Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

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Zhou Jinyu felt that it was inappropriate to go in when Wei Chenglu was disheveled and began to tear the clothes of a maidservant, so she wanted to turn around and leave before she crossed the threshold, but Luo Zong, the big housekeeper, stretched out his arm and stopped her up.

Zhou Jinyu looked at the arm that suddenly stretched out in front of her, and felt a little disgusted. She was 'invited' to the First Prince's Mansion, but the butler only seemed polite, but actually showed no respect for her. meaning.

After Luo Zong stopped Zhou Jinyu, his face was originally cold, but after seeing Zhou Jinyu's frown, he immediately withdrew his hand that stopped Zhou Jinyu, and immediately laughed: "Fourth son , don't rush away."

Zhou Jinyu smiled, very embarrassed: "Since the eldest prince is busy, I'd better come to bother you another day."

Luo Zong persuaded: "The fourth son misunderstood, just now the first prince was drinking with some of his staff, maybe he was drunk, the villain went up to tell the first prince, saying that you are here, the fourth son went to the side room and waited for a while That's it." After he finished speaking, he immediately ordered the little boy in front of the door: "Quickly, please invite the Fourth Young Master to the side room."

Zhou Jinyu could only politely nodded and said, "Thank you."

The young man led Zhou Jinyu into the room, retreated after serving tea, and closed the door half shut.

Zhou Jinyu casually looked at the decorations in the room, and saw three paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall, one of the first two paintings was a majestic mountain, the other was a small bridge and flowing water, and the one on the far right was On the third picture is a picture of two tigers fighting, in which the surviving tiger looks very fierce, with blood on its mouth, while the tiger it is stepping on has been bitten off its neck .

Then there was a pile of porcelain bottles and jars on the antique shelf. Zhou Jinyu had never studied antiques, so he stopped looking at them.

At this moment, voices came from outside the door.

Zhou Jinyu heard one servant complain to the other in a low voice: "That Luo Zong is nothing, he's only been the housekeeper for a few days, and he's started ordering men around."

Another servant immediately responded: "That's right, I said that once some dogs are favored by the master, they don't know what their surname is. Just last month, he begged to pour water for washing my feet, tsk tsk, Don't even look at his cowardly appearance, now that he's the chief housekeeper, he pretends to be five people and six people, what the hell!"

"That's right, the dog who once gained power!"

The two of them were swearing at each other, when suddenly, Luo Zong's voice came in a lukewarm voice: "Brother Xiao Sheng, if you're willing, I can help you pour the water for washing your feet today."

The two servants who were cursing behind their backs to relieve their hatred instantly fell silent.

Luo Zong asked with a smile: "What's the matter? Why didn't you talk? Brother Xiao Sheng, I'll go to your room later. As long as you are willing, I can pour the footwashing water for you myself. It's no big deal. "

The boy named "Xiao Sheng" was frightened dumbfounded. Immediately afterwards, Zhou Jinyu heard him fall to his knees with a "plop".

"Luo Zong, oh no, butler Luo!" The boy yelled: "The little one knows his mistake, the little one owes a slap, the little one knows his mistake, big butler Luo forgives his sin! The little one knows his mistake."

Zhou Jinyu twitched her mouth while hearing him yelling.

Luo Zong suddenly turned cold, and ordered the people behind him: "Take the two of them down to me, strip off their clothes and beat them with a hundred sticks. If they die, throw them directly on the mass grave!"

After another burst of begging for mercy, the two were dragged away, and the entire First Prince's Mansion returned to deathly silence.

Luo Zong pushed the door open and entered the room before Zhou Jinyu had time to drink a cup of tea.

Luo Zong acted as if nothing had happened just now, and made a gesture of 'please' with a smile, and said: "Fourth son, our master is here to invite you."

Zhou Jinyu nodded, followed Luo Zong out the door, and walked in the direction of the main hall.

As she walked, she was beating drums in her heart.Early in the morning, I heard that the First Prince is impatient, he doesn't treat the servants of the manor as human beings, and his behavior becomes more and more surly. A few days ago, there were even rumors that he robbed the civilian daughters and beat his old father to death.

Looking at it now, the butler's behavior is quite ruthless. He just said a few words behind his back and beat him to death.

Seeing that she was walking slowly, Luo Zong turned around and looked at her with a smile, and asked, "Fourth Young Master, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Jinyu shook his head as usual, and asked: "The eldest prince called me to come to the mansion late at night, what is the reason?"

Luo Zong reminded her very "kindly": "No matter what it is, the fourth son agrees. Our master has always admired young people like you, especially the one appreciated by Long Live Lord, and will definitely do a lot in the future."

Zhou Jinyu was taken aback when she heard this, because she was still a little uncertain just now.Now it was almost certain, from the few words of the housekeeper Luo Zong, she understood that the eldest prince was probably trying to win her over, or warn her.

But no matter which one it is, it is not what she wants.

After all, no matter whether the First Prince was disliked by Emperor Tianshun or not, he is still the First Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, there are still countless followers and staff in the mansion, and there is still the support of Confucian veterans headed by Prime Minister Meng in the court.

Therefore, this person must not be offended.

Oh, how good is this?

Zhou Jinyu came to the main hall again. This time Wei Chenglu did not have the indulgent attitude just now, but he still sat on the main seat, drinking with his arms around two beauties, and Wei Chenglu was standing not far away. The old man, from the moment Zhou Jinyu came in, the old man in white began to squint and look at her.

Zhou Jinyu was baffled by the old man's look, and knelt down to salute Wei Chenglu: "Student, please greet Your Highness."

Wei Chenglu waved his hands casually, looked coldly at the handsome scholar standing in the hall, and said, "You are Zhou Jinyu?"

Zhou Jinyu lowered his head and replied, "The student is right."

Wei Chenglu suddenly sneered, and twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "This hall has long heard that a man named Zhou Jinyu has made great achievements in saving him in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. Unexpectedly, he is a young man. This face is really handsome. If it is a woman , this hall will marry into the mansion."

Zhou Jinyu naturally heard the frivolous meaning in Wei Chenglu's words, and suddenly felt disgusted in his heart, and was about to reply.

"Your Highness..." the old man in white opened his mouth.

The smile on Wei Chenglu's face remained unchanged, he tilted his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun, please tell me."

The old man in white frowned, first shook his head cautiously at Wei Chenglu, then winked at the direction where Zhou Jinyu was kneeling, and whispered, "Go".

Wei Chenglu pursed his lips, unwillingly pushed away the two beauties who were serving on his side, one on the left and one on the right, and stood up.He took a step forward and came to Zhou Jinyu in person, while holding her arm to help her up, he said: "Fourth Young Master, if you come to this hall in the future, you should only treat it as your own home, and there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony. "

If it wasn't for the strong smell of powder on Wei Chenglu's body at this time, and the frivolous words in his mouth just now, Zhou Jinyu would have really believed that His Royal Highness the eldest son treated a commoner with no official position so courteously. He behaved like a corporal.

But who doesn't know superficial skills?

Zhou Jinyu took a step back indiscriminately, avoiding the touch of his fingers, bowed to Wei Chenglu and saluted again, and said more and more sincerely: "The students are terrified, and absolutely dare not disrespect His Highness."

Wei Chenglu seemed very satisfied: "You know the rules, Luo Zong, show the seat to the Fourth Young Master."

After Wei Chenglu finished speaking, he turned around and swaggered back to the main seat and sat down.

Zhou Jinyu also sat down on the futon under Wei Chenglu's head, and there were several tables in front of the futon with delicious delicacies. As soon as Zhou Jinyu sat down, a maid serving her filled her wine glass.

Wei Chenglu looked down at the white-clothed old man standing at his head and said, "Since everyone is here, Mr. Sun, you can take your seat too."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your seat!" The old man in white saluted Wei Chenglu in a loud voice, and sat down directly opposite Zhou Jinyu.

The old man in white squinted his eyes, looked at Zhou Jinyu and asked with a smile: "I heard that you are going to take part in the spring test next month on Thursday, or did the Lord Long Live personally name you?"

Zhou Jinyu only felt that the visitor was not kind, and replied: "The students are also panicking. If they fail to win, I am afraid that they will fail the love of Long Live God."

The old man in white said: "Young Master Thursday, don't underestimate yourself. The current situation in the court is changing rapidly. According to this old man, the first champion in this year's spring test must be Young Master Thursday."

Zhou Jinyu wondered: "Here, the students haven't taken the test yet, so how can they get the result early in the morning?"

The old man in white said: "As long as Mr. Zhou thinks about it, I will have a way for you to go to high school."

Zhou Jinyu thought to himself, this Hongmen Banquet has finally gotten to the point.

Zhou Jinyu looked at the old man in white in shock, and said innocently: "Mr., you should know that our Long Live God has always hated cheating in scientific examinations. Students absolutely dare not do such things, students I have always been timid, even if you got the test questions ahead of time, don't reveal them to the villain, the villain is panicking, and I am really afraid of being beheaded by the Long Live Lord."

The old man in white was taken aback by what she said: "Who said old man..."

Looking at Zhou Jinyu's timid look again, he suddenly became angry. Is this young man really stupid or fake?He, Sun Zhijing, wanted someone to top the high school rankings, so why did he need the useless method of getting the test questions in advance?

When he looked at Zhou Jinyu again, Zhou Jinyu's eyes had already started to look at the jug on the table.

Mrs. Liu hasn't let her drink alcohol for more than half a year, except for the last time she secretly drank it at Qianlong Temple, but she was barged in by Little Baozi Niang and the others before she was half drunk, so she didn't drink to her heart's content at all.

This time, she couldn't hold back for a while, picked up the wine glass on the table and smelled it, it was old bamboo leaf green, high-quality wine.

Sun Zhijing stood up and said: "Long Live Lord mentioned it to the ministers many times in the court, and his words were full of praise for Prince Zhou. He also said that when he looked at the civil and military affairs of the court, even the princes present You can't compare with the Fourth Young Master, only the Fourth Young Master stood up when the emperor was killed. If this is the case, how will the court officials think of you?"

Zhou Jinyu naturally understands the meaning of his words. Now the words of the Lord Long Live have made you the envy of the courtiers. Once you go to high school, you will be excluded by the courtiers. At this time, if you don't defect to our eldest prince , Who else can I go to?

Zhou Jinyu picked up the wine glass on the table, put it to her mouth and took a sip. She looked at Sun Zhijing blankly: "Mr., what did you just say? The student is a little drunk."

Sun Zhijing was so angry with her that he simply stopped talking and motioned Wei Chenglu to come and talk to her.

Wei Chenglu paused, looked at Zhou Jinyu, and said as if he had found a bosom friend: "You like to drink, just like the main hall?"

Sun Zhijing: "..."

Zhou Jinyu thought for a while, and replied: "Students have always been strong drinkers. They have always only had one sip. If they exceed one sip, they will die immediately."

"One sip?" Wei Chenglu naturally didn't believe it: "How can you not drink when you come to this hall, come here, come and change a big bowl for Fourth Young Master."

Zhou Jinyu complained endlessly: "Your Highness, please spare the students."

Wei Chenglu smiled and said: "No, no, this hall will watch you drink this bowl of wine with our own eyes this time."

Zhou Jinyu was very embarrassed when she saw the big mouthful of sea bowl that the little maid brought up and put in front of her eyes.

The little maid was already pouring wine into the bowl in front of her, Zhou Jinyu could almost ask about the sweetness of Zhuyeqing.

The wine was full, Wei Chenglu ordered: "Zhou Jinyu, drink up that bowl of wine."

Zhou Jinyu was very "difficult" to pick up the wine, drank it in one breath, and fell down on the spot in an instant, unconscious.