Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!
Chapter 1420: Delayed News

Chapter 1420: Chapter 1420: Delayed News

Lady Gu felt joy but also a profound sense of sadness for her mother; her mother’s life has truly not been easy all these years. After father’s death, her mother’s life finally became more comfortable. When father passed away amid much turmoil, mother endured many years and decisively drove out several stepchildren and now lives with her brother, spending her days peacefully praying to Buddha.

If not for her, mother would rarely leave the residence.

In the mountain village, Ming Rui and Shangguan Liu could not leave either; they had to wait for the Crown Prince. Fortunately, they had horses, and Ming Rui’s young servant went to the county to buy them new clothes and other necessities.

In the afternoon, Deputy Commander Wang returned from the mountains with a very troubled expression.

Ming Rui asked, "Sir, what happened?"

Deputy Commander Wang sighed, "The gold mine is indeed a gold mine, but the output is not large, and it’s unclear how many years it has been mined. Not much is left."

It was heart-wrenching just to think about it. Huizhou’s territory had been secretly mined for gold; all of that belonged to Huizhou.

Ming Rui’s excitement cooled significantly, having thought it was a significant achievement. Now it seems the achievement is not so great, "It appears this village existed for the sake of mining gold."

Deputy Commander Wang nodded, "Regarding the previous flow of gold, even under punishment, they did not confess. There is not much gold hidden in the cave."

Ming Rui felt regretful; Deputy Commander Wang was even more depressed. This was within Huizhou’s territory. If a large gold mine had been discovered, Huizhou would have become wealthy; instead, it was a mine with little remaining, causing some major mood swings.

Shangguan Liu also lost spirit upon hearing this, prompting him to ask, "Since a gold mine was found here, is there a possibility that there might be other gold mines around this area?"

Deputy Commander Wang shook his head, "The village has always guarded this area, if they haven’t discovered any, it’s likely there aren’t any more."

In Huizhou City, the Crown Prince just received the message sent back by fast horse, knowing that Shangguan Liu and Zhou Mingrui were safe, the stone weighing on his heart was lifted.

Prince Qi’s focus was on the gold mine, "Hiss, there’s actually a gold mine."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of ore sent back to carefully examine; Prince Qi was also excited.

The Crown Prince said, "We depart for the mountain village tomorrow."

Prince Qi, eager to see it for himself, couldn’t help but murmur, "Does the Zhou family have fortune written in their fate?"

There’s no need to mention Zhou Shuren as the households of the Zhou family are also thriving.

The Crown Prince, "Uncle Wang, why don’t you mention the Shangguan family bringing fortune?"

Prince Qi curled his lip, "Your Highness, don’t think that just because the Shangguan family has deep roots in the capital that they are well-off. The Shangguan family doesn’t rank highly in the capital, and they are very strict about controlling expenditures with silver; their family doesn’t seem like it brings wealth."

This time, a future Crown Princess Consort emerged from the Shangguan family; the dowry—tsk tsk—he had seen Lord Shangguan several times, and each time Lord Shangguan was furrowing his brows, as if it would drain Shangguan family’s fortune.

He knew very well that the Shangguan family hoped not to marry their daughter into a high position!

In the capital, upon returning home, Zhou Shuren met Chang Zhi and Mingyun and paused, circling around Chang Zhi, "Wow, it’s rare that Fourth Young Master Zhou returns home on time."

Chang Zhi, touching his nose, looked at his father feeling a bit wronged. Yesterday, even at the doorstep, his father didn’t call him back, "Dad, you are biased."

Zhou Shuren hummed, "I indulge your preferences, yet you say I’m biased?"

Chang Zhi, "Dad."

Zhou Shuren, with hands behind his back, "Are you happy in Hanlin Academy?"

Chang Zhi swallowed, "Yes."

"See, you are happy at Hanlin Academy, yet you blame me for not calling you. I’m doing this for your own good."

Chang Zhi, "..."

He admitted his mistake; he would definitely return home on time in the future!

Zhou Shuren winked at his grandson and hummed a tune as he walked into the courtyard.

Mingyun patted his uncle’s shoulder, "Uncle, do I need to go home first tomorrow?"

Chang Zhi rolled his eyes, "Wait for me and we’ll go home together tomorrow."

Zhulan heard the music, "Why are you so happy about coming back today?"

Zhou Shuren, "I had a chat with Chang Zhi."

Zhulan thought to herself, ’It must be him bullying my son again.’ She followed her husband into the house and took out the clothes to be changed, handing them over, "These are newly made."

"I already have too many clothes, why make more new clothes?"

Zhulan, "I said the same to your eldest daughter, but she wouldn’t listen. Today, she brought six sets of clothes in one go; three for you, three for me."

Zhou Shuren, while changing, "Don’t say it, our daughter’s craftsmanship is indeed good. The clothes she has made over the years really suit me best."

Zhulan thought it might also be psychological, "Xue Mei is not going out this year, she worries she can’t concentrate on her studies, now she’s focused on making clothes."

"Finding something to do yourself is quite good."

Zhulan talked about Lady Fang, "I waited for Lady Fang to leave and then sent someone to inquire. Lady Fang’s early years were tough too, it’s impressive how Lady Gu can still be so kind-hearted under such circumstances."

Zhou Shuren hearing about Lady Gu’s family, "Lady Gu feels for her mother, having seen enough of her own mother’s suffering since childhood, and after getting married she had a good mother-in-law, which allowed Lady Gu to maintain her kind-heartedness."

Zhulan, "My intention was to take things slow, yet the Liu family was in a hurry."

"Isn’t it all because of the rumors about bringing good fortune to husbands? The Liu family was afraid of a Cheng Yaojin appearing midway."

Zhulan laughed, "Since we can’t stop fate, it’s better to settle things early."

Qiizhou Province, Chang Lian lay on a chair with his leg fixed by a board. Since the bone and muscle injury requires a hundred days, he could only lie down obediently."

Lady Dong came in holding soup, upon seeing her husband’s leg, she recalled how he got injured, "The soup is ready."

Chang Lian guiltily moved his foot, "The Magistrate had to stay in the Prefecture during the storm, I personally led a team to check on the village. Who would expect it to rain heavily again; the thunder scared the horses, the carriage steadied but I still hit my leg. Luckily, it was not fractured, but it will still take some days to recover."

Lady Dong, watching her husband drink the soup, was agitated by the rain outside, "This rain just doesn’t stop."

Chang Lian worried about the riverbank, "I really don’t know if the riverbank will hold."

Lady Dong, who had never experienced severe flooding, panicked upon hearing this, "If there is a flood, what will we do?"

Chang Lian, "The riverbank has been recently reinforced, there shouldn’t be a big problem."

Though he said this, he was still worried inside.

Lady Dong regretted deeply, "If I had known, I would have sent our son back to the capital."

She made up her mind that as soon as the weather cleared, she would send her son away."

Chang Lian also regretted, "Initially, when my wife mentioned sending our son back to the capital, I thought it was already troublesome for my parents to take care of two daughters. Sending the son back would exhaust my parents too much, and now we can’t even leave."

Chang Lian said, "We should stock up on more medicinal herbs at home, right, and buy some more grain as well."

Lady Dong, "I’ve already bought quite a bit of grain progressively."

Even if asked to donate grain, she could do it, as she learned the habit of stocking up from her mother-in-law.

The next morning, after the morning court, Zhou Shuren stayed behind. He discussed with the Emperor how to maximize the use of silver, and an urgent message arrived."

The Emperor’s heart skipped a beat as he looked at the sealed mark which indicates a major incident. He took the bamboo tube, pulled out the cloth strip inside, and his face turned frightfully cold.

Zhou Shuren was close to the Emperor, and he immediately saw the message about the Crown Prince being assassinated written on it. The Crown Prince was attacked, what about his grandson?