From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 684

"Four times, Your Majesty, is it necessary?"

Xiao Zhuang frowned and looked at Empress Zhao Jing in confusion, saying, "Is there something dirty on your face?"

Empress Zhao Jing kept silent, and the female official handed her handkerchiefs one after another, and she wiped her face again and again.

Xiao Zhuang's face looked even weirder, and she smelled it carefully, and always felt that there was something strange.

"What are you doing!"

Empress Zhao Jing glared at her unhappily and said, "Where is my junior brother! Did he run away so early in the morning!"

Xiao Zhuang nodded and said, "Yes... He looks like he has something urgent."

"What kind of urgent thing can he have!"

Empress Zhao Jing shouted, "He just left after bullying someone. How can there be such an irresponsible man? Go and beat him up. Anyway, Master and Li Yu'an have left, and no one can stop you."

After saying this, she was suddenly stunned, and her eyes began to change.

Xiao Zhuang said, "Your Majesty, what happened to Zhou Yuan?"

Empress Zhao Jing did not speak, but just stood there thinking.

Then she looked up and frowned, "Master and Li Yu'an, did they really leave? Did you see them leave the city that day?"

Xiao Zhuang nodded and said, "I didn't see them, but the female guards of the inner court saw them leave the city, but the fog was too thick, and I don't know if they came back."

Empress Zhao Jing sat down, pondered for a long time, and then waved her hand and said, "It's okay."

Just now, she had a lot of thoughts, but every thought was too crazy.

Junior brother is too threatening to the throne. Even if he has said many times that he is not interested, even if he has no interest in the imperial power in all aspects, but... who dares to bet?

He is not interested now, what if he is interested in the future?

He is still young, and his ambition has not grown rapidly.

But... can't do anything to him.

Based on rational considerations, junior brother has made contributions to the country and can also calm down the Great Jin Dynasty. His existence is ultimately more beneficial than harmful. And he has a plan, God knows if he is luring me into the trap this time.

In addition, based on emotional considerations, the two of them have shared responsibilities along the way, and even slept in the same bed...

If even he doesn't believe me, will I really become a lonely person?

Who can I trust in the future?

Countless evil thoughts were suppressed by her reason and kindness.

She was very entangled, but finally gritted her teeth and said: "Xiao Zhuang...if..."

She clenched her fists and said: "If one day, I order you to kill my junior brother, you must not agree."

"What?"

Xiao Zhuang looked up in shock.

Empress Zhao Jing said, "Sometimes, I can't control my thoughts and it's easy to make mistakes."

"If I order you to kill my junior brother, don't agree, at least... don't agree to the first two orders. If I ask you to kill for the third time, you will obey me then."

"I believe I will make mistakes at most twice. If you insist on doing it for the third time, it means that the situation is out of your control."

Xiao Zhuang was silent for a moment before saying, "The Holy Mother of No Life and Su Youzi are just away for this period of time. When they come back, I can't kill them."

"Don't tempt me!"

Empress Zhao Jing scolded, then panted, "I can't go this way. This may be his dead end, but it's my dead end."

"I won't be so stupid, never!"

She gritted her teeth and said, "I would rather fight with him within the appropriate range like now, use some tricks and tactics to fight for more things, than choose to fight to the death."

"Otherwise, what have I been doing for all these years!"

"Besides...besides..."

She seemed to have finally thought it through, and took a long breath, saying: "Besides, I am very confident in myself. If he can control me militarily, I can control him in other ways!"

"Isn't it just using your feet? Isn't it just smearing your face? Anyway, no one else saw it, and it's already so embarrassing, so it doesn't matter if it happens again!"

Xiao Zhuang was confused and murmured: "Your Majesty? What do you mean by using your feet? What do you mean by smearing your face?"

Empress Zhao Jing said angrily: "Oh, you don't understand these things! You are really useless. You are the only confidant around me, but you just don't understand this. Otherwise, why would I be so embarrassed and always suffer at his hands. "

She returned to the study angrily and said loudly: "Go tell Zhuang Xuansu that the reform of the Imperial Academy should be carried out according to what the junior brother said, and the Inner Court Department should be mobilized. Now it is meaningless to target the junior brother's divine bird, so it is better to do something serious. "

...

There are still six or seven days before going south. Zhou Yuan no longer thinks about other things, but focuses on accompanying his family.

The people in the Duke's Mansion first went out of the city to take a warm bath and relax for two days before returning to the mansion.

Then the Imperial Academy organized a poetry meeting. As a representative of young students, the so-called youngThe child prodigy Bai Yu boldly came to the Duke's Mansion and invited Zhou Yuan to attend.

Zhou Yuan had a deep impression of this person. He was always mentioned in the intelligence of the Divine Bird. Zhou Yuan admired him very much and agreed.

So Cai Ni and Jian Jia also expressed their desire to join in the fun, and Ning Yue wanted to accompany Zhou Yuan, so she also went.

Qu Ling had business to attend to, so he just said "I'm too lazy to go" and went in a hurry.

For this, Ningyue pouted and said, "Sister Qu is too hard-working. She is always busy for our family."

Zhao Jianjia chuckled and said, "If you want her to be as quiet as us, it would be more painful than killing her."

Cai Ni smiled and said, "Sister Qu Ling is also very good. It is actually very happy to have something she likes to do."

Ningyue said, "I... I feel sorry for her. My husband is about to leave. I want my husband to spend more time with her."

Everyone laughed. Ningyue is kind-hearted and always thinks a lot about others. It is easy to empathize.

The poetry meeting was very lively. Zhou Yuan's arrival undoubtedly pushed the atmosphere to a climax. In order to cooperate with everyone, he also copied a few poems to encourage this generation of newcomers.

This is the third year since the Tang Dynasty. These young people may be Juren or Jinshi, and they are all the future pillars of Dajin.

After the poetry meeting, Zhou Yuan did not go home, but went to Princess Qinshui's mansion, spending a quiet night with the two princesses.

He planned to stay here for two days, then go back to the Duke's Mansion to rest, and then set off to the southwest.

Therefore, on the second day, Princess Bishui was very considerate and took Zhou Yuan's two students with her.

When Bai Xue saw Zhou Yuan, she threw herself into his arms and cried: "Sir, Xue'er misses you so much."

Princess Qinshui twitched the corners of her mouth and tried to hold back her temper.

She thought, if it wasn't for accumulating virtue for the child in her arms, she was about to tear the little girl's mouth apart.

The little green tea did have a strong tea flavor when she spoke, and her voice was delicate: "Sir... don't you like Xue'er? Is Xue'er doing something wrong? Xue'er wants to study with her sister tonight."

Chen Yunxian looked at her sister helplessly and shook her head.

Zhou Yuan pinched Bai Xue's little face and said with a smile: "You have already reached perfection with this trick, but you only need to say it here, and never say it in front of Qu Ling and Cai Ni, or they will tear you to pieces."

This trick of little green tea is actually only effective on three people, one of whom is Ning Yue, who is soft-hearted and definitely feels sorry for Bai Xue.

The other is Yun Xian, who is not blind, but she is also soft-hearted.

The last one is Zhou Yuan. He can see it clearly, but there is nothing he can do. He is really good at serving people, and his talent is explosive...

"Since you miss him so much! Don't sleep tonight!"

Princess Qinshui said coldly: "My sister and I need your service, and your husband also needs your help. Zhou Yuan said you are eloquent and smooth-talking, I want to test your skills!"

"Pei Xian!"

Princess Bishui said hurriedly: "How can this be! We..."

Princess Qinshui pulled her sister's sleeve and whispered: "He is leaving, and the southwest is suffering."

So Princess Bishui lowered her head and said nothing.

She also felt sorry for Zhou Yuan who was busy fighting fires everywhere for Dajin and could not go home twice a year.

Bai Xue smiled and said: "As long as my sister likes it, I will have a lot more."

Princess Qinshui ignored her and put her arm around Zhou Yuan's shoulders.

The morning sun had already filled the backyard. The two walked hand in hand, like a fairy couple.

She whispered, "I'm going to the southwest, and I don't know when I'll return. I'm afraid you won't be able to come back in time for me to give birth."

"Give the child a name."

Zhou Yuan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "For a girl, Zhou Wenyu, for a boy, Chen Ba... Chen Xingguo, um, Xingguo."

Princess Qinshui had a lot of tenderness in her eyes, and whispered, "I'll listen to you, my hero, go home early."

Zhou Yuan smiled, waved to everyone, and walked forward.

The gentle country is good, but he also wants to see the world of the south and see how people there live.

The sun shines all over the earth.

The road in the early morning is stained with glory.

A young woman stood by the wooden window of the stilt house, looking at the fantastic mountains and forests under the morning sun, and whispered, "What a good weather."