Before confiscating the house and going into exile, he emptied the enemy's warehouses and fled.

Chapter 216 Asking for Marriage
Xie Yanyan's first thought: Could it be that the King of Nanhai is here too?
Walking to the door, two familiar faces came into view.

Chuxi looks towards the green mountains.

The two carriages at the back were loaded with unknown contents, covered with tarpaulins and filled to the brim.

Qing Jin jumped off the carriage and said with a smile: "Miss Xie, are we not too late?"

"Brother Chu, why are you here at this time?"

Chu Xiwang is the emperor. Is there no palace banquet on New Year's Eve? Why come to Lingnan if you don't enjoy it with the ministers?
The arrival of Chu Xiwang made the Xie family busy again.

In the past few months, the Song Dynasty has become famous.

Who doesn’t know that Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty had one man to guard against ten thousand men? He used his soldiers like gods in battle, was wise and wise in his administration, rectified the administration of officials, emphasized the Han people, reformed the criminal law, made light of corvee and low taxes, and developed education...

Those who surrender flock to him.

The Song State was established only a few months ago and quickly annexed eight surrounding small countries.

Some people predicted that Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty might unify the world and end the chaotic situation.

For such a heroic emperor, who is celebrating the New Year, it is always a bit strange to come to a place like Lingnan and visit the Xie family who have just been pardoned for three days...

However, the Xie family has become accustomed to guests constantly coming to the house, and everyone is welcome when they come to the house. Just put an extra pair of chopsticks!

Xie Anfeng and Xie Ning were both very enthusiastic. Zhou Shaoyu also went up to greet him and held his hand: "Brother Chu, happy New Year!"

Chu Xiwang also happily sent New Year greetings to the Xie family.

Xie Yanyan clearly heard what the two people were saying.

Zhou Shaoyu:
[This person doesn’t want to wait for the palace, so he comes to Yan’er to show his courtesy? Probably something happened]

[Are you keeping an eye on Xie Yanyan’s secret? 】

Chu Xiwang:
[The Prince of Zhou is indeed here. Legend has it that he was burned to death in the Heavenly Prison, so I think it is impossible]

[He won’t always be hiding here, right? 】

Xie Yanyan didn't respond to what the two of them were saying. Just don't splash blood on fools if they are too clever.

Although the temperature in Lingnan is not low all year round, when the sun is on the Tropic of Capricorn during the Chinese New Year, the temperature here is only about 10 degrees at night, and even hot dishes tend to get cold.

Everyone is here, let’s eat first.

The Xie family's New Year's Eve dinner was very sumptuous. Xie Yanyan, Song Lingling, and Zhou Tangtang worked in the kitchen all afternoon and set up a table of dishes.

Xie Yanyan mixed a large vat of good wine to Xiaomei and said to Xie Anfeng and others: "This wine is very pure. Drink it slowly and don't drink it too hard."

In ancient times, people often drank large bowls of wine, three or five bowls. Xie Yanyan tried it. It was not purified and the alcohol content was not high. It was similar to the cooking wine she used to cook in the 22nd century, so she could also drink a large bowl.

But her wine is high-quality liquor, three bowls? I guess I celebrated the New Year in my sleep.

Chu Xiwang is the monarch of a country. Xie An was polite and asked him to sit at the head of the throne. Chu Xiwang shook his head and said, "When you come to Xie's house, you are just a guest. Guests do as they please."

Xie Anfeng was recommended by everyone and must sit at the top.

Xie Anfeng was in a particularly emotional mood. He now fully understood that having a good daughter was not as important as any official career.

After the female family members had eaten and drank, they went to the backyard to talk. Song Lingling coaxed Xiao Nannan to sleep, and then came over to do some household chores with Zhou Tangtang and Xie Yanyan.

Xie Yanyan asked Song Linngling: "Sister-in-law, let's set off the firecrackers for a while and then play cards?"

Zhou Tangtang immediately raised his hands in agreement.

Xie Yanyan called Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu to come to his yard and dragged out two big boxes: "Let's go out and set off firecrackers."

These are what she exchanged with Xiaomei, not fireworks. Firecrackers are already available now, and it will take more than a hundred years for fireworks to appear.

Even firecrackers are extremely rare, after all, paper is still rare right now.

Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu were really pleasantly surprised. They felt similar to the children in the 20s and 200s in period novels. The excitement and rareness could not be described in words. The brothers first took a bunch of small whips with heads, followed Xie Yanyan's instructions, hung them on the pear tree in the yard, and lit the fuse.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah"

In the quiet night sky of this wild land, sound and light appeared together, deafening.

Xie Anfeng and Zhou Shaoyu both put down their wine glasses and stood at the door watching the brothers set off firecrackers. They were all shocked by the firecrackers.

They have seen firecrackers, but not paper rolls.

I have seen firecrackers go off, but I have never seen them so loud and going off continuously.

After the ring was finished, both Xiao Baozi and Xie Lingyu howled with joy.

"Auntie, can you let me go again?"

"Let! The more you put, the more auspicious it will be. It will blow away bad luck and scare away the evil spirits. The new year will be auspicious!"

"Then shall we continue?"

continue!

The Xie family's firecrackers were so shocking that people in the military reclamation area thought something had happened to the Xie family. After all, Zhuang Yiji's family just finished playing with the huge roar!

Governor Zhao and Zhang Hengliang almost immediately led people to Xie's house desperately, only to find out that they were setting off old year's firecrackers.

Xie Yanyan simply gave Governor Zhao a basket: "Take one basket back and it will shake the house."

Governor Zhao was not polite and carried it back with Zhang Hengliang.

After a while, a huge sound of firecrackers came from the east family area of ​​​​the military reclamation area.

The men were staying up and talking in the front yard. While Zhou Shaoyu, Leng Luo and others went to set off firecrackers, Chu Xiwang said to Xie Anfeng, "General Xie, Chu has something to ask for."

Xie Anfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and he just said, this person left the whole court and came here, definitely not just to pay New Year's greetings.

Could it be that he and Xie Ning were invited to his court?

"Tell me what I can do, I will find a way to do it."

"I was unsure about everything before, so I didn't dare to implicate General Xie and Miss Xie. Now the country is gradually becoming more stable and the people are living and working in peace and contentment. The courtiers have repeatedly recommended me to start a family, so I came here."

Xie Anfeng had a guess in his mind. He was not here for Yan'er, right?
Sure enough, Chu Xiwang said: "I am very happy with Miss Xie, and I am willing to treat her sincerely throughout my life. I will not let her be frightened or bullied by others. I will love her throughout my life. Please give me Miss Xie as my queen."

After saying that, he knelt down on one knee and said with great piety: "If the general agrees, I will also swear to make Miss Xie my queen. She will be the only one in the harem, and there will be no other women in my life."

Xie Anfeng was stunned for a moment, and Xie Ning didn't know how to answer.

This was too unexpected.

Chu Xiwang is absolutely sincere. Not to mention that he is the king of a country, even an ordinary man who promises not to take concubines in his life will be very moved by the woman's parents.

Anyone would agree to such conditions.

Xie Anfeng helped him up and said, "I promised Yan'er that she will make her own decision about her marriage. If she is willing, our whole family will support her. If she is not willing, our whole family will not force her."

They wanted to seek Xie Yanyan's opinion on this matter.

"In addition, Yan'er is smart and capable, but she is only 14 years old in the New Year. We want to keep her at home for a few years."

Chu Xiwang immediately said: "I will not force Miss Xie, and I respect her opinions in everything. She is not pregnant yet, and if the marriage is decided, I will wait for her for three years until she grows up."

Zhou Shaoyu was setting off firecrackers outside, with only Xie Yanyan in his eyes. Wherever she went, his eyes followed her.

Suddenly Leng Luo ran over, grabbed him, and pulled him aside: "Prince Zhou, Lord Song is asking General Xie to marry Miss Xie!"

What?
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