When Uncle Sun saw his lord coming back, he quickly reported what happened today. Zhou Xu's steps only stopped for a moment when Zhou Xing died, and then he entered the house without changing his expression.
"Why are you all coming to my house if you don't sleep at night?" Zhou Xu walked in with a smile. When he saw his wife, his smile deepened.
As the door opened, the wind and snow outside rushed in crazily, and the temperature inside the house instantly dropped.
The Zhou family looked at the sect master and couldn't help but stand up and salute.
Xiao Luolan stood up from the chair. He didn't expect that Sect Master Zhou would come back today. His calm heart was agitated and a little messy. Did he know what happened today? If a member of the Zhou family died, would he blame Qing? Snow…
Zhou Xu asked his wife to sit down, and he sat on the chair below her. He smiled and said, "Why are all of them silent?"
Zhou Luo lowered his head, Zhou Bin also lowered his head, Zhou Lingzhi just stared at the floor, Zhou Shiliu hid behind his eldest brother, and Zhou Sweden's original questioning words were suddenly choked back in his throat.
"Sect Master, he's dead." Mrs. Gan cried unwillingly.
Zhou Xu asked in surprise: "Dead, when did he die?"
Xiao Luolan's heart sank when she saw Sect Leader Zhou's concerned look.
Mrs. Gan knelt down and said, "This afternoon, Miss Xiao died because of her. Xing'er died so unjustly."
Xiao Luolan's hands hidden in her sleeves were tightly clasped together, and she wanted to say a few words, but she didn't find a chance to speak, because Sect Master Zhou asked again with concern.
"Really dead?"
Mrs. Gan burst into tears: "He's dead, Sect Leader. The Xing'er you watched growing up is dead. My poor Xing'er."
"That's it." Zhou Xu touched the stubble on his hands and sighed: "As the saying goes, the dead are the most important."
Xiao Luolan's palms were bleeding from his pinching, but her face was clear and soft.
"Come on, Qingxue." Zhou Xu waved.
Xiao Qingxue walked to her father, biting her lips tightly and saying nothing, but she was so disappointed in her heart that she couldn't be more disappointed. Why didn't he ask what happened? Is the last name so important? Because her surname was not Zhou... Xiao Qingxue's eyes were red and she was stubborn not to let tears fall.
Zhou Xu patted Qingxue's shoulder with his rough hands and coaxed: "My good daughter, go and apologize to your third uncle and your third uncle. Let's forget about it. After all, the dead person is the most important."
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was silent.
"Go quickly, good boy, your third uncle will definitely forgive you." Zhou Xu picked up the lady's cup and took a sip of tea.
Xiao Qingxue's tears haven't disappeared yet, and her mind was stunned by her father's words. Is this okay?
"I'm sorry." Xiao Qingxue apologized dumbly and found her father looking at her with a smile on her face.
"Okay, I've apologized to the child, so you can disperse." Zhou Xu looked at the Zhou family and put down the tea cup.
One word is decisive and cannot be refuted.
Chapter 114
In the quiet and almost oppressive hall, the only sounds that could be heard were the teacup being placed lightly on the table, and the sect leader's smiling tail voice, as if this matter was not a big deal at all, or like scolding children at home for making trouble. Two sentences.
The Zhou family was in a daze, thinking that the person who died was not Uncle Zhou, a senior member of the Zhou family, but an insignificant collateral concubine.
It's that simple? The sect leader actually locked up Mrs. Xiao for several months, or sent Mrs. Xiao to a temple, at least to copy scriptures and chant Buddha for Zhou Xing for a period of time, but he treated her so lightly.
Now that things have come to this, the sect leader's attitude has become very obvious. Anyone who has other opinions is out of touch.
Zhou Shiliu wanted to take a secret look at his third uncle and his third uncle, but his eldest brother Zhou Lingzhi glared back at him fiercely. He immediately shrank his head and did not dare to move. As his uncle's prestige has grown day by day over the years, Even he didn't dare to make any mistakes in front of his uncle. He remembered that when he was a child, he and his cousin Shen Zhi would sit on his uncle's arm and hang around. Now, the older he gets, the less courage he has.
So even if his uncle spoke to them with a smile this time, it still made Zhou Shiliu's heart tremble.
Everyone in the Zhou family knows what kind of character the sect leader is, and he always says the same thing and rarely changes it.
Most of the Zhou family members tonight were brought here by their third uncle as the elder. After all, the death of his son was a big deal. In the afternoon, Judge Xu and the others investigated the matter. It will take at least seven days before the final decision is made. , but the third uncle kept saying that she was doing a good deed and gave the beggars a place to live since they were homeless. As for the red pills refined by Qiu Shanzi, she didn't know anything about it.
On the 16th, she didn’t really believe what her third uncle said. The food, drinks and clothing of a private Taoist temple in Nuo Da were all paid for by her third uncle. How could she not be clear? Even the third uncle was very likely to be involved...but the time was too short and no evidence was found. Zhou Shiliu felt a little hot when he thought about the official position of the third uncle, but he soon sobered up. No matter what the turn, it would not be his turn. of.
But it might be possible for other Zhou family members...
If the third uncle falls, who will sit in this important position as the direct official of the court of Langge Mansion? Will Third Uncle be willing to let go? Saturday made random guesses.
Zhou Bin from the third room, Zhou Luo from the fifth room, Zhou Shan from the sixth room, Zhou Ban from the eleventh room, and the juniors Zhou Lingzhi, Zhou Shunzhi, Zhou Bin’s second son Zhou Xiaozhi, fifth son Zhou Muzhi, and Zhou Sweden’s eldest son Zhou Rong , counting down, nearly thirty or forty Zhou family members were standing in the hall that had restored warmth. They lowered their heads slightly, each with their own thoughts, but no one spoke.
But sometimes not speaking is an attitude.
Who does the Zhou family rely on to achieve today's prosperity, high officials and generous salaries?
He is the governor of Youzhou who is in charge of the sixteen counties of Youzhou. He is the general who conquered the Northern Dazhu Kingdom with 300,000 cavalry and conquered half of Hexi.
Finally, there is the identity of the leader of the Zhou clan.
Lian Shiqing observed the reactions of Zhou's family members present. Although they could not see any big fluctuations in their expressions, they had concerns in their hearts. He lowered his head and straightened his sleeves embroidered with gold thread, and then walked to the main room. In front of the throne, Chang bowed and said with a smile on his face: "It's getting late. I'm here to congratulate the general on his return from victory. Tomorrow I'll be at your door to congratulate you. I hope the general and his wife won't let the outside world put unreasonable blame on me." Rumors keep people out of humble jobs."
Now that Lord Jiedushi has come back, it would be a bit too cunning for him to get involved in this matter. Lian Shiqing stopped as soon as he saw the opportunity, and had already found a downhill road for himself to leave.
Zhou Xu looked at Lian Shiqing and finally smiled: "It's dark and snowy, and it's difficult to walk at night. Uncle Sun, please see Sheriff Lian off."
Lian Shiqing bent down and handed over his hands: "I will resign first because of my humble position."
Xiao Luolan didn't completely relax until this moment. When she saw Sect Leader Zhou caring so much about Zhou Xing, she thought he was going to punish Qingxue. Fortunately...it wasn't the case in the end.
Only now did she realize that her palms were covered in cold sweat.
After the only outsider left, among the remaining Zhou family members, only Mrs. Gan was still unwilling and filled with unbelievable anger. She wanted to scream, but it was just a simple order of a pariah. Mrs. Xiao actually visited and inquired in person, and even more so. What is deplorable is that Xiao's daughter did not help Xing'er when she fell from the bed. Xing'er was her elder! In the end, Xing'er was kicked, causing Xing'er to become so angry that his heart disease relapsed and he died suddenly!
How could Mrs. Gan be willing to accept this? She couldn't accept this result, but her mouth was tightly covered and she couldn't make a sound.
Zhou Sweden asked his eldest son Zhou Rong to take his stepmother away to prevent this madman from saying anything he shouldn't say.
The sect leader obviously wanted to protect the Xiao family's daughter.
If the eldest nephew hadn't favored the Xiao mother and daughter tonight, he wouldn't have given up so easily.
Zhou Xu looked at the crowded Zhou family, half-smiling but not smiling: "Why, you still want me to invite you to leave?"
The Zhou family members present felt like they were waking up from a dream, and Zhou Bin shouted: "Brother, I'm leaving first."
"Brother, I'm leaving too. You just came back and have a good rest."
"Uncle, Ling Zhi is leaving."
"Uncle, please retire."
…
After a series of names, soon the hall was empty.
Zhou Xu sat relaxedly on the chair and then looked at Madam.
Xiao Luolan also looked at Clan Master Zhou and found that he was looking at her with a smile. It seemed that many days had passed since returning to Yiyi. Compared with when he left, Clan Master Zhou was unshaven, and the snow on his hair crown had not yet been completely removed. Melted and dusty, it was much more sloppy than when he returned to Yiyi, but Xiao Luolan felt that this kind of Zhou Zongzhu was much more reliable than before. This time he was unreasonably biased towards Qingxue, and the sense of peace of mind that instantly landed almost made him feel sad. She cried.
Xiao Luolan wanted to laugh, but there was a little sourness and joy in her heart for no reason. Her heart was swollen and her eyes were slightly hot.
She quickly turned her head slightly to prevent Sect Master Zhou from noticing her gaffe.
Zhou Xu saw his wife turning her head, and when he was about to comfort her, he remembered that there were sons and daughters in the hall, so he had to hold back his thoughts.
"Good daughter, come here." Zhou Xu smiled and waved.
This time Xiao Qingxue walked over happily: "Dad!"
Zhou Xu touched his daughter's hair and said thoughtful words to her: "Uncle Sun told me roughly what happened. My good daughter was wronged this time."
Xiao Qingxue was stunned for a moment. She was a little aggrieved at first, but now she didn't feel so at all, because her mother-in-law, father, and brother were all on her side.
Xiao Qingxue whispered: "I'm not wronged." Thinking about it carefully, Zhou Xing was really dead, and she just apologized, although Xiao Qingxue felt that he deserved to die.
"Zhou Xing is your elder after all. Now that you have apologized, other people in the Zhou family will not say anything nonsense in the future, and your reputation will not be affected." Zhou Xu said.
Zhou Shenzhi glanced at his father. After his father's blatant preference, of course the rest of the Zhou family would not say anything else, because his father had made it clear that this was the end of the matter. I am afraid that in the end, Zhou Xingzhi's death would completely isolate him from his sister. Come on.
If there are rumors in the future that my sister is disrespectful to her elders, it will be easy to find someone. After all, there are only so many Zhou family members in the hall today.
Xiao Qingxue's eyes were a little red when she was touched: "I understand, Dad."
"Silly boy, why are you still crying?" Zhou Xu smiled and said, "Shenzhi, it's getting late. Send your sister back to have a good rest."
"Yes, father."
Zhou Shenzhi left with his sister.
"Madam, let's go too." Zhou Xu stretched out his hand.
Xiao Luolan didn't want her reddish eyes to be seen by Sect Master Zhou, so she lowered her head and put her hand on it. Sect Master Zhou's palm was warm and dry, giving Xiao Luolan the illusion of basking in the sun.
Zhou's house is very large, with lanterns hanging on every corridor, and the faint silvery moonlight shining down, making the scenery more peaceful than usual.
When they reached the plum garden, Sect Leader Zhou suddenly stopped.
Zhou Xu turned around and looked at Madam. In the clear snowy moonlit night, Madam's eyes were as red as rouge.
Zhou Xu touched his wife's face and kissed her gently under the plum blossom tree: "Why did Qingxue cry and you cried too?"
The ends of Xiao Luolan's eyes turned red due to the man's hot breath.
Zhou Xu kissed his wife, his movements were a little anxious and a little restless. He really thought about her so much that he wanted to eat her. Even going to Mingxintang felt far away. He wanted to have fun here in Meiyuan first.
Xiao Luolan was so kissed that she panted.
"Good madam, do you miss me?" Zhou Xu hugged her warmly, feeling extremely comfortable, and asked smoothly.
Xiao Luolan's cheeks flushed and she nodded imperceptibly.
Zhou Xu held his wife's waist tightly. He looked down at her, wondering if he had been dazzled just now.
"Madam, do you miss me?" Zhou Xu asked again uncertainly.
Xiao Luolan was already thin-skinned, but when she saw Sect Leader Zhou asking, her face became even redder: "Let's go back quickly."
"No reply." Zhou Xu held the person in his arms: "Unless Madam tells me, do you miss me?"
Xiao Luolan said nothing.
Zhou Xu licked the lady's neck, which was as smooth as snow: "Good lady, tell me quickly."
Xiao Luolan trembled sensitively, and finally nodded again, saying softly: "I thought so."
Zhou Xu really heard and saw this time, hugged his wife and spun around, laughing. Xiao Luolan bit her lip, infected by his emotions, and couldn't help but laugh.
After returning to Mingxintang, Zhou Xu finished washing and went to bed.
