In fact, Li Ran knew in his heart that the reason why Ji Xian asked him to be the butler was just to let him take good care of Ji so that he could hand it over to Ji Zong or Ji Xun in the future.
He, the head of the family, is equivalent to a housekeeper, but the real master is still the Ji clan.
Ji Xian's disappointment in Shu Niu has now been transferred to Ji Zeng, and Ji Xun's two brothers have high hopes. But what Ji Xian doesn't know is that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
At the end of the evening, he and Ji Le discussed this topic again.
"I didn't expect that after being trained by my father, the two brothers are still so reckless. If they take over the position of head of the family in the future, it is hard to say whether the Ji family can last long..."
Ji Le's evaluation of his two brothers was nothing more than this. After all, Ji Le was running the family affairs day and night, and it was impossible for him not to know what they had done. Everyone sees it, but they just don’t say it on the table.
Normally, as the daughter of the family, she would never consider these things.
The sky and the sea are vast, the world is vast, there are so many weird things, so many strange people, why should she care about such trivial matters?
But things are different now.
She has a family and is married. She and Li Ran are connected as one. The honor and disgrace of the Ji clan is no longer only related to her, but also to her own family, her husband, and future children.
"I guess my father-in-law has his own arrangements. The Ji family has a great cause. Even if Brother Zhong and Uncle are ruined a little, they will not continue to decline."
"There is a saying in "The Book of Changes": 'Things cannot always be connected, so accept them or not.' Since the sacrifice family has been connected for hundreds of years, small obstacles are not necessarily a bad thing." (Translation: Everything cannot always be prosperous. So it will definitely enter the "No" state)
"Besides, my husband is still here, so what else does Leer have to worry about?"
Li Ran had no interest in the position of the head of the family. He was not even willing to take over the position of head of the family at first.
If Ji Xian hadn't forced him again and again, I'm afraid he would still be Ji's uncle at this time, and he would definitely not be the steward second only to Ji Xian.
"Brother Meng's rebellion is still vivid in our minds. Brother Zhong and my uncle are still junior, lack abilities, are not flexible enough when encountering problems, and are not decisive enough in dealing with things. These are all things that a discerning person can see."
"If dad insists on handing over the family property to them, I'm afraid there will be legacy problems."
"Husband, how about... we go talk to dad?"
Ji Le lay on Li Ran's chest, looking up at Li Ran with his little head raised, his eyes full of innocence.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran just shook his head.
"Now my father-in-law has no other choice. If we go to persuade him, we will probably arouse suspicion."
"Well...if it really doesn't work, I will talk to Dr. Zichan in the future and ask him to take more care of the two brothers in the future. With the support of Zheng Guo and the two of them, everything will be smoother in the future. .”
After Ji Le heard this, he felt a little relieved, so he laid his head on Li Ran's chest again.
"Oh, you just came back, and you are leaving again. If I had known, I wouldn't have allowed you to become an official. Ever since you became a pedestrian, you have not been able to live in peace for a day."
Facing the fact that Li Ran was about to leave again, Ji Le felt extremely unhappy. They were originally newlyweds, but now they are getting together less and separated more. Isn't it uncomfortable?
As he spoke, Ji Le turned his head to the side again, his face full of resentment.
"Hey, who made me husband so talented? Otherwise, how could Dr. Zipi and Dr. Zichan trust me so much and let me accompany him in everything? Doesn't this also show that Leer has a unique vision in selecting people? ?"
"Hmph, you are the most eloquent..."
Ji Le said this coquettishly, but then she got into Li Ran's arms.
"Le'er, my husband will be away from home for at least two months. Don't worry, I will be back with you soon."
Li Ran reached out to hold her in his arms and said softly.
"But didn't you say that Wang Ziwei was very powerful last time in the manor? This meeting in Guodi... are you sure you can escape unscathed?"
Ji Le is still a little worried.
Li Ran smiled again and said nonchalantly:
"Wang Ziwei is indeed a ruthless character, but that's all."
Everything had actually been arranged, and Li Ran's eyes were full of awe.
…
A few days later, Zheng Bo led all the ministers and officials to hold a grand suburban sacrifice ceremony at the city gate to see off Han Hu, Li Ran and other entourage.
There were at least a thousand people in the group, starting from the north gate of Zheng Yi and walking slowly towards Guo Di.
Among the more than a thousand people, Han Hu's entourage accounted for more than half. His retainers and guards all rushed to support him, so it seemed that his posture was not small.
But in fact, the combat effectiveness of these people is basically zero. Once something happens, relying on these people to solve the problem is just a fool's errand.
So along the way, Li Ran asked Sun Wu to make arrangements and bring along all the guards that Sun Wu had trained for a long time. They followed the Zheng Guo envoy, and also sent some highly skilled martial artists to follow. Open the way in front and guard the safety of the mission together.
Next to Li Ran, Sun Wu and Chu Dang served as the left and right sides of the car respectively, accompanying him on the left and right.
"Sir, since we were summoned by the Chu people to go to Guodi, how could they intercept and kill us on the way? If this is the case, why bother to mobilize troops like this?"
Sun Wu still didn't quite understand Li Ran's intention for such an arrangement.
After all, the only way to go from Zheng Guo to Guo is through Wei Guo. Wei Guo had just made good friends with Zheng Guo not long ago, so how could anything go wrong along the way? Isn't Li Ran's arrangement like this a bit of a fuss?
"Don't be careless. In addition to Chu State, our enemies now have many people secretly here! Don't forget, Shu Niu and Ji Sun Yiru are still together today?"
With the previous reminder from Doctor Qin, Li Ran had to be more cautious now.
Hearing what Li Ran said, Sun Wu also nodded suddenly, and his eyes immediately became sharp.
"Very good! The revenge for killing my uncle has not been avenged. As long as Ji Sun Yiru dares to come this time, Wu Ding will make him pay with blood!"
Li Ran has not yet learned who the Lu State will send to attend this meeting in Guodi.
However, it seems that Sun Wu really hopes that Ji Sun Yiru can come on behalf of his grandfather Ji Sunsu.
But Li Ran seemed not optimistic about this:
"Chang Qing, I'm afraid... I won't be able to fulfill your wish this time."
"If Brother Wei's prediction is correct, the person who comes to join the alliance will most likely be Dr. Shusun. It is said that Ji Sunsu's health is deteriorating now. Although Ji Sun Yiru has taken over Ji Sunsu's authority in Lu. , but after all, he is still too young and has limited qualifications. Even if the Ji family has a large number of people, they will not get the consent of Dr. Shusun and Meng Sunjie."
"What's more, the Shusun family has always been responsible for the external affairs of the Lu State. The Shusun family is in charge of the outside world, and the Ji family is in charge of the internal affairs. This is the established rule of the Lu State. If Ji Sun Yiru wants to act arbitrarily now, I'm afraid he can't. ”
