1681. Chapter 1681 Turning against each other four
In the huge Xuande Hall, there were only two people, Zhu Tianba and Ninth Princess, and it looked a little deserted.
"Lao Jiu." Zhu Tianba said hesitantly: "You should be more careful in the future and don't let Lao Ba find another opportunity to strike."
Miss Xiao Jiu nodded: "I know, after suffering a loss, I will definitely have a long memory." At this point, Miss Xiao Jiu paused: "Father, please enlighten the Eighth Sister more when you have the opportunity.
It has not been easy for her these past few years."
"I know." Zhu Tianba waved his hand: "When Lao Ba's mood has completely stabilized, I will go find her and have a good talk."
"Father, you should help Eighth Sister find a husband. With a man who loves you, maybe the knot in Eighth Sister's heart will slowly be resolved." Miss Xiaojiu suggested.
"It's easier said than done." Zhu Tianba sighed: "It's not like you don't know Lao Ba's temper. He's as stubborn as a donkey. I've been trying to find him a husband all these years, but she just ignored me.
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"Take your time." Miss Xiaojiu shook her head helplessly.
"By the way, the boy who saved you..." Zhu Tianba suddenly remembered something: "I have given him ten gold mines."
"So fast?" Miss Xiao Jiu was a little surprised.
"He saved your life, of course I have to reward him well." Zhu Tianba said with a smile: "It's a pity that his cultivation level is too low, otherwise I really want to arrange an official position for him..."
"Can't you be an official if your cultivation level is low?" Miss Xiaojiu asked, "I remember that there shouldn't be such a provision in the law, right?"
"There is no such article in the law." Zhu Tianba explained patiently: "But have you ever thought about it? That guy's cultivation level is so low. If he were to become an official, would the people under him be able to obey him? Then he would still be able to obey him.
Why don’t you give him a stumbling block every day?”
"Who dares!" Miss Xiao Jiu snorted coldly: "Whoever dares to trip up Ma Xiaoyao, I will break his legs!"
Zhu Tianba smiled: "You really defend that kid..."
"He saved my life, of course I have to protect him." Miss Xiaojiu said confidently: "Don't you always teach me that if you receive a little kindness from others, you should repay it with a spring?"
"You have already repaid me." Zhu Tianba said, "Didn't he already get ten gold mines?"
"Is my life only worth ten gold mines?" Miss Xiaojiu pouted her lips in a very dissatisfied tone.
"Of course not, your life is priceless." Zhu Tianba smiled.
"Since it is priceless, isn't it a bit stingy for you to only reward Ma Xiaoyao with ten gold mines?"
"Hmm? Then what else do you want? Give him ten more gold mines?"
"No matter how much gold you have, there will be a day when it is all squandered. If you ask me, just give Ma Xiaoyao an official position. Once you become an official, you can get a salary. With the salary, you will have security and you will no longer have to worry about your future life.
"
"It goes around and around and back to the starting point."
"Father, isn't it just an official position? You are so reluctant to part with it!"
"Okay, okay, since you have spoken, I will reward him with an official position." Zhu Tianba smiled and nodded: "Let me think about it, what kind of official position should I reward him with?"
"Let him work in my mansion." Miss Xiao Jiu said with a smile.
"Go to your mansion?" Zhu Tianba was stunned for a moment: "What do you want him to do?"
"Will you be my guard?"
"Guard? With his little cultivation, he can be your guard? Don't be kidding."
"Cultivation can be gradually improved. I believe that Ma Xiaoyao will become a qualified guard in a few years!"
"You girl..."
"Father, just agree. I will make you braised chicken wings and Kung Pao chicken later."
"Bring me a bribe? Haha... Okay, I'll let you do that and let that kid go to your mansion to be your guard."
"I knew that my father loved me the most." When she heard Zhu Tianba agreed, Miss Xiaojiu laughed happily.
"Xiaojiu, I can agree to your request, but you must also agree to one request of mine." Zhu Tianba's face suddenly became serious.
Miss Xiao Jiu put away the smile on her face: "Father, please tell me, as long as I can do it, I will spare no effort to complete it, even if it means that I will be broken into pieces, I will not be afraid."
"It's not as serious as you said." Zhu Tianba waved his hand: "I just want you to keep a distance from that guy named Ma...Ma Xiaoyao in the future, so as not to cause any bad scandals."
Miss Xiaojiu's face suddenly turned red: "Father, what are you talking about? What kind of scandal..."
"You have never cared so much about a man." Zhu Tianba's tone was smooth but powerful.
"Father, you misunderstood, I don't have any thoughts about Ma Xiaoyao... The reason why I helped him like this is because he saved my life, and I want to repay him..." Miss Xiaojiu explained hurriedly.
Zhu Tianba nodded slightly: "I hope I misunderstood. Anyway, remember, you are a high-ranking princess, and your future husband must also be a mighty hero. A humble little person like Ma Xiaoyao, is
Definitely not worthy of you."
"I know." Miss Xiao Jiu nodded: "I know what I should do, and I won't embarrass my father."
"Well, okay, it's getting late, you can go back." Zhu Tianba tilted his neck a little tiredly: "I still have a lot of memorials to deal with, and I don't have time to chat with you here."
"You should pay more attention to rest and don't work too hard." After caring and admonishing, Miss Xiaojiu got up and left the hall.
Looking at the leaving figure of Miss Xiaojiu, Zhu Tianba sighed softly and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Of the nine children, Xiaojiu is the most filial girl, and she is also the most virtuous."
It's a pity that she is a girl, otherwise I would definitely pass the throne to her."
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Here is a grand introduction to the life experience of Miss Xiaojiu. Her full name is "Zhu Yingying". She is the ninth princess of the Qinglong Dynasty. She looks very beautiful on the surface, but in fact, she is full of sorrow and sadness deep in her heart. When she was very young,
Her mother passed away, and she almost cried as she grew up. Her mother's death was a huge blow to her, and she almost collapsed.
Zhu Tianba was usually busy with official duties and could not spare much time to accompany Zhu Yingying. Over time, the relationship between father and daughter became a bit estranged, especially in the past few years, the two could not speak a few words throughout the year. Later, Zhu Yingying grew up
When he was older and more sensible, he deliberately approached Zhu Tianba to please him and try his best to repair the relationship between father and daughter.
Another thing that bothered Zhu Yingying was that the brothers and sisters above him were very cold to him, especially the eighth princess, who simply hated her.
Zhu Yingying once tried to please her brothers and eighth sister, but unfortunately the results were not good. Until now, she still can't figure out why her brothers were so cold to her. The eighth sister hated her, but she understood.
If she doesn't like her, she can't figure it out.
Let's put it this way, Zhu Yingying's childhood was sad, and she was not very happy as an adult. Sometimes she would have random thoughts... Why was she born? What was the meaning of being born? Was it just to suffer?
If she were asked to choose again, Zhu Yingying would definitely not choose to be born.
Some people are very grateful to their parents for giving them life and a good life with no worries about food and clothing. Some people blame their parents for giving birth to them. They have to endure hardship and suffer! They will live a useless life!
Everyone's family is different, so their thoughts are different. If you look at it from different angles, you can get different feelings.
No matter what, since you are born, you should live as well as possible. It doesn't matter if life is hard. Work hard and make changes. If you succeed, everyone will be happy. If you fail, that's it.
These days, everyone wants to live a good life, but there are still only a small number of people who can really live a good life.
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In the temporary resting post house, Ma Xiaoyao was sitting on a chair, humming a little tune and sipping fragrant tea. He seemed to be in a good mood.
He had just come back from the gold mine. As he had guessed, the metallic energy in the gold mine was very strong. It only took him one day to bring the metal energy in his body to a balanced state. The five major energy,
Only the wood element's infuriating energy has not yet reached balance.
Well, let's go back and ask around to see if there are any larger woods nearby! Ma Xiaoyao thought to himself, Ma Xiaoyao originally found a dense forest on the border of the Qinglong Dynasty, but he was busy rescuing Zhu Yingying at the time, so he
He didn't have time to practice, and after rescuing Zhu Yingying, he was worried about being chased by the eighth princess, so Ma Xiaoyao had no chance to practice in the woods.
"Let's look around first. If we really can't find a suitable forest, we have no choice but to go back to the border." Ma Xiaoyao said to himself.
At this moment, Zhu Yingying, who had not been seen for many days, suddenly walked into the room with her hands behind her back: "How is it? Are you still used to living there?"
"Oh, that's good." Ma Xiaoyao put down his tea cup and stood up: "I was just looking for you."
"Looking for me? What's the matter?" Zhu Yingying asked doubtfully.
"I want to ask you, are there any larger woods near the imperial city?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"Woods? What are you doing in the woods?"
"Of course it works! Tell me quickly, are there any woods nearby?"
"There is a royal garden on the outskirts of the city, covering an area of tens of thousands of acres. It should not be small in scale."
"Royal Garden?" Ma Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment.
"It is a forest exclusively owned by the royal family. There are some wild beasts in it. Every now and then, some of the royal children will go hunting in the forest." Zhu Yingying explained.
"Can I go in and have a look?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"Of course you can go in." Zhu Yingying smiled and said: "I will give you a token later. You can enter and exit the royal garden freely with the token. But you must remember not to destroy the things inside, otherwise
I can’t protect you either.”
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "I know the severity."
"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing." Zhu Yingying looked at Ma Xiaoyao with a smile: "I asked for an imperial edict from my father to make you a sixth-grade sword-wielding guard and enter the princess's mansion to listen to my orders."
