The cooking color is delicious, general, don't bite me

Chapter 232
"You forgot, Xiao Donggua used to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, even now that he is a child, he must drink more than these people." Seeing Xiao Donggua's reaction, Qi Xuan's initial anger gradually dissipated, and he spoke to comfort Meng Poria cocos.

Meng Fuling was slightly taken aback, she naturally knew that the past that Qi Xuan mentioned meant Xiaodonggua's predecessor.

After what he said, she just remembered that the Queen Mother used wine tasting to make things difficult for her, and Xiaodonggua stepped forward to help her.Is it because of this that the emperor did not stop him?And others, I'm afraid they forgot about it.

Little Dongguaba blinked his eyes wide and smiled innocently, "Let's endorse!"

"Endorsement?" The eleventh prince was taken aback for a moment, and then he burst out laughing, "Jin Yang, we are all much older than you, and we must have read and learned far more than you. Small."

The irony in the words of the eleventh prince could not be concealed, and the other princes and the sons of the ministers all laughed. In their opinion, a child under four years old had to compete with them in reciting books. Little Winter Melon can't read a few words.

Apart from the relatives of these children, most of the people present disagreed and couldn't understand so many older children bullying a young child, and this child was Qi Xuan's son.But Qi Xuan didn't make a sound, and outsiders like them naturally couldn't say much, but there were also many people who had the mentality of watching a play.

In short, the people present had different ideas, but few people found that Xiaodonggua was unusually calm. He seemed puzzled and asked the eleventh prince, "Don't you mean that so many of you are trying to force me to drink? ?"

As soon as Xiaodonggua's words fell, the people present fell silent, and everyone looked at Xiaodonggua with incredulous eyes. It was hard to believe that the words just now came from his mouth.

The eleventh prince was dumbfounded, his face turned red, he was ashamed and annoyed, and after a long pause, he said: "We just toasted you, how can we say we are bullying you?"

"Then why do you toast to me alone? Is it because I'm the cutest, the best-looking, and the smartest?" Xiao Donggua tilted her head and asked very seriously.

Everyone fell into silence again, they didn't expect Xiaodonggua to answer like this, and they were all shocked.

The emperor's face was delighted, which was even more unpredictable.

Qi Xuan and Meng Fuling didn't take it seriously, and Meng Fuling whispered to Qi Xuan, "Little Winter Melon is just as narcissistic as you!"

"This is called a tiger father without dogs!" Qi Xuan said proudly, looking proud.

Meng Fuling shook her head amusedly, how could there be such a word?

At this moment, that Zhao Tianlin suddenly burst out laughing, looking awkward, "General Qi, Young Master Ling is really interesting!"

The Eleventh Prince's face turned green and then pale, but he was blocked by the little winter melon. If he answered yes, wouldn't he admit that he and others were inferior to the little winter melon?If the answer is no, then it is a matter of deliberately bullying Xiaodonggua.

However, Little Winter Melon's expression became even more innocent, "Hey! Did I say something wrong?"

Who would say that he was wrong at this time?The Eleventh Prince's face was stiff, and he said with some reluctance: "You are right, you are right!"

Next to the Eleventh Prince, a boy about his age secretly tugged on his sleeve.

It just occurred to him that he could make things difficult for Little Winter Melon about the memorization and win back a victory. He didn't believe that such a small child could memorize any books.

His companion obviously thought the same way, and someone asked: "Jin Yang, didn't you say you want to recite the book? What kind of book do you want to recite, and how do you recite the law? Will you be punished with alcohol if you can't recite it?"

Little Winter Melon supported her small chin, nodded and said: "It can be said that if you memorize the "General History of Zijian", the emperor will draw a page, and the person who recites it first will be free of fine wine. If you can’t recite it, you will be fined two bowls.”

As soon as this remark came out, it exploded. It must be known that "Zi Jian Tong Shi" was written by Su Muqing, a great master in the previous dynasty.
These words come from the mouth of a little winter melon, so how can people not be shocked?Moreover, he said that fine wine is not a cup, but a bowl.

"What's the matter with you? Don't you know? It's fine if you don't. I'm not trying to force others to do what they want." Seeing everyone so shocked, Xiao Donggua had a sly look in his eyes.

These jumping clowns want to make things difficult for him?It's ridiculous!Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the emperor, feeling a sense of disappointment in his heart.

Little Donggua didn't know that the emperor deliberately wanted him to show off. In the end, the emperor would keep him in the palace on the grounds that he was a talented person, admired him very much, and wanted to train him. Xuan.

He doesn't like to be persecuted, even if this person was his father!Therefore, he will not do as the emperor wishes, nor will he be bullied by others.

"Don't talk nonsense! How could we not? It's you, it's hard to tell whether you can read or not." Some people can't stand the words of the little wax gourd, but they really don't know how to do it, and they still bite the bullet.

"It'll be fine!" Xiao Donggua smiled innocently, but no one dared to underestimate him anymore.

Before the comparison started, Meng Fuling saw that the faces of those who were about to drink the little winter melon wine were all ugly, so she was in a good mood and felt very relieved.

"Heh! These little boys dare to compare memorization and drinking with my precious son, it's just humiliating themselves!" She sneered.

"Okay! Today is my birthday, so let's make it interesting." The emperor laughed loudly, and after he finished speaking, he asked someone to bring a copy of "General History of Zijian".

Therefore, the emperor's birthday was different from previous years, and the penalty of drinking for endorsement was added.

After a while, everyone looked at Xiao Donggua with admiration, and praised him for being so smart at such a young age, it would not be an exaggeration to call him a child prodigy.

Because Xiaodonggua can recite word for word every time, which is worse than others. Almost no one can recite more than one paragraph, and it is hard to escape the fate of drinking.

It can be said that, except for Xiaodonggua, those princes and sons of ministers were all drunk.

I believe that after today, the name of the child prodigy of Xiaowagua will surely spread.

"This kid can be regarded as a big show." Qi Xuan proudly said.

"Little wax gourd is still young, so it's not good to be too sharp." After Meng Fuling was happy, she was worried.

Qi Xuan didn't answer, but stared at the emperor closely, how could he fail to guess what the emperor was thinking?
As Qi Xuan expected, the emperor was full of praise for the little wax gourd, and said on the spot, "It's a reward! A pair of Ye Guangjue, a pair of jasper bowls, a pair of amber bowls, a pair of gold-inlaid ivory chopsticks, a pair of silk-wrapped agate dishes, A pair of emerald lotus leaf gold-rimmed plates and a pair of jade pillows..."

The emperor rewarded the little wax gourd with many treasures, which was very enviable, but the more the emperor appreciated the little winter melon, the more uneasy Meng Fuling became.

After the reward was over, the little winter melon thanked him, and the emperor showed nostalgia again, "Jin Yang is so smart, it makes me miss Yuan Yuan, but it's a pity that Yuan Er passed away so early—"

Speaking of this, the emperor deliberately paused, and some ministers took turns to comfort the emperor, to the effect that the former prince was not here, and now there is an equally intelligent little wax gourd, it must be the former prince who is alive and sent to comfort the emperor.

Nonsense!Have these people lost their minds?Meng Fuling was very angry when she heard this, and she already guessed what the emperor would say next.

Sure enough, the emperor laughed and said: "What the Qing family said is very true. I don't mention my heart of thinking about my son. I am also a person who loves talents. I like Jin Yang very much. I want to make him—"

The emperor was about to say that he wanted to keep the little wax gourd by his side and train him to become a talent himself, when Qi Xuan suddenly said loudly: "Your Majesty!"

Qi Xuan's voice was instilled with some inner strength, a little cold, and, overpowering the emperor's voice, everyone's eyes were turned to him.

The emperor's intentions were so obvious that most people guessed what he was going to say next and thought Qi Xuan was overly happy.

After all, to be brought by the emperor's side is an honor that many people can't ask for, it is simply the virtue of the ancestors.

The emperor knew what Qi Xuan wanted to say, and was very dissatisfied with being interrupted, and just about to continue, Qi Xuan was pushed out of the seat by Feng Lin.

"Your Majesty, I have bad legs and I am no longer able to serve as a general. You have approved my resignation a few days ago. Speaking of which, today is the last time I have the honor to participate in the emperor's birthday banquet. Please allow me to respect the emperor. A glass of..."

Qi Xuan said a lot to thank the emperor for his love, and expressed his helplessness that he could not continue to serve the court. At the end, Meng Fuling personally brought him a glass of wine and asked him to respect the emperor.

The emperor's expression was wonderful, he was very annoyed, he had not approved Qi Xuan's resignation yet, but he did promise Xiao Donggua that if he could find the order of Wei Long within two months, he would allow Qi Xuan to resign and let Xiao Donggua leave .

If he overthrows Qi Xuan now, maybe Qi Xuan will tell about his bet with Xiaodonggua.

Even though Qi Xuan's legs were already crippled, he didn't dare to break up with Qi Xuan easily, because Qi Xuan's prestige and power were still there.

Furthermore, everyone knew that Qi Xuan was loyal to him, if not for Qi Xuan, the country would have changed hands now.

The emperor was really annoyed, he thought that Xiaodonggua would not be able to retrieve the order of Weilong within two months, but things backfired, if he had known, he would have shortened the time limit.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that the Emperor hadn't spoken for a long time, Qi Xuan called again while holding his wine glass high.

"My dynasty is entirely dependent on the great general to have today's peace. If the great general resigns from office, it will be a great loss to my dynasty. I really don't want to part with it." The emperor couldn't refute Qi Xuan's words in public, so he had no choice but to hold up his wine glass. Qi Xuan's resignation should not be accepted.

Qi Xuan's goal has been achieved, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor deserves to be somewhat reluctant, and Qi Xuan is suspected of forcing the emperor.

Under such circumstances, it is not good for the emperor to continue to say that he wants to keep the little winter melon. His calculations have failed and he is full of anger.

Therefore, the atmosphere of this birthday banquet also seemed extremely weird, and everyone had different thoughts.

Meng Fuling originally thought that after the banquet, the emperor would find an excuse to keep the little wax gourd, but he didn't.

On the way back home, Meng Fuling grabbed the little winter melon and kept asking him how he felt after staying in the palace for a day, knowing that he would not suffer, so his tone was very joking.

"Mother, I've lived with you for a long time. Now I don't like life in the palace at all, and I even hate those hypocritical faces." Xiao Donggua lay on Meng Fuling's lap and said in a muffled voice.

In just one day, Xiaodonggua felt a lot of emotions in his heart, because he was a prince in his previous life, and he was much older than the eleven princes, little princes and little princesses.

In the past, they were very respectful when they met him, and they dared not make mistakes.

Now, he met again with a younger body and lower status than them, and only then did he see their ugly side.

Little Winter Melon is very displeased with intrigues, competing and comparing with each other all day long.

After Meng Fuling heard Xiao Donggua's words, the big rock hanging in her heart finally fell.

*******
Back at the General's Mansion, Meng Fuling couldn't wait to order someone to pack her luggage.

"Don't worry!" Seeing that Meng Fuling wanted to arrange for the servants to pack their luggage, Qi Xuan hurriedly grabbed her hand.

"Mother, it's so late now, what are you in such a hurry for?" Xiaodonggua laughed.

"I'm afraid that the night will be long and dreamy, in case the emperor repents, or resorts to some despicable means." After the emperor deliberately broke his promise, Meng Fuling already labeled the emperor a villain in his heart.

"No, he is a man of great reputation. It is impossible for him to break his promise in front of so many ministers and envoys from various countries." Xiao Donggua denied this possibility.

"Stop talking! Little Winter Melon, you go back to your room to rest first, your mother and I have important things to do." Qi Xuan urged Little Winter Melon to go back to the room.

"Hulu, mother, what important things do you have that you can't let me know? Could it be that you want something like that?" Xiao Donggua looked at Qi Xuan and then at Meng Fuling, pretending to be puzzled.

Before Qi Xuan and Meng Fuling could answer, Xiaodonggua asked strangely again: "I want to go back to my room? Don't you want to go outside?"

"What, what, what, you little guy has failed in learning." Meng Fuling was quite speechless after hearing this.

"Go to sleep, what do you care about so much?" Qi Xuan's handsome face rarely had a suspicious blush.

"Come on! I won't interfere with your business, you can do whatever you want." Xiao Donggua looked aggrieved by others, curled her mouth, and walked towards her bedroom step by step.

"This brat!" Qi Xuan felt helpless.

Meng Fuling withdrew her gaze from Xiaodonggua, and looked at Qi Xuan with a half-smile, "Tell me! What's important for you?"

"Push me to Taolin!" Qi Xuan glanced at Meng Fuling, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Taolin?" Meng Fuling was a little puzzled, but didn't ask any further questions, and pushed the wheelchair herself.

There is a peach grove in the back courtyard of the general's mansion, and Meng Fuling seldom comes because of too many chores.

At this time, the peach grove was surrounded by light gauze veils at some point, and the lights were shrouded in it, dyeing the peach grove with a thin layer of light gold.

Clusters of pink peach blossoms stand on the branches, amidst the mist, it looks extremely beautiful, making people feel like they are in a dream.

Meng Fuling looked towards the pavilion in the peach grove, and saw that the pavilion was covered with a gauze of the same color.

Moreover, the eyes are full of colorful flowers, and all kinds of flowers are placed in pots on the stone steps. Looking at it like this, it just feels like entering the wrong season.

It is obviously winter at this moment, how can there be so many fresh flowers?The arrangement is very regular, and it does not conflict with the peach blossoms in the forest at all, which can be described as a little eye-catching effect.

Meng Fuling stepped into the peach grove step by step. The breeze blew by, the pink skirts fluttered, and occasionally peach petals fell.

She turned around involuntarily, facing Qi Xuan, smiling sweetly, like a fairy who has strayed into the mortal world.

Qi Xuan was fascinated by it, and felt that no matter how beautiful the scene was, it couldn't compare to her every frown and smile.

He stood up abruptly and walked towards Meng Fuling step by step, "Fuling!"

When Meng Fuling turned around, she saw Qi Xuan walking towards her with surprise and disbelief on her face, "Hulu, can you stand up and walk now?"

Yi Qianzhong and Meng Fuling said that it would take quite a while for Qi Xuan to fully recover.

Meng Fuling thought that it would take a long time for Qi Xuan to walk, that's why she was so excited at this time.

"Yes, I can walk now!" Qi Xuan walked up to Meng Fuling, hugged her horizontally, and spun around in circles.

The cheerful and joyful laughter of the two resounded in the peach forest.

After Qi Xuan put down Meng Fuling, she leaned on his chest and gave him a light thump, "Be honest, why are you able to leave in the first place? How long have you been hiding it from me?"

"I want to give you a surprise." Qi Xuan didn't answer, just smiled.

"Yes, what a big surprise!" Meng Fuling's face continued to smile.

"Satisfied like this? There are even bigger surprises waiting for you." Qi Xuan lowered his head and bit her earlobe lightly.

"Any surprises?" Meng Fuling looked up at him, not hiding her expectation.

Qi Xuan smiled softly, and took out a ring, which was made of suet white jade, carefully polished to be smooth and round, with a pigeon's blood gem inlaid in the middle.

He knelt down on one knee, holding the ring in one hand, and lightly clinging to Meng Fuling's hand with the other, he said affectionately: "I am willing to give everything I have to love you, love you, and protect you for the rest of my life. I only love you in this life." One person, Fuling, marry me!"

Qi Xuan's eyes are very sincere, full of strong love, and Meng Fuling's eyes are sour, with emotion intertwined with emotion.

She recalled that along the way, they had gone through all kinds of hardships, no matter how difficult it was, they persisted hand in hand, only thinking that one day, they would be able to stay away from right and wrong, stay away from conspiracy, and live in peace.

Now, the happiness that is in my heart is within easy reach, Meng Fuling's tears overflowed her eyes, and she clenched her hands tightly.

She really wanted a wedding that was different from the ancients, but she ignored the steps of proposing. Now that she had flowers and rings, it was not unromantic.

At that time on the island, when the two were comforting themselves in pain, she talked about a modern wedding and inadvertently mentioned the need for a ring, but she didn't talk about how to propose. How did he know?
However, Meng Fuling's heart was filled with thousands of emotions at this time, only Qi Xuan was left in front of her eyes, and his words "marry me" were still echoing in her ears, she had no intention of thinking about other issues.

"Gourd!" Meng Fuling looked at Qi Xuan with teary eyes, nodded vigorously, and choked up, "I am willing!"

These three words, to Qi Xuan's ears, are more beautiful than Tian Lai.

He moved gently, as if doing the most sacred thing in the world, and carefully put the ring on Meng Fuling's finger.

Afterwards, Qi Xuan stood up abruptly, hugged her tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to insert her into his body.

"Fu Ling, I love you!" Qi Xuan's heart was filled with excitement and ecstasy.

This scene, beautiful and romantic, suddenly burst into deafening applause.

Meng Fuling was startled, and hurriedly raised her head from Qi Xuan's arms, and saw that it was Xiaodonggua, Feng Lin, Wu Wu, and several of Qi Xuan's personal guards.

They didn't know when they appeared, but they all laughed happily and clapped hard.

Especially Xiaodonggua, he stood in the front, with the smallest palm, but he drummed the hardest and smiled the brightest.

Meng Fuling was moved by Qi Xuan just now, and did not notice their arrival.

But Qi Xuan didn't want to speak out, for fear of spoiling his marriage proposal, he didn't expect that they would suddenly burst into applause.

Needless to say, it must be Xiaodonggua who took them and followed them secretly.

"Mother, kiss one, kiss one..." Xiao Donggua took the lead in booing, asking Qi Xuan to kiss Meng Fuling.

Meng Fuling felt embarrassed, but Qi Xuan bowed his head and kissed her lips amidst the applause...

******
In the past few days, when everyone in the mansion saw her, they smiled meaningfully and slightly ambiguously.

Because the news of Qi Xuan's proposal spread all over the house, everyone felt it was very touching.

It was only then that Meng Fuling found out that Qi Xuan would know the way of proposing marriage, and he learned about it from Xiao Donggua.

Not long after she and Qi Xuan came back from injuries on the island, Qi Xuan and Xiao Donggua inadvertently talked about his wedding with Meng Fuling.

Xiaodonggua gave advice to Qi Xuan and added a proposal with a ring.

From then on, Qi Xuan worked hard to exercise his legs behind Meng Fuling's back, and began to make rings.

As for Xiao Donggua, she would know that Fang's marriage proposal was mentioned by Meng Fuling in her spare time, and she didn't expect Xiao Donggua to remember it.

In any case, Meng Fuling was very moved and felt very happy.

She couldn't wait to go back to the island and hold a wedding with Qi Xuan.

However, there are still many things to do and arrangements to move out of Kyoto City.

For example, Qi Xuan's resignation required a lot of formalities, as well as Shang Zhirou's matter.

The flowers that Qi Xuan placed in his marriage proposal were all rare and hard to find, some of them were provided by Shang Zhirou.

Because of her poor health, Shang Zhirou stayed in the Princess Mansion all year round. When she was free, she liked to take care of all kinds of flowers and plants.

Now that she got Shang Zhirou's flower, Qi Xuan promised to help her with Zhao Tianlin's red line, and even more so.

Qi Xuan also thought that success or failure depends on themselves, but he didn't expect things to go well.

It turned out that Zhao Tianlin was also interested in Shang Zhirou, but he didn't know her identity at first. On the day of the birthday party, she happened to be unwell and unable to attend.

Since then, Shang Zhirou has been recuperating in the princess mansion, so that Zhao Tianlin could not find her, let alone inquire about her whereabouts.

With Qi Xuan's help, Zhao Tianlin knew that Shang Zhirou was the third princess of the Great Chu Kingdom, so he proposed to the emperor.

Among the many sons, the emperor loves Xiaodonggua the most, while his daughter is Shang Zhirou.

Considering that Shang Zhirou's health has never been good, he was reluctant to let her marry into another country, but he couldn't stand her begging, and in the end, he had to agree.

Zhao Tianlin and Shang Zhirou were able to be together as they wished, thanks to Qi Xuan's contribution. Even Meng Fuling joked that he had the potential to be an Iceman.

After dealing with all the affairs in Beijing, finally came the day to leave Beijing.

When they really wanted to leave, Meng Fuling actually felt a bit reluctant, and Xiao Donggua and Qi Xuan felt similarly complicated.

"Mother, we are finally leaving." Little Winter Gua lay in Meng Fuling's arms, her tone sullen.

Meng Fuling patted Little Winter Melon's head, said nothing, and couldn't help recalling the little things he had experienced in Beijing.

Suddenly, there was a noise outside, which interrupted Meng Fuling's thoughts.

"Hulu, what happened, why—" Meng Fuling lifted the curtain of the car and asked Qi Xuan outside, but the rest of the words were stuck in her throat because of the scene that caught her eye.

(End of this chapter)