Northern Garrison Command.
Looking at the intelligence in his hand, Li Xuan felt a little uneasy.
Yesterday, that group of lawless founding nobles, after going out, took control of most of the Imperial Capital.
Not long after, they found out where the strongman went, and rescued Jia Rong's newlywed wife, the innocent Zhou Yu Rong.
Then Jia She, leading Jia Lian and all the personal soldiers of the Rongguo Mansion, went door to door to seek revenge.
The first stop was to beat up the only younger illegitimate son of the late Prince Yizhong, the current Prince Yizhong, and tear down most of the Prince Yizhong's Mansion.
The second stop was to beat up the Fourteenth Prince, the current Prince Zhongshun, and kill most of the guards in the mansion.
The third stop...
Just as they were about to smash the home of the Minister of Rites, two imperial edicts stopped them and summoned them to the palace.
The Emperor reprimanded them, fined them a year's salary as compensation for repairing the smashed houses and the medical expenses of the injured people.
His Majesty, on the other hand, persuaded them earnestly and sincerely.
Knowing that the Emperor had set the punishment, he simply didn't even mention the punishment.
After all, Jia She had beaten up several of the Emperor's sons, as well as several of His Majesty's sons. For others, it would have been a severe punishment, but now he was only fined a year's salary?
According to the information, Jia She's salary had already been fined for 30 years...
Damn it, Jia En Hou!
Seeing that he was more like the Emperor's own son than the Emperor's own sons, who in the court didn't envy and hate him?
Just one word, awesome!
After spending a day in the data warehouse, Li Xuan returned to Rongguo Mansion happily.
The gossip-monger Qingwen, with her little feet tapping, was already waiting at the dining table.
She served Li Xuan to wipe his face and hands, removed the dust, and began to eat, then used a pleasant voice, word by word, to broadcast the news of the two mansions.
"The real name of Rong's wife is Zhou Yu Rong, the daughter of Zhou Ye, a fifth-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. She has a younger brother, who is said to be about the same age as Master Bao Er."
"Yesterday, she was abducted and rescued. Master Zhen of the Eastern Mansion was so worried that he kept comforting her."
"He was even afraid that Rong Ge Er would frighten his daughter-in-law, so he didn't let him enter the bridal chamber!"
"By the way, because he saw Rong's wife, Master Zhen's words about choosing a daughter-in-law were spread."
Li Xuan looked up.
Swallowing the food in his mouth, he asked, "What did he say?"
"Rong's wife may not be as beautiful as the young ladies in the mansion, but her pitiful and lovely temperament, and her charming and moving charm, make it impossible to help but be moved by her."
Well, it seems that it was really spread.
Not to mention, several of the words in it are not something that the servants in the mansion who have little culture can say.
It seems that even if Qin Ke Qing escaped, Jia Zhen still chose his daughter-in-law according to his own standards.
I wonder if he will still drive Jia Rong away and take over Zhou Yu Rong?
Hmm...
He didn't even let him enter the bridal chamber, it's very possible!
After eating a big melon, Li Xuan asked, "Anything else?"
"Yes, sir," Qingwen glanced subconsciously in the direction of the west, "Before the second wife of Lian got married, she was always the mistress who managed the house."
"Today, the second wife of Lian went to greet the old lady. The mistress said that she was not well, and since the Eastern Mansion is managed by the elder master, it would be better to let the second wife manage the house here."
What a great move to divide and conquer, and find a scapegoat!
The Rongguo Mansion's treasury was probably stolen by Wang's wife, the masters of the mansion were reaching out to grab money, and the servants followed suit. There was simply no way to control it.
The Rongguo Mansion is earning less and less, but the expenditure has never stopped.
If she doesn't find someone to take over, Wang's wife will have to figure out a way to fill the hole.
How could she be willing to do that?
But to bully the elder branch like this, she probably hasn't received news about what they all did yesterday.
Jia Zheng, a wooden sculpture of a fifth-rank official, didn't even go to court.
He also doesn't pay attention to external news.
Hilarious, Wang's wife doesn't have any channels to collect external information at all.
...
A few days later, it was a day off.
Perhaps she was completely familiar with managing the house, Wang Xi Feng, accompanied by her maids, visited Li Xuan, the relative of the mansion, in the small courtyard in the northeast corner.
"Oh my, everyone says that Brother Xuan is handsome. Sister-in-law, I, guarding Lian Er, who is so handsome, thought, how could he be any better?"
"But today, I saw you, and only then did I realize that I was a toad at the bottom of a well, and underestimated people in the world."
"Is this called handsome? This is called too handsome!"
"If others say it's a golden boy and jade girl, then Brother Xuan is a celestial being and a divine being!"
Seeing that she was natural and unrestrained, without any awkwardness or embarrassment.
Li Xuan knew that Jia Lian hadn't told her yet.
Because of this strange feeling from the bottom of his heart, Li Xuan felt that the smile on his face was a little distorted.
He reluctantly cupped his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, you flatter me, Xuan is unworthy of the praise."
"Your esteemed arrival, may I know what brings you here, sister-in-law?"
"How can I not come to see you if I have nothing to do?" Wang Xi Feng gave him a serious look, "You even lied to your second brother, saying that you are his good brother, and asked me to take care of you."
"It seems that I was being kind, and ended up doing donkey liver and lungs, and came here in vain!"
Li Xuan understood.
Reasoning with a woman, he would simply be going crazy.
He simply spread out his hands and played dumb, "Sister-in-law, you came, you came. Why did you bring anything? You're being too polite."
"The things, let me see what good food there is!"
At first glance, it was clear that neither Wang Xi Feng nor the maids like Ping'er were carrying anything.
Wang Xi Feng was choked for a moment, then immediately realized.
She laughed and said, "Okay, you little rascal, you really don't give up, and you even retorted me back."
"I didn't bring you a gift this time, I will make it up to you later!"
After chatting for a while, Wang Xi Feng got up to leave.
"Brother Xuan, Sister-in-law is managing the house now, so I won't stay long."
"Our two courtyards seem far away, but they are actually separated by a few walls and a passage, so we are close neighbors. If you need anything, just speak up, don't be polite to Sister-in-law."
"Okay, okay, no need to see me off."
After leaving the small courtyard, Wang Xi Feng's face turned red.
Even her steps became unnatural.
She cursed in her heart: What did Lian Er do, this heartless glutton, actually lives so close to me?！！
It's so embarrassing!
Fortunately, when the second mistress went out, the maids and servants were all behind her.
No one noticed her unusualness.
If Li Xuan had seen Wang Xi Feng's current appearance.
He wouldn't even need to hear her thoughts, he would know that Wang Xi Feng, the spicy phoenix, definitely knew the whole story.
Otherwise, with her temper, she wouldn't be able to get along with Jia Lian so peacefully.
Then he would sigh again, what a great actress this woman is.
As for now, he practiced some martial arts, played with Lin Mei Mei for a while, and half a day passed quickly.
After dinner at the Shen hour, Li Xuan, wearing plain clothes, leisurely walked out of Rongguo Mansion, attending a social gathering for the first time.