Chapter 854 Hands Have Their Own Minds, So Do Feet

Chapter 854 Hands Have Their Own Minds, So Do Feet

In the blink of an eye, it was another seven days, and the Zhou family finally received the annual gift from the Yang family and Qian Keqi. This year, the annual gift from the Yang family was heavier than in previous years. Yinzi, this year's harvest is not good, there is a lot of rain, the taste of the fruit is also poor, and the price is much lower than in previous years, but it is still considered a good income.

Zhulan distributed all the skins sent by the Yang family to each house, and she didn't keep any of them, mainly because this winter, each house was filial to the skins, and there were some money to give away, the main courtyard has already enough.

Zhulan sorted out some other New Year's gifts, waiting to give gifts in a few days.

After entering Beijing this year, the cost of this year's ceremony has increased again, mainly for Ningguo Palace.

Seeing Zhou Shuren enter the room, Zhulan said, "You came back earlier today than usual."

Zhou Shuren smiled at the corner of his mouth, "I figured it out, what the emperor means, there is no need to be so anxious in winter, so I don't have to work overtime. Moreover, I chatted with the prince in the palace today."

"What did you talk about?"

Zhou Shuren drank hot tea to warm up, "Good thing, the crown prince mentioned Wu Ming and the Ministry of Rites."

Zhu Lan raised her head from the list of New Year's gifts she was making, "What do you mean, Wu Ming will go to Beijing after the next year, to the Ministry of Rites?"

Holding the teacup, Zhou Shuren warmed his hands a lot, "You also know that the Ministry of Rites has always been in Feng Huai's hands. The crown prince found a problem, but just now the Ministry of Punishment has a problem, and it will not be easy to use the Ministry of Rites for a while. I don't care about Wu Ming. gone."

Zhulan heard the sound of walking, and Mrs. Song came back with the girl, and quickly whispered: "So you are not only happy for Wu Ming to come to Beijing, but also happy for the crown prince to use Wu Ming."

Zhou Shuren smiled, "My wife is smart."

Zhulan thought in her heart that at present, the crown prince's ascension to the throne is very sure, as long as it is thoroughly cleaned up, the crown prince should ascend the throne. At this time, the crown prince will use Wu Ming, Wu Ming will move closer to the crown prince, and the imperial power will change. As long as Wu Ming seizes the opportunity, The road ahead will be smooth.

Mrs. Song came in at this time, "Dinner is ready, and the hot pot has been served."

Zhou Shuren heard it, "It's time to eat hot pot this winter, what kind of pot is it today?"

Zhu Lan said: "The mutton pot is good for your body, you should also change your clothes quickly."

"good.

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When Zhulan and Zhou Shuren arrived, all the rooms had already been seated. Rong Chuan also came today, um, and Gu Liufeng, whom Zhulan told Mingyun to invite in the morning.

Zhou Shuren saw that Gu Liufeng's face was flushed, and his forehead was covered with sweat, "Why, the room is very hot?"

Seeing Master Zhou, Gu Liufeng breathed a sigh of relief, "It's not hot."

Zhou Shuren looked at his youngest son with his fat hand covering his mouth and sniggered, come on, this kid bullied Liu Feng again, and looked away, "Take chopsticks and eat, the mutton pot in winter is the best, eat it quickly."

Said, put down the chopsticks first.

There are quite a few people in the Zhou family, and there are many young men. This meal, I don't know how much meat I ate.

Duke Ning's Mansion, Duke Ning saw his youngest son coming over for dinner, "Has Rong Chuan gone to Zhou Mansion again?"

Ning Xu said pitifully, "That's right, that's why my son came to eat."

In the past, he didn't feel much about eating alone, but enjoyed the quiet, but since Rong Chuan dined with him, he didn't like eating alone. Unfortunately, this son is like a daughter, thinking about running to Zhou's house all day long.

Ning Guogong asked, "Hasn't Zhang Jinghong's life experience been found out, the emperor still has to wait?"

Ning Xu nodded, "Well, it's not exciting enough now. The attention these days is on expanding the navy. No one mentions Zhang Jinghong's background, so there's no rush."

Ning Guogong hummed, and when all the dishes were served, he said, "Eat."

In the Zhou Mansion, Xuehan wore a cloak and sent Rong Chuan out of the mansion. The two walked very close to each other. It was also dark, and they were both wearing cloaks. The girls behind them were a few steps away.

With the help of alcohol, Rong Chuan became a little more courageous, and stretched out his hand to grab Xuehan's hand. His palm was as if it was on fire. As Xuehan struggled, her hands seemed to be controlling her brain, and she clenched even tighter.

Xuehan didn't drink alcohol, but her face was flushed, she couldn't get away with it, and she didn't dare to make a big move, so she glared at Rong Chuan fiercely, this person became more and more courageous, but hearing the sound of stepping on the snow , slowly quieted down, wishing that this road would not end.

Rong Chuan slowed down his pace and grinned, sometimes it's good to have a disobedient hand, um, it's just that the hand has an idea of ​​its own.

It's a pity that soon after reaching the gate of the mansion, Xuehan stopped in her tracks, coughed, and waited for Rong Chuan to let go, quickly hid her hand, lowered her head, "There is snow on the road, the carriage is slow when we go back. a little."

Rong Chuanjiao also had his own thoughts and didn't want to leave, but when he heard the sound of coughing, he rolled his eyes, "I heard that, don't cough anymore."

Xia Mo relied on the darkness to see no one, and rolled his eyes happily. Every time the young master and young lady were separated, he was reluctant to part. He remembered the words of Lord Hou and told the young master to go home earlier.

Xuehan wanted to dive into the snow, so she quickly turned around and ran away, "You don't need to come these days."

When Rong Chuan heard this, he looked at Xia Mo resentfully, "I told you to talk too much, now that there is no one else, you can cough hard."

Xia Mo, "..."

He is not human inside and out, simply, terrible.

In the Gu family, Gu Liufeng entered the house, and saw his mother waiting for him while embroidering a handkerchief, "Mother, my son is back."

Hu, "I came back so early, I thought you would come back later."

Gu Liufeng explained, "I drank two glasses of wine today, and because there was snow on the road, I didn't stay longer."

Hu was surprised, "Have you been drinking?"

Gu Liufeng nodded, "Master Zhou said that my son is not young, and he can practice properly so as not to suffer in the future, so my son tried it. Unexpectedly, his alcohol capacity is not bad."

Seeing that her son was indeed sober, Mrs. Hu smiled and said: "Mother doesn't know much, just listen to what Mr. Zhou says, Mr. Zhou will not harm you."

Gu Liufeng nodded, "Yes."

Then his cheeks were a little red, and today Master Zhou's youngest son asked him to call him little uncle, and Yushuang helped him, smiling a little silly.

When the Hu family came over, he burst out laughing. It seemed that his son really cared about the eldest grandson of the Zhou family, so he was relieved.

The next day, Lord Shen came to the door again, the second time in the past few days, Zhulan said politely: "I'll send someone to call Su Xuan over."

Shen Yile shook her head, "Su Xuan has to take care of two children, I'll just go and find her."

Zhulan said, "Well, I'll send someone to lead the way."

She and Shen Yile had nothing to talk about, since she was looking for Su Xuan, she didn't want to stay longer.

Zhulan waited for Shen Yile to go out, and said to Mrs. Song: "I heard that the empress has not seen County Lord Shen now?"

Mrs. Song, "Yes."

Zhulan said faintly: "This Marquis Shen's mansion is going to be silent."

Mrs. Song is used to the fact that the mistress hits the nail on the head from time to time, and she really deserves to be the person Mr. Zhou puts in his heart. Although the mistress deals with the women in the back house, her vision is not limited to the back house, and she is very accurate in seeing the situation.