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

Chapter 472

The old man of the Qu family was very considerate. After a conversation, he did not chase the guests away, but prepared a sumptuous lunch.

When the aged daughter's red wine was taken out, everyone at the table fell silent.

Qu Shaoqing was stunned for a long time, then he sighed deeply, opened the wine, first filled Qu Shuyuan's glass, and then poured Zhou Yuan's glass.

The two jars of wine were quickly divided. He picked up the wine glass, looked at Zhou Yuan, and said, "Stinky boy, you fought beautifully in the battle in the Central Plains. Ling'er always praised you in front of me, which made me annoyed, but now I see the real person, and you really look good."

"To say that I am satisfied with you, I can't say it. After all, my Ling'er is going to be the main wife. The so-called concurrent wife is just a name."

"But this child has been stubborn since she was a child. Even her grandfather can't teach her back. What am I?"

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. This is the case in prosperous times, let alone chaotic times."

"Drink this glass of wine, and you will be my son-in-law."

He didn't wait for Zhou Yuan to answer, and drank it all in one gulp. He blinked and said, "Good wine, but it's a pity that I won't be able to drink it in the future."

Zhou Yuan also drank it, without saying anything, just sitting honestly.

At this time, you should learn to be silent and give the home court to the other party.

Qu Shuyuan said in a deep voice: "Just drink, don't waste your words, don't tell others about son-in-law or not."

He looked at Zhou Yuan and said: "Wait until you defeat the Eastern Tartars and become a Duke, then you can marry Ling'er. If you lose, someone will burn incense for you every Qingming Festival."

Qu Ling couldn't help but said: "Grandpa, say something auspicious."

Zhou Yuan raised his glass and smiled slowly: "Old man, I am lucky, I am afraid it will not be easy to die, but Nurhaci may not be."

Qu Shuyuan said: "If that is the case, we, the Qu family, benefit from you."

He picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

This meal was very strange. It was not harmonious, but there was no quarrel or noise. They ate like a family.

To be harmonious, there was basically no talk, and even if they said a few words occasionally, they were neither hot nor cold.

After the hasty ending, Qu Ling took Zhou Yuan's hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you around our house! There's Xuanwu Lake behind it, and the scenery is great."

After saying that, she looked at Li Yu'an, blinked her eyes and said, "Sister, don't follow me."

Li Yu'an nodded without saying anything.

She didn't care about such instructions. She only cared about Zhou Yuan's safety. She couldn't leave Zhou Yuan too far away, at least she had to be able to hear the sound.

Only in this way could she have the confidence to discover the crisis in the first time and rush to help.

"It's an eight-story courtyard, the size of a royal palace."

Qu Ling was extremely happy, and the shadow of forced marriage over the years was swept away. She smiled and said excitedly: "In fact, with grandpa's official position, even if he is the prime minister of the cabinet, he is only allowed to have six courtyards at most, but the late emperor cared about grandpa very much and approved the construction of an eight-story courtyard."

"It covers an area of ​​52 acres, and we invited sculptors from the palace. Most of the stones are white marble shipped from Yunnan, and the floor tiles are made in Suzhou. The texture is excellent, smooth and not slippery, and very beautiful."

Zhou Yuan was also overwhelmed by the sight. He had learned a lot. Compared with this place, his own Marquis's Mansion was simply too shabby.

But he still wanted to talk about business, so he whispered, "Has Gao Biao contacted you?"

Qu Ling pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "You rarely come here, and you will leave soon, so we can't help but talk about business."

"I met Gao Biao, and he is running errands for me now. Qiao Chaiqing also sent someone to say that two million taels of silver will be delivered at the end of the month."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "The silver and the craftsmen came together and were placed in the Firearms Bureau. I have informed Ye Mian, and he will help us eliminate other people's spies."

"I transferred Chu Feifan to Jinling. With him in charge, the Firearms Bureau will completely eliminate danger."

"Before I accomplish my big thing, you must not give up the Firearms Bureau."

Qu Ling stamped her feet and said, "Oh, I know, I know, don't keep talking about this, you are not the only one in the world I am a smart man, I can handle these things. "

"Let's talk about other things."

Zhou Yuan was stunned: "Other things? What other things?"

"Talking about love, do you understand romance?"

Qu Ling raised her chin and squinted: "Zhou Yuan, in fact, you are good at everything, but you don't understand romance."

Zhou Yuan glared and said: "I don't understand romance?"

Qu Ling said: "Of course, count on your fingers, when you were with Jianjia, where did you do anything romantic?"

"You only know how to do business, calculate and fight every day, and you don't care about the girls' thoughts at all."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help laughing: "Look at that bastard from the Liu family, who wanted to marry me, and a few days ago at Xuanwu Lake, he held a large-scale fireworks display.Show, confessing your love to me in front of countless people, very romantic. "

Zhou Yuan touched his chin and recalled the past. It seemed that he had never been romantic to the girl around him.

If you want to talk about the most romantic thing, it was sitting on the roof with Qinshui to watch the moon some time ago. Damn.

He was entangled in worldly affairs. He really didn't have time to do those romantic things.

After traveling through time, who doesn't want to be like the protagonists in the novels, write poems to seduce girls, do some romantic things to impact the hearts of traditional ladies, and then take control of beauties...

Put these things aside for later.

It's not Zhou Yuan's turn to be romantic and happy in this world.

He sighed and shook his head and said, "There is a long way to go. There will always be opportunities in the future. When the world is peaceful, I will take you to the south to see the sea and take you to the grassland to ride horses to watch the sunset."

Qu Ling tilted her head and said, "That's a later story. Isn't it just empty talk now? This girl doesn't buy it. "

She came closer and said in a low voice: "I will take you to do something romantic now."

"What?"

She pulled Zhou Yuan to the inner courtyard, and an exquisite embroidery building came into view.

The two went up to the embroidery building, and Qu Ling opened the window, and the beautiful scenery of Xuanwu Lake was immediately in sight.

The water was rippling, the willow trees were swaying, the pleasure boats were passing by, and people were coming and going on the street opposite.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but admire: "The scenery is really good, your embroidery building is indeed a unique location."

Qu Ling said: "Is that all?"

She squinted her eyes, her eyes became unbridled, and she trembled: "Last time in the Southern Pacification Division, I didn't let go a little."

"It must be fun to come here..."

Boom!

Zhou Yuan's mind exploded directly, and he was shocked: "Qu Ling, what are you talking about! You…”

…

At the door of the embroidery building, listening to the voice inside, Li Yu’an rolled her eyes and sighed helplessly.

Mo Xiang couldn’t help but sigh and said helplessly: “Fortunately, there is no one else in the yard. If you don’t know, you might think someone has died.”

Li Yu’an said: “Do you want to take over?”

Mo Xiang blushed and waved her hand quickly: “No, I’m just worried that the young lady can’t bear it. As a personal maid, I have to help take on the responsibility.”

Li Yu’an pressed her forehead. This master and servant really grew up together. It seems that their brains are not very healthy.

She couldn’t help but cover her ears and gritted her teeth: “I’m so annoyed!”