Zhou Shuren didn't think the Minister of Rites was after Silver; the embassy annually replaces its furnishings and whatnot, and every year collects Silver Coin from merchants. The Ministry of Rites doesn't have any major issues, nor is it short on Silver.
The Minister of Rites gestured to invite first, speaking as they walked, "Marquis Zhou's youngest son isn't engaged yet, is he?"
Zhou Shuren paused in his steps, "Mm."
The Minister of Rites smiled, "My younger sister's daughter was born in the seventeenth year of the Yongzhi reign, a year younger than Marquis Zhou's son. What does Marquis Zhou think?"
Zhou Shuren didn't think much of it; how to put it, he didn't like the Minister of Rites. The Minister was somewhat politically opportunistic, though this type of person was never lacking in the Imperial court. But his own son's engagement certainly wouldn't be linked to the Minister of Rites. He chuckled, "My son is still young."
