It's obviously a very simple misunderstanding, but I didn't expect that there were three people in the Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Ziyu's lips pursed into a line, and he didn't say a word coldly.

If it weren't for Zhou Zimao's explanation and let him speak, would his mother believe his words?

Mrs. Zhou, who wanted to pull her youngest son to strengthen her momentum, had not yet started to play on the topic, and the matter was over, and she felt that she couldn't get off the stage for a while, so she shook her hand stupidly: "Master, I have a headache, let's go and rest first!" Zimao, Yaoyao, you come with me. ”

By the way, the youngest son and daughter were also taken away, saving them from contacting and isolating her, the mother-in-law.

Zhou Zhengyi breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Jin'er didn't make any mistakes, as for the rumors outside, he could find a way to solve them. He waved his hand and blasted his reluctant youngest son and daughter out: "Go, take good care of your mother, and if you are really uncomfortable, go and ask for a doctor." ”

Zhou Ziyao rarely saw her eldest brother, and she was even more worried about the food in the Xinglin Pavilion and Jin'er's beauty meals, ignoring her mother's eyes, she rushed over and hugged Zhou Ziyu's arm, and said with a smile: "Eldest brother, when will you go to the Xinglin Pavilion, take me with you!" ”

Zhou Zimao said: "And me!" ”

Zhou Ziyao said: "That's right, father, it's better to go to the Xinglin Pavilion for a reunion banquet while the eldest brother is at home." ”

The atmosphere in the study changed abruptly, and the expected questioning scene turned into a family that loved each other.

Mrs. Zhou's face couldn't hold back, and her voice became stern: "Zimao! Yaoyao! Don't delay your father's deliberations! ”

The son and daughter were simply traitors, and they were bought with a bowl of soup and two bowls of vegetables.

Zhou Zhengyi had no choice but to play a round game: "You two will send your mother back to the room to rest first, and then I will talk about it after I finish discussing with your eldest brother." ”

A promise finally drove away all the chirping children, and only Zhou Zhengyi and Zhou Ziyu were left in the study, and the father and son looked at each other and felt embarrassed.

"Ziyu, your mother's hearsay is certainly not right," Zhou Zhengyi is still very generous as a father, and knows how to appease the eldest son: "My father also asked Luo Qing to inquire, Xinglin Pavilion is now cold in business, and there have been no guests for a long time.

Therefore, there is also a lack of rigor in being a father, and you have hastily listened to your mother's words. If I had personally come to ask Mrs. Zhang about this matter, I would not have caused such a big misunderstanding.

According to what Yao'er said, if you are in the capital these days, let's book another reunion banquet. By the way, I will discuss your family affairs. ”

This is the father euphemistically apologizing to his son and making the biggest concession.

Zhou Ziyu thought about the grievances suffered by Jin'er, and the unhappiness in his heart still did not appear, but he didn't want to conflict with his father, so he changed the topic: "Father, I met the son-in-law of Lord Jingzhao Yin Ji in the Xinglin Pavilion today. ”

Zhou Zhengyi was very satisfied with the generous reaction of his eldest son, and took the opportunity to take over the conversation: "Strange, it stands to reason that as soon as Gongzi Ji returns to the capital, Master Ji will know about it." Why didn't Lord Ji go to thank him early and late to thank him, but he only went at this time. Is it trying to quell the rumors? ”

Zhou Ziyu shook his head: "Father, it stands to reason that the people who go to Xinglin Pavilion to eat are all high-ranking officials and nobles, not gullible rumors in the market, why did the business of Xinglin Pavilion plummet?" ”

Zhou Zhengyi said: "This is interesting, it is not surprising that the rumors are exaggerated in the market, you are right, the guests of the Xinglin Pavilion, why did they believe such rumors and stop moving?" ”

Rumors can stop spreading for a while, why do the rumors in the Xinglin Pavilion have such a big impact?

Only when you offend people and nobles will you encounter such rumors that are deliberately confusing.

Or rather, someone deliberately created such rumors in the circle of officials and nobles.

A woman in the prime of her cardamom years encountered such a rumor, which shows that the person who spread the rumor is eager to put Zhang Jinwen to death.

Zhou Zhengyi pondered for a while: "Behind Jin'er's interests is the Zhou family, and the interests behind us are His Royal Highness King Qin." Could it be that someone wants to kill a cow with a knife? ”

Zhou Ziyu said in a sullen voice: "Mrs. Tang Shilang is treating cold at Jin'er, I don't know if Master Ji wants to find out the truth." ”

"Mrs. Tang Shilang? Tang Shilang went to Taiyuan to be a lobbyist, and heard that he was imprisoned in a black prison. There are already people in the court saying that Tang Shilang is only afraid that he is no longer alive. ”

"Father, Tang Shilang is deeply trusted by the emperor, and no one in the court can stand out and be sent to be a lobbyist, what is the reason behind this?"

Zhou Zhengyi half-clenched his fists and gently tapped his forehead: "The emperor actually sent King Qi to Taiyuan a few days ago. King Qi is young, has never led soldiers, and his courage and strategy are not as good as the prince and the king of Qin, and he doesn't know whether the emperor is too light on the enemy, or wants to give up Taiyuan. ”

"Father, how could the emperor give up Taiyuan? It is the place where the emperor started, and there are many old acquaintances of the emperor. If Taiyuan is broken by Liu Wuzhou, Chang'an City will also be in danger! ”

"Ziyu, now the prince is not popular in the court, and the emperor is a little indecisive, everyone in the court is only the emperor to take the lead, and no one wants to go to Taiyuan. Whether it's life or death is not pleased. ”

Zhou Ziyu asked, "Father, what has happened in the DPRK and China recently?" ”

Zhou Zhengyi said: "There is no big movement, that is, the prince went to Xiliang to accept the surrender, and after he came back, the emperor rewarded him with a big reward, and the palace celebrated for three days." ”

"Father, did the rumors in the Xinglin Pavilion get up during that time?"

"Huh? When you say that, it's really about that time. Why, do you suspect that the prince asked him to do it? ”

"The crown prince and the king of Qin are harmonious on the surface, but secretly they always have to earn a good fortune. If it was really sent by the prince, Jin'er was afraid that it would just be a pawn in the fight between the prince and the king of Qin. ”

"The prince has always been above board, and this kind of rumor-mongering thing is not like the prince's handiwork."

"Father, if it is really above board, King Qin also asked the queen mother for his son to marry, and there has been no movement until now. If Jin'er ruined her reputation for this matter, even if His Royal Highness King Qin would not be able to get off the stage, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would win a game. ”

Zhou Zhengyi paused for a moment, comforted the eldest son and said: "Ziyu, at least, now there are a few good strategists under the command of King Qin, if you manage it well, you still have a chance to take the crown prince!" He raised his hand and made a clicking gesture at his neck: "Alas, the two of them are fighting each other, and someone will always be pushed out as a shield for the dead." ”

Zhou Ziyu's eyes became dark, and his face became more and more cold: "Father, if the prince wants to cut me, I will not allow it." ”

Zhou Zhengyi was a little surprised, and then showed an appreciative smile: "Yes! It is better to die on the battlefield of defending the country than to be affected by personal grudges for no reason. ”

The opinions of the father and son reached an agreement again.