"The prince is missing!" When Zhou Bian heard this, he said immediately without thinking.
When he hears the word "Gonggong" now, he feels sick!
But when Zhou Kui heard it, he asked: "Which Duke is it?"
He believed that it could not be that Duke Xingguo who came to visit!
Sure enough, the servant heard this and quickly replied: "Master, of course it is Duke Cheng Guo who is visiting!"
"Oh, it's him?" Upon hearing this, Zhou Kui's face immediately became good-looking, and he immediately ordered, "Quick, invite him in!"
Having said this, he ordered his son: "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you go and greet him for me?"
Zhou Bian did not refuse, but agreed. Because Cheng Guogong would come here from time to time before, the relationship between the two parties was considered good.
It's just that Zhou Kui wants to save face, even though the other party is the Duke of the country, and he is just an earl. However, the queen is his daughter and the prince is his grandson, so that's different. He has to have some airs. After all, the Duke was visiting, so his son was always there to pick him up.
After a while, Zhou Bian led Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, over.
"Old Zhou, I'm in a good mood today, so I came here to chat with you!" As soon as Zhu Chunchen arrived in the living room, he said to Zhou Kui who stood up in a familiar manner, "This is what the boys from the south specially sent in a hurry. It’s Wang Lai, it’s chilled, it should still be fresh.”
While speaking, he pointed at the gift box in the hand of a servant who was following behind.
When the servant heard this, he immediately opened the gift box and let Zhou Kui and others take a look.
"This is so popular. You have to pay attention to how you eat it. I am the best at playing with this, so..."
Before Zhu Chunchen finished speaking, Zhou Kui stretched out his hand to motion for him to take a seat, and at the same time said casually: "I have these things in my house!"
"Ah?" Zhu Chunchen seemed a little surprised when he heard this, then he patted his head and said, "Haha, look at my memory, Lao Zhou is the most distinguished royal relative of our Ming Dynasty! This kind of fruit is rare for us. But Lao Zhou is used to it! If tribute comes from the south to the palace, naturally a share will go to Lao Zhou's house!"
Hearing this, Zhou Kui was obviously very pleased. He immediately smiled and said calmly: "It's not bad."
After a pause, he asked curiously: "You are the Duke of the country, what other happy event makes you so happy?"
After Zhu Chunchen heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Don't you know, Old Zhou? Now all the civil and military officials are impeaching that person. Not only the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but also the six ministries, etc., are all writing impeachment memorials. You say, Is this a happy event?"
With a "pop" sound, Zhu Chunchen was so abrupt that he was almost startled. Hearing the sound and looking over, it was Zhou Bian who was accompanying him. He slapped the table, and then heard him say loudly: "No, we all said we wanted to celebrate this just now!"
However, Zhou Kui was a little confused and asked Zhu Chunchen: "We are happy about this, that's for sure. But that person didn't provoke you, right? Why are you so happy?"
"That's right!" After hearing his father's words, Zhou Bian also asked doubtfully: "Is it possible that that person is also meddling in the affairs of your Duke Chengguo's house?"
When Zhu Chunchen heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he seemed a little annoyed and said: "Although he didn't come to provoke me, but think about it, I, the Duke of the country, was paid for by my ancestors who followed Emperor Chengzu and made great military exploits. The title. Right? But as for him, for a random thing, he was granted the title of Duke, and he wants to be compared with me. Do you think I can be convinced by this? Will I be happy? "
Hearing what he said, Zhou Kui nodded, and he didn't know if he smiled with schadenfreude, and then said: "That's right, he is just a small person, and he feels comfortable flattering the emperor, just like your ancestors. You will indeed get angry. Come on, have a sip of tea to calm down!"
After hearing this, Zhu Chunchen obediently picked up the tea brought by the maid, drank it in one gulp, put it on the table, then looked at Zhou Kui and his son and said, "Actually, it's not worth it for me to replace you!"
"Why is it not worth it for us?" Zhou Bian was a little surprised and confused after hearing this, so he asked casually.
Zhou Kui was also staring, obviously wanting to hear what he said was not worth the law?
Seeing their expressions, Zhu Chunchen suddenly remembered something, and then waved his hands and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about such disappointing things, it's boring!"
When Zhou Kui heard this, he immediately refused. He immediately said with a cold face: "You are boring now. Either don't say it or finish it if you want to say it! You should change your behavior this whole time!" "
"That's right, my father has told you about you several times, but he doesn't remember it long, and he only talks half-speech, which is boring!" Zhou Bian agreed with a little annoyance after hearing this.
Zhu Chunchen laughed after hearing this, and then said: "How dare I whet your appetite, Old Zhou. Actually, as soon as I said it, I felt a little inappropriate, so I didn't want to say it, so as not to make you angry, Old Zhou!"
"If I ask you to say it, just say it, don't wait around like a bitch!" Zhou Bian got a little angry after hearing this, and shouted immediately.
Zhu Chunchen's face froze when he heard this. Even though he had psychological expectations for the two father and son, he almost couldn't bear it. Seeing that he stopped talking in circles, he immediately replied: "Old Zhou, I just thought that he was a villain who only knew how to flatter, but he got the title of Duke. But..."
Having said this, after a pause, he looked at Zhou Kui and said: "You have cultivated a virtuous queen for our Ming Dynasty. Who in the Ming Dynasty would not praise you? The most important thing is that you also gave birth to a virtuous prince. Let the Ming Dynasty No worries about your successor! Such a great achievement, in the end, it is just a count. When I think about it, I feel that it is not worth it for you..."
After hearing this, Zhou Kui's face became very gloomy, and he was obviously very unhappy!
However, Zhu Chunchen did not finish speaking. He turned to look at Zhou Bian and said with emotion: "Your sister is the empress of the Ming Dynasty, and your nephew is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, but he doesn't even have a title. It's really a pity. ah!"
There was a "pop" sound, and Zhou Bian slapped the table again. I saw that he was very angry, his chest was heaving, as if he was about to explode with anger!
"Look, look, I've said it, it's better not to say it!" Zhu Chunchen saw it and said quickly, "Won't you get angry when I say it? Actually, you can think about it this way, that villain is It’s not surprising that he has the favor to overpower Lao Zhou and you, and dares to meddle in your business! In the final analysis, he is more important than you in the eyes of the palace!"
At this point, he glanced at Zhou Kui and his son, and saw that their faces were gloomy and terrifying, so he continued: "If you ask me, you'd better be patient for now! Don't go to the palace and prove it to everyone. Look, how much your Zhou family has contributed to the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to compare with that villain. If he wants to do anything to you, just endure it. He has been impeached by so many civil and military officials, and he will be in trouble soon anyway! "
There was a "pop" sound, and it was Zhou Bian who slapped the table.
He looked at his father and said sternly: "Dad, can you still swallow this tone of voice? Why was he granted the title of Duke, while dad was just a Jiading uncle? And me, why don't I even have a title?" ?”
