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

Chapter 564

The summer evening in the Jiangnan region is not hot. The elegance of the garden and the sad red twilight make people feel relaxed.

After a busy day, Zhou Yuan can finally take a break. He lies under the locust tree in the yard, watching the sky gradually darken. He is groggy and a little tired.

But the two sisters seem to need to be dredged up.

"Sister Virgin, bring them here. As a master, I must do my duty."

Zhou Yuan shouted.

Li Yu'an rolled her eyes at him and said, "Now I have really become your maid. Women, without their mothers, are more despicable than grass."

Zhou Yuan just smiled. He would not pay attention to Li Yu'an's habitual nonsense.

Soon, the two sisters Bai Bing and Bai Xue walked over in small steps.

Zhou Yuan then sat up and looked at the two sisters in detail.

Both have oval faces, delicate features, fair skin, bright eyes and white teeth, and their looks are indeed amazing.

The key is that the two are really very similar, but their expressions are quite different. The elder sister Bai Bing has more contours on her cheeks, and her expression is cold and fearful.

The younger sister Bai Xue has slightly rounder cheeks, a softer expression, shy, and tightly lowered head.

One is wearing a black martial arts uniform, and the other is wearing a goose yellow long skirt, but the styles are completely different.

Of course, no matter which style, their talents are still so obvious, and the bulges support the clothes, as if they will burst out in the next moment.

Li Yu'an threw a coquettish eye to Zhou Yuan and twisted her waist and left.

She must have done it on purpose to provoke the fire in my heart.

It has been a month since I left home, and Zhou Yuan is indeed a little thirsty, but it is not to the level of a dog official who bullies a virgin girl.

He looked at the two of them and smiled slowly, "Bai Jingtang entrusted you to me, so of course I have to be responsible for you two. The word sir is not called for nothing."

"Bing'er, I heard that you like kung fu? It just so happens that I have peerless martial arts, and I can teach you now."

Bai Bing said coldly, gritted her teeth, folded her hands behind her, and clenched her fists.

Zhou Yuan looked at her side and smiled, "Xue'er girl, do you like poetry and songs?"

Bai Xue knew a lot, and she leaned forward slightly and whispered, "Well, I can also recite the sir's poems."

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yuan was a little surprised: "Which ones can you recite?"

Bai Xue whispered, "I can recite them all, especially "Wang Haichao" and "Die Lian Hua".

Zhou Yuan nodded and smiled, "It seems that you are quite familiar with my talent, but Bing'er doesn't seem to recognize my peerless martial arts. Ah!"

Bai Xue said hurriedly: "Sir, don't be upset. I am just worried about the safety of my parents. I didn't mean to disrespect you."

"Worried about my parents?"

Zhou Yuan sighed slowly and said: "It's useless to worry now. Your Bai family colluded with the Wusheng Cult and openly attacked the government office. They escaped from prison last night and were caught this afternoon."

"They could have lived, but now there is no room for negotiation. They are destined to be killed."

The two sisters turned pale.

Bai Xue knelt down hurriedly and said in a trembling voice: "Please help me, sir. We sisters are willing to do anything."

Bai Bing was stunned for a moment, and also knelt on the ground, lowering her head and sobbing.

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said, "It's too late. I am an imperial envoy, but I am not above the law."

"But after all, you are my students, and I can't be completely unsympathetic."

"Well, I can only keep you two alive. Tomorrow night at midnight, I will let Guan Lu take you to visit them for the last time."

The two sisters were stunned and finally couldn't help crying.

At this moment, in another mansion in Yangzhou, the faces of two old men were bleak.

Xu Guangchao held the teacup and couldn't help sighing: "Too cruel, too cruel."

"That Zhou Yuan is simply a mad dog. It's not enough to confiscate the Bai family. He also convicted them of treason and wanted to kill all nine generations of the family."

"Today, the soldiers of the garrison camp were dispatched to Huzhou and Quzhou to arrest people. The Bai family is completely finished."

Another old man said: "This guy is so young, but his methods are so cruel. He does things without leaving any room for maneuver. Sooner or later, he will be in trouble."

"I thought he was satisfied with the money, but I didn't expect that he didn't even leave the roots for the Bai family."

Xu Guangchao glanced out the window, then lowered his voice and said: "This guy is like this, I'm afraid he wants to make a show of force and make us give up the idea of ​​rescuing the Bai family."

"I just hope that after he confiscates the Bai family, he will be satisfied and don't do anything to us."

The old man frowned and said in a deep voice: "Master Xu, do you have any misunderstandings about Zhou Yuan?"

"This boy is cunning and vicious, extremely greedy, justHow can the Bai family satisfy his appetite? He is definitely going to swallow up all eight families. I advise you not to have any fluke mentality. "

Xu Guangchao smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Guan, it's not that I am lucky, but we have already reached an agreement with Zhou Yuan. As long as we help him take down the Bai and Song families and let him collect the money needed by the Military Equipment Bureau, he will not attack the other six families. "

"Businessmen value integrity. Our Xu family can't go back on their words, right?"

The old man's face changed, and he stood up and said coldly, "Xu Guangchao! What do you mean! Are you going to rebel?"

Xu Guangchao hurriedly said, "Uncle Guan, don't be angry. We have cooperated for so many years, and I will say a few honest words."

"Zhou Yuan is powerful and favored by His Majesty. We don't have the power to fight him at present, so we might as well endure it temporarily."

"This person does things without leaving room for maneuver. Sooner or later, he will be in trouble. At that time, it's just a big deal to take revenge. ”

The old man shouted: "Stupid! Do you really think Zhou Yuan will keep his promise and let your six families go? Do you really think Zhou Yuan came to Jiangnan just to raise military funds? ”

"This man is very ambitious. He came to Jiangnan to raise money and to rectify the salt business, crack down on the aristocratic families, and pave the way for his new policies. ”

"If you don't work together to strangle Zhou Yuan at this moment, then when he defeats them one by one, none of them will be able to escape."

Xu Guangchao said: "Uncle Guan, it's not that exaggerated... Our families have a strong foundation and deep relationships. Zhou Yuan should be very clear about it."

"He has no evidence and can't do anything to us. Besides, our people in the court will also put pressure on him, Zhou Yuan. With such a balance, I believe that with Zhou Yuan's intelligence, he will definitely stop appropriately."

"As long as we survive this wave, the next step will be easy."

At this point, he hurriedly said: "Uncle Guan can also say a few more words to His Majesty, so that we will be safer. "

Guan Lindu's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "If there is really room for maneuver, why would I come to Yangzhou to talk to you in person?"

"Zhou Yuan wants to do great things, and you are a stumbling block. The inevitable result of this struggle is that someone must fall."

"At this moment, you are hesitant and hesitant, and you dare not do anything to Zhou Yuan. Then he will do something to you later."

Xu Guangchao was silent for a long time.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Uncle Guan, murdering the imperial envoy is a huge crime, and the Xu family can't bear it."

"Please forgive me, Uncle Guan, this time we may have to cooperate with Zhou Yuan and send him away as soon as possible."

Guan Lindu took a deep look at Xu Guangchao, and then said coldly: "You will regret it! "

After saying that, he slammed the door and walked out.

Until this moment, Xu Guangchao spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground and grinned, "Old bastard, you only know how to send me to die every day. Zhou Yuan fought so many battles and survived. What can Yangzhou do to him?"

"When the incident happens, you, Guan, will naturally pat your butt and pretend nothing happened. His Majesty will not do anything to you, but our Xu family will be in big trouble. It is estimated that the nine clans will be exterminated."

"If I believe your lies, the Xu family will follow the footsteps of the Bai family."

He knew what kind of character the Guan family had, so he was very disdainful and would not listen to them.

The Xu family can get to where they are today because of his patience and wisdom, not by being an enemy of the court.