From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

"You mean Ye Qingying? She left half a month ago!"

Zhao Cheng looked at Zhou Yuan in surprise, wondering: "Didn't you say she was your senior sister? Why didn't she say goodbye to you?"

Zhou Yuan frowned, feeling somewhat disappointed. What on earth did Ye Qingying go to? Why did she leave so quickly? Half a month, if you calculate the time, it was exactly the day before the riot. Didn't she happen to have dinner at Fengming Tower that day!

Can the constable leave at will? Besides, Baiyun Temple is her home, where can she go?

Zhao Cheng said: "You don't know her identity?"

Zhou Yuan was really confused now, shaking his head and saying: "I don't know!"

Zhao Cheng smiled and said: "Inner Guard."

Okay, now it's clear.

The current Saint King succeeded to the throne as a woman, and I don't know how many difficulties he had to overcome. Even after he came to power, he encountered countless obstacles, so he established a personal inner guard to deal with things in the dark.

Although these inner guards are all women, they are said to be highly skilled in martial arts, scheming, and extremely capable.

No wonder Wang Ang respected her so much before, telling her all the secrets in front of her, and even took her to the dinner party to receive Xiong Kuohai.

Zhao Cheng said: "She came to Yunzhou for the Wusheng Sect, but for some unknown reason, she suddenly received an order the night before the riot, left a letter and left."

"As for where she went, it is not for outsiders to know."

Zhou Yuan nodded in thought. It was normal for her to leave so quickly without saying goodbye.

But Second Senior Sister, I don't know when we will meet next time.

"Yuan'er, come with me to the city gate to see off Lord Liu."

Zhao Cheng said slowly: "In my opinion, Liu Liang is a mediocre official, but not a corrupt official. At least he did not bully men and women, harm the people, and bring disaster to the area."

"To be honest, it is difficult to reinstate him after being demoted to Zhangzhou County."

"But after all, we have been colleagues for two years. It would be impolite not to see him off."

Zhou Yuan thought about it and nodded: "Okay."

The two of them did not bring any entourage with them. They came to the city gate in a carriage and met Liu Liang's family who were signing documents.

"Lord Liu! You are going to a poor mountain and bad water. Please take care of yourself!"

Zhao Cheng immediately showed his excellent acting skills. His voice was choked with sobs and his eyes were full of reluctance.

Liu Liang sighed and bowed, saying, "Lord Zhao, after this incident, I also understand what kind of person I am. In the final analysis, I have no ability to do practical things, and I have no ability to flatter people. I deserve this fate."

Zhao Cheng clasped his fists and said, "This is wrong. In this world, a prefect like Lord Liu can be said to be worthy of the people."

The two old men were greeting each other, but Zhou Yuan heard a sigh from behind.

"You win, Zhou Yuan."

Liu Zhe looked much more haggard, but he also seemed to be much more mature.

He clasped his fists and said, "My conspiracy and tricks are not as good as yours. You destroyed Fengming Tower, reversed the situation, and your methods were ruthless and decisive. You can be called a good opponent."

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "You are wrong."

"Am I wrong?"

Zhou Yuan said, "I didn't regard you as an opponent at all. You are not even a trouble."

Liu Zhe was stunned, his face flushed, and he felt ashamed.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "I am not trying to humiliate you. I am just telling the truth. I have never been in a conflict. I have no official position or mission. I have always been the calmest bystander in this world."

"In essence, I have not entered the world yet, let alone an opponent."

"Dealing with you and Xu Guangchen is just some small tricks, not even a strategy."

Here, he sighed and said, "You are going to Zhangzhou, and my life will not be easy in the future. I am going to enter the world."

"Entering the world means participating in conflicts and fighting."

"Although I don't want to fight, this happens to be my strong point."

"If you can come back one day, you will see how the real Zhou Yuan does things."

He patted Liu Zhe on the shoulder and smiled, "Go, have a good journey."

Liu Zhe stepped back a few steps and snorted heavily. He always felt that Zhou Yuan's words were not good, but he was no longer able to argue with him.

…

Zhou Yuan actually didn’t have much to pack, just a few pieces of writing brush, ink, paper, and clothes.

When helping Zhou Yuan pack, Zhao Jianjia suddenly realized that her mother was right. She had never paid attention to Zhou Yuan’s clothes. When he went to Lin’an, he didn’t have any decent clothes.

She sighed softly and couldn’t help but said, “My husband, I will go to Lin’an Prefecture with you. After I help you organize your residence there, I can go back to Yunzhou.”

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “Don’t bother. There’s no need for us to be so formal. I’m most likely going to live in the Qianhu Residence.”, that place is not suitable for women to enter. "

Zhao Jianjia frowned and said: "How can a centurion live with his subordinates in a thousand-household residence."

Zhou Yuan said: "I have just arrived, and I always want to get along with the brothers. This is political wisdom and a means of winning people's hearts."

"Anyway, don't worry about these things, just take good care of your father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Zhao Jianjia curled her lips, feeling sour in her heart, regretting that she couldn't help, and a little jealous.

"Did that Qu Ling arrange a place for you a long time ago?"

Damn? How did she know about this?

Zhou Yuan was shocked, but his face did not change. He said lightly: "Your husband is not so capable that the girls of the Qu family would throw themselves at him."

This sentence obviously fits Zhao Jianjia's logic. She finally nodded and said: "Let's go and eat. ”

The dinner was very sumptuous. After all, it was a farewell banquet. Mother-in-law prepared a large table of dishes and wished that Zhou Yuan could eat them all.

Then she carefully took out a thousand taels of silver notes from her bosom and said with a smile: "Yuan'er, when you go out, prepare more silver for self-defense and show more respect to your subordinates, so that people will be willing to work for you."

Zhou Yuan was moved and chuckled: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, I have already solved the silver and money issues."

Zhao Cheng also waved his hand and said: "Put it away. Yuan'er is now the famous Yuan Yi Zhenren in Jiangnan. Will he still lack your thousand taels of silver? He is now worth tens of thousands of dollars."

Chen glared at him and said: "So what? He earns his own money, and what I give is my mother's intention."

She looked at Zhou Yuan again and smiled: "Good boy, take it quickly. Your parents passed away early, and you suffered a lot. I can't let you suffer again in the future. ”

Perhaps it was his courage in the riot that made Chen completely determined to be his son-in-law.

Zhou Yuan was a little dazed, thinking of his parents in his previous life, and he had many regrets.

When he was young, he lacked care for them for the so-called high position. Later, when he became successful, the two elders had passed away for many years.

Life is always full of regrets.

Fortunately, God gave me a chance to start over.

In this life, I will hold on to everything I cherish!

Zhou Yuan took the banknote, thanked him respectfully, and drank it all.

The road is long and the future is still far away, but since I have entered the world, I have nothing to worry about.

Others think that I, Zhou Yuan, am a landlubber who has just entered the water.

Unfortunately, I have been tossing in the water for decades, and the scales on my body are sharper than knives.