in spring

Chapter 218

Zhou Nianjuan wrote several letters from the Marquis, handed them out to the boy, got up and stretched, turned around and saw Xiaoyao wiping the bookshelf sullenly, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong with you today? Who messed with you?" No?"

Xiaoyao said in a muffled voice: "No one messed with me!" After a pause, he curled his lips and said, "Master Zhou, I heard that the third young master chose two other girls for you, and they ran to see them quietly, and they all had good-looking faces. You're dumb! It's not as good as Chunying! It's because that girl doesn't know what to do, otherwise..." He hesitated to speak, and lowered his head.

He probably wanted to leave with Zhou Nian, those two girls knew that they were not lucky enough to be aunts just by looking at their appearance, so should they be rationed to him in the future? !God!Although he is a servant, he also looks forward to marrying a beautiful wife!

Zhou Nian was stunned, and smiled lightly: "Chunying has her own good fortune, and I am also happy for her. What are you talking about here?" I feel a little regretful that I can't do my part for Chunying, but I have no complaints in my heart.He looked at the weather outside, then smiled and said: "You have time to think about it here, why don't you go out for a stroll, I don't need you here."

Teenagers always love to play, and Xiaoyao regained her spirits when she heard it, and ran away in a hurry.Zhou Nian smiled, and went to Lord Hou with a stack of letters, asking for his instructions.

After walking to the corridor of the main room of the outer study, through the window, he heard voices in the room. One of them seemed to be Fan Zhifang, the third master of the Fan family. A voice stopped his footsteps.

The man said: "This is an old acquaintance, why should Marquis Li reject people thousands of miles away?"

Zhou Nian held his breath, approached the window lightly, looked in through the pane, and saw three people sitting opposite each other in the room, except for Master Hou and Master Fan San, he remembered the face of the other person clearly, it was from the Grand Master Liang's school Officials, in plain clothes.Zhou Nian was puzzled, this person has always been the enemy of Qing Guohou, why did he come to visit? !
Hou Ye said indifferently in the house: "I dare not, I just seldom see each other. Today, my lord suddenly visited the humble house, and I was flattered."

Seeing the awkward situation, Fan Zhifang hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Today is a private visit from a friend. We don't discuss state affairs, but private affairs." He leaned closer to Lord Hou again: "Brother-in-law, don't be angry, let him finish talking first."

The guest smiled: "Thank you, Brother Fan. Lihou, I also know that our two families... were not very harmonious in the past, but now it is not as good as before. The grand master's life is exhausted, and he just enjoys it at home, but ignores the business , now the imperial court is controlled by Liu and Qi, and those of us who have worked hard are left aside. We go to complain, but the grand master refuses to see us. He Wanze, Fang Qian, and General Tantai are all discouraged. In half, I have to find another way out. Brother Fan and I met by chance a month ago, and our temperaments are quite compatible, and I am even more fortunate to visit Li Hou at home, and I also ask Li Hou to have a lot of people, if you forgive me." After saying that, he stood up and bowed.

Hou Ye heard it was funny, so he could only help him up, and glanced at his brother-in-law: "Brother Xu is serious, since brother Zhifang has come forward, why should I not?" But there was some displeasure in his eyes.

Fan Zhifang didn't take it seriously, but approached her brother-in-law with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law. You and I were bothered about the fleet before, but now that we have brother Xu, it's just right. His in-laws are now working in the inner court. Just to be able to talk, Brother He and Brother Fang are both capable ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs. They have handled Nanyang affairs. General Tantai has been guarding the port in Tianjin for several years. He is very familiar with shipping affairs, and his subordinates are also quite There are a few good players. These are all from rich families, and they have admired the scenery of Nanyang for a long time, but because the grand master is not trusted by the emperor, they have never had the opportunity to see them. If we can get their help, what brother-in-law was worried about before If anything, it won't be a problem!"

Hou Ye secretly sighed in his heart, it seems that my brother-in-law is determined to win the Huo family's original fleet, and I don't want to help, but these people can't believe it all, I just hope that my brother-in-law will not be confused in order to achieve his goal.

When he looked up by accident, he suddenly saw Zhou Nian standing outside the window, looking at him in a daze. He was worried that the other party would cause trouble if the official surnamed Xu saw him, so he made a gesture to Zhou Nian while no one was paying attention. He gestured to the other party to leave immediately, and when he saw that the other party was not moving, he stared anxiously.

Zhou Nian felt chills all over outside the window, and seeing Lord Hou talking happily with the two of them, his heart became more and more heavy. He knew that Lord Hou wanted to leave by himself, so he had to go back to the room as he said, only to feel that the sky was dark.

Lord Hou and the Liang faction officials are clearly hostile. Could it be that right and wrong can be put aside for the sake of a Nanyang fleet? !The Mansion of the Marquis of the Kingdom of Qing obviously also has a fleet!Are the so-called benefits really that important?Because he was afraid that something bad would happen to him, he was dismissed casually. What is he doing in the Hou's mansion? !
The more Zhou Nian thought about it, the more frustrated he became, he simply threw away the pen and paper, and walked outside, in a daze, he came to the vicinity of the second gate, and only then did he realize where he was when he saw servants coming and going.

What's the use of suffering?He has not been rehabilitated for a day, so he can only rely on Hou Fu, no matter what Hou Ye does, he can only admit it!

Laughing at himself, Zhou Nian was about to walk back listlessly, but heard a rush of footsteps, a girl of seventeen or eighteen rushed out from the second door, grabbed a young boy waiting in front of the door, and Going to the side, he said anxiously: "Go home and report the news! My wife is going to beat your tenth sister! And Chun Ying from the Lu family will suffer a great crime! Find someone to save your life!"

Both Zhou Nian and the boy were startled, the former hurriedly walked a few steps closer to hear what was going on.The young man hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?! Isn't the tenth sister working in the third young master's courtyard? Why does the wife want to beat her?! Also, the sister of the Lu family hasn't entered the mansion recently, what mistake did she make? ?!"

"I can't tell. Sister Shaoyao ordered me to come. It is said that someone applied eye drops in front of his wife. For some reason, it was aimed at Shi'er and Chunying. There may be something about Huo's shop mixed in. The wife is very angry, and she will not let them off easily, at least it will cost dozens of boards, and after a meal, is there still life?! Hurry up and find someone, remember, don't ask the Wang family to come by themselves Please, otherwise you will only add fuel to the flames. If you know a steward, or an older nun who can speak up in front of your wife, that would be the best. I also want to report a letter to the Lu family. Hurry up! It's time for the wife to call the board!"

The boy hurriedly rolled and crawled away, the maid hurriedly turned around, Zhou Nian looked left and right, feeling anxious and at a loss.He was worried that Chunying would be beaten, and wanted to save someone, but he didn't know how to do so. He wanted to turn around and beg Lord Hou, but he remembered that Lord Hou was seeing a guest, who was still his half-enemy, and they were discussing "big things". , he bumped into it recklessly, what is it?Suddenly he remembered that since that girl called another girl's family to come to beg, Chunying's father was also in charge, and he thought he was decent in the Hou's mansion, so he would be able to talk, so he hurriedly went outside the gate. went.

Turning to the back street, he saw from a distance that the boy had entered a large courtyard. He had lived here for several years, and he knew several houses, and knew that it was the place where the Wang family lived together, but he did not see the boy come out. Suspecting that the other party had forgotten the other side of Lu's house, she hurriedly walked to the front of Lu's house, saw that the upper part was locked, and stomped her feet anxiously: "What's so unfortunate?! But there is no one in his house! Could it be that Chun Ying Can't be saved?!"

"What's wrong with Chunying?" A male voice came from behind, Zhou Nian turned around and saw that it was a young man with dark skin, staring directly at him, he hesitated: "Your Excellency is..."

"My surname is Hu, Hu Wangshan, originally a friend of the Lu family." Hu Fei took a few steps forward and asked directly, "Mr.

Seeing that the worry in his eyes was true, Zhou Nian hurriedly said what he had heard: "I saw that the boy only went to Wang's house to report the letter, but he didn't come here, so he came here, but Chunying's family is not here, what should I do? !"

Hu Fei frowned: "If the Wang family can save their own daughter, they will naturally save Chunying. There is no reason to release one person and punish the other. I don't know." He stared at Zhou Nian, looked him up and down, and he already knew: "Could it be that Mr. Zhou is Mr. Zhou? I heard Chunying mention it. Since Mr. Zhou wants to save Chunying, why don't you go directly to the Houfu The master interceded?! Isn’t the young master a family friend of the Hou family? You only need to say a word, and the Hou family will embarrass a little girl?!”

Zhou Nian was startled, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Senior friends? I'm just a poor man with no roots and roots..." If Li You were at home, he might still be able to talk, but now...he secretly With a sigh, he said: "Master Hou is seeing guests...it is his in-laws, and there are other guests, they are discussing important matters. I...my identity, I can't just rush in, not to mention that Lord Hou always doesn't care about the inner house. Even if you open your mouth about the matter, it's still..." If it was before, he might think that Lord Hou paid a lot of attention to him, but now?Where does he still have this confidence? !
Hu Fei frowned: "In-laws? But the third master of the Fan family?!" Zhou Nian looked surprised: "How did you know?!"

Hu Fei didn't answer, but continued to ask: "Who else is the distinguished guest? What important matter are you discussing?" Zhou Nian frowned and remained silent.

Hu Fei smiled coldly: "I heard that the Fan family is planning about the Nanyang Fleet recently, maybe it's for this?!" Zhou Nian was shocked: "Who are you?!" How could he guess everything? ? !

Hu Fei squeezed his cuffs, the letter he just received was lying there.If what was said in the letter was true, most of the plans planned by the Hou Mansion and the Fan Family would not be successful, and they would suffer a big setback because of this!As for myself, there is a [-]% chance of obtaining the status and wealth that I dream of.Qing Guohou is really crazy to be in this muddy water, does he think that the one above knows nothing? !Fortunately, there are still holy family members, and another daughter is Concubine Jing. It is expected that there will be no danger and will not endanger Chunying's parents, but now that Chunying is in danger, how can he save her? !
After thinking about it, he still grabbed Zhou Nian: "You know the matter of the Hou Mansion very well, right? How can we dispel Mrs. Hou's thoughts? Rescue Chunying?!"

Zhou Nian smiled wryly: "Although I don't know what the reason is, but that lady's temper... If people around her can persuade her, she would have already persuaded her. I can stop her. But the old lady is sick in bed and has been ignoring her for many days, the Marquis is seeing guests, and the third young master is out of the house again, I... I really can't think about it."

Hu Fei only gritted his teeth with hatred: "Think about it if you can't! Since no one else can do it, you can only ask Lord Hou! Don't talk about internal and external affairs, he is the master of this mansion! You are a family friend of his family, and you must be able to do it!" Persuade me!"

Zhou Nian is stunned, isn't he?Can he be regarded as a family friend of the Hou family?Can you really persuade Lord Hou?

Seeing him like this, Hu Fei threw him away angrily: "It's like you who are so hesitant and hesitant, so many lives can't be saved! That's all, I don't need you, I will find my own way! " Then he turned around and ran towards the courtyard of the Wang family, touched his sleeves secretly, and gritted his teeth: Big deal, he threw out the biggest bargaining chip, and he didn't believe that he couldn't save people!
Zhou Nian saw him running to the front of Wang's house, said a few words with Wang's family, and hurried towards the gate of the house, feeling extremely ashamed in his heart, what was he hesitating about? !Back then when Chunying saved herself, she didn't think so much!
He took a deep breath, determined to go straight to the study, and begged Hou Ye to intervene to save people.Just after entering the main gate of the Hou's Mansion, he heard the sound of horseshoes in a hurry, and turned around subconsciously, only to see Dianran get off the horse quickly and run towards him: "Master Zhou! Come with me to Prince Jing's Mansion! Third young master Order me to take you there quickly, your family's lawsuit is in trouble! Dali Temple has dismissed the case!"

Zhou Nian swayed and grabbed Dianran's sleeve in disbelief: "What did you say?!"

(Cough, I didn't mean to tantalize people...)
(End of this chapter)