"I haven't said that? I must have remembered it wrong..." The emperor muttered, "So it's not in the book?..."

His voice was very low, as if he was talking to himself, and then he said a series of words that Zhou Xun couldn't understand. Finally, he patted Zhou Xun on the shoulder and said: "It's okay, I don't want to see you in the room."

Stay."

Zhou Xun was still looking at him. He thought for a while and said to Zhou Xun in a relieved tone: "Don't worry, even for your sake, I won't be rude to your brother, hehe."

Zhou Xun looked at him. The emperor said happily: "If you don't meet outside, what kind of friendship do we have? Do you still meet outside?"

After saying this, he waved his hand and left the room.

Zhou Xun:......

What is his relationship with the emperor?

He was sitting in the inner room, separated by a screen. He heard someone entering the Cultivation Heart Hall under a general message, and the sound of jade was gentle.

He knew that the jade pendant around Zhou Cai's waist was making the noise.

The jade pendant was originally a set, given by my grandmother. Each descendant of the Zhou family had one. Zhou Xun originally had one, but it was broken into pieces on the day he was kicked out of the Zhou family.

His grandmother was the only elder in the Zhou family who cared for him besides his mother. However, she was in poor health, lingered on the sick bed, and lived in the Buddhist hall for a long time, and died early. She was also responsible for the marriage between his mother and his father.

Zhou Xun's parents were originally cousins ​​who had been married since childhood. His grandmother and maternal grandmother were originally a pair of good sisters. The elder sister, his grandmother, married into the Zhou family, a prominent local family; the younger sister, his maternal grandmother,

Married into the Lin family, which was famous among officials.

The two matrons had a close relationship, and they were of the same family, so it was natural for them to become closer. It was not until later that a poem written by Zhou Xun's grandfather in private when he was drunk was circulated, and was framed, misinterpreted, and convicted of literary inquisition. The whole family

Therefore, he was deposed. The marriage contract between the Lin family and the Zhou family was unilaterally annulled by the Zhou family.

It is human nature to despise the poor and love the rich, not to mention the literary prison. It is easy to understand that the Zhou family and the Lin family hastily put aside their relationship. However, the Zhou family married the Ye family less than half a year later, but the dissolution of the engagement was obscured.

Added a layer of confusing color.

Rumor has it that the Lin family was framed and had something to do with the Ye family. At that time, Zhou Xun's maternal grandfather was competing with the head of the Ye family for position. Afterwards, the Ye family rose to prominence and got married to the Zhou family. Originally, she was supposed to be the principal wife.

A Miss Lin, who was married by her cousin, was so heartbroken that she wanted to commit suicide by drowning herself in the river, but her cousin coaxed her back with sweet words.

"If we are in love for a long time, how can we stay together day and night, let alone be a concubine? Ayan, I have you in my heart, but the situation forces me! If you enter the house, then I have a reason to treat you

Your family will take care of you, otherwise..."

Miss Lin was carried away, so she was coaxed by her cousin to sit in a small sedan and enter the Zhou Mansion as a concubine. As for whether her cousin's sweet words came from true admiration, or from the fact that she was "the most beautiful woman in Jiangzhou"

In the years of suffering that followed, she finally realized the reluctance to part with the beauty of her so-called cousin.

In Zhou's mansion, she finally realized her own slowness - Miss Ye, whom she once regarded as her best friend and whom she talked to about everything, turned out to be jealous of her from the beginning. She only pretended to be friendly and had been with her since she was a girl.

He often spread rumors about her in private.

The wind, the sword, the frost, and the sword are all facing each other. The only person in the Zhou family who is willing to take care of her mother and son is Zhou Xun's grandmother, but she is old and frail, and her care is limited.

Zhou Xun still remembers her hanging the jade pendant around his waist, smiling at him with dazzling eyes, and teaching him to be filial to his parents and share the country's worries when he grows up. The children of the Zhou family must have backbone...

Now that his grandmother has passed away, his mother has also passed away with hatred, and there is no one in the entire Zhou family who cares about him. If not for this, Zhou Xun would not be so radical, and would rather live in pieces than in ruins.

Zhou Cai was in the outer room, and he was in the inner room... Zhou Xun leaned back and closed his eyes.

He used his calmness to ensure that he would not lose his composure due to hatred.

When Zhou Cai entered the Yangxin Hall, he secretly looked around.

There were indeed traces of another person's visit in the Yangxin Hall. He looked towards the dormitory from a distance, as if looking for a trace of what had happened.

However, there was a curtain hanging over there, so he couldn't see clearly.

The emperor came out of the screen and seemed to be in a good mood. Zhou Cai had just relaxed for a moment, but his eyes were already locked tightly by the shadow on the screen!

That is a figure that he will never forget in his life!

That's... Zhou Xun's figure!

Zhou Xun...the emperor...Zhou Cai's face turned pale, and at that moment, he almost fainted.

No! Zhou Cai gritted his teeth and said, the more it is at this time, the less likely it is to be chaotic...

He must find a way... he must find a way...

Yes, first make the emperor feel guilty about him, and then try to persuade him... Zhou Cai secretly made a plan.

Zhou Xun listened to the two people's movements inside the screen.

Outside the screen, Zhou Cai first saluted the emperor: "Zhou Cai thanks the emperor."

"No thank you, no thank you." came the emperor's sunny voice, "This is what should be done. Stop standing and sit down to talk."

Outside the screen, Zhou Cai seemed to be smiling slightly, pretending to be embarrassed: "Your Majesty, this...is not in line with etiquette."

The emperor said: "It's okay, I asked you to sit down."

"Your Majesty shows your love so much..." Zhou Cai's voice was choked with sobs. He seemed to be extremely moved and bit his lip: "My brother did such a treacherous and unethical thing, and the Emperor actually treated me... Your Majesty..."

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Emperor: "...Why do you cry whenever you want?"

Zhou Xun:......

For some reason, he didn't hear the slightest hint of tenderness and doting in these words, but instead felt pure surprise and confusion.

He leaned back and continued to listen to Zhou Cai's performance.

"I originally thought that the emperor would never forgive me, but yesterday the emperor... I had nothing to do in return. I could only devote myself to death and die, hiss..."

Zhou Cai suddenly couldn't help but feel pain, let out a small cry of pain, and covered his knees.

The emperor was already impatient.

"Oh, don't do that. Your surname is Zhou. If you keep doing that, I'll have to call you Zhou Zuoren." The emperor patted the table, "Sit down if I tell you to. Stand there so that I can look up."

Are you looking at your neck?"

Zhou Cai:……

Could it be that he wasn't obvious enough? Zhou Cai was confused. Why didn't the emperor care about his knee injury?

He originally thought that the emperor was the worst offender, and when he saw his pale face, he should have felt more pity... He bit his lip, then looked at the shadow on the screen, kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to borrow the donkey from the slope.

Emperor: "You're welcome."

Zhou Cai then sat down. He had been standing for a long time, and his knees were already in severe pain.

"Your Majesty," Zhou Cai said softly, "Zhou Cai is really grateful to the Emperor for everything he has done for Wei Chen and his family. Wei Chen said he would not repay him, but he was sincere."

His attitude could be described as neither humble nor arrogant, and he spoke to the emperor as if he were a monarch and a minister, but also as if he were old friends for many years.

——It's more like he didn't even know Zhou Xun was inside the screen.

The emperor took a sip of tea and said in a relaxed tone: "It's okay, I didn't expect you to be of any help. You have nothing to repay me with."

Zhou Cai:?

Zhou Xun inside the screen was also stunned at this moment.

One of them was outside the screen, and the other was inside the screen, but they also had big question marks in their hearts.

Zhou Cai originally wanted to use the four words "nothing to repay" to show his loyalty so that the emperor would be moved. After all, the emperor had always been a fan of his behavior. Every time he heard his confession like this, he felt that he was humble and prudent.

A pure heart is extremely valuable.

However, the emperor's tone today...does he take this sentence seriously?

Could it be that the emperor...Zhou Cai pinched his fingers calmly and was still angry with him?

Or maybe he favored Zhou Xun... maybe it was also to make him angry?

However, the topic had already been passed here, and Zhou Cai accepted it tactfully: "There has always been a lot of false praise for me among the officials. They praised me for being able to write essays at the age of three, poems at the age of five, and he was selected as the number one scholar at the age of seventeen.

Leading the editor and revision of history books... However, I have always felt ashamed. It is not because of the limitations of my talents, but because I want to serve the court and do endless things for the emperor. The emperor is the king of a country and shoulders the important affairs of the family and the country.

, I only wish to do my best in my life, and do my best to relieve the emperor's worries. There is no limit to the sea of ​​learning, and it is beyond the limit of one's life. If I can help the emperor to worry a little more in this life, even if it is just a millimeter, it will be enough.

This life worthwhile……"

What he said was full of literary talent and sincere words. Zhou Xun listened to his colorful Chinese passages behind the screen and thought to himself that he was really an unprecedented flatterer.

——But in the eyes of others, people like him are called patriotic and loyal to the emperor, and have outstanding literary talent.

Zhou Xun knew that the emperor loved Zhou Cai the most and regarded him as a confidant.

Like cinnabar on the heart.

The emperor outside the screen also opened his mouth slightly because of his words, as if he was moved by his words.

Zhou Cai spoke eloquently, and the emperor finally interrupted him, with a touch of emotion in his eyes: "That's enough."

Zhou Cai stopped.

The emperor said: "Although you will never be as good as him in Wen Cai in this life, your ability to think broadly and being so optimistic while recognizing yourself clearly are also your strengths."

Well, who's literary talent can compare with the Chinese language scribe... the Chinese language sage?
To be continued...