"Master Zhu, my wife and my lord have always been at odds, but this time I didn't ask for a doctor when I saw him sick!"

"That's right, the doctor who invited me sent it away secretly, and the prescription to catch the medicine was prescribed by an unknown doctor, how can there be such an outrageous thing in the world, and please call the shots for my master! Between husband and wife, how can there be such a thing! ”

"Master Zhu, who doesn't know that you are discerning, fair and selfless, and please administer justice to my master! Otherwise, if he really can't afford to be sick like this, wouldn't he be wronged? He is in the best health on weekdays, not to mention the wind and cold, and he doesn't even cough all year round, and this sudden ghost has a high fever, which is already strange......"

Surrounded by a group of flowery warblers and Yanyan, crying and begging to be in charge, even if it is Zhu Tingfang, this is also a particularly fresh experience - after all, although he is famous, even when he has not broken his appearance before, he is also famous for his unpretentious treatment of women, and most of the daughters of famous families only say hello and say a word or two when they see him, as for talking......

Most of the daughters are not willing to bring humiliation on themselves. Because if he wants, he can talk to you about astronomy and geography, and the universe is myriad...... Even talented women such as Princess Yongping, who are proficient in poetry and literature, are reluctant to talk to him more, let alone others.

But at this time, Zhu Tingfang, who has always had a very cold attitude towards women, was surrounded by a large group of women, but he did not speak out for the first time, although he did not speak, but at least he listened very seriously, so that a few entourages who followed him couldn't help but look at the sun on the horizon, thinking if the sun came out in the west, and the cold-faced Zhu Gongzi would actually smile at women?

Didn't Zhu Tingfang just impeach the cousins of the Kong family two days ago? Doesn't it mean that the Duke of Zhao and the Confucian scholars have always been incompatible? It's not that ...... Is it actually bad to come to the door today? Of course, this last point is their guess.

Zhu Tingfang was still not used to being so close to so many women, at this time, he coughed heavily, moved his shoulders slightly, shook off a woman who tried to grab his arm, and then moved his steps like a cloud of water, and quietly withdrew from the encirclement of the concubines of the Kong family, and then asked coldly: "So, Dr. Kong hit a ghost?" ”

Seeing that Zhu Tingfang actually asked like this, although a group of concubines were a little annoyed and avoided at this time, they still rushed to tell the tragic situation in the kitchen at home, which was like the bloody footprints of Master Kong Jiu's study after crossing the border. And the Zhao family happened to hurry out at this time, and when he saw this scene, he was naturally dizzy with anger.

"You little hooves, what nonsense are you talking about! Go back to the house for me, there is a difference between men and women, if you don't understand this truth, then go and learn the rules! ”

But her scolding was completely ignored by the group of concubines, and no one paid attention to him, just talking about the Confucian family last night.

And Zhu Tingfang seemed to listen with interest, but he was thinking about something else in his heart. When Zhu Ying came to see him before, she talked about Xiao Cheng pretending to be a ghost, and said that it was the idea of the four princes, and Xiao Peanut was a staff officer for Xiao Cheng together. At that time, he heard that it was too nonsense, especially when he heard that Zhang Shou also went to clean up the aftermath in person, and even did not hesitate to change the public school system, he always felt that there was something dramatic here.

But at this time, looking at the chaos of the Kong family, his feelings were different. Last night's trouble, the follow-up impact on the Kong family seemed to be greater than the time he blocked the door of the Kong Mansion and then came to the door to intimidate!

It seems that for some people, the threat of impeachment is actually not high at all, and he was able to gain the upper hand because of the capture of the fugitive slaves from the Confucian Mansion and the transfer of property by the eldest young master and his wife. Because these people who have ghosts in their hearts are even more afraid of ghosts around them than physical objects!

It's just that I didn't expect Xiao Cheng, an honest and serious child, not for the sake of survival, to return to his old business and pretend to be a ghost again. Is this growth, or is it ...... They were taken by the four princes? Xiao Cheng thought of pretending to be a ghost to protect his homeland, was he also influenced by him? Forget it, the wicked have their own wicked grinding, and in these years, people are good and are bullied!

Zhu Tingfang thought so in his heart, but seeing that the Zhao family was trembling with anger from those concubines, he still asked unhurriedly: "Listening to the tone of the widow, is the matter of Dr. Kong hitting the ghost fake?" ”

With her husband's high-fever nonsense, Zhao didn't dare to admit that he had hit a ghost, so he naturally insisted that there would be no such thing. However, those concubines did not do it, although they could not go to the kitchen casually, but the girls and mothers-in-law around them had already been inquired, so everyone said a word, once again described the tragic situation of the kitchen robbery, and finally looked at each other again.

"Lord Zhu, if you don't believe it, take the trouble to visit our master! After getting up this morning, it is said that the master himself went to the kitchen, but when he returned to the study, he was said to have suddenly fainted before entering the door, and those unconscionable subordinates still left him in the courtyard and ignored him...... My poor old man! ”

As a concubine sat directly on the ground crying, others followed suit, it was really a cry, and those who didn't know it were only considered that Master Kong Jiu had died! And Zhu Tingfang saw that the Zhao family did not open his mouth to scold this time, but stood next to him with a cold face, so he asked in a casual tone: "Dare to ask the widows, what they said is true?" ”

The Zhao family was called by Zhu Tingfang, a widow - although Master Kong Jiu is only seven grades, but because he is the younger brother of a Confucian scholar, who sees her either as a wife or as a lady? In addition, she was forced by this group of little sluts to even have the heart to kill, so she said stiffly: "The master has just woken up, Master Zhu will go and see him if he wants to see him!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Tingfang was not polite, but really walked towards the main room, Zhao condescendingly glanced at the concubines who were crying and making a fuss just now, but now they were silent all of a sudden, and snorted coldly from their noses.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking! Even if you make trouble, when you turn around and are swept away, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

Zhu Tingfang, who had already arrived at the door of the main house, happened to hear this last sentence, and immediately smiled, and said nonchalantly: "When the time comes, who will sweep the floor and go out, but I can't say for sure." ”

His voice was not loud, and the Zhao family, who was angry with a few concubines over there, naturally couldn't hear it clearly, but Master Kong Jiu, who had a fever on the bed and had no strength to move, and his throat was dry and he had no strength to speak, but his ears were very good, and he could hear it clearly at once. Therefore, he turned his head with all his might, and saw that Zhu Tingfang was walking in alone, and he was immediately angry and hateful.

Zhao's idiot, how could he let this ruthless guy come in and see him alone! What if someone takes the opportunity to kill him?

As soon as Zhu Tingfang entered the room, he noticed Master Kong Jiu, who was staring at him intently. The corners of his mouth curled slightly, but that smile did not make him look gentle and warm at this time, but made his face a little more murderous.

Seeing that Master Kong Jiu on the bed moved uneasily, but the part that could move was pitiful, he walked straight forward and sat down unceremoniously on the brocade pier in front of the bed.

"Outside, Dr. Kong, your concubines said, are you hitting a nightmare?" Seeing that Master Kong Jiu's throat was constantly stirring, but it took a long time for him to spit out a word, he smiled and said, "It's a pity, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division only cares about the affairs of the yang world, no matter what the hell is done, no matter how capable I am, I still can't catch ghosts." ”

Master Kong Jiu didn't hear the teasing meaning in these words, but breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Zhu Tingfang didn't get involved, he asked his wife to prepare a rich sacrifice to send away the terrible ghost, and after surviving this illness, he would be able to live again. Therefore, he was obviously tense just now, and he instantly relaxed, but he forgot to think about it, how could a busy person like Zhu Tingfang come here to see him if he has nothing to do?

And when Zhao saw that Zhu Tingfang had entered the main room but had not come out for a long time, and vaguely heard his voice, he mistakenly thought that Master Kong Jiu was already able to speak, and his eyes when he looked at a group of concubines were even more arrogant. She had just put down the cruel words, and at this time she didn't bother to bother anymore, so she simply left them and went back to the room.

After entering the main room, she saw that Zhu Tingfang was sitting on the brocade pier next to the bed, but she didn't hear the sound of people talking to Master Kong Jiu, she thought that the two of them were worried about themselves, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Lord Zhu, it's all those uninformed women outside who are ignorant, so you can laugh." The master really just felt a cold occasionally, and there was no big problem, so I sent the doctors away......"

Before Zhao could finish explaining, Zhu Tingfang stood up with a hint of a playful smile on his face: "Since Dr. Kong is sick, he must be cured well, you must know that even if the wind and cold cannot be underestimated, otherwise a minor illness will become a major illness." ”

Seeing that Zhao Shi agreed with relief, as if hoping that he would leave quickly, he changed his words and said, "It's just that since Dr. Kong is like this, what I originally wanted to say to him can only be said to you." ”

Zhao's eyes widened a little dazedly, and Master Kong Jiu, who originally thought that he could send away the plague god on the bed, was even more frightened all of a sudden. The couple saw Zhu Tingfang slowly leave the bed, and when they reached the center of the room, Fang Caiyu did not reply: "Today, there are people who claim to be the messenger of Huairou coming back in Xuanwumen, saying that during the period when Confucius scholars pacified the place, the eldest prince committed suicide in fear of sin. ”

At first glance, when he heard such shocking news, Zhao only felt that his brain was like a thunderbolt splitting, and the whole person was a little bad.

Although the emperor has already expelled the eldest prince and the second prince from the clan together, and then one was sent to Qiongzhou Mansion to plant trees, and the other was sent to Huangzhuang to farm, but that is only in fact to deprive them of their inheritance rights, just look at the names of outsiders for these two, even if the emperor hates iron and steel, but if outsiders cause them to have any mistakes, it will be different.

It is said that the second prince was shipwrecked, although the emperor said that he was sure of the death of the person, but the two camps of Tianjin Linhai and Zhenhai were about to shake again, and if the eldest prince was really dead...... The Confucius University Scholar who took the initiative to invite Ying before will definitely bear the brunt!

The Zhao family doesn't understand the big things outside, she would still make such a conclusion, and Master Kong Jiu, who is too often, thinks that the big thing is not good. He only hated that he couldn't speak at this time, his body couldn't move, even though he was holding back a lot of words he wanted to ask, but he just couldn't ask, so he could only wait there passively.

It's like waiting for the last knife to fall when you go to the guillotine—although this is a very unlucky analogy, but if the cousin of Confucius University has anything to do, he doesn't feel that he can still be this Dr. Taichang in peace!

When he was so anxious that he almost went crazy, Zhu Tingfang, who had been silent for a long time after revealing the news, finally opened his mouth slowly: "It's just that Zhang Chen, the eldest son of the Duke of Qin, happened to pass through Xuanwumen, and after some verbal exchanges, he found that this so-called messenger was fake, so he took the person down and handed it over to the people in the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division who arrived. ”

Fake messengers?

Both the Zhao family and Master Kong Jiu felt full of disbelief, and then they couldn't help but be ecstatic. Since it is a fake messenger, then Confucius scholars do not have to bear the notoriety of forcing the prince to death, which is really good! However, when one of the husband and wife pressed his chest to recite Amitabha, and the other lay on the bed and silently recited the Buddha of Mantian, Zhu Tingfang spoke again.

"Of course, the messenger is fake, but the message is true."

“……”

At that moment, if Zhao and Master Kong Jiu knew what a roller coaster was, then they would know that their mood at this time was exactly the feeling of a roller coaster! First it fell to the bottom, and then gradually returned to the clouds, but before it could breathe a sigh of relief, it fell to the bottom again. If the gaze can kill, the gaze of the couple at this time can kill Zhu Tingfang a thousand times!

However, the gaze can't kill after all, and Zhu Tingfang, who has his back to them, doesn't care at all about the gaze that pierces his back, and when he walked slowly to the door, he suddenly stopped again: "By the way, there is one more thing I just forgot to say." I heard that the Taoist priests of Baiyun Temple are very good at exorcizing ghosts, if Dr. Kong and the others are really troubled, you can go to them. Leave. ”

Seeing that the door curtain finally fell in front of him, Zhao only felt full of panic, and almost subconsciously turned around and threw himself at Master Kong Jiu on the bed: "Master, what should I do about this?" As...... Why don't I go and say to my sister-in-law? Even if she had a disagreement with you before, in the face of such a big event, she should let go of her suspicions and carry it together as a family! ”

Although he couldn't trust his wife very much-because Master Kong Jiu had always felt that this yellow-faced woman was a fool who couldn't even manage her family, and the only thing that was okay was probably that she disciplined the two concubines very strictly, and finally made up for her shortcomings of not being able to give birth - however, at this moment, he had to admit that his wife's idea was the only idea.

At this moment, instead of looking for relatives and friends, it is better to join forces with Gu's cousin-in-law!

Seeing that her husband moved his head with difficulty and made a nodding gesture, Zhao didn't dare to hesitate and hurriedly went out. However, as soon as she walked out of the main door, her whole person froze. Because Zhu Tingfang, who she thought was gone, was actually standing under the eaves in front of the door. With this person's ear power, what she just said to Master Kong Jiu is nine times out of ten heard!

But Zhu Tingfang just smiled at her: "If you want to report the news, please do it as soon as possible, don't let me live up to my intention to go on this trip." You know, I've always been busy. ”