Qi Yuanxiu · Self-cultivation

"Oh?"

"The Han family is said to be extremely dissatisfied with this—"

Ji Xiu suddenly thought of something else and interrupted him: "I heard that the lady of the Han family has a good plan."

"This--"

Ji Xiu said with a smile: "Master Yu, don't panic. Ms. Han's statement spreads far and wide, and she is famous for her mental calculations. After all, Zhenyuan Mansion and Jinyang Mansion are also considered relatives. A few days ago, the eldest son got married. It's really against humanity and righteousness to not be able to go over to watch the gangster's work. It's rare for the old general to send someone over today. He wanted to invite Mr. Yu to stay in the mansion for a few days. It's really sad. Miss Han is now living in Zhenyuan Mansion, isn't she?"

"Not false."

Ji Xiu paced lightly, and after a few rolling eyes, he came up with an idea, "As soon as Mr. Yu has news, I will immediately notify Zhenyuan Mansion, and ask the general to put all his energy on the border of Yongzhou, which is bordered by Yongzhou. Manzi, I ask you generals to work harder."

Yu Zhan clasped his fists: "Don't dare, it is the bounden duty of a soldier to protect the family and the country. I am relieved to have the prince's words. I thank the prince for Zhenyuan Mansion."

"Don't dare."

Ji Xiu asked Uncle Zhong to send the man from the northwest out of the mansion. The man was far away, Uncle Zhong turned back and found Ji Xiu was still there, and said:

"I saw that guy just now is very rough, just a rough guy, I'm afraid that the words of the prince just now will not be passed on."

"What I want is a rough person, and Yu Xiaoqing who is more careful will not send it here. I am afraid that Yu Xiaoqing has also got involved here," Ji Xia refused to say more.

What Ji Xiu said is true. During the chaos in Dongyang, [-]% of the aristocratic families were severely injured, and the Zhenyuan Yu family in Yongzhou was indeed unscathed. At first, I thought it was Tiangao Emperoryuan, and then I thought about it after going through what happened later. , this Yu family is really not a simple character!

"This matter is still a bit involved, I have to ask the newcomer." Ji Xiu put down his teacup and walked out of the door. When he thought of something, he turned his head again: "The ancestral hall should be cleaned up."

"Hey," Uncle Zhong, the housekeeper, replied. The ancestral hall is a big forbidden place for Ji Xiu. Ji Xiu has to stay there for almost a year, and outsiders are not allowed to contact him on weekdays. Why did he suddenly let someone else come in as the housekeeper today? take care of?

Uncle Zhong slapped his forehead fiercely, in a few days it will be the anniversary of Concubine Ming's death...

Apart from the newcomer, Ji Xiu also invited another accountant in the mansion. Ji Xiu sat in the account with a document on the low case.

"...Today, no one is willing to lead an army to fight in the imperial way. After hearing that the king of Jinyang is a royal family, I would like to support the king and rule the world..." This is the key point of the document.

"What do you think?" Ji Xiu handed the document to Wang Jian.

"I personally think it's not advisable."

"Oh?"

"Han Dexia is scheming. The fish and geese are only a hundred miles away from us. If we say that we started the war, why involve the three newly opened small courts? It is estimated that he should have issued documents to all the vassal kings." , Qin Wang is false, and his reputation is true."

"Go on."

"This Han Dexia can be regarded as a hero. He is an accountant and is proficient in calculations, but in the end he was ruined by calculations. He has a daughter. Before that, he wanted to be in-laws with the Zhenyuan Yu family in Yongzhou. The Yu family has two sons. The eldest son Yu Guanyue and her second son, Yu Guanli, the eldest son is not the eldest son, but the youngest son, Yu Guanli, inherits the family business. This Han Dexia tried every means to give his daughter to Yu Guanli as the main wife, but the Yu family disagreed, Miss Han I can only be a concubine. This matter has been dragged on."

"I've heard about it."

"This Han Dexia didn't know what to do afterwards, but he insisted on negotiating with the Yu family. Miss Han will be the mistress of the family after she gets married. Then when the family was happily preparing the dowry, they found that the groom had run away."

"Oh?"

"I don't know why I ran away. That's what happened after I came to Jinyang."

Ji Xiu caressed that side of Yantai, and suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Then Miss Han is an ugly monster?"

"That's not the case. Ms. Han's name is well-known in Yuyan. She is only twenty-eight years old, and the second son is also a dragon and phoenix among people. The best one is the best."

Wang Jian suddenly coughed dryly: "My lord will be twenty after this year."

Ji Xiu didn't speak, Wang Jian continued: "Does the lord have someone he likes?"

Ji Xiu shook his head.

"That Caomin hopes that the prince can settle the marriage with the Liu family in Hanzhong as soon as possible," said the accountant Liu Daxia.

"Whatever," Jinxiu said, not paying attention at all. "Do you have any other information about Han Dexia?"

Wang Jian said all this like a storyteller.

"The land of Yuyan is barren and there is little rain. The main source of income is business and trade with other places. This Han Dexia is also a smart man. Yuyan did not belong to him in the first place."

"Han Dexia was born as the son of a shepherd in Yuyanbei. His mother is unknown. Before he put on the crotch pants, his father froze to death because of a snowstorm while tending sheep for the landlord. The landlord is considered a good man. He not only buried Han Dexia generously The father of the shepherd, even took Han Dexia into his own mansion, and taught the son of a poor man to read and write, this landlord is called He Chunlin."

Ji Xiu moved slightly, He Chunlin knew that he was the editor of the Imperial Academy in the previous dynasty, and he was ranked second in the 26th year of Jingchu, but after working in the Imperial Academy for a few years, he returned home to recuperate due to illness. At that time, Emperor Gong Qimian had not yet enthroned.

"Han Dexia didn't have much interest in books. He ran around with the He family's servants every day, showing his business acumen. The head steward of the He family discovered his talent, so he took this apprentice and put himself in business. The life-long skills on the field are devoted to teaching this apprentice, and I hope that Han Dexia will become the next head of Hejia."

"Besides Han Dexia, the chief manager of the He family also has another apprentice, a female apprentice. He gave birth to three daughters in one breath. The eldest daughter and the second daughter are both kind and pure, but the younger daughter is born with ancient spirits. It's weird. The youngest daughter doesn't like books, but she loves to count, and she is good at making calculations, so she naturally became the female apprentice of the head of the He family."

"Both the eldest daughter and the second daughter are married. The eldest daughter is married to the Governor of the Northern Expedition. The second daughter has a special liking for the prefect of Yuyan, so she becomes the prefect's wife. The youngest daughter is about the same age as Han Dexia, and is a good man. I hope this youngest daughter will inherit the family business. Han Dexia has a smart brain, a sweet mouth, and a natural business savviness. In addition, the two are about the same age. Han Dexia didn't know when he was attracted to his junior sister. door-to-door son-in-law."

"However, the little girl at that time already had someone else in her heart."

"That person's name is Yu Xiaoqing."

Liu Daxia, the accountant, didn't expect that there was such a relationship. He listened to the priest and said it like a storyteller. He thought of some things, but he was a little bit emotional.

"It's impossible for a younger junior sister to marry me. Han Dexia understood this truth very early on. Although kind people like her, Miss He has a strong temper. She would rather be broken than broken. So, later, this accountant Han started To make a plan, he opened a pawnshop outside the village by himself, using this pawnshop to slowly empty out Hejia's strength. Originally, I was not interested in anything other than flowers, birds, fish and insects, so Hejia gradually declined."

"Could no one see it?"

"Of course someone found out about it, but when Ms. He found out, it was already too late. The whole He family was on the verge of collapse. Everything was decided by the shepherd's son from the north, and there was nothing he could do."

"Han Dexia is a capable person. For more than ten years, he has never leaked water. He insisted on changing the owner of a rich family. Of course, the youngest daughter will not let this house thief go. She quickly notified her two sisters and brother-in-law. In the Dongyang case, the correspondence was captured by the traitor, framed and framed, and the two in-laws were also implicated, so they were exhausted, and Miss He could only marry this Zhongshan wolf with tears in his eyes."

"After the Dongyang case, the whole country was unstable. Han Dexia set up a chamber of commerce in Yuyan. The chamber of commerce can protect merchants. The threshold for joining the association is extremely low. Anyone who sets up a stall to sell dry goods can join without charging a fee. Yuyan is an important commercial town. Han Dexia It won most people's hearts at once, during the Taikang Rebellion, the prefect's family disappeared, and Han Dexia became a veritable prefect of Yuyan."

Ji Xiu was about to leave, but Wang Jian hurriedly stopped him: "I haven't said the main point yet."

"I probably know what happened next, the Taoist priest thinks the same as I think, so that's it." Ji Xiudao

He just came to test out Wang Jian's tone, but he didn't expect to say so many things. It seems that this person really has some skills.

No matter how powerful Han Dexia is, it is Yuyan's business. The mess in Jinyang still needs to be solved by them. What can a prince who has no real power in his hands do?

Shan Xuechen was walking aimlessly in the palace, it was so cold here, there was no trace of people, the sun had slowly risen, hanging in the east like a small egg yolk, Shan Xuechen couldn't tell the difference for a while. Is it reality or is it a dream.

The housing pattern in Jindi is completely different from that in Jinzhou. Due to the geographical location in the northwest, the ground is cold and the wind is strong, the houses in Jindi are mostly tall and the courtyards are far away. The layout and momentum are also completely different from Jinzhou. , so some dragon-shaped decorative patterns are retained, and the whole palace is solemn and solemn.

This location should be the kitchen. Shan Xuechen entered a room. Thanks to the elders of the family forcing the future head of the family to memorize the map of the entire family, he probably judged this location.He closed the door tiptoely, the room was very dark, there were no candle flames, only the faint light from the outside through the sail-colored window paper.

So this is not the kitchen, Shan Xuechen looked around, it was very empty, but there were a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, he couldn't help being curious, and continued to walk into the house.

In the middle of the room is a tall table, in front of the table, there are two futons, and the table is covered with wooden plaques from high to low.

Shen Xuechen trembled in fright, but accidentally touched something on the case.

With a clatter, there was the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

Shan Xuechen settled down and picked up the thing, a beautiful white cup.

His eyes widened all of a sudden!He knew this cup. His father had a pair on his desk back then. His father liked it very much. Later, the Dongyang Rebellion was affected. He didn't expect to see this cup here. Since it belongs to the Shan family, it must be The bandit got it by all means, it's better to return it to the original owner, and to do a good deed for the bandit, thinking this way, he generously stuffed the thing into his sleeve pocket.

So Uncle Zhong searched for it several times but did not find it.

When he returned to the room, the Taoist priest had already woken up, and a pot of hot tea from somewhere was steaming faintly in the room.Wang Jian was already sitting in the house, Ji Xiu had just left, and Yu Guanli's departure was within his expectation, the marriage between the Han family and the Yu family was also in his mind, and he didn't expect it to come so soon.

When Shan Xuechen came back, Ji Xiu had already left, and the teacup on the table was still hot, and before he could tell him, Shan Xuechen drank Ji Xiu's remaining tea in one gulp.

Wang Jian couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't point it out, so he let him go.

"The Taoist got up very early."

"The King of Jinyang just came here." Wang Jian didn't intend to hide it from him.

"Oh," Shan Xuechen poured himself another cup, "When can I leave?"

Wang Jian didn't know what to say.

In the next few days, I finally figured out the situation of the palace. There was only an empty shell left in the palace. With the two of them, there were no more than ten people in the palace. It was very depressed, and it was rare to see a single person during the day , let alone Ji Xiu, Wang Jian went to the front yard to discuss matters with Prince Ji every day, and Shan Xuechen didn't see a single person in the backyard all day.

It must be impossible for there to be many people in the Wangfu, and more people would open their mouths more.After the old King Jin left, Ji Xiu resigned his subordinates drastically, and the remaining ones held multiple jobs. The manager Qian Zhong was also a housekeeper and an old lady, and there was an accountant named Liu. Ji Xiu didn't want to use this person at all. Yes, but this person stayed on with a shameless face, and got a free account, so Ji Xiu accepted it with a smile.

In short, the land is vast and sparsely populated.

After Shan Xuechen entered the mansion, he didn't say a word to this weird prince, and after meeting him a few times, this prince didn't take himself seriously at all, but it was Wang Jian who followed Ji Xiu in and out of the study every day. , just like a staff member.

There is another person who often goes in and out of the Jinyang Palace, He Minhe, the official of the Jinyang Palace, in the middle of [-] years, with an awe-inspiring uprightness, wearing a hair scarf, and ready to die heroically for righteousness at any time, Wang Jian said This person is very interesting, this person is also the brains of Jinyang Wang Jixiu, and there is another one who comes to the door every day, Mr. Ji Shenji, the former servant of the Ministry of Rites, who is bent every day, shriveled like a boxwood in autumn If you come to the door, you have to chant a few words such as "God is not benevolent, and all things are like dogs" or "The wine and meat of the Zhumen stinks".

The only one who steals the country is the king!

There is really nothing to talk about with this group of Jinyang people, and He Min is an exception. Wang Jian is different from him, but his political ideas are indeed similar. The son walked closer.

One day, He Min went to the mansion to find Ji Xiu to discuss armaments, but he couldn't find Ji Xiu, so He Min went straight to the study of the middle courtyard, and unexpectedly met Shan Xuechen.

"Brother Bai," He Min bowed slightly.

Shan Xuechen moved his eyes away from the bookshelf, saw He Min, and returned the courtesy: "Brother He please."

"Don't dare," He Min waved his hands and smiled.

He Min is indeed very interesting, a gentleman is modest and gentle like jade, he is talking about He Min, such a person, I am afraid that there is no other person in the world, Shan Xuechen has a great characteristic, It is more appropriate to call it a characteristic than a defect. When you meet someone who is capable, you will give all you have to make friends.It would be a pity not to get acquainted with someone like He Min.

"Where are you and brother from?"

"My hometown, Yuyan, was born in Jinyang."

"That's the native."

"Exactly, dare to ask Your Excellency?"

Shan Xuechen was speechless and blushed. He really felt like a villain for a gentleman who couldn't be honest with each other.

He Min was really interesting, seeing that he didn't speak, he asked another question, "Does Brother Bai like reading very much?"

"Of course!"

"What books do you usually read!?"

"Confucius and Mencius also read the Book of Songs, and occasionally read miscellaneous books."

"Miscellaneous books?"

"Storybooks and legendary novels should be used as entertainment."

"Then I guess you will be disappointed, there are no such things here," Mr. He smiled, the study never put those entertainment things, "But I know that there is a study on the street, it is very popular, and every time you pass by there is a large It’s just that the boss has a bad temper.”

"Then we must go to visit some other day!"

Talking with thoughtful people is a happy thing. Shan Xuechen likes it very much and is good at doing these things. He Min thinks that Shan Xuechen is gentle but useless. He is surprised why Ji Xiu would allow it. Such a person appeared in Jinyang Mansion.

When is the spring flower and autumn moon? How much do you know about the past?The small building was windy again last night, and the homeland couldn't bear to look back in the moonlight.

Ji Xiu's complexion was very bad, and the loyal uncle next to him looked hesitant, and the cold air exuding from Ji Xiu's body forced a layer of frost to form around him, "Who has been here?"

This is the ancestral hall, which enshrines the ancestors of the family. Today is the death day of Concubine Ming, but Ji Xiu got angry. A few days ago, he found that the cup was there, and somehow it disappeared today. Uncle Zhong shook his head.

At this time, Shan Xuechen passed by with a stack of books in his arms, and he and his lord made an appointment to go to the study together to listen to the books.

Ji Xiu didn't even think about it, he jumped over and knocked Shan Xuechen's neck to the ground like he was catching a chicken.

"Have you been to that room?" Ji Xiu's eyes were almost bleeding.

"What?" Shan Xuechen was still in shock.

"I said, have you been to that room?" Ji Xiu's veins popped out, and the strength in his hands became stronger. Shan Xuechen who was stuck could only breathe out but not in. He hurriedly used his sleeves, Wanting to get rid of the control of the auto repairer, unexpectedly, this swing knocked out the cup from the sleeve.

This made him even more guilty.

Without further ado, Ji Xiu slapped him forward.

Shan Xuechen spat out a mouthful of blood, causing his front to turn red, but his eyes were blank, "Why did you steal my things!"

It just so happened that the accountant Mr. Liu Daxia passed by. Seeing the situation, he hurriedly pulled the two of them away, facing Yan Wang Jixiu, with his hands behind his back to protect Shan Xuechen: "Speak up if you have something to say, don't hurt your friendship!"

"Go away, or I'll kill you too," Ji Xiu said these crazy words in an unusually calm manner.

"Ahem...ahem..." The stamina of that slap was too great, blood kept gushing out from his mouth, dripping onto his chest, dripping down like a small waterfall.

Wang Jian and He Min who heard the sound from the front yard hurried over, seeing this scene, both of them were horrified.

Without even thinking about it, Wang Jian lowered his head and knelt down in front of Ji Xiu: "Caomin disciple has no way, doesn't understand etiquette, and offends the prince. If there is anything wrong, please punish him by King Jinyang!"

"Do you think you can take responsibility? I have long wanted to kill you both!"

Of course, Wang Jian didn't know the story in this issue. This cold-faced Yan Wang usually shows no signs of emotion, but today he became so angry, it seems that Shan Xuechen has indeed touched this person's pain, and it must be a big deal. So he knocked his head loudly a few times, his head was bruised, "If there is anything wrong, please punish the prince together. If the prince wants to kill the foolish brother, then let's kill the grassroots as well!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, He Min hurriedly knelt down together: "Please think twice!"

There are so many people pleading for that person, the expression on Ji Xiu's face froze all of a sudden, he gritted his teeth and said, "Believe it or not, I'll cut you all off!!"

Even though the wind was strong, the strong wind howled over the roof, and also blew away the fishy smell. The darkness slowly came over, and the redness in his eyes gradually calmed down. He kept silent and stared coldly at everything in the palace Everyone, everyone is pleading for the thief, the embroidered pillow is still coughing up blood, the accountant is holding the embroidered pillow, and the other two are kneeling at their feet, pleading for the thief.What kind of method did that person use to buy so many people's hearts? ,

The air seemed to start to liquefy, and He Min grew up with this moody Lord Hades. Although the Lord never revealed his heart to others, with his habit since childhood, He Min knew that worse things were yet to come, and he also Not much to say, he can only do so much.

This white toad, I'm afraid more bad luck than good luck.

The prince, because he was hurt badly because of his childhood experience, his whole body is full of gloom, if he doesn't kill this Bai Chan today, I'm afraid he will kill him in the future.

The ancestors of the Ji family were enshrined in the ancestral hall, and He Min also knew that there was Ji Xiu's mother, Concubine Ming, in that ancestral hall.

Ji Xiu is not the son of Prince Jinyang, but the grandson of Prince Jinyang. His mother is the concubine Ming who married Emperor Gong Qi Mian. Back then, Qi Yuanxiu, who was under five years old, was sent to Xinyang because of the chaos. And started a new journey.

He is a perpetrator, but also a victim.

Yun Juan Yun Shu, everyone took a breath, Ji Xiu changed back to that wooden man's face again, with lowered eyelids, looking like a city, but the flames in his eyes were completely ignited.

When Ji Xiu was far away, Wang Jian just stood up from the ground. When the wind blew, he shivered all over his body. When he touched it again, his back was soaked in sweat.

Everyone was in a hurry to wait for the young master to go to bed, and invited the doctor to come and see, and the accountant Liu ran to decoct the medicine, and then he calmed down.

Only He Min and Wang Jian were left in the house.

"That cup was made by Master Xumi of the previous dynasty. Everyone knows that the Ming-winged Kunpeng is unparalleled in the world, but they don't know that the Ming-winged Kunpeng was originally a pair. After several transfers, the Ming-winged Kunpeng was rewarded by the founding emperor to fight the world together. My buddy, Lord Jin, has been passed down from generation to generation. In the generation of the old King Jin, the old King Jin has two daughters. The eldest daughter married a wealthy businessman, and the youngest daughter entered the palace. They each took a cup with them when they left. , Mr. Wang will not hide this matter from someone, right?" He Min is really smart.

Wang Jian closed his eyes, not wanting to hide from him:

"He is Shan Xuechen."

He Min's eyeballs almost fell out of shock: "What? He is..."

"The number one son of Jinzhou, Shan Xuechen of the Shan family," Wang Jian continued, "A month ago, something happened to the Shan family of Jinzhou."

"This young master escaped to the border of Jinyang, Yinshui, and was rescued by me," Wang Jian saved a lot of unimportant and important information.

Some things are life-threatening, He Min is not stupid, he is Ji Xiu's person, but it does not mean that he does not have the ability to judge right from wrong, and some things are not easy for him to get to the bottom of it, and if he knows the situation in general, he will be able to circle between the two of them in the future , So Wei Wei said: "No one but me knows what the Taoist priest said today, Taoist priest, please rest assured."

"That is for sure."

"Young master Shan is also my friend, he can help me as much as he can, but I'm also the prince's man, so you have to be careful about some things."

"Grateful!"

What Wang Jian said was probably the tip of the iceberg, the two of them knew it well, and Min started to think about it, so it is estimated that Ji Xiu had already thought about it countless times.

Both of them are point-to-point, smart people don't say stupid things.

In the blink of an eye, Shan Xuechen slowly woke up. Seeing that he had woken up, He Min stopped staying and bowed to say goodbye.

Seeing that he was awake, Wang Jian frowned and then closed it.

"Are you sick? Who is it wrong for you to provoke? You just want to provoke the King of Hades!"

"I didn't provoke him."

"Why are you walking around and taking other people's things!"

"That's my house!"

"Fart! Even if it belongs to your family, it belongs to Prince Jinyang now!"

"That's my father's!"

"Your father, your father! Prince Jinyang is your father!"

"Why is the Daoist ignoring you?"

"Reasonable? If you could be reasonable, you would have been killed by Ji Xiu long ago!"

Wang Jian flicked his sleeves angrily, and frowned, only to feel that his head hurts like hell, thinking that he almost lost his life just now, but this person still looked ungrateful, and he was even more angry.It's really just an embroidered pillow that is not useful, and he doesn't use his brain to think about everything. Fortunately, he is protecting him, otherwise he would have died ten times or eight times.

Depressed in my heart, there was no way to relieve it, so I left this fool alone.

"My lord has said a lot of kind words to you during the matter, and you have to thank him well in the future."

Shan Xuechen was in pain physically and mentally, no matter what he couldn't understand, why even the Taoist priest helped Ji Xiu, even though he had done nothing wrong, yet he walked away alive.In the future, I have to stay away from that Hades king. That person looked evil, but he really wasn't very kind.

What will happen in the future, only God knows.

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