"Aren't you saying that the old emperor is free? Why don't you make a fuss about it?"

Zhou Chi sat on the beam angrily, and took a sip of wine angrily.

"It's just for checks and balances."

At this moment, Xia Xiaoqiao's voice suddenly appeared, and after sitting beside him, she also took a small jar of wine and drank it.

"Check and balance? Win over?"

Zhou Chi turned his head and glanced at her, while Xia Xiaoqiao looked at Mingyue and said, "Yeah, think about it, recently, the An Guogong Mansion and the Zhen Guogong Mansion have become like this, and you are under the Zhen Guogong's command, and An Guogong is in charge of it." You are a son, in order to make your two fight more fiercely, you have to cheer, right?"

"Lingshan is a royal daughter, what better way than marriage?"

"First, marrying the royal daughter to you is to tell Duke Zhen that you belong to him; the second is to show kindness; the third is to give Duke An the confidence that the royal family supports him—"

"Three birds with one stone."

After Xia Xiaoqiao finished speaking, Zhou Chi couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth.

"Did Lu Jingyuan tell you?"

Xia Xiaoqiao looked at him in surprise, "Can't it be my own thought?"

"You, oh, forget it."

Zhou Chi sighed and said, "You are really good at curing diseases and saving people, but you are far behind in the twists and turns of the officialdom."

"Although I really don't like him, this guy's brain is really easy to use. Don't you like this?"

This is the first time that the two have talked about relationship issues.

Xia Xiaoqiao took another sip of wine, then smiled and said, "No, I like good-looking ones."

"Oh, you really haven't changed at all."

Zhou Chi looked helpless, "However, there are many good-looking people in this world, you—"

Why choose him and not me?

Zhou Chi wanted to ask, but held back.

And how could Xia Xiaoqiao not know what he was thinking.

"There are indeed many good-looking people, but none of them are Lu Jingyuan."

"Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Zhou Chi stared at her blankly, and said affirmatively, "I believe it."

Because the first time he saw Xia Xiaoqiao, he fell into it, and this trap has lasted for so many years.

"I believe too--"

Xia Xiaoqiao said with a faint smile, "I liked him the first time I saw him."

Such a simple sentence contains too many meanings.

The two were tacit understanding.

understand.

Facing the bright moon, the two talked happily over wine, talked a lot about the past, and missed their hometown together.

"Zhou Chi, I'm leaving."

Zhou Chi was taken aback, "Where are you going?"

"Lu Jingyuan wants to let it out, and I plan to build this new world with him."

Xia Xiaoqiao had a smile on her face, and her eyes were full of longing.

Zhou Chi stared at her blankly, while Xia Xiaoqiao turned her head and said, "Zhou Chi, we can't come here for nothing, right? Your military capabilities are obvious to all."

"As long as our faith is always there, then my hometown is where my heart is at ease, isn't it?"

"Yes."

Zhou Chi also looked at her with a smile.

Immediately, the two of them clapped hands again and shook hands.

"A dynasty has its own rules. Since we are here, we have to do as the Romans do. If we want it to become better, we can only do it step by step. This is not a good time."

"Although I don't understand the political affairs of the court, but under the influence of Lu Jingyuan's ears and eyes, I can see through to a certain extent."

"Now, the battle between the three princes has begun. As you know, I have a younger brother in the Crown Prince's Mansion, and Duke Anguo's Mansion has always been closer to the Fifth Prince. Presumably, he has his own plans."

"Zhou Chi, I don't mind who becomes the emperor, but if we want to protect my younger brother, we have no choice. It's just that our identities are not enough to change the outcome of this game."

"So, I want to ask you one thing."

Before Xia Xiaoqiao could finish speaking, Zhou Chi said directly, "You want me to protect the grandson of the emperor?"

"Yes."

"Even if we are in the capital, we are not able to protect him well. Moreover, Lu Jingyuan is a person who has a big revenge, and there are things we must do. Therefore, the eldest grandson of the emperor can only entrust it to you."

Zhou Chi laughed when he heard this.

"I really owe you."

"Don't worry, I will do my best to protect him."

"I believe you."

Xia Xiaoqiao also laughed when she heard it, and then she turned her eyes and said, "Where is Lingshan——"

"The imperial decree was not requested by her."

"I know."

Zhou Chi took a sip of wine and said, "You don't have to worry about my business, I'll take care of it."

"With that skill, you might as well worry about where Lu Jingyuan will be assigned."

"His identity, paper can't cover fire, and I'm afraid it will be dangerous at that time."

Since someone has changed the son of the Duke of Zhenguo, how can he see the real son alive?

"Before in Lingzhou Mansion, I always thought it was very strange that you said that the two children were taken away. Now it seems that it is also intentional."

Xia Xiaoqiao nodded.

"I agree with your thoughts. It seems that the performance of Mrs. Zhen Guogong made them very relieved, but Zhen Guogong has not let go, and they are inevitably uneasy. After all, Lu Qing does not look like Zhen Guogong. But if you give birth to a child like your grandfather, you can dispel your doubts, right?"

"Yes, but unfortunately, they are still one step too late."

After Zhou Chi finished speaking, he said again: "But you still don't take it lightly. These people are crazy. I experienced it myself last time. You should be more careful in everything."

"Well, I know."

Xia Xiaoqiao nodded, then smiled and said, "You too."

After speaking, he raised the wine jar and slammed it.

it is more than words.

half year later

"Why are you drinking so much again?"

Xia Xiaoqiao helped her up with an ugly face, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and bring the hangover soup?"

"I'm fine."

Lu Jingyuan closed his eyes, trying to calm down the pain in his body.

Xia Xiaoqiao at the side carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Also say it's okay, don't you look at how ugly your face is now."

After drinking the hangover soup, he felt better, and then he said weakly: "Don't worry, I just drank a little more."

do not worry?
How can it be?

Whenever Xia Xiaoqiao saw him coming home after drinking like this, he felt very uncomfortable.

What kind of temperament is Lu Jingyuan?

He has always been a person who looks like a bright and beautiful person, not to mention drinking with him, and being able to look at you more, it is all for the other party's face.

But now?

Every day I go out to play in every scene, and I can only go home when I get drunk.

"Okay, I've said it's all right, and I'm not drunk, it's just that drinking is a bit uncomfortable."

After Lu Jingyuan became more comfortable, he showed a rare smile, touched her face and said, "Hurry up, bear with it."

"We're new here, and we're from the capital. Besides, this is still the territory of the third prince. It's reasonable for them to be wary of us."

Xia Xiaoqiao sighed and said, "Yes, but it hurts me to see it!"

"I know your plan. Show your weakness to the enemy, pretend to be fascinated by the prosperity, and let yourself be depraved. Collaborate with them to lower your defenses, and it is also convenient for us to investigate secretly."

"But, A Yuan, it's been half a year, and we already have their criminal evidence in our hands, how long do we have to wait?"

Thinking of the past six months, Xia Xiaoqiao became depressed.

Everyone knows that officials in the capital are good, and a top scholar like Lu Jingyuan only needs to earn his qualifications in the Imperial Academy honestly.

After a few years, you can enter the sixth department.

It is said that non-Hanlin cannot enter the cabinet.

As long as he walks steadily, it is not impossible to join the cabinet in the future.

However, Lu Jingyuan chose a difficult path.

Xia Xiaoqiao originally thought that the release was to do practical things for the common people.

But when she came to the place, she realized that things were not what she thought.

Local forces compete with each other and are intricate.

Lu Jingyuan was conferred the title of a fifth-rank co-prefect by the sage, and was in charge of local salt, grain, robbery, river defense, sea frontier, river engineering, water conservancy, clearing up military registration, appeasing the people, and many other matters.

But Wangzhou Prefecture is near the sea, and Japanese pirates are rampant.

Officials and gangsters colluded and were rampant, and the common people were in dire straits.

Lu Jingyuan has the intention to govern, but he is not the chief official of a mansion, and he has to be controlled by others most of the time.

Moreover, his identity is very sensitive, so he can only choose to lie down and take it slowly.

This is also the scene just now.


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