So when Fu Youan came back, the first thing that greeted him was stacks of folding notes.
He glanced at Shen Jiao, who was drinking tea calmly, and Qiao Chen, who was stroking his long beard and smiling, and felt something was wrong.
How come... all his officials are in jail?
Why does he have so many officials?
Everybody, everybody went in?
"Then let me pick two people."
After hearing what happened from Shen Jiao and Qiao Chen, he could only accept that his family had a group of corrupt officials, and then he selected a group of less corrupt officials and released them for reform.
Grassland and Yiguang are not good places. Not only are they far away, they are also difficult to manage, and you may have to die on the way.
But compared to being jailed, the detained officials would rather fight.
So not only did they not blame Fu You'an, they were grateful to Fu You'an. They cried in front of Fu You'an when they left, feeling that they could not live up to his trust.
Then work hard and shine at your post without complaining.
Of course, not everyone thinks so, but it doesn't matter if you don't think so. If you don't do something, you will have to spend half your life in jail.
"Jiaojiao, don't you even miss me?"
After seeing Qiao Chen off, Fu Youan hugged Shen Jiao and gently smelled the fragrance on her body.
One and a half years later, he missed her very much.
Shen Jiao tilted her head and smiled softly, "Why do I miss you?"
She touched his cheek with her fingertips, "It's a lot darker. Are you hurt?"
When this topic was mentioned, Fu You settled down for a moment before shaking his head naturally, "No, it's not me who charges into battle."
It's been half a year, Jiaojiao shouldn't be able to remember the previous injuries on his body, right?
Fu Youan thought suspiciously, and naturally missed the flash of narrowing in Shen Jiao's eyes.
"Then I'll check it later."
The corners of Shen Jiao's lips raised, "If there is an additional injury, don't blame me."
Fu Youan's expression froze, and then he changed the subject calmly, "You seem to be a little plumper."
He said and gently squeezed Shen Jiao's waist, "I like it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Jiao slapped his hand away and glared at him angrily, "Rogue."
"How can there be such a heroic gangster as me?"
Fu Youan boasted unceremoniously.
Shen Jiao poked his face, "I think you are really getting thicker and thicker."
Fu Youan just laughed.
He had been out for half a year, and the vague uneasiness and fear in his heart completely disappeared at this time.
The person who made him miss him day and night, tossing and turning, was nestled in his arms, so well-behaved and lovable.
"Has anyone made it difficult for you in the past six months?"
"No, I'm in the harem, who can make things difficult for me?"
Shen Jiao asked back, and then sighed, "It's just that I miss someone too much, and feel sad about the spring and autumn every day, so I'm not in a good mood."
She was in a bad mood, so she cooperated with Qiao Chen to torment others. When she saw that others were having a hard time, her mood improved.
How did Fu Youan know this?
He saw Shen Jiao looking lonely, and his heart trembled. He quickly coaxed her in a low voice, "Just this once, I will never go out again."
"really?"
"I swear!"
Fu Youan almost raised his finger to the sky and spoke, but his expression looked sincere.
Shen Jiao didn't say whether she believed it or not, she just leaned on him and asked him some things on the battlefield.
Fu Youan answered honestly and told Shen Jiao a few interesting things.
Prairie wolves are difficult to fight. The grassland is vast, so a head-on battle is enough. If the opponent wants to run away, it will be very difficult for them to chase them.
If it weren't for the several spies that had been planted earlier, I don't know how long this matter would have been delayed.
Comparatively speaking, Yiguang is much easier to fight.
It took just over a month to conquer the entire Yiguang.
"I've sent people to transport all the treasures of the Yiguang royal family, and I'll take you to see them later." Fu Youan's tone suddenly became a little high-spirited.
Obviously, the treasures of the Yiguang royal family are very attractive to him.
Shen Jiao patted him gently and said, "You'd better go and clean up first. You'll come back in a hurry and you'll be covered in dust."
"Stay with me."
Fu Youan took Shen Jiao and went to Yongli Pond together.
Yonglichi is a bit remote, and the cicadas and insects sang loudly along the way.
The servants and maids in the palace were holding cicadas with rods.
Shen Jiao turned her head and glanced, "I remember eating fried cicadas when I was young. It tasted pretty good, but I only ate it once."
Exploded cicadas?
Fu Youan has never eaten it, but he has seen others eat it.
"Over in Cangzhou, there is a shop selling fried cicadas every summer. A small plate can sell for fifty cents."
Fu Youan saw that Shen Jiao seemed to want to eat, so he ordered someone to make a small plate and send it to Yongli Pond. "I can only eat a little bit. I heard that someone died after eating this."
He didn't stop Shen Jiao from eating, but he couldn't eat more.
What's more...
Looking at the cicadas on the pole, he really didn't understand why Shen Jiao wanted to eat this.
Shen Jiao's eyes slightly curved, "Before you came back, I had a little loss of appetite, but now I'm suddenly greedy."
Fu Youan's heart softened after hearing this, and his eyes became more and more pitiful.
If he had known that Shen Jiao would miss him so much and worry about him to the point of being unable to eat, he might not have left so hesitantly at that time.
So he said in a slightly helpless tone, "You didn't want me to leave, and you didn't tell me before."
"Just do whatever you want. My husband, how can you be trapped in the love of children?"
Shen Jiao doesn't really want to raise a pretty boy.
After all, I have already raised a 229, and raising another one is a bit tiring.
But if the little cub has to eat soft food, then it's not like she can't raise it.
Shen Jiao sighed inwardly. After all, the times were wrong. If it were the modern era, her movements would not be too restricted.
Fu Youan didn't think as much as Shen Jiao thought.
He just complained silently in his heart. In fact, he wanted to be trapped in the love between his children now. After all, it is not good to fight and kill all the time.
He was considerate of Shen Jiao, but Shen Jiao was not considerate of him.
Shen Jiao took off her clothes in Yongli Pond that day. Shen Jiao looked at the countless scars on his body and immediately looked at him with a smile.
Fu Youan wanted to explain a few words, but Shen Jiao stuffed it into his mouth and made him realize it.
He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Why did the imperial kitchen move so quickly? I didn't even know if it was cooked or not!
That's right, he just vents his anger!
"It feels uncomfortable to the touch."
Shen Jiao stroked his scabbed scar, lowered her eyes slightly, her curled eyelashes trembling slightly.
Fu You'an thought she didn't like it and hurriedly went over to coax her, "It'll be fine in a few days. I'll ask the imperial doctor to prepare some scar removal medicine. Once it's healed, it will feel comfortable to the touch."
Shen Jiao blinked slightly and her tone was a little low, "I mean, I feel uncomfortable too."
Although I knew I would inevitably get hurt when I went out, I still felt a little distressed when I saw it.
It’s human nature, and she’s not immune to it~
Shen Jiao sighed softly.
The sigh made Fu Youan at a loss what to do. He tasted a hint of crying in Shen Jiao's voice and stood there feeling at a loss.
After a long while, he hugged her tightly and said, "This is the last time."
The emperor cannot sit down in the hall.
Occasionally, he should also listen to the words of those upright civil servants.
After all, now that he has a family, he can't afford to let Jiaojiao... and a large number of courtiers become worried again.