Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 374 Opposite the stage

"The eldest wife of Zhang Haogu's father, Mrs. Zhang, invited me for a birthday treat?" Flipping through the invitations sent by the servants of Zhang's family, Zhu Youjian was full of doubts, and asked Zhang in surprise. The servant of the mansion asked: "If I remember correctly, it seems that Mrs. Zhang's eldest wife is not Mrs. Zhang Haogu's biological mother?"

"My lord imperial envoy is good to remember. The elder lady is indeed not the young master's biological mother. The young master's biological mother is the master's eleventh wife." The servant of Zhang's mansion replied respectfully: "However, the master of the small family manages the family well, and the eleventh wife There has never been a single quarrel in decades, and everyone treats the young master as their own son. The old lady treats the young master better than his own mother, and the young master is as filial to the old lady as his own mother. So this time On the grand old lady's birthday, my master intends to invite the young master's colleagues in the capital to a banquet at home, and celebrate the young master's great victory in Liaodong by the way, please be sure to be there, the imperial envoy must be there, my master's whole family will definitely welcome you."

"Your grand old lady will live a long life this year?" Zhu Youjian asked again.The servant of Zhang's mansion replied: "Master Imperial Envoy, my old lady is thirty-three in fifty this year."

"As expected of being a rich man in the countryside, I'm going crazy if I want to be in the limelight, and it's not a whole life, what are you doing with such a big battle?" Zhu Youjian almost didn't laugh out loud, he was extremely contemptuous of Zhang Laocai's behavior of an upstart like Zhang Laocai.After ridiculing in his heart, Zhu Youjian said with a grin: "Okay, go back and tell Mrs. Zhang, just say it's very unfortunate. The day after tomorrow, the imperial envoy will also hold a banquet at home to celebrate the joy of relocating to the old residence, so the imperial envoy will definitely I can’t go to the mansion to celebrate my birthday, so please forgive me, Mrs. Zhang. But please don’t worry, my imperial envoy will definitely send someone to the house to congratulate me and present congratulatory gifts, so as to wish the old lady a long life and a life better than Nanshan.”

"Thank you, Imperial Envoy, I will report the truth to the master." The servant of the Zhang residence kowtowed, said goodbye respectfully and left.Seeing the back of Zhang's servant leaving, Zhu Youjian spat heavily, and sneered disdainfully: "As expected of a rich bumpkin from Linqing, as expected, the whole family is a living treasure. After winning the battle, you immediately want to show your face with Zhanguang? Are you afraid that people in the capital will laugh at you when you celebrate your birthday at 53?"

"My lord, please be careful. The Zhang Haogu family is probably trying to target you by doing this." Luo Daqian, who was next to him, warned: "Just now the deputy suzerain sent someone to send news that the guests invited by the Zhang Haogu family this time are not just him. The relatives and friends of the family also sent invitations to all the officials in the capital, and the date of the invitation happened to be the same day as the prince’s banquet for all the officials! The deputy suzerain was worried that this was Zhang Haogu’s intention to play against the prince and raise the flag Put up the flagpole to prevent you, my lord, from inheriting the throne!"

"Just because Zhang Laocai, the local rich man, is also worthy?" Zhu Youjian almost didn't laugh out loud, and said disdainfully: "If Zhang Haogu's little dog is in the capital now, he deliberately invites all officials to a banquet on the same day as this king. , it may disrupt this king's plan! But Zhang Laocai, a country rich man, also has such appeal and influence? According to this king, this old country bumpkin most likely wants to gain the honor of the son of a stray dog. He made a big splash in the capital, but unfortunately, his country bumpkin woman was born at the wrong time! Just watch, there will be a good show the day after tomorrow, most of the food and wine he prepared to entertain the officials will have to be fed to the dogs!" After all, Zhu Youjian sneered, full of absolute confidence in his influence and appeal.

In the tense and careful preparations for the Zhang Luo banquet, two days passed quickly. On the day of the twelfth lunar month banquet, Zhu Youjian got up early, tidied up and dressed carefully, and then changed into the clothes Zhang Yan gave him yesterday. In the flat yellow robe, he walked to the lobby of Xinwang Mansion with square steps, and this moment was already the first moment of the morning on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month!But to Zhu Youjian's great disappointment, the sky had already turned white, and no official came to congratulate him. In and outside the courtyard of Xinwang Mansion, only ordinary servants and maids were setting up tables, chairs and benches to decorate the main hall.Seeing this scene, Zhu Youjian couldn't help being very disappointed. He hurriedly called Ni Hao, Luo Daqian, Li Dingguo and other cronies, and asked angrily in a low voice, "What are you doing? What time is this? Why hasn't a single guest come to the door yet?"

"My lord, don't be in a hurry." Ni Hao replied with a smile: "It is only the first hour of the day, and all the civil and military officials have gone to attend the morning court. As for those middle and low-level officials who do not go to the court, there are no officials from the six departments, three gongs and nine ministers to take the lead, who dare to come early? Are they not afraid that their superiors will suspect that they want to steal the limelight?"

Hearing Ni Hao's explanation, Zhu Youjian realized that he was really in a hurry. Although the treats are for lunch and dinner these days, the guests usually come to the banquet in the morning, but at the beginning of the morning (07:30 in the morning) it is really It's still too early.Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian laughed dumbly, and waved his hand and said: "This king has forgotten the time, you all go down and prepare, arrange more people to guard at the door, and welcome all the officials to the banquet. Also, let the small merchants and hawkers in the alley Hurry up, don't let the officials come, there is no place to put the sedan chairs and carriages, and the people in the Deqing class hurry up to eat breakfast, and when the officials arrive, they will immediately start singing in the back garden."

Ni Hao, Luo Daqian and others agreed to go down and get ready to go, while Zhu Youjian sat in the main seat in the lobby, sipping tea and began to wait patiently.Fortunately, after waiting for more than half an hour with an unbearable heartache, Ni Hao finally sent someone in to report, "Report to the lord, Mr. Feng Quan and Feng Ge came to the door with some officials to congratulate him. Ni Qianhu asked the lord if you need to Come out to welcome me in person?"

"It's finally here! Feng Quan takes the lead. It is estimated that at least [-]% or [-]% of the officials who are qualified to go to court will come?" Zhu Youjian laughed and ordered: "Open the middle door, and the king will come out in person!" After finishing speaking, Zhu Youjian got up quickly, and walked towards the gate with feet that were trembling with excitement.But when he got to the gate and looked at it, Zhu Youjian's nose was almost crooked in anger - only seven or eight sedan chairs came in at the empty alley entrance!After the sedan chair stopped, among the officials who got off the sedan chair, except for Feng Quan, the cabinet minister and minister of the household department, who was worthy of Zhu Youjian's personal visit, the rest were all Feng Quan's party members in the household department. The head of the Yunnan Guizhou Division—the sixth rank, the head of the warehouse—the sixth rank, the treasure and money bureau—the eighth rank. The six bureaus, nine ministers, and town governors expected by the procuratorate were all left and right, and even Feng Quan's left and right assistants in the household department, Dong Yingju and Dang Chongya, didn't come!

Anger to anger, but he has already personally greeted the gate, Zhu Youjian can't go back and put on airs to hit these people in the face, right?In desperation, Zhu Youjian had no choice but to suppress his anger and pretend to be hypocritical. He took the eighth-rank sesame official to say goodbye to each other, held the hand of the ninth-rank mung bean official and said respect, and finally sent these officials into the yard to let them go. Zhu Youjian immediately pulled Feng Quan aside, and asked with a livid face: "Why are there so few people here? Why didn't any of the officials who went to the morning court with you come? Didn't you invite them to come with you? "

"The old minister invites you." Feng Quan replied with a sad face: "But they all said that they should go home and prepare first, and bring gifts before coming to congratulate you, Lord Xin, so I have no choice but to bring these things that I have agreed to The officials are here."

"Trash!" Zhu Youjian scolded angrily, and snorted again: "Okay, I will wait a little longer, and from now on, you go to the gate to welcome guests. Report, you just come forward and send it away."

"Yes, yes." Feng Quan resignedly agreed, so he obediently ran to the gate to be Zhu Youjian's confidant as the cabinet's second assistant, and Zhu Youjian returned to the lobby angrily, drinking and drinking Tea awaits.But this time it was more regrettable. After a full hour, Zhu Youjian drank three cups of fragrant tea into plain water. Feng Quanleng didn't send someone in to report once, and asked Zhu Youjian to go out to meet the third-rank official.Anxious, Zhu Youjian had no choice but to come to the entrance of the lobby again to peek at the movement in the courtyard, but looking left and right, Zhu Youjian felt that there seemed to be no more guests in the courtyard, and those who came and went were the ones from before. Officials and their servants.

"What happened?" Zhu Youjian was puzzled, so he had to bite the bullet and come out to the gate, and asked Feng Quan and Ni Hao who were wiping cold sweat: "Why? Did no guests come after that?" ?”

"There are more than 20 officials here." Feng Quan replied cautiously: "But those people put down their gifts and left, saying that they still have important things to do, and they will see if they can come for lunch later. There are more than fifty A servant came from a lord's house and presented a congratulatory gift on behalf of their master, saying that their lord was involved in important matters and was going to celebrate Zhang Haogu's old lady's birthday, so they couldn't come to congratulate Zhang Haogu's old lady in person. Please forgive me, my lord, and then received it. The reward ran away."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Youjian was trembling with anger, and shouted with a livid face: "What about Yang Weiyuan, Huang Liji and Tian Ji's gang? Why haven't they come yet?"

"I don't know." Feng Quan wiped his sweat and said in a trembling voice: "Yesterday, they had agreed to come to your lord early to gather popularity for you, but I don't know why. Haven't shown up yet..."

"This king is waiting here personally!" Zhu Youjian roared with red eyes: "This king wants to see, who else dares to just put down the gift and run away?"

Zhu Youjian spent a lot of money this time. As the emperor's younger brother and the fourth heir to the throne, he personally guarded the gate and waited for all the officials to come to congratulate him. Basically, as long as an official came to give gifts, he would run away without putting down the gifts. Reason - that's a solid slap in the face of Zhu Youjian!But what Zhu Youjian forgot is that he is a traitor, and the officials in Jingyouzi in the capital are not stupid. When they heard or saw that Wang Xin personally guarded the gate to welcome guests, the officials who had planned to put down the gifts and slip away immediately Turn around and go home, send family members over to give gifts to Prince Xin to ask for leave, and then bring the same rich or even richer gifts, let go of your feet and run to Prime Minister Wen's alley. ——Just kidding, the case of the three princes is full of fog, and the fourth heir to the throne, King Feixin, is openly entertaining officials here. Everyone knows what Prince Xin is up to, and the civil and military officials who cherish life dare to follow suit. Just casually put on a tall hat of believing in the king's partisan?
It cannot be said that Lord Xin personally guarded the gate to welcome guests, and it had no effect at all. At least Prince Xin stood at the gate for more than half an hour, and then he waited for hundreds of officials from the capital—servants sent to give gifts. His attitude towards Prince Xin was respectful enough, either bowed or kowtowed, and then offered a congratulatory gift, explaining: "I would like to report to the imperial envoy, because my lord and lord are going to the residence of Mr. Zhang, the governor of the seven provinces, to Mr. Zhang's residence. The old matriarch's birthday, so I really can't come to the door to congratulate in person, so I can only send a villain to send a gift to celebrate the relocation of the imperial envoy. If you are rude, please forgive the imperial envoy."

"I want to report to the imperial envoy, because my master Yang Weiyuan, Mr. Yang is going to the governor of the seven provinces, Mr. Zhang..." The other official Zhu Youjian couldn't bear it. When the servants of Yang Weiyuan's family sent congratulatory gifts and asked for leave, Zhu Youjian finally Unable to bear it any longer, he shouted with a livid face: "Go and tell Yang Weiyuan that if he wants to go to Zhang Haogu's house, he will go. There is no need to give presents, this king... I am not a rare imperial envoy! There is no place to put it!" Yang Weiyuan's servants dare not answer, He kowtowed and ran away, not even daring to accept the money he deserved as a gift.

The one who made Zhu Youjian furious is still behind, and the snobbish officials on the wall are fine. Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, Zhang Guoji, Xu Guangqi and other die-hard royalists who were supposed to support him actually just sent their servants to send congratulatory gifts to explain Said that they have other important matters, it is really inconvenient to visit in person, to congratulate Zhu Youjian on his housewarming, I hope Zhu Youjian will not care about it.Although Zhu Youjian didn't dare to pay attention to these servants of the royalist party, after sending them away, Zhu Youjian immediately pulled Feng Quan into the gatehouse, pinched Feng Quan's neck and shouted with a livid face : "You came up with a good idea! What did you say that the king used the housewarming ceremony to invite hundreds of officials, which can have the effect of gathering and recruiting all civil and military officials. Now, where are all the civil and military officials? Where have they all gone? Where have they gone?!"

"My lord, this idea is not from the lower officials." Feng Quan replied sweating profusely: "My lord, have you forgotten? You thought that there were too few officials congratulating you, so you came up with this idea. The lower officials just thought That's a good idea, no suggestion!"

"Then how did you applaud?" Zhu Youjian is notoriously fond of shirking responsibility, and roared with red eyes: "I just listened to your idea, so I decided to entertain all the officials today! Now Well, not to mention the effect, this king is about to become the laughing stock of the capital! It’s all about you, you, a good-for-nothing!”

Facing a master like Zhu Youjian, Feng Quan really had nothing to say - although Feng Quan was really wronged this time.After finally calming down a little bit, Zhu Youjian let go of Feng Quan's collar, and asked with a livid face: "Tell me, why don't the civil and military officials come to congratulate the king in person? His wife's birthday? What is the reason? Could it be that the king's appeal in the capital is not as good as that of an old woman in the country?"

"My lord, do you think that the officials in the capital will go after Zhang Laocai, the local rich man?" Feng Quan rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "They are all going for Zhang Haogu's face! So this time, my lord, you Hosting a banquet at the same time as Zhang Haogu's family for all the officials is actually a direct confrontation between you and Zhang Haogu, my lord!"

"Then why did the king lose to Zhang Haogu?" Zhu Youjian asked through gritted teeth.Feng Quan replied with a wry smile: "My lord, to be honest with you, please don't be angry. You are a deposed lord, with no position and no right, and Tianqi has not been cleared of his crimes for six years; Zhang Hao In ancient times, he had just established the miraculous achievement of exterminating the Liaodong slaves, holding the seal of military power, seven provinces of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were under his direct control, and the officials in other provinces were too big to be big. Even if he is transferred back to Beijing to serve, he will definitely join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister! If these officials in the capital, who are smarter than monkeys, don't flatter him, why would they come here to carry..., the king of fornication? suspicion?"

"But this king is already hopeful to inherit the throne! Don't these officials want to rush to burn the cold stove?" Zhu Youjian asked unconvinced.Feng Quan replied dejectedly: "My lord, you do have hope, but the hope is not great. First, the bloodline case of the third prince has not yet been settled, and no one can guarantee that the third prince is indeed not the emperor's dragon son; Although the emperor is seriously ill, he is still alive. As long as the emperor is alive, the throne is still in his hands. No one can guarantee that the emperor will never recover from his illness, and no one can guarantee that the emperor will take the throne Pass it on to you! Last time the emperor gave you a secret edict to pass on the position, I don’t know how many people almost lost their heads because of that secret edict. Thanks to Zhang Haogu who bought people’s hearts and burned those lists, more than 200 officials were saved. This time, who can guarantee that there will be another Zhang Haogu to save their lives?"

"To congratulate King Xin in person, you will be suspected of colluding with King Xin to seize the throne." Feng Quan said helplessly: "To congratulate Zhang Haogu in person, not only will you not have to bear any charges of suspicion, but you will also hope to climb the ranks of Zhang Haogu. Such ancient tall branches, these weeds that are smarter than monkeys will of course make the right choice."

"A few days ago, why did I come here as soon as I invited them?" Zhu Youjian asked unwillingly: "Also, those people are not afraid that after the king ascends the throne, they will treat them as Zhang Haogu's henchmen and seek them out. Settlement?"

"A few days ago, the reason why you were able to act smoothly, my lord, was because there was no one in the capital to check and balance you, my lord?" Feng Quan said darkly: "At that time, Nine thousand years old suddenly fell, the emperor was seriously ill and ignored political affairs, and all the civil and military officials had no leader. No one can confront you, my lord, so everyone adopts the attitude of being wise and safe, turning a blind eye to what you do, my lord, and the soft-boned grass is falling on you. But now, Zhang Haogu is about to return to the capital, and deliberately sang against you, the prince, and set up a banner against you, the prince, and played the role of the backbone and mainstay. Of course, the officials who were not optimistic about you, the prince, will automatically return to his banner , and those idiots, of course they have to turn their backs one after another. My lord, this is Zhang Haogu's conspiracy, and an upright conspiracy will always be more open and direct than a sneaky conspiracy!"

"Why are they not optimistic about this king?" Zhu Youjian almost went mad with blood red eyes and shouted: "The emperor's brother is about to die of illness, two of the three princes died, and one has a blood problem. My sister-in-law also agreed. Let me go, and when the emperor dies, he will support me to inherit the throne! Why are they not optimistic about me?"

"My lord, before you officially pass on the throne, except for a small number of desperadoes, most people dare not gamble with their wealth and life. You will definitely win when you bet on your lord." He said: "Besides, my lord, you presided over the investigation of the assassination of the two princes. Do you think that the 20 or so officials in the capital really don't see any major problems? They just don't dare to clarify the problem! Dare to bet your head that when Zhang Haogu, who is qualified and capable of confronting you, the prince, returns to the capital, there will definitely be countless officials who will turn their backs and ask the court to re-investigate the assassination of the two princes! You are not the only descendant of the surname Zhu. , make a young vassal king's son the emperor, and being an official in the court of this young emperor will always be more comfortable than being an official in the court of your [-]-year-old and mature prince! Your lord, this is an eternal constant Reason! Especially those powerful officials who hold great power and have high salaries, understand this truth better! So these days, I have been asking the prince to get the emperor's edict before Zhang Haogu returns to Beijing, but The prince has never been successful, so it is not surprising that today's situation occurs."

Zhu Youjian stopped talking, but his face became more and more gloomy, and he didn't say a word for a long time.At this time, Ni Hao gently opened the door and came in, and asked tremblingly: "My lord, it's almost time for lunch, but there are still no more than ten guests in the palace. The cooks asked if it was according to the original reservation?" Serving food at table 150? Also, all the officials present came to say goodbye. Some said that there was an urgent matter at home, others said that there was a fire at home, and two said that their wives had a baby and had to go home immediately. allow."

"Get out! Get out! Tell them all to get out!" Zhu Youjian almost went mad with anger, and roared frantically, "Tell them, get out if you want to, and I will never stop you! Let them not regret it in the future!"

Ni Hao scrambled and ran out, so nervous that he even forgot to close the door, Zhu Youjian kicked the door closed, turned around and grabbed Feng Quan by the collar, and asked in the coldest voice Said: "Tell me, what should I do now? Can I save the situation?"

"The next official is still the same sentence, get the edict to pass the throne!" Feng Quan replied solemnly, but after finishing speaking, Feng Quan shook his head again and said: "No, Zhang Haogu has just set up a tree to confront you head-on today, my lord." The banner of civil and military officials turned their backs one after another. Judging from the situation, even if you get the imperial edict, it will not be very effective. The only way is... "

"What is it?" Zhu Youjian was so anxious that he almost went mad.Feng Quan hesitated for a moment, and said in an inaudible voice: "The only way, my lord, is to try to ascend the throne before Zhang Haogu returns to Beijing, so that there is a chance of winning. At the same time, this is your only way, my lord." It's alive."

"Ascend to the throne before Zhang Haogu returns to Beijing!" Zhu Youjian repeated every word, and the green light shot out of his eyes was like a hungry wolf...

........................

Contrary to the desolation of Prince Xin's Mansion, at the same time, Prime Minister Wen's Hutong could only be described as having an ant-like head. The sedan chairs and carriages brought by civil and military officials were more than five miles long. Gathering together to drink and eat meat was extremely lively, and the grand occasion was as grand as Wei Zhongxian's [-]th birthday that year.And in the mansion of Young Master Zhang, it was even more grand than ever. There were so many guests that they couldn’t fit in. All the six families and nine ministers were present except Feng Quan. Yes, none of them was absent, all kinds of congratulatory gifts were piled up as high as a hill, and the number of officials in the capital attending the meeting even exceeded the preparations at Young Master Zhang’s house, so that the officials could only take turns eating, and there were many I can drink tea with a sea bowl, but the more this is the case, the less officials will rush away because of negligence. They just surround one old father and eleven old mothers of Young Master Zhang like chickens around a hen, scrambling to be the first He is flattering and flattering, flattering and flattering—fortunately, Master Zhang’s father, Zhang Laocai, is very foresighted. He has married eleven wives, all of whom can come out to deal with guests. At the same time, there are dozens of others who are close or not very close to Young Master Zhang. Many civil and military officials volunteered to serve as intellectuals, and only then did they manage to cope with the guests.In a word, the scene was so lively that even Zhang's ancestor's grave was filled with smoke.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Song Xiance, disguised as Yu Huang's entourage, entered Zhang's mansion through the back door, and sent servants to find Young Master Zhang's most shrewd wife, Da Yuer, and asked Da Yuer in a remote room: "Madam Yu?" , Has the master returned to the capital? He is there, and the students want to see him?"

"Master Song, what joke are you talking about?" Dayuer asked suspiciously, "Master Xianggong leads troops outside. According to the rules of the imperial court, if he returns to Beijing privately without obtaining the imperial edict, that is a capital crime of beheading. A person as shrewd as Xianggong would commit such a serious crime Is it wrong?"

"The master didn't return to Beijing?" Song Xiance was stunned, and asked in surprise: "Then deliberately entertaining all the officials to sing against the King of Letters, was it ordered by the master with a pigeon? But as far as I know, King Xin began to send out invitations. Finally, our family started sending out invitations after only two hours, even the pigeons can’t fly so fast, right?” Speaking of this, Song Xiance said in surprise: “Or, is this all a coincidence?”

"Of course it's not a coincidence, it's my idea." Da Yu'er said lightly, "It's not a fake birthday for the eldest mother-in-law, but it's not a whole birthday. Eunuch originally planned to invite a few relatives to celebrate at home. Even Master Liu and Eunuch Song They didn't want to invite them, so as not to let people say that our Zhang family is an upstart, and Xianggong just made some achievements so publicized. But after Nine Thousand Years was paralyzed last time, Xianggong sent me a letter, saying that Mr. Song, you can only You don't know how to play conspiracy, you don't know how to use Yang scheme, I am afraid that you lack the courage to confront Zhu Youjian, that national traitor head-on, so I asked my father-in-law to cooperate with you in public, so I persuaded my father-in-law to invite all the officials in the capital, so that our family can establish peace Zhu Youjian confronted the big banner head-on."

"Now you have seen it too." Speaking of this, Da Yuer smiled sweetly, and said with a smile: "Our family just sang against Zhu Youjian at the beginning, and all the civil and military officials who were scattered like sand immediately turned against each other, which not only strengthened the momentum of our Zhang family He expanded his strength, disrupted Zhu Youjian's wishful thinking, and forced him to the edge of the cliff, and the effect is not bad."

"Is it Madam Yu's idea?" Song Xiance was tongue-tied, only then did he realize that beside Young Master Zhang, there was actually a think tank better than himself.After being dumbfounded for a long time, Song Xiance shook his head and sighed, then cupped his hands to Dayu'er and said, "Madam Yu is born intelligent, her wisdom is better than that of heaven and man, and students are not as good as her."

"Master Song doesn't need to be humble. In fact, Xianggong still trusts and appreciates you very much." Da Yuer said calmly: "Xianggong asked me to tell you by the way in the letter, let you do what you want, and he will support you behind the scenes." , you just let go and do it.”

"Does the boss have any other explanations?" Song Xiance asked nervously, "For example, how to bring down the abolished letter king? Or should we do that?"

"No." Da Yu'er shook her head, and said with some doubts: "My husband's reaction this time is even strange to me. The king of Feixin caused such a big incident in the capital, and he didn't care about it at all. It's not like before. It’s up to us to make up our own minds, to direct every detail, and he doesn’t care about it at all, this is not like Xianggong’s previous style of doing things.”

"So, I still have to worry about it for a few days." Song Xiance wept.Da Yuer shrugged her shoulders, expressing that she was helpless.At the end, Da Yuer turned over one page of an account book and handed it to Song Xiance, saying, "Look, this is the list of gifts I found just now, it has this name and this gift on it, it may be helpful to you." It helps a little. As for how to do it, I believe I don’t need to teach you, do you?”

"What a heavy gift!" Song Xiance exclaimed after only one glance, and read: "A pair of white jade lions, a pair of cat's eyes, eighty South Sea pearls, a set of Burmese emerald jewelry, a set of pure gold jewelry, a hundred years old Four ginseng..., good guy! This gift alone is probably worth tens of thousands of taels of silver! Who is so generous?" While reading, Song Xiance opened the list of gift givers, and immediately understood, bowed to Da Yuer and said: "Thank you Madam Yu for your guidance, the students understand what to do."

(End of this chapter)