Reborn to overthrow the throne, I became the new emperor's dark moonlight

Zhou House.

An old man in plain clothes bent down and picked up a cabbage from the ground. The cabbage was juicy and plump. The old man held it in his hands, looked at it from left to right, and was very happy.

After looking at it for a long time, he handed the cabbage to the housekeeper beside him and said, "This vegetable is growing fast and well, which shows that the cake fertilizer is really effective. Take it to the kitchen and cook it. Let everyone taste it at noon."

The old butler also smiled and said, "As expected of the master, he is good at everything he does."

Who could have thought that the Grand Tutor, who was capable of stabilizing the country with his literary talent and defeating the enemy with his military skill, would abandon his vast knowledge and official career and turn his attention to studying farming.

After all, it was because the harvests had been poor in the past two years and the court had done nothing. The master couldn't bear to see the people living in hardship, so he cleared all the flowers and plants in the back garden and turned it into a vegetable garden as his experimental site.

Thinking about ways to increase crop yields so that people can have a better harvest.

Grand Tutor Zhou nodded at the old butler and said, "You, you are so old, yet you still have the habit of flattery."

The old housekeeper chuckled, "Isn't this just wishing I could eat more of the food you planted with your own hands in the future?"

He is not flattering, isn't this juicy cabbage proof of that?

"Then why don't you go quickly."

Grand Tutor Zhou pretended to glare at him.

"Okay, I'll take it to the kitchen right away."

Thinking of something, he told Grand Tutor Zhou, "I'll be back soon. Don't do the fertilizer work over there. Wait for me to come."

Cake fertilizer is the residue left after rapeseed oil is extracted and mixed with wood ash to make fertilizer.

Although the master has to get his hands dirty when studying these things, in the eyes of the old butler, his master is still the noble young man from aristocratic family he was in his youth, so he tries his best to keep the master from getting involved.

Grand Tutor Zhou was impatient to listen to his nagging, so he just waved his hand and signaled him to go quickly.

But before the old housekeeper left, Zhou Chongwu, the second master of the Zhou family, arrived and said, "Father, the King of Jiangbei has entered the city and will soon be outside the mansion gate."

Grand Tutor Zhou paused as he was about to apply the fertilizer, then said calmly, "Here he is, just invite him in. Why are you so anxious?"

As early as the news that the King of Xinjiang North was the second prince reached Jiangning, they had been paying attention to the King of Xinjiang North's movements, and naturally knew that the King of Xinjiang North was coming this way.

The second son has never liked studying since he was young and has only liked playing with sticks. Even at this age now, he still can't keep his composure.

Thinking of the queen who died young, he seemed to understand his son a little better.

The second son and the queen are of the same age, and they have had a good relationship since childhood. Now that he knows that the queen's son is still alive, he must be very happy in his heart.

Then he bent down and pulled out two more cabbages and handed them to the old housekeeper. "Someone is coming at noon. I'm afraid one cabbage won't be enough. Send it over."

The old housekeeper took the cabbage, sent it to the kitchen, and then went straight to the gate.

Since Erye is here, it is not his turn to apply fertilizer. He should go and wait for the guests.

As he expected, as soon as he left, Grand Tutor Zhou beckoned to his son, "Come here, help me turn over the land on the left, mix the cake fertilizer into the land, and make the soil fine and smooth."

He is not afraid of being tired, but he has ready-made young labor, so he would rather not use it.

Zhou Chongwu often helped the old man with work, so when he heard this, he picked up the hoe leaning against the wall.

"Father, the King of Xinjiang North has come here without concealing his whereabouts. Do you think this will cause the court and other vassal states to overthink things and harm us?"

Jiangning is a small place. If someone really targets them, the current peace will be broken. They should make preparations early.

Grand Tutor Zhou dusted off his hands and sat down on the stone bench beside him. "If he is really the Second Prince, even if he didn't come here, with the Queen's relationship, in the eyes of those people, we are in the same group with him.

If he wasn't the Second Prince, and wanted to come to Jiangning, we wouldn't be able to stop him. We should just wait and see what happens."

Zhou Chongwu glanced at his calm father, and his heart felt much calmer, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Talking about the present situation, "This cake fertilizer is really useful. Look at how well your cabbages are growing. If you can use this fertilizer when planting wheat and rice in the future, it will definitely help the yield.

There is too little bread and fertilizer, and good farmland is limited. People are all thinking about growing grain, so fewer people are growing rapeseed. With less planting, fewer people are pressing oil."

Then naturally there would be no use for this cake fertilizer.

"What you said is indeed a problem, and I am also thinking about the solution."

Zhou Chongwu carefully broke up the clods of earth. He was good at manual labor, but he was not good at using his brain, especially farm work.

I can only care about my old father, "You think about it, but you have to take care of your body and don't overwork yourself."

The old man is his god, and there must be no mistakes.

"If it really doesn't work, wait until the New Year and my son will lead the people to open up more fields. With more land, maybe everyone will be willing to grow rapeseed. People always need oil."

Although it was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution, Grand Tutor Zhou still smiled. Although the second son had a simple mind, he was willing to worry about the people.

When Zhou Chongwu saw his father smiling, he thought that he was being affirmed by his father, so he smiled too.

At this moment, the old housekeeper came over and said, "Master, Second Master, the King of Xinjiang and his men are here."

Grand Tutor Zhou didn't move. "Please come here."

The old butler understood and turned to leave.

The group was led into the Zhou Mansion, and the old housekeeper said to Su Heting, "King of Jiangbei, my master and second master are in the backyard, please come in!"

Su Heting held Qiao Xi's hand and said, "Thank you, butler, for leading the way."

The old butler hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand to lead the way.

Su Heting hadn't seen the Zhou family for five whole years. He followed the old housekeeper to the vegetable garden at the back. Looking at his grandfather, who used to be dressed in gorgeous clothes, now had white hair, cloth clothes, and a hunched body, he felt a little sad.

In my impression, my grandfather always had a straight back, and even when the Zhou family was in trouble, he never bent his back.

He knelt down and bowed, then asked, "How have you been these years?"

Grand Tutor Zhou had already stood up when he came over.

Seeing Su Heting's actions, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Logically, he is now just an old man who is idle at home, and the King of Jiangbei is the overlord of a region. Even if he wants to win over their Zhou family, he doesn't have to lower his status like this.

However, he had been in a high position for most of his life, so he didn't show it on his face. He bowed and returned the greeting, trying to help the man up. "Thank you, King of Jiangbei, for your concern. I am in good health. Please get up quickly."

Su Heting saw that his eyes and eyebrows were as kind as before, but there were many more wrinkles on his face, and he looked much older.

Thinking of the day when the Zhou family was exiled, he saw them off at the city gate and assured Grand Tutor Zhou, "The journey is long, please take good care of your health.

Regarding my uncle's case, Si Yu will definitely find out the truth and restore justice to my uncle and the Zhou family."

He ultimately failed to fulfill his promise.

Grand Tutor Zhou was unable to help the person on the ground, but instead saw Qiao Xi next to him also kneeling down.

Seeing Qiao Xi, Grand Tutor Zhou felt mixed emotions. She was originally the daughter-in-law of his crown prince's grandson, but he didn't expect that she would become the Princess of Northern Xinjiang.

When he heard that Qiao Xi was quite cold and indifferent after the death of the prince, he couldn't help but feel resentful towards Qiao Xi. After all, he knew very well how good his grandson, the prince, had been to this girl from the Qiao family.

But he would not embarrass her at this time. Just as he was about to give her some false support, he heard Su Heting say, "The grandson and his wife Qiao Xi come to see the grandfather.

When we parted at the city gate that day, my grandson failed to fulfill his promise, leaving the Zhou family in Jiangning to this day, and I feel extremely ashamed.

Zhou Chongwu, “…”

Although he hoped that his younger sister's son was still alive, he hadn't even acknowledged him yet, so why was he calling himself his grandson?

What if it’s a mistake, or it’s an imposter?

And what does it mean to say goodbye at the city gate?

Could it be that my father knew the King of Xinjiang North before, but I have never heard him mention him.

He subconsciously looked at Grand Tutor Zhou, only to see that his gray beard was trembling.

"Father……"

What's wrong with you, father?

Before he could finish his words, Grand Tutor Zhou raised his hand to stop him.

Then, Grand Tutor Zhou ordered, "Take the Princess of Jiangbei here and have a look. I have something to say to the King of Jiangbei."

Zhou Chongwu looked at the departing figure of Grand Tutor Zhou and frowned deeply.

Not right.

Something is terribly wrong.

Otherwise, why would his father let a grown man like him accompany the Princess of Jiangbei? That would be a mess.