Mrs. Zhou Hongxing was caught for cheating and later died in prison.
After Mrs. Zhou's death, Zhou Chenxiang's personality changed drastically. He suddenly became alienated and neglected his legitimate sons and daughters. Now he still wants to marry her off. How can Zhou Lenghui be willing to do so?
"Marriage in a daughter's family has always been decided by the parents and the matchmaker. Regardless of whether you agree or not, the marriage is finalized." After Zhou Qian finished speaking, he stood up, flicked his sleeves, and walked out of the yard.
As soon as I walked outside the courtyard, a servant came over in a hurry.
"Sir, Butler Huang is waiting for you in the study."
"Oh? When did he come back?" Zhou Qian hurried to the study.
The servants were also extremely surprised when they saw that the dignified Prime Minister paid so much attention to a housekeeper and rushed to see him.
After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "Just now, you looked very anxious."
Prime Minister Zhou didn't say anything and left quickly.
The servant was still watching blankly. At this time, Zhou Lenghui came from behind and asked the servant: "What? You also think something is wrong with the master, don't you?'
"I don't dare, I don't dare." The servant was startled and quickly denied it.
"Don't be afraid." Zhou Lenghui squinted and stared at Zhou Qian's back, "I also think something is wrong with him. Look at his steps. He is strong and vigorous, how can he look like an old man?'
"Miss, you are overthinking." The servant said cautiously, "The master may have recently married a young aunt, so he has become a child again."
"Humph, how can such a good thing happen? You are still old when you are old, how can you be young?" Zhou Lenghui twitched the corner of her mouth, then rolled her eyes and took out a few banknotes and flashed them.
"Ah Fu, as long as you help me keep an eye on the master to see what's wrong with him, this thousand taels of silver will be yours.
When Ah Fu saw Yinzi's smile, he immediately nodded and bowed and said, "Don't worry, eldest lady, I can definitely do this well, but eldest lady, please don't reveal your suspicions to the master's ears. It's better to be careful."
"Of course I know this." Zhou Lenghui nodded and gave the banknote to Ah Fu, "Remember, don't let the master notice."
"Yes, I know." Ah Fu said, put the banknote away properly, and hurried away.
After he left, Zhou Mingzhong and Zhou Mingcheng, the eldest and second sons of the Prime Minister's Mansion, walked out of nowhere.
"Sister, come into the courtyard to have a chat?"
"Yeah." Zhou Lenghui agreed and followed the two brothers into Ziling Pavilion.
"Brothers, please sit down." Zhou Lenghui dismissed all the servants and poured tea for Zhou Mingzhong and Zhou Mingcheng herself.
Zhou Mingzhong and Zhou Mingcheng sat down. After drinking two sips of tea, Zhou Mingzhong asked Zhou Lenghui in a low voice.
"My sister asked Ah Fu to pay attention to dad. Could it be that you are also suspicious of him?'
Zhou Lenghui originally didn't dare to tell her two brothers for fear that they would scold her, but now her eyes widened after hearing Zhou Mingzhong's words.
"What? The two brothers also think that there is something wrong with our father?"
"Of course, I have been paying attention to him for a long time." Zhou Mingcheng leaned his head over, and the three siblings put their heads together. "Dad loves to eat braised pork and braised pork, but this "dad" eats these two dishes at the banquet.
Don’t even touch it.”
Zhou Mingzhong took over the conversation, "Also, dad can't eat shrimp. Eating shrimp will cause rashes, but this dad ate a lot at the palace banquet last time, so he's completely fine."
Zhou Lenghui also hurriedly said, "Dad and Song Shangshu have always been at odds, but just now dad said that he wanted to marry me to Song Yu'an, the son of Song Shangshu~~ This is so wrong!"
After some discussion, the three brothers and sister all thought that there was something fishy about their 'father', as if he was a different person.
"The strange thing is that his words and deeds are exactly the same as his father's. Even his handwriting is exactly the same. This really doesn't make sense." Zhou Mingzhong shook his head, looking puzzled.
"You can learn all of this." Zhou Lenghui thought for a while and suddenly said, "I remember Zhou Qian's handwriting is very similar to my father's handwriting."
When Zhou Mingzhong and Zhou Mingcheng heard this name, their expressions couldn't help but change, and they looked a little ugly.
Zhou Qian committed adultery with their mother and was executed, so it is normal to feel uncomfortable when talking about this person.
"Sister, have you seen Zhou Qian's name?" Zhou Mingzhong took a sip of tea and asked after a long while.
"Well, I met him once, several years ago." Zhou Lenghui muttered, "That time I didn't know who I was hiding with, so I hid under the table in my father's study and saw Zhou Qian practicing calligraphy.
Dad’s writing is exactly the same~~"
"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Mingzhong and Zhou Mingcheng looked at each other, "We have never seen Zhou Qian lift a pen, but we didn't expect that he could write? And his handwriting is exactly the same as my father's?'
Zhou Lenghui nodded affirmatively, "Yes, I remember clearly. At that time, I thought Zhou Qian was very powerful and I admired him very much."
"Brother, is that possible?" Zhou Mingcheng looked at Zhou Mingzhong, the meaning on his face was obvious.
"No way?" Zhou Mingzhong naturally understood what Zhou Mingcheng meant, took a sip of tea and shook his head in disbelief, "If this is really the case, how did he do it? When did he do it?'
"Why are you so dumb?" Zhou Lenghui stared at the two brothers in surprise, "You don't suspect that Zhou Qian killed dad and replaced him, right?"
"Shh~~ Keep your voice down." Zhou Mingzhong shrank his neck in fear and looked around, "If this is true, we will be in danger."
"Yeah, yeah, don't reveal anything, otherwise it will be all over." Zhou Mingcheng turned pale with fright, "Forget it, let's not pursue his real or fake father. The less we know, the safer it is.
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Zhou Mingzhong also said very spinelessly, "Yes, after all, no matter who is our 'father', we are all young ladies in the Prime Minister's house, right?"
Zhou Lenghui felt extremely aggrieved, "Then, eldest brother and second brother, why don't you just ignore me? Song Yu'an is a man of both sexes. How can I be happy if I marry him?"
Zhou Mingcheng stood up, patted Zhou Lenghui's shoulder gently, and shook his head helplessly, "Do you know who I will marry next month? The concubine of the Shaoqing Mansion of Dali Temple, eh."
"Yes, sister." Zhou Mingzhong also stood up and comforted Zhou Lenghui and said, "Our father arranged for us to marry at a low price. He must be using our marriage to win over the court officials, so accept your fate!"
After saying that, the two of them shook their heads and left, but Zhou Lenghui murmured unwillingly, "You are afraid of him, but I am not. If he dares to take advantage of me, I will have to take off his mask.'
In the study, Wei Xuanyuan came in sweating profusely and dusty, poured a cup of warm tea and drank it in one gulp.
After drinking three cups of tea, he sat down and tapped the table with his thumbs.
"Master, you are back." As soon as Zhou Qian entered the study, he closed the door and walked over respectfully.
"Who in the court is good at leading troops in war? Send him to Luozhou immediately." Wei Xuanyuan spoke quickly, showing that he was very anxious, "Also, you should go to the palace immediately and ask the emperor to issue an imperial edict to recall that bastard Wei Yuande from Luozhou.
Come, don’t die there and no one will collect your body.”
