Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 485 You Are Boring
Shen Xi said slightly in his heart: "And the main target of the split is naturally the several big families that were in power at that time. For example, the Zhang family and the Xu family!"

"True," he said, "but I didn't hit it straight away either.

"Before the Xu family and the Zhang family, I also failed many times, and I didn't dare to attack your two families as soon as I came, it was too dangerous.

"And the premise of all this is that I have to have a huge amount of money. With enough money, I can command more people to work for me.

"Fortunately, I have a well-to-do grandparent's family. After searching for half a year, I found a very capable financial expert. I started my business with 3 taels of silver borrowed from my grandparents' family and opened shops in various households across the country. The business of selling grain from the south to the north.

"With the wealth of money in my hands, more people will gather around me, and there are many dead soldiers who are willing to work for me.

"The people who became the Prince's Mansion don't know about it.

"After all, to them, I'm just an insignificant person used to deal with the emperor's errands.

"It wasn't until Xu Jing's reputation spread far and wide in the Northwest, and his reputation gradually spread back to the court, and the court situation suddenly developed in a good direction, I felt that it was difficult, and then I started to target Zhang and Xu's family.

"Naturally, I know about the matter between you and Wen Chan, and I also know about Xu Jing's affection for you.

"Wen Chan—I'm much more interested in her than you," he smiled, "because she has desires. But you don't, so you are unattainable.

"A girl who doesn't have greed is really boring, because it's basically hard to find her weaknesses to please her, so that you can use her.

"Wen Chan's greed, jealousy, dissatisfaction, aggressiveness, and desire for noble status all attract me.

"She is perfect for my knife. A knife that can be sharpened with a little sharpening."

Under his smile, the thick teeth were exposed, pointing at Shen Xi like knives that had been sharpened by him.

Shen Xi's hands were still resting casually on the armrest beside him, but his fingernails had already been dug into the gaps.

A big and powerful hand suddenly covered the back of her hand, and the warm touch that enveloped her immediately soothed her heart: "In other words, Mr. Qi once wanted to find something in Miss Zhang. To the weak point?"

Xiao Huai's voice was light and unrestrained, but there was a bit of coolness between his words.

"Naturally." Bi Shangyun raised his eyebrows, "After all, she is Zhang Xie's favorite.

"Besides, the empress is very fond of it. If I directly find weaknesses in her to attack, isn't it more effective than finding someone else?
"But it's a pity that I didn't find any opportunities. One is that the Zhang family protects her too well, and the other is that she acts as if she has her own set of principles.

"That's why I started to turn my target to Wen Chan.

"How could Wen Chan dare to kill Zhang Ying in the first place?
"Every bit of her jealousy towards Zhang Ying was secretly added by me, Xu Jing's affection for Zhang Ying, the gap between her and Zhang Ying.

"When a person is very greedy, you don't even have to do much, she will think that way naturally.

"What's more, I have the same mentality with her in a certain way, so it is easy for me to control her."

He smiled complacently, as if he was repeating his great achievements.

Shen Xi suddenly felt disgusted.

In the past, because Bi Shangyun was trampled on by others, he had the mentality of wanting to overthrow Daqin and destroy the entire Helian clan in order to trample on others. From then on, he joined forces to plan to destroy the country.

His perverted ambition started when he was 13 years old. As expected, Duan You didn't die by humiliation, so Xu Jing's death couldn't have been accidental.

"Did you kill Xu Jing to silence her or what? Where did you go in those years after Duan You failed?" she asked.

"There are many reasons for killing Xu Jing. One is that after Duan You's death, he found some clues about me. The other is that Zhang Jie secretly granted him the person who can return to Beijing at any time.

"Thirdly, he is the son of Duke Anguo. Killing him will cause a great loss to Duke Anguo's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the entire court."

He calmly said: "It just so happened that there was an epidemic in Yunnan. I secretly manipulated him to catch the epidemic. He died."

Shen Xi clenched his fist, this time the nail was embedded in the flesh.

"Duan You's failure really hit me hard. But at that time, I couldn't go back to the Palace.

"I had no way out, so I got to know Tuoba generals from various places through other people, and continued to instigate rebellion, but all of them failed without exception.

"Later, after careful consideration, I found Li Ding. Li Ding also had a grudge against the nobles of Helian. After I used several incidents to persuade him, he resolutely revealed it.

"You probably already know the rest."

Shen Xi raised his cup, and then his eyes fell on the picture of Xuemei on the table.

It seemed obvious why the two pictures she drew fell into his hands.

She was "fortunate" to be the benchmark that stimulated him to "strive up". The picture of three friends in Suihan was the only intersection between them, and it was indirect, and of course it has commemorative significance.

And this painting of snowy plums was painted half a month before her death, probably to commemorate her death!
After all, since she died under Wen Chan's hands, his ambition has finally taken the first step.

"Aren't you married?" She suddenly asked, "Where are your children?"

……

The moonlight seemed to grow dimmer.The willow trees along the road are like giant hair, erratic in the slightly hasty evening wind.

It should rain tonight.

He Lanzhun looked up at the sky, and chose to stop under a thick poplar tree in the east of Bifu.

Bi Mansion is located near the imperial city. There is an alley under the east wall, and other people's houses are on the other side of the alley.

The alley was very deep and dark, but at the end, a lantern suddenly lit up, gradually, staggeringly moving towards this side.

Soon he heard two series of footsteps, one was very steady, but it sounded a little faster.The other is slightly lighter, like a follower.

He Lanzhun immediately dodged and jumped onto the wall, but at this moment the lights and footsteps stopped.

"Is the person here Mr. Xu?"

The voice was gentle and full of intimacy, and he called Mr. Xu.

He Lanzhun thought about the contents of the letter, winked at the guards, and then jumped down lightly.

The lantern gradually illuminated the surroundings, and the person holding the lantern was an ordinary middle-aged man.The person illuminated by the lantern was also a middle-aged scribe with a dark beard.

This scribe was dressed in an elegant royal blue brocade robe, covered with a thin plain brocade cloak, with a tall figure, handsome features, and warm eyes that made people feel happy.

He Lanzhun frowned lightly: "Which Mr. Xu are you looking for?"

The scribe smiled: "Naturally, he is the descendant of Mr. Xu from Anguo's mansion in the past, and now the suzerain of the Iron Eagle Sect, Xu Kelai! ——Master Xu, I have long respected you."

There was a cold light in He Lanzhun's eyes, he smiled and said: "Your Excellency has found the wrong person."

He clasped his fists and retreated.

"My lord, you don't have to believe me, but I have a sentence that concerns the life and death of Yan Wangfu and Helian survivors, but you have to listen to me!"

He Lanzhun stopped and turned around.

(End of this chapter)