Chapter 117 Duke Su

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After Zhou Zhu was severely punished by Zhou Hu, Ma Cao and others, he was driven out of the city in a horse-drawn carriage!

By the time Zhou Zhu struggled to walk back to the yard they rented outside the city, it was already midnight!

When Sun opened the door and saw her son's miserable appearance, she was so scared that she screamed!

"Zhu'er, how did you do this?! How did you become like this?!"

"Mom! Stop yelling! Go get your son some clothes to change into!"

Zhou Zhu hurriedly stopped him after hearing this.

But he was too late to stop her. Sun's cries had already attracted the people who were still waiting for news and had not yet slept to come out...

"Huh? What's that smell? Why is it so stinky?!"

As soon as Zhou Huan came out, he smelled a strong smell of urine. He turned his nose up and walked around Zhou Zhu. Sure enough, he found that the smell came from Zhou Zhu. He immediately covered his nose and laughed in disgust...

"Ouch! Big Brother, did you pee in your pants?!"

Haha, I never thought that his eldest cousin, who always claimed to be a scholar and would hide at home all day and do nothing, would have such an embarrassing moment! Haha!

Zhou Zhu's face immediately turned red and white when Zhou Huan called him out about his embarrassing situation. Hearing his parents still asking him what was going on, he couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears...

"Dad! Mom! The woman Zhou Jin married was so cruel! She actually sent her servants to hold her son in the water and torture him. He almost drowned!

They also said that if my son comes to their house again, they will drown him every time. If that doesn’t work, they will just throw him into the cesspool!”

"What? The one who hit you wasn't Zhou Jin? It was his wife?" Zhou Wangye, who was standing by, asked in surprise, "Then where's that kid Zhou Jin? And why did you come back alone? Where are your grandparents?"

"Isn't it that bitch?! My grandparents and I never saw Zhou Jin from beginning to end! Even my third aunt only showed up once and then disappeared...

Everything was fine at first, but when Zhou Jin's wife heard that we were coming, she sent someone to send a message back and asked the servants in the mansion to beat me!

The general who beat me up said that his leg was broken by my brother Yao Ge'er! He said that although their leader had transferred my brother to the Fujian Vanguard Army to fight the Japanese pirates, he still felt that he could not get rid of the hatred in his heart unless he beat him up personally.

But now my brother is on the way and he can’t find him, so he can only beat me, his older brother, to vent his anger!

Woohoo~

"Mom! Dad! You said it was clearly my brother who harmed him, so why did he hit me?! It's so unreasonable! And that brat Zhou Jin! You were the ones who wanted to harm them back then, and I had no involvement, so why are you treating me like this?!"

"What did you say?! Yao Ge'er was taken to Fujian by them?! How come I didn't know?! Oh my God, when did this happen?!"

When Sun heard that her youngest son had been taken to the Fujian Pioneer Camp by Zhou Jin, she cried out in pain, then her eyes rolled back and she fainted...

After Zhou Wangzu and the others pinched his Ren Zhong and poured cold water on him, he finally recovered...

After she recovered, she started crying non-stop, her precious son!!

Zhou Wangye had no time to pay attention to his sister-in-law's crying, but asked Zhou Zhu again:

"Where are your grandparents? You were kicked out, so what about them? How are they doing?!"

"They're doing fine," Zhou Zhu couldn't help but curl her lips. "The housekeeper of Zhou Jin's wife said that my grandparents will be taken care of by their family from now on, so we don't have to worry about them anymore! They promised to take good care of them with fine clothes and delicious food...

But we, the so-called brothers and nephews who bullied their master's family in the past, have already separated from their family. Now, we can never dream of setting foot in the gate of their Zhou Mansion again!

The maid even said, "If we're not afraid of everyone being thrown back to Liaodong, why not give it a try?"

Zhou Wangye...

"So, according to this statement, only your grandparents can enjoy the glory of that boy, and none of us can have a share?!"

"Wow~ Anyway, I don't dare to go there again!" Zhou Zhu heard this and thought of the offense she had suffered today, and couldn't help crying again.

"Haha, Dad! What are you still daydreaming about here? Are you still thinking about following your grandparents and taking advantage of them?!

My eldest cousin, who didn't even do anything back then, was beaten to the point of peeing his pants by that family. How can we, father and son, who directly offended them back then, be in trouble if we go there?!"

Zhou Huan on the side couldn't help but sneer again...

Although it was her mother who instigated the incident, without his grandfather's approval, no matter how much his mother hated his third aunt's family, she would not dare to really do anything to them!

As a result, in the end, all the sins were borne by his mother. Not only did his mother lose her life, but his hand was also completely disabled!

His grandfather was not even a bit affected! Apart from being forced to agree to separate Zhou Jin's family, nothing happened!

Now, this is the result again! His grandparents followed Zhou Jin's family to enjoy the good life, leaving them here to continue to bear Zhou Jin's hatred!

Why?!

…

After Zhou Jin knew that Mr. and Mrs. Zhou had gone to their house to cause trouble again, he originally wanted to go home to take a look. However, because the Qingming Festival was approaching, Emperor Cheng Qian had to go to the Taimiao to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth in person. Not only did the palace guards have to accompany him, but their camp also had to send soldiers to be on guard. Therefore, he was too busy to spare the time.

He was busy, and his wife was also busy with this matter, so neither of them had time to go back. But after knowing that Nanny Yang had kept the old couple under strict supervision, Zhou Jin felt relieved...

After the sacrificial ceremony was over, Zhou Jin finally had some free time and planned to go home quickly.

But I didn’t expect that on the way home, I would be blocked by the crowded crowd!

Listening to the noise, it seems like there's a fight going on up ahead...

Zhou Jin thought, this isn't the inner city anyway, and if something happens it's not his wife's responsibility. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he wanted to take his two personal soldiers and go back by a detour.

But at this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted,

"Ouch! Someone's been beaten to death! Song Yi's mother is about to be beaten to death!"

Zhou Jin...

If he remembered correctly, the name of the yamen runner Song who took good care of his family when he was in exile was Song Yi!

Although there are bound to be people with the same name and surname, Zhou Jin decided to go and take a look after hearing this!

As a result, when he walked past the crowd and came forward, he first saw an acquaintance, Li Mao, the former subordinate of Song Yayi!

Li Mao was busy helping to treat their leader's mother. He looked up and saw Zhou Jin and recognized him immediately...

It's no wonder that Li Mao noticed him. Zhou Jin didn't change his armor today because he was in a hurry to return home. When he walked over with his men, leading his horse, his aura made it hard not to notice him!

"Zhou Jin?!"

Li Mao couldn't help but blurt out a cry after recognizing Zhou Jin, but then he saw that the armor on Zhou Jin was only worn by a third-rank general. He couldn't help but shrink back, thinking that he must have recognized the wrong person.

No matter how capable Zhou Jin is, it is impossible for him to become a third-rank official from an exile in just a few years!

But then he heard Zhou Jin shouting at him:

"Young yamen runner!"

Li Mao...

There is no one else in the world who calls him by such a strange name except Zhou Jin!

During his exile, he always called their leader "Big Brother Yamen Runner" and called him "Little Brother Yamen Runner"!

Only then did Li Mao become certain that the person in front of him was actually Zhou Jin.

"Zhou Jin, is it really you?! You...you actually..."

Li Mao pointed at the armor on Zhou Jin and said in shock! But he was interrupted by Zhou Jin,

"Brother Li, what happened?! Why did I vaguely hear that something happened to Brother Song's mother?"

Seeing Li Mao here, Zhou Jin was sure that the person who had just been in trouble was Song Yayi's mother, so he asked hurriedly.

"Ah!? Oh, that's right!... Zhou Jin... no... General Zhou, please help our leader! Their family is in such a plight!"

Li Mao heard Zhou Jin's words that showed he wanted to help, and immediately felt hopeful. He pointed at the group of ferocious servants opposite and said,

"It was them. They said our boss injured one of their people and had him thrown in jail. Now they're saying my sister-in-law was sold to their mansion by her parents before she married my boss, and that she was a slave there. They're determined to take my sister-in-law away. When I tried to stop them, they pushed me to the ground and knocked me unconscious. It looked like she was dying!"

Zhou Jin looked over to see an unconscious old man next to Li Mao, who was being held in the arms of a very beautiful woman. The woman was crying bitterly while holding the old man, calling out "Mom..."

This old woman must be the mother of Song Yayi...

Zhou Jin saw that the old man was seriously injured and felt that saving him was the most important thing at this time, so he hurriedly ordered the personal guard beside him:

"Tang Yan, hurry up and ride your horse to get a doctor! Liuzi, go find a board. The ground is too cold. Let's carry the old man inside first!"

Zhou Jin didn't know where the old woman had hit her head, and was afraid that strenuous activity would affect her injury, so she thought of making a stretcher with boards and carrying the old woman into the house before the doctor came.

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman pointed to her own yard a few steps away and said to Li Mao:

"Brother Li Mao, there are a few wooden boards next to my wall..."

Li Mao hurriedly took Zhou Jin's six personal soldiers and went to Song Yi's house to find Banzi...

…

However, just as everyone was helping to lift Song Yi's mother, Liang, onto a wooden plank and preparing to move her to the kang inside the house, several servants who had just been arguing with Liang and the others blocked their way...

A man in his forties who looked like a manager stepped forward and bowed to Zhou Jin with a look of contempt.

"General, we are disciples of the Duke of Su, and we are here on orders from the Duke's son. Are you sure you want to meddle in other people's affairs?"

Zhou Jin...

Duke Su of Lan Ting?

If the Duke of Su's Mansion were to cause trouble for the Song Yayi family, that would be quite a problem! ?

It's not just because this person has a high title, but also because he is Zhu Xi's great-uncle and the brother of the wife of the Duke of E. From Zhu Xi's perspective, the two families are indeed somewhat related in a roundabout way.

Moreover, Duke Su's prestige in the army is quite high...

That's why Steward Ding from the Duke of Su's Mansion opposite was so contemptuous of Zhou Jin, thinking, so what even if you are a third-rank military general?

Normally, who among the guests at their residence wasn't a first or second rank official?! Which blind military commander in Dayan would dare to offend the Duke of Su's residence?!

…

Zhou Jin really didn't want to offend this person, so after hearing this, he politely said to Manager Ding in front of him:

"Sir, I'm Zhou Jin, the commander of the Longxiang Camp. Although I don't know the whole story of today's incident, I do have some connections with the Song family. Moreover, Madam Song is seriously injured now. Could you please allow us to rescue her first and discuss other matters later?"

Don't worry, I will go to your house after the engagement and explain the reasons to Duke Su and the Crown Prince. I will definitely not blame you all."

Zhou Jin felt that his words were very polite and his request was not high. He just asked both sides to stop and save the people first. He thought that the manager on the other side would give him some face after hearing this...

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the manager realized that he had indeed hesitated for a moment, and agreed to let them treat Song Yi's mother, but still insisted on taking Mrs. Song away first.

Zhou Jin...

Alas! It really proved what his brother said, they are still not standing high enough!

While some might consider him a third-rank official and the newly appointed confidant of Emperor Chengqian invaluable, in the eyes of Duke Su, a founding hero who single-handedly annihilated the Western Fan and Mongolian tribes, driving the Tatars and Oirat back hundreds of miles, the mere commander of the Dragon Soaring Battalion was truly insignificant.

Many of Duke Su's disciples and adopted sons held higher positions than him. If he had not resigned due to illness and the garrison commander of Liaodong had not been replaced, even if the Tatars and Wala had had a few hundred courages, they would not have dared to invade the border!

but……

Song Yayi had indeed taken good care of him when he was on the road to exile. Now, before the truth of the matter was found out, Zhou Jin really couldn't ask him to hand over Madam Song first...

Therefore, even if he didn't want to offend this Duke Su, who had made great military achievements, he had no choice but to offend him first! Alas!

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