The Emperor glanced sideways, "Stop mumbling, isn't this the result you wanted?"
Zhou Shuren looked up, "This old minister knew he couldn't hide from the Emperor. I owe everything I have today to the Emperor's great grace. I have never dared to hope for what is not mine, yet I stick to my duties, and some won't let me be!"
The Emperor gestured for him to continue, and Zhou Shuren said, "I do not wish to be someone else's stepping stone, nor do I want to be entangled in my granddaughter's marriage affairs. Additionally, I am afraid."
The Crown Prince looked sideways, could Zhou Marquis actually fear something?
Zhou Shuren coughed, "I fear forming relations with ingrates. My achievements are not to make them someone else's dowry, I fear Zhou Hou Residence may end up shattered."
