Chapter 67
The ten boards came very quickly, hitting everyone's heart one after another. Many people understood, but many people panicked.
Zhou Xuanqing punished the emperor first, and the marquis's family did not dare to say anything more and could only keep admitting their mistakes.
"My Lord, the matter is settled. The Emperor has no concubines in his palace. An elder sister is like a mother. I think your daughter is a good person. Are you willing to stay with the Emperor forever?"
When Zhou Xuanqing said the last sentence, he looked at Han Yuxin. Han Yuxin knelt down hurriedly when she heard it.
"Your Majesty is willing!"
"Okay, that's it. There's no such thing as too many happy events. The Emperor will confer the title of Consort on Yu Xin so that the harem won't be left without someone to take care of it. Also, the daughter of the Minister of War, the daughter of the Imperial Censor, and the young ladies present are all beauties. Why not take them all in and make a total of four concubines and four concubines?"
Zhou Xuanqing said this, tapping the table lightly with his fingers and smiling calmly.
The others were panicked when they heard this. Princess Gan Ning set such a high standard for palace concubines. The position of queen would have to be fought for by these concubines themselves. What happened in the future would depend entirely on fate.
Zhou Erlan looked at Zhou Xuanqing and nodded seriously. As the king of a country, there were many things he couldn't do as arbitrarily as before. Since he couldn't meet the person he loved, this was the best arrangement.
Seeing that he agreed, Zhou Xuanqing stood up with a smile and left leisurely with Tang Mitang.
Tang Mitang followed Zhou Xuanqing in great confusion, sitting in the carriage and watching her, watching the whole thing over and over again.
She had a bad feeling, it seemed like Zhou Xuanqing had recovered his memory...
He returned to the princess's mansion with a suspicious and uneasy heart. After following Zhou Xuanqing into the house, he found that Chang Xi closed the door and went out. He suddenly panicked.
Oh, she said so many dirty words to Zhou Xuanqing these past two days...
"Tang Mitang, aren't we best friends?" Zhou Xuanqing sat down, propped up his head with his hands, and looked at her. The two buns on his head swayed with her movements.
Tang Mitang was so scared that she took a step back. It had been a long time since she saw Zhou Xuanqing so fierce.
"Well... this matter... okay~ Zhou Xuanqing, I have other feelings for you. I couldn't help it... I didn't mean it..." Tang Mitang said awkwardly. If I had known earlier, I would have secretly read romance novels with my deskmate! Now I don't even know how to deal with it!
Zhou Xuanqing chuckled and hooked his finger at her.
Tang Mitang obediently leaned over.
"Tang Mitang, you actually don't know what kind of love is, right?"
"Uh." Tang Mitang raised her eyes and looked into Zhou Xuanqing's amber pupils, her heart trembling.
Oh my god~ How could you just reveal it right away?
"Forget it. The Great Zhou Dynasty hasn't opened up to this point yet. Just keep this feeling well hidden..."
"It can't be hidden?" Tang Mitang couldn't help asking when he heard it.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuanqing suddenly grabbed her waist and said, "Can't hide it? Then don't hide it. Anyway, we won't live in the imperial city anymore. I heard there's a beautiful flower field in the south. We can go and see it."
"What?" Tang Mitang was completely confused. What was going on?
"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two kings in one country, even if they are close relatives. So I plan to leave and find a place to live. Do you want to come with me?" Zhou Xuanqing grabbed her waist and spoke softly.
After Tang Mitang understood, he nodded quickly.
"Where you go, I go~"
"Okay, you go out first! Pack up and we'll set off right away." After Zhou Xuanqing finished speaking, he pushed her waist and took a step forward, then called out to Chang Ximomo.
Some things still need to be explained. From now on, there is no Zhou Xuanqing in the Great Zhou, only Tang Qing.
Zhou Xuanqing was about to write a letter when images of the past few years flashed through her mind. Her hand paused on the table. It felt like she was just a puppet, constantly working. Getting up early and going to bed late, without even seeing the world, what a shame...
That evening, Zhou Erlan walked through the Imperial Gardens, suddenly realizing she had regained her memory. She rushed into the Princess's residence, but it was deserted. Only the two princesses' handprints and a letter remained.
Zhou Erlan opened it and saw only a blank piece of rice paper.
"Why is this?" Zhou Erlan muttered to himself, sitting in the princess's mansion, unable to sleep all night.
Two days later, a carriage drove by quietly.
Tang Mitang stuck his head out and looked around the forest, thinking about what game to eat tonight.
Suddenly, a group of people came running from the front. Upon closer inspection, they were actually made of wood.
"Tang Qing, wood."
Zhou Xuan, who was drowsy and lying on the cushion, woke up instantly when he heard the word "wooden". He said to Chang Xi who was driving the carriage outside, "Chang Xi, hurry up."
Chang Xi received the order and whipped the horse to speed up. Although he didn't understand why his master did this, he still lowered his head quickly.
The sound of horse hooves faded away. Zhou Xuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, put down the book in his hand, looked at Tang Mitang's curious expression, scratched his head awkwardly, and said, "I was wrong."
"What did you do to the wood?" Tang Mitang asked with his eyes wide open. Why did Zhou Xuanqing look so scared of meeting him? Did he bully him?
"Let the person he likes take a wife..." Zhou Xuanqing said, then pulled the blanket over his face, not wanting to explain too much.
When Tang Mitang heard this, she took a long time to react, and suddenly felt that "the CP she was supporting was real!"
After wandering for half a month, Tang Mitang and Zhou Xuanqing were riding the same horse and were robbed as soon as they arrived at a forest.
Tang Mitang held up his chin, looked at the fat robber who could barely speak clearly, and said with a smile: "Say what you just said again~"
"What...what's the matter...tell it...tell it...just tell it! This is the road...this is the road..." The fat robber said seriously, with a serious expression, holding the knife in his hand, and the flesh on his face trembled.
"Hahaha~" Tang Mitang couldn't help but laughed with her head tilted.
Zhou Xuanqing put her hand on Tang Mitang's waist to prevent her from falling off the horse, and let her smile in her arms.
"I built this road and planted these trees. If you want to pass through here, you have to pay the toll! Little Fatty, is there anyone smart enough in your village? Take us to have a look~" Tang Mitang grabbed the reins and said to him happily.
The fat robber nodded happily after hearing her speak so fluently, and led the little robbers away.
Zhou Xuanqing shook his head helplessly, grabbed the reins and let the horse follow them, just to see what these bandits who were causing headaches for the imperial court looked like.
As they walked forward, the path was winding and just wide enough for a horse to pass. The fat robber reached out to help Zhou Xuanqing and the other man hold the horse, smiling happily.
These two young ladies are so beautiful, they are just right for the boss to be his wives!
Tang Mitang hummed a little tune and plucked a piece of dogtail grass and turned it around in his hand. No wonder the imperial court couldn't attack this mountain stronghold. Without the robbers leading the way, it would be impossible to get in through such a winding path.
Zhou Xuanqing looked around casually. This place was truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. The entrance to such a formation could only be broken through from the inside.
Everyone had their own thoughts. After arriving at the village, they saw the arrogant tiger-skin chair. Tang Mitang looked at him in amazement, and then Zhou Xuanqing tapped his head on him.
"It's the first time I see real tiger skin. I'm a little excited..." Tang Midang said with a smile, covering her head. She was new to the game.
When the mountain king, the bandit leader, heard Tang Mitang's words, he smiled sadly, walked over from outside and glanced at her.
"Interesting, would you like to sit down, young lady?" The bandit leader looked rough, but was dressed in a scholar's robe. He smiled arrogantly and looked at Tang Mitang.
"Is it okay? I'll just sit for a while~" Tang Midang said and rushed up.
Zhou Xuanqing was very puzzled to see him dressed like this. He stood with his arms folded, allowing Tang Mitang to be tricked into sitting on the chair and being touched left and right.
The bandit leader was standing next to Tang Mitang. Muran looked up and saw Zhou Xuanqing. He was stunned for a moment. When he met the face in his head, his legs went limp and he leaned against the chair.
Tang Mitang thought he wanted to sit down, so she stood up and gestured for him to sit down, then retreated to Zhou Xuanqing's side.
Zhou Xuanqing casually glanced at the surrounding robbers and walked aside to sit down.
"Brothers, please go down first. I have something to say to...to the two girls." The bandit leader sat on a chair and spoke to the others, waving his hands with a slight tremor.
The others sighed as they left the room. The bandit leader walked up to Zhou Xuanqing, his legs going weak as he knelt on the ground.
Zhou Xuanqing and Tang Mitang looked at him in surprise. Why did he kneel down?
"Princess... I... I didn't mean to go up the mountain and become a bandit. We haven't hurt anyone. We only stole money from some corrupt officials. We haven't done anything that would harm the world!"
"Huh? Then why did you go up the mountain?" Although Zhou Xuanqing didn't know who he was, he could recognize that he should be someone who had been to the palace, so he tried to get some information from him first.
"I took first place in the county exam last year and was supposed to take the palace examination, but the Minister of Rites said I looked rough and uncouth and wasn't cut out for a civil servant. I'd be more formidable as a bandit. So they drove me out of the palace... I saw your portrait at the painter's... and then I took my hungry brothers and went up to the mountains to become bandits..."
Zhou Xuan was speechless after listening to this. So these troublesome bandits were all caused by the Minister of Rites?
Tang Mitang was completely confused. Last year, she did hear that there was a scholar who looked rough and rough and then failed the exam. It turns out there were so many things going on.
"Did you create the entrance formation in this mountain?" Zhou Xuanqing asked.
"Yes." The bandit leader scratched his head embarrassedly.
"I think you have great potential. Are you willing to take the test again and benefit the Great Zhou?"
"Ah? I... I'm willing. I've been waiting for the Emperor to recruit me for the whole year, but I haven't gotten any..."
Zhou Xuanqing looked up at the sky in silence. It was our dynasty that was incompetent. We couldn't break the formation, and we couldn't recruit them...
It was unbelievable that Tang Mitang followed Zhou Xuanqing down the mountain. Is it okay for the mountain king to keep waiting for amnesty?
"Tang Qing, let's go see the sea!" Tang Mitang jumped on the horse, looked back and said to Zhou Xuanqing.
"Okay, let's go." Zhou Xuanqing said, whipping the horse.
The world is so wonderful, you have to take a good look.
(End of the book)
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