"Come on, you don't have a house in Nanjing yet? Are you still living in a dormitory?"
The next day in the imperial study room, Zhu Yourong took the newspaper and asked Xiang Xiaoqiang pretending to be surprised.
"Haha, yes, Your Majesty," Xiang Xiaoqiang chuckled and shook his head, "I have been busy these days in Ming Dynasty. Busy with fighting, busy with the People's Guard... I have never had time to look for a house. There is no tomorrow.
We are about to get married, so I only had a brief search two days ago."
"Ah." Zhu Yourong nodded. After a moment, he asked with some concern, "Have you found it?"
"I just found a place in Qinhuai District. It's quite quiet. It has a two-story building and a small yard. Hehe. There aren't many people in the family, so a smaller house is enough."
Zhu Yourong also laughed for a while, and then said nonchalantly: "It's just a two-story building... It's a bit small. You and the two ladies, I heard that there is also a mother-in-law and a brother-in-law, so there are four people...
...With the addition of some servants and guards, it probably won't be enough... Well, I agree. As for me, seeing how cheap real estate is now, I bought some... Otherwise, I'll give you a place.
...How about it? What do you think?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Zhu Yourong's almost eager eyes, and felt warm in his heart. He knew that Zhu Yourong was just talking. She definitely didn't read the newspaper and wanted to give him a house on the spur of the moment. Looking at it like this, she might have been thinking about it a long time ago.
I chose carefully myself.
He was very moved by Zhu Yourong's thoughts. He didn't say anything more, just stared at her and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty... In that case, I thank you very much!"
Zhu Yourong looked at him, feeling relieved and feeling a little happy.
She smiled and said: "Well... I won't go to the wedding... I know you don't want this wedding to be too conspicuous... but when the time comes, I will call you and wish you well."
…
After the class, Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately followed a financial consultant from the royal family to see the house given to him by Zhu Yourong.
Compared with the house that Xiang Xiaoqiang bought himself, the place Zhu Yourong gave him is so ideal and completely fits his status. What’s even more rare is that Zhu Yourong fully considered Xiang Xiaoqiang’s convenience. This house is located in the People’s Guards Commander-in-Chief
There is only a wall between the headquarters and the headquarters! As long as a door is opened in the wall, you can come and go freely, go to the headquarters, and go home without having to go through the annoying paparazzi at the gate.
This house was the official residence of the previous commander of the eastern section of the Yangtze River Defense Line, Cao Mingqin's predecessor. The old man retired in the second half of last year and returned to his hometown. This large house was entrusted to a broker for exclusive sale, but Nanjing was right at the mouth of the Qing army.
Next, the real estate market is really in a slump. In addition, this is a luxury house, so it is difficult to sell it. It has been listed with the broker for several months, and it was not until recently that Zhu Yourong asked someone to buy it.
This house is similar in size to the Liaoyang Princess Mansion. It covers an area of several thousand square meters, equivalent to several acres of land, and is only slightly smaller than the People's Guard Headquarters. The style is European, with three large and small buildings and two four-story buildings.
The main building is for the owner's family. One is a marble structure, very cool, and is used as a summer residence. The other is a red brick structure, very warm, and is used as a winter residence. The other one has only two floors, but is very long, and is used as a guard house.
The residence of attendants.
Although the two main buildings only have four floors, they are built with great spirit and momentum. Xiang Xiaoqiang is an art student, and you can tell at a glance that this building is imitating the style of the Napoleonic Empire in France. The overall feeling is tall, majestic, and very German.
The feeling of the Three Empires suits his taste very well.
Perhaps its previous owner was the commander of the Yangtze River Defense Line and was deeply affected. Even his private residence was like a fortress. The outer wall was made of reinforced concrete, high and thick. There was a guard room on one side of the gate and a guard room on the other side.
There is a small bunker, and the dark shooting holes exude moisture. There are three small steel machine gun bunkers on the three main roads in the house, but they are not lifting, but half buried in the ground and poured with cement.
There is a passage below that leads to the air raid shelter.
Xiang Xiaoqiang took a look around and sighed. As a commander with a permanent fortification defense line, living in such a house is right for him.
On the cement blockhouse at the gate, there are several large characters cast in cast iron: If the country is destroyed, why save the family!
Xiang Xiaoqiang stood in front of the bunker, looking at these big characters quietly and understanding the meaning of these eight characters.
The royal consultant next to him explained that these words were also the reason why the house had not been sold. They thought it was unlucky. However, the old general was still very stubborn and stipulated that if you buy his house, you are not allowed to touch it.
A few iron words.
Xiang Xiaoqiang already guessed the meaning, but still asked with a smile: "Oh? Why?"
The royal adviser also had some respect at this time, and explained that when the old general bought the house, he had the original exterior brick walls torn down and replaced with reinforced concrete walls. He also expanded the underground air raid shelter and built
He completed the fortifications and made a private house impregnable. Others laughed at him for being afraid of death, but he finally had eight cast-iron characters embedded in the bunker at the door to express his intentions. Once the Qing captives crossed the river and entered Nanjing, he would
He will never leave, he will provide his private house for the use of the defenders, and defend with the defenders. He vows to turn his home into the center of street fighting and the cemetery of the Qing captives, and finally die together with the Qing captives.
Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to the consultant's narration, stretched out his hand to touch the rust stains on the cast iron, and silently recited the words "If the country is destroyed, why save the family?", his admiration for the old general increased. His heart pounded.
Jumping and thinking, if the Qing army once again breaks through the Yangtze River defense line and enters Nanjing, if the street battle fails, will I take over this eight-character oath just like taking over the house?
No! It's impossible! Xiang Xiaoqiang took a deep breath and thought firmly: Qinglu will never come here again. As long as I'm here, we will go there next time.
He visited the interior of the main building again and found that there was no feeling that it had been uninhabited for a long time. Instead, the furniture was fully furnished and all new, matching the architectural style well, even the oil paintings on the walls and the ones beside the fireplace.
The firewood racks were not ignored.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at these and was greatly moved. It seemed that Zhu Yourong had put a lot of thought into choosing a house for himself and decorating the interior. Fortunately, he accepted it at the first glance. If he didn't want it at that time, Zhu Yourong would definitely not force it, but he didn't know
How disappointed.
...Oh, such deep affection and meaning, I really don’t know how to live up to it!
After sending away the royal adviser, Xiang Xiaoqiang called the guard platoon leader Hu Jiong over and asked him to add another platoon to be responsible for the security of his official residence. Then he ordered him to do two things. The first was to find Li Gensheng and ask him to platoon engineers over.
Open a door in the cement wall between the headquarters and the official residence. Because it is a reinforced concrete wall, it cannot be opened by smashing. You must use explosives to blow up a section and then build the door.
The second thing is to decorate the three small steel castles in the courtyard, paint them with white paint, put some flowers and vines on them, let the branches and leaves hang down, block the shooting ports, and disguise them as flower beds. We will get married tomorrow.
Okay, three machine gun forts are too unsightly, just like a big graveyard. In the future, it would be best to build a real flower bed with cement on top, and leave a shooting port below. It is both beautiful and concealed.
When Hu Jiong heard that he was asked to expand another platoon, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He was just a guard platoon leader. Xiang Xiaoqiang saw his concerns, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"From now on, my commander's guard platoon will be expanded into a guard company, with two platoons under temporary jurisdiction. Today you are the company commander."
Hu Jiong was startled and overjoyed. He immediately stood at attention and saluted, loudly saying:
"yes!"
…
February 14th, Valentine’s Day.
Xiang Xiaoqiang officially got married today after two and a half months of "marathon" love with Qiu Qiu and Shang Xiu.
At 7:50 in the morning, there were six long firecrackers on the ground at the door of the People's Guard Headquarters and the adjacent official residence, each with 1,000 blasts. The two doors had a large "Happy" sign on them. The doors were closed tightly.
There was already a sea of people outside the door. Citizens and reporters were all craning their necks to wait. The reporters squeezed forward as much as possible, holding up their cameras and looking at their watches, waiting for eight o'clock to arrive.
Although Xiang Xiaoqiang's wedding was not high-profile, there was no newspaper announcement, and not many people were invited, but because the groom's name was Xiang Xiaoqiang, the current situation resulted.
At eight o'clock in the morning, six firecrackers exploded at the same time. Amidst the deafening flashes and smoke, the door of the official residence slowly opened, and the wedding convoy drove out one after another. Suddenly there was cheering on both sides, and people automatically stepped back to both sides to make way for a middle road. Both sides
The reporter's spotlight kept flashing, and clouds of white smoke rose up, mixing with the smoke from firecrackers, and the smoke filled the air for a while.
A black car drove out slowly. Then came a white car. This car was larger, with three rows of seats, and decorated with flowers. This was probably the main wedding car. Then there was another black car behind it...
Then it disappeared and the door slowly closed again.
Everyone present was a little surprised. There were only three cars in Xiang Xiaoqiang's wedding convoy?
The three cars did not drive onto the road, but drove dozens of meters. The gate of the People's Guard Headquarters slowly opened and the three cars drove in. Everyone understood that they were going to pick up Shangxiu first. Miss Shangxiu and her mother,
My younger brother still lives in the headquarters dormitory!
After a while, eight 1,000-shot firecrackers at the entrance of the headquarters exploded at the same time. The gate opened and the motorcade drove out. This was equivalent to sending the bride out. This time the motorcade drove onto the road and headed towards the city. The reporters were immediately stunned.
There was a swarm of swarms, and at least a dozen cars started up and followed behind the wedding convoy.
In many convertibles, reporters stood up and held up their cameras to take pictures. This time, for this grand news, many major newspapers equipped their reporters with cars and followed them all the way. Xiang Xiaoqiang’s motorcade will be the first to
Go to Qiu Qiu's house to pick up the bride, then go to the city hall to witness the marriage, and then return to the official residence for the wedding banquet. If a reporter doesn't have a car, he can only cover one place, and he will lose a lot more news than others.
In a big white car in the middle, Xiang Xiaoqiang was wearing a brand-new full set of general military uniforms, with medals hanging on his chest, white gloves, sword and hat lying flat on his legs. At this moment, he was leaning on the large leather seat
, grinning from the side, looking at Xiuxiu beside him. After a month of pursuit in the hospital, he finally married the beautiful Xiuxiu today!
Xiuxiu is particularly beautiful today. She is wearing a snow-white wedding dress, her shoulders are like exquisite jade carvings, her fair and slender neck is drooped, her cheeks are flushed, and her eyes are drooped. Since she was a child, she is wearing the most naked dress today.
- Showing off for once. In addition, today she is going to marry her favorite Mr. Xiang. Mr. Xiang is still sitting next to her admiring her. Xiuxiu's chest is beating with happiness. She lowers her head and dare not look around. The expression on her face
The blush never subsided.
The weather was still very cold now, and Xiu Xiu was wearing a wedding dress, but she didn't seem to feel the cold, and the happiness in her heart almost melted her.
Xiang Xiaoqiang had never seen Xiu Xiu so beautiful before, and was completely fascinated. He felt that Xiu Xiu's beautiful profile was like an ancient Roman marble sculpture, white, delicate and beautiful. Xiu Xiu's arms were laid flat and regular
On the white gauze skirt, white velvet gloves wrapped the arms, and the fingers of both hands subconsciously smoothed the gloves, as if to relieve the tension in her heart.
The pearl necklace on Xiuxiu's neck is white and warm, glowing with soft precious light. The pearl crown on her head is very suitable for her short hair. Xiang Xiaoqiang specially asked someone to customize it for Xiu Xiu. The effect of wearing this style is, at first glance,
At first glance, it looks like a royal crown, but upon closer inspection, it is not. This is exactly the effect Xiang Xiaoqiang wants. At this moment, she is showing off her holy white gauze skirt, pearl necklace, pearl earrings, and pearl tiara, shyly.
Bow your head like a princess.
Xiang Xiaoqiang reached out and grabbed one of Xiuxiu's hands and pulled it over. Xiuxiu lowered her head meekly and let him hold her arm. Xiang Xiaoqiang gently held Xiuxiu's hand and gently traced her fingers on her palm.
Even though there were two layers of gloves, Xiuxiu still felt itchy, and a tenderness and sweetness spread to her heart along the palms of her hands. She raised her head shyly, their eyes met, and they suddenly laughed.
The two of them tacitly remembered the night when they escaped from Niangan in Pukou. Xiuxiu pretended to be a fourteenth princess and Xiang Xiaoqiang pretended to be "Lord Luo". They also sat in the back seat of the car like this, and Xiang Xiaoqiang did the same.
He grabbed Xiuxiu's hand and drew circles like this on her palm.
It's just that at that time, Xiang Xiaoqiang was mainly "teasing", but now it's true love.
Xiang Xiaoqiang opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something. If he wanted to spill some blood at this moment, he would say, "Xiuxiu, from that night on, I decided to marry you," but that was not the case.
In this way, Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't want to say those disgusting words at the moment. He just laughed softly:
"Xiuxiu, are you happy?"
Xiuxiu looked at him, slowly smiled, bit her lip and nodded:
"Um."
Xiang Xiaoqiang held her hand tighter:
"I will make you happy like this forever."
…
The motorcade arrived at Qiu Mansion in Qinhuai District in a "huge and mighty" manner. In fact, there were only a few wedding cars. The reason why it was "huge and mighty" was because of the dozen or so reporters' cars behind it.
The Qiu Mansion was also decorated with lights and decorations, with big red words of "Happy" posted on both sides of the door, and red silk inside and outside the mansion. Qiu Laohu was different from Xiang Xiaoqiang. He was not a "state official", but a "successful private person", so he could do so without any scruples.
It's so extravagant, no one will make an issue out of it.
Before the motorcade arrived at the door, the two gates opened early. The "little minions" at the door were all in suits and leather shoes and wearing top hats. When they saw the motorcade coming from a distance, they cheered and shouted.
Prepare inside, and then give an order, and six 1,000-gun firecrackers will go off in unison.
Many reporters and citizens have already gathered here, but the people here are obviously more disciplined. They only dare to stand on both sides and watch, and no one dares to go too far. The lane in the middle has long been opened wide. Everyone knows that this is
No place can be compared with the People's Guard Headquarters.
Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, three cars drove into Qiu Mansion. The spotlights flashed again.
Qiu Laohu was beaming with joy. When he saw his son-in-law come in, he wanted to hold his daughter out with both hands immediately. But the snail next to him, as the representative of his mother's family, stopped the eldest son seriously and asked his uncle to follow the traditional rules, that is, to ask Xiaoqiang and Xiuxiu for help.
Go to Qiu Qiu's boudoir door and call.
Under the cheers of a lot of maids and old ladies, Xiang Xiaoqiang put on his hat, straightened his sword, smiled and put it on Qiu Qiu's door, knocked twice, and said softly:
"Qiu Qiu, the door is open...it's for my husband..."
As usual, there was no movement at all, and the corridor of the mansion was already filled with laughter. Xiang Xiaoqiang put his index finger on his lips, smiled and said "shhh" to everyone, and then shouted softly:
"Qiu Qiu... the door is open... let's get married... okay?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang's serious and upright attire, coupled with such an inappropriate and disgusting voice, had already made people in the corridor laugh a lot. At this time, the snail next to him followed the rules and announced seriously:
"Love between husband and wife is hard to come by, but harmony between sisters is even more valuable - madam, who is the first to enter, you should take the lead and come out to say a word -"
Since this was Xiang Xiaoqiang's first marriage and there was no "wife who came in first", the candidate was naturally replaced by Xiuxiu who came with him.
Amid the laughter of everyone, Xiuxiu, who was dressed in white gauze, blushed with embarrassment, lowered her head, walked up to Qiu Qiu's door, and shouted softly:
"Sister Qiu Qiu, I am Xiuxiu...Xiuxiu is here to invite you...come out..."
Everyone in the corridor knew that the girl in front of her was Shangxiu, the legendary "Ryukyu Princess", whose status was much more noble than that of her own lady. But Xiuxiu's soft words at the moment, coupled with her docile and shy look, were really disappointing.
The maids and old ladies in the Qiu Mansion were quite encouraging.
Qiu Qiu, who was in the room, was so happy that she almost fainted. She wanted to open the door when she heard her husband calling the door, but was stopped by the maid in the room. How could she open the door after being called once? That would make the girl too unreserved.
? Now Qiu Qiu finally heard Xiuxiu's voice, and she was so happy that she was about to open the door, but the little maid beside her giggled again and stopped her.
In the corridor, Snail said seriously:
"Love between husband and wife is rare, but harmony between sisters is even more valuable - since you invite sisters into your home, you have to show your sincerity - Madam, please invite me again -"
Xiuxiu lowered her head meekly, smiled shyly, and shouted softly against the door again:
"Sister Qiu Qiu, I am Xiuxiu...Xiuxiu is here to invite you...come out..."
The snail said for the last time:
"Love between husband and wife is rare, but harmony between sisters is even more valuable - Madam's sincerity is not enough - Madam, please invite three sisters -"
Xiuxiu continued to press against the door and shouted softly:
"Sister Qiu Qiu, I am Xiuxiu...Xiuxiu is here to invite you...come out..."
At this time, everyone in the corridor was laughing and booing. After three invitations to "the lady who comes first," Snail finally announced loudly:
"Love between husband and wife is hard to come by, but harmony between sisters is even more valuable - Madam's sincerity towards sisters is obvious to all, so the family will be harmonious - Miss, since Madam has sincerely invited you three times, you should come out -"
Without saying it a second time, the door opened with a bang, and Qiu Qiu appeared at the door wearing a wedding dress and shouted happily:
"Xiuxiu!"
Then he rushed over and the two girls in wedding dresses hugged each other and giggled.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and the family members present were deeply moved when they saw this scene. The procedure just now was just a process handed down from the Ming Dynasty for many years. There are not many people who can truly achieve "sisterly harmony" after marriage. Now when they opened the door, the two ladies
They hugged each other intimately, and the intimacy was not fake. The family members of Qiu Mansion were secretly happy for the young lady. They had such a good sister just after they got married.
Xiang Xiaoqiang knows that Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu share life and death. In the words of men, it is a life-long friendship. They are not majors in the Naval University, but they live in the same dormitory.
After graduation, they were assigned to the same submarine. No matter in school or on the submarine, they were the best friends.
Xiang Xiaoqiang clearly remembered how Qiuqiu protected Xiuxiu like an old hen in front of her when she was about to be injured and pretended to be a fourteenth princess. Also, on the day Xiuxiu was discharged from the hospital,
After being kidnapped by Ha Feng'a, Qiu Qiu couldn't find her, and when she called herself, she was so anxious that she almost cried... Qiu Qiu regarded Xiu Xiu as her own sister and always tried his best to protect her.
Xiu Xiu, in order to ensure that her status in her husband's heart is not lower than that of Qiu Qiu, she will use a little scheming, but that is because compared to Qiu Qiu, Xiu Xiu always has a strong sense of crisis. Qiu Qiu lost Xiang Xiaoqiang, but also
She has the protection of her father and the Tiandi Society, as well as the huge property of the Qiu family, and her uncles and uncles in the gang. But once Xiuxiu loses Xiang Xiaoqiang, she will have nothing.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang knows very well that this is because there are only two of them at present. If he has more wives in the future, there is no doubt that among a large group of women, Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu will be the strongest buddies and the most unbreakable alliance.
.
…
When the bride went out, eight 1,000-gun firecrackers went off in unison. Under the spotlight, wedding cars drove out one after another and drove onto the road towards the city hall.