Chapter 17
"The courtiers and the royal family should check and balance each other, and suppressed by multiple forces, so as not to cause chaos. I see that you have always been a calm and self-restraining person. Why did you become so confused when you were born on a woman?"

"Or, since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty, and it has also been fulfilled in you?"

Xuanyuan Lang was so talked about that he couldn't hold his head up. The Su family used to hold the military power and expand the territory. When General Su was young, he was an ambitious tiger. Now even if the imperial court withdraws the tiger charm, it may not be that he will always keep his law and order. .

After all, a ferocious beast who is used to eating raw meat and drinking blood will never obediently be a vegetarian and eat the dregs rewarded by the court.

"My son doesn't dare."

Xuanyuan Lang didn't dare to show his anger, knowing that his father was accusing him of having an adulterous affair with the Second Miss of the Su Mansion, so in order to save the face of the court, he could only marry her as the princess.

Confused... The more Xuanyuan Lang thinks about it, the more he feels worthless. Su Jinyan is as overbearing as a shrew, and after a few days of encountering her, he becomes very bored. On the contrary, she is the daughter of the general's mansion, which makes people never forget.

He thought about Su Jinluo's peerless and cold face all day long, and felt deeply unwilling.

The emperor raised a few words, which seemed to be just casual education, but Xuanyuan Lang was sweating coldly, thinking about the gains and losses, and was extremely afraid.

"Forget it, the matter has come to this point, we can only pay attention in the future, don't accept any side concubine for the time being, so as not to cause people to talk about it."

"Yes."

As soon as the emperor stopped writing, he was jealous of the Su family and loathed Su Liangce, but his sincere and humble performance in recent days has really weakened his prejudices.

So he ordered: "You go to the national treasury to pick something and give it to the Su family."

Xuanyuan Lang paused, and couldn't help asking: "Why?"

"Old man Su helped me find your brother. He made a great contribution. Of course, he should be rewarded."

younger brother?Xuanyuan Lang was taken aback for a moment, but he knew that a prince had returned from the palace and lived in the Moli Palace. He heard that he had a stubborn temper, and he had a fight with the emperor as soon as he came back, almost confiscating the scene.

The emperor was handsome and romantic when he was young, so he might not know how many illegitimate children there were, but there was a smart one who just happened to find it, Xuanyuan Lang didn't care. Shaken by?

So he put on a smile and said in a magnanimous and amiable tone: "Yes, my minister obeys the order. The emperor finally came back. In the afternoon, my minister will go to visit in person."

"No need." The emperor said: "Just wait, he will be here soon."

After finishing speaking, it took only a few breaths, and the eunuch's announcement came from outside the door immediately.

Xuanyuan Lang sat on a chair, studying the chessboard in the imperial study, with an indifferent expression, not caring at all.

It wasn't until he caught a glimpse of the emerald hem from the corner of his eye and smelled the familiar fragrance of makeup that he shook his body and raised his head suddenly.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father."

"Get up, only your father and brother don't need to engage in these vain rituals."

Xu Yushan offered the spices in his hands, and said: "My son came back, and I smelled the spices burning in the incense burner of the father. They are high-quality spices that are only refreshing and refreshing. Although it is good to use, but if it goes on like this, it will definitely cause insomnia and more dreams." , affecting the body, so Erchen went back and adjusted this one overnight, using all woody and fruity aromas, which are mild and refreshing, and will not cause any burden on the body."

The emperor smiled and bent his eyebrows, and said in relief: "Thanks to your filial piety."

Xuanyuan Lang was so shocked that it took him a long time to come to his senses. He still held a grudge about the matter of going back to Zhifen Pavilion last time, but after a big wedding and all kinds of trivial matters, he forgot to take revenge on Xu Yushan, who helped the evildoer.

But I haven't seen him for half a month, and he can be on an equal footing with himself after a sudden change?

Xuanyuan Lang was even more surprised, his brows were tightly furrowed, watching the eunuch change the spices in the incense burner, the emperor smelled it carefully, praised it again and again, finally couldn't help it, and spoke.

"Imperial brother and I can be regarded as old friends. It turns out that the fate is so coincidental. Before you and I knew that we were brothers, we already had a close relationship!"

These words naturally aroused the emperor's interest, and he looked over with questioning eyes.

Xu Yushan's face was slightly gloomy, and he had already anticipated what he wanted to say.

"Father, I'm afraid you don't know yet. The emperor's younger brother of this minister has a lot of background. He is the shopkeeper of the Roufen Pavilion where the girls in the capital go most often. No wonder he is so shiny and handsome."

Xuanyuan Lang stared at him quietly, with a playful expression, waiting for Xu Yushan's identity to be exposed and made a fool of himself.

"Cream Pavilion?"

The emperor asked aloud, Xu Yushan could only bite the bullet and replied: "Yes, my minister once opened a shop, which was very popular by accident, and he used to make a living from it, because he thought it was a small business. It’s not honorable to say it, so I haven’t told you.”

At the end of his words, he whispered miserably, with a weak tone and a hesitant expression, the emperor naturally ignored the point of Xuanyuan Lang's complaint.

"Okay! This is a good thing! Being able to open a shop and do business shows that you have a quick mind and are very smart."

Xuanyuan Lang raised his eyebrows in surprise, and couldn't help but add: "It's not honorable for a big man to spend his whole day in a pile of makeup."

The emperor's smile deepened, and said: "For merchants, as long as they can earn silver taels, why bother to care about what kind of business they are doing? Besides, they can make incense, rouge and gouache, which are a big expense for noble ladies. Dumping, what A Xu did must be very good!"

The emperor's heartfelt praise made Xu Yushan, who was hanging in his heart, finally heave a sigh of relief.

After exchanging some trivial matters, the emperor did not forget to tell Xu Yushan to let him take money from his salary to do business, and he will bear the loss.

The moment he walked out of the imperial study room, the forced smile on Xuanyuan Lang's face disappeared, and he looked at him contemptuously and said, "Are you very proud?"

"Don't dare." Xu Yushan said neither humble nor overbearing: "It's just luck. What the emperor did that day was all because of bad luck for you two. The Su family is pressing harder and harder. I'm just a shopkeeper. Really. Didn’t expect that to happen.”

"You evade it so cleanly."

Xuanyuan Lang glared at him, not bothering to pester him any longer.

After returning to the palace, still angry, he took a sip of tea and was so angry that he couldn't sit still, so he simply got up and walked around with his hands behind his back.

At this moment, there was a burst of crying outside the hall, and Su Jinyan rushed in, with pear blossoms on his face, very pitiful.

"Husband, you have to decide for me!"

"You are... what happened?"

Su Jinyan pointed to the finger marks that had faded long ago on her face, and said angrily: "I went back to my mother's house today, but I was beaten. You see, my sister is like every madman. She is jealous that I have become a concubine. ...Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

After she finished filing the complaint, Xuanyuan Lang put his hand on the table and did not move for a long time, thinking: If I knew that Su Jinluo wanted to be a princess, how could I have married you?

"That bitch Su Jinluo almost ruined my appearance, my lord, you must make the decision for me!"

(End of this chapter)

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