Hu Huanxi said, "Liang Shulin is a fifth-rank Huaihua Langjiang. Taifu Liang gave him a random job as the commander of the Yulin Guards of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. He has only twelve guards under him. He is the lowest-ranking official in the Liang family and the grandson that Taifu Liang cares least about. However, if he can marry the princess this time, he will become Taifu Liang's biggest worry."
"Someone from the Prince's Palace?" Zi'an sneered, "The Noble Concubine is really smart. She used someone from the Liang family, and someone from the Prince's Palace. She is very courageous."
"She has Emperor Wu's ambition, Emperor Wu's cruelty, and Emperor Wu's strategy. You have to be careful with this person." Hu Huanxi said.
"Where did you get this information?" Zi'an looked at her. How could she, a wealthy businessman, know the inside story of the noble concubine
Hu Huanxi raised his eyes and said, "Then, what do you think Juxianju does? Do we really make money from those nobles? If I don't get some information, I can't do this business. I have to rely on luck and royal policies for my livelihood, don't I?"
Zi'an smiled, "Hu Huanxi, you deserve to be rich."
"You will become rich only if you marry a princess. The princess is of noble status and has served three emperors. Her wealth is beyond your imagination."
Zi'an nodded, "I know. Someone from the palace came today and said that the Queen Mother was planning to hold a wedding for the princess. I knew what they were after."
"Do you have any way to deal with it?" Hu Huanxi asked Zi'an. She was really worried about the princess. To her, Zi'an, this fellow villager, meant less to her than the princess. She remembered grudges, but also remembered favors.
Zi'an thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the seventh brother comes out of the palace. He has been in the palace for a long time and has not returned yet."
"I heard that the Prince of Yuedong has also entered the palace. He will agree to find a husband for the princess. Moreover, the Prince of Yuedong and the Xiao family are at odds because Xiao Xiao let the princess down. Although I think the Prince of Yuedong will change his mind about Xiao Xiao after the matter is made clear, he will not force the princess to marry Xiao Xiao because Xiao Xiao already has a wife."
Zi'an said, "That's what I'm worried about. Now I've found the blood antelope horn and Liu Yue, but I'm not 100% sure she will hand it over. There's a feud between her and Song Ruiyang... maybe it's a feud."
"Rob? Or steal?" Hu Huanxi suggested.
Zi'an shook his head. "I thought about it, but she is the leader of the Salt Gang. She is very smart and cunning. She knows all the dirty tricks and will be on guard. Unless she calls it out voluntarily, even if we turn her house upside down, we will never find the blood antelope horn."
Hu Huanxi said, "I've heard of this Salt Gang leader Liu Yue. Her ancestors were from the southwest. She later married a woman from Daliang and took root in Daliang. The Salt Gang was a major threat to the Daliang court. I heard that Daliang's Grand Princess Jingmo once summoned her to bring the Salt Gang under the court. However, in the end, Grand Princess Jingmo let her go. I don't know why, but later on, she left the Salt Gang and Daliang. Unexpectedly, she came to the capital of the Great Zhou and gave birth to a daughter."
"Yier is Song Ruiyang's daughter."
Hu Huanxi smiled, "So, do you think she likes Song Ruiyang?"
"I have asked someone to investigate when she came to the capital. If it was exactly eleven years ago, then my inference is correct. Eleven years ago, Song Ruiyang came to the capital to marry the princess."
Hu Huanxi reminded him, "Zi'an, the Salt Gang is not easy to mess with. Since she left, the Salt Gang still has no leader, which proves that everyone is still waiting for her to come back. The Salt Gang is very powerful, even overwhelming the Cao Gang. You know, the previous leader of the Cao Gang was Wen Yi of Feilongmen, the Grand Empress Dowager of Daliang."
Zi'an said, "I know. So if she really doesn't hand over the bloody antelope horn, I have no other options for now. I just hope I can break through her weakness."
Hu Huanxi stood up and said, "Well, if you need my help, send someone to find me."
"Well, go ahead. I know you've been worried lately. I won't mention the things going on at home to avoid upsetting you. Go ahead," Zi'an said.
Hu Huanxi said calmly: "It's nothing. If an enemy comes, we will stop him with our troops. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth."
Both of them have come through many hardships and understand the difficulties involved.
Murong Jie did not come back until 11 p.m. in the evening. Zi'an waited for him by Zhuangzhuang's bed. When she heard Ni Rong's voice, she walked out quickly.
"How's the situation?" Zi'an took off his outer clothes and saw that his face was pale, knowing that the situation was not good.
Murong Jie said angrily, "My mother is determined to find a husband for Zhuangzhuang, and she has obtained the consent of the King of Yuedong. As a junior, I have no right to interfere in this matter, because it is not a matter of the court. We have been arguing all night, and the uncle refused to give in. He will be here soon and wants to see Zhuangzhuang."
Zi'an said worriedly, "Even you can't handle the King of Yuedong?"
"Who can handle him?" Murong Jie was still very angry.
Zi'an asked, "Something happened today. Did you see King Liang?"
"No, what's wrong?" Murong Jie asked, tilting his head.
Zi'an told the story of how the prince had taken Yi'er away today.
Murong Jie sneered, "This idiot is really courting his own destruction."
"But it's good too. At least King Liang won't give in anymore." Zi'an said.
"That's not a bad thing." Murong Jie thought for a moment, "He should go find the crown prince. Have you sent anyone to watch him? Don't really beat him to death."
"Send Xiao Tuo."
"That's fine. Although Xiao Tuo is stupid, he sometimes knows his limits." Murong Jie felt relieved.
There were footsteps outside the door. It should be the King of Yuedong coming.
Zi'an walked out and saw a man in a black royal robe embroidered with a four-clawed golden dragon coming in with a few people. He was about sixty years old, walked steadily, and the expression on his face was the same as Murong Jie's, dark and translucent. It was obvious that the two had really had a quarrel in the palace.
Zi'an bowed, "Xia Zi'an pays respect to the King of Yuedong!"
The Prince of Yuedong glanced at Murong Jie coldly, then looked at Zi'an and said stubbornly, "I don't deserve it. Your prince doesn't even take me seriously. As the regent, he has the upper hand over everything. As his princess, you just follow him and enjoy the glory."
Murong Jie snorted, "That's unreasonable!"
"Murong Jie, who is unreasonable?" The temper of the King of Yuedong was indeed violent, and he exploded with just one sentence, "Do you still have your uncle in your eyes? Do you still have your mother? Do you still have your aunt? She is so young, and you let her go without a master or a temple? Or do you want to wait until she dies before you find a ghost marriage?"
"My aunt is not dead yet," Murong Jie said angrily, "Aren't you cursing her?"
"Who cursed her? Would I curse her? When something happened to her, I was the saddest person. How could she be in your heart? How had she lived all these years? Has anyone of you cared about her? None of you cared about her!" The King of Yuedong choked up as he cursed.
Zi'an could tell that he was using anger to hide his sadness, and that he was referring to himself. He knew Zhuangzhuang wasn't having a good life, but he didn't take good care of her. Now that she was dying, he wanted to do something to make up for it.
"I don't want to bother with you. My aunt has someone she likes. If you just find someone to marry her to, will she be happy?" Murong Jie turned around and suddenly looked back, "You are a stone from a toilet, hard and smelly!"
The King of Yuedong was furious and jumped up to hit Murong Jie, "I won't hit you, bad boy, because you don't know how to respect your uncle."
(End of this chapter)