"I understand now! Hahaha … "
"I finally understand now! Hahahaha … "
Young Master Jiang was like Zhuge Liang, who had calculated everything and was almost devilishly intelligent. He had thought through Yang Fan's entire plan, but unfortunately … it was only after the fact.
"Wu Jiong has been tricked by him! Wu Sansi has been tricked by him! Wu Chengsi has been tricked by him! Even Li Zhaode has been tricked by him! Hahaha, with such an opponent, this young master's defeat is not an injustice! "
Yuan Tingyun stood outside the barrier door and listened to his young master's somewhat crazy laughter. His face was full of worry.
The fat wet nurse carried the tightly wrapped little girl and tiptoed to his side. She said in a low voice, "Steward Yuan, are we leaving this place?"
Yuan Tingyun saw that she was also dressed for traveling and said in annoyance, "Stupid! I only told you to prepare. Whether we leave or not is up to the young master. Why are you already packed? Let's go back! "
The young master had lost, and Yang Fan had successfully completed his mission.
If this matter had been completed by Yang Fan, Young Master Jiang could only act behind the scenes. For example, he could use the people on his list that were clearly inclined towards the aristocratic families to warn the Emperor's lackeys. Then he could drink and watch the show.
But now, this matter was no longer so easy to accomplish. This was because Yang Fan's methods were too secretive. It seemed that a careless reminder would not be effective. If it was deliberate, it would be easy for others to find out that he was the one behind it. Then he would be offending all the aristocratic families on behalf of the Lu Family.
Most importantly, Yang Fan had already cleared his name. He was now only the supervisor of the Dragon Gate Hot Spring Soup Department. These matters had nothing to do with him. Young Master Jiang could do things that harmed others to benefit himself, but he was too lazy to do things that harmed others to benefit himself, let alone harm others.
He had lost. With things as they were, Yang Fan's position as the sect master was as stable as Mount Tai. Other than returning to seclusion, what other choice did he have?
Yuan Tingyun was his confidant. He knew that the young master's power was lost, so he informed his subordinates to prepare to leave Luoyang.
"Who's outside!"
"Young master, it's me!"
Yuan Tingyun glared at the wet nurse and quickly opened the trap door.
Young Master Jiang smiled with a sickly flush on his face. Seeing Yuan Tingyun and the wet nurse standing outside, he waved his hand and said, "Come in, what are you whispering about?"
Yuan Tingyun hurriedly said, "Uh, it's nothing. We were just chatting for a while. I didn't expect to disturb Young Master!"
Young Master Jiang's eyes were fixed on the wet nurse, and then he suddenly remembered. Holding the table, he stood up, stretched his legs, and slowly strolled to the wet nurse's side, and looked at the child in her arms.
The weather was cold and the child was wrapped up tightly. Most of his face was covered with a camel wool blanket, leaving only a small gap. The little fellow was not idle either. A pair of big black eyes was trying hard to look out from the gap. When Young Master Jiang poked his head out, the little fellow's eyes were fixed on him.
Young Master Jiang smiled, and stretched out a white finger to push the soft blanket away a little, and said, "Why are you wrapped up so tightly? You're suffocating the child."
The wet nurse nodded repeatedly. Young Master Jiang looked at the little fellow's pink and jade-like face with a smile, and said softly, "Qinnu, your father is so powerful. I was beaten to a pulp by your father, haha …"
Seeing him smiling, the little fellow also opened his mouth and giggled.
Young Master Jiang stopped laughing, and with a sullen face, he slowly bent down, and said in a very soft but clear and powerful voice, "But, no one will never make a mistake! He won this time, but it doesn't mean that he will defeat me forever! I will, I will definitely defeat him! Qinnu, just wait and see, I will definitely defeat your father! "
The little fellow already knew how to read people's expressions. Probably sensing that his tone was not friendly, the little fellow stopped laughing, and looked at him with a frown, looking very serious.
Young Master Jiang straightened his back, and regained his graceful and noble bearing, "Take the child back to the room, we won't leave!"
The wet nurse did not dare to say more, and quickly agreed, and walked out with the child in her arms.
Yuan Tingyun hurriedly closed the barrier door, and walked to Young Master Jiang's side, and said anxiously, "Young Master!"
Young Master Jiang's face was sullen, and he glanced at him, and said, "Who allowed you to make the decision on your own? Did I say that I wanted to leave?"
Yuan Tingyun said blankly, "But … we … are! Your subordinate knows his mistake! "
Young Master Jiang snorted heavily, and said, "I was confused by dissatisfaction, resentment, hatred, and perhaps … a little jealousy. This time, Yang Fan did a good job, and I accept my defeat wholeheartedly! It's not an injustice for me to be defeated by him. Those dissatisfaction, those anger, have all vanished, and I am very clear-headed now! "
Young Master Jiang slowly paced in the room, one foot at a time, slowly and forcefully. After a few steps, he slowly stood up, and looked up at Chengchen on the roof for a long time, and said in a low voice, "I need money to expand my contacts in the officialdom, and I need money to hire Jianghu geniuses to work for me. I need money even to inquire about information and bribe people!"
He took a deep breath, and said, "I have no face to ask for help from my family. Now that things have come to this, I am afraid that my family will not invest in me anymore. I need my own source of funds. How many businesses are under my control now?"
Yuan Tingyun composed himself, and answered, "We rushed back to Chang 'an first, and saved some properties, and a large sum of money …"
Young Master Jiang interrupted, "Eating away the mountain?"
Yuan Tingyun hurriedly said, "No, no, now the money has been turned into businesses, businesses with little capital but great profits! Taoist Si Fang, the old nun from Hanoi, and that barbarian Molei are deeply favored by the Empress, and these people love money as much as their lives. Now our businesses are affiliated with them, and with their power, we are successful in every endeavor … "
Back then, Lu Boyan had already told Young Master Jiang that the three living immortals that the Empress worshipped as gods were, in fact, a few Jianghu liars. Later, because these people were deeply favored by the Empress, Young Master Jiang felt that it was profitable, and once sent people to contact them, and successively affiliated some businesses under their names.
As a result, Young Master Jiang also learned more and more about these people. The old nun from Hanoi, who was said to be able to predict the past and the future and only ate three grains of rice a day, often ate fish and meat. He was very clear about this.
After the old nun from Hanoi had the privilege of giving precepts and accepting disciples, as long as there was filial piety given to her, she would shave people's tonsure, and give out tonsure cards regardless of good or bad. As a result, many prostitutes in brothels, in order to avoid taxes and hide their wealth, also became her disciples, so that there was a foul atmosphere in the sect. Young Master Jiang was also very clear about this.
Another example was Taoist Si Fang, who did not return to his place, and abused his power everywhere, as well as that barbarian Molei who amassed wealth and accepted gifts. However, these things had nothing to do with him. He only knew that with the power of these people, his goods could be unimpeded, even if they were contraband goods. Not only did he not need to pay taxes to pass through the city, he could even use the power of the imperial court for transportation, and he did not need to spend a penny.
Now he was in desperate need of money, and cooperating with these three swindlers was the fastest way to make money. He almost invested all his floating wealth into it to expand his businesses affiliated with these three swindlers.
After listening to Yuan Tingyun's explanation, Young Master Jiang slowly nodded and said, "Yes! With this, of course, we can't restore the strength that we had when we were in Xianzong, but after accumulating for one year, two years, at most three years, we will have the power to fight! "
Young Master Jiang suddenly turned to Yuan Tingyun and said in a deep voice, "This time, Yang Fan did a good job! I am very happy, because the person who defeated me is not an ordinary person! However, no matter how great he is, he is still a person, and people will make mistakes. He can't win all the time! "
Young Master Jiang clenched his fists, not knowing whether he was saying this to Yuan Tingyun or to encourage himself, "Today, I will bear hardships and gain courage, and in the future, I will make a comeback!"
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It was snowing in Luoyang and Chang 'an.
The pot of daffodils in front of the window bloomed, and a delicate fragrance assailed the nostrils. The small pink flower in the courtyard also bloomed, and it was as red as fire. In addition, Erlang did not let her down. With a wonderful game, he won the game, and Miss Ning Ke was very happy.
Miss Ning Ke, who almost never stepped out of her room in winter, suddenly had the interest to appreciate the red plum tree in the courtyard because of her joy. So, the boat lady hurried to make arrangements.
She first put on the three layers of clothing, then put on the Silver Needle Sea Dragon fur robe, put on the autumn board sable fur warm cover, and put on a crane cloak made of snow fox fur. On her feet, she wore a pair of small boots lined with deerskin and camel wool. She carried a warm hand warmer in her bosom, and around her slender neck was a large mink wind collar.
The wind collar was wrapped around three times, and in the end, there was only a pair of big eyes left on her beautiful and delicate little face. The originally slim and lovely body also became a clumsy baby bear. The baby bear struggled to walk to the courtyard and began to pant. After appreciating the red plum tree for only half an incense stick of time, the boat lady asked the girl to go back to the embroidery room.
So, Miss Ning Ke went back, and then took off the Zhaojun warm cover made of Autumn Plate Sable skin, the big mink wind collar, the crane cloak made of Snow Fox skin, the fur robe made of Silver Needle Sea Dragon skin, and the small boots lined with Deerskin and Camel Wool. After that, she changed from a clumsy and fat baby bear back to a slim and slim little girl, and her forehead was sweating.
Ning Ke giggled, and she felt very funny.
The barge mistress had been worried that she might catch a cold, that she might be tired, but seeing her as happy as a naughty little girl, her heart was filled with emotion. She felt that the girl, who had always been as quiet as an epiphyllum, could smile so happily, and it was all worth it.
Just now, when Dugu Yu went to his little sister's room, he excitedly told her about Yang Fan's actions in Luoyang, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. The description was vivid and detailed, making his mouth dry and irritated. However, when he saw his little sister beaming with joy, Dugu Yu put in even more effort. He talked for more than an hour, putting in more effort than a "storyteller" (in other words, a storyteller).
The supervising censor, Wang Zhu, had just arrived in Chang 'an, and Dugu Yu was also one of the guests invited to the banquet. Because he was telling his little sister stories, he was almost late. After coming out of his little sister's room, he quickly went back to change his clothes. As soon as he changed his clothes, he heard from his family that the First Miss, who never left her room in winter, went to the yard to enjoy the plum blossoms.
Dugu Yu was shocked at first, and then became furious. His little sister was weak, and how could she withstand the cold? These servants were getting more and more outrageous, and didn't even try to stop her!
Dugu Yu hurriedly ran to his sister's small courtyard, but when he reached the courtyard, his sister had already returned to her room. Dugu Yu stood outside the door, listening to his sister's light cough but extremely happy and carefree tone of voice as she spoke to the boat madam. Unknowingly, his original anger dissipated.
After a moment of silence, he turned around and prepared to go to the banquet. As he walked, he thought, "How about … I let my little sister go to Luoyang next spring to relax? Although the mountain is high and the road is long, it should be no problem if she only walks eight to ten miles a day. Ah Ke … has never left Chang 'an!"
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