8. Stone Lion (1)

"My lord," Zhanzhao, who finally returned to Kaifeng, went directly to see Lord Bao and reported the progress of his trip: "This is how the whole thing happened; Also, this is a reply letter from Hangzhou Fu Yin to you. What else do you have to say? ”

"Zhan's guards have worked hard," Master Bao took the letter in Zhanzhao's hand and nodded: "It's better to go back to the house and rest early!" ”

"Yes, then Zhanzhao retired first."

Zhan Zhao nodded at Master Bao, turned around and walked out of the study.

"Brother Zhan," Jiao Didi's voice sounded in her ears, and the girl who had been sitting in the flower hall saw Zhan Zhao walking in, and hurriedly said with a smile: "You and Master Bao have finished talking, can we go?" ”

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, then he remembered the girl who followed him all the way back to Kaifeng from Hangzhou, and couldn't help but smile and said: "County Lord, Zhan has escorted you to Kaifeng, it's better to ......"

"Brother Zhan," the girl known as the county lord widened her eyes, "Don't you care about me?" ”

"County Lord," Gongsun Ce, who followed Zhan Zhao back to the flower hall, hurriedly interjected to relieve Zhan Zhao: "Why don't you let Wang Dynasty and Ma Han escort you back?" Lord Zhan has been in the dust all the way, and he really needs to take a good rest. What's more, this Kaifeng is at the feet of the Son of Heaven......"

"I don't care," the girl known as the county lord put down the teacup in her hand heavily, pouted and said, "I just want Brother Zhan to send me." Brother Zhan, you said that you would personally escort me back to the Nanqing Palace, otherwise I wouldn't have come back. So, you can't talk without words......"

"Zhan Guard," after Zhan Zhao left, Bao Da remembered that there was still a county lord sitting in the flower hall of Kaifeng Mansion, and more importantly, the county lord's father was still the master of the Nanqing Palace, who had always had a good relationship with everyone in Kaifeng Mansion, so he hurried to the flower hall. As soon as he entered the flower hall, he heard the obvious displeasure of the county lord, so he hurriedly said: "In this case, you should send the county lord back to the Nanqing Palace first, and then go home to rest." Anyway...... Alas......"

Hearing Master Bao's slight sigh, Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment before nodding: "Yes, obey the order." ”

"Lord Bao, Mr. Gongsun," the county lord nodded with satisfaction and stood up: "In this case, Brother Zhan and I will leave first!" ”

"Congratulations to the county lord!" Master Bao bowed slightly, and said at the same time as Gongsun Ce.

"Brother Zhan," the county lord winked at Zhan Zhao, with a happy smile on his face: "Let's go!" ”

Zhan Zhao nodded, a helpless smile on his face.

"Brother Zhan," the county lord smiled and walked side by side with Zhan Zhao on the street, happily talking to Zhan Zhao about what he saw, heard and felt when he went to Jiangnan to learn painting.

Zhanzhao smiled and walked with the county lord, but he couldn't help but think of Yu Xiaoyu, who he hadn't seen for a long time: I don't know how this wife, who was "left behind" by himself on her wedding night, spent these two months, will she be so angry with herself that she hides at home and cries every day?

In a restaurant that has just opened, Yu Xiaoyu is bored lying on the railing, watching the people coming and going on the street in the center of Kaifeng City below, waiting for the arrival of the dinner rush.

The figure of a man in a big red robe suddenly attracted Yu Xiaoyu's attention; However, the woman who followed the red-robed man made Yu Xiaoyu's eyes squint slightly uncomfortably, and the corners of her mouth also hooked up a disdainful sneer......

Zhan Zhao suddenly felt a cold aura coming from behind him, and he couldn't help but glance back; However, behind it was only the Kaifeng City Center Street, which he was already familiar with, and a restaurant that opened during his short absence.

Zhan Zhao shook his head, secretly laughing at himself for being a little too sensitive.

"Brother Zhan," the county lord looked at Zhanzhao who suddenly stopped in surprise: "Why don't you leave?" Oh, are you hungry? I just kind of want to eat. I've never seen this restaurant before, it should be newly opened, why don't we go have something to eat first? How about just looking at their food and drinks? The owner of this restaurant is so loud that he dares to call such a name......"

As he spoke, the county lord pointed to a restaurant next to the two people, and the plaque of the restaurant had three big characters on it: Food is the sky.

Zhan Zhao did not answer the county lord's words, but raised his head as if he had a heart and looked upstairs in the restaurant; However, this look made Zhanzhao, who had always been calm and composed, turn black in front of him: Yu Xiaoyu was lying on the railing on the second floor, staring at himself with a smile......

Seeing that Yu Xiaoyu, who was supposed to stay at home at this time, actually appeared in a restaurant that had just opened, Zhanzhao couldn't help frowning.

"County Lord," Zhanzhao's eyes were fixed on Yu Xiaoyu: "Please forgive Zhan for not being able to send you back to the Nanqing Palace." Zhan had something to do and left first. After speaking, he didn't care about the county lord's reaction, and walked directly into the restaurant.

"Brother Zhan!" The county lord looked at Zhanzhao's back and stomped his feet, and couldn't help but raise his head in confusion to look in the direction that Zhanzhao had been staring at just now; However, she only saw the back of a woman......

"Why are you here?" Zhan Zhao rushed upstairs and saw that Yu Xiaoyu had turned around and was leaning on the railing facing the direction of the staircase, waiting for him with a smile.

Yu Xiaoyu looked at Zhanzhao provocatively, with a mocking expression on his face, and softly "hummed".

"Forget it," looking at the "stubborn" expression on Yu Xiaoyu's face, Zhanzhao once again remembered that he opened the seal on the wedding night, so it was very difficult for Yu Xiaoyu's face, and the guilt for Xiaoyu in his heart once again prevailed: "Don't make trouble, let's go, follow me home." ”

The county lord who followed Zhan Zhao into the restaurant, and as soon as she arrived upstairs, she saw Zhan Zhao talking to the beautiful woman with a slender back, and the expression on her face was gentle and kind that she had never seen before.

The county lord sensed that Zhan Zhao had a lot of relationship with that woman with a woman's intuition, and couldn't help but ask in a sour tone: "Brother Zhan, who is she?" Do you two know each other? ”

"County ......"

"It turns out that ......" saw that the woman who was walking with Zhanzhao rushed up behind Zhanzhao as expected, Yu Xiaoyu's eyes glanced between the two people, and finally said the first sentence to Zhanzhao: "This is the urgent business of Lord Zhan......"

Listening to Yu Xiaoyu's yin and yang strange words, as well as the voice that deliberately put emphasis on the word "urgent", Zhan Zhao frowned, but couldn't help but explain: "What nonsense are you talking about? I came across ...... by accident."

"Don't, don't explain," Yu Xiaoyu raised his hand and interrupted Zhanzhao's words: "Explanation is a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth!" ”

"You ......" Zhanzhao was angry for a while, not knowing what to say.

"Who are you?" The county lord looked at Zhan Zhao, then at Yu Xiaoyu, and finally at Yu Xiaoyu, and said unhappily: "Why do you talk to Brother Zhan like this?" ”

"Lord Zhan," Yu Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows at Zhan Zhao, but his smiling face made Zhan Zhao feel a chill: "Who is this?" I seem to have heard her call you big brother just now, is this your sister? Why didn't you say you had a sister before? ”

"I am the daughter of the eighth prince of the Southern Qing Palace," the county lord said proudly: "The Duanya county lord of the Great Song Dynasty - Zhao Rongrong." What about you, who are you? What is the relationship with Brother Zhan? ”

"Oh," Yu Xiaoyu nodded, with a look of sudden realization: "It turned out to be the county lord, no wonder!" Yu Xiaoyu, my name. As for my relationship with your eldest brother Zhan, it is the relationship between the guard master and ordinary people. Am I right, Zhan-sama? ”

"Xiaoyu, you really misunderstood." Yu Xiaoyu's yin and yang weirdness made Zhanzhao very uncomfortable, but after all, Zhanzhao, who was ashamed of himself, finally sighed silently, and opened his mouth again to try to explain his relationship with the county lord Zhao Rongrong.

"I said it," Yu Xiaoyu waved his hand and interrupted Zhanzhao's words again: "I don't need to explain. By the way, Lord Zhan, I don't know ...... your old man? ”

At this time, Zhao Hu pulled the dynasty and ran up excitedly: "Mrs. Zhan, sue you for a good ...... Ah, Master Zhan, so you're here too? Oh, I see, you came here to find Mrs. Zhan on purpose. It turns out that you already knew, and Mrs. Zhan must have discussed it with you before. I'll just say, how could Mrs. Zhan suddenly ......"

Sensing the slightly tense atmosphere between Yu Xiaoyu and Zhanzhao, Wang Chao pulled Zhao Hu vigorously and said in a low voice: "Zhao Hu, let's go back first!" ”

"Mrs. Zhan?" Zhao Rongrong's puzzled gaze turned between Xiaoyu and Zhanzhao, and she didn't want to believe that the rumor that the fourth rank of the imperial guard with a knife and Nanxia Zhanzhao had married a wife turned out to be true......

"Two adults," Yu Xiaoyu got up and stopped Wang Chao and Zhao Hu with a smile: "May I ask you two to come to the shop, is there something wrong?" Now, don't talk about it, let me guess? Well, seeing Lord Zhao so happy, there must be a happy event. Why don't you say it and let me be happy? ”

Hearing Yu Xiaoyu's words, Zhao Hu's face turned red: "Mrs. Zhan, you ...... You're talking about...... What to say? How...... How could it be me...... I...... Pregnant...... What about happy events? ”

"Why can't you have a happy event?" Yu Xiaoyu smiled and quipped: "Besides, if you don't have a happy event, what are you stammering?" ”

"I ...... Hey," Zhao Hu looked at Zhan Zhao, who had been silent, and couldn't help but ask for help: "Lord Zhan, you have something to say!" ”

However, since Wang Chao and Zhao Hu went to the restaurant, talking with Xiaoyu enthusiastically, Zhanzhao has remained silent.

The scene in front of him reminded him of the short road from the study to the flower hall after bidding farewell to Master Bao in Kaifeng Mansion, Gongsun Ce, who claimed to be going to send him out of the house, suddenly persuaded himself to remember the truth of "family and everything is prosperous", to be kind to Xiaoyu, be considerate, and don't be angry with Xiaoyu......

Originally, Zhanzhao didn't understand what Gongsun Ce's words meant; But the scene in front of him made Zhanzhao seem to understand something; However, he felt even more weird: he really couldn't understand when Yu Xiaoyu had such a good relationship with everyone in Kaifeng Mansion? You must know that the people of Kaifeng Mansion did not have a good impression of Xiaoyu before......

Looking at Zhan Zhao, who had been silent, and Yu Xiaoyu, who was smiling, Zhao Hu scratched his head and kicked Wang Chao's leg anxiously: "Oh, Wang Zhao, are you squeaking?" ”

Wang Dynasty looked at Zhan Zhao, and then at Yu Xiaoyu: "Mrs. Zhan, in fact, this is the case: No, Lord Zhan is finally back, and our brothers want to be a host, give Lord Zhan a pick-up, and by the way, also give you and Lord Zhan a little fun?" ”

Yu Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows: "In other words, how many people want to book a table here?" Is it tonight? ”

"Yes," Wang Chao nodded, "I still have to trouble Mrs. Zhan for you to arrange it." ”

"Okay!" Yu Xiaoyu said briskly: "Within a month of the opening of the new store, if you book a banquet, you will get a 20% discount. By the way, I don't know if you plan to ask for a private room, or ......"

"Of course you have to have a private room!" Zhao Hu nodded heavily: "Dynasty, right?" ”

"Yes, we want a private room so that everyone can drink and chat. As for the dishes, I still have to worry about it, Mrs. Zhan; Lord Zhan," Wang Chao turned his head to look at Zhanzhao: "What do you think of this arrangement?" ”

"Which of you can sue me," Zhanzhao frowned and asked puzzled, "What the hell is going on?" ”