Chapter 43

The spring wind blew.

Outside Suzhou City, the number of foreign merchants entering the pass was also reduced by 80% compared to the autumn. The vast expanse of yellow sand looked a little bleak. However, the vast sea of flowers by the Mandarin Duck Lake was already colorful, even more beautiful than the misty rain in Jiangnan.

The wooden house was still quietly in the middle of the sea of flowers. The cradle and reclining chair were still in place. The wind chimes swayed in the never-ending breeze. Countless flowers set off waves of ripples in the wind.

Inside Suzhou City, in the Su Palace at the end of the White Stone Avenue, two rows of willow trees had been tied with red flowers. Red lanterns were hung high on the red lacquer door. The three doors were wide open. Behind the shadow wall of the prince's mansion, maids and servants carrying lampstands, tables and chairs were running back and forth.

The white-haired Su Of Gojoseon, wearing a golden crown and an official robe, stood on the roof of a building. She held a large drawing in her hand and looked down at the main hall square below.

She said from time to time, "Yang Zunyi, you can't tell left from right? When you are ready to bow to your parents, you want me to turn my back to the newlyweds? "

Under the command of Su Of Gojoseon, one of the four generals of the Eastern Road, General Yang Zunyi of the 50,000 Xiliang Army, was carrying a big chair made of yellow rosewood that weighed more than 300 kilograms. He raised his head and laughed.

"Put it down and turn around. Besides, what's the use of turning your back to them? Those in power should stay behind the curtains and not let others see their faces … "

"Okay, when we eat the wedding, you turn to the wall. That's settled …"

"Haha …"

General Tu Qianchu, Chen Jiye, and Yuchi Zhenbei laughed heartily.

The fathers of the four generals of the Xiliang Army all fought with General Xu Lie in the past. They were comrades in life and death. Naturally, their children also went through life and death together. To the public, they were superior and subordinate, but in private, they were close brothers.

Su Of Gojoseon and Xu You's son was about to get married. The four generals were his uncles, so they naturally came back to help decorate the wedding venue.

They might be good at setting up camps, but they were amateurs when it came to decorating a house. They didn't know anything about Fengshui. The servants of the prince's mansion didn't dare to make mistakes, so they could only follow behind and secretly make adjustments.

Ding Xiang mommy was Su wang fei's personal maidservant. After the wang fei entered the door, she was naturally Su wang's concubine. Seeing Su wang standing on the roof and giving out orders blindly, she panicked and tried to dissuade him.

"King, leave these things to me.

The Su King studied the blueprints and shook his head. "How can I stay in the barracks and ignore my son's wedding? If your young miss finds out, she'll definitely skin me. Su Of Gojoseon looked at the drawing and shook her head, "How can I stay in the barracks and ignore my son's wedding? If your Miss knows, she will kill me.

Seeing this, Ding Xiang couldn't dissuade her anymore.

Yue Jiulou stood beside the Su king with a straight saber at his waist to prevent him from falling. Yue Jiulou, with a straight saber on his waist, stood next to Su Of Gojoseon to prevent Su Of Gojoseon from falling.

He said, "Two days ago, there was news that the imperial court ordered King of Chu to go to Jiangnan to suppress the rebellion. King of Chu said that it was difficult to transfer troops because of the urgent war in the north, so he only sent 30,000 soldiers to Jiangnan slowly. It seemed that he didn't want to contribute. King Wu also contacted King of Chu. King of Chu's attitude was ambiguous and he didn't agree. But he deliberately revealed this to the public. Obviously, he wanted the imperial court to know that King Wu was trying to win him over and put pressure on the imperial court so that he could negotiate with the imperial court. "

Su Of Gojoseon snorted, "Song Zhengping is the most conceited person. How can he be willing to be a pawn? His condition must be to let Song Ji abdicate the throne to him and let him clean up the mess. "

Yue Jiulou thought for a while and said, "If things get out of control, will His Majesty throw the mess to King Chu?"

Xu You shook his head and said, "How is it possible? Song Ji is arrogant and only believes in himself. He will kill anyone who has the possibility of seizing power, let alone snatching it. It's still early. At least we can delay it for a few days. When King Wu can't bear it anymore and wants to be ruthless, then King Chu will take action. I'm eating sand in the northwest. It's too far away. It's useless to talk about this now. "

While they were talking, outside the gate of the mansion, Xiao walked in with a cane and raised his hand.

"King, the little King is outside the city."

Xu You was happy and threw the map to Yue Jiulou, "Hurry up, pack up. Don't scare your daughter-in-law … Bring the gifts prepared for the first meeting, two for the Xiao family and one for the little pickled radish …"

Xiao smiled and said, "Three are definitely not enough. The little King will meet some confidantes on the way. We can't leave them out."

Xu You walked to the front of the hall and looked a little proud, "I know my son very well, so I prepared two more …"

"Nine came, and that's not including the maids."

Su Of Gojoseon and Xu You: (⊙ _ ⊙)?

The General of the Four Roads: (→ _ →) (̄. ̄) (⊙ _ ⊙;) (~ _ ~)

Grandma Dingxiang staggered and turned around, saying, "Nine? It hasn't even been six months. Ling 'er has such a cold temperament, how could he … "

Xu You's expression also froze, but he immediately raised his hand and said,

"So be it. This Prince's son … really doesn't take after his father … Who taught him? Xiao, you old pervert, did you lead Ling Er astray? "

Xiao held his cane and shrugged slightly, "King, what are you talking about? King Xiao didn't lead me astray. It's all because I have good self-control …"

Dingxiang pondered for a moment, "It's probably Lady Lu …"

"That pickled radish, how could he teach Ling Er like this? I'll write the word 'Xu' upside down …"

In the hustle and bustle, the whole family went out of the door in a crowd …

…

Outside Suzhou City, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry opened the way in front. The traveling merchants stopped on the side of the official road and watched the long convoy pass by.

The huge carriage driven by five horses was at the front, decorated with a red 'Double Happiness' character, looking dignified and festive. Dozens of carriages followed behind. In addition to the carriage, there were many trucks behind, carrying Xiao Xiang 'er's collection over the past ten years, Xiao Qi's dowry, various souvenirs bought by the girls along the way, and so on.

The trip to Jiangnan made a big circle around the entire Dai Yue, no less than ten thousand miles. Most of the time was on the ship, so they bought a lot of things in their free time. Just the medicinal herbs used by Xiang 'er and Hong Luan to make skin care products were bought in a large cart, as well as various local specialties that couldn't be eaten in Xiliang.

From Lanzhou, they got off the ship and walked hundreds of miles by land to Suzhou. The process was not very interesting. The carriage was not as spacious as a yacht-like ship, and there was not even a place to move their hands and feet. At first, they could ride the wind-chasing horses and have fun near the team, but riding for a long time was tiring, and there was not much scenery on the road. In the end, they all sat back in the carriage and stared at each other in a daze.

Zhu Manzhi was about to go crazy. At this time, she was lying on her back in the carriage, her face covered with the latest hardcover edition of 'Sword Saint Zhu Liu and the Seven Heroines'. She kept humming,

"Sand, sand … It's all sand, where are the flowers ~ There are not even many places to live. Young Master Xu lied, this is not fun at all, I won't come again next time … "

This was also the first time Song Yufu came to Xiliang. She had long heard that Xiliang was a barren land, but she did not expect that there was not even grass. It was not even as good as the small village where her grandfather lived. She hugged her knees and looked outside, and whispered,

"Manzhi, you are married here, you can't leave, there won't be a next time."

Zhu Manzhi was even more helpless, and she hummed, "Yes, what should I do, how can I live for the rest of my life …"

Ning Qing Ye had also never been here, but she was not interested in the mountains and rivers since she was a child, so it was the same wherever she lived. Although she had been hiding from Xu Buling these days because of the 'lovers', and was a little absent-minded, seeing that her good friend Manzhi was about to go crazy, she still comforted her.

"Manzhi, you were kicked out of the Wolf Guards, didn't you say that you want to build a Tiger Guard? In the future, I'll help guard the Prince's Mansion, I won't have to worry about having nothing to do.

Hearing this, Zhu Manzhi was immediately unhappy, "What do you mean by kicked out, I quit on my own."

"Is there a difference?"

"There is a big difference, I passed the assessment and became a Wolf Guard. If I don't leave, the Registrar has no power to kick me out, at most, I will be sent to patrol the streets to retire …"

Ning Qing Ye suddenly understood, "No wonder when I was in Chang 'an City, I accompanied you to patrol the streets every day …"

Wearing a red dress, Zhongli Chuchu leaned in front of Song Yufu, and shook her head when she heard this, "I have been here once, although the city is not as prosperous as Chang 'an and Jiangnan, it is still quite prosperous, and Xu Buling is the local tyrant here, everything in sight belongs to him, staying here is more comfortable than outside."

Song Yufu grew up in Chang 'an, and she was a substitute teacher for the princes and nobles in the Imperial College, so she explained softly to this statement,

"Although 'all under the sky belongs to the Emperor', even the Emperor can't think that everything under the sky belongs to him, and he can control it at will. The Emperor also has to spend money to buy food and clothes, and he can't forcibly occupy the land of the people. The imperial court has a national treasury and a palace treasury, the national treasury is the silver of the imperial court, even the Emperor can't touch it, the palace treasury is the Emperor's silver, the same goes for the vassal kings. "

Ning Qing Ye thought for a while, and slightly tilted her head, "The Emperor is the most powerful, if he doesn't follow the rules, who will care?"

Song Yufu thought for a while, but as long as he is not a muddle-headed Emperor, he will pay attention to these small details, after all, the monthly salary and fief alone can never be spent. "

Zhongli Chuchu was slightly confused, "The Emperor and the King also have a monthly salary?"

"Of course, the current Emperor's monthly salary is one hundred thousand taels. In the previous dynasty of Daqi, some Emperors even haggled with the officials of the Ministry of Revenue because they didn't have enough money to spend …"

Zhu Manzhi sat up, "One hundred thousand taels a month? No wonder everyone wants to be the Emperor, I only get a few taels a month in the Wolf Guards … Is there a monthly salary as a concubine? "

Song Yufu blinked her eyes and blushed, "There is, but the men can't control how much I get, it depends on the wife. If I'm not favored and the wife dislikes me, not only will I have to work, I might even starve. "

Ning Qing Ye raised her eyebrows, "No matter what, Manzhi is a Jianghu person, even if she really dislikes her, she won't starve, she can still come out to perform. Hmm … 'Breaking a big stone on the chest of the Crown Prince', she will definitely make a lot of money … "

Zhu Manzhi's eyes lit up, "Yes, why didn't I think of that …"

"Hey hey hey! I'm just joking, don't take it seriously … "

"Hahaha, I'm just joking …"

"Xu Buling even performed 'Little King Stew Himself in the Iron Pot', I heard from Lady Lu …"

"Really? Tell me quickly … "

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