Chapter 26 Father-daughter conversation
Zhou Buhai lives in the summer at this time every year and lives in Shenxingyuan. There is a whole bamboo forest planted here. When you open the window, you can smell the fragrance of lotus brought by the breeze.
The sun was shining brightly at the moment, and the green lotus leaves looked white.
With a loud bang, the teacup fell to the ground, disturbing the tranquility of the summer afternoon.
"It's not enough that Zhou Zhao killed Ayan. Now he is still delusional. Does he want our entire Zhou family to be buried with her?"
Zhou Zhao's hand that lifted the blue gauze curtain hesitated slightly. The maid waiting in front of the door lowered her head in horror and forgot to pass the message.
The voice was extremely sharp, as if someone had strangled his throat, and his voice broke when he yelled the word "burial."
"Grandma!"
Then there was a loud bang, and through the gauze curtain, it was vaguely visible that the desk was kicked out.
"I've said it before, no matter who in this family blames the third sister for Ayan's death, I will never give up!"
"Don't overwhelm others with your filial piety. Will I, Zhou Xuan, be afraid of this? If you say one more thing, I will immediately ride on horseback to dig up Ayan's body. Grandma, say what you just said again in front of him! Do you think it was Zhou Zhao who harmed others?" ”
Zhou Zhao felt warm in his heart when he heard this voice. He pushed hard with his hand and walked straight in.
Zhou Xuan, the eldest sister with a loud voice, raised her foot and stepped on the foot of the table that she had kicked over, looking furious.
She was wearing a purple robe. There was no forbidden step on her waist, but she had a riding crop stuck in it.
Everyone in the Zhou family is in this room. The white-haired old lady standing at the top, shaking with anger, is Zhou Zhao's grandmother Zeng. The one with a livid face next to the bamboo slip shelf is his father Zhou Buhai.
The second sister, Zhou Wan, was leaning against the window and comforting her mother, Xu, whose eyes were red from crying. However, the new stepbrother, Zhou Chengan, was standing and sitting, looking particularly awkward and uneasy, as if he was being roasted on a fire. of chestnuts.
"Zhou Xuan, do you still act like a daughter? You bastard!"
Zhou Buyu pointed at Zhou Xuan, his beard trembling.
Zhou Xuan had no intention of giving in, "I don't act like a daughter. Do you act like a father or grandmother?"
"A-Zhao was falsely accused and sent to Tingwei Temple Prison last night. Why didn't you go and save her? You said that by adopting Cheng'an Jinfu, our sisters will be considered reliable in the future. People are going to die unjustly, so you can be trusted. ”
When Zhou Chengan heard this, his face instantly turned red. He opened his mouth carelessly, then lowered his head in shame and anger.
Zhou Xuan noticed his appearance and softened his tone a bit, "I didn't scold you."
Zhou Chengan's head lowered.
"Why did eldest sister come home today?"
Zhou Zhao called out softly, interrupting the more intense quarrel that was about to break out in the room.
Zhou Xuan turned around suddenly, with a smile on her face. She walked over quickly and patted Zhou Zhao on the shoulder, "I've heard about it, Tingwei Temple Recruitment Competition, sister, you have to do it." You are a female official! You are indeed my sister, she is amazing!”
Zhou Xuan's eyes were particularly clear. She was so angry that she could go away quickly, like a gust of wind.
"As soon as the case was solved, sister knew that I won?"
Zhou Xuan laughed, "I've been to Chang'an for three hundred years several times. Who can win if my sister doesn't win?"
Even though Zhou Zhao was as calm as Zhou Zhao, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth when she heard such straightforward and exaggerated praise. She hugged Zhou Xuan, put her head on her shoulder, and looked towards Zhou Xuan behind her. Buhui and his grandmother Zeng looked over.
Mrs. Zeng looked at her face with joy and anger, "Zhou Zhao, you have been lawless since you were a child. You have caused so many troubles! You..."
When Zhou Xuan heard what she was going to say again, she suddenly became angry. She pushed Zhou Zhao away and was about to open her mouth, but was stopped by Zhou Buhai, "Zhou Xuan, send your mother back; Cheng'an, help me." Take your grandmother to have a rest and light a piece of Ningshen Incense for her. "Zhou Zhao stays, my father has something to say to you."
Zhou Xuan looked at Zhou Zhao questioningly, and when he saw her nodding, he snorted angrily and helped the anxious Xu out.
The room suddenly became quiet because the desk was kicked over and the tea on it was spilled. The room looked a bit messy.
Cicadas kept chirping outside the window, and occasionally a few frogs croaked from the lotus pond.
Zhou Buhui stood there for a long time, and when he calmed down, he looked at Zhou Zhao.
"Because I adopted Cheng'an, you want to prove that you are better than him?"
Zhou Zhao looked at Zhou Buhai with a calm expression. Zhou Yan's death was a huge blow to him and made him look much older.
"When my father was young, he stayed up late every day to read. He read hundreds of schools of thought, became proficient in the law, and read all the strange cases. What did he think about?"
"When my brother reaches this point, what do you expect from him?"
"I just made the same choice as you."
Zhou Buhui was stunned. He did not expect Zhou Zhao to answer like this.
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What else could it be? Of course, it is to enter the Tingwei Temple, then climb up step by step, and finally become a Tingwei. Anyone who has the ambition...
But Zhou Zhao is a girl.
Zhou Zhao walked to the window, stretched out his hand and gently grabbed a dragonfly that flew over by accident.
She had anticipated all this, so she was extra calm, "I guess Dad is thinking about it now, but I am a girl."
Zhou Buhui nodded as if he had grasped something, "Since you were a child, you have always considered how your father treats you. Even if I adopted Cheng'an, I never thought about letting him pass over you. I will Help him in his career and leave the family property to your sisters.”
"I told Cheng'an about this in the ancestral hall that day."
"My father knows your abilities and your reluctance, but have you ever thought about it, so what if you enter Tingwei Temple this time? You are an outlier among them and a target for everyone. They will not give If you have any chance of promotion, you may only be a petty official for the rest of your life.”
"You can't even get a case!"
"There are hundreds of schools of thought, including my school of law, with various sects. In Tingwei Temple, there are people after people, and ghosts after ghosts. The court is not as simple as you think."
Zhou Buyu said and let out a long sigh.
"My father is worried that your temporary anger will ruin your own future. There are many women in the Daqi Dynasty who have become kings and marquises. If my son wants to make great achievements, he will have his own battlefield for your women, even those far away. A shortcut closer than the court.”
"Why choose such a difficult road that has never been traveled before?"
Zhou Zhao couldn't help but laugh softly after hearing this. She turned around and winked at Zhou Buyu.
"It turns out that my father has much loftier ambitions than me. He doesn't want me to be a court lieutenant, but he wants me to be an emperor!"
Zhou Buhui felt the blood rushing to his head. He rushed to Zhou Zhao in one stride, reached out and covered her mouth, "Zhou Zhao!"
Seeing that Zhou Zhao didn't continue, he looked around and let go.
His little Zhou Buhuo had killed so many people in his previous life to give birth to such daughters!
(End of chapter)