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

Chapter 1155

On the first day of the new year, I did nothing but accompany her.

After taking a walk in the magnificent palace, I felt bored after lunch, so a group of people went out of the city to race horses in the wilderness and enjoy the scenery that looked like a painting.

In the sun, they bloomed like flowers. Guan Caixi and Dai Siyong competed for the second to last place. In the end, Guan Caixi won and was very happy.

They set up tents by the river, and everyone sat down to drink tea, recite poems and write couplets. For this, Zhou Yuan was also asked to tell a story.

Qu Ling lay on the blanket, resting her head on Zhou Yuan's thigh, and said slowly: "I have become an imperial merchant. I originally wanted to take advantage of the opening of the sea to establish an international trade company, and eventually develop it into a force like the East India Company."

"But because the situation in the Jurchens and the Great Jin is too complicated and too poor, many things cannot be done well by officials and the court, so I have to do it."

"I don't know how much money I have invested in restoring production, restoring trade, and maintaining the market."

"It's all because of you. You have made such a big official, making everyone's responsibilities very heavy."

Zhou Yuan gently pinched her face, lowered his head and smiled: "So do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"

Qu Ling said: "You can't rest your head on my thigh in the future."

"What?"

Zhou Yuan was puzzled.

Qu Ling said: "Looking at you from this angle, I really don't like you. No matter how beautiful a person is, they will definitely not look good from this angle."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help scratching her nose and laughed: "Why do you always think about these inexplicable questions?"

Qu Ling snorted: "You are inexplicable. Women care about these things the most. I am not the same as traditional women, but I still attach great importance to my image, okay."

She stretched, turned around and hugged Zhou Yuan's waist, whispering: "Don't make a sound, lie down a little."

"What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry."

She pulled Zhou Yuan's pants and buried her head in them.

Zhou Yuan immediately took a breath of cold air and looked around hurriedly. He saw Cai Ni and Mo Xiang busy with fruits, Dai Chan and Guan Caixi making tea, and Dai Si getting ice by the river. Then he calmed down a little.

He lowered his voice and said, "Don't mess around. This is not a good place."

"Uh... you... don't mind..."

Qu Ling said vaguely, then raised her head and smiled, "I've been thinking about this for a long time. It feels good."

Zhou Yuan glared and said, "What do you feel good about..."

Qu Ling said, "Nonsense, how can I not feel good if I satisfy my lustful mind? You usually touch randomly."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Little slut, it's a pity that you are incompetent. You can't do it after a few times."

Qu Ling snorted, "There are so many men who are not good, aren't they also lustful? Ask yourself, okay?"

She sat up and started to take off her clothes.

Zhou Yuan quickly hugged her in his arms and whispered, "You are stupid. It's winter, you'll freeze to death."

"Besides, there are so many people here. You are shameless, but I still have my dignity."

Qu Ling bit him and said, "Bullshit, we are all family, what's there to mind? Women all look the same, they have seen each other before."

Zhou Yuan said, "Nothing is family, Guan Caixi and Dai Si are not."

Qu Ling pouted and said, "Sooner or later, I don't know your virtue... Oh, can you stop being reserved? Just let go. I'm old enough, don't you know?"

Uh... I first met Qu Ling in the ninth year of Zhaojing at Moyunfang in Yunzhou. She was already twenty-three at that time.

Today is the thirteenth year of Zhaojing. She is almost twenty-seven, an age when her appetite has grown.

"You sleep with me tonight."

Qu Ling's voice was very suppressed, blinking her eyes and saying: "You are not allowed to go to Wanyan Daichan's place."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "I understand, I promise to serve Miss Qu comfortably."

Qu Ling said: "It's good that you understand, you have to ignore that woman, let her know that she is in a weak position in your relationship."

"In this way, she will not dare to ask for too much in terms of ethnic integration, and we can make more profits."

"If I don't remind you, with your personality, I'm afraid you can't wait to give everything away."

Zhou Yuan kissed her and said: "It's not that exaggerated. I have always been able to grasp the scale in serious matters. When I fought with the Eastern Tartar, I didn't show mercy."

Qu Ling whispered: "Okay, I'll go find Cai Ni to play, and you go find Dai Si."

"Go find Dai Si?"

Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned.

Qu Ling said: "This girl has been acting strange lately, she is depressed, she must have something on her mind, it's up to you to solve it!"

Zhou Yuan laughed: "You can see that?"

Qu Ling said disdainfully: "I started doing business when I was seventeen, come on, I don't even have the ability to judge people, how can I do anything?"

"So I like Ningyue and Cai Ni the most,Because they are really simple and worthy of being loved. "

"Go quickly and stop bothering me."

She stood up and walked towards Cai Ni. The two girls were talking about something, and they were very excited.

Zhou Yuan walked towards Dai Si.

The river was frozen, but not very thick, and could not bear the weight of people. Dai Si sat on the stone by the river, holding a small wooden stick, knocking on the ice to pass the time, and didn't know what she was thinking.

Zhou Yuan walked over, covered her eyes from behind, and said: "Dai Si, guess what New Year's gift I prepared for you."

Dai Si leaned on him and said softly: "I must not have prepared any gifts."

Zhou Yuan said: "You are still smart, just like before, so why are you in a bad mood?"

"Because I don't feel like I exist. "

Dai Si sighed softly, with a hint of sadness on her delicate face, and murmured: "Following you in the Northern Expedition, I thought I would play a big role, and even fantasized about giving you advice and achieving great success."

"Then I would be very proud, and you would not look down on me."

"Unfortunately, I did nothing."

Zhou Yuan also sat down, holding her hand in his, and playing with it gently.

Dai Si said: "Because knowing is easy but doing is difficult, many things are simple to say, but they are completely different when they are actually done."

"For example, the march is nothing more than rushing on the road, but I almost fell ill on the road, and I almost couldn't make it to the battlefield."

"The physical state affects the mental state and also affects the thinking."

Speaking of this, she said helplessly: "I have also thought about the cruelty of the battlefield, but when I really saw countless living people falling in front of me, when I saw the blood flowing like a river, the strong stench and bloody scene made me almost vomit all the acid in my stomach. ”

“There is almost no time to sleep. Everyone is in a tense state, always tired, and always unwell.”

“Alas... doing things is much more difficult than talking about it on paper.”

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, “You have this experience, which shows that you have grown a lot.”

Dai Si said, “I have determined that land is not the place for me to display my talents. I want to go to the sea.”

“Prince, after returning to Shenjing with you, I will go south to Fujian to walk my own way.”

“I guess my mother will be back by then.”

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “You are still ambitious.”

“Of course.”

Dai Si gritted his teeth and said, “The experience of the Jurchens has taught me experience. I have become more and more clear about where I am positioned. It is still Nanyang and the Strait of Malacca.”

“I will first go to Nie Zairong’s military academy to study, and then formulate a plan for Nanyang and see how to implement it. "

She turned back, stood on tiptoes, kissed Zhou Yuan on the face, and said: "Please help me when the time comes, Prince, I always admire you so much."

Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, then said: "Okay, tell me what resources you need when the time comes."

Dai Si laughed and said softly: "When you are done with everything, come to Fujian to find me and my mother."

"We are willing to do anything, Prince, do you understand?"

"I have missed these things for a long time, after all, I am almost twenty years old. "