Chapter 302: Slapping Yourself in the Face Unambiguously
In the evening, Zhulan checked the gift list and collected all the presents by category. Today’s presents have the most fur, but there is no fiery fox fur. They are all medium fur. The most collected today is mink fur. It's not top-notch, Li's is also rare and tight, but it's a pity that Zhulan still doesn't mean to divide.
Zhulan sent away the three daughters-in-law, locked the door of the warehouse again, and returned to the backyard with the gift list.
Zhou Shuren heard footsteps, saw Zhulan came back and asked, "Have you counted?"
Zhulan opened the gift list, "The Shi family also came to give gifts? Didn't the Shi family come to Beijing with the whole family?"
Zhou Shuren took the gift list and saw the name of the Shi family, and the gift he gave was not light, a set of high-quality ceramic tea sets, "Pingzhou is the root of the Shi family, and when the master came to Beijing, someone took care of him. I haven’t stopped giving gifts to scholar candidates, the master should have left a message after he left, he won’t be the only one who gave it to me, I guess all the top ten candidates have given it away.”
Zhulan took the gift list, "It's really a surprise, when we first came, according to the memory of the original body, the emperor hated merchants so much, and suppressed merchants so harshly, never thought that our emperor would beat his own The face is also unambiguous, and Shi Qing has been granted a license to take the imperial examination, and there is no way to break it in the future."
Zhou Shuren was also surprised by the emperor's shamelessness, he thought he was quite shameless sometimes, and he couldn't compare with the emperor, "So the emperor is a ruthless person, but it also proves that our wings are too hard, Shi Qing It also changed my destiny."
And the emperor opened his head, so why not just laying bait, just waiting for someone to take the bait!
Zhulan closed the gift list, "Shi Qing's fate has changed completely enough, the master has been replaced by the emperor, but even if Shi Qing becomes an official in the imperial examination, he can only be loyal to the emperor, if he has any extraneous intentions, he will be wiped out in minutes. "
Zhou Shuren chuckled, "In the era of imperial power, one was always loyal to the emperor. Shi Qing's move is wonderful."
Zhulan said faintly: "No wonder Wang Ru was so neatly dumped, she climbed onto the thickest thigh."
Zhou Shuren bent his eyes, "Actually, I admire Shi Qing quite a lot. He interprets people not to destroy others for themselves. It's a pity that Shi Qing was also born as a businessman in the imperial examination, which will greatly limit his achievements. Otherwise, this man What a character!"
Zhu Lan's eyes brightened, "Who do you think is better, Shi Qing or Wu Ming?"
Zhou Shuren didn't even think about it: "Shi Qing."
"Why?"
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "Shi Qing has been growing up in adversity, and has dealt with various forces since he was a child. Wu Ming's intelligence and ruthlessness are not comparable to Wu Ming. On the other hand, Wu Ming, because of our indirect influence, Wu Ming's road to the imperial examination went smoothly. , Wu Ming has long since lost his determination to ascend to a high position."
Zhu Lan was very curious, "You said Shi Qing wouldn't be directing and acting to kidnap Wang Ru and offer Wang Ru secretly, right?"
Zhou Shuren shook his head, "Shi Qing wouldn't be that stupid. He knew that Wang Ru hated him, so how could he let Wang Ru see the emperor, but he couldn't kill Wang Ru, because he knew that Wang Ru's traces could not be touched. The emperor Sooner or later it will be found, so the best way is for Wang Ru to be taken away by others."
Zhulan narrowed her eyes, "Shi Qing dare not kill Wang Ru,
Because once Wang Ru dies, he will definitely be suspected by the emperor. The emperor's suspicion will think that Shi Qing did not explain everything, that Shi Qing hid things privately, and once Wang Ru dies, Shi Qing will face Wang Ru the same way. Dilemma. "
"Yes, so it is the most brilliant thing for Wang Ru to be taken away. According to the emperor's suspicion, Wang Ru will never be trusted. When Wang Ru is found, Shi Qing will have enough time to get the emperor's approval. Trust, for those who don't know and those who already know, anyone will trust those who already know."
Zhulan went on to say: "And Shi Qing must have almost dug out the things in Wang Ru's mind."
Zhou Shuren said quietly: "We can guess so much because we know who Wang Ru is, and we have been paying attention to Shi Qing and Wang Ru all the time. It is difficult for others to guess. Shi Qing is too scheming. Without him, his achievements are immeasurable.”
Zhulan silently recalled that after Wang Ru was taken away, Shi Qing was looking for someone with great fanfare. The notices were posted all over the street. She and Zhou Shuren saw many of them on the way back. Well, Shi Qing was so fanfare. Those who want to find someone to kidnap Wang Ru, those who dare not let Wang Ru show up again, can only hide Wang Ru to death, Wang Ru's situation is worrisome!
Zhou Shuren saw that it was getting late, "I've been busy for two days, and I haven't showered for two days. I'll fetch hot water for you to take a bath."
Zhulan really wanted to take a bath, "OK."
In modern times, bamboo orchids were bathed once a day, no matter in season, summer, autumn or winter, conditions in ancient times did not allow it, and in the Northeast of China, it was more convenient to take a bath in summer, not to mention that it was laborious to take a bath in winter, and it was too cold to move. Zhulan's habits have changed a lot.
It was very late when Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took a bath, and Zhou Shuren was exhausted after pouring water. The two stopped chatting and fell asleep after lying down for a while.
In the next few days, fewer people came to congratulate him, but more people wanted to learn from him. They were all scholars who wanted to learn from Zhou Shuren. Some people sincerely worshiped Zhou Shuren's ability, and most of them wanted to learn from him in the future. Benefits come.
Zhulan knows Zhou Shuren too well, these people are useless, Zhou Shuren will not accept apprentices, Zhou Shuren educates the sons of the Zhou family just to live better, he is not willing to spend energy on teaching apprentices!
Especially in ancient times, when a master was like a father, Zhou Shuren was even more unwilling to dislike trouble.
Those who came to the door returned disappointed, and they all knew that Zhou Shuren would not accept apprentices, and the number of people who came to the door gradually decreased. The invitation from Jiang's Mansion has also arrived. This is the first time Zhou Shuren has received an invitation from Mr. Jiang, and Zhulan will also go together. Zhulan didn’t intend to take Dong Shi along, even though Da Dong Shi is Dong Shi’s biological sister. Going to Jiangfu this time, Zhulan didn’t bring anyone with her. She dug out the clothes she bought in the capital, took the jade jewelry, packed up and went to Jiangfu with gifts and Zhou Shuren. Zhulan came to Jiangfu for the first time. Jiangfu is a four-way courtyard. Zhou Shuren stayed in the front yard, and she followed the housekeeper to the backyard. Zhulan kept her eyes fixed all the way and walked gracefully. The housekeeper secretly observed and nodded, smiling a little more, "Mrs. Juren, this way." Zhulan followed the housekeeper across the gate, nodding with a faint smile. In less than a cup of tea, Zhulan met Jiang Dongshi, who was sitting at the main seat. Jiang Dongshi and Dongshi looked alike, and Jiang Dongshi was well maintained, and she didn't look like He's thirty-one, and looks like he's in his twenties. Zhulan glanced at Jiang Dong's clothes in a hurry, they were all ordinary clothes, she thought that Jiang Dong would give her power because of Dong, but she didn't expect to be very kind to her, Zhulan knew it well, stepped forward and saluted: "Meet Dong Yiren."