The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

"How long has he been squatting in a horse stance?"

Zhou Chu looked at Xiao Dao and asked.

"Just past the hour."

Xiao Dao said with a disdainful look.

A quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes, and a sixty-minute clock is five minutes.

Lin Zhi had practiced martial arts before, but he had neglected it for a long time. Martial arts, martial arts, a day without practice is a year wasted.

Especially in the initial stages, if you don't practice for a while, you'll regress completely.

If Lin Zhi were a virgin, it would be better, but since she is not a virgin, being able to maintain a single-string posture for an hour is already quite a stretch.

Sure enough, Lin Zhi couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.

"What a shame."

Lin Yao also looked at her brother with disdain.

Lin Zhi was already used to Lin Yao's disdain and didn't care at all.

"Why are you here? Did you miss my older brother?"

Although Lin Zhi couldn't beat Lin Yao, he was never one to back down verbally. Every time Lin Yao beat him up, he still couldn't help but be sarcastic.

When Lin Zhi said this, his eyes were directed at Zhou Chu.

Lin Yao immediately understood who the "elder brother" he was talking about was, and her face turned red.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off."

After saying this, Lin Yao seemed to realize her lapse in composure, instantly regained her composure, and then smiled sweetly.

"My mother sent me to see you."

Lin Zhi couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw her acting like this.

"Come on, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Don't use me as an excuse."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yao's fists hardened instantly, but because Zhou Chu was present, she dared not actually punch Lin Zhi, fearing it would damage her image.

Lin Zhi found it quite amusing to see Lin Yao pretending to hit him.

"Go ahead and hit me if you dare."

At this moment, Chunlan walked in.

"Young Master, Master Lu is looking for you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu slapped his forehead, only then realizing that he hadn't returned the waist token to Lu Song yet, and had forgotten to ask Lu Bing to take it back with him.

Zhou Chu turned to leave.

Lin Zhi, who had been so arrogant, suddenly panicked and looked to Xiao Dao for help.

Xiao Dao had disliked him for a long time, so he turned around and left the yard.

Now, Lin Zhi really panicked, while Lin Yao clenched her fists and walked towards Lin Zhi.

Lu Song had just received the waist token from Zhou Chu when he heard screams coming from the backyard, which immediately puzzled him.

"Could it be Young Master Lin?"

Lu Song remembered that there were only a few people in Zhou Chu's family, so it was easy to guess who was screaming.

"The county princess came to see him, and the brother and sister were exchanging affection."

Zhou Chu said with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, Lu Song immediately understood what was going on.

As a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he naturally knew what kind of people Lin Zhi and Lin Yao were.

"Don't hurt Young Master Lin. If something happens to your house, you won't be able to explain it to the princess."

Lu Song said with some concern.

"It's alright, the county princess knows what she's doing, otherwise she would have broken it long ago after all these years."

Zhou Chu had no concept of the Dao.

Lu Song thought it made sense, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"Come over for lunch. It's not easy for the eldest son to come back."

Lu Song recalled his wife's instructions and said.

"it is good."

After Lu Song left, Zhou Chu asked Chunlan to go to the alley near the entrance and call the old beggar in.

When Jin Youcai has nothing to do, he usually squats near Zhou Chu's house.

"Recently, have someone keep an eye on the situation of Xia Yan, the Minister of Rites, and Liao Feng, the Vice Minister of Rites. Focus on investigating Liao Feng's family, and find out who Liao Shun learned his cheating skills from."

Zhou Chu gave the instructions.

Upon hearing this, the old beggar immediately perked up.

Jin Youcai would be very happy if Chu Liu's father, being his good friend, could help him avenge his father.

After Jin Youcai left, Zhou Chu fell into deep thought.

Xia Yan.

The Xia Yan in this world is somewhat different from the Xia Yan in the history I know.

Xia Yan is not yet forty years old, much younger than Yan Song.

However, he had already risen to the position of Minister of Rites.

This is somewhat different from the history that Zhou Chu knew.

According to Zhou Chu's understanding of history, Xia Yan at this time should only be a supervising secretary in the Ministry of War, which is vastly different from the Minister of Rites.