Drunk House

 The Zhou Mansion has already received the news, and the Manchu people are overjoyed.

The eldest princess Sheng'an resisted and did not rush into the palace. She knew that her grandson would be back in the middle of the night and must be tired after traveling day and night. She was afraid that she would not come to the palace so early, but she still prepared early.

Zhou Rui stretched his neck and looked at the door several times. It was almost noon, and Zhou Gu was nowhere to be seen. He asked the Duke's wife in a low voice, "Grandma, why hasn't the fourth uncle come back? He hasn't married the fourth aunt yet, and he lives in the house." In the palace?"

 The Duke’s wife nodded, “Don’t worry, your fourth uncle is tired and will definitely come today.”

Zhou Rui sighed, "Hey, I miss my fourth uncle so much."

 The Duke’s wife touched his head and smiled.

Zhou Rui asked again: "Grandma, will my fourth uncle live in the palace from now on?"

"right."

Zhou Rui sighed again, "Then I can't see my fourth uncle every day?"

 The Duke’s wife nodded.

Zhou Rui whispered: "Then can I also go to live in the palace?"

Mrs. Guo Gong smiled and said, "I have to ask your fourth uncle about this. Just agree to it."

Zhou Rui blinked his eyes and said, "If the fourth uncle doesn't agree, what if the fourth aunt agrees? Can the fourth uncle listen to the fourth aunt?"

The Duke of Guo said happily, "You can try it."

 At noon, Zhou Mansion finally came to visit Zhou Gu.

After receiving the news, the eldest princess Sheng'an went to the second gate in person. When she saw Zhou Gu, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she shouted from afar, "Oh, my grandma's good grandson is so thin?"

 Zhou Gu quickly stepped forward with a smile in his eyes, "Grandma."

Princess Sheng'an held his hand, looked at him carefully, and said repeatedly: "He has lost weight, but he looks very energetic. He has also changed a lot from when he left the capital from Daliang last year."

At that time, Zhou Gu was still a young man with an unopened sword carved from raw jade. Today, Zhou Gu is full of rebirth after experience.

Princess Sheng'an held Zhou Gu's hand and did not let go. She pulled him to look left and right, feeling distressed no matter how she looked at him. She said to the Duke's wife beside her: "Is the soup in the kitchen ready?"

 The Duke’s wife nodded, “It’s stewed.”

The eldest princess Sheng'an said to Zhou Gu: "Now that I'm back, I'll give you a good supplement to see how thin you are."

Zhou Gu remembered that he had drank several kinds of soup in the palace today, and his eyelids twitched when he heard this, but he still readily agreed, "Okay, listen to grandma."

 The eldest princess of Sheng'an smiled.

The group of people gathered around Zhou Gu and walked inside in a lively manner.

The old Protector walked out of the study. When he saw Zhou Gu, he laughed and scolded, "You brat, it's such a big battle, and I even asked someone to come out to greet you in person."

Zhou Gu smiled angrily, "Grandpa, are you embarrassed to say this? If you don't stop my grandmother and mothers, can you blame me for this?"

The old Protector snorted and glanced at the female relatives, "How can I stop you? Your grandmother's eyes are blue from looking forward to you."

Princess Sheng'an laughed and scolded, "Old man, a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory."

 She smiled and held Zhou Gu with one hand, and Su Rong with the other, "Let's go into the house quickly. It's very cold today. Let's talk in the house."

They had just taken a few steps when Zhou Gu ran over and said, "Uncle Four."

He rushed forward, very happy. Because it was cold and he was wearing thick clothes, he ran over like a ball in a gust of wind and hugged Zhou Gu's thigh.

Zhou Gu could only let go of Princess Sheng'an's hand, grabbed his collar, and picked him up, "Zhou Rui, what are your rules? Why are you running?"

Zhou Rui shouted, "Fourth uncle, fourth uncle, I'm so scared."

 Zhou Gu put him down.

Zhou Rui continued to hug his thigh, and said with a flushed little face, "Fourth uncle, since you left, I have missed you. I miss you day and night, everything I think about..."

"You're already fat." Zhou Gu took over his words, "You're like a ball."

  Zhou Rui: "..."    Can we still have a good chat today? He is a nephew.

 He flattened his mouth and stamped his feet, "Fourth uncle."

"Okay. I know you miss me, and I miss you too." Zhou Gu patted his head.

 Zhou Rui let go of his hand and said, "Fourth uncle, please hug me." He raised his face and said, "Fourth aunt hugged me the first time she saw me."

 Zhou Gu turned to look at Su Rong.

Su Rong blinked at him, "It's not heavy."

Zhou Gu curled his lips, "It's like a ball. It looks heavy. Why isn't it heavy?"

Despite what he said and his disgusted eyes, he still picked up Zhou Rui and held him in his arms.

 Zhou Rui put his arms around Zhou Gu's neck and took the opportunity to say, "Fourth uncle, I want to stay with you in Nanchu until I grow up."

 Zhou Gu immediately said: "No."

Zhou Rui turned around and asked Su Rong, "Fourth Aunt, is that okay?"

Su Ronxiao said, “Okay.”

Zhou Rui was immediately happy and turned to Zhou Gu, "Fourth uncle, my fourth aunt said it's okay. You can't help but listen to her, right?"

 Zhou Gu smiled angrily.

 He pulled Zhou Rui down and put him on the ground, saying angrily, "Go by yourself."

Zhou Rui stuck out his tongue, ran to the side, took Su Rong's hand, and said in a crisp and obedient voice: "Fourth Aunt, Fourth Uncle, do you listen to your words?"

Su Rong said deliberately: "Your fourth uncle has a bad temper, I have to listen to him."

 Zhou Rui said "Huh?" and seemed shocked, "Is this so?"

 “Hmm.” Su Rong said seriously.

Zhou Rui looked at Su Rong with disbelief, and then at Zhou Gu who had a sullen face. He scratched his head and said, "If your fourth uncle disobeys me, ask your great-grandfather to beat him."

 Su Rong: “…”

ha!

 Zhou Gu: “…”

 Everyone laughed.

The eldest princess of Sheng'an seemed to remember the time when Zhou Gu was always beaten, and glared at the old protector. The old protector coughed. He could beat him before because he was his grandson, but he can't do it in the future. He is the concubine of Nanchu's daughter-in-law and the future prince's husband. As his grandfather, he cannot do anything to him.

 A crowd of people entered the main courtyard in a lively manner. After everyone took their seats, Zhou Gu spoke to Mrs. Su, "Mother, couldn't my uncle come to watch the ceremony?"

Mrs. Su smiled and shook her head, "I originally wanted to come, but the snow is so heavy that I'm afraid I won't be able to come."

Zhou Gu sighed, "The snow this time is really deadly. There have been many casualties among the people, and countless materials have been consumed."

Mrs. Su nodded, "Xiao Qi said that the national treasury is almost empty due to this heavy snow. She has also reduced the taxes for next year. As a result, you will have to work hard for another year next year. I hope next year will be a good year." , God will make people happy."

Princess Sheng'an said: "It will definitely happen. Next year will definitely be a good year. Didn't Qin Tianjian predict it? It means that the weather will be good next year."

 Zhou Guxiao, “I hope it’s more reliable.”

 Everyone chatted for a while and asked about Zhou Gu’s experience abroad, and Zhou Gu gave a brief explanation.

He smiled in a good mood and said: "Nangong Zheng should have received the news by now, but before I returned to the royal capital, I didn't hear any news from him from the Wei Dynasty. I probably swallowed this dumb loss."

The old protector praised, "Well done."

Zhou Gu would have been proud of his grandfather's praise before, but now he is neither arrogant nor impetuous. He said with a smile: "Thanks to Brother Gui Xue, I mobilized few troops at that time. If he hadn't led the troops in time, this battle would not have been possible." It won’t go too smoothly.”

 The old Protector was very happy and thought with relief that this grandson has really grown up in just one year. (End of chapter)