The changes in the Zhong family are all caused by Master Zhong's return to his hometown.

He was an official who was lost because of corruption and dereliction of duty, and he was suspected of rebellion, but he came second, and such a crime would be looked down upon when he said it. There are also rumors that he is angry with his sister-in-law who is the princess, which is equivalent to forming a feud with the Guangping Palace, and the palace that could have been a backer has become an enemy, and he has made it clear that he has no capital to make a comeback. Even most of the family property was stolen, and there was a little left, which was only enough for the family to make ends meet. On the way back to their hometown, in order to save money, they also sold a lot of servants at home, and those who could stay and follow them were confidants for many years. Back in their hometown, there are still a few acres of paddy fields in the clan that can bring them some income, and the houses are also complete, but they are all old, they have no money to renovate, and they are reluctant to add too much furniture, so they can only live there.

The Zhong family's family has long been accustomed to enjoying glory and wealth in the capital, where can they endure such hardship? You have to spend more money to improve your life. But they had limited money on hand, and they couldn't hold on for long, so they cheekily went to find Zhong Er's family.

Second Master Zhong and Master Zhong are grandfathers, and their blood relationship is very close, and they live next to each other in Beijing, and their relationship is closer than others. He was not affected and lost his official position, but resigned normally, his net worth and dignity were preserved, and his money was naturally much looser. For the big house with a close relationship, they were willing to help at first. But there are some things that are kind to give once or twice, and if you give them twice in three days, everyone will feel annoyed.

Second Master Zhong secretly slandered the big house in his heart for spending money and spending a lot of money, and he ended up in this situation now, and he didn't restrain himself a little, and he lowered the schedule, but he loved pomp and circumstance as in the past, don't you know that outsiders are watching his jokes?

Master Zhong was secretly complaining in his heart, his cousin and daughter-in-law were too stingy, and they only gave a little bit of silver each time, what was enough to spend? also caused him and his wife to go to the door twice for three days to fight the autumn wind, which hurt their self-esteem.

The two rooms of the Zhong family gradually became suspicious, and as Zhong Yayue, the son of the second master of Zhong, was admitted to Xiucai, the relationship between the two families took a turn for the worse. There is no other reason, just because Zhong Yazhuo, the son of Master Zhong, is the son of a criminal minister and has lost his qualification for the imperial examination. He was the most dazzling child of the younger generation of the family, but now he was taken advantage of by his cousin, who had never been inconspicuous, what he himself thought, others did not know, but his parents and grandmothers were the first to fight for him.

Old Mrs. Zhong saw that Zhong Yayue was immersed in studying hard to prepare for the autumn season, so she had a ridiculous idea to mention that Zhong Yazhuo would be passed on to her uncle Zhong Er, then he would no longer be the son of a criminal minister and could participate in the imperial examination. She is very confident in her eldest grandson's talent, and thinks that he will definitely gain fame and overshadow Zhong Yayue's achievements.

How could the second master and his wife be willing to do this kind of thing? Zhong Yayue is the eldest son, if he succeeds Zhong Yazhuo, the latter is older and the eldest is the eldest son, what should this eldest and youngest son say? Besides, Second Master Zhong's family has a lot of property, and he still has to beware of his cousins and nephews plotting to rob him of his family wealth, so he naturally has to refuse. He also said to Mrs. Zhong: "Uncle Niang is confused, your method can only be used by mediocre and unknown people, Yazhuo has been famous since he was a child, and no one in his hometown knows it?" If he becomes my son and goes to participate in the imperial examination again, who can't guess the reason for it with a discerning eye? When the time comes, people say that he is a person who doesn't even recognize his parents for fame and fortune, what kind of good reputation is it? Even if he can be admitted to Xiucai, it is difficult to go further, and Shilin has no place for him. It's better to keep the status quo, he can still accept a few students, teach people calligraphy, painting and poetry, and gain a reputation as a talent. ”

When Mrs. Zhong heard that it was reasonable, no matter how unwilling she was in her heart, she could only dispel her thoughts. But she really couldn't bear to see her eldest grandson lose her future, and since the imperial examination was impassable, she had to find another way out. She forced Second Master Zhong to take Zhong Yazhuo with her every time he went out to visit friends, so that he could get to know more official figures. If someone can appreciate Zhong Yazhuo's talent and reuse it, then even if they have no fame, they have a future.

Second Master Zhong was so annoyed that he liked his eldest nephew, but he was forced by his aunt, and he didn't like it in his heart. Then Mrs. Zhong started the idea of Zhong Yayue's marriage again, and wanted to be a matchmaker for him and marry his niece and nephew. Mrs. Zhong's face was long, and she casually found a reason to refuse. Mrs. Zhong still didn't give up, and instead set her sights on Zhong Yaqing, the eldest daughter of Second Master Zhong, and wanted to tell her to the younger generation close to her mother's family.

When Zhu Lifei wanted to choose a daughter-in-law for her son, the selected side concubine was originally Zhong Yaqing, but in the end, Zhong Yazhi snatched away her qualifications. At that time, there was a disagreement between the two rooms of the Zhong family, if it weren't for the failure of Zhu Lifei's mother and son, this marriage would have become a disaster, and the second wife of Zhong would not have complained without a word. Now Mrs. Zhong has actually started her daughter's idea again, no matter whether the other party's children are excellent or not, she can't bear it. She issued an ultimatum to her husband, asking him to formally protest to the big house and not to help them in the future. Second Master Zhong felt that his wife's reaction was a bit excessive, what could he not say well? The people in the big house are annoying, don't pay attention to them, there is no need to tear your face.

Mrs. Zhong couldn't convince her husband, so she simply excused herself to send her son to participate in the autumn festival and avoided with a pair of children. She originally thought that if Zhong Yayue could pass the examination, their mother and son would have a greater say in the family, and whether it was to let her son return to Beijing to join the national prison, or directly make up for an official, and take her mother and sister to take office, she would be able to avoid the group of people in the family who didn't know what to do. It's a pity that Zhong Ya fell more and more, they had to set off back to their hometown in a gloomy way, and received news on the way that Mrs. Zhong gave her confidant girl to Zhong Er as a concubine, and the latter had already taken people in, and Mrs. Zhong Er vomited out a mouthful of blood, and fell ill, so she could only stay in Jining.

Mrs. Zhong was just angry for a while, and when her condition improved, she made up her mind to live in Jining with her children for a few days temporarily, and when the spring flowers bloomed next year, she would go north along the canal and go to her mother's house, so as not to go back to her husband's house to be angry!

This is also the reason why Zhong Yayue was so enthusiastic when she met Gao Zhen on Jining Road. Their mother and son knew that the second master Zhong might not be reliable, they had never offended the Guangping Palace, and the other party was a relative, and the relationship had always been good, so why not rebuild the old one? If Gao Zhen supports them, what are they afraid of the big house?

After Gao Zhen finished talking about the change in his uncle's family, he was also full of emotion in his heart. He said to Zhao Xiu: "People who act ridiculously are really as ridiculous everywhere they go. Previously, they said that they would send their daughter to the temple to lead the practice, but in fact, it was just a pretense. After settling down in their hometown, they sent someone to take their daughter back, but they only said that the old lady was reluctant to take her daughter back to fulfill her filial piety. They also spread bad words about my mother and concubine everywhere in their hometown, and even my father and I were not left behind. They seem to feel that as long as the reputation of our family of three is ruined, outsiders will think that they do not deserve it. It's ridiculous. ”

Zhao Xiu was very angry when he heard this: "Only fools will believe their words!" Are the people involved in the rebellion still justified? The will of the dismissal is the emperor's order, but they are saying that the emperor has sentenced an unjust, false and wrongful case? Why didn't the local officials come out to take care of it? ”

Gao Zhen sneered and shook his head: "They are used to lying, and my second uncle's family is not good at telling the truth, and the officials in their hometown probably think that they still have contact with our palace, and it is not good to offend people because they are in the way of the palace, right?" I will send someone to talk to those officials, no matter what they want to do to the Zhong family's big house, it is not my idea to be horizontal and vertical. ”

Zhao Xiu heard it funny, and then couldn't help sighing: "No wonder you said that it's best to put people under your nose and look at it." If the Zhong family is not so far away, how can they hide it from you when they say bad things about you and the princess and princess? She was still a little curious: "But you actually met the Zhong family in Jining, and you didn't mention it before." ”

Gao Zhen said: "I just treat them lightly, what does it matter if I mention it or not?" Now I have a new idea and I'm going to change my mind. ”

Zhao Xiu was puzzled: "What do you want to change?" ”

Gao Zhen plans to take Zhong Yayue with him, if he is on the road, then even Zhong Er, he can also help. If the Zhong family's big house tells people that he is ruthless and unrighteous and does not care for outsiders, then he can slap them in the face with the second master Zhong's family. And seeing that the second room is favored by the king's mansion, but the big room is left out in the cold, their mood will probably be even more uncomfortable, right? But they wanted to protest, but they couldn't. When Second Master Zhong rises in the Zhong family and gains the right to speak, then Master Zhong's family will have to face his control. This is equivalent to Gao Zhen erecting the shield of the second master Zhong in his maternal grandfather's family, and everything is blocked by the latter, and Gao Zhen can also stand by without worry.

Zhao Xiu was convinced: "This is really a good idea." The most important thing is that the second young master of the Zhong family seems to be a reasonable person. ”

Gao Zhen smiled slightly: "He is indeed an understanding person, when he was a child, he only knew that he was not as smart as his brother, but now I know that sometimes you don't have to be too smart to be a man." ”

Zhao Xiu felt that she had been inspired a lot, Gao Zhen's uncle's family, compared with her uncle's family, really couldn't say who was worse than whom. The two can be regarded as sympathetic to each other. The way she looked at Gao Zhen added a little more intimacy. Ignoring the fact that this kind of thing is the secret of each family, I directly asked his opinion: "Do you think my brother and I also use a similar method to deal with my uncle?" I don't know if my mother has any other relatives in her mother's family, or if there is another uncle or other elder who can be a shield for us. But I can ask my brother to go to my mother's hometown and inquire. ”

Gao Zhen smiled and said: "You just have to inquire, if you can find the right person, it will be great." It doesn't matter if you can't find it, just detain people under your noses and watch them, and they won't make any big trouble. ”

Zhao Xiu thought about it and was suddenly full of confidence. She thanked Gao Zhen gratefully: "If it weren't for your reminder, I would still be in a daze, and I would definitely not have thought of any good ideas." ”

Gao Zhen smiled and said, "What's this? If I can help you, I will be happy in my heart. If you have any problems, just come and ask me. But if I know anything, I'll tell you. Even if I don't know, I can go and ask for you. You don't have to thank me, and you don't have to be so polite between me and you. You thanked me, but you looked angry. I just ask you to come to me first if you encounter a problem in the future. The thought of being able to help you makes me happy. ”

Zhao Xiu blushed when he heard this, but his heart was sweet. I wanted to smack him or scold him like I usually do. But when I thought of him speaking, the sincerity in his tone was full of heart, and I felt unbearable. After hesitating for a long time, she still didn't say anything, only picked up the tea bowl and bowed her head to eat tea. R1152