The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 230 Winning over
Mr. Zhou couldn't persuade Qi Meizhi, so he had no choice but to do as she asked.

When he walked out of the palace, he looked back at the majestic palace. For the first time, he felt confused in his heart. With a sigh, he turned around and was about to tell the coachman to move forward. Unexpectedly, someone suddenly blocked his way. Frowning slightly, he was about to order someone to come forward and deal with the person blocking the road.

No matter who it is, he doesn't want to see it now.

Since he climbed to this position, his popularity has improved instantly, and many people have begged to see him. However, in a high position, he is no longer the stupid young man who only knows how to be humble and does not know how to refuse.

Unexpectedly, before he had time to act, he saw the carriage approaching him. His face immediately darkened, and he was about to scold him. Unexpectedly, the curtain of the other carriage rolled up, revealing a picture of him. Familiar yet unfamiliar faces.

He had met Gu Deyin, the current regent princess, but his interactions with her were limited. In the past, he kept his clumsiness to himself and kept a distance from her. Now that they are in different camps, it is naturally impossible for them to become familiar with her. It's not an exaggeration to say they are strangers.

"What advice did the princess give when she stopped the official's carriage?"

He asked coldly, obviously not wanting to deal with Gu Deyin, hoping that she would retreat before getting into trouble.

"Master Zhou."

Gu Deyin spoke softly. She had always been wary of this person, but now that he was being dragged down by rumors, he naturally had no chance to cause trouble for her.

But the more she understood this person's resume, the more she cherished his talent. This person had real talent, but unfortunately he had bad luck in his early years and his official career was not prosperous.

It can't be said that it was a mistake to join the Qi family later. After all, without this ladder to heaven, he would not have been able to reach this high position.

There are too many officials in the world, and it is impossible for Xiao Mingzhang to promote them all. There will always be leftovers, which cannot be solved by human resources.

Seeing the other party's cold eyes, she still had a smile on her face.

"Mr. Zhou, you made quite a lot of political achievements in your early years in office, but you were never promoted. Every time I see this paragraph on your resume, I feel quite sorry..."

"What exactly does the princess want to say?"

Mr. Zhou doesn't want to hear her nonsense, he still has a lot of things to be busy with.

Gu Deyin ignored his sarcastic remarks and said directly.

"You climbed up the ladder given by the Qi family, but I often think that you want to realize your ambition, so you chose this thorny road. As long as you can achieve the ultimate goal, maybe you will feel that everything is worth it. , Yes, even if you may get a bad reputation in the future, Master Zhou, am I right? "

Mr. Zhou's palms on his knees clenched into fists instantly. Ever since he climbed up, he had heard many scoldings from behind. Many people scolded him as a lackey of the Qi family, a person who would do anything to achieve his goals. A despicable and shameless villain who reads the books of sages in vain.

Over the years, the woman in front of him revealed what he was thinking. If she had another identity, he might have made her a confidant. Unfortunately, she was the Princess Regent, the wife of his political enemy.

"Princess, your words do not move me. The bustling world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. I, Ji Ji, have no shame in becoming famous. If the princess stops the official just to say this, then I'm sorry. "Xiaguan takes the first step."

He motioned to the attendant beside him to put down the rolled-up car curtains. He didn't want to talk too much nonsense with Gu Deyin.

Gu Deyin was not angry at his cold reception, but her tone remained as genuine as ever.

"Master Zhou, let me ask you the last thing. Is such a master really worthy of your loyalty?"

After saying this, she no longer looked at Mr. Zhou, but looked at Hua Shu.

Huashu lowered the carriage curtains knowingly, and then raised his voice to order the coachman to set off.

When Mr. Zhou heard Gu Deyin's question, he immediately ordered someone to roll up the curtains of the carriage again. Unexpectedly, he saw the butt of the carriage as soon as he poked his head out. He asked the coachman to set off with some annoyance. Is this Gu Deyin playing tricks on him?
Although he was angry and unhappy, Gu Deyin's last question actually touched on his heart. Seeing such a monarch and the queen mother, he was deeply disappointed, especially the little emperor, who looked so callous and unjust. came to mind again.

Following such a monarch, he felt that not only his own future was in jeopardy, but the future of the country was also in jeopardy.

After returning home, he walked towards the backyard with a cold face. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered his wife's room, he saw her arranging fabrics, and he frowned slightly.

"Who sent it again?"

His wife chuckled lightly, put down the cloth, and stepped forward to undress him in person.

"The weather has been quite hot recently, and the Princess Regent sent me a lot of cool materials. I was just thinking of cutting some regular clothes for you so that you can wear them comfortably..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw her husband suddenly turned to look at her, his expression so serious that her heart skipped a beat.

"What's wrong with you?"

Mr. Zhou was so angry that he didn't know how to tell his wife that she didn't know what happened in the court, and he didn't stop her from accepting the gift. After all, his status was here, and if he didn't accept the gift, others might not say he was honest. .

Besides, the word "incorruptible" is not easy to use in official circles. Those who do not follow the trend will be the first to be washed away by the current.

"Why do you accept gifts from everyone?"

The first wife glanced at him and replied directly, "That's the regent princess. No matter how many people fawn over her, why shouldn't I not accept the favor given to me by the princess? Besides, now that our children are grown up, it's time to get married. I If I offend the Princess Regent, who will still interact with me? Will your children get married?"

Mr. Zhou just asked her one question, and she had to answer her several questions instantly, which made him not want to stay here anymore.

Seeing him put his coat back on, his wife was surprised and asked, "Are you going out again?"

"Suddenly I remembered that I still had some unfinished business, so I went to the study in the front yard."

The first wife didn't stop him. She watched him walk away and muttered, "Men are all stinky shit."

Since she didn't have to wait on him, she was happy to be in peace, so she might as well continue counting the cloths. The regent princess was really generous. I guess the rumors that she was as rich as the country might be true.

She was quite fond of her, so she had to give him some kind of gift in return. After all, reciprocity is the long-term way to communicate.

Princess Yuanjia watched her sister-in-law counting the gifts sent by others. She curiously went over and looked through them, but unexpectedly she found the delicious side dishes sent by Mr. Zhou's wife.

She asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, why do you have contact with her? I really don't like Mr. Zhou, but recently he has been busy extinguishing rumors, and he doesn't have the energy to confront me tit for tat in the court. This is a good thing."

The rumor that the young emperor killed his maternal grandfather is now spreading more and more widely. Especially the stepmother of Duke Qi. She goes out every day recently and tells everyone that her husband died unjustly. Of course, she does not dare to scold the young emperor. He Qi Meizhi could only talk about these two people insinuatingly, which added fuel to the rumors.

In this way, the rumors will never be extinguished.

The little emperor now doesn't even attend the imperial court, which shows that he himself is ashamed to see others.

Gu Deyin said without even raising his head, "Master Zhou is not lovable, but Mrs. Zhou is quite interesting. She knows that we don't lack anything, so she finally gave us some hand-made side dishes to express her feelings. In my opinion, this is more about friendship than courtesy. ”

Princess Yuanjia did not disagree with her sister-in-law, but echoed a few words, and then she asked what was on her mind.

"Sister-in-law, do you want to win over Mr. Zhou?"