Life gradually returned to normal. The good news was that Zhou Qian had finally angered his father with this court turmoil and was completely kicked out of the house. Although he only got a small courtyard when the family was divided, he felt satisfied. Compared with his life in the Zhou Mansion, he was willing to move out even if it was poor. It seemed that he had hope for the future.
After moving, Zhou Qian invited Li Mingzhang and Li Yaonan to visit his home. The two courtyards were large and located in the north city, so there were a lot of people coming in and out.
After Li Mingzhang arrived, the first thing he did was frown. It was not because he despised Zhou Qian's family for being poor, but because he was a little indignant. Although Censor Zhou's family was not extremely wealthy, it was not the case that a concubine's son would be given only this little property as part of the family property. It was really heartbreaking.
Li Yaonan didn't have much idea about this. What others gave him was never as good as what he earned. The less Censor Zhou gave him, the more justified Zhou Qian would be after he became successful. Censor Zhou should not think of interfering in other people's affairs, otherwise it would not sound good if it got out. Censor Zhou was so concerned about his reputation that he would definitely keep silent.
Zhou Qian's idea was obviously the same as Li Yaonan's. He had saved a lot of private money over the years and could make ends meet. Why should he accept favors from the Zhou family? Besides, his stepmother was not a generous person.
"Brother Zhou, do you have any plans for the future?" As a close friend, Li Yaonan felt that he needed to show concern. After all, he had few connections in the court. The better the people around him were, the wider his future would be.
Zhou Qian shook his head dejectedly: "Let's study first." Originally he just wanted to move out of the house, but now he has nothing to do after moving out. There are still two years before the next imperial examination. He plans to study hard and take the top spot in the exam, which can also be regarded as a way to vent his grievances over the years.
Li Yaonan pondered for a moment and said, "My husband and I have several businesses in Beijing. Brother Zhou, would you like to take part in it?"
Zhou Qian was stunned and declined politely: "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Li, but don't mention this matter again. Brother Li and I are friends sincerely, so don't get involved with these mundane things."
Li Yaonan smiled casually, "Brother Zhou, what are you thinking? This move is to help you first, but secondly, I don't have a deep foundation in the capital, and my network of contacts is not as wide as Brother Zhou's. I was supposed to give some money out anyway, and one more Brother Zhou won't make much difference. What's more, I plan to be transferred to another place in two years. With Brother Zhou's help, I can rest assured."
Zhou Qian declined several times, but finally he couldn't resist the persuasion of Li Mingzhang and Li Yaonan and agreed. Needless to say, he was grateful in his heart. From then on, he took Li Yaonan's affairs to heart. He did not get those properties in vain. All in all, Li Yaonan made a business that was sure to make money.
They chatted for a while, but since Li Mingzhang was getting married soon, it was not appropriate for them to stay for long, so they said goodbye one after another in the afternoon.
After returning home, Li Yaonan discussed with her husband about giving Zhou Qian some of the shares of the several properties they had just acquired in Beijing.
Lin Yixuan thought about it for a moment, and recalled Zhou Qian's character of repaying kindness and repaying hatred a hundredfold in his previous life, so he nodded and agreed readily. Just as Li Yaonan said, there were many high-ranking officials in the capital, and they couldn't manage all the properties by themselves, so it would be a good thing to share some of them.
Li Yaonan was very curious about his husband. In fact, even he had not expected that the last incident would involve such a wide range of people. His husband seemed to be a prophet and had calculated every step perfectly. However, no clues could be found. Everything seemed so coincidental.
However, Li Yaonan firmly believes that the most impossible thing in the world is coincidence.
"Husband, do you think this dress is beautiful?" Lin Yixuan picked up a small piece of clothing, turned back and smiled sweetly, her eyes full of admiration and attachment.
Seeing such a husband, Li Yaonan couldn't bear to ask him some questions. He generously allowed his husband to keep some little secrets. Anyway, his husband would not harm him. He just regarded these secrets as the interest between them. He smiled at his husband and his expression became a little strange: "Are you going to let Xuer wear this?"
Lin Yixuan nodded: "Xu'er looks more and more like you as he grows older. I want him to wear the same clothes as you. Then we can draw it and enjoy it when Xu'er grows up."
Li Yaonan poked his head and said with a smile: "You bad guy, you want to see Xu'er make a fool of himself."
Lin Yixuan raised his head and smiled, glancing at him confidently, which was indeed what he meant.
Li Yaonan smiled softly. In his previous life, he had never thought that he would have such a happy moment. Listening to his husband's family matters, he felt very peaceful and warm in his heart. Comparing his son with his husband, Li Yaonan naturally favored his husband. So poor little Xu'er, in order to make your husband happy, you have to contribute your great ugliness. Li Yaonan sold his son without hesitation.
Lin Yixuan happily hugged her husband and kissed him. The weather was getting cooler and it was autumn. Li Yaonan took her husband and son to play in the pavilion. Seeing her lively son and her smiling husband, Li Yaonan suddenly became interested and asked people to take out pens and ink and started to paint for them seriously.
Li Yaonan's painting skills were already good, but he just lacked inspiration. Today, whether it was because he was in a good mood or was moved by something in his heart, the strong emotions in his heart appeared in the painting stroke by stroke. The shadows between colors were depicted with a lot of Western techniques. The clumsy look of Xiao Xuer and the smiling face of the little husband were painted just like the real thing.
"Husband." Lin Yixuan was extremely surprised and stroked the scroll carefully. He didn't even care about Xiao Xu'er and hurriedly took it to collect it. She knew her husband's painting skills. Today's painting not only represented her husband's feelings for him, but also moved him beyond words. Perhaps he would never get such a perfect work in his life, so how could he not cherish it.
Li Yaonan smiled faintly. Today's painting gave him some experience in his painting skills. Seeing that his young husband was happy, he thought that he might as well practice a little more and prepare to give his young husband a surprise in the future.
Life passed peacefully and warmly. After two years, Li Yaonan finally finished the manuscript of Ancient Romance. One month after handing it over to the emperor, major bookstores began to print it, and Li Yaonan made a fortune again.
Lin Yixuan was counting the money happily. Li Yaonan secretly began to think whether he should also do something to make a living. The way his little husband counted the money was very cute.
In fact, Lin Yixuan didn't love money, but the act of her husband giving her the money made her so happy that she almost wanted to fly. Nothing could make her happier than at that moment.
Over at the Hanlin Academy, Chang Hehui came to see Li Yaonan several times. The two of them were playing Tai Chi with each other and never got to the point. Chang Hehui was also very patient. Li Yaonan was talking until his mouth was dry and he was very angry, but that guy didn't move at all and kept talking about all sorts of things. People who didn't know the inside story would think they had a very good relationship.
After hearing the rumors outside, Li Yaonan knew that he couldn't go on like this. Even though he had nothing to do with the prince's lineage, with Chang Hehui's involvement, he was afraid that he would not be able to clear his name even if he wanted to.
"Lord Li." Chang Hehui greeted with a smile and walked over slowly.
Li Yaonan got a headache whenever he heard his voice. He felt that he was already a scoundrel, but he didn't expect that there was someone more scoundrel than him. He cupped his hands and forced a smile: "Master Chang."
"The weather is nice today." Chang Hehui chatted casually.
Li Yaonan rolled his eyes. He couldn't say something meaningful. He nodded and said, "Yes, it didn't rain much today."
Chang Hehui did not feel embarrassed at all, and continued: "I have not yet congratulated Lord Li on completing his masterpiece. Several of my nephews and nieces have great respect for Lord Li."
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Chang." Li Yaonan perked up and said nothing. Chang Hehui was very cunning, and he didn't want to fall into his trap accidentally. Even if he wanted to take him as a disciple, he had to be pleasing to the eye.
"Lord Li is young and promising. How can this be an exaggeration? Only you, a young talent, deserve this title." Chang Hehui gave him a compliment.
Li Yaonan was even more alert. "Master Chang, you are surprised by what I said. I just happened to know some information. If any official of the imperial court saw the ragged clothes of the refugees, they would definitely do the same as me. I really don't deserve your praise."
Chang Hehui felt very sorry. Although Tanhua Lang was young, he acted very experienced and was very careful in what he said and did. He tried to find out several times but couldn't find out whether this incident was related to Tanhua Lang. His intuition told him that there were not so many coincidences in the world.
On this point, it has to be said that Chang Hehui and Li Yaonan had the same idea, but Li Yaonan really didn't know, so it was useless for Chang Hehui to ask. Li Yaonan only guessed a little from his husband's daily behavior, and he added fuel to the fire and his husband fanned the flames. He felt that the two of them were really a perfect match.
Seeing that Chang Hehui was about to make another long speech, Li Yaonan pretended to be melancholy and sighed bluntly: "I am aware of Lord Chang's good intentions, but I still have self-awareness, so please don't waste your words." If he continued to chat with him like this, he would be labeled as the prince in a few days, which was absolutely unacceptable.
"Why do you say that, Lord Li?" Chang Hehui was stunned. He didn't expect Li Yaonan to say that. He just thought that Li Yaonan was a talent, and now he had offended the powerful people in the capital. It happened that the prince was the future crown prince, so if he could win him over, he could give him some protection. This was also a good intention on his part.
Li Yaonan sighed and frowned, "My husband is from Jingyang Marquis Mansion."
Lord Chang stopped talking immediately. As Li Yaonan firmly cut off his relationship with the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion, the Sixth Prince suffered a heavy loss this time, which almost made him forget that Lord Li was the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion. According to his understanding of the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince was now more suspicious. Even if Lord Li was brought over, the Crown Prince would not use him. No wonder Lord Li always avoided the question.
Chang Hehui understood a little in his heart, although he did not believe all his words, but he could understand Li Yaonan's thoughts. To take the imperial examination and become an official, everyone wants to stand out. Why would Lord Li rush in when he knew there was no way out
Chang Hehui felt regretful, but did not say much. He shook his head and walked away. It seemed that he would not come back as a lobbyist again.
Li Yaonan breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally solved a big problem. Chang Hehui was really hard to fool.
As for the prince, after hearing Chang Hehui's report, he laughed and praised Li Yaonan for his self-knowledge. After all, Li Yaonan was not unwilling to surrender, but he was ashamed and dared not to surrender. The meanings of the two are very different.
The prince did not care about it. Although the Sixth Prince was in trouble this time, he was still very angry. If it had not been for the incident in Shandong, he would never have known that there would be so many traitors under his command. The prince was happy to see anything that could cause trouble for his Sixth Brother, and he also inadvertently provided Li Yaonan with a protection, allowing him to be safe in the Hanlin Academy.
The Sixth Prince was so angry that his teeth were itching. He wanted to take action against Li Yaonan but he was helpless, not to mention that he could not protect himself now.
The dignitaries in the capital were also dissatisfied, but they knew better that this was a show of power by the prince, specifically for those of them who were wavering.
Li Yaonan enjoyed the prince's protection with peace of mind, which was within his expectations. He was just a bargaining chip, a chess piece, so there was no such thing as gratitude or not. He would always be loyal only to the emperor.
Soon, Lin Yixuan heard a piece of news that the seventh daughter of Jingyang Marquis's Mansion entered the Prince's Mansion as a concubine.
Lin Yixuan simply wanted to laugh out loud. He didn't expect that after so many twists and turns, the Jingyang Marquis' Mansion still made the same old move. He didn't know what the result would be this time. The Seventh Miss was his half sister, born to Concubine Xiang. She was very cunning. In her previous life, she also married into a wealthy family. Not only did she give birth to three sons and one daughter, she also suppressed the principal wife and added a lot of help to the Jingyang Marquis' Mansion. He didn't know what choice this half sister would make in this life
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