From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Zhou Yuan now understands that his father-in-law is definitely not a pushover. His political wisdom should be considered top-notch in this era, so he has such keen insight and can see that he has already made a plan.

He pondered for a moment before saying, "Ningyue is Jianjia's friend after all. Marrying someone is not a trivial matter and should not be treated as a joke."

Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "A gentleman should live in the world with a clear conscience, do what he should do, and establish the way he should establish."

He looked at Zhou Yuan and smiled, "Yuan'er, I want to hear your plan."

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Father-in-law, I'm curious first, how did you know that I had made arrangements for this matter?"

Zhao Cheng said, "Not many people know about the Xue family's marriage contract, and it is limited to the upper circles of Yunzhou."

"And you live in seclusion and are not surprised to hear about this, which means you have already inquired about it."

"From your point of view, since you have inquired about this matter, it means that you want to intervene, which is easy to understand."

Awesome, father-in-law is really insightful, I am convinced.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Father-in-law is indeed the top scholar in the imperial examination. You can hide nothing from you. However, the Xue family issue is not difficult to resolve."

Zhao Cheng said, "You should know that this matter is in the common interests of the two families. They are on the same side."

"Yes, if both families are satisfied, only the law can intervene."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused and said, "But the law cannot control people's marriages, so the root of this matter is to destroy the common interests of the two families."

"Only when the interests are not on the same side can their engagement be automatically cancelled."

Zhao Cheng is a smart man. He immediately heard the meaning and squinted his eyes and said, "You want to intervene in this matter through the restaurant?"

Zhou Yuan spread his hands and said, "I don't have a lot of money to smash the Xue family, so I can only start from the restaurant."

Zhao Cheng was stunned, and then he couldn't help laughing out loud: "Big people don't have power and don't stand, small people don't have money and don't stand, you have neither now, I I'm looking forward to what you will do. "

Zhou Yuan said: "It's not even a start yet, I'm not sure."

"Let's not talk about this."

Zhao Cheng said slowly: "I've been troubled by a murder case recently. After you finish your work, come to the government office and give me some advice."

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said: "Father-in-law, I may not be able to help!"

Zhao Cheng waved his hand and said: "Jianjia said something right. You are eighteen years old and you should find a future for yourself."

"No matter what you want to do, there must be a beginning, right?"

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, I will come to the government office within the next few days."

Zhao Cheng patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder and smiled: "It's night, it's time to rest."

...

Zhou Yuan was a little surprised by the wisdom of his father-in-law, but this may not be a bad thing. At least in this world, it's good to have such an elder to protect you.

The next day, Miss Cai Ni's letter finally arrived.

Zhou Yuan opened it, read it carefully, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The owner behind Fengming Tower is the Xu family of Lin'an Prefecture. When the previous emperor first ascended the throne, they were imperial merchants, and their main business was cloth and dyeing.

But after the current empress ascended the throne, the imperial merchants were banned, and their cloth dyeing could not continue.

They were forced to open a restaurant, and Fengming Tower was their main brand. It was quite influential in the two rivers and was a leading catering giant.

The brand was strong and had an excellent reputation, so after entering Yunzhou, it had an impact on the local industry.

The two Baiyan Towers of the Xue family naturally faced huge pressure and were almost unable to survive.

Marriage, so it appeared.

"Bang!"

"I won't eat anymore, you guys eat."

Zhao Jianjia put down her chopsticks and stood up directly. Her face was not good, and she was obviously still angry about what happened last night.

Zhao Cheng and Zhou Yuan looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"Yuan'er, look, I told you, if you can't cure her, you will be the one who suffers."

Our Tongpan also stood up, humming a little tune, and went to work slowly.

Zhou Yuan scratched his head. Zhao Jianjia was worried about Xue Ningyue's affairs, which was actually a good thing.

I'm not afraid of my wife being willful because of kindness, but I'm afraid of my wife being mean because of jealousy. This is the key.

Zhou Yuan walked towards the courtyard and saw Zhao Jianjia waiting for him with a cold look.

"What are you going to do today?"

Zhao Jianjia got straight to the point.

Zhou Yuan thought for a while, then said: "I plan to go shopping and buy myself some decent clothes."

At this point, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have no money, and hurriedly said: "Jianjia, my monthly allowance isIsn't it with you? Give it to me now, I've forgotten about it."

Zhao Jianjia was so angry that she couldn't help but said, "Sister Ningyue is in such a state, and you still have the mood to ask me for money to buy clothes? Zhou Yuan, are you too heartless?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "What do you want me to do? I'll listen to you."

Zhao Jianjia gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go to Fengming Tower to make trouble and ruin the Xu family's business, so Ningyue won't have to get married."

Ah, my wife is quite smart. She can think of this level, which is really good.

Zhou Yuan said, "Fengming Tower has an excellent reputation and is quite famous throughout Jiangnan. It has a deep foundation and has established connections with all parties. How can you make trouble?"

"The final result of making trouble will only be being caught by the officials and being taken to kneel in front of your father."

Zhao Jianjia said helplessly, "But we have to think of a way! Ningyue only has a few of us friends. If we don't help her, who else can help her? "

Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment before saying, "How about this, you go to Xue's house to take care of her and don't let her get upset. This is the only thing we can do now. "

Zhao Jianjia's face turned pale when she heard this.

She smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I shouldn't have expected you to do anything. You are cold-hearted and have no ability..."

She sighed and walked out slowly. Her lost look made people feel distressed.

But Zhou Yuan couldn't reveal his plan. Things succeed because of concealment and fail because of visibility. Zhou Yuan would not make such a mistake.

Putting aside distracting thoughts, he no longer thought about other things, but went directly to Mo Yunzhai.

As the largest engraving house in Yunzhou, almost all vernacular novels are printed and published by Mo Yunzhai. They have a lot of customers and outstanding marketing methods and typesetting capabilities.

Zhou Yuan believed Cai Ni's information, so he went directly to the door.

"The Legend of Nanling Knights is sold out, please go back."

The old shopkeeper said slowly, seeming impatient.

Zhou Yuan said, "Who said I want to buy a book? "

The old shopkeeper looked up and asked in confusion: "If you don't buy books, what are you doing here? We don't hire any employees!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "I want to submit my manuscript."

The old shopkeeper was shocked, and he looked Zhou Yuan up and down, and then said: "No."

Damn, this old guy who judges people by appearance, don't I look like a scholar in this Taoist robe!

Zhou Yuan handed over a note and said with a smile: "Take a look."

"Are you annoying?"

The old shopkeeper picked up the note casually, took a look, and then stood up suddenly.

He looked at Zhou Yuan in horror and said: "Did you write it?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "The opening preface of the novel, are you satisfied with this "Linjiangxian"? "

The old shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Please come in, please sit inside, brother, I'm really sorry, I'm really neglectful."

Zhou Yuan then walked in slowly and said lightly: "Pour me some tea. ”

“Pour tea!”

The old shopkeeper immediately shouted.