The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 206 Gift

Zheng Jin raised an eyebrow: "Between sisters, there's no need for thanks?"

She gently tidied the slightly messy strands of hair at her temples: "I only wish you peace and happiness."

Saving Dayong was not her responsibility alone.

No matter how capable she is, in his eyes she is still just a little girl.

Many times, she wanted to advise her not to worry so much about Dayong.

She should go out more often to see the flowers, the water, and the bright sun.

But she was also very clear about her ambitions, and knew that she would never stop.

Therefore, she couldn't bring herself to tell her to stop interfering with Dayong, but seeing her almost obsessive self-discipline every day still made her feel sorry for her.

Zheng Xun was slightly taken aback.

She felt that these words sounded familiar.

She dredged up distant memories and discovered that her brother had said the exact same thing.

Seeing that her hair was neatly combed, she was satisfied and prepared to withdraw her hand.

But Zheng Xun caught up and gently rubbed his cheek against her palm.

"elder sister……"

Zheng Xun: !

so cute.

The atmosphere between the two sisters was so warm that it seemed to keep everyone else out.

Tao Heng wanted to speak several times but was afraid of disturbing them, so he finally chose to remain silent.

Finally, the two of them finished their sweet talk, and he finally found a chance to speak.

"We should have stopped the Second Princess earlier. Now look what's happened. With the Second Princess's jewels before us, how can our meager congratulatory gifts possibly be presentable?"

Zheng Jin raised an eyebrow and smiled: "I'm the older sister, it's different."

It's an ordinary sentence, but it always sounds like boasting to people.

Tao Heng reluctantly took out the congratulatory gift he had prepared: "As the princess knows, everything I have now is given to me by the princess. It is only in the last few months that I have had the opportunity to accumulate some wealth. Please do not look down on me, princess."

In his words, there was an eldest princess and a second princess, but the term "princess" only referred to Zheng Xun.

He held a few thin sheets of paper in his hand, which was far too few compared to the stack of land deeds Zheng Jin had just received.

Zheng Xun took it curiously, glanced at it briefly, and then looked at him with a strange expression: "A contract of indenture? Are you going to sell yourself to me?"

Tao Heng said earnestly, "I don't need to sell myself. I belong to the princess."

Zheng Xun: ...

Look at that, all those sweet talk.

If she hadn't known his true, scheming nature, she probably would have believed he was just a little white pig.

Zheng Xun carefully examined the contract; the names on it were A, B, and so on up to D.

Who are these three people?

"These are all capable people specially prepared for the princess. If the princess is not at ease, she can calculate it herself."

Zheng Xun's eyes flickered slightly: "Why are you suddenly sending me someone?"

"The princess has given me all her men; I'm afraid you won't have anyone you can rely on."

other people:?

Wei Yanxing almost sharpened his knife.

Okay, okay, he treats him like a brother, but the brother only wants to seduce his boss, right?

Send someone?

It's amazing that he even came up with that idea!

Was he so sure the princess would believe the person he sent?

He's so confident!

Moreover, they didn't always live in the same house. Where did all these "A, B, C, D" and "Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao" come from?

Tao Heng is really good at hiding things!

Zheng Shi gritted his teeth, feeling that Tao Heng's gift was excessive.

Isn't the princess enough with her and Zheng Jiu?

Well, that's definitely not enough, after all, they didn't even remember the princess's birthday.

Everyone had different thoughts, but they all genuinely felt that Zheng Xun had too few people around him.

So no one thought Tao Heng had given the wrong gift.

But it's not so easy for them to accept those people with peace of mind.

Qi Wuyu, the eighth son, suddenly said, "Lord Tao can give her away, but the princess isn't completely undemanding."

He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Zheng Xun: "Princess, I propose that we test these four people."

Tao Heng's expression didn't even change when questioned: "That's what I thought too. The four of them are already waiting. Princess, would you like to go and see them?"

Yu Rong muttered resentfully, "Lord Tao really knows how to win favor. We haven't even presented our gifts yet, and he's already stolen all the limelight."

Lü Mengying: "Despicable!"

Martial arts practitioner: "Shameless!"

The group got up and walked outside, led by Tao Heng.

Zheng Jiu and Zheng Shi exchanged a glance and quietly slipped away.

After Zheng Xun and his group walked into the empty courtyard, they didn't see a single person.

Although Tao Heng didn't show any particular expression, Zheng Xun still guessed that he had other preparations.

She cooperated and asked, "Where is he?"

He pointed due east: "Princess, please look over there."

Just as he pointed to the sky, a tremendous roar resounded.

Then, countless fireworks shot into the dark night sky and finally exploded into dazzling displays.

Shang Wen covered his ears, moved closer to Qi Wuyu, and shouted, "These fireworks are different!"

"Yes! It looks even better!"

Tao Heng's face flickered in and out of the light from the fireworks. He exclaimed, "Princess, although it's a bit old-fashioned, the fireworks are still beautiful, aren't they?"

Zheng Xun stared intently at the sky.

After the fireworks went out, countless ashes scattered, but countless flames still rose.

The booming sounds continued, and the fireworks burst forth one after another, seemingly without end.

She murmured, "Beautiful."

Zheng Jin rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

This thing is pretty; she should get one next time.

The fireworks display lasted for a full quarter of an hour.

The night suddenly fell silent, and Tao Hengwen said gently, "Princess, these fireworks are Jia's masterpiece."

Zheng Xun was indeed very interested.

Fireworks are only a hair's breadth away from gunpowder.

However, one shines brightly in a prosperous era, while the other wreaks havoc in a chaotic one.

The reason why the Brown Kingdom was able to conquer the Great Yong so quickly was thanks to gunpowder.

Because there was a great need for talent, Zheng Xun didn't have time to focus on developing gunpowder.

Now, Tao Heng has personally delivered the person to her.

Tao Heng continued, "Please take a look, Princess."

This time, he pointed westward.

A sword's cry rang out, and under the sparse lights of the courtyard, a figure in white, sword in hand, walked over.

"You want to assassinate him?" Wei Yanxing looked at Tao Heng with a calm expression.

Tao Heng smiled slightly: "Shut up."

The swordsman stood at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, raised his sword, and lightly flicked it.

It's clear that the person wielding the sword is highly skilled.

His sword could kill, but in front of Zheng Xun, he used it for dancing.

Normally, performing a sword dance with only the sound of swords ringing out after a grand fireworks display would be rather dull.

However, the swordsman's movements were graceful and fluid.

It didn't feel like dancing; it felt more like writing a passionate poem.

Zheng Xun's gaze was somewhat solemn.

This person's martial arts skills are quite high.

Moreover, his sword possesses a powerful momentum, with layers of momentum overlapping each other, causing the surrounding sand, stones, grass, and trees to move in response, as if echoing or protecting him.

As the dance ended, crimson flames suddenly erupted around them. The raging fire seemed intent on burning everything, yet it did not harm them in the slightest.

Tao Heng said in a low voice, "Princess, this is the Yi Small Sword Formation. Please observe it."