The sewing needle sat on the chariot, excited, and the white and plump cheeks soaked with fine beads of sweat, just like Zhou Xuan accompanied her back to Mufu Village before the wedding in early winter last year, and the feeling of returning to her hometown was particularly strong. Mmmm, but try to be humble on the surface.

Zhou Xuan, Qin Que, as well as Feng Ajian and the two palace ladies followed the chariot and walked to the gate of Jingxu Palace.

The female official Yun Ajian led several chamberlains and Gong E to wait in front of the gate of Jingxu Palace, and when she saw Zhou Xuan and the others, she hurriedly greeted her and shouted: "Master Hou, ah, do you still recognize me?" ”

The sewing needle shouted: "Yun Ah Jian-" will give ten thousand blessings.

Yun Ajian hurriedly held on and said: "Sewing needle, no, now I want to call Mrs. Xinzhou Hou - good, good, still call Mrs. Xinzhou - good, still call sewing needle, sewing needle is much richer, it is really a rich and noble appearance of Wangfu Yizi, as early as when I was serving in the palace, I saw that you were different from other palace maids, quiet and elegant, and ingenious-"

At this time, the chamberlains and palace ladies who had known each other from the sewing needle all came over and shouted:

"Sister Sewing—"

"Needle girl—"

"Mrs. Zhou—"

"Mrs. Hou—"

The sewing needle held Zhou Xuan's arm, his cheeks were flushed, and he greeted everyone one by one, dealing with it decently, and being generous, where is it still the shy Gong'e last year! Two carriages drove over, and on the carriage were the three idiots and the steward of the Hou Mansion, carrying two carriages of gifts, which were gifts from the sewing needle to the Jingxu Palace.

It is still the most real gift, and Jingxu Palace is full of laughter, as if it is a festival.

The needle raised her eyes and looked around, and saw a white-headed palace maid standing by the palace gate and smiling at her, and hurriedly walked over, while saying to Zhou Xuan: "Husband, this is the female master of Ying Cai." At the beginning, she was taken care of in the palace, and the female red tailor was also taught by the master. ”

Zhou Xuan said: "I am Master Ying, and the dresses I designed for the queen and the princess are all sewn by Master Ying." It's really a good workmanship. ”

Ying Cainu's hand holding the sewing needle rubbed gently, her face was full of love, as if the sewing needle was her daughter, and said: "Master Zhou Hou has a good character and learning, and the sewing needle is so blessed, his belly is so big!" ”

Su said to Zhou Xuan: "Husband, can you take Master Ying to our house for the elderly?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Okay. Master Ying is kind to the sewing needle, and he should repay him, so that Master Ying can live for a long time. ”

Ying Cainu waved her hand again and again and said: "No, no, by all means, the old man is nearly sixty years old, and it will only cause trouble to Hou Ye and the sewing needle." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Master Ying, don't be polite, I'll go to the princess." Master Ying, go clean up. Come with us later. ”

A group of elated chamberlains and palace ladies surrounded Zhou Xuan, Su Needle, and Qin Que and walked towards the Jade Palace.

Princess Qingle had already stood by the auspicious cylinder in front of the palace, looking at Zhou Xuan holding the two women and smiling, I hadn't seen it for almost three months, this Zhou Xuan hadn't changed anything else except for a little tanning, especially the smiling demeanor, as if she had never left her sight, which made Princess Qingle's heart beat faster.

Princess Qingle thought to herself: "That pregnant woman is Su Su's needle, and she is ugly to death." And laughing so well, huh! The other looks and posture are okay, but they can't be compared with this princess, it seems that Zhou Xuan still loves the two of them very much, and he is also holding hands in public. What man in the entire Jinling City would be like this? ”

Thinking that the Snow Pig Prince is coming. She was going to marry the Southern Han Dynasty, and Princess Qingle was upset. I couldn't see others happy, my eyes rolled, I greeted him with a light smile, and said coquettishly: "Cousin Xuan, I won't see you in March, Cousin Xuan's demeanor is better than in the past, these two are my cousins-in-law, and they are polite." ”

When the sewing needle saw the princess, she wanted to pull out her hand from Zhou Xuan's arm to bow down, Zhou Xuan held her and said: "You are now the princess's sister-in-law, how can you make this big gift, the princess can't bear it, right?" ”

Princess Qingle smiled and said, "Yes, sister-in-law sewing needle let me take a closer look - well, there is an impression, I remember sister-in-law sewing needle, I'm really sorry, I knew you were going to be my cousin-in-law, how dare I let you ask for a deacon in the palace, I should send someone to wait for you." ”

Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "Then wouldn't this break up my marriage with the sewing needle, how can the sewing needle marry me without leaving the palace!" ”

Princess Qingle "Gege" smiled and said: "It's okay, as soon as Cousin Xuan arrives in Beijing, I will send my sister-in-law to your house." ”

She has been in Jingxu Palace for three years, she is familiar with the princess's habits, moody, and the most good at playing tricks on people, don't look at this smile, maybe she will turn her face the next moment.

Qin Que was shocked by the beauty of Princess Qingle, she had already heard the needle say that Princess Qingle Li Huzhu was the first beauty in the Tang Kingdom, and she couldn't imagine how beautiful she was if she didn't see it in person, she would see it, it was really beautiful and difficult to describe.

Qin Que is tall, but seeing that this Princess Qingle is half a head taller than her, almost taller than Zhou Xuan, Qin Que said in his heart: "No, the princess is wearing semi-high-heeled leather shoes, these leather shoes must have been designed by the husband-"

Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness the princess is in a good mood today, it is really refreshing for people to be happy on a happy occasion." ”

Princess Qingle sneered in her heart: "Aren't you ridiculing me, what a happy event it is to marry the snow pig of the Southern Han Dynasty!" Hmph, this time I asked you to accompany me to Nanhan, and when the time comes, see how I fix you, don't think about being happy if I'm not happy! said: "The arrival of Cousin Xuan and the two cousins-in-law is a happy event, you see that up and down the palace, one by one, it seems that they have picked up silver - Cousin Xuan, Sister-in-law Qin, sister-in-law of the sewing needle, please enter the palace and sit down." "Anyway, it's ahead of the curve.

Zhou Xuan let go of the two little wives at this time, the needle was supported by Qin Que, and the three of them followed Princess Qingle into the Jade Palace.

Zhou Xuan saw that Princess Qingle walked very gracefully, with a soft waist and hips, and the twisting range was very exaggerated, Princess Qingle was wearing a Tang Palace skirt, and the low-cut and wide-hemped style was a bit similar to the pregnant woman skirt with sewing needles, but this wide skirt was worn on the tall and slender Princess Qingle not only did not feel bloated, the skirt was fluttering, but it was more slender, and then took a closer look, it turned out to be wearing a pair of black mid-heel leather shoes. No wonder she walks so gracefully!

Zhou Xuan remembered that before returning to Jiangzhou, he gave two pairs of leather shoes to Princess Qingle, and at that time, he also personally put on these black leather shoes with exquisite dark patterns for Princess Qingle, and Princess Qingle walked quite jerky when she wore them. Presumably, I often wear these shoes to practice walking these days, so now the heel knocks on the ground "deserves", and the walk is called a variety of styles.

Came to the palace to sit down, the palace maid served tea, Princess Qingle asked Zhou Xuan about returning to Xinzhou to worship her ancestors, Zhou Xuan had just said it to the emperor and queen, and it was boring to say one thing again and again. briefly talked about the affairs in Xie's Casino, and finally asked the princess to let Ying Cai out of the palace.

Princess Qingle smiled: "Did Cousin Xuan fall in love with the tailoring skills of the female land?" Now that the sister-in-law has also arrived in Beijing, is Yunshang women's clothing about to open? In the future, if I want to cut a dress, I will find Cousin Xuan. ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Yunshang Women's Clothing was originally expected to open on a later date after the delivery of the needle, but considering that I was going to send the princess to the Southern Han Dynasty, I couldn't come back for three or two months, and the princess couldn't see it at that time, which is a pity." So I'm going to open it in July. Would it be good for the princess to come to the opening ceremony? When Princess Qingle heard Zhou Xuan say this, she was a little happy in her heart, and said: "Okay, I must come, didn't the queen mother promise to inscribe a plaque for women's clothes, did you have a question?" ”

Zhou Xuandao: "Not yet, I will ask my aunt to inscribe a plaque tomorrow." ”

Princess Qingle said: "Cousin Xuan still owes me four portraits, you have to draw them for me as soon as possible, how about asking the queen mother to paint a portrait for me tomorrow after inscribed a plaque?" ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "I really want to paint four paintings." Then I'm going to do something else! Wait for me to be lazy to give you a freehand, a morning to paint, as for the human body, it is a fine painting, to be naked. No. is meticulous. "Immediately agreed.

Princess Qingle ordered Yun Ah to send Ying Cainu to come, and let Ying Cainu follow Xinzhou Hou out of the palace.

The chamberlain came to pass on the decree of Xiao Zhouhou. In the Calyx Xianghui Building, the prince of Xinzhou and the two ladies were given a banquet, and the East Palace and Princess Qingle were accompanied.

Princess Qingle opened her eyes wide and said, "Has Cousin Xuan entered the knighthood and made the county duke?" ”

Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty and Niangniang Longen, Zhou Xuan is terrified." ”

Zhou Xuan, Qin Que, and Sewing Needle had lunch with Li Yu and Xiao Zhou in the Calyx Xianghui Building, as well as the prince and princess, although they had their own seats, but they were so pampered that no one else had ever gotten it except King Jing Li Kun and Princess Jing.

During the banquet, Zhou Xuan talked about Qin Que's entry into the Imperial Medical Department, and Li Yu smiled and said, "Isn't there enough Xuan Nephew?" Do you want Qin Que to work in the medical department? ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Back to Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with money, my nephew Qin Que is proficient in medical skills, wielding her specialty is not only beneficial to the people, but also happy herself, and she will not feel empty if she has made a difference, and it is like a needle, and the nephew supports her to start a cloud dress women's clothing, this is not to compete with the people, but to do their best, for the country and themselves." ”

Xiao Zhouhou smiled and said: "Xuan's nephew talks, and he has wonderful ideas, but he can always make sense, Jian'er, agriculture and business, is also what Zhou Xuan said, right?" ”

Li Jian said: "Yes, what Cousin Xuan said, Erchen deeply believes that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and it must not be wasted, and if you value business, you can build our Tang Kingdom into a big country of goods and colonies, encourage merchants to love the country and donate, and if the treasury is full, you can enrich the country and strengthen the army, and for some small countries, if necessary, you can cut off the goods and colonize them to force them to submit, which is called a soldier who surrenders without a fight." ”

Li Yu said with a smile: "This is what Sun Tzu has never done in the Art of War, could it be Zhou Zi's Art of War?" ”

Li Jian said: "Father, mother, cousin Xuan's wisdom is still better than Chibi Zhoulang, and the son has not reported to his father and mother, this is another cousin's great achievement, and I will pay attention to it after the banquet." ”

Li Jian has Li Kun's eyes and ears in the palace, and after the luncheon, he and Zhou Xuan accompanied Li Yu to the Zichen Palace, and Xiao Zhou left Qin Que and sewing needles to talk.

Li Jian abandoned the internal servants and Gong E, and told Zhou Xuan that Zhou Xuan had used tricks to lure Qingyuan Chen Si'an and the barbarian bureaucrats and the Lei clan against each other.

Li Yu was surprised and laughed: "There are such miracles!" That's good, if you can take Zhangzhou, it will be regarded as Xuan's nephew. ”

Li Jian was overjoyed, and his father agreed with his plan to use troops to clear the source when he said this, and said: "In less than ten days, Chen Shilang will have 800 miles of urgent documents delivered, and he will report the latest situation in Qingyuan, it is estimated that Lan Lianchang should have arrived in Quanzhou a long time ago, Chen Si'an will definitely send someone to investigate the movements of the Pan and Lei clans, and the Pan and Lei clans will get our information, even if they will be suspicious, they will definitely strengthen their precautions, which in Chen Si'an's view, what is the surname Pan and Lei not rebellion?" will definitely send troops to recruit and suppress, Chen Shilang has been in battle for a long time, waved his army to the south, and has two surnames to help, and there is no problem in taking Zhangzhou. ”

Li Yuxi said: "The first emperor once swept the Fujian country, but at that time he thought that the mountains and rivers of Fujian were far from being easy to govern, so he divided the Fujian country into two and established the two major protectorates of Yongan and Qingyuan. ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "You are the emperor enough, your benevolence is cowardly and incompetent in Chen Si'an's eyes, he is not against you, but against anyone!" He said: "Your Majesty, people do not hurt the tiger, and the tiger is harmful to people's hearts." ”

Li Yu nodded and said: "Jian'er has made a lot of contributions to pacify the Zhennan Army this time, and he has been able to share his father's worries, and the matter of Qingyuan will be handled by Jian'er with full authority, and it can be discussed with your cousin Xuan in case of trouble. ”

Li Jian glanced at Zhou Xuan, deeply convinced of Zhou Xuan's wisdom, he had no last resort, his father was over sixty years old, and his body was naturally not as good as a year.

Zhou Xuan, looking at Li Yu's old age, lamented the premature aging of the ancients, and couldn't help but think of his aunt Xiao Zhouhou, Xiao Zhouhou and Li Yu are twenty years apart, maybe ten years ago, twenty years ago, I felt that the gap was not big, but now, Xiao Zhouhou's appearance has not decreased, like a twenty beauty, and Li Yu is old.