Beautiful step by step

Chapter 20

The speaker outside the threshold was dressed in a dark blue robe, and the simple clothes on him looked extremely dignified.

Wei Wei didn't know this person, but Chu Lian knew him very well.It is precisely because of familiarity that after listening to him explaining his intentions, he is one head and two big.Duan Wang Zhu Houxi, now the fourth prince, is born of Concubine Shu along with the nine princesses and one mother.His maternal ancestral family is the Du family, a family of historians who have passed down several dynasties. Although they do not hold power, they are still valued by the emperor.

Now that she is old, the Empress of the Central Palace has nothing to do.The eldest son of the emperor, King Wu, the second son of the emperor who was appointed as the crown prince by virtue of his virtuous name, and the sixth son of the emperor, King Wei, were fighting against each other.Even Wu Liangyong, Minister of the Ministry of War, who has been in office for less than a month, has secretly turned to King Wu, not to mention how treacherous the inner court is.

Except for Prince Duan, who inherited the beauty of Concubine Shu and was the only good-looking prince among all the princes born, but he did not follow the tight-knit uncle of the historian, let alone the ambition to dominate today.He doesn't love beauties, he doesn't greedy for power, he doesn't seek money, he has only one word - eat.When everyone is in danger, he is the only one who is leisurely and leisurely every day, looking like he has food and everything.However, His Majesty loves this good-looking son very much, not to mention he has loved him since he was a child, and he has loved him even more in recent years.

It was rumored that King Duan had a special liking for the private dishes of the owner of Guangyuan Building. Thinking of this, Chu Lian probably understood why he condescended to come to Wei's family to be a matchmaker today.But at this moment, he wished that he didn't understand, the more he understood, the more he knew how determined Duan Wang, who is obsessed with eating, was determined to be a matchmaker in exchange for a delicious meal today.

The important thing in Ah Mao's life is only worth a delicious meal, and what is even more disgusting is that Yan Heng came up with such an idea to take Ah Mao away.Since he was a child, he saw how the eldest little Ah Mao could endure the desolation of the Northwest, and thinking of this, Chu Lian became more determined.

"My lord has misunderstood something. Chu came here today to break off the engagement for his sister."

Duan Wang was puzzled: "Sister, isn't she the servant girl of the Hou Mansion?"

"I grew up with Auntie since we were young. Although she is a servant girl in the Marquis Mansion, I have always regarded her as my younger sister. Now that she is a good citizen, I recognized her as my righteous sister a few days ago, and Yan Xiaoqi also present."

Yan Heng nodded, as an acknowledgment of the matter.

Seeing this, Chu Lian continued: "Yan Xiaoqi also knows how Ah Mao was born and raised in the capital, how she endured the bitter cold beyond the Great Wall. If you really love Ah Mao, you shouldn't ask her to suffer with you."

"Chu Lian!"

Wei Wei really couldn't listen anymore, so he interrupted him quickly: "I know you have good intentions, but in your heart, I am a pampered person who can only enjoy the blessings but not the hardships? What about the Northwest? , made great military exploits, and was able to seal the town of Beihou; now the soldiers of the Northwest Army can station at the border to resist foreigners, and they are also the people of Dai Viet, they can, why can't I."

"Miss is well said! Today's matchmaking, this king is worth it."

King Duan showed great appreciation, and took a step forward to meet Chu Lian face to face: "Although the son is not a martial artist, as a civil servant, you should worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later. How can you forcefully kill her because you care about her righteous sister?" Under the wings. Read thousands of volumes of books, travel thousands of miles, and go through a lot to live in this world. For example, this king knows that he has a noble birth and a heavy responsibility. Although he can't be a country like his father, he can can find a way.”

Seeing everyone's misty look, Duan Wang was quite satisfied: "As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for Taoists. This king is willing to imitate Shennong to taste the righteousness of hundreds of herbs, taste all the delicacies in the world, and present them to the emperor. His old man If you eat comfortably and handle state affairs with more energy, won’t this king be loyal, filial, and responsible?”

What he said made sense, Wei Wei looked at the fox tail swaying happily behind King Duan, and was completely speechless for a moment.

Chu Lian held back for a long time, his face flushed red and he cupped his hands: "My lord is a noble man."

"Where is it, but since the son praises him so much, he must have believed in this king's character. Today, this king acts as a matchmaker and asks Yan Xiaoqi to marry a girl from the Wei family. Here is the marriage letter."

A mouthful of old blood welled up in Chu Lian's heart, and King Duan could hear in any ear that he was praising others.But in the end, it was Ah Mao's attitude that made him lose.Ah Mao has had her own ideas since she was a child. She wanted to go to the house, but he had no choice but to build a ladder.The only time he objected was when Tong Fang was there, even so he didn't touch Ah Mao in the end.Now that she is determined to marry Yan Heng, even Prince Duan is alarmed, what else can he do?
His lips moved, and finally he looked at Yan Heng viciously, and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Although there are only orphans and widows in the Wei family, the Zhenbeihou's mansion is also my mother's family. My sister, I can't let anyone care about it. "

Duan Wang was stunned, when did Zhenbei Hou Shizi become so fierce.But he thought of Jiumei, who was a compatriot in the palace of his mother and concubine, who followed him like Xiaoxue.After Jiumei gets married in a few years, facing the son-in-law, just thinking about it, he knows how fierce he will be, not only being fierce, but even beating that brat.

"I'm jealous as an elder brother," Duan Wang smiled brightly, and asked the servant behind him, "Has Mrs. Wei come back? There is a happy event today, and I will change the token later. Let's go to Guangyuan Building to have a good drink."

Hearing that Jinxiu Pavilion had a new batch of materials yesterday, Mother Wei rushed over early in the morning.After finally grabbing a batch, Gu Yu came rushing to deliver a letter saying that King Duan was coming.It took half his life to rush home, anxiously and excitedly letting Wang Duan write the marriage letter himself.When it was time to exchange tokens, she took out a knife from the house.

The wrapping cloth on the knife was untied, revealing the gleaming blade inside. The handle of the knife was inlaid with a huge ruby. Under the sunlight, the jewel shone with the color of blood, which made people think of the precious knife when it was on the battlefield.

Caressing the scabbard, Mother Wei was full of nostalgia: "This knife was used by Ah Mao's grandfather when he was in the northwest with Lord Hou, and was later passed on to Ah Mao's father. It is also fate. I went to the post that day, and I thought you saved Ah Mao. Wei, I wanted to give you the saber. It didn’t work out that day, but I still sent it out today. The saber came from the northwest, and it went back to the northwest after going around. The Wei family will go to the northwest after all.”

Yan Heng took it with both hands, and said solemnly: "Mother, I will definitely treat Ah Mao well."

Hearing his change of words, Mother Wei nodded with tears in her eyes: "Okay, good boy."

Putting down the knife, Yan Heng took out a handkerchief from his bosom.The veil was worn to be a little transparent, and when the veil was opened, there was a white and moist jade bracelet in the middle.

"This bracelet was passed down from my grandmother to my mother, and my mother left it to me when she was dying."

Not to mention that Wei Wei was surprised by the fineness of the jade bracelet, seeing the shape of the jade bracelet clearly, Duan Wang, who had been smiling lightly, suddenly narrowed his eyes.He knew that Yan Heng's biological mother was Webster before he was in the media, but he never connected Webster with that family.But if Yan Heng is that grandson, it is reasonable to have such resourcefulness.

(End of this chapter)