Chapter 963: Beyond the Plan

Chang Lian uttered an "oh" and looked back every few steps. Zhu Lan rolled her eyes in her heart and hit Chang Lian with a fruit, "Hurry up and leave."

Chang Lian grabbed the fruit and laughed. His mother now seemed familiar to him.

Back in the third room, Chang Lian sighed from time to time. Dong coaxed the little girl to sleep, "What's wrong with you?"

Chang Lian pulled his wife to sit down, "Today I realized that the mother I knew was only the way she appeared to be. Our mother is amazing!"

Mrs. Dong thought what was going on. "Mom has always been amazing."

In her eyes, her mother-in-law was really amazing. Many people in Beijing looked down on her, but her mother-in-law was always able to handle difficulties with ease, not to mention she had also made a good reputation.

Chang Lian shook his head, "You don't understand. You know very well, but that's just my ability in the backyard. I tell you, if a woman can be an official, my mother is much better than me."

Dong laughed and said, "It's not as amazing as you say."

In her eyes, her mother-in-law is powerful, but there is a huge difference between women and men.

Chang Lian chuckled, "So you don't understand."

Mrs. Dong felt that she understood her mother-in-law very well. She got married early and had always been by her mother-in-law's side. Seeing that her husband was unwilling to talk more, Mrs. Dong swallowed her rebuttal.

At night, Zhulan was very worried. "You said you gave a reminder, can the navy win?"

Zhou Shuren said objectively, "I reminded them that they should not underestimate the enemy. We have built several ships in the past six months. If we go out together to encircle and suppress them, even if the navy has never fought at sea, it still has a great chance of winning."

Zhu Lan said quietly, "Not only do we have to win, but as you said, we also have to annihilate them all to be shocking."

Zhou Shuren hugged his wife and said, "Well, we have a lot of things to do at home. We should have treated our eldest and second brothers well, but they moved out early."

Zhulan was a little unhappy. She tried to keep the family but failed. Her elder and second brothers were very quick and moved out right after packing up that day. "They knew there were a lot of things to do at home and they didn't want to trouble us any more."

Zhou Shuren said, "Wait until I have my day off. Forget it. I don't know if I can take the day off this time."

Zhulan was a little worried about Changyi. "If there really is a naval war, Changyi will have a hard time overseas. Not only Changyi, but also everyone else will have a hard time developing overseas. It's hard to say for sure."

Zhulan didn't say the rest, but Zhou Shuren knew it: massacre.

Zhou Shuren held his daughter-in-law's hand tightly. His daughter-in-law was not only worried, but also felt guilty. Changyi left because of the two of them. "Changyi is very smart, and you shouldn't be so pessimistic."

Zhulan sighed, but she didn't want to be pessimistic, "Take a rest, you've been tired all day."

The couple did not continue talking, as if they had fallen asleep. In fact, neither of them slept. After raising him for so many years, in their hearts Chang Yi was like their son.

The next day, the Ministry of Revenue was not very busy. The treasury had money, which was a relief. There had been no major disasters this year, so it was not difficult to prepare food and fodder.

Zhou Shuren looked at the statistics sent by the Ministry of War and smiled.

Qiu Yan took it and looked at it, frowning, "So many? Are all the ships going out to sea?"

Zhou Shuren took it and said, "Our navy has just been established, and our ships are not as advanced as those of the island countries. It is good for the navy to be cautious. Now that the treasury is well-off, it is a good opportunity to train the navy. In the future, the development of maritime trade will require the navy everywhere."

Qiu Yan didn't know much about war, he was just a civil servant, "Fortunately, the national treasury is still well-stocked now."

Zhou Shuren, "Abundance won't last long."

This time they will definitely continue to build ships to expand the navy, as well as research and develop gunpowder weapons. He doesn't even dare to calculate it because it's all a bottomless pit.

Qiu Yan patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder. Thinking about it this way, it would be nice for him to be his assistant.

After Zhou Shuren finished the calculation, he handed it over to the Shangshu, and Xiao Qing signed it. Then the Ministry of War could come and collect the money.

Inside the palace, the emperor stared at Zhang Yang with a sullen face, "You said the mastermind behind the assassination was Prince Qi?"

Zhang Yang's eyes were a little evasive, and he calmed down before he said firmly: "Father, this is the evidence that your son has found."

The emperor motioned to Eunuch Liu to take it. The emperor was very careful, especially with the things that Zhang Yang handed over. He did not check them personally. Eunuch Liu flipped through them one by one. There were letters and a jade pendant on them.

Eunuch Liu's hand was shaking a little as he held the jade pendant. This jade pendant was indeed from Prince Qi and it was not fake. The words on the letter were also in Prince Qi's handwriting, and the letter was written by Prince Qi to Lord Chen.

The emperor's eyes fell on the jade pendant, which he gave to his son. He could tell whether it was real or fake at a glance. "You are very capable."

Zhang Yang lowered his head and said, "I just did what a son should do."

The emperor's words were ambiguous. Anyone who could get the jade pendant from Prince Qi must be very close to Prince Qi. It was really amazing that he made such a big move at the beginning. However, when the emperor looked at the letter, he believed that it was written by Jing Yang to his grandfather.

The Chen family has always been cautious and careful, and he has never caught any evidence against them. Yet, he was able to get a letter from the Chen family. The emperor laughed.

Zhang Yang was excited, "Father, if my second brother dared to attack my cousin today, he will do it again tomorrow."

The rest of the words were not said, but the meaning was clear.

The prince did not read the content of the letter, but he understood his father. Zhang Yang gave his father an opportunity to take action against the Chen family, and it was an opportunity that could not be refused. At the same time, he became more wary of the power behind Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang expected his father to praise him, but after waiting for a while, he still didn't get any praise. He couldn't help but look up at his father and was stunned. He seemed to see murderous intent in his father's eyes. When he continued to look, he saw that his father was looking at him with a smile. He must have seen it wrong.

The emperor said to Zhang Yang, "I will investigate thoroughly. I am very pleased that you have grown a lot. It seems that the fourth brother has taught you a lot. You should continue to stay with Prince Liang in the future."

Zhang Yang was unwilling to give up. He wanted to go out on his own. Zhang Jingxi had always been on guard against him and had never taught him anything. "Father, my son."

The emperor interrupted and said, "Okay, you can go down too."

Zhang Yang clenched his fist as he looked at the evidence, unwilling to accept the result. His only consolation was that his father must be suspicious of Prince Shangqi.

At Zhou's house, Zhulan was in the main courtyard, listening to the doctor's words, Li was actually pregnant!

Li didn't believe it, "Doctor, did you diagnose the pulse wrong?"

The doctor replied, "That's right. The reason why Madam felt dizzy today was because she is pregnant. She must not get too emotional in the future."

Li always thought that she felt dizzy because of Ming Teng's anger. In the past, Ming Teng was in the academy during the day, had homework after school, and would go to the study to study after dinner. She was really relaxed.

Ming Teng has been at home these days, and she has been feeling annoyed no matter how she looks at herself. Her temper has also been particularly bad, and with her little son causing trouble, she has been feeling stuffy in her chest every day. It turns out that it is all because of her emotional instability due to pregnancy!

Zhulan asked Mrs. Song to send the doctor away. There were many children at home, so there was no need for the doctor to tell her anything.

Li was really confused, "Mom, I'm pregnant again?"

Zhulan didn't expect that the eldest brother and Li were determined not to have it. Modern contraception is not 100% effective, let alone in ancient times. Zhulan was relieved. Li was not too old, so she didn't have to worry too much.

Zhulan instructed, "You are two people now. You can bear Mingteng's beating."

As she spoke, Zhulan felt distressed, because the couple had just started beating Mingteng, luckily Li intervened.

(End of this chapter)