In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

The backyard of the Zhao residence.

The night was dark and the wind was high.

A nimble black figure, moving with lightness, leaped over the wall.

That's Zhao Yu.

To escape danger, I'm now a thief.

Besides, what's wrong with being a thief?

There are good thieves too.

Goodbye, ledger.

Goodbye, roast pork.

Goodbye, spicy fish.

"Wild fish and gentle breeze at the Ice Crystal Pavilion, here comes Zhao Yu!"

Zhao Yu jumped down, before he even turned around.

"Cough cough."

A crisp cough came from behind me, near the wall.

Then, several torches were lit.

The corner of the wall was illuminated as if it were daytime.

That voice sounds familiar.

Zhao Yu turned his head and saw that the sky was about to collapse.

A horse-drawn carriage was parked not far away.

It was when Zhao Yu came to Ye City to supervise the construction earlier.

Cao Jie absolutely refused to let him use that shock-absorbing carriage.

Beside the carriage.

There were two people standing there.

Who else could it be but Cao Jie and Sun Shangxiang?

Cao Jie was dressed in light pink casual clothes and holding a handkerchief in her hand.

Sun Shangxiang was dressed in a close-fitting outfit, carrying a bow and arrows on her back, and a sword hanging at her waist.

They were all looking at him with smiles.

"My husband."

Cao Jie waved.

"So late, climbing the wall to exercise?"

Sun Shangxiang is more direct.

"Not bad, huh? No wonder you're the man I've got my eye on. But why do you seem a bit weak?"

"My sister told me before that you used to scale walls and rooftops to buy her candied hawthorns in order to coax her."

"Screw you, candied hawthorns!" Zhao Yu felt his head buzzing.

【alarm:

Escape plan: Failed.

Probability of arrest: 100%

He chuckled twice.

"Um... the moonlight is nice tonight."

"I was thinking of going to find Xu Chu to admire the moon."

"Do I need to bring a change of clothes to enjoy the moon?"

"You're also bringing your own savings?"

Cao Jie pointed to the bundle on Zhao Yu's back.

Zhao Yu: "..."

When did this girl become so shrewd?

Cao Jie stepped forward.

Take out a piece of paper.

It was the "Leave Request" left by Zhao Yu.

"Feeling utterly drained, I went to inspect the work in the fiefdom?"

Cao Jie read aloud.

"My dear husband, since you're not feeling well, how can you go alone?"

"What if I faint on the way?"

"What if I encounter a female demon?"

"Aren't you scared if we're left alone at home then?"

Sun Shangxiang picked up the conversation and patted the sword at her waist.

"that is!"

"I heard the road to the Ice Crystal Pavilion is difficult to travel, and there are bandits."

"My dear husband, you're our family's 'cash cow' now, so safety comes first."

"I must protect him closely!"

Zhao Yu was in despair.

"you……"

"You knew all along?"

Cao Jie proudly raised his chin.

"Don't you even know who pays the monthly wages for the maids in your household? My father does."

"Since it was given to me by my father, they all have to listen to me."

"You had just stepped out of your room when a maid went in to clean and told me about it."

Zhao Yu gritted his teeth.

OK,

OK,

You can guard against thieves day and night, but it's hard to guard against thieves within your own household.

Deduct my salary!

Wages must be deducted!

"Let's go."

Sun Shangxiang patted the carriage.

"My luggage is all packed."

"Pots and pans, cosmetics, and my weapons rack."

"Our whole family went to 'inspect the work' together."

Zhao Yu looked at the carriage piled up like a small mountain.

He then glanced at his two wives, whose faces seemed to say, "You're dead if you don't agree."

He sighed.

Go ahead, go ahead, consider it your honeymoon.

"OK."

"I'll take you there."

"But there's a condition."

"When you get there, don't complain about how shabby it is."

Don't complain about the bitterness.

Cao Jie and Sun Shangxiang exchanged a glance.

They spoke in unison, clearly indicating that they had communicated beforehand.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm with you, I'll sleep in a straw hut!"

(Zhao Yu thought to himself: Heh, don't cry then.)

……

then.

A "wilderness survival" that originally belonged to Zhao Yu alone.

It turned into a "Zhao Family Road Trip".

along the way,

Chaos erupted.

Caojie is a typical example of "relocation-style tourism".

"Husband! Stop the car!"

"What's wrong?"

"These flowers are beautiful; I want to dig up two to take home and plant!"

"..."

"Husband! This road is so bumpy, my bones feel like they're going to fall apart! Could you go ahead and smooth out the road?"

"I'm a guard—no, I stopped being a guard a long time ago, and I'm not a road worker either!"

Sun Shangxiang's experience is described as "armed patrol-style tourism".

"There's movement!"

"where?"

"There's a rabbit in the grass! Husband, stop the carriage, watch me shoot it dead with an arrow!"

"Whoosh!"

The arrow missed the rabbit but hit a hornet's nest by the roadside.

"Buzz—"

A swarm of wasps rushed out.

"Run!"

Zhao Yu carried the carriage and ran wildly for five miles.

If I hadn't run so fast,

The whole family was almost stung and turned into pig heads.

Zhao Yu drove the car.

Exhausted.

Zhao Yun could clearly feel his SAN value dropping continuously.

The regret index is at its highest.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have stayed in Ye City and been counting my money.

……

Five days later.

at last.

They arrived.

Ice Crystal Pavilion.

This place is located in the foothills of the Taihang Mountains.

Surrounded by mountains.

The scenery is indeed beautiful.

Green hills and clear waters, birds singing and flowers blooming.

but.

poor.

They are truly poor.

There were only three hundred households in the fiefdom.

Most of the houses have thatched roofs and earthen walls, and some are already dilapidated, crumbling when the wind blows.

The road is no longer the same; it's a muddy road.

The pavilion occupies a large area, but what's the use if there's no one there?

There wasn't even a decent inn.

Zhao Yu covered his forehead.

"My three hundred households in the fiefdom probably won't even have enough to eat, will they?"

The horse-drawn carriage stopped at the village entrance.

Cao Jie lifted the curtain and took a look.

shocked.

"this……"

"This is your fiefdom?"

"Where is the Marquis's residence?"

"Where is the butler?"

Zhao Yu pointed to a dilapidated mud-brick house in front of him.

A crooked sign hung above:

【Bingjingting Marquis's Residence】.

It was actually converted from the old village head's office.

"OK!"

"That's the mansion."

There is no housekeeper.

"There's only a big yellow dog guarding the door."

"Woof!"

A dog with a bald tail ran out and barked twice at the carriage.

This can be considered the welcoming ceremony that Ice Crystal Pavilion held for him.

Cao Jie was genuinely starting to regret it.

"Are we going to stay here?"

"Even the window paper is torn!"

Sun Shangxiang was quite excited.

He jumped off the car.

Take a deep breath.

"Great place!"

"The mountains are high and the forests are dense!"

"There must be a wild beast!"

"Perfect for hunting!"

"My husband, is this the secluded place you chose? You have excellent taste!"

Zhao Yu didn't care and parked the carriage himself.

We started moving our luggage.

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it."

"If you think it's too shabby, you can still go back now."

Cao Jie looked at Zhao Yu.

Grit your teeth.

"I'm not replying!"

"What kind of hardship haven't I endured?"

(Actually, I've never really eaten that; I've never suffered anything since I was a child.)

"I live here!"

"I want to transform this place into... a paradise!"

……

After settling in.

It was already evening.

Zhao Yu started a fire in the yard.

Sun Shangxiang went and hunted a pheasant and came back.

Although Cao Jie disliked the environment,

But she still took out the fine rice and noodles she had brought and started cooking.

Just then.

A hunched old man, leading dozens of villagers, walked over.

The highest-ranking official they had ever met in their lives was a yamen runner in the county.

I've never seen such a grand spectacle from the capital before.

"Your humble servant, Liu Laogen, the head of Bingjing Pavilion, along with all the people of the pavilion, respectfully welcomes Your Excellency and your two ladies!"