In the evening.
After leaving the imperial city, Luo Qingzhou went directly to the new mansion.
In the mansion, the servants were busy.
Sweep the dust, weed and trim the trees, buy seats and furniture, etc.
Maids such as Xiaodie and Zhu'er were also very busy.
The servants were all sent by the princess from the Prince's Mansion in Southern Kingdom. At this time, the princess and Song Ruyue were talking in the garden at the back.
Brother Qin went back to Yunwujiang and moved all the usable things in the house.
Qin Wenzheng and Butler Zhou were discussing the layout of the front yard.
Luo Qingzhou went to the backyard and found that there were plaques installed on the gates of each courtyard.
Meixiang Garden, Zexianju, Huarongju, Lingchanyue Palace, etc., all still use their previous names.
In the small garden with plum fragrance, Qiu'er was wiping the window spirit alone.
The girl was wearing a light yellow dress. Her skin was fair and white, her figure was slim, and her posture was light. Even her movements while working showed the gentleness and grace of a Jiangnan woman.
Of course, Luo Qingzhou would not underestimate her.
"careful!"
She was standing on a chair, wiping the top window, when the chair suddenly shook.
Luo Qingzhou hurried over and supported her.
When Qiu Er saw that it was him, a bright smile appeared on her face and she said, "Thank you, uncle."
Luo Qingzhou stroked her soft and cold little hand and said, "Why don't you let the servants do this kind of rough work? Didn't the Prince's Mansion send a lot of servants?"
Qiu'er jumped down from the chair, her movements light and graceful, her pale yellow dress fluttering slightly, like an autumn butterfly, and said with a smile: "Sir, I am also a servant. You can ask them to clean other places, but we will clean the place where the young lady and the uncle live. Sister Bailing and Sister Xiachan also cleaned the place where the eldest lady lived."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the window, poured out the water in her basin, put the towel back, and said, "It's cold, be careful not to get your hands frostbitten. It looks clean here, no need to clean."
Qiu Er smiled and said, "We cleaned it this afternoon, so it's naturally clean. When I checked just now, I found some dust on it, so I went up to wipe it."
Then he said, "Son-in-law, go in and take a look at the room. Everything is ready. Tomorrow we will lay out the carpet, put up the curtains, and bring in the quilts, and then you can move in."
Luo Qingzhou entered the house, looked around the hall first, and then went to the room.
"There are four rooms. The largest room is separated by a beaded curtain and used as a study and inner room. It is where the master and the young lady live. The other rooms are where I, Zhu'er, and Xiaodie live... Look, there is a bookcase over there. The second young master bought it for you in the afternoon..."
Luo Qingzhou watched while Qiu'er whispered behind him.
"There is also the Exiled Immortal Residence next to it, which is a place specially prepared for the son-in-law to study. There are desks, bookcases, chairs, couches and beds, all ready. When we went shopping in the afternoon, the lady also bought a lot of cushions for the son-in-law, all of which were the best. The lady said that the son-in-law studied hard and was afraid that the son-in-law would be uncomfortable sitting, and she also told us to massage the son-in-law frequently..."
"When the master went to buy furniture, he also bought a lot of pens, inkstones, and paper for the son-in-law. The rice paper he bought was the most expensive..."
Luo Qingzhou listened quietly without saying anything. After she finished speaking, he was silent for a while before he said softly, "Qiu'er, do you think that your son-in-law is a good son-in-law?"
Qiu Er nodded and said, "Of course. Uncle has done so much for the family. If it weren't for Uncle, we would have been gone long ago."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then looked at her and said, "But the uncle is very fickle, isn't he?"
Qiu Er smiled and said, "There is no scholar who is not romantic. As long as the son-in-law treats us well, he is a good son-in-law. The son-in-law is many times better than those scholars who are unfaithful and unrighteous after having sex with us."
Luo Qingzhou couldn't help but smile, rubbed her head and said: "Qiu'er is still good at talking."
Qiu'er lowered her head meekly, leaned gently into his arms, and said softly: "Son-in-law..."
Luo Qingzhou stroked her soft hair and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qiu'er leaned against his chest, her cheeks slightly hot, and asked in a low voice: "Master, did you give this servant a name, Little Butterfly?"
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched: "No, who told you?"
Qiu'er whispered: "Little Mantou told me..."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"Qiu'er! Qiu'er!"
At this moment, Zhu'er's voice suddenly came from the courtyard outside.
Luo Qingzhou hurriedly said: "Qiu'er, little Mantou is here."
Qiu Er laughed and walked out. She turned back at the door and said, "Son-in-law, please eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
After that, he walked out with a smile.
Night falls.
Princess Bai Ruoshui, along with everyone from the Qin family, returned to the Prince of Southern Kingdom's Mansion.
There are still some things not ready in the Qin family's new mansion, so they need to stay in the Prince's Mansion for one night.
After Prince Nangong came back and had dinner with them, he left in a hurry.
At this time, Prince Nangong Yufeng of Nangong County had already surrendered to Nangong Huoyue, so he was very busy these days.
He has a good reputation among the princes, so Nangong Huoyue plans to assign him some tasks, asking him to write letters to persuade other princes and spread some news at the same time.
The royal family members and meritorious families in Kyoto have become very busy starting tonight.
Under the cover of night, cavalrymen continued to gallop out of the city gate.
Yueying also brought eight thousand silver-armored cavalry and twenty thousand elite soldiers who were good at defense, and quietly rushed to the Fire Moon Kingdom at the fastest speed.
That night, the highest generals of the garrisons in various places, as well as the princes who had not rebelled, all received some news.
At the same time, a lot of news was quietly spreading from the bottom among the armies of the King of Thailand and the coalition of the seven princes.
Queen Da Yan immediately did everything Luo Qingzhou said during the day.
Of course, there were many people who did not understand and were skeptical about these plans, but they were all suppressed by the Queen.
Many people asked where these plans came from, but the Queen did not answer.
But many people have guessed.
The son-in-law of the Qin family went to the palace to see His Majesty today. He stayed there from noon to evening before leaving His Majesty's study.
"Could it be that all these schemes were thought up by that young man?"
"Does Your Majesty trust him so much?"
"I remember that His Majesty told us yesterday that we only have 80,000 troops and that we must delay the attack until the Seven Nations Coalition is exhausted. But today, the situation has changed..."
"This is too risky. With such a small number of troops, they actually want to take the initiative to attack..."
"Well, if it were up to me, we should defend Kyoto to the death and summon other princes to come to the king's defense with the will of His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Maybe there is still a chance..."
"If we lose this battle, we will all...ah..."
All the ministers were worried on their way back.
at the same time.
After dismissing the evening court in Weiyang Palace, Nangong Huoyue returned to Yaohua Palace and continued to read the news coming from various places, and then issued orders decisively.
Prince Nangong's Mansion.
After the Qin family finished their meal, they talked with the princess for a while and then returned to their residences.
Luo Qingzhou supported Miss Qin Er and entered the room.
The couple were talking in the house while Xiaodie, Qiuer and Zhuer were boiling water outside.
After washing up, the three little girls tidied themselves up and went into the next room. They slept on one bed and played around.
After a while of crazy fun, Zhu'er suddenly asked, "Qiu'er, what were you and your uncle doing secretly in the room in the evening? You were alone, so you must have done something bad."
Qiu Er smiled and said, "I'm discussing with my uncle how to eat this little steamed bun of yours."
"Humph, if you don't tell the truth, you'll be beaten!"
Zhu'er snorted coldly, immediately hugged her and slapped her butt a few times.
Qiu Er quickly smiled and said, "Xiao Die, come and help us, let's take off her clothes together."
Xiaodie came over to help with a smile.
The two men held Zhu'er down and began to take off her clothes.
Zhu'er kicked and pushed, begging for mercy with a smile.
After playing around for a while, the three of them were all out of breath and exhausted.
Soon, the three of them took off all their clothes and fell asleep in each other's arms.
And in the next room.
Luo Qingzhou and Miss Qin Er were still talking quietly under the quilt.
"Dad originally planned to write the words 'Luo Mansion' on the plaque on the gate. Dad said that this is the mansion given to you by His Majesty... But Wei Mo refused... If that were the case, Wei Mo was afraid that Dad and Mom would not feel comfortable living there..."
"You did the right thing. I am the son-in-law of the Qin family, a member of the Qin family, so naturally I have to write Qin Mansion. If my mother had not left a will, my last name would have been changed to Qin. Wei Mo, tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law not to think too much. No matter how high an official I become in the future, I am a member of the Qin family and have nothing to do with the Luo family..."
"By the way, Brother Qingzhou, it's getting late, you should leave quickly."
"Where are you going?"
"In the palace? His Majesty might be waiting for you to serve him."
"What are you talking about? I am your husband Luo Qingzhou now, not the queen's pretty boy Chu Feiyang."
"Then Brother Qingzhou, please change into a pretty boy and go to the palace, don't make His Majesty angry."
“… Don’t worry, she won’t dare let me go tonight.”
"What's wrong?"
"last night… "
"What happened last night?"
At this moment, Luo Qingzhou's expression suddenly froze and he looked towards the window.
A black shadow suddenly appeared outside the window, standing there silently, like a ghost, motionless.