Shou'an Hall is the residence of Qian Chu's biological mother, the Wu family. The layout of the hall seems incompatible with the identity of the Wu family. Directly opposite the door of the hall is a shrine, which enshrines the statue of Laozi. Green smoke curls from the bronze statue.

The incense rose slowly, blurring the solemn face of the statue.

In front of the shrine, there is a female crown sitting cross-legged on a futon. She looks about forty years old and wears an ordinary dark robe. Although her age does not mean that her clothes are sober, her elegant temperament cannot be concealed, and she can vaguely see the charm of her past.

This is Qian Chu's biological mother, Mrs. Wu. She was born in a general family of Wuyue and was the concubine of King Wenmu Qian Yuanguan. Now she is the wife of Shunde, where mother is more valuable than son.

Wu was frugal by nature and good at playing the harp. After Qian Yuanguan's death, he became obsessed with Huang Lao's studies. Even in the palace, he often wore Taoist robes and behaved like a monk.

There is also a woman in palace clothes at the top. She is beautiful and simple in clothes. She is Qianchu's princess Sun.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were dressed plainly, but in front of them were kneeling several dancers in gorgeous clothes. If Xu Xian were here, he would definitely think that these people looked familiar.

"...Last night, Manager Xu took the slaves into the room and danced non-stop on the bed. Later, the slaves were really tired, so they gave him a bowl of sobering soup and helped him sleep."

"Raise your head and look at me!" Wu asked seriously, "Have you and Xu Xian done anything deviant?"

The leading dancer said: "Go back to Taijun, there is nothing wrong with this servant and Manager Xu."

As a dancing girl in the palace, if she cannot become the king's concubine, her best destination is to be given to a courtier as a concubine. Xu Xian, who is young and handsome and has high-ranking officials, is the most rare.

After the few soldiers who were watching the fun left, the dancers couldn't wait to attack Xu Xian. What was annoying was that they could not succeed against a drunk man. Now thinking about it, they still feel a little regretful.

Wu's numerous readers could tell that the dancer was not lying, but she still didn't believe it, "You are all very motivated, how could you let such a young and handsome hero go? Tell me the truth!"

Several dancers kowtowed together and said: "What the slaves told is the truth, and I would never dare to deceive the prince. The slaves are so lucky that they want to marry a good husband. Last night, they also tried their best to flatter Manager Wu, but when it came to Liang Zhenzhang,

When the time came, he was not allowed to push all the slaves under the bed."

Wu frowned, "Oh? Could it be that he has some hidden disease?"

A younger dancer suddenly giggled. She was poked by the person next to her and quickly covered her mouth. Princess Sun immediately scolded: "Why are you laughing? Just tell me. If you dare to lie, I will call you."

Go clean the toilet."

The little dancing girl kowtowed and said, "I just thought that what happened last night was funny. Last night, I and my sisters took off their clothes to serve him, but he pushed them off the bed and covered their crotches to beg for mercy."

"Begging for mercy?" Mrs. Wu looked confused, unable to understand that a famous general would beg for mercy from several women.

"Yeah!" Little Dancer nodded and said, "Mr. Xu knelt down and worshiped on the bed, saying, 'Sisters, please spare Xiao Ke. If the shrews in the family find out, they will castrate me.

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As she spoke, she imitated it again, with a lifelike and helpless expression on her face that was about to cry but had no tears, and it looked very funny. The dancers and Princess Sun were all trembling with laughter, and even Wu was bursting into laughter.

Wu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It's really unheard of! But it is very rare to be able to sit calm like Liu Xiahui."

Sun said: "How can he sit still and calmly? He is obviously henpecked!"

"That's wrong. There is no man in the world who is truly henpecked, especially a general like this who can go into battle to kill the enemy. The so-called henpecking is nothing more than true love."

Wu has extraordinary experience, but this time she really guessed wrong. Xu Xian was really afraid of Zhao Ningxiu's rolling pin.

The leading dancer also echoed: "This slave also thinks that Manager Wu really loves his wife. It's not that he doesn't covet my beauty, but he endures it forcefully. He's had a nosebleed this morning after holding it in all night."

Wu nodded, waved her hand and said, "You all, please go down!"

After the dancer retreated, she turned to Mrs. Sun and said, "What do you think of Manager Xu?"

Sun murmured for a while and said: "This General Manager Xu is good at conquering and fighting, and he is full of wisdom. The king said that this time he went north to attack and captured Changzhou. Even if he retreated, he would be able to prevent the Tang Dynasty from crossing the border for ten years. It's a pity that he is not Wu Yue.

My ministers cannot continue to serve the king."

But Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "That's not what I'm talking about. What do you think about calling this Mr. Wu Qingying's husband?"

When Mrs. Sun heard this, she couldn't help but said in surprise, "How could Taijun think so? This Manager Xu has a wife!"

"So what, when I married King Wenmu, he didn't have a wife!" Wu sighed: "Qingying's mother entrusted her daughter to me and passed away. In the blink of an eye, it has been ten years.

Since Wende came to the throne, I have no mind to deal with worldly affairs. Since I suffered a serious illness last year, I have felt that my time is running out. When I return in the future, if Qingying does not have a home to go to, my mother will not know how to explain it to her."

Sun said: "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings and will live a long life. If your Majesty is at ease, you can ask Qingying to be married to you. There are so many young talents in Hangzhou and I am afraid that they will not find a good family."

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. Sun and said word by word: "Qingying likes Manager Wu!"

She sighed and continued: "Recently, I often see Qingying holding the golden bead in a daze. I have seen her praying in front of Laojun more than once. I am also a woman and I was young. How can I not know what she is thinking."

Ms. Sun smiled and said: "Younger Mu Ai is very ordinary. She only has to listen to her parents' orders for life-long matters. What's more, she is the sister of the king, how can she willingly degenerate into being a concubine..."

In the middle of speaking, Mrs. Sun suddenly remembered that this mother-in-law had also been a concubine. She quickly stopped and bowed to Mrs. Wu, "I made a mistake, please punish me!"

Wu shook her head slightly and said: "If it were ten years ago, I would not have divorced you. But I dare not say that I have a bright mind and see through the world today. My power and status have long been underestimated, and I will not be worried about your words.

As the saying goes, it is hard to buy good things with money. As long as Qingying likes Mr. Xu, he will be happy even if he eats rice bran. If the king feels shameless, he will discuss with Xu Xian that the two of them will be regardless of their size.

Qingying is as kind as her biological mother, and will not bully his first wife based on her status. If it doesn't work, it's okay to be a concubine. Anyway, Qingying is not the direct descendant of the late king."

In later generations, people often hear people talk about "Buddhist life". Wu Taijun, who believed in Huang Lao's teachings, is a "Taoist life", which is more free and easy than "Buddhist life".

Sun looked hesitant and pondered for a while before saying: "I have something I don't know whether to tell or not. Well, the Taijun probably doesn't know that the king wants Qingying to be the queen of Zhou..."

As soon as these words came out, Wu's calmness disappeared instantly and exploded like a firecracker. Her eyes became as sharp as swords and she gritted her teeth and said: "Absolutely not! Qingying entered the palace so innocently that he can eat people.

There won’t even be any bones left in this place. I have been walking on thin ice and fighting with others in the palace for half my life. I will never let Qingying follow my old path, let alone let her end up like her mother."

She turned to the older palace maid beside her and said, "Go and see if your Majesty has gone to court. If he has gone to court, please ask him to come to me immediately!"

Xu Xian was a little uneasy. He really couldn't figure out what Qian Chu's mother wanted to do with him. Could it be because of the obscene incident in the palace last night?

All the women in the palace are the emperor's women. Although Qian Chu does not have the title of emperor, he is actually a minor emperor. This rule also applies to him. If you have a woman who has become an emperor, someone will come to tell you.

If it doesn't work out, just accept a few dancers. I won't dare to take them home. I'll raise them in Henghai for two months. If they don't get pregnant, I'll give them to my subordinates as wives.

Xu Xian felt a little relieved after making up his mind. Seeing Qingying holding the rope and jumping ahead without paying any attention to the panda's feelings, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

"Princess, the panda is not a dog. It doesn't like being led by a rope like this."

Qingying turned around and said, "Then what does it like to do?"

"Well... it doesn't like to do anything. As long as you give it enough bamboo, it likes to sleep after eating."

Qingying chuckled twice, "Isn't it just like a pig, so it is still a spotted pig!" She squatted down and untied the rope around the panda's neck, "Since it doesn't like me to unti it!"

"Princess, it's best not to touch it. The panda is also called the iron-eating beast. It can bite off your arm in one bite!"

Qingying didn't take it seriously, "Don't lie to me, it looks so naive and can bite people?"

"Are the princess's arms stronger than bamboo?"

Qingying seemed to wake up and suddenly pulled her hand back, "It's true, I've seen it tear open bamboo as thick as a bowl before! You seem to know it very well, have you raised it before?"

"Exactly! I have one at home. Like the princess's one, I bought it at the market and have been raising it for several years."

"You only have one, so isn't it lonely?"

"It is indeed lonely and unable to breed. When I return to Tokyo, I will release it back into the forest!"

Qingying smiled and said, "That's not necessary. If the manager doesn't mind, he can take Qingying's spotted pig back."

"Don't you think the princess likes it?"

"It doesn't matter if you like it. I didn't know that its habits are not as good as giving them to the manager. If they can be matched, they can make a good marriage! Hehe..."

"Thank you very much, Xu!" Xu Xian agreed unceremoniously. Aunt Liu's rhubarb will not have to suffer anymore in the future.

Xu Xian followed Qingying to Wu Taijun's residence. When the palace servants went inside to report, he came back and said, "Taijun said there were other things to deal with, and he said he would see Mr. Xu another day."

Xu Xian didn't want what he wanted, and he didn't want to hear others say, "Princess, Xu will leave first!"

As soon as Xu Xian turned around, he saw Qian Chu coming quickly. Judging from his clothes, he must have just left the court. Xu Xian bowed his hands and saluted Qian Chu before he arrived. Qian Chu was also very surprised when he saw Xu Xian, "Xiao Wang was about to call

I'm looking for the manager, why are you here?"

Qingying replied: "It was my mother who asked me to invite Mr. Xu to come. Unexpectedly, my mother said she couldn't see him when he came. Mr. Xu was about to go back."

Qian Chu smiled and said: "Butler, please wait a moment. When Xiao Wang sees his mother, he will come with me. Xiao Wang has something important to discuss with you."

"It doesn't matter, I have nothing urgent to do anyway."

Qian Chu nodded and raised his legs to enter the palace door. As soon as his front feet entered the palace, the palace door was closed. Qingying giggled when she saw this and said: "Brother is going to be in trouble. Mother will definitely teach him a lesson today. Look at this attitude."

I will definitely beat him with a cane."

"That's not the case. The King of Wu and Yue is still a prince no matter how you say it. It's not like he has to suffer from the cane."

"Even if you become an emperor, you are still someone else's son. It is natural for children to be taught by their parents. Don't you respect your parents and not teach you?"

"My mother died young, and my father has been missing for many years and may have died in a foreign country. Apart from being touched by my husband's ruler, he has never been touched by a cane!"

Qingying showed sympathy, "Then you are really unlucky, you have never even been hit by a cane!"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a faint popping sound in the wall, which was the sound of canes being slapped on clothes.

Qingying leaned towards the crack of the door and took a look, "Mother still saved face for her brother. She can't see anything when the doors and windows are closed."

Xu Xian joked: "It seems not good for the princess to gloat about misfortune."

Qingying turned around and sighed with melancholy: "I feel sorry for my brother being punished and I am worried that my mother will be so angry that her body will be damaged. I feel sad before it is too late, so I won't take pleasure in others' misfortune."

Xu Xian curled his lips, the little girl is very good at acting, she was so happy that her molars were exposed just now, I believe you would be surprised!

"My mother and brother are quarreling!" Qingying's melancholy expression suddenly became tense and she started to bang on the door, "Open the door and let me in!"

Xu Xian raised his ears and vaguely heard two voices going back and forth a little fiercely, but it was far from the level of a quarrel. As for the specific content, he couldn't hear it clearly. He didn't have Zhao Ke's ability, and he couldn't hear it.
To be continued...