Tao Zang Xuan Zhi

Suddenly, Zhong Wanling saw a young man about her age running out of the dark alley between the two courtyards.

That young man was very strange. He ran over in a hurry, but only looked at the flower bed not far away. He took out a notebook from his arms, moistened his pen with saliva, and wrote down something in the notebook. Then he deliberately avoided the patrolling guards and pointed at them. Run another way. Zhong Wanling thought he was just looking for something and had already found it. But after a while, the boy ran back again, and then repeated the same behavior. This was repeated several times, until the boy was out of breath from running. He bent over and held his knees as if he was too tired to run anymore.

Zhong Wanling didn't know how far the boy had run or what he was doing, but she felt that he should give up. But the young man straightened up, patted his face, and started running again. The young man ran tirelessly, and Zhong Wanling sat silently on the window sill and watched until late at night.

Until the young man no longer returned to Baishouyuan, Zhong Wanling lowered the curtains to block the moonlight.

Everyone thought Zou Shui'er was illiterate and said she was vulgar and ignorant. But Zou Shui'er was not stupid, she was even very smart.

The Zou family has three daughters, and these three daughters are very famous in Lao Xianmen. Who doesn't know that the old man Zou from Wuxiang Shop is not good-looking, but his three daughters are quite pretty and very capable. However, the word"competent" is not a good word when applied to the three sisters of the Zou family.

In fact, the Zou family was originally just an unknown shop in Lao Xianmen that made braised meat. It was the kind of shop that only had a shop and no signboard. There were only two people in the shop, a couple, and they were both ordinary ordinary people. Boss Zou is an ugly, cunning, short man who likes petty gains and is not very popular. Fortunately, he has a good wife. Boss Zou is also very average-looking and has a submissive personality, but she is good at cooking, especially braised food, which is very good in this mountain town. She is known as the Golden Spoon. Both husband and wife are still diligent, and in this way, the Wuming Shop has developed into a small wine, food and wine shop that mainly serves braised meats for dine-in and take-out. It also has a plaque called Wuxiang Shop.

Until one day, the Zou family suddenly became rich.

Boss Zou said that the Zou family relied on three treasures - golden spoon, golden hairpin and golden abacus.

However, the people in the lower city laughed privately and said that they clearly relied on three monsters - Ximei, Pipa, and Su Daji.

These three monsters refer to the three daughters of the Zou family.

The three girls of the Zou family are all very pretty. They have been working in their own wine shop since they were young, and they hang out among the gangsters in the market all day long. They are all very good at showing off their charm and charm at a young age. Especially the eldest daughter Zou Shui'er, who is not only known far and wide as a foxy girl, but also good at calculating. Through the family business, he got acquainted with Zhong Rujun, who helped Zhong Lin run the family business, and then climbed into the bed of this honest and honest young master. Fortunately, Zhong Rujun was determined to marry the first woman in his life despite his parents' opposition. Zou Shui'er once climbed up a high branch and transformed into a phoenix. From then on, the Zou family's chickens and dogs ascended to the sky and became prosperous.

A few years later, the second daughter married the head of the largest escort agency in Lao Xianmen and became the wife of the agency. The youngest and most beautiful daughter has been dealing with Zhong Shi, the head of Xuanxing Pavilion, and his son. She is almost the main source of conversation among the people of Lao Xianmen after dinner.

Wuxiangpu became Wufu Tower.

Old man Zou, who sells braised pork, became President Zou of the wine and food guild.

Relatives from far and near the Zou family gathered together again. But no one knows that the real behind-the-scenes mastermind of the Zou family,"Golden Abacus", is not Old Man Zou or the"Golden Spoon" Mrs. Zou, but the eldest daughter Zou Shui'er who is married to a married woman.

Zou Shui'er is arrogant, but she is not reckless. She knew very well that as long as her father-in-law did not fall, and her father-in-law had not given up on his son and her, no matter what she did, no one could do anything to her, and naturally no one could do anything to the Zou family. Not even King Yan can do it.

The facts were as she expected, King Yan's doubts were suppressed, and no one could prove that the death of the old lady was related to her.

However, the reputation of Zou Shui'er and the Zou family has undoubtedly become worse. This would undoubtedly shake the trust that her powerful father-in-law had in them.

Zou Shui'er is not stupid, of course she knows this.

Therefore, as soon as she returned to the courtyard, Zou Shui'er was uncharacteristically obedient and knelt down in the middle of the main hall without saying a word.

This frightened Zhong Rujun, who loved his wife dearly. He didn't understand what had happened before, so he couldn't help or persuade her, so he could only kneel down along with his wife.

Zhong Jianan was in the mourning hall during the day. Of course he didn't know what happened in Baishouyuan. He just came back from the mourning hall. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his father and mother kneeling in the hall, and he was stunned. Look at my mother, her eyes are swollen from crying, but she doesn't even look at him, as if she doesn't want to talk to him; look at my father, he is kneeling, but his face is blank, obviously he doesn't know. What's going on, let alone an answer. Helpless, Zhong Jianan also knelt down behind his parents.

Zhong Lin didn't want to pay attention to this matter at first. He didn't like this daughter-in-law. If she wanted to kneel down, just kneel down. As a result, when he went back to his room to change into home clothes, a maid hurriedly came to report that he was kneeling in the hall. Zhong Lin went out to take a look and saw that his beloved children and grandchildren were all kneeling there.

Miao felt sorry for her son and grandson the most. When she saw the battle, she almost knelt down too.

"What are you doing! ? Zhong Lin shouted angrily and cursed:"Where is the kneeling hall?" I'm not dead yet!"

Zhong Rujun and Zhong Jianan looked at each other, but neither of them could figure out what happened. Seeing that Zhong Lin was furious, they didn't dare to get up.

"Get up, everyone!"

I saw Zou Shui'er kowtow to Zhong Lin, crying and saying:"Master, my wife is wronged! I never harmed the old lady! Master, believe me……"

Miao was staying in the yard with other clan members at the time. She didn't understand what happened in the past few days. Fortunately, she didn't need to understand. She just had to do what her husband told her. However, even if she couldn't grasp it clearly, she still knew how serious it was to kill the old lady."this……"

But you can't just watch your son and grandson kneeling on the cold ground like this, right?

"master……"

Zhong Rujun grabbed the ground with his head."Dad, Shui'er is really innocent! She was with me the day the old lady passed away. I can guarantee that! I can swear to God!"

Zhong Lin frowned and said fiercely:"I understand.! Get up."

Zou Shui'er and Zhong Rujun looked at each other and still didn't dare to move easily. Zou Shui'er raised her head timidly."Does Master really believe us?"

Zhong Lin turned his back and said nothing.

Zou Shui'er knelt down and boldly said again:"The Zou family has no intention of rebelliousness, please believe me." Zhong Lin turned around and looked at Zou Shui'er who was kneeling on the ground. Zou Shui'er leaned down and begged:"It's all my fault. I begged my father and cousin for help. I didn't know they would ask King Qi for help... I just wanted Jia Nan to live a better life and let him go to Lin'an." Fenge, I didn’t expect this medicine to be so dangerous! Jianan is my son! How could I harm my son?……"

Zhong Lin was silent for a moment and sighed:"Get up."

Zou Shui'er and Zhong Rujun looked at each other. Zhong Rujun quickly stood up and helped his beloved wife up, and then helped up the confused Zhong Jianan.

Zhong Lin muttered:"It is understandable that your Zou family needs to find a backer, but you must also choose a better candidate. You should understand by now that King Qi is not a good candidate."

Zou Shui'er endured the numbness in his feet and asked in surprise:" Don't you object to finding an alliance in the court?"

Zhong Lin put his hands behind his back, looked at Zou Shui'er and his children and grandchildren, and said calmly:"Isn't this a natural thing? The soul needs physical support, and spiritual practice needs material support. In this world, , Relying on the strength of one party alone, no matter which person or sect, cannot achieve anything."

Zou Shui'er immediately understood what Zhong Lin meant, leaned forward and said,"What the master said is true."

Zhong Lin walked to the hall and made a big gesture. Beside the armchair in front of the landscape. Zou Shui'er immediately stepped forward smartly and helped Zhong Lin sit down."My master's lesson is right. It was Shui'er who was arrogant and ignorant. Shui'er will not do it again. I thought I could take advantage of King Qi's enthusiasm for magic, but I didn't expect that he would take advantage of him and even harm Jia Nan.……"

During the confrontation in Baishouyuan, Zhong Jianan was keeping vigil in the mourning hall. Naturally, he didn't know where this"harming himself" came from, and could only look at his mother and grandfather in confusion.

Zhong Lin sat on the head of the family's seat, seeming to be thinking about something.

Zou Shui'er stood aside and said obediently and aggrievedly:"If I had known that King Qi had such sinister intentions, I should have made him pay more. Master, you don't know that King Qi still wants to recommend you as the city lord to His Majesty..In fact, His Majesty also takes a fancy to our Zhong family. ThisIt was not what Old Taijun and King Yan thought. In fact, the Shencheng incident was not a trap set up by King Qi, nor was it a conspiracy to win over the Zhong family. That was His Majesty's intention."

Zhong Lin's expression changed slightly. Over the years, Laoxianmen Shencheng has become a worry for him and many people in the Presbyterian Church.

Zou Shui'er immediately noticed Zhong Lin's subtle expression and quickly added fuel to the flames:"Shui'er is ignorant. I really can’t figure out why the old lady is so against Laoxianmen Shencheng. The King of Qi is indeed not a thing, and he is the political enemy of His Highness King Yan, but what harm can Shen Cheng do to Lao Xianmen? The King of Qi is unkind, so we can be unjust. We can wait until His Majesty makes me Lord of the City, and then sever ties with the King of Qi."

These words hit Zhong Lin's wish. He has always been resentful of the old lady's insistence on Shen Cheng. He also suspected that the old lady was angry with the king of Qi because of his younger brother, King Yan. And everything related to King Qi. He even suspected that the old lady did not want him to have too outstanding political achievements and become the real head of the family recognized by the family, so that he could continue to control him and let him live forever. Under the wings of the old lady.

Zhong Lin tightened his hand on the armchair handle."The decision made by the old lady must have her reasons."……"Although every time the facts always prove that the mother's decision is correct. But does this prove that what the mother doesn’t agree with is wrong? My mother's hand was too strong. She never let the opinions that opposed her be implemented. But, how can we judge right from wrong for something that has not happened?

Zhong Lin's hand relaxed."However, it does not mean that she is right." There was a rare hint of unruliness in his expression."After all, the old lady is at that age... one's abilities are originally limited.

Times have changed."