It was already evening when Li Qinzai and his friends returned to Ganjingzhuang.
As soon as everyone arrived at the entrance of the village on horseback, they saw a graceful figure under the locust tree at the entrance of the village, looking dreamily at the end of the road.
Li Qinzai was stunned, quickly got off his horse, walked up to her, and held her arm.
"Why are you running around when you are pregnant? Be careful of the child in your belly..." Li Qinzai frowned and scolded: "What's wrong? I didn't see you standing at the entrance of the village to greet me when I returned to Zhuangzi before. What happened today?"
Cui Jie looked up at him and smiled tenderly: "I congratulate you on your safe return. I have been uneasy since your husband went to court. Today I heard the news from Chang'an City, and I am relieved."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "I'm lucky. I came back safe and sound. From now on, I will live a good life with you and the children. I don't care about the messy things in the court. I only need to do it once in my life to ask for orders for the people. It's enough. I won't do it again in the future."
If something happens, find someone taller to take care of it, I won’t do it anymore.”
Cui Jie looked at him deeply and said softly: "My husband is an upright man. If anything happens in the future, I will definitely stand up for him."
"I will definitely not stand up and hide as far away as possible." Li Qinzai said decisively: "It's bad enough to do it once. I live this life to enjoy life, not to risk my life."
Cui Jie chuckled: "Husband, just be tough, I don't believe you anyway."
Li Qinzai blinked: "My husband can be tough with more than just his mouth..."
Cui Jie was at a loss for a while, then she came to her senses and couldn't help but punch him in shame: "You can't be serious even after saying a few words. You don't look upright. You are clearly a wretched prostitute!"
Holding Cui Jie's arm, the couple slowly walked towards the other courtyard.
The setting sun dragged the silhouettes of the two people very long, and their shadows on the ground stuck together tightly, as if they were integrated into one body. There was a quiet poetry of time in the golden setting sun.
"The doctor said that my wife has just become pregnant and should not do too much activity in the first two months, for fear of the risk of miscarriage. She should lie down more during these two months. After two months, she should take a walk every day to exercise her pelvis more.
, so that there will be no danger during childbirth..." Li Qinzai warned incessantly as he walked.
Cui Jie smiled and said, "Why do you know so much, husband?"
"As you said, have you never eaten pork or seen a pig pregnant?"
Cui Jie was so angry that she hit her hard again: "If I were a pig, whose seed would I be carrying?"
Li Qinzai was stunned, oh, I accidentally hurt myself...
After getting angry, Cui Jie became cheerful again. She happily held Li Qinzai's arm and said with a smile: "No matter what, my husband is back safely. The emperor has not made things difficult for you. This is great news for our family..."
"I don't care about the country, the country, the people, or the people. I just want you to be safe. My husband cares about the world. I'm not that great. I only care about my husband."
Li Qinzai rubbed her head and said with a smile: "My husband also cares about you. A person who lives a down-to-earth life has so many countries and countries in his heart. He only has room for his wife, children, old and young."
At night, Li Qinzai stretched out and lay beside Cui Jie, and his hands habitually climbed to the top.
Cui Jie blushed and pushed his erratic hand away, saying softly: "Husband, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it in the past few months..."
Li Qinzai was startled, took his hand away and said calmly: "I'm used to it, I don't mean anything else, my husband is not a beast, how could he not let go of a pregnant lady..."
Cui Jie rolled her eyes at him: "I don't know whether my husband is a beast or not..."
Li Qinzai seriously educated her on science: "If your husband were an animal, my wife would not be pregnant at this moment, but would just lay an egg. Madam, please understand the difference between oviparous and viviparous..."
Cui Jie chuckled, then blushed and said: "I am afraid that my husband will have to bear it hard these few months since I am pregnant. I heard that men are all in need. If your husband wants to help the king, why not treat Zi Nu
Recall him, or let the head of Jinxiang County..."
Li Qinzai smiled: "Aren't you jealous, madam?"
Cui Jie hummed softly, caressed her still flat belly, and said proudly: "I am the first wife of the royal family, and I am pregnant with the legitimate son of the Li family. How can I be jealous?"
"Even if the Lord of Jinxiang County wants to take over the position of his first wife, I am not afraid of her. She is the daughter of a clan, and I am also from a noble family, so I am no worse than her."
Li Qinzai nodded. In this era, family background really determines status. Cui Jie was able to control other women only because she was from an aristocratic family, and she also had absolute authority in this family.
Therefore, after Cui Jie became pregnant, she was not afraid that other women would take advantage of the opportunity to ascend to power. In this era, the head wife of a powerful family would never be divorced easily.
Unless he commits a serious mistake, once he divorces his wife, his reputation will be ruined and he will be criticized for the rest of his life, which may even affect his career as an official.
However, Cui Jie was generous, but Li Qinzai was not so urgent.
Zi Nu is far away herding sheep in the fiefdom of Qinghai Lake. I don’t know what is interesting about it. Is it possible that she is still planning to return to the country?
After the silly girl got the fiefdom given to her by Li Zhi, she ran off to inspect her own territory. It would not be possible to bring her back overnight.
Besides, she is not Princess Loulan now, but is barely half Her Majesty. What kind of image should she look like, wearing a close-fitting leather jacket and leather trousers, holding a small whip in hand, and wearing high heels...
To recall such a queen from thousands of miles away just to sleep with a man, Her Majesty would probably replace the whip with a steel ball...
As for the head of Jinxiang County, Li Qinzai did not dare to break through the last layer of the relationship casually. The matter between him and her was complicated and difficult. Before getting the result, Li Qinzai could not ruin her reputation.
"Madam, it doesn't matter. My husband can be self-reliant," Li Qinzai hugged her, stretched out his hands affectionately, and said, "Madam, look at my husband's dexterous hands, they are all your good sisters...
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In the middle of the night, a rapid knock on the door broke the tranquility of the night.
The maid woke up Li Qinzai with fear and trembling, and told him tremblingly that someone from the Chang'an Duke's Mansion had come to report something important.
Li Qinzai was full of anger, put on his clothes and went to the front yard, and then received the news from Li Ji.
The emperor has issued a decree to suspend the trip to Fengchan. All young and middle-aged people will return to their hometowns to work in agriculture. All construction sites have stopped working. The Ministry of Industry and Household Affairs has stopped all expenditures related to Fengchan. The state treasury has also issued a compensation policy to make up for the losses of spring sowing by young farmers in Guanzhong. .
Upon hearing the news, Li Qinzai looked calm.
Unexpectedly, after the Shuowang court meeting, Li Qinzai knew that Li Zhi would definitely take back his life.
If Li Zhi still persists in his stubbornness, he will have no meaning in being a minister, and he will really consider living in seclusion in the countryside and not paying attention to worldly affairs from now on.
Now it seems that Li Zhi's decisive decision to correct his mistakes and stop his losses was quite wise, and his contribution to the Tang Dynasty was not in vain.