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

Chapter 381

Late at night, Zhao Jianjia blew out the candle and slowly got on the bed.

She leaned in Zhou Yuan's arms, wrinkled her nose, and whispered: "Husband, you smell very strong of rouge, remember to take a bath and wash up in the future."

After making love with Chen Yunxian for a whole day, of course there was a smell of rouge.

Zhou Yuan patted the back of Jianjia's hand and whispered: "I know, thank you, my wife."

What to thank? It's nothing more than thanking Zhao Jianjia for being sensible and not jealous, and gradually not caring about such things.

Zhou Yuan didn't feel guilty, but he was still grateful for Jianjia's generosity.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Zhao Jianjia chuckled and said, "We are husband and wife, a family, and we should understand each other."

"My husband, you hold an important position. You have a lot of government affairs to deal with on weekdays. You have to fight wars all the time, and you have to face the attacks of those civil servants. No one is more tired than you."

"It's a rare time. You should be happy and enjoy the tenderness of a girl. Of course, I should support you."

"It's a pity that I don't have the ability to withstand your attacks, so I asked other women to share the burden."

Zhou Yuan sighed softly and whispered, "If you don't take care of this family, I will really have a headache."

Zhao Jianjia smiled and said, "My husband admits that the inner house Do you need my management?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Always admit it, and Jianjia you have done a good job."

Zhao Jianjia then said: "Then... I want to say a few words about Chenxi, husband, do you want to listen?"

"Listen, my wife, I will listen carefully."

Zhao Jianjia said: "Chenxi has lived a hard life since she was a child. She encountered a famine and was sold by her parents. She eventually went to the Yun Mansion in Kaifeng and became a beauty paper and beauty bowl, suffering humiliation."

"She was almost beaten to death, but she survived with her tenacious vitality and was saved by her husband."

"She can't speak or stand, but she reads and learns to read every day and makes rapid progress."

"Husband, she just It has been more than a month since she left the devil's cave, and she has just regained her life. You can't bear her rudeness and impoliteness in your heart, and you have to understand her. "

Zhou Yuan sighed and said, "I know. I was impulsive today, and I didn't mean it."

Zhao Jianjia said, "In the future, even if it's not intentional, it won't work."

"Husband, you have to understand Chenxi's situation. She...she only trusts you and regards you as her only relative. If you get angry with her, what should she do?"

Zhou Yuan took Jianjia's hand and whispered, "I know, Jianjia, thank you for your reminder."

Zhao Jianjia said, "You talked about her today, and she never went out again. She has been reading and writing in the room. "

"I went to find her, thinking of comforting her, but the girl only wrote "I'm sorry." "

"My husband, Chenxi is still a child. She has a tragic past. She needs more understanding and care from us."

Zhou Yuan let out a long breath and said softly: "You are still careful. I am relieved to leave Chenxi to you."

"I will go to comfort her tomorrow and apologize to her."

Zhao Jianjia laughed, leaned into Zhou Yuan's arms, and said in a tender voice: "This is my beloved husband. He never has airs and never has a master's temper."

The couple fell asleep in each other's arms.

This time, Zhou Yuan slept particularly soundly.

I don't know how long it took, anyway, it was still dark, and Ziyuan outside the door shouted.

"My husband, my husband, someone wants to see you, it's so urgent."

After shouting for a long time, Zhou Yuan finally woke up and looked out the window. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. It was still late at night.

He couldn't help scratching his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Which bastard is looking for me late at night? Aren't you going to sleep?"

He got up carefully, but still woke up Jianjia.

"I'll go with you and make tea for you. Anyone who dares to disturb you late at night is not a small person."

She struggled to get up, but was pressed down by Zhou Yuan.

"Even if the emperor comes, you can't get up in the middle of the night to serve tea and water."

Zhou Yuan packed up casually, walked out of the door, and said, "Who is it!"

Zi Yuan said, "It's an old man, and his surname seems to be Liu."

Liu? Old man?

Zhou Yuan was just wondering when he heard an impatient shout outside: "Zhou Yuan, Zhongwu Bo, you are so young, can't you get out of bed!"

Fuck, it's Liu Jing, the Minister of Revenue. Didn't this guy leave Shenjing a long time ago? Why did he come to my house in the middle of the night?

Zhou Yuan ran out and saw Liu Jing, who was exhausted.

The old man had messy hair and beard, his clothes were covered with dust, and his face was tired, but his eyes were bright.

Zhou Yuan asked in confusion: "Master Liu, didn't you go out on some official business? You just returned to Beijing? What are you doing in my house?"

Liu Jing opened his mouth, but his face turned red, and tears flowed from his eyes.

Zhou Yuan frowned and said anxiously: "Lord Liu, what are you doing..."

Liu Jing fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face, and choked with sobs as he cried, "Liu Jing, on behalf of the millions of people in the Jin Dynasty, kowtows to Lord Zhou to express his gratitude!"

After saying this, he was already sobbing and knocked his head heavily on the ground.

Zhou Yuan was startled, and hurried over to help him up, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Why is Lord Liu so polite!"

Liu Jing cried and said loudly, "Lord Zhou, Jizhou... Jizhou has a hundred thousand acres of land, and the sweet potato harvest is good, with an output of twenty-four stones per acre. When boiled in water, it is sweet and soft, and is very delicious. "

"From now on, the millions of people in my Jin Dynasty will no longer have to suffer from hunger, and the people for thousands of generations will all enjoy this blessing!"

"Lord Zhou, you can be called the contemporary Shennong Fuxi! "

Zhou Yuan was stunned.

The sweet potato plan was a way he came up with to alleviate the famine in the Central Plains. As the war in the Central Plains was suddenly brought forward, Zhou Yuan went to the battlefield and forgot about it.

Unexpectedly... I didn't expect Liu Jing to follow up and personally went to Jizhou to witness this epoch-making harvest.

This old man in his sixties stayed in the fields for several months and rushed back to the capital overnight, just to kowtow to himself on behalf of the people...

Zhou Yuan felt an indescribable touch in his heart, and his eyes were filled with tears for a while. He quickly pulled Liu Jing up: "Lord Liu, what virtue and ability does Zhou Yuan have to dare to take such a great achievement? The sweet potato harvest is the blessing of our Chinese nation and the achievement of hundreds of millions of people. Why should it be attributed to me?"

"Our nation has been slashing and burning on this land for thousands of years, opening up wasteland and expanding the land. It is generations of people who have created everything today. We are just a drop in the ocean. ”

“If sweet potatoes can really keep the people from going hungry in the future, I, Zhou Yuan, will not have come to this world in vain.”

Liu Jing shed tears and could hardly stand up. He choked and said, “The output is dozens of times that of rice and wheat. How can the people go hungry again? Lord Zhou, I want to apologize to you. I didn’t believe you at the beginning and almost rejected this proposal, which almost delayed the people’s foundation for thousands of years.”

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said, “Lord Zhou, why is it so? You are a second-rank minister, a pillar of the country, but you went to Jizhou in person to urge the people to farm until the harvest. The heaven has eyes, and you should be remembered in history.”

“Ziyuan, Ziyuan, make tea quickly, ask the kitchen to make some food, and bring some snacks.”

“Mingrui, help entertain Lord Liu’s entourage!”

After speaking, Zhou Yuan said, “Lord Liu, please go to the study. Let’s talk about Jizhou and talk while eating. "

"Good! Good!"

Liu Jing was excited. The two of them supported each other, one old and one young, and walked into the study.

What they didn't see was that in another small courtyard, there was also a faint candlelight.

Some people were holding pens and books, still studying.

This world is terrible, but there are always people who look to the light.