"What are you afraid of? Sister Xue'er is always enthusiastic about you, can't I? Could it be that you dislike me?"
Ma Xiaoquan looked at Hua Yue and Fang Fang with a sad face. Unexpectedly, they all pretended not to notice and were chatting about their own topics. |
"Then what do you want from me..."
"Hehe, it's been a long time since I had my husband's cooking..."
Ma Xiaoquan became even more depressed: "I just came back and I haven't changed my clothes and haven't taken a shower yet. What's wrong? You want me to cook?"
"Of course...Grandma, Sister Yue'er, Fangfang, Lisa, do you all want to eat my husband's cooking..."
Mrs. Ma smiled slightly and said nothing.
Hua Yue hummed softly.
Lisa's beautiful eyes flashed, but she didn't dare to speak.
Fangfang was still brave, so she nodded simply and said: "The cooking is delicious~"
"this......"
At this moment, Niu Dan, who had never been able to speak, suddenly said with his unclear enunciation: "Uncle, when I was taking care of the children, I cooked. I am very good at it..."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned, looked at Niu Dan and cursed: "You bitch, what are you talking about? You can't pronounce clearly, why are you talking so much nonsense? Go away~"
Bei Ming Shuangxue shook Ma Xiaoquan's arm: "You see, you are showing off your hand after everyone has finished. My husband's responsibility is to take care of our family, huh~~"
Ma Xiaoquan's heart instantly ran through 10,000 grass and mud horses. Damn it, I'm trying to make money and think of ways to make money. I'm running here and there. Every time I stop, I don't even give him a drink of water when I come back. I just order him to cook. , I am still not the head of the family.
...
Resentment is resentment, depression is depression, everyone has said it, and Ma Xiaoquan can't refuse. Anyway, he fell asleep in the carriage on the way back, and he is in good spirits. Since everyone is looking forward to it, let's show it off. .
...
In the kitchen, the servants had prepared all the ingredients. Ma Xiaoquan put on his apron and took a deep breath.
"Well, it's better to be at home~~" Ma Xiaoquan shook his head with emotion, smiled bitterly, and murmured, "But I guess I won't be able to stay long..."
"Why can't you stay longer?"
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head, it was Hua Yue.
"Oh, Yue'er, um, how are you? Are you feeling well?"
Hua Yue nodded, touched her belly gently, her face was filled with happiness, and said: "No, the child is very obedient. My husband, I just heard you say that I can't stay much longer, are you leaving?"
"Well, it shouldn't be long..."
"Do we have to go?"
"Yes, I have to go..."
"Can your husband give up everything in the capital so easily?"
Ma Xiaoquan sighed and said, "It's really hard to give up easily, but if I don't give up, I'm afraid it won't be what I want."
Hua Yue thought for a while and whispered: "I heard from people that the emperor's health has been getting worse and worse since he fell into the water in Xiyuan. There have been rumors in the palace that the emperor may die... "
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and corrected: "Well, it's not possible, it's definitely possible!"
Hua Yue was stunned and nodded: "My husband knows history... So, will the next emperor believe in the king no matter what? If so, doesn't my husband believe in the king? I believe in the king. My husband should be entrusted with important responsibilities..."
"Well, you are right. The next emperor is indeed King Xin, but King Xin has always been suspicious of me... So if he inherits the throne, he will definitely take action on me...
...Of course, before dealing with me, he will get rid of Wei Zhongxian first."
"Ah? What should I do? I am with you like I am with a tiger..."
"So..." Ma Xiaoquan said while chopping vegetables, "So now we have to start taking action... Yue'er, you happen to be here, so I may have to work hard for you these days.
....."
"Yeah~~ Got it..."
...
The next day, Ma Xiao met Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao in full.
Because the emperor's body was not well, he had been resting at Empress Zhang's place in the middle palace these days, so he summoned Ma Xiaoquan in the middle palace.
Looking at Zhu Youxiao who was lying on the dragon bed in poor condition, Ma Xiaoquan sighed secretly in his heart, and then he knelt down with a pop and burst into tears.
Zhu Youxiao was also shocked by Ma Xiaoquan's behavior: "Ma Aiqing, why are you crying suddenly?"
Ma Xiaoquan cried and said: "It's all Wei Chen's fault. It would have been better if Wei Chen had been with the emperor at that time... No matter what I say, I won't let the emperor fall into the water..."
Ma Xiaoquan cried so sadly that the eunuchs serving around the emperor also secretly wiped away their tears. Empress Zhang couldn't help herself, covering her face and went out to cry.
On the other side, Wei Zhongxian's nose was almost crooked with anger. Damn it, why did Ma Xiaoquan cause trouble just after he came back? What do you mean, you are here and you are useless? At that time, I also wanted to go up and accompany the emperor, but
The emperor won't let me.
Compared to Ma Xiaoquan, Wei Zhongxian is more afraid of something happening to Zhu Youxiao, because everything he has now was given by Zhu Youxiao.
"Hey~~ Ma Aiqing, I know your good intentions, but you also have important things to do... By the way, how is things going in Liaodong?"
Ma Xiaoquan wiped away his tears and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the war in Liaodong is currently stable, but Huang Taiji is by no means a good enemy. He will definitely lead a large-scale invasion... Wei Chen believes that we should send more troops
Manpower goes over to support..."
Zhu Youxiao sighed and said: "What Ma Aiqing said... I don't know. If we just send more people here, we will get more food and salary. After years of war, the national treasury is no longer sufficient...
..."
As Zhu Youxiao said this, he subconsciously glanced at Wei Zhongxian beside him.
Ma Xiaoquan understood and said quickly: "Your Majesty, isn't Eunuch Wei very rich? Otherwise, let's borrow it from Eunuch Wei first, and then we can pay it back when we have money later!"
"Ah?" Wei Zhongxian opened his mouth wide and almost cursed his mother.
Damn Ma Xiaoquan, you asked the emperor to ask me to borrow it, okay, then if I borrow it, can I ask the emperor? Damn it, you plotted against me, and your woman plotted against me, I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes.
Already......
"Haha... Ma Aiqing said it well..." Zhu Youxiao responded calmly.
Wei Zhongxian was so frightened that he knelt down in front of Zhu Youxiao and cried: "Your Majesty, how can I have so much money...Old slave too..."
"Forget it, don't say it..." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand in disgust, feebly.
Wei Zhongxian swallowed what he was about to say, and then glared at Ma Xiaoquan viciously.
"Ma Aiqing...you have worked hard these days...go back and have a good rest..."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Your Majesty, no hard work, for the sake of the Emperor, for the great Ming Dynasty... no hard work..."
Zhu Youxiao said humbly: "It would be great if our Ming Dynasty had more loyal ministers like Ma Aiqing and Zhongxian..."
Ma Xiaoquan and Wei Zhongxian looked at each other, and they both cursed in their hearts: He is not a loyal minister, he is bullshit.
...
After retreating from the palace, Wei Zhongxian also followed.
Calling Ma Xiaoquan to stop, Wei Zhongxian said rudely: "Ma Xiaoquan, damn you, why do you always plot against me... We don't have a bit of a feud, don't you care?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Old eunuch Wei, am I plotting against you? I want to plot against you, why should I ask the emperor to borrow it from you? I might as well just say that you, Wei Zhongxian, are already nine thousand nine hundred years old, and you will soon catch up with the Long Live Lord.
Why don't you just bring it..." Before Ma Xiaoquan could finish speaking, Wei Zhongxian covered his mouth.
"You~~you..." Wei Zhongxian was so angry that he stomped his feet, "Okay, okay, I surrender to you. I won't fight you anymore. Okay, don't mess with me either."
Okay, you take your Yangguan Road and I'll cross my single-plank bridge, okay?"
"Look, the road is laid out in front of you and me, and I'm not stopping you..." Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, "But to be honest, Old Eunuch Wei, you and I have been fighting for several years.
I am indeed tired. To be honest, it is actually good to have you in this court."
"Huh?" Wei Zhongxian was stunned. He couldn't believe that Ma Xiaoquan would say such a thing.
"Why isn't it...even though you, the old guy, are lustful and greedy for money..."
Wei Zhongxian interrupted: "You, you, you, tell the important point, don't always look for reasons to harm me, are you interested..."
"Okay, okay, I won't hurt you, I won't hurt you... You, to be honest, I don't like many of the people in the Donglin Party. They know how to complain all day long, and those vassals
Wang, when he heard that there was a war, all of them shrank their necks like turtles, fearing that they would be humiliated by going to the battlefield... Asking them to pay a few dollars would make them all cry out... With you here,
At least we can collect some money from them to support the war..."
Wei Zhongxian snorted and nodded: "Oh, Ma Xiaoquan, you and I have been fighting for several years, and you finally told the truth."
"Of course, do you think I don't know anything? In fact, we don't have any big hatred. I agree with what you just said. Moreover, I went to Liaodong twice in a row, and I also feel that my father and I
Mom and my brother and sister-in-law have worked hard...so..."
Ma Xiaoquan stretched out his hand, patted Wei Zhongxian's shoulder and said, "So I plan to sell my business here. I want to move to the front line to guard the border with my parents, brothers and sister-in-law."
