The commander-in-chief is handsome and charming

Siqi sat in her seat with a grim face.

The little emperor coughed lightly.

He pressed his hands towards all the ministers.

The laughter in the audience subsided. "Hey, Cui Xiang, do you want to marry into the Southern Qi family?"

When the little emperor asked this, Cui Zhiyuan's face changed.

He glared at Cui Xiang fiercely.

But the son didn't look at him.

A pair of eyes were looking at Miss Jane with affection.

"If Miss Jian is sincere, I am willing to marry into your family." Cui Xiang blushed and bowed to the little emperor.

On one side, Cui Zhiyuan looked at his son.

I just want to give him a shoe.

The ministers began to hold back their laughter again.

The man behind Siqi said in a cold voice, "I, Nanqi, want to make friends with Dongling."

"This time the Major General personally sent her to marry him. Is this how you, Dongling, treat your allies?"

"Sir." An official stood up with a smile.

"My Dongling men are ready to marry into your Nanqi family. Isn't that enough to express my Dongling's sincerity?"

"Yes."

"It's not easy to be a son-in-law."

"Especially leaving home and going to Southern Qi."

The eloquence of this group of literati finally came in handy.

Siqi looked at the people in Dongling with a sullen face.

Ling Yun lowered his head and poured himself a glass of wine, while Leng Jue was indifferent to the matter.

The rest of the people all looked smiling.

then……

Suppress the anger in your heart.

Anyway, their target is Cui Xiang, who is indeed a genius in business.

As long as he can use her, it doesn't matter whether I marry her or not.

"Originally, I wanted to leave my cousin in Dongling to keep Concubine Qi company."

"Since Master Cui doesn't want to marry me, it would be best if I could marry into the family of Southern Qi."

He just finished saying this.

Cui Xiang smiled instantly, "That's perfect."

The man stood up and bowed to the little emperor. "Your Majesty, may I borrow your abacus?"

When he said this, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Ling Yun pulled Shen Qingdai's clothes and winked at her.

If my guess is correct, the fun is about to begin.

Although the little emperor didn't understand, he still nodded to Zhang Yuan.

The latter hurried out, but came back with an abacus a moment later.

Cui Xiang took it with a smile and bowed to the little emperor again.

Then he smiled at Siqi.

Her face turned red again. "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Major General."

"My father is not good at these things, so I have to ask for it myself."

"According to the customs of my Dongling, since you are going to marry me, you must prepare a betrothal gift."

"Although my Cui family is not a famous family, my father is now a second-rank minister, so..."

He held the abacus in his arms and fiddled with it. "According to the rules, if I, a son of an official family, want to be a son-in-law, then forty-six pieces of betrothal gifts are not too much, right?"

"The heaven and earth among them..." He calculated seriously.

Siqi's face turned even darker when she heard this.

But it's worth it if we can get the person back.

However, he underestimated Cui Xiang's nature as a businessman.

"This is based on my Dongling marriage. Now I am doing this for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, so the price will naturally be doubled."

"At the same time, I have some business cooperation with the Grand Princess. In order to gain the princess's trust, I signed a 20-year contract with her."

"According to the contract, if Miss Jian wants to marry me, I'm afraid she will have to help me pay the Grand Princess 500,000 taels of silver."

The abacus in his hand clattered.

He read out the numbers one by one.

Siqi finally couldn't help but said, "Enough!"

Cui Xiang put his hand on the abacus with an innocent look on his face.

Siqi looked at him with a dark face, "Mr. Cui, are you teasing me, Nanqi?"

"How could that be?" The abacus in Cui Xiang's hand shook.

"This is the standard I set for myself when it comes to marrying a wife. Now that I am going to marry into the family, of course the standard can't be too low."

He spoke seriously and Siqi's face turned pale.

And that Miss Jane lowered her head and her shoulders trembled slightly, and she was actually about to cry.

Here, Cui Xiang kept looking at the people from Southern Qi.

See her like that.

There was a flash of disdain in his eyes, and then he held the abacus in his arms dejectedly.

"As expected... Miss Jian may not be fond of me."

"After all, I was overthinking it."

There was grievance and helplessness in the voice.

The man stood in the hall and bowed to the little emperor.

He bowed again to the people of Southern Qi.

Then he returned to Cui Zhiyuan's side dejectedly with the abacus in his arms, and sat back with his shoulders shrugged.

He has a very delicate face.

Everyone couldn't stand this behavior.

"Since it is a marriage alliance, I, Dongling, have already agreed to marry into the family. But you, Nanqi, don't want to marry her anymore. What is the meaning?" The civil servants were put to use again.

Cui Zhiyuan's face didn't look very good either.

It is one thing that he does not want his son to marry into the family, but it is another thing that the other party is unwilling to marry.

What's the matter with a son who can't get married?

wrong,

he……

Cui Zhiyuan looked at Cui Xiang, not knowing whether he should stand up for him.

Ling Yun pulled at the corner of Shen Qingdai's clothes and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Leng Jue had a stern face and tried hard not to laugh.

Concubine Qi above also looked unhappy.

The little emperor looked at the queen and continued to drink to hide his smile.

Miss Jane sat in her seat, unable to react for a long time.

Obviously, she is the one who should be sympathized.

how……

How did that happen?

His gaze paused on Cui Xiang, who looked up at him.

His eyes were filled with disappointment.

She was stunned again.

When the palace banquet ended, Cui Zhiyuan carried Cui Xiang out of the palace.

"Dad, Dad, Dad, please walk slower." Cui Xiang struggled hard, but although Cui Zhiyuan was old, he had quite strong hands.

He couldn't even act like an abandoned, innocent boy.

He was dragged out almost without touching the ground.

Just as the father and son reached their carriage, a man suddenly rushed over.

"Cui Xiang, how dare you make fun of me, Nan Qi." The man came to the carriage.

He punched Cui Xiang in the face.

only……

Before the fist landed, Leng Jue kicked forward directly.

He kicked the man away and stood in front of the Cui father and son.

Then he glared at Ling Yun.

If I hadn't pulled her back just now, would she still want to do it herself?

Does she look like a girl?!

Leng Jue finally found an opportunity to show off and glared at Ling Yun.

He looked coldly at the person he kicked out.

The man named An Zhi looked at Leng Jue with a gloomy expression, and raised his hand to pat the footprints on his arm.

Then he looked at Ling Yun, who was holding Shen Qingdai's hand and was eager to try.

"What? Are you from Dongling planning to use your numbers to bully the minority?" He came directly to complain.

The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the officials.

"You are using your numbers to bully the few?" Leng Jue raised his eyebrows and rolled up his sleeves. "You really overestimate yourself."

Just as he was about to take action, Cui Xiang behind him suddenly shouted, "Someone, come quickly."

"There are assassins!"

This shout made the man's face change.

At this moment, they were gathered at the palace gate, and the Royal Guards surrounded them almost instantly.

The man raised his finger and pointed at Cui Xiang, unable to speak for a long time.

But Cui Xiang continued, "Members of the Southern Qi delegation assassinated our Dongling talented merchant in the street. They deserve to be killed!"

He flattered himself without hesitation.

Then he lifted his robe and bowed to Ling Yun, "I ask the Grand Princess to make the decision for me!"

Siqi hiding behind the crowd: ...

Cui Zhiyuan: ...