At the end of the fifteenth year of Tianbao (757).
The Tang army had been fighting the rebels for nearly a full year, and both sides were tired. Therefore, as the year passed, the war gradually ceased, and the two sides ushered in a rare rest.
Duan Xiushi went to Dunhuang, Kong You garrisoned Lingwu, Li Guangbi went to the garrison of Anxi Army and Beiting Army, and Zhou Jun took a rare break for himself and rushed to Liangzhou where his family lived.
While riding a horse and walking in Liangzhou City, Zhou Jun looked in the direction of his home from a distance and felt a little emotional in his heart.
After fighting abroad for several years, he never returned home, and now he has no idea what his family is like.
Arriving at the gate of the princess's mansion, Sun Aying got off his horse first and went to the concierge to announce that the prince-in-law was back.
Zhou Jun handed the horse over to the soldiers, and as soon as he walked into the front yard, he heard rapid footsteps coming from the back compartment.
Yin Yu, who was dressed in a moon-yellow short jacket and looked like a bamboo basket and a flower, saw Zhou Jun, ignored others, rushed over quickly, and hugged the latter tightly.
Zhou Jun stretched out his hand and hugged Yin Yu. He could faintly hear her sobbing quietly, so he lowered his head and said, "I'm back."
Yin Yu remained silent, just hugged Zhou Jun and refused to let go.
At this moment, a boy about four years old, accompanied by several servants, quietly walked into the corridor and looked over carefully.
Zhou Jun looked at the boy and then asked Yin Yu in his arms: "Is that... Xiao'er?"
Yin Yu raised her head, wiped the corners of her eyes, turned around and said, "Xiao'er, why don't you come over to see you?"
After Zhou Xiao heard this, he quickly came over, imitated the behavior of an adult, bowed to Zhou Jun and said, "Aye."
Zhou Jun gently let go of Yin Yu and looked at Zhou Xiao with a smile, filled with emotions in his heart.
When he left Chang'an, Zhou Xiao was still young and could not speak, but now he is already so old.
Zhou Jun asked Zhou Xiao to get up, asked about his studies and current situation, and finally said to Yin Yu: "Go in first."
Yin Yu nodded.
The group of people walked towards the gate of the back garden, and Zhou Jun saw from a distance, two daughters, Xiao Qingchan and Song Ruo'e, standing at the gate of the garden.
When the two girls saw Zhou Jun, their faces were full of excitement. Due to the presence of the princess, they could only follow the rules.
Zhou Jun looked at the girls, remembered what he had experienced in the past few years, sighed softly, and then said: "The winter in Liangzhou is extremely cold, so don't stand in the yard, go inside."
Walking into the main hall of the back garden, Zhou Jun sat down. Xiao Qingchan brought warm tea and handed him a dry towel.
Zhou Jun scrubbed his face, then picked up the tea, took a sip, and immediately felt his whole body relax.
Yin Yu sat next to him and asked: "When Erlang returns home this time, he should be able to stay longer, right?"
Zhou Jun: "In the early spring of next year, the army will march from Lingwu to Hebei. After I celebrate the New Year in Liangzhou, I will set off to prepare for the war."
After hearing this, Yin Yu said: "It's good that Erlang can celebrate the New Year at home."
Zhou Jun: "You came from Chang'an to Liangzhou this time. Did anything happen on the way?"
Yin Yu: "The rebels went south, and there was unrest everywhere. They encountered some troubles on the way. Thanks to the soldiers under Luo Anyuan, nothing went wrong."
Zhou Jun nodded and asked: "Where are my parents and my brother?"
Yin Yu: "My parents-in-law live in Nancheng. Brother A and Yu Jun's mother live in a house not far from here. His son Zhou Shang often comes to play with Xiao'er."
Zhou Jun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his parents and brother were okay.
Seeing Zhou Xiao standing at the door, looking at him curiously, Zhou Jun waved to him to come over.
When his son came closer, Zhou Jun asked: "Leaving Chang'an and coming to this bitter cold place in Liangzhou, what's wrong with you?"
Zhou Xiao's voice is childish, but his words contain a maturity rarely seen among his peers: "Aye, although Chang'an is good, the prosperity will blind the eyes, and the comfort will eventually wear away the will."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he was stunned for a moment and asked: "Who taught you this?"
Zhou Xiao didn't dare to lie: "It's Master."
Zhou Jun turned to look at Yin Yu: "Who is the master?"
Yin Yu: "The master is Pang Zuojian. He is Xiao'er's primary school student and he refuses to call himself his teacher, so Xiao'er calls him his master."
Zhou Jun was stunned.
Zhou Xiao couldn't help but ask: "Ah Ye, why didn't Master come to Liangzhou?"
Zhou Jun was silent for a moment and said to Zhou Xiao: "He stays in Chang'an and has more important things to do."
Zhou Xiao nodded in understanding.
Zhou Jun thought of Pang Zhonghe and felt a little depressed. He waved his hand to Zhou Xiao, indicating that the latter could go out and play.
Zhou Xiao looked happy, said goodbye to Zhou Jun, and quickly walked out of the hall.
When Yin Yu saw Zhou Xiao walking away, he asked Zhou Jun: "I heard from others that there was a rebellion in Maweipo. General Chen Xuanli of the Forbidden Army led his troops to kill the Yang family and threatened his father to kill the noble concubine?"
Zhou Jun: "Your Majesty ordered Gao Lishi to strangle the imperial concubine to death. If I were one step too late, I might not be able to save my life."
Yin Yu was so shocked that she didn't speak for a long time.
After coming back to her senses, Yin Yu sighed: "No wonder the imperial concubine came to the princess mansion and just cried when she saw me. When I asked her, she refused to elaborate."
Zhou Jun: "Anyone who encounters something like this will probably feel sad. Let's not talk about it for now. The sun is going to set. Let's have dinner."
Yin Yu nodded and ordered his servants to prepare dinner.
After dinner, we went into the room.
As the saying goes, a little separation is better than a new marriage.
What's more, Zhou Jun and Yin Yu hadn't seen each other for several years. Driven by desire, the two of them were so passionate that they were in love with each other almost all night long.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Jun woke up in a daze and saw that Yin Yu was sleeping soundly. Not only was her arm on his chest, but her thighs were also stretched out of the quilt and placed on his lower abdomen.
Under the illumination of the morning light, Zhou Jun looked around and saw the "beautiful scenery" in front of him. It could be described as a jade bone that could be broken by a bullet.
Zhou Jun carefully moved outside, got off the bedding, threw on some clothes, and slowly walked outside the house.
Walking into the outer room of the bedroom, Zhou Jun found that Xiao Qingchan had arrived in the room early, not only preparing new clothes, but also hot water, salt rinse, etc.
Zhou Jun, who had lived in the military for a long time, rarely returned home now, so he simply stopped busy and allowed Xiao Qingchan to help him wash and change clothes.
Looking at Xiao Qingchan who was carefully tying his belt, Zhou Jun asked softly: "How is your family doing?"
Xiao Qingchan replied softly: "Thanks to the princess, my mother and little sister came to Liangzhou with the motorcade. They have a house to live in and have no worries about food and clothing."
After Zhou Jun was dressed neatly, he looked at Xiao Qingchan who was squatting on the ground and still cleaning up. He grabbed the latter's waist and pulled her to his side.
Xiao Qingchan wanted to exclaim, but when she remembered that the princess was still in the room, she quickly covered her mouth with her hands.
Zhou Jun: "Although I have been running around all these years, I still know what is going on at home... You are the most low-key among the people in the house, but the affairs of the family, branches, personnel, etc. are handled in an orderly manner and there is never any mistake. These things
It has been difficult for you over the past few years."
When Xiao Qingchan heard this, her eyes suddenly turned red and she whispered: "Qingchan doesn't dare to take credit. As long as Erlang can do great things outside with peace of mind, I will do everything I should..."
Zhou Jun sighed after hearing this.
Xiao Qingchan became his concubine, which was both a coincidence and a forced one.
She is top-notch in terms of literary talent, workmanship, thinking, etc. She is also low-key and only knows how to immerse herself in work and never compete for anything.
After Hua Yue left the Tang Dynasty, Zhou Jun was originally worried that there would be no one to take care of him, but fortunately, Xiao Qingchan was still there to handle the day-to-day affairs.
Xiao Qingchan nestled in Zhou Jun's arms and felt a pair of big hands slowly moving around her body.
While her body was heating up and her breathing was rapid, Xiao Qingchan knew that this was not the time, so she quickly resisted the temptation, broke away from Zhou Jun's arms, and whispered with blushing cheeks: "Erlang, the princess is in the room, don't do anything random."
Watching Xiao Qingchan escape from the room quickly, Zhou Jun smiled and shook his head, stood up and walked outside the room.
