A little devil has arrived at the Marquis's mansion, and all the powerful officials in the cour

"Renbao."

Pei Gushan leaned closer to Renbao, coughed, and said earnestly, "Your uncle is a cunning old fox. You should avoid associating with him."

Renbao exclaimed, "Is my uncle a fox spirit in disguise?"

She really wants to see it.

Pei Gushan felt a little guilty and stammered, "He's even more cunning than a fox spirit; in short, he's not a good person."

Pei Gufeng was different from him; he was tall and slender, with a handsome face, and was almost demonically intelligent.

He was the strategist of the northern frontier, and once repelled tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers without losing a single soldier.

He was afraid that Renbao would prefer Pei Gufeng.

"My older brother is talking badly about me again."

Pei Gushan was dumbfounded.

He looked up.

The person standing at the door was none other than his younger brother.

Pei Gufeng saw the little baby sitting on a chair covered with a tiger skin. The baby had a fair and tender face, chubby and delicate features, and round, bright, dark eyes looking at him.

"Renbao, I'm your uncle." Pei Gufeng slowly stepped forward, gently taking out several gold coins carved into cats and dogs from his pocket and placing them in front of Renbao. "A little gift."

"Thank you, Uncle!" Renbao's eyes lit up, and he grabbed the golden dog and golden cat, unable to put them down.

How despicable! They actually tried to bribe Renbao with gold.

Pei Gushan touched his empty pockets; he was so poor.

"Why are you here instead of guarding the northern frontier?" Pei Gushan nudged Pei Gufeng with his elbow.

Pei Gufeng sat down and glanced at him: "Of course I'm checking if you're dead or not."

Pei Gushan chuckled and said, "You wouldn't have come here specifically to bring food because you felt sorry for your brother not having any, would you?"

His younger brother may seem cold, but he's actually the most protective of his own.

"You're just being presumptuous," Pei Gufeng scoffed.

The next moment, Da Niu came in to report. Seeing Pei Gufeng there, he scratched his head and said with a smile, "General Pei, Military Advisor Pei from the Northern Frontier has sent 20,000 catties of coarse grain."

He finished speaking and then made his escape.

Pei Gufeng wasn't embarrassed at all when he was exposed; he calmly brewed tea.

"Uncle, you're so beautiful! No wonder Uncle said you're a fox spirit in disguise," Renbao suddenly said.

Pei Gufeng paused, his eyes turning icy as he looked at his older brother, who was trying to hide in a corner.

Pei Gushan gave a weak, dry laugh.

...

Jiangnan, the Qin family.

Qin Zhenzhen poured Su Chengxiao a cup of tea, which he drank several times.

Xia He stood guard at the door, her brows slightly furrowed; she had a very bad impression of him.

"Mr. Su, please speak frankly." Qin Zhenzhen looked at him, her voice slightly cold and tinged with distrust.

Su Chengxiao smiled, his tone slightly somber: "Miss Qin, let's not beat around the bush, you have the destiny of a phoenix."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhenzhen paused slightly.

Xia He was even more shocked and couldn't help but say, "What are you trying to do to my young lady now! You and that fake Taoist priest tricked her terribly last time!"

Su Chengxiao glanced at her indifferently: "Miss Qin's maid has quite a temper."

"Get out," Qin Zhenzhen said.

Xia He smiled and said, "Did you hear that? My young lady wants you to leave."

Su Chengxiao remained seated, looking at her with a smug expression.

Xia He was stunned and looked at Qin Zhenzhen in disbelief. Seeing her indifferent expression, she left the room feeling somewhat aggrieved.

Qin Zhenzhen stared at Su Chengxiao: "Why should I believe you?"

"Even though you're surrounded by enemies on all sides," Su Chengxiao leaned back in his chair. "Admittedly, I did lie to you before, but this time I've come with sincerity."

He took out a wooden box and handed it to her.

Qin Zhenzhen's gaze fell on the box. She opened it and found a stack of silver notes, estimated to be worth tens of thousands of taels.

She didn't show any expression.

Su Chengxiao lowered his tone and said quickly, "Prince Qing is aiming for the throne, and Miss Qin happens to have the destiny of a phoenix. Prince Qing wants to marry you to help him."

This silver is a token of the Prince Qing's sincerity. After you enter the Prince's residence, you may continue your business.

By then, the Qin family will not only be able to expand beyond Jiangnan with the help of Prince Qing, but will also become imperial merchants in the future!

His words indeed stirred up a storm in Qin Zhenzhen's heart, and she remained silent with a sullen face.

Su Chengxiao was also unsure.

After a long pause, Qin Zhenzhen finally spoke: "I remember that Prince Qing has a princess consort, right?"

Su Chengxiao nodded: "Yes."

Qin Zhenzhen looked up and met his gaze, her voice firm: "Then you should tell Prince Qing that I only want to be his legal wife, not his concubine. If he can do that, I will marry him."

Su Chengxiao was stunned.

Prince Qing's current wife, Cui Yingying, is the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Cui.

Qin Zhenzhen wants to be the legal wife, so Prince Qing has no choice but to divorce her or become a widow...

"I will speak to Prince Qing." Su Chengxiao gave Qin Zhenzhen a deep look. This woman has great ambitions!

...

On the other side, Qin Gufeng was looking at a map of the Kou Kingdom.

The enemy army frequently attacked, and this time they even came directly to the gate of Yumen City. If Renbao hadn't arrived in time, he probably would have been collecting his elder brother's body by then.

Pei Gufeng, his face cold, pointed at Kou Guo and said, "I really want to take it down."

The Duke of Zhenguo laughed and said, "It's not impossible."

Pei Gufeng looked up.

The Duke of Zhenguo looked at Renbao, who was sitting on a tiger skin eating a pancake, and said meaningfully, "The student has surpassed the master."

Pei Gufeng paused. He had heard about the feat of his three-year-old son, Renbao, in a battle against the deputy general of the enemy army, kicking the man off his horse with two kicks.

This strength is indeed that of a descendant of the Pei family.

"Nephew, are you also incredibly strong?" The Duke of Zhenguo leaned forward and asked curiously.

Pei Gufeng was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "I am unarmed, but my older brother and younger sister have been strong since childhood, and I have been bullied by them a lot."

Pei Gushan came in carrying a roast chicken and sneered, "Nonsense! You're the slyest and most cunning one. You always manage to fool my sister and me. If it weren't for the fact that you're our brother, we would have beaten you to a pulp!"

Pei Gufeng: ...

Renbao looked up at the roasted chicken in Pei Gushan's hand, his mouth watering.

She discovered that there are many delicious foods even at the border!

Roasted chicken, roasted fish, dried shrimp, and various wild fruits.

Little Yama liked it very much.

"Renbao, this is a wild pheasant that your uncle specially roasted for you. Try it." When Pei Gushan looked at Renbao, his expression changed drastically. He smiled brightly and eagerly, as if he wanted to give Renbao his heart.

He broke off a chicken leg and fed it to Renbao.

Renbao took a big bite and exclaimed, "Uncle, this is so delicious!"

At this moment, all she could think about was eating roast chicken!

Before Pei Gushan could even sit down, Renbao rubbed his stomach and said, "I'm done eating! Uncle, Renbao's tummy isn't full yet, I want some more roast chicken."

Pei Gushan was taken aback and looked at the cleanly gnawed bones in front of her.

Even Pei Gufeng's usually calm face showed some shock.

The Duke of Zhenguo, however, was unfazed and quietly held up ten fingers: "If we bring another number of roast chickens, Renbao will barely have enough to eat."

Being able to eat is a blessing!

Pei Gushan immediately stood up: "Uncle's going to hunt pheasants again, Renbao's waiting!"

"Okay!" Renbao nodded happily.

Pei Gushan, holding a bow and arrow, strode outside.

A man dressed in Yong army uniform entered, his head bowed.

The two passed each other by.