"Yang Shenjin has a good eye for picking women."
It was just a common sentence, which seemed to offend Li Linfu's anger.
However, Xue Bai started thinking in his mind as quickly as possible, and asked with a somewhat speculative tone: "Dare I ask, could it be that Mrs. Guo Guo brought the pearl into the palace and met the saint?"
Li Linfu said coldly "Yeah" and stared at Xue Bai.
He didn't say a word, but seemed to be asking, "Did you do this?"
"Right Minister, I'm afraid this matter is not only related to a beautiful servant." Xue Bai said: "When I followed Yang Canjun to Madam Guo's Mansion, I met a monk named Shi Jingzhong who had returned to secular life. I did advise Guo Guo Mrs. Guo rescued the Pearl from Shi Jingzhong..."
Xue Bai carefully recounted the experience at that banquet, especially the incident where Yang Yuyao forced Shi Jingzhong to gamble.
Li Linfu listened very patiently. Anyone who didn't know would probably think that the right minister wanted to learn gambling skills from Shi Jingzhong.
"You mean, with the chicken prodigy here, Shi Jingzhong was able to win seven games in a row until he voluntarily gave up?"
"That's right." Xue Bai said: "Everyone calls him the 'Monk'."
Li Linfu looked ugly.
The news he received immediately was not complete, but he knew that the saint was very interested in seeing Mingzhu. After asking many questions, he was "suffering from anger". The last four words given by the chamberlain were very meaningful.
Can a saint really hold back his anger? Can the waiter see it?
What happened in the palace in the morning was reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion just after noon. The saint has not yet spoken, so who is he waiting for?
After finally grabbing the prince's neck with both hands, he had to temporarily remove the censor's hand to give the prince a chance to breathe?
"Shuzi, you are so brave! You thought you had guessed the true feelings and framed Yang Shenjin because of personal grudges, but you didn't know that you missed the truth! Do you want to die?!"
"The Prime Minister must be aware that I definitely did not instigate Mrs. Guo Guo to bring the pearl to slander Yang Shenjin."
"You still dare to quibble?!"
Xue Bai was anxious and showed his youthful spirit again.
"Your right minister Mingjian, I am not very close to him, but I am not stupid. He will be killed sooner or later if he offends people everywhere. Why should I take the lead? What's more, I refused to serve Mrs. Guo Guo and offended her. I am very unhappy, how can I persuade her? There is also Yang Shenjun, who has a deeper hatred with Yang Shenjin, but he instigated me to take action, how could I be fooled like this? "
"Argue again!"
Li Linfu became even more angry and scolded: "It's all rubbish! When is the festival now? Everyone is watching the fire on the other side and fighting in the nest. The East Palace... the East Palace... cough, cough, cough!"
He was indeed worried that Li Heng would deal with him once the saint died. This anger was finally vented.
Xue Bai actually not only defended, but also singled out Yang Zhao, letting Li Linfu understand that everyone was waiting to see the joke.
No one was willing to remind and protect Yang Shenjin so that Yushitai could continue to attack the East Palace.
Then, Xue Bai was scolded honestly.
He is the most junior, the youngest, and does not even have an official position. Instead, he is scolded the most. Once Li Linfu calmed down, these scoldings would become a benefit.
With all the rubbish under his hands, why should he help his capable and obedient prospective son-in-law?
really.
"Alang, Juro is here."
Xue Bai turned around and saw Li Xiu pushing open the door of Yanyue Hall and walking in. All his emotions calmed down.
After countless calculations, we finally reached this point.
He used himself as a bargaining chip on the gambling table, and with the help of Yang Yuyao, he finally made the Right Prime Minister's Mansion compromise once.
Next, it’s time to look at the conditions offered by Youxiang’s Mansion and Guo Guo’s Madam’s Mansion before making a choice.
If Li Linfu could personally arrange a high-class family background for him and pave a future for him, then the property he jointly created with Guo Guo's wife's house would be his betrothal gift. From now on, he will become the son-in-law of the Prime Minister. What he needs to consider in the future is to advance to an official position no lower than that of Yushi Zhongcheng before Li Linfu's death, so that he and the Li family can be protected.
If Yang Yuyao offered more, he would have to find a way to decline Li Linfu.
"My grandpa is well."
Li Xiu saluted, the expression on his face became rich, and he said slowly: "An interesting thing happened this morning. The chicken prodigy took many nobles' children to the Daozhengfang to cause trouble, and he insisted on serving food for him in your unopened restaurant. A few stir-fry dishes, otherwise he won’t give up, and this incident has alarmed the entire Qingmen.”
Xue Bai heard this and immediately responded: "Chicken Magic Boy is trying to build momentum for me. I owe him a huge favor."
"You're not stupid." Li Xiu chuckled with dissatisfaction.
It is not difficult to see that this business will not only bring a steady stream of money, but also have great connections. However, Xue Bai did not show any filial piety to the Prime Minister Youfu, and the Li family and his son became more and more unhappy.
Xue Bai was sensible. He took out a deed from his sleeve and said: "I don't want to be a son-in-law, but I would like to take this as a betrothal. The matchmaker is marrying the daughter of the prime minister's house. Please help me."
"stupid!"
Li Linfu immediately cursed.
The scolding was that because of the young man's self-esteem, Xue Bai gave Yang Sanyi 40% of the profit by using Baifenrun.
But then I thought about it, it would be good to make another important connection for You Xiangfu.
"Put it away. How can the Prime Minister be greedy for such a thing?" Li Xiu stood up and said something nice, "I won't take it out until you find out your life experience and ask your mother-in-law to come to offer employment."
"Thank you, right minister, and thank you, Juro."
Xue Bai took advantage of the situation and took the deed back.
Li Xiu asked: "Do you have any clues about your life experience?"
"No idea yet."
"Ahem." Li Xiu cleared his throat and said slowly: "Last night, Yang Shenjin mentioned your life experience to my grandfather... Sixteen years ago, he had an outlaw who gave birth to a son for him... …”
Xue Bai looked at Li Xiu with complicated eyes.
Li Xiu laughed at himself and stopped making it up. He simply said bluntly: "If you want to know that the matchmaker is marrying your roommate, you don't have to look for her anymore in this life. The right minister will arrange it for you. From now on, you will be Yang Shenjin's son."
Yang Shenjin’s son?
After a moment of surprise, Xue Bai suddenly realized that this was indeed the most likely arrangement made by Youxiang Mansion.
Yang Shenjin happened to be one of Li Linfu's disciples and one of the most prominent people.
"A direct descendant of the Duke of Hongnong, a descendant of two kings and three brothers, and a family of ministers for generations. Only such a family is worthy of being in the prime minister's palace. Yang Shen is tall and majestic, more than seven feet long, elegant and talented. It’s just that such a handsome man having a son like you is so convincing.”
As Li Xiu spoke, he looked at Xue Bai a few more times, and suddenly thought that maybe he had made the lie come true. Is Xue Bai really the son of Yang Shenjin?
Xue Bai only felt danger.
"Right Prime Minister, Mingzhu just said bad things about Yang Shenjin in front of the saint. It doesn't matter to me, but if he is implicated..."
"idiot."
Li Linfu didn't like to talk nonsense like Li Xiu, and he said bluntly: "The saint is angry but has not expressed it. Since I want to use Yang Shenjin, I can protect him."
After that, he raised his hand to interrupt Xue Bai who was about to speak, and ordered Li Xiu: "Go and bring Yang Shenjin."
Xue Bai turned his head and watched Li Xiu leave. After waiting for a while, he said bluntly: "Yang Shenjin is disrespectful to the right prime minister. He associates with monster monks and angers saints. Sooner or later, he is afraid that there will be a big disaster."
Li Linfu did not answer, closed his eyes and murmured: "If this day comes, who will inherit the title of Duke Hongnong, the accumulation of two kings and three brothers, and the power and position of Taifu Shaoqing... who will inherit it?"
The atmosphere suddenly became cold.
This is Yanyue Hall, make a plan and destroy a sect.
From the beginning, Li Linfu had already thought about what to do and could not tolerate any objection.
~~
Yang Shenjin was extremely reluctant.
He has a son and has never lost a son. How could a noble family allow an outsider to be brought in to divide the family property.
But it seemed that someone had already persuaded him, and his reaction was not too drastic. He just refused softly, with a vague sense of anticipation.
"Right Minister, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Li Linfu scolded: "You made friends with demon monks and were accused by that bitch concubine before the saint. If you hadn't been trying to protect you, you would have been in disaster. Only by recognizing Xue Bai can he protect you in front of Third Aunt Yang. Otherwise, he would have been in trouble." If you say a few more words to me, I will kill you. Don’t you ruin this important matter, or do you think the prime minister is not worthy of being your in-law?!"
Yang Shenjin didn't know if he was listening. He lowered his head to think, and finally glanced at Xue Bai, bowed and agreed, and named Xue Bai.
——Yang Xu.
"Xu, big words", vaguely seems to mean that Xue Bai boasts about being a descendant of the Yang family.
Afterwards, several people checked many details.
"You had a concubine who got pregnant for you in your early years. Later, because your wife was jealous, you were kicked back to your parents' home and gave birth to Yang Xu."
"When Yang Xu was eight years old, Mr.
"The old servant took a lot of your wife's money, but when he was about to do it, he relented and hid it with Yang Xu."
"It wasn't until the third year of Tianbao that your original wife Wang passed away and married Cui. When the old servant heard about this, he brought Yang Xu back. Unexpectedly, he met a thief on the way and Yang Xu was injured and lost his memory."
"..."
With a general outline, Li Linfu said: "Let's go and make preparations. Arrange for maids and old servants to serve as witnesses. Physical evidence is also indispensable. Don't let others see the mistake."
"yes."
"The saint will hold a banquet at the Hua Cai Tower during the Lantern Festival. You and your son will recognize each other in front of the emperor, in case the Yang family refuses to admit it."
Since Li Linfu wanted to build the Yang family, he also wanted to prove that the found son was real.
The most direct way is to let the saint decide.
~~
Imperial City.
After Pei Mian returned to the Yushitai with Wang Xian, he took two official documents to Dali Temple to hand them over.
Someone met him on the steps. It was Du Hongjian, the director of Dali Temple.
"Judge Pei is late, it's snowing heavily."
"Something happened unexpectedly, so I followed the prince to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"There is no time to deal with it today. There are still five or six days before the New Year's Day. I'm afraid these cases will have to be postponed until after the New Year's Day."
Pei Mian responded with a smile: "Yes, Tianbao can't be finished in five years."
The two entered the official house and their voices became lower.
"That bitch, who arranged it?"
"Xue Bai." Pei Mian said: "After a little personal grudge, Shihuhu said that Xue Bai would be a softie if he tolerated it, so he gave the strongest retaliation."
"Oh, there's something out of the ordinary. I thought that Yang Shenjin would die as soon as my humble concubine opened her mouth."
"The ritual that the demon monk persuaded him to do has not been done yet, and more importantly, the evidence we want to give him has not yet been stuffed in."
"When can it be done?"
"There's no rush, it doesn't matter if Yang Shenjin offends the saint, the longer it takes, the better for us."
"He has lost his Sacred Heart and may die at any time. If we don't wait for the arrangements, whoever has a personal grudge against him will take action."
"It's just a matter of protecting him for the time being. After the Lantern Festival, this major case will be solved..."
After talking, Pei Mian pushed open the door and walked out, looked up at the sky, and sighed.
They spent the last month or so of Tianbao's five years in heavy snow.
It was not easy, but I finally got over it.
~~
In the early morning, Xue Bai looked at the snowflakes in the sky, his eyes looking thoughtful.
Jiao Nu stood bored and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Do you know what the Prime Minister said to me yesterday at Yanyue Hall?"
"I didn't go in."
Xue Bai said: "It shows that the right prime minister trusts me more."
Jiaonu was stunned and was about to retort, but he had already started to do morning exercises. He didn't know why.
"Do you have any plans to go to Yuanye?"
"There will probably be a banquet," Xue Bai said, "an important banquet."
"What happens next? Appreciate the lanterns?"
Xue Bai turned his head and gave her a strange look.
"I'm not..."
Jiaonu didn't know what to say, so he avoided his gaze, took two steps back, and bumped into the door that happened to be opened.
"ah."
Du Wulang ran out with black eyes, but he screamed in pain first.
"You bumped into the door yourself, it's none of my business... Hey, I got up late. I have to hurry to the restaurant to decorate it. It will open tomorrow!"
Xue Bai did not go there in person, but asked in an official manner: "Is it so sloppy?"
"Scrambled?"
Du Wulang had already run away, but when he heard the accusation, he turned around and shouted: "Do you know what date the banquet has been booked for? Tomorrow, the Zhang family of Shangzhu Kingdom will be the first to entertain guests with stir-fried vegetables! That is, the secret gambling house was originally We also sell wine and food, so there is no need to make major changes, otherwise you can see..."
The sound faded away, and he hurried out of the yard.
Jiao Nu was told to watch Xue Bai carefully, not only to prevent him from dedicating his skills to others, but also to prevent Mrs. Guo from kidnapping the prime minister's prospective son-in-law... That woman has a bad reputation. Another handsome son of General Qianniuwei was lost. It must have been his fault.
But Xue Bai didn't seem to want to go out.
"Where are you going today?"
"I'm not going anywhere before the Lantern Festival. I'm staying at home to keep fit and practice calligraphy. Oh, the restaurant will open tomorrow and I'll take you to eat stir-fried vegetables."
"Stir-fry?"
…
The next day, Daozhengfang.
On the small table in the kitchen veranda are shredded chicken with green onions, braised drunken goose, braised fan bones, etc.
Jiao Nu looked back and forth for a while, only to see the bright color, the sauce evenly penetrated into the meat, slightly oily, steaming, and fragrant.
This is an attraction that steamed vegetables don’t have, and it makes people salivate.
"Eat, the ingredients are very fresh."
Xue Bai took a piece of each dish and ate it to show that he was not being tampered with.
Jiaonu then moved his chopsticks, picked up a piece of goose meat and chewed it. He was so surprised by how delicious it was that he clenched it tightly with the hand that wasn't holding the chopsticks.
The two of them ate for a while, and when they heard Du Wulang in the courtyard asking for help, Xue Bai got up and left.
Jiaonu didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until he had eaten most of the dishes that he thought that maybe he should leave some for Xue Bai.
Xue Bai?
The name came to her mind, and she quickly got up and looked everywhere.
When they rushed to the front yard, they saw a luxurious car just leaving on the street, which made Jiaonu worry for a moment that he had really been kidnapped.
Fortunately, when I turned around, I saw Xue Bai standing among the guests watching people unveil the red silk.
Seeing the Du sisters standing beside him, Jiaonu couldn't help but frown, walked over with his arms folded, and squeezed Du Jin away.
Looking up again, the red silk has been uncovered, revealing the ordinary name "Fengweilou" on the plaque.
~~
The luxurious car has left Fengwei Building, Yang Yuyao is still thinking about the situation just now, her eyes become more complicated, as if she is nostalgic for the tenderness before farewell.
"What Li Genu can give, can't I afford it?"
She murmured, thinking it was time to urge the one who came to help.
~~
The New Year is coming.
In the next few days, Xue Bai really didn't go anywhere. He finally had time to improve himself in preparation for the future.
As for his fate, he has already made all the arrangements that need to be made. He is just waiting for the Lantern Festival...
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