bullyxtreme Chapter 367 Zhou Ziqi's Past
Chapter 367 Zhou Ziqi's Past
"You don't really think I'm so powerful that I even have this kind of thing, do you?" Su Jixiang looked at everyone with a smile. "I lied to him. There's no such thing! If there really was such a thing, I would have given it to Xie Yingfeng and asked him to negotiate with Zhou Chengjun!"
Everyone's eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment.
"Then why did Zhou Chengjun believe that the lady had this thing in her hand just now?" Wei Dong couldn't help but ask.
He was asking what everyone else wanted to know.
"Hey, you see Zhou Chengjun is only in his twenties. Even though he won the title of Jieyuan that year, he failed to make it into the top three in the palace examination. Do you know why?" Su Jixiang asked with a smile.
"I don't know." Lushui and the others looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Because the number one scholar that year was Xie Yingfeng, Lord Xie! The second and third place winners were both from aristocratic families. Although Zhou Chengjun also came from aristocratic family, the Zhou family's attention was focused on Doctor Zhou at that time, so he could only be fourth place with grievance. Although he is also in the top ten, it is not as glorious as the top three." Su Jixiang said with a smile.
These are what Xie Yingfeng mentioned to her.
So Su Jixiang also knew the relationship between Zhou Chengjun and Zhou Ziqi.
Just now she harnessed the carriage to rescue people, and by the way she gave Zhou Ziqi a message, asking him to go and stop Zhou Chengjun for a while.
Anyway, the strategy we're going to use tonight is procrastination, so it doesn't matter who delays the time.
Zhou Ziqi actually blocked Zhou Chengjun.
As for the two words "Bingchen", Xie Yingfeng had told her about them before.
Zhou Chengjun has been in Mangcheng for some time.
These days were enough for Xie Yingfeng to gossip about Zhou Chengjun to her and Qu Wanning during dinner.
It's just that the speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. Tonight, Su Jixiang took advantage of some of the gossip he knew to turn the tables on Zhou Chengjun.
Everyone then realized, "It turns out that our Lord Xie is so powerful!" Lu Shui couldn't help laughing.
"Master Xie is a very good person." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "At the hairpin banquet held for him, he drank a lot of fine wine and wrote ten love poems in one breath, which amazed everyone. His talent was so amazing that it was spread for a long time. However, Master Xie was later demoted and exiled, and the stories about him were gradually drowned out in the capital."
Thinking about it now, Su Jixiang felt that Xie Yingfeng's ten poems were probably written for Qu Wanning, who had already entered the palace...
It's a pity that Qu Wanning didn't know Xie Yingfeng's feelings at that time, but it's different now. Qu Wanning has married Xie Yingfeng, and Xie Yingfeng's longing for her for so many years has not been in vain.
A lot of things happened in the year of "Bingchen". Zhou Chengjun was transferred to the Censorate in the capital at the beginning of Bingchen year.
If it weren't for the Zhou family's efforts, how could Zhou Chengjun have been able to go directly from a county magistrate to the Censorate?
"Then madam still hasn't explained the origin of this booklet." Wei Dong asked curiously.
"It's true that the book is an account book, but it's not the account book about the transactions between the Zhou family and the officials in the capital as I said, but a purchase account book of our Caidiexuan." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "I just put the account book in my pocket. Before Zhou Chengjun came, I casually turned a page in the account book and wrote the two words Bingchen, just to deceive Zhou Chengjun. After all, his official career was a bit too smooth. If it weren't for the family's efforts, how could he have achieved what he has today? When Doctor Zhou got into trouble, the Zhou family put all the chips on Zhou Chengjun. Think about it, he was qualified for the position of Supervisory Censor of the Censorate in just a few years, and he was also able to come to Mangcheng as an imperial envoy. Is there no shadow of the Zhou family behind this?"
After hearing what Su Jixiang said, everyone suddenly understood.
Everyone looked at Su Jixiang with admiration, "Madam is really amazing!" Lady Qu also said sincerely. "Madam is so cunning and resourceful, it's only because she was born as a woman. If she were a man, I don't know what kind of achievements she would have made."
"What's wrong with being a woman? We were born women, so we naturally can't look down on ourselves anymore." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "Although we encounter many more obstacles than men when doing things, we can't stop moving forward just because of difficulties, right! Like you, Madam Qu, you are now a big boss!"
"Hey, madam, please don't laugh at me. My boss is really a coward and he's even in jail!" Madam Qu said with a smile.
"You are not sent to jail because of your business. Someone deliberately framed you. Don't worry, don't think too much. Doctor Zhou is waiting for you. I will take your pulse and adjust your condition later. You will be fine. Don't think too much. Take the medicine and rest more. I'll take care of everything." Su Jixiang comforted Madam Qu.
Madam Qu thanked Lu Shui profusely and followed him inside to see Zhou Ziqi for his pulse.
Su Jixiang went into his study.
Soon, Zhou Ziqi, who had cured Madam Qu, also came to the study.
Su Jixiang saw Zhou Ziqi coming in and hurriedly stood up and bowed to him. "Today, I was in a hurry and did not ask Dr. Zhou if he was willing to see the Zhou family again. I rashly asked Dr. Zhou for help. I have to blame Dr. Zhou here. It's my fault."
Zhou Ziqi waved his hand, and a smile appeared on his calm face.
"Madam, you are being too polite." He said to Su Jixiang, "The Zhou family is just a stranger to me. It's harmless for me to talk to a stranger. But Zhenbei Marquis, Madam, and Xie Yingfeng, you are my real relatives. It's my duty to help you, but it's just a few words that don't hurt."
Su Jixiang's guilt was slightly relieved.
She had heard from Wei Ling before that after Zhou Ziqi got into trouble, his family not only did not think of saving him, but instead took advantage of his misfortune, took the initiative to cut off ties with Zhou Ziqi, and even secretly wanted to kill Zhou Ziqi...
Even Zhou Ziqi's mother was strangled to death by them and said that she had no face to continue living and hanged herself...
As for what Zhou Ziqi had done, Su Jixiang once asked Wei Ling out of curiosity. Wei Ling also told Su Jixiang that when such a good-looking and young imperial physician like Zhou Ziqi entered the Imperial Medical Bureau, he would naturally attract attention.
Zhou Ziqi had a simple mind. He only wanted to pursue medical advancement. He thought he could learn more and better by entering the Imperial Medical Service.
Little did they know that the Imperial Hospital and the Palace were a bottomless pit. A simple-minded person like Zhou Ziqi would only be skinned alive, his tendons pulled out, and his marrow sucked out of his bones!
Some people were jealous of Zhou Ziqi and later found an opportunity to falsely accuse him of having an affair with a concubine. Although Zhou Ziqi had proved his innocence, he was still castrated and exiled.