There is Room For the Poor Daughter

The people in the capital were really lively for a few days because of the major results of the war in the northern Xinjiang. However, this liveliness did not last long and was suppressed by the arrest of the Eight Kings' party members by the Ministry of Justice.

Zhou House.

Zhou Jingyun thought that her mother didn't think about tea and rice recently, so she personally cooked two desserts and delivered them. As soon as she walked to the door, she heard her mother's suppressed crying.

"I heard that the Department of Punishment has tortured several officials to death because of the interrogation. The master is a weak scholar. The torture tools of the Department of Punishment are so powerful, how can the master bear it. But we can't even get close to the door of the Department of Justice, and we don't know how the master is now."

After listening to the intermittent words in the room, Zhou Jingyun's face instantly turned pale, she was silent for a while, and ran out of the yard with her skirt on.

"Jing Wan, please help me."

As soon as Zhou Jingyun entered Zhou Jingwan's house, she was about to kneel down.

Zhou Jingwan was startled when she saw it, and quickly supported the person: "What's the matter, what happened?"

Zhou Jingyun hurriedly told Zhou Jingwan what she had just heard: "Jingwan, the eldest son of the minister's family and Peng Mingchi, who is betrothed to you, are close friends, you accompany me to find Peng Mingchi, ask him to help me talk, and let me go to the punishment department. Look at my father, okay? It's been more than two months since my father was in jail, and I'm really worried about him."

Zhou Jingwan was embarrassed. She didn't seek her opinion on the marriage that the family had set for her. By the time she knew it, the Peng family had already decided.

Later, with the help of her family, although she met Peng Mingchi twice, she and he could not talk to each other. After the second uncle had an accident, her mother and second aunt took her to Peng's house. I still remember Mrs. Peng's cold and distant attitude.

"Jingyun, even if I ask Peng Mingchi, he may not agree."

Zhou Jingyun shook her head: "No, it's been so long since our family had an accident, but the Peng family hasn't come to leave the family, so it shows that he likes you."

Zhou Jingwan smiled bitterly: "It's because of me that the Peng family didn't retire, it's because the minister of the Ministry of Industry is a student of my grandfather. Their family doesn't retire now, but they just don't want to bear the reputation of treachery."

Zhou Jingyun said anxiously: "Anyway, you and Peng Mingchi are now engaged. You go to him, he won't disappear."

Looking at the tearful sister, thinking of the concern of her uncle and aunt for her, Zhou Jingwan softened her heart and nodded: "Okay, I'll accompany you for a walk."

Hearing this, Zhou Jingyun immediately smiled with joy: "Jingwan, thank you."

As soon as Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun left in the carriage, a team of guards came to surround the Zhou residence: "The emperor has an order, from now on, the Zhou family is only allowed to enter and not to leave."

Zhou Jingyun grew up in the capital and had her own way of collecting news. Soon, she found out that Peng Mingchi was participating in the poetry meeting in Yunhe Tower.

"Jing Wan, let's go over there."

At the same time, on the second floor of Yunhe Tower, Peng Mingchi and several young ladies were playing a game of poetry recitation.

The young master and the young lady are divided into two places, with a screen in the middle. Everyone sits beside the winding canal, and places a wine pot on the canal, allowing it to flow downstream. Whoever stops the wine pot in front of it will compose a poem. Then it's up to everyone to comment.

When Zhou Jingyun brought Zhou Jingwan, the atmosphere here was at its climax.

There is no other reason, someone has made a good work, and everyone is vying to applaud.

"Peng Gongzi is really a rare genius in the world. I must transcribe the poem just now and enjoy it." Du Qing from the family of the general government did not hesitate to praise her.

In this regard, Peng Mingchi just smiled and had no other reaction. Just when he put the wine in the canal to prepare for the next round, his eyes swept to Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun at the entrance of the building.

Peng Mingchi was overjoyed. He was about to get up and go over, but he thought of the instructions from his parents and brother before going out. He hesitated for a while, and then sat back again.

He actually likes Zhou Jingwan, a girl who likes to be in a daze at every turn. Although this girl has no ink in her stomach, her appearance is not the best among the ladies in the capital, but when he is with her, he is very relaxed and at ease.

Home, isn't it a place where people can put down all their armor and masks when they are tired?

He felt that Zhou Jingwan could give him such a home.

He thought that he would be able to marry Zhou Jingwan this year, but who would have thought that Zhou Shilang was involved in the case of the Eight Kings' henchmen.

He had just learned from his friends that the Zhou residence was now surrounded by guards.

Although he didn't know how the Zhou sisters came out, he was clear about their purpose of coming to him.

Although he wanted to help, he was powerless.

Coupled with the special case of the Eight Kings' Henchmen, his father and brother warned him repeatedly that if he was involved too much with the Zhou family, their family might also be involved, and he had to be responsible to his family!

Peng Mingchi forced himself not to look at the two figures coming out of the building. However, he did not look, but Zhou Jingwan, at Zhou Jingyun's begging, gathered up her courage and walked over.

Just as Peng Mingchi saw Zhou Jingwan's figure getting closer and closer from the corner of his eyes, suddenly, a pink figure blocked his vision.

"Miss Zhou, why are you here?"

Du Qing looked at Zhou Jingwan arrogantly. If she used to need to give Zhou's girl some face, but now, she doesn't need it at all.

Zhou Jingwan glanced at her: "I'm here to find Young Master Peng, please let me go."

Du Qing looked back at Peng Mingchi, who was sitting still. She smiled sweetly and said to Zhou Jingwan in a low voice, "Miss Zhou, you have to be a little discerning. Don't you see that Young Master Peng doesn't want to see you?"

Zhou Jingwan also noticed Peng Mingchi's reaction. She couldn't tell what she felt in her heart. She said she was sad. She had no feelings for this person, and she had no expectations for him since the engagement. Now that the Zhou family is in trouble, how indifferent he is to be so indifferent!

Zhou Jingwan looked back at her cousin who was about to cry, took a deep breath, cheekily staggered Du Qing to Peng Mingchi.

Who knows, just two steps away, Du Qing stopped him again.

Zhou Jingwan frowned: "Miss Du, what are you doing?"

Du Qing: "Today, I invited everyone to this poetry meeting. I am the host. As the host, I don't want to see some random people coming to disturb everyone's elegance. Please leave."

"Du Qing, don't go too far!"

Zhou Jingyun came over and looked at Du Qing angrily.

Du Qing sneered, then rolled her eyes, and took the wine jug aside: "You have to have a post for attending a banquet, you can't come empty-handed when you come to my poetry meeting, so as long as you take this jug of wine After drinking, I will let you go and let you go to see Peng Gongzi." Said, handing the jug in his hand to Zhou Jingwan.

Seeing Zhou Jingwan standing still, Du Qing smiled provocatively: "Why, don't you dare?"

At this time, everyone else in the room started to boo.

Peng Mingchi couldn't see it, so he wanted to get up to stop it, but was stopped by a friend next to him.

"Do you really want to marry the daughters of the Zhou family? You should know that the emperor hates the Eight Kings' henchmen, the Zhou family is over, listen to me, don't worry, let Miss Du drive them away, if you show a soft heart, they will I hold you like a life-saving straw, and you can't get rid of it if you want to."

After hearing this, Peng Mingchi sat back up again.

On the other side, Du Qing saw Peng Mingchi's hesitation and frowned.

She has always adored Peng Mingchi, but before she could express her intentions, the Peng family and the Zhou family were engaged.

She knew that Peng Mingchi didn't like aggressive girls, so she pondered for a while, then glanced at Zuo Meng of Shaoqing's family in Dali Temple, and motioned for her to help herself.

Zuo Meng received a friend's cry for help, and immediately walked over with a few other girls, looking at Zhou Jingwan aggressively: "Why, don't you dare to drink? This is asking for help, and your attitude is not good?"

Several other people immediately coaxed: "Yes, it's just a pot of wine, but Miss Zhou should drink it quickly."

One of them took the jug and poured it directly into Zhou Jingwan's mouth.

Zhou Jingwan was naturally reluctant to drink, but there was only one Zhou Jingyun beside her who couldn't stop her, so she could only keep stepping back.

Several girls pushed each other, and unknowingly came to the edge of the fence.

"what!"

"Quiet!"

I don't know who pushed Zhou Jingwan, Zhou Jingwan slammed into the fence, and turned over as soon as she leaned back.

This scene scared everyone!

The moment Zhou Jingwan fell off the second floor, her whole mind was empty, and she closed her eyes in despair as she looked at the people who were retreating on the second floor.

Just when everyone thought that Zhou Jingwan was going to kill her, suddenly, a figure flashed over and caught Zhou Jingwan before she fell to the ground.

"Sister Zhou!"

The expected pain did not strike. Instead, she heard a familiar voice that she had not seen for a long time. Zhou Jingwan thought it was an illusion, but she couldn't help but hope.

If the third brother was there, no one would bully her.

Zhou Jingwan opened her eyes cautiously. When Yan Wentao's nervous and anxious face came into view, her eyes instantly turned red, and she cried out with surprise in her grievance: "Third brother, you came to see me?!"