lady, please calm down

Lulong County Magistrate Wang Mingzu's Villa, the second entrance to the main hall
Facing the beautiful woman in red who turned over the table without saying a word after entering the hall, the magistrate of Yuguan who was sitting at the door swallowed the word 'bold' angrily.

Because he saw Bai Yingzheng, the personal barracks of the King of Chu.

The person who can hold this position must be the confidant of the King of Chu.

But after the beautiful woman in red made the rude move of flipping the table, Bai Yingzheng not only did not dare to step forward to stop her, but even seemed at a loss.

Everyone sitting here is a thoughtful person.

He immediately guessed that this woman should be a member of the royal family, and most likely the princess.

Only in this way can we explain the reason why Bai Yingzheng hesitated to move forward. At present, most people regard the army as private property. When Bai Yingzheng met the princess, she was both a vassal and a servant. Naturally, he did not dare to stop the mistress.

The thoughts of the Yuguan County Magistrate represent the thoughts of all the officials present at this moment.

In the embarrassing silence, Taixu stood up bravely and said, "Hey, everyone has eaten a lot of wine today. It's getting late, so let's all disperse."

"Yes, yes, I'm drunk, I'm drunk"

"Ah, I was so happy that I forgot the time. It's getting late, it's time to go home."

There was a burst of agreement from below.

At this time, it will be the middle of the You hour, and the sky is not yet dark. If we follow the past practice, how can we not have a feast after the Zi hour?
After everyone said goodbye to the King of Chu, they filed out and left the place of right and wrong.

In just a few years, Taixu was able to prosper in front of the Jin Emperor. In addition to the persona created for him by the King of Chu early in the morning, the supply of the 'Shenhui Sanqing Fruit' and a series of 'immortal treasures' given to him by the King of Chu. 'In addition, being good at observing words and emotions and trying to figure out what's going on are also his inner qualities that enable him to achieve success.

Just like this at this moment.

Persuading everyone to leave first can at least resolve the current embarrassment of King Chu.

Feeling that he had helped the King of Chu again, Taixu felt a little proud. After bidding farewell to the King of Chu, when he passed by Cai Hua who was still standing at the door, he took the initiative to whisper to Cai Hua: "I am a poor Taoist." Xu, bid farewell to Empress Cai."

Cai Hua, who had no intention of talking to Taixu for the time being, saw that he took the initiative to walk to the door. She couldn't help but look away at Chen Chu and narrowed her eyes at Taixu.

When it comes to Chai Yuanyi, this bull-nosed nudge is indispensable, and now he's jumping up and down again.

"The Taoist Master has made extraordinary achievements in the Kingdom of Jin. Why don't you return to Huaibei to enjoy wealth and wealth? The son of the Taoist Master and Qingqing Shitai is now four or five years old, right?"

Although Cai Hua's tone was cold, her tone was still calm, but after hearing this, Taixu defended himself in a low voice: "Now the Jin Emperor still needs Pindao to help the prince pass the news. Even though Pindao misses the child, he can only Able to temporarily sacrifice one’s family for the country”

Right now, the King of Chu is the center of power, so Taixu naturally wants to stay with Chen Chu.

However, he used a righteous excuse to pass on the news about Emperor Jin, in order to help King Chu control Wanyan Dan.

But after hearing this, Cai Hua sneered and whispered: "You think you are smart, but you always do stupid things! Now that you have Chai Yuanyi, why does the prince need to lend your hand again? You and she play the same role. .”

Just one sentence, too weak to say, made him sweat instantly.

indeed!

What Cai Sanniang said does make sense!
Now in the Imperial City of Nanjing, Chai Yuanyi controls the crown prince on behalf of the King of Chu. As a national advisor, he has no use except for pretending to be a god!
Taixu suddenly felt enlightened and sober, and realized that he was being used by Chai Yuanyi, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Seeing Taixu lowering his head and saying nothing, Cai Hua whispered one last word, "I employ people in Huaibei in an eclectic way, but I can't tolerate jesters! In the future, if you dare to bring the methods used in Huanglong Mansion to the prince By your side, even if the prince doesn’t kill you, I will kill you too!”

After that, Cai Hua ignored Taixu and walked straight into the hall.

When Gao Cunfu left just now, he did not take away the poetry and painting of the twin beauties. At this moment, the two girls did not quite understand what happened, and could only kneel pitifully in the hall.

When Cai Hua passed by, she didn't even look at the two girls.

He walked straight to Chen Chu.

The two of them looked at each other, and Chen Chu, who was a bit drunk, felt a little unhappy. He felt that he had been humiliated by Cai Hua in public, and couldn't help but said: "You are a woman, why do you come to the front line for such a good job?"

Cai Hua had expected this, and she gave a rare reply, "I won't bother you, Your Majesty, but I will go back to Huaibei at dawn tomorrow, so that I won't delay Your Majesty and the twin girls' happiness."

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Hey, Chen Chu was very surprised.

In the past, Cai Hua was very measured even if she occasionally acted a little bit.

He would neither make such a big fuss in public like today, nor would he speak to Chen Chu in such a tone.

What's going on today?

Sister Hua, I didn’t let Brother Chu step down this time.

That night, Chen Chu and Cai Hua stayed temporarily at Wang Mingzu's villa.

However, the two of them lived in separate courtyards.

There is no precedent for this in the past.

Hey, are you separated?

Chen Chu's remaining drunkenness had long since dissipated. He originally thought that Cai Hua made a scene at the banquet because she was angry, and she would definitely come over to her later when she calmed down.

Unexpectedly, no one was seen until the beginning of the night.

At 11:11, Chen Chu, who had been sitting in the house for a long time, went out. Erlang and Xiaoyi, who were guarding outside, quickly followed.

But I saw that Brother Chen seemed aimless, but he kept wandering around the yard where the third lady lived, as if he was waiting for a chance encounter.

Erlang knew Brother Chen's purpose very well and couldn't help but said: "Brother, if you want to find Sister Cai, just go in. She should not be asleep at the moment."

Unexpectedly, Chen Chu's face darkened, "Who said I was going to find her! I blame her for being too indulgent in these years, without any rules at all. It would be so embarrassing to cause such an incident at dusk."

He said this, but his eyes couldn't help it and glanced at Cai Hua's residence for the nth time.

A quarter of an hour later, no one was seen entering or leaving the yard. Chen Chu simply sat on a bluestone outside the yard and asked Xiao Yi casually, "Xiao Yi, I have a friend. If, if my friend has a conflict with his wife, if my friend takes the initiative to give in, will he be laughed at?"

"Ah? Brother Chen, I'm not married yet, so I don't know."

Xiao Yi, who had a blank relationship experience, rarely met Brother Chen for help. He racked his brains to organize the words and said: "But I think, after analyzing the specific problems in detail, although it is detrimental to the dignity of a man to take the initiative to submit, but"

Erlang, who is married, understands Brother Chen's situation best. The latter just wants to find a place to step down, but Xiao Yi can't get it right.

Erlang simply interrupted Xiao Yi and expressed his opinion, "Brother! Have you forgotten? When we were still in the mountains, you, my brother, the eldest son, and Brother Kui went shopping together in Goulan. After the incident was exposed, you surrendered. When coaxing my sister-in-law, I don’t see my eldest brother being afraid of being laughed at! As a man, right is right and wrong is wrong. If you care about your family and your own woman, you will be laughed at, then the person who is watching the joke is definitely not sincere. Friendship with Big Brother!”

Chen Chu was stunned for a moment by these words.
How could he not understand these principles?

But perhaps it was because he had been going smoothly in recent years and was surrounded by all kinds of flatterers, which made people lose his mind, and this made him pay too much attention to the majesty outside.

Although Erlang didn't make any sense, Chen Chu suddenly started to reflect. Yes, when he was coaxing Mao into a child, he wasn't afraid of people's jokes.

After the fire in Caiwei Pavilion that year, in order to help him and his father seal the alliance, Cai Huan kissed him in front of hundreds of people in the snow. Did she ever care about her face?

When he thought of this, Chen Chu suddenly had a clear idea. He glanced sideways at Erlang, who had Aomori's stubble on his chin, "In the blink of an eye, Erlang is now an adult. Thank you for your words today."

After that, he stood up and strode towards the yard where Cai Hua lived. He waved his hands to the two people behind him and said, "You two go back and have a rest. There is no need to follow."

At three quarters of Hai hour.

It wasn't too early, but Cai Hua was a night owl who was used to going to bed late and getting up late, so Chen Chu expected that she hadn't fallen asleep yet.

But when he walked outside the house, he saw that the candles had been extinguished inside.

Ru'er knew that the prince was coming and hurriedly came out from the side room to greet him. "Hua'er, are you asleep already?"

"Back to my lord, I have been tired from traveling recently, so the third lady took a rest before Haishi."

Until now, Ru'er was still helping Cai Hua guard the good news, waiting for the third lady to tell it personally.

But when they rushed over happily, the couple got angry. Ru'er felt aggrieved for Sanniang.

"Ruer, but the prince is here?"

I don't know if I was awakened by the conversation outside the house, but Cai Hua's lazy and hoarse questions that she had just woken up from rang in the house.

"Yes, the prince is here."

"Oh, please come in, Your Majesty. The door is unlocked."

As soon as he finished speaking, a candle lit up in the room.

When Chen Chu entered the room, Cai Hua was sitting at the table wearing only a plain white lining with her hair loose like a waterfall of black hair. She looked like she had just gotten up.

"Why did you go to bed so early today?"

Chen Chu spoke bluntly like an inexperienced child, but Cai Hua lazily replied, "I was tired from the journey, so I took a rest early."

After a period of silence, Chen Chu added: "Today, I didn't know about the twin girls beforehand."

This time, Cai Hua finally raised her eyes and looked over, and heard her say in a rare serious tone: "Puppy, do you think I am angry just to be jealous?"

Before Chen Chu could say anything, she immediately continued: "Not to mention a pair of pretty maids, I don't even care about Chai Yuanyi! It's you I'm worried about!"

At this point, Cai Hua was obviously moved, with a mixture of concern and slight annoyance in her tone, "If the world is in peace today, I will help you recruit ten or twenty beautiful women to open branches for my family." So what about loose leaves? But these are not peaceful times! Right now, half of Qi's army is hoarding in Zhongjing, and Wanyan Liang is eager to get rid of you! In addition, don't forget that Xixia has never been peaceful in a hundred years, and there are people sitting in the south. The Zhou Kingdom is watching the fight between tigers and tigers!
If you reveal any flaws or show any signs of failure, the whole world will definitely attack you! Have you ever thought about the consequences if you lose? You men can die on the battlefield, but what about me, Mao'er, Yunong, Ayu and that Jiarou? Even if I hang myself on the beam and let you go, where are the children in our family? Was he purified and sent to the palace to be a eunuch, or was he kidnapped and raised in Huanyiyuan since he was a child? "

These words are quite serious. Not to mention that no one dared to say these words to Chen Chu in recent years after he started to gain power. Even when he was a bachelor in Tongshan, people like Uncle Yang and Cai Yuan did not say this.

Moreover, Cai Hua did not mention the righteousness of the family and the country, but simply looked at it from one angle. If you lose, think about the fate of your family members.

This angle is indeed Chen Chu's destiny, and he can't even think about it.

Seeing Chen Chu's face turn red, Cai Hua couldn't help softening her tone, and sighed slightly: "When I was still in Tongshan, I asked you to be a rich man, but you poked a hole in the sky. All the way to now, we have There is no way out for our family, we can only continue on. On this ship, there are not only you and your tens of thousands of brothers, but also everyone in the palace. Once the ship capsizes, others may have a chance to survive, but our family will definitely not. There is no reason to be spared.
Now that Mao'er is not here, let me tell you a few words for her. The principles of being a king and a master, being a virtuous minister, and being a distant person are all written in books. You won't know it. As for who are the good ministers, I won't judge, but these Jin officials who are thinking about trying to please you all day long must be villains. You can use them, but never trust them.”

In this conversation, except for Chen Chugang who said a few words at the beginning, Cai Hua did almost all the talking later.

In fact, Chen Chu understood everything Cai Hua said.

But the complexity of human nature cannot be simply summarized as "if you know what is wrong, you will not make mistakes."

At least, after conquering Nanjing and Zhongjing in the Kingdom of Jin, Chen Chu, who had become the "acting emperor", was indeed lost.

“Don’t forget the way you came, only then will you know your way back.”

Finally, Cai Hua concluded today's conversation with words similar to "Don't forget your original intention."

For Chen Chu, Cai Hua is not only his woman, but also a role similar to a 'big sister'.

Along the way from Tongshan, she was always by Chen Chu's side during many dangerous storms, either making the final decision, making suggestions, or following through.

In this world, only she and Mao'er dare to speak to Chen Chu like she did today, but Mao'er's temperament dictates that she will never speak harsh words to officials.

Tonight was like a wake-up call.

After a while, Chen Chu said: "Sister Hua, let's take a rest."

Cai Hua couldn't help but smile. Her little lover took her words into his heart, and you could tell just from her voice.

However, we can't let him act recklessly now. What if he hurts the baby in his belly?

She smiled and held Chen Chu's hand, and Chen Chu followed Cai Hua to the door in confusion.

After Cai Hua opened the door, she smiled, pushed the person out, closed the door quickly and bolted it.

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Chen Chu thought that we would call you sister before Cai Hua calmed down. Isn’t that okay?
"Dudu. Sister Hua, Sister Hua?"

Chen Chu knocked on the door, but Cai Hua said through the door: "I'm tired today, let Ru'er take care of you."

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Ru'er, who was also standing outside the door, immediately blushed.

That night, Chen Chu returned to the yard where he was staying temporarily.

Regardless of whether Cai Hua was joking or serious, he would not really bring Ru'er back.

That night Chen Chu tossed and turned and stayed awake all night.

He has been doing some self-reflection on his recent actions. Cai Hua is right. All the way up to now, neither he nor his family, nor even Huaibei as a whole, have any way out.

Either sweep across the world and eliminate all potential enemies, or wait until others have recovered and then put Huaibei on the table.

Thinking of this, Chen Chu got up overnight and wrote two letters, one to the Xijun Zhejia, asking them to pay attention to Xixia's movements.

Another letter was given to the Huaibei Military Command Headquarters, asking them to contact Mei Yao, codenamed "Buddha Ni", and to collect all recent intelligence from the Zhou Kingdom and send it to the front line in Beijing for reading.

After doing this, the eastern sky has turned white.

Chen Chu just felt a little sleepy and wanted to go to bed to rest for a while, but he heard a small noise outside the hospital, which seemed to be the sound of moving boxes and cages.

Out of curiosity, Chen Chu put on his clothes and got up and walked out.

However, they saw two carriages parked outside the courtyard where Cai Hua lived, and Ru'er was directing his servants to carry luggage to the carriages.

Next to them, the twin sisters from yesterday boarded another carriage nervously but confusedly under the guidance of a woman.

"Ru'er, you want to leave?"

Chen Chu was very surprised. Maybe it was because after Cai Hua said what he said, Ru'er blushed when she saw Chen Chu, and bowed slightly stiffly, and then said: "Go back to your lord, Sanniang will take us back to Huaibei today." ”

Coincidentally, Cai Hua, wrapped in a red cloak, also walked out.

Chen Chu stepped forward, looked at Cai Hua's charming face that turned everyone upside down, and whispered: "You haven't calmed down yet? I already called you Sister Hua."

Cai Hua could see her lover's grievance from Chen Chu's demeanor and tone, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and smile. Then, she took Chen Chu's hand and walked behind a pomegranate tree.

"I didn't mean to drive you away yesterday. If Sister Hua still cares about it, you can pinch me twice to vent your anger."

With the pomegranate tree covering it, blocking the sight of the guards and servants, Chen Chu was no longer afraid of being embarrassed and apologized in a low voice.

However, Cai Hua chuckled, looking at Chen Chu's face that was slightly roughened by the cold wind in the north, and said softly: "Sister, I have gained a reputation for being petty in my life, but I have never really given birth to a child. Once the dog is angry, I will go back this time."

Having said this, Cai Hua took Chen Chu's hand with her left hand and gently placed it on her belly. Then she showed a gentle smile and said, "I went back this time to have an abortion. In my belly, I have a puppy, hee hee."

Chen Chu fell into a daze for a moment, but Cai Hua stood on tiptoe and lightly pressed a kiss on Chen Chu's lips. Then she raised her head slightly and raised her hand to rub the latter's cheek. Even though she had already settled her farewell mood, she still accidentally Revealing a hint of nostalgia, he said, "We have traveled two thousand miles, and by the time we meet again, the puppies may have been born. You are on the front line, and the battle formation is dangerous and you have no eyesight. Remember to be extremely careful." (End of this chapter)