Two days later, Zhou Xiya got a stack of silver tickets and smiled with satisfaction.

"Miss, Mr. Xiao sent someone to bring you a letter." Jinxiu walked in quickly.

"Xiao Jingqing?" Zhou Xiya took the letter, hesitated to open it, and there were only six words on it, 'I won't give up on you'

Zhou Xiya frowned, it seemed that Xiao Jingqing still didn't give up.

"What did the messenger say?" Zhou Xiya burned the letter, but it was just a hopeless obsession, as long as she stayed away from Xiao Jingqing, there would be no intersection in the future.

"The person who came only said that Xiao Gongzi left the casino today and is going to respond to Tianfu, is Miss going to send it off?" Jinxiu carefully looked at her own young lady's face, Miss now has Li Gongzi by her side, and now Xiao Gongzi still misses Miss, plus a lonely child, no wonder Miss is not good-looking.

Zhou Xiya glared at Jinxiu, the last thing she wanted to see at this time was Xiao Jingqing, how embarrassing it was, so as not to make Xiao Jingqing think that there was still something to look forward to.

"Go pack your bags, and we'll leave in three days." Zhou Xiya ordered directly.

"Miss, it's almost packed, just waiting for your order to go on the road." Jinxiu happily ran out.

Zhou Xiya pushed open the window and looked at the blue sky outside, and her mood was a little fluttering.

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"Little sister, come out and ride a horse, how boring it is to sit in the carriage." Out of the city, Zhou Guangbi rode a horse close to Zhou Xiya's carriage, looking very happy, but he didn't expect the second uncle to give him such a good errand and let him go out to protect his little sister. This is a good opportunity to let the wind out.

"Okay" Zhou Xiya nodded, and directly called Li Mu on the other side to get closer, "Li Mu, come here"

Li Mu stretched out his hand, and with a force, Zhou Xiya made a clever move to fly on the horse.

"Ahem, little sister, you haven't gotten married yet, it's not appropriate, there's a horse behind." Zhou Guangbi reminded.

"No one here knows who I am, why not. As long as you don't tell my daddy, it's fine. Zhou Xiya playfully stuck out her tongue at the third brother.

"Guangbi. Let's go ahead first, and you can keep up. Li Mu beat the horse and left with Zhou Xiya.

"Wait for me, what are you going to do" Zhou Guangbi was anxious. He was ordered by his second uncle. Keep an eye on Li Mu. So as not to suffer the little sister.

Following the route, Li Mu ran fast for a while, and Zhou Xiya stretched out her arms. He shouted loudly, as if he wanted to shout out all the troubles in his heart.

The two arrived at a field of spring flowers, and the tender yellow spring flowers were waving in the wind, which was very gratifying.

"Oh my God, there is such a large piece of spring flowers here, so beautiful" Zhou Xiya exclaimed.

"Come down" Li Mu helped Zhou Xiya off the horse, Zhou Xiya ran into the sea of flowers quickly, and turned in circles happily, "Li Mu, come on, I like it so much"

Li Mu walked over, reached out and took a spring flower and put it in Zhou Xiya's hair, and said softly, "You are more beautiful than a flower"

Zhou Xiya lowered her head shyly, Li Mu hugged Zhou Xiya and encircled her in her arms, "Let's go all the way south, more and more flowers are blooming, I will wear them on your head one by one, in my eyes, you are the most beautiful, and flowers will only be your foil"

Listening to the love words, Zhou Xiya's heart was sweeter than honey, so she leaned on Li Mu's arms, looking at the patches of spring flowers, at this moment she felt that she was the happiest woman-

Dugu Jin was on an errand in the palace, and his little servant got the news that Zhou Xiya was going out and rushed to report Dugu Jin, but he couldn't wait for him, so he could only wait outside the palace with his eyes blank, hoping that the master would come out on a mission as soon as possible.

waited until it was dark, and when I saw Dugu Jin coming out, the little guy was about to cry, "Master, you finally came out, and the minions are dying." ”

"That's what I taught you." Dugu Jin scolded, the emperor was in a bad mood, and took the two concubines to visit the garden, and they could only follow the guards.

"Master, Miss Zhou followed Li Mu out of the city, it looks like she is going to go out for a long time, followed by a caravan and the Zhou family's guards." The little guy hurriedly said.

"What, she followed Li Mu out of the house? Why didn't you say it earlier. Dugu Jin grabbed the collar of the little guy, "Come on, where did they go?" ”

"The slave doesn't know where they are going, they went out of the city early in the morning, and now they should have passed the Dingzhou Mansion, the slave wants to inform the master, but the master is in the palace, and the slave can't find you." The little guy said aggrievedly, who knew that Miss Zhou would go out of the city when she said that she would go out of the city, and there was no trace of the people.

"What's the use of me keeping you, didn't I say you should watch her?" Dugu Jin shook off the little guy hard, turned over and got on the horse, and was about to chase outside the city.

"Young master, you can't go, you still have to be on an errand, you can't leave Beijing without permission, young master...... "The little guy and the guards hurried to chase, this Miss Zhou is really terrible, you said that you should stay in the capital, why do you have to go far away, even if you go far away, you have to say it, the people they control and monitor are all arranged in the capital, Miss Zhou goes out, they will be blind."

Fortunately, the city gate was closed, and the little guy and the guards wasted all their strength to persuade Dugu Jin to come back, but looking at Dugu Jin's gloomy face, several people were careful not to speak.

"Zhou Xiya, if you run away, I will chase you back to the ends of the earth." Dugu Jin shouted, hurry back to the house, to chase Zhou Xiya, he has to arrange the affairs of the capital.

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"How are you doing today?" The third prince came to Zhou Xiwan's courtyard and picked up Zhou Xiwan, who was greeting him.

"Thank you for remembering the princess, now I can see the prince often, the concubine has no illness, she is happy all day long, even our children seem to feel the good mood of the concubine, they have grown a lot in the past two days, the concubine feels that her belly is a lot bigger, the food in the palace is so good, the concubine is fat." Zhou Xiwan was coquettish and pulled the third prince to the inner room.

"If you are fat, this king will be happy to see your round and jade appearance." The third prince smiled and touched Zhou Xiwan's tender face.

"Hmph, the prince will coax me to be happy. If I get fat, the prince won't want to come to me. Zhou Xiwan pouted.

"Why didn't this king come to you, it's not that I'm busy these days, this king is a little too busy, why don't I take the time to come and see you today." After the third prince sat down, he pulled Zhou Xiwan into his arms and sat down.

"I said why is the prince so happy, compared to the prince's wishes, it must have come true."

"You are really smart, this king is happy today, the multi-day plan has finally come to fruition, my father deposed the official department today, as long as the official department is arranged by the king's people. Then the king of the six parts has mastered four. Let's see how the prince still competes with me. "The three princes are full of ambition.

"Lord Wang, you are so wise and powerful, where is the prince your opponent, sooner or later the prince's wish will come true." Zhou Xiwan complimented.

"Hahaha...... This king likes to hear this," the third prince laughed.

"Lord Wang, the more this time. The more the prince has to behave well. It is not only necessary to fight the snobbery of the crown prince in court politics. It is also necessary to behave well in front of Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty knows that you are better than the prince in everything, so that Your Majesty can rest assured that you will hand over the country to you. Zhou Xiwan admonished.

"How. Do you know this? The third prince looked Zhou Xiwan up and down.

"Look at what the prince said, although the concubine does not understand the government, but the concubine used to follow her mother to take care of the house, manage the Zhuangzi, and think that she still has some knowledge, take a Zhuang family as an example, when choosing an heir, you will also choose filial piety, a thrifty son, Your Majesty is immediately fighting the country, a lifetime of diligence and thrift, the heart of the world, the prince may wish to work hard in this regard, let Your Majesty know your good, you see Your Majesty in the palace all day long, Your Majesty has not been to your palace, you might as well invite him to sit in the palace." Zhou Xiwan reminded vaguely.

In her previous life, she knew that the third prince was the emperor, but she didn't know how to become the emperor, but she heard about it, but she heard some of it, but the news she heard also had some effect, and now she might as well use it, even if it is hearsay, it is also based on some basis.

"You mean? Hahaha...... You are so clever, this king knows, and if this thing is done well, this king will definitely win the Sacred Heart. The third prince kissed Zhou Xiwan and stood up.

"The concubine didn't help anything, presumably the prince already had an idea, the concubine just said your thoughts, but I don't dare to take credit." Zhou Xiwan shook her head modestly.

"You can rest assured that this king will not treat you badly." The third prince raised Zhou Xiwan's chin, "Someone is coming, ......"

Soon, the guards of the three princes walked in quickly

"Go and inform the housekeeper, from today onwards, Aunt Zhou's monthly share will be issued according to the identity of the side concubine, and also, go to the account room to get Aunt Zhou ten pearls, ten cloud brocade horses, and one hundred taels of gold, which are rewarded by the king." The bold reward of the three princes.

"Thank you for the reward, but how can the concubine deserve a generous reward for this small merit, and the concubine is already very happy to help the prince." Zhou Xiwan hurriedly thanked her, she didn't expect to get so many rewards when she came up with an idea, Zhou Xiya finally made up for the money she took from this pit, so that she would not be tight-handed, it seems that she will have to participate more in the future.

"Give it to you and you take it, this is what you earn." The third prince waved his hand absently.

"It's just a small idea of a concubine, I'm afraid it's going to make the princess suffer, and the concubine is really unhappy." Zhou Xiwan seemed to have thought of something, and felt a little embarrassed.

She wants to stand firm in this palace, it is not enough to rely on the favor of the three princes, the most unreliable thing in this world is men, especially royal men, so she has the right, the first step is the stewardship of the palace, but unfortunately now the palace is tightly controlled, she has no way to start, now is a good opportunity, as long as she seizes the opportunity, she will sooner or later firmly grasp the entire palace in her hands.

"Also, the princess has not been in good health for the past two days, so you can help her share a little bit." The third prince said without thinking.

"This is not good, prince, it's not that the concubine is unwilling to help, it's that the princess is taboo, thinking that the concubine wants to do something, the concubine is afraid of doing bad things with good intentions, and then it will be bad for the prince's big things, the prince is now at a critical moment, and he can't make a mistake, and the stability of this backyard is also a part." Zhou Xiwan pretended to be compromised.

"She dares, this king ordered, you can participate with confidence, if only she had such a general understanding as you." The third prince patted Zhou Xiwan's shoulder with relief, feeling that this woman was right.

"Yes, the concubine is disrespectful" Zhou Xiwan bowed, hiding the smugness in her eyes, she didn't expect the third prince to be so easy to fool-

On the other side, Zhou Xiya and his entourage, who had been on the road for a day, came to Dingzhou Mansion, which was the closest house to the capital, which was quite prosperous, settled down in the inn, and the group came to the hall on the first floor to eat.

At the beginning of spring, there are more businessmen coming and going, there are many people in the hall, and some news from the south to the north can be heard.

"What kind of weather is this, Henan Province has been snowing heavily since last year, and now it looks like spring is coming, and spring plowing is about to begin, but as soon as the snow melts, it begins to rain heavily, and the amount of water is very large, farmers can't farm, and the river is rising badly." A man took a wine glass and poured a bowl of wine for the people at his table and sighed.

"There were a few heavy snowfalls here in the capital last year, and it rained a few days ago, but there is no sign of waterlogging." The people at the table wondered, is the disaster outside so serious?

"That's your sister going south, the flood in the south is already obvious, the riverbeds of all sizes have been raised, much higher than in previous years, but unfortunately the court has not moved at all, if the flood becomes a settlement, I don't know how many people will die." We have the Yellow River in Henan Province, and the Yellow River is diverted every ten years, and this is the year of diversion, and this year is not easy. The man seemed a little sentimental. When I was a child, I experienced floods, so I know the most about the suffering of disasters, the whole family fled the famine, and it is not just a paper talk, the flood came, the embankment was washed away, where can everyone flee.

"Pointing to the imperial court, the officials of the imperial court are drunk and dreaming of death, all day long only know how to make money, where will care about the life and death of the people, my family is from Henan Province, a cousin of mine is a servant in the yamen, he said that when the disaster has appeared at the beginning of the year, our county commander did not rush to find a way to build an embankment to fight the flood and strengthen the embankment, but forcibly requisitioned a large amount of silver and treasures to be transported to the capital, to give New Year's gifts to the three princes, and ask for the protection of the three princes, in order to get promoted and rich in the coming year, there are such parents and officials, how can we live." The man sighed.

"Alas, don't talk about it, I hope the prince can get better, if the next emperor is also mediocre, how can we ordinary people live." The other man shook his head bitterly, in fact, the people didn't ask for much, they just hoped to have a good official, a good emperor, and bring a little hope to the country.

"Prince? Hmph, the prince is busy fighting with the three princes now, so you still have the heart to take care of the following things, you don't often come to the capital I don't know, now the prince and the three princes are fighting, the brothers of the same mother, they are all half a catty and eight taels, where can they go, it is estimated that they are all a temperament, the three princes are not good, and the prince is not strong. Another man sighed.

"Don't say it, don't say it, it's vain about royal affairs, we've been sued, we can't eat and walk around, drink and drink, and forget everything when we're drunk, let's live one day at a time." Another man stopped the crowd. (To be continued......)