"Young Master, there is a guest outside. He claims to be Jiangdu Cheng Wang Shichong. He wants to see you. Can you see me?"
After hearing the subordinate's announcement, Wan He and Li Jing and others in the yard all stood up. Wan He turned his head and smiled and said to Changsun Wuji: "Brother Wuji is indeed very capable. Wang Shichong is the only one." The old fox is indeed here,"
Changsun Wuji did not show any complacency, but nodded with a smile and said: "Now that Wang Shichong is here, the young master can follow the method we agreed on before. Remember not to go too far. Come on, don’t really push this old fox into trouble when the time comes,”
"I know," Wan He nodded, made a gesture to everyone, then turned to the servant and said: "You go and take the guests to the side hall first, I will be there soon," Wan He said the same thing. The Marquis of the Sui Dynasty, meeting a high official in the court for the first time, naturally couldn't wear civilian clothes. What's more, Wan He still wanted to deliberately find trouble this time, so he simply asked his servants to take Wang Shichong to a side hall to dry out. Then he slowly went back to his room and changed into his court robe.
Let's say that Wang Shichong led Wang Xuanying and two servants from the Wan family to the side hall. After serving tea, the servants also left, leaving only Wang Shichong and his son sitting stupidly in the side hall. After a long while, no one came to say hello. Now Wang Xuanying could not hold back his anger, and said to his father with a livid face: "Dad, I think this Wan He is deliberately trying to hurt us, why should we suffer here?" If he is angry, it is better to leave. He is a villain, but your holy family may not be less than his, so why be afraid of him."
"Shut up," Wang Shichong glanced at his eldest son and shouted coldly. Then he stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Do you think your father is confused? Can't you see that Wan He is doing this on purpose? This is what I expected to embarrass us. Wan He achieved success at a young age and is now a new member of the court. How could he not have any temper? You bumped into him today. If he still comes to greet us in a friendly manner, then why? Father is really doubting his intentions. Now that he is trying to hurt us, it means that he is just filled with such a sigh of relief in his heart. We don’t need to pay too much attention to it. Remember what I told you before my father came. , just bear with it,”
Wang Shichong had said so. What else could Wang Xuanying say? In the end, he could only sit back in his seat angrily. More than half an hour had passed since he sat down. Just when Wang Xuanying could hardly bear it any longer, he suddenly suddenly A sneer rang out from outside the side hall door. Hearing the sneer, Wang Shichong and Wang Xuanying, father and son, subconsciously turned their heads to look. They saw Wan He walking directly into the side hall wearing a court robe, with expressions on his face. Still wearing a sneer, he glanced at Wang Xuanying, then strode towards Wang Shichong, cupped his hands towards Wang Shichong, and said with a smile: "This must be Mr. Wang, I have admired you for a long time, "
Seeing Wan He's demeanor and behavior, Wang Shichong immediately knew what he was doing. A smile appeared on his face. He stood up and saluted Wan He and said: "When I see the Marquis, I have heard of the Marquis' reputation for a long time. I just want to see him." It's a pity that we have never had the opportunity to meet each other. Today I can see the dignity of the Marquis. I am lucky to be a low-ranking official."
Hearing that Wang Shichong lowered his attitude so low when they met, Wan He was also a little shocked, and couldn't help but curse in his heart: Damn it, no wonder this old guy is so good at being so good at flattering someone so much better than this young master. That's a lot. Isn't it clear that he wants to steal my young master's job? Hehe, he is really thick-skinned. If he had a gun now, I don't know if the bullet would be able to penetrate his face.
Although he has always despised Wang Shichong's character in his heart, he has not forgotten what Changsun Wuji told him before. Wan He still maintained his smiling face and did not help Wang Shichong's gift, but just raised his head. , hummed: "Wan has little talent and little knowledge, how can he be worthy of Lord Wang's praise? Wan used to sit in a well and look at the sky, and thought that the sky and the earth were huge, and that the Holy One was the biggest. Today, he finally opened his eyes, and realized that Lord Wang is the real genius in the world." This," Wan He said, stretched out a hand and pointed his thumb upward.
Although he had known that Wan He would make a fuss about this matter, listening to Wan He's words still made Wang Shichong break out in a cold sweat on his back. Even though he saluted Wan He again, he said with an apologetic smile: "Master Hou is joking. Well, Xiaguan is just a little Jiang Ducheng. How can he be as powerful as the Marquis said? The Marquis made such great achievements for the Sui Dynasty at a young age. This is the pillar of the Sui Dynasty. Compared with the Marquis, a lower official position is nothing. The Marquis should stop taking official positions to make fun of him."
"Huh," Wan He saw Wang Shichong's humble look, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. Remembering that Changsun Wuji had said before, don't push too much, Wan He's expression became much better, and he snorted coldly. After that, Wan He looked at Wang Shichong and said calmly: "Mr. Wang, you're welcome, please take a seat." After saying that, he didn't care about Wang Xuanying and sat directly in the master's seat in the side hall.
Without the owner Wan He to speak, Wang Xuanying wanted to sit down, but Wang Shichong wouldn't let him. He simply winked at Wang Xuanying and asked him to stand there, then he smiled, sat down in his seat, and said to Wan He said with a smile: "Actually, this time when Xianguan returned to Dongdu to report his work, he also planned to pay a visit to the first young hero of the Sui Dynasty. However, there was always no excuse before, so Xianguan couldn't come to visit rashly. Today I heard Quanzi say He accidentally bumped into the Marquis. When the subordinate heard this, he was extremely frightened and brought him here to apologize to the Marquis. You beast, you still don’t kneel down."
Wang Shichong naturally shouted the last sentence to Wang Xuan, but the words "beast" made Wan He's hands tremble, and he complained again: You old fox, why are you shouting so loudly when you have nothing to do? When he heard Wang Shichong's words clearly, he became a little excited. During the day, Wang Xuanying's attitude of being the boss and the second child had long made Wan He very unhappy. Now Wang Shichong, an old fox, actually forced Wang Xuanying to surrender to him. Kneel down, this is a rare scene.
When Wang Shichong saw the excitement on Wan He's face, he became more and more sure of his guess. He calmed down a little and shouted to Wang Xuanying: "You traitor, why don't you kneel down?"
At this moment, Wang Xuanying felt aggrieved. Although he had promised his father before, but when it came to the end, the feeling was completely different. For him to really kneel down and apologize to Wan He, it would be very difficult for Wang Xuanying's self-esteem. , that was ten thousand unwillingnesses, so although Wang Shichong kept scolding, Wang Xuanying's face turned red and he couldn't bend his knees.
Seeing Wang Xuanying's appearance, Wan He felt so happy that he couldn't help but say something sarcastic: "Humph, Sir Wang, why is this? How can Young Master Wang kneel down to me? You are wrong." ," Although Wan He kept saying that Wang Shichong shouldn't do it, his butt seemed to be nailed to the chair, motionless and watching with cold eyes.
After hearing Wan He's words, Wang Shichong couldn't sit still. Of course, he wouldn't believe that Wan He had really forgiven Wang Xuanying. He stood up directly and shouted at Wang Xuanying: "Treason, do you want me to say it again? ,"
Although Wang Xuanying has an arrogant personality, he is very afraid of his father. Seeing that Wang Shichong was really angry, Wang Xuanying did not dare to persist anymore. He could only grit his teeth, endure the humiliation, and knelt down, gritting his teeth. He hummed and said: "Master Wan Hou, what happened today is my fault. Please, please, Master Wan Hou, please spare me if you have a lot of money."
Hearing Wang Xuanying's words, Wan He felt so happy that he couldn't help but laugh without even having to act. And hearing Wan He's laughter, Wang Xuanying felt even more humiliated and could only bite. Holding back with clenched teeth, the fingers of both hands were deeply clasped into the palms of the hands. After laughing, Wan He lowered his head, glanced at Wang Xuanying on the ground, narrowed his eyes and said to Wang Shichong: "Wang Sir, what are you doing? Please help Mr. Ling get up quickly."
From what Wang Shichong heard, Wan He's words meant that he had forgiven Wang Xuanying. Wang Shichong couldn't help but feel relieved. Although he was not afraid of breaking up with Wan He, now was the critical moment for him to get married to the royal family. , he didn’t want such an incident to happen suddenly. Since Wan He also knew how to give up when things were good, Wang Shichong also gave up on the idea of breaking up with Wan He. Thinking this in his heart, Wang Shichong also looked full of hatred. Gangdi glared at Wang Xuanying, then raised his head, smiled apologetically at Wanhe and said: "Master Wanhou, I am a very naughty son. Alas, I am old and can't take care of him for much longer. When the time comes, I have to count on Mr. Hou to support him more,"
Wang Shichong's words were undoubtedly drawing him closer to Wan He. Regarding Wan He's situation, Wang Shichong had already learned a lot about Wan He through Song Qian. He knew that Wan He was an upstart in the court, and that he was closely related to Yue Wang Yang Tong and the Yuwen family. There are some disputes. Although he has enmity with the Li family, considering the emperor's attitude towards the Li family, this is nothing. Therefore, Wang Shichong also thought about whether he could win over Wan He and use it for himself. Then he would be able to add a strong person to himself. At the same time, Wang Shichong could become the emperor's favorite minister by drawing in all the connections that could be used by him.
Although Wan He knew that Wang Shichong was showing his kindness to him, he never thought about Wang Shichong's other deep intentions. Considering Changsun Wuji's previous plan, Wan He also said to Wang Shichong lukewarmly: "Master Wang, you are serious. , Whether the prince can become a talent or not, everything must be determined by the Holy Will. If the prince is really talented and the saint is wise, he will naturally support him. If the prince is not good enough, hehe, Wanhe is just a commoner, how can he do it? I can help you, Mr. Wang."