My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 4250 A Sudden Surprise

When Liu Mingzhi walked unhurriedly to the foot of the city gate, he subconsciously glanced at the soldiers on duty on both sides of the gate.

So, when Dong Dashan and his soldiers saw Liu Dashao, Liu Dashao also happened to see their suddenly excited expressions.

When Liu Mingzhi saw that the soldiers' faces suddenly became excited, he immediately understood what was going on without even having to think about it.

Simply because he had seen far too many of these darkly excited reactions today.

Needless to say, the soldiers on duty in front of him had already recognized his identity.

Liu Mingzhi looked at the group of soldiers who were staring at him excitedly, and glanced at Lei Jun, who was half a step behind him.

Immediately, he smiled faintly and nodded slightly to the soldiers on both sides of the city gate before continuing to walk into the city gate without stopping.

When Dong Dashan and his fellow soldiers saw Liu Dashao nod and smile at them, their expressions instantly became even more excited.

Immediately afterwards, Dong Dashan and his soldiers all nodded slightly in response to Young Master Liu.

However, when they noticed that Young Master Liu had only nodded slightly to them and then continued walking towards the city gate, their excitement was instantly replaced by undisguised disappointment.

They had originally planned to catch up with Young Master Liu today!

Even if it's inconvenient to catch up properly because my brothers are on duty right now, it would be good enough to say hello to His Majesty!

Unexpectedly, His Majesty smiled, nodded slightly to his brothers, and then left without stopping.

Faced with this situation, Dong Dashan and his soldiers were extremely disappointed.

However, despite their disappointment, the soldiers dared not harbor any resentment towards their fate.

After all, the fact that His Majesty the Emperor had just smiled and nodded slightly to his brothers was already a great honor for them.

His Majesty is extremely busy with state affairs every day, and it is perfectly normal that he does not have time to stop and chat with his brothers and others.

Furthermore, besides that, what if His Majesty happens to be on some business right now?

As a result, His Majesty naturally had no time to chat with his brothers and others.

Just as Dong Dashan and his soldiers were silently pondering their disappointment, they saw Young Master Liu suddenly turn slightly to talk to the person next to him.

Upon witnessing this, the disappointment on the faces of the dozens of dragon warriors gradually faded.

Sure enough, His Majesty is indeed doing something right now!

Then, the soldiers silently watched as Young Master Liu, Lei Jun, and Little Cutie's figures gradually disappeared into the distance.

After Liu Mingzhi and his two companions passed through the city gate and gradually blended into the crowds coming and going on the long street, the soldiers led by Dong Dashan finally withdrew their gazes.

Dong Dashan gently turned his slightly sore neck a few times, then laughed and waved vigorously at the group of brothers on both sides of the city gate.

"Alright, alright, His Majesty has already gone far away, all of you stop looking."

"On duty, stay on duty! Everyone, get serious!"

"Yes, we obey."

"Boss, look! Another caravan is coming. Several of the wagons are covered with canvas."

"I see it. Check it carefully."

"Order!"

Liu Mingzhi was naturally unaware of the thoughts in the minds of the soldiers, let alone what would happen after he entered the royal city. At this moment, he was chatting with Lei Jun about a new issue with a smile on his face.

"Brother Lei, how long do you estimate you will stay in the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during this journey?"

Lei Jun frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before turning to Liu Dashao with a smile and saying loudly, "Brother Liu, I've roughly calculated that I can stay for about eight days to half a month."

My caravan has several shipments of goods brought back from Western countries such as the British Isles, the Frankish Kingdom, and the Greek Duchy, which need to be sold in the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Then, I need to purchase some new goods in the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and transport them to other cities in the Abbasid Caliphate or to the more than thirty countries in the Western Regions for sale.

If the market is good, this buying and selling process will take at least eight or nine days.

Conversely, if the market is not doing well, it will take about ten days to half a month.

At the latest, it cannot exceed twenty days.

Otherwise, my journey back to my hometown will be delayed.

Upon hearing the time Lei Jun mentioned, Liu Mingzhi immediately smiled and nodded slightly.

"Hahaha, haha~ hahahaha."

Eight days to two weeks is perfect, perfect indeed!

As Lei Jun listened to Young Master Liu's cheerful words, a clear look of doubt flashed in his eyes. He was a little confused as to why the approximate time he had just mentioned was so good.

Just as he was about to ask the question that had been bothering him, Young Master Liu continued with an unchanged smile, "Brother Lei, since you can stay in the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate for eight or nine days, or even ten or fifteen days, then I won't rush to catch up with you properly."

Brother Lei, you and your group have traveled a long and arduous journey, enduring hardships and sleeping outdoors. I imagine you must be exhausted by now.

Under these circumstances, it would be too inhumane for me to drag Brother Lei along for another long reminiscing today.

Brother Lei, how about this?

As Liu Mingzhi chuckled and spoke, he raised his right hand and held up three fingers to Lei Jun.

"Three days later, I will hold a banquet in the palace to invite you, Brother Lei, to drink."

Then, the two of us brothers can drink and catch up on our old friendship.

Brother Lei, what are your thoughts?

Upon hearing Liu Mingzhi's words, Lei Jun's eyes instantly lit up with an incredulous and delighted expression. Wait, wait, did he hear that right? Liu Mingzhi was going to host a banquet for him?
For Lei Jun, this was all too sudden; he could hardly believe the words he had just heard.

Only Lei Jun himself knew that he had been racking his brains the whole way, trying to come up with a suitable excuse to invite his old friend, Young Master Liu, for drinks.

Before he could even come up with a suitable reason, Liu Mingzhi actually offered to host a banquet for him to drink together.

What a surprise! What a huge surprise!

However, this surprise came so suddenly that I could hardly believe it.

Faced with this unexpected surprise, Lei Jun did not rush to agree. Instead, he hesitated for a moment, raised his hands, and gently cupped them to Young Master Liu.

"Brother Liu, it is my honor that you have hosted a banquet to invite me to drink and reminisce. I will certainly not refuse your kind offer."

However, Brother Liu, isn't it a bit inconvenient for you to host a banquet for me in the palace?

If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion, in my opinion, it would be better if the two of us brothers went somewhere else to drink and reminisce together.

Lei Jun wasn't saying this out of politeness to Young Master Liu; he genuinely felt that drinking and reminiscing with Young Master Liu in a place like the palace was somewhat inconvenient.

In his view, since Liu Mingzhi was going to hold a banquet in the palace to invite him to drink and reminisce, then he must be living in the palace now!

There are many women in the palace, and it seems rather inappropriate for an outsider like myself to go directly to the palace to drink and reminisce with Young Master Liu.

To be on the safe side, it would be better to go somewhere else to drink and catch up.

Liu Mingzhi noticed the hesitation on Lei Jun's face, raised his eyebrows slightly, and after a moment of thought, he instantly understood what Lei Jun was thinking.

Without even thinking, he immediately raised his right arm and waved gently at Lei Jun.

"Hehehe, Brother Lei, there's nothing inconvenient about it."

Nowadays, the royal palace of the Abbasid Caliphate is not only occupied by my family, but also by a large number of female relatives. Many of the main generals of our Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty's two western expeditionary armies also live in the royal palace!
Besides, even if that weren't the case, there would be no problem for me to invite you to drink and reminisce in the palace.

Anyone who knows my personality knows that I am actually a very open-minded person.

As for me, as long as it doesn't involve any major rules or principles, I've never really cared about those minor rules and regulations.

Because of this matter, our Grand Secretary and Imperial Censor, Lord Xia Gongming, has caused me no shortage of trouble.

However, no matter how much trouble Elder Xia causes me, I just can't change.

Well, to be more precise, it's not that I can't change, but that I don't want to.

No, no, no, it shouldn't be said that I, as your elder brother, don't want to change; it should be said that I, as your elder brother, don't want to make any changes.

One is to correct, and the other is to change.

These two words differ by only one character, yet their meanings are worlds apart.

Correct! Change!
What is correction? Only those who have made mistakes need to correct their own problems.

Have I made any mistakes? What do I have to correct?

But if we use the word "change," then it's a completely different story, since the word "change" can be applied to so many things and situations.

For example, if someone has a bad personality, they need to change it.

For example, if something doesn't go well, you need to change your mindset.

In this life, everyone has their own thoughts and lifestyle habits.

Everything I do is simply based on my own ideas and habits. What do you think I need to change?
Lord Xia Gongming disapproves of my daily habits, but as his elder brother, I also disapprove of his old-fashioned lifestyle.

Oh, so what?

Who says your lifestyle habits are necessarily correct? I, for one, would say my lifestyle habits are correct!
In short, it all boils down to the generation gap.

After all, each generation has its own ideas!

Therefore, in conclusion, to sum up.

As long as I don't commit any fundamental errors in my daily words and actions, no one can change my daily habits.

So, regarding my plan to host a banquet in the palace to invite you, Brother Lei, to drink and reminisce, you don't need to feel any pressure or overthink it.

Just wait until the time comes and then go to the banquet on time.

Of course, there's one thing Brother Lei, you absolutely must not forget.

That is, you must never go to a banquet in the royal palace empty-handed!
Otherwise, I, as your elder brother, will be very unhappy.

After hearing Young Master Liu's eloquent words and his joking remarks, Lei Jun immediately raised his hands and clasped them together in a fist salute.

"Brother Liu, since you've already said so, I won't say anything more."

Three days later, I will definitely be at the palace for the banquet.

As for whether I will attend the banquet empty-handed, that depends on whether I remember in time to prepare a gift.

If I remember this matter soon enough, I will definitely visit you with gifts.

On the contrary, I would feel embarrassed.

"If you're unhappy then, Brother Liu, I'll willingly accept the scolding and punishment."

Upon hearing Lei Jun's teasing reply to his joking words, Liu Mingzhi couldn't help but chuckle a few times.

"Hahaha, haha~ hahahaha."

Brother Lei, if that's really the case, I won't scold you or punish you.

However, don't blame me if I order the servants to change the dishes right in front of you then!