After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

The little eunuch walked carefully on the way back to the palace with herbs and ores in his pocket.

Now he finally got the last three ingredients for making warm wine.Concubine Zhao Gui is a lethargy, she only thinks about gnawing her elbows all day long, as a slave, he has to worry a little more for his master.

With these three medicinal materials, there will be warm wine, and with warm wine, the master's prosperity will be just around the corner... Although the master only wants to eat and die, but the little eunuch, as a very enterprising and immersed in sex all day The eunuch in Gongdou School, at this time, took on the heavy responsibility of Gongdou for his master.

...Of course, not the fighting kind.

After passing Zangshu Pavilion and a few more palace roads, it is Zhao Guifei's residence.The little eunuch was rushing over there with his things in his mouth, and the next moment, he was startled by the people around the corner.

"Emperor, Your Majesty?!"

He was really a good spirit but not a bad spirit, he was thinking in his heart not to be discovered, but he bumped into the person he least wanted to meet at the moment.

Fortunately, the emperor seemed to be talking to someone and couldn't see him.The little eunuch originally wanted to leave here, but for some reason, he changed his mind and stayed.

The one who spoke to the emperor seemed to be Prime Minister Lu.The two are hiding here now, as if they are talking in secret.

"...The prime minister also thinks there is something wrong with my doing this?" In the bushes, the emperor seemed to snort, "What's the matter, as the emperor, since when did I ask the Lord Protector for his opinion?"

He was separated by a few big trees, so he couldn't hear very clearly.

"... Your Majesty, Duke Protector, he is an elder after all." Prime Minister Lu's voice was somewhat helpless.

"I think he is old and bored. He has written letters for the fifth prince several times, and those so-called Qingliu who are so sour are also boring. They don't do business all day long. It's first-class to force Lai Lai. Whenever I let them talk They have to pay taxes so that their spittle doesn't pollute the environment."

The emperor seemed to have said a lot more, and Prime Minister Lu persuaded him: "Now the queen mother is worshiping Buddha in Mingshan, and she will return in a year. She loves the fifth prince the most... Your majesty, you know it too."

"...Then release him after one year. Lock him up for one year first."

The few of them were still talking about something, but the little eunuch's heart was aroused by this.

...Your Majesty, you actually want to resist the Queen Mother's will for the first time because of that Young Master Zhou?

The emperor is moody to the outside world, but he is unconditionally filial to the queen mother.The little eunuch knew that the emperor was not the empress dowager's own son, but was adopted by the empress dowager from other concubines.When the emperor was young, the queen mother thought she was infertile, so she did her best for the only adopted son who could bring her status.But when the queen mother herself became pregnant, she became indifferent to the adopted son and even sent him back to the biological mother.

But the biological mother now has other children.She was not close to her child who would call her mother.When a person lacks warmth, he will always try his best to grasp what he has-even if it is just a glimmer of life.Therefore, the emperor was notoriously filial to his former adoptive mother.Even, the current configuration of the emperor's harem is so absurd... and the "assistance" of the queen mother is indispensable.

Now the emperor wants to disobey the queen mother for Zhou Xun alone?

The little eunuch was stunned in place, he was still out of his mind.The conversation between the two at the edge of the forest has reached another dimension.

"...Are you persuading me to let Zhou Xun move out of the palace?" The emperor sneered, "Why, you also think that he..."

"How about Mr. Zhou himself, let's not mention it for the time being. Just let him live in the palace like this, after all, it will not be a long time. Maybe the emperor can ignore those rumors, but what about Mr. Zhou?" Prime Minister Lu said, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Zhou is going to participate in Chunwei next year. If he is allowed to live in the palace, even if Mr. Zhou gets some excellent results in the exam, it is inevitable that some people will speculate outside..."

The emperor scratched his head irritably, and sighed for a long time.

"Well, you are right about this." He finally said, "I will send someone to show him the house."

"...But I really didn't expect that you would care so much about Zhou Xun."

"The emperor may have heard about Zhou Hanlin's affairs in the past few days..."

A palace lady is coming this way.The little eunuch carefully left as if waking up from a dream, holding the materials.

It took him a lot of effort to return to the palace, and he felt happy.Just when he opened the door and was about to announce the good news to Concubine Zhao Gui, he saw Zhao Yue...

Little eunuch: ...

Drooling all over his face, he was lying on the table and sleeping soundly.

Little eunuch: ...

He walked past Zhao Yue lightly and returned to his room.Looking at the materials and many utensils in front of him, the little eunuch sighed.

"Forget it, the master doesn't work hard." He sighed, "The slave has to work harder."

While the little eunuch was struggling, Zhou Xun also stopped at the bookstore.

"I have already cut off contact with the Zhou family." Zhou Xun frowned and said, "When I was sent... when I was sent, Zhou Tairan kicked me out of the house."

"Have you ever changed your family tree?"

Zhou Xun thought for a while, and said: "It should have been removed from the genealogy. At the beginning, he was furious and invited his uncle from the family to be a witness. After all, at that time, Zhou Cai was the hottest new champion, and the younger brother of the champion was a male favourite. , this is really disrespectful."

"Very well, there are witnesses, and the name has been removed from the genealogy. It is much better than what I imagined." Old man Shen stroked his beard and said, "However, I would like to ask, do you Mother..."

"My mother is no longer in the Zhou residence."

When he said this sentence, Zhou Xun's heart tightened again.He reluctantly said: "Because she offended the Zhou family, she was sent to the village on the mountain. Afterwards, it rained heavily on the mountain, and the landslide occurred. When the Zhou family sent people to look for it again... her yard had collapsed in the mudslide. Humans are also..."

In the end, he still couldn't say the word "death", but said euphemistically: "Without a trace."

Old man Shen was silent for a while. He had no father or mother since he was a child, and he didn't know how to comfort Zhou Xun at this moment.But Zhou Xun quickly said: "It is for this reason that I will send them down sooner or later to comfort my mother's spirit in heaven."

"As for the palace, Master doesn't have to worry. Those people outside rarely know about it, and the Fifth Prince has never given me a jade certificate—" Thinking of this, Zhou Xun actually felt a little funny. He was once ignored and treated harshly. Now it has become the best basis for him to wash away his past identity, "Even those who know about it don't know my name. Those who know my name don't know my appearance, so..."

He didn't finish the sentence.He knew that old man Shen was worried about his past events, which would affect his future career.

"Since this is the case, it will be much easier to handle. However, it would be even better if someone can adopt you as a foster son and completely sever the relationship with the Zhou family."

"Student has one thing that I don't understand," Zhou Xun said, he hesitated, "Student has now clearly severed his relationship with the Zhou family, why did the master say..."

——And why did you tell him to completely sever ties with those people?

"The relationships you mentioned are on paper." Old Man Shen beat his head with a scroll, and said unhurriedly, "The relationships I mentioned are from other places."

"Other places... in your heart?" Zhou Xun was startled.

He quickly thought of one thing, clenched his fists, and said in a cold voice: "They treated me like this in the past, trying to make me forget my hatred and walk with them on both sides of the road... How is it possible? The revenge of killing my mother has not been avenged, and I am How can I be relieved..."

"stupid!"

As soon as Zhou Xun finished speaking, he was stunned by old man Shen's book.He touched his sore forehead, and heard old man Shen hate iron for not being strong: "Do you know what I said about you being stupid?"

Zhou Xun shook his head blankly and said, "Students don't know."

"It's natural for you to hate the Zhou family and want retribution for the Zhou family. If a person has no hatred in this situation, can he still be called a person? People have desires, that's a good thing, don't What do you believe in 'If you don't want to be strong'." Old man Shen said unhurriedly, "Of course the Zhou family should be punished. This family relied on the emperor's favor and perverted. The high-rise building has long been emptied by moths. You have to know how many people like Zhou Cai in this capital, and how many people look forward to his downfall..."

Zhou Xun was startled. He remembered the admiring eyes he had seen on Zhou Cai, shook his head and said, "I...don't understand."

He really didn't understand.

Zhou Cai has had a special magical power since he was a child, which can fascinate anyone and give everything for it.Old man Shen said that Zhou Cai had many enemies, how could he believe such a simple sentence?

"Benefits. No matter how high Zhou Cai stood before, how many people were squeezed out because of him. Do you think you are the only one who hates him? How many resources the Zhou family occupies now, how many resources they have when they fall Will be released. There are only a lot of people who are looking forward to Zhou Cai's downfall so that they can get a share of the pie." Old man Shen said with a smile, "And do you know what you did wrong?"

Zhou Xun shook his head.

"You used to be in a situation of absolute despair. At that time, you could only put all your eggs in one basket and rely on your own life to get revenge—" Zhou Xun stood up frightened by Old Man Shen's words, "Sit down, don't be afraid. Then You did a great job at the time. In all fairness, even for me, it would be hard to find a better way to bring all the enemies to jail."

"However, you are different now. You already have what you never had before. You no longer have nothing. When you have nothing, you can only think about attacking. But now, you have to learn to push the waves and protect yourself." Old man Shen slowly Said, "For example, about the businessman on the road, you have to know that Jiang Wei wants to knock Zhou Cai down from the court more than you. He is a force with the five princes and those literati. These people admire the officials' rhetoric. Absolute freedom, and Jiang Wei who is "chasing the wind and shadows" is the most incompatible. Do you think that the businessman's business is just a matter of the Zhou family? In your eyes, this is the misfortune of the businessman. However, in the eyes of others, this Perhaps it is a major event related to the situation to bring down Zhou Cai and reshuffle the forces."

"...What you have to do is definitely not to do it yourself-this is too much exposure of yourself. If I were you, I would watch the development of the situation and write down all the officials that Zhou Cai 'begged' here, And organize this list, and "unintentionally" leak it to his political opponents. But you will never allow yourself to really participate in it on the surface, so as to get your hands dirty, and get involved with the "Zhou family". You want I know that the hatred between you and the Zhou family cannot be resolved now. It is not only the Zhou family that you have to be wary of, but also those who plan to use you as the name to bring down the Zhou family—maybe one day, they will The dirty water that brought down the Zhou family will be poured on you—the person who is known to have the most hatred against the Zhou family."

"The Zhou family is a quagmire. You can promote other people's actions to take revenge, but you must not be contaminated with the mud in the quagmire yourself. Everything you do after that is the same. A real hunter will only Hide behind the curtain."

Zhou Xun was silent for a long time.

After a long time, he suddenly said: "So the matter of Lu Bin is no longer important?"

"Lu Bin?"

"According to what you said, the matter of Lu Bin is just a weapon used to bring down the Zhou family." Zhou Xun said slowly, "But he really ruined his life for Zhou Cai."