Long Yan must attend Ding Kui's engagement ceremony. During the ceremony, he must serve tea to the eldest princess and accept rewards, thus establishing the status of Shao Dian Luan's wife and not allowing her to refuse. Bi『Δ Qu Ge accompanied her to the capital with some
Yugui, Ding Xiao and Biya.
Ding Xiao, who had originally arranged her marriage to Feng Liang, did not need to go to the capital, but she insisted on accompanying Mrs. Ru to visit Mrs. Ru. As long as she was not married for a day, she would perform her duty as Ding Kui's maid.
Quan Sihai personally led two squadrons of guards to escort Ding Kui's back house to the capital. General Shi also accompanied him for protection, leaving only Jiang Shunchuan and Musen to guard the foundation of Pingzhong County.
"How come I can get engaged while I'm still in the army?" Yu Gui secretly asked Ding Xiao on the road, unable to bear the loneliness.
"That is a marriage granted by the king. No matter what the circumstances, the clan's arrangements will be given priority." Ding Xiao had never thought that his wife would be a princess.
"The status of the prince-in-law is higher than that of the captain. The custom of the kingdom's etiquette is that high status is given priority. In the future, the status of those of us who serve the prince-in-law and the princess will also rise." Biya almost gave up the idea of becoming Ding Kui's concubine.
Gong Xiu's family background seems to be okay, but she is worthless in front of the princess. Ding Kui needs the princess's approval to marry a concubine, and she is not confident that she can get into the princess's eyes.
"Hey, I used to think that being the daughter of my master would be as high as the sky." Yu Gui alluded to Long Yan, "I didn't expect that there is someone higher. No matter how high our status is, we are still little maids, so what's the use?"
"The day you get into the master's bed, you will no longer be a little maid." Biya teased Yugui.
"Sister Biya is bullying, I see you just want to get into my bed all day long." Yu Gui's face turned red, but she still didn't show weakness.
"Fool, of course your sister Biya wants to take advantage of her. She's not afraid of what you say." Ding Xiao covered her mouth and smiled happily.
Biya reached out to touch Ding Xiao's waist and said, "Come and laugh at us now that you have a man, be careful I get under your man's bed."
Ding Xiao was tickled by Biyaha and giggled, "Haha, if you want to lift him up, just get in there. I don't mind a few more little ones."
"Hush, Madam Ru is back." Yu Gui saw Long Yan and Quan Sihai outside the carriage window, who had just finished chatting and were walking back to the carriage.
Several maids immediately returned to their serious expressions. Long Yan lost the chance to become his wife. They did not want to show excited expressions to avoid irritating Long Yan.
Long Yan returned to the carriage, glanced at Yu Gui, and said: "Yu Gui, don't hold it in, you don't have to do this, my husband didn't say he doesn't want me anymore. I can't be jealous of the status of the eldest princess, and I can't blame my husband for being too good."
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My husband wrote to me and told me that it was never his turn to make the final decision on matters of birthright. This marriage to the eldest princess was also the king’s idea for him. He would find a way to compensate me. In fact, I don’t need to add anything. I just ask him to repay me.
Treat me the same as before."
"Isn't Mrs. Ru angry with the master?" Ding Xiao asked weakly.
"It has nothing to do with him, so why should I be angry? I'm afraid it's those two who are angry. I'm lucky, after all, my husband married me first." Speaking of this, Long Yan was a little proud.
"That's good, the master will be very happy to know." Ding Xiao's position is biased towards Ding Kui, and she doesn't care much about who is the wife or Mrs. Ru.
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During this time, Ding Kui was busy preparing for the engagement ceremony. He was the only one with him and no one else who could give advice. Naturally, the Jiang family would not stand by and watch. Jiang Nai and several stewards were stationed at the Protector's Mansion to help.
"Thank you for your hard work, Butler Jiang." Ding Kui took Jiang Nai and sat down together during the meal. "Tell me about the situation of the Wan family when you have time. I have to think about how to arrange them."
Jiang Nai declined and had to sit next to Ding Kui, "Old Wan has several grandchildren, but currently only two of his grandchildren want to serve. The older one is called Wan Ban, 24 years old, an elite archer in the later period;
The younger one is called Wan Yu, who is twenty-two years old and is an elite archer in the middle stage.
You don’t need to put too much thought into arranging them. You can form a squadron of Prince Consort’s guards and let them serve as guards. They are all young people who need to hone their skills. You can consider reusing them later when their cultivation level has improved."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Ding Kui settled a matter on his mind.
"The princess's courtyard will not be completed until at least two and a half months. The old slave suggests recruiting more manpower to rush the work. It is best to complete it before the ceremony, as a sign of respect for the eldest princess.
Recently, the number of people in the Hou's Mansion has increased, and the one hundred maids have begun to be overwhelmed. The manpower for doing chores also needs to be supplemented, so I would like to ask the young master to make a decision." Jiang Nai talked about the affairs of the Protector's Mansion.
"You can make up your mind on these matters. The salary can be higher, but you can't let others say that the new prince-in-law is a stingy person." Ding Kui said generously.
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"Shaodian Dan" stood in front of Granny Liang and said in a clear voice: "Grandma Liang, can you promise me one thing?"
"Please give me your instructions." Mrs. Liang replied with a smile on her lips.
"You must not tell him about my visit to the Prince Consort!"
It turns out that the "Shaodian Dan" was pretended by the eldest princess, and she was the only one in the palace who knew how to do it, while others either didn't dare or disdained it.
"I, Mrs. Liang, swear to the God of Dharma that I will never reveal any information about the eldest princess before she and Ding Kui officially get married. If I violate my oath, I will be thrown into the prison of soul refining." Mrs. Liang put her hands behind her back and pinched them with her ten fingers.
into a strange shape.
Most people would swear to the God of War, but few people except magicians would swear to the God of Dharma. Mrs. Liang's oath was different from that of ordinary people. Instead, she sounded like a magician.
Shao Dianluan was a little frightened by Granny Liang's oath, and said quickly: "No, it doesn't have to be so serious, just make Granny Liang look a little older."
Looking old is also a very scary thing in the eyes of beautiful girls.
Mrs. Liang held back her smile and said, "Eldest Princess, please don't worry, I will definitely not tell the potential prince-in-law."
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"This is the invitation letter sent by Yang Mian." He Laizi personally brought it to Ding Kui.
Ding Kui opened the invitation and took a look, "Annual auction of Lu's Chamber of Commerce? I had forgotten about it. Lu's Chamber of Commerce has sent it to me many times before, but I haven't had a chance to go see it. Grandpa Qian usually goes there to buy things."
of."
"The annual auction of Lu's Chamber of Commerce is the most prestigious in the capital. There are so many people participating. This invitation letter is made to limit the number of people. Those without status can't get it." He Laizi is afraid of Ding.
Kui doesn't know.
"Really? Haha, go to the Lu Chamber of Commerce and ask one of them to come over. I want to know about the auction." Ding Kui didn't think that he, the most senior VIP, needed to worry about an invitation letter.
Seeing that Ding Kui was so confident, He Zizi stopped talking and hurried to the Lu Chamber of Commerce.
Ding Kui was just about to go to the backyard to check on the progress of the Princess Villa when He Guangsheng ran over.
"Master, a man who calls himself Hall Master Nian is looking for you."
"Oh, take him to the study." Ding Kui turned and walked towards the study.
Nian Si followed He Guangsheng to the study, stood at the door and poked his head in.
"Master Nian, please come in. No one else is allowed to approach the study." Ding Kui knew that Nian Si had important information, otherwise he would not be so cautious.
"In this humble position, please see the commander." Nian Si entered the study room, still looking around.
"Don't worry, it's very safe here. No one can hear us."
"Yes, yes, I'm used to it." Nian Si quickly apologized, "A few days ago, I received instructions from the Director-General to investigate the matter of you being followed. After several days of hard work by I and my subordinates, I finally found out some clues.
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"looks?"
Ding Kui felt strange: The leader of the intelligence hall did not use "eyes and eyebrows" to investigate those rookies. Could it be that there was a more powerful person behind this?
"At the very beginning, I have already identified two groups of people who were following you. They were servants sent by the Tantai family and the Linghu family. Then I found people from the City Defense Force Inspection Office. Finally, we found two groups of unknown origins.
People." Nian Si deliberately lowered his voice.
"A person of unknown origin? Professional?" Ding Kui looked serious.
"Well, yes, yes, they are the professionals you mentioned. When we discovered them, they also discovered us. I boldly speculate that they are probably colleagues." Nian Si was not used to Ding Kui's statement.
Du, duh, duh, Ding Kui's fingers were tapping on the desk, "Am I so eye-catching? There are secret spies taking risks in the capital to monitor me who is about to become the prince-in-law. What good does this do to them?"
The date of the engagement ceremony has been made public. There is no way I can hide during this period. Why bother following me so much?
Master Nian, do you think it is reasonable for foreign spies to do this? There seems to be no need for domestic spy agents to do this. Who will be affected by my activities outside?"
The Shaodian State only allows one legal espionage organization, the Intelligence Department, and there are restrictions on the activities of intelligence agents from the military intelligence and judicial departments.
However, spies trained by big families, also known as shadow detectives, are still secretly operating in various places. Even Ding Kui himself has a large number of reporters.
"I think it is most likely a secret agent of the Meng Kingdom. Firstly, Hong Jin's arrest is related to you. Secondly, the great martial artist who assassinated you in Nanqiu County cannot die in vain. They have reason to pay close attention to your actions." Nian Si did not dare to speak about domestic affairs.
The object of suspicion is not something that a character like him can interfere with.
"Any clues?"
"Not yet, but I have reported the situation to the Director-General, who will immediately organize a large-scale operation to eliminate hostile spies. The people from the Inspection Office said that there are people who intend to do evil to you, and they are going to investigate. I will
Continue to keep an eye on them; as for the Tantai family and the Linghu family, what do you think?"
In Nian Si's eyes, the inspection department was the most bullied, and the other two departments were not so easy to deal with.
"Tantai family and Linghu family? What do the indigenous dukes have to do with me? Oh, by the way, the eldest princess's mother-in-law is from the Tantai family. Ignore them for now. I am free to advocate. Keep an eye on the inspection office and
Anyone with unknown origins, please report to me immediately if you have any latest news." Ding Kui always felt that something was wrong and had to deal with it carefully.