lady, please calm down

Night, at the hour of Xu.

The candlelight illuminated the dim shadows in the bedroom of Baoyi Palace. Behind the bright yellow bed curtains, Yu Nong tied the straps of her bellyband with her hands behind her back, slightly tidied up her slightly messy black hair, and knelt on the bed to gather the bed curtains on both sides again.

Looking back, she saw Chen Chu staring at her naked waist in a trance. Yunong subconsciously lowered her head and found that two tiny wrinkles appeared on her belly due to the action of kneeling on the bed and bending over.

Yunong quickly straightened her back, took a breath and tightened her abdomen so that her waist would still look as tight and smooth as when she was a girl.

Among the first few people who entered the mansion, Mao'er and Cai Huan each had their own roles. Yunong, who was relatively less helpful to the family, was only somewhat confident in his own appearance.

Therefore, as I get older, my anxiety about my age and body shape becomes more serious.

At this moment, she noticed that Chen Chu noticed the little bit of fat on her belly, so she turned over and arched into Chen Chu's arms again, saying aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, do you dislike my old age and fading beauty?"

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What does this have to do with anything? But if you take one more look, you can imagine what it means to be "disliked".

Chen Chu took his arm from behind his head, put his arm around Yunong's shoulders, and said softly, "How have I aged Yunong? In my opinion, you haven't changed much since I first met you in Caiwei Pavilion."

Both of them are in their forties this year, so to say that nothing has changed is just a lie.

But knowing this, Yunong still chuckled, hugged the waist of the man beside her, and took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, speaking of Caiwei Pavilion, I suddenly miss my hometown."

In fact, the word "hometown" is somewhat inappropriate for Yunong.

Then can Caiwei Pavilion and Tongshan be considered Yunong’s hometown?
She is not like Cai Huan, A Yu and others, who have ancestral homes to live in and ancestors to worship.

Even Mao'er and Tiedan, whose parents have passed away, still know their parents' names.

However, Yunong was like a rootless duckweed in her early years. She was sold here and there and drifted to Tongshan.

Although there is a way back in the future, I don’t know where I came from in this life
Thinking of this, Chen Chu couldn't help but said distressedly: "If you want to go back to see your fellow villagers and old friends, let Rao'er and Jun'er accompany you back to Tongshan to stay for half a month."

Yunong really wanted to go back, but she also wanted Chen Chu to accompany her. Now, since he had mentioned returning home, it was a good opportunity to test whether Chen Chu could accompany her back.

But Yunong also knew that she was not good at speaking in such roundabout ways, and she couldn't help but feel conflicted, and her fingers unconsciously began to write and draw on Chen Chu's naked chest.

"What's wrong?" Chen Chu couldn't resist the itch and reached out to grab Yu Nong's little hand.

Yunong raised his eyes to look at Chen Chu, and finally decided to tell the truth, "Your Majesty, do you still remember Xiao Zhuzi?"

"Xiao Zhuzi?" Chen Chu thought for a moment and said, "He is Zhou Zulin's brother-in-law, the owner of Sitong Passenger Transport. When we had a flood in Huaibei, this guy made great efforts to help us solve the transportation problem."

"Yes, that's him! He joined forces with more than ten merchants in Huaibei and built an amusement park near the Cross Hill of Tongshan. It is related to the Journey to the West written by Your Majesty. He wants to invite me back to my hometown to cut the ribbon."

"Oh? That's perfect, I can just take the kids back and play with them for a few days."

Yunong is lively and outgoing by nature. She must have been suffocated by the life in the deep palace for the past few years. If she wants to go back and take a look, Chen Chu will not stop her.

But seeing Chen Chu agreed so readily, Yunong blinked her big eyes and looked at Chen Chu and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember what Your Majesty said when you came to see Nunu before the seventh lunar month of the seventh year of Fuchang and left?"

"Uh"

It's been more than 20 years, how is it possible that you still remember what you said?

But Yunong is not Cai Huan. She will not be upset because Chen Chu remembered the wrong place where they first met. In the whole family, Yunong is the only one who never loses her temper with Chen Chu.

Sure enough, seeing that Chen Chu remembered everything, Yunong was not angry. Instead, she sat up and shouted in a deliberately hoarse voice imitating Chen Chu's tone: ".Enclose a garden, build a rockery, a fairy pavilion, and a cave in the garden. The rockery is called Flower and Fruit Mountain, and the cave is called Water Curtain Cave."

After hearing this, Chen Chu had a vague impression.

He did tell Yunong once that he wanted to build a Journey to the West theme park outside Luliu Village, and he also promised to take Yunong to play there.

Who would have thought that the word "cow" that she talked about when she was young had been firmly remembered in her heart for more than 20 years.

Now, if Xiao Zhuzi and others had not built this garden, Yunong would probably never mention it again.

"You want me to go with you?" Chen Chu saw what Yunong was thinking. Yunong nodded immediately, and at the same time, there was a trace of embarrassment on her face, as if she had made an ignorant request. But she said insincerely, "But His Majesty is busy."

Yunong had been married for twenty-three years and had given birth to four children for Chen Chu. But now she looked very cautious because of this request.

Chen Chu, who originally had no plans to go south, made a decision in two breaths, "Okay, let's go back together to see our fellow villagers!"

"Wow!"

With a low exclamation, Yunong suddenly smiled like a flower, but still said against her will: "Your Majesty has left the capital, what will happen to state affairs?"

"Ji'er has grown up. He will be the regent temporarily. It will take at most a month. There won't be any trouble."

Seeing Chen Chu taking on so much responsibility, Yunong giggled, but then she said, "Then could Your Majesty please not tell the truth to my sister and the imperial concubine?"

"Not telling the truth?"

"Well, if my sister and the imperial concubine knew that it was Nunu who dragged His Majesty to leave the capital and return home, Nunu would definitely be scolded."

Yunong shook Chen Chu's hand and said pitifully.

"Okay, just say I want to visit you in plain clothes."

On April 19, Chen Chu, along with Yunong, a pair of young children, and the guards, boarded three boats and headed south in a low-key manner.

The eldest daughter Rao and the third son Jun, born to Yunong, stayed in Tokyo to prepare for personal matters and schoolwork respectively.

After the founding of the Chu State, after more than ten years of infrastructure construction such as waterways and official roads, the canal connecting Tokyo to Lin'an was dredged again and the entire line was open to navigation.

At the same time, the Huimin River and Ru River connecting Tokyo and Caizhou were completed in the ninth year of the founding of the country, and there was no need to go through the Cai River, enter the Huai River and then go back to Caizhou.

Greatly shortened the waterway mileage.

In just three days and nights, they arrived at Tongshan.

Although he traveled in a low-key manner, it was not as bad as the situation in the TV series where Kangxi went on a secret visit with only two or three kittens and the local officials were completely unaware of it.

That's playing with your own life and the lives of your family.

The so-called low-key means no ceremonial guards, no disturbing of the public, and no road closures.

On the 21st, Huaibei Governor Ruan Xianfang, Caizhou Prefect Cai Yun, and Tongshan County Magistrate Guan Huimin were already waiting outside the city.

There was no palace in Tongshan, so the local officials who had just received the news the day before naturally had no time to redecorate the posthouse, so they made multiple preparations. The magistrate vacated his own official residence, and after urgent consultation with his immediate superior Cai Yun, Cai Yun also vacated the Cai family mansion.

In addition, the magistrate Guan Huimin, who graduated from the Liuhuai School in Lin'an, urgently arranged for people to clean up Luliuwei and the emperor's former residence.

His thoughts were not in vain. His Majesty did not enter the city that day, but really went to Luliu Village and lived in the old house in the village.

For this, Ruan Xianfang and Cai Yun both praised Guan Huimin for his attentiveness.

At this time, Tongshan County was relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside. Guan Huimin ordered all county officials to work in two shifts and be on standby for 12 hours in the name of welcoming the annual 22nd Watermelon Festival which would open next month.

Cai Yun also brought more than a hundred officials from Caizhou to provide support, making sure that no trouble would arise during Your Majesty's visit.

This Watermelon Festival naturally originated from the initiative of Chen Chu in the seventh year of Fuchang. For more than 20 years, it has never been interrupted except for one year's suspension due to the Huaibei flood.

Today, the watermelon festival is no longer as big as it used to be when watermelons were the only thing sold. It now brings together agricultural products such as cotton, oil, fruits, potted plants, landscape trees, and various specialty cultivation industries.

To date, it has become the most prestigious agricultural and deep processing exhibition in Dachu.

That night, Chen Chu, Yunong and their children moved into Luliu Village.

Although Cai Yun and Guan Huimin received the news a day or two in advance, Chen Chu was not worried about not being able to access the real information.

Starting from the next day, Chen Chu, accompanied by others, began to wander around the county. Every time he arrived at a place, he would first look at the crops. The growth of the crops could not be faked, and these details could show how well the local government implemented the court's agricultural policies.

Secondly, he went to people's homes to see their housing conditions. He decided which village to go to on a whim. Even if Cai Yun and others knew he was coming a day or two in advance, it would be impossible for them to build a batch of new houses for the people in just a few days.

The quality of houses is a window to observe people's living conditions intuitively.

The Chinese people's habits of hard work and simplicity are ingrained in their bones, but they are particularly obsessed with building houses.

Finally, they asked whether the children of school age were in school and tested their literacy and math skills.
Caizhou, as a relatively wealthy and developed area of ​​Da Chu, became the third batch of compulsory education pilot areas after Lin'an Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture as early as four years after the founding of the country, under the promotion of Hutou.

Hutou has worked hard to raise funds and allocate large sums of money every year, so naturally he wants to see results.

Fortunately, after several days of irregular travel, His Majesty was very satisfied with what he saw, and Cai Yun and Guan Huimin, who were accompanying him, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On April 28, Guan Huimin saw that the emperor's mood was getting better and better, so he suggested taking a tour.

Chen Chu's family of four first went to Taohu Village on Qifeng Ridge. Yes, it was the escaped village back then.

However, the original residents of Taohu Village had already moved away, and this place has become a popular tourist attraction in Tongshan County.

The original seven or eight courtyards in the village have been reinforced and basically retain their original appearance.

In front of a fenced plot of land with crops in the north of the village, there is an iron sign with the words "The Emperor tills the land" written in large characters and a line of smaller characters below: "Tourists are not allowed."

At this time, there were indeed other tourists at the Taohu Village scenic spot.

Firstly, the Watermelon Festival is approaching, and early merchants can take the opportunity to look around the county; secondly, the signboard of "The Place Where the Emperor Rises" is also attractive enough.
Throughout history, all the monarchs who were able to establish dynasties, except Liu Bang, were from famous families.

But before Liu Bang started the rebellion, he was at least the head of Sishui Pavilion. But your Majesty is a fugitive and his starting point is even lower than that of Emperor Gaozu of Han!

Such a legend naturally attracted many tourists to come and see, so as to get a glimpse of His Majesty's real situation at that time.

Next to her, Yunong, who was holding Chen Chu's hand with one hand and her young son with the other, was looking at the field in front of her and thinking of many things.
In the early autumn of the seventh year in Fuchang, she came to Taohu Village for the first time.

However, it was to help the young master find the missing queen.

Later, the person was found, and Yunong and Mao'er lived together. That night, Mao'er took Yunong to see the shack she and the young master had built together, and the field that the young master had reclaimed.
At that time, Yunong could not understand that her sister's words were to emphasize that she and the young master had shared joys and sorrows, and to emphasize the legitimacy of her as the eldest lady.

It’s a pity that Yunong didn’t understand the meaning at all back then.

After many years, when she recalled it again, Yunong couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. She felt that the two sisters, who were still teenagers at that time, were silly and interesting.

More than a hundred steps away from the "Emperor's Farming Land" are the two huts that Chen Chu had dug when he first went up the mountain.

Such a temporary shelter as the arrow tower should have collapsed long ago.

But the signboard with the words "Emperor's Secret Residence" indicates its great significance. All the successive magistrates of Tongshan dared not let the official residence collapse even if it did.

Chen Chu stood in front of the shack, feeling a lot of emotion.

Zhan'er, the youngest son who had been held by Yunong, was too young to walk. Perhaps he was tired, and he kept yelling for his mother to hold him.

Chen Chu bent down and held his son in his arms, and asked with a smile: "Zhan'er, do you know where this is?"

Zhan Er grew up in the palace and had never seen such a simple building. In his mind, the worst place in the palace was the stable, so he replied, "Dad, is this Xiao Hong's bedroom?"

"Puff~Cuckoo."

Yunong laughed out loud immediately, while Ruan Xianfang and Cai Yun beside him did not dare to smile after hearing the childish words.

They, the old ministers, naturally knew that His Majesty had a favorite horse named Xiaohong, which had accompanied His Majesty in battles for more than ten years. His Majesty loved this horse very much, and even though Xiaohong was gradually getting old, he still kept it in the palace.

Treat it like a family member, otherwise the little Sixth Prince would not know about it.

But the prince's unintentional words were disrespectful. This was the nest where your father and the queen lived, but you called it a stable. Doesn't that mean Your Majesty has become the horse?

Concubine Yi dared to laugh out loud, but they didn't.

But Chen Chu didn't seem displeased when he heard it. Instead, he laughed and criticized: "You can't call her Xiaohong. Zhan'er should call her Uncle Hong!"

On this side, seeing that His Majesty had stopped in front of the shack for a long time, Guan Huimin stepped forward with great tact, moved the fence door blocking the crowd, and bowed and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to go in and take a look?"

"Then go and have a look."

Just as Chen Chu took a step forward, Da Baojian, who had been standing behind him, suddenly took a step forward, opened the door of the shack, and looked inside. The shack was dimly lit, with only a bed and a table, and no one could hide there at all.

After making sure there was no danger inside, Da Baojian turned around and left, nodding slightly to Chen Chu.

Speaking of which, after Chen Chu changed his identity from Ma Kuai to the emperor, the person whose attitude changed the least was Da Baojian. He was still very frugal with words and still had a sullen face when facing him.

But this old guy is really reassuring.

Unexpectedly, their actions finally alarmed others.

Since Taohu Village is a scenic spot, it is necessary to maintain the buildings and staff.

Several security guards in uniform gathered at the door and had been discussing the origins of this group of people for a long time.

Just from the clothes and demeanor of the first few people, as well as the sharp and vigilant eyes of the sturdy guards accompanying them, one can tell that they have extraordinary origins.

Several security guards had no intention of provoking the nobleman, but when they saw Guan Huimin moving the fence door of the "Dragon's Nest" without permission and Chen Chu rashly trying to enter the Dragon's Nest, they finally couldn't help it.

Several people immediately raised their whistle sticks and ran over here, shouting, "Stop! This is the dragon's nest built by His Majesty and the Queen herself. Do you dare to break in?"

This sudden change caused Da Baojian's men to instantly protect Chen Chu's family in the middle and become alert.

These diligent security guards are all natives of Tongshan. In Tongshan, the emperor has become a god-like existence, and they are very angry that this group of nobles in gorgeous clothes have trespassed into the dragon's nest.

Therefore, the rushing footsteps did not stop at all.

Dabaojian and the others didn't care about anything else. Their only priority was to prevent this group of aggressive people from colliding with His Majesty, so they drew their swords immediately.

Seeing that misfortune was about to happen, Guan Huimin hurriedly shouted to the other party: "Stop! I am the magistrate of Tongshan!"

In order to avoid unnecessary tragedy, Guan Huimin shouted especially loudly.

Tourists scattered around Taohu Village turned their heads and looked over when they heard the noise, and the surroundings fell silent.

But Ni'er, who had never seen a fierce conflict since she was a child, was frightened by this scene. She subconsciously ran to her father, hugged his thigh and cried, "Father, Ni'er is scared. Father"

Well, this sound is even more terrifying.

The village, which had already become quiet because of Guan Huimin's shout, was now so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The security guards stood there in a daze, staring at Chen Chu as if they had seen a ghost.
After a few breaths, the tourists who gradually reacted quickly gathered here. Someone shouted first, "Ah! It's really His Majesty! I saw His Majesty when I was in Caizhou! It's really His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, please return to Luliu Village as soon as possible."

Da Baojian's tone was calm, but he also showed a little anxiety.

Although Chen Chu didn't believe that anyone present would do anything bad to him, it was Da Baojian's duty and there was no need to put more pressure on him.

He smiled and said a few words to a few old men, comforted the frightened security guard, and then returned to Luliu Market.

In less than an hour, the news of the emperor's return spread throughout Tongshan County.

The drama of the white dragon fish suit ends here (end of this chapter)