He Chirang and Lu Yan entered a carriage. Lin Yan, who was riding a horse when they arrived, joined in the fun and squeezed into the carriage.
Instead of going to the lake today, Lin Xi plans to go to Qiong Tower since he can eat and talk.
There is no need to pay extra for your own property.
He Chirang took Lu Yan and Feng Ye in first.
Lin Yan grabbed her from behind. Lin Xi turned around and saw that he seemed to have something to say.
"Lu Yanren is very good, but he is not in good health... You won't get angry and attack him in the future, right? If you are not sincere, why bother?"
Before today, he thought about how the nephew of the Minister of Household Affairs was worthy of being in the Duke's Palace?
Not now.
Is Lin Xi's temper good enough for Lu Yan?
Lin Xi: "..."
Is it wrong? We just shared a carriage for half an hour. Are you so considerate of others?
That kid is really good at pretending.
Lin Xi said seriously: "I plan to raise him until he dies. Isn't this sincerity?"
Lin Yan: "..."
Well, that sounds a little scary.
Qiong Tower is not one building, but three four-story pavilions standing next to each other.
It's nice to see the lights dimmed at night, and the view during the day is also great.
While waiting for the food to be served, Lin Xi pulled Lu Yan to the window to talk.
Now she is just waiting for her uncle to return to Beijing, and the two of them will formally discuss their marriage.
In order to make people believe that they are happy for each other, some scenes have to be done.
Lin Xi looked at the egrets flying over the sky and said casually: "The terrain here is the highest. Each building is equipped with a few archers, and the entire street is under control."
I can give you glory and protect you. You can't put down your bowl and scold your mother in the future, it will be detrimental to the Duke's government.
Otherwise, if he is shot through the heart by an arrow one day, he will not be able to blame me for being cruel.
Lu Yan naturally understood the warning in the other party's words, thought for a moment and said, "We can also set up a bed crossbow so that the three nearby streets are within range."
Lin Xi knew the bed crossbow and put several bows on the low bed. Arrows fired from a big bow can naturally travel further and be more powerful.
The southern border of Zhou State was beaten until it was retreating steadily, except for the Zhao State who showed up with a mad dog who used ruthless troops.
It's even more because they improved the bed crossbow.
The arrow bucket can hold hundreds of arrows at a time and can shoot farther.
Because the force is very strong, the arrows do not need arrowheads and can be tied to stones.
If you are hit by a stone from an arrow, you will be seriously injured even if you are not killed immediately.
There is no need to recycle the arrows, after all, rocks can be found everywhere.
Each launch can severely injure dozens of people at the same time.
Not to mention the charging soldiers, the two generals hiding behind the formation were also shot to death in this way, or in other words, crushed to death.
"The big bed crossbow takes up a lot of space and requires dozens of people to pull it open at the same time. The space here is narrow."
Lu Yan: "It can be made smaller. It can shoot more than a dozen at a time. As long as it can still penetrate eighty feet away."
Lin Xi: "Since you can think of it, why not draw the drawing and show it to me."
"Okay." This was considered his surrender.
At present, as long as the Duke's government is good, he will be more profitable.
Seeing that the other party agreed so readily, Lin Xi smiled and said, "I never thought Lu Lang was so talented. What was your name before you were found by the Lu family?"
Lu Yan: "..."
"I share the same surname as my brother. I used to be called He Zhixing. Is your name nice? Not many people know it, but I want to tell you." After a pause, she asked softly: "Can you tell me too, okay?"
The two of them were already standing close to each other, but Lin Xi now moved closer.
They were almost side by side, with a few strands of hair almost tangled together.
Lu Yan was in a trance for a moment, then regained his clarity and said calmly: "There is nothing unusual about my name."
His mother-in-law was a beauty who paid tribute to the tribe. Before she gave birth to him, the tribe was destroyed.
Since he was the prince of the Zhao Kingdom and a remnant of the tribe, he grew up in the palace and did not have a name until he was ten years old.
But half a year ago, Zhou's generals called him "mad dog".
If not for the accident, he was seriously injured and almost died, and a series of changes followed.
Why did he end up living like this and in this situation? I can only figure it out slowly while recovering from my injuries.
Lu Yan sighed in his heart. If he found the assassin that day, he would pay back many times and cut him into pieces.
He has seen many beauties, either innocent or charming, simple or deep.
Only the place in front of me is so elusive... it's like an abyss.
She usually wears light-colored clothes and looks graceful, weak and cold, but in fact she is very scheming and will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals.
Seeing that he was unwilling to say anything, Lin Xi stood up straight again.
She took the initiative to show her good intentions by being honest and letting people down their guard, but this didn't lead to anything.
No more playing. He is really a man with a strong heart, and all Taxue's meticulous dressing up is in vain.
Lin Xi: "The handkerchief I handed you by the lake was embroidered by myself. I spent more than ten days embroidering it."
When Lu Yan heard what she said, he took out the handkerchief.
The texture is very good, but the embroidery work...
Can this also be considered a love token?
Lin Xi: "Be creative, these are...two flies."
Lu Yan said quietly: "You were too embarrassed to give it to others, so you gave it to me. This should be a butterfly."
"Maybe a butterfly."
Lu Yan: "..."
They really just use each other.
Lin Xi: "I am very happy to see Lu Lang today. I have one more thing to ask for your help."
Lu Yan's eyebrows twitched, as he had expected it: "What's the matter?"
Every time you receive something, you have to pay something.
Lin Xi: "I need some paintings, can you give me your paintings?"
She described in detail what she wanted to draw.
The emperor will celebrate his birthday soon, and she will definitely attend the palace banquet, so she will naturally prepare a gift.
She wanted to surprise the old man with these free paintings.
After Lu Yan heard her request, he guessed what she was going to do.
He was quite impressed. He had to say that this guy had a quick mind and was very good at coaxing people.
The emperor who receives the painting will definitely be delighted and will be rewarded with even less rewards.
Lu Yan: "Why do you want me to draw? Why don't you find someone else."
Lin Xi: "The people in the Duke's office who are good at painting are not as good-looking as you. My brother has to review his homework, so naturally he can't be distracted. If I go to ask an outsider to paint, it will inevitably leak the news, so I'd better leave it to Lu Lang to rest assured."
She had seen Lu Yan's painting on the day the two of them were in the same room.
Let's put it this way, it's enough to fool the emperor.
Lu Yan nodded: "You can paint it if you want me to, but you have to give me half of the emperor's reward that day."
Lin Xi flatly refused: "The market price is five taels of silver at most."
Lu Yan: "I want those rewards so that I can go to the Duke's Mansion as a betrothal gift. In fact, they are still yours."
Lin Xi: "..."
You are really smart enough to hire me with my stuff.
Are you that poor? Oh, he is very poor.
Thinking that he would eventually take it into his own private treasury, Lin Xi reluctantly nodded.
"Okay, you must keep the bow and those pictures in mind."
"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible."
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Lin Xi planned to go to bed as soon as she returned home, not wanting guests to visit today.
Here comes Mrs. Xuanpinghou.
What a coincidence, Feng Ye is the prince of Xuanpinghou.
Princess Yun'an, who was under the Queen Mother's knees, married Marquis Xuanping and died in childbirth. He married his cousin just after one year of filial piety.
Mrs. Hou not only came by herself, but also brought her three-year-old son.
Probably because the Queen Mother asked Feng Ye to leave the palace, but did not return to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.
The couple was worried about their bad reputation, so the step-wife came to the house and wanted to take Feng Ye back.
Ms. Cui also brought her biological son with her, using the excuse that her younger brother missed her older brother.
Lin Yan had an upright temperament. Seeing that the little prince didn't seem to kiss his stepmother, he refused without thinking: "Let's forget it. He obviously prefers to be here."
Lin Xi: "Master gave Feng Ye homework yesterday. Lin Yan, please accompany him to do his homework."
