While Mi Zhu and Pei Qian were waiting anxiously outside Mi Zhen's small courtyard, Mi Fang, who was in charge of purchasing things for the house, returned to Mi Mansion.
When Mi Fang saw that many Tiger Guards in military uniforms suddenly appeared in the house, she could not help but turn pale with fear.
He was worried and uneasy. Under the guidance of the steward of the house, he came to Mi Zhen's inner courtyard. When he looked around, he saw Pei Qian and Mi Zhu waiting quietly outside the courtyard.
When Mi Fang saw Mi Zhu, she hurried forward and said tremblingly: "Brother! How come there are so many Tiger Guards in our family? Have the Taifu found out about the things you committed outside?"
Pei Qian was so happy when he heard this.
Mi Zhu was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, wishing he could kick Mi Fang to death.
In front of Pei Qian, Mi Zhu couldn't say anything. He took a deep breath, waved his hands to Mi Fang and said, "Get out of here! Don't be embarrassed here."
Mi Fang was obviously not willing to shut up like this. He was just about to continue asking questions when he suddenly heard the door of the small courtyard open with a creak.
The pottery merchant and the blushing Mi Zhen walked out of the courtyard one after the other.
Mi Zhu pushed Mi Fang away, squinted her eyes, and carefully looked up and down at Mi Zhen's walking pace, wishing she could rub her into his eyeballs.
As the head of the Mi family and a wealthy businessman from the Eastern Han Dynasty, Mi Zhu had three wives and four concubines, and he was never short of Yingyan by his side. He could be said to be a leader among them.
He could roughly estimate Mi Zhen's experience last night just by looking at the way she walked.
After looking at Mi Zhen for a while, Mi Zhu felt relieved.
"Okay, that's great! It's really not a girl anymore...it's great!"
Pei Qian watched from behind and sneered.
Who are these people!
Mi Fang didn't know what happened last night and was a little confused.
As soon as she saw the pottery merchant carrying Mi Zhen out of the small courtyard, Mi Fang subconsciously knelt down on one knee with her fists clasped and shouted: "The last general Mi Fang! Meet the Grand Tutor!"
Mi Fang's loud voice startled both Tao Shang and Mi Zhen, who were loving each other.
Mi Zhen lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at her two brothers.
The pottery merchant cleared his throat in embarrassment and said: "It turns out to be Zifang, get up quickly... If we don't do business and stay at home from now on, we won't need to be polite to each other."
This simple sentence from the pottery merchant made Mi Zhu very happy.
The meaning of these words is perfect!
Isn’t this telling us from the side that we will be a family from now on!
Mi Zhu understood, but Mi Fang obviously hadn't reacted yet.
He stared blankly at the pottery merchant who walked out of the small courtyard with Mi Zhen, and stammered: "Taifu, Taifu... why did you go to my little sister's room?"
The potter's face instantly showed embarrassment.
Mi Zhu wished she could pounce on him and bite him to death.
"Can you shut up? What the Master means is that we will be a family from now on. What will happen if he enters my little sister's boudoir?"
Mi Fang was dumbfounded: "A family? Who is a family with whom?"
The pottery merchant sighed and explained his words completely helplessly.
"From now on, you and I are a family. I am your brother-in-law, and you are my brother-in-law... Do you understand?"
Mi Zhu helplessly buried her face in her hands.
Is my second brother born to my compatriots... Wasn't he picked up?
Mi Fang opened her mouth wide and looked at the pottery merchant in disbelief.
When he was young, he saw a look of joy on his chubby face, and indescribable happiness bursting through his body.
"Have I become Taifu's uncle?"
The pottery merchant looked at Mi Fang's surprised expression and couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Yes, from now on, you are my brother."
Mi Fang clapped her hands and said happily: "This is too sudden! It must be because of something? ... Master, what did you do to my sister?"
Mi Zhu's face was livid, and veins popped out on his forehead. He stepped forward and kicked Mi Fang over.
"shut up!"
Mi Zhu took a deep breath, turned around and bowed to the pottery merchant, then put on the air of an elder and said: "Master, what happened last night was a bit ridiculous."
The pottery merchant knew that Mi Zhu was pretending to save face, so he gave him a step down.
"Zhen'er has a beautiful appearance, and has been influenced by the Mi family tradition since she was a child. She knows books, is courteous, and is courteous. She is actually the sweetheart of my dream. What happened last night was actually caused by emotion. She couldn't control herself.
Please bear with Brother Mi for a moment... I would like to go through the six rites and announce to all the counties in Xuzhou to marry Miss Zhen'er as my wife with the courtesy of the princes. I also ask Brother Mi for your permission."
The joy in Mi Zhu's heart was indescribable, but she still put on a show on her face and said hesitantly: "Oh! Taifu spent a ridiculous night in my house, and the next day he was going to marry my sister. It was said that he was going to get out, but he didn't know much about it.
It sounds great! I'm afraid it will make the nobles in Xuzhou laugh."
Mi Zhu's idea was to take the opportunity to ask the pottery merchant to promote him and his cute little brother and increase their power.
But the pottery merchant doesn't want to promote them at the moment.
Mi Zhen, who was watching from the sidelines, saw that the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
At this moment, Pei Qian walked up, lowered his head and whispered softly into the potter's ear.
The potter's face, which had been a little embarrassed just now, suddenly showed a smile.
Mi Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition came to her mind.
"Tax evasion? This matter may be bigger than what happened to Zhuge Jin back then. If it is found to be true...does it need to be punished? It is estimated that the prison of Tingwei Mansion will have to contain several people."
Mi Zhu panicked and said hurriedly: "Wait a minute! Well, Grand Tutor... I've thought about it clearly. For Mi to get such a good son-in-law as Grand Tutor, it's like the ancestors showed up! Zhen'er can enter the Tao family's house. It's really a blessing.
Her honor... I will strictly check the leakage in the stores under my jurisdiction. I will not do it again in the future. Those who paid less in the past will also be entrusted to the state capital."
The pottery merchant touched his smooth chin: "I secretly built a large mansion that exceeded the system limit. Should I report it to the emperor for careful verification?"
Mi Zhu was shocked: "Demolish it! Demolish the mansion immediately! It's necessary!... There is no need to hold a wedding ceremony as a prince's ceremony. The world is in trouble now, and there is not much to talk about. A marriage certificate will be issued immediately... I'll do it tomorrow
Send Zhen'er to the Taifu's residence."
The pottery merchant showed a sly smile: "The government monopolizes the external channels of Jiangnan brocade and enriches its own pockets. What kind of crime is this?"
Cold sweat dripped down Mi Zhu's forehead.
He stretched out a finger and said tremblingly: "10%...I am willing to give 10% of the entire Mi family's property as a dowry for the Tutor to marry my younger sister."
The pottery merchant stretched out three fingers and said: "Thirty percent!"
"make a deal!"
…
From now on, after Wang's Diao Chan, there will be another Mrs. Mi in the Tao family's family.
Feng took the initiative to sacrifice himself, but in the end, his sacrifice failed, but instead he fulfilled Mi Zhen's wish.
If the most beautiful woman in Huainan knew the cause and effect of the incident, she would be furious to death.
As for Tao Qian, after discussing with his second brother Tao Ji, he finally adopted the girl Tao Hua, whom he described as a flower, as his daughter and sister of the pottery merchant.
Tao Hua then arrived in Pengcheng.
The pottery merchant personally met this cheap girl and found that she was indeed gentle, pleasant, gorgeous, and dignified in manners.
To be honest, she looks a bit like a concubine.
"Sister, the elders of the clan adopted you to your fifth uncle, who is my father. Do you know the key to this?"
Tao Hua lowered her head and said to Tao Shang: "Brother, don't worry. Before my sister came, the family elders had fully informed me that after my sister enters the palace, she will definitely abide by her duties and not embarrass Tao."
Tao Shang nodded and said: "Your brothers and sisters will come to Pengcheng to take office in a while. As brothers, I will not treat them poorly. I should also give preferential treatment and support to the blood of our second uncle. You can
rest assured."
Tao Hua said gratefully: "Thank you, brother."
"Looking at your dignified behavior and appearance, His Majesty will definitely like it... Although the emperor today is a little more depressed, he is still the emperor after all, and his majesty is still there, and he has Empress Fu and Concubine Dong accompanying him. Your
Life may not be particularly easy, but you don’t have to worry. Brother is your foreign aid. When the time comes, I will find a way to arrange subordinates for you. If anything happens, just send someone to find Brother, and Brother will solve it for you.
.”
Tao Hua also heard the deeper meaning of the pottery merchant's words, so she asked.
"My brother asked my little sister to enter the palace. In addition to serving His Majesty, does he also have expectations for my little sister?"
At this moment, Tao Shang finally understood why Tao Qian strongly recommended this young girl from the clan.
Her intelligence and responsiveness are completely inversely proportional to her easy-to-support name.
"Sister, let's put it this way... Brother Wei wants you to replace Empress Fu and Concubine Dong Guifei and become our real empress, not just a concubine, do you understand?"