At this time, a middle-aged man wearing prison uniform and disheveled hair was sitting on the stone slab.
Looking at the man's thin figure, although the other man's face was completely hidden in the darkness.
But Zhou Yaoniang could still feel that the other person was her father. kanδん
At the moment, she just called out "Dad" to the middle-aged man sitting on the stone slab.
He heard a woman calling him, and she was called daddy.
Zhou Shilang almost thought he was dreaming, but when he looked up, he soon found that his daughter was actually in front of him.
At the moment, he almost thought it was his hallucination.
He rubbed his eyes until he saw that the figure in front of him did not disappear. Only then did he confirm that the person in front of him was really his daughter and not his hallucination.
The moment he saw the other party coming, Zhou Shilang couldn't help but asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
Hearing Zhou Shilang's question, Zhou Yaoniang only whispered, "I begged Mr. Lu to let me come and see you. He agreed to me." kΑnshu五.ξà
Upon hearing this, Zhou Shilang immediately said, "What nonsense!"
At the same time, he only heard someone suddenly call him "Uncle Zhou."
Hearing the other party's call, Zhou Shilang couldn't help but turn his head and look at the young man next to his daughter. Obviously he didn't know the young man's origin, so he only said, "Who is this?"
The young man introduced himself, "Uncle Zhou, I am Xu Tianyi, the son of Xu Changji."
Hearing the name Xu Changji, Zhou Shilang naturally had some impressions. wΑ五.net
At that time, he and his father were still good friends, and the two families only arranged a child marriage because of this. However, something happened to the Xu family later, and he also broke off contact with the Xu family. He didn't expect that this young man would actually grow so tall. .
He nodded lightly, just indicating that he knew the other party's existence.
"I didn't expect the children of Lao Xu's family to be so old. Did you accompany Yaoniang here today?"
Facing Zhou Shilang's question, Xu Tianyi only nodded lightly.
"I feel relieved as long as you are here."
After saying this, Zhou Shilang only looked at his daughter and said, "Yao Niang, is your mother okay?"
As soon as she heard Minister Zhou ask about this, Yao Niang's eyes burst into tears.
"Dad, Mom is in a very bad situation right now. Mr. Lu arranged for someone to search our house. He found a box of jewelry and an account book. Dad, is it true that our family is in collusion with the Yunzhou Prefect, as the outside said? "
Hearing Yaoniang's inquiry, Zhou Shilang couldn't help but sigh and said, "Yaoniang, don't worry about this matter."
"But dad, I don't want anything to happen to you." Zhou Yaoniang whispered painfully.
After hearing this, Zhou Shilang only raised his head and glanced at Zhou Yaoniang and said, "Yao Niang, you don't need to worry about me. I'm fine. Don't be afraid. Take good care of your mother and tell her not to blame herself too much. I can't do this." It will affect you, mother and daughter. It’s just that the family’s money will probably not be saved.”
After hearing what Zhou Shilang said, Zhou Yaoniang just cried and was out of breath.
"Dad, I don't want anything to happen to you. I'll beg Mr. Lu."
However, Zhou Shilang said at this time, "Daughter, you don't have to worry about me. This matter is no longer something that any adult can decide. Just live a good life and take good care of your mother. I am sorry for her."
After saying this, Zhou Shilang looked at Xu Tianyi and said, "You are here to fulfill your engagement, right?"
Xu Tianyi just nodded calmly after hearing this.
Zhou Shilang then continued, "Do I have any other requests from you? Just help me take care of the two of them. I have nothing else to say."
Xu Tianyi only nodded after hearing this.
After that, he seemed to be afraid that his daughter would cause too many sad things.
So he just patted Xu Tianyi again and said, "Good boy, please take Yaoniang away from here. I am very satisfied to be able to see her."
Hearing Zhou Shilang's words, Xu Tianyi only nodded.
Then he also persuaded Zhou Yaoniang, "Yao Niang, let's go back quickly, otherwise when my wife wakes up and sees that you are not here, the family will be turned upside down."
Hearing the other party mention her mother, and thinking that she came here carrying her mother on her back, Zhou Yaoniang felt sour in her heart.
She reluctantly glanced at her father. The father and daughter hugged each other and cried for a while, and then Zhou Yaoniang left the prison with Xu Tianyi.
But this time the attendant who sent Zhou Yaoniang here did not follow Zhou Yaoniang out.
At the moment, he just looked at Zhou Shilang calmly. Zhou Shilang naturally knew that he had not left, and he also knew who he was.
So he just said calmly, "You ask Mr. Lu to come over, and I will tell him everything he wants to know."
After hearing this, the attendant only said, "Master Zhou is finally willing to explain."
When Zhou Shilang heard this, he just said coldly, "Yes, don't hurt my daughter and wife, don't involve them, I can cooperate with you."
Hearing what Zhou Shilang said, the attendant only whispered, "Wouldn't it be better if Zhou Shilang had done this earlier?"
Zhou Shilang did not say anything when he heard this.
On the other side, Zhou Yaoniang only followed Xu Tianyi and returned to the Zhou Mansion, just as they had guessed before.
The current Zhou Mansion is indeed turned upside down, and everyone is busy looking for Zhou Yaoniang.
Mrs. Zhou, who had just woken up, kept urging the servants in the house to find Zhou Yaoniang for her.
So when Yaoniang and Xu Tianyi came back, almost all the guards at the door immediately ran to report to Zhou that the eldest lady was back.
Not long after that, the pale-faced Mrs. Zhou ran to the outer courtyard with her mother-in-law.
It was obvious that Mrs. Zhou was very nervous about Yaoniang.
From the moment she saw Yaoniang, her eyes seemed to be filled with longing.
But when she thought about how bold Zhou Yaoniang was, she actually ran outside with a man.
Zhou felt very angry at the moment.
As soon as she saw Zhou Yaoniang, she immediately reprimanded her and said, "You can still come back. Let me ask you, where have you been fooling around!"
After being reprimanded by Mrs. Zhou, Zhou Yaoniang did not refute. She only replied honestly, "I went to Dali Temple, and I also met my father."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but take a breath.
Her daughter has always been a good girl, when did she dare to do such a deviant thing?
When Zhou thought of this, she couldn't help but stare at Xu Tianyi.
She originally disliked Xu Tianyi, but now she suspected that Xu Tianyi had brought her daughter up wrong. When she looked at Xu Tianyi, her expression became even worse.
She just turned her eyes, then she glared at Xu Tianyi and said, "Did you take my daughter to Dali Temple?"
Xu Tian nodded without knowing it.
Mrs. Zhou then immediately said, "I knew you were not well-intentioned. What did you want to do by taking my daughter outside!"
Xu Tianyi was also aware of Zhou's anger at this time, so he quickly explained, "Madam, please don't misunderstand. I only took Yaoniang to see Zhou Shibo! We didn't do anything."
However, Mrs. Zhou couldn't listen to Xu Tianyi's explanation at all. She only knew that when she woke up, her daughter was gone, and so was he. She was worried and looking for someone everywhere.
Although his daughter was brought back by him now, the fear just now was something she had actually experienced.
Her daughter was such a well-behaved person before, but when this person comes, her daughter can go out and show her face.
When she thought of this, Zhou felt that Xu Tianyi could no longer stay in her house.
So she immediately said to the people around her, "Come here, drive him out!"
"Madam, why are you chasing me away?" Xu Tianyi was obviously very puzzled.
At the same time, Zhou Yaoniang immediately said, "Mom, don't rush Brother Xu to leave. It's my daughter who is sorry for you and makes you worry. Everything was my daughter's idea. If you want to punish me, just punish me!"
However, how could Mrs. Zhou believe that her obedient daughter would do such an unorthodox thing? Her daughter's plea for mercy was probably just bewitched by the other party.
However, Zhou Yaoniang was still pleading, "Mom, what I said is true. When I heard such news just now. I saw you fainted. I wanted to do something for this family, so I begged Brother Xu. The person who took me to Dali Temple, I think Mr. Lu, the young minister of Dali Temple, had a relationship with me, so I wanted him to help our family."
When she heard that Zhou Yaoniang had gone to find Lu Zhizhang behind her back, she felt sad and moved at the same time.
"What are you asking him for? He won't agree to our request."
Zhou Yaoniang only whispered, "I just thought maybe. If you don't give it a try, nothing will be possible. If you try, maybe there will be a miracle."
Zhou immediately asked, "So did he promise you anything?"
Zhou Yaoniang shook her head in disappointment, "He didn't promise me anything."
Zhou was not surprised by this.
Zhou Yaoniang then continued, "But I met dad with his permission."
After hearing that she had met her husband, Mrs. Zhou no longer bothered to scold Xu Tianyi and Zhou Yaoniang.
She just murmured, "Is your father okay?"
Facing her mother's question, Zhou Yaoniang immediately nodded and said, "Mom, don't worry, my dad seems to be fine. His food and accommodation are a little shabby now, but dad has not been tortured."
Upon hearing what Zhou Yaoniang said, Mrs. Zhou seemed to feel better.
However, she still whispered, "I was the one who harmed your father. If I don't let my brother handle this matter, in fact, this matter is not your father's fault. It was me who harmed him."
Hearing Mrs. Zhou's wails, Zhou Yao's mother immediately translated her father's words.
"Mom, dad asked you to take good care of yourself. He also asked you not to blame yourself too much or be too sad. He won't affect the family and he will be fine himself. He asked me to be there during his absence. Take good care of you during the time.”
Hearing Yaoniang's words, Mrs. Zhou just smiled bitterly, "Silly boy. Your father just said this to forgive you and me. How could he be able to get over it so easily?"
Knowing that her daughter went to see her father for her own sake, Zhou finally stopped blaming Xu Tianyi and was no longer eager to drive Xu Tianyi out.
