The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 425 The Condor Hero, getting married

The King of Qin wrote paintings and lyrics in the palace. In a short time, it spread all over Tokyo. It spread all over the country, including Liao, Xixia, and Dali. , and even Korea, Japan and other places.

Yelu Dashi roared to the sky in Shangjing City Mansion, slashed the long table in front of him with his knife: "Zhao Tong, my son, I will not be a human being until I kill you!"

Xiao Min was at Green Willow Villa, happily reading the poem while Diao tilted his head and listened beside him, confused as to why his master was so excited.

After reading it, Xiao Min said to Zhao Tao in front of him: "Erlang, was this word written for me?"

Zhao Tong touched his chin and thought to himself that this was really not the case. This was to deal with the old man's blackmail. Although the old man was shameless in many places, even to the point of being careless, he was still wary of his words and voice. After all, he prides himself on being a scholar, and the reputation of a scholar is paramount, and he does not want his own literary reputation to be damaged.

It's like a certain emperor in later generations who was good at carpentry. Every time he made something, he would compare it with the things made by master carpenters outside the palace. Once he found that the shape of his own work was similar to that of someone else, he would immediately destroy it to avoid being slandered by others. In his mind, the reputation of carpentry is greater than that of the country, and his reputation for woodworking is also greater than that of the country.

Zhao Tong didn't want to be coaxed, so he shook his head at this moment: "Thirteenth Mother, this... I wrote this poem casually in order to deal with the difficulties of the official family."

Xiao Min blinked her beautiful eyes when she heard this, her slender and beautiful eyebrows stretched, and said: "Didn't Erlang say that even if you lie, as long as you lie for a lifetime, it will be true? Why don't you lie to me?"

Zhao Tong sighed: "I wrote it for Thirteen Niangs, I'm just embarrassed to say it."

Xiao Min smiled like a flower and said: "That's it. I want to add a title after this word to the thirteenth mother. Can Erlang read it?"

Zhao Tong smiled and said, "It's not bad. Just be happy, Thirteenth Mother."

Hearing this, Xiao Min happily filled in the paper with a pen, and then said, "I'll copy it again and put it in Erlang's collection of your poems."

Zhao Tong thought for a while: "I now have my own bookstore, a printing workshop and a sales shop. Tomorrow I will have people carving and firing ceramic plates, and a new batch of collections will be sent out."

Xiao Min said: "Then my name will appear on it?"

Zhao Tong nodded and smiled: "I'm afraid no one knows who Thirteenth Mother is."

Xiao Min blushed and said, "How come I don't know? I will know later."

Zhao Tong looked at her and gently took her into his arms: "Thirteenth Mother, why don't we get married in a few days."

Hearing this, Xiao Min lowered her head shyly and pushed him gently, but she couldn't push him away...

The big eagle was watching the two of them chatting with each other, feeling a little bored. He stretched out his left paw, and I scratched, and I scratched, and scratched.

It wandered to the door, pushed it open with its wings, and wanted to leave.

In fact, not to mention this exotic spiritual bird, even the cats and dogs that are usually kept at home can open the door, and some can even pull the bolt to unlock it, and can come up with various ways to go out.

And after training for a long time, cats and dogs can also understand simple human speech, needless to say.

After it went out, it kicked back with its right paw gracefully, closed the door again, and then walked forward in a swaggering manner.

Now everyone in Zhuangzi is familiar with it, and no one is surprised by it. Some even say hello to it: "Hey, where are you going, Xiaoxia?"

Diao Xiaoxia naturally ignored it. This name was given to it by its owner. To be honest, it didn't like it very much, but there was nothing that could be done about it. Who made it speechless and unable to raise objections.

In fact, compared to the Prince's Mansion in Shangjing, it would rather stay here at Green Willow Manor. There are too many Bipeds in Shangjing City, which seems annoying. If you want to go outside the city, you have to fly several miles, so it is not as good as here. After leaving the village, there are mountains and plains, and a small river. There are many kinds of animals and birds, so it can have a lot of fun.

As soon as it spread its wings and flew into the sky, it let out an eagle's cry and soared into the sky. Its two claws kept practicing its grip, I grabbed, I grabbed, I grabbed...

In the evening, a banquet was held in the village. Yue Fei said during the banquet: "Brother, I will return to Xiangzhou in a few days."

Zhao Tong said: "Junior brother, why are you so anxious?"

Yue Fei said: "I came out to walk around on my mother's orders. She said she was going back in winter and could not resist."

Zhao Tong nodded. Yue Fei was a filial man. If his mother had not allowed him to walk outside, he would have refused to leave Xiangzhou because of the teachings of his parents who were not far away.

He said: "It's still early for winter, and Xiangzhou is very close, just across the Yellow River. It's not too late to leave when the first snow falls, so I can prepare more gifts for the old lady."

Yue Fei said: "When I left, my mother told me not to accept any more gifts from my senior brother..."

Zhao Tong glanced at him: "It's not for you. If you don't give it to the old lady, that would be considered unfilial."

Yue Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Senior brother, you are using strong words to make excuses."

Zhao Tong said: "But the princess and I are about to get married. You didn't catch up with us several times before. This time, we have to wait for the wedding before leaving Zhuangzi."

Yue Fei said in surprise: "Senior brother, why don't you go back to your house to take care of things?"

Zhao Tong nodded: "If you don't go back to the palace, the identity of the princess is sensitive, and it's difficult to remain anonymous. There will be a lot of troubles if you go back, so just get married here at Green Willow Manor."

Yue Fei thought about it and felt that it was true. After all, once this matter was leaked, it would break the news. The Liao Kingdom would definitely explode when they learned that Princess Yan Min escaped from marriage and came to the Song Dynasty to marry the King of Qin. , in the Song Dynasty, Emperor Daojun might not agree even if he knew about this matter.

Yue Fei said: "Junior brother understands."

Zhao Tong said: "In seven days, let's not call outsiders, they are all our brothers. You probably all know the commanders in the mansion and those from Suiyulou."

Yue Fei said: "I know it, and I have many good friends. Can junior brother be of any help?"

Zhao Tong said: "You and Zhang Xian are responsible for the safety of Luliu Village. No one else is allowed to come near."

Yue Fei smiled and said: "Brother Xian talked about a gun competition last time. I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm afraid he thought I ran away."

Zhao Tong shook his head: "He is not your opponent. Competitions and other competitions are just big words."

Yue Fei said: "Senior brother is trying to kill me. I see that brother Xian's marksmanship is also very extraordinary. I won't say a single step, but he will definitely be a master in no time."

Zhao Tong said: "I don't know. It's just that the last time I fought with Gao Chong on horseback, I wasn't close. I heard that he was chased by Gao Chong all over the martial arts arena."

Hearing Gao Chong, Yue Fei couldn't help but change his expression, and said sarcastically: "This nephew is born with supernatural power, and his martial arts skills are unparalleled. In ancient times, he was afraid of thousands of enemies."

Zhao Tong drank a glass of wine and said, "I'm just a little naive and don't know how to adapt. I need to train him."

After drinking for a while, the table was removed and Zhao Tong returned to his room.

He always slept in the study room on Zhuangzi, and now, under the influence of alcohol, he couldn't help but turn around to Xiao Min's residence next door.

After knocking on the door, a voice came from inside: "Is it Erlang?"

Zhao Tong said: "Thirteenth Niang, open the door."

Xiao Min said shyly in the room: "It's so late, Erlang should go back to the study to sleep." Zhao Tong said: "Let's discuss the details of the marriage, so that we can go to the city to buy things tomorrow."

After a while, a rustling sound was heard, and the door bolt inside was opened.

Zhao Tong walked in and saw that Xiao Min was wearing moon-white silk pajamas and pajamas and a blanket. He looked at him and whispered: "Why don't Erlang tell the truth? I'm afraid he will come to sleep on the bed again..."

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It's cold when one person sleeps, and the two of them work together to keep warm."

Xiao Min lowered his head and said nothing. Zhao Tong didn't come over at night these days. Even when he first returned to Zhuangzi, he didn't sleep with her. Who knows what he was thinking today and knocked on the door.

The couch was quite big. After getting on it, Xiao Min shrank aside and said, "There are two pairs of quilts, as well as pillows. Erlang doesn't have to fight with me anymore."

Zhao Tong touched his chin and said, "It's like this..."

Xiao Min said: "What do you think Erlang is?"

Zhao Tie looked at her and saw that she had taken off her hairpin, her long black hair was scattered, contrasting with her snow-white skin, her eyebrows were picturesque, her long eyelashes were trembling slightly, and she was shy with a hint of coquettishness.

Xiao Min hugged the satin quilt tightly, her two long legs were straight and slender under the light of the candle, and they were tightly together. Her pair of slender white feet seemed to have nowhere to rest, and they were avoiding Zhao Tong's bright eyes.

Zhao Tong took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "Getting married is a big event. Zhuangzi has to rearrange the arrangements. Does he have an idea of ​​how to decorate the Thirteenth Niang?"

Xiao Min didn't expect Zhao Tao to ask her about this matter, so she thought about it and started talking...

After talking about the village, we talked about the new house, other items, and the ceremony. Before we knew it, it was midnight.

Looking at the night outside, Zhao Tong waved his hand to extinguish the candle, and the room suddenly became dark.

"Erlang..." Xiao Min felt Zhao Tong's hand suddenly reach out and held it in panic.

"Tired, Thirteenth Mother, go to sleep." Zhao Tong murmured.

"Well..." Seeing that Zhao Tong made no move, Xiao Min responded, just holding Zhao Tong's hand, and slowly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, feeling warm, Xiao Min opened her eyes, but she didn't know when Zhao Tong got into her bed, and she was holding Zhao Tong's waist, and her upper body was lying in his arms.

Xiao Min hurriedly closed her eyes, and Zhao Tong reached out and patted her behind: "Get up and follow me into the city."

"I can't afford it..." Xiao Min pulled the quilt, covered her head, and hid aside.

Zhao Tong smiled and was about to call the maid, but when he thought there was no one in the village, he couldn't help but shook his head.

This was a matter that needed to be solved. Xiao Min originally had a personal maid in Shangjing, but he was in such a hurry that he couldn't bring him over. He thought for a moment and decided to leave the matter to Qi Hongyu. After all, there was no one around to take care of him. , always a troublesome thing.

After washing up and having breakfast, he ordered someone to set up a few carriages and drove straight to Tokyo.

I didn’t go to Xiangguo Temple this time. Although Xiangguo Temple is lively and has a wide variety of goods, most of them are popular in the market and are not suitable for selecting items for weddings.

The car first went to several bustling streets in the east of the city, where there were mostly silk and satin shops, rouge and gouache shops, jewelry shops and silver shops, etc. Then it came back and walked up and down Zhuque Street, finally stopping at the foot of Suiyu Downstairs.

This is their own business. Now that Huang Gu is not here, he is happy in Hebei and does not want to miss Beijing. Everything is decided by Jian Suyi. Jian Suyi has already received the notice from Zhao Tong, and now he led all the heroes to welcome him out.

Xiao Min couldn't help but feel confused when she saw the many people in front of her. After Zhao Tong explained, she realized that they were all Zhao Tong's subordinates, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Zhao Tong knew that she was thin-skinned, so he laughed and pulled her into the building, and then she calmed down a little.

Broken Jade House's business is now getting bigger and bigger. After all, it is a business without capital. None of the jewelry and jades in it are paid for, so the selling price is one to two percent lower than in the world, so it is naturally prosperous.

Today, because Zhao Tong informed in advance, no outsiders were accepted. Although the place was decorated with jewels, it was empty.

Xiao Min was dazzled and whispered: "Erlang, where did you get all these things?"

Although she is a princess and Xiao Duoli's lazy goddaughter, the Liao Kingdom is not richer than the Song Dynasty. Many things here are considered treasures in the Liao Kingdom, and even high-ranking officials don't have many in their hands. As for the prince's palace, Not many.

Zhao Tong also whispered back: "They were all stolen!"

Xiao Min was shocked when he heard this, and then said: "Erlang, you are lying to me again."

Zhao Tong shook his head: "This is not a lie to Thirteenth Mother. Some of them were given as gifts, and most of them were taken back from the wars in the past two years. I went to the south to suppress thieves and gained a lot, so I sold them here and turned them into cash. silver."

Xiao Min said: "Erlang, I didn't expect you to be so rich..."

Her family was considered a prominent figure in the Liao Kingdom. Although her father had passed away, she still received the same salary, which was regarded as compensation from Emperor Tian Zuo.

However, Zhao Tan, a prince of the Song Dynasty, only received a salary of only 1 taels a year. The financial resources of the Liao State were far inferior to those of the Song Dynasty. He was also a prince with a different surname, so his salary was actually only about [-] taels.

However, when Xiao Feng was still alive, he could still receive an extra 800 taels for serving in the court. Xiao Min had no job and only relied on the 1000 taels from Wang's salary.

However, this was enough to live a wealthy life in the Liao Kingdom, and it was basically unexpendable.

Although the copper coins of the Liao Kingdom have continued to depreciate in the past two years like those of the Song Dynasty, gold and silver have remained very strong, and some treasures have also increased in value. This was due to the war with the Jurchens. Many nobles held them, but the empire collapsed. , as far as the idea of ​​​​escaping with money is concerned, it must not be copper coins, only gold, silver and jewelry.

Hearing this, Zhao Tong glanced at Xiao Min, shook his head and said, "Thirteenth Mother said whether there is money or not, I don't really feel it. You know, I have never touched money, and I have no interest in money."

Xiao Min was stunned, her cheeks turned red, she felt that her vision was too low, too ignorant, and she couldn't help feeling ashamed.

At this time, Bai Zhan was nearby, and the corners of his mouth twitched when he heard Zhao Tong's words.

Bai Zhanxin said, "Your Majesty, you didn't even write a draft when you lied. Have you forgotten that you took all 58 copper coins from me when you were on Hero Island?"That's all my property, it's private money. Not only did you touch the money, you also put it away. Even after being back for so long, you never mentioned returning it.

Zhao Tong said: "Thirteenth Niang can choose whoever she likes."

Xiao Min nodded. She was not good at hiding her thoughts. Although she had a tender face, she felt that she liked it without being pretentious. She carefully went over and picked out some women's hairpin bracelets, and then said: "Erlang, I choose It’s over.”

Zhao Tong said: "If you want it in the future, come and get it yourself."

Xiao Min shook his head: "No, that's enough."

Zhao Tong smiled: "Everything is up to you, Thirteenth Mother."

Then the two of them sat in the building for a while, then went out and got on the carriage, heading straight back to Green Willow Manor.

(End of this chapter)