My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 38: Die for the sake of face and suffer in vain!
Li Jinglong frowned again in displeasure:
"You have so many maids, and you can't order them around? Come on, I'll do it if you can't do anything. Really!"

Li Jinglong turned around, picked up a crab roe, and quickly disassembled the crab roe like a butterfly flying through flowers, leaving two pieces of the fattest crab roe. He used chopsticks to pick up the crab meat from the crab legs and eat it.

While stabbing, Li Jinglong kept muttering:

"The crab roe is so choking, you can eat it or not, the crab meat is mine anyway."

Zhu Gaoyu frowned, feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed.

In fact, it was not only Zhu Gaoyu who felt so. Even Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were not yet married, felt that something was wrong.

Zhu Yuying and Yuan Rong got married and had some understanding of the love between men and women. After seeing this scene, her face was indescribable.

Could this be the legendary situation of using the most arrogant tone to do the most cowardly thing?

But this was just a small episode before the meal. When they really sat at the dinner table, Li Jinglong's annoying appearance reappeared.

After taking a sip of wine, Li Jinglong began to instruct Fang Qiu at the family dinner at Yuan's mansion:
"When I went to Huguang to train the troops this time, I saw many war horses, and I couldn't help but recall that Your Majesty once sent me to Xifan to buy horses."

"The horses of Xifan, especially the Hequ horses, are large in size, have great endurance, and are also very powerful. Most importantly, these horses are brave and docile in temperament, and are in no way inferior to Mongolian horses."

"When I came back, I gave Yun Wen a Hequ horse. He still rides it around now."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, even though they disliked Li Jinglong, could not help but reveal envy and yearning in their eyes when they heard the description of Hequ horses.

Any man can't refuse a real Arabian horse.

Although Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui also had their own horses, they were all Mongolian horses that their fathers had picked from the grasslands.

However, although Mongolian horses have great endurance and strength, they are relatively short in stature and are not as majestic as the Hequ horses.

It’s a pity that this horse was given to Zhu Yunwen.

As the Prince's Tutor and Duke of Cao, Li Jinglong had a very high opinion of himself. Sometimes, even the Crown Prince would discuss things with him as being of the same generation, let alone the other imperial grandchildren.
Therefore, when facing Zhu Gaoyu and others, his attitude was very indifferent, with no intention of trying to please them, and even a hint of indifference.

As for what is sending a horse?

Of course it's impossible...

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Xiao Yuan, who was standing next to him, looked at Zhu Gaoyu below. Seeing his piercing expression, she couldn't help but laugh:
"Your Highness, do you like Hequ horses? How difficult is that? I will give you four of the best Hequ horses."

These are brothers, not one of them is left behind.

The main thing is a bowl of water.

Li Jinglong was so angry that smoke was almost coming out of his nose.

This prodigal bitch!
Do you know how precious Hequ horses are?
Ever since he went to Xifan to buy horses, Li Jinglong only had a few of the best Hequ horses. As a result, four of them were taken away at once. It was like cutting a piece of meat off his heart!

Although Zhu Gaoyu was not yet old enough to ride a horse, he found Li Jinglong's appearance very interesting.

He looked at Li Jinglong and pretended to be an innocent child:

"Cousin, are you really going to give me a Hequ horse? But I heard that Hequ horses are not cheap. I think it would be very painful for my cousin to give out four Hequ horses at once. Otherwise... let's just forget it."

Zhu Gaochi was making up the matter nearby, still looking like a good guy with a smile on his face. He pretended to glare at Zhu Gaoyu and then said:
"Xiao Si, what are you talking about? My cousin is the Duke of Cao after all. With your wealth, how could he not be able to afford four Hequ horses?"

After saying this, he paused and continued:

"Of course, if my cousin doesn't want to, that's another matter. Everything depends on fate and can't be forced. My cousin, don't take it to heart."

Zhu Gaoxu's mind was full of the tall and mighty Hequ horses. He was already overwhelmed by this. When he heard Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Gaochi singing the same tune, he stretched his neck and spoke anxiously:

"Cousin, after you gave it to the Crown Prince, don't you want to give it to us?" Zhu Gaosui was originally having a drink, and when he heard this, he almost spit out the wine.

Second brother!

Are you a fucking tiger?

It's enough for you to understand this in your heart, why do you really say it out loud!

The second brother seemed to sense the meaning in the third brother's eyes and winked at him.

Zhu Gaoxu is very smart!
Li Jinglong was an arrogant person. Due to his wealthy family background, it was inevitable that he was a bit extravagant in some aspects.

Zhu Gaoxu was such a face-conscious person, but he spoke like this, almost like he was riding on Li Jinglong's face. Could Li Jinglong tolerate this?
As long as he finally possesses the Hequ horses, even if Li Jinglong is unhappy, he still has the emperor above him.

With the emperor's grandfather's pressure on him, even if Li Jinglong was more rebellious, he would not dare to do anything to these imperial grandchildren.

As for what will happen after Zhu Yunwen succeeds to the throne...we’ll talk about the future later.

How can people take care of everything? Most of the time, they just take one step at a time, just like looking for a horse while riding a donkey!
After figuring this out, Zhu Gaoxu put his hands behind his back, and suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and admiration.

That feeling of loneliness... comes from the crushing IQ.

It is said that Zhu Gaoxu is impetuous in his work, but no one knows that under his impetuous appearance, he has a meticulous mind...

Li Jinglong looked at these guys and, as expected, made the decision on the spot:

"It's just a few Hequ horses. Not to mention four, I can afford even forty!"

Zhu Gaoyu opened his eyes wide, his face seemed a little shy and excited:
"Cousin, is it true?"

Li Jinglong choked and turned his head away instantly, fixing his gaze on Xiao Yuanshi beside him.

Little Yuan was being served by her maid, calmly picking up the dishes on the table.

Li Jinglong still looked clueless and unhappy, and he opened his mouth in disdain:

"I always eat those light porridge and side dishes. If you don't know, you would think that you can't eat these in the mansion on a normal day."

Little Yuan looked at him and said nothing.

This guy is at fault again.

Or it is said that the person next to you is the most intimate.

Even the relationship between Xiao Yuan and Li Jinglong is no exception.

Little Yuan immediately replied:
"The mansion has bird's nest and shark's fin. I'm tired of eating them. Can't I eat something lighter?"

Well... this sentence indirectly reflects the grandeur and pomp of Duke Cao's Mansion.

After Li Jinglong's itch was tickled, he felt satisfied.

It just so happened that, taking advantage of this opportunity, I also took the opportunity to talk about what Zhu Gaoyu had just said.

Li Jinglong has been well behaved and won't cause any more trouble.

But the people below all looked confused and at a loss for words.

This Li Jinglong... is really trying to save face but suffering in the end!

I couldn’t sleep after reading so many comments, and I slept in again today…I’ll quickly post the manuscripts I’ve saved, and then start writing a book…The first update!
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(End of this chapter)