Madam Xu suddenly remembered something. Her parents were worried when they talked about it, which made her feel very uneasy. She had just gotten her hands on the riches and honor, but she didn't want to lose it just like that.
Madam Xu gritted her teeth and sat next to Jin Lanting. Her delicate body leaned close to him, especially her chest, which intentionally or unintentionally rubbed against his arm. Then she said softly, "San Lang, I heard that you're in the Imperial College …"
Jin Lanting quietly pushed her away and sneered, "Why? Are you scared by my husband's words' the people are the most important, and the country is the second most important '? What do you know? We're not on the same page. Your parents are shallow, so tell them not to bother me in the future. "
Madam Xu lowered her head and said timidly, "I know."
Madam Xu got up and left, feeling sad.
Jin Lanting didn't care at all. He stared at the pair of ebony chopsticks and the corner of his mouth curled up.
A scholar was conferred the title of Marquis and presided over half of the country.
There were thousands of beauties, but only one country.
Jin Lanting, who was alone, grabbed the pair of chopsticks and made a gesture of putting food into his mouth. He laughed crazily.
— —
During this year's New Year's Eve dinner, Mr. Lu of Jing An Palace, who didn't drink much, was heavily drunk by the young lord. If he didn't drink, the lord would be so shameless that he would roll on the ground. Mr. Lu couldn't stand his master's tantrum and had to drink too much. When he finally got away, he was full of the smell of alcohol. He squatted at the foot of the courtyard and vomited again and again. The only maid beside him, Xing Hua, gently patted his back. Although Mr. Lu suffered a lot, he was obviously in a good mood. He said that he would take Xing Hua, whose real name was Liu Lingbao, to see the former residence. In fact, Xing Hua often went to the dilapidated house in her spare time. The house was already bought by the Jing An Palace. Whenever Xing Hua went there, she would carefully clean it until it was spotless. She was already familiar with the place. The blind Lu Xu didn't enter the house. He just stood at the door and didn't know what he wanted to "see". Then he took Xing Hua to Yongzi Alley, where he used to make a living by gambling. He squatted on the ground and leaned against the wall quietly. It was as if there was a chess game in front of him. He used two fingers to play the game gently. Xing Hua did not say anything, but her eyes were gentle.
The young blind man did not stop placing his chess pieces. He laughed and said, "When our Green Party was defeated, I also added a handful of firewood. If I don't do this, Jing 'an Palace will become nothing more than a decorative vase. I'm a snobbish person, and I'm bound to the Prince's Mansion for glory and disgrace. How can I just stand by and watch His Royal Highness not be able to display its power? "
Xing Hua knew that in private, King of Jing An, Zhao Xun, liked to address him as Young Master Lu or Mr. Lu. When they were happy or joking, they would even affectionately call him Little Six. And the latter had always disrespectfully referred to him as His Royal Highness instead of King of Jing'an.
"If the Lu Family wants to leave, Xiangfan City can't stop them. But it's not difficult to trip them up. Although it's not beneficial to the big picture, since His Royal Highness is not happy and insists on making trouble for that Beiliang, as a chess gambler, I can only do my best to gamble and bury some hidden troubles for the Lu Family. If the wise Grand Secretary Lu was still alive, these little tricks might not work. But now that he's gone, it's hard to say. Xing Hua, tell me, a treacherous person like me is not even worthy of a scholar, let alone a distinguished scholar. "
Xing Hua changed her position to shield Young Master Lu from the cold wind blowing into the alley. She said softly, "Young Master, you're a person who does big things. You don't care about trifles."
Lu Suan smiled and said, "There's a saying that if you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world? And there's another saying that a person who does big things doesn't care about trifles. The ancient books and ancient sayings really make the later generations confused. But I'm a blind man, so I can only rely on you to sweep the house. "
Xing Hua rolled her eyes. "I'd be happy to."
Lu Suan reached out his hand, as if the wine had boosted his courage. He wanted to touch Liu Lingbao's smooth cheek. But when Liu Lingbao moved closer, he had already retracted his hand. He said softly, "We're lucky to depend on each other. Try to live a few more years."
Lu Xu leaned his head back against the wall. "You blind man."
Xing Hua suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Young Master Lu, if you want to go to Beiliang, Liu Lingbao will protect you even at the cost of her life."
Lu Xu was stunned. He shook his head and smiled. "I have my own plans. It's good here. "
— —
At the Tide-listening Lake in Beiliang, Chen Xiliang was sitting in a pavilion by the lake. Xu Beizhi, the grandson of Xu Huainan, the former King of the Northern Courtyard, and Xu Weixiong, the Second Commandery Princess, who was sitting in a wheelchair, were also there. These three people with different identities formed a tripartite balance of forces.
Xu Weixiong, who was in charge of half of the intelligence agents in Beiliang, said calmly, "I have a message for you. The Empress of Beimang has only brought one person to the border of Beiliang."
Xu Beizhi said "hmm" and soon revealed the secret. "It must be Tuoba."
Chen Xiliang frowned and asked, "We can't kill him?"
Xu Beizhi smiled. "Of course we can kill him. It's just that we can't kill him."
Chen Xiliang said "hmm" indifferently.
Xu Weixiong turned to the south and said with a smile, "Let's plan a little more. After all, they're the ones doing the work."
Although Xu Beizhi had already been appointed as a local official, he rarely had the opportunity to come to Qing Liang Mountain, and there were often rumors of him toasting with scholars, unlike Chen Xiliang, who from beginning to end lived in the deep recesses of the Prince's mansion, racking his brain. Xu Beizhi didn't feel restrained even when facing Xu Weixiong. He even dared to make a few harmless jokes. For example, he said lazily, "I heard that His Royal Highness has tried his best to abduct many important people to come to Beiliang to work as coolies. He's really capable. If I were to say, with His Highness's looks, it's not difficult to deceive some ladies. I didn't expect him to be so good at deceiving men."
Chen Xiliang was expressionless. He turned to look at the Tide-listening Lake with its thousands of koi carps.
Xu Weixiong pointed at Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang and said bluntly with a smile, "Xu Beizhi, it's fine if you scold yourself. You even brought Chen Xiliang along. What's the point of killing a thousand enemies and losing a thousand of your own men?"
Xu Beizhi laughed. "Princess, you don't know. I'm born with a black heart and thick skin. That's why I'm less injured than Young Master Chen."
Chen Xiliang shook his head helplessly. It was impossible to be friends with this guy, but even if he was an opponent, he still couldn't bring himself to hate him.
Xu Weixiong muttered to himself, "New year, new cool, new atmosphere."
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