"Master Zhou has a clever plan to defend the grievances of the Xuanyuan family. Xuanyuan Tianhen is extremely grateful." Xuanyuan Tianhen bowed neatly to Zhou Xingyun. The Xuanyuan family could escape this time only because of Zhou Xingyun's ability to turn the tide and bring down the Minister of Household Shujin.
Zheng Han, cleansed the grievances of the Xuanyuan family.
"Uncle Xuanyuan is too polite. What you say will offend this junior. Justice comes from the heart of the people. The Xuanyuan family works hard to protect the family and the country. Even if the subordinate officials do not do anything, the empress dowager can still see clearly." Zhou Xingyun said politely while saying
Invite Xuanyuan Tianhen into the living room and let him meet Taifu Xu.
Xuanyuan Tianhen and the old man of the Xu family should be considered acquaintances. After all, they both belong to the orthodox faction and support His Royal Highness’s ascension to the throne. However, the two of them are relatively upright and upright in character. They understand each other’s positions tacitly and will not imitate the faction of the Sixteenth Son of the Emperor.
People like to form cliques and protect each other with private officials.
Zhou Xingyun got some gossip information from Xu Zhiqian. Jin Zhenghan, the Minister of Household Affairs, impeached Xuanyuan Tianhen. Xu Taifu made a private plea to the Empress Dowager and planned to go to court next time to avenge Xuanyuan Tianhen.
However, before Taifu Xu had time to report, Wang Yushi stood up for the first time and spoke for Xuanyuan Tianhen, proving that the Xuanyuan family was innocent.
The reason why Zhou Xingyun asserted that Xuanyuan Fengxue was an eldest lady with poor IQ, aloofness and cuteness was because when the Xuanyuan family was persecuted, she could not see the official situation at all and was so panicked that she did not know how to deal with it. She only knew how to seek help from her father.
The old ministry wanted to help, but he didn't want to think that these people's official positions were not as high as his father's, so there was no way they could help.
If it were Jin Run'er, she would definitely go to Taifu Xu to ask for help for the Xuanyuan family without hesitation.
Fortunately, the cute and aloof young lady was not cute enough to seek help from the Sixteenth Prince, otherwise it would have been hilarious.
Xuanyuan Tianhen came to the living room and first saluted Mrs. Xu with clasped fists as a greeting. Then he turned to Zhou Xingyun and asked in a slightly unspeakable voice: "Nephew Zhou Xian...I heard that you and my daughter are in love, have you ever thought about how to arrange Xiaoxue?"
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Xuanyuan Tianhen has no objection to Zhou Xingyun and Xuanyuan Fengxue being together, or maybe Zhou Xingyun is a good person among men, and it is a blessing for his stupid daughter to marry him.
The problem is that the Empress Dowager actually gave him Princess Yongming, which undoubtedly put Xuanyuan Fengxue in an embarrassing situation.
Not long ago, when Xuanyuan Tianhen was in prison, he was not surprised at all when he heard Xuanyuan Fengxue say that she and Zhou Xingyun were in a mutually loving relationship. To be honest, he was not surprised at all.
Xuanyuan Fengxue is not young, so she should have someone she likes. If Xuanyuan Shi had not been wronged and his daughter's love history was made public, Xuanyuan Tianhen would have planned to ask Xuanyuan Fengxue if he had a crush during the Chinese New Year. If
No, I even want to make the decision for her, find a good man, and arrange a marriage.
Now that Xuanyuan Fengxue has admitted that she is in love with Zhou Xingyun, it naturally saves a lot of effort.
Xuanyuan Tianhen did not suspect that his daughter was lying, because Xuanyuan Fengxue had been uneasy since she returned home from the hunting expedition. Then he sent someone to inquire about Xuanyuan Fengxue's movements, and unexpectedly learned that his daughter went out early in the morning every day.
They went to the Zhou family to cause trouble in Fengyu Mansion.
Combined with Xuanyuan Fengxue's strange appearance when she came back from the hunting expedition, she was rude to her savior and said she didn't know Zhou Xingyun and others. Xuanyuan Tianhen had vaguely guessed that his daughter might have a unique affinity for the young miracle doctor.
Emotions, but this girl is relatively slow...
Xuanyuan Tianhen is Xuanyuan Fengxue's father after all. He knows very well that his daughter, like her mother, looks cold and smart, but is actually a bit stupid and slow. Her learning ability is half a step slower than ordinary people, but she is a good child who works very hard.
When he was learning things as a child, Xuanyuan Chongwu could recite fluent poems and songs in half an hour, but Xuanyuan Fengxue had to spend half an hour just barely reciting them. This is even more true when practicing martial arts...
Now Xuanyuan Tianhen is very worried that Xuanyuan Fengxue will be wronged after following Zhou Xingyun. You know, Zhou Xingyun is not only the future prince-in-law, but also the grandson-in-law of Xu Taifu...
Xu Zhiqian is a talented woman who is famous all over the world, and Han Qiumi is recognized by the ministers of the court as a far-sighted eldest princess of a country. His family's upright and simple silly daughter obviously cannot scheming with the two women. If the Zhou family's wives and concubines fight for favor, Xuanyuan Feng
Snow will definitely end badly.
"Uncle Xuanyuan, please rest assured. Zhiqian can assure you that as long as a certain villain does not bully Sister Xuanyuan, Sister Xuanyuan will not suffer a single injustice in the Zhou Mansion." Xu Zhiqian took over the words and helped Zhou Xingyun out of the siege.
"Who is the bad guy?" Xuanyuan Tianhen didn't react for a while. Zhou Xingyun quickly coughed and said, "Zhiqian, don't make insinuations, how could I bully Xiaoxue."
Since there were many visitors today, Zhou Xingyun simply received his two father-in-laws and then returned to the courtyard to continue welcoming guests. After all, many high-ranking officials came from the camp of the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor. Zhou Xingyun had to weigh the situation and not favor one over the other.
The members of the Sixteenth Emperor's faction, headed by Wang Yushi, came to congratulate them in great numbers, and Zhou Xingyun naturally treated them warmly.
Wang Yushi brought a message to the sixteenth son of the emperor, telling Zhou Xingyun that "I" will arrive on time to attend the celebration banquet in the afternoon, so "Zhou Aiqing" does not have to worry.
According to Wang Yushi's statement, the Sixteenth Prince planned to arrive at the last moment, firstly to do so in a grand manner, and secondly to avoid tit-for-tat with Taifu Xu. Zhou Xingyun had to wait for the Sixteenth Prince to arrive before officially starting the celebration banquet...
"There are so many people here." Wang Yushi visually observed that Taifu Xu walked out of the living room and greeted a group of officials. He couldn't help but secretly thought that almost all the officials who supported the prince's ascension to the throne came to attend Zhou Xingyun's celebration banquet.
"No wonder the Sixteenth Prince asked us to come early." Temple Minister Qiao Taichang nodded. They had already received the information. Xu Taifu had gone out early in the morning and was a guest at Xingyun's official residence last week. However, they did not expect that almost all of Taifu Xu's team would be present to congratulate him.
It is true that the officials under the Emperor's Sixteenth Son's faction neither thought that there was anything wrong with Zhou Xingyun's invitation to Taifu Xu and others, nor did they think that by doing so, he was going against the Emperor's Sixteenth Son.
Because when the sixteenth prince held a wedding, he also had to follow the secular etiquette and send invitations to Taifu Xu and others. Whether the other party would come or not was another matter.
Obviously, Taifu Xu seemed to value Zhou Xingyun very much. He came to visit him early and touched everyone's nerves.
"My lords, don't worry, I have already arranged the seats and placed them in the southwest." Zhou Xingyun took Wang Yushi and others to sit down in the southeast, so that the two factions could compete in separate court.
The ancients were relatively superstitious, and the southeast symbolized a treasured land of geomantic omen. Zhou Xingyun deliberately emphasized that Taifu Xu and others should be placed in the "southwest". He did not intend to let Wang Yushi and others think that their position was facing south, which was Zhou Xingyun's emphasis on the blessing table arranged by them.
Wang Yushi brought the officials under the command of the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor to visit, and the number of guests in Zhou Xingyun's mansion immediately doubled. The servants Jin Run'er temporarily invited from Juxian Tower were too busy for a while, and there was a shortage of manpower.
Jin Run'er obviously did not expect that Xuanyuan Fengxue would bring a group of followers to attend Zhou Xingyun's celebration banquet.
Zhou Xingyun saw that the temporary workers were very busy, so he had to ask Shen Xin and Situ Wan'er to help greet the guests...
During the noon meal, the servants presented menus and allowed the great masters to order the delicacies.
Zhou Xingyun stayed in the kitchen and took charge of the overall situation, completing various recipes at an extremely fast speed.
A group of well-informed officials who had tasted all kinds of delicacies from all over the world were all attracted by the strange and weird delicacies on the table. After eating, they began to doubt their life, how could there be such delicious food in the world...
Wang Yushi was once deceived by Zhou Xingyun, thinking that he was traveling in a fairyland, and even suspected that the dishes he cooked were the food of immortals in heaven...
"This food only exists in heaven and is rarely tasted in the world. No wonder Xiaoqian doesn't want to go home to visit grandpa..." Mrs. Xu said with emotion, Zhou Xingyun's cooking skills are simply extraordinary, and his granddaughter has a sharp eye for men.
Zhou Xingyun is not only talented in literature and martial arts, he is also an expert in medicine and cooking, and can make delicious dishes that are unprecedented in history. Taifu Xu can only describe him as unreasonable...a true god and man.
"Zhiqian recommended tomato steamed eggs to grandpa. It's sour, sweet and delicious." Xu Zhiqian was noncommittal. Zhou Xingyun's secret had already told them that for these recipes that have been cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years and are still handed down to the world, they are delicious.
It is necessary. Of course, some things that lack Chinese culture and do not suit personal taste are another matter...
Since the celebration party had not yet started, Zhou Xingyun was too lazy to make excuses with others, so he hid in the kitchen and taught Jin Runer how to cook, and had a great time flirting with the beautiful woman.
However, just as Zhou Xingyun finished his work and was about to go to the backyard to take a look at Wei Suyao, Xuanyuan Fengxue and others, Qin Shou ran into the kitchen in a panic and told Zhou Xingyun that something big had happened.
"Brother Yun is in trouble! Something bad is going to happen!"
"What's wrong with you?"
"It's not what happened to me, but someone is making trouble!"
"The eldest princess is here!?" When Zhou Xingyun heard that someone was coming to make trouble, his first reaction was to think of Han Qiumiao.
"It's not a princess, it's someone else, a man!" Qin Shou emphasized that the troublemaker was a male creature, so that Zhou Xingyun could deal with it freely.
"Who is it? Do you dare to cause trouble in my place and take away the courage of your ambition?"
"Brother Yun, come with me quickly, otherwise something big will happen!" Qin Shou didn't want to waste time explaining, so he pulled Zhou Xingyun and rushed to the courtyard.
An otherwise enjoyable lunch always turned off one or two unscrupulous guys. Zhou Xingyun followed Qin Shou as he rushed to the courtyard, where he saw a tall, burly, somewhat fat, middle-aged man with a curly beard, grabbing him.
Shen Xin held on to her arms and forced the beautiful woman to sit down and drink with him.
It turns out that the big thing Qin Shou was referring to was that the powerful men were sexually obsessed with sex and molested his pretty maids.
"Don't be shy, little beauty. Come sit down and have a drink with me." The middle-aged man with a beard grabbed Shen Xin's arms with both hands and tried to pull the girl into his arms.
"The official doesn't want it." Shen Xin broke away anxiously, tears almost flowing out of her eyes.
The girl was very scared. All the people present here were the ministers of the DPRK. If she wanted to offend them, she might be done with it in her life.
It is true that Shen Xin does not want to offend the powerful, nor does she want to follow the bearded middle-aged man. After all, she is an untouched young girl.