The guests laughed for a while, and did not investigate the deep meaning of Xiao Duhou's words.

can only be half a year later, on the wedding day, how to give a sea to Li Yu as a gift for the "dowry" of the Marquis of Xiao Duan.

All the guests were happy and satisfied, and they were quite satisfied with the engagement feast in the Pingwang Mansion. It can be regarded as an eye-opener, and I have seen what is called the top luxury of the Great Chu Dynasty.

...

The feast ended.

Empress Dowager Shen, accompanied by Empress Cui and Yang Guifei, got into the car.

Emperor Xiang Yanran drank a lot of wine, got into the carriage quite drunk, and went to the palace under the escort of a large group of forbidden troops.

He suddenly opened his eyes, with a cold look in his eyes, and said, "How's the investigation?" ”

Cai and the big eunuch outside the carriage immediately whispered: "Your Majesty, the old slave has asked the children in the Pingwang Mansion. Since the beginning of summer, the little dusk marquis of Pingwangfu has used more than one side of ice cubes every day, and the children can still get a little broken ice, which has never stopped, and the amount of ice is comparable to that of the palace. There is no doubt that this cave is a large ice cellar. ”

"Those few who falsely accused King Ping, what are the names, have you found out?"

"Lord Zheng of the Tingwei Mansion sent someone to investigate, and those ministers who wrote books had secret dealings with King Wu and King Chu on weekdays, and accepted money.

It must have been the princes of Wu who were dissatisfied with the Marquis of Xiao Du, and instructed these ministers to write a letter and falsely accuse King Ping.

Your Majesty, can you ask Tingwei to put these ministers who have written false accusations into the prison, interrogate them, and let them confess to the crime of King Wu instigating the false accusation of King Ping? ”

Xiang Yanran squinted his eyes and said indifferently: "This little crime is not enough to punish the princes. Don't move them first, so as not to startle the snakes and make the princes think that I have to do it in advance.

The "Decree on the Prohibition of Illegal Minting of Copper Coins" has been promulgated, and copper mines have been seized in various places, waiting for me to collect some more money. Let the princes themselves be impatient and expose it. ”

It is better for the princes to take the initiative to rebel, so that he can justifiably cut the feudal domain.

Otherwise, he took the initiative to cut the feudal domain and moved the Great Chu ancestral system, which would definitely cause infamy, and the resistance was huge, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would not support it.

And the best way to force the princes and kings to take the initiative to rebel is to tighten the money of the vassal states and return them to the imperial court... The tighter it gets.

The princes did not have troops, and sooner or later the princes' treasury ran out of money to raise troops, and the princes became weaker and weaker.

Once the army is raised, it is a rebellion, and he just has enough reason to send troops to suppress the feudal domain.

"Yes!"

Cai and the great eunuch whispered.

Xiao Duhou dared to present this "Forbidden Copper Policy", not hesitating to offend the powerful, and his courage can be described as great.

The emperor dared to use this strategy, and he was a generation of emperors with great talents. Those princes and kings seem to be rebellious, but in fact they are already a group of fish trapped in a shallow pond, waiting to be harvested.

It is no wonder that the emperor attached so much importance to the little dusk marquis, and personally came to preside over this engagement banquet for the little dusk marquis. This Great Chu Dynasty has won this honor, except for the princes and grandsons, I am afraid there is no one else.

...

Late at night.

Yu Garden.

There is a bonfire burning in the courtyard with a barbecue grill on top.

Chu Tianxiu, Li Yu, Zu'er and Di'er are barbecuing garlic eggplant, roast lamb kidney, lamb skewers, etc., to celebrate the engagement day.

During the day, they are busy entertaining guests, tired enough, where do they have time to enjoy their own food.

Besides, when the dishes at the feast were served, they were already cold. It's nowhere near as delicious as when it was first cooked.

In the middle of the night, after returning to Yu Garden, the four of them had time to open a small stove by themselves and enjoy a leisurely time alone.

Chu Tianxiu set up a small stove, Li Yu built a small iron frame on top of it, threw some charcoal into it, and soon lit a bonfire.

Slice the eggplant and sprinkle with minced garlic, minced meat, and a variety of grilled meats, and arrange them in a row on a shelf.

Zu'er and Di'er fanned the fire on the stove from time to time, the charcoal fire burned red, and the garlic eggplant and various kinds of barbecued meat on the iron plate were grilled hot, and when they could smell the garlic and meat, they were cooked.

"Come, taste what I roasted for you!"

Chu Tianxiu took matters into his own hands, and after roasting three eggplants, he handed them to them.

Li Yu took it.

This eggplant is roasted on the outside and tender on the inside, the skin of the eggplant on the outside has been charred black, and the inside is white and pure eggplant meat, which is hot and steaming.

Lean over and sniff in, and the aroma seeps into your lungs.

Take a bite immediately, the meat is soft and tender, and it is hot, which is simply intoxicating.

Li Yu ate one bite after another, and the freshly roasted garlic eggplant warmed his stomach and heart.

"Wow~, what my uncle baked is really authentic, and it is more fragrant than that baked by the chef in the dining room!."

Zuer Meizizi said.

"Uh-huh~ That's it!"

Diel nodded repeatedly, attracting the juice from the roasted eggplant.

It's a bit chilly in the middle of a summer night, and it's easy to freeze, but it's not chilly at all when you're grilling next to a campfire.

The four of them were well fed and drunk, and lay on a large chaise longue large enough to accommodate four people in Yu Garden, looking at the sky.

The night is quiet in the middle of summer, and the sky is vast and bright.

In the Yu Garden, there is also a warm aroma, which drives away the cold of the late night and melts the troubles of the weekdays into the warm heat.

The satisfaction in Li Yu's heart arose spontaneously.

Her mother died early.

Dad was busy with military affairs and rarely took care of the family. Since taking the second lady, I have less time to care for her.

She has been self-reliant since she was a child.

Even if she was angry with the second lady, she could only hide and cry sadly to prevent people from seeing it.

Now it's finally different.

When she is hungry, her husband will cook a hot barbecue for her, and when it is cold, her husband can snuggle up to keep warm... She's finally not alone.

If only it could be as peaceful and serene as it was tonight.

Li Yu snuggled on Chu Tianxiu's shoulder, and asked with some curiosity: "Husband! You said you wanted to give me a sea on your wedding day? What kind of sea is it?! ”

"This should be kept secret, and on the wedding day, I will surprise you! I want everyone in the world to envy you, and hold a big wedding that has never been seen before or since, and it will cause a sensation in the world! ”

Chu Tianxiu hugged her fragrant shoulder, held it in his arms, and said with a smile.

Zu'er and Di'er speculated enviously on the side, but they couldn't think of what kind of sea their uncle was going to use as a dowry and give it to the county lord.

"Hmm!"

Li Yu pursed her dripping red lips, bowed her head slightly, and her beautiful eyes were full of hope for the future.

Gradually, she became tired, curled up in Chu Tianxiu's arms with her delicate body, and fell asleep.

Chu Tianxiu looked at her beautiful face and sighed lightly in her heart.

When a person reaches a certain age, he has to be the one under that roof, and he can no longer find another place to hide from the rain.

He is Li Yu's roof.