"This thing is penicillin, a medicine that he personally concocted!”
"Father was saved by him!"
Xu Miaoyun handed over the antibiotics and told Xu Da how she was saved.
Xu Da held the medicine in his hand with mixed feelings.
He had been troubled by this illness for ten years. Almost every time it acted up, he could not sleep at night.
If one were to talk about pain, it could only be counted as one thing. The most important thing was that as a general, Xu Da rarely went to the battlefield in the later stages because of the gangrene on his back.
The Right Prime Minister of the Ministry of Central Affairs, a Great General, was assigned to the Ministry of Central Affairs.
It was the Emperor's trust in him, but which soldier didn't want to go to the North and personally take the head of the Northern Yuan Emperor to prove his position as the Great Ming's God of War?
But his body wouldn't allow it!
"Mr. Chen, you're still as godly as ever!”
"No wonder His Majesty still remembers him after so many years!”
Xu Da put away the antibiotics. The Xu siblings did not say a word.
"Chen Shu is a very strange person. He said that this medicine is worth ten thousand taels of gold.”
"He is very particular about your debts, but he casually gave you this medicine!”
"Actually, I don't understand either. What does this person want to do?”
"No matter what he wants to do, deal with him first!”
"You have to be more polite to Mr. Chen in the future!”
"Oh right, find me a house. Don't let him find out that I'm the Duke of Wei!”
The Xu siblings nodded. Since their father had already decided to say so, they could only respect him.
Xu Da said,
"Don't be too pessimistic, even though your father doesn't have money!”
"But I am the Duke of Wei!"
"I have a lot of things that can be exchanged for money. It's not necessarily impossible for me to pay back these two hundred thousand taels of silver.”
"Father, are you greedy for military pay?"
Before Xu Zengshou could finish, Xu Huizu slapped the back of his head.
"Is Father that kind of person?"
"Hehe, although I won't do anything that violates the laws of the country, I have my own ways!”
"Chen Shu, it's a businessman!"
"He is rich, but his social status is low. Let me understand him first before persuading the emperor to give him an official rank!”
"Compared to merchants who only have money, are status and reputation not worth ten thousand taels of gold?”
When the Xu family heard this, they came to a realization.
That's right. Although Xu Da did not have much money, he was still the Duke of Wei of the Ming Dynasty. If he was willing to give Chen Shu a background, Chen Shu would definitely be grateful.
After all, no matter how rich a businessman was, the problem of social status had not been solved.
Even Shen Wansan, who was rumored to be the wealthiest businessman in the world, was said to be urging his children to study hard.
A family without the protection of a scholar was like rootless duckweed.
No matter how rich he was, he was just a leek in the human field!
The Xu siblings came to a sudden realization. It seemed that their father was still awesome and had already known.、
"I'll tell the emperor after I figure out Chen Shu's character and temper. Oh right…"
Xu Da suddenly remembered something important.
"Miao Yun, sit properly!"
"You guys sit down too!"
"I have a joyous occasion today that I forgot to tell you!”
"A happy occasion?"
The Xu siblings looked at each other. Only Xu Miaoyun's expression changed slightly, as if she had thought of something.
"Last night, my emperor brother called me over to tell me about this!”
"The emperor means to bestow your daughter with the marriage of the King of Yan, Zhu Di!“
"Ah!"
Xu Miaoyun covered her mouth and exclaimed.
She did not expect that the Emperor calling her father to the palace was actually related to her.
Xu Miaoyun's face turned red when she heard the King of Yan's betrothal.
How could he tell a girl about this?
"I didn't agree to it directly. Miao Yun, you've been the treasure of our family since you were young!”
"I told the emperor. If you don't agree, I'll tell him!”
"However, this Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, is considered to be the emperor's favorite child. He is smart and brave enough.”
Xu Da said that he respected Xu Miaoyun, but his tone was biased.
Everyone wanted their children to live well, but it was hard to find a good husband. Even Xu Da was anxious about Xu Miaoyun's marriage.
It wasn't that he was worried that his daughter wouldn't be able to get married. In fact, Xu Miaoyun's beauty and virtue had long been known throughout the Ying Tian Prefecture.
She was well-educated and had the name of a female student.
Even the Emperor had heard of it.
If Xu Da was willing to marry off his daughter, the descendants of the Ming Dynasty's nobles and high officials would line up from their homes to the city gates.
However, his position was very sensitive. It would be troublesome to marry anyone or anything.
As the Duke of Wei, there were only a few in-laws who were of equal status.
Not to mention how the children of those families were, even the current political struggles in the court gave Xu Da a headache.
Although he didn't want to take sides, marriage was sometimes a passive choice.
This was the reason why Xu Da had kept Xu Miaoyun around and had never found a husband.
Joining the royal family was actually not a bad choice.
Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, had a stable position, and it was unlikely that there would be any conflict between the princes.
As long as the prince was reliable, Xu Miaoyun's happiness would be guaranteed.
If Zhu Yuanzhang's marriage partner was someone like the Second Prince, Old Xu would naturally object.
However, the King of Yan, Zhu Di, really had no choice.
Xu Da was leaning towards Zhu Di, but on the surface, he still had to ask for Xu Miaoyun's opinion.
However, after hearing Xu Da's words, Xu Miaoyun and Xu Zengshou's expressions turned strange.
The Xu family's girl gently took a sip of water and said,
"Many thanks for the emperor's wrong love, but this daughter can only disappoint the emperor's intentions!”
"Why, daughter? Don't you like the King of Yan?”
"That's not the case, but it's not convenient for your daughter with my current identity!”
Xu Miaoyun rolled her eyes at Xu Da and replied indifferently.
"Why?"
"Father, sister sold herself to Chen Shu as a slave!”
Xu Zengshou finally seized the opportunity and quickly raised his hand to answer.
"What?"
General Xu widened his eyes and jumped up. However, the wound on his back was affected. Old Xu grimaced in pain and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Three thousand taels of silver. We don't have it at home, and we can't borrow it!”
"I will give myself to him as a slave for a year in exchange for my father's freedom!”
"What? My daughter is only worth three thousand taels of silver?”
When he heard that his precious daughter had actually signed a contract to sell herself to Chen Shu, Xu Da was furious.
At the same time, a huge sense of shame invaded Xu Da's entire body.
No matter how much he liked Chen Shu, it was impossible for him to like his daughter more than he liked his own daughter. His own daughter had become someone else's slave. To Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, this was a great humiliation.
Moreover, this experience would definitely become a stain on Xu Miaoyun's body.
With this stain, it would be very difficult for her to marry into the royal family again.
"Father, you're wrong. I didn't sell it for three thousand taels!”
"The daughter of the Duke of Wei, Xu Da, might be worth three thousand taels!”
"But Xu San's daughter is only worth 114 taels of silver!”
When Xu Da heard this number, he almost fainted from anger.
"No, I have to go and reason with him tomorrow!”
The Duke of Wei was so angry that he was half dead.
However, Xu Miaoyun stood up and returned to her room.
"He is a very interesting person?"
Xu Miaoyun muttered to herself.
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