Xiao Cen pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "What preparations are you making? Fang Jun is just a little brat with wet nipples. He killed a few thugs in Niuzhuji and became famous. It's not because of him."
The power? According to me, you don’t need to pay attention to it at all. If he dares to be tough, then let him know that our Xiao family is not the Gu family, and the Yuan family is like that at his mercy!"
He is the kind of person who grows stronger with age.
As soon as he reaches a hundred years old, his temper grows with age. The older he gets, the more terrible he becomes. It seems that everyone in the world has to respect him and give in to him. If anyone glares at him, it is disrespectful.
Old, rude, unruly...
Xiao Jing was speechless.
It’s not like you haven’t seen Fang Jun’s methods and how cruel he is. Do you think that he will let you go when you are older?
After pondering for a while, he said: "The seventh brother's letter mentioned that he would choose a girl from the clan and give Fang Jun as his concubine. I think this is very good. It can draw a young gentleman like Fang Jun into our Xiao family's camp. There will be success in the future."
Huge rewards.”
This time Xiao Cen did not refuse, but nodded: "Fang Xuanling is a famous prime minister, and he is a gentleman. Fang Jun is also young and promising. It is not an insult to the daughter of our Xiao family. You can handle this matter."
.Choose someone who is good-looking and smart, and when Fang Xuanling arrives in Jiangnan, you can personally visit him and finalize the matter."
If aristocratic families want to maintain their strength and seize greater benefits, the lowest-cost and most effective way is to marry.
Although the Fang family is not a famous family, and their background is very different from that of the Lanling Xiao family, but seeing that the Fang family is about to soar into the sky, it is not a shame to take the initiative to propose a marriage. It must be among the Jiangnan noble families at this moment.
I don’t know how many people are thinking about getting married...
If you give away a clan girl, the rewards in the future will be thousands of times.
Xiao Jing also breathed a sigh of relief.
It is true that he is the clan leader, and it is true that he can overpower Xiao Yu, but this does not mean that he can do whatever he wants in front of Xiao Cen. Throughout the ages, the word "filial piety" has always been the most respected and valued character among people. As Xiao Cen,
As the only remaining "Jade Generation" ancestor of the family, Xiao Cen naturally has unparalleled privileges.
If he objects to the marriage, it will be really difficult for Xiao Jing...
Xiao Jing looked at the old man with a red face again. This man was called Xiao Hao, and he was a younger brother of Xiao Jing's clan. He was only one year younger than Xiao Jing. Xiao Yu also wanted to address him as clan brother in person.
Xiao Jing asked: "Even though the smuggling business cannot be stopped, at this time of crisis, you still have to be careful. It is best not to be caught by the Navy, otherwise it will always be troublesome."
Xiao Mao disagreed, but he did not dare to refute Xiao Jing face to face, and said: "I understand that the ships heading to the Southeast Asian countries have just returned and are being repaired in Qiantang Port. The seventh brother wrote in a letter that Fang Jun reported to the emperor requesting to lead the navy
Go to sea to annihilate the Goguryeo navy, and it is speculated that the emperor will definitely give permission. In this case, as long as Fang Jun leads the navy to go to sea and go north, my fleet can just load the cargo and make the last trip before winter comes.
Repair the ship in preparation for spring."
He was full of confidence, but Xiao Jing was worried: "If there is no deterrent from the Navy, I am afraid that the pirates in the South China Sea will come back."
Xiao Mao said proudly: "So what? All the ships are staffed by my family's long-trained private soldiers as sailors. They have accumulated a lot of experience at sea through several voyages, and they are no strangers to sea combat. It can be said that apart from that, there is no one like that.
Except for the artillery, the combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of the navy. The pirates in the South China Sea have been encircled and suppressed by the navy several times, and they have long been defeated. Several larger groups of pirates have been eliminated, and the remaining pirates are only small groups of thirty or fifty people.
, it is impossible to pose a threat to our fleet. My incompetent son Xiao Cuo is responsible for training the sailors on the ship. Chief, just relax."
When Xiao Cuo was mentioned, Xiao Jing also nodded.
The Xiao family has a family of farming and reading, and has outstanding literary talents, but this Xiao Cuo is born with extraordinary supernatural power and martial arts. All the private soldiers in the family are under his command, which is very reassuring.
Encountering a small group of pirates can indeed make them come and go...
"Then instruct the ships in Qiantang Port to speed up repairs and rectifications, and all localities will quickly allocate supplies to Qiantang. As soon as the navy goes to sea to go north, our fleet will immediately go to sea to go south. We must be careful and don't let the navy find out what's going on.
Cause trouble."
Xiao Jing made the final decision.
Even though Xiao Yu's warning was very stern, under the temptation of huge profits from sea trade, the Xiao family's greed has become unstoppable, and they take risks just to make huge profits...
Xiao Mao nodded and agreed, but hesitated to speak.
Xiao Jing frowned and said displeasedly: "Brother, what can't you say to your face? How can you be so hesitant?"
"Clan leader, don't blame me, it's my younger brother's fault..."
Xiao Mao laughed sarcastically and then said: "There is a granddaughter in the family. She is twenty-eight years old. She is smart and beautiful. However, she is quite favored by my old wife. She is very picky about her husband's family and has never betrothed to anyone else. How about marrying that girl to me?
What does the clan leader think of giving Fang Jun as his concubine?"
Xiao Jing sneered in her heart.
Want to climb Fang Jun's high branches?
The abacus is rattling...
But when I think about it, I feel relieved. With Fang Jun's current status, even if he is a concubine, it will definitely be a prominent marriage. When the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, Fang Jun will be even better. The benefits of this marriage are real.
It's so huge that anyone who looks at it will be jealous.
Among the relatives, Xiao Mao has always been close to him and obeyed his advice. It just so happened that he did not have any female relatives of the right age in his family, so it was a feasible strategy to win Xiao Mao to follow him more and more wholeheartedly.
Xiao Yu nodded and said: "Then I will ask your family to prepare the birth date of your granddaughter. Although I have no objection, I still need to consult Fang Xuanling. If the birth date does not match, no one can do anything.
"
Xiao Hao's eyebrows were filled with joy: "That's nature, that's nature!"
I'm almost overjoyed!
Who is Fang Jun?
The son of Fang Xuanling, the most popular person in the current dynasty and the future prime minister!
As long as he gets this marriage, his Xiao Mao family will skyrocket from now on. As long as his granddaughter can win over Fang Fangjun, even Xiao Jing will have to look at his own face in the future...
The two discussed the matter of marriage in a low voice for a few words, and everything was agreed upon. When they turned around, they saw their eighth uncle Xiao Cen sleeping drowsily, with saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.
Xiao Jing couldn't help but cursed secretly: You old immortal, please die quickly...
*****
The misty autumn rain sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River did not stop until dusk.
A mansion in Jiangling City is shrouded in mist and rain. The flowers and plants in front of the building are green. The cool air blows in from the open window, but it cannot blow away the frowning eyebrows of a girl standing by the window...
This girl is very beautiful. She is sixteen or seventeen years old. She has plump cheeks and a pretty chin. There is a small cinnabar mole on her red lips, which adds a bit of beauty to her unparalleled beauty. At this moment, she is full of beauty.
Qiao Li is in front of the window, looking out at the continuous rain and the cool water vapor, making her look cold and lonely...
She seemed to have just taken a bath. Her long, crow-like hair was spread freely behind her, as smooth and soft as satin. She wore a lake green thin coat on her upper body, covered with a pink trousers, gauze thin pants, and took off her stockings and embroidered shoes.
, the wide trousers trailed to the floor, and were loosely wrapped around the ankles. Two small white feet were exposed from the snow-like sarong, and the toes were like newly peeled petals, sparkling and cute.
A faint sigh, a thin flute, sultry...
"Oh, I, who is about to be sent away as a piece of cargo, haven't felt sorry for myself yet, but you, a noble lady, are here sighing. What's the reason?"
With a crisp word, a fair and beautiful girl in red appeared behind her, with a look of three parts playfulness, three parts jealousy, and four parts resentment on her pretty face...
This is also an outstanding beauty, but standing in front of the girl in pink at this moment, her color is inevitably blocked and she becomes a vulgar pink.
The girl's frowning eyebrows did not relax. After hearing this, she turned around and looked at the girl in front of her with her clear eyes. Looking at her bright red dress, she asked in confusion: "What do you mean by this, sister? Also, isn't this what you gave me?"
Is it a wedding dress that I made myself? How can I wait for the weather to wear it?"
The girl in red snorted, her tone implying anger, she stared at the beautiful beauty in front of her, bit her lip and said: "Don't you know? My grandfather gave me away, haha, isn't it strange, Lanling Xiao family
His daughter will one day be given away as goods? Don’t be surprised, this is not the strangest thing. The strangest thing is that she is not given as a wife, but as a concubine..."
The girl in pink clothes slightly opened her rosy mouth, her pretty face full of wonder.
The girl in red gritted her teeth and completely exploded. The expression on her beautiful face was ferocious, and she almost shouted: "Why are you pretending to be innocent?! Do you know that I hate your innocent eyes the most? The whole family loves you,
I hold you in the palm of my hand. You are sixteen years old, but your eighth uncle is still unwilling to marry you! Why?! Just because you are the blood of Emperor Jing? Haha, it’s okay for others to see you like this, but don’t you yourself
Do you think of yourself like this? You are not the granddaughter of Emperor Jing, let alone a nobleman. Daliang has died, and you are just a subjugated princess without a father or mother! Why should you send me to Fang Jun?
On the bed? You should go there!"
The girl's angry voice echoed in the small building, penetrated the drizzle, and frightened the birds perched among the trees...
The girl in pink's white teeth bit her pink lips and looked at the hysterical girl in front of her in surprise.
"Plop!"
The girl in red suddenly knelt down in front of her, with tears on her face. She raised her head and begged: "Please, Sister Shuer, go and tell your eighth uncle that you are willing to marry into the Fang family as a concubine, okay? Eighth."
My uncle listens to you the most. As long as you say it, he will definitely agree. Please, you know that my cousin and I are childhood sweethearts and we have made a private commitment for life..."
The girl in pink didn't say anything, she just stared at the girl in front of her who was begging for her fate.
You want me, a legitimate daughter of the Lanling Xiao family, to marry into the Fang family... as a concubine?!