The family sat together in the study. Ping'an got the answer from his grandfather and followed Lin Lishan to visit the Cheng family with satisfaction.
Zhou Xiaozheng noticed that his daughter was a little absent-minded, so he asked after she left, "Have you encountered any problems?"
Zhou Jiao frowned upon hearing this. She had just heard from her son that the military was preparing for another war, even though she knew in her heart that the battle would be anticlimactic. But would her father go to the scene?
This knife is blind, who knows if there will be an accident. Coupled with some of the things that Mrs. Hu said, she began to hesitate in her heart, should she hide it first?
"If it can embarrass you, it must be a big deal!" Zhou Xiaozheng concluded with certainty, patting his daughter comfortingly, "Don't worry! With Dad around, nothing is a problem!"
"Will you be allowed to go this time?"
Zhou Xiaozheng laughed dumbly and shook his head. "When you reach Dad's level, you'll stay in the back. Now everything is ready, just waiting for the right time. It won't be a big problem."
Zhou Jiao glanced at her father's face thoughtfully. It seemed that everyone knew the situation. That was good.
"Okay, business is fine. Now tell me, what else is keeping you distracted? Who did you meet when you went out today?"
Since there was no problem with her work, Zhou Jiao didn't want to hide it any further. She wanted her father to know what was going on, so that no one could attack her without her being prepared.
Zhou Jiao began to recount in detail what happened when she met Old Lady Hu in the department store during the day, from beginning to end, and also told her about the favor she had promised to do for her.
Zhou Xiaozheng listened expressionlessly, pushed the fruit plate on the table to her, and lowered his eyes silently in thought.
Did he already know this, or was he analyzing who the enemy was? Zhou Jiao couldn't read her father's thoughts and could only study Zhou Xiaozheng's expression while eating.
After a while, she couldn't stand the atmosphere any more and stuffed a grape into Zhou Xiaozheng's mouth. "Dad, tell me. Haven't we investigated all the families related to the concubine?"
Zhou Xiaozheng spat out the grape skins and smiled sarcastically, "I know who that old woman was talking about. I thought it was a little strange before, but now it makes sense."
"Whose house is this? I've been searching from top to bottom for a long time during the day, but I can't figure out who could be so capable of hiding it."
Zhou Xiaozheng patted her head.
Zhou Jiao screamed, "Dad, you didn't wipe your hands!"
"Haha..." Zhou Xiaozheng softly uttered a name, "You can't believe it? She's the most likely candidate! She finally married an old man with a bunch of stepchildren. She's the daughter of a warlord, but now she's a high-ranking official's family member. How can she let outsiders threaten her? She must be killed to silence her."
"So, she's not looking for revenge or anything, but is worried that our family will know the inside story and it will be bad for her?"
Zhou Xiaozheng nodded. "The deceased was a million miles away from her. He was just a clan grandfather. She didn't need to put herself in such a situation. She was just worried about her family."
Liang family?
A small-time warlord who was a fence-sitter, turned from evil to good and used the influence of his son-in-law, a high-ranking official, to get promoted and make money. In the past two years, others reported him, but he could not be brought down.
interesting!
Zhou Jiao thought of this, and as her father, Zhou Xiaozheng also thought of this tacitly.
"Dad, do you think the old man knows that his young wife has taken action?"
Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head. "If he knew, Old Lady Hu would have been reduced to ashes long ago. No matter how successful he is now, he still has countless rivals."
Zhou Jiao nodded in agreement. What a pity, with such a pillar around, the Liang family couldn't fall for the time being!
Zhou Xiaozheng looked at his daughter's face full of regret, and he didn't know why. If he went out to fight that person, it would make everyone very upset. But was it necessary? They had no grudge against each other!
"Dad, this isn't a matter for a head-on confrontation. It would be meaningless except for both sides getting hurt. Ultimately, the Liang family was most likely involved back then, and we don't even know where the old man was at that time."
Zhou Jiao finished speaking, staring at her father, worried that he might become overwhelmed and try to break through any obstacles he encountered. It's better to resolve a feud than to create one, and there's no need to add to the hatred.
Besides, Zhou Jiao, a man well-versed in history, understood better than anyone that within three to five years, this old man would fall without her own intervention. When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact? The Liang family would suffer an even more tragic demise!
Zhou Xiaozheng narrowed his eyes.
"Dad, ambush! Have you forgotten the ambush you taught me?" Zhou Jiao hurriedly advised. After thinking for a moment, she continued, "We need to confirm whether it's Grandma Liang. Auntie has a good relationship with her, so there's no need to rush this!"
Zhou Xiaozheng grabbed a grape and stuffed it into his daughter's mouth. "Is your father a fool? How could he say such nonsense without any confidence? When your grandparents' identities were corrected, the first person to come and celebrate was this woman! Knowing that your mother gave birth to you and we couldn't possibly get divorced, she still introduced her niece to me. What do you think she wants? Isn't she afraid that Gu Ruyi will tear her apart?"
He looked at his daughter's surprised expression with satisfaction. There were still many things he hadn't told his daughter yet. Those female comrades squeezed in next to him without even considering what they looked like!
Well, we’ve gone off topic!
"How could she do that? My mom said that Grandma Liang always brought her gifts when she went abroad. How hypocritical! My aunt even said she was a heroine and asked me to learn from her. What the hell!"
Zhou Xiaozheng laughed heartily upon hearing this. "I didn't expect my daughter would misjudge someone? Not bad! Usually, you seemed indifferent to her, and Dad thought you had noticed."
Her father's evil spirit was back! Zhou Jiao stared at him speechlessly. She couldn't stand mistresses, was that okay? If she married a man who was over twenty years her senior, and he always looked shy when she mentioned him, and she could still be enthusiastic when she saw him, then she was possessed by a demon!
Zhou Xiaozheng stopped laughing and waved his hand, "She's like a grasshopper in autumn! Let her jump around. Some things are complicated right now. Let's wait and see. It just so happens that your Uncle Wang has nothing to do every day."
Zhou Jiao's eyes flashed, "Dad, the situation is not good?"
"When gods fight, no one should get involved. We just need to live our own lives."
It's really a turbulent time! All kinds of troubles are coming. Zhou Jiao sighed softly, thinking about how difficult her life was, with so many things happening one after another.
"Dad, if something goes wrong, our family will move to another place. We can't hang out with those people. We don't know when we'll get implicated. As for the Liang family, leave it alone for now. I'll take care of it."
Zhou Xiaozheng stroked his daughter's frown, "Don't overthink it! Your father wasn't raised on a simple diet. And the Liang family... have you ever thought about it? Even the head of the Gu family was wiped out by your grandfather. He's already avenged the Gu family, so how could your grandfather let go of our own enemies? Count how many of those relatives are still alive? The Liang family is able to survive intact, probably because they were only involved in the incident back then, and their crimes weren't punishable by death."
What could Zhou Jiao say? She was worried about the situation, not the Liang family!
"And don't contact that old lady Hu anymore! How could Gu Ruyi not know what she knows? If it was really as she said, would that old witch not ask old lady Liang to save her family?"
"I've considered this possibility. Mrs. Hu might be trying to kill someone with someone else's knife, but with her eldest grandson around, she wouldn't dare! Forget it, let's investigate first. Whether it's a human or a ghost, it will eventually reveal itself."
"Yeah. Let's not talk about these things. Let's go to Cheng's house to see what the little thing is doing."
Zhou Xiaozheng said this as he pulled his daughter out. He had wanted to tell the child about the brothers-in-law of the Miao family across the sea, but now it seemed better not to say it out loud.
People who worry all day long must be worried sick!
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