"Dad, I heard from the servants in the mansion that Qin Ming will come to the mansion in the afternoon?"
Yuchi Gong said with a dark face.
"Is Qin Ming's injury getting better?"
"Um."
"Dad, they came here to check on your injuries, why didn't you leave Qin Ming at home for a meal before leaving?"
Yuchi Gong's face turned darker when he heard this.
I thought to myself, my dear daughter, you have only been with him for a day, right?
Is this all about Qin Ming?
Not one of the three sentences was concerned about daddy's injury. Is this still my obedient and filial daughter?
Are you still keeping that kid to eat?
In this life, he never wants me to let him eat in the house!
No, we have to find a way. We must let that kid become the clerk and join the army.
Yuchi Wanning saw that Yuchi Gong's face was not very good, so he asked cautiously:
"Dad, could it be that Qin Ming offended you in some way?"
Yuchi Gong came back to his senses after hearing this. Looking at his daughter's worried eyes, he twitched the corner of his mouth, then laughed and said:
"How is that possible? Dad was just thinking about how to help that boy gain a foothold in the army."
Yuchi Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, just when she wanted to ask Yuchi Gong if he had any plans.
The housekeeper Lao Chen walked into the front hall.
Old Chen bowed to Yuchi Gong and Yuchi Wanning, then took out a gift list from his arms and handed it to Yuchi Gong:
"Alang, this is the gift list sent by the man from Qin County. Please take a look at it."
Yuchi Gong nodded when he heard the words, took the gift list and took a look at it, and then said with some suspicion:
"Hey, I know Erguotou on this gift list, but what is this soap?"
Yuchi Wanning's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said with joy:
"My daughter knows that among the nobles in Chang'an City, this soap is hard to find. When my mother went to the palace to attend a banquet a while ago, she heard that the only soap in the palace is in the Queen's Palace."
"After my mother came back from the palace, she searched for it for a long time, and then she got two pieces from Aunt Cheng."
Yu Chigong was shocked when he heard that the soap was so popular. He picked up the gift list and read it again, and then said:
"Is it really as precious as you said? But there are a hundred yuan in this gift list? Did that guy Qin Ming write it wrong? It shouldn't be."
Yuchi Wanning thought for a while and said:
"Dad, do you think it's possible that Qin Ming made this soap?"
.......
Youshi, Chang'an City, Xingdaofang, Qin Mansion
Qin Ming sat in the study with a dark face.
After he came out of the Duke's Mansion in the afternoon, he went to the indomitable mansion.
Just like Yuchi Gong, the killer, he was determined to learn that his stab wound had basically recovered.
Not only that, but he stood up and patted his chest and promised that he would definitely help him get the position of clerk and join the army.
Qin Ming was helpless about this. It seemed that if he wanted to stay in Chang'an City, he couldn't count on these murderers.
After finding a reason to decline Xue Wanche's invitation to stay for dinner, Qin Ming hurried back to his mansion.
He has already learned from Yuchi Gong and Xue Wanche who the civil servants who recommended him are.
After secretly checking Wen Yuan's secret letters in his mind, he quickly determined that most of the civil servants who recommended him had contacts with Wang Gui of the Wang family in Taiyuan in the past two days.
Most of them were from Shandong noble families.
Of course, there are also individual ministers who have had contact with the Changsun Mansion.
In this way, Qin Ming had to consider this matter carefully.
Qin Ming was certain that the generals recommended him out of good intentions. Firstly, they wanted to draw him into the generals' group, and secondly, they wanted him to gain some credit.
After all, in the Tang Dynasty, there was an unwritten rule that no one could be granted a title without military merit.
In the eyes of Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, he is now just a county man with no actual job, and he can be said to have no say at all in the court.
It's a good time to take this opportunity to gain some military exploits. Even if you can't get military merit, it's still good if you can get a real job.
If Wang Gui and Changsun Wuji hadn't been involved, Qin Ming might have gritted his teeth and gone.
But in this situation, Qin Ming is really worried that these two families will secretly cause trouble for him.
The last thing in his life he believed in was pie in the sky.
These two families who had a quarrel with him are now secretly adding fuel to the flames. How could there be nothing fishy about him?
Qin Ming carefully recalled his experiences these days and felt that he was too passive now.
He clearly knew that Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui were causing trouble in secret, so he could only passively accept the move.
Moreover, the most important issue now is not just how to solve this dilemma.
But after dealing with this trouble, what should I do if someone makes trouble again.
You can’t just respond passively every time, right?
What should we do to scare those people so that they will stop causing trouble for us?
In the past, Qin Ming always thought that if he wanted to live a comfortable life in the Tang Dynasty, he only had to find a way to make friends with Li Er, Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling and other civil servants and generals.
After all, it is written like this in novels, it is better to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree!
But now Qin Ming doesn't think so anymore. In the Tang Dynasty, even if Qin Ming doesn't cause trouble, there are always people who want to cause trouble for him.
That was the case with the assassination on Shangyuan Festival, and it was the same with this incident.
Just imagine, if I hadn't insisted on exercising since last year, and after forming a guard team on Zhuangzi, I learned martial arts from Uncle Zhang for a while.
Qin Ming had already died on the Lantern Festival.
And what happened this time, if Qin Ming hadn't arranged for someone to do something behind the scenes in the Wang Mansion and Changsun Mansion.
It seems that if I want to live a stable and happy life in Datang, I have to rely on myself.
It's unrealistic to expect others, even Li Er!
........
Youshi, Imperial Palace, Lizheng Hall
Empress Changsun sat on the couch and listened carefully as Li Shimin described what happened in the court this morning.
After burning the incense, Li Shimin picked up the teacup and took a sip. He looked at Empress Changsun who was deep in thought and said:
"Mr. Guanyin, what do you think about the courtiers recommending Qin Ming to accompany the army on the expedition?"
Queen Changsun picked up the teapot and added some tea to Li Shimin's cup.
"Erlang, the ancestral system has stated that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."
Li Shimin stood up with a smile after hearing this, sat next to Empress Changsun, took her hand and said:
"Hey, this isn't a court, so there's no harm in talking."
Empress Changsun leaned into Li Shimin's arms and said softly:
"I think this matter is a bit strange."
Li Shimin said in a playful tone, and Queen Changsun slapped Li Shimin angrily.
Li Shimin laughed and said:
"Go on, I won't interrupt you."
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