"The concubine thanked the Queen Mother." A woman fell to her knees on the ground. She is Du Meiren, the sister of Du Chenggui, the commander of the inner temple Naodu.

Fu Jinzhan smiled, and helped her up with her own hands, only to see a fair round face, with very good facial features, probably only in her twenties. Fu Jinzhan said: "Sister Du is a good age, it's a pity to send you to the cold palace to spend your time." Life in that place was boring, and no one cared what happened. I specifically asked Cao Tai to pick you up quietly. ”

Du Meiren's tears immediately flowed, and she choked up: "The Queen Mother has always taken care of me, and now she has made me the emperor's stepmother, and I don't know how to repay my kindness!" I am willing to serve the Queen Mother as a slave and a maid. ”

"Okay, it was a happy thing, but your crying made me feel uncomfortable." Fu Jinzhan said comfortingly, "Ling Zun is loyal and spares his life for Taizu." The descendants of the Du family are also loyal and courageous, how can I treat them poorly? ”

Du Meiren immediately said: "My brother is deeply favored by the imperial court, and he is taken care of by me, and he listens to me very much. If he has the slightest intention of disobeying the Queen Mother, I will break his legs......"

Fu Jinzhan said with a smile: "I think Du Chenggui is also a very well-educated and good son, so you can rest assured of him." ”

At this moment, the palace maid came in with tea, and Du Meiren hurriedly walked up and said softly, "I'll come." ”

Fu Jinzhan smiled with her beautiful crooked eyes, turned a deaf ear, picked up a piece of music on the table and read it again. Li Yu's recital, asking the Zhou Dynasty to protect him; said that if he became the lord of the country in the future, he would recognize Da Zhou as the suzerain in the name of the lord of Jiangnan, and pay a tribute of 1.2 million yuan at a time, and 800,000 yuan a year in the future......

"I heard that Emperor Zhou E is good at dancing, and the mourning family invited her to dance in the palace." Fu Jinzhan muttered, picked up the red pen and wrote it down.

……

Zhou Xian was soon taken to the ceremonial hall in the south of the imperial city to meet Li Yu.

Zhou Xian hurriedly asked: "Has the court replied to the husband's recital?" Li Yu handed over the piece and said, "Don't say anything, just let Emperor E enter the palace to dance, I don't know what the intention is......"

"It should be a secret test of the husband's deferential attitude." Zhou Xian said softly, "It's also a humiliation!" The husband is a nobleman of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but it is not a shameful thing to let his wife dance for the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty. ”

Li Yu groaned: "Send people under the fence, just be a little angry." I'm afraid it's not just dancing. ”

Zhou Xianyi heard and remembered the events of that day, and hurriedly said: "The first emperor of the Zhou Dynasty died, and the current monarch is a child of a few years old, and there are no men in the harem. ”

Li Yu said: "The Queen Mother can summon ministers into the palace...... For example, her brother-in-law Guo Shao. ”

Zhou Xian's heart jumped "thump" when he heard this, his legs were frightened, and he gritted his teeth before he couldn't help but show no suspicious behavior. She pondered for a moment and said, "Probably not......

"How do you know?" Li Yu frowned.

Zhou Xian said kindly: "That Guo ...... Guo Shao is the brother-in-law of the Queen Mother, how can he do such a thing? She saw that Li Yu had a painful look on her face, and immediately whispered, "Why don't you ...... Aren't we going? ”

"I couldn't see the Queen Mother before." Li Yu gritted his teeth with difficulty and said, "If you want to go, you still have to go, you can't go without going." You get ready, and you're going to enter the palace in the afternoon. ”

Zhou Xian entered the inner room and randomly picked a dance that he was usually familiar with in the Southern Tang Kingdom, and prepared his clothes. Thinking that Guo Shao has succeeded, it seems that he is also a sincere person, and he will not continue to entangle without faith, right? recalled Guo Shao's behavior that night, and thought that this matter should just be that the Queen Mother wanted to suppress Li Yu and deliberately humiliate him.

Why is Guo Shao mentioned again? Zhou Xian wants to forget about this person and never see him again! But countless details appeared in his mind, every temperature and every inch of touch on his lips and fingers on his skin was very profound, and Zhou Xian suddenly felt that his face was very hot.

She put the dance dress back in her hand in the suitcase, sat back in her chair softly, and took a long breath only to realize that it was very uncomfortable in her skirt, and she wanted to take a shower first. But now it's too late, only to change into a small coat.

Zhou Xian silently said to himself: He is a demon! He will destroy my self-esteem, my noble status, my good life! I am a nobleman of the Southern Tang Kingdom, a concubine of the royal family, in a foreign land in Tokyo, what else do I have, what kind of person am I? I will fall into the abyss! Forget him, stay away from him!

A low, powerful voice seemed to sound in my ears immediately: The beauty should not be hurt, I cherish you with great admiration, don't be afraid, I will be very very gentle, relaxed, don't be nervous......

Zhou Xian suddenly covered his ears, gritted his teeth, and almost made a sound: The Zhou Dynasty is a country that has experienced countless turmoil, and it will change the dynasty once in ten years, countless fights and mutinies! This is a land of violent turmoil and evil, and the people here are all evil and savage people who only know how to eat the weak! He's a martial artist, an executioner! I spit on him and loathe him for everything!

But Zhou Xian seemed to smell a light and deep smell in her heart, clean and good, as if imprinted in the bottom of her heart, lingering, lingering...... The clear, compassionate gaze caressed her trembling and timid soul like a brush.

She shook her head vigorously: people who have only met once are nothing more than carnal desires. I am a well-informed aristocrat, a man with emotions and wisdom, not a beast, and not for a little desire.

Besides, how can a martial artist be compared to the talented Li Yu? Zhou Xian firmly believed that she was a woman who valued love and righteousness, and immediately recalled her affection and oath with Li Yu.

At this moment, Li Yu suddenly walked in, saw Zhou Xian sitting on the chair in a daze, and said, "Emperor E, what are you doing, hurry up." Now we have to ask for others, and we can't be late. ”

Zhou Xian walked up, hugged Li Yu's waist hard, and choked up: "Husband, do you want to go?" ”

"Women change their faces faster than the sky, don't you say okay, what's wrong with you?" Li Yu hurriedly asked.

Zhou Xian said in a trembling voice: "I just recalled the oath we talked about...... Now, only my husband's sincerity can make me survive. What you said, life and death are all from the bottom of your heart? ”

Li Yu said: "Of course, you don't have to doubt my affection for Emperor E. I'm like this now, and I can't even be human...... Will you change your mind? ”

Zhou Xian said: "It's okay, I'm not a lewd woman, I only care about my husband's affection for me." ”

"Then don't think nonsense, after this difficulty, I may be able to be the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and I will definitely pamper you more in the future, so that you can enjoy endless glory and wealth." Li Yu gently patted her on the back.

Zhou Xian took a long breath and burst into laughter: "It's good to have a husband who loves me wholeheartedly...... I will help you and will not offend the Queen Mother. ”

The two packed up and waited, and then they heard the report that the officials received by Zhou Ting had arrived. Li Yu straightened his hat and took his wife into the carriage and went out of the hall.

He got down from the carriage and wanted to meet with the officials who received him, but suddenly saw a column of ironclad horse infantry lined up, and Li Yu was stunned. On a tall horse, a young military general with good facial features bent down and hugged his fists and said: "The last general of the inner hall commanded Du Chenggui, and was ordered to escort the distinguished guests of the Southern Tang Kingdom into the palace for an audience. ”

Li Yu hurriedly and elegantly returned the salute: "Thank you for the grace of the Empress Dowager." ”

"Open the way for the six sons of the Southern Tang Kingdom!" Du Chenggui snorted, "Please!" ”

A tall and fierce man near the door drew his sword with a "swish", and two neat rows of iron-clad men turned around, "Ka! With a bang, he raised his cherry gun to face the road, and did not move.

Li Yu was taken aback suddenly, and his shoulders trembled slightly when he heard the sound of powerful footsteps.

The atmosphere suddenly became full of threats and violence, Zhou Xian gently lifted the curtain, peeked at the scene outside, and saw military men standing like iron, all of them were elite soldiers. This kind of battle seemed to be showing off her strength, and she also realized that the Southern Tang Kingdom could not easily be an enemy of the Great Zhou.

When Li Yu got into the car, the group was guarded by elite soldiers before and after, and safely entered the gate of the imperial city. The internal and external forbidden soldiers were solemn and solemn, not at all like they had just had a turmoil. The generals who inspected the military orders of the Indian letter were very regular, and the soldiers who stood tall on both sides with their legs held high, and the ranks were neat and tight.

"Xuan, Li Yu, the envoy of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and others are here!" A voice shouted.

Zhou Xian wore a hat and was helped out of the carriage by Li Yu. She looked up and saw that the wide and domineering hall was towering in the clouds, and the monotonous and domineering building was much grander than the palace city of the Southern Tang Kingdom, but it looked a little dull and boring. There are no flowers or plants around, and the only few trees are bare.

Sure enough, it is a violent country, which does not pay attention to culture at all, but only advocates force and grandeur.

Under the guidance of the eunuchs, the two did not enter the main hall, but directly entered the apse of the Jinxiang Hall from the Yongdao. Finally entering a spacious palace, Zhou Xian took off his hat and walked in behind Li Yu.

I saw a curtain hanging from the upper position, and a person sat faintly in it; Behind the curtain is a large screen with a wooden platform in front. The palace people on both sides were respectful.

Li Yu knelt on the ground first, and Zhou Xian followed suit. There is no way, the Southern Tang Kingdom is a minister, the Great Zhou is the suzerain, and the Queen Mother is now equivalent to the co-lord of the world.

"Minister Li Yu knocked on the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother's holy life is boundless." Zhou Xian followed Li Yu to meet him.

The humanity of the curtain: "Flat, sit." ”

Zhou Xian heard a very tactful and quiet voice, and only felt that the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty was not very old, and she was very likely to be a beauty. According to Zhou Xian's experience, a woman with a good voice is not necessarily beautiful, but her tone and bearing can show her self-recognition. The Queen Mother must be very beautiful, so she is so confident, and her domineering tone carries an indescribable style.

Zhou Xianxin said: Even if you are powerful and beautiful, you are not widowed at a young age, I at least have someone to love.

Thinking about it like this, she balanced her heart a little, and she didn't feel that she was inferior to the Queen Mother of the Zhou Dynasty.