Song as his godmother, and will take Mrs. Song away to take care of him in his old age.

It was the first time Zhulan saw Mrs. Song cry, and her swelling in her eyes didn’t go away until the next day.

When the elders got married, Mrs. Song took over and was very busy every day.

Time passed little by little, and several princes had not yet been crowned kings, but Jianyan had already gotten married.

On the second day after the wedding, Zhulan came to the Zhou family to pay a visit. She had met Jianyan's wife before, and this time it was formal, and she gave the prepared gift to the bride.

The bride then paid a visit to Mrs. Song. Mrs. Song had accumulated a lot of things over the years and was very generous.

It was said that they would not live in the mansion after getting married, so the house the two boys chose was close to West City and not far from Xuemei's house.

Zhulan began to wonder when Xuemei would arrive in the capital.

On the way, Xuemei opened the car curtain and said, "It's snowing a bit heavily. I remember the county town is not far away. We are not in a hurry to leave today."

Shen Xing outside the car window replied, "Yes."

Xuemei lowered the car curtain. They walked quickly and were already nearly halfway through the journey. "I was worried that Lei'er wouldn't be able to adapt, but unexpectedly, he was the most energetic."

Jiang Sheng stared at his little son who had fallen asleep. "This kid has always been very naughty."

Xuemei tapped her son's nose and said, "Have a good rest tonight. We will be in Beijing soon."

Jiang Sheng hummed, "I thought about it. When we get to the capital, we can use the money we have to buy a small courtyard first, and then use the remaining money to buy land."

Xuemei blinked her eyes. "I think mother has already bought the house. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have used my dowry money to return it to mother. When we have saved more money at home, I would buy a house. Then, this house bought with my dowry money will be given to Mu'er as a dowry."

Jiang Sheng finally understood. "I was wondering why you never mentioned buying a house, but always talked about buying more land in Beijing."

Xuemei patted her youngest son who was about to wake up and whispered, "Only by buying more land can we save more money. Using the money we save to buy a house will be the foundation of the Jiang family in the future."

Jiang Sheng felt upset. His wife had thought so much about him and he wanted to promise her, but he felt that no matter how nice her words sounded, they were all empty words. He could only hold his wife's hand tightly.

In the capital, at the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Yang had been absent-minded for several days. He was anxious and had not been secretly looking for trouble with Zhang Jinghong for some time. Zhang Yang was holding an abacus. After all, he still had no money. If he had enough money, he could also win over more officials, instead of only being able to win over some small officials now. What was the use of small officials? They didn't even have the chance to speak for him.

He wanted to be crowned king, but everyone in the court spoke for his second brothers and no one spoke for him.

Zhang Yang was counting those who could attend the court in his mind. There were others who had not spoken, including those from the Ministry of Revenue, the Shangshu, the two vice ministers. Zhang Yang was frustrated. Lord Qiu would try to avoid him whenever he could. After he had stopped him several times, Lord Qiu dared to take sick leave.

As for Lord Zhou, no one knew him. The second elder brother and his brothers had also approached him, but Lord Zhou kept his mouth shut. In the end, the brothers tacitly agreed that no one would approach Lord Zhou.

Just as I was thinking, I saw Zhang Jinghong come in and asked, "What's up?"

Zhang Jinghong really didn't want to see Zhang Yang, "This is what Lord Zhou asked me to give to Your Highness."

Zhang Jinghong blushed when he took it. There were comments on it, indicating that he had made a mistake in his calculation. When he looked up, Zhang Jinghong had actually gone out.

The next day, Zhou Shuren stayed in the palace after attending court. Standing in the government hall, he looked up and saw that there were really a lot of officials who stayed today.

Yes, the Minister also attended the court today.

The emperor pointed to the stacks of paper on the table and said, "These are brought in every day, and they have already filled up the table."

Zhou Shuren lowered his head. The emperor's tone was calm, but that didn't mean he was at peace in his heart.