Zhou Wu put down her wine glass and asked Li Mudao calmly: "Is your wife back?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "They are at home now."
Zhou Wu said calmly: "Then go back."
After she finished speaking, the scene before Li Mu, Xiaobai, and Wanwan changed, and when they reappeared, they were already in the courtyard of the Li Mansion.
Liu Hanyan looked at the three people who suddenly appeared and asked, "What's going on with you?"
Li Mu said awkwardly: "We, we were in the palace just now."
Liu Hanyan frowned and asked, "What are you doing in the palace on New Year's Eve?"
Li Mu explained: "Didn't you say that you won't come back? Wanwan Xiaobai and I are the only ones left at home, and His Majesty is the only one in the palace. We just thought about having a meal together in the evening so that we can enjoy each other."
A companion..."
Liu Hanyan looked at Wanwan and Xiaobai and asked, "Is that so?"
Xiaobai and Wanwan nodded repeatedly.
Liu Hanyan walked to the stone table in the yard, stretched out his finger, wiped it lightly, looked at the dust marks on his hands, and asked Li Mudao: "Have you had this meal for at least half a month?"
Li Mudao: "Listen to my explanation first..."
If the imperial court is a company and the Queen is the boss, Li Mu is the boss's most valued employee.
As a boss who cares about her employees, she allows Li Mu to live in her own villa near the company because she understands that Li Mu has a long commute to and from get off work. Is this normal?
On the eve of New Year's Eve, his wife was at her parents' house. The boss moved him to work overtime day and night during this period and invited him to a New Year's Eve dinner. Isn't this too much?
Liu Hanyan looked at Li Mu and asked, "So, the three of you have been living in the palace for more than half a month?"
Li Mu nodded.
Liu Hanyan did not cause trouble for Li Mu, but when Wanwan was called into the room by her, Li Mu did not dare to follow him.
He glanced at Li Qing, who gave him a helpless look.
Obviously, she has now united with Liu Hanyan.
In the room, Liu Hanyan tapped Wanwan's forehead and said: "Before I left, what did I tell you, asking you to watch him and not let him not come back at night? It would be better for you to just not come back with him.
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Wanwan looked down at her toes, sobbed a few times, and tears fell down.
This made Liu Hanyan at a loss, and said in a panic: "Why are you crying? I haven't said anything to you yet..."
Wanwan wiped her tears and said in a vague voice: "There are so many dishes, I, I haven't even eaten a bite..."
Liu Hanyan didn't hear what she said clearly. Seeing her crying sadly, he had to hug her and comforted her: "Okay, okay, I don't blame you anymore. Stop crying..."
Fortunately, Li Mu did not sleep alone in the palace, but was accompanied by Wanwan and Xiaobai. He did not do anything to apologize to her. At most, there was a little more dust in the house, but cleaning it was just a small magic trick.
matter.
There is still a very serious problem before Li Mu now.
Having New Year's Eve dinner at Changle Palace was a decision he made after learning that Liu Hanyan and Li Qing would not be back tonight.
So he didn't buy groceries in advance. After all, if he were in the palace, he wouldn't have to worry about these things at all.
So, what are they eating now?
During the Chinese New Year, every household is having a reunion dinner in the middle of the night. Even if they go out to buy groceries, it is too late.
It's a pity that they didn't even take a bite of the sumptuous meal at Changle Palace. Xiaobai was better, Wanwan almost cried. When the queen moved her to her home, she still had the chopsticks in her hand.
There is only one way to have a normal New Year's Eve.
Changle Palace.
Zhou Wu was sitting on the roof of Changle Palace. She didn't touch a bite of the New Year's Eve dinner carefully prepared in the imperial kitchen.
The snowflakes had already stopped, but after Li Mu and the others left Changle Palace, they started falling again, and they tended to get bigger and bigger.
Zhou Wu let the snowflakes fall on her body and silently looked at the lights of thousands of houses on New Year's Eve in the capital city.
On the busiest night in the capital city, Changle Palace was as deserted as ever.
This is the excitement of the people and has nothing to do with her.
At a certain moment, Zhou Wu felt the vibration of the spirit conch in the Hutian space. She stretched out her hand, and the spirit conch appeared in the palm of her hand. She looked at it for a while, then took the spirit conch back and ignored it.
After a while, she took it out again and asked, "Why are you looking for me again?"
Wanwan's aggrieved voice came from the spirit snail: "Sister Zhou, can you finish all the dishes by yourself?"
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Although Liu Hanyan often complained that the Queen was too harsh on Li Mu, when she actually saw the Queen, she kept her head down and did not even dare to look at her. She no longer looked arrogant in front of Li Mu.
In the hearts of Zhou women, the Queen is like a god.
Not only the women of the Zhou Dynasty, but also all the countries in Zuzhou, no matter human, ghost or demon, as long as they are female, there are few who do not admire the Queen.
At the age of less than thirty years old, she owns the most powerful empire in Zuzhou, and her strength has reached the upper three realms that practitioners dream of. She is the first person throughout the ages.
This first person includes men.
People who are not familiar with her can easily be intimidated by her noble and powerful aura.
Liu Hanyan is one of them.
In Changle Palace, she even talked much less than usual.
Fortunately, Wanwan and Xiaobai were here, especially Wanwan, so the atmosphere of this special New Year's Eve dinner was not so awkward.
People in the Zhou Dynasty have the custom of staying up late for the New Year. Generally, they don't sleep tonight.
They had to clean up after returning home, so Li Mu and others simply stayed in Changle Palace.
In order to spend this long night more easily, Li Mu used more than a hundred pieces of spiritual jade to carve a mahjong set.
Of course, everyone here is not an ordinary person. For the sake of fairness, no one, including the Queen, is allowed to use magic to cheat.
Except for this silly girl Wan Wan, none of the women in Changle Palace tonight was Hui Zhi Lan Xin, who quickly learned how to fight.
So, the whole night, Changle Palace was filled with the sound of banging and banging.
Li Mu, Liu Hanyan, Li Qing, and the Queen sat around a square table. Xiaobai moved a chair and sat behind Li Mu.
I would run over to take a look at it later in the evening, and then quickly run back to the table to have a few bites. The whole night passed quickly.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, after eating dumplings, Liu Hanyan and Li Qing were about to return.
Their return to the Divine Capital this time was originally a temporary decision. Yu Zhenzi was still waiting for Liu Hanyan in Baiyun Mountain, and Li Qing also wanted to go back and continue to retreat, striving to break through to the fifth realm as soon as possible.
Li Mu asked Daozhong to escort them back, and when they reached Baiyun Mountain, it would fly back on its own.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Mu and the Queen were not idle either.
Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, a large court meeting is held as usual.
In addition to the officials of Shendu, the governors of the thirty-six counties will also go to the palace to report on their duties on this day.
In addition, the Ministry of Etiquette also had to take the lead in holding the first ceremony of the new year. By the time all the procedures were completed, it was almost evening.
Next comes a long vacation.
From the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year, except for important government agencies such as the Ministry of Justice, which need to have officials on duty, most officials can enjoy half a month's holiday.
Li Mu originally planned to take advantage of this holiday to return to Baiyun Mountain.
But Li Qing was in seclusion, and Liu Hanyan was about to travel with Yu Zhenzi. After he returned to Baiyun Mountain, there was a high possibility that he would be regarded as a ruthless charm-drawing machine by those old guys. After careful consideration, Li Mu gave up.
Got this idea.
Instead of being squeezed dry by those old men, he would rather stay in the divine capital and accept the squeeze from the Queen.
However, the Queen has not been exploiting him much recently. All the major government offices are closed and there is no news to see. Li Mu's daily life is nothing more than playing mahjong, practicing spiritual practice, and repairing the Taoist bell.
The cracks on the bell are almost invisible to the naked eye, but if the bell body becomes larger, the cracks will still be obvious.
Currently, it can be used by Li Mu as an offensive weapon, and it can also protect Li Mu.
If you want to restore it to its integrity and have the power to protect a mountain gate, you have to wait until it is completely repaired.
But there are no new spells in Li Mu's head. Without spells that have never appeared in this world, there is no way to obtain the source power of heaven and earth. Li Mu is not aware of other ways to obtain the source power of heaven and earth.
He could only put this matter aside for the time being, and Dao Zhong could only stay by his side for now.
Even if there are no new spells, Dao Zhong itself can complete self-repair within ten years.
Li Mu walked out of Changle Palace, patted the Dao Bell on his shoulder, and said, "You can only stay with me for a while longer..."
The bell buzzed once in response.
Li Mu suddenly looked forward and saw a figure walking slowly towards Changle Palace.
Judging from the figure, the person seemed to be a woman. She was wearing a black cloak and a black hat. She had a vague aura and walked slowly to the entrance of Changle Palace.
She looked at Li Mu standing at the door of Changle Palace and asked, "What's your name?"
Li Mu looked her over and said, "Li Mu."
The woman in black nodded slightly, and then asked: "Xiao Lizi, is your Majesty in Changle Palace?"