Zhou Ping'an is not tall, but he looks clear and beautiful, very smart, his father died early, his mother has remarried for many years, and he was raised by his grandparents.

Three years ago, he was introduced by a friend, went to Taiyuan Xue Changshou's house to work, last year and Xue Mansion a maid married, and returned to Chang'an, that is, ten days ago, his wife gave birth to a son, which made the whole family ecstatic, but trouble also followed.

Xue Changshou actually wanted to compete with him for his son, which made Zhou Ping'an very angry, he had done something wrong to his wife, and he had already endured it, and now he actually wanted to compete with himself for his son, which was unbearable.

Zhou Ping'an acted recklessly, injured the cook of the Xue Mansion with a stone, and in the face of high medical compensation, he was unable to pay, and for the sake of imprisonment, he had to agree to the conditions of the county order and come to the Xue Mansion to negotiate and negotiate.

Xue Changshou avoided it, and his brother Xue Changli received Zhou Ping'an in the lobby on his behalf.

"Where are my wife and children? Let them out, I'm going to take them away!" Zhou Ping'an said with anger on his face.

Xue Changli is a businessman, shrewd, very good at observing words and feelings, clever tongue, he is not annoyed at all, and said with a smile: "Your wife is in confinement, there is a special person to serve, it is not good to see the wind for the time being, as for the child, there is a nurse to take care of him, and now he is sleeping, Xiao Zhou, since you are here, let's have a good talk, we can't talk, you just take your wife and children away, isn't it?" Let's be reasonable! ”

"Who is unreasonable who has usurped my wife and children?" Zhou Ping'an clenched his fists.

Xue Changli still smiled and said: "Xiao Zhou, don't be excited, no one is occupying your wife and children, as long as your wife is willing, she can leave at any time, if you don't believe it, you can take her away now, or we will go now?" ”

really asked Zhou Ping'an to take away his wife and children, but he was a little hesitant, he knew that his wife would definitely not want to go back with him, and he would be embarrassed and couldn't get off the stage if he made trouble.

Xue Changli saw Zhou Ping'an's hesitation, and he said slowly: "I believe you also understand in your heart that the child may not be yours, you and your wife both have long faces, but the child has a square face, just like my brother when he was young......"

"But my father has a square face!"

Zhou Ping'an hurriedly said: "I asked my grandfather, my father has a square face, I follow my mother is a long face, my son is like his grandfather, it's not surprising at all, he is my son!" ”

"Xiao Zhou, let's be realistic! The key is that your wife is unwilling to go back with you, she insists that the child is my brother, even if you fight a lawsuit, you will not win in the end, it is better to accept the rich compensation of the Xue family, it will definitely satisfy you. ”

Zhou Ping'an was so angry that he was about to get up, but Xue Changli grabbed him, "You listen to me finish speaking, it's one thing whether you are willing to accept it or not, at least you have to know how much compensation the Xue family gives you?" It won't take much time to listen to it, and you won't be passive in a lawsuit in the future, right? ”

When Zhou Ping'an heard the word 'lawsuit', he couldn't help but spit out and sulked: "Say it!" I listened. ”

"My brother is actually not interested in your wife, and he hasn't touched a single hair of her, if you want a wife, you can take her away at any time, as long as you keep the child, the Xue family will give you a thousand taels of silver, a three-acre small house, located in Yongfeng Fang, ninety percent new, at least worth tens of thousands of yuan."

Zhou Ping'an shook his head, "I don't accept it, my wife must go with me, and the children must be returned to me." ”

"Wait!"

Xue Changli continued to increase, "That's it!" Let's change the conditions, the child stays, the Xue family will give you three thousand taels of silver, a three-acre small house in Yongfengfang, a shop on Xi'anmen Street, in addition, all the maids and maids in the Xue Mansion, whoever you like, you can give her to you, Xiao Zhou, the child can still be born, but this kind of opportunity for glory and wealth, you are afraid that this time in your life, you don't rush to answer me, you think about it, I will invite your wife, you discuss it yourself. ”

Xue Changli didn't want to give him a chance to be impulsive, he had to let him calm down, so he got up and left.

Zhou Ping'an fell into contemplation, he was indeed a little moved, he is now working as a bartender in a restaurant on Xi'anmen Street, and he knows the prosperity of Xi'anmen Street very well.

He often sits in the shop and looks at the bustling crowd on the street and daydreams, how nice it would be if he had a shop here, but he knows that it is impossible, with his income of 2,500 yuan a month, he can't afford to save for a lifetime.

But now, the Xue family actually promised to give him a shop on Xi'anmen Street, and he couldn't help but be moved.

At this time, a young maid walked in with tea, her name was Qiu Yue, and she was also a maid in the inner house, she bribed the maid in charge of serving tea with money, and snatched this opportunity to serve tea.

"Brother Xiao Zhou, do you remember me?" Qiu Yue smiled coquettishly in front of him.

"It's you! Sister Qiuyue, it's been a long time. ”

Zhou Ping'an has been a small servant in the Xue family for three years, and he looks delicate, and the maids in the inner house are very familiar with him.

"You're still waiting for Chun Peach, actually..... Ay! We can't bear to hide it from you. ”

"What did you say?"

Zhou Ping'an was stunned for a moment, "What are you hiding from me?" ”

"Brother Xiao Zhou, if I tell the truth, I will be expelled by my wife, but you keep it secret for me, and you must not say that I said it."

"Say it! I promise to hide it for you. ”

Qiu Yue looked to both sides, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xiao Zhou, Chun Tao is using you, since she was pregnant, she asked someone to send a letter to Madame, saying that she was pregnant, maybe it was the master's, otherwise how would Madame know about her pregnancy?" Brother Xiao Zhou, we all know about this, she has actually been hiding it from you! ”

Zhou Ping'an's eyes widened, he never knew that his wife was secretly in contact with the Xue family, right! How could the Xue family know about her giving birth?

Qiu Yue continued: "Among our five maids, she loves vanity the most, she has said more than once that she wants to marry a rich man, think about it, your family only has a few thatched houses, how can she be willing to marry you?"

That night, it wasn't her on duty, she persuaded Xia Lian, and then she served the master, the master has always been a decent person, if she didn't seduce the master, how could the master ......"

Zhou Ping'an is like five thunderbolts, is it true that his wife is using herself from beginning to end? Although he didn't want to admit it, he was like a mirror in his heart, and it was very likely that this was true, and the old man was never a lustful person.

Qiu Yue saw that he had been shaken, and knew that his opportunity had come, so he held his hand and cried: "Brother Xiao Zhou, I really like you, I have always liked you, you and Chun Tao got married, I cried for a long time, yesterday Mrs. said that she would marry me to Mafu Hei Saburo, Brother Xiao Zhou, you save me!" ”

Zhou Ping'an's heart was in turmoil, the lawsuit here was still in chaos, and there was something going on over there.

"I ..... I'm in a mess right now, I'll talk about it later! ”

"Brother Xiao Zhou, save me!"

Qiu Yue knelt in front of Zhou Ping'an, held his hand, and her voice was so coquettish that Zhou Ping'an couldn't resist.

Zhou Ping'an was charmed by the beautiful and charming maid in front of him, among the four maids of the lady, Qiu Yue was the best, white and beautiful, but also the most arrogant, Zhou Ping'an also secretly liked her at the beginning, and gave her a lot of courtesy, but Qiu Yue didn't pay attention to him at all, but the average-looking Chun Tao was good to him, and finally he married Chun Tao.

Looking at the pitiful Qiu Yue, he swallowed his saliva and nodded, "I want to find a way!" ”

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the side door, it should be Xue Changli coming back, Zhou Ping'an hurriedly said, "The second master is back." ”

Qiu Yue slowly stood up, gently scratched his palm with her fingernails, her eyes flowed, she threw him a wink with shyness and timidity, and reluctantly left.

Zhou Ping'an was scratched by Qiu Yue's nails in the palm of his hand, his soul was scratched, and he watched Qiu Yue leave.

"Ahem! Cough! Xue Changli coughed heavily, and Zhou Ping'an reacted.

"Second master, where is my wife and children?"

Xue Changli waved his hand. "Sit down! I'll give you something. ”

Zhou Ping'an sat down, and Xue Changli put a handkerchief on the small table, "This is what your wife gave you." ”

This is his wife's handkerchief, or did he buy it for her, Zhou Ping'an knew, he slowly opened the handkerchief, and there was a silver hairpin inside, and he suddenly felt a pain in his heart, this is his grandmother's only jewelry, given to his wife, it is their marriage token, and she actually returned it to herself.

Xue Changli sighed, "She refused to come to see you, she returned this to you, so that you don't bother her in the future." ”

"Slut!"

Zhou Ping'an was furious, he finally believed that Qiu Yue's words were true, and Chun Tao was using himself from beginning to end.

At this moment, he suddenly made up his mind, and he said to Xue Changli with red eyes: "I can leave the child and that cheap woman to you, but I want to add another three thousand taels of silver to the conditions just now."

Xue Changli was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Then it's decided, I'll give you six thousand taels of silver, a three-acre small house in Yongfeng Fang, and a shop on Xi'anmen Street." ”

"There are also additional conditions from you, I can choose one of the maids in the mansion."

Zhou Ping'an took a deep breath, "I'm going to take Qiuyue away." ”

Xue Changli nodded, "Then we'll make up our minds!" ”

On the morning of the same day, Zhou Ping'an signed a settlement agreement with the Xue family, and the Xue family gave him generous compensation, and Zhou Ping'an immediately divorced his wife and gave up his son.

Zhou Ping'an left the Xue Mansion with Qiu Yue, who was almost unable to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and got into the ox cart, Qiu Yue hugged the small wooden box with the house and shop deed, and said to himself with a smile: "The silver, the house, and the shop all belong to the old lady!" ”

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Ping'an lifted the curtain, got into the carriage and asked with a smile.

Qiu Yue hugged Zhou Ping'an's arm, pillowed her head on his shoulder and smiled sweetly: "I'm saying, from today onwards, Brother Xiao Zhou is finally mine." ”

"Childe, where are you going?" The coachman outside asked.

Zhou Ping'an put his arm around Qiuyue's waist, shook the silver voucher of the cabinet shop, and said loudly: "Go to the Baoyuan cabinet shop first, and then go to Yongfeng Fang!" ”

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[These chapters write the story of the little people, but this small incident triggered the first power struggle in the Jin Palace]

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