"Not really! Who in the entire Ming Dynasty would hate the eldest princess? You are a real money tree! Who doesn't want to enjoy the shade under the tree?" Zhao Xuanyi said lazily.
"Then why are you unwilling?" Zhu Yuejun asked in confusion.
"There is a big tree behind me. Although my father does not have a very big official position, my father-in-law does! No one dares to care about me in the military camp. I can do whatever I want! If I go to the eldest princess, you ? There are constant assassinations every day, and most of the officials in the country are my enemies. How can I not make any profit from this deal? Or... do you think I am stupid?" After Zhu Yuejun heard this, he looked at Zhao Xuanyi with a smile, It's just that this smile was a bit tragic, and it seemed to be mixed with invisible tears. After Zhao Xuanyi saw it, he felt a little dull and didn't know what expression he should make.
"If you refuse so simply, aren't you afraid of regretting it later?" Zhu Yuejun stopped smiling and asked.
"If I agree, I'm afraid there will be no future! But eldest princess, you can rest assured that my father-in-law and I will definitely stand by you and the emperor!" This can be regarded as a reassurance for Zhu Yuejun.
"In my opinion, Li Wenzhou is a good candidate. Why doesn't the eldest princess recruit him?" Zhu Yuejun thought for a few seconds and finally sighed.
"Li Wenzhou is three times as resourceful as you, but unfortunately, the people behind him will not let him come to my place!" Zhao Xuanyi thought to himself, what do you mean by this?
Are you scolding me openly?
"In this case, why doesn't the eldest princess find a capable prince-in-law? For example, someone whose family is powerful and has hundreds of thousands of troops? If he finds one, the royal family will be very impressive!" When Zhu Yuejun heard Zhao Xuanyi's suggestion, she both frowning
"Are you talking about Ye Yaoming or Li Hanqi? Or Li Hanqi?" Indeed, there are not many people who can meet these conditions. No matter which one of these three is a good candidate, Zhao Xuanyi smiled
"Isn't that just a matter of listening to your words, eldest princess? If you are embarrassed to speak, I can convey it on your behalf!"
"Do you want to see me angry?" Zhu Yuejun asked with a sneer, anger clearly in his eyes.
Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly put away his smiling face and turned into a serious expression
"Wei Chen just wants to relieve the eldest princess from her worries!"
"Hypocritical!" Zhu Yuejun still kept smiling. He didn't seem to be angry at all, but in fact he was extremely angry.
"What do you think I am? Trading your body for military power and making a disgusting deal?"
"Weichen don't dare!" Zhao Xuanyi thought to himself. The eldest princess's temper is really unpredictable. She will fall out whenever she wants!
Zhu Yuejun slowly put away his smile and replaced it with a cold expression.
"I really want to kill you!" Zhao Xuanyi was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat instantly, but his expression remained relaxed.
"Eldest Princess, are you willing to give up? I am from the Royal Justice faction!"
"People like you may not always be loyal!"
"At least I'm not rebelling now, right?" Zhu Yuejun reached for the teapot and poured hot tea into Zhao Xuanyi's cup.
"I will keep this life for you temporarily. I will give you time and you must grow up as soon as possible! I hope that one day you can grow up to be strong enough to protect me!" After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, his face was full of pain, At this time, Zhao Xuanyi discovered that being an official is a boring game, and the saddest thing is that you have to play this game whether you want to play it or not!
Quitting halfway is a dead end!
"If Wei Chen leaves this secular place and goes to a peach blossom village that is free from worldly affairs, the eldest princess will not have to worry about Wei Chen!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"It's a good idea. If you have the ability to run to a place where I can't find you, then you have the ability!" Zhu Yuejun picked up the tea cup and took a sip of the fragrant tea.
"When the emperor's birthday is coming, I will send a message to General Li. You and your wife should also go to the palace to attend the banquet!" Zhao Xuanyi heard that this is possible. He has never attended a royal banquet. There is nothing better than this. In the emperor's house, wouldn't those delicacies from mountains and seas be what they want?
"It all depends on the eldest princess!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile. Zhao Xuanyi got off Zhu Yuejun's carriage and walked directly back to his own carriage. Back inside the carriage, Li Hanyan hurriedly asked
"How is it? What did the eldest princess ask you?"
"Nothing, just all work matters!" Zhao Xuanyi said casually. The words were simple, but Zhao Xuanyi's heart had become complicated. Zhu Yuejun's words today made it very clear. Even if she didn't go under her command, she wouldn't I will let myself go!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuanyi felt dizzy in his mind. He shouldn't have performed so well in the first place, but now he has been targeted by Zhu Yuejun, and he can't escape even if he wants to!
The carriage moved slowly, but Zhao Xuanyi's heart was slowly suffering. It seemed that he really wanted to do something, even if it was not to fight for power, at least he had to have the ability to protect himself!
After getting in touch with Zhu Yuejun, Zhao Xuanyi realized that the so-called royal family was not very reliable. It was subject to too many constraints, and he did not want to rely on anyone to survive!
"Brother Shen, go to the General's Mansion. I haven't seen my father-in-law for a long time. Go and have a look!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted loudly.
"Yes!" Shen Wei pulled the reins, changed direction, and set off towards the General's Mansion! Li Hanyan was very happy when she heard that Zhao Xuanyi was going back to the General's Mansion.
"What? Do you miss the days when you were in the General's Mansion?" Zhao Xuanyi blinked, don't worry!
Let me think about those days when we were in dire straits. I couldn't sleep in every day, I had to pay my respects to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and I had to be beaten by you every time I went to Zuichunlou. Wow, I really can't forget it even if I want to!
Arriving in front of the General's Mansion, several people got out of the car. Liu Bo saw Zhao Xuanyi coming back and ran over to greet him with a smile.
"Uncle, you are back!"
"Well! Is your father-in-law at home?" Zhao Xuanyi nodded and asked.
"Here, I have been in a bad mood for the past two days. I sigh in the front hall every day. The atmosphere in the house is very depressing!" Zhao Xuanyi nodded. I guess Li Yukun became like this because of Zhou Bowen's departure, right?
Several people walked into the general's mansion and went straight to the front hall. After entering, they saw Li Yukun sitting alone in the hall with a teapot and several kettles next to him. It looked like he had drank a lot of tea!
When Li Yukun saw Zhao Xuanyi and Li Hanyan coming back, his eyes shone with light.
"Girl, son-in-law, you are back!" Li Yukun said with a smile, overjoyed.
"Father, we are back to see you!" Li Hanyan ran over with a smile. Zhao Xuanyi cupped his fists and saluted
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law wishes you well!"
"Okay, okay! Get up quickly!" Li Yukun said with a smile. Zhao Xuanyi sat on a chair nearby, and the maid brought him a cup of hot tea. Although Zhao Xuanyi was the son-in-law, he was still very respected in the mansion. Who did the old man like?
Li Yukun looked at Zhao Xuanyi with a smile on his face
"Son-in-law, did you go to Zhou Mansion today?" Zhao Xuanyi nodded.
"Go!" After saying that, Zhao Xuanyi looked at Li Hanyan
"Daughter-in-law, Miss Chen Xue just came back two days ago, and you haven't seen each other for a long time. How about you go and have a chat with Miss Chen Xue?" Li Hanyan pouted after hearing this.
"You want to get rid of me again, what do you want to hide from me?" Li Hanyan said very dissatisfied.
Zhao Xuanyi and Li Yukun looked at each other and both smiled. Li Yukun looked at Li Hanyan
"Xuan Yi and I have something to say, you go play outside!"
"Hmph! I don't know who is your biological child!" After Li Hanyan finished complaining, she turned and left the hall.
Li Yukun looked at the girl going away and showed a happy smile. He knew in his heart that the reason why Zhao Xuanyi sent Li Hanyan away was because he didn't want her to know too much. With Li Hanyan's child's character, knowing so much that he shouldn't know may cause many problems. serious consequence!
"My girl is making things difficult for you!" Li Yukun said with a smile.
"That's right, I don't want to trouble others yet!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Hahaha!" Li Yukun smiled very happily, and then looked at Zhao Xuanyi
"I heard that you were also responsible for Zhou Bowen's case?"
"Father-in-law is looking for the eldest princess?"
"It's the eldest princess who's looking for me!" After Li Yukun finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Xuanyi with appreciative eyes.
"My father is very pleased to hear the eldest princess' praise for you. I didn't expect that you could figure out such a complicated matter in one day and cracked so many incredible methods. It really makes my father's face look good." Ah!" Who doesn't like to hear nice words?
But I don’t mind Zhu Yuejun’s compliments.
"It's all about complimenting my son-in-law, it's not that exaggerated!"
"Father, I heard that someone is trying to assassinate you? Do you want to mobilize hundreds of people from the military camp to guard your Piaoyun Pavilion?"
"No, no, no, father-in-law, there is no need. I don't have enough manpower now. Don't let those bastards accuse you of using a public weapon for personal use. Those old foxes can do it!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
Li Yukun nodded. He was very pleased that Zhao Xuanyi could understand him so well.
"Has the eldest princess come to see you?"
"My son-in-law...rejected!" Zhao Xuanyi said directly. This answer surprised Li Yukun. You know, it is very difficult for ordinary people to work under the eldest princess, but Zhao Xuanyi actually refused?
Li Yukun was really surprised
"Why?"
"I don't want to be restrained. It's nice to have a leisurely life in the military camp every day. No matter how powerful I am, I'm just a clown standing on the stage with a rope tied around my neck. I'm not used to it!" Li Yukun laughed. , stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhao Xuanyi
"You are too smart! Have tea and drink tea!" Li Yukun smiled happily again. Although the reason for Zhao Xuanyi's refusal was very casual, Li Yukun felt that Zhao Xuanyi chose not to go for his own sake. How could this be possible? Make him unhappy?
"Son-in-law, do you know why Zhou Bowen was assassinated?" Li Yukun asked. If Zhu Yuejun asked, Zhao Xuanyi would never ask, because asking would mean that he was involved, but asking Li Yukun was another matter.
"My son-in-law doesn't know!" Li Yukun sighed before he said anything.
"Hey, the emperor's birthday will be in half a month. You should know about this, right?"
"I heard that the eldest princess also invited my son-in-law to attend with his father-in-law!"
"The problem lies in this banquet. Did you know that this time for the emperor's birthday, the Ministry of Rites received a total of three hundred thousand taels of silver as funds for the banquet, but just half a month ago, when making calculations, it was less for no reason. One hundred thousand taels!" When Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he sat upright instantly. One hundred thousand taels, this is not a small amount!
"Someone is lining their pockets?"
"That's right! Zhou Bowen seems to know something about this matter, but before he could say anything, he was already...?" Li Yukun said this with a look of distress on his face, and waved his hand, unwilling to say any more!
Royal banquets, weddings and other matters are all the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Zhou Bowen is still a member of the Ministry of Rites. His official position is not big, but his power is not small. He should be responsible for this matter. It seems that he is just a victim!
"These people are so audacious!" Zhao Xuanyi was a little angry. Some people dared to touch the royal family's things. Isn't this seeking death?
"Who says it's not the case? Son-in-law, do you really think you didn't find anything?" Li Yukun asked. Zhao Xuanyi looked around and saw that there was no outsider. He stood up and came to Li Yukun's side.
"Father-in-law, to be honest with you, I really didn't find anything. I didn't investigate when I found something was wrong. But when I went to Zhou Mansion today, I met Li Wenzhou!"
"Oh? Sangong's disciple?"
"Exactly! He said something that made me a little suspicious!"
"What did he say?"
"The meaning of his words must be about Ye Yuanzhi!" After Li Yukun heard this, his face instantly became serious. It seemed that he was thinking. After a long time, Li Yukun looked at Zhao Xuanyi
"Son-in-law, what do you think of his statement?" Zhao Xuanyi was also a little vague.
"Father-in-law, I don't feel very reliable!"
"How to say?"
"Look, the uncle's house is not short of money, and Ye Yuanzhi's in-laws are silk merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that his eldest daughter is going to marry the son of a wealthy businessman in the capital. There is no need for him to take such a risk for one hundred thousand taels of silver, right? You can't do it!" Zhao Xuanyi expressed his thoughts.
