Zhou Boyan turned over and turned his face to Qing Shu. As if he didn't see Qing Shu staring, he lay on the bed peacefully, and he didn't mean to get up at all.

Qing Shu separated the door and said to Xiaojuan and the others who were cleaning up the outside room that they didn't need to wait, and let them go back to rest. After making sure that the three maids had left, she walked to the bed and whispered, "Get up." If you don't sleep in your own room, what are you doing here? ”

Zhou Boyan raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to her.

She should not be able to see, "Hurry up, if someone finds out, you can't tell if you have a mouth." ”

He stared at him innocently, his hand still outstretched, "That's it, but you'll have to pull me." ”

She slapped away his big hand angrily, "It's beautiful!" Hurry up, or I'm going to get angry. ”

He covered his chest with his hand and said solemnly, "Ah Shu, you are like this, my brother is very sad." ”

She said with a smile and a smile, "Don't be poor." ”

He smiled and stretched out his hand again, "Come here, I have something to say to you." ”

She turned around, "Who are you fooling!" If you said something earlier, you wouldn't have waited until now. "They had been together a quarter of an hour ago. There is really something, there is a chance to say, where will it wait until now.

He explained, "Xiaoyang was here just now, and it was naturally inconvenient to tell you some things in front of them. Seeing that she still ignored her, she had to sit up from the bed, "Okay, okay, I'm up." ”

She then turned around and said, "Let's go outside and talk." ”

"Say it right here." Sitting on the edge of the bed, he patted his side, "Come here, sit here." ”

She shook her head and sat down helplessly. He reached over to put his arm around her shoulder. As if prepared, she pushed it away and glared at him with a warning, "Be honest with me." Annoy me, and I will definitely find an opportunity to throw you on your back in front of your men, leaving you with no light on your face. ”

His face froze, and he muttered dissatisfiedly, "It's getting more and more fierce." A bunch of damn guards, what is wrong to teach you? Teach you to wrestle with people! ”

She glared fiercely, "What are you muttering about?" Have the courage to speak up. ”

"Didn't mutter." He retreated to the next best thing, and when he couldn't hold anyone, he grabbed his little hand instead. And before she went crazy, he was busy talking about business, "It's an important matter, about Xiaohao's future." ”

She was about to pinch the flesh on the back of his hand. Hearing this, she naturally didn't have the heart to pinch him anymore, but asked eagerly, "What happened to Xiao Hao's future?" ”

Distracting her attention, he grabbed her little hand openly, and said, "Uncle didn't say it explicitly, but I guessed seven, seven, eight, eight." ”

She was confused, "What? Can you guess that? ”

"Uncle has a hint, I can naturally guess." As he spoke, he intertwined his fingers with her, and then seemed satisfied, and continued, "Gu Qinghao is my father's second son and your second brother. Whoever dares to talk nonsense, who dares to arrange another identity for him, the uncle is the first to refuse. Therefore, there is no Jereho in the world, and there is no Zhou Hao or An Haihao.

Whoever dares to give Hao'an the surname Zhouzhou, Anhai or Yelu is the enemy of the emperor of the Da'an Dynasty. The emperor has already stated that even if the Queen Mother wants to be unfavorable to Hao, she must think twice. And the emperor of Xichang Kingdom has no shortage of princes, and there is no reason to recognize Hao, a son with a complicated identity. Even if the emperor of Xichang Kingdom himself wants to recognize his son, the queen mother of Xichang Kingdom will not agree, the queen will not agree, and the royal family will not agree. In this way, there will be no one to compete with Qingshu.

She listened, covered her mouth, and was speechless for a long time in excitement. After the emperor summoned Qingyang and Qinghao into the palace, he just asked Qingyang and Qinghao about their homework, and nothing else. Therefore, she has been nervous recently, and she doesn't know what Emperor Dao's attitude towards Qinghao is. Now it's okay, Hao is just Gu Qinghao, just a descendant of their Gu family, and he is safe.

He looked at her with a serious expression, "Ah Shu, but there is one thing, you owe the imperial court 50,000 stone grain." ”

She was a little frightened, "What? Fifty thousand stones? "Why did the 10,000 stones she mentioned at the beginning increase fivefold all at once?

"Hmm. If you owe it first, when the court needs it, I will ask you. ”

She was frightened, but thinking that 50,000 stone of grain could be exchanged for Qinghao's safety, she nodded firmly, "Cheng, just 50,000 stones." She bought the land again and urged the people below to work hard to grow food. If you don't have enough food to grow, you buy it from outside. 50,000 stone of grain, she can afford it.

There was a smile and tenderness in his eyes, "Ashu, don't put on an expression of looking at death as if you were at home. He is my responsibility, how can I let you give food! Moreover, when the court asks you for food, it is not in vain, but for silver. ”

This was unexpected. The word disbelief was clearly written on her face, "Give the silver?" ”

He replied solemnly, "Yes, for silver." ”

What a give! She blinked, "Well, you can buy it from elsewhere, why do you have to get it from me?" ”

"Actually, my uncle didn't open his mouth to ask you for food. I said, I guessed. ”

She was stunned, "You guessed?" "Can you guess this kind of thing?

His jade-like face flashed with confidence, "Food is in short supply." Arrangements have been made for where the grain handed over from various localities will be sent and where it will be used. If there is a sudden war in the frontier, the national grain stocks can only meet the temporary urgency, and the follow-up will definitely not be able to respond. At this time, if you set an example and give 50,000 stone of grain to the imperial court, you, Qingyang and Qinghao will be the heroes. ”

She couldn't turn the corner for a while, "this ......" 50,000 stone grain, which is a lot for individuals, but for the imperial court, it is not much.

He analyzed it to her little by little, "You are willing to donate food to every woman, and there are many powerful and wealthy families in Da'an, so naturally I don't want to be compared to you." So there will be only a few more who will be behind you to offer bread and silver. In this way, the food and grass needed for the war have been found, and you, the example, are the greatest contributors. Uncle is happy, will there be less reward afterwards? That's why I said, your food court doesn't want in vain. ”

She understood, and nodded.

He added, "As a woman, you can't be an official, but you have won a good reputation for being loyal and patriotic." In the same way, Qingyang and Qinghao have also won a good reputation by borrowing your light. In the future, if they follow the official path, this is a help; Even if they don't follow the path of public service, they will benefit from doing anything. ”

It doesn't matter if she has a good reputation or not, the important thing is Qingyang and Qinghao. She said with a firm face, "Okay, I will try to grow this 50,000 stone grain next year." "With such motivation, next year, fight.

He looked at her determined look and bright eyes, and he liked it tighter and tighter. "You! Didn't I say that? I will provide the grain, you don't have to worry about the 50,000 stone of grain. ”

She has her own set, "You are out of you, and I am out of mine." You prepare your grain, and I will plant mine, and neither will be delayed. She said with high morale, and added, "Anyway, the court gives food to silver, and it is not for nothing, I will definitely prepare 50,000 stone of grain." ”

He squeezed her hand, "Money-obsessed." ”

She was not annoyed, but said with a smile, "I'm obsessed with money, what do you want?" ”

He said vaguely, "You won't allow me to do whatever I want." ”

She didn't hear clearly, "What did you say?" ”

He immediately denied, "Nothing. Regardless of whether the court gives you money or not, as long as you offer food at a critical moment, the three of you sisters and brothers will have an extra talisman. "He doesn't have the ability to predict the future, but there are some situations that can still be seen. The war that my uncle was worried about is coming. He doesn't have the ability to turn his hands into clouds and rain with his hands, but for the important people in his life, he will work hard to prepare for them, and strive to win talismans and life charms for those important people. In his opinion, as long as his uncle likes Qingshu, it doesn't matter if anyone doesn't like Qingshu.

The inspiration for exchanging food for the talisman came from Qingshu's proposal to exchange 10,000 stones of grain for Qinghao's peace that day. The woman he likes is really smart. What she says can sometimes seem naïve, but with a little flexibility, it can be a good solution to the problem. Other ladies only like to embroider, flutter butterflies or play with the moon. The woman he likes is a woman who loves to grow food and vegetables. Thinking of this, he squeezed her hand. No matter what happened, he would always hold her hand like this and never let go.

At this moment, her mind was full of winning the amulet and how to grow 50,000 stone of grain in the fastest time. She felt a little pain in her grip, and after a little recuperation, she complained, "Tap, you scratched me." ”

He immediately relaxed the strength of his hand, "Don't sleep tonight, let's play chess all night, okay?" ”

She refused without thinking about it, "It's not good." "She doesn't hate Go, but she doesn't like it to the point of obsession. She can learn, but she just hopes to play chess with him occasionally, and she doesn't want him to play against herself alone. That's why she didn't do anything like playing chess all night. "If you want to, I'll accompany you in the next game. I'm going to take it seriously and won't cheat anymore. ”

"Don't really want to go down, you can rest!" She didn't have the interest, he wouldn't force her.

She turned her face away and stared into his eyes, "Really, you didn't lie to me?" ”

He smiled, "No." Offering an all-nighter, just an excuse to stay with you a little longer. ”

She was happy in her heart, but her face was strong, "Oh. "There's not a girl who is upset when her boyfriend says he wants to stay with you a little longer. Because ah, if he likes you, he will want to stay with you a little longer.

She oh for a moment, and there was no follow-up. He was a little disappointed, but cheekily continued to rely on it. Even if he didn't speak, he just sat quietly, he was willing.

I don't know if it was a quarter of an hour or a quarter of an hour, but there was a sound of something popping outside. The sound is not loud, and it is estimated that the source of the sound is not near the autumn courtyard.

"What sound?" She asked him with a wary look on her face.

He replied as usual, "It's the sound of fireworks, it's nothing." ”

Hearing this, she was relieved. "Also, there are many nobles in Beijing, so they are naturally willing to spend money to buy fireworks and play with them." There were very few fireworks in this era, and this firework naturally does not refer to the fireworks set off by modern people. It's a very simple thing that emits a spark that looks a little better than a firecracker when it bursts. This thing is still very scarce, and the price is very expensive. Only the powerful will buy it to play with during the Chinese New Year. Of course, the powerful have to be silver, and it is not uncommon for many people to set off fireworks before the Chinese New Year.

He suddenly leaned into her ear and whispered, "Ah Shu, my dowry is almost ready, is your dowry ready?" ”

She took a deep breath and pulled away the hand he was holding, and with annoyance on her face, she pushed him hard with both hands.

He tilted to the side and laughed loudly.

She was frightened enough, and immediately rushed over to cover his mouth, and whispered angrily and anxiously, "You shut up, shut up, you hate it to death, what should you do if you are discovered?" ”

He hugged her and fell on the bed, although his mouth was covered by her, his eyes were full of smiles.

She covered his mouth with both hands, and wanted to remove her hand to beat him out of breath. But he was worried that if he removed his hand, he would laugh out loud. It would be a shame if the maid rushed in and blocked him in her bedroom!

In fact, he was messing with her while he was distracted by other things. There is a reason why he will stay in her house at night. The popping sound just now was naturally not the sound of ordinary fireworks, but his private strength was signaling to his companions.

Naturally, she didn't know about these things. Thinking that he wouldn't laugh out loud, she quickly removed her hand and flipped it sideways, falling off top of him. Annoyed, she knelt down next to him and clenched her fists against his chest.

He knew that he had annoyed her, so he didn't hide or dodge, lay there and let her beat her, and proposed with a concerned face, "Be careful of hurting your hands, let's hit with a pillow?" ”

She was so angry that she turned her back and ignored him.

He sat up hurriedly and whispered from behind her, "Ah Shu, but your hand hurts?" ”

She ignored it.

"Ah Shu, if the anger is not gone, take the pillow and hit me again."

She turned around, and pounced on him with an angry expression.

With a look of surprise, he opened his arms and hugged the beautiful woman who rushed over. It's just that the next moment, his ear hurts, and he took a breath, "Ashu, let go, hit me, don't twist your ear." ”

She looked angry. Although the person was hugged by him to his chest, her momentum did not decrease. She twisted his ear with her right hand and stuck her left hand on her waist, "Zhou Boyan, this girl is not easy to mess with." ”

It's the first time I've grown so big that I've been twisted by someone. He said painfully and with mixed feelings, "Ashu, the girl's family should be gentle, gentle." Come, let's let go, let go, my brother is not a child, not like this. ”

She snorted, "Still teasing people?" ”

At this point, he chose to be good, "No, don't tease people." I added in my heart: I only flirt with you.

She lifted her chin, "Are you still bullying?" ”

"Don't dare." He added another sentence in his heart: flirting and scolding is not within the scope of bullying.

When she finally found a way to cure him, she was relieved, "Where are your claws?" ”

He immediately took the hand around her waist away. In order to save his ears, he decided to compromise for the time being.

"Next time, I'm going to have to wring your ears off." She put down the warning, let go of his ears in the posture of a victor, remained on her knees, and pointed in the direction of the door, "Immediately, immediately, go." ”

With one red ear, he got out of bed with a helpless look and stood under the bed, "Ashu, the girl's family can't be too fierce, you have to be gentle." ”

"You." She crawled over and made a gesture to twist his ears.

As if prepared, he grabbed her wrist and quickly kissed her on the face. Succeeding in stealing incense, he quickly retreated and walked out with a spring breeze on his face.

She was not angry, nor was she ashamed, and she didn't dare to scold him loudly, so she could only point to his departing back with an angry face. Suddenly, she was a spirit. What should he do if he goes out like this and is seen by the maid? She hurriedly climbed out of bed, not caring for anything, and chased after her.

Probably because the movement she made when she chased out of the room was a little big, Xiaojuan, who was resting in the ear room, didn't wear any shoes, so she was the first to rush out. She saw that Qing Shu was about to open the door of the outer room, and couldn't help but be curious, "Miss, where are you going?" ”

Xiaoyu also came out, "Miss, what do you need, just tell the slaves and maids." ”

It seems that Zhou Boyan did not alarm the maid when she came out, but she herself alarmed the maid. With a score in his heart, Qing Shu made up his mind, "It's not a big deal, I just want to see if the young master of the Winter Courtyard is really asleep, and whether he secretly gets up and is naughty." ”

"Miss, wait a minute, the slave will go and see." Xiao Yu said, dragged Xiao Juan, who was about to go out barefoot, back, and opened the door to go out.

Qing Shu followed and stood in the courtyard. Xiao Yu knocked on Xiao Huan's door, let Xiao Huan open the courtyard door of the Autumn Courtyard, and then carried the lantern out of the house. The summer courtyard next door was quiet, and there was no movement. At this time, Qing Shu felt that Zhou Boyan should not have alarmed anyone when he left. It is estimated that it is over the wall again.

Xiao Yu came back immediately, "Miss, there is no light in the young master's house. The oil lamps in each house were also extinguished, except for the lanterns hanging from the gate of the courtyard. The slave didn't want to wake up, so she didn't call for the courtyard door to be opened. ”

Qing Shu nodded, turned around and entered the house. The water maid for washing was prepared and placed in the outer room. She began to wash up.

Xiaojuan, who came out with her shoes on, said that the footwashing water was cold, and brought a basin of hot water for Qingshu again.

The lights in the houses of the autumn courtyard were extinguished. Escort Du appeared in black from head to toe. After nodding in greetings with the Luo guards who were guarding outside the Second Courtyard of Autumn and Winter, he quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Now that the material guards have come to take over, the Luo guards are ready to go back to rest after patrolling around the last time. On the way away, he met Hong Wei. The two nodded to each other and quickly staggered past.

In the summer courtyard, the oil lamp in the main house is still on.

Gu Shishi took Hong Wei into the door, "Childe, the chief of the guard has arrived." ”

Zhou Boyan put down the book in his hand, "Laid out?" ”

Hong Wei replied with a serious face, "Hui Gongzi, everything is arranged." ”

"Be careful and don't be negligent."

"Yes."

Zhou Boyan specially instructed, "You don't have to stay alive." "I can't ask anything if I stay. The assassins who come must be well-trained dead soldiers, and they will choose to commit suicide as soon as they are caught. Moreover, if they want to keep their mouths alive, Hong Wei will take them into account when they make a move, and it is not easy to do things with their feet tied, but it gives the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of.

Hong Wei is gone. Gu Shishi stood there, looking a little speechless and stopping.

Zhou Boyan picked up the book, "Something?" ”

"Childe, don't you assign tasks to small ones?"

Zhou Boyan didn't speak, just read a book. After a while, he looked at Gu Shi out of the corner of his eye, but saw Gu Shi scratching his ears and cheeks very distressed. He closed the book in his hand and threw it on the table, "You guard the mechanism." Be smart, if a fish slips through the net to break here, you must activate the mechanism of the second courtyard in autumn and winter in time. There is a slight mistake in the pool, which disturbs the good sleep of the young lady and the young master, I ask you. ”

Gu Shishi immediately grinned and smirked, "Yes." "He was very happy, saying a thousand, saying ten thousand, the most powerful and trusted subordinate of the son is still him Gu Shi." Childe, it's not too early at this time, you can rest! ”

Zhou Boyan didn't say anything, walked to the bed, and lay down with his clothes closed.

Gu Shi tidied up the tabletop, "Childe, is it okay for the little one to blow out the oil lamp for you?" ”

Zhou Boyan closed his eyes, "Hmm." Don't forget, keep the traps. ”

"Don't worry, the little one must be guarded." Gu Shishi said, blew out the oil lamp, and went to the utility room to guard the agency.

There are not many mechanisms everywhere in Shu Yuan, but there are hidden mechanisms in important places. Zhou Boyan would let the Qingshu sisters and brothers choose a place to live in the four courtyards in spring, summer, autumn and winter, not only because the four courtyards were large and the living environment was good, but also because there was an important reason for the establishment of the four courtyards to deal with the crisis.

This night, some people sleep peacefully and sweetly, some people open their eyes vigilantly until dawn, some people pretend to be calm but are actually restless in their hearts, and some people wait for something with an unpredictable expression.

At dawn, Qingshu got up happily, and then had breakfast with Qingyang Qinghao. After dinner, Qingyang and Qinghao went to play with the little yellow dog. Qingshu asked the Luo guards to go to Luofu with the news that they would leave Beijing tomorrow, and after that, she summoned Steward Ding over and instructed them to pack up and leave Beijing tomorrow.

When Qing Shu was happily preparing for his imminent departure from Beijing, the guards and others on duty in Shu Yuan last night all went to make up for sleep. What's more worth mentioning is that the subordinates in Shu Yuan, including men and women, as well as Steward Luo, a total of seven people, all of them are gone. Among them, there is a mother-in-law on duty in the Winter Courtyard, and one person is a sprinkler girl on duty in the Autumn Courtyard. Qing Shu was only busy with his own business, and he didn't notice these at all.

In the study, Steward Zhou reported to Zhou Boyan, "Childe, with the help of the assassin's intrusion last night, all the eyeliner has been cleaned up. ”

There was no joy or anger on Zhou Boyan's face, "In the future, the housekeeper will take care of it more." The Eldest Princess's Mansion and Shu Yuan are under your control, and you must not let people with bad intentions get in again. ”

Steward Zhou hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the old slave will open his eyes and pick people, and there will be no second Luo Steward." ”

In the palace, Mama Zhen was by the side of the Queen Mother, anxious like an ant on a hot pot. It's been this hour, did last night's incident come to fruition or not, why didn't anyone come to deliver the news?

Father-in-law Hu told jokes to the Queen Mother in a shrill voice.

The Queen Mother was happy to hear this, and asked casually, "Mama Zhen, can you tell this kind of joke told by Grandpa Hu?" ”

Mama Zhen didn't react in time and knelt down in a panic, "The old slave is stupid and can't tell such jokes." ”

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Two chapters together, here.