Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

"What nonsense are you talking about? The brothel is a place for everyone to have fun. If we don't come, there will be others who will. How can you close it down just like that?"

Prime Minister Zhou angrily scolded Old Madam Zhou.

Madam Zhou was not someone to be trifled with, and she glared at him fiercely.

"You're the prime minister of the dynasty, what can't you do? Even if this place is reported to the emperor, it will be closed if a murder occurs..."

At this moment, Zhao Zhuoxi staggered out of the room next door, drunk.

He snorted coldly and said, "Oh, who am I to be so arrogant? If you don't know me, you might think that there is only Prime Minister Zhou in the world and no royal brother. Sixth brother, even you don't have the right to seal the building. Look, our Prime Minister does..."

After saying this, he was supported by the maid's arm and left.

Zhao Zhuoran had a gloomy face and stared at the coroner performing the autopsy without saying a word.

Zhou Xiang gritted his teeth in anger and said, "Why don't you just go back now? You have no right to speak here..."

Old Madam Zhou was taken out angrily by the servants.

The coroner couldn't find a diagnosis. "Your Majesty, the master was already unwell and couldn't drink too much alcohol. As a result, he became overly excited and died of cardiac arrest."

To put it bluntly, you still shouldn't drink alcohol, it will kill you.

The Shangshu's wife wailed again.

Zhao Zhuoxi frowned and waved his sleeves: "Let the family carry the body back and bury it properly."

The next day, the censor reported Zhou Ping'an for visiting brothels and drinking in groups.

This time, Prime Minister Zhou did not protect him and directly apologized.

It is hard to say whether Zhou Ping'an can keep his official position, let alone become the mayor of the capital.

When people are at their lowest point, accidents are likely to happen.

After being demoted, Zhou Ping'an, who was furious, went home and got drunk.

The Zhou family was in a turbulent time, and the sisters Chang Pingping were discussing whether to resign and return to their own home. Unexpectedly, when they passed by the lake in the yard.

Chang Tingting accidentally saw something floating on the lake.

She exclaimed, "Sister, look what that is?"

At this time, Jiang Jiu also walked out of the yard. She was sick and was allergic to peach blossoms. There happened to be a peach tree planted in her yard.

Jiang Jiu saw something on the lake and quickly called out, "Hurry up, hurry up, what is that?"

It was Zhou Ping'an's body, which had been soaked beyond recognition.

At this point, all three sons of the Zhou family were gone.

Zhou Xiang suddenly looked like he had aged twenty years, with his hair turning gray.

After taking care of the funeral, Jiang Jiu and the Chang sisters moved out of the Zhou family.

Everyone was spreading rumors that the Zhou family was not peaceful and had bad feng shui.

Jiang Jiu, who finally gained his freedom, accompanied Zhao Zhuoxi to drink tea in the teahouse.

"Zhou Ping'an's death was somewhat unexpected. Did he really fall into the lake and drown after getting drunk?"

At that time, the Dali Temple Minister was unable to find out the cause of the disease.

Zhao Zhuoxi snorted coldly: "Do you think he is a good person..."

Eighteen years ago, Zhou Ping'an followed Zhou Xiang into the palace for the first time. As the prince's tutor, he was a little old.

But in terms of taking care of people, it is still very good.

It’s just that this person is very good at taking advantage of the weak.

He has been following the third prince since he entered school, and he is so happy with him that he ignores the other princes.

At that time, Zhao Zhuoxi was still young and the most favored by the late emperor, so he was not too troubled by him.

However, the sixth prince Zhao Zhuoran was once troubled by Zhou Ping'an.

Zhao Zhuoxi remembered that it was an afternoon at the beginning of spring. After lunch, everyone came to the Imperial College. Since there was still half an hour before class started, everyone decided to play together.

Zhao Zhuoxi was naughty. When playing hide-and-seek with the sixth prince Zhao Zhuoran, he actually hid in a tree.

It was because he hid in the tree that he saw the embarrassing scene of the Sixth Prince.

Zhao Zhuoran searched for him for a long time but couldn't find him. Just when Zhao Zhuoxi was about to hit him with a branch, Zhou Ping'an came back from outside with a few young masters.

"Hey, isn't this the Sixth Prince? We are all literate. What are you doing here?"

The Sixth Prince Zhao Zhuoran was born with six fingers. Everything else was fine with him except handwriting, which he always failed to do well.

However, the college student who was teaching was Qin Yuan, Zhao Zhuoxi's grandfather. He never blamed him, but instead encouraged him from time to time.

But a fallen phoenix is no better than a chicken.

A crippled king, out of favor, even Zhou Ping'an bullies him.

Zhao Zhuoran didn't want to cause trouble and prepared to leave.

Zhou Pingan gave him a heavy push and said, "You are a prince, but your handwriting is as bad as a dog's. Sir, you may not say it on the surface, but you look down on you in your heart. If I were you, I would not have the face to come to the Imperial College at all. I would definitely go home and cry."

With a 'dong' sound, behind Zhao Zhuo was the slope of the lake.

He pushed me, my feet slipped, and I rolled down. Then I almost fell into the lake, and half of my clothes were wet.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhuoran still endured it.

He could endure it, but Zhao Zhuoxi couldn't. He jumped down from the tree and kicked Zhou Ping'an.

"Go to the lake and see what you are. You can't bully my sixth brother. You rely on your father being the emperor's favorite to act so lawless. I don't believe that this is what Lord Zhou taught you."

They were used to bullying Zhao Zhuoran on weekdays, but Zhao Zhuoran never complained about it.

Because he knew that no one in the palace liked him, his mother also told him to be patient and said that everything would be fine when he grew up.

His brother is also a coward.

But Zhao Zhuoxi didn't know how to do it. He never knew how to write the word "忍".

When Zhou Ping'an saw that it was the emperor's favorite ninth prince, his attitude suddenly became intimidated and he just smiled and flattered him.

"So it's the Ninth Prince. I was just joking with the Sixth Prince..."

As he said that, he hurried to pull Zhao Zhuoran up, but he didn't expect that, for some reason, he pushed Zhao Zhuoran directly into the river with his backhand.

The spring weather was suddenly cold and the lake water was icy. When Zhao Zhuoxi ordered the eunuchs and guards in the palace to frantically pull the sixth prince out of the water, Zhou Pingan and others had already escaped with their men.

Zhao Zhuoran fell seriously ill because of this and did not go to the Imperial College for several days.

Zhao Zhuoxi thought that he would complain to his father or take revenge on Zhou Ping'an, but in the end, nothing happened.

Zhao Zhuoxi was only six or seven years old at the time, at the age of playing, and soon forgot about the matter. It was not until the third prince died and the previous emperor passed away that the eldest prince began to fight for the throne with the assistance of Zhou Xiang.

Zhao Zhuoxi left Beijing angrily and never saw Zhao Zhuoran again.

Therefore, in Zhao Zhuoxi's impression, Zhao Zhuoran was a very cowardly prince.

Now it seems that forbearance is also a strategy. As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

After listening to Zhao Zhuoxi's words, Jiang Jiu asked back.

"So, Prince Ling hired someone to do Zhou Ping'an's crime?"

Zhao Zhuoxi touched his nose: "Not necessarily, but do you think Aunt Gui beside his wife looks familiar?"

Jiang Jiu is quite familiar with the Zhou family.

Zhou Ping'an's wife, Wang, was the niece of the Minister of Personnel. Before getting married, every woman would find a nanny to teach her etiquette.

It would be best if this nanny came from the palace and had a clean family background.

Jiang Jiu recalled: "Madame Gui came out of the palace, so could it be that the master she served in the palace was Prince Ling?"

Zhao Zhuoxi raised an eyebrow: "Last time when I was in Hua Man Lou, I happened to meet him, and I just gave him a few pointers..."

Jiang Jiu was amazed. Zhao Zhuoxi's control over the Zhou family's information was truly... meticulous...