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

Chapter 478

In the past two days, Zhou Yuan did not deal with any serious matters, but concentrated on accompanying Jianjia and Ningyue.

He told them stories, talked about the situation in the world, talked about the customs and good things in Yuehai, and sometimes imagined the future.

Happy days always pass quickly.

"You go to accompany Ningyue tonight."

Zhao Jianjia was very generous. She kissed Zhou Yuan on the face and whispered, "I'm pregnant and my body is always sleepy. I want to sleep now. Let Ningyue serve you."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "I made her so tired last night. She doesn't want me to go."

Zhao Jianjia was startled and quickly covered his mouth. She was about to cry anxiously: "Don't say it. Go away. I'm so annoyed."

Zhou Yuan hugged her and whispered, "Don't make trouble. I will accompany you to sleep tonight and leave early tomorrow morning."

"This time, we won't see each other for several months."

This night was unusually peaceful, but the candlelight never went out.

They talked about their hearts all night, talking about the past and future arrangements.

It turned out that Ningyue wanted to go to the grassland to see the stars, because she had heard from her father since she was a child that the stars on the grassland were very beautiful.

It turned out that Jianjia also wanted to write a novel, a novel about women, hoping that it would be as popular as Zhou Yuan's "Three Kingdoms".

So Zhou Yuan told her the outline of the story of Dream of the Red Chamber and the personalities and experiences of the Twelve Golden Hairpins.

Jianjia was very interested, and her heart trembled when she heard it, and she wanted to get up and start writing immediately.

"Ziyuan is seventeen, husband."

Jianjia whispered: "She is your personal maid, the one who should serve you the most. You have never married her, and Ziyuan must feel sad."

"I know you are a man of great things, but you should occasionally think about the maids. They also need to be recognized."

"Ziyuan is innocent and likes and admires you, so she always feels bad about serving you. She thinks you don't like her."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "I know, let's go back to Shenjing. I don't have time for Zhongnan Mountain this time."

It was already dawn, Zhou Yuan sat up and said: "You guys go to sleep, I'm leaving now."

Ningyue said quickly: "It's too early... wait a little longer Well.

Zhou Yuan scratched her nose and said, "There will always be a time to say goodbye. I don't like to say goodbye and make it so sad."

"You have a good sleep and live your life as you should. I think I still have to go to the Central Plains."

"When I went up the mountain, Zhang Fei had already rushed to Datong. I have to meet up as soon as possible."

"My two ladies, your husband is going to run for this land."

He said proudly, "I will definitely give you a peaceful and prosperous world! I will never let you suffer the pain of losing your country and the suffering of exile."

"Writing poems on the top of Jinling City and grazing on the grasslands in the north, there will be a day."

Zhou Yuan said it beautifully, but he couldn't persuade Ningyue and Jianjia.

The two girls still got up, combed his hair carefully, dressed him, and waited for him to go out.

Finally, they stood at the gate of the Taoist temple and watched Zhou Yuan go down the mountain.

"Husband! Take care!"

"If it doesn't work, don't be stubborn!"

The two shouted, their voices choked and tears kept flowing.

Zhou Yuan didn't look back, just waved goodbye.

The road ahead was bumpy, but at this moment, the red sun was rising, and its path was bright.

The morning glow dyed the sky and the earth, and Li Yu'an appeared at some point and stood beside him.

Along the way, countless people blessed him, cared about him, and accompanied him.

"You seem to be much happier."

Li Yu'an said: "You don't frown often anymore, you smile more, your eyes are no longer depressed, and you are more confident."

Zhou Yuan said: "But you are much quieter and smile less."

Li Yu'an nodded and said: "I always thought that I was the only one left in the Li family."

"Then what?"

"Then... I was really the only one left."

Her tone was full of sighs, as if there was an insoluble sorrow.

Zhou Yuan could hear her emotions and said slowly: "Ningyue wants to go to the grassland to see the stars, and Jianjia wants to write a good book and meet readers in Jinling in the future."

"I promised them that I would definitely make it happen."

"I know what you want to do, Virgin Sister, and I also promise you that I will definitely make you successful."

Li Yu'an glanced at him, curled her lips, and whispered: "Don't try to trick me into tears. I don't want to cry like a little girl."

Having said that, she held Zhou Yuan's hand and said, "But I remember it."

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The Central Plains, with a long history, is the cradle of Chinese civilization and the beginning of national culture.

Over the years, this land has experienced many vicissitudes, natural disasters, famines and wars.Only countless wounds remained.

But in June, after the war, the rules here were completely broken and rebuilt.

The implementation of the Single Whip Law and the implementation of the Land Tax, and many epoch-making policies were quietly implemented in this ruin.

Now more than four months have passed, what is going on here?

Zhou Yuan went east from Chang'an to Luoyang Prefecture. The journey was not far. He set out in the morning and arrived in the afternoon.

He did not inform anyone in advance and passed many villages.

It was noon, and smoke rose from the houses in various parts of the village. Someone in the distance shouted, asking the people in the fields to go home for dinner.

Zhou Yuan's carriage stopped beside the official road, and people walked towards the village.

Li Yu'an said: "You are a typical imperial envoy who is visiting incognito."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "I am a wanted criminal, I am not worthy of it, I just took a look."

He came to the village and found that many houses had been renovated.

When a stranger entered the village, the guard dog began to bark. Soon someone opened the gate and looked at the two young men.

"What are you doing!"

An old woman asked.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Auntie, how many people are there in our village?"

The old woman did not speak, but just closed the door, obviously very alert.

Zhou Yuan did not speak, and continued to walk towards the village. Soon he saw two tables of food in the yard, and a dozen men were drinking happily.

Looking at the house, it should have just been repaired. These people seemed to be the villagers who helped the village, and the host was entertaining them.

Zhou Yuan's dress was naturally very eye-catching here, and a group of people looked over.

Zhou Yuan was about to step forward to ask, but saw a strong man exclaimed: "It's Zhou Yuan! You are Zhou Yuan! The commander-in-chief of the Five Military Camps! The general of the bandit suppression!"

The people at the two tables stood up one after another, their faces full of shock.

The strong man came forward and shouted: "I saw you when Luoyang surrendered!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Were you there?"

The strong man said: "I was the peasant soldier who surrendered!"

"Silly, you are crazy!"

An old man behind him started to curse, fearing that he would suffer a disaster.

The strong man was not afraid, but just smiled foolishly at Zhou Yuan: "Marshal, you are a hero, you have done everything you promised, we admire you!"

Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned and said: "What's the matter?"

The strong man said: "No land will be recovered, no autumn tax will be collected, the government will pay for the repair of roads and houses, and the army will help with the autumn harvest without asking for money."

Someone in the back added: "Also! The tax law has been changed! We don't have to pay head tax! We pay tax according to the land!"

"Oh my God, all these are done by this adult?"

The old man behind couldn't help but exclaimed, and hurried to the front, and fell to his knees.

"The Lord of Heaven! This is the Lord of Heaven! We are finally living a good life."

Zhou Yuan took two steps back and whispered, "Sister Virgin Mary, we can go now."

Li Yu'an said, "No more incognito visits?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head and smiled faintly, "We are redundant here, they have their own lives."

"Seeing the dishes on the table is enough."