Come for three things!
Hearing this, Aunt Xue suddenly became anxious.
Zhu Jinghong's random order would either make the Xue family jump into pieces or make Xue Pan so busy that he couldn't even touch the ground.
Now that we have to order three more things, won't the Xue family be torn apart?
"The first thing is to thank you for your contribution in suppressing Japanese pirates, raising food and salary, and taking the lead in collecting donations... The Xue family is really loyal to the court!"
It turned out that this was the case. Aunt Xue felt a little more at ease, but then she became worried again. After all, there were still two things that she had not said.
In today's world, Aunt Xue has experienced a lot of flattering you with a few polite words and then making demands after putting you on a stand.
"The grassroots family has been favored by the emperor many times, how can we not try our best to help the court!" Aunt Xue said politely.
Zhu Jinghong nodded, and then said: "The second thing is to thank you for saving me that day..."
"The White Lotus Sect was in rebellion that day. If it weren't for your Xue family's help in resisting, I don't know how it would have ended that day!"
Although the Xue family suffered a loss in this matter, they thought the court would praise it vigorously, but it turned out to be nothing more. Now I finally heard Zhu Jinghong mention it.
"This matter involves the White Lotus traitor. In order to protect your safety, I did not report this matter to the court. I hope you don't mind!"
"Master Thirteen has killed my concubine. It is our duty to protect your safety. As long as you are safe and sound, Master Thirteen, we will be satisfied!"
Although she was nervous, Aunt Xue could say what she needed to say immediately, so she was able to adapt to the situation.
Baochai, who was on the side, thought more about it and thought that the best result was now.
Zhu Jinghong remembers favors, which are undoubtedly more cost-effective than the court's praise.
"This third thing... I'm here to thank Miss Xue for Yinglian!"
Zhu Jinghong was actually not sure whether he came here for Yinglian, but at least this could be used as a reason.
After returning to Beijing in a few days, it will not be so easy for him, Zhu Jinghong, to run around again under the eyes of the old emperor.
"Miss Xue's profound knowledge really impresses me. If I had had a good teacher like her when I was in elementary school, I wouldn't be as knowledgeable as I am today!"
Xue Baochai was extremely embarrassed when she heard such explicit praise. How could she, a girl from a boudoir, be a teacher and not be laughed at to death if word spread about it?
But Zhu Jinghong had a noble status, and the Xue family had to bear whatever he said and did. Even if Xue Baochai was dissatisfied, he could only hold it in.
"Bao girl, what kind of knowledge does she have? She just read a few books. The Thirteenth Master is overly praised..."
As a boudoir woman and a junior, it was not convenient for Xue Baochai to speak at the moment, so Aunt Xue could only answer for her.
"Hey... Mrs. Xue is too modest. I admire Miss Xue's appearance and knowledge very much!"
He just praised his character and knowledge, and even praised his beauty. It's hard to say that Zhu Jinghong wasn't teasing.
But so what if she knew, Aunt Xue could only pretend to be confused and thought it was just a compliment.
Only Baochai secretly cursed "Deng Tuzi", but felt a little bit relieved.
"In the future, Miss Xue will be selected as an attendant. I will have to get closer to the water, first to the moon, and I will ask the girl for more advice..."
Having said this, Zhu Jinghong looked directly at Xue Baochai, causing the girl to lower her head even lower.
Why don't you mention your own name? Are you here to thank Xue's family or are you here to see me?
The first to get the moon is the tower near the water. Who is the tower and the moon? Who wants to get whom?
Even though Xue Baochai fell in love with Zhu Jinghong, when he heard these blatantly flirtatious words, he really didn't care about his face and felt ashamed and annoyed in his heart.
He wanted to say, "Please respect yourself, Thirteenth Master," but Xue Baochai still held it in his heart because the difference in their identities was so big.
Seeing Baochai looking to one side with a blush on his face, his expression didn't look right, Zhu Jinghong also knew that he had gone too far.
At this moment, Aunt Xue also noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, but what could she do? She couldn't just pretend not to know.
"By the way, have you made arrangements for your accommodation when you go to the capital this time?"
In order to ease the embarrassment, Zhu Jinghong abruptly changed the topic.
"Excuse me, Thirteenth Master, for my concern. This matter has been arranged. We are related to the Rongguo Mansion in the capital and have already asked us to stay with us for a while!"
Aunt Xue continued: "When the house in Beijing is tidied up, we can move there!"
"That's it!" Zhu Jinghong's expression was calm. This result was expected.
Next, Zhu Jinghong chatted with Aunt Xue for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.
The whole journey from arriving at Xue's house to when he left took less than twenty minutes.
The mother and daughter were staying here. Although there were no outsiders present, it was not good for him to stay alone for a long time.
After seeing Zhu Jinghong off, Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the boxes in the yard.
This was another gift from Zhu Jinghong, including top-quality silks and porcelain, as well as exquisite jewelry, as well as top-quality pens, inks, papers and inkstones.
All of the above items are priceless treasures, and some are even exclusively for the royal family.
After ordering people to pack things, the Xue family's mother and daughter entered the room.
"This Thirteenth Master, although he is a bit rough, he is still a good person!" Aunt Xue praised sincerely.
"It is truly commendable that a member of the royal family can think highly of our family and condescend to visit us!"
Seeing that Baochai didn't answer, Aunt Xue looked at her daughter: "Listening to what Thirteenth Master said, Baochai, it seems that your selection as an attendant is absolutely guaranteed!"
There was Zhu Jinghong's guarantee before, who knows if it was just a joke, but today it was finally confirmed.
"Baochai, I think the Thirteenth Master seems to be..."
Aunt Xue wanted to say, "I'm interested in you," but it was hard for her to say this. When her daughter looked over, she immediately changed her mind.
"It seems to be somewhat inconsistent with the rumors!"
The rumored Zhu Jinghong's reputation is actually not very good, just because he does not like reading and prefers martial arts.
Xue Baochai said angrily: "I think it's worse than the rumors say. How could he come to the door so frivolously and say those offensive and disrespectful words!"
"As a young man, he just lacks some composure, so it's not a big deal!" Aunt Xue took the initiative to explain.
At this moment, a new idea came to her mind.
Just now, Zhu Jinghong looked at Baochai from time to time, but Aunt Xue saw it all.
Zhu Jinghong will be sixteen next year. After being crowned, he will have to be crowned king, and then he will have to choose a princess.
The prince's concubine is also at the top of the ranking list among the internal wives, only lower than the imperial concubine and the crown princess, and is at the top among the external wives.
"mother?"
"Ah...what's the matter?" Aunt Xue woke up and turned around.
"These things are too valuable, or we should return them!" Baochai looked worried.
The other items were just that. Some of the jewelry with gold and gold paintings on them were obviously out of date and made people uneasy to hold them in their hands.
"This... Thirteenth Master has his whole heart. If we retreat, I'm afraid he will be overly concerned!"
Xue Baochai said: "It doesn't matter, we can let Yinglian help us negotiate an agreement. I believe Thirteenth Master can understand our difficulties!"
Aunt Xue nodded. It was not that she was reluctant to part with things. After all, she had no shortage of jewelry.
After thinking for a moment, Aunt Xue smiled and said, "You can handle it!"
(End of chapter)
