Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1714 Desperate

Xiao Cen pursed his lips, and said disdainfully: "What preparations are you making? Fang Jun is a stick, a brat with wet breasts. He killed a few mobs on Niu Zhuji and then went straight to the sky. Isn't it because of his father?" According to me, don’t bother with it at all, if he dares to be tough, then let him know that our Xiao family is not like Gu’s and Yuan’s, let him manipulate it!”

Old and strong, that is the kind of person he is talking about.

Happy to be a hundred years old, temper grows with age, the older you are, the more powerful you are, it seems that people all over the world have to respect him and let him go, whoever stares at him is disrespectful Old, impolite, unruly...

Xiao Jing was speechless.

It's not that you haven't seen Fang Jun's methods, he is so vicious, do you think that kid will let you when you are old?
After pondering for a while, he said: "The seventh brother's letter said that he wanted to choose a female from the same family and give her to Fang Jun as a concubine. I think this is very good. If we can draw a young handsome man like Fang Jun into our Xiao family's camp, there will be some in the future." Great payoff."

This time Xiao Cen did not refuse, but nodded: "Fang Xuanling is a famous person, and he is a gentleman. Fang Jun is also young and promising, so it doesn't mean that we have humiliated our Xiao family's daughter. You can handle this matter." .Choose someone with good looks, especially smart, and when Fang Xuanling arrives in the south of the Yangtze River, you will come to visit him personally and make a final decision on this matter.”

If the aristocratic families want to maintain their strength and then gain greater benefits, the way with the lowest cost and the best effect is to marry.

Although the Fang family is not a well-known family, and the background is far different from that of the Lanling Xiao family, but seeing that the Fang family is about to soar into the sky, it is not shameful to take the initiative to propose a marriage. I don't know how many people have the idea of ​​marriage...

Sending out a clan girl will bring you thousands of times in return in the future.

Xiao Jing also breathed a sigh of relief.

It is true that he is the patriarch, and it is true that he can overwhelm Xiao Yu, but this does not mean that he can do whatever he wants in front of Xiao Cen. Throughout the ages, the word "filial piety" has always been the most respected and cared about character by people. Xiao Cen, the only surviving "Jade Generation" ancestor of the clan, naturally has unparalleled privileges.

If he objects to the marriage, it will be difficult for Xiao Jing...

Xiao Jing looked at the old man with a red face again, this person is called Xiao Mao, he is Xiao Jing's clan brother, only one year younger than Xiao Jing, Xiao Yu should respectfully call him clan brother in person.

Xiao Jing asked: "Even though the smuggling business can't be stopped, you still have to be careful when the storm is in the limelight. It's best not to be caught by the navy, otherwise it will be troublesome."

Xiao Mao disapproved in his heart, but he did not dare to refute Xiao Jing face to face, and said: "I understand that the seagoing ships headed for the Southeast Asian countries have just returned and are being repaired in Qiantang Port. The seventh younger brother said in a letter that Fang Jun said that the emperor asked to lead the navy. Go out to sea to destroy the Goguryeo navy, and speculate that the emperor will definitely agree. In this way, only when Fang Jun leads the navy to go northward, my family's fleet can just load up the cargo, and take the last trip before winter comes. Repair the ship and wait for the spring."

He was full of confidence, but Xiao Jing was not at ease: "If there is no deterrence from the navy, I am afraid that the pirates in the South China Sea will make a comeback."

Xiao Mao proudly said: "So what? All the ships are sailors with well-trained private soldiers from my family. They have accumulated a lot of experience in going to sea after several long voyages, and they are no strangers to sea combat. Except for the artillery, the combat power is not inferior to the navy. The pirates in the South China Sea have been encircled and suppressed by the navy several times, and they have already been defeated. Several large-scale pirates have been wiped out, and the rest are only small pirates with 50 people. It is impossible to pose a threat to our family's fleet. My family's ineffective villain Xiao Cuo is responsible for training the sailors on the ship, and the patriarch can rest assured."

When mentioning Xiao Cuo, Xiao Jing also nodded.

The Xiao family has a family of farming and education, and has a brilliant literary talent, but this Xiao Cuo is born with supernatural powers and martial arts. All the private soldiers in the clan are under his command, which is very reassuring.

Encountering a small group of pirates can indeed make them come and go...

"Then instruct the ships at Qiantang port to speed up repairs and rectification, and all places should hurry up to allocate supplies to Qiantang. As soon as the navy goes north, our fleet will immediately go south. Be careful, don't let the navy find out what's going on. cause trouble."

Xiao Jing made a final decision.

Even though Xiao Yu's warning words were very severe, but under the temptation of the huge interests of the Haimao, the greed of the Xiao clan has become unstoppable, and they took risks just to grab huge profits...

Xiao Mao nodded in agreement, but hesitated to speak.

Xiao Jing frowned, and said displeasedly: "My brother, why can't you say something face to face, what is the so-called hesitation?"

"Don't blame the patriarch, it's my brother's fault..."

Xiao Mao sneered, and then said: "There is a granddaughter in my family, she is twenty-eight years old, she is smart and beautiful, but she is quite favored by my old wife, she is very picky about her husband's family, and has never betrothed to anyone else. If you don't want to marry that girl What does the patriarch think of Fang Jun as a concubine?"

Xiao Jing sneered in her heart.

Want to climb up to Fang Jun's tall branch?
The abacus is clinking...

But thinking about it makes me feel relieved. With Fang Jun's current status, even if he is a concubine, it must be a prominent marriage for a while. When the crown prince succeeds in the future, Fang Jun will rise even more. It is so huge that anyone who looks at it will be envious.

Among the relatives, Xiao Mao has always been close to him and obeyed his words. It just so happens that there is no female family member of the right age in his family, so it is a feasible strategy to attract Xiao Mao to follow him more and more wholeheartedly.

Xiao Yu nodded and said: "Then tell your family to make preparations and prepare your granddaughter's birthday horoscope. Although I have no objection, I still have to ask Fang Xuanling for advice. If the horoscope does not match, no one can do anything about it. "

Xiao Mao beamed with joy: "That's natural, that's natural!"

Almost overjoyed!

Who is Fang Jun?

Fang Xuanling's son, the most popular person in the court today, and the future prime minister!

As long as he gets involved in this marriage, Xiao Mao's branch will skyrocket from now on. As long as his granddaughter can win over Fang Fangjun, even Xiao Jing will have to look at his face in the future...

The two discussed in low voices about the marriage, everything was agreed upon, and when they turned around, they saw Eighth Uncle Xiao Cen was drowsy, with saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Jing couldn't help cursing inwardly: Immortal, hurry up and die quietly...

*****
The misty autumn rain that swept across the south of the Yangtze River did not stop until dusk.

A mansion in Jiangling City was shrouded in mist and rain. The flowers and plants in front of the building were green, and the cool air was blown in through the open window, but it couldn't blow away the frowning eyebrows of a girl standing by the window...

This girl was born very beautiful, she was sixteen or seventeen years old, with plump cheeks and a sharp chin, and a small cinnabar mole on her vermilion-like lips, which added a bit of beauty to her incomparable beauty.At this moment, Yingying is pretty in front of the window, looking at the continuous rain, under the cool water vapor, it looks cold and lonely...

She seems to have just bathed, her crow's hair is casually scattered behind her back, smooth and supple like satin, her upper body is wearing a lake green thin coat, a pink beige covering her head, gauze thin trousers, and embroidered shoes with silk socks , wide trousers dragging the floor, loosely caged around the ankles, revealing two small white feet from the snow-like sarong, the toes are like freshly peeled lychee petals, crystal clear and lovely.

A faint sigh, thin and weak flute, sultry...

"Hey, I, who is going to be sent away as goods, have not yet looked at myself, but you, a noble lady, are sighing here, what's the reason?"

With a soft voice, a glamorous red-clothed girl appeared behind her, with a pretty face that was three parts teasing, three parts jealous, and four parts resentful...

This is also an outstanding beauty, but standing in front of the girl in pink at this moment, it is inevitable that her color will be blocked and she will become a vulgar fan.

The girl's frowning eyebrows were not stretched. Hearing this, she turned around, looked at the girl in front of her with clear eyes, looked at her bright red dress, and asked puzzledly: "What do you mean by my sister's words? Also, this is not what you gave me." The wedding dress you sewed yourself, how can you wait for the weather to wear it?"

The girl in red snorted, her tone implied anger, stared at the beautiful woman in front of her, bit her lip and said: "Don't you know? My grandfather gave me away, haha, isn't it strange, Lanling Xiao His daughter will be given away as goods one day? Don’t be surprised, this is not the strangest thing, the strangest thing is that she is not a wife, but a concubine..."

The girl in pink opened her rosy mouth slightly, her pretty face was full of disbelief.

The girl in red gritted her teeth and broke out completely. She had a ferocious expression on her beautiful face and almost roared, "Why are you pretending to be innocent?! Do you know that you hate the innocent look in your eyes? The whole family loves you, Hold you in the palm of your hand, you are 16 years old, but the eighth uncle is still unwilling to marry you! Why?! Just because you are the blood of Emperor Jing? Hehe, others can see you like this, but don’t you yourself? Do you look at yourself like this? You are not the granddaughter of Emperor Jing, let alone a nobleman. Daliang is dead, and you are just a princess of a subjugated country with no father or mother! Why should you send me to Fang Jun? On the bed? You should go!"

The girl's angry voice echoed in the small building, piercing through the drizzle, and startled the birds perched among the trees...

The girl in pink bit her pink lips with her white teeth, and looked at the hysterical girl in front of her in surprise.

"Pfft!"

The girl in red suddenly knelt down in front of her, her face was full of tears, she raised her head and begged, "Please, Sister Shu'er, go and tell Eighth Uncle that you are willing to marry into Fang's family as a concubine, okay? Eighth Uncle listens to you the most, as long as you say it, he will definitely agree. Please, you know that my cousin and I are childhood sweethearts, and we have already made a private appointment for life..."

The girl in pink didn't speak, but just stared fixedly at the girl in front of her who was begging for her fate.

You let me, a daughter of the Lanling Xiao family's prostitute, marry into the Fang family...as a concubine? !

(End of this chapter)