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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Zhou Da quickly waved his hand. "No need for that. Although this official's surname is Zhou, I really don't have much relationship with the Zhou family. At the very most, they can only have the same surname."

He paid close attention to the expressions of Baili Junyi and Shen Ninghua, only to find that Shen Ninghua seemed to be just casually asking a question. After hearing his words, Shen Ninghua seemed to have lost interest and continued strolling around the garden.

"Mm, you guys can leave first."

After Zhou Da left, Jun Yi instructed the guards to take turns to check out the courtyard before taking turns to stand guard and rest. She then accompanied Shen Ninghua to take a look around the courtyard.

This courtyard was named Hundred Flowers Garden and was filled with many precious flowers and plants. It was not afraid of the cold autumn and was blooming. At a glance, it was as if the exquisite houses were built on a sea of flowers and were shockingly beautiful.

Even someone as calm as Shen Ninghua couldn't help but reveal a trace of shock. He praised, "It really is a good courtyard. One look at it and you must have put a lot of effort into it."

Baili Junyi laughed. "I did." Let's go in and take a look, and see if the room is even more shocking. "

Shen Ninghua smiled and nodded, following him as he walked into the room. The moment he pushed open the door, he could smell the delicate fragrance of flowers. The room was decorated with a lot of fresh flowers, giving it a warm and cozy feeling.

"It seems that the Zhou family has really put their heart into it."

"That's right. Then at the banquet, we should properly thank that Zhou family."

After checking that there were no passive movements in the room, Shen Ninghua had the wet nurse bring Boss and Little Treasure in.

Boss and Xiaobao were already awake and were currently looking around with their eyes wide open. When they saw the bright-colored flowers, they happily reached out their hands to grab them.

Shen Ninghua suddenly frowned and took Little Treasure from the wet nurse. "All of you, clean up the flowers here. Leave some in the yard outside, and clean up the rest as well."

Shen Ninghua thought for a moment before shaking her head, "I just remembered that Little Treasure wanted to go get those flowers. The flowers here are all bright colored and strong smelling like the flowers in the yard, which is nothing for us, but it's not too good for the children. They're still young, so the strong scent of the flowers seems to be a lot more exciting to them, and adding on to the pollen that is constantly drifting away, and the bees and butterflies that are attracted by the flowers, let's just go."

Hundred Miles raised an eyebrow. "That's a coincidence, isn't it?"

This courtyard didn't have any substantive issues. It didn't make sense to say that someone had deliberately murdered his child, but if it was just a coincidence, he had a feeling that this wasn't the case.

As he had brought many guards with him, the flowers in the courtyard were quickly cleaned up. Shen Ninghua ordered someone to open the windows to let the wind through before he placed the two children on Bai Yiyi's bed.

The two little people ate and slept soundly and tossed and turned on the bed. Bai Mo and Hong Ling quickly stood on the side, not daring to leave.

The two children's faces were flushed, and they were still gasping for breath. It was obvious that they had been tormenting themselves for a long time.

Sweat trickled down Baili Junyi's forehead as she watched Shen Ninghua wake up. She finally loosened her grip on the boss. "Are you awake, Ninghua?"

Shen Ninghua nodded and stood up to look at them, asking in puzzlement, "What are you guys doing?"

Baili Junyi reached out and patted his boss's butt. Seeing him nimbly climbing onto Shen Ninghua's lap, he laughed heartily as he lay on his stomach. He couldn't help but pinch his nose.

I tried to stop them, but they seemed to be well-behaved, as if they knew that they couldn't wake you up. They just kept on climbing without making a sound, and I was afraid that they would disturb your rest, so I stopped them.

Shen Ninghua couldn't help laughing out loud. She hugged her boss and gave him a kiss, then leaned over to kiss Little Treasure again. "Truly a good boy for my mother. Such a small child already knows how to love my mother."

"Ah!"

"Ya!"

The two children happily rolled over on the bed. Not long later, they crawled to the side to play with themselves.

Baili Junyi got up and put on some clothes, then took Shen Ninghua's clothes. "Zhou Da has already sent an invitation over. He's inviting us to dinner this afternoon."

"Yes." "He always talks about the Zhou family. I am also very curious about them. Let's meet again today."

Baili Junyi chuckled. "The Zhou family is indeed a famous benevolent family. At least, I've sent someone to inquire about them, but no one has ever said anything bad about them."

"Oh? "It's not strange for a family to have a good reputation, but everyone must think of it as good. That must be something they did to benefit the nation and the people. What special actions did the Zhou family take?"

"I don't know much about this. I only heard that the Zhou family was kind and generous. They donated a lot of poor students and also helped many villagers."

Shen Ninghua raised her gaze slightly, a glint of interest flashing across her eyes. "Since that's the case, then we really need to get to know each other properly."

Not long after they had eaten their lunch, Bai Yu came to inform them, "Your Highness, Lady Zhou, Lord Zhou has come to seek an audience."

Baili Junyi replied, "Let him take a seat in the parlour. I'll be there shortly."

Shen Ninghua urged Bai Yan and Hong Ling to take good care of the two children, and then left with the bluebird after she had finished dressing up.

The banquet was set up in the most famous Qilin Garden in Zhou City. It was said that this was a place where students gathered to exchange pointers, and that there were at least a hundred of them that came here to exchange ideas and discuss knowledge. It was especially lively.

Because there was a banquet to be held today, the banquet would be closed two days in advance. The banquet would only be opened today.

Shen Ninghua followed Baili Junyi out of the car. When he saw the words' Qilin Hall 'hanging above the gate, he couldn't help but admire the name. It was clear that these words were written by everyone else.

Zhou Da bowed and stepped forward, "Your Highness, Imperial Consort, after you."

The rest of the group had already arrived at the Qilin Garden early in the morning. Upon hearing the announcement, they immediately quieted down and bowed respectfully towards the duo.

"Greetings to Duke Yi and the Crown Princess."

"No need for formalities."

Zhou Da led the two of them to the seat of honor. Only then did everyone dare to stand up, standing with their heads lowered in a respectful manner.

Baili Junyi looked at everyone and said, "I've just arrived at the Zhou City with Princess Hua-Yang, and might even stay here for a long time to interact with all of you. You don't have to stand on ceremony. Just treat it as if we know each other. Just take a seat."

Everyone sat down with respectful smiles on their faces. Even though they tried their best to conceal their smiles, they could still see the formality in their actions.

The reputations of Baili Junyi and Shen Ninghua were like a thunderclap to their ears, especially after what they had done in the capital. Just the two of them alone dared to openly challenge and win a battle with most of the officials in the imperial court.

Everyone was very reserved. If there was someone who had a relaxed expression, they would naturally stand out.

Shen Ninghua looked at the man sitting at the very end of the table. He looked to be in his thirties, with a handsome face and a well-mannered demeanor. There was a smile on his face, but there was no stiffness in the rest of the officials.

"I've long since heard that the Zhou family's head will be coming over. May I know who it is?"

When she opened her mouth, Zhou Da hurriedly introduced her. He didn't expect her to be the man at the very end of the banquet who had caught Shen Ninghua's attention.

"This commoner Zhou Ziqing greets the county prince and the princess."

Shen Ninghua smiled and said, "Zhou Family Head forgives the formalities. I also have to thank you for your garden. Otherwise, I'm afraid we would have to sleep on the streets." He really did not expect that the famous kind-hearted Zhou family's master would actually be a young and refined man.

Zhou Ziqing hurriedly bowed. "My wife, you must be joking. If you open your mouth, I wonder how many people will willingly leave the garden. I've worked hard for a long time to get this chance."

Shen Ninghua slightly smiled, "Is Clan Head Zhou here alone?" I've heard that you have a little sister whose beauty has spread far and wide. She is a famous beauty in the Zhou City.

"Reporting to esteemed wangfei, where did she get her good name from? It's just some rumors outside. In front of an imperial concubine, what kind of beauty would stand out?" Today, she had even prepared a program to liven things up. Originally, she didn't want to embarrass herself, but when the wangfei asked, she said, "I don't know …"

"Oh?" Shen Ninghua's interest was piqued, "That's great, let's take a look at Zhou City's charm. Please have your sister come up."