New Dream of Red Mansions

While the court was still arguing endlessly, An Nanguo's credentials were sent over.

The ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, unexpectedly Annan Congress proposed a marriage.

An old minister with a gray beard was the first to stand up to object, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, let's not say that there are no princesses of the right age in my court, just saying that An Nanguo's identity is not worthy. It’s nothing more than paying tribute and paying homage, but now he even asks the princess to marry him. What’s more, King Annan is now over 50, and the prince is 30 years old. How can I marry the princess?” Said it was marriage, but who Everyone knows that it's just a concubine, even a side concubine is also a concubine.

How can a great country suffer such humiliation.

The emperor was silent.

The people of King Nan'an were worried, and hurriedly jumped out and said: "My lord, what you said is wrong. Although the emperor does not have a princess of the right age, he still has a princess. And the Central Plains has always had the reputation of He Fan. Doesn't An Nanguo always only recognize the former princess?" Is it court? I feel that this is because they intend to be obedient, after all, their king has become the son-in-law of our country, which is equivalent to acknowledging that it is our vassal state like all previous dynasties."

"False." The old official shook his sleeves and said, "The letter of credence doesn't say that they admit that it is our dynasty, it only said that the king of Nan'an was released after marrying the princess." What's more, the previous court stipulated that the princess and Fan were not allowed, and How come the inference that marriage is the recognition of affiliation?Of course, the veteran still had some scheming plans, and he didn't dare to say this out loud.

Xia Yuntian stood below, and he did not agree with the marriage. If they make concessions this time, maybe there will be another conflict next time, and Annan will make progress.

Su Zihan, who was able to walk in front of the imperial court, also frowned tightly. In his opinion, this battle is completely unnecessary. Although An Nanguo often provokes, this kind of mutual temptation always exists. He thinks Nan'an King is too impulsive Now, he shouldn't have waged war against that sadness without even asking.And now that the Marquis of Pingyang has regained his lost land, it would be even more unreasonable for King Nan'an to be captured again. Fortunately, a man needs a woman to rescue him after he loses the battle.He felt ashamed when he heard it.

But he knew that he didn't have the right to speak now, or if he wanted to speak, he should give the emperor a note after he stepped down, instead of raising it in court.

When Xia Yuntian returned to Hou's mansion, Xiyan was watching people pack up their things.

Now that the weather is getting colder, Xiyan invites the old lady and Mrs. Zhou to live in the hot spring villa in the suburbs of Beijing for a while, and come back when the fire dragon is burning.

The old lady is in good health, but things have been going on in the past few years, and she hasn't gone out to play much at all. When she heard this, she immediately agreed, and took Zhou's hand and said, "You go too, it's rare to be so easy in a year." Once, we stayed there for a month or so before returning."

Mrs. Zhou laughed and said, "How can I live for such a long time? In winter, there are many people who want to hold weddings. I can't go, but my younger siblings have to come back to preside over it." Mrs. Zhou is a widow. She never went out to make people complain, even on the day Xia Yuntian got married, she stayed in her yard because she was not feeling well.

The old lady felt a little distressed for her when she heard the words. In the early years, she fought with the old master in the south and north, and she once complained in her heart, but now when she looks at the second daughter-in-law, she feels that the suffering is worth it. This child just wants to suffer. I don't have to bear it either.

The old lady insisted on taking Zhou with her.

Seeing Xia Yuntian coming in, Xiyan asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Xia Yuntian answered irrelevantly and asked: "I'll go with you, just in time, Brother Yu, doesn't he want to go hunting? I'll take him with me."

Xiyan wondered, "Did something happen?" Although Xia Yuntian had a marriage leave, it was over long ago, and now he goes to court early every day, and then returns home on time for dinner.

"It's okay, but there's nothing to be busy in court recently, so I asked the emperor for half a month's leave. Speaking of which, I haven't spent much time with my mother during these years of fighting in the north and south."

"The matter of King Nan'an is settled?"

Xia Yuntian sneered and said: "How is it so easy? But the emperor has already kicked the ball to Nan'an Palace, since An Nanguo asked for marriage before he was willing to release King Nan'an, the emperor intends to give Princess Jingxian the title of princess Get married."

"Master Jingxian?"

Xia Yuntian nodded, "It's the daughter of Concubine Nan'an, the younger sister of King Nan'an."

Xiyan's heart skipped a beat, but thinking that Tanchun is now engaged to Zhang Shicheng, and the wedding date will be set soon, she feels relieved a lot.

Even if Concubine Nan'an thought about it, she couldn't count on Tanchun, could she?

In fact, the emperor's intentions were only known by these meritorious officials and ministers, and they all said it was a plan.Of course he couldn't say it outright, that would be too utilitarian.

He disclosed this news to Concubine Nan'an because of her choice. If she is willing to give up her daughter, she will naturally change one person for another. Can't.

However, everyone, including Xia Yuntian, was determined by Concubine Nan'an's choice.Although the palms and backs of the hands are all meat, there is still a difference in the amount of meat.

Half of King Nan'an became what he is today because of the favor of Concubine Nan'an.

Xiyan didn't know which unlucky girl in this life would be chosen by Concubine Nan'an, but now that she was in a hurry to pack her things, she had no chance to think.

This is Xiyan's first visit to this villa.

Although Brother Yu had also been here, he also sneaked here to soak in the hot springs, and he didn't dare to show up in a big way, because he was afraid that the Wang family would find out about these properties and make calculations.

But now they can take out these hidden things openly, come when they want, take a bath when they want, and gallop if they want, without being afraid of being seen by others.

So this time, with a cheerful smile on Brother You's face, he rode beside Xiyan's carriage along the way, chatting to her about the fields she saw along the way.

Sitting together, Mrs. Zhou and Xiyan listened for a while, and said enviously, "You two have such a good relationship."

Xiyan laughed and said: "Second sister-in-law, don't look at how obedient he is now, he is usually naughty, and she likes to hide everything she does. She listens to half of the truth and loses the half of what she says."

Zhou smiled, "At least he is filial to you, and it's not in vain that you have taken him for so many years."

Although there are several younger brothers under the Zhou family, they are either from the stepmother or concubine, not from the same mother.Xiyan also knew about her situation, so she changed the subject and talked about the crops along the road.

Surprise flashed in Zhou's eyes, "I didn't expect you to know this."

"It's also very boring. I found some books to read, and I was naughty before, so I asked the people in Zhuangzi to send some things to compare one by one, otherwise I really don't know all kinds of grains."

The steward of Zhuangzi had been waiting for a long time. When he saw a group of people coming, he hurriedly went up to say hello, and said: "The main courtyard and several nearby courtyards have been cleaned up by the old lady, second wife, aunt, uncle and young master. How to arrange it, so people are still at their beck and call.”

Xiyan laughed and said: "The old lady lives in the main courtyard, and we will choose the remaining courtyards after we go to see them. If we come back in the future, we can just live in that courtyard directly, and there is no need to be so troublesome."

Zhuangzi's stewardship is naturally desirable.

This villa was built when Wang Zifei was there. The original intention was probably to entertain guests. It occupies a lot of space. Some yards are gathered together, and some are separated and need to walk for less than half an hour to get there.Because it is built on the mountainside, there are still big ups and downs in some places, so it looks bigger.

Xiyan and Xia Yuntian walked for a while, and chose a courtyard not far from the main courtyard to live in.

Although it is relatively close, it takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there.

Xia Yuntian liked this distance very much, and felt that they would have more free space.

It's so easy to come on vacation, and the old lady doesn't want to disturb their husband and wife. You must know that Xia Yuntian is also here this time, so the old lady and Zhou will not come.Now she is looking forward to holding her grandson every day, and she has hindered them by coming here.

But Xia Yuntian didn't think it was a hindrance. Once the old lady said that there was no need to wake up in the morning and evening, he took Xiyan out to ride a horse early the next morning, and didn't come back until the lights were lit the next day, and slept until the sun was up on the third day.After waking up, I will take Xiyan to go fishing again.Brother You came to Xia Yuntian several times but failed to find anyone, he couldn't help feeling annoyed, didn't he tell him to teach him how to hunt?How long has it been here?He can't even see a person, how to teach?

Brother Yu has always had a stubborn temper (this has inherited Xiyan's temperament, thanks to the siblings), when he got angry, he read a book for a long time while lighting the lamp, then put on a cloak and took the lantern to ask for it. Go to find Xia Yuntian.

Yuequan was surprised and said: "Young master, it's already this hour, my aunt and aunt may have already rested, if you are not in a hurry, let's go tomorrow."

Brother Yu glanced at him, and said, "Isn't there a lot I've been looking for these days?"

Yuequan choked and rubbed his nose. He felt that the young master was not angry because the uncle let him go, but because the aunt went out to play and didn't hand him over.Of course, he would not tell the young master that being jealous is a bad behavior, because he doesn't have the guts yet.

Brother You walked for a while before arriving outside Xia Yuntian's yard, looking at the lights in the room, Brother You ground his teeth.

Yuequan hurriedly stepped forward to knock on the door, the woman who opened the door saw Brother Yu behind Yuequan, she was slightly taken aback, thinking that the young master was looking for aunts and aunts for some urgent business, she didn't even stop her, and let her in directly.

Just kidding, this Zhuangzi belongs to Brother Yu, and it's only natural for the younger brother to come to find his sister and brother-in-law, right?

Brother Yu aimed at the main house and went there, but just when he got to the window sill, he heard his sister's exclamation.

Brother You's heart tightened, and then he became angry, good Xia Yuntian, it was a waste of him admiring him like a father, and he promised to treat his sister well, but now he actually bullied her.

Brother Yu was about to break in when he heard Xia Yuntian say in a low voice: "Let me in, just once..."

Although Xiyan's voice was lower, Brother You could still hear the anger in it, "You haven't messed around enough today...you were almost seen..."

Xia Yuntian laughed softly, "With me around, you won't be seen by others..."

Brother Yu was taken aback for a moment, and only had time to hear a loud "bang", which sounded like something fell to the ground.

Xia Yuntian was kicked out of bed by Xiyan, he was not annoyed, he directly grabbed Xiyan's feet, slid his hands down the trouser legs, hugged Xiyan, and whispered in her ear: "Tonight, I'm going Once, I'm going to go hunting with Brother Yu tomorrow, and then you can rest well..." Without waiting for Xiyan to agree, he sucked her mouth and blocked what she wanted to say.

Xiyan groaned repeatedly, and let him go when she couldn't push him away. She was really exhausted, and now she found it difficult to even move. She even doubted that she had the strength to push Xia Yuntian away just now. Kick out of bed.

Seeing that his wife was still distracted, Xia Yuntian slid one hand into her clothes, grasped it, and kneaded vigorously...

Brother Yu's face was flushed outside the window.He is not unreasonable.

Although he has never even held a girl's hand (but he has held sister Xichun's little hand), he has read a lot of books.What's more, there is a precious jade in the garden.Although he has been motivated to study, there is Baoyu on the side for comparison. It is not that he does not envy him, so he also secretly read a few miscellaneous books with Baoyu.Some things I didn't understand at first, but now the voices inside are so obvious, Brother Yu would be a fool if he didn't understand him anymore.

He didn't dare to make any noise, pulled Yuequan once, and quickly left Xia Yuntian's yard.

Yuequan stood a little far away and watched the young master's complexion change several times. Although he was puzzled, seeing that the young master finally gave up the idea of ​​finding the young master to settle accounts, he didn't have time to think about it.

Xia Yuntian in the room had a look of color in his eyes the moment Brother Yu left, and wondered if he could postpone taking Brother Yu to hunt for another day.

Xia Yuntian knew that Xiyan was thin-skinned and didn't like maids keeping watch at night. He didn't know at first, but she couldn't let her go and bit her lips badly.

It was another time when he couldn't hold back at noon, seeing her blushing from time to time when she saw the girl in the afternoon and still a little embarrassed, and he didn't let him touch her for two consecutive days before he realized it.After nightfall, he sent the girls away, and he went outside to order water or something, so when he heard a breathing sound, he stiffened his back.

If he hadn't realized later that this aura was familiar and belonged to Brother Yu, he would have almost taken the initiative to attack.

When Xiyan woke up the next day, Xia Yuntian was gone. Dongmei came in and saw the marks on Xiyan's neck. Her face was reddish, and she lowered her head and said, "Third Madam, Master Hou and Master You went hunting. We will meet you at noon." Come back. Before leaving, I ordered that if you wake up before noon, you can go to the old lady’s yard and eat game together at noon. If you can’t, let us give you some medicinal porridge, and he will come back to eat with you at noon.”

Xiyan was a little ashamed and annoyed at first, but she became even more ashamed after hearing this.She forced herself to calm down and nodded towards Dongmei, "I know, you go and get my clothes, and I want the yellow stand-up collar."

At noon, Xia Yuntian and Brother Yu dragged back a roe deer, spores and several hares and pheasants. The cook in the village used his housekeeping skills to cook a table of wild game, plus dried wild mushrooms. Let Xiyan, who had just walked to the yard, swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Seeing her coming, the old lady beckoned and said: "Come here, come here, there are two more dishes, let's try what Yuntian and Brother Yu made."

Xia Yuntian looked at Xiyan with a smile. Xiyan was sitting next to him, and when no one was paying attention, he pinched him to warn him to be normal.

Xia Yuntian hurriedly sat down with a straight face.

Both the old lady and the Zhou family were a little confused. They didn't know why Xia Yuntian's face changed, but Brother You, who was sitting under her sister, could clearly see her little movements. He immediately glanced at Xia Yuntian with some sympathy. But I saw my sister's hand turned around and passed. In the past, my sister would pinch his ears at most, not the flesh on his waist. That would be so painful.

The whole family enjoyed themselves happily here, but Zhang Shicheng who was in the capital jumped up angrily.

The marriage between him and Tanchun has been delayed long enough. Originally, they only announced their marriage this year, and it is common sense to delay it until next year, but the key is that Qian Shi is seriously ill, and no one knows how long she can last.So their family is looking forward to Tanchun marrying in early.

Originally, they let Mrs. Wang let go, but for some reason in the past few days, Mrs. Wang suddenly changed her tune, and always refused to see Mrs. Qian again.

Qian Shi had been weak and weak all her life before, but now she is finally strong again, but she always encounters such and other problems, so she can't help but feel a little discouraged.But because of this, she was the most sensitive at this time. She clearly sensed that the Jia family wanted to retire, but she seemed to be hesitating about not bringing it up.

There is nothing in her husband's hands that no one can find out, but Zhang Shicheng has it.She did not hide it from Zhang Shicheng, and told Zhang Shicheng the difference in Wang's attitude before and after, and asked him to find out what was going on.

She feels more and more unhealthy, and she really doesn't have the confidence to survive this year.

In the past, because of Zhang Shicheng's status, his favorite thing to do was shady people, so it was the fastest way to check these secret news. What's more, he was in charge of part of Xia Yuntian's intelligence system, so he used it privately. I found it, and I found many other interesting things.

Zhang Shicheng clenched the information in his hand and laughed sinisterly. Since he was married to the Jia family and they didn't want it, then don't blame him for being rude.

You know, Zhang Shicheng is not easy to bully.

Since he was 14 years old, no one has been able to get on his head except Xia Yuntian.It's not that he is more capable than others, but that his disguise is good. Apart from Xia Yuntian and a few other friends, who else in the capital knows that he is not just a dandy?

It's good not to be defensive, it's the most convenient when stabbing someone with a knife. After the stabbing, others don't know who did it.

But this time he doesn't plan to do this, anyway, his reputation outside is not very good, that is, he is a brainless dandy, so he should just be such a dandy now.My wife is about to be robbed, so what else is there to pretend?

However, he couldn't make things too difficult for his daughter-in-law, so Zhang Shicheng made up his mind after a few moments of thought.

The author has something to say: I’m really tired today, I’m going to bed, I’ll pay back the words I owe at a later time, everyone, go to sleep, anyway, I’m squinting now