Chapter 308: The Emperor Urges Marriage
Meng Xiyan hesitated for a moment before saying, "My humble sister loves the roasted pork bones, lamb head skewers, and lotus fish buns made by Yushanfang..."
Before he could finish his words, the emperor raised his hand to stop him. "There are also crab stuffed oranges, buttered abalone snails, lactose lions, honey pan-fried dishes, snowy soup, Song Sao fish soup, and immortal soup. Finally, there are some ice and snow cold meatballs, plum blossom soup cakes, and agarwood cooked water slips."
Meng Xiyan's dark, handsome face flushed quietly, and he became a little embarrassed because of his greedy sister: "Chi Fei is greedy, he loves to eat these."
"Chi Fei loves to eat, so he can come to the palace to eat anytime. How can such a small matter offset your achievements?
Since you can't think of what you want, I'll give it to you as you see fit." The emperor waved his hand, and the matter was settled.
The minister on the side curled his lips: What a trivial matter?
A soup of immortals is made with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea.
Even the masters in the palace could only eat it at important banquets.
Meng Xiyan made no further requests, which displeased the emperor. After a moment's silence, he said, "You're not young anymore, and it's time to get married. Do you have a girl you like? Tell me, and I'll grant you a marriage."
Meng Xiyan looked terrified and said, "I don't have a girl I like yet."
The emperor asked, "After all these years, you still can't let go of that girl?"
Meng Xiyan didn't answer, but just knelt down.
The emperor sighed deeply, "Deep love doesn't last long. That girl has been gone for five or six years now. It's time for you to move on.
If you like her, keep her in your heart.
There are still many good girls in the world, and you can always find one you like. You can't delay your lifelong event.
If that girl knew about this, she would also be worried about you."
The sons of military generals may go to the battlefield and never come back.
As the eldest son in the family, Meng Xiyan is twenty-one years old and has not yet married or had children. There have been frequent wars in recent years. If something happens to him, there will be no one to smash pots and burn paper for him.
The emperor was also very worried.
Without him as the emperor to take charge, the Meng family would sooner or later fall apart.
The same thing happened to Lao Meng and Xiao Bai. They were so focused on fighting that they didn't even find time to take care of the children.
Every time I ask her, she says there is no rush and lets the child take his or her time to choose and find someone he or she likes. Only by loving each other can they support each other for a lifetime.
After the girl the eldest brother liked died five years ago, he closed his heart and locked himself away from love and refused to even look at any young girls.
Chi Fei's childhood marriage was about to take place, but it turned out that the man he married was a man with ulterior motives.
Did the Meng family dig up other people's ancestral graves, which is why the marriages of the younger generations in the family are so difficult?
The emperor was worried about the Meng family and whether they would have no descendants.
Meng Xiyan: "Your Majesty, I...I am not yet able to accept another woman. Please give me some time."
“You…”
The emperor sighed helplessly and dismissed the morning court.
The ministers looked at each other and left the hall.
Today was really a good day, it really opened my eyes.
The emperor, who was always serious, actually acted like a close brother and counseled Meng Xiyan.
The earnest look in his eyes was like a kind elder treating a younger person he valued.
I don't know who spread the rumor that the emperor was afraid of the Meng family and wanted to eliminate them.
Now it seems that the rumors are wrong, and the Meng family can still prosper for decades.
Yesterday, Wen Yan and his friends returned to the village.
On the way, we passed Shili Pavilion and met a convoy.
There were flags flying on the convoy, winding along the official road, with almost no end in sight.
The closer you get, the more details you can see.
Those flags had the three big characters "One Point of Ink" written on them. It turned out that they were transporting coal to the company.
The drivers included old and young, strong men, women and children. They were all thin and dressed in rags with patches on their clothes.
As soon as Wen Yan's carriage arrived, all the drivers looked at them curiously.
Wen Yan jumped off the carriage and asked a woman, "Excuse me, who is your manager?"
The woman looked at her curiously, "Who are you? What do you want from our manager?"
"I'm here to hand over the charcoal."
"You're just a little girl?" The woman was curious, but she still asked someone to call someone. "Wait here, our Steward Xue will be here soon."
After a while.
A coachman came over with a middle-aged man.
"Uncle Xue Yi," Wen Yan exclaimed in surprise, "It's you who came here to deliver the charcoal!"
The last time they went to Jinyang Prefecture, the first place they stayed was Xue Yi's house.
The Xue family was also implicated by them and their house was burned down in a fire.
"Ugly... Ugly mother?!" Xue Yi's gesture of clasping his fists to salute froze in mid-air, and he asked in disbelief.
The other person's voice sounded so much like Chou Niang's that he couldn't have heard it wrong.
However, the pretty and lively little girl in front of him was completely different from the ugly girl he had in mind, who was ugly, timid, and didn't dare to speak loudly.
"It's me. Uncle Xue Yi, Xiaomei Xue and Grandma Xue, are you all right?" Wen Yan said with a smile.
"Thanks to you, they're all doing fine. But... are you really the same person? Your appearances are so different!"
Wen Yan smiled and said, "When you go out, it's inevitable to disguise yourself. Uncle Xue Yi, please don't mind."
Xue Yi smiled and said, "Why would I mind? It's normal for women to be more cautious than men when they are outside."
They exchanged a few pleasantries and then got down to business.
The fleet outside was a temporary group they had put together to transport coal for her. "This time, we carried 200,000 kilograms of coal, most of which was fine coal, and a small amount was ordinary low-grade coal."
It would take more than 200 vehicles to transport it, plus the consumption of supplies along the way. This trip was really a lot to carry, and it was not easy.
Wen Yan didn’t have such a large warehouse, so it was better to send the charcoal to the Meng family’s farm first.
Most of the people living in the Meng family’s farm are veterans who have retired from the battlefield.
The charcoal is placed there and they will take good care of it.
After resolving the charcoal issue, Xue Yi said, "This time, we brought another person with us."
As he spoke, he clapped his hands in the air.
Then, several old women came over, escorting a plump young girl.
The girl was Ying Ximei.
As soon as she saw Wen Yan, she thought of all the hardships and sufferings she had endured along the way.
Her eyes immediately turned red with anger, and she rushed over excitedly: "Wen Yan, how dare you hurt me! Do you know how much suffering I have endured along the way? I will fight you to the death..."
"Who are you going to fight with?" Ying Zhilin suddenly spoke.
Ying Ximei thought the voice sounded familiar and looked at it intently for several times: "You...you are Ying Zhilin!"
In Ying Ximei's impression, Ying Zhilin was just a handsome guy. How come he looked so different after changing his clothes?
"Did you want to fight her to the death just now?" Ying Zhilin repeated it again, his voice even colder.
Ying Ximei pouted in grievance, tears welling up in her eyes: "Ying Zhilin, I am your aunt.
You didn't even ask Wen Yan what she did to me, but instead you questioned me. Do you still have a conscience?
It’s all this little slut’s fault. She deliberately tricked me into going to Jinyang Prefecture. I almost died and came back alive.”
Ying Zhilin grabbed Ying Ximei's wrist and lifted her up with a little force: "What did you scold her for just now? Say it again."
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