Zhu Ping'an was released from prison and Li Shu was pregnant. These two events were a double happiness for Jingxiangyuan.
Moreover, Zhu Ping'an returned safely from the imperial prison, which made Li Shu's worries and anxieties disappear. The root of her illness was cured without any medicine. She also ate an extra bowl of rice with Zhu Ping'an for dinner, and her pretty face became rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye. Qin'er and Hua'er couldn't help but joke that the son-in-law was the panacea for the young lady.
However, the only drawback was that although Zhu Ping'an was released from prison safely, he was demoted to the magistrate of Jingnan County.
"Where is Jingnan? What's the environment like? Is it remote? It's not a barren and barren place, is it? Hua'er, Qin'er, you should start to put your things away from tomorrow, count the gold and silver jewelry, and pack the boxes. While we are still in the capital, send people out to buy more cloth, medicinal herbs, and some scarce daily necessities, so that we won't be in trouble when we arrive in Jingnan..."
After dinner, Li Shu asked Zhu Ping'an in a sweet voice, while quietly telling Hua'er and Qin'er to get ready for departure.
"Jingnan is probably in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area, maybe a little bit southeast. It seems to be a coastal county. I will go to the Ministry of Personnel tomorrow to ask about it in detail. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the southeast has been well developed and is no longer a wild place."
Zhu Ping'an was not clear about the exact location of Jingnan County. He asked Meng Chong before leaving the prison. Meng Chong also did not know. He only heard that it was a coastal county. The specific situation could only be checked and inquired at the Ministry of Personnel tomorrow.
Although Zhu Ping'an didn't know the exact location of Jingnan, he knew it was located on the southeast coast. Now the southeast coast was in turmoil with Japanese pirates, and Jingnan County would not be able to stay out of it. In addition, Zhu Ping'an always felt that the reason why he was exiled to Jingnan must be closely related to the Yan Party. He didn't know what dangers were waiting for him in Jingnan. Zhu Ping'an didn't want Li Shu to take risks with him. Considering this, Zhu Ping'an whispered to Li Shu, "Sister Li, I've thought about it. You should stay in the capital, and I will go to Jingnan to take office..."
"Zhu Ping'an, what do you mean? Seeing that I'm pregnant, do you want to get rid of me and go to Jingnan alone to flirt with other girls and have a good time..." Li Shu got furious when she heard what Zhu Ping'an said, and her little tiger teeth were exposed.
"No..." Zhu Ping'an said speechlessly with a frown on his face, "Am I that kind of person?!"
"Hmph~~" Li Shu snorted, turned her head, gave Zhu Pingan her back, and ignored him.
"The southeastern coast is plagued by Japanese pirates, and Jingnan probably won't be able to stay out of it. I'm just worried about you." Zhu Ping'an explained softly.
After listening to Zhu Ping'an's explanation, Li Shu finally turned her head around, but she also puffed out her cheeks and pouted her lips, "I'm not afraid."
"Well... ... "
Zhu Pingan sighed helplessly, "Okay, then I'll go to Jingnan first, and when I'm settled, you can come over."
"If you don't want to take me to Jingnan, just say it directly. Why bother talking about all this nonsense? You keep putting it off until tomorrow, and tomorrow until the day after tomorrow. Who knows how long you will put it off? Besides, you're a grown man, how can you clean up the house? To settle down in Jingnan, you have to clean up the house, buy furniture, buy daily necessities, hire some old women, maids, and servants, and even find a wet nurse in advance... You're a grown man, how can you do it well?" Li Shu puffed up her cheeks and said coquettishly. She counted on her fingers and listed the things that needed to be done to settle down in Jingnan, one by one.
Yeah, okay.
Zhu Ping'an understood what Li Shu meant. Li Shu wanted to go to Jingnan with him to take up the post.
His attitude is very firm. He will not give up until he achieves his goal.
Zhu Pingan thought for a moment and nodded helplessly, "Okay, tomorrow I will visit Master Xu and then go to the Ministry of Personnel to see if we can postpone the departure date for Jingnan. After three months, when the pregnancy is stable, we will set off to Jingnan to take up our post. It's a good time for us to make more preparations during this period."
According to convention, even if he was demoted, he would still be given time to prepare. After all, it was demoted, not exiled, so he should still be kind. He should go to Xu Jie and then to the Ministry of Personnel to postpone the departure time for Jingnan to take up his post for more than a month. It shouldn't be a big problem.
Li Shu has been pregnant for more than a month. In another month and a half, it will be three months and the fetus will be stable.
"Since you said so, I'll go with you." Hearing Zhu Ping'an nod in agreement, and considerately waiting until her morning sickness was three months old and the fetus was stable before setting off, Li Shu's pretty face instantly became as charming as a peach, rosy, charming and cute, with two cute dimples on her cheeks, and her cherry lips slightly raised in a beautiful arc, her eyes filled with happiness, and the words coming out of her mouth were full of arrogance and reluctance, as if to say, since you request so strongly, I will reluctantly agree to go to Jingnan with you.
Well, this is very Li Shu, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Shu was a little embarrassed and annoyed, and stretched out her little hand to pinch Zhu Pingan.
"I am happy. Having a little fairy like you to accompany me to Jingnan makes this exile just like a vacation. Not to mention Jingnan, I would also be willing to go to Lingnan and Hainan." Zhu Ping'an knew Li Shu's arrogant personality and coaxed her out of consideration.
"You're already a father, but you're still so smooth-talking."
Li Shu couldn't help but smile and said something scolding, her watery eyes were filled with spring and charm.
"It's true. It's better to be exiled away from the capital. Now in the capital, the Yan Party has everything under control, and the emperor favors Yan Song. Even Master Xu has to swallow his anger, compromise, and flatter Yan Song, let alone me, a small Hanlin. After bending your back for a long time, you get used to it. I don't want to be a hunchback in the future. Away from the capital, I can stand up straight and do things in a down-to-earth manner, without having to deal with conspiracies and intrigues."
Zhu Ping'an looked at the endless starry sky outside the window and spoke slowly, his eyes shining.
"Brother Zhu's waist is not bent, it's very straight. No one's waist is straighter than Brother Zhu's." Li Shuzhen leaned her head on Zhu Ping'an's back, put her arms around Zhu Ping'an's waist, and said seriously, with a fragrance like orchid, refreshing.
The night sky is as cool as water, I lie down and watch the Altair and Vega stars.
It was already dark, as if the Emperor of Heaven had painted the sky black with a brush, leaving only the twinkling stars.
Hua'er and Qin'er helped Li Shu wash up and get into bed. Qin'er left and Hua'er stayed on duty in the small suite.
After sleeping on the grass bed in the imperial prison for a week, Zhu Ping'an was still a little uncomfortable sleeping on this soft and comfortable big bed. However, smelling the fragrance of Li Shu beside him and hugging her soft body, Zhu Ping'an soon fell asleep, snoring. Being held in Zhu Ping'an's arms and leaning on his strong chest, Li Shu felt more at ease. Although Zhu Ping'an snored, Li Shu soon fell asleep.