Chapter 1807: Acting Coquettishly Is Useless

Chang Zhi went straight into the palace after recuperating outside the city and handed over all the case files to the emperor. By the time he had finished explaining everything, it was completely dark.

Chang Zhi walked out of the palace, his back was already wet. The emperor was threatening him!

They also said that he would not be allowed to leave the capital. He wished he could not leave the capital so that he could continue to edit books.

When Changzhi walked out of the palace gate, he saw the lantern at a glance. Before he could say anything, Jianyan spoke, "Fourth Master, the Marquis is waiting for you in the carriage."

Changzhi trotted to the carriage and said, "Dad."

Zhou Shuren smiled when he saw that his son was fine and not suffering. "Humph, why don't you come up and wait for me to pull you up?"

Changzhi got on the carriage quickly, "Dad, you are worried about your son."

"What do you think? You are really brave."

He thought that if he were to investigate, he couldn't be as reckless as Chang Zhi!

Chang Zhi shrank his neck and said, "That's the best solution my son can think of."

"Oh."

Chang Zhi smiled apologetically, "Dad, I miss you and mom when I'm away."

"Do you think we were scared to death by you?"

Changzhi reached out and pulled his grandfather's sleeve, "No, I didn't. I thought I was very powerful and would definitely protect me."

Zhou Shuren pulled at his sleeves, and his beard curled up a little. "Humph, I told you that you were stubborn, and now you've learned to act like a spoiled child."

Chang Zhi thought that he could say anything to avoid being beaten, "Who told you that you are my father?"

Zhou Shuren pulled his sleeves hard and asked, "How many days of vacation will the emperor give you?"

"Five days."

Zhou Shuren, "Have a good rest today, and we will have a good talk tomorrow morning."

Changzhi, “!!”

So being cute is useless? Bah, he shouldn't have listened to Zhang Jinghong's advice!

The carriage returned to the Marquis' Mansion, where everyone was waiting. Chang Zhi did not need to change into official uniform. He washed up and sat down to eat.

Boss Zhou held up the wine glass first, "Big brother, let me toast you. I hope there won't be a next time. Big brother wants to live a few more years."

His heart was in turmoil, and he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep well for several days, for fear of receiving the news that his fourth brother had passed away.

Chang Yi also picked up the wine glass, "Brother, I have been noticed because of you, brother, thank you for this."

Changzhi, “!!”

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "He has five days off. You two brothers should have a good chat during these days."

Boss Zhou and Chang Yi, "Yes."

Zhou Shuren continued to say to his father: "I'm not at home during the day, you will be the one to enforce the family rules on my behalf."

Boss Zhou laughed, "My son will definitely not let me off."

"Um."

Chang Zhi looked around and found that no one in the family wanted to speak for him. He looked at his daughter-in-law eagerly and saw that her smile was particularly bright. Chang Zhi swallowed his saliva!

The topic became lighter after that. No one at the table brought up the issue of food. Instead, they talked about grain. The family was finally together, and everyone was happy to have a rare reunion dinner.

After dinner, Zhulan and her husband went back to rest. It was already late.

The other families also returned. Chang Zhi followed his wife and children quietly, waiting for his son and daughter to return to their own courtyards. The couple went to the courtyard of the fourth family, and Chang Zhi stood at the door without moving.

Su Xuan didn't even turn her head, "If you don't come in today, you won't have to come in in the future."

Changzhi took out a box from his arms and said, "I brought you a gift."

Su Xuan sent away the maids and women around her and glanced at the box. "Oh, you've been carrying it with you all this time?"

"This is a gift for you. I have been carrying it with me and it has never passed through the hands of anyone else."

Su Xuan opened it and saw a pair of rings. "Did you buy these?"

"Do you like it?"

His parents had couple rings, and after careful consideration, he chose the pair as a gift.

Su Xuan suppressed her love and started to cry, which stunned Chang Zhi. In his mind, the wife could only laugh.

Changzhi was anxious, "Don't cry, I know you are worried about me, I am fine, right?"

Su Xuan's tears flowed even more fiercely. "I already have a reputation of being unlucky in marriage, and you want me to bear the reputation of being unlucky in husbands? I finally have a family, is it easy for me?"

Changzhi panicked, "I was wrong. I should have been more careful. I shouldn't have scared you."

Su Xuan just cried without saying a word, trying to cry out all the worries in her heart. She was really scared, but she had to be strong in front of her children. Now that the person has finally returned safely, why shouldn't she cry?

In the main courtyard, Zhulan soaked her feet and said, "I will go to see my eldest brother and his wife tomorrow."

Zhou Shuren, "I should have gone with you, but I've been too busy these days."

Zhang Jinghong escorted the silver back to Beijing, and the follow-up matters needed to be arranged.

Zhu Lan smiled, "Brother understands."

Zhou Shuren leaned back in his chair, "Changzhi finally returned to Beijing, and I can finally sleep soundly."

He didn't want to ask his son what kind of danger he had experienced, as long as he came back safely.

Zhulan felt relieved, "Let's take a break too."

"good."

The next day, Zhou Shuren did not go to court but waited for Changzhi. The boy came to the study on time. Shuren looked at his son. It had been more than 20 years, and the child was already over 30 years old.

Chang Zhi coaxed his wife all night, and he had already deeply realized his recklessness. He knelt on the ground and said, "Dad, I know I was wrong."

Zhou Shuren had a lot to say, but in the end he just sighed, "You are not a child anymore. Think about your family more when you do something in the future. Just kneel here."

Having said that, Zhou Shuren walked out.

Chang Zhi understood everything and knelt down obediently. He would be punished by the family in a while and he couldn't avoid the physical pain.

The bodyguard at home is good at fighting and has high martial arts skills. He knows how to strike with restraint, so that the beatings will not hurt bones but will be very painful.

Zhulan took a sneak peek and finally left silently. She really deserved a lesson.

In the Hanlin Academy, Gu Sheng was thinking about Lord Zhou. The officials of the Hanlin Academy started talking about Zhou Changzhi again. Now that he was back, who would have thought that Lord Zhou was such a ruthless person.

Zhuo Guyu couldn't help but ask Gu Sheng, "You interact most with Lord Zhou, have you noticed?"

Gu Sheng was also confused. In the Hanlin Academy, Lord Zhou's daily routine was to drink tea and revise books. He liked to walk around with a teapot. Who would have thought that Lord Zhou would shock the whole country when he did so?

Gu Sheng couldn't sleep well for several nights after hearing the news. He dreamed several times that Lord Zhou took an iron chain to send him to prison!

Zhuo Guyu was in a rare good mood and patted Gu Sheng on the shoulder. Wow, Lord Zhou is the father of the Anhe County Lord!

Time passed quickly, and the officials involved in the case in the capital were sentenced. All male members of Lord An of the Ministry of Works who were over ten years old were executed, and the rest of their family members were exiled.

Other officials involved in the case were sentenced according to the circumstances, and together with those involved in the case who were taken back to Beijing to await execution, people were beheaded every day.

The son who went to Beijing in advance went to see the doctor and when he came back he asked for a doctor and needed calming soup every day.

He no longer went to his favorite places in the past, and stayed at home every day reading and calming his mind.

As a result, the Ministry of Rites became more meticulous about the Spring Examination, and even Changyi, a man with little time, was asked to help.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day for Mingyun and his wife to leave. They took their two children with them. After Li saw Mingyun and his family off, she sat down and wiped her tears.

Zhu Lan asked, "Are you reluctant to go with me to have a look?"

Li shook her head. "I can't leave home without you, Mom. I'll be fine in a while."

Su Xuan thought for a moment and changed the subject, "I heard from Yu Wen that someone saw the An family off when they were exiled."

Zhulan, "Yuwen is still concerned about this?"

Su Xuan smiled and said, "She heard it from Lin Xi."

Li shifted his focus and became confused. "Who dares to take care of this?"

(End of this chapter)