Xu Xian's first reaction was that Chai Rong wanted to mess with him, which surprised him greatly.

Except for those who defected to the enemy before the battle, Chai Rong never made a move against any of his ministers, even though Li Chongjin, who once competed with him for the throne, was equally important. There was absolutely no reason to attack him. Xu Xian believed that he had always been a member of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

A loyal minister.

Is it because of smuggling and selling illegal salt in Henghai, or because Ryukyu has established a private territory? If this can make Chai Rong resentful, then most of the Jiedushi of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be beheaded.

Xu Xian held his head and thought about it for a long time in the camp without understanding, so he decided to go to the back pavilion to meet Chai Rong alone after breakfast tomorrow to show his loyalty and respect.

Xu Lang entered the tent and reported: "Father, brother Huan just came to the camp and said that mother asked you to go back to Changle Tower."

"What's the matter? You didn't see me on duty."

"Brother Huan didn't say anything. He just sent a message and left. My mother asked my father to go back so anxiously. There must be something very important."

"Then I'll go back to Changle Tower. If there's anything urgent in the camp, just go to Changle Tower and let me know!" Xu Xian immediately got up and left the camp, and hurried to Changle Tower.

Changle Building stands on the corner of the street and is divided into two sides. One side is for people to eat and drink, and the other side is for selling antiques and treasures.

The food was cooked by oneself, and the treasures were bought by the soldiers. Instead of giving the stolen goods to profiteers regardless of whether they were high or low, it would be better to sell them oneself and make a profit.

Changle Building does not purchase these things, it just provides a platform for the military men. If the transaction is successful, it will only charge a commission of 20% to 30%.

At first, it was only the red scarf soldiers who traded things. As the reputation spread, soldiers from other armies also brought things here to sell. The world has been in chaos for decades, and a lot of good things have fallen into the hands of the soldiers.

Xu Xiande took a trip and found a good treasure. It is said that Emperor Taizong used Mazi (note) back then. I don't know whether it is true or not. Anyway, he has collected it and planned to use it as a family heirloom.

As for the elegant private room on one side of the second floor where people can discuss business, the other side is a bank for depositing money and borrowing money.

Now it is no longer necessary to use the name of Xiangguo Temple. The three-cent interest rate is enough to attract people. In addition, there is no custody fee and interest can be earned when depositing money. There are also many merchants saving money here. In fact, the money deposited by merchants

They were only a minority, and those with the largest deposits were soldiers and military dependents. Xu Xian's credibility was enough to reassure them.

It was approaching noon, and Changle Building was packed with people. Xu Xian touched his flat belly and walked in with the diners. Seeing Aunt Liu serving food, he said, "Aunt Liu, please get me a piece of braised pork and a piece of scrambled eggs with leeks."

As he said this, he found an empty seat and sat down. Seeing Aunt Liu hurrying over, he asked, "What's the matter with Ning Xiu calling me? Where are their mother and son?"

However, Aunt Liu's face was full of anxiety, "The mother and son are upstairs. Stop eating right now. Go back to the camp as soon as possible. Don't go home for another three or two months."

Xu Xian asked with confusion on his face: "What's going on? What happened?"

"You don't know what you are doing, yet you still come to ask me. Dalang, Aunt Liu has always regarded you as a good young student, and has always used you as an example to teach Erzhu. You have disappointed Aunt Liu too much. Now it seems that you

He is no different from the stinky man in our family."

Aunt Liu's face looked distressed, as if her heart had been cut off.

Xu Xian couldn't laugh or cry, "What happened to Aunt Liu? If you don't explain it clearly, how can I explain it..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a sharp shout, "Xu Xian, how dare you come back!"

Turning around, he saw Zhao Ningxiu standing on the stairs holding the red baby, with a gnashing expression on her face. This voice attracted everyone's attention.

Xu Xian stood up and smiled: "Didn't you ask Brother Huan to call me back?"

Zhao Ningxiu didn't answer at all. She walked down the stairs, reached for something on the counter, and rushed towards Xu Xian. It was a rolling pin as thick as an oval.

Aunt Liu's eyes were flying wildly and she whispered: "Why are you still running and sitting there in a daze!"

"She was just bluffing."

Aunt Liu had no choice but to turn around and persuade Zhao Ningxiu, "Madam..."

Zhao Ningxiu pushed the child into Aunt Liu's arms and raised the rolling pin to greet Xu Xian. Xu Xian raised his hand and grabbed Zhao Ningxiu's wrist, "What are you doing? You are not afraid of disturbing the diners and frightening the child."

I heard Zhao Ningxiu say in a cold voice: "Let me ask you why the little princess from Wu Yue Kingdom came to live in our house."

"His Majesty asked me to entertain him, how could I know!" Xu Xian had a vague feeling in his heart, as if he had figured something out.

"They can live in Honglu Temple. Even if they live in the courtier's house, it won't be your turn. You know the reason best!"

Xu Xian frowned and asked softly: "Did you hear what others said?"

"Okay! You finally admitted it!" Zhao Ningxiu suddenly wailed and said to the diners in the hall: "Look, this is the man in my family, the dignified Marquis of Hezhong County, the Secretary of the School of Inspection, and Xu Zhi, the military governor of Henghai

Leisure, but when I married him, I was just a young man.

Over the years, I have worked very hard to take care of his family business, and I almost died in childbirth in order to give him a family heirloom. He has just made great progress and is about to replace my lousy wife and marry the little princess of Wu Yue Kingdom. Please comment on me.

Pinglili, wuwuwu..."

I heard Zhao Ningxiu cry but no tears fell, but someone was fooled. A young scholar stood up angrily, "I have heard of Xu Linggong's name a long time ago. Your Majesty praised me in Huainan for the great power of the Zhou Dynasty. I admired him very much and expressed my admiration for him."

I'm even more fascinated by Gong's lyrics.

I never thought you could be such a heartless person. Those beautiful words are really disgusting to think about now. It will be a lifelong shame for me to live under the same roof with people like you! I advise you to take care of yourself!"

The scholar stood up and left as soon as he shook his sleeves. Before he could reach the door, Zhao Ningxiu pointed at him and shouted: "You haven't paid the bill yet?" The scholar awkwardly took out a handful of copper coins, slapped them on the table, and ran away as if running away.

.

Zhao Ningxiu started to perform again, "...This heartless man not only abandoned his wife and children but also beat me. Everyone said he was hateful..."

Xu Xian quickly let go of his hand and said: "Who hit you? Don't talk nonsense. If you have something to say, let's go home and talk... Oops!"

As soon as he let go, the rolling pin came crashing down with a loud sound. Xu Xian was really in pain without wearing armor. Since he still had no choice but to escape, he turned around and walked out of the window.

Before he could take a breath, he heard a loud shout and saw Zhao Ningxiu chasing him out of the main entrance. The rolling pin in his hand had changed from one to two, and she was heading straight for Xu Xian.

Xu Xian ran away without forgetting to turn around and explain, "Don't listen to people's deceptions. I don't have the slightest idea about Princess Qingying. It's just the wishful thinking of the old lady from Wu State."

"What! You actually knew her maiden name, met her mother, and said you didn't even have the slightest idea, thinking that I was an ignorant child and you could coax me!" Zhao Ningxiu seemed to be running faster and faster, the rolling pin in her hand was on the right side.

He knocked on Xu Xian's back without leaning forward.

Xu Xian felt the pain and hurriedly ran a few steps, thinking that it was not unreasonable for the ancients to bind women's feet. Even if they really married a shrew, they could run faster.

"Why can't you believe me if you believe others? The relationship between me and that little princess is really innocent!"

"Okay, I believe that you and her are innocent. You and those dancers have slept together, so you are also innocent!"

"Damn, I know this too!" Xu Xian stepped a little faster and cursed in his heart: "Chai Rong, Chai Rong, I didn't expect you to be so despicable, you would use such a method to mess with me."

"I know more. You can't hide the fact that you stole a woman's bellyband in Daming Mansion from me!"

"I didn't do this, it was a rogue... Ouch!"

It seemed that the explanation was unclear for a while. Xu Xian kept speeding up and ran to the outer city in one breath. When he saw that Zhao Ningxiu was no longer behind him, he let out a sigh of relief.

He walked around half the city and finally returned to the Red Scarf Capital. His heart rested in his stomach, and he felt inexplicably at ease when he saw the soldiers training in the distance. He strode towards his tent and saw something like a bamboo pole.

Xu Lang, who was in front of the door, ordered: "Father, you haven't eaten yet, go to the kitchen and get me a bowl of soup cakes!"

He said that he opened the curtain, and when he saw the situation in the room, his body that had just relaxed immediately froze. He saw Zhao Ningxiu sitting behind the case, holding chopsticks and looking at him with a smile, "Hasn't Mr. Lang eaten yet? I

There happens to be some ready-made soup cakes here, would you like to share some with you?"

Xu Xian snorted coldly: "I won't eat it! I'm afraid it's poisonous!"

Zhao Ningxiu picked up the bowl, "How do you know if it's poisonous if you don't eat it!" As he said this, he threw the bowl at Xu Xian, and at the same time, he picked up the two rolling pins on the table and rushed towards Xu Xian.

Xu Xian turned around and ran away, "Xu Lang, how could you let a woman into the camp!"

"If mother insists on coming in, the child can't stop her!"

"Now tie her up and throw her out!"

"Don't you dare!"

Xu Xian and Zhao Ningxiu circled around the tent, surrounded by people watching the excitement, "Dakui, Jiubao, come here to help, throw this crazy woman out."

Jiubao said: "Your Majesty is joking, how dare we offend someone you can't even afford to offend!"

Dakui also echoed, "Indeed, if your wife goes to my mother to file a complaint, I will suffer. What will happen if you just ask her to be beaten twice."

"What can we do? People will die!" Xu Xian grabbed a soldier's horizontal sword and confronted Zhao Ningxiu, "I tell you that you will be beheaded if you break into the military camp without permission. If this is reported to the emperor, I can't protect you!"

Zhao Ningxiu turned a blind eye to Xue Liangliang's horizontal knife and approached Xu Xian step by step. "I want to see how you chop off my head!" As he said that, he danced the rolling pin in his hand into a windmill and came towards Xu Xian.

Not even afraid of death, this woman was really crazy. Xu Xian threw down his sword and ran out of the camp in one breath, heading straight for the palace not believing that she could come in.

Old Mutou was sitting on the edge of the flower bed in the back pavilion. When he saw Xu Xian coming, he stood up and stopped him, "Your Majesty is practicing. If you have nothing urgent, it's not too late to see you later."

Xu Xian grabbed him by the collar and asked in a low voice, "Did His Majesty ask people to spread embarrassing stories about me in Wuyue Kingdom in Changle Tower?"

Lao Mu shook his head and said, "No, it was Li Tingfang who did it."

"Does it make a difference?"

"That's nonsense. As the emperor, Your Majesty has the world in mind and he has no intention to care about your bad things. But it's different with Li Tingfang, a despicable and talkative eunuch."

"You mean you've done it but you still don't admit it? Why on earth is this? How can I make His Majesty unhappy?"

Xu Xian was certain that Chai Rong was trying to punish him, not to kill him.

Old Mutou snorted coldly: "You are asking questions knowingly, why do you want to advise His Majesty to make the princess of Wuyue Kingdom your queen?"

"I'm here for..."

"Don't tell me that it's for His Majesty's good and for the good of Dazhou. Who can be deceived by your thoughts? Xu Xian, Xu Xian, you are already married and have children, why are you still thinking about the women in the harem? If it were changed

If you were any other emperor, you might have lost your head."

Being exposed to his bad intentions, Xu Xian couldn't help but touch his nose in embarrassment, and still defended: "She is the wife of Weiguo, not the queen. She is also an unmarried concubine."
To be continued...