After Zhou Zheng and his son talked to each other, they naturally felt much more comfortable and discussed some more in-depth topics.

This includes Zhou Zheng’s future plans, especially when he will rejoin the officialdom, as well as places such as Denglai, Zhou Zheng’s subordinates, the resettlement of his subordinates, recent plans, etc.

The father and son were talking in the study. Uncle Fu stood at the door and looked at the room with a little surprised expression. In his memory, this was the longest time the father and son had talked about.

It was not until the evening that Zhou Zheng came out of Zhou Qingli's study.

Uncle Fu hammered his shoulder and smiled bitterly: "Second Master, do you understand me, old arms and legs..."

Zhou Zheng laughed and said, "Next time, let Liu Zhe do this."

Uncle Fu also smiled and then said, "By the way, the second young master, I heard that Liu Zhe's wife is also pregnant, do you know?"

Zhou Zheng was stunned and said, "Liu Zhe didn't say anything on the road..."

Uncle Fu said: "I guess I'm afraid that the second young master will spend money."

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "I'll ask him later. If Biqing is pregnant, she will take her back to the house. After all, they are all familiar people, so it's easier to take care of them."

Uncle Fu smiled and said, "I think so too, but this kid has become more and more interested in getting married and no longer takes me, an old thing seriously."

Zhou Zheng listened to Uncle Fu's teasing and said a few words, then turned around and turned to his room.

Seeing that Shangguan Qing was still sleeping, he covered her with a quilt. Zhou Zheng thought about it and went to find his sister-in-law Zhou Ding, asking for details such as baby care.

At night, Shangguan Qing finally woke up.

Zhou Zheng quickly pressed her on the bed, holding a bowl of fish soup in his hand, and said, "Lying down, lie down, let's try the fish soup I made with my own hands."

Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng, blinked, remained indifferent to the spoon beside him, and said softly: "What happened?"

Zhou Zheng put the spoon into her mouth and said, "What else can I do when I'm back? My sister-in-law and I have asked you for advice. You can drink fish soup at this time. Bone soup is the best. How does it taste?"

Although Shangguan Qing and Zhou Zheng got married for a year, they have been together for six or seven years. Seeing the straight man suddenly becoming gentle, with fish soup in his mouth, he still looked at Zhou Zheng with suspicion.

Zhou Zheng ignored these things and fed them carefully, saying, "I just asked for a few names from my father, both men and women. I will put them in the study room and I will take them out for you later. You can choose one."

Before Shangguan Qing could speak, he was blocked by Zhou Zheng's spoon.

Zhou Zheng continued: "After the child is born, don't think about going out to lead the troops again. Take good care of the child. Of course, I will accompany you. We are not promising, but no matter how hard we are, the child cannot be miserable, I have already thought of many teachers for him. Only those with both civil and military skills are real talents. You know, Yangming Gong, at least that must be like that..."

Shangguan Qing listened to Zhou Zheng's rare words, and unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, and then drank the fish soup spoon by spoon.

When Zhou Zheng was busy in the mansion, the news that he was released spread everywhere.

From Chengjin of the Zhou Chamber of Commerce, Shangguan Xun and others, to Wei Xizhuang, Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Cunren of Dengzhou, Jin Guoqi, Huanglong of Dongjiang Town, He Kegang and others all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Zheng is not only their boss, but to some extent, he is still a backer. If Zhou Zheng is really questioned, they will never be able to do so. Now Zhou Zheng is not only released, but also gives them full rewards to the Ministry of War, which makes them completely relieved.

Zhou Zheng silently settled many people and things through the Zhou Chamber of Commerce, especially the money he spent, and minimized his impact on his dismissal.

The Zhou Mansion closed the door tightly, and everything was transferred through Liu Liuzhe, and Zhou Zheng and Zhou Qingli did not see anyone.

Of course, there are no doors in front of Zhou's house. Zhou is in trouble. The traffic in the past is already the yellow flowers of yesterday.

In December, the Zhou family became a little nervous.

Shangguan Qing’s due date is December, and everyone seems to be careful, and he is much more cautious than Zhou Zheng’s sister-in-law Zhou Ding’s delivery.

Zhou Ding was busy, and the midwife entered Zhou Zheng's room and drove Zhou Zheng out.

Sitting in the pavilion in front of the house, Zhou Zheng and Liu Liuzhe were playing chess and talking about something.

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was a little absent-minded, Liu Liuzhe looked into the room from time to time and smiled and said, "Second Master, the midwife's words may not be accurate, not necessarily today's."

Zhou Zheng shook his head and said, "I have a premonition, it's today."

Seeing Zhou Zheng's rare nervous look, Liu Liuzhe thought for a while and said, "Second Young Master, Mr. Wei heard that he had made a lot of noise overseas. The Japanese pirates were very nervous. He heard that there was a big pirate who had built more than 100 ships to hunt Mr. Wei."

Zhou Zheng's attention was indeed diverted and he said, "Is Old Wei okay?"

Liu Liuzhe said: "It must be fine, otherwise I would have told the second young master a long time ago. I don't know the details. Tianjin Wei's letter was vague, as if Mr. Wei was very angry and was ready to fight back."

Zhou Zheng nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "Let me write to the Dengzhou Navy and ask them to help."

The Dengzhou Navy was originally abolished most of the time, and was rebuilt with the support of Zhou Zheng's money and grain. It belonged to the General of Lushun and the General of Dengzhou, namely Huanglong and Jin Guoqi.

If Zhou Zheng wrote to him, the two of them would naturally not ignore him.

Liu Liuzhe responded quickly and said, "This year's sea trade has doubled compared to last year. There are more than 200 Western-style ships in Tianjin, and the net profit is more than one million taels of silver..."

Zhou Zheng said without hesitation this time: "I have made arrangements in Dengzhou. If there is any danger, I can deliver the goods to Dengzhou and let the Western Yi ships be picked up in Dengzhou. This is relatively safe."

Liu Liuzhe responded, and saw that Zhou Zheng was still a little uneasy, so he had to say, "Second Young Master, why don't we go out for a walk? You haven't been out much after you come back this time..."

Zhou Zheng didn't have the intention. He looked at the room with the door tightly closed, let out a sigh, suddenly turned to look at him, and said, "Tell me honestly, is Biqing pregnant?"

Liu Liuzhe spared his head and said, "Biqing said, I'm afraid I'm not going to bother the second young master."

Zhou Zheng hummed and said, "You dare to hide it from me now."

Liu Liuzhe hurriedly said, "It's not the second young master, I am also afraid of causing trouble for the second young master. We are servants, so we can't..."

Zhou Zheng waved his hand and said, "Okay, go and take Biqing over. Go back after the confinement period, and that's it."

As soon as Zhou Zheng finished speaking, Shangguan Qing screamed suddenly from the room.

Zhou Zheng suddenly became nervous, stood up suddenly, and rushed directly to the door.

Before he could enter, the midwife pushed it out and said, "Second Young Master, you can't go in, just wait outside."

Zhou Zheng listened to Shangguan Qing's suppressed pain and opened his head in, trying to squeeze in, but the midwife had already experienced it and quickly closed the door.

Liu Liuzhe and others hurriedly pulled Zhou Zheng, persuaded him, and pulled Zhou Zheng down the steps.

After a while, Zhou Qingli, Zhou Dingshi and others came.
Chapter completed!