After Xu Yan came out of the palace, he arrived at the Zhuque Gate. He couldn't help but stop and look back, looking at the palace gate in front of him that symbolized imperial power. He felt a little sad.

Originally, he thought that in this life, he would be a high-ranking royal prince and would not have so many worries. However, Xu Yan realized today that all these were just clouds in front of the imperial power.

A qualified emperor must know how to balance. Emperor Shunxing did this very well.

The Yu Dynasty had been in existence for nearly a hundred years, and the court was just a voice of the aristocratic families. In order to check and balance the aristocratic families, Emperor Shunxing reused the Lin family, who was born in Qingliu, and gradually made the Lin family the most powerful in the Yu Dynasty, suppressing all the major aristocratic families.

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It's a pity that something like Gu Zhilong happened to the Lin family.

The warriors in the world are divided into nine realms, from the first to the ninth realm. There are many people who practice martial arts, but not many are truly powerful. The fifth realm is a watershed for warriors, and the warriors in the five realms are very top-notch everywhere.

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As for Nine Realm warriors, they are rare in the world. Apart from those sects that have never left the world, Gu Zhilong is the only one in the Yu Dynasty.

Gu Zhilong's parents died when he was young, and he and his sister were dependent on each other. And his sister married Lin Mofu, so Gu Zhilong and the Lin family are in a sense one.

Because of Gu Zhilong, Emperor Shunxing had to start to be wary of the Lin family. The strength of one person to dominate a city really made Emperor Shunxing uneasy.

A few days ago, Lin Mofu suddenly entered the palace and said that his legitimate daughter Lin Mining was weak and sick and could not fulfill her engagement with Xu Yan. He asked Emperor Shunxing to modify the marriage contract.

In addition, Lin Mofu also wrote a letter to report that his wife's brother, Gu Zhilong, Marquis of Wuchang, often drank and had fun in the army, corrupting military discipline. He requested an order to refute Gu Zhilong's behavior and reduce Gu Zhilong's military power.

It is obvious that Lin Mofu wants to give up military power in exchange for the engagement between his legitimate daughter Lin Mining and Xu Yan.

The Lin family has lost its military power and its strength has been weakened a lot, but it will not damage the foundation. It is still capable of fighting against the aristocratic family. This is something Emperor Shunxing likes to see, and he has no reason to refuse.

As for the dignity of Xu Yan, his nephew, it seems dispensable in the face of the overall situation.

Xu Yan could actually guess that when the queen granted the engagement, Emperor Shunxing did not stop him, and he must have had his own plans. In the end, everything was for profit.

The queen's starting point was naturally for Xu Yan's good, but Emperor Shunxing was calculating from the beginning to the end.

There was nothing the Queen could do about Emperor Shunxing's arrangement. Husband and wife were one, and as a country, she still knew the general situation. Letting Xu Yan enter the palace for dinner today was because the Queen wanted to take the opportunity to comfort Xu Yan and advise Xu Yan not to think too much.

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What opinions can Xu Yan have? Emperor Shunxing made his words clear and did not hide anything, which was considered a great honor to Xu Yan. Anyway, he could not say a word about the engagement from beginning to end. It seems that there is no clue who the future princess will be.

So important.

Xu Yan let out a long sigh and said to himself: "Forget it, since it can't be changed, let him go. Anyway, I have a sweet-smelling little maid and a lot of life to enjoy. It's not a waste of time to worry about these things."

What? I don’t want to give away my wife for free!”

The most important thing is that this is a marriage granted by the Heavenly Family. Xu Yan has no room for resistance, so what else can he do? He can only accept it!

In front of the emperor, everyone in the world is his chess piece, and the emperor himself is the only chess player.

The plot hasn't started yet, but due to a series of butterfly effects, many things have changed. Xu Yan can't guarantee what will happen in the future, so just live your own life.

When we returned to the Prince's Mansion, it was already very late.

The lights in the living room were still on, and Xu Yan was a little curious. Are there any guests this late at night?

When he arrived at the living room, Xu Yan saw a burly middle-aged man.

The long scar on his face is very conspicuous and makes people shudder. At first glance, he is a ruthless character.

Xu Yan knew this person. He was a person close to Cheap Father An Wang Xu Qingyao. Xu Yan didn't know the specific level of martial arts, but he seemed to be not low.

"Uncle Dao, why are you here this late at night?"

Wang Hu, the master next to Xu Qingyao, is called "Master Dao" by people in Prince An's palace. He is about the same age as Xu Qingyao, so Xu Yan usually calls him "Uncle Dao".

As for why he is called "Master Dao" instead of "Master Tiger", Xu Yan doesn't know.

Wang Hu looked at Xu Yan, smiled and said, "King An asked me to bring a message to His Highness."

Although he said he was smiling, the hideous scar on his face looked really scary.

Xu Qingyao didn't like Xu Yan's son very much. He always followed the distinction between legitimate concubines and concubines, and didn't care much about concubines. Moreover, his biological mother died as soon as Xu Yan was born, which made Xu Qingyao feel that it was Xu Yan's fault, and he became even more dissatisfied.

Hi Xu Yan.

Later, Xu Yan was granted the title of Prince of Zhuangxun County at the initiative of Emperor Shunxing, and he was so close to Emperor Shunxing. This made his biological father very unhappy, thinking that Xu Yan was cheating on others.

Therefore, Xu Qingyao rarely asked about Xu Yan. Even during holidays, when Xu Yan went back to say hello, Xu Qingyao's face was very bad, and he looked like he had a hatred as deep as the sea.

Xu Yan was too lazy to care about this. He had parents in his previous life, and it had nothing to do with Xu Qingyao's treatment of him.

Unexpectedly, the sun actually came out in the west today, and someone came to deliver a message. This was something Xu Yan never expected.

"Uncle Dao, I wonder what my father wants to say to me?"

"Prince An said that in Prince An's Mansion, not just any cat or dog can be bullied."

After speaking, Wang Hu patted Xu Yan on the shoulder and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, if the Lin family dares to slap our Prince An's face, we must be prepared to pay a hundred times the price!"

Seeing Wang Hu's serious expression, Xu Yan smiled bitterly.

No matter what, Xu Yan is still considered a member of Prince An's family, and Xu Qingyao still cares about his family's face.

Xu Yan would not be an idiot and think that Xu Qingyao was trying to find a place for Xu Yan. Xu Yan still vividly remembers his disgusted face before!

"Uncle Dao, thank my father for me. One month later, my father will still need to preside over my wedding!"

Xu Qingyao is the kind of character who will retaliate against others. Once someone offends him, he will lose his skin even if he is killed. I believe that the Lin family will pay the price soon.

Xu Yan didn't dare to confirm whether he would be implicated if Xu Qingyao rebelled in the future. He had to plan this in advance.

"You can try to persuade. If you don't listen, then it's not my fault."

Xu Yan was thinking.

The light in the study was still on, and through the window, a thin figure fell asleep lying on the desk, holding a book in his hand.

Xu Yan gently opened the door and noticed the account book in Mu Xue's hand.

Xu Yan picked up the account book from Muxue's hand, took one look at it, and then put it down.

This account book belongs to the restaurant "Zui Qingfeng" owned by Xu Yan. The Yu Dynasty did not have many restrictions on the business of vassal kings, so Xu Yan started a wine business.

The wine is high-strength wine made by Xu Yan, which is very popular among the warriors in Shangjing City, and the business is still very prosperous.

However, Xu Yan only opened a restaurant called "Zui Qingfeng" and had no plans to open branches or engage in other businesses.

After all, Xu Yan is not short of money, and the restaurant is just for fun, just to see if it is true that wine making can make money as mentioned in the past life travel article.

And the most important thing is that brewing high-quality wine requires a lot of food. Although there have been few natural disasters in the Yu Dynasty in recent years, food is still somewhat scarce after all.

After Zui Qingfeng was built, Xu Yan left many matters to others and became a hands-off shopkeeper. Mu Xue originally wanted to take care of the restaurant for Xu Yan, but she just thought that she was also a royal family member and could not show her face outside.

So he retreated to the next best thing and asked Xu Yan for a job as an accountant.

Muxue is extremely serious about this matter, and her accounting skills are also top-notch. If she really wants to be a shopkeeper, she will be extremely powerful.

Xu Yan also mentioned it to Muxue and asked her if she wanted to be a shopkeeper at Zui Qingfeng, but she refused on the grounds that she had to serve Xu Yan.

"Little girl, you kept laughing even when you were sleeping. I wonder what sweet dreams you have!"

Although Muxue was asleep at this time, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and her eyes were curved downwards. No matter how you looked at it, she felt cute.

He gently picked up Mu Xue and walked towards Xu Yan's room.

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Chapter completed!