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Chapter 935 Leisure
Chapter 935: Chapter 935 LeisureRan Zheng signaled, "Let’s go outside to talk."
The Ministry of Revenue was indeed not the place for conversation, and Zhou Shuren said, "Alright, let’s go to the nearby teahouse."
Once at the teahouse, Ran Zheng ordered tea and waited until the door of the private room was closed before saying, "You should congratulate me."
Zhou Shuren smiled, "Got promoted?"
Ran Zheng nodded, "Indeed, second rank."
Zhou Shuren felt no envy, "That’s what you deserve."
Ran Zheng also felt it was deserved, "Back in the capital, I need to take a good rest for some time."
Zhou Shuren’s heart stirred; although Ran Zheng did not specify, he could read between the lines. The Emperor had not assigned Ran Zheng a position, only promoted his rank, "That’s good, you should take some rest."
Ran Zheng felt the same; back in Jinzhou Province, Prince Chu had been incessantly sending people to coax him over, even Consort Qi had sent messages to his wife, and his father-in-law had written him letters. He was very mentally drained, and now in the capital without power in his hands, he could relax for some days.
The tea arrived, and Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, "Ever since the titles were determined, several princes have been quite lively."
Having lost all illusions, it was like the shackles had been lifted. Previously, it was all in secret, but now, well.
Ran Zheng laughed, "That’s why I need to rest."
Zhou Shuren raised his teacup, "Indeed, I should really congratulate you."
In the end, the Emperor was still doing this for the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince’s concubine was Ran Zheng’s daughter, and the Emperor did not want Ran Zheng to get involved.
Ran Zheng, while in Jinzhou, had always paid close attention to news from the capital. He sipped his tea and glanced at Zhou Shuren with peripheral vision. Zhou Shuren was also on the cusp of danger, but fortunately, he had the Emperor’s trust; otherwise, Zhou Shuren’s days would not be easy, either.
In the afternoon, halfway home, Zhou Shuren’s carriage stopped. Zhou Shuren was used to this and pulled aside the carriage curtain, "I pay my respects to the Prince."
Zhang Jingshi smiled, "What a coincidence, Minister Zhou is really punctual in going home."
Zhou Shuren sneered inside. He wasn’t foolish. Whether punctual or not, they would always ’coincidentally’ meet. He might as well keep a regular schedule to return home, "Recently, there hasn’t been much happening at the Ministry of Revenue."
What Zhou Shuren said was true. The silver for the shipbuilding and the funds for the Ministry of War had been allocated, and there were no disasters happening currently. The silver-related issues were not significant, and of course, most importantly, the national treasury was now full of silver. Since the homes had been
Zhulan stood up; she heard Lady Dong’s voice, followed by the midwife’s. Zhulan knew the score—it was a girl. Without waiting for the child to be brought out, Zhulan entered the room.
Lady Dong had her eyes closed, her face etched with disappointment.
Zhulan asked the midwife, "How is the child doing?"
The midwife carefully wiped the baby, "The child is fine; the cries just now were loud."
Zhulan looked at the baby; the little girl was closing her eyes, a plump little thing. She smiled warmly, "Good, good."
When the child was picked up, Zhulan personally took her out to show Chang Lian, "Look how much this little one resembles you."
Chang Lian already knew it was a girl. He was disappointed internally, as his household was the only one without a son. Seeing the little girl asleep, he managed a smile—a daughter was also a treasure. He carefully took her, "The little one is quite heavy, seems heavier than when Yu Yi was born."
"More than seven pounds."
Chang Lian laughed, "A chubby little girl."
Zhulan chatted with her son for a while before taking the baby back. Lady Dong had already been cleaned up and had the bedding changed. Handing the child over to the nanny, she said to Lady Dong, "I know you’re not asleep. You and Chang Lian are still young."
Lady Dong opened her eyes; she was very tired but felt even worse inside. "Mother, it’s not that I don’t like daughters."
It was just that her husband’s joyful gaze towards his nephews, they in the third household needed a son. A daughter would also need a brother to rely on in the future.
Zhulan smiled, "I know."
Lady Dong felt relieved. The child was born, and there was no use fretting. Mother-in-law was right; she and her husband were young. Thinking of her mother-in-law having had seven children, a smile finally appeared on Lady Dong’s face. "Mother, you’ve had a hard night. You should go back and rest early; I’m already fine."
Zhulan, seeing that Lady Dong wasn’t just humoring her, was reassured. "Alright then, I’ll head back first, and I will come over to see you in the morning."