Lin Qing'er offered to sit down, and Xiao Baicai sat down. Gu Xiaolian bowed deeply to her and said, "My identity is a maid, how can I sit in front of Madam."
Lin Qing'er smiled and said: "Someone, push her onto the chair."
"Thank you, Madam." Gu Xiaolian then carefully sat down, with a low eyebrow and a submissive look.
"Sister Xiao Lian, you don't have to be polite." Seeing her like this, Lin Qing'er smiled and took her hand and said: "You and I will be our sisters from now on, and we will get along day and night. Just call me sister and treat me as your brother."
Just sisters
"My servant dare not be rude..." The more she behaved like this, the less Gu Xiaolian dared to agree.
"That's because you think I'm not worthy of being your sister." Lin Qing'er said with a pretty face.
"My maid dare not..." Gu Xiaolian had no choice but to follow her wishes and call her Sister Zu.
"Hey, good sister," Lin Qing'er smiled happily, looked at her carefully and said, "She is really like a fairy concubine."
"Sister, I'm sorry." Gu Xiaolian said shyly.
"Let's eat first, and then we can chat slowly after eating." Lin Qing'er let go of her hand, and Gu Xiaolian entered the table. There was no need to mention eating as a family.
In the outer room, Wang Xian and others had already started drinking and joking. When they saw Zhu Zhanji walking back three times, everyone laughed and said, "The man is back, but Hun'er hasn't come back yet."
"Hehe." Zhu Zhanji took the seat without shame and said with a smile: "I never thought that Brother Wang has such a cute sister."
"Is it cute?" Wang Xian said with a half-smile but not a smile, "Just average."
"It's not ordinary." Zhu Zhanji shook his head like a rattle: "The hands are like catkins, the skin is like gelatin, the collar is like a cricket grub, the teeth are like gourd rhinoceros, the head is like a rhinoceros, the eyebrows are furry, the smile is charming, the eyes are beautiful...
It’s our Yinling girl you’re talking about.”
"Okay." Wang Xian smacked his lips, thinking to himself, what is this called? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? "Hurry up and sit down and have a drink.
"Brother" Zhu Zhanji sat down next to him and said fawningly: "Are our girls Yinling getting married?
"Never." Wang Xian shook his head, and before Zhu Zhanji could be ecstatic, he said slowly: "But it seems that I have fallen in love with him."
"Oh..." Zhu Zhanji's expression condensed, but then he said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, as long as there is no engagement, I still have a chance."
"Ahem..." Wang Xian said noncommittally: "Eat first, eat first."
When everyone was changing cups, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but asked him in a low voice: "Why, aren't you very happy?
Wang Xian saw that this guy wouldn't give up if he didn't give him an explanation today, so he had to put down the wine cup and sighed: "Your Highness... oh no, brother Niu Ba, although my sister is the daughter of a small family, she is
She is the apple of our family’s eye.”
"Yeah." Zhu Zhanji nodded vigorously and said, "You will also be the apple of my eye from now on."
"Listen to me first." Wang Xianyi raised his hand and said: "As an elder brother, I never thought of letting her become a dragon and a phoenix. I only hope that she will marry a lover and live a safe and happy life." As he said this, he looked seriously at Zhu Zhanji.
He said: "To be honest, Your Highness, don't be offended. The palace is not a good place for women. I don't want my sister to live the kind of life where the friendship between Yan and Yan is cut off before the old age, and she leans on the smoked cage until dawn."
Zhu Zhanji looked at Wang Xian's face in surprise. He didn't expect him to answer like this. He was speechless for a moment, and then asked in a low voice after a while: "Do you want her to marry the person she likes?"
"I don't want to," Wang Xian said slowly, "he is not a good match either."
"Then she insists on getting married?" Zhu Zhanji asked again.
"If she insists on marrying him, I can't stop her." Wang Xian sighed.
Zhu Zhanji was immediately overjoyed and said: "So, if Yin Ling insists on marrying me, you won't stop her.
"Uh..." Wang Xian sighed helplessly as everyone laughed. This guy actually got him in.
"Since neither of them is a good match, then I, a bad person, will have to compete." Seeing that he could trap Wang Xian with words, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but said proudly: "Just wait until you become my brother-in-law."
"I wish you success..." Others don't dare to mess with Wang Xian, but Master Xianyun doesn't take it too seriously.
"Thank you for your kind words." Zhu Zhanji smiled brightly and had a great appetite. He tore off a goose leg and started chewing it.
Wang Xian sighed, thinking that this was all a mess. He turned to Wu Wei and the others and said, "You are now grown up. It's time to think about life-long matters."
"Your Excellency finally remembered that we are here..." Shuai Hui said with a look of resentment: "I thought you were a full man and didn't know a hungry man was hungry."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wang Xian scolded with a smile: "I have been busy before. Today, while His Highness is here, you can tell me your requirements, and His Highness and I will look for you."
"That's great," Shuai Hui said excitedly, "I don't have high requirements, just like Miss Xiao Lian."
"That's not a high praise..." Zhu Zhanji's cheeks bulged and he said vaguely: "Except for my aunt, I have never seen anyone similar to her."
"If my sister hears this..." Wang Xian sneered.
"In my opinion, Miss Yinling is much prettier than my aunt," Zhu Zhanji added proudly, "Go ahead."
"Okay, Shuai Hui wants a beautiful woman." Wang Xian looked at Erhei again and said, "What about you?"
"I want someone with a big frame, especially a big butt, which is good for fertility. This is what my father said." Erhei said in a dull voice.
"I know, Erhei wants a big penis," Wang Xian looked at Wu Weidao again: "What about you?"
"Don't worry about it, sir and His Highness," Little Fatty Wu shook his head and said, "My father will worry about it for me."
"Well, Doctor Wu's vision must be right," Wang Xian's eyes finally fell on Xianyun, "Where is Young Master Xianyun?"
Dressed in white, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and jade trees facing the wind, the outstanding young Master Xianyun said lightly: "I don't need it."
"Can't Wudang Taoist priests get married?" Zhu Zhanji asked strangely: "Besides, you are not a Taoist priest now."
"Master Xianyun means..." Wang Xian understood Xianyun best and explained for him: "As tall, handsome and rich as he is, we don't need to worry about him. A big girl will stick it up, right?"
"..." Xianyun snorted, but did not deny it.
Everyone suddenly realized that they were really confident...
During the meal, Zhu Zhanji pestered Wang Xian to ask about Yin Ling, what she likes to eat, what dramas she likes to watch, what colors she likes, etc., and the questions are very detailed... It seems that she is really serious.
But to be ashamed to say, Wang Xian didn't even know his sister's preferences, so he had to fool her with words. Really unable to fool him anymore, he said seriously: "Your Highness is a person who wants to do big things. You can't act like a child. Let's talk more."
Serious."
"Hehe..." Zhu Zhanji was embarrassed by what he said. He thought to himself, "What's wrong with me? I'm following a demon." He nodded and said, "What did you say?"
"For example, when Eunuch Zheng traveled to the West, did he bring enough goods?" Wang Xian asked him.
"Fortunately, we finally got enough together." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "My grandpa is still great. Zhejiang has suffered a major disaster this year, and there is a major epidemic. It seems that it is impossible to prepare all the goods for the Western Ocean.
. But his old man made a decree that if Zhou Xin, the inspector of Zhejiang Province, failed to deliver the goods on time, he would be punished for the previous crime and his whole family would be killed in Qiantangkou. The officials and gentry of Zhejiang Province all owed Zhou Zhitai. This decree
, who dares not to try his best? You have five hundred pieces, and I will claim a thousand pieces. I will spend money to buy raw silk, hurry up and slowly, and eventually I will weave one hundred thousand pieces of silk."
"Your Majesty is really good at it..." Wang Xian sighed and said, "It's just that the people of Zhejiang are living a more miserable life."
"My emperor has no choice. The country has too much money. If we can't get these 100,000 pieces of silk this winter, the military expenses for the imperial conquest next year will be unavailable." There are no outsiders, and Zhu Zhanji has nothing to hide.
, smiled bitterly and said: "My imperial grandfather almost forced Xia Shangshu to hang himself. There is nothing we can do. We can only suffer the people of Zhejiang."
"Alas" Wang Xian sighed again in front of his grandson and asked, "So the Northern Expedition is a foregone conclusion?"
"Of course." Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "In July, my emperor made Arutai the King of Hening and allowed him to pay tribute, so the Wala people held a grudge. Yesterday, I received an urgent report from Gansu that Mahamu was detaining me.
The imperial envoy also asked the imperial court to return it on the grounds that most of the Tatars who surrendered from Gansu and Ningxia were his relatives."
"This guy is really shameless." Everyone heard this and said angrily.
"My imperial grandfather is also furious and has sent the eunuch Haitong to punish him. But this is just for the sake of his reputation. No matter how Mahamu reacts, it is a foregone conclusion that my Ming Dynasty will send troops to destroy this traitor." Zhu
Zhan Ji said: "In fact, the imperial court has already deployed troops and generals. Kaiping has now entered a state of combat readiness. Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao, Governor Tan Qing, Ma Ju, Zhu Chong and others have already set out to inspect Ningxia, Datong, and Shaanxi.
Border defense. My emperor also ordered the Five Guards Army of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Tongguan to be stationed in Xuanfu, Zhongdu, Liaodong and Henan Province, and the Four Guards Army of Wuping to meet in Beijing. It seemed that they were guarding Oala, but in fact
He is here to stand in front of the imperial commander in his own expedition."
"So counting the days, it will be almost a year before the expedition?" Wang Xian asked softly.
"It won't be before the New Year," Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "When the army goes out on an expedition, the most important thing is morale. If the soldiers go out before the New Year, it will have a huge impact on morale." He paused and said with a wry smile: "
Moreover, food, grass, etc. cannot be prepared until all the autumn grains are harvested, so the expedition will have to be launched in the first month of next year at the earliest.
"So," Wang Xiandao said, "the army is actually waiting for the rice to be cooked?"
"That's right," Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "But please don't spread this word outside. If you are accused of shaking the morale of the army, you can't afford it."
"Don't worry, brothers are not talkative people." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Has it been decided whether our young army will accompany you on the expedition?"
"It's decided, let's go on an expedition." Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "That's why I'm anxious to invite my wife to come to the capital, so that even if there are shortcomings, you can still be a heir."
"Fuck you." Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said, "I have a long life."