No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 197 Accompanying Reading + Adding Makeup (two chapters in one)
"What's the matter?" Su Taifu's laughing voice came from the other side of the garden, Xie Cheng looked up and saw his own Taifu leading people towards this side.

No uncle!

Xie Cheng's eyes lit up, he pulled up Su Xuan and Young Master Jiang from left to right, and was about to rush in the direction of Taifu.

"Your Majesty." Duo Ying quietly appeared in front of him, "Please be careful, the garden is being remodeled, so don't rush."

Xie Cheng looked at him with some depression: I don't cross the bridge, so I'm just waiting for the master at the head of the bridge.

Folded Shadow remained silent.

Your Majesty, has it never occurred to you that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent might be watching you nearby?

Obviously, this is not what a six or seven-year-old child should think of, so Xie Cheng simply bypassed the shadow and walked towards the bridge, but his pace slowed down a lot.

Behind them, Zhu Ai was still crying.

It just went from wailing to sobbing.

Tsk, I can cry.

This is the consensus of all present.

"Teacher." Xie Cheng stood at the bridge and waited eagerly for his tutor to come over.

"Your Majesty." Behind Grand Tutor Su was Luo Jinxing. Xie Cheng had met Luo Jinxing, but he didn't quite remember, "You are..."

"The last general, Luo Jinxing, has met His Majesty!" Luo Jinxing bowed and saluted.

Hearing the word Luo, Xie Cheng immediately remembered, "You are the son of General Luo, and the elder brother of my little aunt!"

Luo Jinxing smiled, "Exactly."

Xie Cheng's voice was clear and clear, "General Luo is my hero who fought for the country, so there is no need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Luo Jinxing thought the little emperor was quite cute.

Grand Tutor Su also stood aside and watched with a smile, and waited for them to finish talking before saying: "Your Majesty, what happened just now? Why are you still crying? Does Your Majesty have someone you like?"

Xie Cheng twitched his lips and said, "That's my cousin, he loves to cry, don't worry about him. Grand Tutor, can Ah Cheng really choose his own companion?"

Su Taifu smiled and said: "It's natural, the Regent specially invited so many young masters here today, isn't it just for His Majesty to see for himself?"

With the affirmation from Taifu, Xie Cheng immediately became happy.

Although he is the emperor, there are few things that he can decide on his own since he was a child.Even if it is an extra bite of food and a step of walking, someone will take care of it. Now that the emperor's uncle and the grand master say that he can make his own decisions, even if the mother is unhappy, she probably won't object, right?
Su Taifu's children and grandchildren are full of children, how could he not see the little emperor's thoughts, and felt a little sad for a while.

Taifu Su stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "Has your Majesty already chosen someone?"

Xie Cheng nodded repeatedly, turned his head and pulled Su Xuan and Young Master Jiang and said, "Teacher, I will choose them."

"Does Your Majesty know who they are?" Taifu Su asked with a smile.

Xie Cheng blinked his eyes, and then remembered that he hadn't asked the names of these two friends.

"Su Xuan from the Su family has met His Majesty." Su Xuan said respectfully, seeing that Xie Cheng was still looking at him, he added, "The Grand Tutor is my great-grandfather."

Xie Cheng turned his head to look at Mrs. Su, Mrs. Su laughed and said, "Ah Xuan is indeed the great-grandson of the old minister."

Xie Cheng was very happy, "The Tai Tuo is Ah Cheng's Tai Tuo, and Ah Xuan's great-grandfather..."

Everyone looked at him in horror: What do you want to say, Your Majesty?
In fact, they thought too much, Xie Cheng didn't want to say anything, but said happily: "Everyone is our own. Well, I will choose him! Uh..."

Everyone's eyes fell on Young Master Jiang. This young man was only eight years old, but he was already tall and straight, quite calm and imposing.

He bowed his hands respectfully, speaking clearly, "Jiang Che from Yueyang Hou's residence, I have met His Majesty, Grand Tutor."

Xie Cheng said: "Teacher, we know each other now."

Su Taifu smiled and said: "Your Majesty needs four companions, and this is only two."

Xie Cheng frowned slightly, looked back at the group of children and thought for a moment, then turned around and ran over, dragging two more children out of the group.

A chubby little fat man and a skinny little black monkey.

Taifu Su looked down at Xie Cheng who was dragging the two children over, and said with a smile, "Why did Your Majesty choose them?"

Xie Cheng said: "They also laughed at my cousin just now!"

Is this an advantage?
Su Xuan glanced at the little fat man, he just laughed, he laughed the most exaggeratedly among so many people.

The little fat man didn't expect that he was just watching a joke, so why was he chosen by His Majesty?
Didn't his grandfather and father say that it's all right to just go through the motions?

Taifu Su looked at the children in front of him with a gentle smile, "Who are these two young masters?"

The little fat man said: "I... my father is the son of Cheng Guogong, I am the eighth, and my name is Zheng Jingfeng."

"..." With your body shape, the average wind may not be able to blow you up.

The little black monkey said: "My name is Wang Ze, and my father is Wang Ying, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites."

"..." Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites looked like a young talent with a face like a crown of jade back then, even now he is also a refined man with a beautiful beard and a dignified manner, why did he raise his child like this?
Master Su shook his head, feeling that he was getting more and more incomprehensible to the younger generation.

Looking at his great-grandson again, he nodded with satisfaction.

This is what a normal Shangyong Famous Sect disciple looks like.

However, I have to say that His Majesty's vision is quite accurate, not to mention his family background, all of them are quite outstanding.

"Teacher, can you?" Xie Cheng raised his head and looked at Taifu Su eagerly.

Master Su stretched out his hand to touch his little head, and said with a smile, "Yes."

"Thank you, Taifu!" Xie Cheng was very happy.

Su Taifu smiled and said: "Since His Majesty has selected companions, let's take them to see the regent."

Xie Cheng complied obediently, and looked back at the remaining children not far away, "Teacher, they..."

Su Taifu said: "Leave this to the old minister."

"Thank you, Taifu!" Xie Cheng was overjoyed, he finally got rid of his annoying cousin.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the emperor uncle and little aunt."

As soon as these words came out, Su Xuan was quite calm, Jiang Che and Wang Ze looked at each other without saying anything.On the other hand, the little fat boy Zheng Jingfeng was stunned for a moment, and then burst into tears too.

"..."

Grand Tutor Su ignored it, and walked towards the place where the children were with a smile, "Second Master Luo, take them to see the Regent."

"Yes, Taifu."

"What's wrong with him?" Xie Cheng looked at the three friends in a daze. Did he... choose the wrong person?

Su Xuan raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "It's the first time to see His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, isn't it too exciting?"

"Well, I'm so excited." Wang Ze nodded in affirmation.

Jiang Che looked at the two of them and decided to shut up.

The little fat man was so "excited" that he was about to die.

The little fat man looked at his little friend sadly, and said in a low voice: "Woo, I heard what you said just now, the regent wants to eat children. I'm so fat...he must be the first to eat me!" He glanced enviously at the little black monkey Wang Ze.

"..."

After a few friends finally coaxed the little fat man to believe that children were not included in the Prince Regent's recipes, they followed Luo Jinxing to see Xie Yan.

Luo Jinxing followed a few children all the way, listening to them enlightening the little fat man one by one, he couldn't help the veins on his forehead twitching while being funny.

What is his future brother-in-law's reputation?Eat children are out.

"Uncle Emperor, Auntie." Luo Jinxing led a few children to the water pavilion on the other side of Jingyuan, where Luo Junyao and Xie Yan were sitting and talking under the water pavilion.

"I have seen the regent, princess." Su Xuan said.

The other three children immediately followed up, "I have met the regent, princess."

It's just that the little fat man's voice is still a bit crying.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't scare them.

Xie Yan looked at Xie Cheng and said, "Ah Cheng, these four are your future companions?"

Xie Cheng nodded and said: "Yes, Uncle Emperor. This is Su Xuan, and he is the great-grandson of the Grand Tutor. This is Jiang Che..." Xie Cheng has a good memory, and after only listening to it once, he even remembered the identities of the four little friends. not bad.

Xie Yan took a closer look at the four children. Needless to say, Su Xuan had been pre-booked in advance, Jiang Che and Wang Ze were not bad either, and they were tall and straight at a young age.only……

Xie Yan's eyes fell on the face of little fat boy Zheng Jingfeng.

The little fat man was already afraid of Xie Yan, but when he saw it, he immediately stiffened and did not dare to move, tears began to roll in his eyes again.

"Uncle Emperor..." Xie Cheng also sensed the little fat man's fear, and quietly moved himself in front of Xie Yan, trying to block the little fat man with his body.

It's just that he forgot that even though Xie Yan was sitting at his height, Xie Yan was still a lot taller than him, how could he stand in the way?

Xie Yan smiled, and casually looked away.

Stretching out his hand to rub Xie Cheng's head, he said, "Since Ah Cheng likes it, then so be it."

"Thank you, uncle!" Xie Cheng said crisply.

Xie Yan said: "In the future, they will accompany you to study and practice martial arts. Although you have playmates, you should not delay your studies, understand?"

Xie Cheng nodded seriously and said, "Ah Cheng understands, little aunt..."

Luo Jun shook Xie Cheng's face with a smile and said: "These young masters will be Ah Cheng's companions and partners in the future. Ah Cheng will not be alone in the future, so we must get along well."

"Uh-huh."

Next to Feng Jian came over with a tray with four jade pendants inside.

Luo Junyao gave four jade pendants to the four children respectively, and said with a smile, "This is a gift from the regent to everyone."

"Thank you, my lord." The four children were very happy holding the jade pendant, and even the little fat man temporarily forgot the horror legend about the regent.

"Little aunt..." Xie Cheng was a little sullen, why did the children have gifts, but he didn't?

Looking at his aggrieved face, Luo Junyao couldn't help laughing out loud, "Of course Ah Cheng also has them, how could he forget about Ah Cheng? Look."

Luo Jun shook his right hand and raised it, and found another jade pendant out of nowhere.It is similar in texture and size to the other four jade pendants, except that the engraved pattern is Panlong, and the word Cheng is engraved on it.

The jade pendants of the children did not have engravings, but left the engravings blank.There is also a silk ribbon tied with a jade pendant, the other four are all light blue, and Xie Cheng's is bright yellow.

"Thank you, little aunt!" Xie Cheng happily took the jade pendant, looked at it very preciously, and carefully hung it on his body.

Luo Jun smiled and said: "Very good, very suitable for Ah Cheng, let's take the children to play."

"Yes, little aunt."

Several children bid farewell to Xie Yan in unison, and then ran away with Xie Cheng.

Luo Jinxing was worried about what would happen to the children running around in the garden, so he had to follow them again.

"..." Why did he feel like he came here specially to take care of the child?
Looking at the back of his second brother leaving with five children, Luo Junyao somehow thought of the chicken mother protecting a group of chicks, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xie Yan looked at her sideways, "What are you laughing at?"

Luo Jun shook his head hastily, "It's nothing, this... Is it too casual to choose a companion to read?"

Xie Yan said: "Those who can be sent to the Regent's Mansion have already been screened. Besides, they are all seven or eight-year-old children. If there is a big difference in ability and knowledge, it will not be too much. When we come here, it is natural to see how Ah Cheng likes it. Who."

Luo Jun shook his head, "That's right, is that kid from the Zhu family really okay?"

"Teacher will handle it."

"That's good."

Xie Yan stood up and stretched out his hand to pull Luo Junyao up, "The wedding date is too urgent, so Yaoyao will come with me to see if there are any areas in Jingyuan that need to be remodeled?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Okay, but I see that many places in the yard are being changed, is there time?"

"It's just a slight modification of the decoration. If there is anything that I'm not satisfied with, I have to wait until Yao Yao gets married and then slowly change it." Xie Yan apologized, "I've wronged you."

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "No, I think it's pretty good. It's good to change it slowly, I can change it casually in the future, right?"

Xie Yan nodded and said: "Of course, from now on, Yao Yao will be the hostess of the Prince Regent's Mansion. No matter how you want to change it, I will listen to you."

"That's good." Luo Junyao was very satisfied.

Luo Jinxing was exhausted physically and mentally by several children, and finally the four children were taken home by their elders, and Xie Cheng was also sent back to the palace, Luo Jinxing then went home with Luo Junyao with a sleepy expression.

Luo Junyao had a good time walking around the garden with Xie Yan all afternoon, while Luo Jinxing was exhausted walking around the yard with a few children.

It turns out that there are more tiring things in this world than rolling in muddy water for training and fighting with real knives and guns on the battlefield, that is-playing with five children at the same time.

Second Master Luo felt that after this time, he had no idea about his future son.

"Second brother, what's wrong?" Luo Junyao looked at his second brother suspiciously.

Luo Jinxing sighed, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking... If only I could have daughters in the future."

Luo Jun rolled his eyes and immediately understood what he had suffered.

Sure enough, she said that a group of little beasts are not so easy to lead.

Being well-behaved in front of His Royal Highness the Regent does not mean that they are really well-behaved, just look at the appearance of my second brother.

"Thank you, Second Brother." Luo Jun shook his face, "However, I still have to say..."

"What?" Luo Jinxing asked.

Luo Jun said: "Even if the second brother wants to only have a daughter, the prerequisite is to marry me a second sister-in-law first, right?"

Luo Jinxing raised his hand and tapped his younger sister on the head, "Let's go and persuade the eldest brother first, the eldest brother is not married yet, how can there be any reason for the younger brother to get married first?"

Mentioning eldest brother Luo Junyao immediately remembered one thing, "Second brother, does eldest brother have a girl he likes?"

How did Luo Jinxing know this?
"Should... no, right? What's wrong?"

Luo Jun shook his chin, with a deep expression, "I always feel... Big brother seems to have a sweetheart."

"Huh?" Luo Jinxing opened his eyes wide, "Are you sure?"

Why didn't these people tell him about the family affairs?For a moment, Second Master Luo felt that he was being squeezed out.

"Not sure." Luo Junyao was a little frustrated, "It's just a feeling, a very subtle feeling...you understand?"

"I don't understand." Luo Jinxing said, "It's not easy, why don't we find out if we ask?"

Luo Jun shook his head and sighed, "I won't go. I asked the elder brother and he refused to answer. Even if there is a elder brother, he must be embarrassed to tell me."

"That's right, you are a girl..." Luo Jinxing nodded, thought for a while and said, "I'll ask! Brother will definitely tell me."

Luo Jun shook his eyes, smiled and said: "Then I will trouble the second brother."

"Don't worry, it's on my second brother." Luo Jinxing was gearing up confidently.

Therefore, Luo Junyao squatted in the hidden place outside the gate of Luo Jinxing's small courtyard and watched his second brother strut into Luo Jinyan's courtyard.

A quarter of an hour later, Luo Jinxing rushed out in a panic.

Luo Junyao sighed, "It seems... Big Brother really has someone he likes, otherwise why would you be angry? But... Why didn't Big Brother tell us?"

It really is a man's heart, the sea needle.

Once you get busy, time flies by.

In a blink of an eye, there are less than two days left in the divorce period.

The Luo family is very lively today, with guests coming and going in an endless stream.

Tomorrow is the day when the Luo family will send a dowry to the Prince Regent's Mansion. Today, everyone who has a little friendship with the Luo family has come to their door to give the second girl Luo a dowry gift.

Early in the morning, Luo Junyao was also carefully dressed up, followed by the female relatives who received everyone who came to congratulate Su, and thanked them one by one for their great gifts.

After a busy period of time, the Luo family has already prepared the dowry.

When the wives come to give the dowry gifts, they will naturally also look at the bride's dowry, which is called sun makeup.

This is also to show the world and in-laws that the bride's natal family has a rich family background, and the daughter's dowry is rich, so that the husband's family dare not neglect their own daughter.

These folk customs are actually not very useful, but many rules will always become extraordinarily complicated once they reach a place full of wealth and wealth like the imperial city.

Luo Junyao is Luo Yun's beloved daughter, and the Luo family is naturally not stingy in preparing a dowry for her.

Not only Mrs. Luo gave her all the dowry of Mrs. Lin, but also all the betrothal gifts from the Prince Regent's Palace. Su also gave her half of his private house over the years. Luo Jinyan and Luo Jinxing brothers were even more merciless.

Not to mention, there was also the dowry prepared by Luo Yun, his own father, and given by the Empress Dowager.

After reading the Luo family's dowry list, some people's eyes turned red with envy, while others' faces immediately turned green.

Luo Junyao's dowry may not be comparable to that of Princess Changling when she got married.

Luo Junyao married the Regent, the princess’s dowry was about the same size as that of Princess Changling, and the Luo family stuffed it with all the valuables, which was not at all empty, except that it made people feel that the Luo family really loved their daughter, there was nothing to say .

The people who originally wanted to marry the Luo family became more and more tempted. The Luo family is so generous to their daughter, so naturally they will not be stingy when they marry a daughter-in-law in the future.

It's not that they care about the amount of dowry, but that such a generous family doesn't care about money, and it will not be easy for their daughter to get angry because of money when they marry in the future.

There are also many people who are in a bad mood, such as Zhu Jin and Xie Yuan who came with their elders.

Xie Yuan looked at Luo Junyao who was sitting and laughing with Su Rui, Shen Hongxiu and others from a distance, his jealous eyes turned red.

She only knew that Luo Junyao was generous, but no matter how generous Luo Junyao was, she was still just a little girl who only had some precious jewelry and playthings sent back by the Luo family father and son. It is already quite rich.

Only now did she really understand how rich Luo Junyao was.

Although she has the identity of the county head, but now Mu Wang has become the Tai Wang, and her second aunt is in charge of the Mu An Palace.In the future, let alone Luo Junyao's dowry, her dowry would be even one percent of Luo Junyao's.

For a moment Xie Yuan fell into deep remorse and resentment towards Shen Lingxiang.

If Shen Lingxiang hadn't ruined the marriage between eldest brother and Luo Junyao, Luo Junyao would have been her sister-in-law.

With such a sister-in-law, when she gets married in the future...

On the other side, Zhu Jin also had an ugly expression. She was also jealous of Luo Junyao's generous dowry, but what made her hate even more was that the regent rejected the Zhu family several times but turned around and asked Luo Junyao to marry him.

She's just a yellow-haired girl, is there anything better than herself?

(End of this chapter)