Xiao Cheng felt like a monkey now.

Sitting in the back yard of Daxiangguo Temple, I was pretending to play Go with Luo Gang opposite me.

Just looking at Luo Gang biting his lip hard, you can tell that he was trying hard not to laugh out loud.

"If you want to laugh, just laugh. Why do you endure so much hardship?" Xiao Cheng said angrily.

Luo Gang picked up a chess piece between his two fingers, slapped it on the chessboard, and said: "No, I want to maintain my demeanor, and I can't let others see it as a joke. Third sister is also included!"

Xiao Cheng sighed.

In the Zen room not far from here, there are now several female relatives gathered, and the target of their observation is naturally Xiao Cheng, the newly minted candidate.

Xiao Cheng was already well-known in Bianliang, and his knowledge was praised by many great masters. In addition, he went to the northwest this time and made great achievements. Seeing that the Jinshi Examination in September was coming,

A Jinshi can hold it in his hands.

Plus his surname is Xiao.

At the moment, Xiao Yu is the financial minister of the dynasty, and he is extremely powerful.

Although Xiao Cheng is not the biological son of Madam Han, he was brought up by Madam Han since he was a child, and he is no different from his own son. More importantly, after Xiao Cheng becomes a Jinshi, the lintel of the Xiao family will most likely have to be given to him in the future.

Xiao Cheng came to take charge.

What a perfect golden turtle son-in-law!

Those in Bianliang who felt they were qualified to marry the Xiao family could not miss such a good opportunity. Even many families with higher family status than the Xiao family, or some extremely noble families, were quite optimistic about Xiao Cheng.

So Xiao Cheng became distressed.

Under the pressure of Mrs. Han, he had to attend various gatherings with different names.

The protagonists of the party were, of course, Mrs. Han and the eldest ladies and women of each family. He was just a supporting character who protected his mother and sister from attending the party, but in fact, it was him who everyone wanted to see.

If Xiao Cheng was a little bored and didn't want to go, Mrs. Han's eyes would turn red, she would be wet with tears of joy, and she would say, "What if your mother is doing this?" Even though she is not his mother, what should she do...

As a result, Xiao Cheng naturally couldn't stand it anymore, so he could only laugh and coax Mrs. Han, and then readily agreed to follow Mrs. Han's arrangements.

Xiao Cheng never expected to be able to make the decision on his own marriage. This was completely impossible.

And Jiang Yingxue also knew this very well.

Xiao Cheng only hopes that the wife who comes into the house in the future will be firstly virtuous and secondly smart enough.

Otherwise, with Jiang Yingxue's intelligence and ability, I'm afraid he would be able to trick the other party into applause.

"Today among the girls from these families, the little lady from the Hu family is the prettiest!" Luo Gang dropped another sunspot with a snap, and said in a low voice: "I have asked about it for you, the little lady from the Hu family, Qin

He is good at chess, calligraphy and painting, and is especially good at playing the flute. He is also quite good at poetry and prose. He is one year younger than you, and his temper is also very gentle. The only thing is that he is not born to a eldest lady."

Xiao Cheng snorted and responded with a move of chess, and said coldly: "I was not born by my aunt either."

"That's not what I meant!" Luo Gang said politely: "Actually, there is no difference between you and the eldest lady, right? Putting this aside, I think Mrs. Hu is pretty good."

Xiao Cheng sighed, it felt really bad to be waiting for a price and being picked over by others.

Luo Gang misunderstood his meaning and whispered: "You don't want to make Jiang Yingxue your first wife, do you? I advise you not to think about this idea. If you really dare to do this, your father will have to fall out with you, Han Da

The lady will not respond even more. She comes from the Han family in Xinyang, and she attaches great importance to this matter. Although Jiang Yingxue has a county head, how much is the title of a county head worth to your family? Let me tell you.

, you might as well accept this little lady Hu, she is good-tempered and easy to handle, marry her, and then take Jiang Yingxue as your concubine. With Jiang Yingxue's skills, she will definitely make little lady Hu happy."

Xiao Cheng stared at him for a long time, then suddenly said: "Yuting, are you already thinking about how to deal with my little sister? Otherwise, why are you talking about the same thing!"

Luo Gang smiled: "Don't accuse me wrongly. Since I got engaged to my little sister, I have never been to this brothel. And with my little sister's ability, do you think I can find the palm of her hand?"

?”

Xiao Cheng said: "You can regret the marriage!"

"How is that possible?" Luo Gang said angrily: "You still look down on me, right? I have worked very hard. I will definitely marry my little sister and go home."

Xiao Cheng spread his hands and said, "Well, since you have a tendency to be sadistic, it's up to you."

"You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?" Luo Gang shook his head and said.

Maybe the Luo family has this tradition. Anyway, why doesn't Luo Gang's father, Luo Song, even have a concubine? The three sons in the family are all born to Mrs. Luo.

But this is also good. For the little girl, Luo Gang is indeed a good choice.

Know the root and the bottom.

Of course, more importantly, this guy is so easy to handle!

"You're finished!" Xiao Cheng dropped a white piece in his hand and looked at Luo Gang with a smile. "I killed your big dragon. Oh, it's all white, but it's so clean."

Luo Gang lowered his head and looked at the chessboard in front of him. Isn't it completely blank? He wasn't annoyed at all. He smiled and said, "Okay, it's over. I'm going to talk to Third Sister, but you're here singing about the wind and the moon.

Just wait for those three aunts and six wives to test it out! Don’t accompany me anymore!”

Xiao Cheng was furious: "You dare to leave?"

"Why don't you dare?" Luo Gang put his hands on his hips and said, "Third sister made a promise to me. Don't follow me, otherwise Mrs. Han will not have a good look on you."

Xiao Cheng was immediately discouraged.

There are two tigresses in the house, one big and one small, which he cannot afford to offend.

Luo Gang looked at the always arrogant Xiao Cheng now looking like he was in mourning, and immediately started to gloat. He flicked his sleeves and walked out with his hands behind his back.

At this moment, Wei Wu suddenly ran in from outside.

Seeing Wei Wu, Xiao Cheng's heart couldn't help but sink. Because of his iron feet, Wei Wu rarely appeared in front of outsiders. Even if he did appear, it was mostly covered up, but now he has no scruples.

, just like this, he was brought a few steps away in front of him, and as expected, bursts of exclamations came from the meditation room at the back.

Those women, have they ever seen a man with a pair of iron feet?

"What's the matter?" Xiao Cheng rushed forward and walked behind a flower tree. He happened to use the tree to block the sight of those behind him.

"Young Master, I just received the news." Wei Wu's voice was trembling: "The border army officers escorted by Cui Jin were attacked in Shanyang County. All the prisoners were killed, and more than half of the escorting soldiers were killed and injured.

Those files and evidence were all destroyed."

Xiao Cheng's face suddenly turned pale, "Is the news reliable?"

But immediately he knew that he was asking nonsense: "When will the news from the government be returned?"

"The news is that the caravan sent people to rush back all the way without sleep. It should be much faster than the government's rush or the Imperial City's spies. But it only takes half a day at most!" Wei Wudao

.

"Does father know?" Xiao Cheng asked.

"The bachelor has been informed, Butler Xu, please go back immediately!" Wei Wudao.

Xiao Cheng nodded, turned around and called Li Xin who was in the corner of the yard: "Go and tell the eldest lady that there are some urgent matters at home that need to be dealt with. I will go back first and ask the eldest lady and the third sister to go home quickly. Don't

Zhang Yang, let’s talk about it when we find an opportunity, do you understand?”

"Yes, Erlang." Li Xin nodded repeatedly.

"Let's go!" Xiao Cheng raised his chin and strode out with Wei Wu.

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Cheng with cold eyes, as if he wanted to swallow Xiao Cheng in one gulp, and Xiao Cheng also looked at his father without showing any signs of weakness.

"Sir, there can be no hesitation now." Xiao Cheng said loudly: "Earlier, King Jing's allies were widely denounced, which is already a signal. The reason why you escaped this disaster is because

Now is the war in Hebei Road, and the official family cannot do without you as the financial minister, and the eldest brother is making great achievements in the northwest. This time the matter is even bigger. If you don't take the initiative to cut off, then your position as the third envoy will definitely not be preserved.

"

"Do you believe that King Jing would do such a thing?" Xiao Yu said angrily.

"It doesn't matter who did it." Xiao Cheng sighed: "The problem is, who will the officials think did it."

"I'm going to break the news, but it's not to cut off from King Jing, but to avenge King Jing. How can the officials not see such an obvious frame-up plan?" Xiao Yu snorted coldly.

"Sir!" Xiao Cheng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that the officials have already preconceived the idea. If you explain to King Jing in this excerpt, you will only take advantage of yourself and keep the green hills. You are not afraid of running out of firewood! Chen Gui and the others have already done this last time.

We have made a severance with King Jing, and among the important officials of the imperial court, you are the only one who is still holding on. My lord, there are not many opportunities left."

"Even if I try to cut him off, no one will believe me." Xiao Yu looked at his son: "For decades, your father's character has been well known to others. Even if I do it now, people will still think it is a sign of retirement.

For advancement."

"So what? You can't leave such a long tail for people to catch, can you? You can't let the official family lose any face, right? Sir, you can cut it with a fold, and I'll go and explain the details to His Highness King Jing.

"It's amazing. He knows your last resort, but at the same time, you must understand that right now, there is no other way except to give in." Xiao Cheng said. "Father, you only have half a day. Tonight at the latest, the Imperial City

The people from the company will bring the news back to Bianliang."

After reluctantly convincing his father, Xiao Cheng rushed to Prince Jing's Mansion without stopping. When he reached the magnificent palace of Prince Jing's Mansion, Xiao Cheng couldn't help but sigh.

If this thing was really done by King Jing's men, there is only one word to describe it: stupid.

If this was done by King Jing's opponent, then Xiao Cheng could only describe the opponent's clever plan with the utmost admiration.

It can be said that this strategy immediately plunged King Jing into the abyss.

Is it the counselor named Zhao Yuan next to King Chu?

Xiao Cheng has been paying attention to this person for some time. The effective strategies that helped King Chu break out of the most unfavorable predicament came from this person.
To be continued...