NovelNext Chapter 971 Another Poisoning
Chapter 971 Another Poisoning
Chapter 971: Chapter 971 Another PoisoningSong Lan’s attention remained fixed on her godmother and Xue Han from her seat at the table. Despite the distance, she could still sense the tension in the air. Her godmother could handle it, but she was more worried about Xue Han.
Ever since Song Lan married her husband, she often visited the Zhou residence, gradually becoming acquainted with Xue Han. Relationships grow from spending time together, so she slowly came to treat Xue Han as a younger sister. Having grown up in the capital herself, she knew better than anyone how formidable the capital’s young ladies could be.
Lady Ding whispered, "Don’t be nervous."
Song Lan took a deep breath. She knew she shouldn’t be nervous. Xue Han wasn’t like her; Xue Han had a velvet glove covering an iron fist. When treated well, Xue Han was polite to everyone. Conversely, she could also be tough.
Lady Ding’s attention was entirely on Song Lan. Not only did both belong to families of officials from the Ministry of Rites, but their husbands also had a good relationship with Officer Wu. It was tough for the Gu family in the capital, which made it even tougher for her in the circle of officials’ wives. As the wife of a sixth-rank officer, Song Lan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Song clan. With the Zhou family as her in-laws, she rarely faced difficulties.
Over the past few months, Song Lan had been of great help to her, allowing her to gradually make some headway. As for Lady Jin of the Hu family, her relationship with her was only superficial; she would not actually help her.
She did want to visit the Zhou family, but unfortunately, there had never been a suitable opportunity.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Wong Ju asked Zhou Shuren with concern, "You’ve rested for a while. Do you feel better now?"
Zhou Shuren, holding his head, replied, "Much better."
What Wong Ju handed him was the amount of compensation in Silver that needed to be paid out by the Ministry of War, along with the Silver needed for ship repairs. "After looking at this, your headache will probably continue."
Zhou Shuren furrowed his brows. He knew that many had died in battle, but he hadn’t expected so many. Pressing at his forehead, he said, "I will take this to the Grand Master of Writing."
Without leaving, Wong Ju continued, "I’ve heard that this morning both the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War submitted their Zhezis."
Zhou Shuren just responded with a "Hmm."
"About that Silver..."
Zhou Shuren, with his head aching, didn’t want to dwell on it any longer. "If you stop this topic, we can still be friends."
Wong Ju said, "Alright then, I’ll go out and get busy."
Zhou Shuren went to see Xiao Qing; Xiao Qing had also just left the Palace and returned to the Ministry of Revenue. Xiao Qing said, "If you hadn’t come, I would have had to look for you."
Zhou Shuren knew that the Emperor had kept the Grand Master of Writing after the court session regarding the financial matters at hand. "Please speak, Officer."
Xiao Qing had finally gotten some respite and now had to fret over the finances again. "The Emperor has approved the Zhezis from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War. He supports the Ministry of Works in their technology re
At the Residence of the Fifth Prince, Zhang Yang spent the entire day within the estate, his heart filled with hatred for Prince Qi and pondering over who could have poisoned him. He was determined to seek revenge for this grievance.