At night, Da Xi Yingying took a bath, lay down in the clean boudoir, and sighed comfortably.
The strange thing is that after leaving the prison, she didn't sleep well. She lay there for a long time without falling asleep. She was thinking vaguely that Jingzhao Prison was actually very good. When she was in it, she seemed to have both. He met two outstanding men, Xue Bai and Du Qi.
It's a pity that after being released from prison, Xue Lang will never belong to her. He will only coax powerful and beautiful women without even thinking about it.
Wait...why is Du Wulang included? Outstanding?
Thinking of this in a daze, Da Xi Yingying woke up with a start, and then felt a little melancholy. Later, she felt that Jingzhao Prison was quite good and could bridge the gap between people.
All in all, the adventure of going to jail is over, and I wonder what kind of woman Xue Lang will marry when he returns to this mortal world? She must be either a royal princess or a young lady with five surnames.
The next day, Daozhengfang, Fengwei Building.
Da Xi Yingying had thrown away those boring thoughts and sat in the small pavilion to sort out her accounts.
"Madam." Shi Zhong stepped forward and whispered, "Xue Lang is here."
"But something happened?" Da Xi Yingying stood up quickly, "Would you rather come and see how you recovered after being searched?"
"No, I'm just here to eat."
"Have a meal?"
Da Xi Yingying couldn't help being curious, so she hurried to the hall and looked around. She saw that Xue Bai had come with several brothers from the Yan family. Yan Quanming and Yan Jiming were both there. They also brought a child and a beautiful porcelain doll. girl.
"I want a private room."
"Brother, can you sit in the lobby?"
The girl looked around curiously for a while and then made a request.
"Okay." Xue Bai nodded and agreed.
"Is it okay to sit there?"
"Can."
After a while, Du Wulang brought the Xue family brothers and sisters over. Da Xi Yingying found an opportunity to pull him over and asked softly: "Is that Mrs. Yan Sanni? She seems to have a special relationship with Xue Lang?"
Although Du Wulang wanted to escape, he persisted and said, "Is my relationship with Xue Bai just average?"
"I think Xue Lang always follows her wishes."
"If I make a request, he will probably agree."
"The difference is that Xue Lang seems easy-going, but he is actually dignified. Few people dare to use him at will. Even Er Niang, I have never seen her dare to be arrogant in front of him."
"Sister Yan is not proud of her favor. Wait, what happened to the second sister?"
"It's nothing, it's just about feeling."
"I know what you want to say." Du Wulang became interested and whispered: "But let me tell you, you have misunderstood. Xue Bai is probably going to get married to a sect girl."
In fact, he always knew that Miss Zong was the daughter of the prime minister's house, and he just didn't say it.
Now, the East Palace and the Right Prime Minister invited Xue Bai to the banquet, both with the intention of marrying off their daughters. Xue Bai rejected the East Palace and accepted the invitation from the Right Prime Minister. In his opinion, the meaning was obvious...
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"Did Xue Bai agree to come?"
Li Xiu was a little surprised. He thought it would be difficult for Xue Bai to invite him.
Unexpectedly, Xue Bai only handed over a greeting card and did not wait to come to invite him. Xue Bai already replied that he would attend the banquet on time.
"He's not afraid of danger in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he agrees to come over directly? That's a lot of courage... You guys, hurry up and make arrangements."
It went unexpectedly smoothly, and Li Xiu instantly gained a lot of confidence in the matter of getting married.
He then excitedly went to report to Li Linfu.
"real?"
"Yes. The only reason why the child's thoughts come and go is that Xue Bai still has feelings for Qi Niang."
"OK."
Li Linfu sighed as he stroked his beard, as if even his strong beard had softened a lot, and asked, "When is the banquet scheduled?"
"Tomorrow at noon."
"Okay." Li Linfu called over someone and said, "Tell Chen Xilie that I don't have time to see him tomorrow and ask him to come over this evening."
He actually squeezed out time from his busy schedule and prepared to receive Xue Bai in person.
Then he said to Li Xiu: "You must be a good guard at the banquet. Don't let Xue Xiu's son find an opportunity to assassinate you."
"Grandpa, don't worry. The child said during the Lantern Festival that he is attracted to Qi Niang."
"Let's make it more grand and go."
In the evening, Chen Xilie came over obediently.
In the impression of the world, everyone thinks that the stamped left prime minister must be timid, but no, Chen Xilie is over 50 years old, but he looks more than 20 years younger than Li Linfu.
He is a handsome man with a long beard. Although he is the prime minister, he has no official air and has cultivated the spirit of immortality. At first glance, there is a sense of erudition, elegance, and gentleness like jade.
If the prime minister is for display, he is a very good-looking prime minister.
Before Chen Xilie was single-handedly promoted by Li Linfu to serve as the left prime minister and concurrently as the minister of the Ministry of War, he was also given the title of "Senior Minister Tong Ping Zhang Shi". In other words, Yang Hao is walking the same path he has walked.
"I have seen your Prime Minister, please be safe."
As soon as Chen Xilie entered the hall, he hurriedly saluted and said hurriedly: "Yang Hao has already pushed behind Xiaguan. When he takes away Xiaguan's position, he may have to deal with the right prime minister!"
Of course he was anxious. Although he sat under Zhongshu's door and took a nap every day, he was actually ambitious. As long as he takes good care of his health, when Li Linfu dies, he will naturally be the one to rule the world.
Who would have thought that Yang Hao would suddenly jump up to fight.
"Why are you panicking?"
Li Linfu scolded lightly and said calmly: "The truth has been solved."
"Your Prime Minister is truly a god." Chen Xilie immediately felt more at ease.
Li Linfu did not tell him that his solution was not to get rid of his uncle Yang Wei, but to turn Yang Wei into the next Chen Xilie.
It's the simplest. Yang Hao has no talent at all, so he only needs to win over Xue Bai.
"I have called you here to ask you, why did you demote Lu Qi?"
"Lu Qi?" Chen Xilie was stunned for a moment and replied: "Lu Huaishen, the ancestor of Lu Qi, was kind to his subordinates; his father, Lu Yi, was a doctor under his subordinates. He came to plead with me, saying that since Lu Qi had been demoted, he hoped that Can he not be demoted? The lower official did act selfishly and changed him from the ninth-grade Shuofang Army Secretary to the eighth-grade Jiancheng."
"Lu Qi was demoted? Who demoted him? Why?"
Chen Xilie was also confused and said: "The Ministry of War's quarterly list of relegations should be sent by the Yushitai. When Lu Yi handed it to me, he saw his son's name."
"Wang? He did not demote Lu Qi."
"This..." Chen Xilie neither took power nor took such responsibility, and responded: "I don't know what I am doing now."
Li Linfu was unhappy.
He knew that if he investigated this matter, Wang He would definitely think that the Prime Minister's Office did not trust him; but if he did not investigate, Wang He would always feel like a small thorn in his heart.
After all, it is a power field, and friends and enemies are always changing...
~~
At night, Li Tengkong took a bath, lay down in his boudoir at home, and sighed helplessly.
After leaving Yuzhenguan and going home, she couldn't sleep these nights, her mind was in a mess... disturbed by the nonsense said by her family members, especially Li Shiniang.
"Xue Bai is fascinated by you. Otherwise, if we are political enemies, why would he come here as soon as you invite him?"
"At tomorrow's banquet, you will dress up beautifully and charm him, making him the prime minister's son-in-law."
"..."
Li Tengkong turned over and silently recited Taoist scriptures in his heart.
"You can't see it, you can't hear it, you can't follow it..."
After reciting silently, she came to the point of "Missing a man without his wife and falling in love with him, missing a daughter without her husband and getting pregnant." Suddenly, some horrific images appeared in her mind, and she turned over again.
The whole night passed in a daze, and I was too lazy to get up the next day.
Until she heard a noisy knock on the door, it was Li Shiniang who kept knocking on the door.
"Seventeenth Mother, are you up? Get dressed quickly, Xue Baike will be here soon. Don't wear Taoist robes today..."
~~
After nine months, Xue Bai once again entered the Youxiang Mansion.
Now is the osmanthus season, and the entire mansion has a faint fragrance.
The person who led him through the corridor was Mian'er, who greeted him with a smile all the way, but occasionally looked at him with a bit of resentment, and in the end she couldn't help but complain.
"Mien'er has grown into a big girl. She grew up in a Taoist temple."
There is always this kind of honey trap on the way up, and Xue Bai cannot fall into it.
He only coaxes women who are beautiful and helpful to him.
Ahead, Li Xiu greeted him with a smile on his face, like a long-time friend.
"Mr.
"Juro is too polite."
Jiaonu also dressed up in colorful clothes today, ordered rouge, and stood waiting by the banquet hall. Xue Bai didn't even recognize her.
When she saw Xue Bai arriving, she stepped forward and followed him with a gentle gesture. She also glanced at Mian'er, as if asking Mian'er if she had seduced him.
Mian'er nodded vigorously, indicating that she had seduced him hard.
When Xue Bai entered the hall, Li Xiu laughed loudly and said: "Today is a family banquet, Xue Lang can only stay in his own house."
Behind the soft wall, Li Linfu had been waiting for a long time. After hearing this, he turned into the hall surrounded by the servants.
Not only did he arrive later than Xue Bai, but he didn't keep the guests waiting too long.
Such an attitude seems to be too serious, but after all, it is still much lower than the reception of Gao Lishi. Even worse than his previous attitude towards Jiang Jiao, Yuan Qianyao, Yu Wenrong, Wu Huifei and others.
For more than ten years, he held a high position and was jealous of talents, making the world forget that he made his fortune by currying favor with the powerful. In fact, flattery is his specialty, but not many people can witness it nowadays.
In addition, Li Linfu was once a master in currying favor with nepotism. Although he was uneducated and incompetent when he was young, he was handsome and good at music.
In this way, Xue Bai is similar to him.
"Xue Bai hasn't been to my house for a long time. Please sit down and don't be formal." Li Linfu smiled heartily, with a charm that was 20% of Li Longji's. "You and I must not become estranged."
"Your right minister is too polite." Xue Bai sat down calmly.
Neither of them said much about their previous grievances. They greeted each other smoothly and seemed to have no grudges.
Jiao Nu was so shocked that he forgot to pour the sweet-scented osmanthus drink for Xue Bai.
She was young and had never seen Li Linfu like this since she arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion. She almost thought that the Prime Minister had been replaced.
"The saint wants to give you a house. I will take care of it. I will buy you a house near Dongshi, Xuanyang and Pingkang. Where do you like it?"
"It all depends on the arrangement of the Prime Minister."
"The good thing is that the location of these two squares is close to Xingqing Palace, the Imperial City, and Dongshi City. If you win the first prize next year and get an official position, it will be convenient for you to handle affairs." Li Linfu said, "It will also be convenient to visit Mrs. Guo Guo."
He didn't smile too much, but the contrast between his gentle attitude and his stern demeanor in the past was very comforting.
It should be noted that not many people in Chang'an City can enjoy the good looks of Suo Dou Chong.
He was given a house, number one scholar, and official position, and it also made it easier for Xue Bai to contact Yang Yuyao. Such kindness was a sign of reconciliation... To put it bluntly, he was afraid of being beaten.
"Thank you." Xue Bai was much more frank and got down to the topic when he opened his mouth and said, "Do you know, Prime Minister, that Zhang Quyi of Shangzhu State also wants to entertain me?"
"It's okay not to go to the father-in-law's banquet in the East Palace. If you go, you will cause trouble."
"I'm here because You Xiang's Mansion has paid the price. I'm not going to Zhang Gong's Mansion because the East Palace hasn't paid the price yet."
When Li Linfu heard this, he secretly thought that this man was talking too wildly, and waved to his sons and sons-in-law who were accompanying him to go out. Li Xiu didn't leave, but glared at Jiao Nu and asked her to give Xue Bai something to drink.
"You still want Dong Palace to pay the price?"
"What do you think, Prime Minister Right?" Xue Bai asked.
Li Linfu's expression remained unchanged, and there was a twinkle in his eyes. He smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry. Let's eat the dishes first and try more of the dishes in my house."
He was both surprised and disappointed.
What was pleasantly surprised was that Xue Bai was still willing to cooperate with Dong Gong. What was disappointing was that Xue Bai was not here just to get married.
Dealing with Dong Palace can be discussed at any time, and if the marriage is finalized, everything will be more logical... With this thought, he glanced at Li Xiu.
Li Xiu understood and hurriedly arranged the dishes.
~~
In the backyard boudoir, Li Tengkong picked up a piece of clothing, took a look at it, was stunned, and then threw it back again.
She just put on her Taoist robe and sat on the couch in a daze.
After a long time, the door was pushed open, and Li Shiniang ran in happily.
"I just took a closer look at Xue Bai. He is really handsome. It is rare that he dares to talk to me like that. He is quite a character. No wonder you like him."
"I don't like it."
"Why don't you change your clothes and go over? Brother has made arrangements for you to find Mian'er and meet him in the hall as an excuse."
Li Tengkong shook his head and said, "I can't wear those clothes, and I don't want to go there."
"What's the point of pretending? If you don't want to go, what are you doing at home?"
Li Tengkong didn't want to answer her. The reason why she was at home was actually to promote reconciliation between grandpa and Xue Bai and to protect grandpa from killing him. Are you going to put on clothes like that to tease him?
Li Shiniang tried to persuade her a few more times, but was quite disappointed with her inexperienced sister. She shook her head and her tone became increasingly annoyed.
"Now it's not a matter of whether you like him or not. If grandpa wants to win over him, he must be the son-in-law of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. No matter whether you are married to him or not, if you don't want to, there are also eighteen mothers and nineteen mothers. Think it over yourself!”
She didn't know that what Li Tengkong objected to was never the matter of marrying Xue Bai, but the superiority and naturalness of the Right Prime Minister's office. Seeing that she didn't answer, she started to accuse her more and more naturally.
"Seventeenth Mother, you also grew up in fine clothes and fine food, but what have you done for your family? Look at how capable Yang Yuyao is. She was so fascinated that Xue Bai promoted her brother to the throne within a year. What about you? What a big deal, If you are coquettish like that, if you know that you don't have enough money, the worst thing is that I will go..."
Li Tengkong was stunned when he heard that. He looked up and saw that Li Shiniang had bent over the bronze mirror to apply rouge, arranged her bun, adjusted her corset, then smiled charmingly with satisfaction, and walked out with flowers and willows blowing.
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At the banquet.
"I won't eat the food anymore. I'm here to briefly talk to the Prime Minister about a few things." Xue Bai didn't take the chopsticks and said, "Now that the uncle is paying homage to the Prime Minister, the saint has expectations for him."
Li Linfu frowned, a little dissatisfied with Xue Bai's official tone, but he still listened carefully.
Xue Bai said: "There are some things that the right prime minister failed to do well, such as checking and balancing the East Palace. Wang Zhongsi, the sworn brother of the prince, is also the military governor of the four towns."
"If you hadn't stopped me this time, Wang Zhongsi would have been punished for his serious crime." Li Linfu was dissatisfied and simply said bluntly, "The country of Xiaobolu is almost destroyed, and the small stone castle has not yet been captured. Foreign wars Unfavorable, internally, he sent Hu Shang to secretly communicate with the East Palace. After the incident was exposed, he used his old pawn to kill people. It was either you or him. "
"Will the Right Prime Minister only get rid of him?" Xue Bai said: "So, the saint has to use the uncle. Because what the saint wants in his heart is not to get rid of the adopted son. It is to stop the relationship between the East Palace and Wang Zhongsi."
Li Linfu instantly saw through Xue Bai's intention and sneered: "You want to win over Wang Zhongsi and kill him!"
"Then please right minister sit back and watch us die."
The hall fell silent.
Li Xiu glanced at Li Linfu and saw that he was thinking about it.
After a while, Li Linfu pointed to the maids serving wine and said, "You all, step back."
He only left the servants who could protect him. After that, he tapped his knees with his fingers and asked slowly: "What do you mean?"
"In the Pei Mian case, who does the Right Prime Minister think is the murderer?"
"The truth has said, it's either you or Wang Zhongsi."
Xue Bai pondered for a moment and asked, "Has the evidence been prepared?"
Li Linfu didn't answer.
The answer is obvious. Since Xue Bai cannot be eliminated with the truth, then Wang Zhongsi will be eliminated by framing him. Xue Bai could make bamboo paper and escape disaster, but what could Wang Zhongsi do? Capture Shibao City and die even more.
"It's not Wang Zhongsi." Xue Bai said slowly: "Uncle Guo promised that he will only do two things after becoming prime minister. One is to promote bamboo paper, and the other is to deal with the issue between the East Palace and Wang Zhongsi, and will never embarrass the right prime minister."
Li Linfu had a sullen face and said coldly: "How can we not get to the bottom of such a big case?"
"Can't find it."
"Ah."
"The right prime minister should report back to the saint. This case was not committed by Hu Er, Xue Bai, and Wang Zhongsi. It is true that no evidence can be found." Xue Bai said: "This time, the opponent did it very cleanly, and even the right prime minister couldn't find it. clue."
Li Linfu squinted his eyes, condensed his eyes, and started thinking again.
If you think about it carefully, the most terrifying thing is that Dong Gong killed someone and could do it perfectly without leaving any clues.
~~
Li Tengkong never put on the colorful skirt, but still wore her Taoist robe and rushed down from the attic.
She couldn't tell what she was worried about. Maybe she was afraid that Eleven Niang and Xue Bai, who had been bold since childhood, would look like in the picture.
She didn't dare to think about it anymore.
As he hurried past the Houyi Gate, he suddenly heard voices in front of him.
She turned around the path and saw Li Shiniang teaching Mian'er and Jiaonu a lesson through the flowers and trees.
"You are so stupid, stick to him, do you understand?"
"Eleventh Mother, I don't know how."
"Do you still want me to teach you?"
Li Shiniang was quite annoyed and was about to break into the banquet hall, but Li Xiu came out and stopped her.
"Don't disturb me when he is talking to Xue Bai."
"Okay." Li Shiyiniang said: "Seventeen is useless, will there be any trouble?"
Li Xiu frowned, dispersed all the maids around him, and whispered: "You don't have to be too hasty, I may change my mind and not get married."
"Why?"
"You will do as I am told. Do you need to know everything?" Li Xiu finally couldn't help scolding the younger sister.
He had already guessed Li Linfu's thoughts and knew that Xue Bai might persuade him.
Yang Ruoruo wholeheartedly promotes Zhu Zhi and wins over Wang Zhongsi, and does not go against the Right Prime Minister's Office. This is actually an acceptable condition, because those two things are both ways to get killed.
Although the promotion of bamboo paper can gain support from poor families, it will definitely offend the wealthy families, and it will also attract Wang Zhongsi, who is already jealous of the saints.
To put it simply, Yang Dang wanted to avoid the sharp edge of the right prime minister, and took a dangerous path, slowly accumulating reputation, and counting on the distant future... He had to wait until the children of the poor family benefited, at least ten years of hard work.
But if you can't reach it, you will die on the road.
It must have been Xue Bai who gave Yang Hao such a risky idea. He was a young man who liked to gamble his life.
Li Xiu guessed that Li Linfu had already backed down from marrying a daughter, so as not to cause trouble to the Li family.
Although the marriage was not possible, the two parties were able to reach a tacit understanding and work together to deal with the East Palace, but the method changed, leaving Yang Zheng to win over Wang Zhongsi.
The military rations, general registers, and battle reports of the four northwest towns all pass through the Youxiang Mansion. The Youxiang Mansion knows better how to win over the generals of the four northwest towns.
Even if Yang Dang can accomplish this, he will find that after all the hard work, he will only get Wang Zhongsi with no military power...
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