The shop gradually made a profit, and the Xi Dynasty also had free time, thinking of the eighteen guards mentioned by his brother before, thinking that there must be a safe place to arrange these people, but he had to look at the ability of these eighteen people before he could make the next step. The point is that you have to buy a larger Zhuangzi and you can't stay in the palace all the time, the place is more remote, and the Zhuangzi must be able to produce enough food to be self-sufficient, which can hide people's eyes and ears and save a lot of expenses. This Zhuangzi had to be big enough, in addition to the fields, there must also be water sources, horses and other necessities, so he took Lianglu and went out when the weather was good.

After leaving the house, change to a carriage in the middle of the road to prevent someone from following you, first go outside the city to see if there is a suitable one, the city is estimated to be difficult to buy, the important thing is that it is not safe.

"Madam, the carriage from the Prime Minister's Mansion has arrived." Yahuan replied: "The lord of Zunyi has not arrived." ”

"Oh?" The beautiful lady raised her eyebrows slightly.

"The slave asked Mrs. Liu, and said that the lord of Zunyi went out early in the morning." Yahuan replied, but in her heart she despised Liu's identity as an aunt.

"Forget it, be well entertained." The woman waved her hand to get the girl to step down.

"Yes." Yahuan bowed and exited the door.

"This Lord Yi is such a big shelf." A flash of displeasure flashed in the beautiful woman's eyes.

"Madame is mistaken, maybe it's the Liu family who made the ghost." The personal grandmother said: "This was the case with the last Duanwang Mansion banquet. ”

"I wanted to see me, why did I ......?" the beautiful woman did not say.

"Madame wants to settle for the eldest prince?" The intimate mamma opened uncertainly.

"Qing'er's age is just right, if she can decide to wait for her to marry again this year, I don't know if she is as outstanding as the master said?" The beautiful woman said what she thought in her heart.

"It shouldn't be bad." The personal grandmother said: "I can make Zhao Mingli look at it, it is needless to say that appearance, but I don't know about that temperament." ”

"Temperament." The beautiful woman smiled and said, "I heard that the county lord and the man he loves often go out in disguise. There was an inexplicable meaning in the words.

"This kind of show up loses everyone's status as a lady, isn't Madame afraid of gossip from outsiders?" The personal grandmother said worriedly, as the saying goes, once you marry back, it will be the most beneficial to the house, and it will also bring a lot of rumors.

"Don't forget that she is the lord of the Zunyi County." The beautiful woman pointed out: "The word Zunyi is not just a title, it shows how much the saint values the prime minister." ”

"Besides, everyone has married back, and as a woman, you can still ignore the identities of the two families." The beautiful woman said with a smile: "I'm afraid someone has already remembered it." ”

"That lady has to do it first." The personal grandmother knew that the lady had the bottom in her heart, "This marriage has to be discussed with the Liu family, for fear that the Liu family will make a ghost behind her back." ”

The beautiful woman also understands the truth in the middle, but it is customary to marry at the behest of her parents, and the Liu family can be regarded as the wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and this matter can't be avoided in the end.

"This matter will be put aside for the time being, and you will only know the character when you see the previous side." The beautiful woman doesn't want her son to marry an unvirtuous woman and go home, and she will harm her son in vain.

"Madame's thoughtful." The personal grandmother thought deeply and said: "This thing has to be coincidental to be appropriate." ”

"Send someone to keep an eye on her, if she leaves the house, she can just see her." The beautiful woman thought about it: "Be careful not to let people see it." ”

"Yes, the old slave saved." Seeing that the beautiful woman had nothing to say, the personal grandmother retreated.

The matter of finding Zhuangzi lasted for three or four days, and with the efforts of the Xi Dynasty and the secret guards, they finally found a suitable place, which was some distance from Shangjing, and it took a moment to ride a horse, and it was rebuilt at the request of the Xi Dynasty, and it was seven days after completion.

Recently, all the big families in Beijing, the eyes will be more or less focused on the Prime Minister's Mansion, although there are a few rude things about the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the Zhao case is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, that fearless courage makes people can't help but pay attention to a few points, and then there is the generous reward of today's saints, the word respect is not available to anyone, and entering the palace is exempted from the etiquette palace rules, which is enough to make people happy, and those who have school-age sons want to give it a try, after all, the Prime Minister's Mansion has a deep foundation, and the Prime Minister has a deep sacred heart, how can it not make people greedy, If you can marry Qin and Jin, it is an absolute first-class good thing, and it is a great help to enhance the power of the family.

The post to invite Xi Chao to the banquet has not been interrupted for three or five consecutive days, what kind of person is Xi Chao who will keep these little things in mind, busy practicing martial arts and reading all day long, and then some miscellaneous things on Zhuangzi, I don't think I don't think I want others to secretly tempt her, but her side is as usual, but Shui Yueju has died two newly bought maids in the house.

Not only are people outside thinking about the Xi Dynasty, but even several ladies in the palace are also concerned, and if they don't want anything else, they will go to the prime minister of a country, if they can marry the prince, it will be more effective than winning over other ministers, and it will be a good thing to win the throne in the future, so the selfish palace masters began to act.

"Hmph, they can wear it too!" How could the abnormal movements in the palace be hidden from Mu Haoyu's father and son, Mu Jinming was very angry when he learned about the small movements of **.

"This matter has the idea of my father and the emperor not to think about beating the court in others." Mu Haoyu's eyes crossed the cold light, the little daughter is the treasure in his palm, how can he allow others to peep.

"Xi'er handed over the news that Zhuangzi had cleaned up, let the eighteen guards pass tomorrow, and some people would be needed to watch Zhuangzi." Mu Jinming calmed down and said, "Erchen wants to go with him to have a look." ”

"It's okay, let's see what Chao'er tosses again." Mu Haoyu teased: "Don't fold the eighteen guards in." ”

Mu Jin smiled clearly, thinking that if the little sister really wanted to retrain, he would be able to get some light, and he didn't know where to start.

"Hongming and Luyin stayed, and no one saw anything during the period of illness, if anyone doesn't know the current affairs, you can both deal with it yourself." Xi Chao is going to live in Zhuangzi for a period of time, and she always has to see the eighteen guards, and it will take a lot of effort to recover what has been used, and this matter cannot be delayed.

"Yes, do as the Lord commands." The two of them bowed their heads.

Xi Chao left the Prime Minister's Mansion overnight, and even Ouyang Ye never told her, in her heart, Ouyang Ye could only be regarded as an outsider, and it made no difference whether she was informed or not, and she didn't want to attract too many people's attention.

Zhuangzi is close to Xiaocang Mountain, built the courtyard of three entrances, there is no excessive decoration, the appearance is simple and simple, in order to hide people's eyes and ears, there are 30 acres of paddy field and 20 acres of dry land on the east side, there are 40 acres of orchard on the west side, the yard is left for the purpose of practicing martial arts because of the requirements of the Xi Dynasty.

When the three masters and servants of the Xi Dynasty arrived, the eighteen guards had already stood on the martial arts training ground, with a resolute face dressed in ink, and Xiao Kill who came out of his body couldn't help but be terrified. I am very satisfied with these eighteen people, at least the guards must look like guards.

"Xi'er!" After Xichao looked at him, Mu Jinming stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "How is it?" ”

"Not bad." Xi Chao gave the highest evaluation, but it still has to look at the strength before making a plan.

"Run twenty laps around the village, don't use internal force, give you a moment." Shiochao gave the order.

"Yes." Eighteen people said in unison, when they came, the emperor had already ordered, and the eighteen of them would be the personal guards of the county lord of Zunyi in the future, and they would only obey the orders of the county lord, and if they disobeyed Ling Chi, they would be executed.

"Got a plan?" Mu Jinming sat down and sipped tea, and turned his head sideways to look at his little sister.

"Look at how their bodies are." Before he could make the next step, Xi Chao said, "You don't have to go back tonight?" ”

"No, my father asked me to stay with you for two days." Mu Jinming replied.

A moment later, the eighteen people came back, and the eighteen people stood in a row in order, and Xi Chao looked at the faces of the eighteen people, and said, "Tell me what they are best at." ”

"Subordinate Mingyi, good at hidden weapons." The man in black stepped forward and saluted back.

"Subordinate Ming Er, good at light skills."

"Subordinate Ming San, good at disguise."

"Subordinate Ming Si, good at tracking."

"Subordinate Ming Wu, good at medical skills."

"Subordinate Ming Liu, good at using poison."

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The eighteen guards are ranked according to the level of martial arts, and Ming Yi is the head of the guards, and the martial arts are the highest.

"That's it." Xichao stood up and ordered Hongrui to take them down to settle down.

"That's it?" Mu Jinming looked at Xi Chao in surprise.

"Well, we'll talk about it tomorrow morning." Xi Chao has to go back and think about drawing up a charter.

The night was quiet except for the sound of insects, and the eighteen people were divided into two rooms in the east side of the garden, and the room was clean and spacious.

"What do you mean by the emperor?" Mingji, who couldn't sleep, asked Mingyi on the bed opposite.

"I don't know." Ming Yi was also full of doubts in his heart, according to common sense, these eighteen people will be the most secret guards around the prince in the future, and they should not be given to others, and the emperor only ordered to obey the orders of the county lord before leaving, and none of the others are civilized, which is too strange.

"The third prince is quite familiar with this Zunyi county lord." Ming Er added the word 'familiarity', and the two of them talked and behaved strangely everywhere, as if they had known each other for a long time, and they were quite intimate in their titles.

"By the way, the county lord gives me a bit of an unusual feeling." Ming Er can't say what the difference is, it is estimated that it is in momentum, and his young age is indeed something that no one dares to underestimate.

"Could it be that the emperor's original intention was to use the name of the county lord?" The words are thorough, and Ming Er is not exhaustive.

"Probably not." Ming Yi always felt that the Zunyi County Lord was unusual.

"Do you think it's going to be a marriage?" This is not difficult to guess, Ming Er really has a little sign in his heart, not to mention that the emperor is the county lord, the background of a single prime minister is enough to make people salivate, and marriage is an inevitable choice.

"Nope." Ming Yi turned over and said face to face with Ming Er: "Have you found it, the momentum of the county lord is so good that it complements the third prince." ”

"You mean?" Both of them are human spirits, so they naturally understand the hidden meaning in Ming's words.

"Impossible, unless......" Ming Er didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Nothing is impossible." Ming Yi also thought of a point, and said, "If it weren't for that, how could it attract the emperor's attention." ”

"But she's a daughter." Although it has not fully grown, Ming Er exclaimed.

"She's not close to the prime minister." Akiichi pointed out the most important point.

"She was sent out of Beijing since she was a child, and she was able to return home at the age of eleven, and it is reasonable that she has no father-daughter relationship." Ming Er subconsciously retorted.

"No, the average woman will be extremely uncomfortable once she changes the environment, and she has been without her parents and friends for many years, and when she suddenly sees her father, do you think what kind of expression it will be." Ming Yi asked rhetorically.

"I'm afraid." Ming Er blurted out, and suddenly thought of something.

"Yes, it won't be what it is now." Ming Yi analyzed: "It seems that everything is under control, the sky is not afraid of the earth, the noble momentum is beyond the power of others, how can the Prime Minister's Mansion raise a daughter like the emperor's heir." ”

"That makes sense." Ming Er thought about it and said, "It is indeed very suitable to hand us over to the county lord. ”

"So what do we need to do?" Ming Er said worriedly.

"It depends." Akiichi can only use three words to express his unsettled heart.

The next day, the wind and the sun were beautiful, the Xi Dynasty got up early in the morning, and no one on the side of the eighteen guards dared to sleep lazily, and gathered in the martial arts training ground, and the same Xi Dynasty let them run twenty laps around the Zhuangzi, and he and Mu Jinming followed behind, and announced a quarter of an hour later that from today onwards, no internal force can be used in morning training, and they can move according to their personal wishes in the afternoon.

Although the eighteen people were surprised but did not object, when they saw the rows of wooden stakes and all kinds of strange utensils, their eyes widened, and they felt incredible, they thought that the new master wanted to see their abilities, but they did not think that they would start over, and they could only put all their doubts in their hearts and obey orders without knowing why.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is calm, but secretly there are constant small movements, and many parties inquire about what is being spread outside, and how to calculate people when they come back.

"Are you sure?" Aunt Liu asked with wide eyes.

"The slave maid really hasn't seen Hongrui and Luqin in the past two days, and the Orchid Garden is much quieter than usual." Little girl Huan 1510 replied.

"Go down, if there's anything out of the ordinary, come at once." Aunt Liu waved her hand, her eyes drooping slightly, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Yes." Xiao Yahuan respectfully withdrew.

"Did you say that the cheap girl didn't return for two days in a row?" Aunt Liu asked Mama Wang.

"What does Madame want to do?" Wang Ma is the old man next to Aunt Liu, and she understands Aunt Liu's mind very well.

"You said that if the outside knew that the cheap girl was a sick man who couldn't be cured, who would want such a daughter-in-law." Aunt Liu, as long as she can seize a little opportunity, she will not let it go.

"Madam" Wang Ma thought that Aunt Liu was going to shake out the matter of not returning home at night.

Aunt Liu still has a bit of a brain, if she shakes out the fact that everyone doesn't return home at night, then not only will the slut lose face, but her own daughter will also be charged with immorality for no reason, she can't ruin her own daughter for a momentary moment.

"If you haven't returned home tomorrow, then ......," Aunt Liu smiled ill-willedly, "remember to be careful when you do it." ”

"Madame, don't worry." Wang Ma should go down.

Within a few days, it was rumored that the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion was frail and sick, which made those families who wanted to form gangs stop, and half of them sent posts. There is speculation about the truth of the matter. If it is really as rumored, no family will marry a sick daughter-in-law back for the sake of marriage, won't it hurt their own son, so many people began to wait and see.

"Have you heard, it's only been a few days, and the county lord of Zunyi is sick." Someone in the teahouse was chatting about it.

"Isn't this all preaching? I don't know if it's true. ”

"Needless to say, didn't the county lord send him out for treatment when he was young, and he didn't come back until he was eleven years old."

"What the hell is the disease, and you are sick again when you come back?" Some people wondered very much, obviously they had seen the county lord before, and they looked good at that time.

"Then who knows, it's a secret that this young lady is sick, and it won't be passed on, I'm afraid that it will not be good for her reputation and she won't be able to marry in the future."

"That's, after all, it's someone's private matter."

"It doesn't look like it, I have seen the affairs of the Zhao family before, although the county lord's face is colder, it doesn't seem to be seriously ill, and his complexion is no different from ordinary people."

"Really?" At the mention of it, some people began to be suspicious.

"Then that's a strange thing?" I can't help but think of the dirty things in the big family.

"Yes, yes, I've seen it from afar, and it's not like it."

"And where did this news come from?"

"Who knows."

"Whatever, it's not up to us to worry about this."

"That's right, I heard that there are several families who are optimistic about the county lord and want to get married, and when I heard that the county lord is sick, several families no longer send posts to the prime minister's mansion."

"Hehe, whoever wants a sick seedling to be a daughter-in-law, just that precious medicinal herb can eat a poor family."

"I can't say it too hard in one sentence, people are the daughters of the Prime Minister's house, and the lord of Zunyi County, who is not greedy, although marrying a sick man is a little unlucky, but who is not moved by the power there."

"It's strange to say that this disease is sick, and if you say it's sick, you will be sick, and there are no signs at all, so I don't think it's pretended."

"Eh, how can anyone pretend to be sick, for what?"

"In order to avoid marriage, you think about it, this marriage event is not the words of the matchmaker of the parents, if the county lord doesn't like it and has to let him marry, then he has to pretend to be sick and hide for a while."

"Well, there's some truth."

"Doing so will not ruin my reputation, and it will be difficult to find the right in-laws in the future."

"We don't have to bother, people have the support of the prime minister, who dares to bully them."

"Yes."

"It's just speculation, and who knows what's going on."

"It's just small talk, not serious."

"Then again, I've never seen the county lord look like when he wears women's clothes." One sentence leads to other topics.

"The county lord has always dressed as a man, I heard that the canonization into the palace thanks, the county lord is all dressed in men's clothes, and the saint did not reprimand."

"You can look good in men's clothing, and women's clothing must be better."

"If you don't have a cold face, you must be a beauty."

"Indeed, men's clothing is a young man."

"Hey, hey." The crowd burst into laughter.

Even if I heard that this Zunyi county lord who won the eyes of the saint himself was sick, there were still a few families who refused to give up, even if they were sick, they had to marry back, if nothing else, for the prime minister's status in the court, and it was not that he could not become the head of the house, although he could not be a director, but he could still marry a capable concubine, what was the big deal, I heard that the county lord was sick, and these families hurriedly sent good supplements to show their sincerity.

Those good ginseng antler bird's nests made Liu's mother and daughter covetous, thinking that since people are not in the house, why should these good things be left to that cheap girl, and these good things were wasted in vain. Unexpectedly, these good things were directly sent to Pinglan Yuan through the hands of Ah Yuan, the foreign manager, which made Liu's mother and daughter's dream come to naught, but there was no way to take Ah Yuan's fault, after all, these things were given to the county lord of Zunyi.

In the village, Xi Chao and Mu Jinming and the eighteen guards practiced their physical fitness together for four days, and they all gained a little, and the eighteen guards were particularly serious.

"Xi'er, there are rumors outside that you are weak and sick." Mu Jin got the news and looked for her little sister and teased: "It's really a sick beauty, do you want to go back?" ”

"It's time." Xi Chao lowered his eyes slightly to hide the darkness under his eyes.

"You mean to take advantage of this rumor to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Mu Jinming knows the nature of his little sister very well, and when he practices together, he is very helpful, and he is really reluctant to go back.

"Hmm." Xi Chao has a plan in her heart, she can't be multitasking, it is inconvenient to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion, because it is the Liu mother and daughter who often find fault and are annoyed, and then she still needs to practice martial arts and study, and those shops also need her to pay attention to from time to time, since there is such a good opportunity, why not use it, don't think that this must be the idea of the Liu mother and daughter, and put the two of them away, and wait for the future......