At three o'clock, Zhou Xuan took Qin Que and Su Xuan to the outside of the Zichen Hall of Daxing Palace, and the attendant shouted: "Xuanxin Zhou Hou and the two ladies are here."

Li Yu sat on a yellow rosewood chair inlaid with gold and shells, wearing a yellow turban, a light robe, and watched Zhou Xuan and his wife walk into the hall with a smile, and said: "Su Xuan is pregnant, so there is no need to make a big salute." ”

Zhou Xuan and Qin Que both bowed, how could Su Xuan not bow, and bowed to Li Yu together.

Li Yu hurriedly ordered Gong'e to help him up, and asked the chamberlain to move three embroidery piers for Zhou Xuan and the three of them to sit, and asked Su Xuan first: "Su Xuanzhen, have you ever served in Jingxu Palace?" Why don't I have any impression at all? ”

A bright and crisp laugh came from the apse: "Your Majesty has the ability to never forget, but does he even have amnesia?" Wait for me to take a look, do you recognize Su Su's needle? ”

Dressed in fragrant sideburns, skirts fluttering, a team of palace ladies surrounded by a tall, noble beauty to the palace, this beauty actually wore tight sky blue denim style trousers, the upper body is a white silk shirt, comb a towering and trembling high bun, insert a red hosta, eyebrows lightly modified, cherry lips are not dyed from red, the simplicity and bewitching, classical and modern, this incompatible aesthetic category is perfectly combined.

Qin Que and the sewing needle were stunned, Zhou Xuan had seen Xiao Zhouhou's outfit, goodbye at this time, still amazing, and hurriedly knelt down to greet him: "The nephew knocks to see the aunt." ”

Qin Que and the sewing needle also quickly knelt down.

Xiao Zhouhou sat down beside Li Yu and said with a smile: "Come in, sit down." Looking at these two nieces and daughters-in-law, the big belly is naturally Su Su, and the other is Qin Que, a famous female doctor in Jiangzhou, who is really beautiful and dignified, and said gently: "Su Suzhu." Raise your head and let Hongu recognize it. ”

Su Suzhen raised her face slightly, and called out shyly and timidly: "Niangniang-"

Xiao Zhouhou took a closer look, shook his head and said, "I don't have any impression either, it seems that I want to call Hu Zhu to recognize it." ”

Feng Ajian on the side said: "Niangniang, the sewing needle has grown a lot after being pregnant, no wonder Your Majesty and Niangniang can't recognize it." ”

Xiao Zhou nodded. I asked about the period when the sewing needle was about to give birth, and I heard that Dr. Qin's father and daughter measured the pulse and knew that the sewing needle was a girl in the belly, so I was very interested and asked Qin Que: "How sure are you?" ”

Qin Que was very confident in this, and said: "Back to Niangniang, there are ten percent." ”

Xiao Zhouhou and Li Yu looked at each other and smiled. Xiao Zhouhou smiled and said: "Xuan's nephew has always liked to win bets with others, this time my aunt also made a bet with you, if it is really a girl, that is, the county lord of Yongfeng, if it is a boy, it will not be sealed, how about it?" ”

Zhou Xuan knelt down again and said, "The nephew has thanked His Majesty and Niangniang for the grace of Zhou Zhiruo, who has not yet been born." ”

Xiao Zhouhou smiled: "In this way, I will definitely lose this bet." Even the name is good. Zhou Zhiruo, well, Qingxiu's name. ”

Li Yu said: "Zhou Xuan, I heard that you have done a lot of great things to worship your ancestors in Xinzhou this time, and tell me and my mother about your experience one by one, and I have to talk about the interesting things in Xuanzhou and Shezhou." ”

Zhou Xuan told him about the things in Xuanzhou Doushi to win the Oiran, Xiahou tassels to run at night, Shezhou to fight tea and hold red and yellow mountain Rongcheng tea and Fuqiu tea, Xinzhou to break into Xie's casino, capture bandits and brown sugar, clean up Shangrao in one fell swoop, open a academy and Yizhuang, Zhou Xuan is eloquent, and he said that it is a painting and color, Li Yu and Xiao Zhouhou listened to it with relish. Li Yu also ordered the chamberlain to record a few words of Zhou Xuan, and he wanted to appreciate them.

Zhou Xuan asked Gong'e to forward a scroll of silk books in his hand to Xiao Zhouhou, who unfolded the silk book and looked at it, nodded and said, "It's really good to rebuild the ancestral hall of the Zhou family." Having a son like Xuan's nephew is really my Zhou's virtue. ”

Li Yu sighed: "Open the academy and build Yizhuang." Xuan's nephew can be described as benevolent and righteous, and I want to tell the world about Xuan's nephew's move. If the inner government is rich, I will also open academies and hospices throughout the country, so that all the people of our Tang Kingdom can know and be courteous, even if they are widows and orphans, they will have something to support their old age. ”

Zhou Xuan hurriedly shouted His Majesty's Shengming and mercy Yunyun.

Xiao Zhou asked for the knighthood of Zhou Xuan again: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xinzhou has done this benevolent and righteous thing to benefit the people on behalf of His Majesty, does Your Majesty want to be rewarded?" ”

Li Yu nodded and said, "Of course there is a reward-" After thinking about it, he said: "The title has been upgraded by two levels, he is the prince of Xinzhou County, he is the second grade, and he has 2,000 households, and his daughter Zhou Zhiruo will be crowned the county lord of Yongfeng as soon as she is born." ”

Zhou Xuan is grateful, in this way, he will be promoted from the prince of the country to the prince of the country, and if he wants to be promoted, he will be the king of the county and the king, so he will rise slowly.

Zhou Xuandao: "Your Majesty, the matter of Xinzhou was reported to Menxia Province by the nephew of Xinzhou, didn't Wei Xiang report to His Majesty?" ”

Li Yu said: "Wei Xuan has reported to me, Xinzhou Assassin Huang Yuan is going to tell the old man to return to his hometown, and the new candidate for the assassin has also been decided, and he will take up his post on the same day." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty, Xie Yuanhao of the Xie Clan's Ten Tigers is still at large, please Your Majesty will issue a decree to deal with it strictly." ”

Li Yu said: "Nephew Xuan will go to Jinghai to greet the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty in the near future, and the matter of arresting Xie Yuanhao will be handled by Dali Temple." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty, that Xie Yuanhao is not small, but I am afraid that Dali Temple will not dare to take him." ”

Li Yu frowned and said, "Who is Xie Yuanhao?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "This person is the master of the province. ”

Li Yu said: "Just one main book, how can Dali Temple dare not do it!" ”

Zhou Xuandao: "Your Majesty, the minister saw a plaque in Xie's Casino, entitled Xie's Casino, Your Majesty knows who the plaque is?" ”

Li Yu smiled slightly: "Which high-ranking official in the DPRK is it?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty Shengming is the title of Wei Xiang, and Wei Xiang has a close relationship with Xie Yuanhao of the Xie Ten Tigers, and Xie Yuanhao has a daughter who is Wei Xiang's concubine. ”

Li Yu squinted and was silent, and only said slowly after a while: "Xie Yuanhao was dismissed strictly, and His Majesty Wei Xuan was not careful, and he was fined for half a year." ”

Zhou Xuan shook his head secretly, this Li Yu is really a big thing and a small thing to turn a landlord, and the history says that he is "sexually forgiving, not being prescriptive, and being good at life and abstaining from killing", saying that it sounds benevolent, but as a monarch in troubled times, he is actually weak, and it is impossible to expect him to severely punish Wei Xuan.

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the nephew brought Sheyan, Xi Mo and Chengxintang paper to Your Majesty, and brought Xinzhou 6 feather spring water and silver quill tea to your aunt and mother, and the nephew personally boiled tea for my aunt to taste on the other day." ”

Xiao Zhouhou said with a smile: "Xuan's nephew tea art can be ranked among the top ten tea tasters, Go can win Huang Xingjian, who ranks fourth among the eighteen top chess players, the newly formed Keju team can enter the top four of the Qingming Yuan Society's championship battle, painting can make Gu Hongzhong admire, poetry-" Looking at Li Yu, he smiled.

Li Yu said with a smile: "Poetry can make the Venerable of Ten Thousand Vehicles sigh that the future is terrifying. ”

Zhou Xuanlian said: "Don't dare, don't dare, Your Majesty's talent, it's hard for your nephews to look back." ”

Xiao Zhou Hou said: "As long as Xuan's nephew is interested, he can do well, and Xuan's nephew can be called the second most talented person in the Tang Kingdom." ”

Zhou Xuanxin comprehended and said respectfully: "My aunt has won the award, and my nephew can attach His Majesty's tail, what an honor!" ”

Li Yu laughed and was in a happy mood.

Xiao Zhou suddenly asked: "Nephew Xuan, did the Xuanzhou Oiran come to Beijing with you?" She has eyesight, and this palace wants to see her. ”

Just now Zhou Xuan did not say that Xiahou Tassel is Qingyuan's spies, there are many people in this palace, it is difficult to ensure that it will not be leaked out, once it is leaked, the anti-plot will be invalid, and Xiahou Tassel will definitely be severely punished by Chen Si'an, and it is possible to kill the head, which Zhou Xuan never wants to see, and said: "Xiahou Tassel is not coming to Beijing, this matter is a long story, and I will report it to my aunt in detail another day, and talk about the princess's wedding first." ”

Xiao Zhou said: "Xuan's nephew can work harder, this time Huzhu went to the Southern Han Dynasty to complete the marriage, and asked her to declare her cousin as the marriage envoy, and Xuan's nephew has worked." ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "It turned out that Princess Qingle asked me to go by name!" He said: "The ministers and nephews should serve themselves, but I don't know when the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty will arrive?" When will the princess leave? ”

Li Yu said: "The prince of the Southern Han Dynasty came from the sea, according to his advance envoy, about the middle of next month, he can board the Rugao area of Hailing County6, and the nephew will go to Jinghai at the beginning of next month, and will welcome the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty into Beijing together with Wang Delin, the inspection envoy of the Jinghai Purchasing Institute. ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "Do you want me to go to the beach to pick up the snow pig prince?" This is so boring, I'm still reluctant to accompany the princess. "On the surface, I am quite unhappy.

Xiao Zhouhou saw that Zhou Xuan was not very happy, smiled slightly, and said to Li Yu: "Your Majesty, Zhou Xuan has just returned to Beijing from afar, and his two wives are not familiar with the situation in the house, so it seems a little unkind to let him go to Jinghai to welcome the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty. ”

Of course, Li Yu did not disagree.

Xiao Zhou said: "Xuan nephew, Hu Zhu heard that you have returned to Beijing, very happy, said that you still owe her two paintings, Xuan nephew will not pay attention to other things in the past half a month, Hu Zhu's painting is good, alas, once married far away, thousands of miles away, it is difficult to return to Ning, and in the future, I can only express my thoughts on Hu Zhu's portrait." ”

Zhou Xuanwei said yes, and said in his heart: "I'm afraid that there are more than two paintings, at least four, and two paintings of the human body." ”

Xiao Zhou Hou said: "Nephew Xuan, let's go to Jingxu Palace to see Hu Zhu, and the sewing needle can be regarded as returning to his mother's house, right?" ”

Xiao Zhouhou saw that the needle was pot-bellied and clumsy, so he ordered two strong palace maids to carry the needle to Jingxu Palace with a chariot, and took a chariot in the palace This is the emperor and the queen have the honor, and Xiao Zhouhou's love for his nephew Zhou Xuan can be seen.