Snowflakes fell outside the window, and the coldness penetrated the muscles. The charcoal in the warm cabinet was red, and every corner was filled with warmth and joy. After the new bath, Mr. Xu showed his sword eyebrows and eyes, red lips and white teeth, which attracted a group of beautiful wives and maids to see their eyes. Of course, what attracted them the most at this time was the large boxes side by side, filled with all kinds of rare things, and they felt instantly like opening blind boxes on site. They were excited and exciting, and once they satisfied the desire of these Ming Dynasty prodigal women to buy.

Since the little guys were not around at this moment, Master Xu became even more casual, crossing his legs leisurely while enjoying the shoulder massage of the pretty maid Chuchun.

As the mistress, Xie Xiaowan's task of assigning gifts naturally fell on her, and the girl Yue'er from the side helped.

Speaking of which, Xu Jin bought a lot of gifts, which was a bit troublesome to distribute, so Xie Xiaowan simply took the turn-by-stop method. If you take one, he would take one, and no one knew what it was inside before disassembling it. Of course, if you don’t like it after disassembling it, you can exchange what you like with others.

According to the rules, the ladies take turns three times and the maids take turns once, so the atmosphere in the warm cabinet is so warm, with the sound of orioles and the sound of swallows and the surprises are endless, like a sea of ​​joy.

In addition, Xu Jin also specially selected an exclusive gift for the girls. For example, Xiaowan was given an exquisite white jade pendant with mutton fat; Ruyi was given a yang green jade bracelet; auspicious was given a string of southern bead necklaces; as for Bingniuer, it was a dagger full of gems. Although it was a bit tacky, it was better because of its preciousness, and it could be broken by hair. After verified, Xue Bingxin turned anger into joy.

It is a happy thing to receive gifts. Xu Jin is also happy when he sees the women happy, but at this time he is unhappy if he is suddenly invaded by another man.

Jiajing was still as unruly as before, so he went into the house and rushed into the warm room, catching Master Xu off guard.

"Okay, Xu Jin, I went back to Beijing secretly and didn't say hello to me. It's really a fight. Hey, are you sharing the spoils? Sister Xiaowan, do you have my share?" Jiajing's eyes lit up. As he said, he opened a box without hesitation and started rummaging on his own.

Xu Jin couldn't help but get black threads on his head, and hurriedly stepped forward to cover the box, saying dissatisfiedly: "What does it mean to divide the spoils? This is a gift I brought to the female family. But I don't have the share of you, the emperor, go there."

Jiajing rolled his eyes and said, "Tsk, if there is nothing, there is nothing. I don't care. But this guy secretly returned to Beijing and must give me an explanation."

"This... is the emperor? It seems to be even more unruly than your husband!"

Fei Ruyi and the others were better. It was Wang Cuiqiao's first time to come into contact with Jiajing. When he saw these two live treasure lords who were not monarchs or ministers, he couldn't help but be stunned and looked disbelief.

Xie Xiaowan Yingying bowed and said, "Xiaowan pays homage to the Emperor."

Wang Cuiqiao also followed Fei Ruyi and others to salute Jiajing. The latter waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. I came uninvited. I have disturbed your reunion. Do you mind lending your man to me temporarily?"

Fei Jixiang covered his mouth and smiled, "I can't ask for it, so I can't help but prevent it from hindering our sharing of the spoils."

The girls couldn't help but laugh. Jiajing laughed and said, "Did Xu Qing hear it? Let's go and go to the study to explain honestly."

Xu Jin had no choice but to leave the pile of powder reluctantly and take Jiajing, the stinky man, to the study.

"When will Xu Qing enter the city?" Jiajing asked with a stern face as soon as he sat down, with a clear hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Xu Jin calmly poured a glass of warm wine for Jiajing and said, "I have only been back for less than a long time. I planned to hand over the seal at the Ministry of War tomorrow and then go to the palace to report to the emperor. Unexpectedly, the emperor actually came to the door first. I was so moved."

Jiajing curled his lips and said, "Stop pretending to be garlic, why don't you notify me in advance when you return to Beijing?"

Xu Jin spread his hands and said, "Are you worried that the emperor will go out of the city to welcome him again? This kind of thing is enough. I really can't bear it when I do it again. Being low-key should be a person. Too high-profile will reduce blessings and longevity."

Jiajing laughed and scolded, "You are so beautiful. You have been traveling around for half a year and still want to go out to welcome you, bah!"

Although Jiajing cursed, his dissatisfaction was dissatisfied because Xu Jin's reason really makes sense.

At this time, Xu Jin stood up, walked to the bookshelf, took a long wooden box from the lattice below and placed it on the coffee table, and said, "This is a gift I have brought to the emperor."

Jiajing immediately smiled and said, "I know I am indispensable." After that, he opened the wooden box with great enthusiasm, and the room was filled with jewels.

"Hey, this is..." Jiajing looked at it and saw a treasure knife lying quietly in the box. The scabbard and the handle were inlaid with crimson fire diamonds. The light was shining brightly under the light, and you could tell at a glance that it was of great value.

Jiajing reached out and picked up the precious sword and gently pulled it out of the sheath. The treasure sword suddenly made a sound like a dragon's roar. When the whole knife was pulled out, he saw a cold light shining like a pool of autumn water, and the blades made the room cold.

"Good knife!" Jiajing couldn't help blurting out.

Xu Jin picked up a piece of silk cloth in the box and gently placed it on the blade. The silk cloth was silently broken into two pieces. Jiajing's eyes lit up: "What a fast knife." As he said that, he carefully put the knife back into the sheath and put it back into the wooden box.

"This is a fine product among the Damascus swords. It was given to me by the King of Boqi. I borrowed flowers and offered them to the emperor." Xu Jin said with a smile.

Jiajing was upset when he heard this: "What does the King of Persia mean? If you flatter me or not, don't he know that I am Xu Qing's backstage boss?"

Xu Jin smiled and said, "The only son of the Persian king is in the hands of me, so I will naturally please me."

Jiajing laughed and said, "Xu Qing, you are so bad. You are holding on to his son to extort him. Speaking of the Japanese girl Orishi Miko, you haven't released her yet."

Xu Jin was stunned. He had been leading troops outside to fight in recent years, but he forgot about the Japanese girl. Hey, he seemed to have promised to let her go back to Japan within half a year. I guess this Japanese girl would hate him now.

"Xu Jie, this time I sent you to pacify the West. Not only did you clear the siege of Hami, but you also built a large territory of the Western Regions for me. How should I reward you?" Jiajing said with a headache, and suddenly glanced at Xu Jin with an unkind look: "The winner of the third Jiangnan Cataka is indeed well-known, and it seems to be a little more beautiful than my sister Yongfu."

Xu Jin touched his chin for no reason. Jiajing was so crazy that he couldn't keep up with his thoughts. He had to say, "It is the duty of the minister to share worries for the emperor. I dare not invite rewards, but the emperor really wants to reward, and I will not refuse."

Jiajing curled his lips and said, "I am obviously very philanthropist and I insist on pretending to be righteous, but I will not reward you."

Xu Jin also curled his lips and said, "If you don't reward, you won't reward. I don't care. By the way, I have brought gifts to the Empress Dowager and the Empresses in the Palace this time. Since the emperor has come, I will take them back."

Jiajing's heart moved and asked quickly, "My sister Yongfu is a part of it, too?"

Xu Jinqi said: "Of course I have a share."

Jiajing smiled and said, "I took the palace back and Yongfu lives next to your house. There is no need to do anything else. Xu Qing will send it to him by himself, so that he can be sincere."

Xu Jin thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to a refugee tomorrow."

Jiajing said with a stern face: "I mean, Xu Qing, you send it here in person, so that you can be sincere, do you understand?"

Xu Jin: "Huh?"

Jiajing coughed lightly and said, "I remember that the portrait of the four seasons you promised to paint for Yongfu has not been finished yet? You have only returned for two years after sending troops to Pingxi. Shouldn't you come to the door and say it?"

Xu Jin secretly felt that Jiajing was weird. No matter how clever he was, he didn't want Jiajing to be his cheap brother-in-law.

"Then I'll take time to send it tomorrow." Xu Jin was not sure, so he had to agree casually.

Jiajing untied his heart and felt happy at this time. He took the initiative to say, "When Xu Liao entered the city today, he had a conflict with Bi Chun's people?"

Xu Jin glanced at Jiajing inadvertently and nodded, "Yes, the people in Xichang are making too much trouble, so I can't help but teach them a lesson for the emperor."

Jiajing said indifferently: "Bi Chun is a bastard recently, doing things too out of order. It's better to make him suffer. I also scolded him hard not long ago."

Seeing Jiajing so frank, Xu Jin couldn't help but feel warm and blurted out: "The eunuch's power is a double-edged sword. It can hurt people or hurt themselves. You must be careful when using it."

Jiajing looked a little unnatural and nodded: "With a cousin's past, I will not repeat the same mistake."

"That's good!" Xu Jin poured another glass of wine for Jiajing.

Jiajing drank it all, staring at Xu Jin intently and said, "I have moved my father's lord to the Taidizhong for worship, and the temple name is Ruizong."

Xu Jin nodded and said, "Congratulations to the emperor for getting what he wants."

"Xu Qing doesn't object?" Jiajing asked.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Why should I object? Filial piety is the first priority for all virtues. The emperor is understandable to do this, but the method is a little more intense."

Jiajing was happy to hear this, "I knew Xu Qing would understand me. Alas, I don't want to use intense means, but some people insist on toasting and not eating and punishing wine. Well, we, the king and his ministers, will not mention this disappointment. Let me tell Xu Qing about the good news that Sister Zhier's steam engine has made significant progress. Hehe, I am preparing to get a car Xu Qing talks about for experiments."

Xu Jin blurted out when he heard this: "Really and false? So fast?"

Jiajing said proudly: "I will take you to visit after the New Year, which will surely surprise you."

Xu Jin couldn't help but laugh. Steam engines are just the most primitive engines. Compared with diesel engines and gasoline engines, there is still a technological gap of nearly a century, let alone high-end technologies such as rocket missiles.
Chapter completed!