In the days after Liu Chengfeng and his wife returned to Dalong Capital, the laughter and laughter in the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion never stopped.
Compared to the joy and laughter in the inner courtyard of the Liu Mansion, the capital city was even more lively. The people in the city spontaneously celebrated the happy event of the mission's safe return in various ways.
It was not until the seventh day after the Dalong Mission returned that the lively atmosphere in the capital gradually disappeared.
In the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion, Shuangyue Pavilion.
Liu Mingzhi, the Queen, Huyan Yunyao and his wife stopped quietly in the pavilion, looking thoughtfully at the children playing feather shuttlecock in the garden.
However, while the couple's eyes were looking at their children, more eyes were lingering on the little empress of Tsarist Russia, Serena.
Watching Serena playing with her children in the crowd, the couple remained silent.
After a long time, Liu Mingzhi silently withdrew his gaze, gently shook the jade fan in his hand, and turned to look at the queen next to him, the two sisters Huyan Yunyao.
"To put it mildly, Yao'er, how are you? What did you two sisters see from this girl?"
The two queen sisters heard Liu Mingzhi's words, and one after another they withdrew their gazes to observe Serena, the daughter-in-law.
The ten slender jade fingers of the Queen's hands turned the small light fan in her hands spiritually, and there was a hint of hesitation in her bright eyes.
"Unusual."
"Oh? How can you see it?"
The Queen pondered for a moment with bright eyes, then shook her head imperceptibly.
"I can't explain it, it's just a feeling. From this girl, I seem to see the shadow of myself when I was young.
I think it's not just me, but you, the heartless one, should have noticed this too.
In just a few days after entering the house, she was able to get along with many of our children, which is not something that ordinary people can do.
From this point alone, we can see that this girl's virtue is definitely not as simple as it seems to us.
On the surface, this girl seems to have a simple mind, but in fact, she must have a deep heart!
As for the specifics, I don’t dare to make any conclusions, after all, we have only been in contact with this girl for a short time, and we don’t know much about it.”
Liu Mingzhi gently turned the jade ring on his thumb and was silent for a long time, then turned to look at Hu Yanjunyao beside him.
"Yao'er, what do you want to say?"
"The conclusion I came to is very similar to that of Sister Wanyan, and there are no very different opinions."
"They are mostly the same with some minor differences! I won't talk about the major similarities. Let me briefly explain the minor differences to my husband."
Hu Yanyun Yao'e frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then she nuzzled her lips in the direction of the garden.
"Husband, take a closer look at this girl's behavior when she's kicking the shuttlecock. Is there anything weird about her behavior?"
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and immediately turned to look at the crowd in the garden, staring intently at Serena's every move as she kicked the shuttlecock.
For about half an hour, Liu Mingzhi nodded with enlightenment.
"When this girl was playing shuttlecock, she seemed to have been taking care of Yunxin, Lingyun, Lianniang and the other three sisters.
Oh, my husband understands."
Huyan Yunyao nodded her head with a smile as bright as a flower: "It seems that your husband already understands what I mean?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a clear expression and shook his folding fan with a half-smile.
"Children's words are easy to trick, but they also need to know the situation in the court!"
After listening to the conversation between Young Master Liu and Huyan Yunyao, the Queen immediately reacted and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hehehe, it seems that our good daughter-in-law made a miscalculation after all.
I don’t know whether I’m lucky or unlucky to have a father-in-law like you.”
"To put it bluntly, what you said is a bit excessive! I obviously haven't done anything, okay?
You are not blind, tell yourselves, what did your husband do to the couple after they returned from Chengfeng?"
The Queen rolled her eyes silently: "You are heartless, you know best what you are planning in your heart, what are you asking me for?"
"Oh, husband, sister Wanyan, can you two stop bickering?
By the way, husband, do you really plan to use troops against Tsarist Russia? For now, husband, there seems to be no chance for you to make a name for yourself."
Liu Mingzhi's pupils condensed, he was silent for a long time and shook his head with a chuckle. He closed the jade fan in his hand and turned towards the direction of the study.
"Besides, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
To put it bluntly, Yao'er, you two should go back and rest, my husband has gone to the study to handle official business."
The Queen watched Young Master Liu's eyes gradually disappear at the archway in the garden, and suddenly turned to look at Hu Yanjunyao.
"Little goblin, what do you think?"
Huyan Yunyao glared at the Queen directly: "Old woman, what do you think?"
"I'll ask the little fairy about you first, and I will tell you after you tell me."
Huyan Yunyao shrugged casually: "Sister, I don't think much about it. Anyway, I can't guess what my husband is thinking, so just take it one step at a time."
"You are perfunctory, mother."
"I don't want to either. The key is that I have to be able to tell you why! It's your turn to express your own thoughts."
The Queen snorted with an uninhibited expression, turned around and walked toward her courtyard, twisting her voluptuous waist.
"I have a stupid opinion. If I knew it, why would I ask you?"
"You, you old woman."
The Queen snorted a few times and ignored Huyan Yunyao's counterattack, and the beautiful figure gradually disappeared into the garden.
Huyan Yunyao looked around the Shuangyue Pavilion where she was alone for a moment, glanced slightly sideways at the lawn where laughter and laughter were heard, and walked out of the pavilion with a charming face and a depressed look.
After Liu Mingzhi rushed to the study, he sat on the chair and poured a cup of warm tea. He turned the teacup in his hand and fell into thought.
After a stick of incense, Liu Mingzhi suddenly drank the cooled tea in the cup and looked at the door with piercing eyes.
"Here comes someone."
"The little one is here."
"Passing Willow Pine."
"As ordered, Master, please wait a moment."
Not long after, Liu Song hurriedly ran into the study, stopped in front of Young Master Liu's desk and took a long breath.
"Xiaosong meets the young master."
"No gift."
"Thank you, Master."
"Xiaosong, go and fetch my eldest brother Song Qing, uncle Song Yu, Lao Jiang, the Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Hezheng, the minister of Dali Temple, and Cai Jun, the Rongwei Marquis."
"Yes, I understand, young master. Does the young master have any other instructions?"
"No, just send the five of them here."
"Xiao Song resigned."
After Liu Song left quickly, Young Master Liu reached out and picked up a stack of slightly thick rice paper and carefully reviewed the contents.
When Liu Mingzhi had just finished reading two pages, the sound of steady and powerful footsteps could be heard faintly outside the study.
"The Imperial Guards are all in command of the Song and Qing Dynasties. Please see your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi suddenly stirred, raised his head and looked directly towards the study door.
"Big...brother? Is that you?"
"The minister is here, and it is the minister."
"Oh shit, did you fucking fly over here or did Liu Song fly over there? You arrived just as I took a breather?"
"How about I go in first and answer the question?"
"Yes, yes, come on in and sit down."
"I obey."
As soon as Song Yang finished speaking, a heavy figure walked into Young Master Liu's study.
"Brother, what's going on with you? Liu Song shouldn't have arrived at your house yet, right? No, it should be said that he barely left my house just now.
Didn't you come a little too fast? It's too late to use Qing Gong!"
"I came here on my own to report something, and I just met Liu Song at the gate of the mansion."
"Hey, I see, that's what I said.
By the way, what do you want to report to me?"
Song Qing sighed solemnly, took out a document from his sleeve and placed it in front of Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, it's time to prepare your troops on the battlefield!"