The baby is all there, the princess is still in the routine

When Xiao Li stepped into the entrance hall, Steward Feng was taking out exquisite meals from the multi-layered food boxes with various carvings.

"Master, Master Fan saw that you like the dishes of Tianxianglou, so he specially asked the staff to bring you dinner."

Steward Feng said with emotion, "Young Master Fan is really appropriate in doing things, and the food you always love is what you give."

There was a banquet at noon, and someone sent it over in the evening.

There are no less than ten kinds of meals, all of which are exquisite and small, and look delicious.There is hot water at the bottom of the food box to keep it warm. When you take it out, the dishes are steaming, just like they are just out of the pan.

Xiao Li looked at the wine rice dumpling that he brought back on a whim, it was sore and painful.

He pushed the bowl in front of Ning Changle: "Liu Niang Yuanzi, you should try it first."

Anyway, eat his first.

A faint smell of alcohol wafted from Xiao Li's body, mixed with the smell of powder.

Ning Changle is very familiar with rouge powder, as soon as he smells it, he knows that it is a powder commonly used by prostitutes, and it is too sweet, greasy and fragrant.

Ning Changle's face was terribly gloomy, he leaned back slightly, and said disgustedly: "Stay away from me!"

Xiao Li's always cold and proud eyes revealed the pain of injury.

He clenched his fists and said nothing.

The two stalemate and confronted each other, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point in an instant.

Steward Feng sensed some danger and retreated behind Ning Changle.

"Qing Mu, is the rice dumpling in your hand for me?" Jiu An said suddenly.

Qing Mu, who was stunned and silent, came back to his senses, and winked at Jiu An, the two masters were about to become puffer fish, and they were about to explode at any moment, Mu girl, do you have good eyesight?

Ignoring Qingmu's hint, Jiu'an took out a wooden spoon from the food box, took a spoonful and tasted it.

"It smells good." Jiu'an paused, and continued, "It's just that the smell on your body is a bit unpleasant, and it chokes your nose hard."

Xiao Li had a sudden epiphany, and looked at Ning Changle uncertainly.

Changle, are you jealous? !

Ning Changle lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes, unable to see his emotions clearly.

Qing Mu suddenly understood, clenched his fists around his mouth, gave a fake cough, and said slowly: "Jiu'an, don't get me wrong. They are all those officials who are busy, and they insisted on holding the reception banquet in Fengyue Tower. The prince and I are still the first Once I entered that kind of place, I hated it so much that I couldn't hate it anymore.

If it wasn't because of the favor in the officialdom, the prince would have wished to overturn the table on the spot, and he really didn't even eat the meal. "

As soon as Qingmu's voice fell from this room, Xiao Li gently tugged at the cuffs hanging down from Ning Changle's dining table.

Ning Changle gathered his sleeves and did not speak.

Seeing the interaction between the two, Jiu'an frowned, and continued: "Lin'an's beauty is famous all over the world, Qing Mu, don't you want to get close?"

"Jiu'an, you don't know who I am, I was trained and taught by the prince himself. I just watched the singing and dancing, not to mention getting close, it's eight feet away, and I haven't even touched my clothes. "

Qing Mu said it swearingly, as if swearing to the sky.

Xiao Li stared at Ning Changle helplessly, and nodded vigorously.

Ning Changle stretched out the word "Chuan" between his brows, and lightly sipped his tea.

Jiu An took advantage of the opportunity to pass the steps to his master: "Young master, the taste of Jiuniangxiaoyuanzi is really good, would you like to try it?"

"That's right. Wangfei, please try it. The prince used his internal energy to warm it all the way, so he would be afraid of getting cold." Qing Mu said in support.

The king... the king... the princess!Steward Feng, who was acting as an invisible man, trembled uncontrollably as if struck by lightning.

Aren't the master and the prince righteous brothers?Why do you become husband and wife as soon as you wake up?

Look at the prince's pleasing and obedient attitude, he must have made the master unhappy, and the master was so angry that Lin'an came down.

It's still you people in the capital who know how to play. A quarrel can span thousands of miles, and you can also do business and fight wars by the way.

Feng Steward was amazed, and tried his best to bend his body backwards, wishing he could become a small ant, and silently said "I can't see me, I can't see me", not wanting to be cannon fodder.

Ning Changle took a spoonful and put it in his mouth.The white and tender balls are still a little hot in the mouth, and the juice mixed with the fragrance of osmanthus and wine fills the mouth, until it is sweet to the heart.

Xiao Lixi smiled and asked softly: "Brother Changle, is it delicious?"

Ning Changle hummed lightly, and her slender and thick eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Butler Feng!"

Ning Changle suddenly let out a cry that almost caused Steward Feng to go into cardiac arrest.

"Master, you order." Steward Feng's voice was trembling.

"Tell Young Master Fan that he will get an extra [-]% of the rice grain shipping business."

Ning Changle said, "The cargo ships of their family are all large ships with more than a thousand materials. The targets are too conspicuous. They can only transport [-]% of them. Don't even think about the other [-]%."

"Okay, sir." Steward Feng took the order and retreated as if fleeing.

Xiao Li suddenly realized, and smiled blindly: "So it's about business."

Is Changle explaining to him that the relationship with Fan is just a business relationship, nothing else.

Xiao Li is as sweet as honey, but Ning Changle obviously cares about herself.

"Brother Changle, don't worry, I will definitely wipe out those gangsters."

Xiao Li has become a bit addicted to calling "brother" recently, and every bite of "brother" is very delicious.

"Fool."

Ning Changle cursed in a low voice.His meaning is more than that, Xiao Li will understand later.

It was me being stupid, Xiao Li admitted it, and even wanted to curse Ning Changle a few more words.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold and warm, and there was a bit of ambiguous warmth that was just about to bloom.

Qing Mu hurriedly said: "Princess, you don't know. The warships of our navy are shabby, and we can't even make up a complete fleet. The soldiers are listless and have no morale.

If he wants to defeat the water bandits this time, the prince will definitely work very hard.Moreover, the prince can't drink water!For you, he even..."

"Shut up, you." Xiao Li's face turned red suddenly, and as soon as he let out bold words on his front foot, Qing Mu demolished him on his back foot.

Ning Changle was thoughtful, and handed over a pair of chopsticks: "Let's eat."

Ning Changle was not hungry, so he silently ate the Jiuniangxiaoyuanzi.On the contrary, most of the dishes Fan Shidong sent went into Xiao Li's stomach.

After dinner, Xiao Li washed his body seriously with bath beans.

Xiao Li smiled at the corners of his eyes, gently sniffing the citrus medicinal scent similar to Ning Changle's.

The bath beans were used up not long after Ning Changle left, and Xiao Li searched all over the capital but couldn't find the same ones.

This is Changle's own recipe, which belongs to Ning Changle's own taste.

Thinking of this, Xiao Li smiled softly again.

After taking a bath, Xiao Li put on his outer robe and carefully looked through the files of the water bandits battle.The morale of the soldiers can be improved through practice, but it is difficult for warships to be greatly improved in a short period of time. Now it is too late to build ships, and there is no money.

Water combat is not like land combat, and the two sides are not easy to hand over troops, and rely more on equipment and weapons.If the equipment is too poor, half will be lost first.

This is indeed a tough battle, but Xiao Li has no time to waste it, he needs to hurry up and get familiar with the habits of naval battles.

The candlelight in front of Xiao Li's window lit up all night.

The next day it was dawn, and before Ning Changle got up, Xiao Li and Qing Mu rushed to the navy stationed in Hong Kong to drill and train the soldiers to regain their momentum.

He rushed back to Ning Mansion at noon, thinking about sharing lunch with Ning Changle, but saw Fan Shidong again.

Why is he here again?Xiao Li's eyes darkened slightly, this person had something wrong with Ning Chang Leding.

"My lord! My lord An! I don't know Taishan with my own eyes. I have offended you so much. Please bear with me."

Fan Shidong got up hastily, and said excitedly, "I have been waiting for the Kushui bandits to harass me for a long time. I have heard that Prince An is the God of War in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This time, I will definitely defeat the bandits and restore our peace! I am willing to help the prince."

Xiao Li looked at Ning Changle without knowing why.

Ning Changle finished a bowl of three crispy sweet soup in a leisurely manner, and said: "The Fan family is not only the largest shipping merchant in Lin'an, but also proficient in shipbuilding, with countless skilled craftsmen.

He heard that you came to suppress the bandits, and he is willing to unite all the ship merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces to speed up the manufacture of warships, and sell thirty Mengchong, five building ships, ten walking boats, and five gate ships at cost price. "

A group of naval fleets basically consisted of four types of ships: Mengchong, Louchuan, Walking Ge, and Gateship.

Mengchong, the boat is narrow and long, and the speed is extremely fast. The back of the boat is covered with raw cowhide, which can be fireproof and strong.

Building boats, as the name suggests, are three or four stories high like a building, and can carry up to a thousand people. They are equipped with wall stacks for defense, and are equipped with long-range attacks such as stone catapults and giant crossbows, and short-range attacks such as shooting sticks.

Walking, light and dexterous, used for sneak attacks or passing instructions.The gate ships are mainly used to guard the building ships.

The cost of a ship is extremely high, let alone a warship.According to the procurement standard of the imperial court, the price of a building ship is 25 guan, the cost of Mengchong is [-] guan, and the cost of walking and door ships is estimated to be thousands of guan.The cost this time was at least [-] taels.

Xiao Li frowned helplessly, afraid that the imperial court would not give this money.

"I'm out." Ning Changle saw Xiao Li's worry at a glance, and said slowly.

"Brother Changle!"

Xiao Li looked at Ning Changle with admiration in his eyes, wow, this is the happiness of rich people.It was the first time for Xiao Li, who grew up drinking the wind in northern Xinjiang, to experience it.

That lingering soft call made Ning Changle's scalp tingle, and he reflected on why he had to make a joke in the first place and let Xiao Li call him 'brother', but now it is really too much for him.

"It's just..." Fan Shidong hesitated for a moment, and said bluntly, "We are not an official merchant. Although we are capable of building warships, we still need an approval document from the imperial court to allow shipbuilding."

Xiao Li: "How long will it take you to build a ship?"

Fan Shidong: "Half a year."

"Three months, only three months. The approval document will be delivered to you within three days." Xiao Li said firmly.

"Three months is three months! Fan will definitely live up to the prince's entrustment." Fan Shidong readily agreed.

After Fan Shidong left, Ning Changle smiled lightly and said, "Where did you go to get approval documents?"

He had a chat with Qing Mu last night, and the second prince might attack Xiao Li at any time.

Xiao Li should not have come to Laian.Now that he has accepted this drudgery, the Second Prince is eager for Xiao Li's fiasco, so how could he get approval from the Ministry of Industry.

Xiao Li set up his bowl and chopsticks, and said with a smile, "I have my own plan."

"How did you convince Fan Shidong?" Xiao Li asked.

This is not a small business. Not only will Fan Shidong not make money, he will even lose money.The short time means that the cost of manpower and wood will increase, and other shipping businesses will also be indirectly affected.

How could you be so straightforward, even eager to agree?

Ning Changle smiled slightly: "Fan Shidong is a shrewd businessman, he will not suffer at all. First, although he does not make money, he has earned a good reputation. Second, he issued an order in the name of your lord, and other ship merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not allowed to If you don’t listen to his command, you can easily become the leader of Jiangsu and Zhejiang ship merchants, and no one dares to question it.”

"This is your trick?"

Ning Changle frowned. As the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is okay to forge the approval document by himself.

Xiao Li found an official document issued by the Ministry of Industry in the government office, and wrote one accordingly.Using his superb carving skills, he carved an official seal out of white radish.

"It's called the general's military orders abroad." Xiao Li took a radish badge and dipped it in red ink, and compared it carefully, they were exactly the same.

"They just want to make peace of mind. If something happens, just push it on me."

With the forged official documents, Fan Shidong quickly organized ship merchants to build ships.

The official document hadn't passed through the head of Weidu and Li Zhizhou, so they naturally saw something inside.Don't tell the truth if you see it through, there are new warships that don't cost money, and you can't blame yourself if something goes wrong, so just have fun in your heart.

After more than a month of intensive training, the soldiers' combat ability has been greatly improved.

Xiao Li also saw that the head of Weidu had some strategies, but he was overly cautious, and he never pursued the water bandits, no wonder he couldn't find his lair.

Just at this time, news of the ship merchant being robbed was reported.

Xiao Li organized the soldiers to fight back and beat them to pieces.It's a pity that this group of water bandits is not the group of bandits who have troubled and entrenched for many years, but a small gang.

However, this also greatly encouraged the momentum of the sailors, and established Xiao Li's prestige in one fell swoop.

In the Ning Mansion, Qing Mu vividly portrayed Xiao Li's bravery.

"Princess, you don't know how powerful your lord is! You don't need to know water at all, like a bird, no no no, like an eagle, flew to the bandit's boat with a swish, swishing the sword, so fast I saw the shadow of the sword, and in an instant more than a dozen heads fell to the ground..."

"Okay, Qingmu, storyteller, eat and eat."

Xiao Li restrained him modestly, and looked at Ning Changle anxiously.

Like a dog begging for a reward, its tail is about to wag like an afterimage.

The corners of Ning Changle's lips twitched slightly: "The spring flowers have been blooming in recent days, and many people have gone to Lingshan Temple to pray. Let's go and see together."

Spring outings, outings, and peach blossoms complement each other.

Xiao Li unconsciously showed a smile, nodded in agreement: "I listen to brother Changle."

He is busy, Ning Changle is busier than him.

Last year, there were many disasters, and many people could not afford rice seeds.During the rice planting period in March, Ning Changle gave a lot of rice seeds to the people on credit, and agreed on the price of the autumn harvest rice.At that time, long-term workers will be arranged to harvest in various places.

First, to help them tide over the difficulties, and second, the price of rice harvested by themselves will also be reduced.

Ning Changle spread the ground very widely, covering as much as 60 mu. If it is harvested in autumn, it is estimated that there will be [-] shi of rice grain.

Xiao Li guessed that Ning Changle wanted to use this to balance the price of grain this year, so as to avoid the soaring price of rice last year.

His wife is really amazing.Xiao Li and You Rongyan.

Both of them are busy, so they spend less time together, and they can only talk about three meals a day.It is rare to have this opportunity, Xiao Li is naturally very happy.

The next day.

Xiao Li usually wears black or purple clothes, but it is rare for him to change into a green and blue mountain ink robe, which makes him taller and taller.

Ning Changle was also taken aback for a moment, and then saw Xiao Li leaning in front of him, with a smile on his brows and a wandering expression: "Am I good-looking? Brother."

"Don't call me brother again, I feel uncomfortable hearing it."

Ning Changle suspected that Xiao Li deliberately disgusted himself.Every time I call 'brother', I draw a soft ending sound, which seems to be coquettish.

Maybe it was too long since the two were separated, Ning Changle couldn't recall Xiao Li's fierce and sinister appearance back then.

Xiao Li hugged Ning Changle's waist very naturally, lowered his head and approached, breathing on the bright red pregnancy mole on his earlobe, his voice was so soft that water could drip out.

"I'm not allowed to call you brother, so what do you want me to call you? Changle? Or mother..."

Before the "son" of the "lady" came out, Ning Changle slammed Xiao Li hard with his elbow: "You can do whatever you want."

Ning Changle put down his words viciously, turned and left, his long hair on the sideburns could not cover his red ears.

Xiao Li smiled, and shamelessly chased after him: "Brother Changle, wait for me."

Qing Mu was quite envious, turned to look at Jiu An beside him, and said shyly, "Sister Jiu An—"

"Get out." Jiu Anmu with a cold face, chased after his young master.

Qing Mu wants to cry but has no tears, why is it always me who gets hurt.

The corner of Xiao Li's upturned mouth flattened a little after seeing Fan Shidong.

"Why is he here? Shouldn't he be busy building ships." Xiao Li asked in a low voice, suspecting that the time he gave was still too much.

Ning Changle shrugged: "Because I was originally invited by Master Fan, I invited you instead. Speaking of which, if Lingshan Temple doesn't say hello three months in advance, I'm afraid there won't be a hot spring line."

"You guys still want to soak in the hot spring?" Xiao Li's voice suddenly rose.

When Fan Shidong heard this, he hurried over enthusiastically: "My lord doesn't know. The hot spring in Lingshan Temple is a must in Lin'an. If regular customers don't make an appointment in advance, they won't be able to see it. Not only that, the temple is also very effective in seeking marriage."

These words entered Xiao Li's ears, and they were automatically translated into Fan Shidong wanting to seek marriage with Changle, to soak in warmth.

Xiao Li almost gritted his back teeth, and said with a sinister smile: "I don't believe in ghosts and gods."

Fan Shidong felt a murderous coldness, shut up immediately, and sat quietly in the corner of the carriage all the way, not daring to speak any more.

He could see that Wang An didn't like him, so it's better not to come close to him to make him feel uncomfortable.

Several people went to the foot of Lingshan Mountain and climbed up the stairs.Along the way, the green mountains and green waters, and the chirping of birds make people feel refreshed.

Walking up to the steep steps, Ning Changle was a little helpless.

Xiao Li and Fan Shidong reached out their hands at the same time, Ning Changle hesitated for a moment, but still put his hand in Xiao Li's.

Xiao Li raised his brows and gave Fan Shidong a provocative look.

Fan Shidong was slightly taken aback, probably knowing what was going on.

Qing Mu fell far behind, couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, applauded like a seal, moved to Jiu'an's side, and whispered: "The princess is actually interested in the prince."

Jiu'an rolled his eyes speechlessly, unwilling to talk to the idiot.

Entering the temple, I saw a rather burly monk who didn't care about the believers at all, chanting sutras alone with his eyes closed.

"Pursuing incense in Lingshan Temple is voluntary in everything. Voluntary worship, you can give as much incense as you want, and no one cares."

Fan Shidong introduced it appropriately, and pointed to the corner.

There is a table in the corner, on which are placed blank wooden signs and pens and inks with red strings.Many men and women voluntarily lined up to invest in silver and took out wooden plaques to write their names on.

"It's a marriage sign that has been incensed. Take the card yourself, write the names of yourself and your sweetheart, and throw it on the marriage tree outside the temple to bless your marriage. If you don't have a lover, you can also write your name and throw it on it. You can find a good match soon, I heard it is very accurate."

After Fan Shidong finished speaking, he stuffed a hundred taels of silver bill into the merit box, bowed devoutly, and muttered something in his mouth.

Both Xiao Li and Ning Changle did not believe in gods and Buddhas, they just stood quietly and solemnly waiting.

Qing Mu tugged Xiao Li, and muttered: "My lord, why don't you invite the princess to write the marriage card together?"

With a twinkle in his eyes, Xiao Li said softly: "I won't make fun of myself. Marriage is won by myself, not with the help of gods and Buddhas."

Qing Mu secretly slandered, you just carry it.Qing Mu wanted to write it, and if it was right, it wouldn't be a disadvantage.

"Mu girl, do you want to go with me?" Qing Mu rubbed the hem of his clothes, his heart beating violently like a rabbit in his arms.

Jiuan nodded.

The team moved very fast, and they were lined up in a short while.

Qing Mu gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and threw in an ingot of silver, which was worth twelve taels.

With trembling hands, he wrote his name on the left side of the blank wooden sign, and drew a small red heart in the middle.

Then shyly stepped aside, pointed to the right side of the wooden sign and said, "Jiuan, you write here."

Jiu Anwu put 20 taels of silver into the merit box, took the wooden sign, wrote "Ning Changle Xiao Li", carefully drew a big red love heart, and circled the two names.

The master does not write, the prince does not write, she writes for the master and the prince.

After finishing writing, Jiu'an ran to the door with small steps full of joy, and threw the wooden sign at the top of the marriage tree.

If there really is a Buddha of Marriage, you will be able to see it at a glance.

Jiu'an closed his eyes, put his hands together, and prayed silently in his heart: "Only when Changle is really happy, can Jiu'an feel at ease. Please Buddha bless Ning Changle to be happy and live a safe and happy life."

Qing Mu followed behind and threw the sign with "Qing Mu Jiu An" onto the tree.When she closed her eyes and prayed, Jing Mimi opened one eye and peeked at Jiu'an.

This silly girl!I beg Buddha to bless Muyatou to make her wishes come true, and it is best to like herself.

After Fan Shidong finished praying, he led the crowd to the backyard, but was stopped by two monks with menacing looks.

He took a number plate engraved with the seal of Lingshan Temple from his arms.One of the monks took the number plate and said 'Amitabha Buddha'.

"Several benefactors, please stop and allow the little monk to check."

The other monk still stopped him and refused to let him in.

Ning Changle raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Is it so strict?"

"Lingshan Temple is notoriously guarded. Some people tried to sneak into the hot springs, but they were beaten out with random sticks. Some people took counterfeit number plates, and the results were also checked. After entering, everyone, don't run around. The temple is not safe. Think of the sympathy of ordinary people." Fan Shidong explained.

After waiting for a while, the verification was completed, and several people were led by monks to a separate courtyard.

The other courtyard is elegant and simple, with three wing rooms.Each wing room is connected to an independent hot spring, and each hot spring is separated by a high wooden and bamboo fence to prevent peeping.

The leading monk warned: "There are often lions and tigers in the back of Lingshan Temple. Please don't leave the courtyard to avoid danger. Suzhai will deliver it to the room for the benefactors later."

Everyone nodded in agreement.They will stay here overnight, enjoy the hot spring, and go down the mountain tomorrow.

Ning Changle noticed that Xiao Li was staring at the monk's back in a daze, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Xiao Li frowned: "The monks I saw along the way were all tall and burly, with vigorous and quick steps, and their behavior didn't look like a monk."

Fan Shidong explained: "My lord doesn't know that there are many warrior monks in Lingshan Temple, each of them is strong and majestic. Otherwise, I won't be able to keep this place where the goddess died."

"Three rooms, how do five people divide them?" Qing Mu said, drawing everyone's attention back.

Fan Shidong vigorously shook the jade fan in his hand.Three months ago, how could he have known that a prince would appear on the way.

Xiao Li smiled lightly: "Brother Changle, in ancient times there was Zhou Yu and Jiang Gan who fell asleep on their feet, today you and I are in the pool together, we are really brothers."

He had already thought in his heart that if Ning Changle refused, he would say that Ning Changle had a ghost in his heart and had other plans for him.

Ning Changle felt his temples on both sides of his forehead throbbing, which made him very disturbed.

He replied with a half-hearted smile: "Happiness, meaning, extreme, extreme."