Chapter 62 The Arrogance of the Royal Family

The affairs of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion were divided into two groups.

The masters were all feeling sorry for money, and they were almost crying; the servants were all marveling at the young lady's good medical skills; and the eldest young master stood up, would the marquis ask him for a title of prince again?

This news also spread outside the mansion.

However, those who heard the gossip had never seen Master Xue before, and they all said that the servants of the Xue family "exaggerated".

"It may be just a prosthetic limb made of wood, which will take a few days."

"What's the point of praising the young lady like this all day long? Why don't you praise their young master? There is already a second lady in their family who is showing off."

When I woke up early the next day, it was sunny again. The heat that had just disappeared rushed up again and smoke was raised on the ground.

Xue Mei really wanted to make ice, but unfortunately there should be no saltpeter in Kyoto.

"When we have our own mansion, we should build an ice cellar." Xue Mei said to the maid and wet nurse.

She said something about the mansion, no one is surprised.

The cat squatted beside him and was eating the beef given to him by Xue Mei.

Xue Mei was on a whim this morning and cut some raw beef for him. As a cat, he was instinctively excited when he smelled raw meat; but as a human soul, he could not speak anyway.

So he called out to Xue Mei.

Xue Mei seemed to understand cats very well. As soon as she called her, she understood: "Don't like eating raw ones? OK, take them and cook them."

Xiao Jingcheng ate the cooked beef and was in a good mood.

He is the best treatment for Xue Mei. He has eaten beef and drank milk, and his body becomes stronger and stronger. Now he is as light as a swallow, and it is no problem to fly over the eaves and walk around the walls.

After eating and drinking, Xue Mei sat in front of the desk and practicing calligraphy. Xiao Jingcheng heard that his master, Old General Cheng, had also returned to Beijing to report his work recently.

It is very likely that the master heard that something happened to him and came back to see him.

Xiao Jingcheng wanted to go to the imperial study room to see the emperor or court officials, but there were all kinds of words about his master's return to Beijing. Should he be afraid of him coming back rashly, or should he regard this matter as a small, ordinary report on his work.

While Xue Mei was not paying attention, Xiao Jingcheng escaped.

After leaving Yongning Marquis Mansion, he walked very fast and was flexible along the way.

While running, he also remembered Xue Chi's prosthetic limb.

The prosthetic limb was also transformed out of thin air by Xue Mei, and he saw it clearly this time.

"She is really a fairy, just like the seven fairies." Xiao Jingcheng thought.

It is also possible that she is the virgin in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva who came down to earth.

Xiao Jingcheng arrived at the imperial study room.

He didn't plan to find out the situation at once, but just stepped on the spot and could come often in the future.

Unexpectedly, this time the person in the imperial study was not the court officials, but the Prince of Ancheng Xiao Mingyu.

Although Xiao Mingyu helped Xue Mei a lot, Xiao Jingcheng was still a little hostile to him, because Xiao Mingyu and Xue Mei were very close, and he was just a cat himself.

"...This is the mosquito coil. Because of the addition of arsenic and realgar, my nephew found two cats, two dogs, and two servants, and locked them in a closed room, and lit three mosquito coils.

There was a toilet, food, water in the room. It took twelve hours to complete the three-in-one inventory, which was exactly the whole day, and people, dogs and cats were fine. Observe for another seven days, move them to the ventilated room and light mosquito coils, which was also fine.

A small amount of arsenic can be used as medicine, and the same is true for realgar, so this thing is non-toxic and harmless, and it is specialized in killing mosquitoes." The prince of Ancheng County said.

When Xiao Jingcheng heard this, he felt that this nephew was also vicious and was not a good person.

"It's so good, I'll use it tonight. There are a lot of rain this summer, and there are indeed a lot of mosquitoes." The emperor said.

Prince Ancheng said again: "Your Majesty, my nephew wants to sell this item to Chu and Qi. The two countries are located in the south, which are more humid, hot and more mosquitoes."

"This matter is feasible." The emperor said.

Xiao Jingcheng was slightly surprised when he heard this.

Today, there are five countries, besides the Huns, there are two other major countries that compete with the Daliang Kingdom: Chu and Qi Kingdom.

Especially the State of Chu occupied Shu, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and was rich in materials. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The national strength was better than that of the State of Liang.

There has been no major war between the countries in the past twenty years. Only Liang and the Huns bordered each other and clashed with each other. It is precisely because of the instability in the northwest and the huge military expenditure that Liang's country was hindered, making it worse than Chu's country's prosperity.

There is no war in the four Central Plains and no business is involved.

Because there were a lot of detailed works in the caravan, several countries were so upset that they simply refused to contact each other.

Xiao Jingcheng did not expect that Xiao Mingyu had already made his business to Chu and Qi.

He has indeed grown capable over the years.

"...Your Majesty, this mosquito repellent was sold to my nephew by Miss Xue's eldest son." Xiao Jingcheng was distracted and came back to his senses when he heard "Miss Xue's eldest son".

They mentioned Xue Mei.

Xiao Jingcheng attached his body a little.

The cat's ears were sensitive. He heard it clearly and was indeed talking about Xue Mei.

"The joints are flexible and the prosthetic limbs are light, which is really a magical skill." Xiao Mingyu told the emperor.

The emperor pondered: "Tomorrow you will take Xue Chi to the imperial study room, and I will see with my own eyes to see if it is as clever as you said."

"yes."

Xiao Mingyu paused and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites lacks a sixth-rank chief. Can Xue Chi be used?"

In dynasties where the imperial examination system had not yet appeared, the use of civil servants was selected by the gentry, then selected by the Ministry of Personnel, and then decided by the emperor.

Of course, the emperor could skip these directly and choose the person he likes.

"Oh, it turns out that you are talking about it. You are asking for an official position. Why, are you so concerned about the matter of the Xue family?" The emperor looked at him with a smile, "Did you fall in love with the eldest lady of the Xue family?"

Xiao Jingcheng, who was lying on the roof, suddenly tightened his claws and made a little noise.

The people in the room didn't notice this sound.

Then he heard Xiao Mingyu laugh and said, "Uncle is making fun of his nephew. Not to mention that this is not the case, even if it really happens, it is difficult to start. Miss Xue has already had a marriage contract."

The emperor liked his kind name, and his attitude became much softer. After thinking about it, he said, "If Xue Chi really stood up from a disabled person, it would be normal. This is a rare thing. Give him a sixth-rank official, and it will also be a good idea."

Speaking of this, the emperor suddenly seemed to remember something, "This Yongning Marquis Mansion is the home of Concubine Xue, right?"

“That’s right.”

Concubine Xue and Empress Liao fought to the death.

The emperor and Prince An were raised by Empress Liao, and they originally had no good feelings for Concubine Xue.

However, one time Prince An had a high fever. Empress Liao fought with her father at that time and decided that the child was fine and refused to hire an imperial physician. Unless the father agreed to her request, he would also be named the Count of his brother's youngest son.

At that time, the emperor of the prince was worried about his younger brother, so he went to Concubine Xue's palace in great anxiety.

Concubine Xue had just died of a son at that time. After hearing this, she was furious and immediately used her card to hire an imperial physician.

She may have been empathetic. When she saw Prince An, she thought of her deceased son. She took care of Prince An for two days and two nights, sleeping endlessly.

Although the prince didn't like Concubine Xue very much, he still remembered this incident.

Of course, this incident later became one of the means by Concubine Xue to attack Empress Liao.

The prince did not appreciate her affection very much, after all, her intentions were not pure.

Prince An has always been very grateful to Concubine Xue.

"After the imperial concubine went, the mother tried her best to suppress the Xue family. I heard that the old marquis of the Xue family was addicted to gambling, and it was also the Liao family who sent someone to seduce him." The emperor smiled, "The Xue family's property was lost. If he hadn't died early, the house would have been sold."

"Yes, the Xue family is quite shabby now."

"No wonder that the young lady wanted to create some things to sell to you, and she was too anxious." The emperor said.

Xiao Mingyu smiled.

"Uncle, do you want to meet this young lady?" Xiao Mingyu asked again, "She made the prosthetic limb."

"No, Zuo is just a philosopher woman." said the emperor.

When Xiao Jingcheng heard this, he became angry from his heart, wishing he could thorn his royal brother to death with one claw.

He was born late, and Xiao Jingcheng failed to catch up with the battle between Liao and Xue in the palace. When he was born, Liao and Xue had both died for many years.

He was very angry that the emperor said Xue Mei in this contemptuous tone.

"Maybe, you will have time to ask her in the future." Xiao Jingcheng jumped away from the roof with light steps.

He wants to go back to find Xue Mei.
Chapter completed!