Wei Feng waved his sleeves and said, "It's not worth mentioning. However, Uncle Wei will speak frankly. Compared to the relationship with the Weapons Supervisor, you have to value your relationship with Brother Qi more. Therefore, it's okay if your relationship with Liu Nerong is stiff for a while, but you can't ignore her forever. In the future, if she enters the General's Manor as a concubine and is favored, you have to know that a woman's ability is greater than anything else. If you're not careful, you'll be smashing your own foot with a rock. There are too many examples of this, so you have to be careful. To Uncle Wei, you're superior in both appearance and intelligence. You might as well go all the way and use some methods to capture Liu Nerong's heart. If she's like a fish in water in the General's Manor, you'll have another backer. Wealth comes from danger. As long as you don't sully her body, I believe that with your prudence, it won't be difficult to pull chestnuts out of the fire. Since ancient times, those who achieve great things must have a few close female friends by their side! "
Hsu Fengnian was surprised. Wei Feng smiled and said, "If you can flirt with Liu Nerong, who still hates you today, before you leave the city, Uncle Wei promises to give you eight thousand taels of silver. Treat it as your expenses for managing your connections inside and outside the General's Manor."
Hsu Fengnian shamelessly bargained, "Uncle Wei, I'm a scoundrel who only cares about money. How about we round it up to ten thousand taels of silver?"
Wei Feng was not angry but happy. He laughed heartily, "What an exorbitant demand. Uncle Wei likes it, so I'll agree!"
Hsu Fengnian smiled brightly. Wei Feng stood up and smiled playfully, "The two maids in the Manor are very clean and pure. There's a saying in Beimang to rear horses. These horses are not ordinary horses. Most of them are carefully selected from the Liyang Dynasty's Jiangnan. They're young girls who are bought at a high price. They're taught how to play the zither, go, calligraphy, painting, poetry, tea, and wine. After a few years, only three or four of the ten beauties will mature. This pair of maids can be considered outstanding. If they're placed outside the Manor, they'll be worth fifty gold. Your nephew likes it, so I'll give it to you. There's not much use in keeping it in the Wei Manor. It's good that you can bring it back to Lingzhou. You can get on good terms with those scholars who pretend to be cultured. With this pair of clever people, you'll get twice the result with half the effort. "
Hsu Fengnian, who was surprised, quickly smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Wei."
Wei Feng walked to the door and said softly, "Old Uncle will find an opportunity to have the servant girl, Qiushui, pass on some words to Liu Nerong. She will say that the Wei family has already buried this foreign official according to nephew's wishes. Having someone pass on the message will be more sincere than you personally explaining it. Don't worry, Qiushui has a delicate heart. That Liu Nerong is inexperienced and won't be able to see any flaws."
Hsu Fengnian praised, "Uncle Wei's plan is flawless. Nephew has learned a lot."
"It's fortunate that the stubborn Brother Qi has such a sweet-tongued nephew like you."
Wei Feng shook his head and laughed. He seemed to have remembered something and asked in an unconcerned manner, "Nephew, do you know much about poetry and painting? How is your handwriting? Uncle Wei has gone with the flow these past few years and spent a lot of money to buy over a hundred types. Most of them were plundered at a low price from the remnants of the Spring and Autumn Period who fled to Northern Mang's territory. There are few knowledgeable figures in the Wei Estate. Uncle Wei is afraid that he will make a mistake and be laughed at by the experts, so he is embarrassed to show them to others. If you, kid, know some tricks, then let this old uncle take a look.
If Uncle Wei is in a good mood, I'll take a few. "Hsu Fengnian rubbed his hands and recommended himself," Uncle Wei has suffered greatly in this life because he can't read. As a result, I've been studying diligently to obtain scholarly honors. My handwriting is not bad. Furthermore, I've helped the eldest young master for many years. It's inevitable that I've seen some valuable paintings and paintings that can be verified as fake. I barely have some insight. If Uncle Wei doesn't mind, let me take a look.
Uncle Wei sighed helplessly and said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have brought up this pot."
After sending Wei Feng out of the room, Hsu Fengnian saw the graceful servant girl Qiushui at the end of the corridor. The corner of his mouth rose. The latter was clever and had guessed that she was already in the hands of this young master. She blushed. When she left with the master, she sweetly looked back and slightly twisted her slender waist to show a different kind of flirtatious charm.
Hsu Fengnian returned to his room and sat down. There was no longer any smile on his face. If a girl like Liu Ni Rong was present, she would probably only think that the elders were kind and the juniors were well-behaved. She would never have noticed the smoke of war and intrigue that filled the air. At that time, when they were talking about letters from home, Hsu Fengnian knew that there was a small mistake that could not be considered a mistake. Because according to the information about the mercenary surnamed Qi in the General's Residence, this person was illiterate and it was impossible for him to write a letter. However, His Royal Highness did not have the thought of testing the old fox Wei Feng. If he lightly brushed it off with a few words, it proved that Wei Feng was certain of his identity and trusted him to the point where he would not nitpick on such a small matter. However, if he could not hold himself back, it meant that Wei Feng still had doubts in his heart. As expected, when His Royal Highness had just set a small trap, the old fox had used calligraphy and painting before he left to quietly set a big trap. Fortunately, His Royal Highness would not capsize in this small ditch.
Moreover, Wei Feng's eyesight was not bad. He recognized that this nephew of his was a rare commodity worth hoarding. That was why he generously gave him money and a servant girl. It was all because he wanted Hsu Fengnian to have a meteoric rise in Lingzhou in the future. His business would naturally receive rich returns. If the old fox was only concerned about their brotherhood in the past, he definitely would not have been so generous.
How could a young and inexperienced girl like Liu Nerong not be bullied in this jianghu where jackals and wolves ran rampant and foxes gathered?
Hsu Fengnian quietly waited for Wei Feng's trusted aide to come and collect the corpse. He stood at the window and muttered to himself, "The jianghu is sinister. Senior Gongsun, if you're still alive, do you think that what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over? Don't worry, if I return to Beiliang alive, the Fish-dragon Gang will receive some secret support. If I die in Beimang, you and that narrow-minded Miss Liu will have taken revenge. If I wasn't His Royal Highness, with Senior Gongsun's temperament, we could have become friends despite the difference in age. I know that senior will definitely not betray anyone, and with that pouch of Green Ant Wine from back then, I won't be the evil person who extorts a confession through torture. However, if I were to say that I knew about senior's relationship with Northern Mang and still turn a blind eye to it, that would be too difficult for me. I believe that if senior knew about this in the underworld, he would curse less. "
After personally watching the two retainers of the Wei family carry away the corpse that was gradually turning cold like tea, Hsu Fengnian returned to the room. He saw that Liu Nerong's door was tightly shut. He thought that it must have been difficult for this honest girl to not fight with her life on the spot.
It was very strange. She was indeed an outstanding woman, but in His Highness the Crown Prince's memory, the clearest impression he had of her was not the time she killed the enemy alone in the inn at Toppling Horse Pass, nor was it the time she led the way on the yellow sand of the desert. Instead, it was the time she sat on the hillside with her arms around her knees in a daze, and the time she drank from the well at Yanhui Pass.
The Qingming Festival was approaching. How could it miss out on the bitter rain that broke the hearts of passersby?
The path to the tombs was muddy so that the later generations could remember their ancestors with every step they took.
In the curtain of night, the heavens were not stingy with the pitter-patter of rain. Hsu Fengnian pushed open the window. The breeze was chilly. He listened to the rain patting the lotus flowers. However, his expression was cold. He wasn't sure if His Royal Highness could hear the bleakness and desolation in his voice.
In Beiliang Palace, there should be a puppet with a similar figure. It was wearing the mask that Shu Xiu had meticulously made, carefully playing the role of His Royal Highness.
Hsu Fengnian leaned against the windowsill without a trace of confusion. His eyes were abnormally resolute.
At Toppling Horse Pass, he wanted to pull out his saber for the first time. In the end, he failed. At the top of Yanhui Pass, he wanted to pull out the spring thunder but failed.
Hsu Fengnian seemed to be admiring the scenery. In fact, he closed his eyes and formed a seal with both hands, washing the Qi in his body over and over again.
True Yang grows from the root. Yin Fu descends to the Yellow Court. The river flows endlessly and the spirit is firm. This is the Zhenren's Great Refining Form.
Hsu Fengnian stood still like this for a full two hours. He slowly exhaled a breath of Qi that was like a sword according to the Sword Qi Rolling Dragon Wall. With a bang, it stirred a lotus flower in the pond and turned it into fine powder in an instant.
However, in the boundless curtain of night and rain, who would notice such a shocking detail?
Hsu Fengnian said as if relieved of a heavy burden, "So this is the Great Yellow Court's so-called embroidery of the universe by the mouth, setting Chang 'an ablaze."
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