Coming out of Jinyang Mansion, the more Yan Yan thought about it, the more wrong it became, and when she was about to arrive at the door of her house, the sea that ordered the car to turn around, and she wanted to enter the palace to find the emperor for analysis and analysis.

If Zhou Lu really traveled through her peers this time, with his knowledge in two lifetimes, Yan Yan would never believe that he would not even be able to pass the test for a small talent, unless he gave up and didn't want to take the test.

But according to Chen Chen, Zhou Lu is not the head of the Zhou family, and he was not interested in business before, and it is also very strange that Zhou Lu is obviously twenty-four years old, but he has never married, and the external statement is that his mother's death has been delayed.

But this reason is not very sufficient, Yan Yan knows that men in this era generally get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and there are fifteen or sixteen years earlier, Lu Ming is because he waited for the original owner to grow up and delayed for two years, Lu You is his dumb and stupid, and it may be partly because the Zhu family does not really want to Zhang Luo for him.

And this Zhou Lu is already twenty-four years old, if his mother died before he was twenty years old, then he should be married first, if his mother died after he was twenty years old, his filial piety period has passed more than a year, and it is time to get married.

Yan Yan had suspected that this Zhou Lu was a fake descendant of the Zhou family, but according to Chen Chen, she met Zhou Lu when she was ten years old.

Yan Yan couldn't figure out why a person who was not interested in fame and business would be interested in the yams and cotton in her hands, and if she was really not interested in business, why would she spend a lot of money to buy her own cake recipe and hot pot recipe.

Yan Yan knew that she had drilled the horns of the bull, so she needed someone to help her guide her through the maze, and this person was none other than the emperor.

When Yan Yan arrived at the south study, the emperor was talking with his courtiers, seeing this, Yan Yan explained to the eunuch at the door, and then turned around and went to Cining Palace, coming out of Cining Palace, Yan Yan was going to go to the East Palace, but was intercepted by Gonggong Liu halfway.

Li Cong thought that Yan Yan was here to thank him, so when he saw Yan Yan entering the door empty-handed, he smiled and quipped, "It's rare that you took the initiative to come to me, say, how are you going to thank me?" ”

"Back to the emperor, I'm here to find the emperor to solve my doubts, and the thank you gift will be presented another day." Yan Yan curtsied and replied.

"Puzzled?" Only then did Li Cong notice that there was a gloomy look between Yan Yan's eyebrows, and he hurriedly gave him a seat, and then waved his hand to let the people in the room go down.

Yan Yan then told the details of the Jinyang Mansion that she received from Zhou Lu a few days ago to today's Jinyang Mansion.

Subsequently, Yan Yan listed several points of her suspicions about Zhou Lu, first, why did the other party have such a good talent and not even be a talent; 2. Why are you not married at this age? 3. Why would a person who has no interest in fame and business so stubbornly want the cotton and yam seeds in her hands, and buy her recipes at any cost; Fourth, whether the eldest princess of Jinyang and the Zhou family are really world friends; Fifth, what is the urgent matter in the Zhou family that needs him to rush back.

Obviously, Li Cong hadn't considered Yan Yan's questions, and he didn't know that the eldest princess of Jinyang opened her mouth to ask for seeds for Zhou Lu, so after listening to Yan Yan's question, he also fell into deep thought.

In fact, he didn't know much about the Zhou family, only that after Emperor Taizu founded the country, he issued a Danshu iron coupon and a holy decree to the ten big merchants who had helped him, saying that with this Danshu iron coupon, he could save his descendants from three deaths.

Of course, this son refers to the head of the family, not all the descendants.

As a supplementary condition, these ten merchants need to provide as much help as possible to the imperial court every time they encounter a special year such as a war or a major famine.

"You mean that the other party would rather spend two thousand taels of silver to buy your seeds than wait for a year to give them away for nothing?" Li Cong asked.

This is what he can't figure out the most.

The Zhou family has been in business for generations, even if they have a good vision and can see far, there is no need to grab this year's time, right?

Besides, the other party knew that Yan Yan didn't have many seeds in his hand, and it was only in the trial planting stage, so they might not necessarily have a harvest if they took this kind of seed back, right? Why don't you even wait a year?

As for the relationship between Jinyang Mansion and the Zhou family, Li Cong knows a little, his cousin has been in Bingzhou for a few years, and the Zhou family is the richest man in Bingzhou, how can there be no interests involved?

It's just that for the sake of Jinyang's aunt, he turned a blind eye, but according to his inference, the Zhou family may not dare to tell his secret identity, and Jinyang may not know the relationship between the Zhou family and the imperial court, therefore, Jinyang is willing to come forward for Zhou Lu, to put it bluntly, it is just one word, benefit.

Also, why Zhou Lu failed repeatedly, most of it was related to his lack of enthusiasm for fame, or it could be that he coveted the position of the head of the family, or he wanted to get the Danshu iron coupon.

Also, so far, he doesn't know what happened to the Zhou family, after all, if it weren't for a major event related to the life and death of the head of the family or the survival of the family, the Zhou family would not have come to inform the court.

"Your Majesty, if Zhou Lu is just a scholar who keeps to himself, what is the use of this Danshu iron coupon for him?" Yan Yan didn't believe that Zhou Lu would give up his good future for a Danshu iron coupon, unless, he had some other ulterior identity.

For example, the Khitan or Jurchen fine work, only if they commit this kind of big crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, they will need a gold medal to avoid death, right?

But this is just Yan Yan's speculation, she doesn't dare to say it, after all, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country is a big crime to punish the whole clan, the Zhou family has been loyal to the world for generations, and Zhou Lu should not be so confused.

Li Cong guessed what she didn't say from Yan Yan's desire to speak, but he didn't want Yan Yan to say this, this matter was too involved, he was afraid that if it spread, it would not only affect the relationship between the Zhou family and the imperial court, but also push the Zhou family to other countries.

Therefore, after a little hesitation, he advised: "Okay, don't guess, I will arrange this matter, but I am glad that you can come and remind me today." But there is one thing that I am not allowed to tell any third person what I say to you, not even your husband. ”

To be honest, he also told the truth for the sake of Yan Yan's single-minded assistance to him, but this did not mean that he trusted Lu You or the others around Yan Yan.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know the severity." Yan Yan got up and said goodbye after speaking.

Coming out of the south study, Yan Yan turned around the East Palace again, but happened to catch up with Li Xi's bad appetite, so he pulled Yan Yan and said what cold noodles he wanted to eat, Yan Yan was worried that he would have a cold stomach, so he changed to a pot of fish fillet porridge, coaxed the child to eat, and played with the child for a while.

Rao is like this, when Yan Yan was about to leave, Li Xi still grabbed the corner of her clothes and was reluctant to let go, and asked her when she would enter the palace next time, which made the princess eat and laugh on the side, saying that Yan Yan had raised her son's appetite and didn't even like the things made by the imperial kitchen.