1. Snowy night beauty

In the winter of the 28th year of the Kaibao period of the Tang Dynasty, the snow in Jiangzhou fell early and heavy. On the first day of December, a heavy snow fell all over the sky. Zhou Xuan sailed to the "Wangyou Hall" of the governor's mansion in the morning and discussed the matter of going to Beijing after the New Year with Judge Fan, Xu, and Gu Liuquan. He decided to take three ships, a large ship on the Protectorate's Mansion and a warship, and a medium ship on Zhou Xuan's mansion, and set off on the third day of the first lunar month.

Zhou Xuan talked about Hu Shang and Abu going to Beijing with them. Judge Fan knew about Hu Shang and Zhou Xuan's friendship and agreed to let Abu's ship follow their ship.

After Zhou Xuan had lunch at the governor's mansion, he brought Lai Fu and San Chi and Si Chi to the "Super Qiu Zhan Hall" outside the north gate, and called Abu to settle the accounts at the end of the year and the New Year holiday was about to take place.

Liao Yin and Xia Cuihua and his wife remembered every income and expenditure of the "Super Autumn Zhantang" since its opening on the first day of August. The insect club, the teahouse and the restaurant have received a net profit of 4,513 taels of silver in four months.

Zhou Xuan immediately took five of the net profit of 100 yuan and rewarded Liao Yin and his wife with 450 taels of silver according to the original agreement, which made the couple so happy that they couldn't stop.

Tang Xiaosan and Hu Tong also received a reward of 135 taels of silver. The two simple boys held the silver and said, "Thank you, young master, thank you."

Zhou Xuan said: "No need to thank you. This is the income from your hard work. The 'Super Autumn Zhantang' will be on the annual leave from today. I will send someone to take you home in a carriage tomorrow. Also, you will go home and discuss with your parents. I may take you to Beijing in the second half of next year. Mission and Hu Tong, are you willing to do it yourself?"

Tang Xiaosan and Hu Tong said in unison: "We will follow wherever the young master goes."

Zhou Xuan gave each clerk in the insect club a reward of five or ten taels, and the remaining one was more than 3,500 taels of silver, and Abu received 1,180 taels of silver.

Abu refused to accept it and said, "At the beginning of the creation of the insect society, I still needed a lot of money. I will treat this as the capital of the insect society. Master Zhou also knew that I was not short of this little money."

Zhou Xuan knew that Abu would not accept it, so he ordered Lai Fu to put it all in a silver box and take it back to Zhou's mansion. The "Super Qiu Zhan Hall" was guarded by Liao Yin and his wife and Lai Fu's younger brother Wangcai. Xia Cuihua brought her parents here to live, and they were all here for the New Year.

When he returned to Zhou's mansion, it was already dusk. Zhou Xuan hurriedly had dinner and went to the inner courtyard to get a Xuanjing. He and 1,200 taels of silver were prepared to take a bus to the Protectorate Mansion. Xuanjing gave it to Fairy Jingyi. The silver was Lin Hanyun. Speaking of which, the 1,200 taels of silver was really a small fuss. Since he moved to Zhuquefang, all the daily expenses in Zhou Xuan's mansion were divided by the Protectorate Mansion. There were more than 30 servants, servants and maids in the mansion. They didn't spend hundreds of taels of silver in a month, especially two big banquets, one housewarming, and one wedding, and the cost was thousands of taels of silver. The gifts received were Zhou Xuan's personal pockets. Lin Dai, the Protector, recognized this nephew, and really paid enough money.

"Young Master, you--"

Zhou Xuan stopped and looked back. A little girl caught up in the snow, ran in a hurry, slid, and hurriedly got up.

This is Fu'er, the maid who served Yang Xiaopin. Zhou Xuan asked: "What's the matter?"

The little maid Fu'er patted the snow on her body and panted, saying, "Young master, Miss Sheep, please go to her room."

"Is there something urgent?" Zhou Xuan asked.

Fu'er shook her head and said, "I don't know, Miss Sheep is looking for the young master in the morning."

Zhou Xuan said: "Tell Miss Yang that I will go to the Protectorate Mansion first and see her when I come back."

Zhou Xuan brought Lai Fu to Chaoyangfang by car. When the Yajiang guarding the gate saw that it was the carriage from the Zhou Mansion, he immediately let it go and saluted respectfully.

As soon as he got off the carriage, the snow began to rise again. Zhou Xuan was wearing a cloak and a wooden box with Xuan mirror. Lai Fu was holding a small box of silver. The master and servant came straight outside the "Jiunan Mountain Room" under the illumination of the two servants carrying lanterns. The gate of the courtyard was closed and knocked on the door. The maid Mingfeng came to answer the door and said in surprise: "Young Master Zhou is here, so there is such heavy snow!"

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Why, isn't you welcome?"

Ming Feng said happily: "How could it be that Mr. Zhou is the person my fairy likes to meet the most. Mr. Zhou, please."

The charcoal fire in the two copper basins in the small hall was slightly red, much warmer than outside. Zhou Xuan handed the wooden box in his hand to his maid Jianyue, took off the cloak, and a thin layer of snow on it. Mingfeng took it and walked down the corridor to shake the snow.

The tall fairy Jingyi walked out of the inner door, wearing a veil, with a pink gauze hanging from the brim of the hat, and the tender yellow embroidered long skirt was still flowing, not as bloated as a winter dress. She was filled with joy: "Young Master Zhou——" she just shouted, and felt that the tone was not suitable, so she didn't know what to say.

Zhou Xuan asked Lai Fu to put down the silver box and wait outside, and smiled and said, "Sister Daoyun, this is 1,200 taels of silver, which is profitable by the insect club. Sister Hanyun is one of the three bosses of the insect club, which is what she deserves."

Fairy Jingyi smiled "sneer": "Hanyun is a child, why are you really treating her? You can move this money back."

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Sister Hanyun has asked me for money long ago. If I don't give it, she will pinch me. It's okay. The insect club has made a lot of money this year, which makes her happy. She also paid 300 taels of silver at the beginning - why isn't her sister Hanyun here tonight?"

Fairy Jingyi said, "I thought you wouldn't come, but I thought the girl said it was deserted, and it seemed like I had heard from my disciples that the legend had gone." I immediately asked someone to invite the second lady to come.

Zhou Xuan took the wooden box from Jianyue and put it on several tables, saying, "I have something to give to Sister Daoyun, and I will see you."

The gift Zhou Xuan gave was always very consistent with Fairy Jingyi's wish. When he approached, he watched Zhou Xuan untied the gauze layer by layer and held up a goose egg-shaped mirror. The lights reflected by him, dazzling.

"This is a kind of glass mirror created by me. It was named Xuan Jing. It was very clear and not out of shape. It is as bright as autumn water, as bright as stars, and the bronze mirror is incomparable. It is not in the world. I came to give it to my sister Daoyun. My younger brother is in Jiangzhou and my sister Duomeng takes care of me. I am always grateful in my heart, so whenever I have a good thing, I first think of giving it to my sister."

The sweet words Zhou Xuan said, "I'm sorry, Fairy Jingyi, never heard such warm words, especially the young man who was not a blood relative, trembled his thin veil, and he whimpered twice in his throat, but he didn't say anything. Suddenly his waist twisted and he stepped into the side chamber.

Mingfeng and Jianyue, the two maids, looked at Zhou Xuan with two pairs of wonderful eyes.

Zhou Xuan pointed to the mirror and said, "Sister Daoyun wants to go in and look in the mirror. Come and hold it in. Be careful, it will break if you fall. Oh, it's a pity that I haven't seen Sister Daoyun's fairy figure yet. I'm squandering! I'm going to Beijing after the New Year, and I don't know when I will come to see Sister Daoyun again!"

Zhou Xuan's feelings were so deep that the two maids would naturally convey to him. They only listened to the subtle voices of the inner room. After a while, Fairy Jingyi came out and his tone was as plain as possible: "Mr. Zhou, the girl will accompany Han Yun to Beijing next year. Han Yun is young, and the girl can't rest assured."

Zhou Xuan was overjoyed, his eyes widened: "That's great. I can continue to learn tea ceremony from Sister Daoyun and listen to my sister's wonderful voice. It's great!"

"What's so good?"

Lin Hanyun's crisp sound as silver bells came from outside the curtain, and then the embroidered curtain fell. The pretty elf girl jumped in and stomped her feet and shook off the snow on her small leather boots.

Zhou Xuan said: "Sister Daoyun wants to go to Beijing with us, which is so happy!"

Lin Hanyun glanced at Fairy Jingyi with dissatisfaction and said, "Sister, didn't you agree not to let Zhou Xuan know in advance, and you would surprise him when you get on the boat? Why did he know it? This would be no fun!"

"Fun, very fun!" Zhou Xuan walked to the silver box and said, "Deputy Director Lin, come some of your money."

Lin Hanyun's eyes shone and asked, "Do you from the insect club? How much money do I have?"

Lin Hanyun was so happy that she had learned that it was 1,200 taels. She still asked her sister for the 300 taels of silver. Although she was born in a luxurious family, she had everything she wanted, but it was all handled by the servants. She never had more than 100 taels of silver. The silver was still in her hands. It was really true that she held it in her palm!

Fairy Jingyi sneered: "You little money fan, you are not afraid of Mr. Zhou's jokes."

Lin Hanyun played with a silver ingot in one hand, tilted her head and looked at Zhou Xuan, smiling like a flower, and said softly: "It's my brother, why are you afraid of jokes - Brother Zhou Xuan, right?"

As soon as Lin Hanyun was coquettish, Zhou Xuan felt a little numb and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I can sleep with the silver tonight. Haha, sister Daoyun, I've said goodbye. There's still something going on in the mansion. I have to travel far after the New Year. It's always necessary to make arrangements."

Zhou Xuan returned to the mansion and carried a lantern from the side alley, through the corridor until the fourth entry. He wanted to go in and talk to Queer and the others first, and then went to see Yang Xiaopin, but saw a dim little lantern stretching out from the side alley in front, and then turned out two thin figures, one tall and one short, holding an oil paper umbrella. The three-foot land illuminated by the lantern light, snowflakes gathered and fell like moths to the flames.

"Young Master——"

The sound of the sheep's little frown was like ice shattering, crisp and cold, making people feel infinite pity, and I wish I could catch this sound and take good care of it.

Zhou Xuan hurried over and asked, "Xiao Pin, what's the matter with me?"

The sheep under the oil-paper umbrella was speechless.
Chapter completed!