"Xiang Lian'er, Li Dingxing, what are you playing at?" Yi Xiaodao returned to his house and came to Li Dingxing and Xiang Lian'er's room. He started shouting loudly outside the door and pushed in.
"Go away! Don't bother me!" A kettle was thrown at Yi Xiaodao's face. Yi Xiaodao hurriedly turned his head and dodged the kettle. The kettle fell to the ground, and the hot water inside flowed out, still steaming hot.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? Are you just welcoming me like this!" Yi Xiaodao was startled.
Li Dingxing walked over quickly, pulled Yi Xiaodao out of the room, turned around and closed the door behind him.
Yi Xiaodao looked at Li Dingxing and asked curiously: "What? Did you hurt her?"
"When is it? You still want to joke, what happened to what I told you before?" Li Dingxing frowned and said.
"What...what happened?" Yi Xiaodao had completely forgotten.
Li Dingxing became anxious, looked back, and pulled Yi Xiaodao further away: "I asked you to ask Si Tianjian... about her belly..."
Yi Xiaodao rolled his eyes at Li Dingxing, pushed him away, strode to the door, and opened the door: "Xiang Lian'er, aren't you pregnant yet?"
"Ah! Even you are laughing at me!" A sword light flashed by, Yi Xiaodao remained motionless, and half of his sleeve was chopped off by the sword light.
"I have a good thing, do you want to hear it?" Yi Xiaodao knew that Xiang Lian'er would not really do anything to him, so he didn't panic and asked.
Xiang Lian'er rolled her eyes at Yi Xiaodao, seeming to blame him for not hiding away. Then she glared at Li Dingxing outside the door, turned around and returned to her bed: "What's the good thing?"
"Happy!" Yi Xiaodao said seriously.
Xiang Lian'er was puzzled and looked at Yi Xiaodao blankly: "Are you planning a happy event?"
Yi Xiaodao walked to the table, pulled out a chair and sat down: "Where can I go to hold a happy event? The last time I just did it, Wan Yanzong messed it up. Now that I came back from Donglu, I finally got Yue'er back. , I don’t dare to blame myself. I want to blame you!”
"What's the happy news for me..." Xiang Lian'er looked depressed and was still angry with her belly.
"You are no longer a little girl from Wancheng. You are already the wife of Duke Zhongyi. When I see an acquaintance, I still call you Xiang Lian'er. Is it appropriate to call you Xiang Lian'er?"
"you mean…"
"That's right! Change your name! Your Xiang Lian'er's name is too rustic, and it seems that you are not blessed. If I change your name, you may be blessed and your children will come naturally!" Yi Xiaodao said "reasonably and well-founded" .
Xiang Lian'er was a little moved when she heard this: "Does it really work?"
"Whether it works or not, just give it a try! Isn't that what Wancheng does?" Yi Xiaodao slapped his thigh: "What do you want to be called? I'll give you a reference. What's your father's surname?"
"I...my dad..." Xiang Lian'er's cheeks were a little red and she hesitated.
Yi Xiaodao simply walked to Xiang Lian'er's side and put his arm around Xiang Lian'er's shoulders: "Lian'er, do you think I'm old enough now that I've become Wu Dinggong?"
"Enough." Xiang Lian'er nodded. The prince is male. Above the prince is the prince, and above the prince is the emperor. How much more do you want to be?
"Then I have a name and a surname, how about you take my surname? It won't be an insult to you, what do you think?" Yi Xiaodao asked with a smile.
Xiang Lian'er's eyes widened, but before she could speak, Yi Xiaodao continued: "I have had no father, no mother, and no brothers or sisters since I was a child. If you take my last name, we will really be brothers and sisters. Marry Wu Dinggong's sister Lord Zhongyi, it’s reasonable!”
Xiang Lian'er lowered her head and stopped talking. In fact, as early as when she married into the Li family, she had already acquiesced in her identity as Yi Xiaodao's sister. Otherwise, why would the Li family be willing to marry a female disciple from Xiu Shanfang? It's just that she has been busy with things, and she has no intention of clarifying her relationship with Yi Xiaodao. Now that Yi Xiaodao has taken the initiative to speak out, why not...
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent. I'll go find your Majesty and make arrangements on a different day." Yi Xiaodao knew what Xiang Lian'er was thinking, and it was extremely difficult to get her to say a soft word. Back on the wall of Anhui City, even though she didn't know martial arts, she dared to rush at Kong Bao and kick Kong Bao in the head. Nothing could make her give in. Silence was already her biggest concession.
After Yi Xiaodao confirmed it, he ran out of the door happily: "I have a sister! I have a sister!!! Hahahaha..." Li Dingxing was hiding outside the door, unprepared for Yi Xiaodao who suddenly rushed out and was killed by Yi Xiaodao. It hit him hard, and if Yi Xiaodao hadn't reached out in time to catch him, he would have been knocked upside down.
"Hello, brother-in-law! Hello, brother-in-law! Hahahaha..." Yi Xiaodao righted Li Dingxing, called him brother-in-law affectionately a few times, then jumped up and rushed towards the door.
Li Dingxing rubbed his arm that was hurt by Yi Xiaodao, walked into the room, and asked, "What's wrong with Yi Xiaodao? Why are you so happy?"
"Wood!" Xiang Lian'er said bitterly, turning her head and ignoring him.
…
"Sister? Isn't your sister Xiang Lian'er?" Zhao Yizhi put down the memorial and asked curiously: "How come you have an extra sister?"
"Your Majesty, stop asking questions knowingly and quickly think of a name for my sister! What should I call Yi?" Yi Xiaodao knew that Zhao Yizhi had found out everything about him, so he didn't explain anything and urged Zhao Yizhi.
Zhao Yizhi saw Yi Xiaodao's anxious look and did not tease him intentionally. Indeed, he had already checked Yi Xiaodao clearly: Wancheng beggar has neither father nor mother, and Xiang Lian'er is just a friend in need. There was a reason for the Nanhuai Prince's Mansion, so he just recognized her as his sister. Now that Xiang Lian'er has changed her name, and she has really taken on Yi Xiaodao's surname, it doesn't matter if she is her biological sister. After several generations of descendants, the two families will become like one family. Who cares if she is a god-sister or a biological sister?
"Is this difficult to handle? Xiang Lian'er, how about using the character for lotus and calling her Yi Xiaolian?" Zhao Yizhi blurted out.
Yi Xiaodao shook his head like a rattle: "No, there is no difference between calling her Xiaolian who has changed her name and not. Maybe her parents used to call her that, and it would make her sad again..."
"Then what do you call it?" Zhao Yizhi said helplessly, spreading his hands.
"Why would I come to see your majesty if I knew it? Your majesty gave me the name. Of course it was your majesty who thought of it." Yi Xiaodao said confidently.
"Yi Xiaojian?"
"You are...this is not okay..."
"Yi Xiaomei?"
"His Majesty!"
Zhao Yizhi mentioned several names in succession, but Yi Xiaodao rejected them all. Finally, Zhao Yizhi couldn't think of any other names and shouted to the door: "Manager Wang! Come in!"
Wang Zhenliang hurriedly came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Duke Wu Ding."
"Give a name to Wu Dinggong's sister."
"Wu Dinggong...'s sister?"
"You can take it if you are told!" Zhao Yizhi said impatiently, "It's Duke Zhongyi's wife, Xiang Lian'er."
Yi Xiaodao reminded: "The two characters Yi Xiao remain unchanged, just use one character."
Wang Zhenliang and Xiang Lian'er had met several times and had some impressions. They just asked him to name them temporarily, but he didn't know what to choose. Seeing the anxious expressions of Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao, he thought carefully and said, "Old slave, I see that girl... is full of energy and cleverness. How about calling her Yi Xiaoling?"
"Yi Xiaoling! This is good!" Yi Xiaodao's eyes lit up and he made the decision: "Just call it this! Your Majesty, this is good! This is good!"
"Okay, okay, you can call her this what you like. According to my will, I will give Xiang Lian'er a name. If she changes her name, she will be called Yi Xiaoling."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yi Xiaodao ran out of the imperial study room happily, and Zhao Yi had no time to shout.
Wang Zhenliang was a little helpless on the side: "Wu Dinggong...Why don't you thank me..."
Zhao Yizhi smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, didn't he thank you? He had no father or mother since he was a child, and now he has a younger sister. How happy do you think he must be?"
"That's true..." Wang Zhenliang nodded. From being alone to being accompanied by a sister, it was of great significance. From now on, no matter what, he is no longer alone...
…
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhao Yizhi personally conveyed the decree that Xiang Lian'er was renamed Yi Xiaoling!
All the officials were shocked, and the ministers congratulated each other. Yi Xiaodao smiled happily and returned the greetings one by one. He was so unhappy.
There was only one person with a sinister expression and a livid face, motionless.
"Prime Minister Zhou, what's wrong?" Tang Xingchang asked in a low voice next to Zhou Ziru: "This is also a great event for Duke Wu Ding. Is there anything wrong with it?"
Zhou Ziru looked at Yi Xiaodao coldly from the side and replied in a low voice: "Wu Dinggong is a great man. He only suffered from the lack of soldiers and generals. He recruited some military camps and military camps, but it was just a small fight. But now His Majesty personally changes Xiang Lian'er's name, which is of great significance. From now on, Duke Zhongyi and Duke Wu Ding will be one family..."
"Is there anything wrong with this?" Tang Xingchang had not yet reacted.
"We just moved three princes and took back three vassal lands. But now if Duke Wu Ding and Duke Zhongyi get too close... I'm afraid that just after driving away the wolf, another tiger will come..." Zhou Ziru said his own Worry.
Tang Xingchang smiled and said: "What do I think? Even if His Majesty doesn't give him a name, just because we blocked the Nanhuai Army outside Poyang Lake, Duke Zhongyi would not be one of our own... Now he is even closer to Duke Wu Ding." , it is a good thing for us, as long as we stabilize Wu Dinggong..." Just when Tang Xingchang was halfway speaking, Yi Xiaodao glanced over accidentally, scaring Tang Xingchang into silence.
Zhou Ziru immediately put on a smiling face and walked over; "Congratulations to Mr. Wu Dining! Congratulations to Mr. Wu Dining!"
"Prime Minister Zhou, are you crying at the wrong grave? Your Majesty gave Yi Xiaoling a name, so you should congratulate Yi Xiaoling." Yi Xiaodao said with a smile.
Zhou Ziru's expression froze. It was obvious that Yi Xiaodao had heard everything he and Tang Xingchang said just now. Zhou Ziru's smile did not diminish, and he was not angry at Yi Xiaodao's words. He turned to Yi Xiaoling calmly and said, "Congratulations, madam, your aura is so powerful that your majesty bestowed upon you such a good name. She is so glorious!"
Yi Xiaoling bowed slightly in return: "Prime Minister Zhou is overly flattering. I'm afraid Prime Minister Zhou won't be able to sleep tonight, but you can come to my house and have a glass of turbid wine."
The smile on Zhou Ziru's face froze, and even she heard what he said...
Li Dingxing came over and stood between Yi Xiaoling and Zhou Ziru: "I will be returning to Nanhuai with my wife in the near future. I wonder if Prime Minister Zhou is willing to see me off?"
Zhou Ziru already understood that Li Dingxing was still thinking about Poyang Lake. Before, Chu Xiang and the imperial court were in a confrontation. Everyone seemed to have no objections in the face of a powerful enemy. Now that Ge Cifeng is dead and Chu Xiang has recovered, without foreign enemies, it is really hard to say what will happen next.
Zhao Yizhi sat on the dragon chair, holding his chin with one hand, looking at the frozen Zhou Ziru and the unhappy-looking Yi Xiaodao and others below, frowning more and more...
