Finest Servant

I knew that I would be caught by the old man and hurt my feet, but now I am fine. Zheng'er is his grandson and my son. As an old man, I can't run away even if I want to. He laughed a few times, and said helplessly: "Why is it so serious? Zheng'er is my son, so of course I want to help him! But it's too much to put such a heavy burden on my shoulders." Make it difficult!"

Qin Xian'er chuckled softly and said, "Don't worry, Emperor Father has already made arrangements. Xu Wei, Luo Min, Li Tai, Master Di, and others will do their best to assist Zheng'er. Together with my sister and you, I'm sure I can teach a literary master." Zhao Zheng of Wuzhi."

Those who manage money, people, and soldiers all have inexplicable connections with Lin San. This is the foundation of the country's stability.

He nodded seriously: "Okay, okay, I won't be afraid if there are so many people!"

Miss Qin thought for a while, but she saw through his intentions in an instant, and said with a smile: "Why are there so many people, are you trying to take this opportunity to be lazy and escape?"

"How could it be?" He hurriedly said haha, hugged Qin Xian'er into his arms, blew hot air on the base of her ear, and said seductively, "Little Xian'er, don't you want to have a son? The moon is dark tonight." The wind is high, it is a good time to take seeds, what are we waiting for!"

"Sir, I want to give birth to two at once!"

"Uh—this, discuss it again, discuss it again—wow, Xian'er, you are such a hardworking person, and you started taking off my clothes so soon!"

The Lin family added two young sons overnight, and the eldest son, Zhao Zheng, was ordered by the emperor. He was bestowed as the grandson of Dahua Emperor. Inside meaning. Everyone in the world understands. All of a sudden. The congratulatory crowd smashed the lintel of the Lin family's door. The flowing water banquet lasted for seven days and seven nights.

Fortunately, Mrs. Qiaoqiao owns a restaurant, and the food is so delicious. Work hard. He started working day and night, but he took good care of it. General Lin still felt sorry for the money, and Ning'er, the accountant, gave him the congratulatory gift account book for his review. He suddenly opened his eyes wide. She hugged Miss Luo happily and kissed her fiercely: "So Ning'er. Give birth to a son. Give birth to a son soon. Let's make a fortune with this one!"

Three days later. Li Tai's army returned to the capital. The emperor opened the gate of victory and went out of the city ten miles to meet him in person. The scenery of the soldiers who conquered the North is infinite. When I heard that the Lin family had a happy event that day. Everyone was even more excited, and they all rushed in to congratulate General Lin. This life and death brothers meet. Even drank in the dark. Empty the wine cellar of the Lin family!

It took dozens of days for the wedding banquet to gradually dissipate. Lin Wanrong struggles every day. Also very tired. Finally, after the banquet, the guests drank tea in the garden, took a rest, and had fun with their children. By the way, they had in-depth discussions with the wives on the issue of having boys and girls. The atmosphere is very warm.

"Brother,

Is it really up to a man to have a boy or girl? "Qiaoqiao lowered her voice and asked shyly.

The eldest brother hugged Lin Erlang triumphantly and shook him, and pecked Qiaoqiao's face: "Of course. When did the eldest brother lie to you? The initiative to have children is entirely in the hands of men! But let me declare in advance. I don't have a concept of patriarchy, no matter son or daughter, I like them all. You can rest assured and have a bold birth!"

Miss Luo chuckled and looked at him with charming eyes, as if water could drip from her eyes. I remembered how hot this girl was last night. When taking a shower, he jumped into his bucket. Lin Wanrong's heart skipped a beat. Sao laughed and said, "Ning'er. What do you want to have? The supporting position is all up to you to choose!"

Luo Ning blinked, and shyly said: "It's up to you to have boys and girls, and they are not your opponents, and it's not what the elder brother wants to do. Then how to do it?!"

The ladies in the garden are all people who have been here, and their faces are hot when they hear it. Chi chi chuckled. But the eldest lady couldn't help it. With a blushing face, she wrung his arm hard: "Don't speak nonsense!"

This is here. Only the two young ladies of the Xiao family are left. The skin is naturally thinner. Lin Wanrong grinned and took Yuruo's hand: "Miss, what did you think about the latest dress I told you about a few days ago?!"

Xiao Yuruo nodded, took out a thin paper from her bosom and handed it to him: "Take a look. Does it look like this?"

Lin Wanrong glanced twice, only to see the outline of a long skirt carefully traced on the paper. The whole body is white and lifelike. That day, he only said a few words and drew a sketch at random. The eldest lady actually followed this clue and drew that style, which is really amazing skill.

"What's the matter, is something wrong?" Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Xiao Yuruo felt uneasy. Hastily asked softly.

Lin Wanrong smiled and shook his head: "It's not wrong, it's too right! Miss, I'm not complimenting you, you are really a genius!"

The man flattered. It has reached perfection! The eldest lady's face was bright red. With joy in my heart, I secretly held his hand. Gently flicked it in his palm. It made Lin San's heart melt.

"However, there are still some flaws." He leaned close to the sparkling earlobe of the eldest lady, and said unhurriedly.

Xiao Yuruo's expression tightened: "Where, where is the flaw?!"

He giggled, and made a few gestures on the chest of the long skirt: "Here, the chest should be lowered, um, the lower the better!"

The eldest lady blushed immediately: "How can this be done? With such a cut, which woman would dare to wear it? You bastard!"

"What are you afraid of? This dress was made just for you, and I only wear it for the eyes of a bastard like me." Lin Wanrong whispered in her ear, "Didn't you ask me what the name of this dress is?" ?”

Xiao Yuruo's heart trembled, her whole body went limp, and she nodded feebly.

"This is called a wedding dress!!" He suddenly kissed her earlobe, and he said, "I don't know if you are willing to do it, miss, or do you want to do it?"

"I'm not going to do it!" Xiao Yuruo said aloud, blushing, shyly raised her small fist, and hurriedly punched him in the chest, when it landed on him, it was as soft as a sound.

Lin Wanrong laughed triumphantly, Xian'er Luo Ning and the others hurriedly leaned forward, looked at the pattern for a few times, and were immediately overjoyed, and turned a blind eye to the suggestion of opening their hearts even lower. Only eyes. There was even some chuckle. Anyway, only for this

The dirty ghost will fascinate him to death!

See him smile so treacherously. The eldest lady blushed and hesitated for a long time, and then mustered up the courage to whisper: "Is this material? Of course our cloth shop can weave it! There is no problem with handwork! It just takes a long time! How many pieces do you want to make?"

How many do you make? He said ah twice, but he didn't dare to speak nonsense. This is the top secret of the Lin family, and it cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Seeing his hesitation, Qin Xian'er snorted: "How many pieces to make, I'm afraid he can't count them! Sister Yuruo, you can weave more of this material, be prepared, it's not difficult to do it! Who knows how many small lands he raised in Turkic?!"

Qiaoqiao, Yushuang and the others giggled coquettishly. About Jindao Khan and Lin San, the storyteller in the teahouse had already talked about it, and the tea drinkers were even more fond of talking about it, such as arrows killing lovers, June snow, beauty and white hair. There are as many as 20 or 30 versions circulating in the market, and the more they are spread, the more magical they become. Straight to describe the friendship between the two of them, shaking the world and weeping ghosts and gods. This kind of innocuous love affair not only did not damage General Lin's majesty, but also attracted admiration and admiration, pushing his reputation to the peak.

Ning'er giggled and said, "Before the eldest brother left, my sister warned him not to lure a barbarian woman back! It's good now, and he did what he promised. But he left his heart in the grassland. It’s not worth the candle!”

Everyone laughed and annoyed, but few people were really angry. After curling up for a few days, I saw the deep scars on his chest. You will know what pains and sorrows he and Golden Knife Khan have experienced. It's too late to feel distressed, so how can I bear to blame him?

Lin Wanrong laughed dryly, with an embarrassed expression on his face, Qingxuan had only been in confinement for about ten days. About Yujia, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is too embarrassed to mention it to her.

"Wow, wow!" Lin Erlang seemed to understand what his father was thinking, and suddenly burst into tears. Dun helped him out. Zhao Zheng was not to be outdone, and the two children cried one after another. Make these mothers into chaos. Hug and coax. I didn't bother to ask any more.

Erlang's father immediately burst into tears of gratitude: My son is still the most considerate!

"Lin San, Lin San!" An anxious voice came from the door, and a figure rushed in hurriedly.

"This way, this way!" Lin Wanrong smiled and waved: "Young master, come quickly, and eat osmanthus cake!"

Guo Wuchang rushed to him in a few steps, and shook his head anxiously: "No, don't eat! Lin, Lin San, there is a Westerner who wants to see you, so he went to our shop!"

Westerners looking for me? ! Lin Wanrong was also taken aback: "Who? What's his name? Where is he?!"

Young Master Biao shyly said: "His Western speaking is too fast, I didn't hear clearly for a while, I don't know his name! But I brought that man here for you, and he is waiting outside the door!"

Good one didn't hear clearly, Master Biao really has my demeanor! Lin Wanrong was overjoyed, and hurriedly waved his hands: "Hurry up, ghost, oh no, invite that western guy in!"

The Westerner entered the garden, saw him at a glance, and immediately waved excitedly: "Hello, Mystorin, hello!"

"This Westerner looks familiar!" Xiao Yuruo frowned.

Lin Wanrong stared blankly for a while, then suddenly jumped up and laughed, "Tavone, is that you?"

The ghost nodded one after another, and ran over quickly: "It's me, it's me, Myistolin, long time no see, how are you?"

The eldest lady blinked and was overjoyed: "I remembered, this is the Frenchman we met when we participated in the chamber of commerce in Hangzhou. His name is Tavoni, and he sells diamonds!"

Seeing this Tavoni, many past events came to my mind, the vicious fight in the restaurant, the misty rain by the West Lake, the constant cutting of the red thread, the young lady suddenly felt boundless joy in her heart, she couldn't help but secretly looked at Lin San, But he saw the villain smiling and blinking at him, obviously thinking of something with her.

The eldest lady felt warm in her heart, and held his hand firmly, her eyes blurred with tears in joyful yearning.

"Hi, Tavone, I haven't seen you for nearly a year. You are getting more and more handsome. I can hardly recognize you anymore, haha!" Lin Wanrong stepped forward, speaking broken English, and warmly embraced the Frenchman.

Tavoni was imprisoned by Tao Dongcheng last time, and he was in such a panic that he gave Lin San a lot of diamonds to escape through his hands. This time, it was majestic and high-spirited, no wonder Missy and Lin San didn't recognize her!

Tavoni said excitedly: "Mistolin, I finally found you! I heard that you became the governor of the country and gave birth to twin sons. What a joy!"

"Where is it? It's so-so!" Lin Wanrong said with a grin, "Tavone, when did you arrive in the capital? Why didn't you come to me earlier?!"

The Frenchman shook his head: "This time I brought four large ships from France and went directly to the port of Shandong. It has been several days since I came to the capital from there. It's just that no one can understand me! Fortunately, I remembered that you were in A cloth shop worker saw your portrait in the old shop of Xiao’s in the capital. That’s how I saw you!”

This old boy must have made a lot of money selling silk tea last time, so he revisited his old place. He also brought four big ships with him, and he has a big appetite! He knew that I had become an officer, and he was looking for me so eagerly, maybe he had something to ask me for. Lin Wanrong smiled and nodded: "Tavone, thank you for your kindness! Please sit down. Please sit down!"

Tavoney didn't sit down either, glanced around a few times, and suddenly opened his eyes wide and said, "Lin, are these all your wives? God, they are so beautiful! Tavoney greets all the ladies!"

He bent down to grab Qiaoqiao's hand and kiss the back of her hand. Qiaoqiao was startled, blushing, and hurriedly hid behind her elder brother.

Lin Wanrong patted Xiao Nizi's weak shoulder and said with a smile: "Tavone, the customs of our two countries are different. Let's skip these etiquettes! I won't have to hug your wife and kiss your wife for a long time next time I come to France! "

The Frenchman smiled awkwardly. His eyes fell on Xiao Yuruo, and he wondered: "Lin, is this your wife too? God, I remember the last time I saw her, she was still your master! The master became your wife. I don't know what method you used. It's really strange. I envy your good luck!"

The eldest lady can't understand English, but seeing the ghost staring at her,

Can't help but pull Lin San, curious: "What did he say?!"

"Oh, he praised us as a match made in heaven. Congratulations to us for having a baby!"

The young lady snorted lightly. His face was flushed with embarrassment and joy.

Wait until tea is served. Take a few sips. Lin Wanrong sighed beautifully: "Brother Ta, what do you want to do when you come to the capital this time?!"

Tavoni said loudly: "Lin, I am on the mission of His Majesty Louis this time. I will go to Dahua to establish friendly relations between the two countries. And open a trade route!"

Yo ho, this old boy has been promoted. From a diamond dealer to a diplomatic envoy? What is the mission of His Majesty Louis, I am afraid that you all have taken a fancy to my Dahua silk tea porcelain, and want to pull it back to make money?

Lin smiled and nodded: "Establish diplomatic relations and open trade? Good, very good! You should have met His Majesty the Emperor of our country, right?"

Tavoni shook his head with some disappointment: "When I arrived in your country, there was no interpreter, and there were very few people who could understand me! I visited your city halls. They tried to blame each other, and no one dared to recommend me to the emperor. His Majesty!"

So you boy came to me? Lin Wanrong smiled. The matter of commerce and trade. Which yamen dares to make decisions without authorization? It was you who didn't understand my Dahua national conditions, so who can be blamed?

Seeing Mistolin groaning silently. Tavoni said in a hurry: "Lin, I have found out everything this time. I heard that you married His Majesty's princess and gave birth to twin sons. His Majesty trusts you very much. It is related to the diplomatic relations between our two countries. , please help me and introduce me to the emperor of your country!"

France and Dahua are thousands of miles away. They used the pretense of diplomatic relations to sell more tea and silk daily necessities and return to Europe to earn gold coins.

"Is this—" Lin frowned, looking so embarrassed!

Seeing him frowning, Tavoni became a little anxious, and hurriedly took out a wooden box from his side and handed it to him: "Look, Lin!"

As soon as the box was opened, the room was suddenly bright and dazzling, dazzling people's eyes. There are dozens of emerald diamonds inside, all of them are crystal clear, full and attractive.

This is not the defective product found on Tavoni last time, but the largest, highest purity, and brightest South African diamond, which is a rare top-quality diamond in the world. Lin Wanrong has been a human being for two lifetimes, but he has never seen such a large diamond. He couldn't help stretching out his hand, his eyes widened, and as he stroked the exquisite and crisp diamond, his hands began to tremble.

This one is the biggest and brightest, and I leave it to little sister Yueyaer! The one next to it, which is both the same size and the same brightness, is reserved for Qingxuan! This one is for Fairy, this one is for Sister Fox, Qiaoqiao, Xian'er, Ning'er... He counted with his hands for a long time, drooling, and distributed the diamonds in the blink of an eye!

"Lin, Lin—" Tavoni whispered a few times, waking him up from his dream.

Lin Wanrong felt itchy like a cat scratching her heart, resisting the temptation and stuffing the box back into the hands of the Frenchman. He said reservedly: "Tavone, what do you mean by showing me this? You French people regard these diamonds as treasures, but they can't be sold at a good price in our Dahua. You saw it last time!"

I didn't expect Lin to be so upright! Tavoney was in a hurry. He hurriedly stuffed the box into his arms: "I can't sell it for a good price, but this is a gift from His Majesty Louis, how can it be calculated in gold coins!"

"It's fine, but you can't accept gifts casually. Let's stay here first!" Mistorin seemed unmoved. Put the little box on the table. Smile without saying a word.

The French are really in a hurry. Tavoni gritted his teeth. I looked around a few times. Behind the ladies, he lowered his voice and said: "Lin, do you still remember what you said to me last time? I am here this time. Besides diamonds, His Majesty Louis also specially asked me to bring you the most beautiful two pieces in France. Famous virgins! They take milk baths every day, tsk tsk. The smooth skin is like your Dahua's satin! One of them is the sister of our queen. Even His Majesty Louis dare not touch it!"

This old pervert. How dare you seduce me with beautiful women! Lin Wanrong curled her lips in disdain, but her heart beat unconvincingly: "Brother Ta, don't be like this, in fact, I am a very upright person! Oh. Is your queen's sister beautiful?"

"It is said that His Majesty Louis met her. I regret that the queen was appointed early. Do you think she is beautiful?" Tavoni smiled mysteriously and patted the small bag in his hand: "I bought a mansion in Beijing. These two virgins are inside Waiting for you! This is the key and the house agreement, with your name written on it. The beauties and real estate are all yours, and have nothing to do with us!"

He put the key and the diamond box together, and looked at him eagerly. As if waiting for an answer.

Lin Wanrong laughed a few times. Shaking his head, he said: "Tavone, based on our friendship. What kind of bribes and gifts are you doing? That's purely looking down on me! It's not that I don't help, it's because our emperor is wise and wise, and he is a hundred times better than me. You and your Majesty Louis think in your heart What is it? Even I can understand it, the old man doesn’t know? You want to trade with us. Sell our cheapest goods to Europe to make a lot of money, don’t you?”

The French faltered a few times. Sorry to talk.

"Actually, I can say a few words in front of the emperor. It's not impossible to trade! But you can't make all the money, can you? It's all the blood and sweat of our Dahua people. You can earn hundreds of dollars as soon as you change hands." Times, of course we feel unbalanced! Therefore, we will impose foreign trade tariffs on your procurement ships to subsidize our people!"

"Tariff? How much?!" Tavoni stood up in fright.

"It depends on your cost and surplus, and the specific tax amount is agreed upon by both parties!" Lin Wanrong patted him on the shoulder with a grin, "Don't worry. Our aim is mutual benefit and win-win. We will never treat the people of Dahua badly, of course. Also I won’t let you and His Majesty Louis lose money. Otherwise, who would come to do business with us? Haha!”

Tavoni suddenly understood that France wanted to do business with Dahua. It is necessary to return the huge profits obtained by the caravan from reselling Dahua's goods to Dahua in proportion. There are still gold coins to be earned in this business, but it is not as profitable as before. The shrewd Dahua people have obviously realized the business opportunities in it.

Tavo

Ni pondered for a while, nodded and smiled bitterly: "Lin, with you in your country, you will definitely not eat it! As you said, Dahua's goods, plus French caravans, are reciprocal trade, and tariffs are acceptable, but You can't make us lose money, otherwise, no one wants to trade with you!"

"That's natural!" Lin Wanrong laughed loudly: "I will definitely let you make money, so that you and His Majesty Louis will be motivated!"

"Then can you introduce His Majesty the Emperor for me now?!"

"Oh, it is possible, but I am very interested in European culture recently! I want to send a few people to France to visit and inspect machinery and precision industries. I will send about 30 people every year, every three to five years. Come back again! Is it convenient for you to arrange a reception?!"

"There is no problem with this. I have a shipyard and a machining factory at home. But the cost—"

"I will pay for it myself, oh, they will definitely visit the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, and bring tourism income to France by the way!"

At that time, Tavoni only saw Dahua's exquisite porcelain and silk, but didn't realize what Dahua lacked. Hearing that he was willing to send people to study abroad at his own expense, he readily agreed.

"By the way, Brother Ta, you brought four big ships, are they all iron-clad ships? Are there any cannons, muskets, etc. on them? I want to go out to sea in a few days, and I may also go to Korea by the way. It's just that I don't have a suitable ship at hand, and I want to buy one from you!"

I've seen rip-offs. But I have never seen such an open and honest knock! For that reciprocal trade, for gold coins. Tavoni gritted his teeth: "Lin. What are you buying? I'll give you one. These ships are all the latest products from France. Each ship is equipped with four cannons and ten muskets. They are all for preventing pirates. land."

Prevent pirates. But he didn't guard against me, a land robber! Lin Wanrong shyly said: "Brother Ta, how dare you. I'd better pay for it, so as not to be reported for corruption and bribery! Is ten taels of silver enough to buy a fully equipped boat? I'll just buy the smallest one. .Money is too tight recently, if not, I will add another five taels of silver. I will buy your flagship!"

Tavoney was so angry that the top of his head was smoking. Fifteen taels of silver to buy my flagship? I'm afraid I can't even buy the rudder above it! What else can I say. If all Dahua people are like this, who would dare to do business with him?

For the sake of the trade site, Tavoni quickly took ten taels of silver from him: "Lin, I sold my flagship to you for ten taels of silver! But when will you introduce your Majesty the Emperor to me?!"

Trade is all about reciprocity. Sell ​​Dahua goods with the help of French caravans. Always let them earn money. Just get that tariff under control. Westerners will make small profits. People in Dahua can also make a lot of money. Lin Wanrong nodded and said with a smile: "It should be just a few days, don't you trust my character?!"

I have seen your character! Tavoni felt sorry for her, and looked at the beauties with diamonds and real estate beside Mistorin. Although a little unwilling, it was just a gift from the ground. But how can it be taken back? The most beautiful virgins and the largest diamonds are really cheap for the white-eyed wolf Mistalin.

Send Tavone away. Lin Wanrong laughed happily, and embraced the infant Zhao Zheng and kissed them hard: "Son, son. Your father did a lot of bloodletting for you. Just so that you will not lag behind the Westerners in the future! You remember. Do it with them. You must be ruthless in business! Don’t sell them the best things at a low price. Help them count the money! If that’s the case, I won’t recognize you even if I kill you!”

"Third Brother, Third Brother. The Princess Madam is calling you!" the little maid Huan'er came in and hurriedly told him.

Since the two ladies and the third brother have engaged. The maids and servants of the Xiao family have long shared the Lin residence. Si De, Xiao Feng, Huan'er, etc., were all easily replaced by him. I'm really not used to it.

"Okay, I'll go right away." The third brother smiled and sent his son to the little maid's arms.

Huan'er took it and before she could hug her, she let out a scream, and her little face turned red instantly. It turned out that Zhao Zheng was hungry, and was hugged by the girl, thinking it was a nanny, so he opened his mouth to bite.

My son is not a simple person! His father was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Zheng'er. This aunt has no milk, let's go into the house to find your mother!"

"Third brother!" Huan'er was both ashamed and startled. His face flushed. Glaring at him hastily, he turned around and ran away as fast as he could.

This girl is too petty. Can't take a joke. He smiled and stuffed the diamond house deed into his arms, hugged his son and entered the Xiulou.

In the Qingxuan room, Yingying and Yanyan are all in complete order. Lin Xuan was in his mother's arms, sucking milk with her small mouth, making loud noises. Zhao Zheng was already hungry, seeing his younger brother eating happily, he burst into tears, Ning'er hurriedly coaxed him, and stuffed him into Miss Xiao's arms.

Seeing the two sons nestled in the mother's arms, one on each side, sucking happily, Lin Wanrong smacked his lips, both happy and annoyed, and hummed: "This is great, there is no place for me!"

As soon as the words were uttered, the boudoir burst into laughter. Miss Xiao's cheeks were blushing, but she had nothing to do with this husband, she could only roll her eyes at him with tenderness in her eyes: "Look at you as a father!"

Lin Wanrong took a look, there was an extra person in the boudoir today, and she was sitting beside Xiao Qingxuan's bed with her head bowed, her cheeks blushing.

He blinked and said in surprise, "Miss Xu, you're here too?!"

Xu Zhiqing hummed, but didn't dare to raise her head, Miss Xiao smiled and said: "Sister Xu is here to see me today, you are not allowed to be cruel to her!"

Be fierce to her? Lin Wanrong's eyes widened. What did Xu Yatou say to Qingxuan? When did I ever treat her so fiercely?

With Xu Zhiqing's haughty personality, it was a surprise that she was able to see Qingxuan first. He hurriedly looked at Miss Xu, Xu Zhiqing looked at him secretly, then lowered her head shyly.

Xiao Qingxuan stroked the hair of the two sons in his arms, and said with a smile: "Lin Lang, I heard that you asked sister Yuruo to make clothes, but how many sets will you make?"

"This, this—" He hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to answer.

Miss Xiao sighed softly: "Husband, how many things have you not told me? Do you want to keep it from me for the rest of your life?"