After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

When Junyan returned to Zhou's house, Qingmin had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Highness, this is what we have found out so far."

Qing Min bowed slightly and handed over a piece of paper.

Shi Junyan took it and flipped through it with his fingers moving slightly.

Lu Zhihuai left the capital with two teams, one visible and one hidden. The visible personnel were stationed in Huai'an Prefecture.

They were recently cleaning up their staff and arrested them as well.

However, according to Lu Zhihuai, those were also Jinyiwei.

The Jinyiwei only obeyed the emperor's orders and were the emperor's confidants. If the prince moved against the Jinyiwei, it would be equivalent to not giving the emperor face.

But would Shi Junyan care about these things? He wouldn't.

The people in secret, dressed as a merchant caravan, stayed outside Huai'an Prefecture.

These people were arranged to secretly escort the prince back to the capital.

Most of the people brought by the third princess were captured by Lord Lin in the name of searching for assassins.

On the surface, she is the most vulnerable now. But don't forget, the Second Prince is standing behind her.

Shi Junyan's eyes fell on the last line of words: The third princess contacted Su Qingya privately, and her purpose was unknown.

"How is Prince Ning doing these days?"

Qing Min was stunned for a moment, then reacted and spoke: "He didn't say anything, he was very quiet."

But the more this happens, the more problems there are.

Qing Min found out that he bought a farm, but did not hire tenants and only left an old housekeeper to look after it.

"Leave a loophole so that his people can pass on the news from outside to him." Shi Junyan's voice was cold.

"Yes."

Finally, there is the Jin family.

Master Jin Wu was very active, frequenting brothels with many officials from the city and even wealthy businessmen.

He lives up to his reputation as a playboy.

In addition, the Jin family bought two shops, apparently planning to do some small business.

Jin Yunting sent several invitations to Mr. Zhou seeking medical treatment, but was politely declined each time.

Recently he has been going to Jishidiang every day, and the one who does acupuncture for him is Fang Nanzhi.

A cold light flashed in Shi Junyan's eyes: "Why didn't you report this earlier?"

Qing Min lowered his eyes and said, "Your Highness, I originally planned to play the long game and catch a big fish to see what the Jin family is up to, but it seems that he is only here to see a doctor."

"Ah."

Shi Junyan snorted coldly, his tone slightly cold: "You act on your own initiative and should be punished."

Qing Min's back tightened, and he immediately knelt down: "Yes."

He got it.

Fang Nanzhi treats His Highness differently, because he is His Highness's person.

Her Highness doesn't like anyone plotting against her.

He took it for granted, thinking that since he had sent someone to secretly watch Miss Fang, she was not in danger, so he planned to let her go.

Shi Junyan didn't even look at him, stood up, and strode to the backyard.

By the lake, Mr. Zhou was leaning on a recliner with his eyes closed, resting, with a fishing rod in front of him.

Suddenly, the fishing rod shook and something was caught.

Old Zhou slowly opened his eyes, took a look, but did not move.

Fishing is mainly for self-cultivation. He is too lazy to move now, so he just lets the fish go.

The servant not far away was stunned. He had been sitting here all morning and threw hundreds of fish into the lake. Why didn't the master fish?

"Mr. Zhou." Shi Junyan only took a glance and then looked away from the lake.

"I have something to ask of you, kid."

Only then did Old Zhou open his eyes again, stroke his graying beard, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, if you need anything, I will help you even if it costs me my old bones."

As for why the crown prince is so close to the imperial physician, there must be a reason.

The crown prince was born of a legitimate wife, and two months after the queen gave birth, she became pregnant with the sixth prince.

For some reason, the Queen's reaction to her pregnancy was so strong that she couldn't take care of the Prince at all.

Ten months later, the queen suffered heavy bleeding on the day of delivery and died after giving birth to the sixth prince.

The emperor and empress were deeply in love, and the emperor could not accept the blow and was unwilling to see the crown prince and the sixth prince.

The Sixth Prince was lucky enough to be adopted by Concubine An and raised as a child. As for the Crown Prince, he was born a Crown Prince, and the Emperor would not allow him to have another mother, even if it was just for the purpose of foster care.

The emperor would not see him, nor would he abuse him, but the people in the palace would flatter the powerful and the weak, and their attitude would be the same as His Majesty's attitude towards the prince.

So, the prince lived in the palace like a transparent person for six whole years.

At that time, only Old Zhou was on duty occasionally, checking the prince's pulse and giving him some small toys for children in the market.

He felt pity for the child, and since the Queen had saved his life, he always felt that he should repay the Prince.

He was the first to discover that there was something wrong with the prince, not physically, but psychologically.

But he was powerless. A doctor can treat physical illnesses by prescribing the right medicine, but mental illnesses can only be cured by oneself.

Six years later, the emperor somehow came to his senses and began to make amends to the prince, training him as the crown prince.

Everyone inside and outside the palace tried every possible way to please and plot against the prince.

Mr. Zhou discovered that His Highness's illness had become more serious.

He is young, calm and composed, unmoved by praise or criticism, decisive and intelligent. It is gratifying to have such a crown prince.

But because of his intelligence, he never forgot the cold treatment he received when he was young, and even remembered what happened when he was over a year old. He became more and more indifferent to others.

Until the death of the Sixth Prince, suspicion of the Crown Prince reached its peak throughout the court.

The emperor thought it was the influence of the poison, so the prince didn't care about the brotherhood at all.

But Old Zhou knew very well that the poison only made people lose control of their emotions, but as for the prince, let alone brotherly love, he probably didn't even have the love between father and son.

What would happen if a person didn’t care about anyone or anything and couldn’t feel any emotion towards them?

Old Zhou didn't know that he couldn't help the prince and could only try his best to protect the child.

Shi Junyan frowned and looked at him: "Mr. Zhou, what are you thinking about? It's just a small matter."

Old Zhou coughed twice, and the heroic spirit in his heart that was willing to go through fire and water for His Highness was suppressed again.

The next morning, Fang Nanzhi squatted in the yard to wash.

The door to the main house also opened. Fang Tong yawned and walked out. He stretched and asked, "Zhizhi, I'm cooking this morning. What do you want to eat?"

Fang Nanzhi thought for a moment and then mumbled, "Meatball soup."

"no problem."

This meatball soup is a new research by Qian Fengping.

She made fish balls according to the recipe given by the system, and then cooked fish ball noodles. The whole family fell in love with the taste.

Qian Fengping started thinking about pork balls, beef balls, and mutton balls.

Finally, fish balls and beef balls are the most popular.

Qian Fengping made a lot at one time. It was ready and convenient to eat, and she also planned to send some to her second brother in Beijing.

Fang Tong opened the door first before going to the kitchen.

However, as soon as I opened the door, I saw a weak figure standing outside.

As soon as she saw him, Su Qingya knelt down immediately.

"Uncle Fang, I, the junior, come and admit my mistake."

Fang Tong scratched his ears and pretended to be puzzled: "This sounds familiar. Did someone say that a few days ago?"

Su Qingya's face suddenly turned red.

She had just apologized and she came again. It was obvious that her determination had not changed and she just wanted to harm Zhizhi.

Fang Tong snorted coldly and turned away.

Fang Nanzhi glanced over here, didn't care, went to the study to get the book, and went to the yard to recite it.

Qin Yan had been memorizing here for half an hour.