Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!
Chapter 893: Regret

Chapter 893: Chapter 893: Regret

The Zhou family, with Jingyan bringing back the chests, because they were of medium and low quality, there were quite a few chests.

Xue Han no longer held the handkerchief in her hands, and without minding the dirt, felt the chests; soon after, she reached out to hug one, "Mother, this one is quite light. Shall we open it and take a look?"

Zhulan was also curious about what was inside, but she held back, "Wait for your father to return."

Xue Han let go, feeling a bit disappointed, while Su Xuan picked up the conversation, "Look at the younger sister’s excitement, no wonder Jingyan said everyone was scrambling for them. Mother, your daughter-in-law really wants to make a purchase."

Zhulan knew Su Xuan was telling the truth; Su Xuan really wanted to try her luck, just like buying a lottery ticket. She knew the odds of winning were slim, but she couldn’t resist the hope of buying one, thinking what if she won!

Lady Li said, "That’s too expensive, a cheap chest costs five hundred taels."

Lady Zhao remembered her husband took two thousand taels with him when he left; at this moment, he hadn’t returned yet, and she didn’t know whether he opened it outside or would come home to open it.

Lady Dong had not expected her parents to be so generous; the room full of chests was mesmerizing.

Zhulan gestured for the daughters-in-law to leave and cautioned Lady Dong, "Walk slowly and pay more attention."

Lady Dong valued her pregnancy, "Mother, don’t worry, I will be careful."

In the teahouse, Zhou Shuren truly didn’t pay attention to his second son; it was only after leaving the teahouse that he noticed his family’s carriage. Zhou Shuren saw his own young servant, followed by Chang Li getting down from the carriage.

Zhou Shuren stopped in his tracks, while Xiao Qing glanced at him and took the officials of the Ministry of Revenue back to their ministry first.

Chang Yi bared his teeth in a grin, "Father, father, I bought one medium and one cheap chest, and I won, the medium one won!"

His studies weren’t going well, but with a change in status came different experiences. He heard a lot and knew what was worth the silver. Trying his luck, he actually won.

Zhou Shuren patted his son on the shoulder, "You’re quite lucky, but remember the principle of quitting while ahead."

Don’t think that because you won once, you can dive in headfirst; there are only traps ahead, and I dug them myself.

Chang Yi cooled down after hearing his father’s words. His father never said anything without meaning. The desire to buy more instantly waned; Father did not like gamblers, "Son has taken note."

"Good, let’s hurry back home."

Chang Yi knew his father was busy and didn’t dare to delay him, "Yes."

Zhou Shuren returned to the Ministry of Revenue; they were already tallying the silver collected today. Actually, without being recorded, the specific amounts could be determined by the quantity of the chests; it was just a cautious verification.

Xiao Qing had seen many grand events, but he was still excited today, his cheeks flushed both from the secret windfall and from fulfilling the high-stakes task assigned by the Emperor.

Xiao Qing looked at Zhou Shuren, who was shrewd. He priced the value of the antiques based on the market price, without any discount!

This unpacking event was very successful; the Emperor in the palace was satisfied, even somewhat itching to try his luck and buy one, but he managed to suppress the foolish impulse.

The Crown Prince was also satisfied, not the least bit shy in acquiring a lot; his purse was significantly heavier today.

Duke Residence, Duke Ning and his two sons didn’t go to the scene, but they had sent someone to buy a few antique lotteries, and Duke Ning brought back the ones his children had picked, none of them high-grade, yet he actually won one.

Duke Ning looked at the antique vase in his hand, "This is truly interesting."

Ning Xu blinked, he wasn’t short of silver, almost all he had left was silver, "Tomorrow, I’ll try my luck at the scene myself, I hear the Second Prince was extremely lucky today."

Ning Hui felt it was rare to have such fun, "I will go tomorrow too."

Duke Ning looked at his two steady sons and put down the antique vase in his hand, "How does Zhou Shuren come up with these ideas?"

Look, now even his sons wanted to go, what about the others?

Ning Xu said with admiration, "That’s why the Emperor values Zhou Shuren so highly, I truly admire him."

Ning Hui said in a low voice, "He’s capable and smart, I truly envy him."

Zhou Shuren was unaware of the Ning family father and sons’ conversation, and even if he knew, he would have just smiled, his wife was really impressive!

In the Hou Residence, Yao Wenqi didn’t join in on the excitement, but he highly valued today’s event. Waiting for those who went to return, the more Yao Wenqi heard, the more he regretted it so much that his insides turned green. He once had the chance to win over Zhou Shuren, but at that time, Zhou Shuren didn’t catch his eye.

The more Yao Wenqi thought about it, the more he hated it. If he had won over Zhou Shuren back then, with Zhou Shuren’s assistance now, all his plans would definitely go smoothly, sadly there are no ifs.

Yao Zheyu secretly bought a chest back, he chose a high-grade one, but unfortunately, he had bad luck and saw a loss when opening the chest.

Yao Zheyu pursed his lips, he only bought one purely to test his own luck, he had no intention of striking it rich, but looking at the contents of the chest, his already low spirits sank even lower.

Shen Yile looked at her husband’s somewhat despondent figure with sadness, wanting to step forward to console him, but the words she wanted to say couldn’t leave her mouth. While her husband was at home, she had said all she could advise, "Your sister’s husband, Zhang Jinghong, I’ve heard from father that Zhang Jinghong has always been with Minister Zhou, maybe you should go and have a chat with Zhang Jinghong?"

Yao Zheyu shook his head, "No need."

He had thought about Zhang Jinghong. Knowing that this man had survived the ordeal of the true and fake princes, and that his identity was exposed without losing his life, he understood that Zhang Jinghong was no simple man. It was not advisable to use him straightforwardly, and it’s too late to win over his affections now; he feared it might backfire.

In Zhou Village, Xue Mei’s home had many guests today, all of them from the Jiang family, her brothers and sisters-in-law.

Xue Mei’s family was preparing to leave, and they hadn’t hidden the fact since Xue Mei started selling land, Jiang Sheng had also stopped attending the family school, everyone knew, and the Jiang family was actually the last to know.

Xue Mei and her husband didn’t mean to keep the Jiang family in the dark, rather they wanted to settle everything here first and then personally tell the brothers, but before they could, several brothers from the Jiang family had arrived.

The eldest of the Jiang family was happy for his younger brother’s move to the capital, anyone with a brain knew the benefits of the younger brother moving to the capital, they came today to ask, "Little brother, are our parents going to the capital with you, or shall I take them back with me?"

The elderly couple of the Jiang family also looked at their son, these days they had been the most tormented, wanting to ask but afraid to, consoling themselves that no mention had been made of taking them to the capital, now with the eldest son bringing it up, they waited for the younger son and his wife to announce the result.

Jiang Sheng stiffened, he truly hadn’t considered this matter, he turned his head to look at his wife sitting beside him, and saw surprise in her eyes, he got it, his wife hadn’t thought about it either.

Jiang Sheng saw his brothers looking at him, over the past few years, his relationship with his brothers had been alright, and as they lived a bit farther away, his brothers didn’t always come over, nor did they take advantage of him, which saved him from losing face, the previously tense relationships had improved quite a bit.

Seeing her husband not speaking, Xue Mei knew it was the right moment for her to speak, she glanced at her nervous in-laws, "Eldest Brother, we’ve been negligent concerning father and mother’s matter."