Zhou Ke, who sent Zhang Shaoxiong away, had been in turmoil, and when he returned to the house, he instructed his subordinates to bring a message to his wife in the inner courtyard, and sat directly in the main hall of Xiuyutang and waited for his cousin Zhou Chen.

Today, as soon as Zhang Shaoxiong came to the door, Zhou Ke immediately sent someone to Chuanfang Academy to spread the word, and asked Zhou Chen to go to the ferry to block Grandpa. He just followed the itinerary Zhou Xian said in advance, and guarded against the old man who had not returned after the deadline, and suddenly came back with Man Yun and bumped into Zhang Shaoxiong, so that he was not prepared at all.

If Zhou Xian really fought opposite Zhang Shaoxiong, he had to deal with the guests as the head of the Xiao Zhou Mansion. No more than Zhou Ke, he can shirk that he is only a grandchild, and he can't be the master, so he can only greet the guests to drink tea and eat snacks.

The first to come back were Zhou Xin, Gao Wei and other teenagers who were in class at Chuanfang Academy, because they knew that Zhou Chen was called away by Zhou Ke in the middle of the way, several people looked at Zhou Ke's slightly anxious look, and immediately relaxed their steps.

"Big brother, is there anything going on at home?" , Gao Wei asked enthusiastically.

But Zhou Ke just smiled reluctantly, did not answer, but asked a few words about the academy. Zhou Shen pulled his cousin's sleeve, Gao Wei lowered his head and smiled, and followed Zhou Shen back to the room with kindness.

When the two cousins were speculating about the identities of the officers and soldiers they had just met on the road near Wende Bridge, Zhou Chen, who was sweating profusely, rushed back from the outside.

As soon as Zhou Chen stepped into the main hall, Zhou Ke, who got up to greet him, immediately closed the door. Zhou Chen was only stunned, and immediately helped his cousin.

"Grandpa hasn't come back yet, I arranged for someone to wait at the ferry. also said hello to Du Xuanshuang, who was on a boat, and asked him to get a boat to the river to greet him. Zhou Chen carried the teapot on the table. I drank a few sips of herbal tea directly to my mouth.

In the fifteenth year of Yongde, the Zhou family's encounter in Fengjin. The brothers returned to Huocheng early and did not experience it. But two or three years ago, Zhou Xian arranged for the older ones to act as representatives to compensate for the elderly who had been injured in Fengjin and the servant families who had lost their loved ones. also asked the two aunts to tell them the story of the year.

Zhou Xian clearly said that Zhang Shaoxiong was the murderer behind the tragedy of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family was about to bury half of his family in Fengjin.

"At that time, the humane Zhang Shaoxiong was the king of Jin. The two kings of Qi and Jin under the knee of Xiaozong competed, and your father Zhou Song was imprisoned that day because of the Jin Dynasty's system, and if the case was overturned, it was the King of Qi who won...... If it weren't for the death of your fifth uncle that shook Xiaozong, our father and son would not have been able to get rid of it...... If Zhou Xian is still in Luojing Prison, and the Zhou family who is far away in Fengjin is robbed by bandits, who will you suspect? ”

Zhou Xian's question. When it was first proposed, the sons of the Zhou family also had their own answers. But with the attention to Zhang Shaoxiong's news, they were helpless to find that he was lucky to leave the King of Jin, who was already like a water dog, and now he is more like a cronie of today's Bixia.

And in the rumors in the market with a bit of ambiguous colors, Zhang Shaoxiong's sister, who was originally the old emperor, actually has some ambiguity with today.

The rulers of Hezhou have an old gap with the Zhou family. When Zhang Shaoxiong took office last year, the Zhou family was already relaxed on the outside and on the inside. So Zhou Ke sent someone to Chuanfang Academy to summon Zhou Chen. Just mentioning the name, Zhou Chen naturally tightened the strings.

"Big brother! I also asked people to follow Zhang Shaoxiong from afar, and guess what, he left our house and wandered around the city. Where did you settle it? With a thin anger on his face, Zhou Chen approached Zhou Ke's ear. Said a few words lightly.

"His house?" , Zhou Ke's gentle face was full of surprise.

"Not really. Fortunately, at the beginning of the year, there was that disaster in Zizhu Temple, and I taught Man Jing a lesson. said that if she dared to follow the Xue family girl to call her sister and sister, I would no longer pay attention to her life or death. ”

Man Xian, Man Jing and Zhou Chen are the same as Aunt Sun in the second room, Aunt Sun, who has been worn out of temper in recent years, has also repeatedly confessed to the sisters, and since then, Zhou Chen, the brother of the compatriot, has been reliable for life. Therefore, Zhou Chen's threat is much more effective for the half-grown girl than Grandpa's cold face.

"Zhou Chen, did you say that family was specially arranged by Zhang Shaoxiong to come to Huocheng?" , Zhou Ke, who had been anxious for a long time, inevitably thought about things more seriously.

"Big brother, you tell your sister-in-law, let her control the inner courtyard, don't let that woman come to the door to mess around. Just a few days ago, Xue Suyun was stopped by the mother-in-law I arranged to find Manjing, so she looked for Manyin again. Sister Yin is also soft-eared, and when she saw that she took a few rare ingredients and said that she wanted to add makeup to Manyan, she led her to the fourth room, and at the end of the day, the fourth aunt actually left her a meal. ”

Zhou Ke nodded solemnly.

After returning to Yizhi Courtyard, where the couple lived by themselves, Zhou Ke cleaned his face under the intimate service of his newlywed wife, put on a half-worn straight jacket of the home, and tasted a stove of incense ordered by the Liu family before carefully asking her for it.

Liu's face showed a trace of embarrassment, and he said softly: "Husband, the sisters of the second room of the big house, the old lady has asked me to help take care of it, and the fifth aunt and her two sisters have never been idlers." It's just the fourth aunt......

You also know that the fourth aunt loves the fourth sister and the fifth sister very much, and Manyan is about to get married, so she can't wait to add more haode to the dowry box, and when she taught me to reconcile accounts this morning, she also boasted to me that the materials brought by the Xue family girl were good, and she also invited the Xue family girl to come back in a few days. ”

The Liu family also learned to sort out the accounts at home, and the Min family taught her, but he just wanted to hand over the whole feed to her. Speaking of reciprocating the peach, the Liu family inevitably felt that it was not easy to stop the Min family, who now had a very good impression of Xue Suyun.

"Qianqian, the fourth aunt, you can try to tell Aunt Bai first, the fifth sister was brought up by her......"

As soon as Liu nodded in response, the maid waiting outside the door reported that the eldest lady Xie was here.

Xie Shi, who was led into the door, with a worried face, raised his hand to signal Liu Shi to go out as soon as he was next to the chair, unceremoniously. Liu smiled kindly, gave a salute, and left a place for her mother-in-law and husband who had private words to communicate.

"Grandma, do you want me to listen?" , Qiu Ying, who had been following Liu Shi, asked in a low voice. She and Xuexiang were sent back to Yiqing, because the Liu family was very satisfied with Zhou Ke's reply explanation, in order to show the generosity of the Liu family, they still married them again. The two daughters who can't be uncles Xiaoxing are now thinking about serving the Liu family well in order to get a good result.

Liu, who is leisurely standing by a feng shui tank and feeding koi fish. He smiled widely, and waved his hand. "No need! ”。 Marrying into the Zhou family, she has won the envy of many sisters in the clan, and her husband loves her. Why bother with shallow eyelids to care about the mother-in-law's temporary slowness.

Xie Shi, who was locked in the house, sobbed quietly: "Ke'er, Guizhi came back from running errands today and happened to catch a glimpse of a visitor coming to the door, and she said that she recognized the head of the Zhang demon who had seen it in Fengjin......"

Zhou Ke immediately felt a headache at the mouthy and tongue-in-law, but his mother kept dragging his hand, and he could only nod sincerely, and said: "He has been in charge of Hezhou since last year, and there are not many soldiers in Hezhou, and the new order of the imperial court has also entrusted him to manage it together." This time I came to Huocheng, I should be inspecting the counties under its jurisdiction. ”

"Oh my God! What to do. What should I do ......", Xie Shi's tears poured out all of a sudden, and he cried bitterly on the table like a mourner. The shadow brought to her by the Fengjin incident back then was huge, as long as Zhang Shaoxiong and his person were mentioned, she felt cold in her heart and was terrified.

Zhou Ke sighed, and helplessly wrapped his arms around Xie's shoulders and comforted: "Mother, we are not afraid of him...... Really, not afraid! ”。 Grandpa taught. People live for a lifetime, no matter how brave they are, they can tolerate it for a while if they are stronger than themselves, but they must not be cowardly and afraid.

Hsieh's cries did not stop immediately. It only became smaller little by little, so that Zhou Ke could clearly hear her whispering in the middle of her crying, "I knew it was like this." I made Manhua a concubine for her at the beginning...... If Sister Hua can cage her, our family will be fine......"

Zhou Ke's hands and feet suddenly became cold. He slowly stretched out his joints like a wooden man, stood up straight, and moved to the side a foot away from Xie. Astringent said: "Mother, in two days, my son will send you back to Zeting." ”

Originally, it was said that the Xie family, who was going back to Zeting after the Liu family entered the door, was stranded in the mansion because of Zhou Xian's travel, not only her, but even Zhou Ke also thought about it, and when Zhou Xian came back, he said it well, and let her stay.

Because he had a tacit understanding with his son, as soon as he heard this, Xie immediately stopped crying, and stared at his eldest son with wide eyes in disbelief.

Zhou Ke closed his eyes, pushed open the door and called Hou Zai's subordinates in the courtyard: "The eldest lady is tired, help her rest, right?" ”。 He was really disappointed in his mother again, and his grandfather did not hide the "death" of his eldest sister Zhou Manhua.

After a chaotic panic, Yizhi Courtyard, where Xie had left crying and scolding, returned to peace.

Ryu stood beside her husband in horror and carefully lifted her face. A pair of arms firmly wrapped her in her arms, warm tears stuck to her skin through the red silk spring shirt, and Liu vaguely heard Zhou Ke whispering in his throat, "Qianqian, we will feel sorry for my children in the future, no matter the children, the Zhou family will never sell their children." ”

The unknown Liu nodded fiercely.

Selling daughters is only for those who are bankrupt and have no food and clothing to do it, right?

In the spring night when the night rain lightly buckled the window lattice, Xue Jinjun, who had always been happy to smile at the Buddha's face, was staring nervously at Zhang Shaoxiong's two fingers pinching Xue Suxuan's chin, and sweat broke out on his head.

However, the little girl was calm, her eyebrows and eyes were curved like crescent moons, and her red lips that could not be shaped reluctantly smiled at the high-ranking uncle who suddenly attacked her during a good question.

"Not bad! This kind of heart and temperament is rare! Zhang Shaoxiong smiled with satisfaction, and the loosened pliers turned into a light palm and slapped Xue Suxuan's face, with some frivolity.

Xue Jinjun's white hair and sweat crawled all over his back, but his fat face regained its usual elasticity, squeezing a proud smile.

"Xue Da, don't you think that hiding such a pretty girl in a small place like Huocheng buried her? What did the little girl say? Her poems are even liked by the talented people of Chuanfang Academy, praising her as the first talented woman in Huocheng. Zhang Shaoxiong's mouth snorted a few times, and said: "What's the matter, if you take her to Hezhou Capital, I will ensure that she is the first talented woman in Jiangnan in front of her." ”

"The little girl is young, and she speaks childishly!" , Xue Jinjun's smile was a little bitter. After going to Zhou's house once, he chose Huo Cheng to abandon Qingyuan, just to find a reliable and innocent good family for his daughter, and the best to be an official wife. There are too many flashy opinions on life, but I really want my daughter to integrate into the scholarly family that was originally very distant from the Xue family, and changed the court.

The eagerness in Xue Suyun's eyes, he was even more afraid when he saw it. Xue Jinjun, who often mixes in the scene, understands that who will show up to fight for the first place among those young ladies from serious official eunuchs, and if she really becomes the first talented woman in Jiangnan, he doesn't know what price his daughter will have to pay in the future.

Zhang Shaoxiong snorted, ignored Xue Jinjun, who was not on the road, and went straight to Xue Sujun. The fire flickering in the little girl's eyes was familiar to him and he admired it.

"There are now two senior teaching mothers in this official's house, who were invited from Luojing Tianxiang Women's Garden. You should have heard that all the women in Tianxiang Women's Garden are all in the country, and the official's sister was also able to become the favorite concubine of the first emperor after Tianxiang was trained for a few years. In recent years, Tianxiang Women's Garden will move part of it to Jiangnan, and the people who will receive it will be noble-born official girls. But if you can seize the opportunity, this official guarantees that you can be worthy of the name of the No. 1 ...... in Jiangnan."

"Really?" , Xue Sujun ignored Xue Jinjun's tugging, and took a step in the direction of Zhang Shaoxiong.

Zhang Shaoxiong nodded.

"The little girl is willing!" , Xue Suxuan's response was crisp and loud. (To be continued......)