Chapter 1878 Stop and fight 36
Robbery?
Marquis Zhongyong was stunned for a moment, and then he touched his thick black beard, as if this was what happened. Who is a good bandit if he doesn't like robbing?
My son was saved from a robbery. This hobby is good and unique.
"Besides robbing, what other hobbies do you have?" Zhongyong Hou asked.
"Well..." Liang Cheng thought for a long time before replying: "That should be a fat sheep."
Mu Hanqing, who was eating, rolled his eyes. The metaphor was really appropriate. It seemed that every time he saw Zhao Fuling, he was either robbing him or running over to rob him.
The fat sheep is a metaphor for the person who was robbed. He was rich, but in the end he still liked the robbery, but he only hit the fat sheep.
"And the Marquis." Liang Cheng said cautiously: "The county master's maid feels that ten taels of silver is too little."
Too little... Marquis Zhongyong thought for a while and continued to eat.
He quickly finished the rest of the meal, wiped his beard, and said in a deep voice: "After all, he is the head of the county. Too little will damage the reputation of our Marquis Mansion. From now on, I will give you twenty taels each time."
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Suddenly, Liang Cheng was stunned.
"Cough cough cough..." Mu Hanqing choked.
How can there be such a thing? The robber thinks the money is too little, and the person who is robbed takes the initiative to increase the amount.
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Liang Cheng bowed his hands slightly and saluted. Although he felt a little distressed, this time the Crown Prince escaped the disaster thanks to Zhao Fuling. If the prince dies, let alone twenty taels, even twenty thousand taels will not be enough to regret.
Look now, the prince is eating well here. The food is so delicious that it can even rival the royal chef in the palace. There are people from Black Tiger Village guarding both inside and outside the courtyard, making it safer than the Hou Mansion. So twenty taels is really not expensive and worth it!
After dinner, Marquis Zhongyong unexpectedly wanted to stay here, and had already ordered people to bring the court clothes and other necessary things for tomorrow.
Because the birthday gifts for the Queen Mother were large, they had already been transported to the palace. Tomorrow, all you need to do is submit the copied gift list. Nowhere is as safe as here now, and people are watching both inside and outside.
"Master Hou~" A brocade box was brought by his subordinates.
When I opened it, I saw that it was a ruby head and face. Dozens of gemstones as small as rice grains are inlaid into pomegranate and pomegranate flower patterns, which still shine even in the house.
Marquis Zhongyong picked it up and looked at it, then closed the box and said, "Send it to the Lord of Yong'an County!"
"Dad~" Mu Hanqing was shocked: "This is my mother's dowry!"
At that time, when Mrs. Zhongyonghou got married, it could be said that her dowry was very rich. However, Mrs. Zhongyonghou came from a scholarly family, and most of her dowry was calligraphy and painting. There are also jewelry items inside, the first of which is the pomegranate and ruby headpiece given by the Queen Mother. The pomegranate symbolizes many children and good fortune. There are not many sets of such exquisite heads and faces in the entire capital.
The last time he got engaged, he still gave the hosta that the Queen Mother used to add to her makeup, and this time he gave this hairpin as a gift. Did Marquis Zhongyong really intend for him to marry this female bandit?
Zhongyong Hou waved his hand and asked people to send it as soon as possible, and then said to Mu Hanqing: "Qing'er, if your mother was here, she would definitely agree to this marriage. Sooner or later, these will be hers. Since she likes money, she will If you send it earlier, she will be more attentive to you and protect you better.”
"You don't need protection!" Mu Hanqing spat out the words in anger, and felt like he had been slapped in the face. Since he doesn't need protection, why is Mao still in his mansion now?
"Childish." Marquis Zhongyong smiled bitterly: "You have high vision. This dad knows that he spoiled you before, so much so that you are a grown-up and have not yet been engaged. If you get married early and let me have grandchildren, those people will not Just looking at you, I have concerns.”
No son, no grandson. For the sake of his grandson, Marquis Zhongyong will persist no matter what. Even if he vomits blood, he will not collapse, and it is impossible for him to die. Marquis Zhongyong consoled her with sincerity: "Although the Lord of Yong'an County is a little greedy for money, his heart is not bad. Black Tiger Village has always only sought wealth, not life. Think about it carefully, she robs whenever she wants, keeping everything in plain sight I don’t know how much better than those poisonous women in the back house who are kind-hearted but evil-hearted. Dad can rest assured to leave the entire Hou Mansion in her hands.”
Sure enough, she still wanted him to marry Zhao Fuling. I really didn't know what was so good about this female bandit that her own father was almost possessed. No, when you enter the palace this time, you must tell His Majesty that you must not grant a marriage.
At this time, the person who gave the jewelry came back, and the head of Yong'an County accepted it, saying that he would keep it for future generations. If the prince gets married one day, he will definitely give it to the prince's wife.
Mu Hanqing snorted coldly: "She knows the truth, but I remember this. If you don't return it in the future, I will definitely ask for it."
Marquis Zhongyong sighed. It seemed that she knew that her son didn't like her, and saw that the hair and face were not ordinary, so he said such words.
Even though she knew that she might not achieve enlightenment, she protected her and saved her from fire and water a second time, but her own son didn't like her. When will he understand that Zhao Fuling is rare even if she doesn't have that level of identity?
On the second day, it was the Queen Mother's fiftieth birthday. Her Majesty held a banquet and hundreds of officials came to the court to congratulate her.
Early in the morning, Zhongyong Hou and Mu Hanqing ate a small amount of porridge and rice.
It's not because there is a birthday banquet in the palace, where there will be delicious food and drink, and the food list is also because I am afraid of missing something like that.
After dressing properly, someone came to report that the carriage and horses were ready.
When they were approaching the gate, Zhao Fuling also happened to arrive from her small courtyard.
Today, Zhao Fuling is wearing the court uniform of the county chief. In this court, regardless of men or women, all those who have been awarded official titles have court uniforms.
The court clothes are almost the same. Qingluo embroiders Zhai's long-sleeved Zhai clothes and wears a flower hairpin crown. Different grades have different numbers of Zhai (long-tailed chicks) embroidered. The flower crown on the head is fixed at different levels. This avoids comparisons over dressing.
I saw that his eyebrows were like distant mountains, dark and unkempt, and his eyes were like stars, big and bright. The skin seems to be much whiter, and a little powder has been applied to give it a thin layer of vermilion, and the face is slightly red.
Suddenly seeing a different Zhao Fuling made Mu Hanqing a little dazed. Is this still a female bandit holding a riding crop and shouting about robbery?
"Hello, Lord Marquis, hello, Prince." Because they were of equal rank, Zhao Fuling only bowed slightly and saluted.
"Yong'an County Master is so polite." Marquis Zhongyong bowed and saluted.
Mu Hanqing quickly followed suit and saluted as a return gesture.
Seeing Zhao Fuling slowly getting into the car with the support of the maid on the side, Mu Hanqing never left her eyes. After getting on the horse, Mu Hanqing still couldn't believe that this lady, who looked like a lady to everyone, was actually a female bandit.
Marquis Zhongyong was riding a horse nearby. He rolled his eyes and regretted it, boy. If you really reject this marriage, you will regret it very much in the future, and I am sure your intestines will turn green from regret.
Although it was early in the morning, there were already many ox carts and military attachés and princes on horseback, heading towards the palace on the street.
Sometimes those noble ladies would quietly lift the car curtains and take a peek at the noble gentlemen.
But today, what I saw the most was Marquis Zhongyong and his crown prince, riding horses and following the oxcart bearing the name of the Lord of Yong'an County.
(End of chapter)