Zhou Zhen's study is not big, the two wide open rooms are separated by ice cracked floor covers, and the west side is the inner room, where a small lacquered bed, tables and chairs, and pedal basin racks are all available, which is the temporary place for Zhou Zhen to stay. In the east reading and writing place, a large bookcase made of whole pear blossom wood is placed in the middle of the room, surrounded by dusty bookshelves, and a Luohan bed is placed near the window.

When Zhou Shaojin walked in, Zhou Zhen was sitting on the Luohan bed making tea.

"It's here!" He smiled and said hello to his little daughter, pointed to the vacant seat opposite him and said, "This is the Lushan Yunlin tea I brought from Jiangxi, you can taste it!" ”

Zhou Shaojin thought about it, smiled and gave his father a blessing, and sat opposite his father.

Zhou Zhen handed her a purple sand cup.

Zhou Shaojin saw that the soup was bright, smelled it, it was as fragrant as an orchid, tasted it, returned to the sweet and fragrant cotton, and couldn't help but praise "good tea".

Zhou Zhen laughed and poured her another glass.

Zhou Shaojin felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly went to get the kettle for boiling water, and said, "I'll come!" ”

"No, no." Zhou Zhen said with a smile, "There is no one else here, I am your father, we don't need to pay attention to these things between father and daughter." ”

But Zhou Shaojin was still a little uncomfortable.

Zhou Zhen also went with her.

Zhou Shaojin poured a few cups of tea for his father.

Zhou Zhen praised: "I didn't expect you to make tea." "I thought that the youngest daughter was learned by the Zhou family, but I didn't care.

Zhou Shaojin naturally didn't explain.

After drinking a few cups of tea, Zhou Zhen said: "You wrote that letter to me because you found out that your mother was once engaged to the Cheng family, right?" ”

Zhou Shaojin was so frightened that his hands trembled, and the tea almost splashed on his hands.

Zhou Zhen said softly: "Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to blame you." You did very well. Instead of blindly believing what others are saying or asking around, he asked me what he believed. ”

Zhou Shaojin's face turned red.

If it weren't for the two lives, she would definitely believe what Cheng Yu said.

Zhou Zhen said: "Speaking of which, it's all my fault for this matter, so that your sisters grew up in Cheng's family, and they must have suffered a lot of grievances, but I really don't have the energy to take care of your sisters, and I don't want to marry a woman casually and go home, in case she neglects to discipline you, I just regret it too late." Don't resent me in your heart! ”

"No, no." Zhou Shaojin hurriedly said, "I have never resented my father, I know that my father handed us over to my grandmother to raise, which is good for us." ”

Something like that happened in her previous life, and she never resented her father for putting her in Cheng's family.

She knows her father's difficulties and can understand his feelings.

Not everyone will be kind to the children left behind by his ex-wife like her biological mother, once the father remarries, he will have to be given by the new wife, he can't keep an eye on the step-string all the time, they are still young, if the stepmother has a crooked heart, it is easy to raise them crookedly, and he can't catch the handle. Therefore, the father would rather let their sisters suffer a little than let their sisters know the height of the sky and be tortured after they get married.

That's why when she said, "It's better at home," my sister said, "It's okay to do this occasionally." If you do this every day, I'm afraid that there will be no rules for conniving."

Zhou Shaojin told his father about the conversation he had with his sister, and said with a smile: "Look, my sister also knows your hard work. ”

The sensibility of the daughters made Zhou Zhen's heart sour, and it took a while to restrain his feelings, and said, "Actually, I came back this time mainly to talk to you about your mother. ”

Zhou Shaojin was surprised.

Zhou Zhen nodded and said, "I know, if something hadn't happened, you would definitely not have written to me in a special way, and you wouldn't mention the old house of the Zhuang family in Guanjie." Later, I also asked Ma Fushan how he knew about the old mansion in Guanjie, how he sent him to check on the Cheng family, and how he found the servant who had served your grandfather in the past...... They all sued me. ”

Zhou Shaojin's face was hot.

She thought she was doing it secretly, but she didn't expect Ma Fushan to tell her father everything that happened.

"I, I didn't mean to......" she muttered.

"I know." Zhou Zhen's voice became softer and softer, and said, "I know what happened back then-after your grandfather married your mother to me, your mother wrote a letter to me, telling me everything that happened back then, and she also said in the letter that she felt that she was not wrong, if I can't accept it, while the two families have not yet made up their minds, it is better to expose it and not mention it." Your sister was still young at the time, I didn't think about it so early, and when I heard your mother say this, I became a little curious, so I borrowed Gu to go to Gu's house and met your mother......"

He stopped suddenly, his gaze full of tenderness.

Do you remember when you first met your mother?

Zhou Shaojin sighed and envied.

sighs that her mother died too early, and envy her mother even if she is gone, her father still has her in his heart.

She didn't squeak, afraid of disturbing her father's memories.

After a while, Zhou Zhen came back to his senses, smiled at Zhou Shaojin with a little embarrassment, and said: "Your mother is a kind and honest person who does not lose herself, the old beggar is mostly telling the truth, your mother has never been sorry for anyone, if someone says that your mother is not in the future, you don't have to feel weak, just straighten your back and fight back fiercely." ”

Zhou Shaojin's eyes immediately moistened.

Protected like this...... That's nice!

"I see." She choked up and said, "I won't let anyone else ruin my mother's reputation." ”

"That's right!" Zhou Zhen looked at his little daughter with great satisfaction, and handed it to her from somewhere, saying, "Some people do something wrong, not only do they not know how to reflect, but they feel that it is all other people's fault, that others look down on him, that others dislike the poor and love the rich, that they are greedy for enjoyment, and that they climb the dragon and attach themselves to the phoenix...... This kind of person, don't talk to him about anything, you can't make sense with him, it's far away. Got it? ”

Father is talking about Cheng Bai, right?

Zhou Shaojin couldn't stop nodding.

Zhou Zhen's expression was visibly relaxed.

Zhou Shaojin said boldly: "Dad, when my sister comes out of the cabinet, I want to go to office with you, okay?" ”

Zhou Zhen was a little surprised, and said, "What, are you uncomfortable living in Cheng's house?" ”

"It's not." Zhou Shaojin thought for a while and said, "Cousin Lu...... As if you hate me...... He seemed to be nice to me when he met me, but when no one was around, he treated me badly...... You want to say that you have done something wrong, and it seems that you have not. That's how I feel......"

She couldn't tell the things of her previous life, and Cheng Lu only had an attitude towards her in this life, which was not enough evidence, so she had to say something ambiguous.

Since her father cares so much about her and her sister, he will definitely not sit idly by.

Sure enough, Zhou Zhen's expression changed greatly when he heard this, he thought for a moment, and said, "Is it a little weird to speak, but it's uncomfortable to listen to it, but it's nothing in the eyes of others?" ”

"Exactly, exactly." Zhou Shaojin's purpose was to let Zhou Zhen go to find out what Cheng Bai had said or confessed to Cheng Bai before he died, so Cheng Zhen hated him so much, "It's not good to tell them to grandmothers." ”

"I see." Zhou Zhen's expression was faint, but his eyes were a little cold.

Zhou Shaojin re-mentioned the matter of following his father to take office: "Then can I go to Baoding Mansion then?" ”

"Is it just for this?" Zhou Zhen pondered, "Your grandmother...... Or your aunt, is it good for you? ”

"Good!" Zhou Shaojin said sincerely, "Like a biological granddaughter or daughter." Last time, my aunt went to Gu's house in Meihua Lane to drink happy wine, and she also took me and my sister together. ”

Zhou Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "If it's just because of Cheng Zhen, you don't have to be in such a hurry to follow me to the post!" ”

Zhou Shaojin was puzzled.

Zhou Zhen thought for a while and said, "Do you know the status of the Cheng family in Jiangnan Shilin?" ”

Zhou Shaojin shook his head: "I don't know!" ”

Zhou Zhen laughed, organized the language, and muttered: "In the early years, Jiuru Lane was two rooms, the long room was Cheng Fu, and the second room was Cheng Bi. Cheng Fu has three sons, the eldest son Cheng Zhi, the second son Cheng Lie, and the third son Cheng Ze. Among them, the eldest son and the second son are concubines, and the third son is concubines. Cheng Bi in the second room has two sons, the eldest son Cheng Kan and the second son Cheng Gang. Among them, Cheng Gang is a concubine.

"The eldest son of the long house, Cheng Shi, is the last champion of the previous dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Lie, he served as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a pedestrian secretary. When the capital fell, it was he who escaped from the capital with Emperor Lie on his back, and it was he who commanded the Praetorian Guard to fight several bloody battles with Lin Tiande, the founding general of the dynasty, and escorted Emperor Lie south. Later, Emperor Lie was welcomed to Quanzhou by King Xin, King Guang, and King Wei to establish the 'Xiangxing' dynasty. The program system was named Zaizhi. Later, the imperial court besieged Yashan, King Xin and King Wei died in battle, and Guangwei quietly opened the gate to welcome the heavy soldiers of the imperial court. Cheng Zhi saw that the monarch and ministers were difficult to protect, and Emperor Jian yì Lie took it personally. Emperor Lie didn't dare, he accompanied Emperor Lie to jump into the sea and died. ”

Zhou Shaojin was very stunned.

As a human being in two lives, she has never heard of the history of the Cheng family.

But thinking about it, these are all things from the previous dynasty, and it is understandable why no one mentioned them.

Could this be the reason why the Cheng family was raided and exterminated?

Wrong!

If it was for this reason, Emperor Taizu would have exterminated the Cheng family at that time, and he would have waited until now?

Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but say: "Is what you said true?" ”

This is the old yellow calendar a hundred years ago, and my daughter grew up in the inner courtyard of the boudoir, and most of them have never heard of it.

"It's true." Zhou Zhen nodded and said, "Later Dynasty repairs the prehistory." I heard from my uncle Jing that the emperor had ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy to start repairing the pre-history, and the comment to the program system was 'Botong scripture and history, heavy and strategic, loyal and brave'. ”

Such a high review?

Zhou Shaojin's eyes widened.

Zhou Zhen said: "Cheng Lie, the second son of Cheng's family, was a man at the time, and studied with his brother in the capital, but at the age of eighteen or nine, when he heard the news of the imperial court's attack on Kyoto, he volunteered to participate in the righteous army organized by Wang Qing, the right servant, after the fall of the capital, he and his brother escorted Emperor Lie to the south, and died in Yashan. ”

Both brothers died in Yashan!

Zhou Shaojin was surprised: "At that time, Cheng Zhi was already married, right?" And his children ......."

Zhou Zhen's eyes were slightly dark, and he said: "Cheng has three sons and two daughters, when the capital fell, Mrs. Cheng fled to Tongzhou with her children, and happened to meet the imperial army chasing and suppressing Emperor Lie, and someone told him. Mrs. Cheng knew that she couldn't escape, so she wanted to take the woman to commit suicide. There was a loyal servant named Qin Da who didn't want Cheng to get rid of the heir, so he quietly replaced Cheng Bei, Cheng Bei, the youngest son of Cheng Zhi, with his youngest son, and Cheng Zhi left this bloodline! ”

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Sisters, it seems that I will not only have to pay off my debts this month, but also "pay off my debts" next month......

PS: There is a typo, and it can only be corrected at about three o'clock in the afternoon.

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