Chapter 114: Entrusting my daughter to Zhou Chong
Zhou Zhong heard Wang Lun begging for help, and immediately sat up straight and said: "Uncle Wang is polite, our Zhou family was taken care of by you in the past, but now Uncle Wang is in trouble, as long as I can help, I will definitely not refuse!" β
Hearing Zhou Chong say this, Wang Lun also smiled with some relief, but then he said with a straight face: "Zhou Chong, you should have heard about this incident, someone in the court wants to deal with me, so I came up with this kind of indiscriminate means, although I have contacted some friends to prepare for self-preservation, but the power of those eunuchs is too great, and I am not completely sure of self-preservation." β
When he said this, Wang Lun's face also became very solemn, and then he said: "The other party is menacing, if I can't protect myself, then I will definitely implicate my family, my son is an official in the field, I don't have to worry about them, but I still have six daughters, five of whom have already been married, and they will not be implicated at that time, but the remaining Jinxuan, who has been engaged to you, is not married, which makes me very relieved, so I want you to help me do one thing." β
Zhou Chong's heart was sudden when he heard this, thinking that Wang Lun would not want him to marry that Miss Jinxuan immediately, after all, the daughter who married Lu Lun splashed the water, and no matter what Wang Lun's crime was in the future, it would rarely implicate his daughter.
However, Zhou Chong obviously guessed wrong, only to see Wang Lun then speak: "It's too dangerous for Jinxuan to follow me now, after all, if I can't protect myself, I will probably be arrested and imprisoned, I don't care, but Jinxuan is an unmarried girl, if she is allowed to go to prison, the consequences are unimaginable, originally I wanted to send her to her sisters." But the distance is farther. Second, it's not very safe. It just so happened that I heard about you overseas, so I wanted to ask you to bring Jinxuan overseas and let her live in your chamber of commerce for a while, and it would not be too late to come back when everything was over. β
Zhou Zhong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that Wang Lun didn't let him marry a good Miss Jinxuan immediately, but then he heard that Wang Lun was going to bring his daughter to the Chamber of Commerce in Shuangyu Port by himself, which made him a little embarrassed, because he was worried that the other party would get there. will find out that the relationship between himself and Xie Lingyun will be troublesome at that time, after all, she is his real fiancΓ©e.
Seeing the embarrassed expression on Zhou Chong's face, Wang Lun spoke again at this time: "Of course, I also know that you are not married yet, and you are in the period of filial piety, it is really inconvenient to get along with Jinxuan, but in the current situation, it is the best way to send it to you, but if you really feel inconvenient." It didn't matter, I had to send her to her sister for a while. β
I heard Wang Lun say so. Zhou Chong had no choice but to stand up and respond: "Uncle Wang misunderstood, the little nephew just considered that the conditions of the Chamber of Commerce were poor, if Miss Jinxuan was allowed to go to the Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid that it would not be as comfortable as at home, so he hesitated, but now the situation is very serious, if Miss Jinxuan doesn't mind, there will naturally be no problem." β
Seeing Zhou Chong's promise, Wang Lun also showed a satisfied smile, secretly thinking that he really didn't see the wrong person, in this kind of crisis, Zhou Chong still stood up, this kind of affectionate and righteous man is really a good husband for his daughter.
Wang Lun invited Zhou Chong over today mainly to discuss this matter, and now Zhou Chong agreed, so the two discussed some details, such as when will Miss Jinxuan leave for Shuangyu Port? Originally, Zhou Chong thought that it would take a while for the other party to leave Songjiang, but he didn't expect Wang Lun to say that he would leave tomorrow night, which made Zhou Chong startled, and at the same time felt how critical Wang Lun's situation was.
Time was pressing, after Zhou Zhong and Wang Lun discussed, he immediately hurried back home, and then asked Wangcai and Fugui to prepare the ship, and at the same time sent someone to inform Sanniang of the Chamber of Commerce to get ready. In addition, Zhou Zhong could no longer hide such a big matter from Aunt Wang, so after dinner that night, he deliberately stayed and told them about it.
"What, there is such a big thing in Sister Jinxuan's family, and now she has to hide overseas?" After listening to Zhou Chong's introduction to the situation of the Wang family, Bang'er immediately stood up in shock, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"This ...... How is this possible, Master Wang is a well-known good man in our Songjiang, and he has also been a big official before, how can he say that he will be arrested, is there still a king law in this world? In her opinion, the Wang family has always been the top wealthy family in Songjiang Mansion, and it is also one of the backers behind their Zhou family, how can this kind of person say that it will fall?
Regarding the shock of Aunt Wang and Bang'er, Zhou Zhong was very calm and said: "Although Uncle Wang is a big man in our Songjiang Mansion, if he is placed in the court, he is actually just an ordinary official, and now Liu Jin's power is monstrous, and it is only a matter of one sentence to deal with Uncle Wang, and judging from today's conversation, Uncle Wang is also very not optimistic about his future." β
When he said this, Zhou Chong suddenly showed a look of chagrin on his face and said, "It's a pity that my ability is limited, and I can't help Uncle Wang in such a big thing, at most I can only help a little in these small things." β
Zhou Zhong said these words out of sincerity, through this period of contact, he did feel that Wang Lun was a good person, and he also had a great favor to his family, but he was such a person, and now he was in danger, but he couldn't help much, which made him feel very powerless.
In addition, through this incident, Zhou Zhong also realized the importance of power, especially in the feudal dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, what fame and wealth are empty, and only the power in his hands is the greatest guarantee. He is confident in his chamber of commerce, and he will definitely be able to control huge wealth in the future, and even use it to gain great fame, but while he is about to have wealth and fame, Zhou Zhong also reminded himself that he must not convert wealth and fame into more practical power!
"Brother, since Sister Jinxuan is going to take refuge overseas, why don't I go with her, anyway, I'm a little bored to stay at home, and I can be a companion with Sister Jinxuan when I go there." At this time, the bracelet suddenly spoke.
Zhou Chong was also overjoyed when he heard it, and said very happily: "Actually, I also want to talk about this matter, although Uncle Wang's matter should not implicate our family, but now that Miss Jinxuan is going to the Chamber of Commerce, it is inevitable that there will be some rumors, so I think for the sake of safety, it is better for our family to move to Shuangyu Port to live temporarily for a period of time, although all kinds of people are mixed there, but with the current strength of the Chamber of Commerce, no one dares to provoke us, so it is still very safe there, and when this wave of limelight passes, It's not too late for us to move back. β
In fact, in addition to the reasons mentioned above, Zhou Chong moved his house, in addition, he was worried about Zhou Hai's true identity, especially after Bang'er found those brocade clothes in the ancestral hall, Zhou Chong always felt as if something was going to happen, so he simply took precautions and moved his family overseas first, where he was the emperor of the soil, and the hand of the government could not reach out, even if there was a big thing, no one dared to go there to arrest him.
Hearing that Zhou Zheng moved the whole family overseas, Aunt Wang couldn't help but hesitate, after all, she had lived here for more than ten years, and if she left suddenly, she was really a little reluctant in her heart. However, Bang'er was very happy, and asked Aunt Wang to agree, but Aunt Wang couldn't stand Bang'er's persuasion, and finally nodded.
The matter of moving was settled, and early the next morning, Zhou Zhong notified Steward Xu and asked him to prepare to move. Speaking of which, Steward Xu was also very reluctant after knowing this matter, but he was more knowledgeable than Aunt Wang and these women, and knew what Zhou Dao was really worried about, so he did not hesitate, and immediately commanded Wangcai and Fugui to start packing up their things, in fact, there were not many things, after all, they only went to Shuangyu Port to live for a while, and they will come back in the future, and there is a special place to live on the side of the Chamber of Commerce, which is no worse than that here, so in the afternoon, everyone is ready.
In the afternoon, Zhou Zhong stayed in his room to do some luggage, in fact, he didn't have anything to bring, nothing more than a few clothes and shoes and other things, now the package has been packed, and there is a wooden box on the ground, which is the manuscript of Journey to the West and Jin Zhumei, Journey to the West has been printed into a book, so Xie Lingyun returned the manuscript to him, and he also finished writing Jin Zhumei, and the manuscripts of the two books were packed in a whole big box.
After packing up his clothes, Zhou Zhong looked at the box on the ground, and after thinking about it, he still pushed the box under the bed, after he went to the island, I am afraid that he would have to run around for the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce for a long time, and he didn't have the leisure to look at these things at all, and the bracelets were also on the island, in case they saw the golden plum in the box, it would be too embarrassing, so it would be better to throw it here.
But just as Zhou Chonggang pushed the box under the bed and stood up, he heard a clear voice behind him: "Zhou Gongzi is ready, do you need help from the slave family?" β
Hearing this voice, Zhou Zhong turned around to look, and found that Bai Junwan was standing in front of the door with the sun on her back, her smile shining in the sunlight, looking like a fairy in the world.
"Hehe, thank you Madame Bai for your kindness, I've already cleaned up here, I wonder if Madam Bai came to find me?" Zhou Chong had a smile on his face, but he was very strange in his heart, Bai Junwan, as a woman, has always been careful to guard against men and women, and after moving to the inner house, he has always tried to avoid contact with his man alone, and this time he will take the initiative to come to him, which is really surprising to him.
However, Bai Junwan didn't answer Zhou Chong's words, but still said with a smile: "What, didn't Gongzi Zhou invite me in?" β
"Uh~, rude and rude, please come in!" After hearing this, Zhou Chong had to stretch out his hand to invite the other party in, and at the same time guessed what the other party's intention was when he came to find him? (To be continued......)