Zhou Shuren sent off the Zhezi, and news of it quickly spread; submitting a Zhezi—that meant a major move was coming.
Zhou Shuren had drunk a bellyful of strong tea yet still felt sleepy, his eyelids fighting each other, lacking any spirit, whoever came to probe, he responded with yawns.
Minister Wang was on edge, still unable to keep pace with Minister Zhou's thoughts. He had still been considering a petty scheme to give the Min family a headache, but Minister Zhou went straight to submitting a Zhezi, which was formidable and intimidating.
In the Min residence, Madam Liu saw off the Qi Clan's Madam, then swept away the teacups. She had thought over it yesterday that the Zhou family would become angry, but she hadn't expected Madam Yang to directly confirm the Min family's scheming—bah, what "being shocked"; she was the one who was truly shocked!
