Chapter 656
"Hehe, Lin Siyu, it's been so long, do you still think I'm the same Lin Yuan from before? You can bully if you want, beat and scold if you want to?" Lin Yuan pinched her chubby chin, thinking Cursed, this girl looked pretty, but she was actually not that bad, she had a double chin, and she had put on so much powder.Hey, it really is an old woman.

Lin Siyu bit her lip. From such a close distance, she could clearly see Lin Yuan's eyes. In those bright eyes, there was indeed a different wisdom and determination than before.

"You, you let me go, I, I really want to slander you Fumanlou. But, don't you have nothing to lose? If this is the case, why do you still bother me? I, I, I am the magistrate My concubine, you can't hurt me, let me go!"

"Ah!"

Lin Yuan scoffed, Lin Siyu, Lin Siyu, really is a pig brain.They didn't lose to Fumanlou, not because she, Lin Siyu, let them go, but because of their own hard work.It's ridiculous for this woman to say that she is not at fault!
The strength in Lin Yuan's hands became stronger, and Lin Siyu's face turned pale from the pain: "Lin Siyu, you'd better understand one thing, today we are all well and good, it's not your charity, but our self-reliance You got it! Also, you can keep this pretty face today, not because of your own hard work, but because my aunt and grandma let you go out of kindness. Hmph!"

After pushing hard, Lin Yuan let go of her chin, and then patted her chin in disgust, curling her lips and said, "Did you steal Li's kitchen? It's not too heavy to wipe so much white flour on your face." !old woman!"

Lin Siyu, who was freed, was deeply hurt by the words "old woman", and touched her face in a daze. She did feel thick powder, but can it be her fault? Because of Li Chengzhi's marriage, his skin has become worse. If he doesn't wear powder, his complexion will be even uglier.

Pan'er lowered her head, suppressed her laughter, and even her shoulders began to tremble.Old woman, this Boss Lin is really good at pinching other people's weaknesses. It seems that this woman will be so angry that she will not be able to get out of bed again after she goes back. That's great. Let this woman be sick for two more days, so that she can rest well. fake.

After coming out of the small black alley, Lin Yuan felt relieved and even walked much more briskly.

Ji Dong followed behind, rolling his eyes.It's been a whole day, and the second young lady has been in a bad mood, and he wouldn't believe it if she didn't miss someone.This Lin Siyu was also unlucky, he had to choose this time to hit the gun, he deserved to be punished by the second young lady.However, it can be regarded as a meritorious deed for the second young lady to make her feel better, so let her go back safely.

A gust of wind flew out from Ji Dong's sleeve, and Lin Siyu's coachman trembled and slowly regained consciousness.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a special day. After this day, it will be regarded as the official end of the New Year, so a palace banquet will be arranged in the palace to entertain the important officials and their families.

Although the palace banquet started in the evening, the courtiers began to enter the palace one after another in the afternoon.Xia Zheng was no exception, it was just that he was the last to enter the palace in previous years, but this year he was the earliest.

As long as he thinks of today's plan, Xia Zheng is overjoyed. He even greeted Zhao Hongsheng happily when he saw Zhao Hongsheng, who was usually the most unpleasant. This made Zhao Hongsheng look confused, and carefully sent someone to protect him , I'm afraid this is Xia Zheng's conspiracy.

"Hey, old man, are you looking for me?"

In the imperial study room, the old emperor was sitting on the throne drinking tea alone, Xia Zheng rushed in with a brisk stride, sat down opposite the old emperor, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and curled his lips Disgusted: "The emperor of a dignified country drinks this kind of broken tea? Poor!"

Those who dare to say that the emperor is pitiful, Xia Zheng, the little ancestor, is the only one in the world.

The old emperor reached out and knocked Xia Zheng on the head. The strange thing was that the person who was drinking tea with his head bowed seemed to have eyes on the top of his head. He leaned back and avoided the old emperor's sneak attack.

Xia Zheng chuckled, and the old emperor snorted angrily: "There are no rules at all! You don't even salute when you come in, and you dare to grab my tea! I can tell you, this is a new tea donated by Fanbang. How can you, brat? You will be lucky if you take a sip, and you are still picky!"

Is it just this shit or a tribute?

Xia Zheng put down the cup in distaste, shaking his head as if relishing something delicious: "I'm not talking about you, you still treat this broken tea as a treasure, if you have tasted the tea made by my family's Yuan'er, then you have to drink it too Is it like fairy dew wine?"

It was not the first time that the old emperor had heard Xia Zheng mention the name Yuan'er. Not only Xia Zheng, but also Princess Anle, and even Concubine Shu had mentioned this name in his ear.At first he didn't take it seriously, but now that he has heard a lot, he is a little more curious about this little girl he has never met.

The old emperor also pouted childishly, not wanting to see Xia Zheng's appearance very much: "If you don't like drinking, don't drink it! You kid is almost out of breath, and you still lie to me about what good tea is there? Hmph, if there is really good tea , why don’t you bring some back to me, you brat? To put it bluntly, I just didn’t think about me, and it’s been a waste of hurting you for so many years, little white-eyed wolf!”

Xia Zheng shrugged, spread his hands, and sighed helplessly: "This is wronging me, it's not that I don't want to bring it for you, it's that I really don't have a place to put it, you know, I'm so lazy, when I used to be in class Even the textbooks were opened for me by the little white rabbit!"

"Come on less!" The old emperor raised his hand and knocked hard on Xia Zheng's forehead: "Don't think that I can let you fool around as you like before I leave the palace! Your mother came here every day to show off, saying that you are coming back this time. Jing knew that he brought gifts for his family, such delicious cakes, fine wine, and a sleeve warmer made of rabbit fur. Hmph, you brought so many good things back, and you said there was no place to put them, so you just didn’t put them I will treat you as your family! Little bastard!"

Xia Zheng couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, and he just said, why didn't his mother nag him in the mansion after he came back this time?Dare to come to the palace to show off!
"Well, that's right, it's because I brought too many, so there is no place for you." Xia Zheng smiled, and before the old emperor got angry again, he said first: "Don't be unhappy, this time Come back, I have solved such a big problem for you, is this gift not as good as those cakes and wine?"

The big problem he was talking about was naturally the printing of books.Speaking of this, the old emperor was quite relieved. To be honest, printing this book is really hard work, and no one wants to share it with anyone.Fortunately, there is still this stinky boy, so he immediately talked to his heart.

However, while he was relieved, the old emperor was still very curious why he suddenly wanted this hot potato again, so today he deliberately announced him into the palace in advance by taking advantage of the Lantern Festival palace banquet.

"I like this gift. However, if you tell me the secret of printing the book, I will be even happier. Hey, don't fool me with the tricks of fooling courtiers. I am your uncle and uncle, you What's going on in this head, I know very well."

Xia Zheng chuckled, without saying a word, took out a small jade pendant from his bosom, and continued to play with it as if nothing had happened.

The old emperor Mo, finally couldn't bear it anymore, with a helpless expression of being defeated by him: "Okay, I really convinced you, just say what you want, coquettishly like a big girl."

How could he, Xia Zheng, be coy?Knowing that the old emperor just wanted to be brave with his mouth and win back a little face, Xia Zheng didn't care about him, and carefully put the jade pendant in his hand back into his arms, then approached the old emperor with a smile, and said mysteriously: "This I didn't come up with the solution, how could I take the credit of others? However, I still have to ask for the credit, so please think about it, uncle, and when the rightful lord comes, let her personally To invite you for credit, you must not forget this!"

The old emperor gouged him out and said, "It's hard to chase after a gentleman's words, not to mention that I am the emperor, and you have never heard of any jokes? But, who are you asking for? Could it be that one again, what kind of girl is that one?" right?"

As soon as Lin Yuan was mentioned, the smile on Xia Zheng's face couldn't be suppressed, he raised his chin, and said to You Rongyan: "That's natural, there are other people who can come up with such a clever way of printing books." ?”

"That's all right, all right, stop bragging, you've invited this credit, and you've got to show off what you should show off, now it's time to get down to business."

Xia Zheng raised his eyebrows and glanced out casually. Seeing that the sky was almost dark, he explained to the emperor one by one the method Lin Yuan thought up to print books with movable type printing. A burst of exaggeration.

What could be clearly explained in a few words, Xia Zheng actually babbled for nearly a stick of incense.The old emperor was really speechless to show off his wife and go crazy, but having said that, the method of printing books that Lin Yuan came up with is really ingenious, and the person who can come up with such a good method must be a delicate and intelligent person .

"I've been hearing you talking about Yuaner Yuaner, when will you bring this little girl into the palace for me to see?" The old emperor looked at Xia Zheng with a smile, as if he wanted to marry his daughter-in-law.

Xia Zheng couldn't see the small calculation in his heart, and raised his chin in a sly voice, "How can you just look at my master's women casually? Let's talk about it when the master is happy someday."

"Stinky boy!" The old emperor raised his hand and shot another chestnut. If Xia Zheng hadn't dodged quickly, his forehead would have looked like Erlang's god, and the old emperor would have created an extra red eye.

Xia Zheng chuckled, but he didn't know what he thought of. He stood up suddenly, walked in front of the old emperor, lifted his robe and knelt down, with an unprecedentedly serious expression: "Uncle Emperor, my nephew has something to ask, and please Uncle is perfect."

The old emperor seldom saw Xia Zheng like this, so he was very surprised. However, Jiang was still old and spicy. After thinking about it for a while, the old emperor had already guessed what Xia Zheng was asking for.

"Begging for what?"

"I beg the emperor's uncle for a marriage, the marriage between my nephew Xia Zheng and Lin Yuan."

"Who is Lin Yuan? The daughter of a courtier's family? Why don't I remember that there is such a lady in Beijing?" The old emperor tilted his head and thought for a while.

The corners of Xia Zheng's mouth twitched, and he said with restraint: "Lin Yuan is not the daughter of a courtier in Beijing, nor is she a lady from a rich family, she is a little village girl that my nephew met in Zhuma Town."

"Village girl? The second son of the dignified general's mansion wants to marry a little village girl?" The old emperor's eyes widened in shock.

Xia Zheng grinned, unable to pretend any longer, and snorted, "Old man, haven't you heard what my mother said, didn't you already know Lin Yuan's identity, and you still come to ask me! Tell me, can you give it to me?" Marriage?"

The old emperor couldn't pretend anymore, he finally saw that brat Xia Zheng turned back to him for the first time, and it was over before he even said a word, I'm not satisfied!
"Hmph, I know it's my business, and it's your business to ask me to give you a marriage! Don't think that I don't know what you're planning, because I'm afraid that the girl's status is low. Do you look down on it? But, do you think that things like people’s hearts will change just because you were married by me?” The old emperor gave him a blank look, how could a boy who is obviously very smart be so stupid when it comes to emotional matters? Woolen cloth?

Xia Zheng bit his lips: "Of course I know, but if I don't do anything, don't strive for anything, wouldn't it be more useless? I like her and want to marry her, but I don't want her to be killed by people in Beijing because of me." Squeeze out, others give pointers. Although I know that according to her temperament, she definitely doesn't care about these things, but I still have to do my best to get rid of all kinds of unhappiness for her, otherwise I don't have the heart to let her bear the burden of humiliation and marry into the capital. .”

The old emperor took a deep look at him, and said, "Didn't you just invite her once? Isn't it just right for her to ask me about the marriage? You don't have to beg me so lowly, look. It's really the first time for you to bow your head!"

"Her, she definitely won't use this matter to ask you for grace." Xia Zheng smiled warmly, that girl's waist is so straight, the more others don't like something, the more she has to straighten her waist to do it. to the best.If someone in the capital doesn't like her and obstructs her marriage with him, then what she will do is definitely not to ask the emperor to marry him, but to rely on her own efforts to do her best and strive to elevate herself to the same height as him .

The old emperor was a little moved. Such a smart, wise and stubborn woman is really rare.

"Okay, okay, I promise you, if you two little things can't handle it, I will give you the answer." The old emperor still had that casual look, perhaps to cover up something, he lowered his head and drank again. I took a sip of the new tea from Fanbang, just this time.

"Bah, it's really bad. Brat, don't forget to ask your daughter-in-law to bring me some good tea. My tea is really hard to swallow!"

The corner of Xia Zheng's lips curled up, and his voice responded loudly.

Looking at the sky, Xia Zheng rolled his eyes, covered his stomach and said to the old emperor: "In order to eat your palace banquet, I didn't eat anything at noon, and now I'm so hungry that my chest is sticking to my back. No I'm going to drink this nasty tea with you, and I'm going to find something to eat at the banquet."

"Go, don't be an eyesore here." The old emperor waved his fists like chasing flies away, wishing he would never see this guy again.

When there is a banquet in the palace, there is a time limit for entering the palace. When the time is up, the palace gate will be sealed, and then the palace gate will be opened after the banquet is over. Unless there are special circumstances, the palace gate is not allowed to be opened during this period.

The palace banquet was about to begin, and many courtiers and their families entered the palace gate one after another.Xia Zheng waited quietly by hiding himself, he was not relieved until he saw his parents' sedan chair entered the door and walked away.

From a distance, he even heard the voice of the old man asking him.Fortunately, everyone thought that he was still drinking tea at the old emperor's place, otherwise, the old man would have sent someone to catch him and keep him by his side.

He received an order from the old emperor before, and he entered the palace ahead of time. Now that the old man and Princess Anle have already entered the palace, he can finally leave openly.

Xia Zheng calculated the time well, not long after he left the palace, the gate of the palace was closed, and people were no longer allowed to come in and out at will.

Xia Zheng chuckled, whistled, and the six sons came out from the street corner leading two horses.Riding a fast horse, if you set off at this time, you should be able to arrive before midnight.

The cold wind blew across his face, but Xia Zheng didn't feel cold at all, instead, he felt warm. After more than half a month, they finally met each other.

In the palace, the old emperor shook his head and smiled when he heard the guard's report: "This brat, no wonder he entered the palace so obediently, it turned out to be such a ghostly idea."

Thinking of something, the old emperor twitched his lips and ordered: "Go to Zhuma Town and check on the girl named Lin Yuan."

The guards led away, and the old emperor rubbed the mouth of the teacup twice with vicissitudes of fingers, showing a meaningful smile.

The effect of the new product launch event was really good. The stinky tofu sold that night could not be described in terms of servings.Fumanlou has been in business for many years, and the restaurant is full of fragrance every day, only today, when entering the restaurant, it is filled with a stinky smell.What's even more strange is that no one would dislike the taste, but they all ate it and wanted it again.

Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly calculated the accounts while urging the back chef to be more agile. His forehead was already covered with a fine layer of sweat.Today's business is so good, it's unexpected.Who would have thought that stinky thing could sell so well.

Not only the stinky tofu, but also the activity of the full turntable also attracted many people.

Shopkeeper Liu looked up at the turntable, and there were still many people waiting in line for the lucky draw.Everyone hopes to be able to win the free order, but as a good award, how can it be so easy to win?
Speaking of this, shopkeeper Liu admired Lin Yuan's ingenuity even more. The entire turntable was divided into several portions, but the portion of glutinous rice balls and stinky tofu accounted for the largest portion. Fight.

Such interesting and fun things, where can Ma Xiaonan be missing?
In order to turn the carousel a few more times, she even went out of her way to settle the bills for the customers at the tables next to her.

Ma Junying looked at the little girl dotingly, and then looked at the several boxes of glutinous rice balls and stinky tofu in his hand. He couldn't laugh or cry. This silly girl can buy a lot of glutinous rice balls and stinky tofu for more than 100 taels of silver. She's going to use it to play the roulette.

"Free order! Free order! Free order!" Ma Xiaonan looked at the turntable nervously, muttering incessantly, but things didn't go as expected, the pointer dangled in the free order column for a long time, and finally missed the past , stopped at the column of stinky tofu.

"Oh, it's stinky tofu again!" Looking at the stinky tofu that the boy handed over, Ma Xiaonan immediately turned into a bitter face: "There are so many stinky tofu, I almost become stinky tofu."

Ma Junying chuckled: "Okay, it's time for us to go back."

Still a little reconciled, Ma Xiaonan looked at the turntable reluctantly, and sighed: "It seems that I still have no luck with the free order."

"Miss Ma, don't be sad, this thing is based on luck."

When Ma Xiaonan was playing the roulette, Lin Yuan stayed by her side, and she really liked this innocent and cute little girl.

"Miss Lin, next time there is an event in your store, you must tell me, I will come to participate!" Ma Xiaonan held Lin Yuan's hand tightly, she must not miss such a fun thing, lest Lin Yuan forget , and warned: "You must have someone go to Majiazhuang and inform me. If it is too troublesome, just ask someone to go to the school and tell my elder brother."

Lin Yuan held back her laughter and patted her hand: "Okay, I will never forget."

With Lin Yuan's guarantee, Ma Xiaonan got into the carriage at the urging of his eldest brother.

Ma Junying handed the glutinous rice balls and stinky tofu to San'er, smiled softly at Lin Yuan who was standing at the door seeing off the guests, and said, "It's cold, you'd better go back inside."

Lin Yuan's heart was warmed by this man's smile, and she nodded, "Okay, thank you."

(End of this chapter)

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