From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 278 Negotiation
Yuan Yaoniang held Xiangling in her arms, stroking her fur while talking about the Demon Kingdom.

However, Yuan Yaoniang didn't know much about the Demon Kingdom. She had only heard about many things but had not seen them in person.

Seeing that it was late at night and Xiangling was dozing off, Yuan Yaoniang said no more.

"Xiangling has eaten a lot, it's time to go to bed." Yuan Yaoniang was very gentle. She lifted up Xiangling's hair and gently patted her belly while whispering, "Xiangling, will you sleep with me tonight?"

Xiangling couldn't open her eyes. She shook her head when she heard this. "I'm sleeping with the gelder. We'll discuss poetry at night."

After hearing this, Yuan Yaoniang glared at Lin Yan, "You brothers!"

“……” Lin Yan didn’t know what to say.

"I will teach you the method of transformation and take you into cultivation." Yuan Yao Niang said.

"My godmother said that the more I learn, the more upset I get." Xiangling didn't want to learn. She became more energetic, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Look at the little gelder. He's so busy every day that he doesn't even have time to coax his wife. I have to do it for him!"

"If we don't practice cultivation, we will always be ordinary people, and our life span will not be much different from that of ordinary beasts." Yuan Yao Niang said seriously, "People in the world slander our demon race, but in fact, our cultivation method is the authentic one of heaven and earth. The Taoist method of breathing in and out is also learned from our demon race. As long as we practice diligently and enter the level, we will move up and our life span will increase, and we will eventually live forever."

Xiangling was still shaking her head and said, "When my godmother took me to see the great medicine doctor, she said how high a realm is considered high! She said that if I have time, I might as well eat two more eggs!"

Seeing Xiangling say this, Yuan Yaoniang was speechless.

There was no other way; Yuan Yaoniang could only let Xiangling jump onto Meng Yuan and crawl into his clothes.

"Brother, I will come to see you tomorrow." Meng Yuan stood up.

Lin Yan and Yuan Yaoniang stood up to see them off. Meng Yuan returned with Jiang Tang and Nie Qingqing, leading the little red horse.

Instead of going to Ying Mansion, Meng Yuan went directly to the Nie family's old house, which was where he was used to living.

The entire Nie family was mourning, and Nie Qingqing had already offered sacrifices to Nie Yannian's tablet. There were also tablets of the two Ying Gongs, who were worshipped every year. The homes of Zhao Wannian and others also had tablets of the two Ying Gongs.

Even many Confucian scholars in the world would pay homage to the two Ying Gongs.

"My father always told me that he was a lackey of the Ying family, and that he wanted to be buried next to young Ying Gong after his death." Nie Qingqing said to Meng Yuan very seriously when she saw the clay jar of ashes.

This is easy. The tombs of the two Ying Gongs are just outside the capital. Meng Yuan can get it done by just telling the third young lady.

The three of them talked about their last time by candlelight. When it was midnight, it was time to go to sleep, so Nie Qingqing and Jiang Tang slept together.

Meng Yuan and Xiang Ling lived together, and they chatted for a while. Xiang Ling talked about what she had seen and heard in the capital, as well as the old stories of Lao Bie Pit.

"Sister-in-law Zhu and godmother are both dead, and classmate Dugu has also been captured by the bad guys." Xiangling lay on the pillow, leaned close to Meng Yuan's ear, and whispered: "Little gelder, I don't want to burn paper for you!"

The two chatted for a long time before falling into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Meng Yuan took Jiang Tang back to the Imperial Master's Mansion.

"For you." Xiangling handed a bag of pine nut candy to Huanxi.

"Just come, why bring anything? Really." Huanxi dropped the whisk and happily took it, still unable to help but express gratitude: "Xiangling, you are so nice!"

"The gelder bought it for you!" Xiangling said, "If I bought it, you would have to pay for it!"

Huanxi bowed to Meng Yuan and said, "You are so nice!" She even imitated Xiangling's way of speaking.

"Is my master here?" Jiang Tang asked.

"He went to discuss Taoism with the old national master." Huanxi ate candy and said angrily, "I wanted to go and keep him company, but they won't let me go! Is that a problem?" "Where are Yingmei and Mingyue?" Meng Yuan asked again.

"I don't know where he went to fool around." Huanxi said.

"Then I'm out of work, right?" Xiangling was horrified.

Meng Yuan did not go into the Toad Palace again. He only left Jiang Tang and Xiangling behind, and then rode the little red horse to find Lin Yan.

"Uncle Zhao asked me to go find him when he left last night. He must have something going on." Meng Yuan invited Lin Yan to go with him.

"I won't go!" Lin Yan touched his butt, "I guess it's to teach you how to be an official."

Lin Yan made a lot of sense. "They say they are warriors, but in fact, over the years, warriors have lost their sharpness and enterprising spirit. They just want to live a stable life. A seventh-rank warrior, especially a seventh-rank warrior in his fifties, is really nothing in Shenjing. They are all just good at talking. Anyway, you should go and listen. After all, he is Master's old friend."

Meng Yuan had no choice but to go alone.

When they arrived at Zhao's house, Zhao Wannian was waiting there as expected. Qi Yongnian, Tian Chengnong and Liu Chengji were also there, with their four nephews and nephews accompanying them.

"You are now at the sixth level, and you are also a close friend of the Third Miss, and you work for Governor Wang. You have a bright future." Zhao Wannian held Meng Yuan and said seriously, "You should live in the capital for a long time in the future, interact with everyone more, get close to them, and have someone to help you."

This is as it should be. Meng Yuan has just arrived. If he wants to reach a higher level in the future, he will definitely need people he trusts. These people will be just the right ones to use.

Of course, one must also have good moral character.

"In fact, I asked you to come here for more than just this." Zhao Wannian talked about the way to be an official for a long time, and finally took out a letter, "In fact, we old members of the Ying family are not very important, whether we go to the officialdom or the army. Besides, we can't be promoted if we haven't reached the realm."

Zhao Wannian stuffed the letter into Meng Yuan's hand and said, "A large number of our old friends died in the past. The remaining ones are either dead or wandering around. Another brother ran away to Lanruo Temple to become a bald donkey. You are going to Lanruo Temple on business. If you have any difficulties, you can go to him. Qingqing met him when she was a child. No matter how pure his mind is, he will help you."

So that's why. Since he still has his own people in Lanruo Temple, Meng Yuan will naturally go and visit them.

After receiving the letter, Meng Yuan said, "I want to ask about Qingqing's marriage. Although Master Nie is gone, this matter was decided a long time ago. What do you uncles think?"

This time Meng Yuan is going to Ping'an Mansion, and the person he is most worried about is Nie Qingqing. She has no Master Nie to rely on and can only rely on Meng Yuan, unlike Jiang Tang who has the third lady as her master.

"What's there to say?" Tian Chengnong interrupted immediately, "Although we are in mourning now, Old Nie and I are both warriors, so there is no need to be too shy! Qingqing's child is not little anymore, it's better to get it done as soon as possible and give birth to the child!"

For a moment, everyone started discussing the matter in a noisy manner. Anyway, everyone agreed to do it as soon as possible, and some even wanted Meng Yuan to take another concubine.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more outrageous and they had really become the mob that Lin Yan had described, Meng Yuan made up his mind to ask the Third Miss again tomorrow and just settle the matter between Qingqing and Jiang Tang.

In fact, Meng Yuan meant to simply hold a banquet in the next two days, but after all, the Third Miss was Jiang Tang's master and the former master of Master Nie, so it would be okay to ask the Third Miss.

After leaving the Zhao family, Meng Yuan did not go anywhere else and went straight back to the Nie family's old house.

When talking about the wedding with Nie Qingqing, Nie Qingqing had an idea. She said that the Third Miss should be asked to set a date, and then the elders would ask Zhao Wannian and others to hold a simple wedding.

After the two of them had made the decision, they found Lin Yan's home, and the four of them traveled around the capital together, looking for a few suitable places to set up a medicine store.

When Yuan Yaoniang heard that the two wanted to get married early, she felt their pulses and said, "Both the man and the woman are strong. Go back home and have sex tonight. Just get more sleep!"

After hearing these vicious words, Meng Yuan and Nie Qingqing returned home and became really affectionate.

There have been many ups and downs, and the warmth after separation, so there is no need to say more.

When Nie Qingqing fell asleep due to exhaustion, Meng Yuan couldn't fall asleep again. He got up and flipped through the book given by the girl in the red cloak under the candlelight.

(End of this chapter)