Twelve: "As far as my subordinates know, Zhou Zhizhou's background is not high. He was born in a small county, and his wife Ye is also the daughter of a goods merchant in the same county."
His own family has no power, and he has no power from his wife’s natal family to draw on.
"Zhou Wenxun is a good person...well, according to the scholars, he has a strong character, but according to his subordinates, he is pedantic."
"He won the top prize at the time, and I don't know how many people in Beijing wanted to accept him as a student."
"Among the top three in the palace examination that year, Zhou Wenxun was the most handsome and the youngest. If the handkerchiefs thrown by the ladies from noble families during the parade were sold, he could support a large family."
Yuchi couldn't help but look at him, "Why did you investigate Zhou Zhizhou so carefully?"
Even when he was paraded through the streets after winning the lottery, the girls would throw at him most of the handkerchiefs he threw at him.
Twelve did not answer directly, but looked in the direction of the capital.
Yuchi understood immediately and continued to eat.
Twelve also continued: "There are many official ladies who are interested in marrying Zhou Wenxun, and the one with the strongest intention is the second daughter of the Qi family who was still in the Duke's mansion at that time."
"Zhou Wenxun refused on the grounds that 'if you have a wife at home, you should never abandon a wife who is a wretched man.'"
"The Qi family also proposed that Zhou Wenxun should not divorce his wife, but demote her to a concubine."
"Zhou Wenxun refused again."
"Aren't you going to annoy the Qi family?"
"Back then, the Duke of Qi's government had a lot of influence in the court. It was just a trivial matter like sending a prostitute to a poor place. The Duke of Qi didn't need to say anything himself. Others would vent their anger for the Qi family."
"Zhou Wenxun served as county magistrate in three places for a total of seventeen years. The people in these three places all gave Zhou Wenxun the Wanmin Umbrella when he left office."
"Although he was promoted to an official position after that, the places he stayed in were all bitter and cold places."
Qi Bao'er and Yuchi didn't feel much when they heard it. They felt sad, but they hadn't seen this kind of thing too much, and they couldn't get over it.
As Twelve said, there was no need for the Qi family to take action. Zhou Wenxun had offended the powerful Qi family back then. Whether it was someone from the Duke of Qi's palace or someone who wanted to go to the Duke of Qi's palace, they would try their best to kill him.
Zhou Wenxun pressed it down.
And after you press it down, you will never give him a chance to get up.
By this time, it had nothing to do with the Duke of Qi, because once Zhou Wenxun got up, those who had participated in his imprisonment would be worried that they would not be well.
Just because you are a fool from a poor county, you should live in a bitter and cold land for the rest of your life.
After Qi Bao'er finished eating the green vegetables in the bowl, the Twelve Thieves saw it and immediately stood up to cook the vegetables for her, but Qi Bao'er stopped her.
When eating hot pot, you have to do it yourself to feel the hot food.
Take a pair of chopsticks and slide the thinly sliced meat into the pot, then roll it in the prepared chutney and take a sip... it's beautiful!
The three of them spoke of their master as subordinates, but there was no sign of them at the dinner table. Each one used his chopsticks faster than the other, and the three of them were sweating profusely from eating in the cold weather.
It's night, Zhizhou Prefecture.
There was a soft creak and the study door was pushed open from the outside.
Zhou Wenxun, who had been waiting inside Zhan Zhan silently and only dared to sit closest to the door, immediately stood up. When he saw the person coming in, he immediately knelt down to salute.
"See Prince Xian."
Qi Baoer untied Yingu's cloak and handed it to Twelve, "Get up."
He walked to the main seat and sat down, stretched out his hand to sit down and gestured for Zhou Wenxun to sit down.
Zhou Wenxun is indeed what Twelve said - pedantic.
After thanking him for his kindness, he sat down at the spot indicated by Qi Bao'er, but he didn't dare to touch the chair surface with both halves of the moon. Instead, half of the half moon was stuck to the chair.
Qi Baoer: "..."
Just a capital letter.
Speaking of which, people like Zhou Wenxun are also very good. They can sit in this kind of posture and maintain a straight back. It is probably impossible for someone who has not practiced for ten or eight years.
"Master Zhou doesn't know something. The emperor asked me to come to see Master Zhou."
Qi Bao'er's first words shocked Zhou Wenxun so much that he stood up as if there was a spring under half of the moon.
"Your Majesty,,, Your Majesty???"
Qi Bao'er was impatient and continued without giving Zhou Wenxun any time to buffer: "Yes, it is the Emperor."
"Before I was in Yizhou, the emperor summoned me. It was for you, Mr. Zhou."
"The Emperor said to me: Mr. Zhou has cared about the people all his life, and he is the best among the hundreds of schools in our Qilin Kingdom. Mr. Zhou has a strong body that cannot be bent, and his literary character is unparalleled."
"Master Zhou, you have suffered too many injustices in your life, but you have never resented the court, the late emperor or the emperor for it. With such an innocent heart, the emperor said, he is ashamed of himself."
Zhou Wenxun's eyes were red, his lips were trembling, and all the sounds were caught in his throat.
After a few breaths, he suddenly turned sideways and knelt down towards the capital, shouted "Your Majesty" and then lay on the ground and cried loudly.
At this moment, he finally dared to truly vent the injustice he had suffered for more than forty years and the grievances he had suffered for more than forty years.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty!!
With these words from you, veteran, I have died without any regrets!
Twelve, who was guarding the door, felt his eyes twitching a bit as he listened. He looked up at the night sky that was dotted with stars, and blinked hard a few times.
Qi Baoer waited silently for Zhou Wenxun to stop crying, then got up and helped him up in person, and helped him sit down on the chair.
This time, Zhou Wenxun was still too excited to come back to his senses, but he didn't use the awkward sitting posture anymore. At least the two halves of the moon were stuck on the chair.
"Master Zhou, everything you have done in your life has been seen by the emperor. Before this king came, the emperor asked me to bring a secret decree to Master Zhou."
After finishing speaking, she took out an imperial edict from her wide 'sleeve' and handed it to Zhou Wenxun.
Zhou Wenxun was about to get up as soon as he saw the imperial edict in action, but Qi Bao'er held his shoulders down so hard that he couldn't move. Qi Bao'er even put the imperial edict directly into his hands.
If the person in front of him was not the virtuous prince, and if Zhou Wenxun was not still emotionally out of control at this moment, he would definitely jump up and give Qi Baoer a harsh education for his disrespect of the imperial edict.
At least they have to move out [Three Na and Five Constants].
But now he was only holding the imperial edict tightly, and the yellow cloth embroidered with dragons was pulled out into deep wrinkles, and the muscles in his hands were bulging.
Qi Bao'er didn't rush him, just sat quietly and waited.
To be honest, she admires Zhou Wenxun very much.
First: keep your word.
He did what even the true Holy Father and Holy Mother could not do.
She had read Zhou Wenxun's life experience. When he was a child, his family was poor and his parents could not afford to support his education. It was the Huo Ling family next door who always provided for him, so that he could have the opportunity to win the lottery.
The Huolian family next door was not very kind-hearted in being willing to support him, nor did they think that he might have a big future, but because their daughter was ugly and afraid that she would not be able to get married.
There are so many Chen Shimei/Li Shimei/Yang Shimei, etc. in this world, not to mention Zhou Wenxun's seemingly forced marriage.
After winning the title of Tanhua, his status was already different, especially if he agreed to the Qi family. As for the direct son-in-law of the Duke's mansion, the daughter of a salesman, or an ugly daughter, who could give him the status of a concubine?
say what?
His future is going to be soaring, and his reputation won't be affected at all. Maybe after everyone sees Huo Lin's daughter, they will praise him for his kindness and righteousness.
But Zhou Wenxun guarded his ugly wife and ignored the beautiful princess of the Duke's palace.
This may not have anything to do with love, but Qi Baoer saw in it that Zhou Wenxun kept his promise.