A thorn in Luo Biyan's heart was melted by Wu Zhen's flattery, she sighed, and her shallot-like fingers pressed against her temples: "Ah Zhen, don't make fun of me." Who doesn't know that I'm a hard-working person, if it weren't for Ah Xu and Ah Hui who were still young, I really wanted to go with a rope, so as not to be angry. ”

Wu Zhen was startled: "Cousin, don't say that, you are the person on the tip of your cousin's heart, who dares to make you angry." ”

Luo Bi's smoke circles instantly turned pink: "Don't you know that Lao Jingning Gong has to come to find stubble every year on the eight festivals of the four seasons, and ask me to go and kowtow to the wife in front of me, saying that it is a festival and a greeting." Isn't this bullying? Although I am a second marriage, but the Marquis does not give up, it was brought in by the Yan family in a dignified sedan chair, although it is a continuation of the string, but I am a wife, not a concubine, why bully me like this..." He choked up as he spoke.

Wu Zhen obviously hasn't gotten used to the temperament of this cousin who is delicate and weak, and she won't say anything other than scolding Jingning Mansion for being thundered by the sky. Although Luo Biyan is extremely loved by men and is invincible, she is extremely unpopular among women, whether she is in the boudoir or married twice, she has no close friends, and even her sisters are not affectionate.

Luo Biyan has been a lady of the Hou for so many years, and she has had a mediocre relationship in the circle of powerful women, but on some scenes, she is only invited by the title of her lord, and few people will invite her to a slightly private party. She is loved by men and old people, and they all feel that this lady is pitiful and pitiful, and she is deeply feared and even hated by women.

The county lord of Nanyang once said loudly: "I don't want to see that beauty, as soon as she said the third sentence, she began to feel nostalgic for her life experience, took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears." Sharing a room of people bullied her like one. ”

Luo Biyan didn't understand why others didn't like him, he was so delicate, so weak, so docile, and so unlucky. I need love so much, and the world is so cruel and unfriendly to women, especially beautiful and amorous women.

This Wu Zhen accompanied Mrs. Hou in the backyard to talk to relieve fatigue, and the ten jars of kumquat trees in front of her were placed horizontally and vertically five or six times, even some men who were in the prime of life were so tired that sweat beads were like rolling balls, and the master took them for fun, even if he was full of grievances, it was not easy to say clearly, but he secretly scolded his mother in his heart.

Lu Xiyue naturally also lived in the Metropolitan Commander's Embassy, and he lived in the outer courtyard with the single staff members who Yan Hou brought from the capital without family members, and lived in a small courtyard in the northwest corner. Some of the rooms are old, only the walls and windows have been newly pasted, and the rest have not been added. There are many orchids on Nanquan Mountain, Lu Xiyue went up the mountain to dig a lot of orchids in his spare time, planted in large and small flower pots, and the height was staggered all over the desk and yard, the verdant orchids added three points of elegance to the simple house, and the house was habitually called the courtyard where Lu Xiyue lived as the orchid courtyard.

In the snow-cave-like study of the Youlan Courtyard, thick books and volumes are piled up. Lu Xiyue and Bai Lin sat on both sides of the case, looking at a list together, if insiders saw it, they would be amazed, but it was a list of all the ships that went to sea during the monsoon season.

I saw that the fly's head was densely written, which firms belonged to the ships, which ones were unique, which ones were jointly owned by several people, and what were the goods of each person; The network of relationships behind these large and small businesses is clearly written.

"Changyong has to be released, and Princess An invested 10,000 taels of silver in shares." Bai Lin's delicate long finger tapped. Lu Xiyue picked up the pen and hooked it behind the Changyong as she said.

"Guangming has the capital of the Ji family, and his grandmother is the daughter of Tang Ge Lao." Tang Ge Lao is in the prime of life, and his two sons are both Jinshi fame, and the family is thriving, and Lu Xiyue also made a tick behind the Guangming.

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The trade winds swelled the sails and churned the waves, and tonight the clouds were heavy, the moonlight was not visible, and a thin layer of dark blue mist shrouded the sea, and the merchant ships that took advantage of the dark moon night to go to sea loomed on the sea, like ghosts.

The sailors at the helm and the sails were naturally very attentive and did not dare to slack off, for fear of not paying attention to the collision in the fog; None of the merchants who went to sea with the ship fell asleep, some closed their palms and chanted the Buddha, some closed their eyes and prayed to God, and some of them clenched their fists and stared at the sea even though they were in the room, as if they were staring at the sea in the wheelhouse.

Before the ship sailed out of the waters under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Command Embassy, no one dared to relax in the slightest. At this time last year, during the departure season, Commander Yan captured a total of five merchant ships, and in the summer return season, the oil and water were more abundant, and as many as 20 ships were detained.

Commander Yan made his subordinate Lord Lu extremely hateful and very happy, and the ships leaving the port found that the ships without permission to go to sea were escorted back to the harbor for detention, and half of the goods were confiscated; If the vessel is caught, all the goods will be confiscated. Regardless of the size of the detained ships, they were to be redeemed for 10,000 taels of silver. No matter how you look at it, it looks like driving a flock of sheep to graze on the sea, picking a few fat and thin, and slaughtering a few of them, and continuing to raise the rest.

The familiar smell of ocean currents and monsoons, as well as the display of the compass, all indicate that they are about to sail out of the near sea, and just when everyone can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly the sea light rises, and they see a fire dragon lit on the dark sea. "It's over!" The boatman of the old churros immediately loosened the rudder. In front of it was the fleet of the commanders, the three-story high flagship was brightly lit, and I saw a group of five warships with blazing torches, and the bow and sides of the ship were full of elite soldiers, all of whom had drawn their strong bows and were ready to fly.

There are those who obediently tie their hands and are captured, and there are those who are lucky enough to give up resistance after the feather arrow breaks through the air, and if they get it down, they will become pirates, and there are always a few unlucky ghosts who are shot through the throat. There are also a few lucky people or real warriors who break through the siege and take advantage of the nostalgia of the night to jump into the endless sea under the sighing and envious gaze of everyone.

The warships drove the merchant ships to concentrate and turn around and return to Nanquan Harbor, just like a vicious shepherd dog driving a flock of dejected sheep.

The harbor was also blazing with torches, and the fierce army in black short-fighting uniforms had already blockaded Nanquan Harbor, with swords out of their sheaths, guns lined up, and the murderous aura of the weapons emitted against the firelight made the merchants who were angry and wealthy tremble, and some of them even wet their pants when they saw this kind of scene for the first time.

Yan Hou wore a black gauze hat on his head, wearing a round leader and arrow uniform with indigo and dark cloud patterns, light armor on his chest and arms to show his identity and prestige, and a black velvet cloak on his waist and leather belt, which was majestic and majestic. And Lu Xiyue, who deliberately stood in the shadows and a small hat in green clothes on the side, was like clouds and stars, silent.

The Command Mansion and the City Ship Division have been as lively as a vegetable market these days. The Three Lions Hall is strangely deserted.

There are no fifty copies of the order issued by the imperial court to go to sea to the cities of Nanyang, and the Bai family's own ships have two hundred, not including other families, if they are all in order, they will not be able to play. The new supervisor of the city, Lu Xiyue, is not an iron-faced and selfless Qingtian, but he also treats the Bai family equally, and their family is as much as they make with other families, which inevitably makes the Three Lions Hall unhappy.

Bai Qiye's ships with shares have long stopped entering Nanquan Port, only stopping at Swallow Island, and the goods are loaded back by small boats; Some people who think more also want to follow suit, and the condition given by Bai Qi is that Swallow Island, which wants to stop ships and distribute goods on Swallow Island, must take 30% of the profits. Rao is like this, and the fight is fierce.

Swallow Island sits on the ground and offers a price, and merchant ships can also bargain on the spot. Gradually, people discovered that the person who could talk to Swallow Island here was no longer the strange woman in the Three Lions Hall, but the lowly young man with a pair of dark blue eyes.

The island is far away and difficult to go, Bai Qi let out a word, please discuss everything in the city with Bai Xiao Eleven, and Bai Xiao Eleven will come back to make a decision with Swallow Island.

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