As soon as the hawker received the heavy money, he heard Xue Yan's words again, and hurriedly asked for money for him, and said with a smile, "Young master looks young, has a family so early?"
He didn't notice at all, the other son who was following this son quietly reddened his ears.
"You don't need to look for it." Xue Yan didn't bother to bring a piece of silver, took the pair of jade pendants, and turned to leave.
When the hawker saw it, he knew that he had met a generous customer.
He hurriedly said a few auspicious words: "Then thank you son! I wish the son and his wife a good relationship for a hundred years, and give birth to a precious son early!"
Xue Yan gave a rare smile to such an outsider.
"Thank you," he said.
However, following closely, he was dragged away by Jun Huailang.
Jun Huailang dragged him away, then lowered his voice and said, "What are you talking about, who is your wife?"
Xue Yan smiled but said nothing.
Jun Huailang had nothing to do with him.
Seeing his red ears, Xue Yan dragged him to a place with few people on the side of the road with a smile, and said, "I'm wrong, I'm your wife, okay?"
Jun Huailang glared at him.
When they were standing in a place with few people, Xue Yan grabbed one of them into the palm of his hand, freed his hand, and tied the other one around Jun Huailang's waist.
He was quite serious, bowed his head, the top of his jet-black hair gently rubbed the tip of Jun Huailang's nose.
After a while, Xue Yan fastened the jade pendant.
This poor quality jade pendant hung on the hem of Jun Huailang's clothes, somewhat unworthy. However, Xue Yan looked very satisfied, he fastened it, and looked up and down.
Jun Huailang couldn't help being amused by him, and asked, "Why did you remember to buy this small item?"
Xue Yan said sternly: "Didn't you listen to the stall owner? This is a concentric knot."
"Huh?" Jun Huailang was a little puzzled.
Hearing Xue Yan chuckle in a low voice, he got closer.
"It's tied to you, but it ties you up," he said.
Still so childish.
Jun Huailang thought so in his heart, but his heart softened a little, and the smile on the corner of his lips deepened.
At the dim light, Xue Yan suddenly approached, and when Jun Huailang was caught off guard, he quickly kissed him on the lips, and immediately backed away.
"you… "
Before Jun Huailang could speak, Xue Yan put the jade pendant in his hand into his.
"Come on, tie me up too," he said.
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Jin Yiwei's footsteps are very fast.
Since that day Guo Rongwen was imprisoned, Jin Yiwei packed up all the evidence, and sent it to Chang'an together with the IOUs from Master Xu's business of oiran.
After a few days, people arrived.
Jin Yiwei's men and horses moved quickly and were extremely secretive. Until they entered Chang'an City, there was no news from the court and the public.
But Chang'an has always been the site of the East Factory, where their hands and eyes reach the sky.
As soon as Jinyiwei entered Xuanwumen, Donghuamen already got news.
It was a hot summer day at the Dongji Factory outside Donghua Gate. Chang'an is dry and hot in summer, and Duan Chong's room has Yijian ice, which is blowing cold air.
He put down the half-peeled grapes and picked up the secret letter sent by Fanzi.
After a while, he laughed slowly.
Wu Shunhai waited on the side, and seeing his expression, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master Chang, how is it?"
Duan Chong handed the secret letter to Wu Shunhai.
Wu Shunhai took the letter and read it carefully.
"This... King Guangling is going to make such a big move?" he asked in surprise.
Wu Shunhai gave a rough laugh, picked up the grapes again, and peeled them.
The letter said that the King of Guangling had sent several Jin Yiwei to send a secret letter to the emperor. In the letter, there is evidence that the Xu family embezzled money from Jiangnan and helped the king of Yunnan sent people to cause trouble in Jiangnan.
"Now, won't the Xu family be completely destroyed by King Guangling?" Wu Shunhai asked in surprise.
Although the Xu family is not as precious as the old-fashioned honor of the Jun family, it has experienced several generations of monarchs, and now it is even more prosperous.
No one could have imagined that the Xu family would fall one day.
Duan Chong laughed.
"The Xu family?" he said. "This kid's appetite doesn't stop there."
Wu Shunhai was puzzled: "What else does he want to do?"
Looking at the Dayong Dynasty and the opposition, although the Jiang family is involved in political parties, they never interfere in the harem and the emperor's heir. Besides the Xu family, who else has the ability and the will to win the heirloom
As long as Xue Yan brought down the Xu family, wouldn't the future throne fall firmly on him
Besides this, what else does he want
Duan Chong glanced at her and shook his head.
"In his letter, the king of Yunnan was clearly written," he said. "You said, if His Majesty saw it, what decision would he make?"
Wu Shunhai said without hesitation, "According to His Majesty's temper, it is natural to send troops..."
He paused.
"You mean, King Guangling still wants military power?"
Duan Chong put the peeled grapes into his mouth, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands.
"Although the status of Dayong generals is low, there are many soldiers in the court." He said. "He grew up in Yanyun again, and he went to the battlefield when he was ten years old. How many times has he fought against the Turks? If he goes to fight the King of Yunnan, it's not a matter of time before he wins."
"You mean..."
Duan Chong looked out the door.
Outside, the camphor trees are lush and green, and the noise of cicadas can be heard.
"If he wins this battle, let alone the fall of the Xu family, he can also cultivate his own power in the army," he said. "At that time, he will be helping everywhere, and no one can compete with him. Will this throne be his sooner or later?"
Wu Shunhai nodded.
"Why isn't the factory owner happy?" he asked. "We've already stood in King Guangling's team, and we've helped him so much. At that time, won't the factory master sit back and relax?"
Duan Chong said slowly: "There are many dreams in the night."
Hearing these four words, Wu Shunhai was also silent.
Now that the emperor is in good health, he is only in his forties. As long as there are no accidents, it will be easy for him to rule for another ten years.
At this time, Xue Yan has already reached the peak of the sky, but who knows what will happen in another ten years
Besides, people from Dongchang know how fickle people are. Now, although they have a kindness to Xue Yan, according to Duan Shishi's letter sent back on time, they also know that Xue Yan trusts them more than Jin Yiwei.
But if Xue Yan lived a peaceful life with so many fans around him for more than ten years, who knows if he would still remember this kindness from Dongchang
They have too many variables to face.
For them, the most ideal state is that Xue Yan has been depressed all the time and ascended the throne with their help; or Xue Yan quickly ascended the throne within a few years, and they took advantage of the current situation and borrowed Xue Yan to give him the throne. Make more money for yourself.
But now, events are out of their control.
Thinking of this, Wu Shunhai's expression also became solemn.
"Then... Mr. Chang, how can this be?" he asked.
Duan Chong picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, diluting the sweet and greasy taste of grapes in his mouth.
"Naturally you can't really let him go so well," he said.
Wu Shunhai nodded again and again.
He was born as a slave, and he was the most observant in his life. When he saw Duan Chong's expression, he knew that Duan Chong had already made up his mind.
"Father-in-law means..." Wu Shunhai asked tentatively.
"Lingfu now, isn't it still on the Xu family's boat?" Duan Chong said slowly. "If he knows, the Xu family will definitely know."
Wu Shunhai showed a bitter look: "But Jin Yiwei has always been secretive in his work, so he will not let Ling Fu easily..."
He has a meal.
"Father-in-law means, let's tell them some news?"
Duan Chong smiled.
"That's right," he said. "No matter what to do after that, the Xu family, who are about to die, have to figure out their own way."
Attracting Xue Yan and Xu family to fight, no matter what the result is, it will be beneficial to him and harmless.
If Xue Yan wins, his vitality will be greatly damaged. If Xue Yan loses, the Xu family has no way to kill him.
Duan Chong most enjoys this kind of pulling, the pleasure of domesticating people between applause. Injured him, and then personally gave him sweet dates, so that he didn't know who the enemy was, and he was grateful to himself.
Really fun and profitable.
At this time, Jin Yiwei had already entered the imperial study of Emperor Qing Ping.
Emperor Qing Ping was reviewing the memorials, with Ling Fu waiting by his side. Seeing someone in plainclothes begging to see him, Emperor Qing Ping put away the memorial and glanced at Lingfu beside him.
When Lingfu saw someone coming in, he was secretly looking at the other party, trying to see clues from the other party's words and deeds, so as to identify their identity.
But those few knelt down in front of Emperor Qingping and said nothing. When Lingfu was about to look again, he received the gaze of Emperor Qingping.
This means to let him back off.
Lingfu naturally did not dare to disobey the imperial decree, bowed, and silently withdrew.
The door to the imperial study closed heavily behind him.
Lingfu glanced back a few times, then walked down the corridor and asked the little eunuch who was guarding there, "Can you tell who they are from the few who came in just now?"
The little eunuch shook his head blankly.
Lingfu gritted his teeth and scolded him.
He knows that even if he asks others, he can't ask anything. Those who serve in the palace, although they look beautiful, but they are not peaceful, and only they know.
After serving the master in front of them, they will enjoy inexhaustible glory and wealth. But they are the vines growing on the big tree. If the tree falls, they will also be finished.
Therefore, he is serving the emperor in front of him, and he also needs to find a way out for himself.
He originally thought that the Xu family was a reliable one. He was rich in the court, and there were favored concubines and concubines in the harem, as well as his own imperial heir.
Unexpectedly, the Empress Jieyu killed herself, and the Xu family, relying on their huge power, took a few dangerous moves in a row.
Li Fu only felt resentment.
In the palace, although he was with the emperor every day, the eyes and ears of his subordinates were limited to the palace.
Now, the backer outside him is about to fall, and he has nothing to do.
He glanced at the imperial study again.
It was quiet inside, and nothing could be heard. But he was inexplicably a little flustered, always feeling that something big was going to happen.
Just then, a little eunuch came over.
Lingfu glanced at it and felt that it was a faceless man who just took the wrong path.
He stepped forward and reprimanded.
"If you know where this place is, you dare to bump into it?" he said.
The little eunuch smiled secretly.
"The slave knows where this place is, of course," he said. "The slaves are here specially to find the father-in-law."
Lingfu frowned and looked at him.
Just listen to the little eunuch's eyes glance in the direction of the imperial study.
"Father-in-law doesn't want to know, who is inside?" He lowered his voice, only the two of them could hear clearly.
"The father-in-law came with the servant, and the servant will tell you."