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

More and more people walked into the hall, talking to each other, and the scene became more and more lively.

Zhou Yuan saw his father-in-law and Lord Wang, who were busy talking to other people. Although they noticed him, they just nodded.

Soon, Zhou Yuan finally saw Ye Qingying and hurried over.

Finally, there was someone to talk to. I couldn't just keep talking to Liu Zhe here, that would be too boring.

"Second Senior Sister, you are dressed very beautifully today!"

Ye Qingying rarely wore official uniforms or men's clothes, but a dark blue long skirt, her hair was styled, and she even put on a little makeup, which made her look feminine.

She was very beautiful in herself. She looked heroic when she wore official uniforms. I didn't expect that she would look a little charming when she wore women's clothes again.

Great!

Ye Qingying obviously didn't buy it. She just glanced at him and said, "Yes, she's dressed beautifully, but she's just average, right?"

Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded. Sure enough, women of any era are always so arrogant. He can always find fault with her in this aspect.

He coughed twice and said, "In my heart, Senior Sister is a peerless beauty."

Ye Qingying said, "Which Senior Sister are you talking about?"

Zhou Yuan was shocked and immediately thought of Senior Sister Miao Shanzi, who had been separated for a long time.

Well, although Ye Qingying is very beautiful, she is indeed inferior to Senior Sister Miao Shanzi.

Senior Sister is like a demon, so beautiful that it's almost unreal.

Courtesy words still need to be said. Zhou Yuan said seriously, "The two Senior Sisters are like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each with their own strengths."

Ye Qingying said lightly, "Tell others about your sweet words. Look, people have been looking at you for a long time."

Zhou Yuan turned around and saw Xue Ningyue standing with Madam Xue in the distance.

She still looked bad, and today she was dressed up exquisitely. She looked beautiful with a pitiful look, and her two dimples were not so obvious.

Zhou Yuan didn't care about the impact, waved at her and smiled gently.

Xue Ningyue's eyes were even more gentle, and she bowed slightly, with a bitter smile on her lips.

The two looked at each other, and for a moment there were thousands of words that could not be expressed.

"Zhou Yuan?"

Xu Guangchen walked over and squinted his eyes and said, "I don't think I invited you to come!"

His voice was loud, and everyone looked at Zhou Yuan for a while.

Zhou Yuan just said what he wanted to say: "Xu Guangchen! Where are the mushrooms!"

Xu Guangchen was slightly startled, then he figured it all out and chuckled: "You are well-informed! You even know about mushrooms!"

"Yes, everyone, half a month ago, Fengming Tower sent people to Wuyi Mountain to purchase a batch of mushrooms."

"This thing is very nutritious, comparable to deer antlers and Ganoderma lucidum, and it is also delicious. It is rare in the world and extremely expensive."

"Today, Fengming Tower has prepared it to entertain everyone."

Everyone nodded slowly after hearing this, and said some polite words to express their gratitude.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but think of his childhood friend in his heart, damn, Mingrui spent ten taels of silver and bought a full fifty kilograms, expensive as hell!

This bastard really knows how to flatter himself.

Zhou Yuan pretended to be angry and stared at Xu Guangchen, but didn't say a word.

Xu Guangchen walked up to him and said softly, "Can you hide your little tricks from me? Go back and look in the mirror and see what kind of person you are."

Of course, no one else heard this, and everyone thought they were having a friendly conversation.

Zhou Yuan looked at Xu Guangchen deeply, stopped talking, and followed his father-in-law into the private room.

Although the banquets of both parties were gathered on one day, Fengming Tower was capable enough to host them properly.

Zhou Yuan no longer had to care about what was happening outside.

After sitting down, he began to look at the people at the table.

In addition to his father-in-law, Lord Wang Ang and Ye Qingying, there was of course the prefect of Yunzhou, Liu Zhe's father, Liu Liang.

There were four other people, namely the Southern Pacification Envoy of Jinling Prefecture, the Captain of the Jinyiwei of Lin'an Prefecture, and two thin men, who all seemed to have martial arts skills and had extremely sharp eyes.

"Everyone is here."

Wang Ang naturally had to host the dinner organized by him.

He stood up and whispered, "This is Lord Xiong Kuohai, the Southern Pacification Envoy of the Jinyiwei, and this is Xiao Que, the Captain of Lin'an Prefecture."

Xiong Kuohai is a tall, fat man, fair and clean, with small eyes that are always squinting, like the harmless Maitreya Buddha, with kind eyes.

But his hands are full of calluses, obviously from holding swords for a long time.

Although this person is in a high position, he still has good skills.

Xiao Que looks more ordinary, a short man, and those who don't know him would think he is an honest farmer in a village, with a simple and honest smile.

But how can he be honest and simple if he can reach the position of a captain."Except Zhou Yuan, everyone else knows the detailed report of the case."

Wang Ang said with a smile: "The governor has his own arrangements, so I won't say more."

Xiong Kuohai waved his hand, his voice was a little effeminate: "What arrangements? It's better to talk about happy things when meeting so many new friends."

He raised his glass and said: "Master Liu, Master Zhao, I have heard of your great names for a long time."

After a round of greetings, everyone started drinking and slowly started talking.

But it was almost the same as Zhou Yuan expected. No topic about the case was mentioned, and they just talked about human relationships.

Ye Qingying's face was not good. She thought she was here to do business, but she didn't expect that there was no case involved at all.

The other party was a high-ranking official, so she couldn't lose her temper, so she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

Looking at Zhou Yuan next to her, he was just like a pig, eating all the dishes in front of him.

"Don't eat mushrooms."

Zhou Yuan leaned close to her ear and suddenly said this to her.

Ye Qingying's face changed slightly, remembering that Xu Guangchen had mentioned mushrooms specifically just now, and she immediately felt puzzled.

She lowered her voice and said, "Why?"

Zhou Yuan said, "You will have diarrhea if you eat it. Don't you want your butt to hurt?"

"Asshole."

Ye Qingying's face suddenly turned red, and she said angrily, "Lecher, don't think that you can do whatever you want just because someone is around."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but have a headache. The second senior sister obviously misunderstood!

"Zhou Yuan, you are very good at investigating cases. You should come to our Jinyiwei."

The sudden words of the Southern Pacification Envoy made the atmosphere at the table instantly weird.

Why did he talk about business for no reason? And it was such a strange business.

It is very difficult to join the Jinyiwei. After all, it is the emperor's minion. The identity must be checked for four generations and must be strictly screened. At this moment, it is suddenly proposed that Zhou Yuan join.

As if seeing everyone's doubts, Xiong Kuohai smiled and said, "Your background is clean, I know it, and I also admire your ability. You can be a centurion at least."

"But you are a scholar, and you are the beloved son-in-law of Lord Zhao, I dare not recruit you easily, haha!"

Zhao Cheng then laughed and said, "Lord Xiong is overthinking. Young people should walk their own way. As long as Yuan'er is willing, I will definitely support him."

The pressure was given to Zhou Yuan. It was too difficult to make a choice in a short time at this moment of fate.

Zhou Yuan finally said, "Thank you Lord Xiong for your appreciation, but I am a son-in-law after all, and I have to discuss with my wife before deciding where to go."

Xiong Kuohai laughed and said, "Of course I understand! After all, I am also a son-in-law!"

Everyone was stunned. The Southern Pacification Envoy, a fourth-rank official, was more popular than the fourth-rank official because of the special nature of his position. Such a person turned out to be a son-in-law.

Xiong Kuohai narrowed his eyes and said, "A hero's origin is not important, especially in the Jinyiwei."

"But I will still give you time to think about it. Before I leave Yunzhou, you should give me an answer."

Zhou Yuan immediately picked up the wine glass and said in a deep voice, "Cheers to Lord Xiong. I will consider it carefully."