In the study, Li Wen was dealing with travel matters. The attendant came to report that the second master's servant had brought eight treasure ducks.
Li Wen asked: "Second Young Master went to inquire about Yue Lou?"
The boy laughed with him: "Yes, the young master said that the prince worked too hard, so he went to ask Yue Lou in person to buy a duck, and the younger one sent it to him."
Li Wen nodded: "Thanks to him for going all the way."
He ordered people to collect the ducks, found some Tianhuang stones, and said, "Does he like this lately? Let's play with it!"
It's a great deal to exchange a duck for a few Tianhuang stones! The young man thought to himself, no wonder the young master always sends things to the prince, including lanterns on the Lantern Festival, nuclear boats on the Dragon Boat Festival, and water chestnuts when the water chestnuts come out. There is really nothing to give.
Whenever a duck comes, the crown prince will give him a gift in return, which is much more valuable than the gift.
The boy held the pieces of Tianhuang Stone and left happily.
He went back and waited for a long time. It was getting dark before Li Da came back.
"Sir!" the boy called in surprise.
Li Da gave him a warning look: "Keep your voice down!"
He came back quietly, and the footman guarding the side door was the wet nurse's brother and secretly opened the door for him.
The boy said "Oh", told the story of sending ducks, and held out the pieces of field yellow stones as if they were a treasure.
Li Da didn't even look at it and said, "Put it away."
He was so cold, and the boy thought he didn't know the value, so he hurriedly said: "Sir, look at the quality of this piece. It costs a few hundred taels at least, and it's still unavailable. The gold and stone shops you often visit don't have it.
One that can be taken out."
Who would have thought that after saying this, Li Da suddenly changed his expression and shouted: "Yes, I can't even buy these stones, but for him? It's just something that is given away casually. How can he get this reward?"
I should be extremely grateful and bursting with gratitude, right?"
Was the young man frightened? He looked at him in horror and confusion: "Mr. Master..."
He didn't understand what was happening. A duck got such a valuable thing back? Shouldn't he be happy?
Li Da quickly put away his anger, became gentle and quiet again, and said, "Okay, put it all away, brother, it's good that you know what I mean."
"Yes..." The boy didn't dare to say anything more. He put Tian Huangshi into the box and helped him wash up.
…
After Li Wen finished handling everything, it was already dark.
The attendant came over and sent a message: "The princess said, is she with the prince? Are you ready to rest after your work? There is no need to go any further."
Li Wen smiled. His mother and concubine felt sorry for him. Seeing that his father spent more and more time in bed, Dongjiang's government affairs were gradually transferred to his hands, and he was busy almost from morning to night.
"Then let's put food on the table." He said.
"yes."
Dinner was ready a long time ago. He said, "It was immediately served."
Li Wen looked at the plate of eight-treasure duck and thought of his younger brother. He asked, "What has Erlang been doing recently?"
His trusted guard hadn't left yet. He went out to ask a few questions. He came back and reported, "Second Young Master is often with Young Master Lu recently."
Mr. Lu, the son of Lu Changshi.
Li Wen's smile faded and he said, "Find something for him to do? Don't be idle all day."
In fact, Li Da also has a job? He has to go to the Yamen every day and does not have much free time.
The guard agreed and then asked: "Your Majesty, what will happen in the mansion while you go to pick up Miss Xu?"
Li Wen thought for a while and asked, "It's been a while since Governor Yang inspected the camp along the river, right? Did he say when he would be back?"
The guard replied: "Jiangbei is currently training as a navy master, so Governor Yang may need to stay longer."
"Then tell Yushi Meng and ask him to take more care of the affairs in the house."
"yes."
The guard went out, and Li Wen looked at his back with deep worry in his eyes.
My father has been ill for a long time, and the people in this house are restless.
…
When Xu Yin received the news, Li Wen had already set off.
After learning about this, everyone had different reactions.
Wei Jun laughed loudly and said: "The third lady is still very powerful, but I will wait a few more days and invite the Crown Prince of Dongjiang."
Tian Zhi touched the fat on his belly and said with a smile: "The Crown Prince of Dongjiang will come to greet you in person. If nothing unexpected happens, the Crown Princess will be the eldest lady's!"
Wei Jun glared: "Coming to plead guilty is enough. We were attacked on the way before we even got married. If we really go to Jiangdu, wouldn't we be in a dragon's den and a tiger's den?"
Xu Ze agreed: "Prince Dongjiang comes here and wants to expose the matter? It's not that easy!"
Xu Yin listened to their conversation and laughed in his heart.
This close relationship is indeed different. Tian Zhi is concerned about the position of the Crown Princess, but Wei Jun and his eldest brother are concerned about their sister's safety.
She turned around and asked Xu Si: "Sister, what do you think?"
Xu Si was looking at the map. Hearing this, he replied: "It seems that there are many problems in the Dongjiang Palace. You should be careful when going there."
Xu Yin raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at his sister: "Why do you say that?"
Xu Sidao: "It's not the Dongjiang Palace that kidnapped and killed us. As long as they send people to apologize, will we still refuse to let them go? I see that 80% of this was done by people from within Dongjiang, and they can't catch the mastermind.
, that’s why I’m so cautious to show comfort.”
After that, when she saw her sister looking at her with a complicated expression, she couldn't help but smile and scratch her nose, and said affectionately: "Why, do you think your sister doesn't understand anything?"
Of course not. Xu Yin knew that her older sister would be very powerful, but she didn't expect that her older sister would be so smart now. It seems that even if this marriage really happens, she doesn't have to worry about her older sister not being able to handle it.
She thought so in her heart, but she said jokingly: "That's not necessarily true. Maybe it's because Prince Dongjiang values his sister so much that he can't wait to meet her?"
Xu Si glared at her angrily: "What are you talking about?"
Looking at her reddish cheeks, Xu Yin teased: "Sister, are you embarrassed?"
"How dare you say that!"
The two sisters started playing around, and Wei Jun and others felt relieved when they heard the laughter coming from the back room.
"Come as you come, the soldiers will come to stop you, and the water will come and the earth will cover you up."
Watching Wei Jun and others disperse, Yan Ji retracted his head from the window and asked in a low voice: "Master, are you looking at me like this?"
Yan Ling concentrated on cleaning his sword and took the time to reply: "What are you looking at?"
"Prince Dongjiang is coming! What if Miss Xu is moved and agrees to the marriage?"
Yan Ling gave him a strange look: "Yes, yes, what should I do?"
When Yan Ji heard this, he realized that his young master had completely missed the point. He immediately became anxious: "If this marriage is successful, then young master, you will never want to marry Miss Xu San. The Duke of Guo will definitely not agree!"
"Then what do you want me to do? Deliberately sabotage?" Yan Ling rolled her eyes at him, "If I want to do this, even if my father agrees, Miss Xu San will not agree."
Yan Ji was dumbfounded: "So, there will always be someone who refuses to agree? Then, young master, are you wasting your efforts?"
Yan Ling put the sword back into its sheath and said, "Okay, don't worry about this. Look at you, the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is."
After that, he took the sword and went out to practice, leaving Yan Ji to ponder for a while, then suddenly realized and shouted outside: "I am not a eunuch!"