"Tiande!"
Ma Xiuying quickly walked out from the side hall and greeted him with a smile,
"I haven't seen you for years. I heard from Chongba that you've become skinnier…It's true!”
"You must have suffered a lot in the north, right?"
Her intimacy made Xu Da feel overwhelmed by her favor and he quickly stood up to bow.
"This subject Xu Da greets the Empress!”
He said respectfully.
Xu Da was extremely respectful towards the Empress!
Back when he was still President Qian, he was unjustly punished by Guo Zixing. His back was beaten until his skin and flesh were torn. It was the Empress who personally applied medicine for him, cooked for him, and washed his clothes.
He would never forget this kindness!
When the time came, he would follow the Heavy Myna couple to conquer the world!
"Aiya, get up, get up. We're all brothers.”
Ma Xiuying waved her hand and smiled.
"Come, let me pour you a glass of wine."
"Let's have a drink! Congratulations on your return!"
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
She poured three glasses of wine and handed one to Xu Da and another to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Yes, yes, let's have a drink!"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his glass and smiled.
"Third brother, come!"
"Thank you Emperor, thank you Empress!" Xu Da saw that Celestial Emperor and Empress had both raised their cups, so he raised his cup with both hands and offered a toast.
Ding!
The three glasses clinked together.
Ma Xiuying was on par with Zhu Yuanzhang, while Xu Da was half way behind.
Seeing Xu Da's attitude, Zhu Lin also sighed in his heart as he chewed on the peanuts.
Uncle Xu was really cautious. How was this wine? It was clearly the way of the world!
"Hah!"
Ma Xiuying downed the wine in her glass and lit it up. She raised her hand and said,
"Come, Tiande, sit."
"I saw that Biao was chatting happily with you just now. What were you talking about?”
Under her greeting, Xu Da sat down safely.
The host of this banquet had become Ma Xiuying, and Old Zhu had become a foil.
However, he was happy to be at ease. He poked his chopsticks and was about to pick up some food when he suddenly saw Zhu Lin pick up the plate.
He poured the entire plate of peanuts into his mouth.
"You little bastard! Why did you pick up the plate?"
Old Zhu shouted,
"Put it down, put it down!"
"You're drinking peanuts! I've never seen a hungry ghost like you even after reincarnating!”
Bang!
Zhu Lin put down the plate, puffed up his cheeks, and started chewing. He only rolled his eyes at Old Zhu.
Old Zhu was furious.
10！ 10！
If Xu Da wasn't here, he would definitely beat this kid up!
"Talk about the situation in the north."
Xu Da did not notice the commotion at the dining table. He replied seriously,
"The lost land in the north has been recovered, but it will take a long time for the heart of the northerners to recover.”
"Take the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun for example. Since the Tang Dynasty, they have not been ruled by us Han people. The barbarians have been operating there for hundreds of years.”
"This is also the reason why I insisted on training for three years after winning the battle. This is also a form of intimidation! If someone counterattacks, I can quickly suppress them and maintain stability.”
When Ma Xiuying heard this, she nodded slightly.
Zhu Yuanzhang's ears twitched. He put down his chopsticks and turned around to praise,
"Tiande, you're right."
"Recently, I've been thinking about how to make the northerners follow the king's teachings and truly become the obedient people of our Ming Dynasty.”
"I feel that the most important thing now is to select a group of capable officials to govern the north! However, we lack talents right now…"
As he spoke, he was about to give a long speech.
"Alright, alright…"
Ma Xiuying quickly stopped him and said,
"Today is a family banquet. We won't talk about political affairs. If there are matters of national politics, you can talk about them in the imperial court.”
This time, it had all gone astray!
How could he talk about the marriage proposal?
"Oh, right, right…I was thinking of something, and I couldn't stop myself…"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately reacted and said,
"Sister, you guys continue chatting, continue chatting.”
He subconsciously picked up his chopsticks to pick up the peanuts, but he suddenly realized that the plate was cleaner than his face!
He raised his head again.
Zhu Lin was licking his lips and patting his belly.
Old Zhu: "!!!"
Endure it, endure it…Wait until Xu Da leaves, then we'll beat him up!
"Tiande, there's a family matter I want to tell you.”
Ma Xiuying looked at Xu Da and poured wine for him. She smiled and said,
"Come, let's drink."
When Xu Da heard this, he hurriedly cupped his hands respectfully and said,
"If the Empress has something to say, please say it! Xu Da will definitely agree!"
Ma Xiuying nodded slightly.
"Your eldest daughter Miao Yun has also reached the age of leaving the boudoir, right?”
She smiled and said,
"Do you have a Langjun you like?”
Xu Da was slightly stunned.
So it was this!
"No, no."
He waved his hand and laughed.
"Niangniang, you know that this official fought in the north until the sky turned dark, so how could he consider his daughter's marriage?”
"How can such a small matter be compared to a national matter?”
"... However, after your words, Your Highness, I have calculated in my heart that Miao Yun has indeed reached the age to discuss marriage..."
"Why don't you introduce me to a good husband for Miaoyun?”
When Ma Xiuying heard this, her smile grew wider.
This Xu Da was really smart!
"Hahaha…then I'll introduce you to one.”
She pointed at Zhu Di and said,
"What do you think of my fourth brother?"
As she spoke, she looked over and frowned.
This Zhu Di, why did he not sit properly and collapse on the chair?
Xu Da followed her finger and looked over. He also saw Zhu Di's lazy posture, and the smile on his face slightly disappeared.
Compared to Zhu Di, he preferred the King of Wei, Zhu Lin, who was beside him. His words and actions were more to his liking.
Unfortunately, Zhu Lin was still young.
"Since the Empress bestowed the marriage, this subject naturally agrees.”
Xu Da cupped his hands and said.
Although it was a discussion, he knew that there was no room for discussion.
Other than agreeing, it was still agreeing.
Although Zhu Di did not give him a good impression, he was still the King of Yan. It was not bad for his daughter to be the Princess Consort of Yan.
"Alright, then it's a deal."
Ma Xiuying's brows relaxed when she heard him agree. She said,
"I'll ask the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor to pick an auspicious day and then prepare…"
"No, I can't! I don't want to!" Suddenly, a voice exploded in the room!
"I don't want to marry Uncle Xu's daughter! Imperial Father, Imperial Mother! You guys…you guys can change to someone else!"
Zhu Di shouted. His expression was as ugly as if his parents had died…
Thinking about how he was going to marry a big and rough woman with protruding nose hair, his heart kept twitching!
As soon as he said that, the entire place fell silent!
The originally harmonious atmosphere instantly fell to freezing point!
Ma Xiuying's expression changed.
Xu Da's originally calm expression suddenly became a little stiff.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, his face darkened and he stood up.
"Zhu Di! What did you say?"
He said angrily.
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