Chapter 996 Who to Love

Zhulan thought to herself, "This is because the Prince of Qi is also doubting whether she is really pregnant, so he asked the Princess of Qi to personally bring the imperial physician to take a look."

Xue Han opened her mouth slightly, "Prince Qi is going to hold on to the Fifth Prince!"

Zhu Lan motioned for Song Po to go and rest. "I heard from my father that the Fifth Prince has caused a lot of trouble for the Prince of Qi. How could the Prince of Qi let Zhang Yang spread rumors?"

Xue Han thought so too. Now that the news of the miscarriage had spread, rumors were rarely spread. Xue Han asked in a low voice, "Mom, the Prince of Qi is doubting whether she is really pregnant. Do you think she is really pregnant?"

"How would I, your mother, know? Wait, if it's fake, there will be a lot of fuss."

Xue Han didn't understand, "Mom, the Crown Prince's position is stable, why can't these princes be wise kings?"

"The Emperor's harem represents several forces and is also the maternal family of several princes. Do you think they will be willing? The age difference between the Crown Prince and the princes is not much, and they are all sons of the Emperor."

The prince's position is stable, and that is also the prince's ability. It is not only due to the emperor's trust, but also the prince's shrewdness. The prince is cautious and never gives the princes any chance, otherwise no matter how much trust they have, they cannot withstand a big mistake.

In the palace, Eunuch Liu reported: "Princess Qi has left the Fifth Prince's residence."

Eunuch Liu paused and continued, "The doctor brought by Princess Qi said that the fifth prince's concubine was indeed in labor."

The emperor sneered and asked the prince, "What do you think?"

The prince was shocked. "This doctor was allowed to be brought by Princess Qi. He must have been trusted by my second brother. Now he is lying. This doctor must have another master behind him."

The emperor was very cautious about the imperial physician. "The more that is exposed now, the more shocked I am. This time I must clean it up thoroughly."

The prince was worried, "Zhang Yang's plan did not get rid of Zhang Jinghong's child, and now he can wash away the rumors, which is considered a success. In such a short period of time, Zhang Yang has grown very fast."

If it weren't for the unexpected intervention of Lord Zhou's wife, Zhang Yang's plan would have been successful!

The emperor never took Zhang Yang seriously. Zhang Yang was the most important bait in his net. "He should have learned his lesson from the last accident. He should be able to have a quiet winter and your younger brother can get married smoothly."

The prince's pupils contracted, he had always believed that it was the second brother who did it, but now he heard what his father said. His father did it and also put the blame on Prince Qi. Now Zhang Yang was certain that it was Prince Qi who did it, and his father was deepening the conflict between the two, using Prince Qi to dig out the power behind Zhang Yang, and vice versa using Zhang Yang to wear down the Chen family.

The prince's nervous breathing became much lighter. His father valued him very much and trusted him very much, so he had to be more careful. His father was sometimes too secretive. For so many years, he was the prince but he had always been hiding beside his father. He never took any risks, fearing that his father would think he was a threat. Most of his actions in the past few years were also instructed by his father.

The prince looked at his father's back. His father was first a king and then a father, so he had to be a qualified heir.

At the Prince of Qi's mansion, the Prince of Qi asked the doctor again, "Are you sure you are having a miscarriage?"

The doctor was very confident. "Yes, I checked carefully several times and there is no trace of medicine."

Prince Qi frowned. Lao Wu said the poison had been cured. Was it really cured?

The prince lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will return to the Imperial Hospital first."

"Okay, go back."

Prince Qi still felt that something was wrong. Everything was too coincidental. It seemed like a deliberate arrangement. He asked Princess Qi, "What do you think?"

Princess Qi said, "It doesn't seem like the Fifth Prince's concubine is faking her sadness."

King Qi said regretfully, "What a good rumor."

Princess Qi was even more concerned, "Father has entrusted the task of rebuilding the Rong family to the Crown Prince, Your Majesty, are you not going to fight for it?"

Prince Qi's information was more accurate. "It's not about rebuilding the Rong family. Father wants to build a garden. It's just that we're using the money from Father's private treasury. It would be good if we don't add money to it, let alone make some money."

He really thought it was a good job. Years of lessons told him that if it came to him, the money he had saved with great difficulty would definitely be used to build a garden. He would not fight for it. He would love whoever he wanted.

A few days passed in a flash, and everyone in the capital knew that it was not the Rong family that was going to bring back a living person, but that the emperor wanted to build a garden. This matter suppressed the gossip about the fifth prince and made Zhang Yang breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, no one paid attention to the child anymore.

Zhou Shuren's face darkened, and he felt like vomiting blood when he saw the prince drinking tea. "Your Highness, you want me to make the budget?"

He was very busy, really very busy. Although the petitions he submitted had squeezed the money from the Ministry of Works, the money for building ships for the dynasty was still flowing in like water. The emperor was going to build a new port next year, and he had already started making plans even before this year's tax money arrived in Beijing.

Prince, "It's not a detailed budget. Just give me an estimate of the money needed so I can have an idea of ​​the amount."

His father's private treasury will belong to him in the future, and he feels bad to spend such a large sum of money, especially since his father has been adding to the drawings from time to time recently. He has been thinking about his father's private treasury for a long time, because he is such a poor guy who is cheated by his father from time to time.

Zhou Shuren took out a detailed construction material form and handed it to His Royal Highness, "I recommend someone to you. As long as you follow this calculation, I can give Your Highness a more accurate budget."

The prince took the bound form and flipped through it page by page. It was really detailed. "Is this book all about architecture?"

Zhou Shuren hummed.

The prince had not been to the Ministry of Revenue for a long time. He had a lot of things to do and rarely paid attention to details. He knew that the Ministry of Revenue had changed a lot. After taking the other books handed over by Zhou Shuren, the prince was silent for a moment, "No wonder I heard that other ministries were scolding the Ministry of Revenue."

Zhou Shuren, "I take this as an compliment, but I am helpless."

He would rather say that he was forced by money, so he had to find a solution.

The prince coughed, his eyes wandering. Lord Zhou was too capable. Although he and his father had given the order, they knew what they were doing. They didn't expect the Ministry of Revenue to be able to handle it. What a talent. "Who do you want to recommend?"

"Zhang Jinghong, he has learned a lot from me."

The prince narrowed his eyes and said, "Lord Zhou has taken good care of Zhang Jinghong."

This care also affected the female members of the family.

Zhou Shuren said openly, "He is someone I like very much. He can help me a lot. It's not easy for me."

The prince smiled. He knew that Zhou Shuren wanted to transfer Lei Zhushi from the Ministry of Justice over. He looked at Zhou Shuren's desk and cleared his throat. "I will take Zhang Jinghong away in a moment."

"yes."

At Zhou's house, Zhulan was holding a puppy in her arms, or to be more precise, a little puppy, a little bigger than a palm. All the granddaughters were in the room. If she hadn't been holding the puppy, Yudie would have grabbed it.

Li was so eager to see the puppy that he asked, "Mom, where did Dad find the puppy for you?"

Zhulan stroked the sleeping puppy. This was the surprise Zhou Shuren gave her yesterday. It was indeed a surprise. She had never thought of raising a pet in all these years. She had raised a dog to guard the house in Zhoujia Village before, but it was not a pet raised by a female family member. "This was brought from Lord Li's house."

Li asked, "Which Lord Li?"

There are many Mr. Li in the capital, and she knows quite a few of them.