Section X

Seeing Xiaohui take out three pairs of ivory chopsticks, Wu Ming pulled out a pair, sandwiched a chopstick cucumber and sent it to his mouth: "This Persian is tall and big, and he eats so raw, such a small plate, it's really stingy."

As soon as he brought the cucumber to his mouth, he saw Xiaohui looking at him, her pretty face was as red as a ripe apple, and she seemed to be working very hard. Wu Ming was a little stunned, and said to Zhu Yuqing, who was smiling and groaning: "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

It's okay that he didn't ask, but when he asked, Zhu Yuqing laughed out loud. If it weren't for his poor health, he would probably laugh and fall. She coughed twice, stopped smiling, and said, "Amin, this thing is also called bread pie." Put your favorite vegetables or meat in the dough and dip it in jam. As she spoke, she twisted a piece of dough, picked it open with a knife and fork, put some vegetables in it, dipped it in the jam, and then bit it with her braided teeth, chewing it gently.

Wu Ming was stunned, and couldn't help but blurt out: "Scared, isn't this a hamburger?" ”

This time it was the turn of the two women to be at a loss, and Zhu Yuqing stopped chewing: "What hamburger?" ”

Naturally, they didn't know about the hamburger, and Wu Ming didn't have much to explain, but said: "This way of eating is fresh, how do you know?" ”

Xiaohui hurriedly said: "My lord said that he wanted to come to Gehan for treatment, and it has been a year, and in the past year, Mrs. has not spent much time on the customs and customs of Persia, and I don't know how many books I have read." ”

Wu Ming was stunned for a while, renewing the life of the dead wood, and then the dead wood treated Zhu Yuqing for his chronic illness. This agreement was finally made with Esther after he conquered Pangui last year. During the westward expedition, the husband and wife kept flying geese, and Wu Mingzi would not hide the news. It's just that the war is urgent, and I really don't have time to be distracted, so I delay this matter again and again. But Zhu Yuqing kept it in mind and did his homework for a full year. He couldn't help but glance at his wife, who pretended to be nothing, and felt even more guilty. In the past year, Xiaoqing is probably sick and looking forward to spending it every day. But waiting and waiting, it was the news of his marriage to Xiaoyi, so I don't know how sad it was.

Seeing that Xiaohui was still waiting to say more, Zhu Yuqing said angrily: "Xiaohui, what are you talking about." Wu Ming's heart was full of pity, and he personally wrapped a pie for Zhu Yuqing, handed it to her, and said, "Come on, taste it." Zhu Yuqing thanked him and ate in small bites. Wu Ming also wrapped it himself, and when he saw Xiaohui standing next to him and didn't move, he couldn't help but say, "Why are you stunned?" You eat too, Xiaohui. ”

Xiao Hui snorted: "In front of the adult lady, the maid dares to lose her honor. ”

Wives and concubines, wives and concubines, men are inferior to women in this world, wives still have a little status, although the status of concubines is higher than that of ordinary maidservants, but they are also limited, once they are old and decrepit, they are even worse than ordinary maids. Wu Ming looked at her respectful appearance and couldn't help but be speechless: "Okay, let's sit down and eat together in the future, don't be so angry, it's all a family." ”

Thinking of Zhu Yuqing's words just now, and hearing Wu Ming's words 'family' again, Xiaohui's face turned even redder, she looked at Wu Ming, then at Zhu Yuqing, shook her head and said: "The adults and the lady are both erudite and talented, like immortals. Xiaohui is stupid and dull, I just want to be by your side all the time, and I dare to eat at the same table with you. ”

This Nizi must have seen herself and Xiaoqing laughing at that section, otherwise she wouldn't have spoken like this. Wu Ming was annoyed, and was about to continue to persuade, Zhu Yuqing suddenly said: "The adults tell you to sit, you sit, our family doesn't have so many rules." Why, don't you even listen to adults? ”

Xiaohui was startled and replied softly: "Yes." Then he pointed his small buttocks, touched the edge of the chair, stiffened and began to eat. Wu Ming watched her mechanically pick up a piece of bread, and then shrank and picked up some vegetarian food. I couldn't help shaking my head, the country is difficult to change, and the nature is difficult to change, Xiaohui grew up in the Prime Minister's Mansion since she was a child, and the education she received was also a non-second-class slave to the master. If she wants to change her mind, it will not happen overnight, she has to do it.

A family of three finished their dinner in a casual meal. Xiaohui hurriedly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, then asked for peace, and walked away as if she were running away. Wu Ming looked at her back, thinking that it was due to shyness, but he didn't think much about it. It was not early, so the husband and wife turned off the oil lamp early and lay down.

Wu Ming lay next to Zhu Yuqing, stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, felt her soft body, and his heart was satisfied. He is also a normal man, he has been in the desert for more than ten days, and he has been frightened. Just when she was thinking about it, Zhu Yuqing suddenly said in her arms: "Ah Ming, what do you think of the third prince?" ”

Wu Ming's right hand rubbed on her flat lower abdomen, but he paused at this time: "Isn't that kid just a fool, what else can he do?" ”

Zhu Yuqing raised his pale little face, looked at Wu Ming and said, "I think that the third prince is not as simple as we see. ”

In the dark, her sparkling pretty face was like a lily, blooming on Wu Ming's chest. A pair of big eyes but shimmering with wisdom. Wu Ming couldn't help but be surprised, he thought for a while and said, "Xiaoqing, do you see any clues?" ”

Zhu Yuqing said: "I can't say the clue, but I think it's not normal." Do you know who prepared our clothes and food today? ”

Wu Ming said: "Isn't it the eldest prince?" ”

The eldest prince is in charge of the reception, these things must be being prepared, and Wu Ming has always taken it for granted. That Zhizhu Yuqing shook his head and said, "No, it's the third prince." ”

Wu Ming almost lost his voice: "The third prince? ”

Zhu Yuqing nodded and said, "Yes, after you left, that Shapu sent the daily things and said that he was apologizing to us." ”

Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "I see, he may be afraid that I will be angry, so I won't treat the dead wood." This is nothing, although the three princes are a little stupid, they still understand this truth. ”

"Stupid, stupid what?"

Having said so much, Zhu Yuqing was probably a little tired, she put her hands around Wu Ming's neck, leaned on his shoulder, and blew like a land: "The clothes he gave me fit very well, I have been thin due to long-term illness, if there is no specific size, it can be made." ”

Wu Ming's heart sank, and he forced himself to excuse the third prince and said: "Maybe, maybe it was Xiao Ai who sued him." ”

Having said that, his heart was full of suspicions, and he felt more and more that this little fat man was not as simple as he appeared. Zhu Yuqing stretched out his index finger and tapped on his head: "You, Sister Esther ignores him, if he really comes to inquire about my figure, it would be strange if he didn't beat him to the bottom." ”

Seeing that Wu Ming was still thoughtful, she coughed lightly and continued, "Okay, even if he covets my qualifications. But he also has three pairs of chopsticks in the food basket, what does that mean? Without waiting for Wu Ming to speak, he continued: "The matter between you and Xiaohui was decided in the desert, and this happened before Xiaohui and us broke up. It's not a secret, but few people know about it. Just because you haven't given a gag order to your subordinates, it's easy for them to really ask. And Xiaohui's previous identity was just a maidservant, and a maid naturally didn't need to add a pair of chopsticks alone, which was extremely rude for the master. Persian utensils are knives and forks, and chopsticks are rarely used. Think about it, a person who doesn't forget to add chopsticks to us when he delivers food, and even investigates the number clearly, will be a gentleman who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it? ”

Wu Ming nodded: "That's right, after you reminded me like this, it seems that this is really the case, I was used by this kid in the afternoon." ”

Zhu Yuqing began to feel sleepy, she put her little hand to her mouth, yawned and said, "What's the matter, let's hear it." ”

Wu Ming slowly told Zhu Yuqing everything about this afternoon. He knew everything about this smart wife, and even the conversation between Long Hou and him was relayed word for word. Although there are a lot of things, it doesn't take long to paraphrase, and after Zhu Yuqing listened, he was silent for a while before he said: "Now only the third prince can see the Persian emperor?" ”

"Yes, Philireth has not been able to go to court for a long time, it is a well-known thing."

"In this way, if you want to marry Sister Esther, you really have to do a good job in the relationship between the three princes first, otherwise the Persian emperor doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, how to make an order to agree."

Wu Ming sighed: "Yes, Xiao Qingzhen is really smart, really powerful. ”

In the dark, Wu Ming only felt a pain in his waist, and it must have been his wife who twisted it. Zhu Yuqing said angrily: "Don't pat yourself on the back, who doesn't understand such a simple truth." But Ah Ming, think about it, although the current situation in Persia is plagued by the ambitions of the two civil and military dukes, if there is really a problem on the Persian emperor's side, the third prince will also make great contributions. ”

Speaking of this, she seemed to think of something, and suddenly widened her eyes and said, "Ah Ming, do you remember the first sentence of the eighteenth policy of the "Twenty-four Questions on the Marching Strategy"? ”

Wu Ming blurted out: "Therefore, the victory of those who are good at fighting has no wisdom and no bravery." ”

The meaning of this sentence is that people who can really fight are clumsy and often not very famous. Because of the great influence of the tree, the famous people will make the enemy more vigilant, and it will be difficult to achieve victory.

"The green clothes are holding the inkstone to urge the question paper, and the red sleeves are fragrant to accompany the reading." With such a smart wife as Zhu Yuqing, Wu Ming has not done such a vassal and elegant thing in the past few years. In the accompanying reading, Zhu Yuqing is also familiar with the content of "Twenty-four Questions on Marching Strategies". She raised her head and said slowly, "Amin, I thought of a story from the note above. ”

There are many examples of warfare in the "Twenty-four Questions on the Marching Strategy". The manuscript that Yang Xiong gave him was extremely detailed, almost no different from the original copy. Wu Mingzao felt that this book should be related to China's "Thirty-six Strategies", so he also pondered the above war examples, and only then did he find that he could really find many shadows on the original earth.

Wu Ming said: "Let's hear it." "Zhu Yuqing is easy to get sleepy when she talks too much, and she needs to concentrate.

"There is a prince in the book, who actually wants to be the emperor, so he secretly recruits troops, but in the process, he was discovered by the emperor at that time. So the emperor sent someone to inquire. At that time, the prince had not yet been successfully deployed, he was not well prepared, and he would definitely fail if he started rashly, so he pretended to be crazy and stupid, and did not hesitate to harm himself. When the emperor learned that he was crazy, he let his guard down. So he gave the prince enough time. Later, he raised an army and destroyed the emperor. ”

What he said was about Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. Wu Ming's hand holding her waist couldn't help but tighten: "You mean to say that the madness of the third prince is pretended?" ”

Zhu Yuqing's eyes were almost open, and he said softly: "Yes, sleep, Amin, tomorrow you have to go to treat Master Deadwood." ”

After saying this, she tilted her head and snored quietly in Wu Ming's arms.

But Wu Ming could sleep there, and suddenly the three princes took turns in his mind, and the other was how the Persian emperor was doing, and then he thought of the agreement between him and Esther. I just feel that everything is piled together, a mess, and my mind has become a mess, and I don't know how to start.