The Holy Spirit's evil intentions were that the title given to Zijia's stepmother was too frivolous. This was not Zijia's fault, but Zijia was the real beneficiary.
Xie Deyong sighed, feeling that his past schemes were nothing in the face of these. When he found out, he was thinking about how to break this scheme. What would he do if he was Zhou Youzhou?
Madam Xiao is the current Mistress of Youzhou. Madam Xiao’s title is not solemn enough, which means she is mocking Zhou Youzhou. Everyone in the world is watching. In today’s world, if you retreat, the generals, officers and soldiers of the aristocratic families who have bet on you will also Let’s watch the dishes.
Therefore, whether it is for Mrs. Xiao or Youzhou, Zhou Youzhou cannot retreat, but how to fight back?
After all, the Holy One is still the Holy One. The reason for this award is the great victory of Huiyi, which is justifiable. There are many rewards on the Emperor's ship. Qi Nanhua, the Minister of Rites, is followed by a bunch of people. After Peng Hui first entered the Lu Mansion to announce the imperial edict, the Lu family's behavior is understandable. But the follow-up handling method was really inappropriate, and there was a suspicion of betrayal. If Zhou Youzhou hadn't made a stroke of genius behind him, it would have been hard to tell.
Now that Peng Hui's tongue had been cut out and the people in the court stayed on the boat in silence, Qi Nanhua stopped at the Xunjiang pier without moving.
The angels' tongues were cut and they couldn't speak. They didn't know what to do! Xie Deyong has seen many smooth people in official circles, and he will not offend any of them.
It can be expected that the people in the court are feeling aggrieved now. Of course, Peng Hui is not the only person coming from the court, but there is only one angel who comes with the edict.
Peng Hui is the angel who came with the edict, the Holy Sage's mouth and tongue in Youzhou. Now that his tongue has been cut and he can't speak, how can he still issue the edict?
There is an edict but cannot be announced, there is a mouth but cannot be spoken, and the majesty of the Holy One has plummeted.
The more Xie Deyong thought about it, the better he got. This move turned defeat into victory. The court represented by Peng Hui was completely disgraced!
Although Zhou Youzhou's methods were a bit cruel, the effect was immediate.
At least, now that Xie Deyong thinks of the title of Mrs. Huarong, he feels that the base of his tongue is a little numb and aches. There are more detailed rumors that sound even more creepy. It is said that Peng Hui's / even / tongue / root / was... Lord Jiedushi/pulled/out/came and cut off his body and fed it to the dog...
"If you cut it, cut it. If you cut it, there will be no eunuchs talking nonsense." Zhou Shenzhi took out a book and read it. He would read for a while after practicing calligraphy every day.
The sharper outlines of youth as they grow older are gradually evident in the sunlight.
The sun rises, the snow melts, and snow drops drip from the eaves.
Xie Deyong took out a book and covered his face, listening to the sound of gurgling rain, but he was constantly thinking about things in his mind. Although he lived in Zhouzhai, the only place he could move around was with his friends, and he was not allowed to go anywhere else. of.
Especially after Zhou Youzhou married a bride, there were women in the back house. If the young lady got into trouble, he would have nothing to eat, so he had never seen the long-famous Mrs. Xiao.
But as soon as the title ban came out, Mrs. Xiao's performance really impressed him.
In this matter, the most stable person is actually Mrs. Xiao at the center of the turmoil.
She didn't seem to care at all, but she didn't know whether she really didn't care or just pretended not to care.
Because of the Lu family, the father-son relationship between Zijia and Lord Jiedushi is a little rough. To be honest, this is something Xie Deyong doesn't want to see.
The stepmother is beautiful, the stepdaughter is caring and lovely, and if a pitiable young son is added to the mix... his friend will become a loner by then. There is no shortage of these things in the high-ranking family in Chang'an, and Xie Deyong has seen many of them since he was a child.
"Shenzhi, is your mother good to you?" Xie Deyong took away the book and wanted to hear his thoughts.
Zhou Shenzhi looked up at Xie Deyong.
The smile on Xie Deyong's face gradually disappeared. He sat up straight and found his friend looking at him with cold eyes.
"Why are you asking this?" Zhou Shenzhi's voice was always cold.
Xie Deyong put the book back on his face: "Nothing, I just asked out of curiosity."
Zhou Shenzhi looked at the vase on the desk. Several plum blossoms were placed sideways in the vase. The fragrance of the plum blossoms was refreshing. His mother never came to his yard and never interfered with the affairs in his yard. However, she and the servants in the yard were still the servants. Uncle Sun was in charge. She ordered Shuqin in the study to put flowers in the study every day, saying that flowers can make her mood happy. No matter how late at night she comes back, the food in the small kitchen will always be warm...
"This is my own family matter." Zhou Shenzhi said. He knows how he gets along with his family and doesn't need outsiders to say anything.
Xie Deyong was a little angry when he heard this. He wasn't trying to be friendly.
"Mr. Lang, my mistress sent someone to bring some milk tea." Shu Mo said outside the door.
"Come in." Zhou Shenzhi said, Shu Mo put down his drink and left.
Xie Deyong watched his friend drinking tea and reading a book, and felt a little complicated for a moment. He remembered that his friend didn't like sweets before.
Could it be that there really is a good stepmother in this world? Can I treat my stepson as my own? Xie Deyong didn't believe it.
After Zhou Shenzhi finished drinking the milk tea, he found that Xie Deyong had gone out to relax. He continued to read, but found that he could not read.
His father's words in Dengyun Tower were hurtful and harsh, but they were truthful. Zhou Shenzhi was not sure whether his father told him on purpose, just to make him feel uncomfortable.
But the stepmother said that it is only natural for a child to want his mother well, so don't blame him harshly.
Zhou Shenzhi felt as if he was holding a breath at that time, and it was difficult to describe his feelings in words.
Both of them are mothers. He knew that his stepmother had been wronged by her maternal family this time, so he felt very guilty towards her, and even felt ashamed to see her. Amei didn't look for him in the house these two days, so she was probably angry. .
Zhou Shenzhi thought that Amei's birthday would be in a few days. In fact, he had prepared gifts before. He picked them from his private treasury and they were all good things. Zhou Shenzhi took out an engraved gift from the small box containing the seal. I have a knife and a prepared seal. I want to carve something for my sister as a gift, but I haven’t decided what to carve yet...
Therefore, there is no movement in the hands.
Zhou Shenzhi thought for a while and carved out two lines from the Book of Songs.
One year old, one gift, every inch of joy.
Finally: elder brother Zhou Shenzhi Huicun.
Because of the seriousness of the carving, it was not until noon that the carving was completely finished. Zhou Shenzhi kept the seal well. When Shuqin saw Shao Langjun finishing his work outside, he said, "Mr. Lang, the mistress wants you to go to Mingxintang for dinner."
Seeing that his friend was going to have dinner, Xie Deyong yawned and sat down in the rocking chair again.
He woke up early in the morning, but he couldn't help it. His yard was close to Zhou Shenzhi's, and Zhou Shenzhi was a filial man. He went to Mingxin Hall to pay his respects every day, and he was more observant of rules than a son of his family. After waking up, Xie Deyong will fall asleep again.
Seeing his friend walking further and further away, Xie Deyong suddenly wanted to catch up with him.
Zhou Shenzhi looked at him: "What's the matter?"
"How about I also visit my aunt. After all, I have lived in Zhouzhai for such a long time. If I don't visit again, I will look very ungrateful. Moreover, if we meet one day, my aunt will think that I am a little thief." Xie Deyong tried. road.
"Mother will meet you when she wants to see you," Zhou Shenzhi said.
"Auntie knows about me?" Xie Deyong shook his fan.
Zhou Shenzhi glanced at him and thought his question was silly. His yard food was always for two people. How could his mother know?
Zhou Shenzhi turned around and left. He touched the seal he had engraved and his heart ached slightly.
I don’t know if Amei will accept it.
Chapter 153
"Shen Zhi is here, sit down quickly."
Xiao Luolan called Shenzhi at the door to come in for dinner. The young man standing outside the door was as tall as a pine tree, with a smile on his serious face. He entered the room and quickly saluted his mother: "Thank you, mother, for inviting me."
"It's just a meal, there's no need to say thank you." Xiao Luolan was helpless at Shenzhi's serious and polite nature. It happened that her daughter was at home today, and Shenzhi also took a break. The two children were at home, and Xiao Luolan was thinking about yesterday's beef. She didn't want to waste it, so she marinated it. She used to like to prepare all kinds of food for her daughter, but she still liked it when she came here. The marinated beef tasted tender and delicious, so she thought about letting Shenzhi come over. Taste it.
Xiao Qingxue was sitting in her seat. When she saw her brother coming in, she said hello awkwardly: "Hello, brother."
When Zhou Shenzhi saw A-mei, he felt that A-mei was so unfamiliar with him and felt that she was angry this time.
"Hurry and take a seat, the soup won't taste good when it's cold." Xiao Luolan filled two bowls of thick white beef bone soup for the two children, with a warm smile on his face.
After the meal, Xiao Luolan looked at Shenzhi, who was standing aside without saying anything, and then at his daughter, who was obviously eating slowly on purpose. She guessed a little and gave oranges to the two children and let them go out to play.
Xiao Qingxue looked at the oranges in her hand, tried her best to put on a straight face and went out. She was determined to ignore her brother for the past two days.
There was no one in the outer hall at the moment.
Zhou Shenzhi looked at his mother, also holding an orange in his hand. He was twenty this year and had grown up. But in the eyes of his mother, he seemed to be just like his sister and still needed her to take care of him. Thinking of this, the young man's resolute face I feel a little uncomfortable and lose face, but I feel a little happy in my heart.
It seemed that his mother was not angry with him.
In fact, it was right for his mother to be angry this time. His mother-in-law went too far this time. Zhou Shenzhi thought about it and bowed to his mother: "Thank you, mother."
Xiao Luolan looked at Shenzhi with confusion, who bowed again: "Didn't you thank me before eating?"
Zhou Shenzhi straightened up and hesitated to speak his mind. After all, he was also an adult.
"Mom, I have a rest today. I want to take my sister to play."
"Okay, she's been at home these days, I guess she's bored." Xiao Luolan still hoped that Shen Zhi and Qingxue could get along well.
"Then I'm leaving." Zhou Shenzhi smiled.
Xiao Luolan felt that Shenzhi seemed a bit strange in front of her today. Although he didn't speak much, it was... strangely intimate. It was different from the intimacy of her daughter, with a cautious sense of proximity.
She pursed her lips and smiled softly and said, "Well, when you come back for dinner tonight, I will wrap up the pills for you to eat."
After Shen Zhi left, Xiao Luolan asked Xia He to go to the Tianxia Teahouse and tell Wan Niang, Yueniang and the others that she would not go to tea today so that they did not have to wait for her.
It will be the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month in two days. Time flies so fast.
My daughter likes to eat vegetarian laowan. She has to make some vegetarian stuffings in the afternoon, including tofu, water spinach, and fresh shrimps. Since she likes meat, she might as well make some stuffed with mutton...
the other side.
Zhou Shenzhi caught up with Amei and followed her. Just when he didn't know what to say, Xiao Qingxue suddenly turned around and said, "Brother, why are you following me?" She was going back to her Luming Courtyard, Luming Yuan and Brother's Yueying Residence are not in the same place at all.
Xiao Qingxue wrinkled her little nose, obviously dissatisfied.
Zhou Shenzhi touched his seal and smiled at her: "Mei, I'm going to take a rest today. Brother, can I take you out to play?"
Xiao Qingxue turned around and said, "I won't go."
She wanted to stay with her mother-in-law to prevent others from bullying her mother. The dog emperor was not a good person and did not do good things. The Lu family also had ulterior motives. Xiao Qingxue wrote it down in her notebook for those who bullied her mother-in-law. I have my own Xiao Jiujiu, so I can hold a grudge!
It seemed that he was really angry this time. Zhou Shenzhi had never coaxed a young lady of Amei's age, so it felt a bit tricky.
"There is a craftsman in the horse market in the east of the city who specializes in making saddles. Do you want your Heiyun horse to be equipped with a new saddle and bridle? I will help you choose it?" Zhou Shenzhi asked.
"I'll figure it out after the New Year." Xiao Qingxue still didn't buy it.
"There are quite a few poetry tea parties in the city where literati compete with each other. Can I show you?" Zhou Shenzhi thought of a new one.
"I don't want to go." Xiao Qingxue turned around and left. She originally wanted to say that Brother Agu and Brother Amu would take her there, but after thinking that this sentence was not good, she swallowed it, causing Xiao Qingxue to Angry and upset with myself.
She frowned, feeling that she was still too kind and kind. Even though those Lu family members were so hateful, she really couldn't say anything to hurt her brother.
Zhou Shenzhi saw that his sister didn't want to play with him outside the house. If he continued talking, the little girl would be angry, so he retreated and said, "Then let's go to the Hawthorn Garden to build a snowman? There is a swing there, and I have already made it." "
Xiao Qingxue stopped. Last month, my mother and father went on their honeymoon, and my brother was the only one in the house. Once she casually said that there was a swing at home, and she wanted to play on it.
At that time, she saw that her brother had been sitting upright while eating, and she thought he had not heard at all.
Zhou Shenzhi followed Amei and wanted to coax her, but she suddenly turned around and faced him, her little face raised high: "Then I want Brother to help me push the swing."
Zhou Shenzhi was stunned, then slowly laughed: "Okay."
When Xiao Luolan was busy in the kitchen, she heard Qiuyue and Dongxue report to her that the young lady was playing with the young master in Hawthorn Garden.
