Zhou Shuren returned to the Ministry of Revenue. He even admired himself for his exceptional inner calmness. He had seen many storms, but now his house, cough, it was comparable to a residence of a Hou, a size he was well aware of from the Rong family. Even after the estate was divided into three parts, the sectioned blueprints still showed his portion to be twice the size of his current home!
His heart remained calm as he returned to the Ministry of Revenue, unaffected in his work.
Qiu Yan knocked and entered, "Did the Emperor summon you for something?"
Zhou Shuren said, "Nothing much. Have you finished with your tasks?"
Qiu Yan shook his head, "Not yet. I saw you went to the palace for quite a while, so I came to ask, thinking there might be urgent news from the southwest."
