The river water in spring is still a little cold;

Zhuang Feng sat on the steps of the dock, held the river water into his mouth, and grunted with him, and then picked up the river water and threw it on his face, washed it, and felt better;

The proprietress is Zhuang Feng's sister-in-law Ao Xiuzhi, who sat on the side, lit a cigarette, looked at the river, and was stunned;

In the distance, the few people who helped gathered together, and looked at Ao Xiuzhi and Zhuang Feng from time to time.

Zhuang Feng raised his head, looked at Ao Xiuzhi, turned around again, squirted out the water in his mouth, and then said, "Thirteen's business......"

"Don't mention it again;" Ao Xiuzhi interrupted Zhuang Feng's words;

"You have to say this, if you don't let me say it, then kill me;" Zhuang Feng didn't run away this time, and with Ao Xiuzhi's words, he jumped up at once, shouted loudly with the others, and at the same time took out the gun in his pocket and handed it to Ao Xiuzhi;

Ao Xiuzhi was still sitting there, not going to pick up Zhuang Feng's words, nor to pick up the gun that Zhuang Feng handed her, just raised her head and stared at Zhuang Feng;

"Actually, when you were taken away that night, I had already rushed back, only one step too late, so don't blame yourself, I know;" After a long time, maybe another person may have been seen by Ao Xiuzhi to be hairy, but Zhuang Feng is still the same; Ao Xiuzhi can only shake her head, Zhuang Feng She still doesn't understand? The whole child is a mess, and the nine cows can't pull it back from what he decides; in the face of Zhuang Feng's stubbornness, in the end, Ao Xiuzhi gave in first;

"I ......" Facing Ao Xiuzhi's sad eyes, Zhuang Feng didn't know what to say;

In the summer ten years ago, because of Zhuang Feng's irresponsibility, he didn't care about the family's affairs, and ran back to his hometown to play with him alone.

That night, the manor was attacked, Zhuang Feng was captured, and then, Zhuang Feng staged the last madness before disappearing;

However, in the process of being attacked, Ao Xiuzhi's teenage daughter died in the chaos, and Zhuang Feng could only watch;

Because Zhuang Feng had been caught that night, and Thirteen Er was carrying a gun and wanted to save Zhuang Feng without hesitation, but what could a girl who was only a teenager do in such a situation?

The entire Zhuang compound was breached, and all the guards were killed;

It was precisely because Zhuang Feng watched Thirteen Er die in front of his eyes, so for so many years, he never dared to come to Ao Xiuzhi, and he really didn't know how to face it;

Ao Xiuzhi is actually Zhuang Feng's sister-in-law; that year, Zhuang Feng's eldest brother died, Ao Xiuzhi left the Zhuang family's old house because of sadness; of course, Ao Xiuzhi left the Zhuang family's old house, not from the Zhuang family; in fact, on the contrary, Ao Xiuzhi took on the responsibility that did not belong to her and became the control of the West Courtyard;

In other words, Ao Xiuzhi left the Zhuang family's old mansion because she was sad, which was just an excuse for the interior; after all, as the eldest and youngest lady of the Zhuang family, leaving for no reason would inevitably cause some internal conjectures;

The Western Courtyard, which is actually just an internal statement of the Zhuang family, is actually the intelligence supervision agency of the Zhuang family, including the officials sent by the Zhuang family to infiltrate the government, the officers who infiltrate the army, and the monitoring of the personnel recruited by the Zhuang family, as well as the intelligence network that covers the entire Dajin country;

To put it simply, the West Courtyard of the Zhuang family controls all the unknown power of the Zhuang family, and the origin of the name of the West Courtyard is only because in the architectural structure of the Zhuang family's old house, the lynching that is indispensable for a big family like the Zhuang family is located in the West Courtyard;

It is precisely because of such a terrifying power that this force is only subordinate to the head of the family; in the same way, it is also to prevent accidents, so the West Courtyard is not stationed in the Zhuang Clan's headquarters, but is independent of the outside; except for the head of the family, no one knows how to contact him;

And in order to effectively control this force, the person who has always been in charge of the West Courtyard must be the person who is most trusted by the head of the family, and the person who has absolute loyalty to the family;

Perhaps, Zhuang Feng's ten-year-long insomnia is largely due to watching Thirteen Er die in front of him, but he can't do anything about it;

"Don't mention the matter of Thirteen's Son, I know you are responsible, but there are many things in the past, he will go in the past, don't think about it, no matter how you think about it, you can't start again;" Ao Xiuzhi broke the silence with difficulty;

Who isn't, as long as you think about a little thing, you will let people be drowned; but Zhuang Feng still mentioned this to that, how can he not make Ao Xiuzhi angry, and hate to beat Zhuang Feng hard; of course, Ao Xiuzhi did this;

"Sister-in-law......" Zhuang Feng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ao Xiuzhi;

"Don't call me sister-in-law in the future......" Ao Xiuzhi interrupted Zhuang Feng's words and said to herself;

However, as soon as Zhuang Feng heard this, he immediately jumped up, however, Ao Xiuzhi's movements were faster, and he pressed Zhuang Feng to the ground and threw the gun in Zhuang Feng's hand directly into the river;

"If you have a bad temper, you can't finish listening to the words;" Ao Xiuzhi turned a blind eye to Zhuang Feng's expression of wanting to eat people, hated to beat Zhuang Feng again, and then continued: "I know, how you have spent the past ten years;

Hearing Ao Xiuzhi say this, Zhuang Feng also reacted;

It's not that Ao Xiuzhi refuses to forgive him, but Ao Xiuzhi has forgiven him; of course, the pain in Ao Xiuzhi's heart is indeed indelible, or as soon as he sees Zhuang Feng, he will beat Zhuang Feng there;

Zhuang Feng also understands this truth, no matter what Ao Xiuzhi does to him, in fact, it is just to vent the pain of losing his beloved daughter;

As Ao Xiuzhi, it is impossible for her to vent to her subordinates, and the only person who can let Ao Xiuzhi vent is Zhuang Feng; but Zhuang Feng has been hiding for ten years, making Ao Xiuzhi's pain suffocated for too long;

Now, Zhuang Feng understands Ao Xiuzhi's words, not because he refuses to forgive him, and does not allow him to use his previous name, but because the situation is like this, the power of Zhuang's Western Courtyard cannot be announced to people now;

In this way, Ao Xiuzhi will not appear as Zhuang Feng's sister-in-law, and can only exist in the shadows;

"Boss lady?" Zhuang Feng came back to his senses, or said that he and Ao Xiuzhi resolved the pain that had made the two of them aggrieved for ten years, and this Zhuang Feng was a little out of shape there;

"Yes, for more than ten years, I have been called like this every day, in fact, I am used to hearing it, and it is quite good;" Ao Xiuzhi has temporarily put down some things;

"Boss, come to a bowl of hot and sour noodles, no sea pepper and no vinegar;" Zhuang Feng also put down something for the time being, joking;

"It's funny, don't want sea pepper and no vinegar, is that still hot and sour powder?"

"It's not like that, it's just that there is no hot and sour powder;"

"Haha......"

"Haha......"

Just like the joke of the time, Zhuang Feng and Ao Xiuzhi couldn't help but sigh a little emotionally;

It was easy to stop, Zhuang Feng and Ao Xiuzhi were sitting quietly by the river, blowing the cold wind and burning cigarettes;

"Jiangzhou is about to have a big change, what is the situation of those officials in our family now;" Jiang Feng feels really good, but Zhuang Feng is not purely nostalgic, and there are still some serious things to do;

"It's okay, although there have been some shocks over the years, most of them are still in the system;" Ao Xiuzhi also calmed down and said in a deep voice;

"Here are two hundred zaza, let our people take charge of some key positions in the house as soon as possible;" Zhuang Feng believes that Ao Xiuzhi has control over the West Courtyard, no matter what the Zhuang family has done over the years, but whoever wants to rebel against the Zhuang family, Ao Xiuzhi has his own means to clean up, so this Zhuang Feng didn't ask too much, but just took the two hundred za sent by Zheng Shan to Ao Xiuzhi;

"Zheng Shan, this old boy is quite generous, he will shoot for two hundred hundred;" Ao Xiuzhi took the small bag handed to him by Zhuang Feng, and without even glancing at it, he said there;

"What's generous, that's what this seat worked hard to squeeze;" Zhuang Feng didn't ask Ao Xiuzhi how he knew that this money belonged to Zheng Shan, because Zhuang Feng knew that the moment he appeared, Ao Xiuzhi had been paying attention to him;

Or, don't look at what Ao Xiuzhi does, in this Jiangzhou City, what can be hidden from her?

"Tsk, rich people are different, just squeeze it for two hundred hundred; I have relied on such a small shop all these years, and it is not enough to fill my stomach, and my life is hard; do you want to squeeze some more?"

"Not in the future;" Zhuang Feng looked at Ao Xiuzhi who was joking, and said very seriously;

Zhuang Feng can understand the bitterness of Ao Xiuzhi's jokes, which seems to be a joke, but it can also be said to be the real situation;

For ten years, without Zhuang's funds, Ao Xiuzhi still insisted, and the cost of maintaining such an institution could not last a few days for the lives of ordinary rich people;

It can even be said that Zhuang Feng's two hundred zaza are used to maintain, and they can't last long, but Zhuang Feng doesn't dare to say that it is for Nao Xiuzhi to do daily maintenance funds, because the current Zhuang Feng does not have such a family background; therefore, Zhuang Feng can only endure the emotions in his heart and ruthlessly let Ao Xiuzhi find a way to maintain it by himself, and these two hundred zaza have to be used to do business;

"Don't pretend to be serious there, it seems to be true, don't underestimate women, haven't you come over all these years, it will be fine after a while;" Ao Xiuzhi naturally knew what Zhuang Feng was thinking in her heart, although she had also had a hard time in the past ten years, but Zhuang Feng came back and also gave her hope;

"How dare you, this seat never dares to underestimate a woman, let alone the proprietress , right?" Zhuang Feng said with a half-smile, and deliberately dragged the three words of the proprietress for a long time;

"That's right, boss lady, that's the person who manages other people's meals, whoever is disobedient will not be given food;" Ao Xiuzhi understood his little brother, and didn't want to put pressure on him, so he joked with there;

"There is one more thing, Liu Fengshan ran to Shaozhou City, just before you came, he received the news that he entered the consulate of the Dixi Empire;" Jokes are jokes, and the right things to do cannot be ignored;

"It's kind of interesting;" Zhuang Feng thought about something, and said casually;

"I can't guess what he wants to do;" Ao Xiuzhi looked at what Zhuang Feng was thinking, and could only reluctantly admit that she hadn't thought of it yet;

"Liu Fengshan is finished, Fu Xiang is also finished, the changes in Jiangzhou are just in these few days; let our people take the position, this matter must be done immediately, the sooner the better;" Zhuang Feng seemed to have figured out something, and came back to his senses and said to Ao Xiuzhi;

"Okay;" Although Ao Xiuzhi hadn't figured out the joints yet, she also understood what Zhuang Feng said;

"Liu Fengshan is a high-ranking official in our country, the vice governor of the dignified imperial state, and he went to the consulate of another country for no reason, just to seek asylum, or to put it more simply, he had to run away;

"Jiangzhou is about to change, let's just catch the opportunity, but Liu Fengshan is really an idiot, stupid and cute;" This is not someone who is half as stupid as anyone else, after Zhuang Feng said this, Ao Xiuzhi suddenly understood;

What kind of person is Liu Fengshan? A high-ranking official of the Great Jinguo State went to the consulate of another country outside the jurisdiction without any trouble, and his intention could not be more obvious;

You say that you want to go to the consulate of another country in Jiangzhou, and you can still say that it is an official business; but the city of Shaozhou is subordinate to the province of Shaozhou, and it is also the capital city of the province of Shaozhou, and you are an official from another province to go to the capital city of the province and enter the consulate of another country, which is far beyond the scope of its authority;

Of course, this matter can be big or small, you can also say that you are traveling abroad, or going to meet old friends, or cross-provincial business, but, judging from the information that Ao Xiuzhi has, Liu Fengshan has some official business, as Zhuang Feng said, is preparing to run away;

A dignified vice governor runs away, then as the governor of this Jiangzhou, he can't shirk his responsibility, and from Liu Fengshan's new vice governor, as long as he is not blind, he can see it;

In this way, the contradiction between Fu Xiang and Liu Fengshan is bound to erupt; and this outbreak will directly affect Jiangzhou; and at this time, the cabinet will be replaced; no one will rectify the situation at this time; it is nothing more than that when the situation changes, a minister will be put in charge of the government from the inside; and when the cabinet change is completed, Jiangzhou will send a real administrative governor;

In terms of time, the change of cabinet is at the end of the year, that is, from the present spring to the end of the year, which can be a year;

One year, with Zhuang Feng's ability and the power controlled by Ao Xiuzhi, this year is enough time for Zhuang to regain a foothold in Jiangzhou;

As long as the Zhuang family is allowed to gain a firm foothold, then when the new administrative governor arrives next year, if he wants to move something, he can't just rely on mood, but on strength;

This is what Zhuang Feng said about opportunity;

It's just that for Zhuang Feng, this opportunity was expected and unexpected; as expected, Zhuang Feng had already seen from Liu Fengshan's promotion that there would be changes in Jiangzhou; unexpectedly, this opportunity came too quickly, so that Zhuang Feng's preparations were not enough;

"Strength;" Zhuang Feng couldn't help but sigh deeply when he thought of this;

"We only have fourteen county governments left in our hands now;" Ao Xiuzhi felt Zhuang Feng's dissatisfaction, but this was also a matter of no choice; the impact caused back then, the Zhuang family was not even able to save much more Jiangzhou, according to Ao Xiuzhi, I am afraid that it only accounts for one-third of Jiangzhou's strength;

"Sister-in-law, you are really great;" Hearing Ao Xiuzhi's words, Zhuang Feng suddenly became excited, hugged Ao Xiuzhi and said excitedly;

It's no wonder that Zhuang Feng is so excited, Ao Xiuzhi's words sound like there is only a ratio of three to one, but in Zhuang Feng's original plan, there is not even the capital of these three to occupy one;

"Okay, even if the Yan family's little girl is still there, don't be so excited;" Ao Xiuzhi's excitement for Zhuang Feng didn't have any feeling of victory, even if she knew that Meng Yuanhua had already come together with Zhuang Feng last night;

"No, Nancheng, Nancheng is at your fingertips;" Zhuang Feng didn't feel strange that Ao Xiuzhi knew about Meng Yuanhua, but just talked to Ao Xiuzhi about Nancheng;

"Think about it, once the accident starts, what can the old man Jia do? At that time, it will be a matter of one sentence to clean him up," Zhuang Feng didn't mind that Ao Xiuzhi didn't keep up with his rhythm, but just explained;

Ao Xiuzhi didn't answer Zhuang Feng's words, but he understood what Zhuang Feng meant; that Jia Hongde was Fu Xiang's dog; once Fu Xiang had an accident, with Jia Hongde's character, he would inevitably look for a new master; however, for a while, there would be no real chief executive in Jiangzhou;

In this way, Jia Hongde is equivalent to becoming a lost dog, and with Zhuang Feng's means, he can indeed recover Nancheng without much effort;

Based on this calculation, the power in Zhuang's hands is very considerable;

Ao Xiuzhi actually thought more, and even thought of the old man's appointment of Zhuang Feng as the heir;

Originally, Zhuang Feng was the youngest in the family, but the old man recognized Zhuang Feng and made Zhuang Feng the heir early;

Although many years have passed since the incident, Zhuang Feng has also made mistakes, and caused the family to decline in ten years, but this does not mean that Zhuang Feng does not have the ability to run the family, and the facts have also proved that Zhuang Feng is indeed the most suitable person to take charge of the family;

Don't look at the downfall of the past ten years, but once Zhuang Feng is attentive, he will not come back, he will have a comprehensive plan, and in response to the changes in the outside world, he can always think of more things first;

"Sister-in-law, I'll do it right away; I've already said hello to Fu Xiang, and I'm going to let our people get on top as much as possible before the change comes; in addition, draw up a list for me, and I'll do the things on the surface;" Zhuang Feng slowly calmed down from the excitement, and he was ready to start;

Ao Xiuzhi looked at Zhuang Feng, and finally showed that relieved smile;

"Sister-in-law, I haven't seen you smile a lot;" Zhuang Feng calmly looked at Ao Xiuzhi who finally smiled, and he couldn't help but smile;

"Don't pat yourself on the back;" Ao Xiuzhi didn't seem to admit it;

After speaking, he waved at the few people who followed Ao Xiuzhi in the distance, and after a while, one of them trotted over with a handbag, and after handing the bag to Ao Xiuzhi, he trotted away; during the whole process, he did not say a word, nor did he show any reverence for Zhuang Feng;

"Here, this is what you need;" Ao Xiuzhi handed the bag to Zhuang Feng and said calmly;

"The people of the West Courtyard are still so virtuous, and they don't know how to say hello when they see the head of the house;" Zhuang Feng weighed the bag that Ao Xiuzhi handed him, and said at the same time;

"I'm the proprietress and I have to look at my face;" Ao Xiuzhi said jokingly;

But after saying this, the two fell silent;

When the first rays of sunlight break through the darkness sprinkle on the surface of the river, you can see the mist rising on the surface of the river with the naked eye, changing its shape with the wind, which is beautiful;

"The country is picturesque;" Zhuang Feng looked at the river and said softly;

"Countless heroes have bent their waists;" Ao Xiuzhi chimed in;

Zhuang Feng looked at Ao Xiuzhi quietly, a little speechless for a while;

It's not that poetry doesn't rhyme, but what he thinks in his dignified heart, which only their gang can understand;

After ten years, Zhuang Feng has not been found, even if a person can understand him like an old man;

Looking at it now, it is not that Zhuang Feng is arrogant and indifferent, but that the people who really understand it are always the only ones who have passed in the past;