The New Year's Eve is lively from morning till night.
As night falls, the family eats the New Year's Eve dinner and stays up in front of the bonfire. Xie Lingan pestered King Bei to tell the story of his victory in Northern Xinjiang, and he exclaimed repeatedly.
The old lady gave out lucky money to the children.
Young couple Jiang Rong also received two bulging kits.
Coins made of pure gold are strung with colored threads, and are engraved with the words "avoid disaster and eliminate evil".
Jiang Rong was a little embarrassed. She is no longer a child.
But it seems that in the eyes of the old lady, they will always be children.
Child hour hour minute.
Every household lit New Year's Eve firecrackers.
The new year has arrived.
Jiang Rong turned his head slightly to look at the figure sitting next to him. The warm yellow bonfire reflected on his handsome face. It was cold outside the window, but the whole room was filled with warmth.
That's great.
The first New Year with my husband.
From now on, I will spend every year with my husband!
Xie Lingxi noticed her gaze and his eyes fell on her face.
The west eye faces each other.
"Rong Rong, have a happy New Year."
“Happy New Year to you husband!”
The two exchanged their first blessings of the year, and Jiang Rong blushed slightly amid Xie Ruojiao's laughter.
……
Anyang's eldest princess's mansion has been sealed off by the emperor as the eldest princess was deprived of her title and executed.
Dong Xiqi can only live in Yongninghou Mansion now.
The second roommate of the Dong family inherited the title, but he didn't treat her unkindly. After all, she is the daughter left behind by her brother. If she is not treated well, she will also be criticized.
The Dong family is now the in-laws of King Duan, and King Duan is so powerful, the Dong family's New Year is also very lively this year.
But Dong Xiqi did not go to the family reunion dinner.
Since her parents died, she was deeply affected and became ill. I have been lingering on the hospital bed so far, holding on to my breath.
She thought that this time it was just her bad luck, something happened to her parents that affected her...
She still has many methods to use, and she will never give up!
"Cough cough cough..." Dong Xiqi coughed violently.
The maid brought the soup and medicine and said, "Miss, the doctor said you shouldn't worry...otherwise the disease will get worse."
"I'll be fine soon..." Dong Xiqi forcefully drank a mouthful of bitter soup.
She wanted to replace Jiang Rong, how could she admit defeat.
There was the sound of firecrackers outside the door.
Dong Xiqi couldn't help but think of past years. Whether in the northwest or the capital, during every festival, countless people would send her rare treasures to please her.
Now, she is deserted here.
The people who originally wanted to marry her were like crucian carp crossing the river, but now they are all gone due to the influence of her mother's reputation.
hateful.
She was a dignified county princess, but she had fallen to this point.
"County Lord, a secret message from the Royal Family of Stars in the Western Regions." Zhou Gou walked in quickly and presented a secret letter.
Dong Xiqi suffered from heart disease since childhood and needed to collect various rare medicinal materials to make Ningxin Pills to save his life.
One of the rare medicinal materials is only available in Xingshan in the Star Kingdom in the Western Regions.
Therefore, I have dealt with the royal family of Fanxing King for a long time and have some friendship.
A few years ago, the Fanxing royal family wanted to marry the Dong family...
It’s uncertain who will become the emperor, but the Western General Gate continues to this day and is as stable as a rock.
In a foreign country, it is a normal choice not to bet on princes, but to make friends with hereditary princes and families.
Dong Xiqi forced himself to open the envelope, his eyes fell on the secret letter, and his eyes lit up instantly:
"Bing Yukui, they actually found a strange medicine!"
This is a personal and secret letter written by Fanxing Lord to her.
When Princess Anyang went west to search for medicinal materials, the news was also passed on to the Fanxing King of the Western Regions, with whom she had a long-standing friendship.
Now one of the nine wonder medicines was discovered in Xingshan, and the other party immediately sent a letter.
"Ask Bing Yukui to marry the county lord?" Dong Xiqi frowned and read the last paragraph:
"A dowry of eight thousand armor-piercing crossbows? That was the original plan."
King Fanxing did not know that it was only Princess Anyang who wanted the nine wonder medicines, not the entire Dong family.
Her husband at that time was Marquis Yongning, and she was the mistress of the Dong family. The orders she gave represented the Dong family.
So King Fanxing consciously grasped what the Dong family wanted and wanted to negotiate a good business deal with the Dong family.
The Dong family's armor-piercing crossbow once achieved great fame on the battlefield.
The armor-breaking crossbow is a secret of the Dong family, and only the Dong family army has it. The production of this crossbow is complex, and the Dong family has specialized weapon workshops in the capital and northwest...
If the opponent wants to use armor-piercing crossbows, Dong Xiqi really has no shortage of them.
When the Dong family was still in charge of her mother, she used her power for personal gain and stored a lot of money in the private villa.
The land deeds left by Princess Anyang are now in Dong Xiqi's hands.
She was able to gather eight thousand armor-breaking crossbows.
But want to marry her?
She won't marry.
"Zhou Gou, write him a reply. Armor-breaking crossbows are fine, but marriage is not necessary. I am a disabled person and cannot be the wife of the king." Dong Xiqi said coldly.
She was already very ill, but after receiving the good news, her spirits were lifted, and even her pale face turned a little rosy.
Zhou Gou wondered, "But...the weapon is a forbidden weapon. Once discovered, it will be a serious crime!"
Both countries in the Western Regions were vassal states of Daxia and had trade routes with each other.
However, the sale of weapons, gunpowder, etc. is prohibited. Once found out, it would be a serious crime to behead.
"We have to transport medicinal herbs back and forth from the Western Region every year. Naturally, we have our own way to secretly send the armor-piercing crossbow. Just do as you are told... remember to block the news about Bing Yukui!" Dong Xiqi gritted his teeth at the last sentence.
She wants to destroy Bing Yukui!
Then Jiang Rong can only wait to die!
What you can't get yourself cannot let others get it.
Zhou Gou was frightened.
In the past, the eldest princess often sought death, just to bully those who were inferior to her.
The county head's methods of committing suicide are much better than her mother's...
"Yes!" Zhou Gou had no choice but to agree.
"By the way, let's make it clear to King Fanxing that there is no need to send the ice jade sunflower over. I will change it myself!" Dong Xiqin reminded again.
How did her mother lose that medicine? She will learn a lesson.
Her mother is really stupid too.
The first thing to do was to have someone destroy it, and it had to be sent to the capital...
And she wanted Fanxing King to destroy it first, but if the other party didn't get the armor-piercing crossbow, they obviously wouldn't destroy the miracle medicine...
Then she would go to the Western Regions herself.
After all, we can't let this medicine appear under Xie Lingxi's nose again.
"Tell my second uncle that I have run out of medicine. I am going to the Western Regions to buy some. I plan to go there myself." Dong Xiqi said calmly:
"If they feel unsafe, they say, something like this happened to my mother, and if I stay here, it will only make me sad."
Zhou Gou understood instantly. In this way, the Dong family must feel that Dong Xiqi is embarrassed and wants to leave Beijing to avoid the limelight.
After a while, the turmoil surrounding the eldest princess gradually subsided, and then she came back.
It is reasonable and will not arouse suspicion.
This county head is really much more powerful than her mother.
