Chapter 69 Childhood Sweethearts

"Mother, how can I help you later?"

Qin Qixuan knew that Zhou Yiyang was in the grain business.

This matter was more serious than all the previous things.

This was also the biggest threat in Zhou Yiyang's hands.

Qin Shu shook her head.

"If we set off now, if we catch him off guard, Zhou Yiyang might still come up with a countermeasure and escape. Only by waiting for him to show his hand and catching him off guard can we make him lose his reputation to the greatest extent."

Qin Qixuan nodded thoughtfully.

Qin Shu thought of what happened in the cloth shop during the day and frowned.

"That Zhou Fangyu, I thought she was talented and could speak at the age of one, but today, she seems so mature that she doesn't look like a child."

Qin Qixuan thought for a moment.

"Maybe it's because Xixi said before that she was a time traveler? Xixi means that Zhou Fangyu's body contains the soul of an adult from thousands of years later."

Qin Shu still frowned. Zhou Fangyu's behavior and expression today were really too creepy.

Judging from her behavior, she was probably resentful of Xixi and herself.

"Today, Xixi said that the piece of cloth was a treasure, and Zhou Fangyu and her elder brother chose it."

I always feel something is wrong. This Zhou Fangyu must have some tricks.

She thought for a while.

"No matter what, we need to be careful about Zhou Fangyu."

Qin Qixuan nodded in agreement.

"The Imperial Master said she was a noblewoman. Although that may not be accurate, it also shows that Zhou Fangyu has something. And when we went to the disaster relief, Zhou Fangyu had already been resentful of Xixi, and Zhou Fangze didn't like me and Xixi either. The two of them will only become enemies."

Qin Shu only then realized that Zhou Fangyu had a grudge against Xixi a long time ago.

No wonder she was so emotional today.

In this case, Zhou Fangyu and his sister can't stay.

"Well, Qixuan, you find some people to go to the teahouse to tell stories and let people know that Zhou Fangze is Zhou Fangyu's illegitimate son."

Qin Shu has made a decision.

"I want to emphasize that Zhou Fangze is this year's new third place winner."

The listeners in the teahouse were very gossipy, and the fact that the third place winner was an illegitimate child was attractive enough. Presumably, this matter would soon spread throughout the capital.

The previous incident with Zhou Yiyang was so explosive that many people did not know about Zhou Fangze's affairs.

Now, the matter of the cloth shop is being publicized together to make them "famous."

Qin Qixuan nodded and understood what his mother wanted to do.

The two finished their conversation and were about to continue eating when they saw Qin Xixi stealthily reaching for chopsticks.

Since Xixi learned to use chopsticks, stealing food has become smoother.

At this time, she quietly reached for the meat closest to her.

[It's almost there, oh yeah! 】

The excited little Xixi didn't expect that her chopsticks were knocked down just when she was about to successfully pick up the meat.

She angrily looked to see who knocked her chopsticks away, but met her mother's scrutinizing eyes.

Little Xixi could only get angry.

"You can only eat what's in the bowl, and you are not allowed to eat more."

Qin Shu was worried and warned her again.

Little Xixi could only nod with a bitter face.

Without meat to eat, Xixi suddenly felt that the meaning of life was half gone.

She fiddled with the tableware in front of her boredly, thinking about something randomly.

Mother is finally going to divorce Zhou Yiyang.

This is the happiest thing for Xiao Xixi at the moment.

After the divorce, she can change her father again!

Mother's second spring must be carefully considered, and mother must not be hurt again.

Xiao Xixi was afraid that her mother would be tired, so she had to find a companion for her.

As she thought about it, she thought of someone.

It seemed that her mother had a childhood sweetheart, but when her grandfather was looking for a partner for her mother, he happened to join the army.

So that person missed Qin Shu.

In her memory, he seemed to have never married in his life, maybe because of her mother!

It's possible to match them up...

Xiao Xixi arranged a marriage for her mother in her heart.

After dinner, Qin Qixuan set about arranging the affairs of Zhou Fangze and Zhou Fangyu.

He came back very late, during which time he asked the servant to "inadvertently" mention this matter in front of different storytellers.

The storyteller might not be able to see that this was a deliberately spread piece of news.

However, for such explosive news, even if the storyteller was used as a tool to spread it, he was willing to make money from the audience.

Therefore, the next day, the news that the new third place winner was an illegitimate child spread.

People on the street were discussing the affairs of Zhou Yiyang and Zhou Fangze.

These father and son have made their presence felt enough these days.

Zhou Fangze felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange when he just entered the Imperial Academy of History.

Especially the way those people looked at him, as if they all looked down on him.

He was a little puzzled.

Obviously, when he went to inquire yesterday, they were basically talking about Zhou Yiyang, and few people knew that he was the illegitimate child they were talking about.

Why do these officials in the Imperial Academy of History have this attitude today?

He tried to talk to other people, but he didn't expect that the other party ignored him at all.

A feeling of uneasiness appeared in Zhou Fangze's heart.

He went to find his teacher nervously.

"Teacher, what's going on today? Why are you all so weird?"

Unexpectedly, the teacher who had been with him since he entered the Academy of History also looked at him with a complicated expression.

"Don't call me teacher in the future."

Zhou Yiyang was dumbfounded. He couldn't help but stand up and asked him loudly why.

This made others dissatisfied, and they attacked Zhou Fangze.

The officials of the Imperial Academy of History were originally upright civil servants, and at this time they had a lot of criticism to say.

"If I were you, I would leave in disgrace. How could even an illegitimate child come to work in the Imperial Academy of History!"

"And yet you are so mysterious every day. I thought you came from a powerful family."

"I'm afraid that all the big money you make on weekdays is stolen from the Qin family!"

Zhou Yiyang's face turned pale in an instant.

How could they know!

His colleagues saw his shocked expression and were a little disdainful.

"If you don't want others to know, then you must not do it. No wonder Qin Qixuan is the top scholar, and you are only the third scholar."

This sentence completely broke Zhou Fangze's defense.

He couldn't stand the gossip of everyone, and ran out of the Imperial Academy.

How could this happen!

His future is ruined!

Zhou Fangze was in a trance at this time, and didn't understand why his reputation changed so drastically overnight.

His expression gradually became fierce.

It must be a member of the Qin family! It's Qin Qixuan!

Their Qin family has always been unhappy with their Zhou family!

Zhou Fangze went home with a gloomy face, asked Zhou Fangyu for his female official token, and went directly into the palace to find the emperor.

When he was summoned into the hall by the emperor, Pei Xuanyi was playing chess with the emperor.

Zhou Fangze was very resentful and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

The emperor looked at Zhou Fangze and had a headache.

Everything Zhou Fangze did after becoming the third place in the imperial examination made the emperor feel that it was a mistake to choose him as the third place in the imperial examination.

"What's the matter?"

Zhou Fangze was full of grievances.

"I can't control my own background. My father did some wrong things, but as a son, I can't do anything about it. I really don't know who is ruining my reputation and letting the people from the Imperial Academy insult me!"

The emperor has always advocated that "heroes don't care about their backgrounds." Although Zhou Fangze is not a hero, he can't just dismiss him from his post.

The emperor raised his forehead and sent Zhou Fangze away with a few words.

He continued to play chess with Pei Xuanyi.

"Xuanyi, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Pei Xuanyi pondered for a while.

"He is now an official appointed by the court. If he can't solve this matter himself, he doesn't need to stay in the court any longer. He is useless anyway."

He admitted that he had some selfish motives, but Zhou Fangze was indeed not a capable person. The scandal at this time was not good for the court's external image.

The emperor continued to play chess in silence. He listened to Pei Xuanyi's words but did not say a word.