5. Xu Manor doesn't even have one tael of silver left. Xu Daren is numb!
After leaving the Palace of Heavenly Purity, under the moonlight.
Xu Da staggered back to the Xu Manor alone.
Behind him, Jiang Meng and a few Brocade Guards were secretly escorting him.
It was only when General Xu Da was helped into the Xu Manor by the butler at the entrance that the few of them returned to report.
Xu Da was helped into the manor by the butler. He first lay down on a chair and took a nap.
Then, he seemed to have thought of something.
Xu Da, who was lying on the chair, still had his eyes closed, but his mouth was clear as he shouted,"Miao Jin? Miao Jin?"
He called out a few times, but Xu Miaojin did not reply.
On the contrary, a few maids and servants heard the general's call and hurried in.
this time
Xu Da had sobered up a little, but his head was still dizzy.
"Where is Third Miss?"
Xu Da looked at Xu Miaojin's personal maid and asked,""Go and call Miss out."
After Xu Miaojin's personal servant girl heard Xu Da's order, she felt a little awkward for a moment. She lowered her head and whispered,"This evening, the future son-in-law came to look for the young miss and has not come out yet.”
As she spoke, the personal maid lowered her voice even more." The two of them should be resting now.”
Hearing this, Xu Da immediately frowned." Preposterous!”
No matter how much he liked Zhu Bai, his third daughter had not officially married him. If this were to spread, where would the Xu family put their face?
Xu Da, who already reeked of alcohol, became angrier the more he thought about it. He suddenly stood up and strode towards his third daughter's room.
However, when they arrived outside Xu Miaojin's room, Xu Da felt uneasy again.
He thought to himself,
Both of them were young. Besides, they were already engaged. Their marriage was only a matter of a few months.
Who hadn't been young before?
It was fine. At most, he would let the two of them hold their wedding quickly.
Even if news of this spread, no one would dare to gossip about Xu Da and the Emperor.
Thinking of this, Xu Da's anger subsided again.
"Daughter? Daughter?"
Xu Da stood at the door, not knowing what to do. He only whispered to the door," Good son-in-law? A good son-in-law?"
Xu Da, who was standing at the door, called out several times in a row, but there was still no movement in the house.
Logically speaking, even if the two of them were tired and fell asleep, they should have woken up by now.
Xu Da, who was a little drunk, patted his forehead with his hand and burped again with a strong smell of alcohol.
This time, Xu Da immediately reacted and pushed the door open.
He found that Xu Miaojin's room was neat and tidy, and there was no one in it.
Then, he ran towards the back door.
He realized that the empty back door was still half-open.
Xu Da turned his head to look at the servant girl behind him and shouted in a low voice,"Is this what you meant by the young miss never going out?”
"Is this what you meant by resting with the future son-in-law?”
Xu Miaojin's personal servant girl looked at the half-opened back door and immediately understood.
She knelt on the ground and cried," Master, please spare me! This servant's mouth is cheap, this servant deserves to die!"
"Humph!"
Xu Da let out a cold snort from his nose and said in a deep voice,"If you dare to spout nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth apart!”
The servant girl kneeling on the ground was crying and slapping her own mouth.
Xu Da, who was already drunk, only felt a splitting headache at this time.
After waving his hand to signal his personal servant girl to leave, he sighed alone."Sigh, a grown woman can't be kept!"
As he spoke, Xu Da turned around and walked towards his room.
As he was too drunk, Xu Da did not even realize that the box he had hidden in the secret compartment had been dug out. He just fell asleep.
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following day
Xu Da, who was lying on the bed, was blinded by the dazzling sunlight outside the window.
After a good night's sleep, the tipsy feeling had basically subsided.
Xu Da slowly opened his eyes, but his head was still hurting badly.
After patting his forehead with his hand again, he was sure that he was 70 - 80% awake.
Looking around again, Xu Da suddenly jumped up from the bed. He was shocked!
The secret compartment he had hidden on the wall had been opened by someone.
Xu Da strode forward and grabbed the wooden box that had already been opened.
The wooden box was opened with a key, and the things inside had been robbed clean.
Xu Da gripped the wooden box tightly with both hands. His eyes were red and swollen, and there was a sobbing tone in his throat as he roared,
" My family business!"
"And the money I've saved up for more than ten years!”
"It's hard to guard against thieves at night!"
"My silly daughter, you only know how to think about your husband. Why can't you think about your father?”
"You didn't even leave a tael of silver for me!"
Xu Da held the empty box and howled for a while to vent, but it was very fast.
A thought flashed through his mind, and Xu Da hurriedly looked around the surroundings.
He opened the secret compartment to search again and muttered,"Father's silly daughter, you can take the silver notes, but you definitely don't dare to take the Tiger Tally!”
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Forbidden City
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity
Zhu Yuanzhang had also just woken up. After getting on in age, drinking was indeed not as good as before.
When she woke up the next morning, her head was in so much pain that it felt like it was about to explode.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon bed, was leisurely drinking millet porridge and thinking about borrowing money.
Touching his swollen head, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly decided that he could not drink anymore when he looked for Li Shanzhang.
I'm getting old, I really can't take it anymore ~
"Small stool!"
Zhu Yuanzhang flipped the millet porridge that was still steaming in his hand and ordered the eunuch on duty,"" Go and invite Li Shan Chang over. Tell him that we're looking for him…"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while.
then
She raised the bowl of millet porridge in her hand." Tell him that we're treating him to millet porridge and that he has to come over."”
"Here!"
Zhu Yuanzhang then lowered his head and took a sip." This porridge is indeed more comfortable than wine. It's good for the stomach."”
Just as he was drinking, Zhu Yuanzhang heard someone arguing outside Yangxin Palace Hall.
"Lord Jiang, His Majesty is currently eating. Please wait a little longer.”
The eunuch on duty at the door blocked the way of the Commander of the Jinyiwei, Jiang He."We can't wait long ~"
"No!"
"It's an emergency! Let me go in and report to His Majesty!" Jiang Meng said anxiously.”
"Why are you making so much noise?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice came from the hall." Let him in!”
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's order, the eunuch on duty at the door let Jiang He through with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Humph!"
Jiang Meng snorted and walked into the hall.
"Your Majesty! Something bad has happened!"
Jiang He knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and said anxiously,"The 3,000 imperial guards guarding the city have disappeared!”
"What?"
Hearing this news, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and the millet porridge in his hand fell onto the dragon table. "Tell me in detail, what happened?”
Jiang Meng lowered her head and looked at the ground."The three thousand Imperial Guards were stationed outside the city last night as usual, but when the other group of guards changed their positions, they found that there was no one in the tent.”
" Weapons, equipment, and warhorses are all gone…"
Zhu Yuanzhang's brows were tightly knitted together as he spoke. His breathing became heavier.
Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! (Kowtow!)
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