One can imagine Huan Li's setback. The original friendship between Princess Xin'an and the princess showed signs of cracks. These two former noble ladies, even though they are now in decline, are still arrogant in their bones.
Princess Xin'an said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This kind of thing must be consensual. It's not beautiful to be a couple by force." She thought to herself, your daughter is twenty-five years old, and she still needs an older man. Where else can she find someone other than a widower?
There was a suitable person. Her sons were good-looking and talented, but they were not of the highest quality. However, they were rejected. Princess Xin'an felt very suffocated.
The princess saw a trace of displeasure flashing in Princess Xin'an's eyes, and felt a little unhappy in her heart. She secretly thought, my daughter just has her own opinion. Looking at her face, it's lucky that my daughter has discernment. Otherwise, the princess's mother-in-law wouldn't be able to marry her.
Good to deal with.
As a result, the aura between Princess Xin'an and Princess Xin'an became somewhat subtle.
None of this affected Huan Li and the eldest girl.
Early in the morning, Huan Li asked the eldest girl to follow Du Changshi to inspect the armor. When it came to the armor of the security army, Huan Li admired Du Changshi very much. The soldiers in Northern Xinjiang were so nervous that they didn't have any spare armor. Du Changshi
They were all given to him as brand new goods.
This mission was originally entrusted to Du Changshi by Mu An when he had no good idea. Unexpectedly, Du Changshi actually thought of an excellent way. Now there is nowhere to get soldiers, not to mention the good relationship between Marquis Lu and the palace.
, I am afraid that even if Mu Anzhi asked Lu Hou to pay hundreds of dollars in person, Lu Hou would not necessarily give it. Not to mention the comfort envoy's yamen, there is not much, even if they can help one or two, it is still half-used.
The things used by the yamen themselves are very ordinary.
Du Changshi insisted on taking the idea to Master Bai. Du Changshi inquired about it and found out that Master Bai needed to take care of his health after being pregnant, so he stopped developing weapons. He discussed with Master Bai and bought the iron ore from Master Bai.
, it is not privately forging weapons. Privately forging weapons is a capital crime. Du Changshi’s background is unknown. All Du Changshi forges are civilian weapons, and he still uses Master Bai’s new forging method.
The first batch of long knives has been sent to Huan Li, and this is the second batch.
Juan Li's parallel fingers traced the smooth and graceful blade of the blade. With a flick, the blade made a clear echo, and the blade seemed to emit an iron-purple halo under the sun. Juan Li put the blade back into its sheath and praised, "It's such a good knife."
"This is a new forged sword. The Guards have never seen it before. If you feel any discomfort when using it, tell me. I will give back to Lord Bai and make further improvements." Du Changshi said.
"Senior brother, don't worry, I will definitely explain it." Huan Li knew that he had to agree to test the new sword for Lord Bai, lest the news leak out and someone would come forward to get greedy.
In addition to a hundred new knives, there are also armors for bows and arrows. "Forget about iron armor. The remaining iron ore must be used to forge knives first. This armor is made of leather armor interspersed with iron armor. The chest, elbows and shoulders are made of iron.
Next to it is leather armor."
"That's good." Huan Li smiled, "Master Tang sent people there twice and went there once himself. I can't lock the door to prevent you from seeing it. Senior brother, be careful that Master Tang doesn't want to challenge you."
"No matter how hard you try, it's useless. Your team will be used for patrolling the military next year. To appease the agents of the Yamen is nothing more than to maintain security in the city. I have to talk to you first." Du Changshi took another long, narrow and sharp sword.
He handed the knife to the older girl and said, "Mei Huan, haven't you always wanted a handy weapon? This knife was specially made for you. Do you like it?"
The older girl couldn't put it down holding it in her hands.
Huan Li asked, "Why didn't you tell me if you wanted a knife?"
"You are as poor as you are. You rely on Brother Du to supply all your weapons. I will ask Brother Du directly." The eldest girl took her long hair, grabbed a few hair ends, and blew lightly on the blade.
It really can cut off every blow. The eldest girl said happily, "What a good knife. Brother Du, this must have taken a lot of effort, right?"
"You girls can use this knife enough. It's a little light and it doesn't take much trouble." Du Changshi, who was always gentle and patient with girls, said to the older girl, "Go down and let's go hunting wolves. You can try it with me."
"
"That's exactly what I meant!" The eldest girl immediately hung the sword on her waist and looked pretty, patting the scabbard wrapped in purple brocade, "The scabbard is also beautiful."
"The girl's things must be exquisite to be worthy of Huan Mei." Du Changshi made the girl laugh. Huan Li watched his men moving weapons with one eye and asked distractedly, "When are we going to hunt wolves? I want to go there."
Let’s join in the fun together when we have time.”
"Where do you have time? Do your business first. When can the hunting wolf not go?" The eldest girl's eyes reflected a smile like a clear sky, and Huan Li couldn't help but smile a little, "That's right."
The eldest girl has been bored at home for too long. She was very happy and cheerful all the way from Shanxi to Northern Xinjiang, and she is still the same now in Xinyi. She likes new things, likes to make friends, and is warm-hearted.
After inspecting this batch of armor, Du Changshi had something to explain to the people in the arsenal, so Huan Li went back to the training center first. The eldest girl went with him. The eldest girl knew some boxing and kicking martial arts. She had never been tortured to death since she was a child.
Because she is good at martial arts, she will immediately beat anyone who dares to bully her. No matter what kind of punishment she will receive later, she has already beaten the person who bullied her and avenged her on the spot. So,
From childhood to adulthood, despite the oppressive living environment, the eldest girl has always had a bold and open-minded character.
The winter sunshine filled the world with warmth. The two of them each had a horse, following behind the carriage escorting the soldiers. As they approached the training center, the eldest girl was about to say goodbye and return to the palace. Huan Li decided to confide his feelings to the eldest girl in person, and said sincerely,
"Ah Huan, if there is nothing urgent, can you go to the training center with me? I have something to say to you."
Her mother had mentioned to her yesterday that the eldest girl was not stupid. She glanced at Huan Li and saw that Huan Li still looked gentle. However, because he had been training in the army in recent days, his elegant face had become more resolute. Huan Li seemed to understand that the eldest girl
What I'm thinking is, "I want to tell you in person."
The eldest girl said "Oh", feeling a little confused and awkward. After all, she had always regarded Huan Li as a younger brother. The two of them were indeed close cousins.
When everyone in the training camp came out to take over the weapons, Huan Li gave instructions, handed the horses to the attendants, and invited the eldest girl to go to his director's study.
Although his father has not liked him since he was a child, Huan Li has not suffered any material mistreatment, but in such an environment, it is impossible to develop dandy habits. The study is very simple, with a small kang next to the wall and a low table on the kang.
The writing and ink are arranged neatly on one side, and there is a teapot with a heater on the tea tray and four azure tea cups. A white peat stove is burning beside the kang, and a yellow copper pot sits on the stove, and the water in the pot boils.
With.
Huan Li poured two cups of tea and handed one to the eldest girl, "The good weather can't stand the winter in northern Xinjiang. Let's have a cup of tea to warm up."
The eldest girl took it and saw that it was green tea, "Are you still not used to the milk tea here?"
"I always feel that the taste is a bit strange." Huan Li said, "I'm getting used to it gradually, and I might be in a panic if I can't eat it in the future."
In the past, the eldest girl talked a lot. Perhaps she had a premonition of what Huan Li was going to talk about, but today she was speechless. The heat from the tea cup spread through the porcelain to the palm of her hand, and Huan Li said, "Ah Huan, you know what I want to say, it should be
You don’t want to, right?”
"It's not that I don't want to. You have such good conditions, why should I not want to? I just feel that we have always been like brothers and sisters, and how strange it is to suddenly talk about being husband and wife." The eldest girl is not just prevaricating. She can do whatever she wants.
How to say it? But I felt a little guilty and couldn't help but look at Huan Li.
"It doesn't matter." Huan Li said gently, "It's my business that I like you, Ah Huan. If you like me, Ah Huan, I can't ask for it. If you only regard me as your younger brother, it doesn't matter."
Huan Li's eyes curled up into a smile, "Very early on, when I really knew what marriage meant, I thought about what my future wife would look like. I was worried and wanted to find a woman with a gentle personality. Later, I got married.
Regarding my father, I thought I would never meet a woman who could understand me, who was truly not afraid of me, and who was willing to treat me as an ordinary person, but I met you, Ah Huan. Even if you don’t want to marry me, what does it matter?
What? You didn’t reject me because you despised me as a person, you just didn’t include me in your husband’s consideration list. You are extremely lucky to meet the person you love in your life. You can still sit here and listen to my nagging. Listen to me.
I'm very happy and contented with my worries. Don't take it to heart, it really doesn't matter."
"Don't say that. Whenever you come to me, I will listen to what you say about your concerns. Don't belittle yourself either. What's wrong with you? You are not bad at literary and martial arts. You are a first-class good man." The eldest girl said seriously, "
It's your father's fault. Can you be blamed? It's your unlucky fate to have a father like that. I'm also unlucky. Hey, I've also thought that having such a father would be worse than not having one at all. It's just that my father is really
He can't die suddenly. If he died and my mother and I could live a good life, I would have wished him dead a thousand times."
The eldest girl patted Huan Li's arm hard and said, "If a father is kind and his son is filial, then a father must be kind and his son should be filial. There are so many beasts in the world who are not worthy of being parents! If we meet, what can we say except bad luck! This matter
, no one feels it as deeply as the two of us!"
Huan Li smiled and asked her, "You know what kind of woman I like. You might as well tell me what kind of man you like."
"Talent in literature and martial arts, good character and temperament, unmarried, single, whatever suits you, that's fine," the eldest girl said.
Huan Li asked, "What about me doesn't suit you?"
"You have to be older than me." The eldest girl immediately added, and Huan Li was discouraged. "I'm not saying sarcastic words, Ah Huan. The sage said that if you judge a person by his appearance, you will lose his son. Older age does not necessarily mean he is sensible. If you think my character
In terms of temperament, I am quite attractive to you, could you seriously consider me?"
"This time, so suddenly, I really feel a little awkward."
"What's sudden? It's not like we're going to get married right away." Huan Li discussed with the eldest girl, "How about this, from now on, you don't treat me as your younger brother, and we just get along as ordinary friends? Even if you still don't choose me in the end,
I won’t blame you. If there really is a good man who is a thousand times better than me, I won’t even be happy for you. Look, is that okay?”
Sunlight streamed in through the window pane, reflecting the eldest girl's pale pink cheeks and Huan Li's sincere and gentle eyes. The white steam in the brass kettle on the stove slowly rose, blurring their expressions.
I don’t know if the eldest girl’s love fortune is booming, but Mrs. Ji often comes here to talk. She heard that the princess likes to eat sour food, so she specially sent some old sour apricots. Others could even lick sour water in their mouths, but Li Yuhua insisted on it.
The food was delicious. Mrs. Ji did not dare to disturb the princess too much and went to talk to the princess.
Mrs. Ji had a mysterious and determined smile on her face, "Looking at it this way, there is no doubt that the princess's baby is the heir apparent."
"It looks like it to me," said the princess. "When I was pregnant with my big girl, I was very fond of sweets. I don't like sweets at ordinary times. Just because I was pregnant, I had to put some sugar in the kitchen to stir-fry vegetables.
tasty."
When it comes to having children, there are always endless topics to talk about. As they talked, they talked about the eldest girl. Mrs. Ji said, "Last time I heard that our eldest girl went out to hunt wolves with Lu Hou, and they actually killed two.
When the wolf comes back, this kid’s archery skills are so good, he’s just like you, my eldest sister.”
The princess smiled, "I taught her martial arts, but she never really practiced swords, guns, arrows, and halberds when she was in the palace. She practiced it after coming to Xinyi. Her three or two moves are far from hunting wolves, and they are probably from Luhou
Play with her."
"Sister, have you considered our eldest daughter's marriage?" Mrs. Ji stopped talking and asked the princess.
We are not outside each other, the princess said, "I am worried about her. At her age, it is not easy to delay her any longer, but there is always nothing suitable, and it is impossible to make do with life-long events."
"That's right, especially when it comes to marriages in girls' families, you must be cautious." Mrs. Ji has been paying close attention to the eldest girl in the past two months and likes her temperament very much. Mrs. Ji then recommended herself, "Logically, we should find a matchmaker to handle this matter."
The eldest sister said, but we are just like sisters, so I will tell you the truth. Eldest sister, the three boys under my knees, the eldest and the second are all married. The third, Aran, I told the eldest sister that the child in the imperial capital,
Sister, do you still remember?"
"How could we forget this? He is already in the fourth grade now, and he is a very promising child."
"Among the children, I am always the same, and it is his father who cares about him the most. He is also well-born, I don't boast about his temperament, and he is also considerate and considerate. Sister, what do you think of my boy?
"Mrs. Ji looked at the county princess expectantly. The couple had discussed it and it was really a good marriage. It doesn't matter that a girl is three years older. A girl who is a third year old has a gold nugget.
The princess sighed, "Of course I am willing. What else can our two families talk about? Sister, you don't know. I didn't want to tell you about this matter. Now I won't hide it from you. Princess Xin'an came to me this morning to tell me about her
Jia Anli, I think that child is pretty good. On the way to Xinyi, he was very considerate and considerate. But that girl, I don’t want to be younger than her."
Mrs. Ji was stunned! She had always regarded the eldest girl as her own child. The eldest girl was twenty-six this year. If there were any older men, there would be too few unmarried men!
Mrs. Ji said sincerely, "Sister, you'd better advise us girls. It doesn't matter if you are older or younger. The key is that your character is reliable."
"I think so too. You can't rush this matter. If you get too stubborn to persuade, you won't be able to get over it." The princess was funny but helpless.
Mrs. Ji said, "It's okay. Sister, please wait. Aran is still in the imperial capital. His marriage always requires me to nod to his father. I will write to him first and ask him to find a good painter in the imperial capital.
A picture was sent over for the eldest girl to see Aran's portrait. If she agrees with her, everything will be easy to talk about. It doesn't matter if the eldest girl doesn't like it. We are close, and the purpose of getting married is to get closer.
Even if we don't have the fate to be a kiss, we are still a kiss."
The princess smiled and said, "What you are saying is very true."
So, when the eldest girl didn't know it, another marriage proposal came to her door.
Princess Xin'an heard some rumors and couldn't help but feel a little envious. She thought that there was really a girl in the family who wanted to be in every family. The eldest girl was also up to date. She was a little older and it didn't affect the marriage very much. Speaking of which, it was still Liu Mingyi.
I know how to be a good person, and I have some good old friends in Beijiang. This really is a sincere relationship with someone who actually brings up their children to propose marriage.
However, the way Lord Lu treated the princess and her daughter was beyond expectations.
Not to mention Princess Xin'an, even Mu Anzhi became more and more convinced that Ruihou and Liu Guogong had a true relationship back then. Ruihou had been dead for many years, and after the princess came to Xinyi, Luhou would often send people to bring some game.
, he even treats older girls differently and takes older girls with him when hunting.
"Third brother." Tang Mo's loud voice brought back Mu Anzhi's thoughts. He placed two copies of Zazi in front of Mu Anzhi. Tang Mo said, "The chiefs of the Bamo tribe and the Ruofeng tribe have arrived. Here are their greeting cards and gift lists."
Mu Anzhi opened it and saw, "The writing is good." He read two lines and said, "The grammar is also good."
Tang Mo couldn't help laughing, and Mu Anzhi asked, "What's wrong? What's going on?"
"I'm Brother Xiaosan. You have such good taste. This is Xiyi's calligraphy." Tang Mo said, "They didn't understand the rules of greetings, and they didn't write a greeting note. They did bring gifts, and the gift list was also rough. I didn't
Let them come over immediately. They have to learn some rules before meeting Third Brother. Let them talk, let Xiyi write a greeting note for them, and let Xiyi and the others teach Yijiao the etiquette when meeting him."
When the vassal king first arrived, he naturally had to establish his authority first. Mu Anzhi praised Xiaobao Lingguang, "I think it is right to entrust you with this mission."
Tang Mo said, "Third brother, when do you think we will see them?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"Third Sister-in-Law said she is fine, so I will ask the princess from the Ruofeng Department to visit Third Sister-in-law tomorrow."
"Okay, you make the arrangements." Mu Anzhi left Tang Mo to have milk tea, and asked who the two tribes were. Tang Mo said, "Both tribes are here. The elders of the Bamo tribe are just thirty years old.
I came out and brought my clan elders and brothers, a total of ten people, and fifty guards. The clan leader of the Ruofeng tribe looked quite old, his hair was turning white, and he took the princess and thirty followers with him. I asked about it
, the chief of the Bamo tribe inherited the title of chief last year, while the chief of the Ruofeng tribe has no sons and only has a princess, who is not too old and is now fifteen years old."
Mu Anzhi saw Tang Mo playing with the jade pendant on his waist. Mu Anzhi had never paid much attention to pendants. There were too many such things, but Tang Mo's was a little different. Mu Anzhi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "This jade pendant is terrible."
Quite unique.”
"It was a meeting gift from my father-in-law." Tang Mo said, "It was passed down from his family." He untied it and handed it to his third brother to see, "Ordinary jade plaques are just carved with a dragon and a phoenix. Look at my jade plaque, one side is engraved with a plant.
A willow tree and a maple tree. I heard from my father-in-law that my father-in-law, my Taiyue Mountain, still loved these willow and maple trees when he was young, and took the pseudonym Liu Fengmian when he traveled around the world."
Mu Anzhi took the jade plaque in his hand. The jade was warm and moist, as white as mutton fat, without any flaws. Mu Anzhi had not seen many such large pieces of flawless mutton fat jade. Mu Anzhi praised, "It's such a good jade.
"
"Of course, my father-in-law thinks highly of me." Tang Mo said proudly, "My aunt also praised this jade. If you ask me, the jade is second best. Third brother, look at this knife skill. With just a few strokes, the willow and maple trees are outlined.
The shape and spirit are perfect, this is no ordinary knife skill."
"There are many master jade craftsmen in the Internal Affairs Department. Is this unusual?" Mu Anzhi took a closer look and said, "It's just that your carving is better."
"No, no, no. Third brother, this was not carved by a jade craftsman. Carving by a jade craftsman is indispensable for the craftsmanship of the jade craftsman. But look at this jade plaque. The craftsmanship of the jade craftsman is all part of the craftsmanship, but the carving step is not done by the jade craftsman.
It was hooked up by a master with a thin awl, just like painting. I guess it was painted by Taiyue Mountain. How precious it is. My father-in-law gave it to me as soon as he saw me." Tang Mo lamented his father-in-law's feelings for him.
"This is not quite like your Taiyue Shan's handwriting. Ruihou's calligraphy is very sharp, and the strokes on the jade plaque are more smooth." Mu Anzhi did not mean to hit Tang Mo, but just made his own inference.
"My father-in-law said it was passed down to him from Mount Taiyue." Tang Mo himself said beautifully, "It's something passed down from the elders, and it's also very precious."
Mu Anzhi returned the jade medal to him, "It's so precious, so wear it properly and don't lose it carelessly."
"How could it be lost? Look how tight I tied the rope." Tang Mo hung the jade tag back on his waist and said to Mu Anzhi, "Third brother, we have to prepare the rewards for the two tribes."
"Okay, I understand." Mu Anzhi said, "Go to the princess's place. The princess said she made some big sweaters for you. You can take them with you to wear."
"Well, I'm going then."
Tang Mo happily went to Li Yuhua's place. Mu Anzhi looked out the window at the leaden clouds. A small jade plaque reminded him of the Xuan Yin Pavilion incident again.
Shaking his head, Mu Anzhi picked up an official document and returned to official duties.
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