Yang Qixuan's residence is in Chongrenfang, close to the Imperial City and Pingkangfang. It is a very valuable area in Chang'an City.
The house occupies a vast area, accounting for two-thirds of Li Linfu's house. A small part of the reason why Li Shiniang chose to marry Yang Qixuan was that she liked this house, which was close to her parents' home and luxurious.
In early April, it was nearly three months since Li Linfu passed away. In the evening, Li Shiniang took a careful bath, washed away the dust since her mourning, applied ointment, and looked down at her proud figure.
, with a smile on his lips, he asked: "Is Yang Lang here?"
"In the study."
Li Shiniang then put on her colorful silk, straightened her hair, and went to the study room among the flowers and willows...
There was a candle in the study room, and Yang Qixuan was sitting in front of the desk, holding a poem and reading it.
He likes poetry recently.
It's just that this poem written by Li Jilan, he read it over and over again, but he still couldn't understand it.
"Watch the clouds in the morning and the rain in the evening. Those who come and go will have their return date."
"The jade pillow only knows how to shed tears, and when the silver lamp shines in the sky, I can't sleep."
"Looking up at the bright moon to interpret its meaning, looking down at the flowing waves to send words."
"But I recall hearing the Fenglou song for the first time, which makes people feel lonely and lovesickness again."
This seems to be a thoughtful poem, thinking about someone who is far away? But, must this person be far away? The poem does not specify it.
And if they are not far away, why do they miss each other again? Because he already has a wife and cannot see each other, so he can only miss her.
Yang Qi
It is really wrong to let down a beautiful woman.
That gorgeous face appeared in his mind, and his heart suddenly felt hot again.
Secretly, he also imitated those consorts and raised two beautiful outhouses, but he had neither Li Jilan's seductive eyes nor her poetic charm.
He only loved her talent, elegance and natural charm. The young lady who could perfectly combine these two completely different temperaments struck a chord with him.
"Bang."
The door was suddenly pushed open.
Yang Qixuan was startled and panicked. He quickly took a book of official documents and covered the poem. In the chaos, even the official documents were put upside down.
"Yang Lang."
Hearing that it was Li Shiniang, Yang Qixuan did not breathe a sigh of relief, but became even more uneasy. He blurted out: "Why didn't you knock when you came in..."
Halfway through his words, he swallowed back the rest of his words very wisely.
"Huh?" Li Shiniang still snorted coldly and asked, "Do I have to knock on the door when I come in?"
"No, I thought it was the housekeeper." Yang Qixuan changed the topic and asked, "Why is the lady here?"
Li Shiniang smiled sweetly, leaned over his back, and said with a smile: "Are you disturbing your business?"
"No."
"Have you thought about how to overthrow the pot?" Li Shiniang put her arms around Yang Qixuan's neck and rubbed circles on his heart with her fingers, teasing his ambition. She felt that a man's ambition and desire were always connected.
, "I see, they are all mediocre, and only you can succeed my grandfather."
Yang Qixuan was not very interested in the phase. Hearing this, he felt more pressure. He nodded and said, "I'll think of a solution soon."
"There's no rush. When Xue Bai returns to Beijing, let's watch him fight with Shihu first."
Li Shiniang said, pulling her husband around the screen, sitting on the small couch at the back of the study, and pressing him down with her soft body.
"Um?"
She stretched out her hand and asked loudly in surprise: "Why are you having a seizure?!"
"Don't worry, you'll be up soon."
"Okay, it's up to me." Li Shiniang tried her best, but when she lowered her head and saw that it didn't have much effect, she couldn't help but frown and shouted: "Can you do it?!"
Yang Qixuan was also anxious, but the more anxious he became, the more helpless he became, so he could only mutter: "I feel a little uncomfortable today. I'm probably sick..."
Li Shiniang was so disappointed that she looked at Yang Qixuan with suspicious eyes. Suddenly she reached out and grabbed his ear and asked, "Are you sick?"
"Ahem, cough, cough, I really have a severe headache."
There was no end to this matter. Li Shiyiniang was very smart and was definitely not easy to fool. She ordered people to invite the doctor.
Yang Qixuan was at a loss, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he really seemed to be sick. He sat there and saw servants walking from the yard, and he felt more and more guilty.
However, when the servant arrived, he saluted and said: "Alang, the Right Prime Minister has sent someone to invite you to come to the house."
The word "right prime minister" sounded familiar to both husband and wife. They were stunned for a moment before realizing that the right prime minister was now referring to Yang Guozhong.
Li Shiniang frowned and said, "Spit Hu comes here to invite me at this time. He must have bad intentions."
Yang Qixuan, however, felt as if he had received an amnesty. He coughed a few times and sighed: "I am ill, so it is inconvenient to see him. But since he is in charge of the court, I am afraid I will have to go today."
He finally calmed down his furious wife, hurriedly left the house, boarded the carriage, felt much relieved, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
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The carriage drove slowly into Xuanyang Square, followed the long street from the north gate to the south, and first passed Xue Bai's house.
"Mr. Lang, we're almost here."
"Um."
Yang Qixuan opened the curtain and looked outside, and suddenly saw two familiar figures.
They were two young ladies, one of them was slender and wore linen clothes, while the other wore a lotus crown and a Taoist robe, as ethereal as immortals. They were Li Tengkong and Li Jilan.
Unconsciously, Yang Qixuan stood up slightly and lifted his butt off the cushion. He opened his mouth and was about to call, but they had already entered Xue's house.
"Ji Lanzi..."
He was stunned for a moment, wondering if Xue Bai had returned to Chang'an?
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of Yang Guozhong's mansion. Yang Qixuan entered through the side door. When he arrived at the front hall, he saw Yang Guozhong acting like a rogue, being served by several beauties. He was leaning on the couch with his legs crossed and looking like a rogue.
The soles of her feet were facing him, shaking non-stop.
Yang Qixuan looked at the swaying soles of his feet in front of him, thought of a certain movement, and inexplicably felt it. He felt that this was too weird, and quickly turned his mind away.
"I've met my uncle."
"Haha, don't be too polite. You and I are from the same clan, so we can be considered brothers."
Compared with Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong did not have the demeanor of an important minister. He patted the other side of the couch and said, "Come, sit down and talk."
Immediately, a beautiful concubine led Yang Qixuan to sit down on the couch, brought a small table and poured wine for him.
This was a very close courtesy, and Yang Qixuan couldn't help but be very surprised. He originally thought that Yang Guozhong recruited him today to intimidate and intimidate him. After all, Li Linfu always treated his subordinates like that in the past.
"The right minister is too kind, I will do it myself."
Yang Qixuan took the wine glass from Mei Ji's hand. In the process, his hand touched her hand and felt it was very slippery. Unfortunately, this kind of maid Ji Concubine cannot be compared with Li Jilan.
"I heard that you have been very close to Chen Xilie recently." Yang Guozhong suddenly asked.
Yang Qixuan shook his hand and the wine spilled on the beautiful girl's skirt. He wiped it twice in a panic, feeling very rude.
"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation on this matter..."
Meiji wiped the hem of her skirt and said with a smile: "Mr. Lang must be teasing me on purpose."
She was able to relieve him. Then, she raised her eyes and said shyly, "Mr. Lang is so handsome."
After Yang Qixuan got married, he was much more controlled. Unlike the other men who had been having fun for a long time, he couldn't help but smile in front of the beautiful lady. He deliberately thought about Li Jilan again, so as not to fall into the beauty trap here easily.
"No need to explain." Yang Guozhong reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "I plan to move you to be the admonishing doctor of the fifth rank. Are you willing?"
This was exactly the official position that Yang Qixuan had been planning for. He naturally wanted to be promoted, but what Yang Guozhong asked was whether he was willing to join him.
Meiji on the side couldn't help but brighten her eyes after hearing this, and clapped her hands and said: "Young man is so young, he is a high-ranking official of the fifth rank. He is really amazing. I would like to give you a toast."
After clinking the wine glasses, Yang Qixuan hesitated slightly and drank the wine in one gulp.
Yang Guozhong looked at it and smiled slightly, knowing that the glass of wine fell into his stomach and the matter was settled.
really.
"Does the Prime Minister know that Chen Xilie transferred Xue Bai back to Chang'an?" Yang Qi said: "Xue Bai promised Chen Xilie that he would plan for him."
"It doesn't matter." At least Yang Guozhong will not show his timidity in front of others, Yun Danfeng said lightly: "Chen Xilie is too cowardly to do anything. Xue Bai and I are close brothers. I have already known about this, so you don't need to make it public."
Seeing his attitude, Yang Qixuan couldn't help but wonder if Chen Xilie had fallen into Yang Guozhong's trap, and he couldn't help but regret it.
"By the way." Yang Guozhong asked: "Did you know that Li Linfu once adopted Abusi as his adopted son?"
"It's just a joke, Albus just used it to show his loyalty."
After Yang Qixuan finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that Yang Guozhong's face had turned cold. Only then did he realize the meaning of the issue he was talking about. He involuntarily bowed his back, unconsciously showing a gesture of avoidance and shrinking.
"You have to think clearly." Yang Guozhong said: "How many people have been offended by Suo Douji during his more than ten years as prime minister. A catastrophe is coming and there is no way to avoid it. Do you want to suffer the same disaster as the Li family and implicate your parents and brothers?
Or should you draw a clear line as soon as possible and protect the people you want to protect?"
Yang Qixuan shook his head repeatedly, as if refusing to betray his wife and family. But this was just because his fear of Li Shiniang had become a habit. When he thought about it again, he realized that what Yang Guozhong said made sense.
Yang Guozhong took out a booklet from his sleeve, put it on the short table, tapped it with his fingers, and said: "Look, instead of waiting for these people on the list to take action, you might as well let me do it. You are protecting the Li family."
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The booklet was opened, revealing the list above. Many names had been crossed out.
Yang Qi
It is not difficult to get the list, and it may even be stolen by one of the servants in your house.
Thinking of this, he suddenly shuddered.
"Why should a man worry about not having a wife?" Yang Guozhong continued to advise, "When you get promoted and divorce your wife, won't it be better? Look at the prince, he has already divorced his wife twice. What about you? You will be buried with the Li family.
Living alone is not a difficult choice."
Because of these words, Yang Qixuan suddenly became enlightened, and even felt excited, and started to look forward to dealing with the Li family.
"What the right minister is saying is that Li Linfu has made countless enemies and everyone has been grudges against him for a long time. The current investigation of the Li family is to protect the Li family."
After saying this and giving himself a reason at the same time, Yang Qixuan made up his mind and said: "To be fair to the Prime Minister, Absi has indeed worshiped Li Linfu as his adoptive father."
"Is the reason why Absi rebelled has anything to do with Li Linfu?"
As he spoke, Yang Guozhong made a look, and Mei Ji, who was sitting next to Yang Qixuan, took his hand and placed it on her plump thigh.
"What do you mean by the Prime Minister?"
"Li Linfu and Absi agreed to raise their troops to rebel. However, Li Linfu was seriously ill and Absi failed to capture Shuofang's army, so he defected to Mobei."
"This...is this a serious crime of treason?!"
Yang Qixuan was startled, feeling that it was too harsh to deal with the Li family in this way. Fortunately, the warm and greasy touch from his palm gave him some comfort.
Yang Guozhong laughed loudly and said: "Why make such a fuss? When Ge Nu dealt with political opponents, he was also charged with treason. I learned all these methods from him."
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Xue Zhai.
Today, Yang Yuyao returned to her Guoguo Madam's Mansion to see the progress of the house's reconstruction, so Li Tengkong and Li Jilan could spend more time talking to Yan Yan.
Because Xue Bai was away, they all wanted to take good care of Yan Yan, and sometimes they even competed with Yang Yuhuan, the Du sisters and others in their hearts to see who had a better relationship with her.
Of course, the main reason is that Li Jilan has this little thought. Li Tengkong is just here to check Yan Yan's pulse. She has been in a bad mood recently and has become more reticent. Her already thin face is two points thinner than usual.
"It's been good lately, my energy and blood are full, and I'm not as weak as before."
Li Tengkong removed the jade finger from Hao's wrist, turned around and walked to the case, picked up a pen and wrote a prescription, but he adjusted the prescription prescribed by Master Qi Xuan the year before last.
After writing, she thought that she could not heal her grandpa, and she was not very confident in her medical skills, so she hesitated for a moment.
Yan Yan put on her shoes and stood up. As if she had read her mind, she took the prescription and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will follow the doctor's advice and I will definitely get better and better."
She raised her hand and imitated Xue Bai's way of exercising in the evening. She squeezed her upper arm and showed off her non-existent muscles. In short, she said that she was much stronger.
Li Tengkong was amused and smiled. This was the first time she had smiled in the past three months.
"Don't worry, I will definitely cure you."
"OK."
Li Jilan stood aside and saw the sun shining through the window paper and shining on their faces. She could faintly see the fine hairs on their crystal skin. Even she felt moved, and then she gradually became distracted.
Her thoughts drifted away, and she thought about whether Xue Lang was not good at that, so the rumors were bad, but he was actually a gentleman.
"Ji Lanzi, what are you thinking about?"
"No." Li Jilan quickly shook his head and said, "By the way, Xue Lang will be back soon?"
Yan Yan said: "I received the letter yesterday. He set off from Yizhou last month. Because he was with the team escorting King Nanzhao, he didn't know when he would arrive."
"The letters have arrived, but the people haven't arrived yet." Li Jilan was a little disappointed.
"Of course the stagecoach is very fast, it can even deliver lychees." Yan Yan focused on more novel things, instead of focusing on her husband.
"Is Mr. Yan going to return to court soon?"
Li Tengkong changed the topic and did not want to talk too much about Xue Bai.
Recently, she no longer cares about him so much. She used to think that she couldn't be with Xue Bai because of her grandpa. But after her grandpa passed away, she discovered that his grandpa was actually the reason why she and Xue Bai could get along so often.
The reason. It turns out that everything she owns, including the acquaintance with Xue Baineng, was given by her grandpa.
This is a Tao that she has not been able to understand recently.
"Yes, my grandpa is coming back soon, and he has to take care of me again." Yan Yan said: "Call Qinglan, let's push the dominoes? There are not many opportunities."
"Okay, let's take advantage of it and push the dominoes, which is also a way of cultivating..."
Just as he was talking, Qing Lan had already rushed over.
Li Jilan heard the footsteps rushing and knew that Qinglan definitely didn't come here to play dominoes, so she couldn't help but guess that it was Xue Bai who was back.
She couldn't help but stand on her tiptoes and look outside the courtyard. Her peach blossom eyes were full of lovesickness.
"Madam," Qinglan Wanfu said, "Princess Yuzhen sent someone to pick her up and take Teng Kongzi back to Wangwu Mountain immediately."
"What happened?"
"I haven't said anything yet, but the person who came to pick up the vacant is already in the lobby."
Li Jilan couldn't help but ask: "What about me?"
"Please also ask Ji Lanzi to go back immediately."
Li Tengkong was confused, but he obeyed his master's orders and hurried back to Yuzhen Temple with Li Jilan.
Over there, Yan Yan waited for them to leave, and then Qing Lan asked: "What happened?"
"It seems that many people in Tengkongzi's family have been detained and interrogated."
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Yu Zhen Guan.
This time, Princess Yuzhen made an impromptu decision to return to Wangwushan, and only packed her luggage in a hurry. When Li Tengkong and Li Jilan came back, Princess Yuzhen ordered the team to set off.
Li Tengkong asked what happened, but Princess Yuzhen only said that she was tired of being in Chang'an and didn't want to stay any longer.
In the past, when going to Wangwu Mountain, they would leave the city through Chunming Gate, but today the team turned to Zhuque Street and walked all the way south.
Princess Yuzhen was riding on the horse with a calm expression, but she was thinking about the dispute in the court. As expected, Yang Guozhong still couldn't let Li Linfu go.
This was something that could have been predicted a few years ago. Princess Yuzhen did not think that the Li family was innocent. The only person she planned to protect was Li Tengkong. After leaving Chang'an this time, Li Tengkong would never come back in his life.
People were coming and going on Zhuque Street, so Li Tengkong wanted to take one last look at the prosperity of Chang'an. Soon, Mingde Gate was in sight.
But because Li Tengkong and Li Jilan ran to Xue's house today, they were delayed a lot of time. Just as the team was about to leave the city, a woman from behind chased them on horseback.
"Seventeenth Mother!"
Li Tengkong turned around and asked in surprise: "Why is sister here?"
Li Shiniang was a superb equestrian and galloped up to her with a look of anxiety on her face.
"Seventeen, save the family! Can you please ask Princess Yuzhen for mercy?"
"Sister, please speak slowly, what happened?"
"Eating dog intestines, spitting on the pot and falsely accusing Grandpa of treason." Li Shiyiniang said bitterly: "When Grandpa was alive, these dogs didn't dare to express their arrogance, but now they have all jumped out!"
Li Tengkong was not surprised, but he still felt helpless.
The thing I have been most afraid of for a long time has finally happened.
"What are you doing here? Go and plead with the princess." Li Shiyiniang urged.
Li Tengkong then turned to look at Princess Yuzhen. Before she could speak, Princess Yuzhen had already shaken her head and said in the most straightforward manner: "You are a monk. You shouldn't be bothered by such worldly things. Just follow my teacher."
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The team did not stop and continued to move forward.
Li Jilan took Li Tengkong's reins and whispered, "Let's go."
They all know very well that the fate of the Li family cannot be changed even by Princess Yuzhen. There must be an explanation for the grievances that the people of the world have accumulated for more than ten years.
Even Li Shiniang, who came in a hurry, didn't really have high expectations. Seeing Princess Yuzhen's determined attitude of not saving her, she didn't dare to persuade her. She immediately pulled the reins and prepared to go back to protect her and Yang Qixuan's small family.
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Li Tengkong's horse was pulled by Li Jilan and walked more than ten steps towards the city gate.
She looked back, made up her mind, hurried forward, and said to Princess Yuzhen: "Master, my disciple is unfilial, so I have to say goodbye to Master."
"You don't have to do useless things, understand?"
"If I don't have a clear conscience, no matter how much I practice in the future, it will be fake."
Princess Yuzhen glanced at Li Tengkong lightly and said, "I let you practice Taoism to get rid of the shackles of the world, not to let you find trouble."
She became a female crown to enjoy happiness, but not to practice Taoism?
But Li Tengkong was a fool, so he said: "My disciple's realm is too low to be freed from the shackles of the world."
"If you go, there will be no turning back. Whether the daughter of a traitor is exiled or sold, I will not rescue her again."
"Yes, my disciple has no regrets. He only let down the master's hard work."
Princess Yuzhen didn't even look back and drove her horse straight out of the city gate.
She may be considered affectionate, but after all, she comes from a royal family, so she can be ruthless when she should be ruthless.
Li Tengkong immediately drove his horse to catch up with Li Shiniang and asked: "Is there any evidence that Yang Guozhong framed Grandpa?"
"Since it is a false accusation, he must have fabricated evidence."
"How's things going at home?"
"They were all arrested. Not even the Fourteenth Mother and her husband escaped. Her husband's family even boasts of being clean."
"We can't go to Pingkangfang, here..."
Over there, Li Jilan came back to her senses, and quickly went to say goodbye to Princess Yuzhen, turning her horse's head to chase Li Tengkong. Her riding skills were not good, and Li Tengkong was no longer visible in the blink of an eye, so after thinking about it, she simply rushed towards
Xue Zhai.
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"Xu."
Li Shiniang reined in her horse and followed Li Tengkong to a stop in front of a large house.
She looked up and saw that it was Chen Xilie's house. She couldn't help but ask, "How did you know that we are cooperating with Chen Xilie recently?"
"I heard something."
Li Tengkong responded hurriedly, went up to the door, knocked on the door, and told the concierge that he had something very important to see.
"Wait a moment." The concierge said and went inside to report.
Li Shiniang's eyes flashed and she said, "Did you hear from Xue Bai? Chen Xilie is going to fight for power with Yang Guozhong."
"Guess."
Li Shiniang said again: "Yang Lang was also arrested. Shihu said he was asking him to come over, but in fact Yang Lang was the first one to be arrested."
"It's for evidence." Li Tengkong said: "My brother-in-law has a cowardly temperament, and he is afraid that he will become the target of Yang Guozhong's coercion and bribery as a witness."
"cowardly?"
After hearing this, Li Shiniang was not very happy and said: "Yang Lang is not a coward. He has a bad temper and is very bad."
While they were talking, the concierge of Zuo Xiang's Mansion rushed back and led the two of them inside in a hurry, turning into a flower hall.
After waiting for a short time, Chen Xilie came over slowly.
Recently, he has less and less work, and he returns home from work before noon every day. By this time, he has even changed his official robe.
"How did you two young ladies from the Li family come to my house today?"
"Does the Left Prime Minister not know what happened to my family?" Li Shiyiniang spoke quickly and said directly: "If the information is so ill-informed, how can we seize power from the spitting pot?"
Chen Xilie waved his hands repeatedly and sighed.
Li Shiniang had no choice but to tell Yang Guozhong about framed Li Linfu.
After hearing this, Chen Xilie looked worried, stroking his long beard, and sighed: "Repaying kindness with hatred. If you want to clear the Taiwei's innocence, you must tell the sage that Yang Guozhong made a false accusation... Are you sure that the Taiwei and Li Xianzhong did not conspire?"
Because Li Linfu was posthumously awarded "Taiwei" after his death, Chen Xilie called him this, which seemed very respectful.
When he asked this question, Li Shiniang became unsure.
She also knew that Li Linfu had always been afraid of Li Heng's ascension to the throne, and secretly ordered some border town Jiedushi to secretly prepare force to stop him. There was a conspiracy with An Lushan, but to be honest, she didn't know whether there was a conspiracy with Arbus.
Chen Xilie was keenly aware of the change in her expression and asked again tentatively: "It can't be...is it?"
"No!" Li Shiyiniang shouted.
"That's good." Chen Xilie said, "But ladies, you might as well think about whether there is any evidence that needs to be buried..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Tengkong suddenly noticed something, pulled Li Shiniang behind him, and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, if you want to deal with my grandpa, what else can you rely on to compete with Yang Guozhong for power in the future?"
"What did you say?" Li Shiniang asked in surprise: "He? He also wants to deal with grandpa?"
Chen Xilie smiled bitterly, but did not deny it. He sighed and said: "There is no way, the Taiwei has been too ruthless in his life, and now the public's anger is difficult to eliminate. On this matter, I can only stand with Yang Guozhong
Together."
"Is the Prime Minister Zuo confused?" Li Tengkong said: "There are people in the world who hate me, and there are also those who follow me. This is the opportunity for Prime Minister Zuo to win over some people..."
"That's wrong, I'm not a strong person." Chen Xilie interrupted, "When I act, I pay attention to following the general trend."
"Pooh!"
Li Shiniang was furious and spat at Chen Xilie's feet.
"Old coward, you are so submissive that you will only be qualified to carry people's shoes in your life. I am blind to seek help from you."
Chen Xilie was not angry. He shook his head and sighed: "Eleventh Mother is right. You are blind and have found such a husband. The matter has come to this and it cannot be undone."
"What do you mean?"
"It's too late." Chen Xilie said, "You are too late. Yang Guozhong has already obtained all the witnesses and material evidence."
Li Tengkong was surprised and asked: "What physical evidence?"
"I am a weakling, but An Lushan is a weakling? This time, even An Lushan cooperated with Yang Guozhong, and everyone put aside their prejudices to deal with the Taiwei. Everyone is calling for a fight against the Taiwei."