Linzhi

Hearing his words, Li Suian said, "Is there anything the Lu family can't do?"

He Xiu glanced at her, and he, who was in a hurry outside, explained patiently: "The Lu family has nothing to do with it, but the Lu family is in Lingzhou, doing business with the Zhou family and the Fan family, and it affects the whole body. Those people will definitely take the opportunity to sue His Majesty, no matter what, San Lang has killed so many people, this matter cannot be settled easily."

He Xiu had also heard about Li Suian's affection for He Rong, but he thought he was not a stingy man, and he did not vent his anger on this matter.

Anyway, Li Suian is already Princess Ji, even if she has a deep-rooted love for He Rong in her heart, the two of them cannot be together. Heaven and man are separated forever, which makes him feel almost sympathy for Li Suian.

Li Suian asked: "Has the Lu family asked you to come here?"

He Xiu: "Yes."

Li Suian was silent for a moment, she didn't ask He Xiu what he was going to do, nor what position he was going to stand on.

After she got married, she realized that she used to live in a muddle-headed way. She was protected by her grandmother, so she could be self-willed and indifferent to everything. Now she is getting more and more sober, but being sober is not necessarily a good thing. Li Suian understands why He Rong rejected her at the beginning up.

"Your Highness, I'm not good at maneuvering, and I don't want to know too many things. Starting tomorrow, I want to move to Biezhuang to live for a while. Maybe after autumn, maybe next spring, I will come back."

She thought He Xiu would be dissatisfied, but the other party readily agreed.

"Alright, the Biezhuang is quiet, and there is a pond hunting ground. If you have nothing to do, you can go out and walk more, so as not to be bored in this mansion."

He Xiu knew that after all, Li Suian was still a little girl who grew up in a honeypot. She was not like the Song family who shared weal and woe with the prince, nor was she like the little Lu family who could protect him wholeheartedly no matter what the situation was. husband.She is still not used to the position of Princess Ji, but the father-in-law Li Xiang treated him well enough, not to mention his son-in-law, he treated him like his own son, analyzing the situation for He Xiu in private, like opening a door for He Xiu The window taught him to see the world that he had never seen before, and he played games with the prince several times. Thanks to Li Xiangzai, He Xiucai managed to gain a firm foothold.

Aiwujiwu, He Xiu also tolerated Li Suian a lot, he didn't mind Li Suian sleeping with him in different dreams, and the mind of the majestic King Ji would not be so useless as to conquer a woman.

Li Suian didn't expect He Xiu to agree so happily, and she was very considerate of her, she couldn't help being grateful, but she didn't know what to say, she thought, if the two of them could meet earlier, maybe they would be completely different now.

But there is no if in the world.

……

In Lingzhou City, Zhou Shu, who was sitting in the main hall of the Zhou family, was also thinking about the same question as Li Suian.

If he had voluntarily given in when He Rong entertained them a while ago, he would have spent money to eliminate the disaster, wouldn't it be so big now?

Merchants pay attention to harmony and making money. If He Rong hadn’t taken the initiative to find trouble, Zhou Shu felt that he would not have made the move of “going to Beijing to sue”. The three families reported to the emperor, saying that King An had stirred up a miasma in Lingzhou, the chickens and dogs were restless, the people were panicked, and there was no production.

This is of course an exaggeration, but it is impossible for the emperor to go to Lingzhou to investigate in person. It is said that Prince Ji, who is related to the Lu family, also spoke for the Lu family. I heard that in the end Emperor Jiayou sent someone to issue a decree telling King An to stop, handing over the case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and ordering people to bring Zhou Shu, Lu Qingfanxuan and others back to the capital for trial.

As long as they return to the capital, there are three companies operating, and the Ministry of Punishment is the territory of King Ji, Zhou Shu and others will naturally be safe and sound.

The person carrying the imperial decree has already left Beijing, and should arrive in Lingzhou soon, but before Zhou Shu could let go of his heart, King An sent someone to the door.

The door was pounded loudly, Zhou Shu had no doubt that the other party would break in the next moment.

Zhou Zhi rushed over angrily: "Father, they are too rampant, breaking into private houses, there is no law!"

Zhou Shu frowned and said, "Are King An's men outside?"

"That's right, they're all his minions. It's probably because we don't want to eat soft ones, but want to be tough!" Zhou Zhi said viciously, "Isn't King An amazing? If you don't give him some color, he really thinks we are easy to bully Is it?!"

The trace of regret just now was completely erased by his son's words, Zhou Shu said slowly: "Since he came to the door, I will meet him and open the door."

Zhou Zhi deliberately didn't allow anyone to open the door. He opened the side door next to him. After Lin Miao came in, he glanced at him, and Zhou Zhi responded with a malicious smile.

But Lin Miao didn't say a word, and led the people inside, straight to the point and said to Zhou Shu, "His Royal Highness Prince An would like to invite Mr. Zhou Lang to visit the residence."

Zhou Shu said in a deep voice, "I've never seen such a door-to-door invitation."

Lin Miao said expressionlessly, "The two gentlemen of the Lu family and the Fan family are already waiting for you in the Dudu's mansion. Please don't toast or eat fine wine."

Zhou Shu smiled disdainfully. He told himself that there was no need to care about such a small person, so he quickly got up and left with Lin Miao.

When Zhou's father and son arrived at Dudu's Mansion, Fan Xuan and Lu Qing were already there, and Lingzhou Inspector Yu Feng was also there.

Wang An pointed to a vacant seat under his head, and said, "Mr. Zhou is really difficult to invite. I asked Xue Tan to come to the door in person, but I couldn't invite you. I had to use some means. Lin Miao is not rude, right?"

His attitude was completely different from that at the banquet that day, and he could even be called amiable.

Zhou Shu regarded this change as King An's surrender.

He couldn't help sneering secretly, thinking that even if you are a nobleman, don't you have to surrender to the aristocratic family in the end?

"No, I came here on my own. I don't know what is the matter that His Royal Highness Wang An summoned us?"

He Rong said: "Of course it's the same thing as I said last time. I don't know when Zhou Langjun plans to return the military salary he made from reselling it to the court?"

Zhou Shu was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression darkened. He thought that King An would definitely put down his body and apologize when he called him over this time. Who knew that the other party still didn't give up and insisted on bleeding Zhou's family.

He quickly thought of the news from Chang'an that the emperor's will was already on the way, King An wouldn't want to make another big blow before the will came, would he?Then as long as he bites himself to death and refuses to admit it, and delays until the imperial decree arrives, King An will be helpless.

Thinking of this, Zhou Shu said calmly: "Your Highness, I don't know what you are talking about. The grains I sell all have sources that can be traced. The former governor Feng Ci did indeed give me a batch of grains. I helped sell it, but I didn't know where the food came from at the time. As the saying goes, those who don't know are innocent. Even if His Highness wants to investigate, Feng Ci and Judge Deng should be investigated. They shouldn't attack us ordinary people. Bar?"

When Zhou Shu answered, Fan Xuan and Lu Qing also had their own concerns.

Earlier, they were terrified by the bloody scene on the school grounds, and they immediately pledged to pay the money. Later, when they came back to their senses, they regretted it a little. When the Zhou family opened up the relationship with the capital and even invited the imperial decree, their regret was even greater. After rising to the top, he felt that he promised too quickly, and also felt that Jiang was still old and spicy. Zhou Shu withstood the pressure, and indeed ushered in a reversal of events.

The 12 yuan is not something that can be taken out immediately. For businessmen, plucking hair from them is tantamount to killing their parents, so Fan Xuan and Lu Qing procrastinated and handed over [-] to [-] yuan. The gold and silver of money, now that the wind has changed, Zhou Shu has become tougher, and they don't want to pay the rest, they are all waiting for the imperial decree to see King An's defeat.

He Rong's eyes scanned the faces of the people with different expressions, and finally fell on Zhou Shu.

"What Zhou Langjun means is that you don't want to hand it over?"

Zhou Shudao: "Why don't your Highness report this matter to see what the court has to say."

He Rong nodded: "I have already gone to the Emperor Shu to explain the reason of the matter, but Lingzhou is my fiefdom, so I can still be the master if I think about it."

Seeing that Zhou Shu was indifferent, he couldn't help but sighed.

"When I do things, I always like to do things first and then to fight, to leave some room for others, but if some people don't take hard things, and don't cry when they don't see the coffin, then I have no choice but to fulfill them. You must also know that during this time, I I have already killed many people, and my hands are covered with blood, so you should also know that since the killing ring has been issued, I don't care about killing one or two more."

"Your Highness, I have already said that we did not resell the military salary, it was just a crime you imposed on us."

Zhou Shu didn't believe that King An had the courage to kill him at all, because behind him was the Yixing Zhou family, and King An was just an unfavorable prince. It was clear at a glance which was more important.

He Rong didn't like to talk nonsense, but he had enough nonsense to Zhou Shu, so he shut up and only called one name.

"Lin Miao."

Lin Miao, who had been on standby all the time, strode in. The unsheathed sword in his hand was shining brightly, reflecting the light coming in from the outside, making Yu Feng squint his eyes involuntarily. He felt that his eyes were stinging, so he raised his hand and rubbed it.

But the next moment, his movements froze in mid-air.

Yu Feng stared blankly at the scene in front of him, and even forgot to close his mouth.

Lin Miao's long sword pierced Zhou Shu's chest, passed directly through it, and then pulled it out again. He himself retreated a few steps presciently, and was not splashed by the blood gushing from Zhou Shu's chest. Zhou Shu maintained his strength. The last expression of horror before death stared straight at Lin Miao.

Yu Feng felt that if he was stared at by those eyes, he would basically have nightmares every day for the rest of his life, but Lin Miao didn't feel any discomfort at all. He wiped his long sword on Zhou Shu's fallen body and wiped it with Zhou Shu's clothes. Wipe off the blood on it.

Zhou Zhi, who came with his father, had no time to stop all this from happening. With a roar, he threw himself on his father's body and cried loudly. He raised his head, stared fiercely at King An with his bloodshot eyes, and said word by word: " He, Rong, you, dare, kill, me, father, dear!"