When Chu Huan returned to Luo'an Capital, it was already half a month later.

Along the way, it can be regarded as a peaceful wife, but Chu Huan always feels that the road to Beijing is much more deserted than a year ago, and several times he found people with strange whereabouts following him.

It was an ordinary bandit, Chu Huan returned to Beijing on this trip, but the officials of Anyi also took the opportunity to ask Chu Huan to offer some tribute to the emperor, especially Yuan Chongshang, who is now guilty of meritorious service, so he carefully selected the tribute, and asked Chu Huan to dedicate it, in addition to the tribute to the emperor, the officials and even businessmen of Anyi had to send some gifts to Chu Huan and talk about their hearts.

In fact, everyone knows that the confiscation of the Huang family's family wealth is a big fat shortage, Chu Huan did not fill his pockets in the Huang family, but those officials and businessmen gave gifts, Chu Huan did not refuse, tribute plus gifts, shipped several carriages, the carriage walked by, and left deep traces on the ground, for the bandits who robbed the house, of course, they judged the value of the goods in the car from the traces of the carriage, and several bandits along the way were staring at the team, ready to move, fortunately, the guards were hard in armor, swords and guns, and murderous, The bandits weighed it again and again, and although they inquired from time to time, they still didn't dare to do it after all.

In addition to the bandits, Chu Huan saw more of the yacha from all over the country, wielding sticks and forcibly levying taxes, Chu Huan didn't know if this was the will of the imperial court, he was the right servant of the household department, and he also talked to everyone many times in the household department, at present, he must not increase taxes and cause public resentment, otherwise there will inevitably be greater incidents, he doesn't know if Ma Hong, the secretary of the household department, really controls the increase in taxes, or what he sees, it is just that the local government gentry are exploiting the people behind the back of the court.

When Chu Huan returned to the capital, the capital was located in the south, and compared with Anyi in the north, the climate was warmer, and the snow was already smiling.

Xuanyuan Shengcai escorted Chu Huan to the capital safely, this errand can be regarded as a successful completion, he himself has to go back to the military camp to report to Xuanyuan Shao, when he arrives in the capital, Chu Huan is no longer escorted by anyone, he has hatred and grandson Kong by his side, and the two camel guests Liu Suifeng and Ma Zheng have also met when they were in Taiyuan.

Liu Suifeng and Ma Zheng followed Chu Huan into the Qianlong Cave, endured humiliation and burden, and waited until the officers and soldiers were killed, they were already quite familiar with the Qianlong Cave, and took advantage of the situation to encourage the coolies in it to rise up violently, the two of them already had a foundation in martial arts, although they participated in the fight, but they were also safe and sound, until the battle in the Qianlong Cave subsided, and the disciples of Tianmen were scattered, and then they returned to Taiyuan with the army.

After separating from Xuanyuan Shengcai, Chu Huan went to the house, and when he arrived at the door of the mansion, he saw a domestic servant sitting on the stone pier in front of the mansion boredly, as if he was asleep, and Sun Zikong had already turned over and dismounted, stepped forward, stretched out his hand and pinched the servant's ear, the servant was not really asleep, his ear was caught, he exclaimed, and said angrily: "What a bold man, this is Chu Shilang's mansion, who dares to spread wild here!" He grabbed his fist and wanted to beat it over, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw that it was Sun Zikong who looked at him with a smile, how could this servant not know Sun Zikong, he was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "Brother Sun!" ”

Sun Tzu is empty in the mansion, except for Chu Huan, only the white blind man and the wolf baby can suppress him, he is humble and unusually humble in front of Chu Huan, but in front of the other subordinates in the mansion, he has always regarded himself as Chu Huan's apprentice, and he is very majestic, and he has already scolded at this time: "What are you like, you have to die and keep angry, if you are seen, where is the majesty of our mansion?" ”

The servant didn't dare to speak, and Chu Huan had already turned over and dismounted, and said, "Find someone to come over and move the things back to the mansion first." The servant hurriedly ran to the house and shouted, "The master has returned to the house, the master has returned to the house!" ”

Chu Huan turned his head and saw Qiu Ruxue looking at the door of the mansion, and said with a smile: "Brother Qiu, I have already thought about your residence, there is a courtyard in the mansion dedicated to practice, and there is a small mansion next door to the courtyard that is empty, I will send someone to clean it up first, where you live first, and when you have free time, let's study the sword technique!" ”

Qiu Ruxue nodded.

Chu Huan and Qiu Ru entered the mansion by blood, the tributes and gifts outside, naturally Sun Zikong and Liu Suifeng and others went to deal with them, entered the main courtyard, and before entering the main hall, Chu Huan saw a group of people coming, the first one, narrow-sleeved green clothes, with a pale pink small armor on the outside, two bundles of hair hanging down behind the shoulders, light combing bangs in front of the forehead, jet-black hair, actually reflecting her pretty face is extremely white, snow-white, but with ruddy, a small pink mole at the corner of the lip looks more and more conspicuous, made this face look a little more foxy, Chu Huan was stunned for a moment, and then saw that it was Su Niang.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, and it is said that there are no ugly women in the world, only lazy women, Chu Huan felt that this was really a wise saying at this time, compared with when he left the capital, it was only three months of effort, but Su Niang looked like a different person, at least in appearance, compared with before, there was a lot less local flavor, and a little more charming and charming.

He suddenly remembered that before he left, Su Niang had been learning beauty techniques with Xue Huai'an's wife, and he had taught her the simplest but very effective beauty method, it seems that this girl is really taking it to heart, compared to before, the skin looks much more snowy and moisturized, and the bun is much more exquisite than before, that is, the dress is dressed, and it has also increased a little temperament.

Su Niang was followed by several female dependents, and Sister Janice was naturally there, seeing Chu Huan, this pair of sisters also showed joy on their faces, and Brancie was innocent, and she had already said coquettishly: "Chu, you are finally back, I thought you left us alone." ”

Janice had already raised her hand and patted Blancie gently, and said with a smile: "He can leave us alone, I'm afraid I can't bear Mrs.!" ”

Su Niang's face was slightly red, up and down the house, no matter whether she was convinced or not, she was respectful to Su Niang on her face, but the Janice sisters came to the capital not long ago, although they also began to be familiar with the original etiquette, but their temperament could not be changed in three or two months, and occasionally made some jokes, Su Niang did not think it was angry.

Su Niang saw that Chu Huan was looking at herself, but her heart was still a little proud, secretly thinking that Erlang would be surprised when she saw me like this, she had been very close to Mrs. Xue in the past few months, although she learned how to maintain beauty, the most important thing was to follow Mrs. Xue to learn some etiquette that many noble ladies have, including how to dress up, how to sit and walk, etc., Shibei three days should be impressive, although Su Niang was born poor, can bear hardships and stand hard work, and has a simple heart, but for the life of aristocratic ladies, After all, he was full of envy and curiosity, although he couldn't get rid of the local flavor in his bones, but his face was also trained by Mrs. Xue.

She tried her best to make herself walk as calm as possible, but when she arrived in front of Chu Huan, her heart was still a little excited, Chu Huan had been out for several months, but her heart was always worried.

When Chu Huan was by her side, she didn't think anything of it, but when Chu Huan left and Chu Huan was not seen all day long, Su Niangxin felt that she seemed to be inseparable from this man.

"II...... Sir, you ...... You're back? Seeing Chu Huan staring at herself, Su Niang was a little happy in her heart, but she was even more shy, she couldn't help but lower her head, her heart was beating a little hard, and she didn't know if it was the excitement after a long absence, or because she was stared at by Chu Huan, she was a little ashamed.

Chu Huan smiled gently, Su Niang looked white and tender, her body was already plump, but at this time, she looked even more round and jade, and asked with a smile: "How are you doing?" ”

Su Niang said "um", and Chu Huan had already smiled and said, "When I left, everything in the house was hard for you." ”

Su Niang raised her head and said busily: "No, it's all ...... It's all Mr. Du's help, and everything in the house is fine. ”

But when he saw a person coming out of the side, he arched his hand and said, "My lord, you have returned home smoothly, this is a great joy." Chu Huan looked over, but it was the white blind man, and when he saw that the white blind man had gotten out of bed, he asked with a smile: "Brother Bai has recovered?" ”

"Thanks to Madame's care." The white blind man smiled: "Madame always sent someone to find a doctor to come to me to see the injury, and specially opened a small stove for me, now it is already a good ** points, two or three people can still cope with it, but it is a pity that this time out of Beijing, can not follow the adult, it is really ......!" It seemed a little regrettable, but his eyes had fallen on Qiu Ruxue at this time.

Qiu Ruxue has been wearing a hat, and after entering the mansion, he didn't take it off, the white blind man saw that there was such a person next to Chu Huan, it was quite strange, Chu Huan had already introduced with a smile: "This is Qiu Ruxue's blood brother, and he will be his own brother in the future." ”

Qiu is like a bloody Jianghu person, but he pays attention to etiquette, raised his head slightly, he already knew that Su Niang was Chu Huan's inner family at this time, first arched his hand to Su Niang, and then arched his hand to the white blind man, but the white blind man had already opened his mouth, and said with some surprise: "Qiu ...... Hatred like blood? Could it be ......! ”

Before he finished speaking, Chu Huan had already bowed his head slightly, signaling that the white blind man didn't need to say much.

The white blind man also mixed with the underworld in his early years, and he didn't do much about robbing houses and houses, Qiu Ruxue's name, he had really heard of it, and knew that Qiu Ruxue was a well-known figure in the rivers and lakes, but he didn't expect to be accepted by Chu Huan, and he was surprised, but he admired Chu Huan even more, and he was busy bowing to Qiu Ruxue.

Sun Zikong had already entered the courtyard at this time, and saluted Su Niang and said, "Hello teacher." Then he asked Chu Huan, "Master, where are the things?" ”

"The tribute presented to the saint will be placed in the west courtyard and guarded, and it will be presented in these two days, and the other goods will be handed over to Brother Bai to deal with, yes, the box I prepared, you can move it to the main hall." Chu Huan instructed: "Send someone to clean up the residence next to the practice room, and let Brother Qiu stay there temporarily." ”

Sun Zikong agreed, and Chu Huan said to Su Niang with a smile: "Su Niang, let's go back to the hall first and talk well." ”

Su Niang heard Chu Huan's gentle words, her heart was sweet, she nodded busily to lead the way, Chu Huan followed behind, and saw that Su Niang's clothes were not thick, the temperature in the capital was not cold, and Su Niang had not worn cotton clothes for a long time, and the narrow sleeved green dress outlined her concave and convex figure.

Everyone entered the hall at this time, and when they arrived in the hall, Janice had already said: "Chu, you and Mrs. have something to say, let's go out first and not disturb you." After the maids retreated, Sister Janice was about to leave, but Chu Huan had already said, "Don't leave you two yet, I brought you a gift." ”

Janice and Blancie looked overjoyed, and Blancie had already asked, "Gifts?" Chu, you still want to bring us gifts? You're such a nice guy. ”

"Not only you, but also Su Niang, and Ling Shuang...... Hey, why don't you see Ling Shuang, what about her? Chu Huan sat down, raised his head, looked left and right, didn't see Ling Shuang, and asked casually.

Su Niang and Sister Hua immediately showed gloomy colors, Su Niang hesitated for a moment, and finally said softly: "She...... has already entered the palace, and she has only been away for half a month, and she will ...... Taken into the palace! ”

Chu Huan was stunned, and suddenly remembered this matter, his brows locked, and his expression suddenly darkened.