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

The eldest sister finally did not agree to Zhou Yuan's autumn outing, and her reasons were very clear.

"If I don't go, everyone will be happy. If I go, everyone will only want me to be happy. Why bother?"

She smiled slightly and said softly: "You and them are rarely together. Now we can finally go together to relax. I won't go to make trouble."

Zhou Yuan wanted to persuade her, but she covered her mouth.

"Don't persuade me, I'm afraid I can't help but go with you and ruin everyone's interest."

"It's better for me to stay in Ziwei Palace and listen to Xiaozhuang talk about the interesting things that happened in the Western Regions."

"Go quickly, don't let them wait anxiously."

Zhou Yuan couldn't persuade her, so he had to leave.

And Xiaozhuang slowly walked out of the inner room.

She looked at Empress Zhaojing and said, "Why not go? Your Majesty, you should want to go."

Empress Zhaojing sighed, shook her head bitterly, and said, "This is the emperor. He gains a lot, but he will also lose a lot."

"But slowly, I am no longer willing to accept such a "loss."

"Xiaozhuang, I listened to him before, I thought he was right, so I promised him to "kill the emperor."

"It's different now, now I really want to "kill the emperor."

Xiaozhuang couldn't help asking, "But is it really that easy to cure an emperor's desire for power?"

Empress Zhaojing said, "When power is greater than the people, the desire for power is heavier, and when the people are greater, the desire for power is heavier. As for power, the people's hearts are more important. "

"I couldn't tell the difference before. I thought that holding power means grasping the people's hearts and controlling the future."

"Now I understand that power is just a tool, just a determiner of distribution methods, a guardian and spokesperson of rules."

"Just listen to him on how to do it specifically."

Xiaozhuang couldn't help laughing and said softly: "Your Majesty, if all this really happens, you will be one of the greatest emperors in history."

Empress Zhaojing also smiled and said: "That's great, I still care about my reputation."

She paused slightly and said: "Take a rest for two days, and you can go south."

Xiaozhuang was a little puzzled.

Empress Zhao Jing said, "The sea is more dangerous than the Western Regions. Although there is that strange... Queen Goryeo protecting him, she is also a person of temperament and may not be able to stay calm all the time."

"Xiao Zhuang, you are always calm, and you can help them at the critical moment."

"I don't want anything to happen to my junior brother, nor do I want anything to happen to that woman."

Xiao Zhuang nodded and said, "Okay, I will set off in two days."

...

There is no indulgence in the autumn in Beishan, only a simple gathering and scenery appreciation.

The family looked at the autumn scenery and fallen leaves, walked on the mountain path, talked about the past, talked about family matters, and joked. It was simple but very happy.

Ningyue's body is much better than before, but after all, she just gave birth not long ago. Zhou Yuan felt distressed when he saw her panting and carried her up.

Xiaoying was a little confused, and seemed to be reflecting on why she didn't think of pretending to be pitiful.

Qu Ling naturally made some jokes, but most of the time, she was still chatting with Qinshui about her future plans. When she was excited, she didn't even bother to walk, and pulled everyone to sit down and tell them her plans one by one.

"When my trading company spreads all over the world, I will customize a luxury ship and take our family to travel!"

"We can even develop high-end travel business, charge 30,000 taels of silver per person, and take them to a foreign country for half a year. Those rich businessmen and big families will definitely sign up!"

"After a trip, we have fun and can also earn a million taels of silver. It's so beautiful."

Her words aroused everyone's interest. Even Bishui, who was introverted, couldn't help asking a few more questions, with a gleam in her eyes, and seemed to be looking forward to it.

At dusk, they slowly climbed to the top of the mountain and witnessed the most beautiful autumn sunset.

The temporary house has been built. Although Mingrui is silly, he is very reliable.

A big wooden house, no bed, only a small hall and an inner room.

The wooden floor of the inner room was covered with soft bedding, which served as a bed.

At night, everyone had a meal and drank together, watching the sun, moon and stars, and talking about the joy of life.

Then they returned to the room and slept neatly under the quilt. The weather was getting colder, so it was warm and comfortable to squeeze together like this.

Ningyue, Baixue and Bishui had no martial arts foundation, and they were tired and sleepy, so they fell asleep soon.

Zhao Jianjia knew Zhou Yuan's character, so she slept between Ziyuan and Qingyuan to avoid being disturbed.

Xiaoying had a martial arts foundation, but because she ate too much carbohydrates, she soon fell asleep like a kitten, rolling around, with her feet on Mo Xiang's waist.

Miss Qu Ling was of course accompanying Zhou Yuan, and everyone could see her little thoughts, but she didn't expose them.

SheHe was generous and said directly: "If you hear any noise, you'd better pretend not to know, otherwise it will ruin my interest and I will let you participate."

Oh my God, who wants to participate when you are so tired.

So they said you can do whatever you want, we will go to sleep first.

But in fact, Qu Ling did not do anything bad, she just found an excuse to lie in Zhou Yuan's arms.

In fact, she was also very tired, after all, she went to bed the latest, got up the earliest, and talked all day.

Zhou Yuan looked at her closed eyes, her curved eyebrows were thin and long, like willow leaves.

He couldn't help but kiss her and whispered: "Ling'er, after the battle, I will accompany you well."

He knew Qu Ling's preciousness and dedication.

With Jianjia, this family has rules, order, and good atmosphere.

With Ling'er, this family has fun, harmony, happiness, and vitality.

Without the former, the family will be chaotic. Without the latter, the family will not be warm.

I looked up at my family members who were all asleep. Each of them was different, but each of them was so cute.

But... I will be separated from them again.

Although I am reluctant, there are some things that must be done.

More than 130 compatriots lost contact in the South China Sea. These are more than 130 families.

Who doesn't want to reunite with their family and live a good life?

The reason why Zhou Yuan received so much sincere love, status and achievements is only external reasons.

The internal reason is that he has great love.

Only those who have great love can get the love of most people.

It's just that many people are shallow-minded and narrow-minded, so they will come to some superficial conclusions: "You are a prince, how can they not love you! If I have your status and money, I will also be liked by many people!"

People who think like this actually can't get love, because what they think about in their minds is status and conquest, not love.

Even if Zhou Yuan immediately loses everything, they will still follow him, because they don't love the prince, but Zhou Yuan himself.

Treat others with love, and you will gain love. Treating people with money and power will bring you power and money in return.

The truth is simple.

Some people understand it when they are born.

Some people will never understand it.

Stay with them for a few more days, at least two more days.

Then leave, step into the cold and cruel battlefield, smash everything, until there is only a smooth road ahead.

Zhou Yuan, full of emotion, finally fell asleep.

Speaking of tiredness, he is the most tired person in Dajin.

But he never takes it as a topic of conversation to be proud of.

Look, there is always a reason why a person is likable.