Chapter 213: Internal and external troubles
Xinmei sat in front of the dressing table, carefully glanced at her eyebrows, and her face was white and flushed. She looked at the mirror for a while, carefully hooked the last stroke, put down the eyebrow pencil with satisfaction, took a piece of lip paper from Chunhong's hand, and gently closed the two cherry lips.
Chunhong stood behind Xinmei, inserted a phoenix hairpin for her, and asked strangely: "Empress, it's so late today. Why are you still doing makeup? The Fourth Master has said that you don't have to wait for him."
Xinmei smiled faintly, "Don't worry, the Fourth Master who received the letter will definitely come back. And he will definitely come to me."
"Really?" Chunhong was a little disbelief.
Before he finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the door, and he was very anxious. Xinmei glanced at Chunhong proudly, "How is it?"
"Empress's magic trick!" Chunhong smiled and said, "It was indeed the voice of the Fourth Master, I will go out first."
He bowed and pulled back and opened the door. Outside the door, Li Xiao had already rushed over. There was a thin layer of snowflakes falling from the top of his head. It was obviously a horse-riding trip. There was still a distance from the front door to get here, but the snow had not melted. It can be seen that Li Xiao was so fast.
"Fourth Master!" Chunhong bowed her knees and was blessed.
"Yeah!" Li Xiao nodded and walked past Chunhong with a breeze. Looking at Li Xiao's back, Chunhong couldn't help but become a little jealous. Is the Fourth Master so concerned about Miss Nianyun? Although he had already agreed that he would be put into the room by the Fourth Master, judging by this attitude, I was afraid that after the wedding, Nianyun would be extremely favored and he would be neglected.
After thinking about it, I was happy again. What else would I beg for? If Miss Nianyun had not agreed to marry the Fourth Master, she would not have even this opportunity. The Fourth Master would not accept her. In a few years, when she was older, the Empress would have to find someone to marry from outside. Although she could also enjoy wealth and wealth, she would be comparable to being in the mansion and being by the Fourth Master. What's more, the Fourth Master is a person who wants to be the emperor and will be a noble concubine in the future.
In the future, not only will I have to serve the Queen Mother, but Miss Nianyun also has to be careful. From this incident, Chunhong also saw Xinmei's skills, but she did not have high requirements. But I hope that the Fourth Master can remember her when she is fine.
Thinking of this, Chunhong went down happily. The Empress gave herself silk and brocade, so she had to sew a few sets of wedding dresses as soon as possible. Although the mansion would prepare, sewing one set by herself was different after all. The Fourth Master had to go on a battle after the Chinese New Year, and this wedding would definitely be before the New Year. Chunhong thought of this, her heart was already hot, so she quickly walked forward to her room.
"Xinmei!" Li Xiao, who stepped into the room, looked joyous and called out to his wife.
Xinmei smiled and turned around, "Fourth Master, am I beautiful?"
Li Xiao walked forward with a smile, holding Xinmei's face, "My woman is naturally the most beautiful. Well, this matter is very sudden, how did Nian Yun agree?"
Xinmei chuckled and said dissatisfiedly: "Second Master, you are holding my face, but talking about other people's women, aren't you afraid that I will be unhappy?"
Li Xiao kissed Xinmei's bright red lips, "My Xinmei is such a stingy person. If you are unhappy, how could you try your best to convince Nianyun?"
"Fourth Master, don't just see the newcomer laughing, and don't hear the old one crying!" Xinmei said.
Li Xiao laughed and stretched out his arms, hugged Xinmei horizontally, "I'll let you cry again today." He was already strode towards the gums on one side.
The ground dragon in the room was burning warmly, and the brocade quilt on the gums was undulating. The rapid breathing sound and Xinmei's low voice of begging for mercy sounded from time to time, accompanied by Li Xiao's smug laughter, for a moment, there was endless spring.
I don’t know how many times it took, Li Xiao came out of the brocade quilt, leaned his arm on the bed, Xinmei crept out of the quilt lazily, and leaned her head against Li Xiao’s solid chest. Although Li Xiao was a prince, he practiced martial arts every day, but he was able to make a lot of muscles and bones, and his chest muscles were clear.
The fingers slid on the muscles of the eyes and the corners of the eyes and eyebrows were full of spring.
"Xinmei, do you really don't care?" Li Xiao stroked Xinmei's soft long hair and asked softly.
Xinmei put her hot face on Li Xiao's chest, listened to the powerful heartbeat inside, and said softly: "After marrying the Fourth Master, I have been favoring each other for so many years. Compared with the married sisters back then, I wonder how much happiness I have been. How can Xinmei not be satisfied? It is said that Xinmei is a Hedong lion? Xinmei doesn't know how wronged she is in her heart, but this time it just blocks those people's mouths."
"Those bored people are irritated. What do you care about them doing?" Li Xiao said with a smile.
Xinmei sighed: "Fourth Master, I'm afraid even the Emperor and the Empress have slandered me. The Fourth Master knows me, but His Majesty and the Empress don't know. They thought I was so domineering at home? In recent years, the Fourth Master has performed much better than the Old Master, but although His Majesty is not good, he has been hesitating and not being appointed as a crown prince. This is probably because you don't have a son yet. Xinmei is useless. She has married the Fourth Master for so many years, but she has only given birth to two daughters for the Fourth Master. She will not have the blessing to give birth to a son for you in this life."
Speaking of this, Xin Mei felt so excited.
"Don't say that, we are all young and have time." Li Xiao comforted.
Xinmei shook her head, "I asked Doctor Wen to show me. Doctor Wen didn't say a word or prescribe it. This is already very telling the problem. I'm already dead. This time, although I want to satisfy the Fourth Master's love for Nian Yun, I also hope that Nian Yun and Chunhong can give birth to a child for the Fourth Master earlier. I quietly asked Wen Po to look at the two of them, and Wen Po said that they both have the appearance of Yi Zi!"
Li Xiao smiled and shook his head, "Don't believe these things. Those wives know what you are thinking, so they will naturally follow your words. I guess they have gained a lot of benefits from you."
"What are gold and silver? Are we still missing? As long as they say it is accurate, I will reward them."
Li Xiao sighed, "Nianyun is afraid that Niannian will not forget her ex-husband. He promised to marry me and just wanted to use me to achieve the purpose of revenge. I feel awkward to think about it."
Xinmei laughed, "I am a great hero, are you afraid that I will not be able to capture Nian Yun's heart? Nian Yun married her. After a long time, with her methods, she is a stone and can warm up. What's more, as long as she gives birth to children for her and has children, her heart will naturally be tied to her. I am a woman, but she knows the thoughts of a woman's family than her."
Li Xiao nodded, "You are right, I will enter the palace tomorrow and ask my father to be the right person. I want to accept Nianyun as my concubine."
"Chunhong has accepted it together. I have already promised Chunhong. Don't let me be dissatisfied with the servants."
"Okay, okay, I must make Xinmei look good!" Li Xiao said with a smile.
Li Xiao's movements were very fast, and Emperor Yongle hoped that Li Xiao would have several more sons. The more princes, the better, the more the Li family's country would be, the more stable it would be. From Wen Zhaolun, he already knew that his heart could not be more desperate. Now that Li Xiao accepted the concubine, it was naturally a good thing for him. With a big stroke, Nian Yun and Chunhong immediately became the concubines of the fourth prince Li Xiao. The royal family immediately sent out a set of outfits such as jade plates, and their names were also included in the royal family.
Emperor Yongle Li Jia has been watching his two most capable sons in recent years. He originally tended to be the boss, but in recent years, the boss's behavior has been a bit against the rules. It would be fine to put people in the army. The emperor firmly believed that as long as he lived for one day, he would not be able to make a fortune. However, because the Yunjia Village slaughter case implicated him in reselling arms, and he was about to go to war, he deliberately traumatized himself to avoid the war. For what, wasn't he just afraid that after he went to war, he would kick the fourth brother and kick it off? What does this mean? To be honest, he was hoping that the old man would die sooner.
However, the fourth brother has performed much stronger in this regard. Needless to say, the treasury revenue has dropped sharply in recent years, not because the fourth brother is incompetent, but because the huge imperial country has suffered from natural disasters. In addition to some originally rich and fertile lands, some other places have been in a row. Not only can they not collect taxes, the central government has also had to allocate a large amount of money to help the disaster and help the poor, otherwise there will inevitably be beeping in the empire. Even so, the White Lotus Sect, which caused trouble to the empire, is still in gloomy and has not succeeded in several states in the south. Now it has turned to the western region and collected information from the secret guards.
Look, the White Lotus Sect in several western states has already become a big shot, which makes Emperor Yongle very anxious. The White Lotus Sect has been passed down for a long time and has been wiped out by dynasties in history. Once the time comes, it will immediately rekindle. If there is no Mongol people causing trouble on the border, there is no need to worry, just be afraid of internal and external troubles, and attack together. I hope that the Fourth Lao will succeed this time, drive away the Mongol people, and then turn around and defeat the White Lotus Sect, which has not yet become a climate, in one fell swoop. In this way, the empire will have a chance to breathe. The battle between the crown prince has come to an end, and the winner will have decades of opportunity to reorganize the old mountains and rivers.
The snow is very heavy this year, I hope the auspicious snow indicates a good harvest! Li Jia smiled bitterly and looked at the document sent from the western states. In the winter, there was no snow in the western states today. There was no snow in winter and the drought in the next year is almost certain. Li Jia wished to move the heavy snow in the southern part of the central region to the west, but unfortunately he is not a god and cannot do this. He could only pray to Li Xiao to quickly defeat the Mongolian people and to relieve external troubles first.
Regarding Li Xiao's request, Li Jia generously assigned a thousand Modao team to Li Xiao. This was a big deal for Modao, who had less than 7,000 people left. The capital must leave such a town team.
Just as Li Xiao was preparing for the wedding, a fast horse from Tanzhou was galloping on the road to Beijing. In the western Shanzhou, a group of people were parked in the wilderness. A leading woman jumped off the horse, picked up a pile of mud from the ground, and gently squeezed it. The mud turned into powder and slid down from her fingers.
"If it doesn't rain or snow, the spring sowing in Shanzhou next year will be over." A majestic man licked his lips, "The weather is really weird. It's so dry that it's so good in winter."
The woman clapped her hands and said, "It's good to have a drought. It's better if it doesn't rain. Three-eyed tiger, what is the charlatan Wang Xiang doing now?"
This group of people was a group of horse bandits led by Hong Niangzi and Sanyan Tiger, but Pang Yuan was still in Ezhou in the south. They had been following Wang Xiang, an important figure in the White Lotus Sect.
"That charlatan is dancing so happily now!" Three-eyed tiger smiled and said, "Contact everywhere, form associations, and there are many people under his command."
The Hongniang smiled and said, "Let him do it, well, what are the origins of those who follow Wang Xiang?"
"Kill some and arrest a few. They are secret guards of the court. Wang Xiang is a bitch, and he also wants us to wipe his butt when doing things. His words and deeds fall into the eyes and ears of the court. We are afraid that the second in command will not kill him."
"It's okay." Hong Niang smiled and said, "Just don't expose us. Looking at Wang Xiang, this guy must take action."
(Okay, I admit that I am very stubborn, which makes many people feel unhappy, but I want to write a good story. That's it, Rou Niang is an important figure, not a vase. Rou Niang will not only be a princess, but her status will be further. She will have many scenes in the future and will have many collisions with the protagonist, feelings, family affection, love, great cause in the world, etc., all of which will be developed between Yun Zhao, Rou Niang, Hong Niangzi and others. I don't want to write a novel, but I want to write more realistically. Even if my level is not enough, I have been working hard and moving forward on my journey. I am grateful to my book friends who have always supported me. For my friends who have left, I can only say sorry. Maybe next book, I will really write a book that is so white that I can't be any better, but before that, I will definitely write the journey as best as I can.)
Chapter completed!