In this way, the weather is getting colder and colder day by day, and the whole Yingdu has begun to prepare for winter, and the winter solstice is almost a small year, and then it will be close to the end of the year. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the yamen of the Criminal Prison Division, Chen Huang pushed the door in with a stack of official documents, and said to Cheng Jia, "Si is defeated, Miss Zhou just sent someone to say that the winter solstice is about to begin, and the Zhou Mansion is going to hold a small banquet for the winter, and Lord Zhou wants to invite the adults and Cheng Lao to participate together." ”。

Hearing this, Cheng Jia raised his head from behind the long case, looked at the already bare branches outside the window, and suddenly said with a face, "The winter solstice is so soon?"

Now Chen Huang is considered to be Cheng Jia or Cheng's person, and most of the things that are sent or need to deal with officials are handled by him.

Although Cheng Dechen is recuperating at home, he has a lot of weight in the heart of the king of Chu, and his two sons are in important positions, so there are still countless people who want to visit them every day, and if there is no one who can rest assured and is more capable to deal with these miscellaneous matters, Cheng Jia will naturally be busy to death.

Therefore, Chen Huang became the new head of the Cheng family, and in the clear sense, he also took care of Cheng Jia's staff work, and at the same time helped him take care of part of the Cheng family and his personal property inside and outside Yingdu, as well as his personal affairs.

Of course, Chen Huang also has a whole staff group established by Cheng Jia behind him, which deals with the affairs of all parties in different categories, and he mainly collects, summarizes and communicates.

"Yes, my lord has been working hard to sort out the disaster relief case for the past few days, and he has been busy day and night, so naturally he has not paid attention. ”

Chen Huang sighed, "It's better to pay attention to a little rest." ”

Although it is Cheng Jia that he admires, as a person of the same age, he spends all his time on official affairs, and he doesn't even have a private life, and this Miss Zhou is also the object of his upcoming marriage, but he feels that he doesn't care much about others.

How can I say that Miss Zhou is the daughter of the Zhou family, and although Zhou Zuo is in her forties, her official fortune is prosperous.

If it weren't for the fact that the public lost the impeachment ground, he would definitely have sat in the position of the left disciple smoothly until the end of the Zhishi, just like becoming a minister and becoming an old man.

Speaking of this Zhou Mulai, it is also quite unlucky, originally he was a serious Ji surnamed royal family, a descendant of the Zhou family, but unfortunately the luck was not good, and he was destroyed by the Chu State to divide the vassal country, and now only one country name has been retained, the name Zhou, and then the reason why the Zhou family has been in charge of the money bag for the surname Chu Guomi, or mainly because the ancestors of the Zhou family are rich, and they are the head of a country, and the family background is quite rich.

Therefore, Zhou Mu's face is very big.

Not only because most of the family valves have an in-law relationship with him, but also because of Ruo Ao's family, the ancestors of the Cheng family, they all accompanied King Wen of Wu to fight together, and he is also extremely exquisite.

Many people in the Chu State are willing to give him face.

I also want to win him over.

But now, the head of each gate valve family is different, although the Ruo Ao family is now clearly still in charge of Yin Zi, but everyone knows that if Ao Ziyan speaks more tough and effective than his father, Cheng Dechen has retreated into the background, and the Cheng family is now the master of the family.

So even if he wants to meet his nephew, he has to say hello first.

After all, in the past, they were not of the same generation, and they did not have much intersection.

Of course, with Zhou Mu's energy, if Cheng Jia really upsets him and makes Cheng Jia a little trouble behind his back, it will be simple.

Therefore, at this juncture now, Zhou Mu wants to ask Cheng's father and son, which should be to talk about the marriage of the two in the coming year, as well as disaster relief, even Cheng Lao is called, maybe he wants to put pressure on Cheng Jia through Cheng Lao.

Even Chen Huang could figure out the joints, Cheng Jia naturally knew it, got up and shook his head and said, "There is no good banquet!"

Chen Huang's shrewd eyes narrowed when he heard this, and asked, "Is that Si defeated or not?"

Cheng Jia walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, and finally felt that he should see Zhou Mu, and said slowly, "I can't figure it out, both of them have said that they didn't take this money now, so where did the tens of thousands of disaster relief money and grain go? Now that this line has come out of Zhou Mu's hand and into the hands of Gong Yijin, the corn will finally become a corn husk when it reaches the bottom, which doesn't make sense. If it is an official below, it is bold to swallow it privately, and no one above will dare to do such a big thing. ”

"Who's going to do it for them?"

This is the doubt in their hearts after a few days of investigation.

At one time, there are at least five or six layers of people who handle it in the middle, as well as Ling Yin, and the left and right Yin have also been approved, and the suspicion of Ling Yin Ziban and his eldest brother is eliminated, as well as the right Yin Liyin, the left and right disciples and others.

"Since Zhou Mu invited me over, you agreed. I took the opportunity to ask him what was going on. Cheng Jia decided.

"Okay, then I'll give Miss Zhou a reply. After Chen Huang heard this, he immediately agreed.

Zhou Jinghua's reaction was very fast, Chen Huang just sent someone over to pass the word, and the other side directly confirmed the 'quasi-letter, and also brought some small points that Zhou Jinghua said to have made by himself, but they were given to others by Cheng Jia.

"Eat it, I don't like these sweets. Cheng Jia twisted his eyebrows and said.

"Oh, then I'll take it to the doctor and Jing'an!" Chen Huang nodded as if he was aware of it.

On the day of the winter solstice, there were many guests coming and going from the Zhou Mansion, and when Cheng Jia came over, the housekeeper had already received the double instructions of Zhou Mu and Zhou Jinghua, and he waited outside the gate early in the morning.

"It's good to succeed or fail. ”

The housekeeper personally opened the curtain of the car, and ordered someone to bring a ladder stool, and bowed down to lead Cheng Jia out of the car and into the house.

"Hmm. Cheng Jia nodded, even if it was just for his subordinates, he would never deliberately look down on people.

The housekeeper was a little surprised by Cheng Jia's good words, and he smiled even more, and said enthusiastically, "Cheng Si is going here, the master has already arranged a seat inside to wait for the driver, I'll take you over?"

"Okay, lead the way. Cheng Jia nodded.

The area of the Zhou Mansion is not small, and it can be said that it is the top Washington Mansion second only to Ruo Ao's in the whole Ying, and the specifications are much more than that of the Cheng Mansion.

Cheng Jia walked inside with the housekeeper, and along the way, there were beautiful maids and concubines bowing to him to say hello, and for a while, the beauty was like jade and flowers.

Zhou Mu is really a very beautiful person, as rumored.

Rich family, gentle township.

"Brother Jia, you are here, Cheng Shibo is already inside. At this time, Zhou Jinghua had already come out to greet him in person.

"Sister Jinghua is polite, you don't have to greet it in person. Cheng Jia shook his head lightly.

Zhou Jinghua glared at him slightly, "Brother Jia doesn't need to say such kind words to me. ”

"You're already old, and I can't be like when I was a kid. Cheng Jia still said politely.

Chen Huang followed behind, looking at his nose and his nose at his heart.

The group entered the banquet hall of Chengfu, and as soon as they entered, although it was inferior to Chu Zhongtang of the Ruo Ao clan, it was even more extravagant in some small details.

All the candlesticks are made up of carefully selected beauties dressed in half-hidden and half-visible Luo Sha, and the jade hands are lightly picked, and the slender figure looms under the Luo Sha.

The beauty picks up the lamp and illuminates the whole hall and them in a bright banquet, and everyone looks beautiful under the lamp, which is beautiful.

Cheng Dechen had already hugged Azhu and a few other beautiful women to sit on it and talk to Zhou Mu for a while, "Haha, Jia'er, you're here!"

Cheng Jia bowed his head slightly and greeted the two, "Hello Zhou Shibo." ”

"Okay, Jinghua will quickly invite Cheng Jia to take a seat, today is a family banquet, don't be restrained. Zhou Mu said.

"Brother Jia, you come with me. ”

Zhou Jinghua wanted to take his hand and take a seat, but he took a step back very unfamiliarly, and her outstretched hand paused in mid-air like that.

"Hmm. Cheng Jia bowed his head quietly.

Zhou Jinghua didn't know why, and suddenly felt very aggrieved in her heart.

She had known him for almost ten years, but it always seemed like something was separating her, and now it felt more and more obvious.

Obviously, today's He Dong banquet was to talk about the marriage of the two of them in the coming year, but she felt that he seemed extremely reluctant.

This reluctance has already stingy even a single expression.

Although she already had resentment in her heart, Zhou Jinghua still smiled on her face, her hand turned in the air, fell to her waist, and smiled generously, "Then I'll take you over." Then he led him to sit on Cheng Lao's right hand.

When he sat down, he asked with a smile, "Brother Jia, don't mind Jinghua sitting in the vacant seat next to you!"

Cheng Jia said, "Chen Huang, I'm here today, let him sit too!"

Hearing this, Chen Huang sat down under Zhou Jinghua's hot gaze, laughed and complimented, "Thank you Miss Zhou for your hospitality today, it's the first time Huang has participated in such a banquet." It was a real eye-opener. ”

Chen Huang said this, if Zhou Jinghua still drove people away, it would seem that she had no manners.

Zhou Jinghua smiled and glanced at Chen Huang, who was the chief manager, "Young Master Chen, please take a seat, come here, and entertain the two sons." He turned and walked to the seat across from him and sat down.

Today is a private banquet, a few people are chatting while drinking, for a long time, Cheng Dechen and Zhou Mu have been chatting very speculatively, Cheng Jia interrupted and asked, "Zhou Shibo has an appointment today, I don't know what is going on? ”

This sentence is the key point to today.

"Virtuous nephew, I'm just a middleman today. Zhou Mu said with a smile, "The person who really asked you to come is also about to arrive, let's drink first and wait slowly." ”

"Oh, what kind of person can work with such a big face?" Cheng Jia nodded when he heard this.

The person who can let Zhou Mu act as a broker must be not small.

"It's a long story, in short, it's just some feelings that can't be erased. ”

Zhou Mu drank wine and smiled lightly in front of Cheng Dechen, "Cheng Xian's nephew won't blame Shibo for a lot of trouble, right?"

"Haha, since you call him a good nephew, what is there to blame and not to blame. Cheng Dechen immediately laughed.

"Yes, Zhou Shibo said that he has seen foreign words......

Cheng Jia received a warning look from his father, and also smiled, "Being able to deal with Zhou Shibo is something that Cheng Jia can't ask for now, so why blame it? It just so happens that about the disaster relief case, Jia Ye is very suspicious in his heart, and he hopes that Shibo will solve his doubts." ”

The atmosphere in the hall was harmonious, but Cheng Dechen frowned when he heard this.

Zhou Mu also drank a glass of wine and chose the conversation slowly, "To be honest, it is precisely for this case that I am a middleman...... It's just a twist and turn, I really don't know how to talk about it, but these are just excuses, the real reason is that I still want to meet you, a good nephew. ”

"These days, about you, I've been cocooned by Jinghua's ears that are about to grind...... Haha......"

In the end, Zhou Mu smiled and glanced at Zhou Jinghua in the hall.

"Daddy!"

Zhou Jinghua stomped her foot in shame, got up and ran out of the flower hall.

"Haha, Cheng Lao, look at the female eldest who is not left!" Zhou Mu smiled as he watched his daughter intelligently leave this banquet hall for them.

Cheng Dechen laughed.

"Haha, don't say that, I like Jinghua's temperament very much, and I can be my Cheng's mother, you and I are here today, this marriage is decided like this! ”

"Good!"

Zhou Mu was very happy when he heard this, and sure enough, Cheng Dechen was a person with a clear heart.

"Father, I'm afraid this marriage can't be concluded!" Cheng Jia suddenly got up and said.

"What?" both of them were stunned.

Cheng Dechen's eyes were immediately annoyed, "Marriage is a big event, the order of my parents, why can't it be married?"

In his father's annoyed eyes, Cheng Jia still insisted on saying, "I have only had brother and sister feelings for Sister Jinghua since I was a child, and I have no intention of men and women. ”

Chen Huang was stunned, and sure enough, he guessed right!

"You, rebel, you always disobey me!"

Seeing this, Azhu immediately stepped forward, stroked his chest, and asked anxiously, "My lord, my lord, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Father, how are you?"

Cheng Jia stepped forward to pick up his elderly father, only to see him holding his chest and shouting "It hurts!" all the time!"

"Tell the doctor!"

Zhou Mu also knew that Cheng Dechen had an old problem with heartache, so he hurriedly ordered someone to pass on the doctor, but don't have an accident in his house.

A small banquet for the winter ended in this way when Cheng Dechen suddenly fell ill.

The Cheng family left in a hurry and met the man who came on a big horse at the door.

It's him!

"Where are Cheng Si and Cheng Lao going? ”

Yue Jiao sat high on his horse, looked at them and asked.

"My father suddenly relapsed after a long illness, so he could only take the first step. ”

Cheng Jia took a deep look at the man who immediately smiled evilly, and slowly bowed his hand.

"Okay, then if you're free, let's talk, success or failure!" Yue Jiao was very direct.

"Okay, make an appointment!" Cheng Jia nodded.

Today's trip was not in vain.

On the carriage that sent Cheng Dechen back to his house, Cheng Dechen, who was in pain and couldn't wake up, suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, and snorted coldly.

Ah Zhu couldn't help but move back.

Listening to the laughter and laughter of the banquet, he asked indifferently and ruthlessly, "Why don't you tell me the truth?" Why did you suddenly refuse to marry? ”

"Father, isn't it clear?" Cheng Jia raised his eyebrows.

"Those old ministers who have come to the door these days should have more or less revealed something!"

Cheng Jia sat aside, looked down at his father who was leaning on the soft pillow and pretending to be sick, and replied calmly, "Now I am taking over the case of Zhou Mu's corruption and disaster relief, and Ruo Ao Ziyan is investigating the people behind the annexation of land with Ruo Ao's family and embezzling money and grain." At this time, I will marry the Zhou family again, and I want to pull the Zhou family over in one fell swoop through marriage, does my father think it is appropriate?"

"Whether this is a help or a fire pit, doesn't my father know better than I do?"

"Rebel, I haven't settled accounts with you yet!" Cheng De scolded with him holding his chest politely.

The pride, forbearance, and humiliation of his life.

When will it be peaceful?