Zhou Xuan returned to the Qin residence just in time for lunch, and as soon as he ate the hot and spicy dishes, his tongue felt a sharp pain.

  Madam Qin saw Zhou Xuan with his mouth agape and asked: "Son-in-law, is the dish too spicy?"

  "No, I accidentally bit my tongue earlier and it's almost healed. I'm just afraid of the heat, so I'll wait for the food to cool down a bit before eating."

  The needle is buried in her head while eating, and she doesn't even dare to lift her eyelids.

  Madam Qin said: "When the sparrow comes back, let her treat you."

  Upon hearing this, the needle flew quickly and glanced at Zhou Xuan, who was also smiling with a hint of mischief in his eyes, making her blush and hastily continue eating.

  Madam Qin continued, "The medicine for cooling and reducing swelling is all at home, but the old woman can't tell them apart. We'll have to wait until her father and daughter return. Don't worry about your husband, we still need to go to the Du's residence for the ceremony later."

  "It's okay, just use a folk remedy later and it'll be fine."

  Her hands trembled as she sewed, almost dropping the bowl to the ground. She felt both ashamed and afraid: "This husband of mine, how can he be so bold? What if Mother asks what kind of medicine it is? Although it's for treating a tongue problem, saying it out loud would be too embarrassing."

  Fortunately, Madame Qin did not pursue the matter further. After eating a small bowl of rice, she retired to her room to rest. Only Xiaodi, Zhennan and Zhou Xuan were left at the table, with Xiao Huixiang waiting on them.

  Zhou Xuan took Xiao Huixiang to eat, and also brought Xiao Didi along, feeding him a few more mouthfuls of food, eating his fill, growing fast.

  Now that they were alone in the dining hall, there was no need to elaborate on what happened next. Zhou Xuan coaxed Zhī Zhēn into treating his tongue again, and back and forth, it seemed like Zhī Zhēn had also become addicted. From then on, whenever Zhou Xuan had the opportunity, he would ask her to treat his tongue, and she would agree with a blush. They took turns treating each other's tongues, with Zhou Xuan reasoning that one's tongue needed to be treated regularly, so that their speech would be fluent and articulate, just like how parrots need to have their tongues trimmed in order to learn human language.

  She pretended to be unsuspecting, but she wasn't a fool, how could she not know that Zhou Xuan was flirting with her? However, since her husband liked it, she would go along with him, this was also the way of a wife. As long as her husband didn't go too far, it was fine.

  Before three minutes were up, Abu arrived, without troubling the servant to announce him, and carried in with his own hands a small, dark brown wooden chest about five inches square, handling it with extreme care.

  A wooden box was placed on the table, and a strange fragrance wafted up, refreshing one's spirit.

  "What kind of wood is this made of? It smells so good!" Zhou Xuan asked in surprise.

  "This is not wood, but the resin of a fragrant tree from overseas that has solidified. In Tang country, it's called 'Chen Tan Long Xiang'. Just this box alone can't be bought for less than three thousand taels of silver."

  Zhou Xuan's stomach was hung up, a box is worth three thousand taels of white silver, what's inside that box, isn't it worth a whole city!

  Abu pressed a protruding wooden button at the top of the large box, and to his surprise, the lid automatically split in two and slid open on both sides.

  Abu saw Zhou Xuan and was not surprised that the wooden box opened automatically, secretly admiring him. Master Zhou is indeed an extraordinary person, others would be shocked by this, but he remains calm and composed, this level of cultivation and determination is already beyond what ordinary people can achieve.

  But Abu had absolute confidence that astonished Zhou Xuan. Whoever saw the treasure in the box and wasn't astonished, he wouldn't be human, but a prophet or a god!

  Abu slowly pulled away a snow-white soft silk handkerchief that had been covering the box.

  Zhou Xuan took a closer look and found that there were two five-inch-tall human-shaped copper figurines in the box, which should be made of brass. They were dressed as warriors, with bright helmets and armor. One held a knife in his hand, and the other held a sword. The material was no different from real knives and swords, only shrinking dozens of times in proportion. There didn't seem to be anything else unusual about them. Would Lin Huan Yun like this gift?

  Abu's face wore a mysterious smile as he moved the wooden box to the edge of the table, bent down and tilted his head, fiddling with the bottom of the box for a few moments before quickly straightening up and pushing the box to the center of the table. The two wooden warrior puppets inside the box began to move, seemingly one chasing the other, but actually moving very slowly along the four walls of the box. Every time they circled around, the weapons in their hands clashed, "Clang" ringing out, repeating this process seven times before returning to their original positions, standing still and upright.

  Abu gazed at Zhou Xuan's expression, looking to see if he was surprised and delighted. Anyone who had seen the bronze warrior had their eyes widened in amazement, and they all praised it as "ingenious" and "extraordinarily skillful".

  Zhou Xuan was a little surprised and said, "Are we really going to give this thing to Miss Lin Er?"

  Abu listened to Zhou Xuan's tone and seemed to be disbelieving, stuttering in shock: "Th-this, does Master Zhou really think this treasure is not good?"

  Zhou Xuan suddenly came back to his senses, almost forgetting what era this was. He repeatedly said: "Good, good, I mean it's too good, too precious, is giving it to Miss Lin Er a bit of a waste?"

  Abu smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. The young lady of the Du household and the hairpin ceremony, we'll send a gift that's not too ordinary or it will be laughed at. I think, this Lin Erniang's family is wealthy and noble, gold, pearls, and precious jade are nothing to her, so we must find another way, find a treasure that suits her taste. Lin Erniang is a tomboy, lively and active, so she'll definitely like this copper warrior doll."

  Zhou Xuan smiled and nodded: "Right, right, she will like it. I wonder what this treasure is called?"

  Abu said: "Just call it 'Tong Ou Lun Wu'."

  Zhou Xuan said: "This name is not very loud, Miss Lin likes to boast and talk big, I think about it, let's call it 'The Legend of the Condor Hero'! The knife is called the Dragon Slaying Knife, the sword is called the Heaven Reliant Sword, a story of divine weapons clashing, so it's called 'The Legend of the Condor Hero'."

  "Good! Good! The talent of Master Zhou is indeed majestic like a high mountain and vast like the ocean!"

  Take a look at the time, Zhou Xuan took Lai Fu, Abu and his two strong men, riding horses and carriages to Chaoyang Fang. When they arrived outside the gate of the Fang, they saw a large team of soldiers guarding the place tightly. Zhou Xuan thought: "Is it necessary to make such a big fuss for a Du Hu Fu miss's hairpinning ceremony? Lin Hanyin wasn't always running around outside before, and didn't need such heavy protection!"

  Zhou Xuan handed over the invitation with Lin Daiyu's and Lin Zhongyi's seals, and the guards respectfully invited him in, but did not allow Lai Fu and Abao to enter.

  It doesn't matter if I come or not, Abu is in a hurry. He has spent a lot of money to send such a precious treasure, and if it can't even enter the mansion, he will be greatly disappointed. Pitifully looking at Zhou Xuan: "Young Master Zhou..."

  Zhou Xuan said, "I'm going to give a gift to Lin Er, it wouldn't be good for me to carry the gift in myself, so this big-bearded man is here to carry the gift."

  Abu quickly took the "Legend of the Sword and Dragon" from Lai Fu's hand and hugged it in his arms, willing to be Zhou Xuan's follower.

  The guard went to report to the leader, and the leader said: "It's actually Lord Zhou. The gift can be handed over to the Duhu Fu for delivery, and only Lord Zhou needs to go in."

  Zhou Xuan said: "This is an extremely precious treasure of mine, how can I entrust it to others with peace of mind? Just look at this 'Chen Dan Long Xi' box alone, which is worth three thousand taels of silver. What's inside the box is even more a rare and precious thing, Miss Lin will surely be delighted when she sees it."

  The teeth will know that this time the invited guests to watch the ceremony, no matter which one is offended, accompanied by a smile very politely, but just won't let Abu go in.

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