Xia Jingui was very positive, but he was also carefully observing Sun Shaozu's reaction.

After he finished washing and changing, Xia Jingui could basically judge the person in front of him from his demeanor and tone, and he became Qiu Ba who could handle it again.

What if you get promoted? I have a relationship with the princess, and I will not suppress you for the rest of my life.

In fact, Xia Jingui was observing Sun Shaozu, who was also looking at her from beginning to end.

Does this mother-in-law want to dominate me again? Sun Shaozu was beating the drum in his heart.

He had long known that the Xia family was going to marry the Xue family, so he knew the dependence of the woman in front of him.

Although Sun Shaozu is ruthless enough, he also knows how to weigh the pros and cons, and knows that he has to entrap his mother-in-law, so that he can better take advantage of the momentum of the Xiangwang Mansion.

It is not the first time that Sun Shaozu has done this kind of thing to be able to bend and stretch out for his husband and bow his head to a woman, and he even washed Xia Jingui's feet when he got married.

Now that there is a place to use other people, what is the matter of doing a small volt......

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozu showed a bright smile again, walked behind Xia Jingui and pinched her shoulder.

"These days, Mrs. is taking care of family affairs in the capital, and it is really hard!"

Seeing Sun Shaozu so knowledgeable, Xia Jingui became more and more proud, but his face was silent: "The master is fighting on the battlefield outside, making contributions to the country, and earning my life for me, I should thank the master!" ”

The husband and wife complimented each other, and the atmosphere between the two was exceptionally harmonious, but vaguely Xia Jingui was a little proud.

Besides, here in the Qingyang Palace, a group of Zongwang generals gathered here.

The stage is singing, and below is the kings chatting.

There are six county kings present today, and there are seventeen people above the general Fengguo, but there is only one prince, Zhu Jinghong.

Now there are only two princes in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan has gone to Jinling, and there is only one prince in the capital, Zhu Jinghong.

Although he has the highest title, King Zhongshun is an elder, so Zhu Jinghong specially invited him to sit together.

From the perspective of the original work of the Red Mansion, King Zhongshun appeared as a villain, but in Zhu Jinghong's daily contact, the old man of his uncle's generation was quite kind.

Because of his long sleeves and good dancing and good behavior, he has a good evaluation of him outside the palace.

"Your Highness is going to Jinling, it must be like the story of the Northwest, and create a strong army for my Ming Dynasty......"

Listening to the compliments of Zhu Xianyun, the king of Zhongshun, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Uncle Jiu, I just went to see the situation, don't lift me up!" ”

"Huh...... How can this be called lifting, now in the Ming Dynasty, who doesn't know that you have a way to train your troops, and use your soldiers like a god......"

Zhu Xianyun's Zhongshun County Mansion has been passed down for two generations in a row, and normally he should attack the general of the Zhenguo.

The reason why it can be sealed is because during the Donghuamen Incident, this was Zhu Xianming's strong supporter, so he was able to grace the knighthood.

Normally, his eldest son should attack the general of Zhenguo, and now he is so close to me, does he want to burn my cold stove and then seal it?

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong had to look at this Uncle Wang again, and was surprised that this person's vision was too tricky.

With a smile on his face, Zhu Jinghong said: "Uncle Nine, gathered together today, who congratulates the old fourteen and fifteen, you should praise them more!" ”

In fact, Zhu Jingchun and the others were also very busy at this time, and the brothers on the scene were complimenting them, only praising them to the sky.

I only heard Zhu Xianyun sigh and say: "They are blessed, they marry the person they like, and this life is complete!" ”

Baochai was personally responsible for the selection of these two concubines, so he specially fulfilled the two Zhu Jingchun and let them choose the girl they liked.

"Fourteen, fifteen...... You two should thank you, Brother Thirteen! ”

Zhu Jingchun and the others had already thanked Zhu Jingchun for this matter, but since Zhu Xianyun mentioned it again at this time, they raised their glasses and toasted Zhu Jinghong again.

After drinking, Zhu Jinghong motioned for Zhu Jingchun and the two to sit down, and then said to Zhu Xianyun on the side: "This matter is presided over by the princess, I actually don't deserve their thanks!" ”

"Princess Xiang is virtuous and benevolent, and His Royal Highness chose him to be the princess that day, which is really discerning...... We can't compare with ordinary people! ”

Listening to this old guy praising himself again, Zhu Jinghong didn't know what to say for a while, so he just looked at the stage in front of him and didn't speak.

Feeling the coldness, Zhu Xianyun hurriedly changed the topic: "Speaking of the princess, I think of his brother, this Xue is also an interesting person!" ”

"Oh?" Zhu Jinghong is interested again.

"There is a Qi official in my house who is a little dan, and he has always served well in the house, and I have seen him uneasy in the past two days...... The princess's brother, Director Xue, likes to be with him, and often invites him to the mansion for the past two days! ”

This is said normally, but Zhu Xianyun is actually very unhappy in his heart, but because Zhu Jinghong's face has not attacked.

"If Master Xue really likes it, I can be a favor and give him the Qi official!"

Zhu Xianyun likes Qiguan very much, but if Xue Pan really wants it, he can also cut his love in order to please Xiangwangfu.

Zhu Xianyun kept looking at Zhu Jinghong's expression when he was talking, and when he saw that he frowned and was unhappy, he understood that his Qi official should not be able to send it out.

Looking at Zhu Xianming, Zhu Jinghong said: "He is all about to get married, what kind of system is this nonsense, Uncle Nine can't indulge him!" ”

Zhu Xianyun said with a smile: "It's just a small drama, and it's not a big deal!" ”

"Since His Highness doesn't allow it, then I'll do it!"

At the end of this conversation, the two of them changed the topic again, talking about some interesting things in the clan.

Nowadays, under the demotion system, the number of people compared to the former Ming clan is very small, but the number of people above the rank of lieutenant in Fengguo adds up to nearly 1,000 people.

These more than 1,000 people are more than 1,000 families, and it is not surprising that all kinds of strange things have happened.

Time passed like this, and the banquet did not end until the sun was about to set, and then Zhu Jinghong returned to the palace.

The first thing he did when he arrived at the palace was to ask someone to send a message to Xue Pan and ask him to come to the palace tomorrow.

The reason why it was not dealt with today was because Zhu Jinghong had to explain to Baochai first, so that she would not be in a hurry to get the fetal gas.

What made Zhu Jinghong angry was not because Xue Pan was messing around outside, nor because he hooked up with people from Zhongshun Mansion, but because this guy didn't know how to do things too well.

is a person who is going to get married in the next few days, and he is still messing around with right and wrong, such a person is definitely not mature and stable, as an eldest brother, Zhu Jinghong hates it.

Back in the inner house, Zhu Jinghong calmly told the matter, and sure enough, Baochai's face was also difficult to look at.

At this time, she was also extremely helpless, and secretly said that her brother could no longer be called mud, but could be called shit.

"I'll have to punish him tomorrow!" Baochai said solemnly.

Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "Let him kneel for an hour first, and then I will personally whip him a few times!" ”

After thinking about it, Baochai said: "When he gets married, I will personally support the girl of the Xia family and make her restrain her brother!" ”

"Let's hope it does!"

For Xue Pan, Zhu Jinghong no longer has any hope, in his eyes, this guy is a piece of.

The time soon came to the next day, Xue Pan came to the Xiangwang Mansion early in the morning, and was then told by the eunuch to kneel outside the Yimen.

Xue Pan was stunned for a moment, so he recalled his recent events, but he didn't understand that he was wrong, or because he had done a lot of things.

But whether he understood it or not, he had to kneel down honestly, and stuffed a piece of silver into the little eunuch who passed the message.

"Excuse me, tell the princess about this!"

After receiving the money, the little eunuch said with a smile: "Uncle, the princess already knows about this, and she is now having breakfast with the prince!" ”

"Dare to ask my father-in-law, where did I do something wrong and cause the prince to be angry?"

"Uncle, the little one doesn't know ......"

"Father-in-law, think about it again!" Xue Pan took out another ingot of silver.

After all, it was the wealth that moved people's hearts, so the little eunuch replied: "The slave really doesn't know, the prince came back from the Qingyang Palace yesterday evening, and his face was not very good-looking!" ”

"Qingyang Palace......"

Based on this news alone, Xue Pan could not contact King Zhongshun at all, let alone think that it was related to Jiang Yuhan.

"Thank you for the uncle's reward, the slave will leave first!"

After saying this, the little eunuch left with joy, leaving Xue Pan in fear.

And when he knelt, most of the hours passed in a blink of an eye, until another person came outside the Xiangwang Mansion.

The person who came was Sun Shaozu, who didn't see Zhu Jinghong yesterday, but today he came again and brought some treasures that he "obtained" from the northwest.

was introduced by the eunuch to the carrying door, and Sun Shaozu was about to go to the side hall to wait for the call, when he saw Xue Pan kneeling outside the main hall.

"This is ......"

Sun Shaozu is very curious at the moment, what kind of person would kneel here, and only then would he be worthy of kneeling here to plead guilty.

The little eunuch who led the way replied, "This is Uncle Xue!" ”

Although he guessed who it was in an instant, Sun Shaozu still asked, "That Uncle Xue?" ”

"It's the princess's mother's brother, Uncle Xue of the Xue family in Jinling!"

When the answer in his heart was confirmed, Sun Shaozu was even more puzzled, why did the princess's brother kneel here?

Speaking of which, I'm still a brother-in-law with him...... Sun Shaozu thought so.

"I'll ask!"

After greeting the little eunuch who led the way, Sun Shaozu came to Xue Pan's side and saw this guy's restless appearance.

Because of too much panic, it led to mental internal friction, until Sun Shaozu approached his side, and Xue Pan forcibly came over to see this person.

Sun Shaozu was burly, his face was full of sharpness, and he calmed Xue Pan at first sight.

"Brother Xue, under Sun Shaozu!"

"Sun... Shaozu ...... Sister...... Brother-in-law? ”

Anyway, he will also become the son-in-law of the Xia family, so Xue Pan also has some understanding of the Xia family, until the name of this brother-in-law.

"Brother Xue, is this?"

"I ...... too"

Xue Pan was about to explain, but another little eunuch came out of it, but it was to pass that Xue Pan went in immediately.

How dare Xue Pan delay, when he asked the little eunuch to pick himself up, he trembled and went inside.

After kneeling for so long, his knee actually hurt so much that it seemed unnatural to walk.

"How can you be afraid of this?"

muttered a sentence in his mouth, Sun Shaozu understood after thinking about it, not to mention an ordinary person like Xue Pan, it was the commanding generals who broke into the sea of corpses and blood, which angered Zhu Jinghong.

Thinking of the joke circulating in the army now, Sun Shaozu showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, so he read in a low voice: "Xue Pan is not the nominal head of the household department, and now he enjoys the treatment of a commander with real power!" ”

After all, generals below the command staff level are not qualified to enter the commander's tent and be scolded.

Because the Carrier Hall and the Yin'an Hall were far apart, Sun Shaozu didn't hear Zhu Jinghong scolding, but soon Xue Pan's screams attracted his attention again.

"Who's yelling?"

"I think it's Uncle Xue!" The eunuch on duty replied.

The eunuchs were not surprised by this kind of thing, so they answered very calmly.

Xue Pan was beaten? He is going to get married in two days, and he is being beaten at this time?

In an instant, Xue Pan's status in Sun Shaozu's heart plummeted.

So he took another ingot of silver, and after giving it to the little eunuch to drink tea, he asked about Xue Pan's situation again.

Under this question, Sun Shaozu was shocked, and he found out that the princess's brother was not bullshit in front of Zhu Jinghong.

In front of the Thirteenth Master, a person is either useful or useless, useful people are naturally promoted to become rich, and useless people are worthless even if they are close relatives.

In this case, it is enough to strive to be a useful person, and nepotism is only afraid that it is not very useful.

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozu's attitude changed, so he lost patience with his wife, and he still felt that it was better to live like before.

Just as Sun Shaozu was thinking about this, he heard a snorting sound outside, so he got up and went to the door of the side hall to check.

Between them, Xue Pan looked panicked, forced the pain and screamed in a low voice, and was helped out of it by the two little eunuchs.

Seeing that it was difficult for him to even walk, Sun Shaozu not only doubted in his heart whether this guy could get married in two days.

Sun Shaozu's idea was redundant, and Zhu Jinghong knew it in his heart to teach Xue Pan, so Xue Pan was just injured by his flesh.

Sun Shaozu wanted to step forward to care for a few words, but another eunuch came to him and told him that Zhu Jinghong wanted to see him.

Sun Shaozu didn't dare to delay, so he followed the little eunuch to the inner mansion, and soon he was taken outside the Yin'an Palace.

Of course, he couldn't go in directly, and he had to wait outside for the transmission.

After a few breaths, Yu Hai, the eunuch in charge of the palace, appeared at the door of the main hall and said, "General Sun, the prince invites you to enter the palace!" ”

Sun Shaozu was promoted to the commander of Tongzhi, and his rank was already General Mingwei, and now he can be called "General Sun".

"Yes!"

Entering the Yin'an Palace, Sun Shaozu was led to the warm pavilion on the east side, and saw Zhu Jinghong sitting behind the bookcase in civilian clothes, looking through the scrolls placed in front of him.

"Ministers and grandsons Shaozu, knock to see the thirteenth master!"

Looking at Sun Shaozu, who respectfully worshipped, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "No courtesy!" ”

"Xie Thirteen Master!"

After Sun Shaozu got up, Zhu Jinghongfang asked, "General Sun, congratulations!" ”

"Relying on the support of the Thirteenth Master, Fang Youchen met today, and the grace of the prince to recreate...... Never forget! ”

Speaking of this, Sun Shaozu was about to kneel down again, but was stopped by Zhu Jinghong raising his hand.

"What kind of grace of recreation, Li Bai said that I am born to be useful, and you have the ability to do it yourself...... These are all earned by themselves, so what does it matter to me! ”

"The prince said so, and the ministers will have no place to be ashamed!" Sun Shaozu looked ashamed.

Zhu Jinghong does have the grace of supporting Sun Shaozu, so at least at this moment, the latter is indeed deeply grateful to him, and this matter is an expression of sincerity.

However, Zhu Jinghong knew Sun Shaozu's temperament, and although he would use such people, he would always be wary of him.

"Okay, you came here this time, and you won't just say these polite words to me!"

After saying this, Zhu Jinghong motioned to sit down next to him, and the latter sat down after repeated excuses.

After the eunuch took the tea and retreated, Sun Shaozu said, "Lord Wang, tell me the truth...... Everyone is thinking of your kindness, and now they are looking forward to your return! ”

(End of chapter)