In the evening, Pei Mian was also drinking tea with others, and sprinkled fine salt into the tea soup.
"I took the initiative to ask Ge Nu to investigate Xue Bai. This is the second of the two things Xue Bai asked me to do."
"Why didn't Ge Nu just kill him?"
"It's a long story." Pei Mian said: "The saint has long wanted to take advantage of the benefits of salt and iron, but because of his face, Genu dared not touch the interests of the salt merchants. Xue Bai encouraged Yang Sui to come forward and gave Mature and feasible methods such as "people's acquisition, official recruitment, and business transportation" have attacked the foundation of Genu in one fell swoop. Such sophisticated methods must have someone behind the scenes. This matter is also related to Xue Bai's life experience. We didn't know before that he turned out to be Xue Bai. The room outside the rust..."
Gradually, the tea soup boils.
Pei Mian said the last thing.
"Da Xi Yingying's speculation has some truth. To be able to cultivate such Xue Bai, to save danger every time, and to have connections with the Yang family, there must be a lot of power behind it. Prince Qing is old and has adopted Li Ying's son. He is the only one besides His Royal Highness who can As someone who is close to General Gao, it makes sense that General Gao would help me.”
"Prince Qing also wants to compete for the heir apparent?" Li Jingzhong, who was sitting across from him, dressed as a businessman, muttered: "It's so whimsical. Except for His Highness, all the houses of the Ten Kings are full of trash."
"Having said that, it is inevitable that some people will turn to him."
Having said this, Pei Mian shared some tea with Li Jingzhong and gave him some advice.
"They said we can cooperate, and I think we can. Your Highness is the wisest among the princes, and he has a legitimate reputation. You can take this opportunity to conquer those who support Prince Qing."
"Okay." Li Jingzhong nodded and said, "But remember, Donggong doesn't cause trouble easily."
Donggong doesn't cause trouble easily, but once he gets into trouble, he will deal with it decisively and ruthlessly.
"Don't cause trouble." Pei Mian said: "I gave Xue Bai some irrelevant news and sat on the mountain to watch the fight between tigers."
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Da Xi Yingying shared tea with Xue Bai and Du Wulang.
The tea soup spilled on her skirt and burned her thighs. She pulled up her skirt to hide her panic.
All these years of running a casino and making friends with powerful people gave her the illusion that she was as powerful as Yang Yuyao. At this moment, she suddenly realized that even King Qing was so powerful, and King Shou had really become the most useless one among all the kings. .
It's all Yang Yuhuan's fault!
It was precisely because of her that King Shou's face was severely thrown to the ground, trampled by thousands of people and tens of thousands of people, making him unable to stand up as if his backbone had been torn apart.
At this time, facing Xue Bai, what she experienced was the powerlessness, inferiority, panic, and loss that King Shou felt when he was ridiculed.
"Mr. Xue Langjun had an affair with the female envoy next to the Prime Minister...?"
"I'm asking you, not you asking me."
Da Xi Yingying was unwilling to test her at first, but after being pushed back by such a strong word, she finally gave up on her cleverness and spoke honestly.
"Ji Wen was the first person to discover Xue Langjun's life experience, and he had a grudge against Xue Langjun, so he was used by the right prime minister. As soon as Pei Mian heard about the salt method, he told the right prime minister that there was someone behind the matter. , it’s time to investigate. As for me, I have been openly investigating Xue Langjun..."
Xue Bai no longer hid anything from Du Wulang.
He already trusted him, but he was just worried about his ability. However, it could be seen from the incident at Kang's Restaurant that Du Wulang was a little dazed, but he would finish the tasks assigned to him honestly, without any self-righteous thoughts or opinions. Seventy-seven bad habits can cause problems.
When Du Wulang came into contact with the secret of Xue Bai's life experience for the first time, he was surprised but not too surprised.
Looking up, he saw a nest of magpies on a tree branch not far away. He couldn't help but think that Xue Bai was not Xue Sanniang's biological brother.
"I told them all my speculations." Da Xi Yingying said: "I speculate that you are the people of Prince Qing..."
She took a sneak peek at Du Wulang's face this time, hoping to see something from this easy-to-understand face. Unfortunately, Du Wulang's expression was surprised but not surprised from the beginning.
She couldn't help but regret saying that to Li Linfu, originally thinking that Xue Bai could not know.
Xue Bai was not angry, but asked: "The right prime minister has never thought about supporting Prince Qing?"
"What?"
Da Xi Yingying couldn't help being surprised, and then lowered her head.
As a member of the longevity king, she felt humiliated when hearing such words in person.
Xue Bai said: "Go on, who do you all suspect?"
"Zhang Jiuling, although he is dead, his disciples and former officials are all over the world." Da Xi Yingying said: "The Prime Minister speculates that one of you must be Zhang Jiuling's disciples. In addition, Zhang Jiuling's wife's surname is Tan, and you have a deed of deed." The buyer above has the same surname, and the Right Prime Minister has already sent someone to check..."
Xue Bai's face was calm and calm, but his right hand unconsciously tapped on his leg. Without a pen and paper, he was trying to write down this important information.
Li Linfu's list of suspects was still very long, and Da Xi Yingying had actually forgotten some of them.
Some of them are dead, and some are still alive. As important ministers who once supported the deposed prince Li Ying, they are all suspected, and they may even have protected Xue Pingzhao in the past ten years.
Therefore, Xue Bai also had a list in his mind of whom he might be able to get close to.
Zhang Jiuling, He Zhizhang, Zhang Jiugao, Li Shizhi, Pei Yaoqing, Wei Jiansu, Cui Huan...
In the Tang Dynasty, family status was very important.
It is about favors, relationships, and reputation. Even the imperial examinations are discussed in advance by the nobles and ministers.
The identity of Xue Ling's son is not enough to support Xue Bai's ambition, while Xue Pingzhao's identity is that he has committed a crime and has been relegated to a lowly position.
Therefore, Xue Bai could only be regarded as a high-ranking disciple by first obtaining the title of Xue Ling's son, and then winning Xue Pingzhao's secret favor.
…
"Xue Langjun, what do you want me to do?"
"There's no rush. From now on, you can send the information from the Prime Minister's Office to Fengwei Tower at any time."
Xue Bai clearly asked her to send the information, but his tone was as if she didn't need to do anything.
Da Xi Yingying got up quickly and sent her a blessing.
"Don't kidnap beautiful young people again. It will ruin Yuyao's reputation." Xue Bai stood up and walked out.
"I don't dare. Xue Langjun walks slowly."
At the same time, she did not forget Du Wulang. She bowed once again and said with a friendly smile, "Du Langjun, it seems that there will be more interactions between neighbors in the future."
"ah."
Seeing such a beautiful woman approaching him, lowering himself to Wanfu, Du Wulang quickly took two steps back, waved his hand and said: "There is no need to go back and forth, um... From now on, the food from Qingliangzhai will be handed over to Fengweilou, and it will be delivered every day. Just the food.”
Although the beauty was present, he did not forget what he should do.
Da Xi Yingying's eyes lit up, thinking that in this way, he could explain it to the right minister. He couldn't help but laughed softly and said: "What a good idea. Mr. Du Lang, can you take the time to discuss it with the slave family in detail?"
"No, no, just ask Manager Shi to come to me."
After Du Wulang finished speaking, he hurriedly ran to chase Xue Bai.
Da Xi Yingying slowly sat down holding the tea table, still feeling that the shock she received was still there.
She regretted not being bold enough to seduce Xue Bai just now. When she thought about it again, she knew that the other party had a blood feud and was tenacious, so he would definitely look down on her. As for Du Li, I don’t know if he is ignorant or a hypocrite, but it’s hard to say for the time being...
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"Xue Bai, I think this is very inappropriate."
"What's wrong?"
"This lady seems to have taken a liking to me. Seriously, she looked at me like that just now... She once saved me and put people in trouble."
Du Wulang said, sniffing and feeling that the fragrance of Da Xi Yingying still remained.
He could smell musk, mixed with some ambergris, which easily made people emotional, and he couldn't help but sigh again.
Xue Bai looked back at him and said: "Men should also respect themselves and not be overwhelmed by being attracted by a woman. Only those who respect themselves can be invincible."
He said it very sincerely, and he indeed chose to respect himself despite most temptations.
Du Wulang felt this righteousness and nodded in agreement.
"You are right, men should respect themselves more."
The two walked out of Qingliangzhai and entered Fengwei Building. Du Wulang went to arrange the exchange of food boxes with his neighbors, while Xue Bai went to discuss with Du Jin alone.
~~
At night.
In the main room of Du's house, Lu Fengniang was heard muttering again.
"My aunt said that she found a good match for Wulang. She was born in the Pei family of Wenxi. She is the granddaughter of Pei Kuan, the imperial censor. Pei Gong once served as Fan Yang's Jiedushi and Hebei's interview envoy, so he is close to my Lu family."
"You can't climb high." Du Youlin responded casually and turned over.
Lu Fengniang refused, put her arms around his shoulders, and said, "Why do you want to climb so high? Wu Lang will pass the exam next year."
"Then let's talk about it after the exam."
Lu Fengniang has been worrying about these things recently, hoping that next year Xue Bai will marry her natal niece and Wulang will marry the daughter of the Pei family, a double happiness.
Thinking about the wedding, she thought of something.
"Lang Jun, how old do you think Sanniang of the Xue family is? She looks thin and small, but she is actually only one year younger than Wu Lang. Originally, her relatives found a good marriage for her, but Xue Ling took the betrothal gift and gambled it all away. She couldn't get it. The dowry came, but the other party regretted it and asked the Xue family to compensate for the dowry, so it has been delayed until now... A few days ago, I was talking to Mrs. Liu about this matter, and I don’t know which of the maids got it wrong. It was rumored that I was talking about marrying Wulang. Fortunately, we blocked their mouths in time."
Du Youlin always only looked at family background when arranging his children's marriages. He didn't even know who Xue Sanniang was, so he shook his head and said: "The Xue family's family background is a little low, not to mention having such a father-in-law, it's not a good marriage."
The couple reached a consensus.
Lu Fengniang sighed and said, "They will move out tomorrow..."
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It was still dark, and Qinglan had already gotten up.
She didn't sleep well all night, her mind was filled with thoughts about moving, so she simply got up early and started packing.
After collecting the clothes to dry, she carried a small lantern and walked from the back courtyard to the main courtyard. When passing by the back garden, she saw someone walking through the window on the courtyard wall.
"Huh? Auntie?"
Qinglan ran to the window and glanced at the verandah. She saw Du Wei's door gently closing. She thought she couldn't sleep and came out to look at the stars.
She walked to the main courtyard, blew off the lantern, and gently opened the door of Xue Bai's room and went in. She smelled a faint fragrance and the curtains were drawn. He must be still sleeping.
She put the clean spring clothes on the bedside, picked up the old clothes, and was about to leave. Qinglan turned around again, secretly opened the curtain and looked inside. She got closer and could see Xue Bai's forehead under the faint moonlight. Some sweat.
Sure enough, the quilt was still too thick.
Not daring to wake him up, she quickly carried the clothes back to the backyard and washed them together with her mattress. When it was daylight and saw that Xue Bai hadn't gotten up yet, she made arrangements for Liu Xiangjun and the Xue family's children. Breakfast.
After packing up their belongings, Xue Bai didn't get up until noon, and they started moving.
After loading the luggage into the car, Qing Lan went out and couldn't help but look back at Du Zhai, who had lived with her for almost ten years, when she saw Caiyun running over in tears.
The expectation and excitement in her mind were immediately thrown away, she ran back and hugged Caiyun and cried loudly.
"Uuuu... Caiyun Qinglan, we are going to separate..."
Caiyun wiped away her tears and pinched Qinglan's face. She couldn't bear to use force and could only curse: "You little heartless thing..."
"Okay." Lu Fengniang said: "They are all here in Chang'an City, and they will come back from time to time."
Everyone in the Du family will also go over to help clean up, and Du Wulang will go back to Fengwei Building to arrange some food and drinks and bring them over in the evening.
A group of carriages and horses headed west from Shengpingfang in Wannian County, crossed Zhuque Street, and entered Changshoufang.
Yang Yuyao sent many slaves to Xue Bai. At this time, the house had been cleaned and they were waiting outside the door.
"Congratulations to Mr. Xue for returning home."
"Thank you, Uncle Deng, for coming and running."
Deng Tong greeted him with a smile and saluted, and said: "It is inconvenient for Mrs. Guo to come here. If Xue Langjun still needs something, just tell me. Xue's house has been divided and sold over the years, and it can only be restored to this for the time being. Xue Langjun Are you satisfied with it?"
Xue Ling lost money in gambling and sold his ancestral property, leaving only two courtyards in the southeast corner of the originally six-entry house.
At this time, Liu Xiangjun walked into the door with his children and was stunned immediately.
"Auntie, why was the courtyard wall broken through?" Xue Xin looked over and asked, "Is Xu Touji next door gone?"
Immediately, a maid came forward to greet her, said with great blessings, "I would like to welcome the lady back home. Not only the front yard on the west side, but also the backyard on the east side and the backyard on the west side were all bought back. It was Mrs. Guo Guo who repaid Xue Langjun." The life-saving grace..."
Liu Xiangjun was taken aback and almost wanted to retreat. After all, he recalled his past upbringing and forced himself to calm down. He pulled Xue Bai over and whispered: "Liu Lang, your grandpa still owes a lot of gambling debts. If the creditor I’m afraid it’s not good if you know it, right?”
Xue Bai frightened the creditor just yesterday and said: "It doesn't matter, the creditor will not pursue the case."
Before he could finish his words, the person sent by Yang Zhao to deliver the gift arrived, and he turned around to deal with it.
Although Liu Xiangjun was troubled by his son's indifference, he was still happy after all. He took out copper coins to reward the slaves. At the end of the distribution, he couldn't help but shed tears.
When Xue Xin saw it, he thought that grandma was reluctant to part with the money.
…
Qing Lan came to Xue's house for the first time and looked around curiously.
This house is slightly smaller than Du's house. It was once divided into four courtyards. After it was bought and renovated, the layout is still a bit strange, but at least it is not like Xue Bai said there are no separate houses.
She wanted to choose a place for Xue Bai to live. After looking around, she felt that the east wing of the backyard was a bit crowded, so she turned to the west backyard.
After passing through the small door, her eyes suddenly lit up.
At that time, this courtyard was probably sold to a tasteful young official from the capital. The small courtyard was filled with flowers and trees, and rockeries and pavilions were arranged.
A main room is hidden behind the bamboo garden. It is quiet and elegant, but the orientation is not very good, and the doors and windows open to the west.
The courtyard wall was built on top. After the redemption, it was not completely demolished, but a small door was opened. It is convenient for people to come and go, and it can be a private courtyard when the door is closed.
All in all, she looked very satisfied. She wanted Xue Bai to choose this small courtyard to live in, but she also felt that he was the son of the Xue family after all, so he should take care of his parents first. Besides, it was hard for her as a maid to interrupt.
After standing there hesitating for a while, Xue Bai happened to come over.
"Which house do you like?"
"Mr. Lang, everything is fine."
"You have to choose one."
Qinglan couldn't help but pointed to the main house in the west backyard and whispered: "It's very nice there, but..."
"Then live there."
Xue Bai showed no sign of humility to others and nodded casually to settle the matter.
Qinglan saw that the house had been tidied up and the bed was new, so she took a bedding to spread it out. Then she walked around to the penthouse and saw that although it was a small room, it had a south-facing window with a garden outside the window. She became even more satisfied.
So she spread her bedding in the ear room.
…
After placing the luggage, Du Wulang arrived with wine and food.
After a small family banquet, everyone in the Du family left in front of the evening drum, leaving only the Xue family talking in the lobby.
The younger children remembered that the house had been sold off beforehand, and they had not yet recovered from the shock.
"Auntie, our family used to be this big."
"yes."
"But I don't dare to sleep in a room by myself. Can I still sleep with my mother on the same bunk?"
As Xue Jiuniang said timidly, everyone laughed.
"We won't be able to sleep in a bunk bed in the future, in such a big room." Xue Xin finally showed a childish smile.
Only Xue Gengbo was expressionless. He sighed calmly and said, "Oh, Alang was taken away by some friend to hide from debts. It would be great if he could see this situation."
Xue Xin's smile immediately froze and he glanced outside the hall, worried that the courtyard door was not closed properly.
And when he turned back to look at Xue Bai, his uneasiness disappeared. He felt that it would be better for him not to come back. Brother Six was the real head of the family.
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Under nightfall, everyone who had moved to a new home went back to their rooms.
There were only two people, Xue Bai and Qing Lan, in the main room in the west backyard.
Qing Lan put down the candlestick and turned around to see that Xue Bai was already lying down.
"Mr. Sir, you got up so late and went to bed so early?"
"Well, it's hard to read and write strategies after dark, and it will be the same if you get up early tomorrow."
"Really? Lang Jun never seems to get up early."
"It will happen later."
"We all use tiger seed barrels at home, right? Are the husband and the second mother looking for a hut in the evening?"
"Yeah, not found."
"Then I'll sleep in the wing room. It will be convenient for the husband to call me if he needs anything later."
Xue Bai heard her voice getting lower and lower, and turned around to look. Under the candlelight, he saw her wearing a spring shirt, showing a natural and lovely look at home.
Qinglan originally wanted to chat, but when he saw her, she felt shy and ran back to the penthouse.
Lying on the bed, covering himself with quilt, feeling that there was only a wall between him and Xue Bai, I was not only happy but also a little panicked.
Their relationship is one step closer, and she still needs to adapt.
Xue Bai closed his eyes and felt the responsibility of being the head of the family.
He came from the snow alone, and now he has to carry a house.
It has nothing to do with blood, he needs a portal, and this portal also needs him...
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