Chapter 13 Pretend to be poor
Soon after dinner, Ying Shui came back.
"Princess, the Duke has just returned home. I heard from the servants that he seemed to have had a few too many drinks."
"It's best if you drink too much." Xiao Bi looked at the girl in the mirror carefully, and for the first time, she felt that she was quite pleasing to the eye in women's clothing.
"Ah?" Ying Shui didn't understand her words, and glanced at Qingzhao blankly.
Qingzhao suppressed a smile and said: "The Duke of Guo's drinking capacity is notoriously bad, but due to his status, no one among the officials dared to really get him drunk. At most, he was just a little dizzy.
It is best to talk when one is half drunk, and the princess will definitely be able to make all her wishes come true during this trip."
Xiao Bi pinched her face: "It's rare that you, a girl, are smarter than Ying Shui. Let's go and follow the princess to the outer courtyard. You will definitely benefit from it."
Ying Shui stepped forward and said, "I'll go too."
Xiao Bi said with a smile: "Let's go eat first. Your princess is always impartial in doing things. When has she ever let you suffer?"
Ying Shui thought for a moment: "Then I'll go find some people to keep you safe in case of emergencies."
"What a smart girl." Xiao Bi praised her and waved to Qingzhao: "Let's go quickly. It's time for father to take a rest."
The two masters and servants walked out of Souchi Garden, quickened their pace, and soon arrived at Xiao Guogong's yard.
Seeing that the lights were still on in the study, Xiao Bi and Qingzhao smiled tacitly.
The servants were surprised when they saw the description of the visitor.
The sun comes out in the west?
The princess dressed as a girl appeared in the courtyard of the Duke of Guo, and two almost impossible things happened in front of them at the same time. It was really incredible!
They did not dare to neglect and came over quickly to salute and say hello.
"Father, have you rested?" Xiao Bi asked.
A servant responded: "Back to the princess, it's too hot today, the Duke has had a few more drinks, and he is enjoying the coolness in the study."
Xiao Bi clicked her tongue twice in her heart.
Others enjoy the cool air in the yard, but this old man wants to be in the study.
As expected, he is very wealthy and has ice in every room, so he enjoys it so much!
"Qingzhao, you stay here while I go to the study to talk to my father."
"Yes, Princess." Qingzhao responded crisply.
The servants dared not stop her, they could only watch Xiao Bi walking towards the study.
Xiao Bi herself couldn't remember exactly how many years it had been since she had been to this place.
She only remembered that her father's study was extremely spacious and had a large collection of books. As for the furnishings, she had long lost her memory.
At this time, when I opened the study door, I felt a scent of agarwood mixed with the smell of alcohol hitting my face.
Xiao Bi frowned in disgust.
She was not disgusted with the smell of agarwood, and she also liked the smell of wine, but the mixture of the two smells was really unbearable.
Fortunately, the study room was very cool, so she didn't feel sick.
Xiao Guogong was lying on the recliner and fell asleep.
Hearing a noise at the door, he tried to tear his eyes open.
The tall girl is wearing a light green dress, as graceful as a green lotus just emerging from the water.
"Bi...Bi'er?" Xiao Guogong rubbed his eyes vigorously.
A slight smile appeared on Xiao Bi's face: "Father."
Xiao Guogong tried his best to sit up straight and pointed to the chair beside him: "Come here and talk to your father."
Xiao Bi did not follow his wishes, but walked towards Bogujia.
She was like a little girl who had never seen the world, touching this and that, and uttering a few exclamations from time to time.
"Wow, this is so beautiful..."
"Oh, father, these are all treasures, much better than the ones in my house..."
Xiao Guogong couldn't stand listening anymore. He pressed his swollen and painful forehead hard, stood up and walked over slowly.
"Bi'er likes these objects very much?"
Xiao Bi said openly, "I like it. If I could put a few of them in my house, it would be more respectable."
"You kid is really..." Mr. Xiao Guogong's head hurt more and more.
Considering the status of the Xiao family, it is not an exaggeration to say that Bi'er is the most noble daughter in the Wei Dynasty.
She has been well-dressed and well-fed since she was little, and entering and leaving the palace is just like her own home.
Ordinarily her eyelids shouldn't be so shallow...
Forget it, Ah Rong left too early, and Bi'er's upbringing was still lacking after all, so she couldn't care too much about it.
"I told you before that all the money I earn for my father is for you to spend. You can take whatever you like."
Xiao Bi's eyes were still lingering on the Bogu shelf: "Then I won't be polite. Father, don't feel bad about it then."
"What a silly boy." Xiao Guogong stretched out his hand to support Bo Gujia: "As a father, I am a little dizzy. If you have anything to say, sit down and say it slowly."
After getting the right words, Xiao Bi was in a good mood and her patience was even better. She reached out to hold Xiao Guogong's arm and helped him sit back on the recliner.
Xiao Guogong looked his daughter up and down again and praised: "My daughter is really beautiful today."
"More beautiful than big sister?" Xiao Bi suddenly said something.
Xiao Guogong obviously did not expect that his daughter, who always liked to pretend to be a boy, would care about this.
He smiled and said, "Well, both of you sisters are beautiful, but you are a little more heroic than Heng'er and you look more energetic."
"How about comparing with mother?" Xiao Bi asked.
Duke Xiao's expression changed slightly: "Why do you ask so suddenly?"
Xiao Bi sighed: "Who told me that I haven't met my mother? I feel that I don't look much like you. I should look more like my mother..."
"There's no portrait of your mother there, Bi'er?"
"Yes, but can a portrait be the same as a real person?"
Xiao Guogong sat up straight again and reached out to stroke the top of her hair: "I look very much like your mother. They are both very beautiful."
Xiao Bi resisted the urge to break his arm and made a miserable look: "What's the use of being beautiful? It can neither be eaten nor exchanged for money."
Xiao Guogong smiled and said: "What happened to you? You have been away from Beijing for more than a month, and you seem to have become a different person."
It was so easy to wait for these words, Xiao Bi of course had to seize the opportunity.
"It's not just about my cavalry. When my brother-in-law said that he would allocate three thousand to me from the cavalry in the Beijing camp, I thought it was boring, so I refused at that time.
I thought that since I had the dowry left by my mother, there would be no problem in raising three thousand cavalry.
But who knows...
Now the eldest sister has bought five thousand horses for me, and the third sister has equipped me with three thousand saddles, I can't help but appreciate their support, right?"
Duke Xiao Guogong finally understood what she meant.
Ah Rong prepared countless dowries for Bi'er, but now she cannot use those properties.
Because she didn't have that much money on hand, Xi'er originally planned to slow down the matter of forming the cavalry. Unexpectedly, Xi'er and Shan'er paid for her horses and prepared saddles.
It's just a saddle, five thousand horses can't stay in Yanmen County forever.
Xi'er didn't want to trouble her third son-in-law to take care of the horses for her, so she had no choice but to form a cavalry team as soon as possible.
It is not an easy task to form a cavalry team of 3,000 men.
Chapter completed!