Extra 1 – The Common Life

At present, the Shi family has been defeated, and the pregnant daughters of the Shi family in the palace are no longer in good condition. But Empress Shi, due to her estranged relationship with the Shi family, can instead stay out of the way.

 

Liu Yu now holds imperial power, and those old tribes of the Mountain of Yang have also been cleaned up by him. Finally, he can show his strength and ambition.

 

But Cui Xingzhou only wants to retire to his hometown and live a good life with Miantang.

 

Miantang was an intoxicating fruit, constantly swaying in front of Liu Yu’s eyes, it was inevitable that it would make that person feel the desire to invade.

 

So after Liu Yu cleared the capital’s court, Cui Xingzhou, Prince Huaiyang resigned from the military department, handed over the power of the North Sea navy, and returned to his hometown with his wife.

 

When Cui Xingzhou was at the peak of his favor, he retreated all over in time, which was also considered a good story to protect the monarch and his subjects.

 

When sitting on the big boat leaving the capital, Cui Xingzhou stood at the bow of the boat, holding Miantang’s slender waist and whispering in her ear, “After returning to the State of Zhen, I will take you back to the North Street to settle down. You can manage your business well and support your husband, me.”

 

Miantang felt that she shouldn’t be so unproductive to lose money to raise a little white face!

 

But when she turned around and looked at her husband Cui Xingzhou, she saw that his eyebrows and eyes were as thick as those of a distant mountain, handsome and charming. Raising him in her yard was indeed very desirable.

 

So she also hugged his waist and whispered, “Since you eat my food, you have to give up your strength. If you didn’t serve well at night, don’t blame me for not supporting you.”

 

Cui Xingzhou felt that the previous Lady Liu couldn’t say such treacherous words.

 

At that time, she willingly raised him, afraid of hurting his man’s self-esteem!

 

His wife was stubborn, and as a husband, he naturally had to shoulder the responsibility of teaching. The sin of making a mistake was at least to teach her a lesson for three days and three nights on the bed.

 

Thinking of this, he picked up Miantang, who was still giggling and walked into the cabin. At the same time, he whispered, “Xiaoyi’er is also big now. My dear, you should give him a cute little sister now.”

 

Upon hearing this, Miantang hesitated and widened her eyes, saying, “Would giving birth… Be very painful?”

 

“No, you give birth faster than a cow.”

 

“Cui Xingzhou, how dare you curse me like that?”

 

“No, this is praising you. If you don’t believe it, you can have another one to see if what I said is true.”

 

For a moment, there was constant laughter in the cabin, accompanied by the sound of the waves, all the way south.

 

This history has also been talked about by future generations. Some people even commented that Prince Huaiyang was a rare and fortunate general. He always stands firm in several palace changes and never takes pride in his military achievements. He was a renowned minister for generations to come.

 

After resigning from his military position for six years, Emperor Liu Yu suffered liver damage and a persistent illness that was difficult to cure due to being poisoned by alcohol when he was young. In addition, due to accumulated labor and illness, he became seriously ill and difficult to return. At the time of his death, he issued a decree to personally summon Prince Huaiyang as the head of the assistant minister and become the regent to assist Crown Prince Liu Zhong.

 

During the auxiliary period, Cui Xingzhou and the other two auxiliary ministers respectfully served and wholeheartedly assisted the young emperor.

 

When it was rumored that Prince Huaiyang had unpredictable intentions and wanted to monopolize power, Empress Dowager Shi strongly opposed public opinion and showed immense affection for Prince Huaiyang.

 

At the age of sixteen, Prince Huaiyang voluntarily returned the position, causing the young king to shed tears and almost kneel to retain the regent.

 

This beautiful story of mutual love between monarchs and ministers was once again remembered in history!

 

When Prince Huaiyang returned to the State of Zhen again, he often lingered on the North Street of Lingquan Town, just like his early years in the State of Zhen.

 

In the summer afternoon on North Street, cicadas chirped long, jujube blossoms bloomed brightly, and the yard smelled of stewed radish.

 

Although Cui Xingzhou reaches middle age, he exudes a mellow aroma, exuding an indescribable elegance with his loose robe.

 

Sitting opposite such an elegant person, there was a woman so beautiful that he couldn’t tell her age. She was dressed in a lotus short shirt, her long hair was only pulled up with a jade hairpin, and two pearls in her earlobes swayed, making her neck as white as snow.

 

Just the beautiful woman in this beautiful picture, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she had encountered some unsolvable problem. She only stared at the mandarin duck handkerchief embroidered into a duck in her hand and realized that her embroidery skills had not improved for decades.

 

She quickly looked up at the banished immortal who was pretending to hit the abacus across the street and found that he hadn’t looked up at her for a long time. Finally, she couldn’t help but swear profusely. She exclaimed, “Don’t pretend to be serious there, Regent! I’m tired of your acting.”

 

Cui Xingzhou slowly raised his head and raised the ledger in his hand, saying, “You say it yourself. As long as I manage the ledger for you, you won’t be angry.”

 

Liu Miantang threw the handkerchief in her hand and raised her eyebrows, saying, “When did I say that? I used to praise you for treating me sincerely when I met people before, but I didn’t expect you to be such a big scammer.”

 

A human, cannot do anything shameful, otherwise, Heaven wouldn’t spare anyone.

 

Hateful Thief Cui, taking advantage of her forgetfulness of three years with him, lied countless times. When he led her back to North Street, he deceived her into coveting his beauty and couldn’t help but attack him at night, forcing her to fall into submission.

 

To evoke her memories, he insisted on rehearsing the scene where he had been forced to lose the first time.

 

That shameful process, Miantang now only wants to scoop up that memory with a spoon. She believed his words at that time, and because the “restoration” was not detailed and realistic enough, she even rehearsed it several times.

 

Now thinking about it, it was really cheap. A lying pervert!

 

In addition, the fragrant and colorful bridge like this was filled with kitchens, stoves, desks, and swings in the small courtyard. During that time, Miantang deeply doubted his personality, why was he so hungry and absurd?

 

Just a few days ago, she woke up feeling exceptionally clear in her mind. The prescription prescribed by Doctor Zhao Quan finally worked, and she immediately recalled those three years. Thinking about her experiences of being deceived over the years, new grudges and old grudges, all she wanted to do was eat him up.

 

Their thirteen-year-old daughter Cui Linger saw it and secretly led her brother to report to their grandmother, saying that her mother was going to divorce her father.

 

Cui Xingzhou saw that his wife was angry again and only smiled as he picked her up and said, “Didn’t I admit my mistake to you? Besides, you always end up enjoying yourself too much. If you get angry again, can we start over?”

 

Miantang felt that Cui Xingzhou was a traitor, and he didn’t suffer from any harm on either side. She couldn’t help but smile and beat his chest, saying, “Screw you.”

 

Cui Xingzhou took the opportunity to kiss his beloved wife’s cherry lips. The woman in his arms, he kissed almost every day, but he never got tired of it.

 

After staying together for a moment, Liu Miantang leaned against his arms and said, “I heard that the emperor secretly left the palace a few days ago and made a fuss about coming to the State of Zhen to find you, is that true?”

 

Cui Xingzhou snorted coldly and said, “It’s not that he can’t bear to part with me as an old minister. It’s clear that he’s plotting against my Ling’er. He’s just like his deceased father.”

 

At this moment, footsteps came from the entrance of the courtyard, and a pink carved jade doll excitedly came in carrying a birdcage, shouting, “Father, mother! Look what did younger brother Zhao Xi give me?”

 

Behind their daughter Cui Linger, followed by a silly boy with a silly smile, was Zhao Xi, the legitimate son of Zhao Quan, Marquis Zhennan, one year younger than Cui Linger.

 

Miantang looked at Cui Xingzhou, whose face had become even more black with amusement.

 

As their daughter gradually grew up, Prince Huaiyang couldn’t help but feel that there were suddenly more stinky boys in the world, and he didn’t like anyone.

 

Her daughter inherited the beauty of her mother, and she was very attractive!

 

At this moment, the smoke from the small courtyard was curling up, and the eldest son Cui Yi, who was studying in the college, was about to come back for dinner with his cousin.

 

Zhao Xi has a thick skin and seems to be staying for a meal.

 

These lives are quiet as if she had seen them in her dreams before. She truly immerses herself in them and wishes the world could always be so simple.