Huaiyu is slightly cool

In the 36th year of Taiping, on the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Huai married Princess Chang.On this day, the city of Yuehuai was full of festive reds.

On the day of the big wedding, with red makeup everywhere, the world is peaceful.The powerful Northwest Army declared a temporary truce, and the "coup" in the capital far to the south also extinguished its flag and drums. The whole Jingguo fell into an eerie calm. Countless people were either amazed, despised, or watching this prosperous wedding in the Northwest.

But at the wedding ceremony, no one from the royal family on the eldest princess' side was present.

On the Zhou family's side, because Zhou Huai refused to let the Zhou family get involved in her influence, many members of the Zhou family scolded Zhou Huai as "hating the poor and loving the rich" behind their backs.

Since Zhou Huai was five years old, he basically left the Zhou family, and his relationship with his family was weak.Zhou Hao, the seventh son of Zhou, is the only one who has been in contact with him in these years.This Seventh Brother, who is the same mother as her and known as a playboy, is 26 years old this year. He has no wife, no official position, idles around all day, sleeps in flowers and sleeps in willows. Good relationship.At least Zhou Hao can come and go freely in Huaiyuan, where no one else in the Zhou family is allowed to enter.And this time for Zhou Huai's big wedding, only Zhou Hao came all the way here as Zhou Huai's only family member and representative of the Zhou family.

Although there were not many relatives and friends of the two newcomers at the wedding, no matter whether Northwest accepted the invitation or not, as long as they were rich and powerful, they were all present.

However, a group of people arrived, and the timing coincided, which surprised Zhou Huai: the Qiang Kingdom sent an envoy, not only sent congratulatory gifts, but also brought a letter of peace.

Zhou Huai laughed after reading the letter of credence with the gold seal in his hand: "Want to settle the truce? OK! Let Xi Yunjing, the master of your country, dance Duan Yanwu in front of the public, otherwise we won't talk about it!"

The envoy's face was ugly, but the Qiang country was in danger, so he came here with a heavy responsibility, so he naturally refused to fail.The envoy dedicated a pair of twin beauties he had brought to Zhou Huai, wanting to match what he liked, and promised many benefits, even willing to cede one of the cities captured by the Northwest Army before.The envoy kept his posture extremely low, which can be said to have given Zhou Huai enough face.

Zhou Huai also looked at the attitude of several of his counselors from the beginning of the decisive battle to the end, and now they are arguing whether to take advantage first, and then slowly cut the meat later, or to go all out and completely beat the disabled to avoid future troubles, and then changed. His expression and tone were not as firm and non-negotiable as before.

Zhou Huai actually supported the former.As for the reason?But looking at the history, I know that the world will be divided for a long time, and because of her body, there is no need to waste time and effort to do the great cause of unifying the world. It is better to directly establish Yuehuai City as a "United Nations" to develop Friendly relations between countries, helping people live a better life comes simply.Moreover, Zhou Huai felt that this kind of self who was fighting for "world peace and people's well-being" would probably be more able to please the eldest princess.

She feels that with the current speed of scientific and technological research and development in Northwest China, it is more reliable and feasible to let the people of the world have clothes, food, and medical care than to use all their strength to engage in military industry.At that time, even if the control of the ten northwestern states is returned to the imperial court, she, Zhou Huai, will be able to lead her subordinates to rely on advanced technology and various novel weapons to make Yuehuai City take root in this world. And it can also obtain a detached position to check and balance countries.

Ever since the eldest princess agreed to marry Zhou Huai, and changed her past alienation and indifference to become gentle and considerate, Zhou Huai also changed her plan and began to think about life after marriage with joy.She knew that the eldest princess was unwilling to marry herself, so she worked hard to change to the appearance that the eldest princess wanted.

This is Zhou Huai's first marriage in her previous and present life. When she thinks of the word 'wife', she feels full and feels that she is finally not alone.Marriage really has a kind of magical power, which can make people rely on something and be stable.

Zhou Huai felt that apart from being unable to give the eldest princess a biological child, she could hold everything else as long as the eldest princess wanted it.She has already begun to change herself for the eldest princess, and has added her to her future life plan.Zhou Huai firmly believes that he will be a good partner, responsible for the rest of the eldest princess's life, loving, pampering, and tolerant all his life, until death.

Zhou Huai hoped that the two of them would be happy and happy together for a long time.Wearing the same wedding dress as the eldest princess, she had a happy and beaming face, and even her eyes, which were as indifferent as snow and ice, were bent into crescent moons today.

Zhou Huai was in a good mood and asked Shen Hui to take over the matter.He simply said that he wanted the Qiang Kingdom to hand over Liao Qiwei, and that Zhou Hao, who had disappeared, would be issued an imperial list. Shen Hui was solely responsible for the other compensations for ceding land and business tax reduction.

The envoy couldn't wait to agree with Shen Hui on the time and place of the negotiation, and excitedly retreated to prepare.

Zhou Huai didn't take it seriously either, but it was rare for him to entertain the guests in a good mood.Carrying a glass of orange juice, she walked between the banquets.

The guests all knew that she didn't drink alcohol at all, and no one dared to force her to drink, so they all said some congratulatory words, and the atmosphere was very peaceful.

The marriage is a bit urgent, but many things have been prepared long ago, so it is busy and not chaotic.

Holding the cup, Zhou Huai simply walked around the banquet room, which took nearly an hour.Seeing that it was the end of the garrison hour, he immediately rushed to the new house in the backyard.

The eldest princess had finished washing and washing, and she was looking through a box of invitations sent by Zhou Huai on the red sandalwood couch in her underwear. She was still holding the jade fish that Zhou Huai was holding when she was born.

These invitations were sent by Zhou Huai before, saying that she was afraid that the eldest princess would feel bored, but went to play to pass the time.Some of these posts are invitations from aristocratic families or people in various industries, but most of them are sent from underground auction houses or private auctions, and there are only a handful of people who can get these invitations.

"Are you done with the work ahead?"

"There are a lot of guests, so it's probably going to be an hour or two. Let them entertain the rest. It might be uncomfortable to have me around." Zhou Huai said while taking off his cloak.

Zhou Huai walked towards the eldest princess, squatted in front of the couch, looked at the eldest princess holding the jade fish, couldn't help slightly restraining the happy expression on his face, and asked, "Like this?"

Sensing her emotions, the eldest princess asked back, "You don't like it?"

For this jade fish, the eldest princess really likes it.Her rebirth is because of this jade fish that was obtained by accident, and this time "lost and recovered" to get this jade fish again, which already represents Zhou Huai's identity token, I believe it will also bring her good luck.

Zhou Huai shook his head and remained silent.He only stretched out his hand to grab the hand of the eldest princess who was not holding Yuyu, and slowly played with it.

The eldest princess didn't ask further, but thought about the envoy's affairs, so she couldn't help asking: "Do you have a private enmity with the Qiang State Master?"

"It should be that she has a grudge against me. I heard that she has the ability to extend people's lives. I tried to arrest her several times. Unfortunately, she ran away..." Zhou Huai explained casually, and his hands were already running The eldest princess's fingers, wrists, and arms climbed onto each other's shoulders.But seeing that the eldest princess didn't intend to go to bed with her at all, she couldn't help reminding: "It's time to rest."

The eldest princess did not move, but looked at Zhou Huai seriously and said, "Everything today feels unreal like a dream. Maybe when I wake up tomorrow morning, everything will change."

"Even if it's a dream, I want to turn it into a spring dream with endless aftertaste."

Zhou Huai smiled maliciously, but the eldest princess stood up and walked to the table without changing her expression. She poured two glasses of wine and brought them to Zhou Huai, handing one over to Zhou Huai: "Hey wine."

"Can I change it to tea? I'm afraid to waste tonight's bridal chamber wedding night." Zhou Huai took the cup and carefully discussed with the princess.

"...This wine is not strong."

"It doesn't make any difference to me whether it's strong or not, because they will all fall."

"..." The eldest princess didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh, she drank the wine in her glass as soon as she raised her hand and raised her head, then snatched Zhou Huai's glass, and drank it as before, raising her hand and raising her head. After stuffing the two empty cups to Zhou Huai, he said three words to Zhou Huai: "Go take a bath."

Zhou Huai stood there stupidly holding the wine glass, and the eldest princess had already gone to lie down on the cleaned bed.

"Shouldn't we have a cup?"

"Do you dare to drink?"

Zhou Huai leaned over, with an apologetic smile on his face: "...How about we drink tea instead?"

"You go to take a bath first." After finishing speaking, the eldest princess turned sideways and paid attention to her lazily.

Seeing her expression, Zhou Huai knew that she had agreed, and happily went outside to the pavilion to order someone to bring hot water.

When the maids finished filling up the hot water, Zhou Huai was waving them all out, and when they didn't even need to keep anyone outside, Shen Hui, who rushed in, might as well have caught him and dragged them into the yard.

"The prince died of a sudden illness, and Dugu Bai was seriously injured by the assassination. Fortunately, his life was not affected, but the other people who were arranged around the fourth prince lost contact. The situation in the capital is not very good." Before Zhou Huai asked, Shen Hui said with a bad face Out of the news just received.

It would take six or seven days for the information from the capital to reach Zhou Huai's Yuehuai city to use the pigeons, so by the time Zhou Huai got the news, it was already too late.The crown prince died, and the fourth prince lost control.

"So suddenly? Why didn't the news come out?...Wait, something is wrong! Isn't Wu Liangchen's physical condition still able to survive for a year or so? Everyone around Wuliang City has been lurking for so long, how could they suddenly be exposed? There is no such a coincidence matter, who did it?"

"The news was deliberately concealed, and few people in the capital knew about it...everything is still being investigated."

"There are only a few people who can hide this news, and you can guess if you rule it out. But, is this going to come at me?" Zhou Huai looked cold, thought for a moment, and conveniently ordered the guards to notify those who were in the carnival , and also prepared to stay up all night for the subordinates to gather in the early morning of the next day to discuss urgent matters.

"The situation is unknown. To be on the safe side, you go to rest somewhere else first." Shen Hui suspected the eldest princess, and wanted Zhou Huai to stay away from the "dangerous source" of the eldest princess for the time being.

"It probably won't be her. We'll discuss it tomorrow." After Zhou Huai finished speaking, he turned and went back to his room.

Shen Hui looked at her back, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't step forward to stop her.It was just a thought, but it caused Shen Gui to think countless times in the years to come, is everything really arranged by fate?