Chapter 702: Chaos
In Old Master Zhou's room, Madam Zhou Da and Madam Zhou Er nervously looked at Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun. After confirming that they were fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"You two girls are such a worry. Why didn't you tell the adults before you left the house?"
Looking at their angry family members, Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun quickly bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.
Old Master Zhou didn't want to pursue these matters at this time. When he heard that Yan Wentao had sent his two granddaughters back, he quickly asked, "How did you meet Wentao?"
Zhou Jingyun looked at Zhou Jingwan and whispered to her family what happened in Yunhe Tower.
When Mrs. Zhou heard that Zhou Jingwan had fallen from the second floor, her heart trembled, and the others also looked scared.
After hearing Peng Mingchi's reaction, Old Master Zhou's face showed deep disappointment. He had looked at most people, but he didn't expect that he had made a mistake when choosing his grandson-in-law!
Mrs. Zhou was extremely regretful at this moment. She had never expected that the husband she had found for her daughter would be so cold and irresponsible.
Mrs. Zhou Er looked at Master and Madam Zhou with an apologetic look on her face. "It's all my fault. When I first saw Peng Mingchi, he was so handsome and talented, I wanted to mediate. I never imagined he would be such a person."
Master Zhou shook his head: "Don't say that, Second Brother's wife. We also agreed to this marriage in the first place."
Everyone in the Zhou family was very upset, but Zhou Jingwan, the person involved, didn't react much. She just walked to Old Master Zhou's recliner, squatted down, and told him about Peng Mingchi and Zuo Meng.
"Grandfather, Zuo Meng's father is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. Everyone in Yunhe Tower saw her verbally arguing with Peng Mingchi. The Peng family must give the Zuo family an explanation."
Old Master Zhou looked at his granddaughter with pity, his eyes full of self-blame. If he had not valued the Peng family's status as the Minister of Works so much, his granddaughter would not have suffered the humiliation today.
When people leave, the tea gets colder. He has overestimated his importance in the students' hearts.
"Don't worry, Grandfather won't make the same mistake again."
Hearing this, Zhou Jingwan immediately smiled and patted Old Master Zhou's hand soothingly: "Grandfather, don't worry too much, Third Brother will definitely help us."
Old Master Zhou's eyes lit up, and he looked at Master Zhou and Zhou Chengye with burning intent, and asked excitedly, "But what did Wentao say?"
He knew the second brother's temperament, because the burden of the Zhou family was on him. Since he became an official, he would never get involved in anything that endangered the Zhou family. How could he possibly get involved with the Eight Kings' gang?
There is definitely something wrong with the list obtained during the interrogation!
Unfortunately, even though he knew this, he couldn't find anyone to help the second brother Chen Qing.
Thinking about the past two months when he had shamelessly asked for help but was rejected, Old Master Zhou felt that his life had been lived in vain.
If Wen Tao of Jinling Guard is willing to help, the second brother will definitely be able to clear his name.
Looking at his old father with a hopeful face, Master Zhou couldn't bear to let him down, but he also didn't want to give him unnecessary expectations. When the second son thought of this, he said with difficulty: "Father, Wentao didn't say anything when he left." As he said that, he glared at Zhou Jingwan.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Seeing the light in Old Master Zhou's eyes gradually dim, Zhou Jingwan stiffened her neck and retorted, "Dad, you don't understand Third Brother. He's just like that. He never likes to talk about what he does. He always gets things done quietly behind the scenes."
As he said this, he looked at Old Master Zhou.
"Grandfather, please believe me. When my third brother left, he glanced at me. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes told me that he wanted me to rest assured."
Looking at his granddaughter's confident words, Grandpa Zhou slowly felt hope rekindled in his heart, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Grandfather believes in Jingwan."
Zhou Jingwan immediately smiled.
In March, the grass is green and the birds are singing.
It is the season when flowers are in full bloom in the Tangyu Mountain area. The nobles who have lived here have started to hold flower viewing banquets and invite friends and colleagues to come and enjoy the flowers.
One day in late March, several horse-drawn carriages slowly entered the capital.
Looking at the tall city wall faintly visible in the distance, Gu Jian's expression was very complicated. When he and his sister fled from Beijing, they decided never to come back. Unexpectedly, after decades, he returned to this nightmare place that ruined his and his sister's lives.
Thinking of Empress Dowager Jiang who replaced his sister and enjoyed the worship of thousands of people, and then thinking of his sister who was buried alone in the Gu family's ancestral tomb, Gu Jian's heart ached terribly.
Daohua noticed the change in her master's mood, and wisely did not ask any questions. She just silently poured a cup of tea and handed it to him.
Gu Jian took the tea and hid all the emotions in his eyes.
His elder sister gave birth to Xiaowu and Xiaojiu, and they should not remain unknown. Now that he is back, he must fight for the status that his elder sister deserves.
The carriage did not head towards the city gate, but went straight towards Tangyu Mountain.
There are many villas on the Tangyu Mountain side. The hill where the Four Seasons Villa is located is in the inner area with the best scenery of Tangyu Mountain. If Daohua and his group's carriage wants to go there, they have to pass by many other people's villas.
The day when Daohua and others came happened to be the day when Prince Yong and Princess Huijia held a flower-viewing banquet, and their farms were next to each other.
Prince Yong invited male guests, while Princess Huijia received female relatives. Originally, the two sides had nothing to do with each other. However, Wu Jingyi's daughter Wu Xirong felt that appreciating the flowers was boring. Thinking of her brother bringing the three majestic hunting dogs of Jinling Guard, she went to the neighboring farm together with Princess Huijia's daughter Kang Naixin and brought the three hunting dogs to the female relatives.
At first, the women were a little scared when they saw the three hunting dogs, but later they found that the three dogs were very docile. As long as they were given food, they would wag their tails, and they became braver.
All kinds of meat were thrown out, and the three hunting dogs ate them leisurely. In the middle of the meal, someone threw a turtle over. When the dog Xiaoyi found the new food, he jumped up and bit the turtle in his mouth.
“Ah~”
At this moment, a scream broke out from the crowd.
"Oh no! The dog has bitten the princess's tortoise!"
Wu Xirong and Kang Naixin were shocked when they found out. The turtle was Princess Huijia's favorite pet. If it was eaten, both of them would suffer.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and save the turtle!"
Kang Naixin quickly called the maids and old women, and immediately pushed everyone towards Gou Xiaoyi.
How could Xiaoyi the dog let others snatch food from his mouth? When he felt someone was trying to catch him, he picked up the turtle and ran away.
When Gou Xiaoliu and Gou Xiaoqi saw this, they immediately followed.
After a while, Princess Huijia's house became a mess.
The three hunting dogs had been baptized by the battlefield. It was no exaggeration to say that they had gone through thousands of troops. The maids and old women could not stop them. Even the guards called by Princess Huijia could not catch them.
The commotion here was so loud that it alarmed Prince Yong and his men.
Just as Prince Yong was about to send someone over to ask what was going on, the maidservant beside Wu Xirong came to ask Wu Dingbai for help.
When Wu Dingbai heard that three hunting dogs were causing trouble at Princess Huijia's farm, he was startled and hurried over.
After hearing this, Prince Yong and others followed over to see what was going on.
As soon as the group walked out of the manor gate, they saw a lot of guards rushing out from the neighboring manor. Those guards were all injured and kept retreating. Then, three strong and majestic hunting dogs ran out.
There were many horses and carriages parked outside the gate. Gou Xiaoyi rushed in with the turtle in his mouth. As he rushed forward, the horses were frightened and tried to break free from the ropes and fled in all directions.
But in just a short while, chaos broke out outside the two villages.
(End of this chapter)
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