After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

Zhou Cai has had a bad time in recent days.

Since the day when the cabinet discussed matters, the emperor suddenly never called him into the palace to accompany him.Just like the sudden enthusiasm for Zhou Xun, the emperor also suddenly turned cold towards him.

When the cabinet was discussing matters, Zhou Cai was no longer notified; when the emperor went to court, he did not look in his direction; The emperor suddenly ordered him to stop what he was doing and wait for the order...

Overnight, his life changed drastically!

All the people in the court are human beings.Although the emperor didn't say anything clearly, the astute people had already smelled out that the emperor's treatment of Zhou Cai was different from the past.What did the emperor treat Zhou Caina in the past?What does the emperor think of Zhou Cai now?Only the blind can't see that Zhou Cai has fallen out of favor now, and maybe even more, he is hated by the emperor!

People in Beijing are all down-to-earth.Some smarter people did not show too much, maintaining a superficial politeness, and beware that one day the emperor would think of Zhou Cai again and make him turn around.People who used to fawn over him, how enthusiastically they stuck to him at the beginning, now avoid him in panic, such as that half a month ago, the Gu University scholar who was eagerly hoping that he would speak well to his nephew in front of the emperor. ...

Zhou Cai clenched his fists.

Thinking of what that Grand Master Gu had done, Zhou Cai was trembling with anger.Master Gu knew that Zhou Cai liked jade carvings, and told him in a flattering manner a few days ago that he had specially found the jade carvings of Master Huang from the previous dynasty for him.Zhou Cai said that he was tired, but his heart was full of pride and expectation.

Zhou Cai was looking forward to it day and night, but the jade carving never disappeared.However, the day before yesterday, Zhou Xiaomei and her friends came back from the gathering of noble ladies in Beijing, chatting all the way about the luxury of the Chuhuang Shang Mansion-she was not qualified to go to this gathering, but entrusted Zhou Cai's fiancée, Miss Yan Fu.

"The Chu family is really luxurious, that's why a white jade is the king's horse. I think the lighting in his house is all high-quality night pearls!" Zhou Xiaomei said with full of longing, "It really is an imperial merchant, sister Chu said The emperor recently asked her brother to enter the palace to discuss matters, saying that he wanted to open... a thing called the Silk Road? The other sisters said that the Chu family is going to be prosperous, and the gift giver has broken through the threshold..."

As she said, her eyes were full of obsession with money: "If one day, I can marry into the Chu family and become a rich wife, then..."

She had no intention of speaking, Zhou Cai listened, but put down the book.

Zhou Xiaomei said who was bad, but she chose the Chu family.The Chu family is an imperial merchant, and the ancestors were still the master, and the second young master of the Chu family has always been at odds with Zhou Cai.When Zhou Cai first came to the capital, he had also courted him and invited him as a guest, but unexpectedly he threw away the invitation on the grounds of diarrhea.Zhou Cai wanted to reschedule to the next day, and he even ordered someone to say: "Don't reschedule, I have diarrhea for a month."

He clearly looked down on him!These rich and young men in Beijing, relying on their noble background, look down on him, a boy from the countryside!

Fortunately, he got the favor of the emperor through some means, and he won the round. This is called relief!

Zhou Cai smiled slightly on the surface and said: "Scholar, farmer, businessman, what about prosperity and wealth? A merchant calculates gold and silver all day long, and his body smells of copper. It's just a job that low-class people would do."

Zhou's mother also frowned and scolded her: "You are a lady from a scholarly family, with such shallow eyelids! They are a merchant, no matter how rich and powerful they are, they are still inferior to others. It's not like your brother, he..."

Zhou Xiaomei was originally happy, but when her mother and brother scolded her, her face also collapsed.She muttered: "No matter how much my brother's salary is, some things are priceless! Today, someone sent a jade carving of a plum tree to Chu's house. It is really beautiful. The petals are as thin as the wings of a cicada. Yes, I heard that it was the work of Master Huang in the previous dynasty, and there is no second one in the whole world..."

Zhou Cai's mind was about to explode at that moment.

Miss Zhou didn't see her brother's expression at all, and she was still talking about it with relish: "I heard that the person who sent the carved jade tree had sent people to Yanzhou to search for it for a long time, and spent a lot of money to buy it. Sister Chu said, I want to dedicate it to the nobles in the palace...Brother, speaking of it, did Grand Master Gu say that he would give you a carved jade tree? What is that like? Brother, why are you..."

...Uncle Gu actually concealed from him and gave the gift that he had promised to give to others!And that other person is still the enemy he wholeheartedly regards as a thorn in his side!

The sour and rancid anger in Zhou Cai's heart was boiling like boiling water. When he got up the next day, he went to the Hanlin Academy to meet the Gu University scholar. The person who flattered him all day did not even want to see him. Just hide and go!

His expression was clearly afraid that he would ask him for a gift, and he was clearly saying "how do you deserve such a gift?" "Don't come to me with the cheek".

That night, Zhou Cai was so angry that he vomited blood. He wiped off the blood and returned home, but Zhou's family was in a mess.

Brother Zhou happened to cause trouble again at this juncture!

Brother Zhou beat someone in Beijing.Relying on his elder brother being the emperor's favored minister, he has always been domineering and self-righteous, and he usually does all kinds of "juvenile spirit" things.This time he saw a man who looked like a rich man ordered his family's belongings to be thrown out of the yard, as if he wanted to rob the house, so he did it without thinking.Who would have thought that his push would actually push that young master into the well, causing him to be severely injured!

It would be fine if it was the yamen in central Beijing who caught this matter.Zhou Cai has a good relationship with the people in the yamen, so maybe this matter will be resolved.But who would have thought that Shangguan Mingjing, the only daughter of Jiangwei's commander, happened to pass by there, and Jiangwei took over the matter!

The relationship between Lu Xiandao and Zhou Cai is not good. Lu Xiandao is the deputy commander of Jiang Wei, so the relationship between Zhou Cai and Jiang Wei can be imagined.When the matter came to this point, Zhou Caigang wiped off the blood he vomited, and the first thing he did was to create public opinion and collect evidence of the crime of the rich son robbing the house, but who knows...

That house originally belonged to that young master!The son was originally an orphan and a widow and his family lived in the house. He went to sea a few years ago and did not return for a long time. He was thought to have died. The servant who took care of his mother drove his old mother out and occupied the magpie's nest by herself.

The young master walked around the island, but by a blessing in disguise, he discovered a treasure mine.He managed to return home by boat, bought gems and clothes, but knew that his mother was furious when this happened.This time I came here to ask for the most fair explanation, who knew that such a thing would happen?

Now, Zhou Cai really has nowhere to go!

Several political opponents who had originally disliked him had been eyeing him for a long time, and now that the opportunity came, they all showed signs of trying to use this matter to pull him down.Zhou Cai sat in the Zhou Mansion all night, and finally gritted his teeth early the next morning and decided to go to the palace to intercede.

He believed that the emperor looked at his friendship with him over the years, at least...

And Zhou Xun...

He believed that the emperor's indifference to him in recent days was all thanks to Zhou Xun.Zhou Cai knows exactly what kind of temperament the emperor is.

The emperor looked moody and tyrannical, but he was actually quite nostalgic.Zhou Cai was able to be honored by the emperor at the beginning because the two had met once when they were young.

No matter what Zhou Xun said in front of the emperor, as long as he can meet the emperor, talk about the past with the emperor, and mention the suffering he has suffered during this period...Zhou Cai is confident that the emperor will remember the old love For sake, let him go!

However, he was able to enter and exit the palace unimpeded, but when he arrived at Donghua Gate, he was stopped by someone.Eunuch Wei, who was guarding the gate, told him politely, tactfully, but firmly that he had to inform the emperor before he could go in.

This was something he had never experienced in his life, he was actually stopped outside the palace!

Zhou Cai could only stand outside the door and wait for the transmission.The communication didn't arrive, but he saw a familiar figure.

Hong Ling.

He knows Hongling.Hong Ling is one of the most useful maids in the Emperor's Hall of Mental Cultivation, and she usually serves the Emperor personally.Zhou Cai also knew that Hong Ling was interested in him - he was very familiar with this kind of eyes mixed with admiration and respect.

It's just that for some reason, she looked very distracted today, as if she was thinking about something, hurried all the way, and even bumped into him.

...However, this is a good opportunity to get some words out of her mouth.Zhou Cai thought so.Although he was anxious about his younger brother's affairs, the busier he was, the more calm he had to be.

Hong Ling pulled her fallen hair behind her ears, and smiled shyly.She saw Zhou Cai stopped at the Donghua Gate, but did not enter the palace, so she said, "Master Zhou, why did you enter the palace today? Speaking of which, I haven't seen you in the palace for a long time..."

Her words were meant to be caring, but in Zhou Cai's ears, they seemed to be pierced into his heart like thorns.

...has not been in the palace for a long time.

"Recently..." He smiled awkwardly.

"My lord has been busy with other things these days, so I haven't entered the palace?" Hong Ling looked at his expression, thinking she had found the answer, "My lord is concerned about the country and the people, it's really hard work."

Zhou Cai, who was suspended recently: ...

Eunuch Wei was talking to Zhou Cai while looking at Hong Ling, and said to the little eunuch next to him, "Did you let the person who sent the message to the imperial study come back?"

"Not yet."

"Yes." Eunuch Wei nodded and said, "Look at Mr. Zhou, if he is about to kneel, quickly ask the guards to help him up."

"Eunuch, this..."

"It's such a big palace gate, if someone kneels here again, it will have a bad influence." Eunuch Wei waved his whisk and sighed, "Every time my lord enters the palace this week, why don't you change the door? , let the old slave do his best..."

On the other side, Hong Ling was still talking to Zhou Cai.

"My lord is entering the palace this time for the sake of my brother?" Seeing Zhou Cai's worried expression, Hong Ling guessed.

Zhou Cai was taken aback. The news about younger brother Zhou has already reached the Hall of Mental Cultivation?

"My brother is really young and energetic, and often clashes with others, alas..." He smiled wryly, "This is not..."

"My lord, don't worry about it." Hong Ling said happily, "Young Master Zhou is doing well in the palace now, and the emperor loves him very much. With the emperor around, no one will let Young Master Zhou be wronged. Young Master Zhou stay here He is a good person, he looks indifferent, but he is kind-hearted. With him around, the emperor will lose his temper less, and all the servants in the palace like Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Cai: ...

Mr. Zhou is really considerate brother.Hong Ling thought in her heart, she decided that when she met Zhou Cai in the future, she should tell more about Zhou Xun's happiness, so as not to worry him.

Zhou Cai's throat was sweet again, and he was about to speak when he saw a carriage parked beside the Donghua Gate.

"Put this jade carving in place. This jade carving is going to be dedicated to the emperor's sweetheart." An all-too-familiar voice rang in his ears.

When Zhou Cai turned his head, the second son of the Chu family was waving his fan and leading people to enter through the Donghua Gate.

The author has something to say: At the end of the 19th century, the German geological geographer Richthofen wrote in his book "China" that "from 114 BC to 127 AD, the silk trade between China and Central Asia, China and India This western traffic road for the media was named "Silk Road".

So in this era, there should be no such term as Silk Road!