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

"Xiao Zhuang, what time is it now?"

"Xiao Zhuang?"

After not hearing the answer, Empress Zhao Jing suddenly woke up. Xiao Zhuang had been in the Western Regions for several months and had not returned yet.

She looked at the pile of memorials in front of her, couldn't help but sigh, and said: "I don't know if this cruel man misses me. He hasn't come back for so long. Is the situation in the Western Regions so difficult for him?"

She was a little sad and shouted to the outside of the door: "What time is it now?"

An inner guard responded: "Your Majesty, it's already three quarters of the first hour."

"It's already the first hour..."

Guan Miaoshan rubbed his temples and murmured: "There are still so many memorials... I'm afraid I can't finish them before dawn."

"Now the cabinet is still in the process of expansion. Many officials have not been able to adapt to the new system and are all learning. I can't let go for a while. How long will it take?"

Although she complained and missed the people far away, she still did not slack off and continued to review the memorials until dawn, and finally finished the matter.

"Take all these memorials to the cabinet and give them to Zeng Cheng, and let him deal with them as soon as possible."

"Now the Jin Dynasty is in a state of disrepair, and orders are being issued everywhere. We can't waste a day."

Someone came in, looked at the bloodshot eyes of Empress Zhaojing, and couldn't help but worry: "Sister Emperor, are you awake again?"

Empress Zhaojing looked up, but smiled: "Qinshui, why are you here?"

Princess Qinshui said unhappily: "Sister Emperor, I got up and sent Xingguo to school, and then entered the palace. It was already two quarters past the hour, you know!"

Empress Zhaojing breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, there was no morning court, otherwise it would be delayed."

Princess Qinshui said anxiously: "I'm not talking about this, but, Sister Emperor, you can't go on like this Yes, no matter how deep the inner strength is, it can't withstand your hardship! "

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? Zhou Yuan will be back soon. I will feel relieved when he comes back. You know he is also good at internal affairs."

Princess Qinshui said, "You are consuming your physical foundation like this. What's the use of his coming back? No, you can't do anything. You must sleep."

Empress Zhaojing waved her hand and said, "Don't make trouble. There is no time to sleep. I made an appointment with Deng Su to the imperial study at noon. He recommended several young people to me. It is said that they are all talented, capable and flexible. "

"Now is the time for Dajin to use people. I must complete the basic structure of the cabinet as soon as possible. "

Hearing this, Princess Qinshui was so anxious that she almost cried.

She choked up and said, "If this goes on, if something happens, how can I explain to my husband? Sister, you can't ignore your own body. So many people care about you."

Empress Zhaojing stood up and couldn't help laughing, "You are so old, and you are still crying. Okay, I know my body well, although..."

Before she finished speaking, her body was shaky and she almost fell down in a trance.

Princess Qinshui quickly supported her, but saw that blood was already flowing from her nostrils.

Princess Qinshui was startled and hurriedly said: "Come! Come! Call the doctor! Quick!"

Empress Zhaojing wiped the blood and sighed: "No need, they can't cure me, this is a fundamental injury."

Princess Qinshui said: "Then why don't you rest!"

Empress Zhaojing forced a smile and said: "Qinshui, it's not easy for the Great Jin to go from being riddled with holes to where it is now!"

"Although it is said that the merit of an emperor lies in the use of people, you have seen over the years that Zhou Yuan has risked his life many times to get this result."

"It seems that the Great Jin is getting better and better. I can't fall down at this time."

"He is living and dying in the Western Regions. I can't even handle the internal affairs. I will feel guilty when I see him next time."

Princess Qinshui said: "Sister Emperor, we We are all family, there is no guilt or not. "

"You and your husband have been quarreling for years, and finally got to this point, and you..."

Empress Zhaojing interrupted her and said softly: "Don't worry, I won't be willful after this time."

"I can't let him worry about the future. It's hard for me, but it's much harder for him than me."

...

"Nine days."

Ye Qingying looked at Zhou Yuan, counting on her fingers, and then sneered: "Okay, Zhou Yuan, you're gone for nine days, and you don't explain what you're doing. You're so free, as if there's no one at home?"

Xiaoying nodded heavily and said: "That's right, you made people worry, Sister Ye, you should say a few more words to your brother."

Chenxi lowered his head beside him, and seemed to be in a bad mood.

Su Youzi drank tea, looking like it had nothing to do with him.

Zhou Yuan sat on the bench, it was really hard to answer. He couldn't say that he risked his life to collect herbs for the eldest sister, right? With the second sisterThis jealousy, I'm afraid it's going to cause a big fuss.

Zhou Yuan didn't know what was going on, he was inexplicably a little afraid of the second sister, afraid that she would be unhappy, afraid that she would be angry and go on a mission directly.

He could only bite the bullet and say: "Well, let me be honest, it was actually Xiaozhuang who called me away."

Ye Qingying glared and said: "Master Xiaozhuang? How could she..."

Zhou Yuan said: "Xiaozhuang said that my internal strength came from the gift of a high-level cultivator, and I haven't really digested it, so he took me to practice."

Su Youzi stood up directly, her face was unusually ugly.

She said in a serious tone: "I am your master, not her. I will find a way to deal with this matter, I will help you!"

Ah?

Master, you... are you possessive?

Zhou Yuan said, "It's the same. Xiaozhuang is doing this for my own good."

"I emphasize it again!"

Su Youzi said, "You have a master! And he is more capable than her! You don't need help from others! I will teach my own apprentice."

Zhou Yuan was delighted, then sighed and said, "Well, it's not that I don't understand. I just feel that my internal force is too powerful recently, and the meridians are not flowing smoothly. There is a sense of stagnation and obstruction, accompanied by severe pain... so..."

Su Youzi was shocked and immediately changed color and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier! Your internal force is powerful, but your meridians are not sharpened enough, so of course there will be problems."

Zhou Yuan said, "Isn't this busy..."

Su Youzi was furious and said, "What is more important than your life! Do you know that internal force stagnation and severe pain are signs of broken meridians, which will kill people!"

Ye Qingying and Xiaoying were also frightened and pale.

Zhou Yuan lowered his head and whispered, "Master, I was wrong..."

Su Youzi took a deep breath and gritted her teeth and said, "Come to my room. I must help you to channel your inner strength. You must not cause a disaster."

Zhou Yuan had no choice but to follow Su Youzi into the room like a child who had made a mistake.

Su Youzi sat behind him, circulated her inner strength, and poured it into Zhou Yuan's body.

Then, she frowned and said, "Your meridians are wide, and your inner strength flows smoothly. There is obviously no problem!"

Zhou Yuan knew that he could not hide it, so he fell into her arms and said, "Master, I climbed the snow mountain and benefited a lot. The inner strength problem has been solved."

Su Youzi glared and said, "You, you deliberately scared me and made me worry about you?"

Zhou Yuan whispered, "I just want to spend one night with Master..."

"Traitor, don't even think about it. You are simply..."

"Master..."

Zhou Yuan interrupted and whispered : "Disciple will leave for Shenjing tomorrow, and I don't know if I will have the chance to get so close to Master in this life..."

"Disciple is very tired, Master, please let Disciple lean on me."

Su Youzi kept silent with a gloomy face. After a long time, she sighed and said, "Don't act pitiful... Master will accompany you to rest, you are not allowed to mess around."

"Well, I promise not to mess around."

Zhou Yuan hugged her slender waist with both hands, arched his face against her chest, found a soft and comfortable angle, and closed his eyes and did not move.

Su Youzi wanted to lose her temper, but seeing the fatigue between his eyebrows, she guessed that he must have suffered a lot in the past few days. She softened her heart for a moment and could not bear to push him away.

She just sighed: "Yuan Yizi, why are you doing this... The world cannot tolerate a relationship like ours. Your persistence will only make you more miserable."

Zhou Yuan whispered: "Disciple does not understand those things. Disciple only knows that Master..."

"Hmm?"

"Disciple can't let you go, and will never let you go."

Su Youzi closed her eyes and dared not respond.