, wonderful and free of pop-ups! At this moment, the housekeeper came over and brought over a pair of ink bamboo and paper fans that the prince had given him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward. Butler, please take a seat." Luo Fengtang took the paper fan with both hands and said.
The housekeeper smiled and nodded, sitting down in front of Luo Fengtang.
Luo Fengtang was about to ask the housekeeper when he could leave Licheng, but the housekeeper took the initiative to chat with him.
"General Luo, I heard that your ancestral home is from Changping Village, Wanghai County?" the steward asked.
Luo Fengtang nodded: "Yes."
"Then I dare to ask, who else is in the general's family? Are both parents still alive?" the housekeeper asked again.
Luo Fengtang was startled for a moment, and a trace of sadness flashed across his eyes.
"My parents are no longer here. I was raised by my uncle."
"Oh..." The butler suddenly realized.
A trace of apology appeared on his face: "I'm sorry, I don't dare to ask these questions and make the general sad."
Luo Fengtang shook his head: "It doesn't matter. I haven't seen my parents since I was a baby, and I'm used to it now."
As he said this, only he knew how he felt in his heart.
The housekeeper smiled, changed the subject, and asked about the customs and customs in Changping Village.
The topic suddenly turned to the matter of marriage.
"How old is the general?" he asked again.
Luo Fengtang felt that there was nothing to hide in this, so he said truthfully: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will be eighteen years old."
The housekeeper nodded: "Then I would like to ask again, does the general have a wife and a small family?"
Luo Fengtang wondered what was wrong with this butler?
Inquire in such detail?
He shook his head: "I'm not married yet, but I've already made an engagement and have a fiancée who hasn't married yet."
"oh?"
The housekeeper squinted his eyes and thought briefly in his heart.
"The general is wise, powerful, young and promising. The so-called talented man and beautiful woman must mean that the fiancée is also the daughter of an extraordinary family, right?" he asked again.
When asked about this, Luo Fengtang blushed slightly.
He raised his hand to scratch his head out of habit and grinned.
"My father-in-law's family is an ordinary farmer in the village, but my fiancée is very capable, sensible and filial. She is a good girl that is hard to find in every village..."
…
"Bang!"
A vase was thrown to the ground and shattered into pieces.
When all the maids and women in the room saw this, they were so frightened that they all knelt down.
"Princess, please calm down!"
The maids persuaded him softly, but they didn't dare to raise their heads.
Bingqing stood at the table, her pretty face pale with anger, her lips trembling slightly.
She raised her hand, brushed her sleeves, and the teapot and teacup on the table were swept to the floor.
In an instant, the ground was shattered.
She was still angry.
At this moment, there was a report from outside that Princess Nan was coming.
The maid and woman in the room secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Princess Nan entered Bingqing's boudoir and frowned when she saw the scene in front of her.
She sent out the maids and women who were kneeling on the floor in the room, leaving two people to clean the floor.
He came over and took Bingqing's hand and walked into the inner room.
Mother and daughter sat down next to the imperial concubine's couch. Princess Nan said, "Why are you so angry?"
Bingqing frowned and gritted his teeth, and said angrily: "The housekeeper went to inquire with Luo Fengtang. It turns out that he has already made a marriage arrangement in his hometown!"
Princess Nan was not surprised at all by these words.
She sighed softly: "I came here for this reason."
Bingqing looked up at Princess Nan.
Princess Nan then continued: "The people sent by your father to Changping Village have returned the news. This Luo Fengtang's father died young. No one in the village knows who his mother is."
"His father brought him back from outside, but he died of illness soon after. It was his uncle who raised him."
"I haven't gone to school for half a day since I was a child. I went to the mountains to work as a hunter when I was twelve years old. A few months ago, General Xiahou and his party encircled and suppressed the bandits in Heifeng Village. He served as a local guide and made meritorious service, so he joined the army."
Bingqing listened carefully to Luo Fengtang's past.
Princess Nan continued: "Before he joined the army, his family had already arranged a marriage for him."
"The other party is the daughter of a farmer named Yang from the same village, her name is Ruoqing..."
Before Princess Nan could finish her words, she was interrupted by Bingqing.
"Hmph, what's your name? Aren't you just a country bumpkin? It's most appropriate to call him Cat and Dog!"
She said with disdain.
Princess Nan glanced at Bingqing and sighed softly.
"Qing'er, that Luo Fengtang already has a fiancée. I think you'd better forget it!"
"I also heard that the girl named Ruoqing has a lot of business acumen. Now she has come to Xiushui Town to open a restaurant. The two of them are very close in private and are childhood sweethearts."
Hearing the words 'childhood sweetheart', Bingqing's entire face became a little distorted.
Princess Nan was still talking to herself: "Looking at our Licheng, how many young talents are there? Everyone wants to have a good family background and good looks."
"Kang Sheng is good, and he is interested in you..."
"Mom, don't talk about that Kang Sheng, it makes you sick." Bingqing interrupted Princess Nan impatiently.
"Those young masters in Licheng, yes, they have family backgrounds and good looks, but they have no real ability!"
"Take that Kang Sheng for example. Sword dancing is nothing but fancy tricks. If you really want to go to the battlefield, you will have to get down in a few rounds!"
"It's better to have Luo Fengtang, a man with real abilities and an upright man!"
As Bingqing spoke, his vigorous figure seemed to appear in front of his eyes again.
Her cheeks couldn't help but be dyed pink.
Princess Nan felt distressed secretly when she saw her daughter's infatuated attitude of being stuck in her head and unable to pull it out.
Bingqing had taken Princess Nan's arm, shook it, and started acting coquettishly.
"Mom, my daughter really likes Luo Fengtang, and she won't marry him except for him!"
"Even if you are married to your wife, you can divorce her and remarry!"
"Isn't she just a fiancée? A country bumpkin has never seen the world. If we send someone to send a message to her, why should she be scared half to death and quickly give her up?"
"Mom, please help Qing'er. If I can't marry Luo Fengtang, then I will never marry again in this life. I will become a nun and serve the Buddha!"
In the end, Princess Nan couldn't defeat Princess Bingqing.
"Marriage should not be taken lightly. I will discuss this matter with your father later and then make a decision."
After Princess Nan left, Bingqing paced around the room with an unpredictable expression on his face.
After a while, she came outside the house and invited one of her confidants to come in.
After whispering into the eldest maid's ear, Bingqing warned: "Find someone you can trust for a trip. Don't say anything when anyone asks. Don't keep it secret. Go and come back as soon as possible."
The eldest maid nodded: "Don't worry, Princess, I will take care of it right away."
The eldest maid then left the house.
Here, Princess Bingqing's lips curled into a proud sneer.
Luo Fengtang is my Bingqing.
A mere country bumpkin is not worthy of competing with this princess for her husband!
If you are sensible, it would be better. If you are not, then don’t blame me for being rude!
