The New Year atmosphere in the capital is getting closer and closer. Zhou Shuren is resting at home, and the King of Qi comes to the mansion.

King Qi was drinking tea, "Mr. Zhou's tea is not easy to be pleased. He said he was invited to drink tea. He waited until the end of the year. Lord. Zhou would not have been hiding from me all the time."

Zhou Shuren, "The prince is joking. You also know that the Ministry of Revenue is busy all year round, especially this year, the Ministry of Revenue has another Ministry of Commerce, and at the end of the year, I have taken all my rest."

King Qi put down his teacup, "When it comes to the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Revenue has increased its income a lot."

Zhou Shuren, "......I haven't increased my income much, and the Ministry of Revenue is still short of money."

He knew that the Ministry of Commerce only had to be in the Ministry of Revenue for one year, and the Ministry of Commerce would be divided in the next year. It would be painful to think about it. The joy of cashing out this year, and the pain of the heart would be after the next year.

The King of Qi suddenly said, "I discovered that there are many secrets for you."

Zhou Shuren knew that King Qi had been staring at him, but the attitude of His Highness King Liang made King Qi confused, "Speaking of this, Your Highness has many secrets, no, it shouldn't be a secret. It's the end of this year, and I have heard a lot of rumors about His Highness."

King Qi froze his expression. He was a man who loved colors. He used to be competing and was quite restrained. In addition, he needed the support of the princess, so he did not dare to be too presumptuous. Now he doesn't want to treat himself badly. While he gets up to his will, the princess is more attentive than him.

In the past, the princess was still thinking about the position of the queen and her son was the prince. Now the princess no longer cares about her and is not polite to him. This time she took a concubine, which made a lot of trouble.

The King of Qi wiped his nose and the princess took the child back to her parents' home. She was very tough, "It's all rumors."

Zhou Shuren hehe, “Oh.”

Zhou Shuren sent King Qi away and returned to the yard. When he saw his wife frowning, he saw her wife frowning, "What's wrong?"

Zhulan handed over two gift slips, "Look, the one above is the Crown Princess's, and the one below is the Concubine Liu of the Crown Prince's Mansion, which are all worthy of gifts."

Zhou Shuren looked at the gift list. The Crown Princess was from a good background and had a rich family. The gift list was reasonable, but this Concubine Liu, "It's indeed too thick."

This gift list alone is over a thousand taels.

Zhulan, "I don't know what's wrong. A few days ago, Xuehan went to the prince's mansion, and the princess also talked about you to his daughter. Now Concubine Liu has given another great gift, so I don't know why?"

Zhou Shuren had a bad premonition, and then frowned, "Forget this gift, I won't stop having an annual leave, I'll write a post for the prince."

Zhulan, "No, why is it the prince's concubine? It's still the concubine with a son. In the future, the prince will ascend the throne, and then the prince will be the prince. If you return the gift list directly to the prince, you will offend people."

Zhou Shuren said: "This gift cannot be accepted, so it is better to be cut off from the beginning. The Crown Princess sent it to represent the Crown Prince's Mansion. This concubine has passed a little."

"It's still people's hearts that are too impetuous. Before the prince ascended the throne, the prince's concubine could not hold back."

Zhou Shuren, "I know what I know when I leave it to me."

"Um."

Zhou Shuren is an efficient person. He wrote a post directly to the prince. The prince had not yet closed the pen. When he returned home in the evening, he saw the post. The prince was surprised. Zhou Shuren actually took the initiative to write a post for him. You know, even if Zhou Shuren concealed it well, he would avoid him.

The next morning, Zhou Shuren received a reply and changed his clothes to go to the teahouse that the prince mentioned.

Zhou Shuren arrived first, the tea was ready, and the prince also arrived, "I have met His Highness the Prince."

The prince is in a good mood, "Sit."

Zhou Shuren personally poured tea for the prince, and the prince was stunned, "My lord is too attentive today."

Zhou Shuren smiled, then took out a gift slip and handed it over, "I am afraid."

The prince checked Zhou Shuren's post yesterday, so he didn't expect that he took the gift list and looked at it, but his face had not changed. He was angry when he rumored last time and was not satisfied with the Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess had not asked, the rumor would not have been so powerful.

It was because the father revealed his abdication, and the Crown Princess was a little anxious. It was really unfair. He never wanted to accept Miss Wu, but his backyard was full of soldiers.

Now, the prince felt that the slap in the backyard was not enough, "The slap in the backyard was taken back."

Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to explain clearly, "I don't know what is worth paying attention to, but I am finally the emperor."

The prince understood that it was all because of him. He praised Zhou Shuren many times, so the women in the back house naturally thought about it. He started to win over people before he ascended the throne, and he was really impatient.

Zhou Shuren and the prince didn't sit for a while. The prince was very busy. When he left the teahouse, he met Shi Qing. Zhou Shuren saw the old man next to Shi Qing, and the prince also noticed it.

Shi Qing hurriedly greeted him, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Then he said: "The Lord Zhou has met Mr. Zhou."

The prince asked, "Sir Shi, this is it?"

Shi Qing said: "I took my father to the teahouse to have tea."

The prince asked, then got on the carriage and left, and Zhou Shuren was about to leave, and Shi Qing said, "Good one cup of tea together?"

Zhou Shuren thought for a while, "Okay."

Then he returned to the teahouse and felt that Mr. Shi had been looking at him and looked over.

Shi Qing hurriedly explained to his father, "This is Lord Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Although he had not yet entered the Ministry of Revenue, he knew a lot of news. Just when the prince ascended the throne, Lord Zhou's official position changed.

Mr. Shi hurriedly said, "I have met Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Shuren was very curious about the old man. Did he know that this person who had been locked up by Shi Qing was taken out of the door today. Seeing that the relationship between father and son seemed to have eased a lot, "Shi Qing has good abilities."

Mr. Shi already knew that his son would join the Ministry of Commerce under the Ministry of Revenue next year, and he was a sixth-rank official. From a businessman to an official, his son was very smooth all the way and he was still in the capital. He was very happy. When he saw the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he hurriedly said: "Shi Qing still lacks a lot, so he should not be praised by the adults."

Shi Qing's tense nerves relaxed, which was related to the future of the Shi family. His father is doing well now, so he took the old man out.

Zhou family, Zhulan asked, "Why are you back so late?"

Zhou Shuren said: "I met Shi Qing later, so I chatted for a while."

"Zhang Yang was hiding in the prince's mansion, and Shi Qing also felt relieved."

"Well, but Zhang Yang is still a little abnormal. It's been a long time since I took almost ten concubines!"

Zhulan has never counted it, "Anyway, I haven't stopped it, and they are all with low status."

Zhou Shuren's intuition told him that behind the abnormality was the big deal.

Zhulan said: "Has the gift list been resolved?"

"Yeah, it's solved."

"Chang Lian's letter has arrived, look."

Zhou Shuren took the letter handed over by his wife and looked at the content on the letter, "This kid is good this year, and he is at the top of the class."

"He also has troubles, and he only has two daughters to talk about. You can also reply to him and say that granddaughters and grandchildren are all good. This is fate."

She was afraid that she would make a hint in her heart after talking for a long time.

Zhou Shuren, “I’ll write now.”

This year's New Year is the same as in previous years. After the New Year, the most concerned thing in the capital is the Spring Examination. After the New Year, Zhou Shuren's thoughts are also on Changzhi and the younger generations in the clan. Zhou Shuren personally guided them, and several younger generations in the clan benefited a lot.
Chapter completed!