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Zhou Wu resigned from his position as Junior Supervisor of the Tax Bureau entirely because he was lazy. There was no way to slack off in the tax work, and with a hands-off manager like Yu Xian, Zhou Wu was even less willing to continue. He himself even wanted to be a hands-off manager.

However, in Li Tiancheng's eyes, Zhou Wu's resignation from the tax office was entirely for the sake of the overall situation, which made Li Tiancheng look at Zhou Wu with even higher regard and feel even more guilty.

"Zhou Wu, I'm sorry you had to go through this. I will never let you down."

Li Tiancheng's words puzzled Zhou Wu, but since Li Tiancheng didn't seem to refuse, Zhou Wu felt relieved.

Over the next month, the tax office's work was running smoothly. Li Tiancheng casually found an excuse to remove Zhou Wu from his post. Now, Zhou Wu's only position was the commander of the Qingyang Army, so he naturally wanted to return to Qingyang County.

Royal Palace

When Li Tiancheng arrived at the Empress's palace, he was filled with worry.

"What troubles Your Majesty?"

His Majesty was in a good mood a few days ago, but for some reason today, he doesn't seem to have a smile on his face at all.

“I dismissed Zhou Wu from his post as Junior Supervisor of the Tax Bureau a few days ago, and now he has asked me to let him return to Qingyang County.”

"Your Majesty, I remember that Zhou Wu was the one who proposed the position of Junior Supervisor of the Tax Bureau to you. What was his reason?"

Empress Yang Nan had a very good impression of Zhou Wu. In her mind, Zhou Wu was not the kind of person who was arrogant or petty.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood him. Zhou Wu is not unhappy because I dismissed him from his post. It's because this kid just wants to go back to Qingyang County to slack off. I know him too well."

Hearing Li Tiancheng say this, the Empress breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't just being stubborn.

"Your Majesty, are you reluctant to part with it?"

"Yes, Zhou Wu is a good prospect. It would be a waste to send him back to that small place, Qingyang County."

"Your Majesty, is your concern that you haven't yet figured out how to arrange things for Zhou Wu?"

"The Empress understands me best. I am troubled about how to deal with Zhou Wu. If he were just an ordinary minister, I would arrange things according to his strengths. But I can't even define Zhou Wu yet. If you say he is a military general, he can do many things that civil officials cannot. If you say he is a civil official, he is too careless and unconventional, like a rough man. Sigh."

Having too many talents isn't necessarily a good thing. Li Tiancheng had been thinking about where to put Zhou Wu for the past few days, but he hadn't come up with a solution, which was why he looked so worried.

"Your Majesty, since you can't think of anything for the time being, why not give Zhou Wu a long leave?"

"Have a holiday?"

“Yes, give him a leave to visit his family. He can go back to visit his family, and His Majesty will have more time to consider how to settle him.”

"A good idea! You truly are a virtuous wife. Your Majesty, have you been feeling unwell lately?"

"Your Majesty, I have been feeling perfectly well recently, with no problems whatsoever."

The Empress was somewhat puzzled by the sudden outpouring of concern.

"Then give me another little prince or princess."

Li Tiancheng pounced on the Empress, eliciting a coquettish scolding from her.

"Ah~~~~"

. . . . . . . . . . .

Zhou Wu waited for many days and finally received Li Tiancheng's reply. In short, it was no way he could go back to Qingyang County, but he could be given a leave of absence to go back and visit.

"My lord, has His Majesty agreed to your transfer back to Qingyang County?"

"No, His Majesty only gave me a leave to visit my family. I guess he hasn't decided how to settle me yet."

"Family visit leave?"

After hearing about the family visit leave, Li Baiwei became somewhat absent-minded.

"Yeah, I don't have any relatives either, what's the point of me visiting them?"

Zhou Wu realized he had no relatives besides his wife. Who could he visit? His wife's grave?

"My husband~~~"

Li Baiwei stood to the side, somewhat hesitant and submissive.

"what happened?"

As soon as Zhou Wu saw Li Baiwei, he knew that she must have something on her mind.

"My lord, could we... go back to our hometown for a visit?"

Zhou Wu initially thought Li Baiwei was referring to Qingyang County, but then he thought, wait a minute, could it be...?

"Is Bai Wei homesick?"

"Ah."

Li Baiwei looked like a child who had made a mistake, and dared not look Zhou Wu in the eye.

In this era, a married woman, strictly speaking, had little to do with her original family. Therefore, after Li Baiwei sought refuge with Zhou Wu, she never mentioned her original family. Knowing that her family was struggling, she only dared to secretly help them out, and she didn't dare to give them too much, for fear that Zhou Wu would be angry if he found out.

"I'm sorry, Bai Wei, it's all my fault. I didn't even mention that I should take some time to go back and visit my father-in-law. Since His Majesty has granted us leave to visit our families, let's pack our things and go home."

"Ah."

Upon hearing Zhou Wu's words, Li Baiwei could no longer hold back. Since the beginning of the famine, Li Baiwei had not seen her family. Although she would occasionally ask someone to bring some food and money back home, it was all what she had left over. She dared not give more than that. After all, a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. If people found out, they would say she was a restless woman.

Zhou Wu noticed Li Baiwei's reluctance, so he took the initiative to suggest visiting his father-in-law, which moved Li Baiwei deeply.

Zhou Wu took some time to explore the capital with Li Baiwei for a few days, buying many gifts to take back with him.

"Sister Baiwei, can Sister Chun and I go too? The capital is so boring."

The family was having dinner when Li Baiwei, naturally, didn't hide the fact that she was going back to her parents' home from Hongdou and Yang Chun. The two, who were already tired of staying in the capital, also wanted to go with her.

"Of course, as long as you two don't mind."

The three of them are now as close as sisters, and their relationship is incredibly good, so Li Baiwei naturally wouldn't refuse.

In the past few days, Zhou Wu learned through chatting with Li Baiwei that Li Baiwei's home was in Binzhou, which is adjacent to Qingyang County and located to its northeast. If traveling by land, Binzhou is the only way to Qingyang County.

It's no wonder that Zhou Wu's father had a deal with Li Baiwei's family; it must have been due to some chance encounter when he passed through Binzhou years ago.

The next day, the family set off with their bags and belongings. Traveling by land was too slow, so they took a boat directly back to Niujia Town before going to Li Baiwei's house. Li Baiwei naturally had no objections and followed Zhou Wu's arrangements.

Thinking of Niujia Town, which he hadn't seen for a long time, Zhou Wu couldn't help but feel a sense of returning to his hometown after a long absence.

royal palace.

"Zhou Wu is gone?"

"Your Majesty, Zhou Wu took your imperial edict to the Ministry of Personnel to request leave and went back to his hometown to visit relatives."

Li Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Zhou Wu was visiting relatives, indicating that Zhou Wu still approved of his arrangements.

Prince's Mansion.

"Your Highness, Lord Zhou Wu has sent a message saying that His Majesty has granted him leave to visit his family, and he has gone back to his hometown to visit them. He sent someone specifically to inform you of this."

"understood."

After Zhou Wu was removed from his position as the Crown Prince's tutor by his father, Emperor Li Tiancheng, Li Junren was somewhat sullen. However, under Li Tiancheng's years of education, Li Junren was only somewhat unhappy and did not dare to openly oppose him.