Fierce horses galloped on the long street, stirring up the wind and dust.

The already small carriage was even more bumpy at the moment, and the curtain on his side swayed slightly......

Zhao Qing was also a little embarrassed for a while, he had never been alone with a man in such a small space, and this man was also his father-in-law.

Of course, he can be regarded as having seen the world, so he will not seem too embarrassed.

What the hell is it...... What the hell is going to the Church Division!?

Among the twenty-four divisions of the imperial court, the Department of Teaching and Workshop is subordinate to the Ministry of Rites, which is regarded as an official-run Qinglou, which is full of daughters who can sing and dance, in addition to the use of the inner court, they will also attend the sacrificial ceremonies or the imperial temple fairs and so on.

Well...... At least that's what my aunt used to say.

But Zhao Qing, as a man, knows very well that it is not a brothel for high-ranking officials and dignitaries to prostitute for nothing!?

For no reason, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Zongliang was very familiar, and he also asked with a smile: "But what joy did you think of?" ”

Ahem.

Zhao Qing naturally didn't want to go to prostitution for nothing.

He muttered: "I remember the first trip with Xiaoyi, she took me and Shuyue to Tianxianglou to listen to music. ”

"I see."

The man's face showed a look of understanding, and he said with a smile: "Xiaoyi has been proficient in music and rhythm since she was a child, and she often pesters me to accompany her to tease the palace merchants. ”

Zhao Qingxin said that what kind of father there is, what kind of daughter he has.

Back then, my aunt took him to visit the Qinglou, and today Zhou Zongliang is going to take him to the Qinglou again......

Zhou Zongliang leaned comfortably on the wooden pillow and said casually: "Xiaoyi has been with me for nearly twenty years, and she has not come back a few times after leaving. ”

"What do you think of her girl's temperament?"

Zhao Qing was a little surprised when he heard this, and seemed to feel that something was wrong from Zhou Zongliang.

My aunt was very reluctant to recognize him as a father, and he abandoned his wife and daughter back then...... However, when Zhou Zongliang talked about Xiaoyi, he didn't see any estrangement.

At this moment, he responded thoughtfully: "Although Xiaoyi looks cold as ice, she is actually delicate and understanding, if she wasn't by her side all these years, I wouldn't have been able to go so far." ”

"Huh!"

The man smiled disdainfully, but he was also a little similar to Xiaoyi.

"Zhou Xiaoyi is arrogant and unreasonable, and she didn't suffer much from my board back then."

！？

Is that so?

Zhao Qing muttered in his heart, his aunt was a little unreasonable, but he never felt arrogance, could it be because his mind was more calm after leaving home?

"Fortunately, I have been trained by you quite well over the years, but now I look at it a lot more restrained."

Zhao Qing fell into deep thought, and said in his heart, is this what a father should say?

He had no choice but to say with a smile: "Most of the things at home, Xiaoyi will discuss with me, and there are few times when she is rude." ”

Zhou Zongliang raised his eyebrows lightly and patted his wrist with a folding fan: "It's just a woman, you don't have to protect her like this." ”

This father-in-law didn't seem to care about Si Youzong and the Immortal Sword, but instead put his son-in-law on his shoulders......

"There are many women in the teaching workshop, who are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and are more charming than her stinky face, I'll take you to play a few."

Several!?

Zhao Qing's heart froze, is this ...... Was it a test from my father-in-law?

Although he knows that Zhou Zongliang is romantic, he is not so unreliable, right?

Si He's thoughts came through: "The plan is the plan!" Teach him a lesson! ”

I'm going to ...... a hammer

How can a father-in-law take his son-in-law to prostitution?

Unheard!

Zhou Zongliang's starry eyes swept over Zhao Qing's surprised expression, and said jokingly: "Don't believe it? ”

"Fang Si is full of wives and daughters of official eunuchs, and there are many famous families in the early years, and noble births abound."

"Court battles are more dangerous than sectarian fights, and maybe someone's wife and daughter will become someone else's plaything."

Zhao Qing nodded with a smile, feeling that his father-in-law's thoughts were difficult to figure out.

However, there are beauties in the teaching workshop, and he knows that under normal circumstances, if an official is raided, the female relatives of the family will be filled into the teaching workshop as punishment.

It seemed that he felt that Zhao Qing hadn't talked to him about this, and the man asked instead, "You three women, can Xiaoyi beat Shuyue and Qinghuan?" ”

Zhao Qing: ......

Why are your questions always so sharp?

He smiled helplessly and told the truth: "The three of them are like brothers and sisters, and they have never had a dispute. ”

"But if you really want to talk about it, Xiaoyi shouldn't be able to fight Qinghuan."

"Shuyue has always been taken care of by us, like a little daughter in the family."

Zhou Zongliang bowed slightly, and his eyes flashed with thought.

That Gu Qinghuan didn't seem to have cultivated in his body......

"That's right."

"You shouldn't have seen Xian Xian yet, she is lively and cheerful, and she is even more stubborn than Xiaoyi."

"The foundation should be almost laid now."

The Xian Xian in his mouth is Zhou Xiaoyi's mother, who has been in her mother's home in the Valley of Absolute Dust all these years.

Zhao Qingsi lined it, and the situation in my aunt's family was a bit like my parents were divorced......

The two of them talked about each other, they were all trivial matters at home over the years, and they didn't talk about Si Youzong or the situation in the cultivation world.

……

On the other side, Zhou Xiaoyi also took Shuyue and Qinghuan to wander around the palace.

The palace city is already the most gorgeous place in the entire Chu country, and the rows of palaces are beautiful, and the pieces of golden tiles and jade bricks are dazzling.

There are also peach and apricot gardens, pavilions and water pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, flying pavilions and flowing pills, which are better than the buildings of the Immortal Sword School.

The aunt changed into a red dress and walked slowly to introduce.

"My father became Zaifu at that time, and he inherited the position of the grandfather, which can be regarded as the authority that belongs to the Zhou family alone."

"When I was a child, I often went to the depths of this palace garden to enjoy the piano painting among the peach forests......"

"At that time, the worship of the royal family was still Duan Wenyi, and I had never heard of any intersection between him and Du Chun's biological mother, who would have thought that after leaving the imperial city, he could still see him walking with the Queen Mother on the purple bead spirit boat."

"It's funny......"

The woman spoke casually, but her mind had already drifted to the clouds.

I don't know what my father will talk about with Zhao Qing?

These two men have almost divided the short years of her life equally.

One is a father who has raised him for more than ten years, and the other is a husband who has been with him for more than ten years......

Unconsciously, the woman's heart was full of apprehension and curiosity.

There was a warm touch from her fingertips, and Qing Huan smiled and held her soft: "Let's build some temples on Shouyun Mountain, just like Miyagi, Si He should be very happy." ”

Although Qing Huan looks soft and weak, he has accurately grasped Si He's preferences these days - big, good, and expensive.

Shu Yue's bright eyes flickered, and she also laughed crisply: "In addition to the palace, there are also a few willow forests left to decorate a little." ”

"Waterfalls can open up on the top of the mountain, and those remaining springs are just right for use."

Weeping willows, waterfalls, temples, ......?

Zhou Xiaoyi raised her eyes to look at the lotus pond in the depths of the palace, and her eyebrows showed a little smile.

No one can refuse to engage in infrastructure construction, not to mention that the entire Shouyun Mountain will be their home in the future......

It can be planned and taken care of bit by bit, and I don't know how many years it will take to build it in line with my family's wishes.

·

Imperial City, Department of Teachings.

A long, open and dark street is covered with inky gauze satin, making the street look a little dark and hazy.

The scholar-like man led the carriage into the alley in the deepest part of the street.

It's daylight now, but it's hard to see daylight here.

There was a gentle reverberation of music in my ears, and the air was filled with a faint smell of fat powder.

The sound of the shoes falling to the ground subsided, and a female officer in thin armor waited to greet him.

The woman's eyebrows are delicate, her nose is high, and the standard light armor tightly wraps the delicate body, except for the cheeks and the green silk tied high, there is not an inch of skin around her body exposed...... It is very special in this sect division.

She clenched the light whip in her hand, walked quickly to the carriage, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Gongzi Zhou." ”

The scholar casually handed over the reins in his hand, and said, "The second master is here." ”

The curtain of the carriage was lifted with folding fans, and two men laughed and walked out of the carriage one after the other.

At this moment, the handsome woman who knelt on the ground to greet her was more respectful, and even held her breath and did not dare to raise her head.

Zhou Zongliang was still introducing to Zhao Qing.

"The wives and daughters of the official eunuchs, most of them have extraordinary appearance and upbringing, and they don't need to be disciplined too hard when they come here, so they can be used by the inner court."

Zhao Qing just nodded and didn't say much.

He never thought that his father-in-law would really ......

"The people who are still alive here have no dignity, you can do whatever you want to them."

"Even if it's ......"

The man's gaze swept over the handsome woman in light armor, and chuckled, "Even this Le Cheng." ”

The woman's expression was calm, and she put the whip on the ground lightly in her hand, then untied the hairband that gathered green silk, knelt on her knees and said respectfully: "Le Cheng Yin Yuying has seen Gongzi." ”

Zhao Qing: ???

He stared at the clear eyes of the woman in front of him, with a pretty nose and thin lips, messy hair and tight light armor...... It's exciting.

Oh no, it's too much.

……

A moment later.

In the dark music room, wisps of smoke flew on the incense burner.

The female officer in light armor had stripped off her coat, leaving only a thin lewd garment and loose socks, and she knelt sideways on the ground, with a xylophone on her slender and tight legs......

Like ink and green silk on the side, the green onion fingers pluck the silk strings, and the soothing and tactful music is endless.

In front of her, Hibiscus was covered by a thin veil, and the two men leaned comfortably on the cold jade pillow, also wearing only thin obscene clothes.

The six beauties were not wearing a wisp, they all knelt and sat on the edge of the soft collapse.

"Hoo ......"

Zhao Qing's eyes closed slightly, and he was very worried in his heart.

This is a battle for the dignity of men, and he cannot avoid it.

It's as if he was pulled to the door of the clubhouse by his brothers, and no man will say that he has to kneel on the washboard when he goes home......

Even if you can really kneel, you have to get through this for a while.

What's more, the person who brought himself here is especially Xiaoyi's father!

If this is cowardly, how can you face the old man in the future......

Si He's pretty face appeared in her mind, her sly eyes blinked, and she exclaimed: "Good, good!" ”

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger!"

Zhao Qing: ......

He slowly relaxed.

The melody echoing in my ears became more and more gentle, accompanied by a tinkling sound similar to the dripping sound of spring water.

On the side of the incense burner, a woman gently shook a small fan to send wisps of smoke into the gauze tent.

This is a kind of fat fragrance called Shili Mu Rhino, and the taste is even more silent after roasting, which makes people want to smell more.

The neck rested on the cold jade pillow, and the subtle coolness penetrated the spine and poured into the heavenly spirit...... With a little tiredness, I only felt that I was on the top of the clouds when I closed my eyes, and all the movements around me seemed so ambiguous and hazy.

The legs are covered with a touch of deep softness, and the delicate lotus arms gently press the waist.

There was a warm touch on his lips, and Zhao Qing opened his mouth lightly and ate the red grapes that had been carefully peeled off by the girl.

He was secretly surprised.

Is this the happiness of my father-in-law!?

It's too unpretentious.

Zhou Zongliang's laughter came from his ears: "The one in your ear is the daughter of the head of Taichang Temple, and the person who serves the incense is the concubine of the household servant." ”

"How's these two looking?"

Zhao Qing replied casually: "Acceptable." ”

"Hmmm......"

The man groaned slightly, and then said, "Yin Lecheng was originally a monk in the late stage of Qi training, but he was abolished from his dantian and ended up here. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Qing instantly felt a little uncomfortable.

Qing Huan is also in this situation, because he saved him, he damaged his dantian and lost his cultivation.

The sound of the piano outside the gauze tent slowly subsided, and the musician put down the xylophone, and walked onto the bed of the two with thin lips and green silk......

Zhou Zongliang said with a smile: "I originally wanted to take Xiaoyi back to my side. ”

"It's just that Du Chun pretended to hire the Songshan Zhao family in the name of Duan Wenyu, and I understood that this girl had grown up after all."

Du Chun?

Hired?

Zhao Qing recalled a little, knowing that what the other party said should be that when he first became a disciple of the bloody clothes, a group of Yujing monks in the Chu State not only bought a mansion for themselves, but also made up a marriage letter.

If you really talk about it, he and his aunt are now a good match, and the daughter of the Zhou family married into the Songshan Zhao family...... These are all inventions, of course.

Zhao Qing cheered up and temporarily pushed Le Cheng's delicate body to the side.

"Father-in-law has something to say to the child?"

Zhou Zongliang chuckled and shook his head.

"There's nothing to say, Xiaoyi is your wife, she is happy or sad, life or death...... It's all up to you. ”

"I know that you are a disciple of Yujing, but you must not underestimate the heroes of the world."

Zhao Qing's heart moved, and his eyes swept over the more than ten graceful women in this dark music room, and any one of them was placed outside...... Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting or posture are all extraordinary.

Originally......?

He suddenly understood something, this chess player in the world, as if he didn't say anything, but he seemed to explain everything clearly.

It's like having a layer of window paper...... It takes someone to break it.

Zhao Qing's eyes condensed slightly, and he whispered: "Who is this heroic man who cannot be underestimated?" ”

Zhou Zongliang smiled and sighed.

"I don't know."

"Back then, my father was Zaifu, and I was just a romantic young master in the capital."

"Take my wife and daughter around every day, come to the workshop to drink, and play chess with my daughter......"

"But suddenly one day ......"

Zhao Qingjian's eyes flashed, and the reason why the aunt was full of resentment towards her father was that after she succeeded to the throne, she no longer cared about their mother and daughter, and also accepted her son, using Xiaoyi as a tool to seek Danfang.

But the most fundamental reason for this is ......

He answered: "But suddenly one day, the only pillar of the Zhou family fell, the grandfather was poisoned, and the Zhou family was in danger. ”

The man nodded slowly.

chuckled: "At that time, I was also a Qi cultivator, and although I also had a foundation in the side lineage, it was not enough to resist the turbulent undercurrent in the court. ”

"The difference between the clans, the disputes in the court, the abyss, there is no way to retreat."

"Their mother and daughter will only drag me down, so I used some means to send them away."

Zhao Qing was silent for a long time, and said softly: "Understood." ”

At that time, Zhou Yunfeng fell, but the person who secretly drove the Gu had not been identified, and the Zhou family could be destroyed at any time......

The man added: "They naturally understand the danger, if they don't leave with a cold heart, once the building collapses, this sect division will only be two more playthings, and Xian Xian will not even have a chance to remarry." ”

Zhao Qing thought silently and did not speak.

If it weren't for the danger ahead, who would be willing to abandon their wives and daughters......

My aunt's mother returned to leave the country, so she could stay out of the matter.

The aunt was ordered to go to Danxia, in addition to Danfang, it may also be related to the connection between the Du family and the Immortal Sword.

Danxia is far away in the southwest mountains...... Cheng Yue once entered Lanqing alone and won the four southwestern counties to establish a sect.

And the Zhou family knew about the existence of the Yujing monk......

For a while, Zhao Qing was a little amazed at the second master's foresight.

"Have you ever thought about redeeming it?" He asked in a low voice.

Zhou Zongliang was slightly stunned, slapped the delicate body in his arms and chuckled absently: "I'm not wrong, what can I get back?" ”

"It's just two women."

"If you lose it, you lose it."

His big powerful hand clamped the wrist in front of him and put a red tee into his mouth.

Then he laughed loudly: "Keep playing!" ”