Zhao Xiaofei then introduced: "Brother! This is my legal wife, Princess Kunxing."
"Sister-in-law greets big brother!" Princess Kunxing bowed.
"You're welcome! We are all family, no need to be so polite, sister-in-law!" Zhao Xiaokun also knew the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. He couldn't really help his sister-in-law up, so he could just give her a fake help.
Then Li Sihong took the initiative to bow and said, "I, Li, greet you, big brother! May you be blessed with good health and happiness!"
"You're welcome, please sit down!" said the eldest brother Zhao Xiaokun.
The princess sat on the right, Zhao Xiaofei on the left, and Zhao Xiaokun sat next to his younger brother. Li Sihong stood behind the princess. At this moment, the four maids, Jixiang Ruyi Zhaocai Jinbao, came in and began to serve the banquet. After the dishes were served, Princess Kunxing raised a cup of tea and said, "Brother, it wasn't easy to find the capital. My sister-in-law is not good at drinking, so I will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
After the princess drank, Ruyi poured Zhao Xiaokun a glass of wine. Zhao Xiaokun took the glass and drank it all. After finishing, he said, "Your Highness, I hope you will take good care of my brother in the future. As the eldest brother, I don't have much to say. I was not there when you got married. I will make up for it by giving you gifts next time."
"Brother, don't you want to live in the mansion? I have asked the servants to clean out the room. How about you live in the mansion?" Princess Kunxing said.
"This won't do! I still have patients!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
"Brother, have you opened a clinic?" asked Princess Kunxing.
"Yes! I'll go back and tell them, and then move in." Zhao Xiaokun said embarrassedly.
"In that case, I'll listen to you, big brother!" Kunxing asked a few more personal questions, such as whether big brother was married or not. If not, he could go to my grandfather's house to introduce someone to someone.
Zhao Xiaokun thought to himself, why am I being pressured into marriage even in the Ming Dynasty? This is so annoying! If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten this meal with the princess. But he still said, "Thank you, Princess, for your concern!"
At this time, Zhao Xiaofei interrupted and said, "Brother! I have already gone ahead of you in this important matter of marriage. I think it would be great if you could get married here, so the princess and I could help arrange it for you."
Zhao Xiaokun stepped hard on his brother and said, "We'll talk about it later!"
Seeing her brother like this, the princess didn't continue the conversation. She took two bites and said, "I'm done. Please enjoy your meal, brother. I'll take my leave now!"
"Sister-in-law, it's easy!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
After Princess Kunxing left, Ruyi cleared the princess's bowls and chopsticks. Li Sihong then sat down and filled a glass of wine. She toasted her elder brother, then symbolically took two bites of her food before bowing and leaving.
After the two women left, Zhao Xiaofei asked everyone to leave. Zhao Xiaokun said, "I feel it's so depressing to have a meal with your family. The first wife eats while the second wife stands. Only after the first wife finishes eating can the second wife eat. Don't you feel awkward?"
"Hey, big brother! This is the first time they have eaten together. They used to eat separately. Do you think they eat together in TV dramas?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"You're having a great time! Don't you want to go home?" Zhao Xiaokun asked.
"Brother! Let's stop talking nonsense. I called you here to ask you to help me think of what to do?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Are you talking about the killer?" Zhao Xiaokun said.
"Yes! If someone wants to kill me, they must be targeting me. What should I do with my huge family business in modern times? I can't always hide in the Ming Dynasty, right?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Who knew you had so many antiques?" asked Zhao Xiaokun.
"Old man Qian, Professor Hong, and Professor Qian's apprentice Zheng Wenjuan. It was because of the things I sold to Rongbaotang that I have a fortune of hundreds of millions." Zhao Xiaofei said.
Zhao Xiaokun said, "Why bother analyzing that? Jiang Xiaomei isn't married to you, so she'll gain nothing by killing you. The only ones left are the three of them. We don't need to analyze anything anymore, just move those things immediately. Stop cooperating with Rongbaotang!"
"Stop cooperation? That would cost a lot of money in compensation!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Is money more important or life? It's already this time? You should move your things first, and then hide in the Ming Dynasty for a few months to see how the situation develops." Zhao Xiaokun said.
"Then all my efforts would be in vain. I still want to go back and live a rich life!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"What's wrong with this? Aren't two wives enough for you to show off?" Zhao Xiaokun said.
"It's the fourteenth year of Chongzhen and it's almost the fifteenth year. The capital will soon be ruled by the Li family. Can I still stay here?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"You can think of a way to delay Li Zicheng!" Zhao Xiaokun said.
"How can I hold you back? I'm the son-in-law of the emperor. If you become the son-in-law of the emperor, the court will not allow you to be an official. No one will listen to your advice. Besides, there are few good people among the officials here. Some of them are just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking, while others are corrupt officials. There are few who can do anything." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Then go to Nanjing. You have such good conditions. You can go to Nanjing to regroup and buy whatever you need from modern society: food, weapons, silver. The money you have is enough to organize an ancient elite force of one person." Zhao Xiaokun said.
"Brother! Don't I know how much I weigh? I wasn't even a student union cadre in college, and I still want to be a general? I won't even know how I'll die then." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Why do I have such an unpromising brother like you? What's the big deal? You can travel back and forth, so the worst that can happen is you can just go home. What's the big deal? You've made a lot of money, so why don't you try your best here? If you succeed, everything here will be yours. It's much better than just making a quick buck and leaving, right?" Zhao Xiaokun said.
"Can I do it? I originally planned that if the capital is lost, I would take the two women to hide in Nanjing. If that doesn't work, I will go to hide in Dayuan Island. That was Zheng Chenggong's territory. People there could resist the Qing Dynasty until the Kangxi period!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
When Zhao Xiaokun heard this, he looked so disappointed that he said to Zhao Xiaofei loudly, "Why are you hiding? Leave the capital first and go to Nanjing. Take the prince with you and make him emperor there. If you become the Prime Minister or a general, the surrounding forces will definitely listen to you. You are the orthodox. I have heard about the past of the Southern Ming Dynasty. They fought for orthodoxy. If you represent orthodoxy, they will not fight. Aren't the hundreds of thousands of troops in the south under your command? Buy some steel from modern society and make weapons and armor. The Southern Ming Dynasty was so useless, but it could still last 20 years. You have so many advantages, are you not even as good as them?"
"Brother! It's easier said than done. Why couldn't the Southern Ming last more than 20 years? Because its main forces were exhausted. There are no capable fighters in the south, what can I do?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"That's not easy. Just recruit some talents from modern society!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
"Recruit from modern society? Big brother! Do you think there are not enough people who know that I can travel through time?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"You are stupid! Just bring them here and don't take them back! This is a one-way ticket for them!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
"Brother! You're so ruthless! Let's discuss the details!" Zhao Xiaofei said. So, in the main hall of the Prince Consort's Mansion, the two brothers discussed the direction of the Ming Dynasty for the next 20 years. From then on, the Ming Dynasty established its position as the world's central empire in this space!
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