"I naturally have suspicions, either because I have a grudge against my father, or because there is a conflict of interests, or if I meet a madman, I don't like my father's good life. My father was trained by the Zhu family to participate in the imperial examination, and he didn't have to worry about business matters, and it stands to reason that the people who were jealous of his career would only be those of the same kind of people in the Zhu family.

"But Brother Bei, you know, taking a career is different from doing business, what matters is personal connections, if the relatives of the same clan can really get ahead, maybe they can help themselves in the future, and those people in my family are mercenary, and those people who really go through the imperial examination may not have the ability and connections to frame my father."

Li Tuobei nodded when he heard this: "Your analysis is also reasonable." ”

Zhu Youning said again: "But Brother Bei, you may not know, I also have a biological brother, named Zhu Yanqing, who is in Changfang Xinger, five years older than me, he has been smart since he was a child, and he was arranged by my grandfather to learn to do business at home, and his performance is even better than Zhu Yanfeng." ”

Three years ago, he drowned in the lake in the backyard of the Zhu family's old house. He is a good swimmer. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Youning lowered his eyes and was silent.

Li Tuobei's brows tightened into a pimple, "Zhu Yanqing had an accident three years ago, and Uncle Zhu had a bad incident in the autumn two years ago, which is a series of blows to your family." I don't believe that the mastermind behind these two things is not connected in the slightest, maybe two people have discussed it, or maybe it is the same person who harmed your family! ”

Zhu Youning smiled bitterly, and his bright eyes dimmed a lot.

"The person behind the curtain must be a person with a vicious mind and hatred of my father to the core, in addition to the conflict of interests, all I can think of is jealousy. Jealousy is a terrible emotion that can make people do crazy things. ”

Li Tuobei seemed to think of something when he heard this, and he pursed his lips tightly.

For a moment, the air around him seemed to freeze.

Sixteen listened to the conversation between the two, and then realized that it was not easy for his adoptive father's family, and what Zhu Youning told him in the past may be just the tip of the iceberg.

Zhu Youning looked at Sixteen's solemn face, and felt that this topic was a little too depressing to say in front of a real eight-year-old child, so he said: "It's useless to analyze these now, because even if I find out who it is, I don't have the ability to pull the culprit off the horse now, and the days will be long in the future, and I'll wait and see." ”

Li Tuobei didn't know what to do, and he was still angry with the pickled things of the Zhu family, and his face was flushed.

"The one who jumps up and down is not necessarily the real culprit. The honest ones are not necessarily kind-hearted people, these people from the Zhu family...... You're right, you don't have the ability yet, but you're still young, you can work hard for a few more years, and watch how long they can be proud. ”

Zhu Youning smiled when he heard this: "Brother Bei is right, the future is long, I just need to guard my family from being calculated now, and wait for me to have the ability." ”

She looked at the empty cups and chopsticks on the table, and sighed playfully with her chin on her chin: "It's a pity, I don't want to be a fool, otherwise I really want to have a drink with you at this time." ”

"Haha!" Li Tuobei stroked his palms and laughed, and brought a bowl of rice to Zhu Youning, "Since you can't eat wine, let's just dry this bowl of rice." ”

Zhu Youning was also amused by his words, and distributed the rice to sixteen and one bowls, and the three of them really touched the cup with the rice bowl.

Next, Li Tuobei and Sixteen Winds swept away the food on the table, and Zhu Youning also rushed to eat with them, eating half a bowl of rice more than usual.

Seeing that Zhu Youning had just come to chat for a while, Li Tuobei's mood returned to normal again, and the vinegar fish were completely relieved, and they valued Zhu Youning a little more in their hearts.

After the meal, Zhu Youning took Sixteen home.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the servants in the courtyard were all in a hurry, some were boiling water, some were bringing things to the delivery room, and Zhu Huating was pacing back and forth under the tall laurel tree in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, as if he was burning his feet on the ground.

"Daddy!" Zhu Youning took Zhu Huating's hand, "My mother had a seizure?" ”

"yes. Wen Po said that it was a full month, hey, it's okay, it's okay, you take your brother to the room. It's not something that a child can mix with. ”

Zhu Youning knew that Bai's delivery period was these few days, but this morning, Old Lady Bai had just come, and Sun's seizure at noon, didn't it have anything to do with Old Lady Bai's words?

There were screams of pain one after another in the delivery room, Zhu Youning's worried face turned white, the medical treatment of this era made her feel too insecure, and she couldn't help but turn around like Zhu Huating.

Bai Zixuan came out of the delivery room, and couldn't help laughing when she saw the two of them who looked like headless flies and Sixteen with a pestle on the stone table.

She was forced out by Cui's mother, and said that the girl who had not left the cabinet would be scared when she saw this meeting, and she nagged that she didn't have to worry about how well prepared the family was.

Bai Zixuan sent Fang Caicui's mother's words to Zhu Huating and Zhu Youning.

"Brother-in-law, Fu Ya'er, don't worry, it's still early. You guys are busy with your own first, Mrs. Chen has already prescribed oxytocic drugs, and Wen Po is also in place, everything is ready, and the seventh sister will be fine. ”

Zhu Huating nodded, lowered his head and urged Zhu Youning: "You and your brother go to play, don't worry." "I was anxious and sweaty.

Bai Zixuan looked at the appearance of the father and daughter, and laughed again.

Bai tossed for a day and a night, and the next morning, a loud cry of a baby came from the room.

Zhu Huating lay on the stone table in the courtyard and was half asleep, rushed to the delivery room when he heard the sound, watched the nurse come out with a swaddling baby, and entered the inner room with only one glance.

Cui's mother smiled when she saw it, "Say hello to the master, the mother and son are safe, and he is a little master." ”

Zhu Youning and Bai Zixuan also barely slept all night, and when they heard Cui's mother's words in the courtyard, they both let go of their hanging hearts.

"It's good to be a boy, and it will be a bad problem in the future." Bai Zixuan did not shy away from Zhu Youning, and said bluntly, "Your mother has always been thinking about leaving a queen for your father, and now it is her mind." ”

Zhu Youning nodded, in this way, his father would not take a concubine in the future.

Zhu Youning rewarded all the servants of the family with a red seal.

discussed with Zhu Huating, who was already fainting happily: "Daddy, do you need to go back home about Brother Zhuang'er?" And my grandfather's side, how to deal with it? ”

Zhu Huating thought for a while and said, "Tell both sides, just do your best." It just so happens that I still have to go to the book for Brother Hong, and I have said hello to Daddy Liu, and Xiao Zhuangzhuang is now born safely, so I can do it together. ”

These things are naturally what Zhu Huating says, and Zhu Youning obeys his orders.

Old lady Zhu got the news, but she just let out a faint "oh" and didn't react again.

After the Bai family learned the news, the old lady Bai smashed the tea bowl angrily.