Chapter 1849 Stop and fight 7
After eating, the other maids removed the table, and Xining walked aside and leaned on the couch.
I just felt bored: "Taohong, help me borrow some books from the military advisor to read."
Taohong was stunned for a moment and then walked out.
Liu Lu sat next to Xiao Zha, with a body as big as a mountain, and the meat from his belly was piled on his legs: "Zhao Master, you have forgotten that the military advisor's house is occupied by the Crown Prince. Why don't you go there by yourself, Master? It’s so good-looking.”
Frowning, this fat girl is not only fat, but also sexy. Then I thought about it, with Taohong's temperament, if she asked to borrow books from the military advisor, she would not directly knock on the prince's door, but go to the military advisor to borrow books.
So I calmly turned around and went to get some snacks from the small table next to the soft table. The snacks were also made by my second aunt. The ones prepared for the past two days were donkey rolling, mung bean cake, poria cake, and crystal osmanthus cake. They were very small and beautiful. Just one bite. At present, there are only these four items. Usually, people can eat them anywhere, even if they are brought to the palace, it is not an exaggeration.
After tasting all the snacks and drinking another cup of tea, Taohong came back and handed over seven or eight books.
"Borrowed it from the military advisor?" Xining asked while scribbling through the pages. The military advisor was really considerate, knowing that the body master was not a student at all, so he had two history books and the other five were story books.
"Yes." Taohong replied: "The two books were taken from the house where the military advisor's deceased son lives now."
He immediately imagined that the military advisor ran to his son and asked for books, so he took two historical books. Even if she is not bragging, it is implying that she is well-educated and decent.
"Oh, go ahead and get busy." She put down the history books, picked up the storybook and started reading.
Taohong thought to herself that the military advisor was indeed very good at predicting events. She knew that the leader of the village liked reading scripts, so he asked her to take advantage of the break to ask others for them.
Taohong and Liulu got busy. In ancient times, there were many things happening every day. When the sun is bright, you need to take things out and dry them, otherwise when things become damp on cloudy days, mold will develop. The owner of the body has a lot of leather goods. Whenever there are good things among the goods snatched, several bosses will bring them to her. Several boxes have been accumulated.
Xining read the storybook for a while, then put it down and picked up the history book. Some planes have the same or similar histories, while others are completely different. The body master is uneducated and doesn't know much about history, so he just wants to see how the history of this plane is different.
Just as he was watching, he heard the voice of Liu Lu, who was directing many maidservants to dry things outside: "Commander, Second Master, are you here? Chief of the village, Military Advisor and Second Master are here!"
Not long after he finished speaking, the military advisor and the second master entered the room.
Xining slowly put down the book and lazily sat up from the couch. Taohong, who entered the room together, quickly stuffed two big pillows behind her. The other maids brought chairs and asked the military advisor and the second master to sit down.
The second master's eyes lit up: "The village master is reading a book. That's great. I need to read more books."
Please, if you don’t know what to read yet, just say yes. However, the body master doesn't like reading. His usual pastime is either climbing trees to catch fish or going for robbery. In the eyes of the second master, as long as he can calm down and read a book, no matter what book he reads, even a storybook is good.
He keenly saw the military advisor glance at the first book in a pile of books, and then the corners of his mouth raised involuntarily.
This cunning guy knew that what she just read was historical records.
She didn't want to hide it. On the one hand, it would still leave some traces. On the other hand, she didn't want to be so tired. Anyway, she was hit on the head, so it was reasonable for her to do something different from before.
The military advisor began to talk about sending a letter to Marquis Zhongyong to ask for ransom.
In the past, military advisors never mentioned this. The robberies and ransom demands were all arranged by the military advisor and a few heads of the clan. The body owner never worried, he just wanted to be the leader of the village happily.
Perhaps the military advisor thought that the body master had gained enlightenment, so he planned to let her listen and teach her.
Regarding the three points in the letter, Xining was shocked at the first point: "One million taels of silver?" What is the concept of one million taels of silver? Throughout the dynasties, if benevolent government was implemented, taxes would be lower, or it would be a natural or man-made disaster. , then the annual tax is about four to five million taels. In the best prosperous times, the annual tax revenue is about 10 million to 30 million taels.
According to the current situation, no matter how good it is, one million taels is at most a year's tax revenue for a large province. As for princes, generals, and ministers, if their families are rich in wealth, all their money, real estate, and mansions add up to three to five million taels of silver.
Even if those birthday gifts are valuable, they are still market prices. Most of these things should be produced locally in southern Xinjiang and then paid tribute to Marquis Zhongyong. Marquis Zhongyong himself does not spend much money. Even holding precious things was hot to the touch, and borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha made the Queen Mother happy, killing two birds with one stone.
The military advisor really dares to ask for a price! A hundred thousand taels would be enough, a million taels would be enough, even if Marquis Zhongyong sells iron, he can't get enough of it.
The second point is understandable. The killer is like a hot potato in your hand. The one who wants to be killed behind the scenes is Prince Zhongyong Hou, who has nothing to do with Black Tiger Village. And knowing that the killer is still alive, he will definitely try his best to silence him. It may cause trouble to Black Tiger Village, so he must be thrown to Zhongyong Hou as soon as possible.
Marquis Zhongyong must have wanted to know who wanted to kill his son. After the news of the torture came out, he ran to the emperor to demand an explanation, and even simply handed the killer to the emperor.
In order to show his concern, the emperor will definitely order a strict investigation.
The killer's price was not high and it was worth the money, so the military advisor sent the assassin with a letter, not afraid that Marquis Zhongyong would not pay the money.
It’s the third one, what is this military advisor going to do?
The military advisor glanced at the second master, who suddenly felt a little uneasy.
The second boss coughed: "Yeah, help me get a cup of tea."
Xining smiled and said: "Looking at my memory, I forgot to give you two tea. The flowers are red and the willows are green. Hurry up and bring the tea."
It doesn't take two people to serve tea. Taohong knew the meaning, so she took Liulu along and sent all the maids out of the room.
Now there are only three people left in the room, can we talk?
The military advisor looked at the second master again, and the second master shook his head secretly.
Xining saw it clearly and took a deep breath: "You two have watched me grow up since childhood. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
The second master then asked timidly: "Um, village master, do you think Prince Zhongyong is good-looking?"
"You look good." Liu Lu has been nagging her every day for the past two days, and her ears are almost calloused.
She was not the owner of the body. She could guess by touching her nose that something was not right these past two days. It seemed that the military advisor and the second master were planning something.
The second master seemed unable to speak any more and looked at the military advisor with a look and expression asking for help.
The military advisor was the only one who could say: "If the prince becomes the husband-in-law of the village leader, what will the village leader do?"
Although he was a little surprised, Xining was stunned for a moment and then laughed: "Does he want to be my husband?"
(End of chapter)