As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 190 Getting married
"Have you heard? Have you heard?"

"There's a marriage going on in the Ming Mansion!"

"Ah? I remember that the boy and girl from the Ming family were not very old! Is the boss back?"

"Of course! I saw it that day. Mingchen is back!"

"That kid used to make trouble here when he was little! In the blink of an eye, he has grown up."

"Tsk tsk tsk, this child is so handsome. I heard he even became a high-ranking official. I wonder whose daughter is so lucky."

"Years ago, I heard Madam Ming had been looking for many matchmakers!"

……

Comrade Lao Ming did not hide anything.

The little brat at home is already grown up and it’s time for him to get married.

The Ming family was a well-known family in the county, and preparations for the wedding began in a hurry.

Mingchen himself was also a well-known person. He was good-looking and had a unique personality since he was a child. Later, he entered the court and became an official.

This rich son-in-law is also the dream lover of many girls in the city.

But unfortunately, the dream was shattered in the end.

When the news spread, it also caused a lot of discussion among people.

"Boss, give me two jars of daughter's red wine, the best one."

Suddenly, two people entered the tavern, and one of the young men patted the counter and said with a smile.

For a moment, the tavern became quieter.

"okay……"

The shopkeeper smiled and was about to speak.

But he heard a familiar voice, and suddenly raised his head, just in time to bump into the smiling young man.

"Okay! Mingchen, it's you!"

"How come you have time to come to my place?"

Seven years ago, this little bastard turned this place upside down.

Time flies, and Naughty Kid has become a world-famous figure.

"I'm here to drink."

Mingchen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Stop talking nonsense, give me the best, I know you have something good!"

There was some trouble when we fought over Fuyao here.

However, the shopkeeper Lu here was an open-minded person. He generously let it go and instead thought that the child was smart and mischievous, and treated Mingchen quite kindly.

It can be regarded as no acquaintance without fighting.

Mingchen came here from time to time to play and study some new seasonings, and told the shopkeeper to call him if he encountered any strange creatures again.

People don't have to be enemies with everyone.

Instead, become friends with most people.

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

"Good good!"

I've heard some rumors about this guy in the city.

It seems like he's really back.

The girl next to him must be the one he likes.

She is indeed a beautiful girl!

Shopkeeper Lu didn't say much, just smiled and agreed: "Just go upstairs and wait~"

Mingchen and Lingyu didn't care about other people's eyes and just hurried upstairs.

"You're quite famous here!"

Ling Yu listened around and spoke to Mingchen with interest.

"Hey!"

"There's nothing I can do. Back then, I was the top person!"

Mingchen raised his hand and pointed his thumb at himself without any embarrassment, and spoke quite complacently.

"Let me tell you, I snatched my Fuyao'er from here."

"If it weren't for me, my Fuyao might have ended up as someone else's meal."

Mingchen poked the little red bird's head and said with a smile.

'snort! ’

"It's just that the Immortal Fuyao didn't exert his full strength!"

"I'm just a mortal, I'm afraid of hurting them!"

Fuyao didn't like it here. She put her wings on her hips and seemed a little dissatisfied.

"Yeah~"

I heard a lot of Mingchen’s dark history from Li Huixiang.

However, Sister Shaxing still propped her chin up with both hands and looked at him with sparkling eyes: "Tell me more about what you have done."

She wanted to know everything about him.

Her childhood was bloody and gray.

After encountering a major change, I thought about revenge every day and practiced martial arts to become stronger every day. It was boring.

Compared with Mingchen's colorful childhood, it is completely different.

No wonder this person could grow up to be so free and easy, which made her yearn for him.

"Hey!"

Mingchen chuckled, "Well, I've done a lot. First, let me tell you about the famous Qingchi market diversion incident..."

One person speaks and one person listens.

The time is peaceful and beautiful.

"Wine is coming~"

After a while, the tavern waiter brought up the drinks and food.

"Sir, this is something our shopkeeper specifically instructed me to give you!"

The waiter unconsciously glanced at Mingchen once more, and then said, "Enjoy your meal, both of you!"

"Good good!"

The waiter left, Mingchen opened the seal of the wine jar, and instantly the rich aroma of wine hit his face.

"Come, try it, sister."

Mingchen filled Ling Yu's glass and said with a smile, "I know you like wine. In a sense, this wine was brewed by me, Old Lu!"

"Really? Then I have to try it!"

After having a good meal and a drink, the two went downstairs.

Ling Yu drank some of her favorite wine, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she looked charming and beautiful.

But she has a tough temperament, not seductive, and has a unique beauty that attracts people to look at her in amazement.

Perhaps only such a wonderful person can be liked by someone like Mingchen~
"Boss, good wine and good food!"

"You're good at craftsmanship!"

Mingchen said with a smile.

"Hahaha~ That's right, if you like it, come again!"

"sure!"

"This wine money..."

"Boy, come here and I'll just eat! Do I need your money?"

Mingchen smiled and waved his hand, pushing a red invitation forward: "No, no, no, I have to give it this time! Just use this as a payment!"

"You have to come~"

He looked at the invitation in his hand, then at the two people walking away hand in hand.

"Hey!"

The shopkeeper couldn't help but lower his eyes slightly and smiled.

This boy is indeed a very special person.

……

The sun is shining brightly and the breeze is gentle.

Mingchen held Lingyu's hand, interlocked their fingers, and strolled casually on the street, like a cloud floating in the wind, free to go east or west.

Ling Yu couldn't describe her current mood, but she must be happy.

This was how she felt about Mingchen when they first met.

He is a free cloud, able to take people with him to float freely and leisurely, just like now, as if the whole heart and body have become lighter.

"Uncle, I want all your candy balls!"

An old man selling candy balls passed by and he threw a silver ingot to the other person.

Without caring about the other party's response, he took the rack with the candy balls on it.

The old man held the money in his hand and stared blankly at the young and beautiful couple disappearing from his sight.

When he reacted, he was trembling with surprise.

Mingchen held the shelf in one hand and casually took a string of candied haws and gave it to Lingyu beside him: "Come, sister~"

On their last date, he remembered that Ling Yu liked sweet things.

Ling Yu took the candied haws from Mingchen and ate one. The sweet and sour taste flowed into her heart along her tongue.

"Is it tasty?"

The woman held the bamboo stick in her hand, curled her eyes, and showed a beautiful smile: "Delicious!"

"Little boy, tell me, is my wife pretty? If she is, I'll give you a candy ball!"

Mingchen came close to a few playful children, shook the stand in his hand, and said with a smile.

"Sister is so beautiful! Sister is the most beautiful person I have ever seen!"

"Beautiful, beautiful! My brother's wife is so beautiful!"

"Can I marry someone as beautiful as my sister when I grow up?"

"Brother, I want candy balls!"

……

Children are not boring adults.

I don’t know Mingchen, this handsome brother.

Following his gaze, I saw my sister, who was a little embarrassed holding a candy ball in her hand.

They immediately started talking at once.

Their world is simple. They like delicious food, beautiful things and fun things.

"Hahaha~ Okay, okay! Come on, come on, we have everything!"

"You don't, little one! No one but my brother can marry someone as beautiful as my sister!"

Mingchen was handing out candy balls and joking with the other children in a childish manner.

What the children didn't know was that the shy sister who blushed when being praised was actually the devil butcher who made the people of Beilie shudder in fear on the battlefield in the north.

Facing the various gazes of the children and listening to their praises that were either sincere or bewitched, Ling Yu touched his face unconsciously.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt like Mingchen was showing off something.

"Um...Mingchen~"

She has never had a clear understanding of her own beauty.

Unconsciously, she said to Mingchen, "Stop talking nonsense~"

Half shy, half coquettish.

Mingchen just held her hand and strolled along the street laughing.

Clean up the sugar balls on the rack.

The old lady, holding a candy ball in her hand, stared blankly at the two young men as they left.

The cheerful atmosphere seemed to spread throughout the entire street.

"Brother, I want this!"

"Sister, do you think this is suitable for my wife?"

"Yes, I'm married, this is my wife~"

"Brother, give me that! I want to put it on my wife and see~"

……

The romantic wind pushes the free people through the streets.

The prodigal son spent his money carelessly and bought all kinds of random things.

Ling Yu felt that Mingchen seemed a little strange today, as if he was too excited and too casual.

But it’s not bad.

Hearing Mingchen say "wife" and "wife" like this, Lingyu felt as if she had fallen into a sweet dream, so beautiful. She was going to marry this man!

How wonderful and exciting it would be?

……

On a small grassland in the suburbs, the gentle breeze blows on people's faces, the green grass surges up and down like waves, and a few small flowers bloom scattered and sway in the wind.

Here you can see the clear and vast sky and the drifting clouds.

“I used to come here often when I was a kid.”

"This is the secret base, and now I'm sharing it with you."

Mingchen turned to look at Lingyu and said with a smile.

Mingchen was also a leader among the children when he was a child, with a bunch of younger brothers following him.

But now, everyone has grown up, and Master Ming has also created a thin barrier between himself and his friends.

Things and people have changed, no longer the same as they were before.

"Good~"

Mingchen shook the kite in his hand and asked Lingyu, "Have you ever played with this?"

Ling Yu shook his head: "No."

"Hahaha, then I'll teach you how to play!"

"Okay."

The wind is nice today, neither too strong nor too weak.

"Huh? Why did it fall?"

"Sister, you're too strong! Be gentler, slower."

"Pull it back, don't rush."

"Sister. You run too fast! Hahaha~"

“It’s flying!”

"Brother Chen, look, it's flying so high!"

……

The laughter of young men and women could be heard from time to time on the quiet grassland, and kites flew high into the sky with the wind.

Ling Yu held the string in his hand and looked up at the sky intently.

She didn't even realize that she had a hearty and unrestrained smile on her face, as if she only did so when in front of Mingchen.

Life is nothing but the hatred and long-cherished wishes we carry.

There is also the most ordinary, direct and simple happiness.

The kite flew higher and higher, until it became a small dot.

Basically, Ling Yu is no longer needed to control it.

Suddenly, the world spun before her eyes, and someone grabbed her waist. She lost her balance and fell on top of him.

My vision spun around, from the kite high in the sky to the person in front of me.

"Sister, are you happy?"

There was light flowing in that person's bright eyes, reflecting his own smiling face.

Time seemed to stop at this moment, and the sounds around it faded away.

Ling Yu stared at him intently, her cheeks flushed unconsciously, and her heartbeat quickened.

The kite string slipped out of my hand and flew high into the sky out of control.

"Mingchen..."

Ling Yu did not answer Mingchen's question, but reached out and gently stroked his cheek.

The sky is the blanket and the earth is the mat.

The wandering clouds embellish the beautiful world, and the breeze blows up a few strands of the woman's hair.

The young man and woman lay on the grass, passionate emotions surging in their chests, their breathing becoming closer and closer.

Everything is so beautiful as if it were a painting.

"Mingchen."

Ling Yu really likes this moment.

She rested her head on Mingchen's chest, listened quietly to his heartbeat, and whispered softly, "When the war is over, we will..."

When the world is at peace, she and he will retire from the army, have children, and be able to lie on the grass peacefully every day, watch the clouds in the sky, and fly kites... What a beautiful thing that would be.

However, before he finished planting the flag, the spell was interrupted by the person next to him.

"Sister, work is work, and life is life."

"We don't need to wait until after the war. We can hang out and date whenever we want."

Mingchen stroked the woman's hair gently, saying softly, "Don't leave all the good things to the future."

……

The news that Lord Ming and General Ling are going to get married has already spread to the official group on Xiao Xinyue's side.

Some people are happy that someone is worried.

One of them is in charge of the army and the other is in charge of politics, and both have considerable status and reputation.

Mingchen has supported Xiao Xinyue all the way since she defected, and the path she is taking now and even the future pattern are also his plans.

Ling Yu's situation is even simpler. Bringing 200,000 troops to surrender can be said to be the most important foundation for Xiao Xinyue's survival at the moment.

As a general, Ling Yu is naturally the number one in the army.

No one expected that the general of the Northern Butcher was actually a woman, and no one expected that she would marry Mingchen.

If these two people get together and have evil intentions, it would only take a simple matter of opening their mouths to pull Xiao Xinyue down and replace her with someone else.

Fortunately, neither of them likes to form cliques, especially Mingchen. If civil officials do not form cliques, they will basically not pose much of a threat.

But now that the two of them are married, they have formed the most unbreakable party.

In recent days, Xiao Xinyue has received several memorials regarding this matter.

Yun Zheng, that strange young man, ignored Mingchen's kindness in helping him and mentioned this matter to Xiao Xinyue.

but……

Perhaps it was because Xiao Xinyue's kingly way was becoming more and more proficient and his majesty was growing day by day, so the story of the golden scales leaping into the sky was shocking.

They only regarded Xiao Xinyue as a king and a leader, but never regarded her as a woman.

Only the few maids who have been with her since childhood may be able to understand her thoughts.

At night, Chun Ya walked into Xiao Xinyue's study with a fruit plate.

Time flies, and all departments are working intensively. Soon... Her Highness will ascend the throne and announce to the world that he has become a legitimate king.

However, Chunya could feel that His Highness did not seem as happy as she had imagined these days.

What is the reason?
In another county not far away, while preparations were being made for the coronation ceremony, preparations were also being made for the wedding of a fairy couple.

Chunya is the person who witnessed the changes in the relationship between Xiao Xinyue and Mingchen throughout the whole process.

She saw the changes in her own depressed prince after their first meeting in Xiangmanlou in the capital, and she saw the influence that Lord Ming had on her prince along the way.

Xiao Xinyue had never been so close to a member of the opposite sex.

Even if nothing was made clear, Chunya knew very well what Mingchen meant to Xiao Xinyue.

If there is one person that Your Highness loves in this life, it can only be Lord Ming, who is dissolute and frivolous but can change the world.

"Your Highness, Lord Feng and his men have already gone to Lord Ming's place."

It is true that there was a female emperor in the history of Qianyuan, but there has never been any news about a female emperor co-marrying another woman.

Chun Ya could now get a glimpse of her prince's thoughts.

"kindness."

The princess looked quietly at the document in her hand, seemingly unconcerned about the matter, and just responded casually.

His eyes just moved across the paper, and he read a line five times.

She said calmly, "Have the gifts been delivered?"

Chun Ya shook her body and nodded immediately: "Yes."

Xiao Xinyue waved her hand: "Go down~"

"Your Highness, are you... okay?"

Xiao Xinyue put down the letter in her hand and smiled at her: "It's okay."

Her emotional affairs were growing like weeds, but she had no time to tame them.

For Mingchen and Lingyu, "work is work, life is life", but for Xiao Xinyue, "life is work".

She has too many wishes and ideals to fulfill.

Her own thoughts, at least...will be resolved after she returns to the old capital.

What she did was unprecedented, so there was no need to see whether other things had existed since ancient times.

……

Time passed quickly, and Mingchen lived a very carefree life these days.

I don’t care about anything else, I just play, play during the day and play even more at night.

Cream puffs are a dessert from another era that has been made over and over again, and dessert master Ling Yu is quite familiar with it.

Comrade Lao Ming, as a parent, is very busy.

August 19th is a good day for marriage.

The entire Qingchi County seemed to be more lively today. Outside, gongs and drums were beating loudly, and red ribbons were fluttering in the wind. People all looked in the same direction, talking about the biggest topic of the day.

The eldest young master of the Ming family is getting married.

Red paper was posted in the mansion, red lanterns were hung, and even the branches of the old trees were wrapped with red ribbons, creating a joyous scene.

The Ming Mansion was particularly lively today, with many people coming to drink and chat.

Everyone Mingchen knew and didn't know came here with gifts.

Some of them were officials who came from Ji Qu, and even the county magistrate came.

Everyone knows that Mingchen is no ordinary young man. He holds an extraordinary weight in His Highness's sight. He is the man who can change the world. Showing up in front of him and saying a few words of blessing will only bring benefits and no harm.

The rest are Lao Ming’s good friends and relatives in the local area.

Comrade Lao Ming was already numb after he learned about Ling Yu's identity and what Ming Chen had done in Kyoto...

The kid was much scarier than he had imagined.

Later, these officials, as well as Feng Xiaozhong and his wife... he gave up struggling and dealt with them like an ordinary person.

Mingchen actually doesn't like messy formalities. He believes that marriage is about getting the blessing of parents and making a commitment to each other, not about showing off.

Ling Yu naturally followed his lead; she only cared about him.

There were many people who wanted to attend their wedding.

But the process is simple, everything is kept simple, that is, gongs and drums are loud, a simple wedding reception, worship in the hall, and a wedding banquet...

At the banquet, people drank and chatted, and said nice things either sincerely or politely.

At this moment, a group of people came in from outside, and the servant in the lead shouted loudly: "Your Highness has an order!"

Xiao Xinyue has not yet been officially crowned, so he is still called His Highness.

But everyone knows that in this western region, there is actually no difference between "Your Highness" and "Your Majesty".

For a moment, the people at the banquet became quieter.

They all stood up and bowed to the group of people.

The servant glanced around, holding a piece of cloth in his hands, and shouted, "Today is the wedding day of our lord Ming and General Ling. I am too busy with official duties to attend in person, so I offer my blessing and gifts. I wish you a long life together."

"I'll give you two precious night-shining pearls as a gift!"

"A gilded peacock lamp as a gift!"

"Give me a pair of Three Treasures Jade Ruyi!"

……

Every time he shouted, a gift was brought into the yard amid the envious gazes of the people around him.

Whether these things are precious or not is another matter, their symbolic meaning is enough.

This was a gift from His Highness, and if you round it up, it's no different from a gift from the Emperor.

What a great honor!

At this moment, people have a clearer understanding of Mingchen's status in the new dynasty and his importance in Xiao Xinyue's eyes.

"Thank you very much, Your Highness!"

Comrade Lao Ming shook his body, bowed quickly, and expressed his gratitude in a trembling voice.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

The groom Mingchen was not nervous at all. He had a relaxed smile on his face and bowed to the officer who summoned him.

Who would have thought that the official raised his eyebrows, as if he knew Mingchen would say that, and said, "Your Highness has an order."

"My Lord, just know that I love you deeply. I hope you will return to the court soon and assist me in government affairs. Don't be lazy."

Mingchen: ...

Everyone:...

(End of this chapter)