Recently, Situ Zhouzong of the Southern Tang Dynasty was in a very good mood. Since, after Zhou Xian, the eldest lady of the Zhou family, married Li Congjia, the king of Wu, the Zhou family was engaged to a wealthy family again.

After some private operation, Zhou Jiamin, the second daughter of the Zhou family, and Tang Ming'an, the second son of the Privy Counsel Tang Ho's family, signed a marriage contract.

It stands to reason that Zhou Jiamin has not yet reached the end of the line, and Zhou Zong does not need to be engaged to her so early.

However, Li Congjialai was a guest at Jialai's Mansion that day, and he kept staring at Zhou Jiamin, who was playing the qin, and he didn't even know that the tea soup was overflowing and dripping onto the sleeves of his robe.

Zhou Zong knew that something was wrong, and he was extremely flustered. Zhou Jiamin was actually engaged, and the other party was Li Zhongyi, the first feudal town of the Great Zhou in the north, and the soldiers were strong.

It's just that after Chai Rong married the eldest princess Chai Yuniang to Li Zhongyi, it was obviously Li Zhongyi who broke the marriage contract first. Zhou Zong naturally has other plans, he can't let the concubine of the dignified Situ family be a concubine, right?

Li Zhongyi once sent someone to the south to spread the word that Zhou Jiamin's family affairs were not allowed to be specialized.

Because, after the defeat of Jianghuai, the Southern Tang Dynasty was declared a minister to the Great Zhou, and the central lord Li Jing retired from the emperor's position and degraded himself to the lord of the country. From the perspective of practical interests, in order to leave a step of regression, Zhou Zong was not willing to offend Li Zhongyi to death. Although he did not agree to Li Zhongyi's non-sub-request, he did not engage Zhou Jiamin, so he reluctantly pinched his nose and admitted it.

It's just that after Chai Rong's death, the Great Zhou court became more and more unkind to see Li Zhongyi, and tried every means to spend money and leave the city far away.

In this way, Zhou Zong's mind also came alive, and in addition, Li Congjia's obvious covetousness for Zhou Jiamin, Zhou Zong simply played a quick knife to cut through the mess, and gave Zhou Jiamin to Tang Ming'an with lightning speed.

Zhou Zong is a bright-eyed person, his eldest daughter is already Li Congjia's princess, in case the younger daughter has a bad relationship with Li Congjia, in the end, she can only be a side room for Li Congjia, that is, a concubine.

The two daughters of the Zhou family, serving a husband together, or the relationship between the main room and the side room, is definitely not in line with the fundamental interests of the Zhou clan. As long as Zhou Zong thinks of this, his scalp will be numb, and the reason is actually very simple.

When the time comes, will the Zhou family help Zhou Xian clean up Zhou Jiamin, or support Zhou Jiamin to destroy Zhou Xian's prestige?

This is simply a mess, the consequences are unimaginable, and it must be a big joke that hurts the reputation of the family.

After Zhou Zong figured out this relationship, he couldn't sleep all night long, but after half a month's work, his originally gray hair turned out to be completely white.

Since then, Zhou Zong has banned Zhou Jiamin and secretly planned her family affairs.

At this time, the wife of the privy deputy envoy Tang Hao, fell in love with Zhou Jiamin, who was noble and delicate like a fairy, and asked Honglu Siqing to come to the door in advance.

Zhou Zong couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after pretending a little, he agreed to the Tang family's proposal. It's just that given that Zhou Jiamin is only thirteen years old this year, not to mention that he hasn't reached the pole yet, and even the sunflower hasn't come yet, it is definitely impossible to get married immediately.

After some discussion, the Tang family agreed to Zhou Zong's request, first engaged to be married, and then officially married when Zhou Jiamin turned sixteen.

Today is Zhou Zong's fifty-three-year-old birthday, and the eldest daughter Zhou Xian, Princess Wu, sent someone to Zhou Zong early, and she is going home today to celebrate her father's birthday.

Zhou Zong didn't want Li Congjia to see Zhou Jiamin again, so he didn't agree, but he couldn't stand Zhou Xian's longing for his relatives and gratitude, so he had to reluctantly nod.

Although Zhou Zong was very reluctant to let Li Congjia come to the door, the prince personally came to the palace to celebrate the birthday of his ministers, which was not only an annual practice, but also a rare opportunity for the Zhou family to show their faces. No matter what you say, Zhou Zong has no reason not to let Li Congjia enter the door.

Since he couldn't stop Li Congjia from coming to the door, Zhou Zong had to find a way to let Zhou Jiamin continue to be grounded, so as not to go off the ground and make a big joke.

Zhou Zong's old wife died early, and in the following decades, he did not remarry, and he had two daughters and a concubine under his knees. He is both a father and a mother, and it is easy to pull the girls up, which is really not easy.

Zhou Zong was thinking about his thoughts, and someone came to the door to report, "The old lady, the eldest aunt and the eldest lady have arrived in front of the mansion." ”

When the distinguished guests came to the door, Zhou Zong naturally didn't dare to slack off, tidied up his clothes, and then took the hand of a personal maid and walked quickly to the main door.

When he got out of the second gate, Zhou Zong was a little surprised, the birthday banquet was scheduled for the evening, and it was not yet noon, Li Congjia came.

Zhou Zongmeng stopped and instructed the eldest girl around him: "The second lady is infected with the cold, call a few more maids and women, and go over there to serve." ”

The big girl froze suddenly, the second lady was fine this morning, how much work did it take, why did she catch the wind cold?

Zhou Zong saw that the big girl looked stupid, so he was angry and shouted: "What are you doing with it?" If you don't serve well, let the second lady go out and blow the wind, you cheap maids, all killed. ”

It was rare for the big girl to see Zhou Zongfa so angry, she was so frightened that she didn't dare to take a breath, turned around and ran.

After settling Zhou Jiamin, Zhou Zong calmed down a little, put on a happy smile, and went to the gate to welcome his daughter and son-in-law into the door.

After Li Congjia entered the door, he didn't see Zhou Jiamin appearing, and he was surprised in his heart. It's just that his brother-in-law, how can he be embarrassed to ask about his sister-in-law's situation in front of his father-in-law?

After Zhou Xian saluted his father, he didn't see his sister present, so he asked Zhou Zong strangely: "Where is my sister?" Why didn't you see her? ”

Li Congjia asked Zhou Xian, he quickly pricked up his ears and listened carefully to Zhou Zong's reply.

Zhou Zong did not answer Zhou Xian immediately, but stroked his white beard, pretending to be casual, but the afterglow of his eyes took in Li Congjia's special attention.

Hmph, it was really wronged, Zhou Zong was on fire in his heart, and he was not angry with Li Congjia, so he sighed heavily and explained: "Your sister is infected with a heavy wind and cold, and she is afraid that she will be sick, so she should be well raised in the house." ”

Sure enough, Zhou Zong found a strong look of disappointment on Li Congjia's face, and he didn't feel a good taste in his heart.

Bastard thing, married a sister who is as beautiful as a flower, and actually thinks about a fairy-like sister, it's just not as good as a beast!

Originally, Zhou Zong's impression of Li Congjia was not bad, he felt that although Li Congjia was a little more civil, after all, he was talented and had a good export, and he was quite satisfied with this good son-in-law.

It's just that Li Congjia is thinking about his wife and sister, and his heart is really dampenable!

Zhou Zong only didn't see through Li Congjia's thoughts, and led the two into the West Flower Hall, where Weng and his son-in-law chatted about trivial matters while chatting about trivial matters.

Zhou Xian and Zhou Jiamin are siblings of the same mother, and since her sister is sick, she wants to visit. Helplessly, Zhou Zong used the excuse that the wind and cold would pass people, and Zhou Xian was not allowed to find his sister.

In this era, wind chill is a serious enough disease to kill people, and it is said that wind chill is contagious.

Wind chill, also known as the modern cold, does have a certain probability of contagion, however, it is never possible to infect others through the air.

When the family was gossiping, the palace suddenly sent an envoy, and Zhou Zong hurriedly ordered someone to prepare an incense case to receive the edict.

The lord Li Jing heard about Zhou Zong's birthday, and remembered the hard work of the old minister, so he simply issued an edict and promoted Zhou Zong to the prince.

The Southern Tang Dynasty inherited the system of the Tang Dynasty, and Taifu belonged to the top title, ranking one of the three dukes, which made the entire Zhou family extraordinarily glorious.

For a time, in the Zhou family's mansion, there was constant laughter and excitement.

The people in the house were happy, but Zhou Zong watched coldly, but found that Li Congjia was a little absent-minded, and he actually took Zhou Xian's tea cup by mistake.

Zhou Zong felt more and more annoyed, but because Li Congjia was the most favored son of the current lord, he couldn't attack at all.

Because it was a scattered birthday, Zhou Zong has always been a low-key character, except for the clan relatives who are very close in blood, he did not invite an outsider to congratulate.

However, after the news of Li Congjia's arrival spread, some people came uninvited, for example, Zhou Zong's in-laws, Tang Hao, the deputy privy envoy.

Hearing the news of Tang Hao's sudden come, Zhou Zongleng was stunned for a long time, and then realized that his in-laws were only afraid that the drunkard's intention was not to congratulate his birthday, right?

At this time, Li Congjia, who originally refused to leave, suddenly got up and said goodbye, "Father-in-law, the son-in-law still has homework to complete, and Ming'er's father is likely to check it, so he will leave first." ”

Zhou Zong blinked, and immediately realized that Li Congjia wanted to avoid suspicion, so as not to give people the big hat of an important minister of the traffic court.

As a prince, he secretly colluded with important ministers of the court, even if the current lord likes Li Congjia no matter how much he likes it, he can't tolerate it.

Zhou Zong, who had always been very annoyed, saw that Li Congjia was so knowledgeable and understood the overall situation, and he couldn't help but feel a little lower in his heart.

If Li Congjia successfully ascends the throne, the eldest lady Zhou Xian will be the queen, and the Zhou family will be a well-known relative, and they can keep their wealth and melt for decades.

Standing on the position of Zhou Zong, he naturally has an optimistic attitude towards Li Congjia's succession.

"Okay, the old man will send you." Zhou Zong almost frowned, and thought clearly about the obstacles, and did not keep Li Congjia, and directly sent his daughter and son-in-law out of the gate.

Tang Ho originally wanted to secretly hook up with Li Congjia so that he could make a good impression in front of Xinjun in the future.

Who would have thought that Zhou Zong would actually send Li Congjia away, and Tang Hao, who was standing on the side, was so anxious that he was sweating, but he had to watch Wu Wang and his wife board the car and go away.

After Li Congjia's convoy disappeared, Zhou Zong greeted Tang Hao with a smile, "It's really unfortunate that the father-in-law came, His Royal Highness King Wu and the little girl have something important to leave, it's really rude." Please take a seat inside, please. ”

Although Tang Hao was displeased, he didn't dare to offend the new Taifu, so he had to give up his hand and say with a smiling face: "Where, there, it was Tang who was thoughtful and took the liberty to come and surprise the Taifu." ”

"Where did the in-laws say this, please, please, please ......" Zhou Zong didn't see the small movement of turning his head and looking into the distance, he took Tang Hao's hand affectionately and entered the Zhou house side by side.