Warm spring enters Hou's door

Chapter 149
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Huh?
Gu Caiwei was surprised when she heard this. "Are you sure you can do it?"

"Of course, they still owe me a big favor! They will continue to owe me more in the future. Now I give them a chance to return the favor, and they will definitely want it." Du Junqing said.

It's just that, that being said, when it comes to actually negotiating with the Wu family, things are still not so easy.

First of all, as soon as Wu Sansi heard about Du Junqing's purpose, he was so angry that he refused on the spot: "Impossible!"

Wu Chonglie, Wu Chongxun and others also echoed from the sidelines.

Only Wu Youji persuaded him in a low voice: "Brother, listen to what he has to say first! After all, Marquis Changning has helped us a lot up to now."

"Oh, he helped us? It's clear that he dug a hole for us first, then coaxed us to jump into it, and finally he stood up and pretended to be a good person! In the end, we made the mistake, and he became the hero who turned the tide. Be famous all over the world!" Wu Sansi shouted coldly.

Wu You frowned. Before I could say anything more, Du Juanqing had already said, "At the beginning of this month, a man surnamed Xue bribed Brother Zhang Changzong to ask for an official. Zhang Changzong entrusted the matter to his younger brother Zhang Changyi. As a result, Zhang Changyi turned around and forgot. For the name of the person seeking an official, he hurried to ask Zhang Changzong, but was scolded by Zhang Changzong, Zhang Changzong said bluntly - "It's just a small matter, you will select all the lords surnamed Xue together, and the problem will be solved." Zhang Changyi Obediently obeyed, and promoted all 62 candidates surnamed Xue in one go."

Wu Sansi and the others' faces changed drastically upon hearing this.Especially Wu Sansi, his eyes became gloomy, and he stared at Du Juanqing: "Marquis Changning, what do you mean by that?"

Du Juanqing smiled softly: "Your Majesty is getting older, and the Zhang brothers are blowing the pillow wind every day, and there is no old man Di Ge bluntly admonishing him, and now there are signs of fainting. And the Zhang brothers have nothing to do since they were young." Upbringing, now once you get your wish, you are too arrogant and presumptuous, playing tricks, controlling the court, doing everything rashly, and don't pay attention to the court discipline at all. Presumably, even when His Majesty favored the Wu family, you didn't do it Such an arrogant and domineering thing, right?"

Wu Sansi looked at him coldly and said nothing, Du Juanqing said again: "So, you have fallen out of favor."

"Du Juanqing! Don't talk nonsense!" Wu Sansi's eyes flashed, and he quickly yelled.

"Are you talking nonsense, you know best in your heart." Du Juan said calmly, "And now, the reason why I came to you is to ask you to repay the favor you owed me before. On the other hand, I hope you Use this incident to show due sincerity so that we can continue to work together."

"Cooperation? What can we cooperate with?" Wu Sansi sneered.

"Aren't you planning to acquire the mine in Yangxin County?" Du Juanqing asked.

"Do we want this, what does it have to do with you?"

Du Juanqing said slowly: "Indeed, it has nothing to do with me. It's just that we have been neighbors for so many years and have helped each other so many times. The swordsmiths under me have also developed a certain affection for the mine in Yangxin County. If possible, I am willing to let them take Yangxin County with you in the next years."

Wu Sansi stopped smiling for a moment.His eyes were wide open, and he looked at Du Juanqing in disbelief.

Wu Chonglie on the side immediately said: "Father, don't believe him! This man is insidious and cunning, how many times have we suffered under his hands? This time he took the initiative to come to the door, offering courtesy for nothing, either adultery or robbery! "

"That's right! Dad, don't listen to his nonsense. He is not a good person!" Wu Chongxun also shouted.

Hearing the shouts of his sons, Wu Sansi's expression became more and more complex, strange and difficult to distinguish.

Du Juanqing still stood aside indifferently.After the father and son had finished talking, he spoke again: "I said, I'm here to ask you to cooperate. Of course, if you don't want to cooperate, I won't force it. Since we have already persuaded His Majesty once before, let She let us leave for a year, so this time we will ask Princess Taiping to make peace, the princess will definitely buy us a longer time. The reason why I came to you first is because I think that our current enemy is Zhang Brothers. Especially you..."

He paused, and said slowly: "If you want His Majesty to look at you again, you have to talk about your merits. But in the capital, you are no better than the Zhang brothers; You can't compare to me. When the light is being suppressed everywhere, are you sure you still have a chance to rise?"

The complexions of Wu Sansi and his group instantly became very ugly.

Wu Youji watched from the side, and he also sighed quietly. "Brother, I also persuaded you to agree to this matter for the future of the Wu family. Of course, if you disagree, Taiping will definitely agree. The small iron mine under her name has been taken over by the Marquis of Changning Afterwards, they are now also making some military arrows and the like, the military is very satisfied with this, and even sent a thank you gift to Taiping.”

"There is such a thing? Why haven't we received it?" Wu Chongxun immediately shouted.

Just by saying the words, he will know the reason.Wu Sansi and others also knew it well—is it because they are useless, and the things they built are not completely in line with the appetite of the military?
So they all fell silent.

Du Juanqing wasn't in a hurry, he just stood quietly by the side, waiting for their response.

In the end, the father and son hid together and discussed for a long time, before Wu Chonglie stood up and said, "If you, Marquis Changning, can bring the people from Yangxin County with you no matter what weapons you make, when you deliver them to the military , half of you from Yongxing County and half from Yangxin County, we agree to cooperate!"

"Half is too much. I promise that Yangxin County will pay [-]%." Du Juanqing raised three fingers.

"[-]% is too little! It must be [-]%! Otherwise... [-]% is fine, no less!"

"The quality of the iron ore in your Yangxin County is not as good as that in Yongxing County, and it takes more effort to forge, and the weapons produced are far inferior to those in Yongxing County in terms of lethality and durability. I can at most be among the weapons in our Yongxing County Thirty percent of them got mixed up, and I can't explain to the military if it's too much." Du Juanqing insisted on killing this point.

The two sides fought for a long time because of this, and in the end it was Wu Sansi and the others who were defeated.

"Okay, [-]% is [-]%. You must keep your word and stop fooling us! Otherwise..."

"His Royal Highness Liang, please rest assured. Now the reputation that a subordinate official should have has already been achieved, and the relationship with the military has initially stabilized. Now there is an urgent need for someone to coordinate the relationship with the officials of the court and His Majesty in the capital of God. Think about it. Come to think of it, there are no better candidates for this than you. If that's the case, of course the subordinates won't be so stupid as to fight against you. Next, we want mutual benefit and win-win results." Du Juanqing said word by word .

After reaching an agreement, he softened his tone and said a few nice words!
These words really made Wu Sansi and his son feel a lot better.

"Forget it, for the sake of your good attitude, Marquis Changning, let's try this mutually beneficial and win-win thing together. I hope you can do what you say now!"

"His Royal Highness, just wait and see. I'm not stupid. My sons and daughters are grown up. Now I should pave the way for them." Du Juanqing replied honestly.

indeed.

Du Yi is already 12 years old, and his real age is 13 years old, and he is going to say kiss soon.Gu Caiwei also gave him another pair of children.Although the children are still young, it is necessary to officially pave the way for them.

After Wu Sansi and the others heard the words, they were completely relieved.

The two parties discussed the relevant terms of the cooperation clearly, and after writing them down in black and white, Wu Sansi immediately went to the palace with Wu Chongxun, Wu Yanji and others, pestering the queen softly, and crying for Wu Chengsi, who died young , I was grateful for the current glory of the Wu family, and expressed my determination to devote myself to the Wu Zhou Dynasty in the future, which softened the heart of Her Majesty the Empress.Then, they took advantage of the situation and proposed to continue to study the iron mine in Yangxin County, but the help of Du Juanqing was indispensable in this process... and so on, and so on, there was a lot of miscellaneous talk.

A group of people swarmed up, you glanced at me and I was depressed, and the queen said directly that she was dizzy, and agreed to let Du Junqing's family go to Yongxing County to continue to manage the iron mine.

However, this time she only gave it two years.

"Two years is enough!" Du Juanqing nodded after hearing the news, "One year last time, two years this time, next time I will be sure that His Majesty will continue to relax the restrictions, and it will directly become four years and eight years."

Gu Caiwei also nodded. "indeed so."

Now that they had obtained the queen's consent, they packed their bags immediately without delaying for a moment.

It's just that just as the things were packed, Princess Taiping sent someone to send an invitation again, this time to invite Gu Caiwei to play polo.

Taking so much advantage from Princess Taiping, Gu Caiwei couldn't refuse, so she went.

The place where we met this time was Princess Taiping's Bieyuan on the outskirts of the city.When Gu Caiwei arrived, Princess Taiping had already changed into a slim-fitting Hu suit, her black hair was pulled up high, and she was wearing a hat that completely tucked her hair inside.

She was riding on a big snow-white horse with a long whip, and she was wearing a heroic and heroic posture.

Gu Caiwei hurriedly stepped forward to salute, while Princess Taiping waved her hand. "Since you're here, let's change your clothes! I've already asked someone to get your horse ready."

"Yes." Gu Caiwei hurried down and changed into her Hu clothes, and when she came out, she saw that the black horse prepared for her by Princess Taiping had been led out.

At first glance, the horse belonged to Princess Taiping.The horse is fat and healthy, and its fur is smooth and smooth. Gu Caiwei fell in love with it immediately.

She hurriedly got on the horse and tried it, and she nodded even more satisfied. "Sure enough, a fine horse!"

"Do you like it? If you like it, I will give it to you." Princess Taiping said generously.

They have had a lot of contacts over the years, and Gu Caiwei has long since stopped being polite.So hearing what Princess Taiping said, she nodded quickly. "Then I would like to thank the princess first!"

While the two were talking, another group of people came over there.Gu Caiwei took a closer look, and suddenly found that the person who came was Princess Anle and his party!

She immediately turned to look at Princess Taiping, and heard Princess Taiping say: "Today I just made an appointment with Anle and the others to play polo."

Ok!

Blame her for coming here without inquiring clearly.

Gu Caiwei nodded helplessly, and quickly turned over to salute Princess Anle and the others.

When she got closer and saw Gu Caiwei standing beside Princess Taiping, Princess Anle's eyes flickered slightly, but she immediately raised a smile: "I didn't know, so Auntie, you invited foreign aid today? I knew it was so , then I should find a few more powerful people to help me."

Princess Taiping said indifferently: "Mrs. Marquis of Changning is going to Yongxing County soon. Once I go this time, I won't come back for at least two years. I specially invited her to come over to play and talk."

Princess Anle's eyes flickered again. "So that's how it is! But Mrs. Changning Hou, your family is obviously enjoying a good time in Shendu, so why do you want to go to the backcountry on Jingzhou Road? It's not as prosperous as Shendu. In the future, what kind of gold and silver jewelry do you want? I can’t get any dresses or anything. When you come back in two years, I’m afraid that the clothes on your body will still be the styles we have already worn out!”

How long has it been since she came back from Fangzhou, and she is already eager to wash off the more than ten years of Fangzhou imprint on her body?
Shu Chunlan pursed her lips: "I have never been interested in wearing those things. The only thing I like in this life is eating. There is nothing else on Jingzhou Road, but there is plenty of rain and abundant products, just enough to satisfy my mouth that loves food. .”

Princess Anle smiled lightly upon hearing this. "That's right. Madam Changning Hou, you love to eat and know how to teach people to eat. Everyone knows about this. I was sick that time, and it was thanks to you that you prescribed a therapeutic prescription in time, otherwise I would be afraid You can't even attend the reunion banquet in the palace!"

Princess Anle wore a brocade floor-length dress at the group annual banquet, which once amazed everyone present, and even Her Majesty the Queen praised her in public, making her show off.Gu Caiwei naturally knew about this.

It's just that, listening to Princess Anle's implication - she didn't want to thank her, but insisted that she was just sick, and then just ate the recipe Gu Caiwei gave her.As for the nightmare, the cause of the nightmare, and the solution to the nightmare, it is not worth mentioning.

Gu Caiwei knew it well, and she nodded obediently. "The princess thinks my recipe is good, so please let me play for a while, and don't make me too ugly."

"Don't worry, this princess will definitely let you play a few balls!" Princess Anle nodded readily.

The two sides exchanged seemingly enthusiastic greetings for a long time, and then they all dressed up, and then got on their horses and entered the stadium.

Immediately a polo flew over, and everyone immediately chased the horses, which was very lively.

As for Princess Anle, who had promised to give Gu Caiwei a little bit just now, her eyes were glued to the polo after it flew out.In order to chase the ball, she went on a rampage and bumped into the people in front of her several times.

Gu Caiwei was almost hit by her, thanks to her quick reaction, she quickly tightened the reins and stepped back, then bent over and leaned over the horse, swung the club in her hand, and hit the ball into the hole in front of Princess Anle inside.

Seeing this, Princess Anle stared straight at Gu Caiwei with anger: "Mrs. Changning Hou, is this what you said to make this princess let you more?"

"But Princess, didn't you let me? Then I'll be cured and self-reliant." Gu Caiwei spread her hands and smiled at her.

Princess Anle gritted her teeth angrily. "You wait for me!"

Then she rampaged more and more fiercely, and this time the target was Gu Caiwei alone.However, no matter how she bumped, Gu Caiwei could always dodge easily, and repeatedly grabbed the ball in front of her and hit it into the hole.

Princess Anle was so angry that in the end she swung the cue directly and hit Gu Caiwei's horse's leg!
Gu Caiwei never thought that she would do such a trick after she couldn't afford to lose.

The strong horse pole hit the horse's leg hard, and the horse suffered pain, and after neighing, it fell forward and knelt down.Gu Caiwei, who was riding on horseback, couldn't help leaning forward sharply.

Falling forward on the back of a fast-running horse, this scene is enough to make people shudder in the eyes of others, let alone Gu Caiwei who is on the back of the horse.

When Princess Taiping saw this, she couldn't help but her expression changed drastically. "Come on, hurry up and save her!"

But Gu Caiwei doesn't need anyone to save her.

Although she didn't expect Princess Anle to attack her horse, she immediately reacted when she saw the horse's leg was injured, and then stepped on the horse's back hard, jumped forward, and then curled up He got up and rolled on the ground, and finally landed safely.

Just because she landed too hastily, her arm was inevitably scratched.

Princess Taiping hurried forward. "How are you?"

"It's okay, a little skin trauma. It's just that the horse is useless." Gu Caiwei looked back at the black horse that fell to the ground regretfully.

Princess Taiping also lowered her face.

Princess Anle was still on horseback at this time.She walked over slowly, and said with a look of disdain: "Isn't it just a horse? If it's useless, then let someone donate another one. If you can give those untouchables a chance to honor us, then it's still giving them face!"

Before she finished speaking, Princess Taiping turned around. "Get down!"

Princess Anle quickly got off her horse, and Princess Taiping immediately stepped forward and slapped her across the face.

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, it quickly scattered in the other gardens, Princess Anle was beaten to the side.

When the other people around heard it, everyone covered their faces in unison, and felt a dull pain on their face, as if Princess Taiping's slap just now was slapped on their own face.

Princess Anle slowly raised her hand to put her face on her face, and then she slowly turned her head. "Auntie, are you treating me so cruelly just because of such an outsider?"

"I'm not for outsiders, I'm for my horse, and my face!" Princess Taiping yelled angrily, "What are you, you dare to be so presumptuous in my other courtyard, and almost hurt me Even if your father and mother came here, they would not have the guts, let alone you as a junior now! Do you think that I have indulged you too much in the past two years, and you started to push yourself?"

Princess Anle was dumbfounded by the scolding.

"Aunt..." She blinked, and the circles of her eyes were red immediately.

Seeing this, Princess Yongtai came over quickly: "Auntie, don't be angry, Bao'er is still young and ignorant, you should educate her as an elder. But now that you have taught her a lesson, then this matter It's over, and she will definitely change in the future."

"It's because you people are too used to her that she develops such an arrogant temperament. And she is so arrogant here, so if she goes to other places, why don't she kill people and set fires, and do whatever she wants? This matter can't be like this It's over, she must give me an explanation!" Princess Taiping said coldly.

Princess Yongtai's face was also red-faced by the training, and she was speechless for a long time.

Princess Anle sniffed, and she asked in a low voice, "Auntie, what do you want me to explain?"

"You, go and apologize to my horse and admit your mistakes!" Princess Taiping pointed to the black horse that was still lying on the ground and neighing endlessly.

Princess Anle's face turned pale in an instant.

"I don't! You asked me to admit my mistakes to Mrs. Changning Hou, and I can admit it, but a horse... the daughter of my dignified prince, you asked me to bow my head to a beast? I won't do it!"

"If you don't do it, you have to do it for me!" In terms of temper, Princess Taiping can only be tougher than her.Princess Anle didn't bow her head, she pressed her head down as well.

"Come here, give this princess peace of mind and ask her to confess her mistake to the horse!"

"Yes!"

The maids on the side quickly responded, and strode forward as expected, directly dragged Princess Anle to the black horse, and then pressed the back of Princess Anle's head alone, forcing it to lower its eyebrows in front of the black horse.

Princess Anle was forced to be helpless, so she could only say in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Princess Taiping nodded. "Okay, let her go!"

The maids let go of their hands.Princess Anle raised her head, her eyes were already filled with tears.

She turned her head and gave Princess Taiping and Princess Yongtai a bitter look, then turned her head, covered her face with her hands and ran away.

Princess Yongtai saw this, she was anxious and afraid.She hurriedly looked at Princess Anle, who had already run away, and then turned back to Princess Taiping: "Auntie, let her..."

Princess Taiping said in a cold voice: "In today's polo match, Mrs. Changning Hou scored three by herself, and you only scored one, so we won. Do you recognize it?"

"We admit it!" Princess Yongtai nodded quickly.

"Well, since you admit defeat, you can give me the lottery you promised at the beginning!" Princess Taiping held out her hand.

Princess Yongtai was taken aback for a moment, and quickly asked someone to hand over a small box.

Princess Taiping ordered someone to collect it, and then waved her hand. "You can go."

"Yes, this junior will leave."

Princess Yongtai quickly saluted, then turned to chase after Princess Anle.

After everyone had left, Gu Caiwei walked forward slowly. "Princess, why are you doing this? It was just a little quarrel between Princess Anle and I, and we could resolve it ourselves. As a result, you intervened in the middle, and in the end it became a confrontation between you and Princess Anle. Now the person she hates must have become you."

"Then let her hate it. Anyway, she can't do anything other than hate me." Princess Taiping waved her hand indifferently, "But you are mine, and you will continue to work for me in the future! If I don't even I can't even protect my confidantes, and let others bully me in front of me, so what's the point of me being a princess?"

Gu Caiwei was inexplicably moved by these words.

"Princess, you are so kind." She said sincerely.

Princess Taiping just smiled lightly when she heard the words. "If you say this, not many people will believe it. In the eyes of most people in the world, I am a vicious person."

"Princess, your viciousness is only deliberately done for some people to see. It is a last resort to save your life. If I were in your position, I would definitely do the same." Gu Caiwei said softly.

Princess Taiping pursed her lips. "Although your words comforted me, they still couldn't stop the mouths of those outside!"

"Princess, do you need to shut their mouths?" Gu Caiwei only asked.

Princess Taiping was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Seeing this, the other people present were all taken aback.

It should be noted that as she grows older, Princess Taiping's temperament becomes more and more deep and introverted. Every time the male pet has to coax her for a long time, she can make her smile.

As a result, now, Madam Changning Hou only said a few words, which actually made her happy like this!
Everyone present looked at Gu Caiwei with admiration in their eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Caiwei smiled along with her. "If I can make you happy, princess, then it's worth it for me to come here today."

"Well, it's rare that you make this princess feel good, so I should give you some rewards." Princess Taiping said, and signaled to the people around her, "Give the box to Mrs. Changninghou."

The maid immediately handed over to Gu Caiwei the box she had just obtained from Princess Yongtai.

Gu Caiwei was still baffled. "Princess, what's on here?"

"You will know if you open it and have a look?" Princess Taiping laughed.

Gu Caiwei opened it and saw that there were several neatly folded papers inside.He casually opened it and took a look, but saw that the paper was empty, only the names of Princess Anle, Princess Yongtai and others were written on the lower right corner, and their seals had already been stamped on it.

Gu Caiwei hurriedly raised her head again. "Princess, what is this for?"

"I sent it to you in case of emergencies." Princess Taiping smiled, "Aren't you going to Yongxing County? Once you go this time, you will definitely not come back for many years. I have nothing else to do." For you, I can only win some of this thing from An Le and the others. Take it to Yongxing County, and if you encounter any problems in the future, these stamped papers may come in handy."

Gu Caiwei immediately understood.

"Thank you princess!" She thanked quickly.

Princess Taiping waved her hand. "It's all about helping each other. You took my things, so you should do something for me."

"Princess, please tell me." Gu Caiwei nodded quickly.

"When you go to Yongxing County, you have to remember to continue to take care of my small iron mine, remember?"

"Remember, don't worry, princess!"

"Also...Erlang is about the same age as Changning Hou Shizi and others, and they have always played well. This time, the son traveled with the master, and he often showed off in front of Erlang after he came back. Erlang was very envious when he heard about it. I've already come to me and begged me for a long time, and I want to go out and see the world. I'm just worried about handing him over to someone else. Since you are going to Yongxing County this time, take him away together. ! After he has stayed outside enough, you can send someone to bring him back."

"Ah? This..."

"Why, no?" Princess Taiping frowned.

Gu Caiwei shook her head quickly. "It's not impossible. It's just that there will be some accidents in the mine from time to time, and there will be a lot of casualties throughout the year. Mr. Erlang will come with us. We are afraid that we will not be able to guarantee his personal safety."

She wanted to say that Du Yi was already being targeted by others, and they would not be able to protect themselves from now on!But who can believe such words?She could only politely refuse.

But Princess Taiping insisted: "It's just such a small matter? Then I'll just send him a few more guards."

Gu Caiwei had no choice but to nod in agreement. "In that case, princess, please let Mr. Erlang pack up your things as soon as possible, we are leaving the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, this is easy." Princess Taiping smiled.

After discussing things, Princess Taiping suddenly couldn't help letting out a long sigh. "After this time, we don't know how long it will take to meet again. Maybe... never see you again? But it's a good thing that you can leave this ghost place. I've been tied here, and I can't break free for the rest of my life. Then after you go out, remember to write a few more letters to me when you have time, and talk about the scenery outside. When I saw the contents of the letter, I thought I had gone out to play."

Hearing her words, Gu Caiwei couldn't help but tighten her heart.

Poor princess.So what if she grew up rich and well-clothed and high above her?In the end, even his words and deeds were controlled by others, and he couldn't resist at all.

"I see. In the next month, I will write you two letters without saying anything."

When Princess Taiping heard the words, she smiled again.

"Okay, you've been out for a long time, go back and pack your luggage! Are you going to leave the day after tomorrow? It's okay to leave, stay here, An Le and the others will definitely come to trouble you. I can't always looking after you."

Hearing her mention Princess Anle again, Gu Caiwei couldn't help thinking of another thing.

"Princess, in fact, you really shouldn't be so angry today. If Princess Anle gets pregnant because of this incident, it will be all your fault." She said softly.

"What did you say?" Princess Taiping immediately widened her eyes.

Gu Caiwei nodded. "Yes, Princess Anle is pregnant. But it's still early, it should be less than two months."

"Whose is it?" Princess Taiping hurriedly asked.

Gu Caiwei shook her head. "You really stopped me by asking this question, I don't know."

Princess Taiping sneered. "You don't know, but I know. Isn't that brat Wu Chongxun playing with her every day now? These two children are really bold, and it's okay to mess around in private, but now they have a child... She Do you really want to lose the face of the royal family?"

"Princess calm down, Princess Anle has proved with practical actions that she can give birth, which is a good thing!" Gu Caiwei persuaded her with a smile.

Princess Taiping sneered. "Good thing? Good thing, shit! Doesn't she think that there are not enough troubles now? Now that such a trouble has happened again, I feel ashamed!"

Gu Caiwei lowered her eyes. "I saw it too, and I specially reminded you, the princess. No matter what, it's always good for you to be prepared. I'm done with my work here, and I'm leaving."

Princess Taiping waved her hand wearily. "Go away! I'll take care of this matter first."

Gu Caiwei quickly saluted and left with the box in her arms.

But unexpectedly, not long after she walked out of Princess Taiping's other courtyard in a car, another car blocked her way.

"Mrs. Changning Hou, my master has an invitation." The coachman jumped off the carriage and directly sent an invitation card with painted flowers and gold stamping.

Gu Caiwei only glanced coldly, then shouted in a cold voice——

"roll!"

(End of this chapter)