The crutch was made of high-quality wood. When it hit Zhou Zonghan, he could only cry out in pain, but he didn't dare to stand up and say anything, because he had to suppress the rumors. He really had no choice but to leave the capital, and in that case, what future would he have.
Prime Minister Qi's crutch fell again, Zhou Zonghan gritted his teeth and endured it, Qi Lan also cried, Qi Lan's mother also cried pear blossoms and rain, and the whole family was cloudy.
In the end, Prime Minister Qi was tired from beating up. Looking at the crying granddaughter and grandson-in-law who had already vomited blood, he sighed again, "Oh, okay, I will help you this time, but this is the last time. Laner, you Remember, from now on, you are a member of the Zhou family, and you will lose face to the Zhou family."
Qi Lan kowtowed and replied with tears in her eyes: "I know, I won't make any more mistakes."
"And you, Zhou Zonghan, you are not good enough for Lan'er, but because you two made mistakes before marriage, we agreed to her to marry you for Bao Lan'er. If you feel sorry for Lan'er in the future, our Qi family will never forgive you." you."
"Yes, Prime Minister."
On the second day, the prince returned to court. Above the hall, the second prince changed his face on the spot. After the prince opened his clothes, he raised his face up and down and was speechless. Those wounds were hideous and terrifying. It was obvious that someone had done something cruel.
In fact, when the prince opened his clothes, he was taken aback, because those wounds were not that serious at first, but Zhou Xu did not know what medicine he had given him. It looked like a three-point injury, but Zhou Xu made it a ten-point injury.
Seeing everyone's reaction, the prince was naturally very satisfied.
In fact, Zhou Xu made the ointment himself, and he also knew the prince's plan, so he used the method of attacking poison with poison to speed up the healing of the wound. The toxins accumulated in the wounds, so it became bruises and redness, but after a day passed, the prince would find that those wounds would stop bleeding quickly, scab over, and even leave no scars.
In the court, the second prince wanted to argue, but the prince directly argued with others, telling all the things about how the second prince formed a party for personal gain and scrambled for power and profit in the past few years, and at the same time, he also naturally told how he suppressed the prince.
The second prince of the court and the middle prince defended it weakly for a long time, but the prince directly asked someone to bring out the evidence, and the evidence was enough to put a case on the table.
After the emperor saw it, Longyan was furious and put the second prince in prison. At the same time, he regretted his neglect of the prince, and even regretted that he had planned to abolish the prince and set up another one.
Afterwards, the Prince's faction began to rise. Many ministers who did not stand in line before knew that the wind direction had changed, and began to stand for the Prince. Of course, the power of the Third Prince should not be underestimated, but compared with the Second Prince, the Third Prince is really nothing. .
After that, the prince started to fight back. He basically wiped out the power of the second prince, and the emperor began to appreciate the prince more and more. However, there was one thing that the emperor, the empress, and even all the ministers were very dissatisfied with, that is, the prince refused to marry a wife.
The prince, who is already in his twenties, has not yet married a wife. This is simply against the norms in this world. The emperor even threatened him with "there are three ways to be unfilial, and having no offspring is the greatest", but the prince said, "If this is the case, children are better off becoming monks "answer.
In the end, no one mentioned the prince's marriage anymore, but because the prince didn't marry a wife, many people who originally stood for the prince began to waver, and they fell in love with the third prince whose power was also growing, especially the third prince's concubine. The daughter of a high-ranking member of the dynasty even had two sons.
The prince didn't seem to care about these people's betrayal, he still helped approve the memorials, took care of the official business, and asked Zhou Xu to practice swords with him when he was free.
Two years later, Zhou Xu played chess with Zhou Yang in his yard. When the last piece fell, Zhou Xu smiled slightly: "Brother, I won."
"Yes, yes, you won again," Zhou Yang stood up, rubbed his sore shoulders, and said, "I'll make it for you if you want to eat."
"Brother, you prepared pigeons yesterday, I want to eat."
"I really can't hide anything from you. I know you like it, so how about making you a sweet and sour roasted pigeon. I also made the seasoning yesterday, and it has been marinated for six or seven hours."
"Then go bake, I'm hungry too."
Zhou Yang shook his head and went to the kitchen helplessly.
After he left, Zhou Xu's eyes dimmed slightly. His elder brother was always kind and aloof from the world. Who put this poisonous needle under his seat
If he hadn't sat down by himself, would his elder brother have died
Putting the poisonous needle away, Zhou Xu began to search the room. After searching everywhere, Zhou Xu made sure that there were no other hidden weapons in the room, and then sat down again.
In fact, when Zhou Xu entered the room, he felt a little uncomfortable. This kind of anticipation of danger made him a little nervous. However, after so many worlds, he knew very well that every time he felt this way, there must be something in front of him Danger, whatever it is.
So Zhou Xu was very careful, because he didn't feel any aura of strangers, which meant that the danger did not lie with people.
When Zhou Yang was about to sit down, a cold light flashed by, and Zhou Xu shouted, "Don't sit down."
Looking at Zhou Xu, Zhou Yang was very puzzled, and his butt didn't even land on the poisonous needle, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Zhou Xu sat down on Zhou Yang's seat with a smile, and replied, "I've seen your cushion, brother, give it to me."
Zhou Yang said dumbfoundingly: "I've been using this backrest for several years, and you just noticed it? If you want it, I'll give you two new ones. Why do you want my old one?"
"No, that's it."
"All right, when you leave, let Cui Xue hold it, let's play chess."
That's it, Zhou Xu cleverly hid the silver needle, and looking at all the relationships of his elder brother, it seems that no one can do such a thing.
Zhou Zonghan didn't have the guts either, Ruan Qin's madness was getting worse and worse, so who else
Because of Zhou Yang's recovery, General Zhou treated him better and asked him occasionally, but he still didn't like him very much. After all, the eldest son's hobby is to be a cook.
He Yanfei is also getting better and better towards Zhou Yang. Although this is good, it is still nothing compared to Zhou Xu.
Frowning slightly, Zhou Xu decided to check it out in the future.
"My lord, the prince invites you to the Yuanyang Tower."
Zhou Xu raised his eyes and replied, "No."
"..."
"Ye Qi, you dark guard, you wear black clothes in broad daylight, do you want everyone to see you?"
"..."
"I want to eat roasted pigeons, so it's good to go back to the prince."
"...My lord, the crown prince said please don't move you, so let me go back and sleep with Bai Song."
Zhou Xu raised his eyes again: "Oh, it's good, there are still people warming the bed."
"My lord, I don't like Baisong."
"Okay, go back, don't do this trick every time."
"Then young master, write a few words for the prince." Ye Qi's dull and dark face looked uncomfortable.
Sighing lightly, Zhou Xu no longer had trouble with this upright hidden guard, and then took the pen and paper, and a beautiful wild grass immediately appeared on the paper.
"Okay, let's go."
"Thank you son."
Ye Qi walked away with a whoosh, Zhou Yang came in with a frown and asked, "Why did someone seem to be there just now?"
"You are dazzled," Zhou Xu said, "It smells so good, come here, give me the pigeon legs first."
Zhou Yang shook his head and put the roasted pigeon on the table, "Go and wash your hands, otherwise you won't be allowed to eat it."
Upstairs in Yuanyang, the prince looked at the two rows of wild grass, feeling a little depressed, because according to Zhou Xu's intention, that is to say, it will be a few months before we meet again.
Zhou Xu wrote on it: "If I am the number one scholar in high school, I will definitely be a high-ranking official. The name of the official position is: The prince is loyal."
Zhou Xu has already passed the provincial and general examinations, and he is waiting for the imperial examination. As a person who has experienced more than a hundred worlds, he has nothing to be afraid of. The only thing to be afraid of is not being the number one scholar.
The champion in the previous life was Zhou Zonghan, and Zhou Zonghan was the champion in high school because Qi Lan told him many things in the real world, and also told him many changes that can be made, but Zhou Xu knew that the change of a country is not one or two years. A sentence is fine, and making comments without considering the reality of this world can sometimes become a curse.
Sure enough, as Zhou Xu expected, based on Qi Lan's suggestion, Zhou Zonghan made a policy statement, which made the emperor and all the officials applaud, but after they saw Zhou Xu's policy statement, everyone fell silent, because Zhou Zonghan was A big cake was drawn for them, and Zhou Xu was to repair the country's disease, so it was clear at a glance which one was good and which was bad.
The emperor was overjoyed and named Zhou Xu the champion on the spot. Because of Zhou Xu's comparison and other considerations, Zhou Zonghan was finally given the title of No. 2 A. Although it is good to be able to pass on Lu, it is far behind Zhou Xu.
After that, there was horse riding in Yujie, Qionglin went to the banquet, Zhou Xu came into everyone's eyes, and General Zhou was even more delighted. Everyone said that he taught his children well, three sons, two high school students, and one of them was Congratulations to the champion.
After all this was over, the emperor and the prince said that they wanted to appoint the top three officials, and the prince suggested that it is better to let the champion enter the palace first, to understand his intentions, and then make plans.
So Zhou Xu entered the palace, knelt down, and acted according to the rules, but the emperor didn't act according to the rules. He said: "Zhou Aiqing, I heard from your father that you haven't married a wife yet. It happens that the sixth princess is 28 years old this year. Cute and charming, you are my treasure. I intend to accept you as my son-in-law, what do you think?"