We were talking and laughing, and time passed quickly. When dinner was about to come, Qing Ning came in and reported, "The emperor's reward has arrived, and the general asked you to go to the front." In front of outsiders, the title of the gang leader has been replaced by the word "general".

Liuli asked, "Which father-in-law is here to announce the decree?"

Qing Ning replied politely, "I heard it was Eunuch Hong."

The female family members showed expressions of surprise and envy. Although their expressions were well controlled and the strange expressions were fleeting, Liuli noticed it.

Although the three titles of the newly appointed general are just fictitious, since he has moved into the new house, the emperor will give him a reward as usual, which is nothing special. But it is very unusual for the most popular person around him, Eunuch Hong, to go there in person.

Extremely favored.

"Sister, go quickly. I'll leave this place to you, and I'll make sure you don't offend anyone." Youshi said with a smile, acting very friendly.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Liuli smiled and nodded, stood up, gave a brief salute, and then walked out with Qing Ning.

Qing Ning supported Liuli and continued to report, "Miss, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the Prince of Linshan County and the Twelve Princesses are also here." The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, that is, it didn't feel like shouting.

Everyone has heard it. And the twelfth princess is none other than Xiao Ya.

It's okay for Xiao Zhen to be down. It's normal for him to come to congratulate his future wife's family for moving into a new house. Prince Linshan had an affair with Miss Shui in the past, but now, it's really upright. He is the richest man in Zhao Dynasty and the largest financial backer.

Son, who doesn’t want to be friends with rich people regardless of ancient or modern times? And then there are the Twelve Princesses, who actually have friends with Shui Liuli? Although there are many emperors, princes, and princesses, there are also partialities in the end. This Twelve Princesses is one of them. Come on.

Being favored by the princess is equivalent to receiving a permanent invitation from the noble ladies circle in Tokyo.

Could it be that the emperor wants to recruit Shui Shiqiao as his consort? Thinking about it, it is impossible. The prince has already married a girl from the Cao gang, and the princess will not marry his brother under any circumstances. Otherwise, what would it be? A folk marriage exchange? Furthermore, it is also

We won't let the royal family and the Cao Gang get so deeply involved.

"I originally sent an invitation to the twelfth princess, but the princess didn't reply, so I thought she didn't come." Liuli's voice drifted in before her figure disappeared.

"I'm afraid the new upstart of the Shui family is about to rise." I don't know who it was. He muttered in a low voice.

They don't understand that not everyone is greedy for the glory and wealth in the capital and sleeps in the superficial flowers. The Shui brothers and sisters they call the new rich are not among them. They have laid out such a big plan just to make those shameless thieves

, taste the taste of treating others in their own way.

Liuli led Qing Ning to a deserted place, immediately held Qing Ning's hand, and whispered, "Are you ready? If you don't want to, I won't force you. You can still regret it. There are other ways.

There are still some, and you don’t need to take risks.”

"I'm not afraid. I'm willing." Qing Ning took a deep breath and said firmly.

Today she wore a red coat and skirt with narrow sleeves and waist, with black lambskin stitched on her elbows and shoulders. She had her hair combed upwards, pinned only by two plain silver hairpins. Other than that, there was nothing else.

She only had a flower-shaped purse on her belt. She was neat and tidy all over her body. The girls in Shui Mansion did not have standard clothes, they all wore their own clothes. But Qing Ning’s outfit made her look particularly energetic, and the military camp soldier

His gait is more conspicuous and... more like a heroine.

However, rather than saying that Qing Ning and Huo Honglian are similar in appearance, it is better to say that they are similar in spirit. Their facial features are only five or six points similar, but their temperament is seven or eight points similar, but they lack the innate arrogance and battle-hardened strength of Huo Honglian.

A few days ago, Qing Ning specially corrected and trained for a period of time with the help of Qingdai, trying his best to imitate Huo Honglian's gestures, speech, and walking. Although it is still a replica now, because the things in his bones are imitations.

I won't come, but if you meet me for the first time, you will definitely be shocked.

"The eldest lady is also Qing Ning's eldest lady." Qing Ning added another sentence, expressing her determination, "The eldest lady saved Qing Ning's life, and she has always been with her. Therefore, I must also serve for the eldest lady.

Take revenge and help the lady share her worries."

Seeing Qing Ning's firmness and sincerity, anything she said would be pretentious. So, Liuli patted Qing Ning's hand and said, "Then try your best to play this show well. Don't worry, Miss, I will protect you and will never let you go."

There's something wrong with you."

After saying that, the master and servant looked at each other and smiled. Then, almost at the same time, they took a deep breath and went to the front yard one after another.

The angel arrived very quickly, and Shui Shiqiao arranged the incense table and pulled Liuli to stand, and they arrived. Next came the complicated ceremony, and the rewards were nothing more than gold, silver, wealth and silk. Liuli knelt for a long time.

, I complained ten thousand times in my heart.

After finally getting up, I looked up and saw Xiao Zhen's gentle smile, and couldn't help but smile back.

She has very complicated feelings towards Xiao Zhen. On the one hand, she knows that she will marry this man in more than a year, and she also knows that he has a crush on her, but she always feels alienated unconsciously and wants to run away far away. On the other hand, she knows that he has a crush on her.

On the other hand, she felt guilty for taking advantage of this man and wanted to be nice to him. So, she swung between the two poles of far away - close, far away - close, almost as if they were far away. This, on the contrary, increased Xiao Zhen's feelings towards him.

Her obsession.

Xiao Ya was standing next to her Ninth Brother, with a dignified and noble expression on her beautiful little face. She was completely different from the jaw-dropping skin monkey Liuli met in the palace. Liuli saw

Her eyes followed Shui Shiqiao, and she knew who Xiao Ya was here to see. In front of her sweetheart, a girl would show her elegant side, right? She was very funny, but it felt like her heart was pierced by jealousy, and it hurt.

She quickly turned her eyes away.

In the end, it didn't matter what happened, he was caught in Xiao Yu's eyes. He was as handsome as ever, with an expression that was half a smile but not a smile. He looked unfathomable, which made Liuli's heart suddenly tighten, and she was afraid of being caught.

This man saw her little thoughts. But then he calmed down: So what if he saw her scheming? As long as she wants to see through him, everyone is divided, who is afraid of whom?

"Eunuch Hong, the banquet has been set, please come in. At any rate, you have to drink a glass of this warm wine. You have been blessed by being by the emperor's side all year round, and now I want to bring this blessing back." Shui Shiqiao smiled.

He took Eunuch Hong's arm. According to his status, there were Xiao Zhen, Xiao Yu and Xiao Ya next to him. It was not his turn to invite Eunuch Hong first. But today Eunuch Hong came with an edict and represented the emperor, so it was naturally different.

.

"I know you have no good intentions, you are plotting against me, old man, and you are going to take away all your good fortune." Eunuch Hong patted Shui Shiqiao's hand away, snorted, but in a friendly tone, and turned around and half-bowed,

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin and His Highness the Prince of the County, please come first." People looked up to him and gave him face, but he was just a eunuch and would never go beyond that.

As the two of them went back and forth, anyone with eyes could see that General Shui had a very good relationship with the people close to the emperor. Thinking again, when the emperor paid a private visit incognito, wasn't it Eunuch Hong who he brought with him? Whether he was in danger or he was saved,

No matter what, Eunuch Hong and Shui Shiqiao have known each other for a long time. And being close to the emperor's personal attendants is often more important than flattering the first-rank officials. For officials, it is the most difficult to figure out the emperor's intentions. If there are people in the court, it will naturally be different.

"Yes, please, Your Highnesses." Shuishi Qiao also said, his eyes swept over Xiao Ya, without much pause, and only said to Liuli, "Sister, please greet Your Highness the Princess well."

Before Liuli could reply, Xiao Ya pulled Xiao Zhen's sleeve and said, "Brother Ninth, I want to join you."

Xiao Zhen was stunned and looked at Shui Shiqiao subconsciously. Shui Shiqiao looked at Liuli subconsciously.

Today, there are many male guests and few female guests. So Liuli entertains the female guests in the Danuan Pavilion opened in the front yard, and Shui Shiqiao entertains the male guests in a yard on the east road. Today's Shuizhai and the former Guozhai belong to the sparrow. Although it is small, it has all the internal organs.

Type. The middle road is for home ownership houses, the west road is for stables, large warehouses, etc., but there is a two-story building on the east road, which is composed of two halls with double ridges in the north and south and a flat-roofed hall in the middle. It is round in shape.

In terms of appearance, the finials, partitions, capitals and steps are all very exquisite. The plaque in front of the small building is titled "Pleasure", indicating that this is the original owner, that is, the wealthy businessman entertaining high-ranking officials and nobles.

Enjoy the music and dance.

This place is specially used for large banquets, so it pays attention to the construction and materials used. It is warm in winter and cool in summer and has a sound. There are several large charcoal stoves, so it is not cold in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month.

"Just Princess." Liuli lowered her face delicately and said to Shui Shiqiao, "I will make arrangements right away."

Shui Shiqiao nodded, not ignoring Liuli's smiling gaze, and couldn't help but slightly curling up the corners of his lips. He understood what Liuli meant, and he wanted to use his plan. Originally, he had to arrange a chance encounter, but he couldn't make it too obvious, after all.

You are a smart man. Now with the princess's request, everything will fall into place.

In the entertainment hall, there is originally an open space in the middle, where banquets are set for male guests, and the steps behind are separated by screens, where female guests can sit.

Xiao Yu next to him was silent, but he noticed the rapid eye contact between Liuli and Shui Shiqiao. Looking at Liuli's side again, the maidservant was like a ball of fire. Even though she lowered her head and lowered her eyes, her posture was upright, and she couldn't help but smile.

Squint, I feel like there will be no good dinner today.

"Brother Eleven, what are you laughing at?" Xiao Ya suddenly asked.

"Did I laugh?" Xiao Yu touched his chin, "Is it possible that my family is having a housewarming celebration, why should I cry?"

"How are you doing, Your Highness? Let's have a few more drinks later." Liuli took the words, smiled gently at Xiao Zhen again, pulled Xiao Ya, and turned around to leave.

The second half of the sentence was distant and polite, but the first sentence had a deeper meaning. In order to repair Concubine Cui Shu, Xiao Yu had to stay ill for a long time. Liuli said this to let him know that she appreciated her feelings. But if he came uninvited, it would not be because of it.

You haven't given him the secret recipe for smelting yet, right? There's no need to be so graceless in collecting debts, right?

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