An Lingsu frowned slightly.

Located in the northwest corner of the empire, Xining City was not only an important border town of the empire, but also a necessary way for the empire to trade with many small countries outside the Western Regions.

Therefore, although Xining City is located in a remote area, it is very rich and prosperous.

The Nahuo family has guarded Xining City for hundreds of years, and in the past hundred years, they have frequently interfered in the empire's foreign trade affairs, and they have become more and more wealthy.

An Lingsu also knew that Xining City had always been wealthy, and the Huo family was even richer. But even if his Huo family is rich, it is impossible to lend one million stones of so much grain at once for no reason, right?

Could it be that the Huo family's consciousness is very high? But if it is really a high consciousness, why should the Zhou family borrow it, and the Huo family himself will donate the millions of stone of grain, wouldn't it become more and more high-spirited?

Besides, the Huo family and the Tang family are both princes with heavy military positions and high power, and ....... between them?

There must be something wrong with this.

An Lingsu's eyes flashed quickly.

"Teacher, is there an old Huo family and the Dingbei Hou Tang family?" she asked.

Professor Zhang shook his head. "I've never heard of it. One side guards the northern frontier and the other guards the northwest, and they have nothing to do with each other. In the early years, during the period of Emperor Wu, the two families may still have some contacts. However, in the years since the current emperor ascended the throne, the two families have never interacted with each other in order not to arouse His Majesty's suspicion and have been accused of forming a party for personal gain. If I have to say that the two are related, I'm afraid it's because ......"

Speaking of this, Professor Zhang didn't know what to think, suddenly glanced at An Lingsu, and swallowed the words that followed.

An Lingsu's heart moved, and he frowned and asked, "Teacher, could it be that this matter is still related to the students?"

It's just that, how is this possible? Although she has some friendship with the Tang family, the people of the Huo family ...... She doesn't know any of them!

An Lingsu was very puzzled.

Professor Zhang looked at her and sighed and nodded. "If you talk about it seriously, it really has something to do with you. Su Su, do you remember Zhou Yuerong?"

Zhou Yuerong?Zhou Zechen's cousin?

An Lingsu nodded.

"Naturally, students remember. At the mention of Zhou Yuerong, An Lingsu's mood also became complicated.

It's only been a year since this name left her life, but now that I think about it, it seems like a previous life.

Compared to now, those days at the academy...... It's really simple and happy, and it's extremely nostalgic. Although, at that time, there were several daughters of the family led by Zhou Yuerong, who found some small troubles for themselves from time to time, but those little troubles, now that I think about it, what are they?

I really want to go back to those happy days......

An Lingsu shook her head, put aside those unrealistic thoughts, and asked seriously, "Teacher, what's wrong with Zhou Yuerong? Could it be that this matter is still related to her?"

"Hmm. Professor Zhang said, "Susu, after Zhou Yuerong left Qingyi College, she got married. And her husband's family is the Huo family in Xining City!"

An Ling nodded thoughtfully.

No wonder Professor Zhang wants to say that this matter has something to do with him...... At the beginning, if it weren't for herself, Zhou Yuerong would not have been forced to leave Qingyi College, let alone marry Xining City because of this.

Speaking of which, this matter really has something to do with me.

It's just that......

An Lingsu frowned slightly, a little puzzled, "Teacher, that Zhou Yuerong is the granddaughter of Zhou Cheng's concubine, how could she marry far away in Xining City?

This time, Professor Zhang didn't speak, but Professor Luo snorted coldly. "This is the cunning of Zhou Xingxing's old fox. ”

Oh?

When several young people in the room heard this, they couldn't help but look up.

Professor Luo said coldly, "At the beginning, we all thought that Zhou Xingxing married Zhou Yuerong to Xining City because Zhou Yuerong made an unforgivable mistake, and he did this to give an explanation to the academy. But now it seems that the old fox married his own granddaughter, I'm afraid it's just for today, right?"

An Lingsu and the others reacted instantly.

"Teacher, do you mean to say that in order to win over the Huo family, Prime Minister Zhou sacrificed his granddaughter, and made a scene by the way, hiding from the eyes of the academy, and by the way, he deceived the imperial court with the attitude of the academy? But why did he do this?" An Lingsu asked a little puzzled, "Prime Minister Zhou Cheng...... Now he is the prime minister of the empire, and he can be said to be a real person under ten thousand people!"

"Why?" Professor Luo sneered again, "It seems that over the years, we have all mistaken him Zhou Xingxing." ”

Wrong?

Several young people looked at each other, wondering where to start?

Professor Zhang sighed, "Speaking seriously, although Zhou Xingxing is not a few years younger than a few of us old guys, he can be regarded as a child that we have grown up with our own eyes......

That year was the second year of coming to the academy gently. One day, she suddenly returned to the academy with a little boy covered in dirt, telling everyone that it was her younger brother she picked up casually and named Zhou Xingxing......

In this way, Zhou Xingxing lived in the academy for many years, until she gently walked into the imperial city and entered the palace, and Zhou Xingxing also left with her......

Recalling the past, the expression on Professor Zhang's face became very complicated, and Professor Luo also became a little lonely.

An Lingsu knew that these two old men must have thought of Zhang Huang and her fellow countryman who had never met......

The room fell silent. Several young people were reluctant to disturb the memories of the old professors......

It was Professor Luo who came back to his senses first and snorted coldly. "Over the years, since his disappearance, Zhou Xingxing has been very close to the academy on the surface, and he has spoken for the academy everywhere in the court, and has also won a lot of resources for the academy, so that we have all ignored his ambitions. He ...... after all It's still surnamed Zhou!"

Surname Zhou?

Hearing this, An Lingsu frowned slightly.

What's wrong with the surname Zhou? Isn't the surname Zhou quite ordinary?

But what does Professor Luo mean by that?

"Teacher, students don't understand. An Lingsu shook her head in confusion.

Professor Luo glanced at her, but didn't say anything.

An Lingsu became more and more puzzled, so she had to look at Professor Zhang on the side.

Professor Zhang sighed, "Susu, there are some things that you will know later. ”

Later?

An Lingsu sighed.

And then, when was it?

That's it, since the professors all said so, let's let this matter go for a while. However, when the Zhou family borrowed grain from the Huo family, she had to ask clearly.

"Teacher," An Lingsu asked again, "Why did the Zhou family do this? The emperor obviously didn't want to take care of the northern frontier, so didn't Prime Minister Zhou support the emperor since the empire's northern expedition to the Mobei barbarians? How could he ...... now?"

An Lingsu never understood this.

This week, the behavior of the family seems to be more and more unpredictable.