The weather is getting colder, and the Spring Festival of the second year of Yuanfu has arrived!

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the first snow finally fell in Bianliang, Tokyo, and overnight, the city was covered in snow, which was very beautiful.

The weather has become colder, and in the capital, people have put on thick winter clothes. All kinds of linen clothes were popular, and the wealthy wore winter clothes such as kapok fur, lamb fur, and fox fur to keep out the cold.

Wu Zhi gave an order, and the whole family put on a kapok fur together. Before the winter solstice, when Feng Niang and Jin Lian talked to him and said that they wanted to make a batch of warm clothes, Wu Zhi asked Feng Niang and Jin Lian on the spot to also make three sets of kapok furs for Dahu, Erhu, Liu Yue and Feng Shi and other others, and each of them was equipped with a thick quilt, which made everyone very grateful and even more impressed by him.

Now, with Wu Zhi's identity and financial resources, there is no problem for the whole family to wear the most expensive fox fur, it is easy, but Wu Zhi doesn't want to make this bad head, and it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and from luxury to thrift. And for him, there is no need for that, the effect of kapok fur against the cold is also very good, not inferior to lamb fur and fox fur, it is better to be low-key!

In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu.

On the New Year's Day of the second year of Yuanfu (the first day of the first month), it came as scheduled, and the entire Bianliang City fell into a festival, with lights everywhere and beaming.

But on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wu Zhi can't take a vacation, nor can he ask for leave, because on this day, it is the New Year's Day court, and all the civil and military officials in Beijing have to enter the palace to congratulate the emperor on the New Year!

Wu Zhi was very reluctant, but he had no choice but to obediently follow everyone into the palace, among which Zhou Tong, Lin Chong, Wang Jin and others were also among the team entering the palace. Seeing the master and the two junior brothers, Wu Zhi's mood was better, and he warmly greeted them and everyone to celebrate the New Year. When Zhang Chun, Zhang Kai and Xu Jiang and others saw him, they also politely returned the salute to him and gave him New Year's greetings.

The New Year's Day court meeting was held in the main hall of Daqing. On this day, the palace and the court set up the honor guard, the emperor Zhao Xu wore a crown of heaven and wore a silk robe and sat on the Luan car, in addition to the Western Xia, the envoys of all countries entered the congratulatory ceremony, the officials and the clan were crowned with court clothes, the envoys of all the roads and states, the various deacons and things were offered, and the ministers Li Qianshun and Wei Ming A Bury and others also forced a smile and laughed in the ranks. The Great Dynasty Meeting was indeed vigorous and brilliant. During the Great Dynasty Meeting, more than 5,000 people were mobilized for the ritual of Huang Lu's battle alone. The flag-carrying queue of more than 5,000 people, what kind of grand pomp is that? The number of foreign guests in Asaka is also impressive. Coupled with thousands of civil and military officials and representatives from all walks of life, the scene of nearly 10,000 people congratulating was quite shocking.

At this New Year's Day court, Wu Zhi finally met Empress Dowager Xiang, Concubine Zhu and Concubine Liu Qingjing, as well as some of Zhao Xu's concubines. The Empress Dowager Xiang is in her fifties, and she looks a little gloomy in her grace and luxury, and she is not smiling. Concubine Zhu looks younger, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, about forty years old, kind eyebrows, and a little cowardly. Concubine Liu Qingjing is indeed bright and moving, at the age of twenty, she is just a pair of foxy eyes with a faint hint of ruthlessness, her belly is slightly bulging, and the characteristics of a pregnant woman are beginning to be revealed. Three of the concubines were also pregnant.

After the New Year's Day court, it was already in the afternoon, and Wu Zhi pulled Zhou Tong to sit on the ox cart driven by the two tigers and returned home.

His master Zhou Tong is now alone in the capital, so Wu Zhi dragged him to his home and spent the New Year with everyone in the family. In Wu Zhi's house, Zhou Tong was warmly welcomed by everyone, and everyone respected him as a master very much, Zhou Tong also felt the warmth of his long-lost home, and he was very happy to be moved in his heart.

So, while he was happy, Wu Zhi offered to let him move in to live at home. Zhou Tong hesitated for a long time before nodding in agreement.

Zhou Tong had never married a wife and had children before because he was unpaid for his talents, and he was alone. Since he was promoted by Zhao Xu to be the deputy commander of the infantry army of Zheng Wupin, he has resigned from the position of the owner of the Royal Boxing Gym, and it is not suitable to live in the Royal Boxing Gym, he is worried about how to rent a house to live outside!

Now Wu Zhi warmly invited him to live at home, although he was a little hesitant, he still liked the quiet environment and relaxed living atmosphere of Wu Zhi's home, so he hesitated for a while and agreed.

After seeing Zhou Tong agree, Wu Zhi was very happy and decided to strike while the iron was hot, and sent Dahu and Erhu to follow Zhou Tong to the Royal Boxing Gym that day, and after helping to pack his luggage, he moved back to his home at dusk.

Wu Zhi arranged a room for him to live in, and instructed Liu Yue to take care of Zhou Tong's daily life. Zhou Tong was very satisfied with his arrangement.

After arranging Zhou Tong, everyone had a festive New Year on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and Wu Zhi sent a big red envelope to everyone: ten yuan per person.

Everyone was happy, but Jin Lian was still a little sad while she was happy. Every festive season, she misses her family, and she is sad that she hasn't seen her family in Enzhou for a long time.

Seeing this, Wu Zhi had no choice but to comfort her softly.

Zhou Tong This is the happiest and most lively New Year in the past ten years since Zhou Tong came to the capital, he looked at the happy appearance of Wu Zhi's family, his eyes were moist, and the corners of his eyes were filled with tears, he was happy and excited from the bottom of his heart.

Since the third day of the Lunar New Year, Wu Zhi has begun to enter the New Year's greeting mode. Zhang Chun, Zhang Qi, Xu Jiang, Lin Xi, An Tao, Zeng Bu, Xing Shu, Huang Lu, Zhang Shangying, An Chun, Wu Qihou, Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Qian Mu and others, he visited them one by one, gave 14 bottles of "Zhuangyuan alcohol" wine and 14 bottles of "Zhuangyuanlang" wine, and it took nine days to finish the New Year. As for the brothers Cai Jing and Cai Bian, in order to avoid suspicion, Wu Zhi did not visit them.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Lin Chong and Wang Jin came to Wu Zhi's house to pay New Year's greetings to his master Zhou Tong and him, and Wu Zhi accompanied them to feast and drink for a long time, and the four of them had an in-depth exchange on the management of the new army. Later, Qian Mu also came to visit him at home, and gave him and Wu Xiu, Feng Niang and others New Year's greetings, and the two made a summary and plan on the operation of the champion series of wines.

During the Spring Festival, the Champion Building also gave most of the guys a holiday to go home for the New Year and stopped the catering business, but still left a few people, including the Hou steward, in the Champion Building to ensure that the Champion series of wine can be sold as usual.

On the thirteenth day of the first month, Wu Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief and had to be free. In his spare time, Wu Zhi suddenly remembered that he hadn't gone to Liu Susu for more than twenty days.

"How is she doing now?" Wu Zhi's mind moved, and an impulse surged into his heart, he couldn't hold it back, and decided to go to the Alum Tower to have a look and visit Liu Susu.

Moving as his heart pleased, Wu Zhi beckoned Erhu to pull out the carriage, he sat in the carriage, and the Erhu drove to the alum tower.

When he arrived at Delu Tower, Wu Zhi was surprised to find that Liu Susu was now the number one courtesan in Alum Tower, and he had faintly become the Oiran of Alum Tower, and he was no longer an unknown person more than 20 days ago! Su Su's own song "Qingyu Case: Yuan Xi" made her famous in the capital after the year, and became the top brand of alum building in the deep boudoir, which was hot, and many princes and grandsons, literati and scholars scattered their money, and flocked to her, and it was even more difficult for ordinary people to see her now.

In desperation, in the wing room, after Wu Zhi smashed out a hundred silver tickets, Mrs. Cen, the manager of the alum building, reluctantly turned around and went out to arrange for Liu Susu to come over to meet the guests. Wu Zhi couldn't help but sigh, this is called lifting a stone to hit his own feet, he really deserves it!

Wu Zhi waited for a long time, and after almost drinking two pots of tea, he found that the bead curtain was open, and he saw the maid Xiaocui opening the bead curtain vividly, and turned sideways to let Liu Susu enter the door.

When the two of them stepped into the door and looked at it, they found that the visitor was Wu Zhi, and the two of them were stunned for a moment.

"Miss Liu is such a big name now! It's so hard to please!" Wu Zhi looked at Liu Susu and Xiao Cui in a daze, and said jokingly. He found that Liu Susu has changed a lot now, with brocade clothes and jade fur, glamorous and incomparable, and more of an arrogant temperament.

"Ah! Master Hou, it's not like this! Mother Cen didn't tell the little girl that Master Hou was here!" When Liu Susu heard Wu Zhi's words, she came back to her senses, and hurriedly explained in a panic with a crying voice. Xiaocui also came back to her senses from her stunned and hurriedly helped her explain.

"Alright, alright, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously! Sit down and talk." Seeing Su Su and Xiao Cui's panicked looks, Wu Zhi hurriedly stood up, pointed to the chair across the table, and said with a smile.

"Su Su has seen Master Hou!" Su Su saw that Wu Zhi did not blame, so he turned from sadness to joy, Shi Shiran made a salute, Wan Ting walked to the chair, and sat down. Xiao Cui stroked her chest with her right hand, and then breathed a sigh of relief and took it obediently

picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for Wu Zhi, and then exited the side room with humor, and closed the door casually.

Su Su was obviously very excited and happy to see Wu Zhi again.

Since the last time I met Wu Zhi, Wu Zhi's free and easy-going attitude made Su Su feel more cordial, and her heart secretly promised that a heart was unconsciously maintained on Wu Zhi's body. The pain of lovesickness in the past few days made her knead into the composition of "Qingyu Case: Yuan Xi", and her true feelings were naturally revealed, and her sincere lyrics and songs made her an instant hit, stand out, and quickly rose up after the year, becoming the top courtesan of Alum Tower! This made her feel glad and miss Wu Zhilai even more. Without Wu Zhi's help, her fortunes would not have changed so much.

Qian smiled and smiled, and the affection was lingering, and there was a sense of warmth and joy in the room, which made Wu Zhi and Su Su feel comfortable.

"Who eats the bear's heart and leopard gall and dares to compete with Grandpa Ben for a woman?" Wu Zhi and Su Su were about to happily enjoy tea and exchange heartfelt feelings, when suddenly, there was a roar of shouting and roaring outside the door.

Then, with a "clang", the door of the wing room was rudely pushed open, and the group rushed in violently, and Mrs. Cen followed with a wry smile on her face, not daring to stop her.

Seeing this, Liu Susu's face suddenly turned pale, and she stood up in panic, and naturally hid behind Wu Zhi.

Wu Zhi was very annoyed that the world of the two was interrupted, his heart was on fire, he raised his eyes, sat calmly like a mountain, and stared coldly at the people who rushed into the wing. At this glance, the road is really narrow, but it is Xiang Huaiyu and several of his family members who break in.

"Throw him out of the broken leg for Grandpa Ben! Yes? You ......" As soon as he entered the door, he shouted arrogantly to Huai Yutoe, and instructed his family to commit murder. But when he fixed his eyes on the face of the person in front of him, he couldn't help but be startled, the shouting stopped abruptly, and he took a big step back with a weak heart.

The son who was talking affectionately with the glamorous and peerless Su Su was his rival: Wu Zhi! Seeing this, Xiang Huaiyu was like being drenched with cold water in winter, and his heart was bitter. When he saw Wu Zhi staring at him with a smile on his face, he was even more timid and frightened, and he completely lost his temper, so he could only glance at Wu Zhi viciously, unwillingly smeared oil on the soles of his feet, and turned around in panic and led the family to rush out of the door, not even daring to leave half a sentence in the scene.

Originally, the enemy was very red when he saw each other, Xiang Huaiyu was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department by Zhao Xu for more than two months, although he did not suffer much under the care of the Empress Dowager Xiang, but he did lose his freedom for more than two months, and lost the fun of playing the capital for more than two months.

But when Xiang Huaiyu was released from the prison of the Criminal Department a few years ago, he found that the situation was wrong, and the object of his revenge, Wu Zhi, was no longer the eight-grade sesame mung bean official who was kneaded by others more than a year ago, but the famous Hou Ye and the commander of the forbidden army in front of the palace from the second grade, holding heavy troops, life and death, and he was also a big celebrity in the eyes of Emperor Zhao Xu! Today's Wu Zhi, not to mention that his father who was demoted to the Duke of Handong County can't afford to provoke, even his uncle Xiang Zongliang, the king of Yongjia County, doesn't dare to provoke!

When Xiang Huaiyu was warned by his father Xiang Zonghui that he could no longer provoke Wu Zhi, he couldn't help but be angry, sad and angry, and repeatedly lamented that he was born at the wrong time, and the dignified imperial relatives couldn't take revenge! After all, he is a gentleman, and he imposes all his faults on others.

Xiang Huaiyu stayed in the Handong County Mansion for a few days, and he was bored, so he wanted to go outside to show off his skills, and led a few family members to go straight to the alum building. When he heard about Liu Susu's glamorous name, he couldn't help but feel itchy, and asked Liu Susu to accompany him by name. But who knew that Wu Zhi was the first to arrive, so there was a scene where he broke into the door with the intention of robbing people.

In the face of Wu Zhi, Rao is Xiang Huaiyu is so stubborn, and he has no courage to be stubborn, so he can only go away with hatred and avoid the edge for the time being. However, his heart was even more angry.

Liu Susu and Mrs. Cen looked at Xiang Huaiyu and his party coming violently but leaving in a panic, the tension was so tense that it disappeared in an instant, they were very surprised, and Wu Zhi's calmness from beginning to end made the two of them quite surprised, and looked at Wu Zhi's eyes with a little more inexplicable awe.