Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan returned to Ma's house. Mrs. Ma was safe and sound, but Liu Xiangxiang, who hadn't seen her for half a year, became even more naughty...
Dongfang Qingxue covered her mouth and smiled: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect, Ma Xiaoquan, that you actually have such an affair?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled awkwardly and remained silent.
Liu Xiangxiang continued: "Sister Dongfang, although the Zhang family regretted their marriage, looking at the current brother Quan, who is a Jin Yiwei and from the fifth rank. Brother Quan is so young and will definitely be more accomplished in the future."
Liu Xiangxiang grew up in a family of officials. In her mind, being a high official meant being successful and promising. However, Dongfang Qingxue, who grew up in a wealthy family, was different. What she valued was Ma Xiaoquan.
Dongfang Qingxue glanced at Ma Xiaoquan playfully and said, "Sister Xiangxiang, what kind of official do you want your brother Quan to be in the future?"
Liu Xiangxiang raised her head, stood up and said, "Be the commander of the Jinyi Guards, hehe."
Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help it any longer, and patted the table and said, "Don't even think about it. Just eat and eat obediently for me. How can you talk so much?"
Liu Xiangxiang said oh and sat back obediently.
Ma Xiaoquan did not feel comfortable eating this meal. On the one hand, he had to constantly "fight" Liu Xiangxiang's harassment of him. On the other hand, he had to avoid Dongfang Qingxue's eyes from time to time. In short, Ma Xiaoquan did not eat.
full.
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After taking away the bowls and chopsticks, Ma Tong led Liu Xiangxiang to leave first.
Mrs. Ma saw that only Ma Xiaoquan and Dongfang Qingxue were present, so she told Ma Xiaoquan the lie about pretending to be ill.
After listening to Mrs. Ma's statement, Ma Xiaoquan was not angry. After all, he wanted to end the classes at Zijia Academy as soon as possible. It happened that Mrs. Ma lied and said that she was seriously ill and would never go back again, but Dongfang Qingxue...
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Ma Xiaoquan looked at Dongfang Qingxue, but Dongfang Qingxue nodded and said: "I won't go back either. Ma Xiaoquan, you are the first generation head of the Ma family. I think no matter how good the knowledge and teaching in Zijia Academy is, it is better to stay with you."
How about you?"
"Ah?" Ma Xiaoquan was surprised, "Miss Dongfang, don't you... you won't go back? You have a fiancé..."
When Dongfang Qingxue heard this, her eyes immediately dimmed. Indeed, her Dongfang family still had a mess waiting for her, but facing Ma Xiaoquan, Dongfang Qingxue didn't want to lose it.
Mrs. Ma suggested: "Let's do this. It just so happens that you guys came back early. I just heard from Dongfang girl that Qinghan and the Beiming family are coming too. Why don't you go to the Dongfang family together at that time? What do you think?"
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Ma Xiaoquan looked at Mrs. Ma with a wry smile: "Grandma, can this matter be postponed? How do I want to spend a few days in Beijing?"
Mrs. Ma knew Ma Xiaoquan's true identity, so naturally she couldn't force him, but Dongfang Qingxue didn't buy it and said: "Ma Xiaoquan, didn't you promise me to return a favor? I want you to return it now, why, you want to break your promise?
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"I...how dare I?" Facing the oriental beauty, Ma Xiaoquan had no choice but to give in.
Mrs. Ma's eyes narrowed, and she suddenly had an idea in her heart. She pulled Dongfang Qingxue aside and spoke for a while.
The two of them glanced at Ma Xiaoquan from time to time while they were talking, which made Ma Xiaoquan very curious. He wanted to listen, but it would be rude to not listen. What were they looking at me for?
After a while, Mrs. Ma came back holding Dongfang Qingxue's hand and said with a smile: "Quan'er, I made an agreement with Dongfang girl. In the past few days, you will take her to have fun in Beijing.
, how about you discuss it after Qinghan and the people from the Beiming Family arrive?"
Ma Xiaoquan thought about it and decided that this would be fine. At least he would have time to go back to the palace, make up a lie for Zhu Carpenter, and then explore the old guy Wei Jinzhong's background. By the way, he would call a few friends out for a few drinks.
Penglai Pavilion or Chunlou or something, hehe...
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After a day of rest, Liu Xiangxiang came jumping to wake Ma Xiaoquan early the next morning. Unexpectedly, Dongfang Qingxue arrived at the door of Ma Xiaoquan's bedroom one step earlier than her.
"Sister Dongfang, are you looking for brother Quan?"
Dongfang Qingxue saw the alert look on Liu Xiangxiang's face, and quickly waved her hands and said: "Sister Xiangxiang, Ma Xiaoquan promised to take me around Beijing today. Why, didn't he tell you?"
"Visiting Beijing?" Liu Xiangxiang curled her lips, "Brother Quan never takes me out, no, I want to go with you."
The bedroom door opened with a creak. Ma Xiaoquan straightened his collar, smashed it and said, "No, you little girl, you are just tampering with the movie."
"I don't, I don't," Liu Xiangxiang pulled Ma Xiaoquan's arm and shook it, using a trick.
When Dongfang Qingxue saw this, although she felt a little unwilling, she could only suggest that Ma Xiaoquan take Liu Xiangxiang to go shopping together.
Ma Xiaoquan sighed and could only agree, but before that, he had to go to the Forbidden City to meet Emperor Tianqi.
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With a small token on his body, Ma Xiaoquan entered the Forbidden City smoothly.
I thought the emperor was at Qianqing Palace, but when I arrived at Qianqing Palace, I was told that the emperor had gone to the Yangxin Palace to do carpentry work.
Ma Xiaoquan sighed secretly, no wonder Emperor Tianqi was nicknamed "Carpenter Zhu", it was indeed so.
He quickly ran to the Yangxin Hall and found that his archrival Wei Jinzhong was also there. Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help but feel nervous.
According to the course of history, Wei Jinzhong at this time was no longer the same Wei Jinzhong more than half a year ago. When Ma Xiaoquan left, it was the beginning of the first year of Tianqi. Half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and Wei Jinzhong's official position should have been promoted.
Sure enough, Wei Jinzhong, who was still trembling when he saw Ma Xiaoquan, now didn't even look at him. Why, Ma Xiaoquan was still a fifth-grade Jin Yiwei, but now in Wei Jinzhong's eyes, he was nothing more than a pawn.
Ma Xiaoquan walked to the front of the palace and asked Wei Jinzhong: "Old eunuch Wei, is the emperor in there?"
Wei Jinzhong snorted coldly and ignored Ma Xiaoquan.
"Yeah?" Ma Xiaoquan became interested and thought to himself, you old guy, your scar has healed and you have forgotten the pain, right? Are you still thinking about getting beaten?
Just as he was about to raise his hand, Wei Jinzhong narrowed his eyes and said: "Ma Xiaoquan, I know you are very capable, so I don't want to be acquainted with you. The emperor is busy inside. If you want to go in, just go in. But if I say something ugly, if the emperor
I will be blamed and punished, but don’t blame me.”
Ma Xiaoquan hesitated upon hearing this.
The old guy Wei Jinzhong is right. The emperor is still an emperor no matter what. He is working hard and cannot be disturbed by others. But today, he has promised to take Dongfang girl and Liu Xiangxiang to visit Beijing. They are waiting here.
Well, who knows how long it will take the carpenter emperor to do it.