Chapter 301: Chapter 301 Intrigue

Chapter 301: Chapter 301 IntrigueHuaiqing also wants to see me?! Well, considering my relationship with the two princesses, I should see them after the battle... But, should I see Huaiqing first or Lin'an first?

Xu Qian'an pondered for a moment and then came up with the answer: see Huaiqing first.

He had a reason for this choice, not that he cared more about Huaiqing than Lin'an. Xu Qian'an's choice was closely related to the IQ of the two princesses.

Huaiqing is too smart to be fooled, and she is deep-minded. She will not show her dissatisfaction with you, and you never know when she will cheat you.

Lin'an is relatively simple. She is spoiled and willful, and often makes trouble for no reason, but she doesn't hold grudges, and she will forget it after she loses her temper.

"Okay, I will follow you into the palace now."

Xu Qian'an asked the clerk to deliver the memorial to Haoqi Tower, and he followed the guards and rode into the palace.

After completing the corresponding procedures, Xu Qian'an entered Dexinyuan and met Huaiqing in the elegant and clean hall. She was wearing a white palace dress that matched her personality. Her hair was simply tied up with a golden hairpin, and a wisp of black hair hung down.

She was as cold as a fairy in a painting.

And the black hair hanging down made her look a little more lazy and mundane.

"Are you okay?" Huaiqing smiled lightly.

"Nothing serious, I'm as hard as an ox, this minor injury will be healed after a good sleep." Xu Qian'an smiled.

Huaiqing nodded with relief, invited him to take a seat, and said: "The court will definitely reward you for winning this fight. But it's easy to get promoted, but it's hard to get a rank.

"If Lord Xu doesn't lack money, you can ask your father. Xu Cijiu's future will be guaranteed. "

Whoever can marry Huaiqing in the future will be like the big-eared thief getting Zhuge Kongming! Xu Qian'an sighed in his heart.

This is indeed a wonderful idea.

Adapt to sacrifice a little interest in exchange for Erlang's future and pave the way for my younger brother to become the Prime Minister.

"I have asked your majesty for the red book and iron certificate." Xu Qian'an said regretfully. "Red book and iron certificate?" Huaiqing frowned slightly and said, "What do you want this thing for? Although sometimes it can reap miraculous effects, it may also be useless."

What she meant was that the right to interpret this thing lies with the emperor. Emperor Yuan Jing has no credit, and this thing is useless... To put it bluntly, the red book and iron certificate is like the credit note in my previous life. If the government has credit, the money is valuable. If the government has no credit, the money is the Zimbabwe dollar... Huaiqing can say this to me, which is heartfelt.

Xu Qian'an smiled faintly: "It may also reap miraculous effects."

Huaiqing stopped struggling and continued, "Have you really learned the Vajra Divine Art?" Xu Qiyan stretched out his palm, and his flesh and blood quickly condensed into gold paint, and the whole arm was flowing with a light golden light.

Huaiqing was not happy, and whispered, "Do you know how many warriors are jealous of this Vajra Invincibility?"

Xu Qiyan's heart trembled, and he didn't say anything.

Huaiqing drank a sip of tea and said, "You are now in a strong position, and no one will deal with you openly. The people around you should keep a close eye on you. In addition, you

should also be careful not to let others catch your flaws."

After a pause, she added, "Duke Wei is not invincible."

With the powerful fighting power I showed in the fight, even if the people in the capital were salivating, they would not dare to pay attention to me... And the big guys in the capital would not come to join in the excitement of the battle between heaven and man, so naturally they would not know about the fight... Huaiqing's meaning was very clear.

How many people in the capital could covet my invincibility?

Civil officials might covet my invincibility, after all, they don't need it, but they can give it to the dead soldiers and confidants in the mansion.

However, this is not a direct and necessary benefit after all, so civil officials will not be too enthusiastic.

It's the nobles and the military!

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness." Xu Qian'an said sincerely.

After chatting for a few more words, Huaiqing said casually: "The last time you gave me the storybook, the maids around me read it, and it is said to be quite interesting.

"Although I don't want to see those things, I can't resist their repeated requests... What's next?"

"Your Highness wants it, I'll send it to you in a few days." Xu Qi'an said with a smile. Huaiqing nodded reservedly: "Don't worry, just a few maids want to see it. Well, tomorrow." You are not in a hurry, you are in a hurry... Okay, I'll go back today and find the tool man Zhong Li to write... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

After chatting for a few words, Xu Qi'an found an excuse to bid farewell to Princess Huaiqing. He returned to the outside of the palace first, and waited for the Yulin Guard to pass the message before re-entering the palace and heading to Shaoyin Garden.

"Master Xu, please stay!" The guard raised his hand to stop him and said:

"Princess Lin'an has ordered that no guests will be seen today, please go back."

"Princess Lin'an invited me here, you can let me know when you pass the message." Xu Qi'an reminded him.

Unexpectedly, the guard was very tough and shook his head: "Master Xu, please don't embarrass me, please go back."

Beating a guard in the palace is a serious crime. You are so lucky... Lin'an is angry, knowing that I went to Dexinyuan in Huaiqing first... Xu Baipiao had a plan to deal with it while his mind was turning. He said angrily:

"It was obviously His Highness who invited me here. If you don't go to inform me, I can't do anything to you. Just wait outside."

......

The ordinary-looking carriage stopped outside the palace. Xu Xinnian lifted the curtain, stepped on the wooden bench prepared by the coachman to get off the car, turned around, and stretched out his hand to the beautiful sister.

Xu Lingyue supported herself in the palm of her second brother's hand and got off the car steadily. The brother and sister handed the invitation to the gatekeeper and entered the

mansion under the guidance of the other party.

"Second brother, you have been worried all the way. Is it because you are nervous?" Xu Lingyue whispered.

"Even if your second brother meets the current emperor, I won't be nervous." Xu Cijiu said lightly, his face was serious, his brows were slightly frowned, and he lowered his voice to say

to his sister:

"When you enter the banquet, listen more, watch more, and talk less. You are just a female accompanying, nothing will happen, as for me..."

As for me, I may meet the prime minister of the dynasty.

In fact, apart from anything else, just this courage and fighting spirit, Xu Erlang is a well- deserved leader of his peers.

The palace is very large. The brother and sister walked for a long time with the servants, passing through the corridors and courtyards, and finally came to a garden. The rockery and green water, against the background of new green leaves and buds about to bloom, the scenery is quite pleasant.

In the spacious garden, there were clear chanting and the laughter of the orioles and

swallows.

Walking out of the corridor, Xu Erlang and Xu Lingyue saw two groups of people sitting at the

table. On the left were more than a dozen scholars in Confucian robes, all of whom were

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On the right were a group of young and beautiful girls in colorful silk skirts.

The moment the Xu brothers and sisters appeared, the atmosphere was obviously stagnant, and the eyes of the young men and young girls lit up.

Xu Erlang frowned. This was a little different from what he expected. In his imagination, this

literary gathering would be hosted by Prime Minister Wang, and the tribute scholars who participated in the literary gathering would be a little restrained to explain their ideas and show their talents in front of the Prime Minister.

If they could be favored by the Prime Minister, they would have a backer in the future when they entered the court.

I didn't expect the atmosphere of the literary gathering to be so relaxed, with fine wine and delicious food, fresh fruits, and... there were so many young girls.

"Mr. Xu, Ms. Xu, please take a seat."

A beautiful woman with a graceful temperament stood up and bowed.

She was tall, with a slightly round face, quiet and beautiful, and a pair of bright eyes. When she smiled, she had the grace of a lady from a noble family, but also a hint of cunning.

Xu Xinnian and Xu Lingyue returned the greeting. The former took a quick look and walked to

the seats on the left, picking an empty seat and sitting down.

"Xu Huiyuan, I have long heard of your great name."

As soon as Fang Fu sat down, the tribute scholars around him raised their glasses. Sure enough, except for me, there were no other students from Yunlu Academy, these people were all students from the Imperial College...Xu Xinnian was startled, but he smiled calmly on the surface and raised his glass to return the toast.

He talked with the tribute scholars for a while, and these people were polite to him. He was a little surprised that there were no hidden ulterior motives or open provocations. With the political and cunning strategies of Prime Minister Wang, open provocation was really low-end...Xu Xinnian nodded slightly, worthy of being Prime Minister Wang, he made me feel like I was facing a great enemy before the people arrived.

On the other side, Xu Lingyue was arranged next to Miss Wang, who smiled gently: "How old

is Miss Xu this year."

Xu Lingyue said softly: "Seventeen."

Miss Wang immediately said: "Sister is nineteen, I will call you Sister Lingyue, okay?"

Who is she, with a master's attitude...... Xu Lingyue smiled and said: "Listen to sister." Miss Wang's smile became more enthusiastic, and said: "Then you can call me Sister Simu." After chatting for a few words, Xu Lingyue knew who this gentle and amiable woman was. She was actually the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Wang Zhenwen.

"Is Sister Lingyue married?" Miss Wang suddenly asked.

Xu Lingyue lowered her head shyly: "Not yet married."

If it was a man who asked her this question, Xu Lingyue would definitely be angry, but there

were women around, and the voice was low, and most importantly, the other party was the legitimate daughter of the Wang family.

Miss Wang was surprised and said, "My brothers must be engaged, so I have to hurry up."

Xu Lingyue glanced at her and shook her head, saying, "My two brothers are not married yet."

Not married yet... Miss Wang said calmly, "With the talents of the two sons of the Xu family, they must have been engaged long ago." The girls around quietly pricked up their ears.

Whether it was the handsome Xu Xinnian or the heroic Xu Qi'an, the latter was the latter in the

later period. He had just experienced a battle of magic, and the noble ladies in the capital were

extremely "curious" about him.

Miss Wang smiled sweetly. However, there are exceptions to everything. A young lady in purple said in a weird tone:

"The Xu family has made a great success. Xu Qi'an was originally just a fast hand in Changle County, and Xu Pingzhi was just a hundred households of the Imperial Sword Guard. With such a family, it would be a blessing for Miss Xu to marry into a merchant family in the future. Now, maybe she can join a wealthy family."

Xu Lingyue couldn't figure out the background of this girl, so she acted aggrieved and

lowered her head.

Seeing this, the other young ladies were a little unhappy with the purple-clothed girl.

Miss Wang narrowed her eyes and said softly: "Yan'er, speak nicely... Sister Lingyue, Yan'er is the niece of the Minister of Justice."

The niece of the Minister of Justice... Xu Lingyue's heart moved, and she remembered that

Zhou Li, the son of the Minister of Revenue, colluded with the Ministry of Justice and locked

her elder brother in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.

It turned out to be an enemy.

"Sister Yan'er is outspoken and has a straightforward mind. What she said is not wrong." Xu Lingyue shook her head, forcing herself to suppress her grievances and smile:

"My eldest brother is a warrior, and my second brother has no official position." The girl named Yan'er was speechless for a moment. If she continued this topic, she would

have to continue to mock Xu Qian'an and Xu Xinnian in front of the audience. One was at the table, and the other was very famous. "Okay, have some tea." Miss Wang forced the topic to end.

The literary meeting went on as usual. The tribute scholars talked about everything from

poetry to national affairs, and occasionally interacted with the ladies. The scene was quite

happy. Xu Xinnian found that he was actually quite happy, so he found an excuse, saying that the garden was beautiful, and went to the side with a glass of wine, thinking about what conspiracy Wang Shoufu had.

"The flower season is approaching, but it withered?" He stared at a pool of withered lotus

leaves in a daze.

At this time, a gentle voice came from behind: "This is the red lotus of Qingzhou. It blooms in

the dead of winter and withers in the spring. However, the climate in the capital is very

different from that in Qingzhou. The red lotus does not grow well and has little ornamental

value."

Looking back, it was the woman with beautiful features.

Xu Xinnian now knew his identity and bowed, "Miss Wang."

"Call me Simu." She said.

......Xu Xinnian said, "Miss Simu."

Wang Simu smiled sweetly, looking at the talented men and beautiful women who left their

seats and enjoyed the scenery in the garden, and said softly: "Xu Gongzi's "The Road is Hard", Simu framed it in the room and admired it every day." "When it comes to poetry, my eldest brother is the best." Xu Erlang finished speaking, and

said reservedly: "But the article is natural, and the master's hand occasionally gets it. I also have my own time."

Xu Erlang felt at ease to use his eldest brother's things to show off in front of others.

We are one family, and the eldest brother's things are mine.

Xu Lingyue sat by the pool, facing the breeze, boredly watching the scenery.

The literary gathering was boring, she was not from that circle, and the "young talents" that

her mother mentioned were indeed good, but compared with her elder brother and second

brother, they were not up to par, even though they were all tribute scholars.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort came from behind, and the purple-clothed girl came over, glared at Xu Lingyue

fiercely, and cursed: "Little bitch, why did you pretend to be pitiful just now?"

Xu Lingyue raised her head and said weakly: "What did Sister Yan'er say? I, I have been

pretending to be pitiful for a few times."

The purple-clothed girl sneered: "With your tricks, you dare to show off in front of me. Don't

you know whether you are pretending or not? A cheap girl from a vulgar warrior family, is she worthy of sitting here, is she worthy of sitting at the same table with me?

"Get out of the palace immediately, and don't let me see you in the future."

Xu Lingyue frowned: "Sister Yan'er hates me because of my elder brother?"

The purple-clothed girl sneered and scolded, "You are self-aware." Xu Qian'an, who was the enemy of his uncle, was of course one reason. Another reason was

that this little bitch had just pretended to be pitiful to win the sympathy of her sisters, which made her hit a soft nail and embarrassed.

The purple-clothed girl had never suffered such grievances. Thinking of this, she became more and more angry, and even more jealous of Xu Lingyue's beauty. She said viciously, "A little bitch like you has only those unpresentable tricks and looks like a foxy woman. Believe it or not, I will sell you to a brothel to let you taste the sufferings of the world." Xu Lingyue felt aggrieved immediately, "My second brother brought me to the literary

meeting. How can I leave halfway with the invitation of the palace? Otherwise, sister, help me?"

The purple-clothed girl frowned upon hearing this.

At this time, Xu Lingyue secretly reached out her hand and pinched the purple-clothed girl's

waist.

The purple-clothed girl's face turned pale with pain, and she subconsciously reached out to push her. Xu Lingyue "took advantage of the situation" and fell backwards into the pool. "Help, help... I can't swim, second brother, second brother save me..."

Xu Lingyue cried and screamed, attracting the attention of a group of talented men and

beautiful women.

"Someone fell into the water, someone fell into the water."

"Hurry up and help, someone come..."

The screams continued, and everyone quickly gathered around.

Hearing the cry for help, Xu Xinnian looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xu Lingyue

floating in the water, looking like she was drowning. His face changed drastically, and he ran

over without saying hello to Miss Wang.

"Plop..."

He jumped into the pool, grabbed Xu Lingyue's waist, lifted her out of the water, and with the help of Miss Wang and others, pulled Xu Lingyue up.

"Quick, go to the house and get my cloak." Miss Wang hurriedly ordered the maid.

After a while, the maid brought the cloak, and Miss Wang put it on Xu Lingyue herself. The

latter nestled in the arms of her second brother, crying. Everyone gathered around and watched the situation develop quietly.

Xu Xinnian's face was gloomy. He glanced at the purple-clothed girl and lowered his head and

asked, "Lingyue, what's going on?"

Xu Lingyue sniffed, her hair stuck to her beautiful face, she looked weak and pitiful, sobbing:

"I, I don't know, this sister told me to get out of the palace, saying that I was not worthy of

sitting with her, I ignored her, she pushed me into the pond." Everyone instantly looked at the purple-clothed girl, the tribute scholars looked at the pitiful Xu Lingyue, then looked at the domineering purple-clothed girl, frowning secretly. "I didn't. "

The purple-clothed girl was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at Xu Lingyue and

cursed: "Bitch, you dare to hurt me. It was obviously you who pinched me first. Don't believe

her. It was this little bitch who hurt me. She fell into the water on purpose." A rich girl frowned and whispered: "Although Yan'er is a little bit unruly, she would not do

such a thing as pushing someone into the water."

The purple-clothed girl cast a grateful look at her best friend, and then pointed at Xu Lingyue

in cooperation: "She did it herself. She fell into the water on purpose and wanted to frame me. This little bitch is very evil."

Everyone looked at Xu Lingyue suspiciously.

Xu Lingyue ignored the eyes around her, tears rolling down her face, and she cried:

"Second brother, did my eldest brother offend someone? This sister Yan'er said that my

eldest brother often opposed her uncle. She couldn't do anything to my eldest brother, but

she could secretly sell me to a brothel."

Sold to a brothel... Xu Xinnian's anger instantly burned to the top of his head, and he looked at

the purple-clothed girl steadily: "I don't know where the girl is from."

Miss Wang felt a little guilty and whispered: "Yan'er's uncle is Sun Shangshu of the Ministry

of Justice."

The tribute scholars suddenly realized, with a look of "so that's it". As tribute scholars, they

will definitely serve as officials in the court in the future, and they have a certain

understanding of the court.

They have heard about the grievances between Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and Xu

Qian'an. The most famous one is the poem "Sangpo Case Presented to Sun Shangshu".

It is still talked about with relish.

With Xu Shikui's current reputation, this poem will surely be passed down to future generations, and Sun Shangshu will also be infamous for thousands of years. In this way, the motive of this Yan'er girl to push Xu Shikui's sister into the water today is

sufficient.

"You....."

The purple-clothed girl was speechless again. She did say these words. She wanted to deny it,

but looking at the expressions of the scholars around her, she knew that it was meaningless to

defend herself.

"You said my sister pinched you. Where did she pinch you?" Xu Xinnian asked.

"My waist." The purple-clothed girl's eyes were full of anger.

Xu Xinnian nodded slowly: "The girl has a good plan. You know that scholars should not look

at things that are indecent. It is impossible to verify it. Everything depends on your mouth." The purple-clothed girl was stunned, and suddenly understood the reason why this little

bitch pinched her waist. Now, she couldn't explain it even if she was right.

"We can verify it." A girl said.

Xu Xinnian nodded: "Pinch it yourself and there will be bruises. My sister is dumb and can't

defend herself."

This... The purple-clothed girl and her best friend were speechless after being confronted by

Xu Erlang.

Xu Xinnian sneered: "If you don't give me an explanation today, I will never let you go." The purple-clothed girl's eyes were red with anger, and she pointed at Xu Xinnian and cursed:

"Don't be so arrogant, you are just a champion, what do you think, how dare you do anything

to me."

"Pa!"

Xu Xinnian slapped her backhand.

The purple-clothed girl staggered a few steps, and her cheeks were instantly red and swollen.

She covered her face and couldn't believe it: "You, you dare to hit me?" Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Xu Xinnian to be so decisive and hit a woman

without hesitation.

"You are all witnesses to what happened today. I will tie her up and take her to the

government office now. I will ask you to be witnesses later." After saying that, Xu Xinnian stared at the purple-clothed girl and said coldly: "It's not to the

Ministry of Justice or the government office. Xu invites you to go to the night watchman's

office."

Everyone's face changed drastically.

What is the night watchman's office? Once you enter it, even the words of the Minister of Justice will be useless. If you really want to make a fuss, the night watchman can definitely push people into the water and convict them of premeditated murder.

Even if the Minister of Justice tries his best to rescue her, the girl's reputation will be gone

after she comes out. Can she marry a family of equal status in the future? Fear flashed in the eyes of the purple-clothed girl. She walked quickly to Miss Wang and cried,

"Sister Simu, save me... I don't want to go to the night watchman's office." Wang Simu immediately looked at Xu Lingyue, who turned her head away calmly.

This woman is not a pushover... Miss Wang had this thought in her mind, and then she looked

at Xu Xinnian and whispered:

"Mr. Xu, Yan'er just made an unintentional mistake. I asked her to apologize and compensate

Sister Lingyue for the corresponding losses. Can you let it go for my sake?" She was also in a difficult situation. The literary meeting was held in her house. If Xu Xinnian took people away, the Minister of Justice and his father would definitely have a rift. Stopping Xu Xinnian would offend him completely... This is what Wang Simu didn't want to

see, so she planned to resolve the dispute privately and not report it to the authorities. "Okay, for Miss Wang's sake, I can not report it to the authorities." Xu Xinnian said. At that moment, Miss Wang led the Xu brothers and sisters into the side hall to discuss

compensation and apology.

"Yan'er has a savage and willful personality. She should compensate and apologize for such a mistake... How about five hundred taels of silver." Miss Wang stared with her beautiful eyes.

"Silver is just a small matter. The main thing is to look at the attitude." Xu Xinnian said

lightly.

Wang Simu glanced at the purple-dressed girl, who bowed her head in grievance to apologize.

Xu Xinnian nodded and said, "One thousand taels, one less is premeditated murder."

"... OK."

Wang Simu smiled gently and said, "Mr. Xu, take Sister Lingyue back to change into clean clothes quickly, don't catch a cold."

So Miss Wang asked someone to get a thousand taels of silver notes, gave them to Xu Xinnian

with many thanks, and personally escorted the brother and sister out of the house. In the carriage, Xu Xinnian handed the thousand taels of silver notes to Xu Lingyue and said,

"Sister, keep the silver notes, they will be part of your dowry in the future." He stretched out his hand to press Xu Lingyue's shoulder, and said leisurely, "Hot blood is

boiling, and wind evil is not invaded." Xu Lingyue felt a warm current flowing from her body, dispelling the cold. She exhaled comfortably and whispered, "Second brother, it's my fault. I made you leave

early."

Xu Xinnian waved his hand: "It's better to leave early. To be honest, I don't have much confidence in fighting with Prime Minister Wang. Leaving early before he comes is called seeking benefits and avoiding harm, which is what a gentleman does." After a pause, he continued: "It's that Miss Wang who is not simple." Xu Lingyue asked: "Miss Wang has extraordinary temperament, works in an orderly manner,

and can control the situation."

From beginning to end, she was the one who handled the matter. It was obviously none of her business, but her attitude of "admitting mistakes" was very good, with the style of a leader. Xu Xinnian sneered and said: "This is just one of the reasons. You fell into the water, but she

didn't let you change clothes at home. This was done for the dead girl of the Minister of

Justice's family, and for me and you.

"Lingyue, you took the initiative to fall into the water." Xu Lingyue said softly: "Second brother, do you know why the eldest brother is more likable

than you?"

Xu Xinnian was immediately motivated to win: "I have always been more likable than him."

Xu Lingyue shook her head: "If it were my elder brother, he would definitely ask me about my

well-being and blame himself for not protecting me. He knows everything in his heart, but he

won't say it out loud."

Xu Xinnian's face suddenly froze.

........

"Why are you crying?"

Miss Wang held a handkerchief in her hand, wiped the tears of the purple-clothed girl, and

smiled: "You are the legitimate daughter, and you have been showing off in the mansion

since you were a child. No one dares to mess with you.

"You understand some things, but the temper you have developed since childhood makes you

prefer to be straightforward, which is wrong. You will have a hard time when you get married in the future."

"It was that little bitch who fell into the water herself." The purple-clothed girl shouted

aggrievedly.

"These are not important. What everyone thinks is important. If they think you pushed it,

then you pushed it." Miss Wang smiled.

"Sister, you don't help me." The purple-clothed girl said angrily.

"I can't beat those two siblings." Miss Wang said with a smile. She was in a good mood and had gained a lot. First, Xu Cijiu was not married and had no

engagement. Second, she understood the temperament of Xu's sister. although the communication was brief, Xu Xinnian's personality and temperament

Third,

were very much to her liking.

He was good-looking, strong-willed, smart, opinionated and scheming. More importantly,

he was willing to offend the Minister of Justice for his family. Since ancient times, there have been countless men with great talents and strategies, smart, insidious, ruthless... These people are all boring, because they only have their own ambitions

in their eyes, and very few of them put the women in their family first.

To be able to teach such a pair of scheming children and cultivate a brilliant nephew, the head

of the Xu family must be an extraordinary person.

Miss Wang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, full of fighting spirit.