Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Xiao Liu raised his eyebrows and said, "Go and inquire, and let me know after you figure it out." After speaking, Xiao Liu didn't stop, flicked the horse rope, and quickly headed towards home.

The scenery of Miao'er Mountain is really good, and you can call your sister-in-law and nephews to play together later.

……

at night.

A Qian came back after inquiring clearly, and reported to Xiao Liu, "That area is full of people from Li Shu and Li Qianhu."

Li Shu?

Xiao Liu rolled his eyes, and scolded angrily: "Do you think I will know who Li Shu is? Tell me, who is the one at the top?"

After A-Qian said awkwardly, he quickly said, "The old man was in charge before, but now it seems that Duke Ding is in charge."

As soon as Xiao Liu heard the name, Zeng stood up, raised his voice and said, "Mr. Dingguo?"

Ah Qian nodded.

A look of suspicion appeared on Xiao Liu's face and he said: "Why is there him everywhere? Recently, he was the one who secretly sent people to follow me. What do you think he wants?"

"This little one doesn't know." A-Qian shook his head.

Interesting.

Xiao Liu rolled her eyes a few times, and then she had a playful smile and said: "Well, tomorrow, you can take a few people with me to Dingguo Mansion for a walk, let's go and see what we can do." What fun."

"It's not right." A-Qian said in embarrassment: "If Madam knows about this..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Liu gave A Qian a hard look, and said: "What are you worrying about? When I come back tomorrow, I can go to my sister-in-law to make amends. I will stay at home for ten days and a half months at most. Be honest and wait for my brother to come back for a while, and then he will be able to show off that I am obedient."

"Then... alright." Seeing that Xiao Liu had made up his mind, A-Qian nodded and went down to make arrangements.

……

The night passed quickly, and on the second day, Xiao Liu saw the opportunity and went out of the mansion, heading towards Duke Dingguo's mansion.

At this moment, Xu Jingchang was tormenting himself because of emotional matters at home. When he heard the report that Xiao Liu was visiting, he jumped up with excitement.

She...she...she...how did she find it.

She won't like me too, so she came to find me at home.

This idea popped into Xu Jingchang's mind all of a sudden, but the next moment he felt that it was unlikely, but he still couldn't help but want to convince himself that it was actually possible.

This back and forth entanglement, the effort of a cup of tea is over.

After Xu Jingchang realized that he wasted time, he yelled, and quickly asked someone to help him pick out a handsome dress, put it on in a hurry, and then went to receive Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu had already drank two cups of tea at this time, and was a little impatient for waiting. If she hadn't asked Xu Jingchang for something, she would have sent someone to inform Xu Miaojin and went to play with Xu Miaojin.

So when Xiao Liu saw Xu Jingchang, he didn't say in a good tone: "Young, it's really not easy to meet Duke Ding. It seems that it's not the time for everyone to play in the palace together. Is it time to start working as an errand?" gone."

Speaking of which, Xu Jingchang is still two years younger than Xiao Liu, and the two of them plus Xu Miaojin not only know each other, but also because of Xu Miaoyun, they are relatively close.

But this time Xiaoliu felt that Xu Jingchang was a little different from before.

In the past, Xu Jingchang didn't like to play with their girls, so he looked a little cold, and he often looked at Xiaoliu with flat eyes, but this time Xu Jingchang looked at her a little stupidly, especially his eyes were straight. Looking at Xiao Liu carefully, Xiao Liu felt a little nervous.

Xiao Liu rolled his eyes and wanted Ah Qian to fetch the bow on the spot.

But as soon as she moved, Xu Jingchang was shocked back to his senses.

Xu Jingchang hurriedly concealed his gaffe, sat down and asked, "I don't know Sixth Sister, what's the matter with me this time?"

Xiao Liu snorted.

She wanted to ask directly what Xu Jingchang meant by sending someone to follow her, but after a second thought, she planned to use the matter of Qiu Ling to test it first.

Therefore, Xiao Liu told Xu Jingchang about Qiu Ling filling in the vacancy.

Xu Jingchang was stunned for a moment, with a disappointed look on his face. He didn't expect Xiao Liu to come to him because of business. He couldn't lift his spirits and said, "Then I'll ask later. If there are hundreds of households missing, just fill him up." That's it."

Xiao Liu was a little surprised by what he said.

"So happy?" Xiao Liu felt that she asked her elder brother to do something, and the elder brother couldn't be so happy.

Xu Jingchang looked up at Xiao Liu, because he had been thinking about Xiao Liu these days, and it was the initial stage of a sudden emotional outburst, so at this moment, a trace of affection could not help showing in his eyes, and he said softly: "As long as it is Sixth sister said, I can do it, and I will definitely agree."

amount.

This made Xiao Liu a little embarrassed.

Xiao Liu thought for a while and said: "Since you agreed happily, I'll just say a few more words to you. This matter will not embarrass you. Then Qiu Ling should have paid for hundreds of households, and I have asked people to inquire about it. The skills are not bad, the assessment is not a problem, you just follow the rules, he is just squeezed out and it is difficult to fill the vacancy."

Xu Jingchang didn't care about those, but asked a little bit tangled: "Then Qiu Ling... How did Sixth Sister know it?"

"Meeting by chance, it's a joy to help others." Xiao Liu said.

Xu Jingchang breathed a sigh of relief, this is Xiao Liu's temperament.

Xiaoliu didn't care about Xu Jingchang's reaction, since Xu Jingchang agreed to this matter happily, then this matter is over and it's time to do the main thing.

She opened the mouth and said: "This matter is considered righteous by you, but one yard is worth one yard..." At this point, Xiao Liu's face became serious, revealing the calm and angry temperament he learned from Zhen Wu: " What do you mean by sending someone to follow me?"

Xu Jingchang was startled, and the next moment his face suddenly became embarrassing.

Xiao Liu narrowed his eyes and said, "If you don't give me an explanation today, I'm going to make a big fuss in your Duke Ding's mansion."

The main reason for her coming here today is for this matter.

She wanted to hear what Xu Jingchang had to say.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jingchang could not utter a word even after stammering.

Xiao Liu frowned deeply, and said with a slightly angry face: "Speak, let me tell you, even if you don't speak today and I beat you, the Empress will not blame me. I will take care of this matter."

"No, no, I'm not afraid of this, it's just..." Xu Jingchang blushed and said, "I don't know why."

"You follow me, you don't know why?" Xiao Liu was furious: "You are lying to a ghost."

Xiao Liu stood up and glared at Xu Jingchang with her hips crossed. She was not short, but she was slim and dashing. In addition to her lively and active nature, she seemed to have vigorous vitality, infecting others.

Xu Jingchang looked at Xiao Liu, and felt that Xiao Liu, who was angry, had a different kind of beauty, which made him unable to take his eyes off, but at this moment he was pressed by Xiao Liu to ask the reason, his despicable love from the bottom of his heart, It made his face turn red even more.

When Xiao Liu saw Xu Jingchang like this, his heart skipped a beat.

"You...you...you won't..." Xiao Liu asked displeasedly, frowning.

Xu Jingchang waved his hands in fright: "No, I don't."

Xiao Liu frowned even deeper.

She curled her lips suddenly and said: "The tea here is really bad, don't wait, I'm going home." After speaking, Xiao Liu raised his legs and walked outside.

Xu Jingchang instinctively wanted to stop, but just opened his mouth and held back.

Xiao Liu was walking, then suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, no one is allowed to follow me anymore, just your people, they are all stupid, it's not fun to catch them."

Xu Jingchang seemed to have a flash of inspiration, and he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Then I will send some powerful ones to catch you, okay?"

"No!" Xiao Liu flatly refused, but after she realized it, her heart suddenly moved again, and she asked with a look of embarrassment on her face: "Well... I just want to ask, how powerful is the person you mentioned? "

"I'll go and pick and choose. I'll definitely pick the best one. The kind that Sixth Sister can't catch without thinking about it." Xu Jingchang looked at Xiao Liu expectantly.

Xiao Liu became entangled.

This sounds like fun.

But in the end, Xiao Liu still shook his head.

"My brother is coming back soon, let's talk about it later when we have a chance." Afterwards, Xiao Liu walked outside quickly without saying anything.

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Chapter 364 - Duke Zhao is back!

"What does Xu Jingchang mean?"

After Xiao Liu came out of Xu Jingchang's house, she kept thinking about this question while walking on the road. She had actually expected something in her heart, but Xiao Liu always felt a little unreliable in this kind of thing.

At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums, and bursts of firecrackers reached Xiao Liu's ears.

Xiao Liu looked up.

Today seems to be a good day, but it happened that she bumped into a procession to welcome the bride.

The team walked forward joyfully, everyone's faces were beaming, and the groom riding on the tall horse was a little dizzy in his joyful expression, and he didn't know that he was a little confused by the complicated rules. Confused, or a little dreamy because of marrying the daughter-in-law he likes.

But Xiao Liu looked at this scene, his eyes became a little dim.

The favorite lively place when she was a child, I don't know when it started, she actually had the idea of ​​avoiding or escaping.

As she grew older, she began to be full of anxiety about her age just like when Erxian was unmarried, but their anxiety was different. Erxian was afraid that she would not be able to marry, while Xiaoliu was afraid to get married.

It's not that she's afraid of being a wife or a mother, it's just that she has seen too many older brothers marrying wives and older sisters getting married. She has witnessed several times with her own eyes that the relationship between her older brother and older sister has become less intimate than before. She is afraid that one day she will be the same as her elder brother. At that time, even if my heart is full of missing my brother, I have to learn to keep it in my heart, and I can no longer compete with my sister-in-law for anything, and I can't ignore her future husband.

Since she was a child, her eyes were full of big brothers. In the past, she couldn't share the hardships with her big brother because she was young, and now she couldn't share the joys and sorrows with her big brother because she was old.

Those who owe big brother will eventually owe forever.

In fact, Xiao Liu doesn't know that most of the parents and children in this world are like this.

Xiao Liu sighed, turned around and walked towards home.

On the way, Xiao Liu became inexplicably irritable, so when she got home, she got into the archery range, and then bowed and set the arrow without saying a word, and did not do other things, just kept shooting the bow and arrow in silence .

As arrows struck the target like lightning, she didn't put down her bow and arrow until Xiao Liu was exhausted, and sat down on a chair beside her in a low voice.

After all, I still want to get married.

At this moment, Xiao Liu's mind somehow appeared Xu Jingchang looking at her stupidly.

This person is dumbfounded, and his family background is also good.

If you want to marry, it's okay to marry someone like this, at least Xu Jingchang doesn't hate it.

only…

Xiao Liu frowned.

Why did my sister-in-law ask her to choose Xu Jingchang?

Xiao Liu thought hard for a while, but she still didn't have any clues. The impatient she immediately stopped thinking, got up and moved her legs, and went to find Zhu Yuying.

Zhu Yuying was accompanying her youngest son at the moment, using toys to make him stretch out his two little arms on the bed and dangling. Seeing Xiao Liu coming over suddenly, she gave the toy in her hand to the maid, and asked the maid to play with her young son. , she got up from the bed and sat down beside the table, looking at Xiao Liu curiously.

"I heard people said that you went to Dingguo Mansion this morning? Why did you come back so early? Is it because my aunt is not at home or she doesn't want to mess around with you? It makes you feel boring?"

Xiao Liuyi sat down next to Zhu Yuying, shook his head and said, "I'm not looking for my aunt, I'm looking for Xu Jingchang."

Xu Jingchang?

Zhu Yuying was taken aback for a moment, and then said angrily: "You girl, you're so nonsense, you don't have to worry about others spreading gossip."

Xiao Liu chuckled, let Zhu Yuying stare at her, and didn't argue much.

After getting along with Zhu Yuying these years, she has already figured out Zhu Yuying's temperament. In many cases, as long as the mistakes she made are not too big, Zhu Yuying is too lazy to talk about it too much, but if she retorts a few words, she will let her Zhu Yuying talked more and more vigorously.

This is completely opposite to Zhang Yuqing.

If Zhang Yuqing started talking about something, and Xiao Liuyue showed an attitude of admitting his mistake, Zhang Yuqing would talk more vigorously. However, if he explained his reasons confidently, most of the time, Zhang Yuqing would be able to stop talking about it.

Regarding the two big Buddhas in the family, how Xiaoliu should deal with them has long been familiar with the practice.

Sure enough, seeing Xiao Liu like this, Zhu Yuying stopped thinking about teaching Xiao Liu. Seeing this, Xiao Liu quickly asked: "By the way, sister-in-law, you have taken me to many people's homes this year, but why didn't you say you took me?" Let's go to Xu Jingchang's house."

Zhu Yuying paused, and looked at Xiaoliu suspiciously: "Why do you want to ask this?"

"I came back today, thinking of this, I wanted to ask my sister-in-law." Xiao Liu said.

Looking at Xiao Liu's calm face, Zhu Yuying was still a little suspicious, she asked tentatively: "You and Duke Ding, you..."

Xiao Liu was taken aback, quickly waved his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, don't think about it, I'm really just asking."

Zhu Yuying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You almost scared my sister-in-law. You and Ding Guogong are not suitable. If you get married, it will be unfavorable to your elder brother. There are many men in this world. If you don't mean it, don't worry. Let's take it easy." Choose slowly, don’t mess around, understand?”

"Oh, that's it." Xiao Liu felt a little pity, but the next moment he laughed again and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't mess around."

"That's good."

Zhu Yuying said so, but Ren was a little worried in her heart. She then thought of something and said: "A few days ago, the princess came over and said that there was a poetry meeting next to the Qinhuai River, and it is said that there were some games like guessing lantern riddles. If you feel bored at home, invite two friends to take a boat together to relieve boredom."

Xiao Liu's eyes lit up, but the next moment he said worriedly: "Brother will be back in a month or so, will he let me go then?"

"At that time, my sister-in-law will tell your elder brother to take you there, and then you can have a good time with your elder brother." Zhu Yuying said with a smile.