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

Chapter 297

The military exercise ended, and many ministers lost interest and went back home.

Zhou Yuan asked Li He and others to take the wounded soldiers of the five military camps back to the camp, and then he rode back to Shenjing with Zhuang Sizhu and Li Yu'an.

It was early spring, everything was flourishing, and there were insects chirping in the forest.

The waning moon was bright, the stars were all over the sky, and the night sky was extremely clear.

A tall figure floated over on the treetops and shouted: "Zhou Yuan, stop."

"Huh!"

Zhou Yuan turned around and asked in confusion: "Master Xiaozhuang? What's wrong?"

Xiaozhuang did not answer, but looked at Zhuang Xuansu and said: "You go back first."

Zhuang Xuansu nodded, seemed to listen to her sister very much, and rode away without any hesitation.

Li Yu'an narrowed her eyes and smiled slowly, "Shall I go back first too?"

Xiao Zhuang smiled and said, "Your Majesty wants to see Zhou Yuan, so there's no point in you staying here."

Li Yu'an snorted and sneered, "She really does have some tricks. I really thought she was so noble. But you said she was here, aren't you afraid that I would kill her?"

Xiao Zhuang shook his head and said, "You can't do it."

Li Yu'an frowned and said in a deep voice, "Do you think that you can stop me if you have cultivated the magic and sword skills to perfection?"

Xiao Zhuang said softly, "Over the years, Your Majesty has encountered many assassinations. Many times I was not by Your Majesty's side, but no one has ever succeeded. The reason should be Very clear."

"I can see it."

Li Yu'an said: "She is also a disciple of Quanzhen Shenlong Dao. She is very good at martial arts, perhaps not inferior to you. But so what? I don't care about the two of you together."

Xiao Zhuang said: "But your secret is known to His Majesty. There will always be a time when you will ask her for help."

"Okay, okay."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Virgin Saint Sister, you have worked hard too. Go back and rest first. I will see what His Majesty wants to talk to me about. The military exercise has just ended. What if there is a mission?"

Li Yu'an said angrily: "Anyway, you always speak to her!"

She turned around and rode away on her horse, obviously a little angry.

Xiaozhuang walked slowly to Zhou Yuan and whispered, "This person has a strange temper and mood swings. Be careful of backlash."

Zhou Yuan said, "It's useless to say these things. I don't have the ability to drive her away. Let's take it one step at a time."

"Follow me."

Xiaozhuang took Zhou Yuan and soon arrived at a luxurious carriage.

The carriage had four windows and a large interior space. There were soft couches on three sides. The small coffee table in the middle was filled with fruits, and even the walls of the carriage were covered with comfortable cashmere.

Empress Zhaojing wore a plain single-piece dress with her long hair casually scattered. She was less noble and more lazy than usual, and she exuded a faint fragrance.

She carefully peeled the apple and chuckled, "After two days of fighting, you have to ride back home. How tiring it is. My car is not too big for you."

"Have a good sleep here, and you can reach the capital at three o'clock in the morning."

Zhou Yuan chuckled and said, "It's not good to sleep on the dragon chariot of the eldest sister, right?"

Empress Zhao Jing handed him the peeled apple and smiled faintly, "But from your expression, you don't look embarrassed."

Zhou Yuan quickly took it, took a bite, and leaned comfortably on the cushion. He couldn't help but sigh, "The eldest sister is still good to me. This dragon chariot is much more comfortable than riding a horse."

Empress Zhao Jing said, "Is the apple delicious?"

"Delicious!"

"Do you want to eat something else?"

At this point, Empress Zhao Jing lifted her long hair behind her, and the two towering masses in front of her were highlighted, which was quite magnificent.

Zhou Yuan swallowed and murmured, "Big sister, this is not good, right? But I definitely thought about it."

Empress Zhao Jing exhaled like orchids and said softly, "So, regarding the Huichuntang rape and murder case, was it you who secretly planned it?"

"Ah?"

Zhou Yuan raised his head, his face full of confusion.

Empress Zhaojing said: "Let Xue Ningyue enter Huichun Hall and inquire about the situation in the name of an apprentice, and then pass the information to the governor of Shenjing, Lu Song, through your subordinates."

"Lu Song will naturally help Cheng Yibo and others to make arrangements, so that you can take advantage of the public resentment to kill people."

"At the same time, you have prepared a way out, inciting public opinion through the Dajin Times, forcing the chief judge not to judge severely."

"Of course, even if the chief judge judges severely, it doesn't matter. After all, you arranged Song Wu and persuaded Song Shanao. This chess game will help you fill the previous loopholes."

"So you have the opportunity to propose a military exercise. With two thousand against twenty thousand, Wu Xun can't refuse."

"So you won the military exercise, established your position in the army in one fell swoop, and completely conquered the five military camps, and laid the foundation for the first person to suppress bandits later."

Zhou Yuan was stunned. He said in astonishment: "No way, senior sister, am I so dark?"

Empress Zhaojing"With your intelligence, planning, and control over things, I think you have the ability to do it."

"After all, King Jing's rebellion failed, and there will be no major events in Shenjing in the past two years, and you need an opportunity to show yourself to establish your position in the army."

"Otherwise, it will not be your turn as a newly promoted earl to suppress bandits in the Central Plains."

"For the sake of the overall situation and the overall plan afterwards, you have every reason to make such a layout."

At this point, Queen Zhaojing smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming you, but praising you. This layout is quite perfect, and only you can complete it. After all, other people But I don't have the ability to defeat an enemy ten times stronger than me."

"In just one month since you took over the Fifth Army Camp, you have miraculously established your position in the army and further won the hearts of the people of Shenjing. This is an extremely outstanding ability, and I am very pleased."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "Senior Sister, you misunderstood. This is not my plan."

"No?"

Empress Zhao Jing frowned and said, "Shouldn't it be? Although you are young, you are very cunning and mature in doing things. If you don't have a special purpose, you shouldn't kill the official in court. There must be a reason, right?"

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and then sighed.

"Reasons? Actually, it's very simple."

"I went to the crime scene of Huichun Pavilion. The bodies of the victims were placed in front of me. It was very miserable. Anyone with basic conscience would be angry when seeing that scene."

Zhou Yuan whispered: "I am cunning and I am also good at conspiracy. I don't have so many noble virtues, let alone the saintly thought of sacrificing one's life for justice..."

"But senior sister, not everything must be completely in line with one's own interests. I don't want to lose even the last conscience."

Empress Zhao Jing said in a deep voice: "It means that everything after killing the officials is just a temporary rescue, not a plan in advance?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Well, it's just a countermeasure, not a plan in advance."

Empress Zhao Jing laughed, she took Zhou Yuan's hand, and her eyes became kind.

"Junior brother, you're lucky you gave me this answer."

Her voice was soft, and there was a lingering fear: "I'm really afraid that you will say that all this is a plan, then... Senior Sister can't really trust you."

"Whether from the perspective of Senior Sister or from the perspective of the emperor, I can't trust a beast who only cares about interests."

Speaking of this, she suddenly laughed and tilted her head and said: "I knew my junior brother wouldn't be so bad. This time you defeated ten times the enemy, and even the Duke of Zhenguo praised you as the contemporary Kong Ming."

"Senior Sister is also very happy in her heart, thinking that I have to reward my junior brother, right?"

At the end, she glanced down at her chest, her eyes were extremely ambiguous, and said: "What else do you want to eat?"

Zhou Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, only to feel dry mouth and tongue, muttering: "Eat... eat milk... ah!"

As soon as the words came out, Zhou Yuan was slapped hard on the back of his head.

Empress Zhaojing blushed and said angrily: "You bastard, you have been thinking about these things all day long. I am your senior sister and your holy king. How dare you say such things!"

"I...I wronged you..."

Zhou Yuan just wanted to say that this was a trap! It was obviously intentional!

Empress Zhaojing glanced ahead and said: "If you really want to eat, I will let Xiaozhuang feed you? Hers is bigger than a watermelon."

Then I will decline. I am not interested in female tanks, and I can't afford to offend them.

Seeing his dull expression, Empress Zhaojing laughed out loud.

She covered her mouth and said: "I am kidding you, little junior brother is so cute, senior sister will let you taste the best rouge fragrance in the world of Dajin."

After speaking, her face became redder, and there was an unconcealable shyness in her eyes.

She moved her face closer and gently touched Zhou Yuan's lips.

At that moment, Zhou Yuan was stunned.

At that moment, Guan Miaoshan's ears turned red.

She spat softly and laughed softly, "Fool, get off the carriage quickly."

"What?"

Zhou Yuan was stunned, and finally reacted, and hurriedly said, "Big sister, I... I was careless just now, and I haven't tasted the taste yet."

"Oh, get off, don't be greedy."

Empress Zhaojing kicked Zhou Yuan off the carriage lightly.

Then she pressed her chest, and felt her heart beating violently, almost unable to control herself.

Standing on the road, watching the carriage speeding away, Zhou Yuan stomped his feet in anger.

Damn, now I finally understand the feeling of Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, I really didn't taste it, I really want to do it again.