Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan returned to Qiaojia Village on the first day of Xiao Lin'er's first birthday.
As soon as I entered the village, I was greeted warmly by the villagers I met by chance.
"Qingshan, Chuchu, are you back?"
"Yo! The little bastard is back!"
"What is this? Is it a muntjac? Why are they still following you?"
"Isn't this a muntjac?!"
"Oh, this is still a mother and son..."
"This is the first time I've seen a muntjac who can follow people on his own initiative!"
"Even if there is no rope, I will take the initiative to follow you..." Everyone's admiration for Qiao Chu was beyond words.
When mother and son walked into the human world for the first time, they were both a little scared and kept hiding behind Qiao Chu.
The little cub hugged the little muntjac's neck very lovingly and gave his milk brother some comfort.
When he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, Qiao Chu realized something was wrong: there were plainclothes guards standing at the door, not Jin Lin Guards. Jin Lin Guards would not stand at the door so blatantly.
Who is coming?
When he entered his yard, Qiao Chu knew who it was.
In the spacious courtyard, there were several chairs, and in the middle sat Princess Rong, as well as a Jinxiu couple in casual clothes. Next to them were many village women who were having fun and chattering.
The emperor and his wife are here!
Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan looked at each other with shock and confusion in their eyes: Why did they come all the way to this place in person?!
Could it be because of the enemy situation on the southwest border?!
No, if it was for the enemy situation at the border, shouldn't they go to Xu Yunlei's Xu Family Army now...
Qiao Chu's heart turned slightly and she understood.
Before Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu could greet each other, all the women in the village saw Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu and greeted them one after another: "Oh, Chu Chu, look, who is coming from your family!"
"Your relative came all the way from the capital..."
Yue Hong also came back. She heard that Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu were planning to hold a first-year banquet for one-year-old Lin'er, so she naturally had to rush back early.
As soon as she saw Qiao Chu coming in, she immediately shouted happily: "Qingshan, Chu Chu, come and meet your brother and sister-in-law."
Qiao Chu staggered and her expression changed: "Yuehong, what are you talking about?!"
What brother and sister-in-law?
These are the emperor and empress!
Do you think that by trying to find relatives for me in such a random way, you think that the head of my family is too strong?
Yuehong Huanzhang Er was confused: "Isn't it right? They said he is your aunt's nephew, but after all, he is your brother and sister-in-law?!"
It was His Majesty the Emperor who laughed first: "Originally we are brother and sister-in-law, but you guys are so outspoken on weekdays that you don't want to call me brother and sister-in-law."
Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu had no choice but to salute: "Brother and sister-in-law are well."
"Okay, okay! Chu Chu is getting more and more beautiful!" The Queen is also good-tempered. She stepped forward and took Qiao Chu's hand gently, and then looked at little Lin'er in her arms: "Lin'er, but
Remember Auntie?"
Xiao Lin'er has been learning to speak recently, and can occasionally say two words.
Seeing such a beautiful woman smiling and talking to herself like this, Lin'er blinked her eyes, opened her mouth, and suddenly said two words: "Wake up?"
"Alas!" The Queen laughed loudly, "Yes! I am you, wake up!"
Lin'er immediately became happy and reached out for a hug.
The empress then carried Xiao Lin'er to show off in front of the emperor: "Here, this is your uncle, I call him uncle."
Xiao Lin'er looked at it for a long time, then took the initiative to reach out and said: "Hug!"
His Majesty the Emperor was even more happy: Although he was not called, he took the initiative to reach out and call him for a hug!
So His Majesty the Emperor held Xiao Lin'er in his arms and started teasing her happily.
Relatives who came from afar naturally had something to say, so the village women stood up and left one after another.
When he was the only one left in the courtyard, Qiao Chu discovered that His Highness Prince Xiang was still standing in the corridor.
Huh?
When did this person get here?
His Royal Highness King Xiang looked up at the sky: You don't need to know when I was here, I am just a backdrop.
Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu respectfully saluted the emperor and the empress: "See your Majesty..."
As soon as they started talking, the emperor and the empress both stood up and helped Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan up: "Okay, okay, we are not here to ask you to salute."
Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu then stood up and sat down.
After a few pleasantries, the emperor asked Chen Qingshan and Qiao Chu to go to the study to talk.
So Concubine Rong took the initiative to take care of her grandson: "Lin'er, please play with me."
Xiao Lin'er took the initiative to think about Concubine Rong again, and shouted: "Grandma!" This made Concubine Rong very happy.
Entering the study, His Majesty the Emperor looked at Qiao Chu: "Tell Lao Wu, how many immortal cultivators do you have here like the previous Imperial Master?"
Qiao Chu: "Yeah."
"Where are they? Can I see them?" His Majesty the Emperor was curious.
He came an hour earlier than when Qiao Chu came home, but he didn't see anyone with a moral integrity at Qiao Chu's house?!
Qiao Chu was also surprised: "Didn't you see it just now?"
Apparently she just saw Qi Yun coming out of his home and heading to the east end of the village carrying a hoe?
"Did I see it?" His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but review in his mind what people he had just seen. Where could he find any immortals with moral integrity and celestial spirit.
As a result, Qiao Chu said: "Is that the young man carrying the hoe? He just left the house."
His Majesty the Emperor recalled in his mind that there was indeed a handsome man in coarse shorts just now, carrying a hoe and going out in a hurry...
Is that an immortal?!
Is this immortal also... too down-to-earth?!
His Majesty the Emperor couldn't believe it. He gestured to his shoulders, clothes and other places while stammering: "You mean that...that...the one in brown cloth...the one carrying the hoe..."
Qiao Chu nodded: "Yes, that is Qingyun Sect's senior brother Qi Yun."
"Hiss..." His Majesty the Emperor took a breath, blinked, and blinked again: This was too subversive, and he needed time to digest it.
Qiao Chu didn't rush him and waited patiently for the emperor to come to his senses.
"What about the remaining four?" The emperor finally came to his senses, his eyes wandering around unconsciously.
Qiao Chuba sighed, feeling a little embarrassed: "They are the ones on the bluestone terrace at the door who are learning to sew with the ladies."
"..." His Majesty the Emperor vaguely recalled that on the edge of Qingshiping, there was a group of women sitting there doing needlework. Among them were several relatively young women, who were also dressed in slightly brighter clothes...
But in my mind, there was one person whose posture was so stiff and exaggerated that even the women laughed...that was the fairy?!
"No...I..." His Majesty the Emperor stood up and wanted to go out to confirm whether the woman in his memory was really a fairy.
Qiao Chu couldn't help laughing and accompanied the emperor and empress out, walking towards the pile of women...