Liu Xin's breakfast naturally couldn't be eaten, he threw the bowl in his hand to the table, and said to Cai Yan and Zhu Qian: "You eat yours, I'll come when I go." ”

Cai Yan and Zhu Qian looked at each other and smiled, and nodded meekly. Zhu Qian is very satisfied with her current life, her surname has always been like this, no matter what Liu Xin says, she will not have an opinion. Cai Yan hopes that her man can become the best person in the world, and Liu Xin is now throwing away half of her breakfast for official business, which she still admires. However, after Liu Xin left, the two women did not continue to eat obediently, but stopped, and they had to wait for Liu Xin to come back.

As soon as he saw Liu Xin, he quickly stood up and said, "My lord, the people sent to Luoyang to give gifts to Zhang Rang rushed back overnight yesterday, and they also brought an edict from the emperor. ”

He also returned to Xiangyang with Liu Xin yesterday. It was not easy for a dedicated person like him to receive the news brought back from Luoyang, and it was not easy for him to resist knocking on Liu Xin's door in the middle of the night, and it was impossible to expect him to wait quietly until the third pole to report the news.

Liu Xin hadn't slept all night, and his feet were still a little frivolous, so he sat down first, and then pointed to the chair and motioned for him to sit down as well. Taking the edict in Fu Zhi's hand, Liu Xin hurriedly read it and said happily: "Gonghe, it's great." This edict came in such a timely manner, and I was still worried about whether it would provoke criticism from the government and the opposition, but now I am not afraid. ”

It turned out that this edict clearly authorized Liu Xin to use force to remove those Taishou who did not obey the order and refused to pay taxes in Jingzhou.

Fu Zhu was not as optimistic as him, and said with a worried face: "Didn't the lord find that there was something wrong with this edict?" ”

Liu Xin asked strangely, "Is there a problem?" I think it's good. ”

He bowed and said, "My lord, under normal circumstances, the edict should be read by the chamberlain of the Yellow Gate. And this edict was handed over directly by Zhang Rang to the people we sent, and the people we sent this time were all people from the Phantom Secret Spy, they did not hold official positions in the official government, and their public identities were only businessmen, how could the edict be handed over to them casually? ”

Because he was worried that giving gifts to Zhang Rang would cause disgust among the officials and people in Jingzhou, these things were handed over to Phantom to be carried out secretly.

After hearing his doubts expressed by the frustrated professor, Liu Xin also groaned and said: "Gonghe, what you said is not unreasonable, could it be that this edict is fake?" ”

Fu Zhu pointed to the edict in Liu Xin's hand and said, "Whether it is false or not, the subordinates can't be sure." But judging from the silk and ink used to write the edict and the seal on the back, there is no flaw. ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Since this edict was handed over to them by Zhang Rang, then if it is fake, it will definitely have nothing to do with Zhang Rang. It seems that the matter of the edict must not be made public, and this edict cannot be taken out unless it is absolutely necessary. ”

Fu Zhu nodded and said, "The lord is extremely worried, but please rest assured, those who know about the edict are very reliable people, and they will never leak it." ”

Liu Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Gonghe, without further ado." Immediately arrange to pay the more than 400 million taxes owed by Jingzhou in the past two years to the capital, and in addition, prepare an additional 100 million, which will be counted as the money for the Taishou officials of Jiangxia, Wuling, and Lingling. Also, I have a box of spices here, which is said to be a tribute intercepted by Zhang Zhi, the Taishou of Lingling, and presented to the emperor together. ”

When I first found the two bronze chests, I couldn't find the keys, so I didn't open them on the spot. After Liu Xin found out, he felt curious, so he quietly opened the box alone, and found that it was a very good-smelling spice, and when he thought of his woman, he took it all home. One of the bronze boxes was now given to Ma Yun, while the spices in the other had been moved by Liu Xin to a sandalwood box, and it was the sandalwood box that was handed over to Fu Zhu. Therefore, even Fu Zhi didn't know that the spices in his hand were really found from Zhang Shi's house, and he only thought that Liu Xin was planting it on Zhang Shi's head under the pretext, as for where these extremely precious spices came from, maybe only the dead Zhang Zhi could know.

Returning to the flower hall, Liu Xin was surprised to find that not only Cai Yan and Zhu Qian were still sitting there, but Ma Yun also got up.

Liu Xin looked at Ma Yun with a tired face and said, "Why don't you sleep for a while, what are you doing in such a hurry." ”

Ma Yun covered her mouth and yawned, and said, "It's been a month and a half since the academy opened, and I haven't had time to take a look. Now that you're back, I'm going to go to the academy in the morning, and the children's homework can't be left behind. ”

Liu Xin said distressedly: "Wife, why do you have to work so hard, you can make up for it after you finish a little bit of homework, you take a good look in the mirror, don't scare the students with a pair of panda eyes." ”

Ma Yun listened to Liu Xin's words, was a little unsure, turned to Cai Yan and asked, "Sister, help me take a good look, am I a panda eye here?" ”

Cai Yan asked blankly, "What are panda eyes?" ”

Ma Yun was a little anxious and said, "It's dark circles." ”

Cai Yan was still confused and asked, "What are dark circles?" ”

Women have a natural surname that loves beauty, and Ma Yun is naturally no exception. Liu Xin looked at her nervous look, she didn't feel funny, it seemed that her trick really worked, and decided to strike while the iron was hot, so that she could completely dispel the idea of going to the academy and go back to rest, so she stretched out her hand and pointed to Ma Yun's eyes, and said to Cai Yan and Zhu Qian: "You see, is there a little black around her eyes, this is called dark circles, if the color is darker, it will become panda eyes." This is all because she didn't sleep all night last night, so what she needs most now is to go back to sleep again after breakfast. ”

Zhu Qian was still carefully observing around Ma Yun's eyes, looking for traces of the so-called dark circles, but Cai Yan had already opened her mouth wide, her eyes widened, and she only came out in a long time: "Sister, you haven't slept all night!" It's amazing! ”

Ma Yun was still thinking about her dark circles, and didn't pay attention to Cai Yan's words, and when she came back to her senses, she couldn't help but make a straight face, glared at Cai Yan, and said, "Who hasn't slept all night?" I just didn't sleep well. ”

It was the first time Cai Yan was angry when he saw Ma Yun, so he quickly stuck out his tongue and grimaced, but he couldn't hold it back, and laughed out loud.

Liu Xin looked at Cai Yan's funny appearance, and then remembered that she was just a young girl in the mood for love, and she was about to give birth to children for herself in the blink of an eye, so she couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle, sighing that creation makes people. Suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm, and was pinched hard by Ma Yun, and said to him coquettishly: "Still laughing!" I blame you. No, I need to go back to sleep. ”

Looking at Ma Yun, who can be calm and calm no matter what happens in Pingyue, and handles it properly, but now she is in a hurry to go back to sleep, and even Zhu Qian, who has always been reserved, can't help laughing.

Actually, Ma Yun didn't mean to get up so early. She was still asleep, but Ma Fan was hungry and cried incessantly. Ma Yun refused to find a wet nurse for him, and insisted on breastfeeding herself, but the maids had no choice but to call her up. After Ma Yun finished feeding the child, most of her sleepiness had disappeared, so she had the idea of going to the academy to have a look, who knew that she was fooled by Liu Xin, and she was busy going back to make up for sleep, after all, if there is any loss of this appearance, it will not be remedied.

Liu Xin looked at Ma Yun's back as she left in a hurry, and then at Cai Yan, who was still full of childishness, and Zhu Qian, who was working hard all day long, and couldn't help but feel that she had too little time to spend with them. In three years, the world will be in chaos, and there will not be many days to accompany your family as leisurely as you are now. Thinking of this, Liu Xin said: "Yan'er, Qian'er, you see, now that spring is blooming and the scenery is infinite, it is the best time of the year." I think tomorrow will be a good day as well, I have a plan, I want to take the whole family on an outing, you go back and talk to Mrs. and Yu'er, so that they can also prepare. ”

Cai Yan clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Husband, will we eat out tomorrow?" ”

Liu Xin knew that she must have wanted to eat her own roasted game, this little woman was sometimes quite greedy, and she had quietly mentioned it to herself several times, and today it seemed that she had seized the opportunity, so she couldn't help but smile and nodded, and said, "No problem, I'll show you another hand when the time comes." ”

Zhu Qian said in a snort: "Master, I still don't want to go, there are many things at home that can't be left for a while." ”

Although there are now many maids and servants in the house, Zhu Qian, who is diligent and accustomed to it, has never been idle, especially when she does a female red needle. The clothes worn by Liu Xin, Ma Yun and several children all year round are all made by Zhu Qian herself, even if she is pregnant, these jobs are not willing to let go.

However, Liu Xin knew that she didn't want to go because she had work to do, now in addition to needlework, and occasional cooking, other things Liu Xin has repeatedly instructed, she is not allowed to do it again, she proposed that she didn't want to go on an outing, or because she had some inferiority complex in her heart, so she straightened her face and said: "No, if you are bored at home again, your body will stink, and you will go out for a walk with me this time." ”

The next day was really sunny, windy and beautiful weather, but everyone who had prepared for a day was not able to make the trip, because it was Bian Yu's turn to be tossed by Liu Xin all night last night, and she really couldn't get up today. Moreover, even if she can hold on, she will not get up, because the story of dark circles under her eyes told by Liu Xin yesterday has reached her ears through Cai Yan's small mouth.

It wasn't until the morning of the third day that Liu Xin took a large family to start the long-awaited trip.