"That's it, you rarely enter the palace once, just to ask for an imperial edict to rehabilitate the Zhou family back then? The reason is that one of your Qianhu family wants to marry the daughter of the Zhou family?"
"...It's Your Majesty."
"...Forget it, it's rare for you to speak once. I can't help but give you this face. I will issue an order to rehabilitate the Zhou family. Are you sure you have no other requests?"
"This... naturally exists. Zhongyong Guard is preparing to expand its recruitment, and with the money and food..."
"Since it's gone, then step back!"
Lu Xiao: "..."
After Lu Xiao left, the emperor called Guo Zhen.
"You have been following Lu Xiao for more than a year. Tell me, what is he like?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Lu, personally speaking, is brave enough for thousands of people, and is known as the number one master in the army. From the perspective of this old slave, I am afraid that he is not the number one master in the army. Looking at the world, there may not be anyone who can defeat him.
Lord Yinglu!"
"I know he is good at martial arts. What about the Zhongyong Guard? Is he really as strong as you reported?"
"Your Majesty, this old slave has no clue about this matter. The Zhongyong Guards are more than powerful. There are so many ruthless bandits in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. I have suffered defeats in the past. But as long as the Zhongyong Guards are here.
Those fierce bandits and gangsters immediately turned into chickens and dogs, vulnerable to a single blow.
The old slave feels that even against the elite Tatars, our Zhongyong Guard can defeat them. The only problem is that the Zhongyong Guard spends too much money and food. Many old slaves feel distressed after seeing it.
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"Well, that means Lu Xiao got the money himself, otherwise our government would not be able to support this army with its money and food reserves.
Those hateful Shanxi merchants and Jiangnan landlords, I will one day uproot them!"
Chongzhen said with a fierce look on his face. Guo Zhen was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.
"Okay, I'm not talking about you, get up. Tell me about Lu Xiao's family history. I heard that he is married?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Lu does have a wife. It is said that she is a descendant of the Qi Jiajun coach, named Ding Baiying."
"Ding Baiying? What kind of person is she that can attract the attention of someone like Lu Xiao?"
"Your Majesty, this Mrs. Lu is very impressive. She is a master of martial arts just like Mr. Lu. I have seen with my own eyes that when four or five of the tough soldiers in the army join forces, her men can't even walk half a stick of incense.
He is a first-rate master."
Chongzhen burst into laughter after hearing this.
"It's really his style. He even marries women like this. What's Mrs. Ding's temper like?"
"This old slave doesn't see much of me. But he should be a person with a strong personality. But when Mrs. Ding is around Mr. Lu, she is very gentle."
"Hahahaha..." Chongzhen didn't know what he thought of and laughed a few times. Then he said to Guo Zhen.
"Guo Zhen, go and give Lu Xiao a gift for me."
"Your Majesty, what kind of gift is it?"
After fulfilling his wife's request, Lu Xiao left the palace and headed home feeling refreshed.
Ding Baiying was also very excited after hearing the news that Lu Xiao brought back. She took Lu Xiao to Shen Lian's yard.
Shen Lian had a thousand households, so his salary was naturally much higher. In addition, Jinyiwei had a lot of money, and Lu Xiao would also share some of the money with his subordinates. So he still had plenty of money.
The yard is not small, and some flowers and plants have been planted in the corners. There are also some vines covering the walls. In spring, the flowers and grass start to turn green, and the whole yard looks very atmospheric.
When Zhou Miaotong saw Lu Xiao coming in, he quickly saluted.
"A commoner girl has seen the Lord."
"No need to be polite, I'm here to tell you good news. Shen Lian asked me for something before, asking me to help rehabilitate the Zhou family.
This matter was not easy to handle, and it took a lot of time. However, I relied on many connections in the past few days, and finally got the matter done. The emperor has issued an order to rehabilitate your Zhou family.
You can make preparations early. Think about who else is alive in your Zhou family, and your Zhou family's property, which should be returned together by then."
Zhou Miaotong suddenly raised her head and looked at Lu Xiao with an incredible look. Then a huge surprise filled her face.
"Is what the Lord said true?"
"I'm not going to lie to you about this kind of thing."
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." Zhou Miaotong knelt down directly on the ground and kowtowed to Lu Xiao. Ding Baiying stepped forward and helped her up.
"Get up quickly. If you want to thank Chen Lian for this, go and thank Chen Lian! He sacrificed his face and asked my family to help you do this. From now on, you will be Zhongliang, and no one can use your identity.
Talk about something."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, madam."
It is difficult for outsiders to understand Zhou Miaotong's mood at this time. This nightmare has lasted for nearly ten years since the house raid when she was a child. Now that she woke up from the dream, she did not faint on the spot and was already determined.
At this time, I just heard Lu Xiao say.
"Okay, now that your identity problem has been solved, I will help you find a good and auspicious day to get married as soon as possible! In a few days, Shen Lian will go out to fight with me. By then it will be too late."
"Sir, I..."
"What, you're not happy?"
"No, it's just me..."
"It's just that there is war in the north and bandits are everywhere. I don't have time to play with you about these children's affairs. If it doesn't work, please give me an answer right away. If it doesn't work, I will let Shen Lian cut off contact with you to save him the trouble.
Tian was restless.
If so, I will ask my wife to help you handle this matter. Tell me, are you willing or not?"
Ding Baiying punched Lu Xiao angrily.
"How can you ask a girl like that? Miaotong, you don't need to pay attention to him. I'll give you some time to think about it."
"No, sir, ma'am. I do."
Lu Xiao curled his lips slightly and glanced at Ding Baiying proudly. Ding Baiying gave him a blank look in return.
But the matter was finally settled. The only problem was that Shen Lian was getting married. But he didn't know it yet!
"Okay, you find some people to help her organize it. I'll notify Shen Lian."
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In the evening, Lu Xiao was in a good mood after finishing the matter. He and Ding Baiying returned to his house.
As a result, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Guo Zhen waiting for him at home.
"Hey, my Lord Lu. I've been waiting for you. Hurry up, Your Majesty asked me to give you a reward."
"Reward? But you found another magic weapon?"
Chongzhen gave Lu Xiao a lot of rewards. In addition to gold, silver, jewels, farmland and mansions, the most important ones were all kinds of magic weapons. He knew that Lu Xiao was good at this, so he specially collected a lot of good weapons for him.
"Haha, Mr. Lu guessed wrong this time. This time, it's not a precious sword. This time, it's a scabbard!"
