That night, Zhou Jun stayed with the Jin family's mother and daughter.
After dinner, Zhou Jun asked Jin Fengniang: "How was your stay in Anxi?"
Facing her former lover, Golden Phoenix was at a loss and stammered when speaking. For a long time she just managed to say: "Everything is fine."
Zhou Jun looked at Jin Fengniang in front of him. She was once a fierce woman who was happy with revenge and dared to kidnap people on the streets of Chang'an. She lived a leisurely life in Anxi, but now she has entered the imperial city, but she has a completely different personality.
Chao Mu watched from the side and suddenly asked Zhou Jun: "Aye, I have a question."
Jin Fengniang was stunned and said quickly: "There are no rules, you have to call me father!"
Zhou Jun pulled Chao Mu to his side and said, "Tell me, what's the problem?"
Chaomu: "I heard...Aye became the emperor, and the Tang Dynasty is ruled by the Li family, so will I change my name to Li Chaomu in the future?"
When Golden Phoenix heard this, she was shocked and just wanted to scold Chao Mu.
Zhou Jun emphasized his tone and said to Chao Mu: "You are Aye's daughter and the princess of the Tang Dynasty. Your surname is just a symbol, and your name is the key."
Chao Mu nodded in understanding and asked, "Aye, I have one more thing."
Zhou Jun: "Say."
Chao Mu: "The Imperial City is empty and there is no place to play anywhere. Can I go out to play?"
When Jin Fengniang heard this, she hurriedly came out and said to Zhou Jun: "Chao Mu grew up in Anxi, which is a vast and sparsely populated area. She has a wild temper and often goes out to cause chaos. I will teach her a lot in the future..."
Zhou Jun waved his hand: "After all, children who grow up in Anxi are different from those in the Central Plains. It may take some time to adapt to the life here."
Zhou Jun looked at Chao Mu: "The place under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate has always been stable, but Liangcheng has gone through several turmoils, and is not as safe as Anxi. If you want to go out to play, remember to tell the palace first,
I will send guards to accompany you out. In addition, there are also your brothers and sisters in the palace. After a while, you will start to learn lessons and etiquette with them."
When Chao Mu heard the word "study", she was a little distressed, but thinking about meeting her brothers and sisters, she immediately became happy again.
Zhou Jun talked to Chao Mu for a while, and then asked the latter to go to rest early, leaving Jin Fengniang alone.
Zhou Jun: "I know everything about Xiu Niang."
Hearing these words, Jin Fengniang's eyes turned red, and her tears slowly fell: "Embroidery Lady has a hard life."
Zhou Jun: "Uihe suddenly encountered great chaos, and Hedari and Jinxiu Niang were set up. It was really fate."
Jin Fengniang: "Your Majesty, among the descendants of the Jin family, only me and Xiu Niang were left earlier. Now that Xiu Niang is dead, I have lost a close relative."
Zhou Jun: "Sooner or later, we must seek justice for this matter. You can stay with Chao Mu in Liangcheng with peace of mind. I will handle other matters."
Goldfeng Niang wiped away her tears and nodded gently.
A night of silence.
At the end of the court meeting the next day, Zhou Jun took Chao Mu to the palace and summoned his children.
Among the many children, Yin Yu's son Zhou Xiao is also the prince, Song Ruo'e's son Zhou Yi is the second prince, as for the others, Wan Niang, the daughter of Hua Yue, and Xiao Qingchan's daughter are named Xi Lian.
As for Xie Qin, the birth date is approaching and there will soon be a new baby in the palace.
In addition to these children, Yin Yu originally gave birth to a princess, but the child died due to lack of energy and blood just after birth.
Zhou Xiao, Zhou Yi, Wan Niang and others were all delighted when they saw Chao Mu and heard that she came from Anxi.
Especially Hua Yue’s daughter Wan Niang, whose hometown is in Dashi, bordering Anxi, and has a lot in common with Chao Mu.
A group of children were noisy together, and Zhou Jun was relieved to see them.
After that, there was a school in the palace, and Hanlin bachelors gave lectures to the princes and princesses.
Zhou Jun took some time off and did not say hello, so he hid outside the window and listened.
After listening to a few classes, Zhou Jun had a general understanding of the children's studies.
Although Zhou Xiao was quick-thinking, he had a lively temper and was not attentive in class, making trouble everywhere. Zhou Yi was the son of Song Ruo'e and was impeccable in classics and history, poetry and calligraphy, but as long as it came to policy theory and current affairs, his studies were not ideal.
Chao Mu has lived in Anxi for a long time, so his academic performance is naturally not comparable to that of others. When answering the Master's questions, he couldn't answer most of his questions.
After a group of people listened, Zhou Jun was surprised to find that the child with the best academic performance and the most comprehensive knowledge was actually Wan Niang from Dashi.
After the classwork was over, Zhou Jun walked into the room.
When the Hanlin scholars saw him, they quickly saluted and praised the emperor.
Zhou Jun nodded to the bachelors and asked the children a few more questions in front of the teachers.
The result was almost the same as Zhou Jun expected.
Turning his attention to Wan Niang, Zhou Jun asked curiously: "Among the brothers and sisters, you are the one who has made the fastest academic progress. Why is this?"
Wan Niang saluted and said: "Father, when I was eating, my mother and I depended on each other. I had to be vigilant every day to deal with all threats from the outside world. Over time, through continuous learning, I also developed skills, such as helping my mother.
Handling official duties, translating and reading manuals from various countries."
Zhou Jun: "So, your ability to learn was developed in adversity?"
Wan Niang: "Father is right, my brothers and sisters, they study either to complete their homework or out of interest. But the purpose of my study is to survive."
Zhou Jun sighed and thought to himself, he didn't know how Hua Yue could teach such a child. Having said that, he didn't know where Hua Yue was now or what the situation in Dashi's war was.
At the same time, Beiting Protectorate, Luntai County.
A woman wrapped in a black robe, riding a camel, slowly walked toward the distance from the end of the desert.
Walking to an abandoned shrine, the woman looked at the sand dunes not far away.
Under the direct sunlight, a group of riders wearing red fire robes appeared on the top of the sand dunes.
The leader of the riders looks like a woman.
She has a mask on her face and wears a white Zoroastrian robe with a pattern of three sacred fires on the skirt.
Looking at the woman in black robe under the sand dune, the Zoroastrian woman wearing a mask shouted: "Welcome back, Queen of Big Food."
The woman in black robe untied the veil on her face, revealing a pretty face, it was Hua Yue.
Huayue stared at the Zoroastrian woman and asked loudly: "Tuoba Huaisu, where is your master?!"
Tuoba Huaisu: "She is in Jinshan, Desert State."
Huayue frowned and said, "What is she doing there?"
Tuoba Huaisu rode his horse down the sand dunes, came to Hua Yue, and asked, "Do you still remember the princess of Yanqi?"
Huayue was stunned: "Shen Qian?"
Tuoba Huaisu nodded and said: "Following those clues, we found her grave."
Huayue: "The tomb? It's not like the one in the dragon's cave. Is it empty inside?"
Tuoba Huaisu paused for a moment, his voice trembling: "No, this tomb is different... Shen Qian's body is there."
Huayue stared at Tuoba Huaisu: "Have you and your master found the answer you have been longing for?"
Tuoba Huaisu shook his head: "No...this time, I'm afraid there are more puzzles."