Chapter 169: King Ning is back

Before dawn, Li Weizheng was awakened by a scattered sound. He opened his eyes slightly and saw Su Tong sitting up in the hazy light. She was wearing a dress with her hands and feet. She was wearing only a bellyband, revealing her back like white fat and soft curves. Li Weizheng's eyes fell on a white silk under the pillow. It was Su Tong's colorful fallen art. Even he didn't know when Su Tong put the white silk under her body. It was said that she wanted to give this white silk to the elders of the Ye family. He couldn't help but feel dissatisfied when he thought of this. This was his wife. How could outsiders know about her wife's privacy? Li Weizheng took advantage of her inattention and reached out to pull the white silk into his hand, and then closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Su Tong had actually woken up long ago, but she didn't dare to move. When she thought of what happened last night, she always felt shy in her heart, and at the same time she felt the happiness of being a wife. She closed her eyes and snuggled in her husband's arms, listening to his slight snoring, and she lay quietly for half an hour. She liked this feeling. His tall and strong body gave her a kind of happiness of surrender, but it was more of a kind of dependence on life.

She thought Dalang would go to Zi Tong or Yao Ji after finishing her last night, but she didn't expect that he would stay with her all night, giving her a complete wedding night. For this reason, Su Tong was full of gratitude, and there was no more comfort and happiness than Ailang's consideration.

Su Tong put on white silk underwear, and his beautiful eyes as like a pool of water glanced at her husband who was still sleeping. She felt sweet in her heart, and she couldn't help but stretch out her fair little hand to touch the beard on his chin. She liked and loved and said to herself: "My bad husband can only bully others."

She gently poked her head and kissed him on the forehead, but suddenly Li Wei was hugging her in the waist. Su Tong screamed and was pressed against him.

"You guy, you haven't fallen asleep, you're so bad!" Before Su Fengtian finished speaking, Li Wei was kissing her little mouth. She said 'Yeah!' twice, and her body slowly softened. Li Wei put her hand into her clothes and gently kneaded the pink lee on her chest. Su Tong grabbed his hand and gasped: "Brother Dalang, I'm in pain below, I can't come again."

Li Weizheng also knew that she had just said that the sexual intercourse should not be too intense, so she reluctantly pulled her hand out of her clothes, kissed her little mouth and asked, "Are you happy?"

Su Tong nodded gently and pressed his face against his chest. His black waterfall-like hair spread over his shoulders, covering his face. She murmured: "Brother Dalang, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. Since I was ten years old, I have been hoping to be with you forever, but...oh! I misunderstood you before, and I apologize to you."

"It's not a misunderstanding, it's a shame that I can't be strong, right?" Li Wei was stroking her shoulders and smelling a faint fragrance emitted by her hair.

"There's a thing! At that time, everyone said that this marriage was not worthy. I was afraid that my father would retire, so I hoped that you could get a title on the list and show them that my brother Dalang is not useless as they said, so when I heard some bad news, I couldn't accept it."

Li Wei kissed her on her hair and said with a smile: "What about now! Am I demoted to a commoner? Aren't you afraid that I will always be mediocre forever?"

Su Tong shook his head, leaned into his ear and whispered: "No matter what you do, I am your wife. Even if you go begging for food, I will follow you and help you with the dog beater."

Li Wei was just hearing what she said, and couldn't help laughing. Su Tong was both ashamed and anxious, covering his mouth and said, "Don't laugh!"

"Are you awake?" At this time, Zi Tong's voice came from outside the door. Su Tong sat up in fear and said hurriedly: "Oh no! I forgot the time."

"What are you worried about?" Li Wei asked in surprise.

Su Tong said while putting on her clothes: "My mother said that she would cook tea for her father-in-law early the next morning in the bridal chamber. When I woke up, I remember that I forgot it now."

She hurriedly put on her clothes, tidied up a little, and then whispered to Li Wei: "You put on your clothes quickly! Don't let them laugh at me."

Su Tong stepped forward and opened the door. She saw her sister standing in front of the door, her eyes full of ambiguous smiles. Su Tong's face turned red and she said a little embarrassedly: "Sister, why are you laughing at?"

Seeing that there was a luster on her face, Zitong knew that she had become a young woman from a girl, she put away her teasing heart and said to her sister with concern: "Sister is here to remind you that you have to make tea for your father-in-law this morning, comb your hair first, and you will accompany you."

"No need." Qianqian walked over next to her and said with a smile: "Your father-in-law feels sorry for you the most. He asked the maid to come to me early this morning, saying that there is no need to make tea. The newcomer must be exhausted these days, so let Su Tong sleep for a while."

"You three are chatting slowly. I'm going to take care of my chickens. I forgot to feed them these days. I don't know if they are still alive. I have to go and see them."

Li Wei was putting on his clothes and walked out. He put one hand on Zi Tong's waist, but the other hand on Su Tong's shoulder. He blinked and smiled at them, "Two ladies, do you want to go with me to feed the chickens?"

"What about me!" Yao Ji also came over, and she smiled at Li Weizheng and said, "Darang, have you forgotten me?"

"How can I forget you!"

When Li Wei saw that everyone was here, he couldn't help but feel excited and said to Zi Tong and Qianqian: "Just make some rice dumplings and let's climb Yuanbao Mountain together."

"Don't go!" the four women said in unison.

Li Wei was stunned, "Why?"

Zi Tong said angrily: "You climbed twice yesterday, haven't you climbed enough yet?"

"This... I forgot!" Li Wei was scratching the back of his head, and he couldn't help laughing to the sky.

The Li family’s wedding banquet will take three days, but the villagers will come in the next two days, just to have a wedding banquet. The husband’s wedding has ended, and the groom and the bride must return to the door three days later. The Ye family also has to hold a big banquet. Only after returning to the door can the Ye family marry a daughter officially end.

After breakfast, several women gathered to chat. Li Wei and his two family members brought a few baskets of rice bran to the pear forest. He was busy with his marriage these days and had no time to take care of the more than 2,000 chickens he raised were all handed over to the servants to take care of. At this time, most of the pear blossoms had already faded, and only a few pear trees bloomed late. From a distance, they looked like a snow-white and colorful world. More than 2,000 black-bone chickens in the woods had grown up. When they saw the food delivery coming, they all ran towards them like enclaves.

Several people quickly threw rice bran, and one of the family members sighed: "Young Master, this kind of black bone chicken is the most expensive, each one can be sold at least 500 yuan. These two thousand chickens can be sold for one thousand guan. Based on the three months of raising one season and three seasons a year, just raising chickens can make 3,000 yuan. Our Li family has never thought of raising chickens in the pear forest for so many years."

Li Weizheng also smiled and said, "It is secondary to making money by raising chickens. The pear trees in our family have thin skin and lots of juice, which is very sweet. Unfortunately, they are not big and have little yield. Raising chickens in the woods can reduce pests and diseases, and can also be top-dressed. When the pear trees are harvested in autumn, there will definitely be some changes. I think pears should be able to declare tribute pears at that time. As long as they become famous, our Li family's pears will not have to worry about sales. I have agreed with my father that the money for raising chickens and growing pears is spent in the village, and a free private school is used to help the lonely and widowed. I usually invite Fengyang's zaju to act during festivals and festivals. I, Li Weizheng, have done something for my hometown."

"Good words!" A cheer suddenly came from behind. Li Wei was turning around and saw that there was a group of people outside the fence. However, the person in the middle was Zhu Quan, the Ning King who had left yesterday. Behind him was more than a dozen guards. Li Wei was throwing the basket down and greeted him with a smile: "Has the prince not returned to Fengyang?"

"Yesterday, my fourth brother and I were in Linhuai County. He received the order early this morning and rushed to Beijing first. I took a step slower and wanted to see you again." Zhu Quan leaped over the fence and walked in.

He also grabbed a handful of rice bran and fed the chickens while laughing: "You know that the fourth brother was attending a folk wedding for the first time yesterday, let alone being a witness, which shows that he is very caring about you!"

Li Weizheng smiled but did not answer. Yesterday, his mind was in chaos, only focusing on touching the wise and polite people of the King of Yan, but he did not think about it carefully. But now he calmed down and gradually understood the true intention of the King of Yan to attend his wedding. On the one hand, although he wanted to win him over, on the other hand, it was equivalent to publicly announcing to the world that the prince had passed away and Li Weizheng had defected to him. What would he think if Zhu Yunwen and others knew about this?

He did not believe that Zhu Di could not see the possibility of Zhu Yunwen ascending the throne. Since the prince died, the original prince party would definitely turn to support Zhu Yunwen. The prince had a life-saving grace for him, and Zhu Di must have known that he would definitely repay this kindness. If he knew the grace, Zhu Yuanzhang would be the first to not tolerate him. Therefore, Zhu Di came to attend his wedding to be like planting a seed of distrust in Zhu Yunwen's heart in advance. This is Zhu Di's cleverness.

But he couldn't say these words to King Ning. With Zhu Di's method, how could he not win over the younger brother who held the three guards of Duoyan? Li Weizheng smiled and said, "Don't your highness behave the same with me? I was my magistrate yesterday and came to see me alone today. I, Li Weizheng, also remembered this favor."

Zhu Quan pointed to Dashi in the forest and said, "Brother Li, let's sit there and talk!"

The two of them came to the big stone and sat down. Zhu Quan said straight to the point: "Brother Li is right. I want to invite you to my ban country. When I came back from Guangdong, I told you that if you go to Ningguo, you are only under one person. Now I still say this. What, brother, do you think about it?"

Li Wei was sitting beside him and laughing, "Since you call me elder brother, then I will call you a virtuous brother! It's not that the elder brother doesn't want to go to Ningguo. In fact, the elder brother knows it. In the early days, it will be half a month later. The emperor's imperial edict to call me into Beijing will arrive."

Zhu Quan's eyes were surprised. He didn't understand what Li Weizheng meant. How could the eldest brother know that the emperor would come with an imperial edict? He looked at Li Weizheng blankly. Li Weizheng smiled faintly and said, "My father-in-law is the most snobbish. He suddenly agreed to the marriage and married my daughter to me. I knew that he must have smelled it. Since the emperor promoted him to be the Minister of Revenue, how could he not tell him about me? So I know that I will come out soon."

Zhu Quan showed disappointment on his face, and he sighed and said, "If you really want to make a comeback, then I can't force you anymore, but I always hope that my elder brother can help me."

Li Weizheng suddenly looked at him vigilantly. After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, Ning Wang Zhu Quan also raised an army with Zhu Di, but in the end he was taken away by Zhu Di. This shows that he is also an ambitious person. Does he want to compete for the position of the Eastern Palace now? Thinking of this, Li Weizheng asked tentatively: "Is it possible that someone would recommend his brother to the Eastern Palace?"

"My brother wants to go wherever he wants, it's not my turn." Zhu Quan shook his head and said, "I don't want to ascend to the Eastern Palace, but my three guards of Duoyan are all surrendered Mongolians. Several Mongolian leaders disobeyed me. I just arrived at the fiefdom and had no confidant available, so I hope my brother can come to my fiefdom to help me take power."

Li Weizheng was also a little moved. This was indeed an opportunity. Zhu Quan had 80,000 troops under his command and the sharp three guards of Duoyan. If he could control this army, he would not worry about not doing big things. But his temptation was only in one thought, and this thought disappeared immediately. He could not easily change his plan because of a small matter. He had to plan for a long time. Li Weizheng smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "You are only one year in the vassal state. Don't worry, take your time. You have to fight for the opportunity to lead troops to fight a few more wars. Over time, you can gain military power. If you have anything, you can write to me and I will definitely give you an idea."

"Then thank you brother!" Zhu Quan jumped off the stone and bowed deeply to Li Weizheng. At this moment, a family member outside the forest ran over in a panic and shouted: "Young master, hurry up and go back to the mansion! Someone is coming to the capital."

"Brother, this must be because the father sent someone." Zhu Quan was a little panicked. He didn't want his father's guard to see him here.

Li Wei understood his nervousness and immediately pointed to a small path in Li Shulin: "You can walk along this path and then you can go to the official road at the foot of Yuanbao Mountain and leave there."

"Okay, I'll leave first, see you in the capital!" Zhu Quan turned over the horse and rushed to the path deep in the pear forest with more than a dozen guards, shocking the chickens all over the ground flying everywhere.

Li Weizheng did not dare to delay. He immediately jogged to his home. Several officials of the imperial edict stood in front of the mansion. Mr. Li had already set up incense tables as they ordered. The surroundings were filled with villagers who were having wedding banquets. They were curious and excited, but no one dared to step forward. When the imperial edict saw Li Weizheng coming, he immediately whispered: "The emperor has an order, and Li Wei is accepting the order."

Li Weizheng sorted out his clothes and hats, knelt down and said, "The criminal Li Weizheng welcomed the emperor's imperial edict, and wished him long live the emperor."

The official of the imperial edict swept the ground and opened the imperial edict and proclaimed loudly: "In accordance with the will of heaven, the emperor's edict said: Li Weizheng, the former commander of Weihaiwei, was dismissed from office because of his faults, but he retired and reflected on himself and helped the villagers. It was in line with my wishes. He introduced sweet potatoes to the country. I thought he knew his mistakes and specially approved him to reinstate him. He appointed Li Weizheng as the deputy governor of the Central Army Governor's Office. I admire this!"
Chapter completed!