Zheng Xuanqing felt a little guilty when his future father-in-law saw him. He coughed and said with a smile: "I don't dare to deceive the prince. I really don't know about this matter."
All those who thought that King Beihai had a gentle and soft temperament and could be bullied changed their minds last year when King Beihai killed someone with such swiftness and ruthlessness.
The two big grain merchants who were beheaded and whose houses were ransacked became ghosts in the underground. Even the Huo family, the in-laws of Commander Xie, lost most of the family business.
Without King Beihai's wisdom and decisiveness, Beihai County would never have been able to survive the day when the imperial court sent a large army to rescue him. Therefore, King Beihai's reputation in Beihai County has now reached its peak.
Seeing that Zheng Xuanqing was unwilling to tell the truth, the King of Beihai stopped asking any more questions and simply said: "You and General Li are close friends. If we have private dealings with each other, I will not interfere. However, you must not do anything to harm Beihai County."
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Zheng Xuanqing felt a stone fall in his heart, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I have written down everything the prince said."
This guy's glib look is really annoying to look at sometimes.
The King of Beihai waved his hand and signaled Zheng Xuanqing to step back. Zheng Xuanqing resigned in a sensible manner. After leaving the study, he did not leave the palace and shamelessly went to the inner house to look for Xu Wan.
The two of them got engaged and were already an unmarried couple. They were considered half-identified. In fact, Zheng Xuanqing was just as diligent as before.
When the maids in Xu Wan's courtyard saw the future uncle, they all smiled and saluted: "I have seen the young master, and the county master is embroidering the dowry in his boudoir!"
Zheng Xuanqing is indeed not an outstanding young man. However, when I am with him, I am always so happy and interesting.
Xu Wan stopped sewing, raised his head and smiled: "Why did your father call you over?"
"Why can't it be done?" Zheng Xuanqing was full of confidence and grinned: "Li Xiao and Wang Wei have gone through many hardships and have a true love for each other. One will not marry her and the other will not marry him. The biggest obstacle now is Li Xiao's mother.
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Seeing that Xu Wan was in a bad mood, Zheng Xuanqing shut up and sat silently aside.
Xu Wan sneered: "That day Chunsheng was summoned to Beijing by an imperial edict. The Qiao family was afraid of being implicated by the Beihai Palace, so they broke the engagement. Later, Chunsheng established himself in the capital and became friends with the prince, and the Qiao family regretted it. When news of the Chunsheng Party came out in the capital,
After the news that he was appointed as the crown prince, the Qiao family immediately sent people to send gifts, hoping to resume contact with the Beihai Palace."
Xu Wan's smile froze and his eyes became cold.
Two years ago, the Qiao family regretted their marriage and married another. This was a great humiliation for Xu Wan. The Beihai King and his wife were so angry that they sent people to Youzhou to smash up the Qiao family, which finally vented their anger.
Li Xiao asked people to pack their luggage and prepare to return to the Jiaodong military camp. Zheng Xuanqing reached out and grabbed Li Xiao's arm and whispered: "Lend me some people."
"Li Xiao's mother's biggest concern is Wang Wei's identity. Wang Wei has a biological father who was a bandit, which is really not respectable. So, we have to think of something from this aspect..."
A pretty maid pushed in the door and reported softly: "To inform the county prince, the young master of the Qiao family in Youzhou is here and comes with a generous gift. The prince sent someone to deliver a message and asked the county prince if he wanted to meet the Qiao family.
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Just when Zheng Xuanqing was about to get intimate with his fiancée, there was a knock on the door.
"Let Li Xiao go back to the military camp first! As a general, how can you neglect your duties due to personal matters?"
"Don't worry, my method will definitely work."
Mr. Qiao from Youzhou Governor's Mansion was her former fiancé.
Zheng Xuanqing rolled his eyes and whispered, "I'm telling you, you must never tell your father-in-law." Then he whispered a few words.
Zheng Xuanqing snorted from his nose: "I want to beat up a shameless person who doesn't care about life and death."
Zheng Xuanqing immediately agreed: "Okay, I will listen to you."
Xu Wan was a little helpless, but also a little funny. He reached out and pulled Zheng Xuanqing's face: "It's so hot, don't get so close."
"This is already the fourth time."
"My father didn't pay attention, and he ordered people and their belongings to be thrown out. The Qiao family was as thick-skinned as a city wall, and they continued to send people."
Unexpectedly, the Qiao family would have the nerve to visit.
Zheng Xuanqing looked at his fiancée who was smiling like a flower, and his heart felt like a ball of fire. He shamelessly sat next to Xu Wan, his head getting closer and closer.
Xu Wan pursed her lips and smiled.
Xu Wan's pretty face was covered with a layer of frost. The heat in the room seemed to have gone away a bit. Zheng Xuanqing had not said anything before, but now he whispered: "How many times has the Qiao family come to visit?"
The pretty maid responded in a low voice and quickly retreated.
Zheng Xuanqing happily went to his fiancée's boudoir.
Xu Wan was surprised and amused when he heard this, and gave him a look: "You have a bad idea. Will it be possible to do this?"
In the evening, Zheng Xuanqing left Beihai Palace and returned to Zheng Palace.
Zheng Xuanqing smiled and said: "Li Xiao will leave tomorrow. I still have to work hard to do this."
Li Xiao raised his eyebrows with great interest: "Who are you going to beat?"
Xu Wan's good mood was completely ruined by the news of the visitor from the Qiao family. She said nothing, took the needlework over again, and slowly embroidered stitch by stitch.
"No." Xu Wan said coldly: "Have someone throw out the gift from the Qiao family."
Xu Wan was sitting in front of the window, lowering her head and embroidering a pillow towel. Her slightly drooped face was extremely beautiful, with a peaceful and gentle expression.
After a long time, Xu Wan put down her needle and thread and said softly to Zheng Xuanqing: "Don't go looking for trouble with the Qiao family."
Xu Wan blushed slightly and pushed away Zheng Xuanqing, who looked like brown sugar, and said in a loud voice: "Come in."
Zheng Xuanqing's heart was filled with heat, and she rushed over like a cannon to Xu Wan's side: "Sister Wan."
That proud and showy tone was like a male peacock eager to open its tail.
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Zheng Xuanqing deliberately grinned and cried out in pain, making Xu Wan laugh non-stop.
Xu Wan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Whether it works or not, there is no harm in giving it a try. However, this matter cannot be impatient, and it must be done slowly."
Li Xiao glanced at Zheng Xuanqing, who was filled with jealousy, and found it even more interesting: "Could he be your love rival?"
"Bah! He deserves it!" Zheng Xuanqing said this, but in fact, the sour water in his heart almost burst out. The words he said were filled with sourness: "That day, the Qiao family broke off the engagement, and Sister Wan was sad for a long time. I don't know how much she cried in private.
Hui. Now that the prince is in the limelight, the Qiao family is thinking of repairing their relationship."
"This time, Mr. Qiao came here in person. Humph! Wasn't he kicked out by Sister Wan?"
Two beams of flames gathered in Zheng Xuanqing's eyes unknowingly. He looked at Li Xiao and asked, "Tell me, if Sister Wan has me, will she still miss her shameless ex-fiancé?"
Li Xiao responded seriously: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Your sister Wan has long forgotten that treacherous bastard, and only has you in her heart."
