Chapter 959 Reminder

In the palace, when Zhou Shuren was leaving, he happened to meet the Crown Prince who was returning to the palace. This time it was a real coincidence. "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The prince nodded. At this time, it would be better for him to have less contact with Lord Zhou.

Zhou Shuren looked at the prince who looked angry. Has something happened?

After the prayers in the temple were over, the Queen left with the Crown Princess first. Several princesses left with very unhappy faces as they had lost face today. Then the officials' wives returned to the city one after another.

Zhulan and her daughter were stared at by too many people. She spoke a few words to a few people she knew and then took her daughter into the carriage.

Xue Han exhaled as soon as she entered the carriage, "Mom, do you feel Madam Du's gaze?"

Zhu Lan lowered her voice, "I feel it. Today, Mrs. Du was indeed embarrassed. She is the empress's sister-in-law, but the empress didn't say a word to Mrs. Du. It shows that the rumors are true. The empress doesn't like Mrs. Du."

Xue Han leaned against her mother and asked, "Mom, is the Queen too good to her daughter?"

Zhulan touched the lady's hair and said, "The Queen said she likes you."

Xue Han curled her lips, "There is no such thing as liking someone without reason. The Queen has raised her daughter too high."

Zhulan thought, because you are the Queen's youngest daughter-in-law, Rongchuan has been wronged again, the Queen can't just support Rongchuan, so she naturally holds Xuehan in her arms, "Don't think too much, the Queen is Rongchuan's aunt, she won't hurt you."

Xue Han whispered, "My daughter knows that the Queen will not harm me, so I said I was nervous. The princesses must have hated me."

Zhu Lan was more open-minded. "You and Rongchuan are in opposition to each other. Even if it weren't for this incident, they wouldn't like you."

Xue Han, "I will have to deal with them in the future."

"Um."

After returning home, Zhulan changed her clothes and applied medicine on her knees. It was the first time she knelt for so long. After applying the medicine, she listened to the eldest maid's report on what happened in the mansion.

Zhulan pressed her forehead and said, "Go down."

After the maid left, Zhulan said to Mrs. Song, "I knew that Ran Xun and Ming Teng would not stop when they got together. It's only been this morning, and they've already hurt Ming Hui?"

Mrs. Song asked, "Do you want to go see Master Sun? The fishhook has pierced your flesh and it must be very painful to take it out."

Zhu Lan waved her hands, "The girl just said Ming Hui has seen a doctor, so I won't go. The eldest brother and Li just gave Ming Teng a lesson. If I go, Ming Teng will get beaten again."

Mrs. Song wanted to laugh. The eldest master and the eldest mistress always teamed up to fight.

In the first room, Changzhong looked at his nephew Mingteng angrily, "Brother, you hit me too lightly."

Ming Teng was already uncomfortable kneeling, and when he heard this he raised his head, as if to say, "You are not my real uncle anymore?"

Boss Zhou coughed and said, "Brother, there are still customers here, please give Ming Teng some face."

Changzhong was just unhappy, so he walked away for a while, and Minghui was injured. "I've already been beaten, how can I still save my face?"

When Boss Zhou heard this, he realized it was right and looked at Ming Teng.

Ming Teng panicked, "Dad, Ran Xun is going to stay at our house for a few days, you can't let your son lie down to entertain him!"

Boss Zhou withdrew his gaze, snorted, and went into the house to see his youngest son. He felt a terrible headache in his heart.

In the room, Minghui's arm was medicated, and even though the pain was gone, his tears continued. When he saw his father coming in, he raised his arm and said, "Dad."

Mingyun looked away silently. Ever since he became his uncle's follower, he has changed, especially in his ability to make accusations. He has also become more cunning.

Yu Lu held a handkerchief to her mouth. Seeing her younger brother looking at her, she cried even harder and cleared her throat, "Dad, my second brother is being too reckless."

Boss Zhou was so distressed that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to beat Ming Teng again.

Li held her husband back and said, "Wait until Master Ran leaves before fighting."

Minghui stopped crying and pouted. His parents were so forgetful that they would definitely not beat him again. "Mom, it hurts."

Mingyun pinched his little brother's ear and said, "It's OK."

Minghui rolled his eyes and whispered, "Uncle."

Changzhong patted his chest and said, "I'll help write it down."

Minghui was satisfied and didn't cry out in pain this time. He was really angry because his second brother didn't take him to play and was showing off. The main reason was that he suffered a loss.

Boss Zhou silently put down his sleeves and looked up at the beams. His own son, Mingteng, had a personality a bit like his, but his other two sons were not like him at all. The youngest son was only a little kid, but his mind was like a beehive.

In the evening, during dinner time, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren watched Minghui's performance in silence. Mingming's injury was only his left arm, but he insisted on being fed by Mingteng while eating.

Ran Xun couldn't bear to watch it anymore. He thought his friend was the dumbest one in the Zhou family.

Zhou Shuren pretended not to notice that Minghui looked too much like Zhulan. Zhulan watched Minghui bullying Mingteng with relish.

During the evening rest, Zhou Shuren talked about the emperor's compensation, and Zhulan also mentioned the matter of the temple.

Zhulan whispered, "I think the Queen is still making moves. You didn't see her actions today. The Queen has a temper."

Zhou Shuren, "What the Queen does has little to do with us."

Zhu Lan said quietly, "Being the emperor's wife is the hardest thing."

Zhou Shuren was a little tired today. He had to deal with the emperor in the morning and was busy with the Ministry of Revenue in the afternoon. "It's getting late. I'm going to sleep first."

"good."

At the morning court the next day, Zhou Shuren finally found out what had happened. Pirates had hijacked a merchant ship of his dynasty. There had been pirate hijackings in the past, but they had never happened near the coast. This was the first time they had happened near the coast. The pirates were a little too rampant and came to provoke.

This is the second time this month, and it has just been reported to the emperor. It would be strange if the emperor was not angry.

The Prince of Qi wanted to lead his troops to the sea, but the Emperor pretended not to hear.

Zhou Shuren looked at the military attaché who came to ask for orders. Even though the navy had been training for more than half a year, he didn't know if it would work. If they lost, bah, bah, they must win.

When leaving the court, Zhou Shuren took the initiative to walk towards Li Zhao for the first time. Li Zhao walked too fast, so he had to run a few steps quickly to catch up with him, "Master Li, wait a minute."

Li Zhao was extremely anxious. This was the first time the navy had fought a war. He was very nervous. "What's the matter, Lord Zhou?"

Zhou Shuren said in a low voice: "I just have some doubts and want to ask you, sir."

Li Zhao was very patient because he needed money from the Ministry of Revenue to fight the war. "Master Zhou, please speak."

Zhou Shuren said, "I used to be the prefect of Jinzhou. In the past two years, pirates have robbed merchant ships from time to time. I know the Xu family. Because of pirates, the Xu family always hires many martial arts masters to protect them every time they go out to sea. But today, I heard that the merchant ship was robbed very quickly. Something is wrong. Nowadays, merchant ships going out to sea should be protected by masters."

Li Zhao looked at Zhou Shuren deeply, "You mean, not a pirate?"

Zhou Shuren, "I don't know, maybe there are many pirates with great skills."

He should have reminded them that they must not lose. Those who dare to come to the nearby sea to provoke obviously have a purpose. With the increasing number of foreigners in recent years, they have gradually come to understand our country. In the eyes of foreigners, every inch of land in the mainland is worth a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)