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

At this moment, Zhuang Xuansu wanted to die.

She felt like she was caught stealing by the owner, and also by her parents.

She was about to let go of Zhou Yuan's hand, but was held tightly by Zhou Yuan.

She was so anxious that she was embarrassed.

Zhou Yuan was surprised and said, "Ling'er, why are you in Ziwei Palace? What are you going to participate in?"

Qu Ling snorted and did not answer, but walked forward slowly and looked at Zhuang Xuansu.

Zhuang Xuansu lowered her head, her body was shaking.

But Zhou Yuan noticed that she seemed not only panicked, but also... excited.

"Master Zhuang, who am I, Qu Ling? I have been traveling all over the country to do business in these years. I have seen people and ghosts. Who can escape my eyes?"

She hummed, shook her head, looked arrogant, and squinted her eyes and said, "I saw that you had something wrong. Do you understand?"

Zhuang Xuansu gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Zhou Yuan said, "It's not a ghost, it's me, please speak nicely."

Qu Ling chuckled and said, "It's not difficult to enter our Zhou family, but it still requires me and Sister Jianjia to nod."

"If you agree to one of my requests, I promise you everything will go smoothly."

Zhuang Xuansu blurted out subconsciously, "What request?"

She regretted it after she said it. Why should I listen to her, Qu Ling!

Qu Ling clapped her hands and said, "Okay, I like straightforward people like you. In fact, the request is very simple and it will not be difficult."

"I am a person who is good at writing dramas. As long as you promise me that you will participate in my dramas unconditionally in the future, then you will definitely be my best sister."

Zhuang Xuansu said coldly, "People in our inner court are all good at acting. Just agree to you."

She thought, what's so difficult about this, it's nothing more than a professional issue.

"Great."

Qu Ling smiled and said, "Frank! I like people like you who are straightforward! Don't worry! No one in the Zhou family will make things difficult for you! I am sure of this!"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but laugh. Qu Ling was really aggressive.

But she was really capable. The palace was so big that no one disliked her and treated her as a good sister.

This was the charm of a person's personality!

"Let's go! Today is the autumn season! You all come! I'll go first!"

She waved her little hand and left casually, obviously in a very happy mood.

Zhuang Xuansu felt strange and looked at Zhou Yuan, unable to help asking, "Does she really like to write dramas? What kind? Biography or sad drama?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Role-playing fighting drama!"

Zhuang Xuansu asked in confusion, "Is there such a genre?"

Zhou Yuan patted her shoulder and said, "You will understand. After all, with your profession, you are very suitable for the theme of 'Investigator'."

"Investigator?"

Zhuang Xuansu said confidently, "How difficult is that? I can play the role myself!"

Alas, Zhou Yuan felt sorry for Master Zhuang.

The door opened again.

Empress Zhaojing looked at the two of them and frowned, saying, "You've been standing there and not coming in! What are you doing!"

Zhuang Xuansu was startled and immediately knelt on the ground, saying loudly, "I am late in reporting my work! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Empress Zhaojing said, "Come in! You are standing at the door and being affectionate, and you don't even notice where you are!"

"Yes! I know my mistake!"

Zhuang Xuansu lowered his head and followed him in.

Zhou Yuan was stunned.

He suddenly wondered if Master Zhuang was so loyal because the eldest sister had completely figured out her point!

The world is really a huge circle of letters.

"What are you standing for! Come in too!"

The voice of Empress Zhaojing came, and Zhou Yuan was also startled.

He was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "You know what... it's a bit exciting..."

"Your Majesty, I'm coming in too!"

He walked in with a big laugh.

Empress Zhaojing sat down at the table, took out a letter, handed it to Zhuang Xuansu, and said, "Read it!"

Zhuang Xuansu picked up the letter and began to read: "On the third day of August, three large ships of Chaozhou merchants lost contact on the coast of Nanyang, and 74 people were missing. The goods on the ship included silk, cloth, porcelain, tea, etc., worth 380,000 taels of silver."

"On the fifth day of August, a merchant ship of Goryeo lost contact in the sea area about 800 miles away from Hezhou, and 21 people on board were missing."

"On the sixth day of August, Nie Zairong He personally led two battleships and two cruisers to patrol the sea, and encountered three battleships of unknown origin. Both sides opened fire and the other side fled. "

"On the ninth day of August, the island pirates' turtle ship appeared in Haojing and tried to land. It was driven away by the battleships stationed in Haojing."

"It was still the ninth day of August. Huang Zuoyu found the Ministry of Commerce and claimed that six small merchant ships had lost contact, with a total of 58 crew members, and the silver and money were not counted."

After reading the letter, Zhuang Xuansu couldn't help but say: "The situation in the southern ocean has beenHas it reached such a bad point? "

Empress Zhaojing said: "You still have the mood to be affectionate here! The ocean is about to be lost!"

"Zhuang Xuansu, you immediately lead the elite forces of the inner court to set off south immediately and let me know the situation clearly."

"Wang Ang has also set off this morning."

Zhuang Xuansu immediately said: "Your humble servant obeys the order! Set off immediately!"

"Wait!"

Zhou Yuan said: "They just arrived in Shenjing yesterday, and you send people away now. You are killing people. You are exhausted."

"Master Zhuang, you send pigeons to the south first, and go south with me in a few days."

Zhuang Xuansu said with a cold face.

Empress Zhaojing glared at Zhou Yuan and said: "You are acting like a good person."

"Zhuang Xuansu, go down and prepare, and go south with His Royal Highness Prince Wei in a few days."

Zhuang Xuansu said: "Your humble servant obeys the order! ”

After she left, Guan Miaoshan pouted and said, "What are you doing? I have no dignity if you do this. How can I manage the people below!"

She walked to Zhou Yuan, pinched his face, and said, "Believe it or not, I will punish you!"

Zhou Yuan put his face close to her and smiled, "How to punish? Am I afraid of you?"

Guan Miaoshan smiled and said, "This morning, Xiaozhuang came back. How about I let her give you a hard time?"

"Plop!"

Zhou Yuan half-knelt down and said seriously, "Your Majesty! Don't joke about such a big thing! I dare not talk back again!"

Guan Miaoshan licked her lips, and her tone became disgusting: "Is there anything you dare not do? Who made me lie on my back with my head hanging outside the bed..."

Zhou Yuan stood up, held her in his arms, and whispered, "It seems that you really miss me."

Guan Miaoshan snorted and said, "Damn it, do you know how long I haven't had a man? Don't think about my age... I can't hold back the most."

At this point, she sighed helplessly and said, "I wanted you to rest in Shenjing for a few months, but the current situation, I'm afraid you can't stay for a few days."

"We are moving forward at a great pace. Export trade has become a trend. Every day, countless goods are delivered to various ports. Now we can't go out."

"Every day! Every day there is a backlog of goods! Every day there are merchants waiting for payment! Every day there are countless mouths to eat by the sea!"

"Due to the trend, countless people even go bankrupt to do business. Our order on the sea cannot be maintained, and countless people can't survive."

"You know better than me on this point."

Zhou Yuan's expression also became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "We use various policies to encourage export trade. This is an opportunity of the times. Of course, many people have staked their entire fortunes on it..."

"If we can't be responsible for them, the good export situation will collapse directly. ”

“Just like the accumulated goods of Chaozhou merchants back then, they can’t be shipped out, which is more terrible than natural disasters.”

Empress Zhao Jing said: “I have already felt the raging waves of the South China Sea. There must be many enemies. You must be very careful this time.”

“Perhaps this is the most difficult battle for our Great Jin to rise.”

Zhou Yuan said: “But now is different from the past. Our Great Jin has already forged steel bones in the setbacks.”

“Five days later, I will go south to Ningbo Prefecture!”

“In this battle, I want to make the Great Jin stand proudly at the top of the world!”