Chapter 61: The Clever Way
"Sister! Sister!" Zhu Yunxiu came to his sister's room excitedly and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door.
"What's so happy?" Zhu Yuning, who was reading a book, couldn't help but ask with a smile when he saw Zhu Yunsheng running in with an excited face.
"I'll give you a good thing!" Zhu Yunxiu leaned over to his sister with a mysterious look on his face, then took out the glass mirror that Li Jie gave him from his arms and sent it to Zhu Yuning.
"What is this?" Zhu Yuning picked up the glass mirror and asked curiously.
"Sister, you will know when you open it!" Zhu Yunxiu did not explain, but said mysteriously again, he wanted to give his sister a surprise.
Looking at his brother who pretended to be mysterious, Zhu Yuning also burst into laughter. Then he gently opened the box, but at first glance he saw the pretty girl in the mirror. This made her cover her mouth in shock. This was the first time she had seen such a clear self.
"This...this..." Zhu Yuning pointed to the mirror in shock, as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't speak for a moment.
"This is the legendary glass mirror, which was given to me by Li Bandu!" Zhu Yunxiu smiled proudly when he saw his sister's shocked look. In his impression, in addition to protecting herself, his sister was usually very steady, but she didn't expect that she would lose her composure because of a mirror.
"It's really the legendary glass mirror, it's true!" Zhu Yuning held the mirror in both hands and said excitedly again, entrusting Li Shanchang's blessing. The rumors about the glass mirror are not only known to everyone in the city, but also heard of it in the palace. Especially for women, they are more like seeing the legendary world's number one mirror.
Thinking that the mirror that countless women thought of was actually held in the palm of her hand, Zhu Yuning couldn't help but feel proud, but then she calmed down and looked at Zhu Yunxi suspiciously and said, "Why did Li Bandu give you a mirror?"
"This is the condition I agreed to lose the bet!" Zhu Yunxiu sat down happily, then poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all. He didn't expect that Li Jie's conditions were so simple, and it was even a shame to him.
"If you lose, he will give you a mirror?" Zhu Yuning didn't understand even more.
"That's right. This mirror was not for nothing, but Li Bandu asked me to help him do something..." Zhu Yunxiu seemed to forget the words when he said this. After thinking for a moment, he slapped his thigh and said, "By the way, it's called an advertisement, that is, it's advertising, so that more people can know about the mirror..."
Zhu Yunxiu said that Li Jie was going to run a mirror workshop and asked him to help with advertising.
Zhu Yuning listened to her younger brother's story. At first, she felt normal, but the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong. After all, she was not as easy to fool as Zhu Yunxiu.
"Li Bandu also said, I asked me to give the mirror to a woman with a noble status in the palace. Because the woman is most interested in mirrors, I didn't even think about it and came to give it to you sister!" Zhu Yunxi finally added again.
"Idiot, you don't know if you are being used!" After hearing this, Zhu Yuning stretched out her fingers and pointed at her brother's forehead and said angrily, but when she spoke, her face was blushing, and her delicate cheeks seemed to be about to drip.
"What has been used?" Zhu Yunxiu said inexplicably. He was just helping Li Jie, so how could he be used?
"You..." Looking at his stone-headed younger brother, Zhu Yuning was also embarrassed and anxious, but couldn't explain.
In fact, this incident was indeed a trick played by Li Jie. The popularity of the mirror had been opened up long ago and there was no need to advertise at all. The reason why he gave the mirror to Zhu Yunyu and even told him to give it to the noble woman in the palace was that Zhu Yunyu gave it to Zhu Yunyu. Because I didn't have to think about it, Zhu Yunyu's mother died early, and the closest thing was of course to protect his sister, so he would definitely give the mirror to Zhu Yunyu.
The intelligent Zhu Yuning naturally saw through Li Jie's tricks at a glance. She has been growing up in the deep palace. This is the first time she has received a gift from a strange man. Moreover, this gift is not only expensive, but also delivered to her in a very clever way. This makes Zhu Yuning feel like a deer bumping into her heart. Her whole body seems to be concentrated on her head, and her pretty face is hot and hot.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why are you so blushing? Are you sick?" Zhu Yunxi finally noticed his sister's abnormality at this time and asked immediately.
"I..." Zhu Yuning couldn't explain, and was even more embarrassed to explain. After all, it was too difficult to talk about a girl who had just fallen in love, and at Zhu Yun's age, he might not understand these things.
"Anyway, that Li Jie is not a good person, I don't want this mirror anymore!" Zhu Yuning seemed a little angry under the gaze of his younger brother. After saying that, he stuffed the mirror into Zhu Yunxi's hand and turned around and ran into the bedroom.
"Isn't Li Jie a good person?" Zhu Yunyu was confused when he heard this. Is this the first time he has seen his sister perform such an abnormal behavior?
"Sister, do you really want this mirror?" Zhu Yunxiu looked at the mirror in his hand and felt embarrassed. He was thinking about whether to give it to his second sister?
As a result, as soon as Zhu Yunyu finished speaking, Zhu Yuning suddenly rushed out of the room, snatched the mirror and ran into the room.
Zhu Yunxiu was even more confused. What happened to his sister today? He just said that Li Jie was not a good person and didn’t want a mirror anymore. In the blink of an eye, he snatched the mirror back. Is this necessary or not?
What Zhu Yunxiu didn't know was that when Zhu Yuning snatched back the mirror and ran into the bedroom, he actually plunged into the quilt and covered his head with the quilt, like an ostrich.
After a long time, Zhu Yuning quietly pulled the quilt apart, then drove all the palace maids in the room out, and then gently opened the mirror in her hand. However, when she saw her blushing face in the mirror, she suddenly covered herself in the quilt and didn't dare to look at her face again.
At the same time, Li Jie hummed a small song and returned home, but unexpectedly there were guests at home. His father Li Zhu was also accompanying him to drink tea in the living room.
"Brother Mu? Why are you here?" The person in the living room was Mu Sheng who had not seen him for many days. Since Li Jie told Mu Sheng that his elder brother Mu Chun might not have any children, the kid immediately became full of fighting spirit and had been staying in the military camp to train his musketeers. Now the new flintlock rifle has been given priority to be equipped for Mu Sheng's men to try.
"Brother Li, my father will be in the capital the day after tomorrow. He will review the three-stage strikes of the flintlock rifle. Today I also want to invite you to participate. I also want to introduce you to my father. I wonder if you have time?" Mu Sheng stepped forward excitedly and said. With the flintlock rifle and paper-pack bullets, his musket army has already trained the results, which will definitely surprise his father at that time.
"Okay, I have heard of the name of the Marquis of Xiping for a long time, and I will definitely go there then!" Li Jie said happily when he heard this. Mu Ying is an expert in using firearms. He invented the three-stage strike. Li Jie started his business with firearms, and of course he also wanted to meet this Marquis of Xiping.
Seeing Li Jie agreeing, Mu Ying was also very happy. The two of them immediately chatted for a few more words. Originally, Li Jie wanted to keep him for dinner, but Mu Sheng said that there were still many things to prepare in the army, so he hurriedly said goodbye and left.
After seeing Mu Sheng away, Li Jie and his father Li Zhu returned to the living room. Seeing his son becoming more and more promising, Li Zhu also said with some emotion: "Jie'er, you are now the prince's companion, and you have met a powerful military noble like Xiping Hou. You will have a bright future in the future and will be much better than me, the father."
"Father, what do you do when you say these things? No matter how good I am, isn't it still what you taught me?" Li Jie finally smiled and joked.
When Li Zhu heard his son's words, he laughed, but then he showed a hesitant look. After a moment, he spoke: "Jie'er, your fifth uncle is here to find me today!"
"Uncle Fifth?" Li Jie was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but smile, "Is Uncle Fifth himself looking for you, or is it because his grandfather asked Uncle Fifth to come to you?"
Li Jie thought it was time. After all, he had already become a companion for the prince. Although his current official position is not high, everyone knows that his future prospects are bright, and his grandfather may not be able to sit still.
Sure enough, Li Zhu also smiled bitterly and said, "You are getting smarter and smarter. Not bad. It was your grandfather who asked your fifth uncle to come. He wanted us to go back."
"No!" Li Jie refused without thinking.
At the last birthday party, Li Shanchang drove their father and son out of the house in front of so many people. Now that he saw that he had a future, he wanted them to go back. It was just a call and a sway. What did he think of himself as? Grandson? Well, he is really his grandson, but he had already made up his mind to not have the grandfather Li Shanchang.
"Jie'er, don't be angry. I understand your grandfather's personality. It's already very rare for him to ask your fifth uncle to come back to us, and this is also a rare opportunity. Let's go back and say a few good things, then..."
"Father, have you forgotten what I said back then? The Korean Duke Mansion is in trouble. Let's go back now and it's simply a desperate situation!" Before Li Zhu finished speaking, Li Jie interrupted him.
"This..." Li Zhu didn't know what to say when he heard this. Although he thought Li Jie's judgment was very reasonable, he still couldn't let go of his family affection. Moreover, he still had a hint of luck. What if His Majesty did not intend to move the Korean Duke's Mansion?
"Father, don't be lucky!" Li Jie also saw through Li Zhu's thoughts, but he could understand his father's entanglement, so he finally said again, "Father, if you want to go, then go back, but you must remember that you must advise your grandfather to leave Beijing early. Only in this way can you escape, otherwise no one can save him!"
"This... OK!" Li Zhu was finally moved by Li Jie, but when he thought of persuading his father to leave Beijing, Li Zhu suddenly felt his face burning. Last time he did not listen to Li Jie's advice and ran to persuade Li Shanchang, but was slapped. This time he went to say the same thing. I wonder if Li Shanchang would get angry again?
Chapter completed!