Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

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When Zhou Jinyu came out of the palace, the carriage did not return to the Zhou Mansion, but went all the way to the wonton shop on East Street.

Old Suntou is a very individual person. His wonton shop is always open early in the morning, and it will not open after the hour.

Zhou Jinyu came to the door of Lao Suntou's wonton shop and knocked on the door. She knew that she might not be able to knock it open, but she still knocked with the attitude of giving it a try.

This wonton shop is just that big. Zhou Jinyu knocked on the door outside, so logically she could have heard it from inside, and she also knew that Old Sun Tou didn't open the door for her on purpose.

But people, sometimes you have to be thick-skinned.

So Zhou Jinyu continued to knock. After knocking for a while, Xu Shi finally got impatient and finally opened the door for her.

Old Sun was only wearing a light gray thin shirt, smelled of alcohol all over his body, squinting at Zhou Jinyu, as if he was about to get angry with her in the next moment.

The old grandson said angrily, "What are you here for?"

Zhou Jinyu squinted his eyes, picked up a pot of Nurhong and a piece of sauced beef that he had just bought on the way here, and said to Old Sun with a flattering expression, "Uncle Sun, I'm here to honor you, old man."

Old Sun gave a cold snort, stepped aside and opened the door to let Zhou Jinyu in.

Zhou Jinyu hurried in. Old Suntou liked to drink very much, but Zhou Jinyu seldom saw him get drunk. Obviously, he could drink very well.

Zhou Jinyu walked into the shop, and saw a jug of wine warming on one of the guest tables, and the only appetizer was a plate of peanuts. Without further ado, Zhou Jinyu took the sauced beef in his hand to the back kitchen for Cut it up, put it on a plate, brought it out, put it in front of the old grandson, and poured him a bowl of new wine she bought.

Old Sun took a sniff, and looked at Zhou Jinyu suspiciously: "The daughter of Qianji Winery is Hong?"

Zhou Jinyu quickly flattered him: "Uncle Sun, your nose is really good. Before you drink this wine, you can already guess which wine it is from."

"Don't go around the bush, just tell me, what happened again." The old grandson snorted coldly, took two sips of wine from the bowl, and seemed very satisfied.

Zhou Jinyu said casually: "Speaking of this matter, let's start with the eldest princess sending someone to the door..."

The old grandson suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Princess?"

Zhou Jinyu nodded: "That's right, Eldest Princess, Wei Huanian, Uncle Sun, you should know about it, right?"

The old grandson didn't answer, and continued to listen to her.

Zhou Jinyu then sent people to entangle her several times by the eldest princess, and told her everything about the old court chief entrusting her to send letters to Emperor Tianshun, including the two letters that were exchanged, and the fact that she entered the palace today. , All the conversations I saw with Emperor Tianshun, in every detail, were all told to the old grandson.

After Zhou Jinyu finished speaking, he looked at the old grandson helplessly and said, "This is the cause of me and the eldest princess. After that, I don't need to worry about finding out whether the person who exchanged the two letters can't find out, but ...I feel flustered no matter what I think about what Long Live Lord said to me today."

Zhou Jinyu tilted his head and looked at the old grandson: "You said, if he really wants me to marry that eldest princess, what should I do?"

The old grandson suddenly squinted his eyes and laughed. He looked at Zhou Jinyu with a smile and said, "Then you marry her."

Zhou Jinyu was stunned: "How can this work!"

The old grandson asked her: "Why not?"

Zhou Jinyu thought for a while, and then said: "I like gentle and generous people, not like the eldest princess. Besides, the eldest princess has teased me many times, and she made it clear that she would not tease me as a person. This kind of woman If you marry into the door, the Zhou family will never have peace."

After only talking for a while, Old Suntou had already drank the wine in the bowl, and Zhou Jinyu quickly poured him a new one.

The old grandson thought for a moment, and asked her: "The gentle and generous you said, is it the girl you brought back last time?"

Hearing what he said, Zhou Jinyu blushed and finally nodded.

The old grandson suddenly put down the wine bowl in his hand. He looked at Zhou Jinyu for a while, and finally asked her: "You never thought about it..."

Zhou Jinyu asked, "What?"

"It's nothing," the old grandson shook his head while drinking again, and sighed, "It's all good luck, it's all good luck."

Zhou Jinyu couldn't understand even more.

But she didn't intend to come to the old grandson to ask for his idea. Since the old grandson kept such a secret, she simply stopped asking.

But before leaving, the old grandson said to her: "Baby, you must think twice about the eldest princess."

Zhou Jinyu wondered: "I have already refused in front of the Long Live Lord. Regardless of whether the Long Live Lord is joking or not, I probably won't say it a second time."

The old grandson shook his head, narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm not talking about Lord Long Live, I'm talking about you."

Zhou Jinyu was startled: "What do you mean?"

The old grandson sighed and said, "I'm afraid that you will regret it when Long Live Lord marry the eldest princess to someone else."

Zhou Jinyu suddenly laughed, and insisted: "Then Uncle Sun, you have missed me. I, Zhou Jinyu, am not a person who covets riches and honor. Long live Lord, it is good to marry the eldest princess to anyone, but Just don’t come to harm me.”

The old grandson sighed and said: "I didn't misunderstand you, alas, don't talk about it, go back quickly, it's getting late."

Zhou Jinyu nodded, said no more, and went out.

Zhou Jinyu got into the carriage and went all the way back to Zhou's house.

As soon as she entered Zhou's house, she saw Wan Qiu coming out from the Zhou mansion. Zhou Jinyu wondered, why did Wan Qiu come?

Wan Qiu obviously saw her too, but she pretended not to see her with an angry look, and even gave her a glare.

Zhou Jinyu was puzzled, and went up to her and asked her, "Miss Wanqiu, what's wrong with you? But what did your lady say?"

Wan Qiu originally didn't want to talk to her, so she said angrily: "Our master explained that he won't be able to come here."

Zhou Jinyu was stunned: "Can't you come? Why can't you come tomorrow?"

Wan Qiu almost gritted his teeth and said, "It's not only Ming'er who can't come here, but also Hou'er and Da Houer."

Zhou Jinyu nodded knowingly: "It's three days again."

Wan Qiu sneered: "That's right, it's been another three days, and we don't know what evil our master has done, and we have been grounded one after another."

Zhou Jinyu couldn't bear it anymore, and asked with righteous indignation: "It was that bastard who harmed your master last time again?"

Wan Qiu stared at Zhou Jinyu and gritted his teeth: "Isn't that bastard!"

Zhou Jinyu said: "Go back and tell your master that someday tell me where that person lives, and I will avenge her."

Wan Qiu sneered: "I won't bother you, Mr. Zhou."

After she finished speaking, she bypassed Zhou Jinyu and walked towards the outside of Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Jinyu looked at her back and kept sighing: "Tsk, the little girl has a really violent temper now, and it's not me who grounded your master, why are you angry at me?"

Wan Qiu was walking outside when she suddenly sneezed loudly.

Wan Qiu wondered, maybe it was because of the changing weather, she was prone to catch a cold, thinking of this, she quickened her pace and walked outside.

When Zhou Jinyu entered the East Courtyard, Zhou Xiaoshan was watching the little girls in the East Courtyard cleaning the yard.

Seeing Zhou Jinyu's return, he hurried up to greet him: "Fourth Young Master, you are back."

Zhou Jinyu glanced at him, nodded, and went straight back to the room, holding the letter from the eldest princess in his hand, lying on the bed weakly.

Zhou Xiaoshan knocked on the door outside and asked her, "Fourth Young Master, are you hungry? Do you want the villain to order some snacks from the small kitchen?"

Zhou Jinyu said, "Don't eat."

Zhou Xiaoshan retreated.

Not long after, Zhou Jinyu heard Zhou Xiaoshan knocking on the door again.

Zhou Jinyu asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Xiaoshan said through the door: "Fourth son, Mr. Zhao from Qiulu Academy is here and wants to see you."

Zhou Jinyu turned over and sat up, why did Zhao Guangsheng come again?

After going out, they came to the front yard, and as expected, they saw the eldest brother Zhao Guangsheng.

When he saw Zhou Jinyu, who was drinking tea, he immediately stood up very restrained.

Zhou Jinyu asked: "Eldest brother, why do you have time to come to my place? Have you finished taking care of the funeral of the old head of the hospital?"

Zhao Guangsheng stammered and explained: "There is... the Ministry of Rites... and the Zong... Zongren Mansion."

Zhou Jinyu nodded: "It's also thanks to the decree from the Lord Long Live, so that the head of the old hospital can leave in a dignified and beautiful manner."

Zhao Guangsheng agreed: "Who... who said... no!"

Zhao Guangsheng said, as if remembering something, he took out a bank note from his pocket and was about to hand it to Zhou Jinyu.

Zhou Jinyu was startled: "This is...?"

Zhao Guangsheng said: "The rest...the rest."

Zhou Jinyu shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother, you can keep it to yourself, there is no reason to get back the money you gave away."

But Zhao Guangsheng had a stubborn temper and insisted on not wanting to return it to Zhou Jinyu.

Zhou Jinyu had no choice but to accept it.

She suddenly asked him: "Will you return the silver from the eldest princess's mansion later?"

Zhao Guangsheng nodded immediately, and Zhou Jinyu said, "Then can I trouble Senior Brother with something?"

Zhao Guangsheng was startled: "What...?"

Zhou Jinyu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "When you go, help me bring a letter to the eldest princess."

Zhao Guangsheng didn't understand, so he nodded and said, "Yes."

At this time, Zhou Jinyu had already ordered his servants to get pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

When the servant brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Zhou Jinyu finished writing the letter not long after.

She sealed the envelope and handed it to Zhao Guangsheng, who carefully put it away.

Zhao Guangsheng was about to get up and leave, and he had to go to the mansion of the Eldest Princess Wei Huanian to pay back the money, so there was no further delay here.

When Zhou Jinyu sent him out, Zhao Guangsheng remembered that he still had something to say to Zhou Jinyu.

"Jinyu... this month... spring test, nine, twelve, fifteen."

Zhou Jinyu nodded and immediately understood.

The imperial examination is divided into three days, namely April [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th.

Zhao Guangsheng wanted Zhou Jinyu to prepare earlier, and Zhou Jinyu said gratefully, "I've written it all down, thank you for letting me know in advance, big brother."

Only then did Zhao Guangsheng get into the carriage and arrived at the residence of the Eldest Princess Wei Huanian without stopping.

But he didn't see the eldest princess, only a girl with a fierce temper, who took his bank note and letter and sent him away.

Wan Qiu went to the study with the letter and the bank note, saw Wei Huanian who was "thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors", and tentatively said: "Master, the bank note you gave to the head of the old hospital yesterday was returned again."

Wei Huanian's energy was all on the book in her hand, she said softly, "Yes."

Wan Qiu said again: "Then, he sent a letter for Mr. Zhou."

Wei Huanian paused: "Huh?"