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

Southerners are generally shorter in height, which is determined by the evolutionary genes of hundreds of thousands of years, but it is the first time that Zhou Yuan has seen Xiaoying, who still has a childish face at the age of seventeen.

Little cute loli, too cute!

Putting aside these thoughts, Zhou Yuan said seriously: "You can't believe everything Ye Qingying said. Xiaoying is just a girl, so don't think wrongly."

"Besides, you said so much, are you jealous?"

Of course, passive defense is not a solution, Zhou Yuan directly chose to attack.

Zhao Jianjia frowned, then relaxed, shook her head and said, "I'm not a jealous person, so why should I be jealous? When we were in Yunzhou, didn't you also exchange glances with Ningyue?"

Zhou Yuan gently patted Zhao Jianjia's shoulder and smiled, "You are worthy of being my good wife. It's good that you are not jealous, so that you won't make trouble with me in the future."

Zhao Jianjia's heart sank. She didn't expect Zhou Yuan to think so. She squinted and said, "Try it."

Zhou Yuan laughed out loud. It's really good to tease a girl!

But this laughter made others unhappy.

Zhuang Xuansu came from the door and heard Zhou Yuan's unbridled laughter. His face became worse for a while.

She strode forward, took a deep breath, and said, "You can still laugh?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Huh? What happened?"

Zhuang Xuansu said loudly, "Annan Hou sent two thousand soldiers to surround Kuixingfang. Now our people can't get out and have become blind."

"Oh, so that's expected."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "There's nothing to be surprised about. Just keep waiting for news."

"Don't tell me those people can surround you. Kuixingfang is not small. Several masters can still get out."

Zhuang Xuansu said anxiously, "But what if the other party attacks? We can't keep guarding. This is too passive."

Zhou Yuan sighed and said, "It seems that I have to tell you about the plan, otherwise you will always be uneasy."

"Let's go and see what our Lord Xiong is doing."

Zhou Yuan took the angry Zhuang Xuansu to Xiong Kuohai's yard.

When he walked in and took a look, Zhou Yuan was stunned.

When it comes to enjoying life, it’s still our Lord Xiong.

Lying on the rocking chair, two maids massaged his legs, one massaged his shoulders, and two maids fanned him.

Lord Xiong put a towel on his eyes and was humming a little song comfortably. The style sounded like Peking opera.

Zhuang Xuansu was completely furious and shouted directly: "Xiong Kuohai! Did you come here to enjoy yourself? Look at what you look like now. If you don’t know, you would think that the women in the gambling house who got rich quickly have become your slaves."

After all, he is the head of the third-rank inner court department, so Xiong Kuohai still has to give him some face.

He sat up quickly and waved his hand, saying, "You guys go down and have a rest. I don't need to serve you here. Xiaoxue, go and make two pots of tea."

Then he smiled and said, "Master Zhuang, please sit down. I apologize for not welcoming you in person."

Zhuang Xuansu said coldly, "You are a member of Jinyi, so you are not my subordinate. But what are you doing here? Are you here to enjoy yourself? You look like a master, and what's going on outside has nothing to do with you?"

Xiong Kuohai smiled bitterly and said, "Master Zhuang, you misunderstood. Those girls need money to go home. They can earn some money by serving me. Why not? "

"I'm generous, I don't beat or scold them, and I just take care of them, give them a massage, pour water, that's all."

"As for the outside, there's no rush. If Annan Hou wants to surround them, let him surround them. How can six thousand people attack Kuixingfang?"

Zhuang Xuansu was furious and shouted: "Six thousand garrison troops are good at fighting. Even if Kuixingfang is protected by the city wall, they may not be able to stop it."

"What if Annan Hou is determined to fight, how can we defend?"

Xiong Kuohai had no choice but to look at Zhou Yuan.

"Ah, sit down, sit down and talk."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly pulled Zhuang Xuansu to sit down, poured her a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Master Zhuang, don't be excited, things are still developing as we expected."

Zhuang Xuansu sneered: "Then tell me, is the siege of Kuixingfang also expected?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, it's just a siege, but Annan Hou dare not attack."

"Six thousand garrison battalions are indeed enough to attack Kuixingfang, but after all, it is a siege war. If they want to take it down, they will have to pay at least three or four thousand people."

"In this way, the morale of the remaining two or three thousand people will collapse, how can they suppress Lin'an Prefecture?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "But we are a thorn in his heart. What if he gets angry and insists on fighting?"

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "He is a smart man and will not do this."

"Because for him, Lin'an Prefecture is countless more important than Kuixingfang.He also needs soldiers to carry out missions, plunder the wealth of the wealthy families in Lin'an Prefecture, and accumulate military expenses. "

"Using soldiers on us and losing control of Lin'an Prefecture will not be worth the loss."

"After all, getting money from those wealthy families is not just about talking, but also about bloodshed."

"Of course, there is also the most critical point, that is... they didn't catch Li Zhaolu, the chief of the Criminal Court."

Hearing this, Zhuang Xuansu was suddenly shocked and asked in confusion: "They didn't catch Li Zhaolu?"

Xiong Kuohai smiled and said: "Although my Jinyiwei Qianhu Suo has moved into Kuixingfang, there are still dozens of secret agents who are always inquiring about the news. We have special means to send the news in."

"On the night when the garrison camp broke the city, Li Zhaolu disappeared, and with him, there were also more than 700 jailers and guards of the Criminal Court. ”

“If Li Zhaolu is not found, even if Annan Hou has great determination, he will not dare to attack Kuixingfang, otherwise he will not be able to defend Lin'an City.”

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, “It will cost at least three or four thousand people to attack Kuixingfang. What can the remaining two or three thousand do? As long as Li Zhaolu shows up with hundreds of jailers, and cooperates with the plundered wealthy families, Annan Hou is afraid that his life will not be saved.”

“He will not take risks. He will just wait quietly for the army to arrive. The soldiers of Cheng Ping, the governor of Liangjiang, are already on their way to Lin'an Prefecture.”

Zhuang Xuansu said, “Then we just sit and wait for death?”

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “Who said we should sit and wait for death? Let’s wait for things to continue to ferment. It’s not that easy to plunder Lin'an Prefecture’s money. Those salt merchants and wealthy families are not vegetarians.”

Zhuang Xuansu frowned and said, “You two seem to know everything. What is the plan? You must tell me now! "

Xiong Kuohai waved his hands and said: "Master Zhuang misunderstood. In fact, I don't know the specific plan. It was all planned by Lord Zhou. At most, I just did some cooperation work."

Zhuang Xuansu looked at Zhou Yuan, and the sharp eyes made Zhou Yuan very helpless.

"Well, there is nothing mysterious about it."

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Now we are waiting for Annan Hou to find the Confucian scholar."

"Confucian scholar?"

Zhuang Xuansu looked puzzled.

Zhou Yuan said: "Yes, Confucian scholar, that is the key to our operation this time. A thousand-mile dam can be broken by an ant hole. Wait for Annan Hou to die."