Chapter 970: Hundred Flowers

The next day, Zhou Shuren went to the morning court with a headache. Even though he pretended to be drunk yesterday, he still drank a lot of wine. He woke up early in the morning with a severe headache. He stared at the princes in front of him, who did not drink much yesterday.

The prince stood there and glanced at Zhou Shuren, who had a bad look on his face, then retracted his gaze and looked at Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang actually hinted that he was helping him. They were brothers from the same mother, so it was really convincing.

After the morning court session, Zhou Shuren left quickly as he wanted to go back to the Ministry of Revenue to rest.

Unfortunately, several princes caught up with him. King Qi said with concern: "Yesterday, I thought Lord Zhou was pretending to be drunk. Today, after seeing Lord Zhou's face, I realized that Lord Zhou was really drunk. If I had known earlier, I would have disrespected Lord Zhou."

King Chu, "In the end, my second brother was the most fierce. People who don't know would think that Lord Zhou had offended my second brother in some way."

The King of Qi snorted, "Yesterday I remember it was the King of Chu who held the wine pot."

King Liang curled his lips and said, "I will bear witness to this."

Zhou Shuren only felt a swarm of bees buzzing in his ears. He really wanted to slap them to death, but he couldn't. The princes walked very slowly and blocked his way.

It turns out that he has to pay for his troubles. I’ll punish him when I get the chance!

Zhou Shuren cursed Li Zhao over and over in his heart, saying that he had really let him down this time.

Li Zhao had already slipped away, sneezing all the time. He touched his nose and knew in his heart that it must be Zhou Shuren who scolded him. It was not for his own good, cough, okay, he just wanted Zhou Shuren to attract attention. Who would have thought that Zhou Shuren was hated so much by several princes.

Zhou Shuren finally got on the Ministry of Revenue's carriage and breathed a sigh of relief, finally calming down. Thinking of King Liang, he remembered how he had been drunk yesterday. It seemed that after King Liang had taken action against Chang Lian, he had no intention of trying to control him. No wonder the King of Chu said that he would not meet King Liang.

At Zhou's house, Zhulan was about to take her daughter to Shangshu Feng's house. Xuehan was worried about her father. "Mom, I heard what you said to Mrs. Song just now. Is Dad really not drunk?"

Zhulan also felt sorry for Shuren, "Mostly he was pretending, but he really didn't get enough rest last night, so he had a headache this morning."

Xue Han pursed her lips and said, "The princes did it on purpose."

Zhu Lan whispered, "Even though you know it's intentional, you can only endure it and pretend you don't know. Tolerance is a skill, you should learn more."

Xue Han nodded, "My daughter will remember this."

Zhulan, "Your father has been dealing with several princes. The princes are arrogant and resentful. This time they are taking revenge, so they can vent some of their resentment. They won't cause trouble for your father in the short term."

Xue Han twisted her handkerchief, "Dad has worked so hard."

Zhulan patted her daughter's hand and said, "Okay, stop thinking about it."

The carriage soon arrived at Minister Feng's house. Zhulan arrived late and saw Song Lan at first sight. Wu Ming was in the Ministry of Rites, so Song Lan came in person while pregnant.

Zhulan sat next to Song Lan, "When did you arrive?"

Song Lan felt a little uncomfortable sitting there. "I came very early and sat there for a while."

Wu Ming was a sixth-rank official, so she didn't dare to be late. After her pregnancy symptoms appeared, she had been feeling uncomfortable. She came too early and could not sit still.

Zhulan also noticed it, "Not everyone has arrived yet, let's go out for a walk."

Song Lan lowered his voice, "Godmother, is this okay?"

Everyone was sitting so they could see anything they moved.

Zhu Lan patted Song Lan's hand and said, "It's okay. There are many people here today. We'll just walk around and come back in a while."

Song Lan really couldn't sit still anymore. With her godmother by her side, she stood up.

Xue Han walked on the other side and reached out to support her sister-in-law.

Today is the birthday of Minister Feng's wife, and many people came. Zhu Lan did not take Song Lan far away, and just walked around near the banquet.

Song Lan felt much better and said, "Godmother, let's go back."

Zhu Lan was still very worried. If she didn't say that Song Lan was Wu Ming's wife, she would be more concerned if she and Song Lan's mother were friends. "Are you really much better?"

Song Lan nodded, "Much better."

Zhulan frowned, "If you can't hold on any longer, just let me know and I'll take you back."

It was not easy for Song Lan to leave early. As long as she had a reason, no one would say anything if she left early.

Song Lan nodded, "Yeah."

When they returned to their seats, the Shangshu's wife had already come out. Zhulan could not sit next to Song Lan. The seats were arranged. Song Lan was surrounded by wives of officials of similar official rank. Zhulan was a third-rank lady, so her seat was in the front.

Zhulan followed the maid to her seat. Just as she was about to sit down, Princess Liang spoke up, "Ms. Yang, sit here."

Zhulan glanced at the table where she was sitting. Everyone here had brought their daughters with them. One of them was from the Feng family, a family he had met before, and he secretly shook the daughter's hand.

Xue Han shook hands back. Her mother didn't have to bring her here, but she brought her here anyway. This was to train her. After getting married, she would no longer have a mother-in-law to protect her and would only have herself to rely on.

Before she got married, she was a daughter of the Zhou family. Even if she was engaged, it would not be too obvious to anyone. But it was different after she got married. She was a member of the Ning family, so people would not be polite to her.

Zhulan greeted everyone before sitting down. She sat at the head table.

Princess Liang had just entered the palace to see her mother yesterday, only to find out that Yang had entered the palace and her mother had lost face. The prince had taken action against the third son of the Zhou family and had no intention of continuing to influence the Zhou family.

Above the prince are the crown prince, the prince of Qi, and the prince of Chu. It's not cruel to be ranked fourth, but there is no hope at all.

Princess Liang was drinking tea. She was a person who held grudges. She was jealous of the Crown Princess, Princess Qi and others who relied on their status to suppress her. She always remembered that she lost face last time, but now was not the time to tear her face. Princess Liang smiled and said, "I wanted to say a few words to Shu Ren in the temple last time, but I never had the chance. Yes, and Miss Zhou. My mother likes Miss Zhou very much. In my mother's eyes, all the ladies in the capital are not as good as Miss Zhou."

Zhu Lan thought, here it comes. As soon as she said this, the lady's hatred reached its limit. "The young ladies in the capital are like the flowers in a garden, each with its own merits. Xue Han is just the one that caught the Empress's eye."

Princess Liang stopped fanning herself and looked at him with a deep gaze. "Shu Ren has always had a good reputation in the capital. I have never believed in Shu Ren's good words, but today I have learned my lesson."

The smile on Zhulan's face never changed. Today was a birthday banquet, and Princess Liang didn't want to make a scene, which would bring disgrace to the entire Feng family. "I just like making friends."

Princess Liang did not continue speaking, but she was thinking in her heart, Zhou Shuren is an old fox, and this Yang is also cunning, no wonder the Zhou family is so prosperous. Thinking of the several failed attempts to place people in the Zhou family, Princess Liang was very confused, how could Zhou Yang have such ability?

Although Mrs. Feng didn't like Yang, she didn't want her birthday to be unhappy, so she spoke to Princess Liang with a smile, and the tense atmosphere just now disappeared.

The atmosphere at the main table was pretty good. Xue Han's side was the one that interacted with each other a few times, especially with the young ladies from the Feng family. They were all proud and arrogant, and the young ladies were not convinced that Xue Han was elevated by the empress.