Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!
Chapter 1385: The Old Man Seeking Revenge

Chapter 1385: Chapter 1385: The Old Man Seeking Revenge

Zhulan asked again, "What about Liufeng? What are your thoughts on Liufeng’s whereabouts?"

Zhou Shuren smiled, "Chang Yi is already capable of arranging things for his son-in-law, I don’t need to worry anymore."

His sons no longer needed his guidance, he could finally relax now.

Zhulan also smiled, their years of nurturing were showing results, and in the future, they would just need to control the overall direction, without worrying too much about other things.

Zhou Shuren’s shoulders felt much more relaxed, he gestured for his daughter-in-law to stop massaging, sat down with her and said, "The Emperor is thinking of taking action against the Wen family."

Zhulan, "Are you talking about Wen Rong, the Top Scorer?"

"Yes, the Wen family’s influence has grown large enough, continuing this way would disrupt the balance, the Emperor did not suppress Wen Rong from being Top Scorer, which means one of the Wen family’s sons will have to step down."

Zhulan said, "This trade-off puts the Wen family at a disadvantage. Mr. Wen’s sons have toiled for years to reach this day. Wen Rong may be an excellent Top Scorer, but it will take him many years to climb higher. The Emperor is using the Top Scorer title to weaken the Wen family’s power."

"Whoever suffers, it won’t be the Emperor. Just wait and see, Mr. Wen will have his worries in a few days."

Zhulan said somberly, "The Wen family’s main house will benefit. No matter which branch is weakened, there will be turmoil within the Wen family."

Zhou Shuren had no sympathy for the Wen family, "That’s their own doing. The Wen family has always been unrestrained, how could the Emperor tolerate it?"

He even heard the Crown Prince jokingly saying that those relying on the Wen family are increasing, almost forming a ’Wen sub-court’. Tsk tsk, who else could the Crown Prince have heard this from but the Emperor!

Early court session after the parade of the Top Scorer.

Zhou Shuren stopped Mr. Wen, "I am here to congratulate you, sir, congratulations on your family producing a Grand Slam winner."

Mr. Wen’s smile deepened, "Just the children making their own efforts."

Zhou Shuren, with an unchanging smile, continued, "Wen the Top Scorer became the top scholar and Mr. Wen celebrated grandly, now this fourth son of Mr. Wen has also scored as top and won a Grand Slam, why are you being low-key this time? I was looking forward to celebrating with you!"

Mr. Wen’s smile stiffened momentarily, covered up quickly, "No need for celebration drinks, our Wen family has already donated the money for the banquet so more people can share the joy."

Zhou Shuren clasped his fists, "What great benevolence, Mr. Wen!"

Mr. Wen only felt a strong sense of irony, especially Zhou Shuren’s meaningful smile, telling himself not to get angry, but still furious inside!

Zhou Shuren felt relieved, took Wong Ju, who was still enjoying the drama, and hurried off. He had always remembered Mr. Wen’s troubles and had been waiting for today to retaliate with his sarcasm!

Zhou Shuren walked away, "Satisfying."

Wong Ju rolled his eyes internally, this old man held grudges well. No matter how well Mr. Wen hid it, his face was still very stiff. Old Zhou knew how to hit where it hurts.

Wong Ju whispered, "I wonder how much Silver Wen family donated, I’ll need to inquire about this when I get back."

"It won’t be less than ten thousand, too bad, what took them so long, now whatever they do it’s too late."

Wong Ju and his father analyzed this time the Wen family’s scoring the top, father said the Empress is pregnant again, and the Wen family secured another Grand Slam, too splendid, "Mr. Wen was too happy to notice many things, he realizes too late now".

"It’s normal to overlook problems in joy, anyone would have been overjoyed at that moment."

The Empress being pregnant again, if it’s a son, three legitimate children, the throne is secured, who wouldn’t go wild with such happy news!

Wong Ju added, "My old master has arranged things well for Wong Wei."

Zhou Shuren responded with an "Oh," "To which department?"

The Wong family would not allow Wong Wei to leave the capital; he had anticipated that, understanding this grandson-in-law didn’t need his worry.

There was a significant distinction between the two grandsons-in-law in the eyes of the Emperor; Liufeng could be regarded as part of the Zhou family’s influence, Wong Wei could not, as Wong Wei was Wong Ju’s direct grandson and always prioritized the Wong family’s interests above all. Liufeng, on the other hand, was different – not close with the Gu family, which was somewhat dependent on the Zhou family, making this son-in-law almost like a son of the second wife!

The Wong family didn’t hide it from Zhou Shuren, "Ministry of Works, my father intends for Wong Wei to go to the Ministry of Works."

"It’s a decent place."

In the past few years, the Ministry of Works was no longer at the bottom; the profit generated by the Ministry and its positions had become very attractive.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan was checking the dowry gifts for her granddaughter, ensuring multiple times that nothing was missed before personally delivering the dowry to her eldest daughter’s home.

At the Jiang family, the courtyard was filled with boxes; it was Xue Mei’s first time preparing for her daughter’s marriage, and even with the help of two sisters-in-law, she was still flustered and overwhelmed.

Xue Mei looked at the list of dowry items, "I clearly remember putting the vase in the outermost box; why can’t I find it now?"

Lady Li spoke, "Don’t rush, take your time searching; the more flustered you are, the harder it is to find."

Xue Mei, focusing on recalling but unable to remember, said, "Nevermind, I’ll check each item one by one."

Zhulan walked in and saw the scene, "Everything is almost falling apart here."

Lady Jiangwang came with her in-laws, "Xue Mei and Jiang Sheng have been everywhere adding to Miumiu’s dowry, they’ve added too much and now they’ve complicated things for themselves."

Zhulan looked at the boxes scattered around the courtyard, feeling a headache coming on, "She never organized each time she came back; now she’s anxious, rightly so."

Lady Jiangwang wouldn’t flatter her daughter-in-law, her son was now earning Silver, and she hadn’t considered adopting a high-handed mother-in-law attitude, she couldn’t afford to, her son still relied on his wife’s family, and of course, she didn’t plan to, as life was good now.

Zhulan took the list of dowry from her daughter, "Really not small in number, don’t rush to organize it now, just securely store what I brought."

Xue Mei, with a headache from the dowry spread all over the courtyard, "Mother."

"You won’t save any effort now, just methodically sort it out one by one, and also rewrite your dowry list."

Xue Mei went to arrange things, and Lady Jiangwang finally spoke, "In-law, you rest, no need to help, it’ll be sorted soon."

Zhulan, "Alright, let’s drink tea and watch how Xue Mei organizes it."

She hadn’t planned to help anyway; as Jiang Miu was getting married, let Xue Mei be busy by herself. Having been carefree for years, it was always Miumiu helping steward the household; it’s time for Xue Mei, as a mother, to experience the hardships of managing a household.

Lady Jiangwang was illiterate and hadn’t learned many characters over the years; just looking at the thick dowry list she knew the accompaniments were substantial.

Lady Jiangwang thought fortunately her younger son only had one daughter, if there had been several daughters, the saved family fortune would all be given away by now.

It took half a day to organize Jiang Miu’s dowry fully; Zhulan also had a clear idea about her granddaughter’s dowry, which was more than she expected, it seemed most of Jiang Sheng’s earnings from selling paintings had been converted into the dowry.

Because the Jiang family invited her to stay for dinner, Zhulan sent someone to inform Zhou Shuren; Zhou Shuren came straight over after leaving the government office.

Jiang Sheng’s parents were more nervous, the difference in status was evident; although the two families were related by marriage, Jiang Sheng’s parents could only visit the Zhou residence once a year, never stepping in without significant reason.

Zhou Shuren tried his best to tone down his presence, "In-laws, no need to stand, everyone please sit down."

Jiang Sheng’s father, still nervous from visiting the Zhou residence during the New Year when Zhou Shuren wore casual clothes compared to his official attire now, responded, "Alright, alright."