Jinling, Ningguofu

In the hall of the back house, the doors and windows are closed, and the mica screens of golden nanmu are divided into several warm rooms. The tables, chairs and benches are spotless, and the layout is spacious and bright. There is a copper basin with a charcoal fire, and the fire is blazing.

It also dispels the chill of the twelfth lunar month.

The room felt warm and cozy, and a fragrant fragrance filled the air.

This is the home of a wealthy prince and noble family, with fine clothes and fine food, even if it is the ninth winter, it is still as good as spring.

A group of girls in hairdresses and coats sat in the hall, playing chess, reading, and painting, each enjoying themselves.

Xiang Yun raised her pink face, as if pinching her greasy face, and asked: "Sister Baoqin, do you still remember the couplet poems we did at Luxue'an in the Grand View Garden last winter?"

"Remember, what happened?" Baoqin asked with curiosity on his face.

"I want to eat barbecue." Shi Xiangyun said softly.

Bao Qin burst into laughter and said, "Sister Yun wants to eat roast venison again?"

I remember that at first she thought the roasted venison was dark and a bit pickled, but later she couldn't resist Sister Yun's constant persuasion and tasted a piece of it, and found that it was quite delicious.

Xiangyun felt disappointed and said quietly: "It's a pity that Brother Heng was not here that time."

When Bao Qin heard the mention of Jia Heng, his eyes were slightly startled, and his mind was a little dazed. It seemed that the scene of the young man being intimate with him came to mind. Perhaps he thought deeply about it, and there was a familiar burning feeling in the center of his heart. Suddenly, his face turned pale.

The child has a slight blush, the skin is dizzy, and the face is plump and charming.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Baochai smiled softly, put down the shoes in his hands, and the moist apricot eyes under Cuiyu's beautiful eyebrows shimmered, and said softly: "Sister Yun is homesick, right?"

Xiangyun couldn't help but pout, with a look of dismay on his apple-round face as red as the clouds, and said: "We have been away from home for a year. We said we came to play, but we haven't seen Brother Heng either."

Even if I see her, I don't play with her very much. Whenever I have time, I go hunting for Sister Bao and Sister Lin.

Under Daiyu's smoky eyebrows, her bright starry eyes were bright and clear. She chuckled and said, "Your brother Heng is still fighting at sea."

As the girl spoke, her starry eyes were in a trance, and she felt a little missing in her heart. It had been a month or two in the blink of an eye, and there was still no news from him.

"When I'm not fighting, I don't play with us. I just stay with Sister Lin and Sister Bao." Xiangyun's little face was gloomy, and her voice was sweet and sweet, but it was more childish.

Hearing this, Daiyu's cheeks suddenly turned red, and her starry eyes looked at Xiangyun angrily.

On Baochai's jade face, which is as pink as snow, her expression is somewhat unnatural.

Almost every time I come back, I have to get obsessed with her.

Tan Chun smiled and said: "Sister Yun, brother Heng is very busy."

As she gets older, the girl becomes more and more charming, and her bright eyebrows gradually gain a hint of darkness.

The sisters have grown up, and Brother Heng usually spends more time with Sister Bao and Sister Lin. Brother Heng and Sister Bao will live together for the rest of their lives in the future.

Daiyu changed the topic softly and asked: "Third sister, you and Sister Lan haven't discussed the outcome of the war these days?"

Tanchun said: "I have had a brief discussion with Sister Lan these days."

As he said that, he looked at Zhen Lan who was playing chess with Yingchun.

Zhen Lan had just listened to the conversation of several people. After hearing the words, she put down the chess pieces and gave her seat to Zhen Xi, who was watching the battle. Her slightly mean and cold face showed a smile and said: "Miss Lin, no need

I'm worried, Brother Heng will definitely win. This time, the Denglai Navy, the Yuehai Navy, and the Jiangnan Navy have gathered to suppress the invaders. The strength is as high as hundreds of thousands. It's just that there are few in the newspapers recently. I don't know what the current situation is.

What's going on?"

Baochai's beautiful eyebrows were curved, and she turned to look at Zhen Lan, her eyes as full as water, and asked softly: "Then what are sister Zhen's speculations about this?"

This third girl from the Zhen family has extraordinary talents in these things. Maybe he likes girls with this kind of temperament?

Ying'er, who was standing behind Baochai, held a handkerchief and curled her lips, with a clear look of displeasure in her eyes.

This Miss Zhen San, there are so many girls in the house, you are the one who is knowledgeable?

Zhen Lan sat down nearby and said softly: "Brother Heng probably still wants to regain Da Yuan Island. The newspaper said that the Dutch Red Barbarians have occupied the Da Yuan Island. In addition, there are many pirates who are entrenched and plundering the maritime trade."

Merchant ships, Sister Bao must have noticed that the sea trade business has not been very easy in recent months."

Under Baochai's emerald eyebrows, surprise filled her moist apricot eyes, and she nodded.

Zhen Lan said softly: "When Da Yuan Island is captured, the pirates will no longer have their nests. If they want to make trouble and rob merchant ships, they will be unable to do so. At that time, there will be no obstacles to maritime trade, and the imperial treasury will be able to

It’s gradually becoming more prosperous.”

Under the increasingly surprised gazes of everyone, Tanchun pursed his pink lips and explained: "Customs tariffs have become the source of tax revenue for the imperial court. Once the pirates are wiped out and maritime trade prospers, the imperial court will be able to collect more tariffs in the future."

Zhen Lan turned her eyes to look at Daiyu, who was sitting quietly and delicately, and said softly: "Isn't Miss Lin's father now an important official in charge of the customs?"

Since she is the daughter of an official, she is supposed to be well-versed in economic matters and become a good wife to men. Unfortunately, she is usually sad and bitter...well, she will never be her match in the future.

Daiyu nodded her head, with an incomprehensible look in her starry eyes, and said softly: "Daddy is in charge of the customs now."

This Miss Zhen San knows a lot, but unfortunately, he probably doesn't like such scheming people.

Normally, he still likes her...more than Sister Bao.

Under Zhen Lan's slender eyebrows, her bright eyes looked at the waves, and she said with a smile: "Once the pirates are gone, next year's sea trade will not be shackles, and the customs will collect more taxes and money. With Uncle Lin's ability, I'm afraid it will be done well in the future."

, he can still be admitted to the cabinet due to his merit."

This is what the eldest sister mentioned not long ago. Now that the cabinet assistant minister is vacant, the court officials have made several selections, and the palace is not satisfied. Lin Ruhai will probably be promoted to the cabinet.

Daiyu's crystal clear face paused slightly and said softly: "I don't know about that."

Just as a few people were talking, they heard the bead curtain rustling, and Sister Feng entered the hall and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? It's so lively?"

Not far behind him, Li Wan, dressed in a blue dress, has a plump figure, an elegant face, a light smile, and gentle eyebrows.

"I didn't say anything. I was just talking about Brother Heng going to fight at sea and when he will come back." Baochai took over the conversation with a smile.

A smile appeared on Sister Feng's pretty face and she said, "Yes, it's time to come back. It's been almost a month or two, and the New Year is almost here."

It's been a month or two, but why is there no movement in her stomach?

At this moment, Li Wan put down the food box with the maid, and said softly: "I just asked the kitchen to cook some red dates and glutinous rice porridge. You guys can drink some to keep warm in the cold weather."

Xiangyun greeted him with a smile and said, "I was saying I was hungry. Sister-in-law, let me have a taste."

All the gold hairpins chatted and laughed, then turned to eating rice porridge.

"The princess is here." While the ladies were eating rice porridge and chatting and laughing, a nun came from outside and said.

Everyone in the hall looked stunned, and then looked at the grandma in surprise.

After a while, Princess Xianning, Li Chanyue and Song Yan walked into the hall and said with a smile: "The sisters are all here."

Xiangyun got up, smiled and greeted each other, saying: "Sister Xianning, sister Chanyue, you are here."

Princess Xianning took Xiang Yun's hand, looked at the little chubby girl, chuckled, and said, "Well, come and see Sister Yun. Sister Yun has grown taller."

Xiangyun smiled sweetly and said, "Really?"

At this moment, a group of golden hairpins also stepped forward to salute Princess Xianning.

Princess Xianning smiled and said, "I'm here today mainly to tell you good news."

"this……"

When the golden hairpins in the hall heard this, they looked at each other and looked at each other.

Under Zhen Lan's curved eyebrows, her clear eyes flickered, her heart moved slightly, and she had some faint guesses.

Princess Xianning's clear and clear eyes glanced at the charming faces with different charms. A smile lingered on her beautiful face, and she said with a chuckle: "The news just came from Jinyi Mansion. Mr. defeated the Dutch Red Barbarians and regained the country."

Yuandao, the Yi bandits and the Donglu were all severely defeated by the master and fled in all directions."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a spring breeze blowing into the hall, and the faces of everyone present showed joy.

"Brother Heng won again?" Xiangyun said happily.

And...it can be said that Xiangyun grew up listening to Jia Heng's singing.

Tan Chun Yurong also looked excited and said, "Sister Xianning, brother Heng should be back years ago."

Compared with Chai and Dai, who were somewhat unable to shout out the name Xianning sister, Tanchun, the sister-in-law, was more proficient in shouting.

But shouldn’t you call me sister-in-law?

Zhen Xi frowned, blinked her lively eyes, and thought in her mind.

Princess Xianning smiled and said: "Not only did we wipe out the pirates this time, but we also recovered the big island. This is another achievement of opening up territory. If we go by the normal rules, even if we can't be made a marquis, we will at least be made a count."

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Although the pirates have not been completely eliminated and Hauge and the Korean navy are still on the run, just recovering a large island can lead to the creation of an earl as a gift.

The beauty said, her cold eyes passing over all the warblers present, and a strange feeling came into her mind.

Sir, I don’t know who I should give a royal title to?

Chai Dai, Lan Xi?

Baochai's jade face was slightly in a trance, and she lightly pursed her pink lips. Her moist apricot eyes seemed to have ripples of light appearing in circles, and then disappeared in a flash.

Daiyu blinked her starry eyes, twisted the handkerchief in her hand, and couldn't help but glance at the girl with smooth muscles and bones, and a face like a pear blossom.

I thought to myself, I'm afraid this reward belongs to Sister Bao.
To be continued...