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Thirteen should be at Tianjin Port at this time, right?

Emperor Jingtai has been living in the palace of Xiaotangshan since the year before last, and only appears twice a month during the great court meeting, and even the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Wanshou Festival in the past two years have been spent in the palace. Most of the government affairs in the court were assigned to the prince and King Su to take care of, and his old man walked around the garden to raise flowers on weekdays, and at most recruited a few old ministers to play two games of chess.

Outsiders thought that the emperor wanted to open it and planned to live for the rest of his life, but in fact... Jingtai Dilong is not in good health and has been seriously ill for a long time.

This time, the crown prince and Jiang Guifei issued two secret edicts to Zhaoduan Prince to enter Beijing, and the intention was self-evident.

Thirteen immediately set off after receiving the news, and under the guise of the trial voyage of the Longshun, he went deep into Gyeonggi to find out.

It is said that the heavenly family has no relatives, but it is a little wronged by these people. Whether it is the emperor or the princes and princes, they must always take care of the overall situation first, and state affairs are the first in their hearts.

As for what father-son gang is often flesh and blood, there may be, but it does not affect their judgment. Reason is the law by which they live, so much so that later, as long as there are no practical interests involved, who wouldn't act?

Now there are two red to purple protagonists in the capital who are playing rival plays, one is the crown prince Li Desheng, and the other is Li Demin, the king of Su.

I don't know what happened to the emperor now, and how much time can be left for the two brothers to fight or lose.

Qinglan sat at the Dutchman's table, her mind already flying away.

King Su fought with the support of Yan Shifan's pile of gold, and his shot was very generous. The voice in the court is getting louder and louder, and he himself is not arrogant or impatient, and continues to fight steadily. Even if the crown prince successfully ascends to the throne, King Su's power should not be underestimated.

Miss Lou was carried into King Su's mansion by King Su's family the night before, and Lou Shangshu entered the cabinet early the morning after tomorrow.

Ability~!

Why did my father do this?

Why didn't Big Brother object? It may have been opposed, but it was invalid.

That's why Mr. Ji sent Mingyu to Sichuan, so that the disputes in the court could not affect him.

My father and mother set off to take office with Mingyu, and I don't know where I will go.

Hong'er (Li Xiaohong, Qinglan's eldest daughter, born on the tenth day of October in the 27th year of Jingtai) left her grandfather at first, will she cry?

Not long ago, Brother He'er wrote that he was sent to the southwest border, and I don't know if I can meet Mingyu.

There is also a younger brother and sister Lu, counting the days and the production is imminent, will they bring the first grandson to the Shu family?

Xiaobao on the side seemed to feel Qinglan's disordered thoughts, picked up the water glass, and reminded his friends without a trace.

Qinglan immediately came back to her senses, and saw that Xu Guichuan and the others were still chatting with the Dutch envoy, and she sneered in her heart. Then he looked down at the menu of today's feast.

The first course at the beginning is clear soup (beef), I think the Dutch have already learned a lot of Chinese eating habits, know that their thick soup, cold soup, cream soup, etc., are not treated by Dashun people.

Still, the creamy mushroom soup made by Sekar is still very good.

Two years ago, the first foreigner Qing Lan met after arriving in Jiao Ao was Sekar, a partner of Pan Kee Grocery Store and Belle Epoque, a gentleman's supplier, and an old friend of Qing Lan and others.

This time, the Lunshun is about to visit the Netherlands and Europe and other countries, and Sekar has made great contributions, and he has been running between the envoys of the two countries, and has made a lot of efforts to this end.

Qing Lan then looked down, grilled anchovies, smoothies, lamb bones, burgers, steaks, frozen pork knuckles, orange ice cream, New Holland kingfisher chicken...

Wait, Qinglan leaned forward slightly, what did she see?!

New Holland?

Where is this? Don't... The Dutch have already taken Australia?

No, what went wrong and made it easy for the Dutch to get Australia?!

And this, Kingfisher Chicken, Kingfisher Chicken... Why does it look so familiar?

it!

Isn't the kingfisher chicken the bird of bliss in the future?!

I'll go, eat the bird of bliss, you are really not afraid of retribution!

The bird of paradise is a rare bird that is very beautiful and can be found in Papua New Guinea and some of the surrounding islands.

Qinglan remembers that the first novel she read was about a pair of American brothers who broke into a cannibal.

They were in Papua New Guinea, and a toad that looked uncomfortable, "like a lump of toads, was lying on the surface of the sea." ”

The local indigenous people have always maintained the good custom of cannibalism, and there is a summary summary of this.

Said: White people are not delicious, with thick hair, thick oil and greasy flesh, and a heavy smell of tobacco on their bodies.

Black people are also not good to eat, the meat is thick and hard, it is difficult to eat and the teeth are stuffed.

Yellow people are the best to eat, not fat or thin, and the meat is fragrant and easy to taste.

They also have a special habit of collecting heads, arranging them one by one in the best buildings in the clan, and the sign of each adult boy's coming of age is to retrieve the head of an enemy.

Of course, human flesh is not eaten every day, and they also eat things such as pupae beetles and fruit bats, which is surprisingly consistent with the eating habits of the bird of paradise.

Qing Lan looked at the name Kingfisher Chicken again.

By the middle of the twentieth century, not to mention the meat of the bird of paradise, even feathers had become forbidden contraband, and one feather was enough to keep you for a lifetime.

The bird of paradise, also known as the bird of paradise, is extremely beautiful in life, similar in appearance to the legendary phoenix, but smaller than the phoenix, and the color of the body is richer and brighter than the phoenix.

Many Europeans hunt the bird of paradise to obtain its half-meter-long tail feathers, which can be used to decorate hats. Especially for the ladies, having such a hat is not only a symbol of status, but also an "elegant taste" that integrates beauty and vanity, and is the most commonly used capital among ladies to show off and compare.

If she was like the wife of the Dutch envoy opposite, with three birds of bliss on her hat and her long red lace dress, she would be a fat flamingo.

Where is the beauty? It's worth being so mad!

Thinking of this, Qinglan felt a little sick to her stomach, similar to the feeling she felt when she first ate bear paws.

A conscience condemnation.

So Qinglan ate a lot that time, and she was afraid that this unlucky bear would be angry and blind to death when she saw that her bear paw was wasted.

Xu Guichuan was still spitting there, and Shi Wen raised his eyebrows and cast an inquiring glance at Qinglan.

Qinglan smiled silently and asked him to say, since everyone was chatting so happily, why did they "maliciously" interrupt?

While pretending to be happy to talk to Xu Guichuan, the Dutch envoy glanced at Shu Qinglan contemptuously, who still maintained the posture of reading the menu.

This glance naturally did not avoid Xu Guichuan's essence, and he admitted that such a look made him feel more comfortable - he complained about this princess Duan in private.

The two tacitly agreed, and the relationship between the conversation became more intimate, and the tips of the noses of the two big men were about to meet.

The chubby lady of the messenger moved her ass in dissatisfaction.

Shi Wen lowered his eyes, a table of people, with different skin tones, different expressions, and uneven thoughts, looking strange and interesting.

With the Bird of Paradise in front of her, Haruman once again became interested in the menu.

Looking at the familiar desserts, Qinglan fixed her eyes on the English ham at the end.

I heard that this thing is very expensive, anyway, Qinglan had never eaten it in her previous life.

Turning the page, the next one is a list of drinks.

Brandy, whiskey, red wine, port, champagne, and two kinds of soft drinks, sweet mint water and savory soda.

It's good, no thirteen's favorite foie gras and Haruman's favorite blue cheese.

It seems that the Dutch have put a lot of effort into this meal, and they don't take their own four-grade petty officials seriously.

Very good, Qinglan smiled and closed the menu.

******

"Oh, Master Shu, I saw you smiling just now, are you very satisfied with the dishes we prepared today?" The Dutch envoy Fan Guzhe, speaking what he thought was authentic Chinese, began to "attack" Qinglan.

This woman was too difficult, the Dutch merchants could not make any money from her, and Van Guzhe's caravan and other Dutch caravans had to pay a large amount of gold and silver every time they went to Jiaoao, which made him extremely dissatisfied with Qinglan. You know, the Dutch travel from Europe to Asia, and there are almost no parking fees and taxes to pay all the way.

"How can I say it, the situation in the Netherlands is more than we imagined..."Qing Lan deliberately dragged out the end of the voice, and after Fan Guzhe's expectant eyes and proudly straightened his chest, he continued: "The Netherlands is much poorer than we imagined. ”

Phew—

The adults present looked at each other, what does Princess Duan mean? Didn't she make the Holland a part of the Flout this time?

Someone began to secretly look at Xu Guichuan, the lord of the domain, is it that the princess is angry with you to steal her limelight?

The women are careful, I heard that there is a rich merchant who does not open his eyes and wants to send a few thin horses to King Duan, and the princess is "angry" to send them to the ship, or the ship to Java...

Xu Guichuan maintained a consistent smile on his face, and if you look closely, you will find a small smug in his eyes.

That's right, Fan Guzhe's performance just now made Xu Guichuan have a hint of pleasure in raising his eyebrows, but it was really because this Princess Duan was too domineering in her daily work!

Since Da Qinglan took office as the prefect of Jiaozhou, everything he has done has been reported after the fact, and he only knows when it is done, and his domain is useless!

Every time she made any moves, she only said lightly: forget; There was a delay on the way; Just hang yourself out here!

Also, this Lord Shu never acts according to common sense, and the built dockyard department doesn't let anyone in, and the people inside are not allowed to come out! I can't find out the slightest news about him. Usually the official ships and merchant ships that go to sea need to be registered, what do you remember about the fishermen who go to sea!

She won't explain to you either, and later when a typhoon passed, everyone realized that this Shu Daren's original intention was to protect the safety of fishermen going to sea.

Use a warboat to save a few fishermen, you're in for a whoosh!

Don't look at her politeness to you on the surface, she doesn't leave the slightest room to do things, what is it!

Consult?

Hehe, people didn't take you as a lord of the clan in their eyes at all.

Now Jiaozhou is about to become the "national China" on the boundary of Shandong!

and the gang of people under her hands, all of them are difficult to die, and they just look at the vacant children in Jiaozhou, and want to share the burden for her, so they arranged one or two descendants in the clan. Who knew that the one named Sven had just blocked himself from leaning up, a "little man" who started by a woman, what a god and a horse!

Thinking of this, Xu Guichuan picked up the glass on the table and took a quick sip.

Except for Fan Guzhe, all the foreigners were stunned with round eyes.

And Fan Guzhe was busy getting angry at this moment, his face was flushed, and his beard was straight!

How dare she?!

How dare she discredit us Holland, the overlord of the seas!

Qinglan didn't seem to be addicted, and added, "Really, Your Excellency the Envoy, I began to wonder if this envoy was worth wasting so much manpower and financial resources on Dashun. After speaking, he glanced at the menu with regret, "Tut-tut..."

Van Guzhe was about to commit high blood pressure, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and forced himself to give up the urge to overturn the table.

Why, a woman dares to question the national strength and status of my Netherlands, it's just, what is that word called? Yes, ignorant women and children!

"I wonder what Master Shu thinks is wrong?" He still doesn't believe it, a woman who has never been out of Dashun, what else can she find wrong?

"Your Excellency, how many of the dishes on your menu are from the Netherlands? Is it just milk in ice cream? Qinglan's index finger tapped on the title page of the menu, and with a single click, the pride of the Dutch was shattered.

Fan Guzhe wiped the beard covering his upper lip with two fingers, the frog at the bottom of the well! "Master Shu probably doesn't understand what a real trade economy is. As long as you have money, what can't you buy? ”

"You Dutch are not playing a legitimate trade economy, they are colonial plunder."

At this time, not only Van Guzhe, but all the Dutchmen present blushed.

"Also, there are a lot of things that money can't buy." Qinglan smiled and stretched out her index finger, "The sun above your head, the air in your chest, the freedom in your heart, and the ability to control the ocean." ”

Sven's throat trembled slightly, comparing his eloquence with Zhuang Yuanlang, looking for abuse?

If it weren't for wearing an official uniform, Xiaobao would have liked to slap the table and applaud Qinglan like he did when he was a student.

"The Netherlands can control the sea!" Fan Guzhe felt that someone had choked his neck, and he tightened it tighter and tighter.

"Really?" Qinglan's smile was meaningful.

******

Lying alone on the bed, Qinglan patted the pillow and tossed and turned in the dark.

Alas~~~ It's really spoiled by the thirteen.

From the time of marriage to the present, Thirteen has always been by his side, no matter how late or tired he is, he will rush back.

Thirteen said, life is only a few decades, and one day will be with you one less day, and you are reluctant to waste it!

Perhaps companionship is really the most affectionate confession, and staying together is the most tender promise.

Qinglan remembers that the day she gave birth to her daughter was a rainy afternoon. She couldn't speak in pain, only a faint grunt.

Thirteen was so anxious that he even worshipped the land lord and the prince of the stove, but there was no movement in the delivery room.

All the grandmothers and Chang Sui stopped him, and Wu Shi was paralyzed as always, "Master, you are making such a fuss outside, how can the princess give birth with peace of mind?" ”

Thirteen was silent, and the nine-foot man drooped suspiciously. "I just want to be with her."

I just want to be with her.

Qing Lan looked up at her swollen and ugly body, and was grateful to her mother for two lifetimes like never before.

Thank you for bringing me into this world.

The new life is often painful, painful to die and come and go.

Qinglan is the same, but the moment she picks up her daughter, it seems that her life is complete.

No matter how she came to this plane in the first place, or what kind of conspiracy she had, she didn't care anymore.

Because there are people she loves the most, and there is everything she wants to have.

Thirteen, Qinglan wrapped herself in a "cocoon", I love you, good night.