Yang Tianchang didn't say a word on the way back from the county government, but as soon as he walked into the Yang family lobby, he grabbed the neck of Butler Yang behind him and released the anger in his heart: "Tell me, what have you done today?
What stupid thing? Who asked you to provoke King You? Ah? Twenty thousand taels, a full twenty thousand taels. If it weren’t for your loyalty to me all these years, you would have been a corpse long ago!"
Butler Yang was choked so much that he had difficulty breathing, and the muscles on his face were twitching, but he did not dare to resist. It was not until Yang Tianchang let go of his hand that he began to gasp for air.
"Hoo, hoo~"
He adjusted his expression slightly, raised his hands and said, "It's all the old slave's fault. Please punish me, Master."
"Punishment? Punishment is of no use. Can I get my money back after I fine you? Let the people below keep their eyes open for me when doing things normally. Don't provoke people who shouldn't be provoked. And you, think about how to do it.
Get these 20,000 taels back and get out!" Yang Tianchang yelled, sat down on the chair, and slammed the table.
Butler Yang was just about to leave, but he remembered the young man in green whom he saw in the court, and continued to say: "For the record, my master, this old slave has one more thing, I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
"If you fart, let it go!" Yang Tianchang replied casually.
"For the record, my master, this old slave is in court today..." Soon, Butler Yang relayed to Yang Tianchang the content of the conversation between Tang Ji and Hou Yuanzhi heard in the court.
After listening, Yang Tianchang frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Is the man standing next to King You Tang Ji?"
Immediately, he tried to recall the other party's appearance in his mind, and soon found that the other party had many similarities with his dead third sister. He couldn't help but clench his fists, raised his eyes, looked around, and murmured: "
I didn’t expect that he would dare to come to Kyoto and even enter the court as a pawn. It seems that he is forcing me to get rid of him. Go and investigate immediately. I want to know all the news about Tang Ji within today!"
"Yes!" Butler Yang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the master's anger had been successfully diverted. He bowed and bowed before retreating.
After a while, Yang Tianchang held the armrests of the chair and looked out the door, his expression becoming fierce: "You bastard, you don't deserve to live in this world!"
After saying this, he stood up and walked out, intending to tell Su Xiuyun the news.
Little did they know, a rickety figure stood behind the long floor-to-ceiling curtain on the side. He listened to the conversation between the two, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "I found it, I finally found it!"
Immediately, he stuck his head out to observe, and saw that there was no one around, so he turned and walked towards the back door of the lobby.
Yang Xinghuai walked from the corridor connecting the back door of the lobby to the backyard. The backyard was divided into two parts. The first thing that caught his eye was a very wide pond that could not be reached at first sight. The water was clear and there were many happy fish in it.
There is a stable path paved with wooden planks in the pond, which leads to the other side.
On the other side is another part of the backyard. There is a two-story building here. It looks a bit old, but it is very clean inside and out. There are various flowers and green plants planted around the walls. In front of the building,
There is a stone table in the open space, and a deck chair next to it, with a gray-haired old man lying on it.
Yang Xinghuai walked over quickly, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Master, I have found the young lady's child!"
Hearing this, Yang Kangping slowly opened his eyes, and there was a hint of joy on his wrinkled old face. With the help of Yang Xinghuai, he sat up from the recliner, his hands trembling slightly, grabbed the latter's sleeves, and said excitedly: "
Shuli, Shuli’s child?”
"Yes, my old master!" Yang Xinghuai replied.
Yang Kangping turned to look at the pond path in the distance and asked doubtfully: "Where are the others? Why don't you bring them to see me?"
"This...I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. I heard about it from the young master..." Then, Yang Xinghuai told everything he just heard in the lobby, and then added: "Tang Ji
That child has already become an official by virtue of his own ability, and has also made acquaintance with His Highness Prince You, so the young lady can feel at ease now!"
However, Yang Kangping's expression changed drastically. He picked up the crutch that was leaning against the reclining chair and knocked it on the ground a few times. He said angrily: "Shuli has been gone for so many years, and that bastard still wants to attack his nephew and ask him to give it to me."
Get over here!"
"Old Master, think twice, if you do this, maybe, maybe..." Yang Xinghuai shook his head and sighed in the middle of his words of persuasion.
After a while, Yang Kangping calmed down and understood the meaning of his words. If Yang Tianchang knew that he knew about Tang Ji's return, it might be even more detrimental to the child. He murmured: "It's all useless for the old man. If it's me,
If my body could be stronger, I might have found that child long ago, cough cough cough~"
The sudden experience of joy and sadness made Yang Kangping cough violently uncontrollably. He had to cover his lips with a handkerchief, but after taking it away, there was already blood on it.
Yang Xinghuai's expression changed slightly and he said nervously: "Old Patriarch, you must take care of yourself!"
"Ahem, my health is getting worse day by day. I just want to see Ji'er before I die. Xinghuai, please go and think of a way." Yang Kangping's eyes flashed white, as if he was begging the other party.
Yang Xinghuai frowned slightly. The young master has always regarded the young lady's matter as a shame for the Yang family. And listening to his conversation with the housekeeper, it was obvious that he had done something to Tang Ji's child. The child may have also known about his relationship with the Yang family.
Otherwise, the young master would not be embarrassed. Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult to bring Tang Ji to meet the old master, but he could not refuse the old master, so he nodded silently: "Old slave, I understand!"
Yang Kangping sat on the recliner, his eyes drifting into the distance, his daughter's figure appeared in his mind, and two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes onto the uneven cheeks: "Shu Li, Ji'er has grown up and is successful.
Don't worry, as long as dad is still alive, I will definitely protect him."
At the same time, in Prince Xun's mansion.
Li Qin, who was wearing a light yellow robe, was sitting on the main seat in the back hall with his eyes closed and meditating. As the eldest prince, he always had a heavy burden. He had just returned from the palace after handling court affairs and planned to take a good rest.
Just at this moment, the steward of the palace came in from outside, raised his hands and said: "Your Highness, the Taiping County Yamen where King You led people to make a big fuss today."
Hearing this, Li Qin opened his tired eyes, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "Oh? Li Yu made a big fuss in the county government? What happened?"
The butler told the details of the information he received.
After hearing this, Li Qin smiled calmly: "The Yang family has hit the wall this time. The fourth child is really greedy. Twenty thousand taels of silver is equivalent to a year's tax revenue of the small county government. However, this time he
You have indeed grown up a lot since you came back, but acting recklessly like your third brother is far from enough. I will prepare a gift and send it to the Yang family to express my condolences. How is this matter spreading in the city?"
"Many officials already know about it," the steward continued to reply.
Li Qin nodded slightly, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and said: "Just in time, I can take this opportunity to test my father!"