Chapter 159: Always Have One More Choice
This Liu eunuch's name is Liu Rong, this time he was sent by Zhu Gaoxu, in order to show his sincerity, he was not equipped with any soldiers, and he also thought that this trip would definitely go very smoothly, who would have thought that he was first treated indifferently by Zhong Wanhou, and then now he had to face Zhong Qing's soldiers, which really made him feel bitter in his heart. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Miss Zhong, you ...... What are you going to do?" Liu Rong asked in shock.
"What are you doing? We are living well in Chang'an, who told you to come here to propose marriage if you have nothing to do?" Now this girl will give you two ways to go, either quickly put away your dowry and the things sent these days and roll back to the sky, or I will bury you and those things in the wasteland outside Chang'an City!" Zhong Qing shook the Emei thorn in his hand and threatened.
Liu Rong, a pampered eunuch in the palace, where has he seen such a battle, and he couldn't help but say incoherently: "I said girl, you must not be impulsive, and besides, what kind of style do you have as a girl dancing with knives and guns, good men don't fight with women, I don't have the same knowledge as you, so retreat quickly!"
Liu Rong stepped back as he spoke, but Zhong Qing slowly walked forward step by step with a smile, raised the Emei thorn in his hand, and said, "Good men don't fight with women? Lord Liu, are you a man?"
Liu Rong, who said this question, was even more red-faced, ashamed and afraid, and said loudly: "You..... If you get any closer, I'll call someone!"
"Shout, shout loudly, this is Zhongfu, there are our people up and down, do you think it's Yingtian? The more people who shout, the better, anyway, I just want a helper!" Zhong Qing said lightly, but in his heart he thought that this guy should not shout loudly.
Although Liu Rong was submissive, he just refused to let go, how did Zhong Qing know that Zhu Gaoxu had an undisclosed nickname in the palace called the yellow-haired little overlord, which courtier dared to easily disobey his will, and this Liu Rong was even more so, so no matter how Zhong Qing threatened, Liu Rong refused to leave immediately.
In the midst of the stalemate, Zhong Qing suddenly heard a person behind him shouting: "Stop!
Zhong Qing was stunned, she was very familiar with this voice, the person who spoke was none other than Zhong Qing's father, the sable Zhong Wanhou.
Zhong Qing turned around abruptly and found Zhong Wanhou standing at the door in a purple gorgeous robe.
"Just now I heard the family tell me that you want to rush out of the mansion, and after being blocked, I guessed that you would come here, and sure enough, it seems that it is not bad to know that the son is not as good as the father. Zhong Wanhou picked up his clothes and stepped in.
Liu Rong, who was hiding on the side, saw Zhong Wanhou, as if he had seen a savior, and hurriedly ran over and grabbed Zhong Wanhou's sleeve and said: "Zhong Daxia, you came just right, I'm afraid that Ling Qianjin is a little misunderstood, but don't worry, I won't say a word to His Royal Highness Zhu Gaoxu after returning to the palace." ”
Zhong Wanhou smiled and slowly pulled Liu Rong's hand away and said: "Let Lord Liu be frightened, it's the little girl's fault, how to say it when you put it back, of course it is, but it depends on Lord Liu's mouth, but if they get married, I don't know how His Highness will feel about those who chewed the root of their tongue in front of them before?"
This sentence stopped Liu Rong from speaking, he wanted to sell his favor in front of Zhong Wanhou, but he was choked back, Liu Rong secretly said in his heart, this Zhong Wanhou family is really not easy to mess with, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps.
"Dad, are you determined to marry your daughter to Zhu Gaoxu?" Zhong Qing stomped her foot and asked angrily.
"You're not too young, it's time to find an in-law, looking at the world, what in-law is more noble than the emperor's family?
"Yes, yes, you may not know yet, Miss, I have already conveyed to your father the meaning of His Royal Highness, as long as you are willing to marry, you will ...... in the future In the future, if His Royal Highness ascends to the Ninth Five-Year Honor, he will definitely crown you as the queen!" Liu Rong said mysteriously.
"What if I don't get married?" Zhong Qing didn't pay attention to Liu Rong at all, but said coldly to Zhong Wanhou.
"If the marriage of children is not counted as a parent, then what is the principle of heaven in this world, you have been pampered since you were a child, but you need to obey my arrangement in this matter. Zhong Wanhou said calmly.
Zhong Qing smiled sadly, looked at his father, and was speechless for a while.
"I know you've been thinking about that kid in your heart, to be honest, he is also an outstanding teenager among the younger generation, but it's a pity that he is a man in the rivers and lakes after all, how can he compare with Longzi?" Zhong Wanhou didn't say it explicitly, but he and Zhong Qing both knew that the person he was talking about was Ye Cheng.
Zhong Qing couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart when he heard this, his father didn't know Ye Cheng's true identity, in fact, he was not a prince, but even if he said it now, could Zhong Wanhou believe it? After all, so far, Zhu Di has never told the world that he has a lost and regained fourth prince.
Zhong Qing hesitated, at this time, Zhong Wanhou stepped thousands of steps, snatched the Emei thorn in Zhong Qing's hand, and then said to the servants outside the house: "Miss is tired, go and take her back to the room to rest, now that the weather is cold, you have to take good care of it, don't let Miss go outside to suffer the cold." ”
Several servants outside the house walked in unobtrusively, Zhong Qing seemed to have lost his spirit, and was suddenly led out by the servants, and still looked at Zhong Wanhou with complaining eyes when he left, but the sable guest twisted his head to the side as if he didn't see it.
At this moment, a family member suddenly came in in a hurry and said, "Master, it's not good, there are guests outside." ”
Zhong Wanhou said with a smile: "What do you say, there are friends from afar, and they are very happy, how can there be guests who can't say it!"
The servant glanced at the eunuch Liu Rong, but he stopped talking.
Zhong Wanhou was a little displeased and said: "Lord Liu is also a distinguished guest in my house, there is nothing to hide from him, you just tell him the truth." ”
"Yes, sir...... Tell your lord, there are two people who came, claiming to be the subordinates of your old friend Zhu Quan, the king of Ning. ”
"King Ning!" Zhong Wanhou was shocked, and then looked at Liu Rong, who was even more panicked.
"Zhong Daxia, you know, Emperor Chengzu and King Ning have always been at odds, because of the matter of going to Nanchang, King Ning is even more resentful, and now there is gossip flowing into Yingtian, saying that King Ning has been against him for a long time, and he is already raising dead soldiers, and you must not see their people at this time. Liu is also for Zhong Daxia's good, if this really sits on King Ning's rebellion, it will inevitably be a vicious battle, and if Zhong Daxia is found to have anything to do with it during the final liquidation, wouldn't it be indisputable? Besides, when the time comes, it may affect the Second Highness Zhu Gaoxu, and in the end, isn't it your daughter Zhong Qing who suffers. Liu Rong put on a worried look for Zhong Wanhou and said.
Zhong Wanhou smiled slightly after hearing this: "Lord Liu, obviously you have not done business, if you can only pick one company's goods when you buy goods, then what room is there to choose? Won't you have to be led by the nose in the future?
Liu Rong said anxiously: "You want to see them?"
Zhong Wanhou didn't reply, he had already walked out of Liu Rong's room and went to the living room, Zhong Wanhou told Liu Rong with practical actions that he must meet King Ning's people.
Liu Rong came back to his senses after a while, and secretly said in his heart, Zhong Wanhou must not be allowed to meet with King Ning's people alone, otherwise, if things change, this marriage contract will be yellow, won't I have to go around without food? Liu Rong shuddered a little when he thought of Zhu Gaoxu's perverse character, and hurriedly ran out of the room and headed towards the living room.
It is necessary to introduce the meeting room of the Zhong Mansion, because in Chang'an City, if the Zhong Mansion is in terms of style, it is difficult to even rank in the top ten, but no one will know how rich the Zhong family is, this is the lesson that the Zhong Wanhou family has summed up for many years.
The Zhong family started by selling animal skins, which can be described as a very difficult process, seeing the business peers around them fall one by one, or die in the war, or destroy themselves, but the Zhong family can stand tall after two dynasties, the reason is that the word "Shoucheng", the Zhong family motto makes it clear that if there are talents, the family will continue to carry forward, and those who are not talented need to keep the morality and keep the family, and must not corrupt the family business, otherwise they will be expelled from the Zhong family's house, and they will not be buried in the Zhong family cemetery after death. Therefore, although there have been some mediocre talents in the Zhong family, these people also know how to stick to the foundation, so they can maintain such prosperity until Zhong Wanhou's generation.
The Zhong family admonished that the so-called wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, and money is not used to show off, let alone to show off, which can only attract disaster. Therefore, the property of the Zhong family, only Zhong Wanhou and Zhong Qing are clear, and outsiders have no way of knowing, in the eyes of the people of Chang'an, the Zhong family is indeed rich, but there are so many rich people in Chang'an, a city full of magic, that the Zhong family is definitely not a conspicuous family, so it has avoided a lot of right and wrong and disasters.
Therefore, although the Zhong family's living room is elegant, it is by no means extravagant, and in the living room that can accommodate ten people, there are already four people sitting upright at this time.
Zhong Wanhou naturally sat in the center, Liu Rong also licked his face and sat aside, and then looked at the two people sitting opposite him, with high temples, lean and capable bodies, both of them were around forty years old, both with thin faces, sharp edges and corners, bringing out a harsh look.
Zhong Wanhou leisurely lit a pipe and asked: "The envoy of King Ning has worked tirelessly to come from afar this time, Zhong is very moved, and he has never looked forward to atonement for his sins, I don't know what the two of you have to teach here?"
At this time, I saw a tall envoy under King Ning stand up, bow down and salute, "I didn't come here for anything else, but for King Ning's marriage." ”