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Time passed little by little, and night fell quietly.
Waves of white mist float over the pure white jade pool. The milky white water ripples and the mist transpires, just like a fairyland on earth.
One by one, the little maids wearing tulle with half-exposed shoulders were playing and playing in the water, and the sound of laughter was endless.
Next to the jade pond, Du Min helped Lu Ling, who had difficulty moving, step into the water, and ripples spread out with her four little feet.
Lin Xi, who was enjoying the massage from several goblins, slowly opened her eyes.
I saw two beauties, one big and one small, walking forward with blushing faces, taking over the position of the little maid, stretching out their white jade hands to press their shoulders.
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That night, no one slept in the backyard of Xiao Mansion.
The laughter and singing and dancing continued all night long.
At the same time, all the major families in Shangjiang City are also thinking about what they should exchange for their precious babies.
The Xiao family's temporary residence and study room.
When Mr. Xiao learned that Xiao Hong had been detained, he became so angry that he fainted. He just woke up and didn't even open his eyes.
"You go too far to bully others. Lin Xi really goes too far to bully others!"
"Oh my god, I will definitely report it to the Holy One and give him a cure..."
As he spoke, the old man slowly opened his eyes, and a feeling of powerlessness came to his heart.
"Treat this shit!"
"Why……"
Hearing this sigh, everyone in the Xiao family lowered their heads and remained silent.
Everyone knows that the power of the Xiao family is very huge, but it also depends on who is competing.
My old man has been in charge of the civil service for more than thirty years, and he is jokingly called the Heavenly Official by scholars all over the world.
Half of today's six ministers are disciples of the old man.
The Minister of Rites, Du Zhongshu, Duke of Wei.
The Minister of Household Affairs, Liang Guogong Lin Weizhong.
Ma Hong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Nan Tinglin, the minister of the Ministry of Punishments, etc., whoever sees his old man should not respectfully call him "Sir".
Even if they were facing the current Holy Emperor, the Xiao family would not feel so aggrieved.
The reason is that the people controlled by the Xiao family are basically civil servants.
If you are facing other people, whether they are the princes of the dynasty or the nobles of aristocratic families, as long as the other person still cares about their reputation and has some scruples in their heart, then the Xiao family will not be afraid.
But they encountered Beiliang, who massacred the civil servants of the nine countries, stained the holy land in the hearts of scholars all over the world with blood, and even threatened to ride horses to the south of the Yangtze River.
Not to mention the Xiao family, who among the scholars in the world dares to say that they are not afraid?
Thinking of this, everyone's legs trembled, fearing that their old man would accidentally drive the big devil into a panic.
If this angers me, I'm afraid the joke about the horse riding south of the Yangtze River will come true.
But fortunately, old man Xiao cursed a few words and fainted from anger.
Everyone in the Xiao family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
Xiao Laoer, the head of the second house, sighed softly: "Come here, prepare some ginseng soup for the old man."
After hearing this, the servant quickly bowed and retreated, but unexpectedly, the second master of the Xiao family gave his son a wink.
"Go, add some soothing medicine to your grandfather's ginseng soup, let him have a good sleep and rest."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng stared with a pair of not very smart eyes and shook his head like a rattle.
"No, no, no, I'm not going!"
"If grandpa finds out about this, he won't beat me to death!"
When the second master of the Xiao family heard this, he gritted his teeth with a look of hatred.
"You little brat, can you have some brains?"
"Do you really think your grandfather could make him faint?"
As he said that, Xiao Laoer pulled his silly son with a fierce look and asked sternly: "This old man has survived three dynasties and has been in the officialdom for more than a decade. What kind of storms and waves have he not seen?"
"For such a trivial matter, he would be so angry that he fainted?"
Xiao Peng looked shocked after hearing this, and asked stumblingly: "You...you mean...grandpa is pretending to be faint?"
The second master of the Xiao family sighed softly, with a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes.
"if not?"
"The Prince of Beiliang has detained so many people, and now all the major families in Shangjiang City are thinking of ways. If your grandfather doesn't faint, how can they give up?"
Xiao Peng looked confused after hearing this.
"What's the meaning?"
Xiao Laoer was stunned when he heard this, turned his head with a stiff neck, and trembled at the corner of his mouth.
"What do you mean? You...you are trying to make me mad!"
As he said this, the second master of the Xiao family wanted to kick the fool in front of him to death.
"With your grandfather's prestige, if you don't faint, you will definitely be pushed out to be the leader!"
"Let's not talk about whether our Xiao family will offend Beiliang because of this, but let's talk about Lin Xi's bad temper. Your grandfather has lost face in vain, and he can't stand up to it."
"Furthermore, who caused this? It wasn't that kid Xiao Dong!"
"Now that he is dead, this debt will naturally fall on our Xiao family!"
After that, the second son of the Xiao family glanced at his father lying on the bed, and said helplessly: "Okay, go prepare the ginseng soup first."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng finally stopped talking this time, turned around and left.
When the others saw this and were about to ask, the second master of the Xiao family coughed twice and said, "Okay, since dad is asleep, let's all disperse."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other and retreated.
In fact, they had already had enough. It had been all afternoon and their legs were sore from standing there.
After everyone left, Xiao Laoer slowly walked to the bed and whispered: "Dad, they are all going down."
A question followed by silence.
Xiao Laoer frowned and shook slightly.
"father?"
After waiting for a while, there was still no response.
Xiao Laoer thought to himself: Could it be that he really fainted from anger?
"Why does this old man become more aggressive as he gets older?"
After muttering a few words quietly, Xiao Laoer sighed softly, turned around and walked out.
"Squeak~~~bang."
Just as the door was closed, Old Xiao's eyelids twitched on the bed and his face turned dark.
"You brat, you actually dare to arrange for your father to wait for me. You've been waiting for two days. You'll be done with it if I beat you to death!"
After cursing a few words in a low voice, the little old man suddenly smiled bitterly.
"Lin Xi, Lin Xi, you are such a bastard."
"This matter is my fault. If you leave it alone, you will offend the civil and military officials of the dynasty."
"But if I come forward, you will open your mouth like a lion again, and you might even eat my Xiao family alive."
As he spoke, Old Man Xiao sat up, pressing the jade pillow on the bed with one hand and rubbing his temples with the other, with a bitter look on his face.
"I just want to spend my old age in peace and return to my roots. Why is it so difficult?"
"It doesn't matter if the Eight Kings are pressing harder and harder. Now even you, the son of the Lin family, has attracted my attention. Is it true that I have withdrawn from the court for too long?"
"This makes you think that my old bones are like a tiger that has lost its teeth, and anyone can step on it?"
A trace of anger welled up in his heart. Old Xiao's eyes narrowed and he looked at the jade pillow at hand. He still looked as flattering as he did during the day.
The hand holding the jade pillow exerted a little force, and the creaking sound was inexplicably irritating.
With a sigh, the old man lay down again, but his eyes full of vicissitudes of life flashed with a coldness.
