Chapter 67
It was not yet dark, and the emperor was enjoying a roasted whole lamb banquet. Du Er's family was given a large piece of meat. The one who brought the meat was Jiao Guanshi, who said, "Take it and eat it. The emperor is in a good mood today, so everyone who came here today can have a piece of meat."
It's a lot of trouble for ordinary people.
Some people cannot even have a bite of the roast lamb feast given by His Majesty in their entire lives. It is a blessing to have a taste of meat today. Can we eat as much as we want?
Du Er first handed the meat to his elder brother and sister-in-law, then bowed and thanked them.
After being exposed to the sun for a whole day, Jiao's face was red and black, but his eyes were bright and full of joy. He accepted Du Er's greeting first, and then said, "Why are you being polite? Your cakes are the best-selling today, and even His Highness's team has come here several times."
Du Er had a modest smile on his face and he smiled along without interrupting, knowing that Manager Jiao still had something to say.
When Jiao Guanshi saw Du Er's understanding, he continued, "It's getting late. If you go back now, you may have to walk at night. Business is good today, so it's inevitable that someone will miss you."
"Tonight, the soldiers and our timber merchants will stay here to clean up. If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can stay here tonight. The tents will be dismantled the next day."
Brother Du wanted to go back, and said, "We have sold all our goods, so we can go back quickly by ox cart, as our old mother is at home."
"That's true. I didn't think it through carefully enough." Manager Jiao said hurriedly upon hearing this.
Manager Du Erxie had good intentions, but his mother would worry if he stayed here for one night. The two brothers were young men, and the eldest brother was strong enough to guard against the thieves. Besides, the emperor was here, and there were so many nobles from the royal estate, so the thieves might have the desire but not the courage to commit crimes.
"Brother Du Er is right. The emperor's feet are not a remote place." Manager Jiao admired Du Er even more. "Today I see that you can write and read. That's amazing. Where did you work before?"
"I'm not worthy of being called Gao. I'm just a farmer working in the fields." Du Er said hurriedly.
The two chatted for a while, and Manager Jiao didn't say anything affirmative, but only said: "Our company wants to gain a foothold in Shengdu, and now we are short of manpower. If you are interested, you can go to..." and gave the address and name of the Mu family company.
Du Er looked more serious and prudent. He clasped his fists to thank Manager Jiao, and then the two said goodbye.
It was not yet dark, and there were still many people here, including soldiers and guards with knives on patrol. The air was filled with the aroma of barbecue, but Du Er said, "Brother, pack up and let's go back quickly."
"My sister-in-law has been busy all day. She and the children will take a bullock cart when we go back."
Mrs. Du wanted to leave so as not to tire the cow out. Brother Du said, "Sit down. I heard what Manager Jiao said and I am a little scared. Let's go back quickly while it's still daylight."
When they came, the stuff was heavy, mainly the stove, charcoal and flour. When they left, the flour and charcoal were all used up. The cow had rested for a day and was not tired. Du Er hitched a cart and carried his niece onto it. Niu Niu was holding a large basin in her hand, which contained delicious roasted lamb.
The adults didn't move, and Niu Niu was so greedy that she swallowed her saliva but didn't dare to eat.
Mrs. Du was pregnant and had been standing for a whole day. Her husband kneaded the dough, and she was also exhausted from making the filling for the pancakes. She knew she had to hurry home, so she sat on the ox cart.
Brother Du felt sorry for the old cow, so he carried the stove on his back, while Brother Du carried the frying pan.
Farmers are like this. It's okay for people to get tired, but if the livestock get sick from exhaustion, that's a big deal. After quickly harnessing the cart, the two brothers took turns leading the cows home.
After we were far away from the river for a long time, and couldn't see the nobles' tents anymore, Mrs. Du in the car said, "Today is really an eye-opener."
Mrs. Du tore off a piece of the roasted lamb for her daughter, and put the rest in a bowl to eat with her mother-in-law. Niuniu took the meat and put it to A-niang's mouth first. Mrs. Du pretended to take a bite, but in fact she just tasted it, "Eat it quickly."
Niu Niu started eating and found the mutton delicious.
Brother Du said, "I'm so busy, but luckily, Lord Wen is a good official. But after all, what does Lord Wen do?"
"I heard from Manager Jiao that Lord Wen is the Crown Prince's man. This is the first time they are competing outside. Lord Wen has agreed with the Wood Merchants not to make money from us ordinary people—"
"I know, this is the first time I've heard of not making profits from the people, and the first time I've seen it." Brother Du found it strange, "Today, Manager Jiao and those soldiers really didn't take a single penny from us."
Du Er also found it strange, he just listened to these words before, he knew the rules, he could just give money secretly to bribe people, but he didn't expect that he gave money twice today, but no one wanted it, and they even scolded him. After a few words of scolding, the money was saved, so what was the big deal.
"Everyone says that the prince is kind and benevolent. I really felt it today. He is also strict with his subordinates." Du Er sighed.
It is indeed rare that in such a large occasion, no one is pretending to obey but actually disobeying.
"I heard that your Highness's adoptive father is from the East Depot. He must be related to Lord Xu of the East Depot. The East Depot is responsible for investigating corrupt officials..." Brother Du said at this time. Although he seldom went into the city, he could still hear people chatting in the teahouse when he went into the city to do shopping.
A lot of people have talked about the East Depot's affairs. This official was arrested, that person's house was raided, all because of the East Depot.
Du Er had heard what his elder brother said before, but no one knew whether the official's words were true or false. In his heart, he didn't really believe it. All officials were the same. But today it really happened in his family, and it was really different.
"With His Majesty and Your Highness, our lives should be smooth in the future." Du Er didn't even dare to say anything certain.
Brother Du is quite open-minded and thinks that everything will be fine.
Now that I have free time, I can talk about every little thing that happened during the day along the way. I walk fast while talking and laughing, and I don’t feel tired. Fortunately, I arrived at Dujia Village smoothly and without any danger.
Du's mother stood at the entrance of the village waiting for a long time. It was already dark, but her two sons, daughters-in-law, and granddaughter had not returned yet. She couldn't help but look worried. She should have let the children go out. What if they offended the nobles?
After an unknown amount of time, the shadow of an ox cart could be vaguely seen in the distance.
Du Er first shouted: "Mom?"
"Hey, you're finally back." Du's mother ran to greet them.
Niuniu jumped off the ox cart, very excited, and said, "Grandma, we went to see the fun today, and a pretty sister gave me a flower, it was so beautiful."
"Okay, grandma, go back and have a look. It's dark and grandma can't see clearly."
On the way back, Niu Niu was told by her second uncle that she could not talk about business before she got home, and she could not talk about whether she made money or not. Niu Niu remembered everything.
Du's mother waited for a whole day, and everyone in the village actually knew that someone was stewing meat. The news would spread throughout the village in no time, not to mention that Du Er had instigated his family to go watch the fun and sell some pancakes to the benefactor.
Seeing that people had returned, Du Er's family was on their way back, and villagers came out from time to time to ask questions.
"How's Du Er? Are the pancakes selling well today?", "What did the boss say?", "Niuniu, did your family make any money today?"
Du Er: "That place is lively, cakes are like that, the nobles just want something new."
"It is indeed lively. Your Highness is a kind person. Haha, I didn't see Your Highness."
Niuniu said: "I saw His Highness sitting on a boat from afar by the river. It was so beautiful."
"And a beautiful sister gave me a little flower woven with red ribbons, it's really pretty."
Niu Niu took out the ribbon from her bosom and showed it to her aunt.
It was dark and I couldn't see anything. The neighbor aunt praised me a few words, and then we exchanged greetings and went home.
"I guess she didn't make much money. Niuniu treated the red rope as a treasure."
"You get up early and work late, and you just come back now. The eldest brother and his wife don't even feel tired, even with such a big belly."
"It's because Du Er is too troublesome and not honest at all. Who would dare to marry their daughter to him?"
"That's right. The eldest son and his wife are both naive. If they listen to the second son, they will lose all their land sooner or later."
"I've heard about the Crown Prince's competition, but the people who attended were all nobles and officials. Who would eat cakes? I heard that the officials and nobles all eat rice, polished rice, white rice."
"Oh, that's bad for the Du family. I saw Du Er and Du Lao Da carrying something. I guess they are carrying it back the same way they left."
"Who knows? Let's talk about it tomorrow."
The oil lamp was lit in the Du family's house, and on the table was the meal prepared by Du's mother, which included mixed-grain porridge and coarse-grain steamed bread. Du's mother was heartbroken to see her two sons come back, and she didn't care whether they made money or not, and started to prepare dinner first.
"Mom, don't worry, let's settle the accounts." Du Er went to lock the door of the main room.
Brother Du put his bowl aside.
Today it was Du Er's turn to collect the debts, but he was so busy that he had no idea how much he had earned. In the end, he put all the money in a clay jar, scattered here and there, and now it all fell onto the table with a clanging sound.
When Du's mother saw a silver coin, her eyes widened. She wanted to say that she wanted to eat first, but she stumbled over her words. "Hey, this is a pancake seller. Why is there silver? Did he charge the wrong amount?"
"Mom, keep your voice down." Du Er reminded her, and then said, "There are many nobles today. They are happy to eat and give money as rewards. The nobles all give money as rewards. I just listened before."
Because he used to hang out in the city, the people he met were all small merchants, or patrolling yamen runners and soldiers, and he had never seen a noble man like this.
When the whole family saw the money, no one cared about being hungry or eating, they just stared with their eyes wide open.
"Let's count them first. We still have quite a few coins." Du Er sat down and began to count the money. He was also nervous. Later, the table could not be set, so Du's wife and mother brought the meal to the table.
Brother Du knew that business was good today and the price of the cakes was high, so his second brother ordered it because he had been kneading the dough almost non-stop, but he didn't expect to earn so much. He had never seen so much money before.
"How much?" Du's mother was also shocked.
Du Er's eyes were blank and startled, and he said, "Mother, elder brother and sister-in-law, a total of fifteen and a half taels and twenty-eight coins."
"How much!" Brother Du raised his voice. His wife patted his arm, and Brother Du quickly lowered his voice, "So many? Count again, maybe you counted wrong."
"Brother, it will be more, not less." Du Er stopped counting. He made up his mind and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, you have worked hard today. You get the lion's share. Ten taels of silver is yours."
Brother Du frowned and was about to say no.
Du Er said immediately: "Brother, listen to me. I don't plan to grow crops anymore. I'm going to seek help from Jiao Guanshi and find a job. Don't worry about the fields at home. You'll have to work hard. You also need to build a house..."
Inside the Imperial Manor.
Xuanyi Fu and his friends finished celebrating in the afternoon, and there was an 'award ceremony' at the celebration banquet in the afternoon, where his father, the emperor, presented the awards - Xuanyi Fu risked his youth as a crown prince and begged his father, the emperor, for help.
Under the glare of the Nine Thousand Year Old Man, the Emperor Father reluctantly agreed.
Many people don’t care about the process and just celebrate with a simple “Great!”
It was around four o'clock in the evening. The weather was not hot, and the roasted lamb and drinks were served. The prince led his team members to stand outside the imperial tent under the gaze of everyone and accept the award ceremony from Emperor Ningwu.
It was originally a team competition, and the prince paid out of his own pocket to make a gold trophy - made by the internal affairs department, with many drafts of Fu paintings, and the champion of the first water boat competition in Ningwu in the ninth year.
Before the award ceremony, everyone was waiting outside the tent, and the prince entered the tent first.
They also have gold medals!
When he was painting the trophy before, he talked about it with his two fathers at the dinner table.
Xuan Fu looked at his father in disbelief. Emperor Ningwu said, "The silver medals are ready." He then told Zhao Erxi, "Send Li Ze's team over."
"Your father is afraid that you will lose--" said Emperor Ningwu.
Jiu Qiansui was anxious and quickly denied: "I didn't, I always believed that Duoduo would definitely get first place, it was obviously you."
Zhong Yun: ... "Okay, it's me. I was afraid that Duoduofu would lose face and cry in public. Wouldn't that be a disgrace to me and Dasheng? That's why I prepared the silver plaque to at least comfort him."
"Father, I'm so moved that I'm going to lose face for Dasheng." Xuan Fu acted like a spoiled child, and despite his big stature, he threw himself into his father's arms.
Zhong Yun patted his son on the back and said, "It's hot."
"Daddy, hold me." Xuanyu Fu immediately turned around and hugged his daddy.
Zhong Yun: “It’s hot too.”
"I'm not hot." Xu Xiaoman happily hugged his son, "Duoduo is great today."
Many blessings were not hot, "Dad, I heard you cheering me on."
The father is kind and the son is filial.
Only when someone came to claim the prize did Xuanyifu let go and stood outside the tent. Amid the cheers of the crowd and the accompaniment of drums, music and horns, Emperor Ningwu came out of the tent. Manager Zhao was holding a tray with all the "gold medals" that Xuanyifu had been talking about.
It is in the shape of a round cake. Because it is a water fight, it is engraved with a boat and a little man paddling on it. The words on the back are the same as those engraved on the trophy.
Emperor Ningwu hung medals around the necks of the champions one by one. When it was Manyu's turn, Lord Xu, the Nine Thousand Year Old, presented the award to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Xuanyu Fu smiled and winked at his father, but Xu Xiaoman winked back.
There are also team trophies.
The same goes for the silver medal, which was awarded by Emperor Ningwu, who praised Li Ze's entire team.
In the warm atmosphere, the Crown Prince and his classmates celebrated vigorously, chatting and drinking around the campfire until nightfall. The wine he drank was sweet, not very intoxicating. The group of young people were so happy that they hung their medals around their necks. Except for their family members, no one else could touch them.
Can only watch from a distance.
It was late at night when His Royal Highness returned to the Royal Manor. His cheeks were rosy and his eyes were misty, which made him even more beautiful. His Royal Highness shouted, "My little classmate Yan Jinjin, you didn't drink, did you? Don't drink if you're still laughing."
"No need to help me, I'm not drunk, I'll walk you straight."
Wang Yuanyuan was protecting him attentively, and the prince was staggering as he walked.
Yan Huaijin followed beside him, and while replying, he protected Xuanyuefu, "I didn't drink. Go back and sober up."
"Not drunk, not drunk." Xuan Fu was drunk and mad. He bent down, lowered his head, looked for his little classmate's face with both hands, held him up, and said with a grin, "Haha, little friend Yan Jinjin, you are still young, and I am an adult~"
The two men were face to face, very close to each other. Many people's misty eyes and the smell of alcohol hit Yan Huaijin's face. Their breaths mixed together, but Yan Huaijin didn't feel the stinky smell of alcohol. Instead, he noticed something else.
Many blessings are really beautiful.
"You'll be able to drink in four or five years." Xuanyufu rubbed the child's face and let go, continuing to walk astray, saying he didn't need help.
Wang Yuanyuan: Oh my God, I really drank too much today.
The Prince's Villa had already prepared hot water and hangover tea. After Xuanfu took a bath, his face was red. It was not known whether it was due to the fumes from the bath or something else, but his body was also red. Xuanfu's mouth was dry and he drank two bowls of hangover tea and was completely sober.
"Where's Yan Jinjin?"
Shunde was waiting for His Highness to take a bath and said, "Master Yan is sleepy, go take a bath too. I think he will fall asleep by now."
"He is still a child, and children are sleepy." The adult Xuanfu is very experienced. He was drunk just now, but his mind was still clear. He still remembered rubbing the face of his little deskmate, which was quite fun.
No wonder his father loved to rub him when he was a child.
Xuanyu Fu: "Have my father and the emperor slept together? Forget it, I'll go and check."
He just got dressed and went to see his two fathers with full energy.
I am a little tired from the exercise today, but not too tired. In the past, I trained more intensely than today. Now Xuan Fu is a little excited, but at least he knows the "rules" and doesn't rush in. He stands at the door and asks people to pass the message.
Zhao Erxi was surprised when he heard this. Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so well-behaved when he is outside?
When Emperor Ningwu heard that Duo Fu was at the door, he said the same thing, but he was hit by Jiu Qiansui's elbow after he said it, and they both laughed. Zhong Yun said, "I have grown up."
"Call Duoduo in." Xu Xiaoman said.
Many Fushengs were already in the courtyard. Zhongyun heard them from the hall and said to Xiaoman, "You just said you've grown up, but now you've barged in."
"A half-grown child is still a child."
The family of three sat together and chatted, mostly talking a lot, with bright eyes and good spirits. Zhong Yun asked once at first: "Is the prince still drunk?"
Finally, feeling sleepy, he asked, "Prince, it's time to sober up."
Xuanyuefu answered for the first time: I wasn’t drunk.
The second answer: It’s just the right time. Father, please don’t sleep. I will continue to talk to you.
Xu Xiaoman smiled and said, "Okay, okay." Zhong Yun looked helpless beside him with a cold face.
The prince recounted today's 'great achievements', 'heroic performance', and other miscellaneous words, including the cakes he ate today, "...I asked someone to buy some and send them to the big tent. Did father and the emperor eat them? The wild onion is very good."
"I ate it. I ate two. Your father also liked it and ate three." Xu Xiaoman said.
Zhong Yun choked while eating, and it was the water he handed to him that made him choke.
"It's good for farmers to eat like this." Zhong Yun praised. In fact, he knew in his heart that the food that could be sold must be carefully prepared, and ordinary people would not be willing to eat it like this - this was what Xiaoman said, but the fact that they could prepare it and put it here boldly also showed that people had a good life.
Manyu Fu nodded, "I like it too."
After talking about the battle records, fighting and eating cakes, Mr. Fu felt that he had forgotten one thing. It was quite important and had been on his mind for a long time, but he just couldn't think of it at this moment.
Xu Xiaoman listened and said, "What's the matter? Dad will help you think about it and remind you."
"It's been a few days. It's related to my classmates. After the competition—" Xuanyu Fu stood up immediately. "I know. I remember it now. Li Ang told me about it on the boat today. He just mentioned the beginning and didn't elaborate. He also said he would tell me after the competition. There would be many people receiving awards at that time. I forgot."
Xu Xiaoman was curious: "What kind of gossip?" He already knew that this gossip was just gossip, not something to eat.
"Dad, more than three months ago, Li Ang and Zhou Quan had a quarrel and went into a cold war."
Xu Xiaoman nodded. He remembered what Duoduo had said. At this moment, he said, "Have the two of them reconciled? Why were they arguing?"
"He doesn't know either." Zhong Yun interrupted.
Yes. Xu Xiaoman nodded.
Xuan Fu couldn't stand any longer, "Dad, Father, I'm going to find Li Ang first, you guys should take a rest, and here are today's medals, hehe, I love you guys so much~" He rushed over again and gave each of them a hug.
Prince, give me a strong and domineering hug, and don’t dodge.
After hugging her, the prince rushed to the courtyard where Li Ang lived.
Emperor Ningwu reminded the prince that he could go to bed. At this time, the prince really left. Emperor Ningwu still had a smile on his face as if he had just been hugged. He turned his head and said to Xiaoman, "What time is it for this little fool to go to Li Ang? If I were Li Ang, I would chase him away."
"You won't, and neither will Li Ang." Xu Xiaoman smiled, "We are so popular."
The couple still chatted a lot.
"This time, the painter must not make trouble for Duoduo. You have to draw our Duoduo to look more majestic."
"I'm not that naive." Zhong Yun said.
Xu Xiaoman coaxed his wife: "Yes, yes, yes."
The two of them also rested and had a plain sleep. They had to go back to the palace tomorrow, so Zhong Yun didn't want to bother Xiao Man. It was hot, so Xiao Man would definitely ride a horse instead of taking a car when she went back.
Li Ang lived not far from the prince's courtyard. Xu Lingguan carried a lantern and saw the prince's footsteps were brisk, so he followed him all the way. The prince said to him, "Please remember to ask Li Ang and Zhou Quan why they quarreled."
"Yes." Xu Lingguan took note.
Li Ang, Zhong Ziming and two other classmates lived in the same courtyard. Some of the lights in the rooms were off. When Xuan Fu came in, he said to the guards, "Don't disturb everyone. I'm here to look for Li Ang. Which room does Li Ang sleep in?"
The servants showed the way.
The lights in Li Ang's room were also off.
"Your Highness, Young Master Li has fallen asleep." Xu Lingguan said, let's see if we should come back tomorrow?
Manyu Fu looked at the dark window with some hesitation, "When did he rest?"
"Your Highness, the lights in Young Master Li's house went out half an incense stick ago."
Xuanyu Fu walked back two steps with his head down, still scratching his head - it was fine if he didn't think about it, but now that he remembered it, it was really hard to not be able to hear it, so Xuanyu Fu turned back and muttered, "Good buddies have to do this!"
"Don't worry about it. Lingguan, give me the lantern and you just wait outside." Xuanyu Fu took the lantern and knocked on Li Ang's door while lighting it.
Li Ang's door was not locked and opened easily with a knock.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood at the door holding a lantern, "Li Ang Li Ang Li Ang, are you here? I'm coming in~"
No one responded, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince recited a few more sentences. Li Ang's voice rang out from behind him: "Xu Duofu, what are you doing standing at my door?"
The Crown Prince was so frightened that he turned around and shone the lantern on Li Ang's face. He breathed a sigh of relief, realizing it was not a ghost. Then he walked towards Li Ang's room as if he was familiar with him, and Li Ang had no choice but to follow him.
"You haven't told me why you and Zhou Quan had a fight."
Leon: ...
"You don't sleep so late at night——"
"You haven't slept either, stop changing the subject and tell me what's going on." Xuan Fu held a lantern to shine on Li Ang, wanting to see his expression clearly, not hiding anything at all. "I can only go to sleep after you finish talking."
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Li Ang wanted to act normal. In fact, he looked a little embarrassed. It was nothing during the competition in the daytime, but now when he thought about it, he felt it was weird. However, when Xuan Fu asked, he put on an asshole look, saying "I won't go to bed if I don't hear it today."
"Well, on the spring equinox in March, we made an appointment to go hiking and enjoy the spring flowers, but Zhou Quan sent someone to say we couldn't go the next morning."
Manyu Fu: Huh? That's it? A pigeon behavior that lasted so long.
He studied Li Ang's expression carefully, and said with detective spirit, "There must be other reasons. Tell me the truth and don't wait for me to ask you one question at a time."
Li Ang was very grateful, but now that he had spoken, it would be easier for him to explain himself.
"I was stood up at the last minute, and I had everything ready, so I thought if he didn't go I would go, so I rode to the agreed place outside the city, and I ran into Madam Zhou and Zhou Quan who were going to burn incense outside the city."
"I didn't know at the time and thought it was a coincidence. Mrs. Zhou was also very enthusiastic and invited me to go with her. In fact, I later thought that Mrs. Zhou was just being polite. Zhou Quan beside her said if you are busy, do something else first. Then I realized that she was not inviting me, but I had already gone up the mountain and was almost in front of the temple."
Li Ang was not a spineless man. He was a little annoyed by Zhou Quan's breaking of the appointment, but now that he met Mrs. Zhou and was warmly invited by him, his good friend spoke bluntly and harshly.
"Zhou Quan is such a straightforward person." Xuanyuefu touched his chin, "Something is wrong, as if he has something to worry about that he doesn't want you to see him."
Li Ang: "Yes, that's right. Guess what?"
"Guess or not, Li Ang, do you want to get slapped?" Xuan Fu's eyes were wide open with anger. He had given him the inside scoop and preview on the boat today, and now he was still keeping him in suspense.
Li Ang laughed all of a sudden, "Not long after that, Madam Lin came to burn incense with her daughter."
Many blessings:?
"Lin family?"
"Lin Shoufu's home."
Manyu Fu said "oh" twice, thinking that spring incense burning is very popular, and all the families take their daughters out for a walk under the pretext of burning incense. But after Li Ang finished speaking, he looked like he should understand. What does he know!
"Don't tell anyone else." Li Ang added.
Xuanyu Fu was full of confusion: "Don't tell anyone else. I promised my father that I would tell them after I heard it. They care about you very much." Gua.
When it came to Li Ang, his hair stood on end. It was no longer possible for him to keep it a secret.
"Then don't mention anyone else except His Majesty and the Ninth Prince. It will be bad for Miss Lin's reputation if it gets out."
Manyu Fu suddenly realized something and asked, "How old is Zhou Quan?"
"sixteen."
I went and went, and I was shocked. I was not shocked to know Zhou Quan's age, but I discovered something earth-shattering: they seemed to have really grown up, and were no longer little kids playing and fighting together.
"You mean, the Zhou family wants to find a wife for Zhou Quanxiang?" Xuanyu Fu confirmed.
Li Ang nodded, "First it's an engagement, fiancée, it's too early to get married." Sitting on the chair, "I was a little annoyed at that time, because I felt that Zhou Quan was on guard against me, stood me up and even threatened to drive me away at the temple. I said a few rude words, and Zhou Quan's face darkened when he heard it. I was also angry, and we parted ways."
"In fact, I have reflected on this after returning home. Zhou Quanshiliu is getting engaged this year and will get married next year. His age is suitable. I shouldn't have said that about him."
Manyu Fu sat in another chair, "What did you say about him?"
Leon: ...
“That’s a bit harsh.”
"Let me listen." Xuanyu Fu: Is there anything else that I don't want to know?
Li Ang's face burned. "He was too much of a pushover at the temple, so I blurted out: The Lin family is such a good in-law, and you don't have to be on guard against me, my brother. Can't I snatch it from you?"
well.
"It's my fault for being impulsive. You know Zhou Quan is not the kind of person who would climb up the social ladder by clinging to connections. Later, I went to Zhou Quan to apologize. I said a lot of nice things to him and apologized sincerely. He asked me if that was how I looked at me. I told him no, that I was just angry and said rude things, not sincerely. He then ignored me and said that I didn't understand." Li Ang sighed.
Many blessings: ...
I actually don't understand why you two broke up.
He always felt that they were still a group of children, children who had only grown up physically but not mentally. How could they be sure whether they liked someone or not, and how could they entrust their life to their partner?
Too fast.
"Why are you reconciled today?"
"We had a fight, and things started to get out of hand. Zhou Quan said it was my fault that he bumped into me. He was just feeling pent up at the time and was venting his anger on me. He didn't want to get engaged yet and wanted to wait until the next imperial examination, but his family was pressuring him, so he made a move first and asked the Lin family to burn incense together."
Many people breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zhou Quan also felt that his brain was not fully developed. Indeed, it was too scary for a middle school student to get married. "I strongly support Zhou Quan to get married at the age of 19."
"It's no use for us to say it. We need the consent of Madam Zhou and Lord Zhou. Zhou Quan is very filial."
Many blessings: I go, go, go, go——
This world seems to be one where marriages are decided by parents and matchmakers.
"Li Ang, you go to sleep. I'm leaving first and we'll talk later." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought of something and hurried out with a lantern, heading towards the Emperor's villa in a hurry.
Li Ang: ???
He was caught off guard. Xuan Duofu came suddenly and left just as suddenly as the wind. He couldn't sleep for a while. If Zhou Quan was engaged, he had to get engaged too, right? But Xuan Duofu said that it was too early now.
"Is my father asleep?" Xuanyuefu arrived at the emperor's father's courtyard and asked the Jinwu Guards guarding the courtyard breathlessly.
Eunuch Zhao has gone to bed, and it is Eunuch Sanhua who is taking his turn - a new apprentice taken in by Eunuch Zhao four years ago. No one knows what his last name was before, but now he has the same surname as Zhao Erxi, and is called Zhao Sanhua.
Eunuch Sanhua was sixteen years old. He looked energetic and clever, but in fact, he was honest like Deshun. At this time, Sanhua first paid his respects to the prince, and then said, "The emperor and Lord Xu went to bed one stick of incense ago."
"Your Highness looks anxious. I will pass on the message for you."
Go and wake up the emperor for real.
Xuanyu Fu: Actually it wasn’t a big deal, but since Eunuch Sanhua called him, he followed.
Emperor Ningwu was awakened. If it had not been rumored that the Crown Prince looked anxious, Emperor Ningwu would have really cursed. He just sighed that it was a good thing he had a good sleep, otherwise Xuandufu would have been beaten too. He beat Xuandufu behind Xiaoman's back.
"Let him wait outside."
After a while, both of them came out of the bedroom dressed, and the lights outside were on. Emperor Ningwu hadn't arrived yet, so he said, "Xuan Duofu, you'd better be busy if you don't sleep so late at night."
"Something's going on." Many people were obedient. Even if there was nothing going on, they would make up something big, otherwise they would get beaten. "Father, I came here late at night to ask you and my father not to grant me a marriage."
Emperor Ningwu just woke up. From a distance, he could only hear Xuanfu's voice mumbling and pretending to be well behaved. He could not hear the details, but when he heard the word "granted marriage", he immediately woke up from all sleepiness.
So it is said that two couples cannot sleep in one bed.
Jiu Qiansui, who was walking slower behind, also misheard, "Duoduo wants you to grant him a marriage?" He reacted and pulled Zhong Yun's sleeve, "Don't hit the child——"
It was just a few steps away, but the couple thought a lot. Xuanyufu went to school in Chongming Hall, and usually had no contact with girls of the same age. He played water fights with his classmates every day and learned to eat. When Xuanyufu said that he would grant them marriage, the first thing that came to their minds was someone from Chongming Hall.
"I told you, you have to give me medicine."
Xu Xiaoman took a step back and said, "Maybe it's a girl from some mansion today."
Zhong Yun strode over and looked at Xuanyifu who was pretending to be well behaved. "Who?"
???
What's going on? Father and Dad both looked unhappy. He must have disturbed their sleep too late. So Duofu reflected on himself and pretended to be more obedient. He said, "It's my fault, Father. I shouldn't have come so late, but I was really scared - I just came from Li Ang's yard."
"Okay, okay, it's Li Ang, right?" Zhong Yun turned around and shouted, "Zhao Erxi, give Li Ang the medicine."
Many blessings: ???
Father, what are you talking about?
Although Xu Xiaoman was shocked that his son came to ask for permission for marriage so late at night, this would shock Zhong Yun even more. How could he carry that kind of medicine with him?
Eunuch Sanhua went to call his master.
Even though his sleep was disturbed, his father was so angry like a mad lion - something was wrong. Xuan Fu hurriedly said: "Father, I just finished listening to Li Ang and Zhou Quan's gossip, and came here to tell you gossip."
"Then you just said the marriage was granted?" Xu Xiaoman, the head of the East Factory, knew how to interrogate the key points.
Xuanyu Fu: "Yes, yes, please don't arrange a marriage for me. I feel like I'm still a child and have never thought about getting married and taking on such a big responsibility. Besides, I don't have anyone I like yet..."
Zhao Erxi ran over with sleepy eyes and heard from his apprentice that the emperor was furious and wanted to give medicine to Princess Changping's grandson. He knew about this medicine.
How could this be?
Li Ang is the only capable person in Princess Changping's mansion. What a pity.
When he arrived at the outer room, the emperor and Lord Xu were talking to the prince with a smile. Lord Xu touched the prince's head. This was not uncommon. The emperor said, "It is true. You are still young. You are right. Zhou Ruwei is too anxious. Zhou Quan is only sixteen years old and has no achievements. We should listen to the child's opinion."
Xuanyu Fu: I didn’t expect my father to be so open-minded.
"Father, Emperor, I am your child. I am so happy~"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince happily threw himself into the arms of his two fathers.
Zhao Erxi grabbed his disciple and signaled him to step back with his eyes. The emperor was obviously no longer angry. Now you rush up to ask about the job of prescribing medicine. I think you are a fool!
Despite the scolding, Zhao Erxi still liked this apprentice very much and talked to him in detail outside.
"…I'm afraid it was a misunderstanding. Fortunately."
Young Master Li’s lineage was saved.
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