After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

The carriage flashed by quickly, and only stayed in Zhou Xun's eyes for a few moments.Shangguan Mingjing saw Zhou Xun looking over there, and asked him, "Did you see anything?"

Zhou Xun's fingers paused on the stone brick, and finally said: "It's nothing."

Zhou Xun and others left, leaving only Lu Mu and Lu Bin in the courtyard of the Lu family.Mother Lu took the medicine according to the prescription given by the imperial physicians and gave it to Lu Bin. After taking a sip, Lu Bin frowned: "Drinking in this medicine...why is it weird?"

"I boiled the incense ash into it too, so you can drink it!" Seeing that Lu Bin didn't move his mouth, Lu's mother was anxious, "Oh, there is no harm in drinking this thing anyway, it's better to drink it together! When the time comes One cures the soul, the other cures the body, how good it is!"

Lu Bin hesitated for a while, and felt that what his mother said made a lot of sense.He gritted his teeth and drank the whole bowl of medicine together.

Zhou Xun went to Old Man Shen's as usual in the afternoon and stayed in the bookstore. He was very calm.But at the end, when he came out of the bookstore and met the guards who were waiting under the tree to pick him up, Zhou Xun said, "I want to go to the book market. You don't have to follow me."

book fair?

The two guards looked at each other.

Why did the emperor go to the book fair a while ago, and now Mr. Zhou is going to the book fair again?

They thought so in their hearts, but they didn't ask.So Zhou Xun went to the book market alone. Seeing that it was very lively inside, he hesitated for a while, and then felt relieved.

However, he finally found a hat to wear, and lowered the brim of the hat to cover his face.After walking back and forth in the book market for a few times, he finally came to an inconspicuous stall, pointed to a book and asked, "How do you sell this book?"

Pointing to a collection of poems, he deliberately lowered his voice.The stall owner reported the number, and Zhou Xun said very critically: "Many people have turned over this book, and it is old. Go and find me a new one."

He had never tried such a proud tone, but the effect was good.The stall owner muttered a few words and turned his back to find a new book for him in the sea of ​​books.So Zhou Xun used his squatting posture to quietly turn over a page of the book next to him without anyone noticing.

...and only a few pages.

When the stall owner turned his head again, he saw that the young man with the brim of his hat on his head had red ears.The son and brother asked a lot, and it was quite refreshing to give money.A few coins fell into the palm of the hand, and the son and brother also went.

——What is there to look at, and there is nothing to look at.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhou Xun thought about it.

The carriage was driving on the road in the capital, Zhou Xun was thinking about something, but he also found that the carriage had stopped.The guard lifted the curtain of the car and asked him from the outside: "Young Master Zhou, do you want to take a detour?"

Zhou Xun took a look outside and it became clear—unfortunately early and late, the carriage drove to Tongfuli again.

——The place where the Zhou Mansion is located.

In the distance he saw a low wall, and a courtyard inside the wall was under construction.After seeing the courtyard, Zhou Xun fell silent and said, "There's no need to detour, let's go."

The guards took orders, and Zhou Xun said, "Go through the main entrance."

The guard turned around unexpectedly, as if he hadn't thought of this sentence at all.In his eyes, the slender young man just smiled at him: "What's wrong?"

"It's been so long since 'home', it's time to go back and have a look." Zhou Xun said lightly.

The guard hesitated to speak, and finally said after a long time: "Mr. Zhou... If you are not happy, don't force yourself."

Because of his safe and reliable work, he was sent by the emperor to serve Zhou Xun, so he could not be regarded as Zhou Xun's person.Since he himself is also a child of a well-off family, he has no idea of ​​being loyal to Zhou Xun.It's just that after so many days...

After all, he still has some sincere feelings for Zhou Xun, so now, he can't help but say a few words of persuasion.

Zhou Xun heard him persuade himself, and knew that the guard really thought too much.

Seeing the Zhou family now, he no longer has the intense hatred he used to have.If I want to go back to Zhou's house today, it's just to watch the fun, go home, and...

The yard that was demolished just now, if he remembered correctly, was the yard where his mother lived.

Besides...he also wanted to see what the outcome of the emperor's "one-eighth civil engineering in Daxing" would be.If he returns to the palace and tells the emperor that he has seen his achievements, the emperor must be very happy.

The carriage walked towards Zhou's house, and circled from the back to the front. Zhou Xun saw Zhou's carriage parked at the small gate. Judging from the pattern of the carriage shed, it was the same as the carriage he had seen a few streets away from the house in the afternoon. Somewhat similar.

"The Zhou family is sending someone to look for Lu Bin?" Zhou Xun thought.

But...he was very curious about how the Zhou family would be dying.

The Zhou residence in Nippori has not stopped working, and there are occasional sounds of ground breaking from inside.

Zhou Xun stopped on the carriage and never got off.

When he came here a few days ago, it was at night, but now it is evening - the street is naturally very lively.Most of the people living in Tongfuli are officials and eunuchs, and the common people will not be idle to watch the officials' affairs.However, the servants of other families who came and went were different, whoever passed by would inevitably stand here and point out the wonderful sight of this family.

"...Let's stay away from this family, it's very unlucky."

"...I heard that this family offended the emperor."

"Offend the emperor? Well, I heard that Zhou's mother inside told people last time, it's obviously their house that is being renovated, right?"

"Renovation? Do you believe this kind of nonsense? Who will renovate and tear down the walls?"

"...to commit crimes, who would have come up with such a way to torment people."

"What a crime! It's just that the retribution is not good. This family has been up to the sky all day long, and they deserve it today!"

"Keep your voice down, don't let the Zhou family over there hear it, who doesn't know that this family holds grudges the most, if one day this family gets up again, I'm afraid..."

Zhou Xun just sat quietly in the car, listening to the whispers of people talking outside.When the end came, he suddenly said to the guards beside him, "How is your martial arts?"

Guard: ?

The martial arts of the guards are naturally very strong.Zhou Xun lifted his robe and got out of the carriage.Nearby is the plaque of the Zhou family, but there is no escort in front of the door.Zhou Xun knew that the family couldn't take care of themselves, and couldn't even show courtesy to outsiders.

He didn't care about it, and he didn't come here today to fulfill some etiquette.

But revisiting the old place, curious about the old shadows of the past.

He walked in through the door, and a servant who was sweeping the floor on the other side was yawning, but opened his mouth wide when he saw him.He rubbed his eyes hard, as if doubting what he saw.

Then, the broom fell to the ground with a "boom".The servants yelled and ran inside.

The tea was brought up in a white porcelain cup. Mother Zhou looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, and said with a reserved smile, "This tea is tribute tea from the imperial court, and Jiangzhou can't easily drink it. Cousin, You try it."

The person she called her cousin sat beside her and gave a faint "hmm".The middle-aged man's temperament is very majestic, as if he has been in a high position for a long time.Seeing him drinking the cup of tea, Zhou's mother grabbed the hem of his clothes and tried to sit up when she heard the sound of bricks and tiles falling outside the door.

She winked at the maid beside her. The maid has always been beaten by her for being discouraged these days. Her body is bruised and purple. She hasn't slept well for a few days. She is naturally drowsy. It took a shock to realize her the meaning of.Seeing that the maid finally went to close the door obediently, Zhou's mother was secretly relieved.

But the more people don't want to come, the more they come.As soon as the maid closed the door, the middle-aged man frowned and said, "Why is the house so noisy this week?"

"This……"

A drop of cold sweat fell on Zhou's mother's head, looking at her cousin who was the head of the Ye family, she didn't know how to answer for a while.In the past few years, because of Zhou Cai's smooth sailing, she has also earned a lot of face in the clan, and she took a good breath of the anger of being suppressed by others all day in Girls' Generation.

In the entire Ye family clan, who doesn't know that she is living the best life now?But her cousin didn't come early or late, so he came at this time!And it happened when...she came at the most embarrassing time!

Zhou's mother tried her best to maintain her dignity as a noble lady. She smiled calmly and said: "Some facilities in the mansion are old, so some construction work has been done in the past few days. It just so happened that my cousin went to Beijing. A little neglected..."

The middle-aged man believed her words, nodded and said: "That's good, it's just that breaking ground like this is really not elegant."

Mother Zhou smiled on the surface, but her silver teeth had already been bitten into pieces.She changed the subject and said, "Cousin went to Beijing today, but because of Min'er? Now Min'er should be about the age of the imperial examination..."

"Except for Min'er's affairs, there are also clan affairs to deal with. The young people in the clan are ignorant, bought and sold an official, and were detained by the Ministry of Criminal Justice." The middle-aged man said leisurely, "You are also a member of the Ye family. One thing, you should also..."

If this happened in the past, Zhou's mother would definitely agree to it - she was worried that she would not have the opportunity to show off her status in the clan.And now...

She couldn't protect herself, so she naturally showed some embarrassment.Zhou's mother originally wanted to call a few words, but the middle-aged man said meaningfully: "You should think about it carefully - if you don't have the Ye family, you can still be your Mrs. Zhou properly?"

Zhou's mother froze when she heard the words, she sneered and said, "It's meaningless for my cousin to say that. If it comes to helping each other, Ah Rou was also responsible for the Lin family's windfall back then."

"It's not that I want to force you, it's just that the child's identity is not ordinary, and many books are hidden with him." The head of the Ye family sighed, "If you don't fish him out, things will be difficult."

— This old fox!

Mother Zhou scolded him in her heart.The two were about to talk again when they heard a commotion outside the door.Mother Zhou had heard the voice, and was about to scold, when she heard someone shout: "Second Young Master, it is Second Young Master who has returned! If you don't believe me, go and see!"

When hearing that name, Zhou's mother was still struck by lightning.Her whole face turned pale, and when it turned red again, it was full of hatred and anger.

"He still dares... he still dares to come back! The Zhou Mansion has become like this, thanks to him!"

Zhou Xun went into the small courtyard where his mother lived alone.

His own yard had been demolished as early as the first day—the emperor knew what he wanted, and he didn't want a single bit of himself to be left here. Besides, it had long been reduced to a utility room.Zhou Xun has no feelings for this place, and he has no intention of going in to have a look.

But now seeing the small courtyard where his mother lived was demolished, he didn't feel sad at all.The cleaner the yard is, the happier he is.

——Presumably his mother also intends to go clean.

"Mom, I'm here to divide up my property." He said in a low voice, squatting down.

But his fingers met a piece of jade pendant in the ruins.