They had no chance at all to gain any benefit from the Prince An's residence.
This is completely different from what I originally envisioned when I arranged for my younger sister to marry into the Prince An's household.
They later wanted their third sister to marry Prince An as his second wife, but neither Xu Heming nor the old princess agreed to this.
The third sister could only use visiting the children at Prince An's mansion as an excuse to try to have more contact with Xu Heming. Perhaps Prince An would change his mind because of this.
Unfortunately, five years passed, and Xu Heming remained as still as a stone, unmoved by his third sister.
If that were all, it would be fine, but now, Prince An is actually getting married.
The object of their affections was a previously unknown merchant's daughter, something the Zhou family was naturally unwilling to accept.
However, when the third sister visited again, she was also refused entry.
They thought that since Zhou Xingzhi was about the same age as Xu Qingshi, perhaps he could change Xu Qingshi's mind, and perhaps there was still a chance for things to turn around.
However, they did not expect that Zhou Xingzhi would say these words directly to Xu Qingshi, and they did not expect that Xu Qingshi would defend the merchant's daughter in this way.
"This matter is none of the Zhou family's concern. Young Master Zhou and his wife are still alive, but their manners are hardly any better," Xu Heming said sarcastically.
“You…” Zhou Changfeng did not expect that Xu Heming would show him no mercy at all.
He had originally wanted to suggest that Xu Heming marry Zhou Yuying, but he couldn't bring himself to say a single word.
"Dad, it hurts!" Zhou Xingzhi, who was standing to the side, did not notice that his father's face was not good. Instead, he complained to Zhou Changfeng with a dissatisfied expression.
"Coward!" Although Xu Qingshi was also in pain, he endured it. He didn't want to cry out in pain in front of his opponent; that would be too embarrassing.
"Qingshi, Xingzhi is your cousin. How could you be so harsh on him?" Seeing that Xu Heming was unmoved, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but blame Xu Qingshi.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingshi was taken aback for a moment.
Then she looked at her father with a hint of grievance.
Xu Heming looked very unwell.
“Uncle, you know I’m your own uncle, right? Your son is taller, stronger, and older than me, don’t you know that? I hit hard? Didn’t you see he didn’t hit me hard? Besides, he was the one who started this trouble first! Uncle, they say it’s the father’s fault if the son isn’t taught properly. If you can’t teach your son well, there are plenty of things you can teach him!” Xu Qingshi rolled up his hands, revealing his wounds, and looked at Zhou Changfeng with red eyes.
This incident only worsened Xu Qingshi's impression of the Zhou family.
Zhou Changfeng choked. He knew that Xu Qingshi hadn't escaped unscathed either. He had seen his son throw a punch just now, and at that moment, he felt a little proud, thinking that his son was a real man.
However, at this moment, his own son, who was clearly older and taller than the other person, was crying and whining on the side.
His own nephew, standing to the side, looked disheveled, but was still able to refute him with reason and evidence.
Upon comparison, Zhou Changfeng also felt that his own son was somewhat weak.
Thinking about it, they are all children of the Zhou family, half blood, so how come there is such a big difference?
“Young Master Zhou, shouldn’t you give the Prince An’s Mansion a reasonable explanation now? Why did your son go and cause trouble for Qing Shi?” Xu Heming questioned Zhou Changfeng with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Zhou Changfeng looked troubled, glancing at Li Zhiwei beside Xu Heming, his disdain undisguised.
Li Zhiwei simply rolled her eyes inwardly.
At this moment, she realized that this person was Xu Heming's former brother-in-law.
He disliked her, and she didn't particularly like him either, but she wouldn't get involved in the matter.
“Your Highness, I have something to say to you privately,” Zhou Changfeng said, looking at Xu Heming.
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