Yan Mingli didn't care about the disappearance of the medicinal herbs. He quickly flipped to the next shop to collect rent and rushed there with Shen Baozhu.
On the contrary, the Dragon King was unhappy. [Lin Yu just wanted to take a closer look. Why did you give it to him, little cutie?]
The Dragon King: [In this way, doesn't he have one more gift than this king?]
The Dragon King: [Little cutie is being partial!]
Seeing the Dragon King's three consecutive complaints, Shen Baozhu coaxed him, "Don't be angry, Dragon King. Baozhu has also prepared a gift for you... How about Baozhu making another clay figurine of you and the immortal for you?"
The Dragon King: [Of course it's good! But based on this king's observation, Qingyun Immortal doesn't like clay figurines. Little cutie can just give it to this king!]
Qingyun Immortal: [Nonsense.]
Qingyun Immortal: [Can Baozhu make sword tassels?]
Although Qingyun Immortal's natal magical weapon was a spear, he could also use a sword. Compared with the spear that was often stained with blood, the sword was better preserved, and there was no need to worry about the sword tassel being damaged.
Shen Baozhu shook her head in confusion. "I can't, but Aunt Yun made beautiful tassels for the third brother. Baozhu can learn from Aunt Yun!"
Different from Qingyun Immortal, the Dragon King didn't have a magical weapon. His dragon claws were his most powerful magical weapon.
The Dragon King wavered between the clay figurine and the sword tassel, and finally chose the clay figurine. [Little cutie, make a clay figurine of yourself. Then put them together. It will be like little cutie is accompanying this king.]
Imagine a cute little girl standing next to a tall and handsome dragon king... The Dragon King was overjoyed. His tail began to swing again.
Qingyun Immortal: [The clay figurine Baozhu made for the first time is very cute.]
The Dragon King: [You just think of praising it now?]
"Of course. The first clay figurine I made was myself. The clay figurine is very cute, and so is Baozhu!" Shen Baozhu had changed greatly from the first time she thanked Qingyun Immortal. From being reserved at the beginning to being generous now.
The Dragon King: [What do you mean? Why doesn't this king have one?]
Qingyun Immortal: [Because this immortal has known Baozhu the longest, and there was only one clay figurine made for the first time. It's the most precious one to Baozhu.]
The Dragon King: [You're just relying on being the first one to know little cutie. What's there to be proud of?]
Qingyun Immortal: [Baozhu's clay figurine is very cute.]
The Dragon King: [This king is the most powerful. Little cutie will like this king more in the future!]
Qingyun Immortal: [Baozhu's clay figurine is very cute.]
The Dragon King: [Can you only say this one sentence?]
Qingyun Immortal: [It's the most precious clay figurine to Baozhu.]
The Dragon King: [Forget it. Just say the previous sentence.]
The Dragon King and Qingyun Immortal bickered, and the Dragon King was miserably defeated.
Yan Mingli took Shen Baozhu around for a whole morning. They had lunch at Zuiyin Tower. Like breakfast, lunch was also very sumptuous.
Old Man Gu had already been sitting at the table waiting for the two of them. When he saw them finally come back, he was extremely excited. "You're back? Baozhu, eat quickly. You start first, and then this old man dares to eat."
Shen Baozhu was a good child who respected the elders. She pushed the roast goose in Old Man Gu's direction. "Grandpa Gu, if you're hungry, eat first. You don't need to wait for me."
Looking at the roast goose in front of him, Old Man Gu raised his eyebrows. Yan Mingli suddenly felt a chill down his back.
The next second, he heard Old Man Gu's pitiful voice. "This old man doesn't dare to eat. If I eat first, Mingli will beat me. If Mingli were as filial as one-tenth of Baozhu, that would be great."
As Old Man Gu spoke, he cried. Coupled with his old patched clothes, he looked even more desolate.
Yan Mingli cursed secretly in his heart. The old bastard was causing trouble for him again.
If it were an ordinary child, they might really be deceived by Old Man Gu. But Old Man Gu had met Shen Baozhu and the defeated Dragon King.
The Dragon King: [Nonsense. Just look at his ruddy complexion. You can tell that the fool hasn't treated him badly.]
The Dragon King: [Fortunately, there are no outsiders. Otherwise, the fool would be scolded to death.]
The Dragon King: [He looks more like the fool's enemy than the fool's elder.]
Shen Baozhu was smart. After the Dragon King's reminder, she also saw that Old Man Gu was acting and wronging Yan Mingli.
But because Old Man Gu was an elder, Shen Baozhu didn't refute out loud. She just reached out and moved the roast goose in front of Yan Mingli.
Old Man Gu was still waiting for Shen Baozhu to "stand up" for him. When he saw his beloved roast goose was gone, he immediately became anxious. "Why did you take the roast goose away?"
Shen Baozhu imitated Old Man Gu's tone. "Baozhu is also afraid that Brother Mingli will beat me."
"What are you afraid of? Mingli doesn't beat people!" Old Man Gu didn't expect Shen Baozhu to imitate him. He blurted out.
Shen Baozhu suddenly realized and asked rhetorically. "Yes. Brother Mingli doesn't beat people. What is Grandpa Gu afraid of?"
For the first time, he was stumped by a child. Old Man Gu stared at Shen Baozhu with wide eyes, trying to scare the child.
Shen Baozhu thought Old Man Gu was going to say something. She seriously looked into Old Man Gu's eyes.
Old Man Gu couldn't hold on first and surrendered himself. "Okay, okay, I'm wrong. Let's eat first."
Yan Mingli rarely saw Old Man Gu being embarrassed. He was happy.
Putting aside the little episode, Shen Baozhu and Old Man Gu were also very happy because of the delicious dishes on the table.
...
Xu Mansion.
Prime Minister Sima acted very quickly. He asked the emperor for an imperial edict yesterday, and today Xu Yutang's household registration was transferred to the Sima family.
When the Xu family knew about the imperial edict, everyone was unbelievable. The atmosphere was gloomy, but only one person was happy.
That was Xu Yutang's elder brother, the eldest grandson of the eldest branch of the Xu family, Xu Yusong.
Because the imperial edict was to bestow Xu Yutang to the Xu family. It was Ping Hai who went to the Xu family to announce the imperial edict. Only a little eunuch came to the Xu family to deliver the news.
The little eunuch delivered the news and didn't hesitate for a moment. He turned around and ran. He had to rush to the Xu family. Maybe he could still catch the congratulatory gifts from the Xu family.
Xu Zeyuan frowned tightly. He couldn't figure out why Sima Bai wanted to protect Xu Yutang. If Xu Yutang went to the Xu family, what would happen to his grandson?
Those who were also worried about Xu Yusong's future included Xu's father. He followed Xu Zeyuan back to the study and asked softly, "Father, we must not let Song'er follow in my footsteps."
Perhaps because of the rule of drowning baby girls, there were few women in the Xu family. Xu Zeyuan only had two daughters. The eldest daughter was drowned according to the rule, and the youngest daughter lived in the attic.
Xu's father passed the scholar examination at a young age. It seemed that his future was limitless. But because Xu Zeyuan offended someone, he was demoted to a remote small town. The whole family moved, which delayed Xu's father. Later, the youngest daughter married the Marquis of Yong'an. With the help of Prime Minister Sima, things got better. But Xu's father failed the examination many times.
After many times, Xu's father blamed his sister. He thought that his sister had snatched his good fortune and married into a noble family. Therefore, he didn't dare to be slack with his son. Xu Yutang must die.
Xu Zeyuan looked at his son in disappointment. "What footsteps? Do you think your sister married well? That Marquis of Yong'an is almost as old as me. There are many concubines in the mansion. If it weren't for me coaxing her... Forget it. Don't mention this."
"Yutang does have a bit of good luck. She escaped a disaster when she was just born. Later, something happened to our Xu family. We didn't have time to take care of her, so she grew up. If it weren't for you worrying all day long, with Yutang's appearance, she would surely marry into a noble family and bring benefits to the Xu family."
Xu's father was not convinced. "We can't give up Song'er for the sake of Xu Yutang, can we?"
"Forget it. Go and buy..." Xu Zeyuan gave a few instructions and then asked Xu's father to prepare.