The Peerless Concubine of the King's Favorite

Chapter 213 Prelude to Homecoming, Promise to Go North (1)
Looking at his daughter and wife, Chu Zhengyang's heart was suddenly surrounded by a warm current.The pride of protecting his wife and daughter grew from the bottom of his heart, he said with a smile: "Okay, then the three of us will take a trip."

"Daddy, you're wrong. It should be a family of four." Chu Qing pointed out his father's language disorder playfully, and his eyes fell on Li's abdomen.

"Yes! It's a family of four." Chu Zhengyang's eyes fell on Li's abdomen immediately, and said flickeringly.

Hexi Chu Family
Hexi, located in the west of Southern Chu, has a vast land and few people, rich in mineral resources.

Here, the Chu family is the largest clan and has been entrenched for a hundred years. No matter whether it is the local officials or ordinary people, they dare not easily provoke the behemoth of the Chu family.

The Chu family's ancestral house occupies a vast area, surrounded by courtyards, with the big house as the center and spreading around.Except for a majestic gate, the yards of the other houses, facing the street, all have small gates for private entry and exit.

The third watch had already knocked, and when it was time to go to bed and rest, a figure wrapped in a cloak flashed by, came to the courtyard door of Chu's fifth room, and knocked lightly a few times.

Soon, someone opened the small door from the inside and let someone in.The person who opened the door probed left and right, and after confirming that no one was paying attention, he closed the door, carried a lantern, and led the visitor to the courtyard.

The visitor was ushered into a remote room. There was already a person sitting in the room, drinking hot tea.

"Fifth Brother." The visitor pulled down his cloak, revealing a fair face.The corners of the eyes are slightly fine lines, although there is no beard, but it is not young.Estimated to be around 30 years old.

The servant who led the people closed the door softly, and there were only two people left in the room.

Chu Zhengfeng pointed to the teacup on the other side, and said with a smile, "Sixth Brother, sit down first, and drink a cup of tea to rest."

Chu Zhengchun, the sixth child of the Chu family's middle-aged generation, grinned, untied his cloak, threw it aside, sat beside Chu Zhengfeng, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

As the tea poured into his throat, his eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Fifth brother, is this the top-quality golden sparrow tongue you brought back from Jianning capital this time?"

Chu Zhengfeng smiled and nodded, and praised: "The sixth brother has taste and vision."

Chu Zhengchun smiled, and although he didn't answer, the look of arrogance on his brow showed that he would not yield to Chu Zhengfeng's words.

"By the way, fifth brother, is this trip going well? You just arrived at home today, and my younger brother was ordered to visit, but what happened?" Chu Zhengchun put down his teacup and asked nervously.

Chu Zhengfeng raised his hand to comfort him and said, "Sixth brother, don't panic, the construction of the Ning capital is going very smoothly. The pill point has been obtained, and with the assistance of the third prince, the ten-year mining right has been invalidated. After the pill point is produced, we will The Chu family gets four, and the third prince gets six."

"Four to six points?" Chu Zhengchun frowned, his face ached, "Is it too much?"

"Hey, if a man wants to achieve great things, he should not stick to small details." Chu Zhengfeng waved his hands. "If the third prince succeeds, our Chu family will be heroes from the beginning. The honor and prestige at that time cannot be measured by mere small profits."

"Fifth brother, Liucheng is not a small profit." Chu Zhengchun still had a bitter look on his face.

He finally understood that the fifth brother and the third prince cooperated in private, representing the Hexi Chu family.At this moment, the agreement was completed, and he called himself over Xingye just to give him more support when reporting to the Patriarch.

Although he has listened to Fifth Brother's words since he was a child, it involves a lot of money after all. If the third prince fails to seize the throne, wouldn't it be a waste of money?

"Sixth brother, do you intend to help me?" Chu Zhengfeng's expression darkened.As long as he and the third prince succeed in cooperating, with the support of the third prince, he will be the next head of the Chu family in Hexi.

"It's not that we won't help, but it's too involved. If Patriarch gets angry, it's useless for me to speak!" Chu Zhengchun said helplessly, spreading his hands.

Chu Zhengfeng sneered: "There is news, I forgot to tell you, Sixth Brother."

"What?" Chu Zhengchun asked subconsciously.

Chu Zhengfeng smiled tentatively, and said in a low voice: "When I went out this time, the Patriarch secretly ordered the third child to find the second child, and asked him to bring the second child back. The third child also left in a hurry in Jianning Capital City. In order to find the second child."

Chu Zhengchun's heart shuddered, and his face immediately turned ugly.

Chu Zhengfeng observed his expression, and sneered: "It is said that the second child has been doing well outside, and has lived a decent life for more than ten years. If we wait for him to come back, let's not say whether the position of Patriarch is his or not, just say When he gets to the bottom of it, that incident back then was your bad idea and the medicine you bribed, so I don't know what he will do."

"Fifth brother is threatening me?" Chu Zhengchun's eyes twitched, staring at Chu Zhengfeng.

Chu Zhengfeng flicked the dust on his robe, and said with a smile, "I'm just reminding you."

Chu Zhengchun narrowed his eyes, pursed his lips and remained silent.In the slits of the eyes, but the thoughts are dim, it is difficult to see clearly.

"You and I have had the best relationship since we were young. The third child is a respondent who only obeys orders. The seventh child is his younger brother, and he will never make things difficult for him. The fourth child is a person who doesn't like fighting. If the second child It doesn't matter if he doesn't come back, but if the second child comes back, he is the first wife. Once the father and son settle their feud, he must be the next Patriarch. No matter how everyone treated him back then, I'm afraid he will come back one by one. After all the calculations, only I have the support of the third prince, if I can get the position of Patriarch, I can keep you. And the support of the third prince depends on this performance." Chu Zhengfeng bewitched Chu Zhengchun, Qu He tapped his index finger on the table a few times.

The balance between personal safety and family interests caused cold water to drip from Chu Zhengchun's temples.

After a long time, he gritted his teeth, raised his eyes and looked at Chu Zhengfeng: "Fifth brother, I promise you."

After getting the promise, Chu Zhengfeng laughed heartily, reached out and patted Chu Zhengchun's arm on the table: "This is my good sixth brother."

Chu Zhengyang did not ask Chu Zhenghe to wait until three days later, since Li's decision had already been made, he would not delay it on purpose.On the second day, he sent someone to invite Chu Zhenghe to go over to the mansion, firstly to welcome the third younger brother, and secondly to inform him of his own decision.

When Chu Zhengyang received the news, Chu Zhenghe was shopping bored.

After the visitor said what his master had told him, he bowed and waited.

Chu Zhenghe was taken aback for a moment, seemingly unable to react.

Yesterday, he personally visited the door, and his second brother was still hesitant.How come you made up your mind and are willing to go back after only one night of hard work?
"Give this brother some money to buy wine." Although he was surprised in his heart, Chu Zhenghe was still very calm on the surface.

The servant behind him was ordered to take out some loose silver from his pocket and hand it over to the servant of the Chu family.

(End of this chapter)