In the Yangshen Pavilion, dozens of large and small exquisite wooden objects were piled up. Emperor Yin Guang was wearing casual clothes, rolled up his sleeves, and was concentrating on building a small dragon boat with a hammer and chisel.

Not far away, the young eunuch Yu Fu was holding a saw and carefully sawing the wood into the boards His Majesty wanted. The delicate-looking little palace maid Wenxiu was carrying a small paint bucket and was cutting a finished wooden Yonghe Hall.

The model is painted. Seeing this scene, most people would probably think that this is a woodwork factory, and they would never expect it to be the emperor's palace.

Yang Jingzhong, the general manager of the palace, hurriedly walked in from outside the Yangshen Pavilion. The two young eunuchs standing at the door of the palace hurriedly fell on the ground. Without squinting, Yang Jingzhong walked straight behind Yin Guang, who was busy doing carpentry work, and bowed down.

"Old slave, please give your regards to the Emperor."

Yin Guang turned around and was overjoyed, "Father Shang came just in time, let's see how my dragon boat is doing."

Yang Jingzhong looked at the wooden boat, his eyes shining brightly, "Oh, the emperor's wonderful hands! The emperor's skills in making woodware have become more and more exquisite. From the old slave's point of view, this wooden boat is so well made that it can be called a work of art. It is really amazing.

It’s breathtaking.”

Not far away, the little palace maid Wenxiu lowered her head and muttered in a low voice, "There's nothing new about flattery, it's the same two sentences every time." Yu Fu secretly laughed at the side.

Yin Guang nodded with satisfaction, "Well, tell me, Father Shang, what else do you want to tell me?"

Yang Jingzhong had a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, I have two things to report. One is that several vassal princes are secretly making friends with some officials in the court. The existing internal envoys are all managed by eunuchs.

, unable to handle all civil and military officials, let alone handle all matters inside and outside the palace. Therefore, the old slave petitioned the emperor to transfer capable personnel from the Pro-Army Guards House and Yiluan Division to establish a new organization, the "Eastern Internal Security Division".

Responsible for patrolling, arresting, and impeaching officials, and is directly responsible to the emperor."

Yin Guang stopped his carpentry work and looked up at Yang Jingzhong, "Father Shang, this Dongnei Wei Division has bypassed the Sanfa Division? Doesn't this have too much power?"

Yang Jingzhong smiled and said, "If the emperor is not at ease, how about I boldly request to personally manage the East Neiwei Division?"

Yin Guang frowned, then nodded, "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to Father Shang. What's the second thing?"

Yang Jingzhong stretched out his hand to smooth his white hair, and then said, "King Pingxi paid tribute to twenty female sumo wrestlers to the emperor. I don't know what to do with them. Please ask the emperor to judge them."

Yin Guang asked doubtfully: "Female sumo wrestler? What do you mean? Since it is a tribute from Brother Pingxi, please bring it in first and let me have a look."

Yang Jingzhong bowed and said: "I obey the order."

Yin Guang looked at Yang Jingzhong's retreating back and showed a cold smile.

The Ximen family mansion located in Nanping County, Jiangnan Province is a typical Jiangnan garden, with beautiful ponds, green radish trees, exquisite pavilions and antique flavor.

In the study room of Changchun Garden, the head of the family, Ximen Yuanjie, had an angry look on his face. He slapped the pearwood desk hard and yelled angrily: "Yuhai, you really disappoint me! You actually colluded with Yuxue to secretly steal Yushuang's money."

Let go, do you know that if you do this, you will not only ruin dad's plan, but also ruin the future of our Ximen family? Now, the King of Lingnan has broken the engagement, and we have lost another one who can climb the dragon and fly to the sky.

Opportunity. This opportunity is so rare, but I missed it like this. Dad is really unwilling to accept it. It is really sad!"

Ximen Yushuang's second brother Ximen Yuhai knelt in front of the desk, unconvinced and protested, "Dad, the future of our Ximen family is in our own hands.

We shouldn’t rely on women to exchange for it! As men, shouldn’t we ensure that all the women in the family live happily? What’s more, Yushuang is my biological sister! Third sister doesn’t like that prince and doesn’t want to marry him. We

Who are you to stop her from pursuing her own happiness?"

Ximen Yuanjie was filled with anger. He stood up and kicked Ximen Yuhai to the ground, "How dare you talk back?! You are stupid. If dad hadn't married your second sister to King Pingxi, what would I have done?"

Can you get this protector of the country? Can our family be so prosperous so quickly? There are people in the court who want to be officials. Your second sister is now the Princess of Pingxi. It depends on the wind and the rain. The Ximen family can be where it is today, isn't it?

Are you relying on her? Who else has lived a happier life than her?"

Ximen Yuhai crawled forward a few steps, hugged Ximen Yuanjie's legs and cried bitterly, "Dad, do you know how unhappy the second sister is? Do you think that the glory and wealth obtained by others' charity are so easy to enjoy?

Do you know why the second sister was so supportive when I decided to let the third sister go? Because the second sister didn’t want the third sister to follow her old path! Do you think the princess is so easy to be? You only saw

Her glory in front of others, but do you know the pain she felt when she wet the quilt late at night and had no one to talk to? My second sister told me that if she had a chance to come back again, she would never be your daughter.

I would rather choose to be the daughter-in-law of an ordinary family than the Princess of Pingxi!"

Ximen Yuhai fell to the ground crying.

Ximen Yuanjie was furious and jumped on the ground and said, "You bastard, what's wrong with being a princess? What's wrong? When you have power in your hands, you have everything, understand? If Yushuang made Lingnan

If the king's side concubine becomes the official concubine in the future, I will have two daughters who are both vassal princesses, and the two vassal princes who hold real power will be my sons-in-law. Is there anything I can't accomplish in the Great Shang Kingdom? If

Fortunately, my son-in-law can become the emperor, then I will be the head of the country, the head of the country! Why should I look at the face of the old man of the Tang family, the national counselor? Then I will be the national counselor! All the sons and sons of our Ximen family will become the pillars of the imperial court.

The pillars of the country, we will be granted the title of marquis and the prime minister! Our Ximen family will be famous all over the world, rich and powerful all over the world!"

Ximen Yuanjie raised his hands above his head, immersed in the dream of becoming famous, wealthy, and powerful. Suddenly he opened his eyes again and became angry again, "But you ruined this opportunity with your own hands. You let

The King of Lingnan has been humiliated, and even more so our Ximen family! We have lost the possibility of using the King of Lingnan to advance our career to a higher level, and Yushuang has become a shame to our Ximen family!"

Ximen Yuanjie closed his eyes and lowered his head with a painful expression and a low voice, "From now on, I will never have a daughter like Yushuang. I will just treat her as dead. I will never have such an unfilial daughter again!"

"Oh, Dong Weng, are you angry with the second young master? Oops, second young master, get up quickly, get up quickly, the ground is cold, ah." A gentle man wearing a square scarf, a folding fan, and a long robe

The middle-aged man walked into the study and stretched out his hand to support Ximen Yuhai who was on the ground, but Ximen Yuhai pushed his hand away violently. Ximen Yuhai sat on the ground, snorted, turned his head and ignored him.

The middle-aged man was not embarrassed, he smiled to himself, pulled up a chair and sat down on Ximen Yuanjie, lowering his hands.

When Ximen Yuanjie saw the middle-aged man, he felt like he was seeing a savior and complained, "Oh, Mr. Song, you are here. I almost fainted from anger. I forgot to ask Mr. Song for advice."

This middle-aged man is Ximen Yuanjie's master, named Song Shilong. He followed Ximen Yuanjie when he was just a small county magistrate. Song Shilong believed that Ximen Yuanjie had heroic ambitions and would not stay under others for a long time, so he tried his best to assist him.

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Back then, Ximen Yuxue married into Prince Pingxi's palace and became the princess, which made the Ximen family rise to prominence. It was this person who

Master Song's work. This time, Ximen Yushuang had the opportunity to marry the King of Lingnan as a concubine, and Master Song was also the driving force behind the scenes. Ximen Yuanjie has always relied on this person, and he can definitely be regarded as a guest and a host.

In Ximen Yuhai's heart, he deeply hates Master Song. Ximen Yuhai has always believed that the second sister married into a wealthy family and became a princess. The misfortune in the marriage caused by excessive pursuit of the dragon and the phoenix was caused by Master Song. Now he is here to harm her.

What is my third sister if not an enemy?

Master Song waved his fan, smiled and asked, "Dong Weng, are you worried about the third lady's divorce from the King of Lingnan?"

Ximen Yuanjie accompanied him with a smile, "Oh my, Mr. Song is really like the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang. You can hit the mark with just one guess. What a shame, these two children, Yuhai and Yuxue, are so ignorant that they have ruined my big things. I have to complain.

Yushuang is a child who is too willful and doesn't understand the hard work of his parents. Which parent doesn't want their child to get ahead and enjoy wealth and wealth? Hum, I have decided to expel Yushuang from the house and let her fend for herself. From now on, she will never be with me, Ximen.

Home has nothing to do with it.”

Master Song took back the fan and said sternly, "Dong Weng, you must not do it. The third lady's marriage is still improving. Isn't there still a chance?"

Ximen Yuanjie's eyes lit up, he leaned forward and asked, "Mr. Song, do you mean to make the King of Lingnan change his mind?"

Master Song smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "No. Why hang yourself on a tree? If you want to die, you have to find a few more trees to try, haha. Dong Weng, isn't it obvious that there is another way to go?"

Ximen Yuanjie cupped his hands and said, "May Sir teach me, Ximen Yuanjie is very grateful."

Song Shilong laughed loudly, "Dong Weng, you are a fan of the authorities. Since the third lady doesn't like the King of Lingnan, and this divorce letter has been issued, we will no longer pursue this idea. Doesn't the third lady fall in love with the young master of the Tang family?"

I think one day, sooner or later, the current emperor will have to recall Old Man Tang to Yong'an to be a national advisor. And I heard that this young master of the Tang family is extremely intelligent. When he was eleven years old, he won the second place in the Jiangnan Road Examination, and he won the second place in the Jiangnan Province.

Then he actually won the second place in the martial arts examination. This is a young genius who is rare in a century. He is both civil and military, a rare person. If one day, he can inherit the position of the Tang family's national master, he will also be an uncrowned king. Not necessarily

It’s worse than the King of Lingnan who relied on his ancestors to attack. Dong Weng, do you think so or not?”

Ximen Yuanjie woke up from a dream and stroked his beard, "Oh, thank you Mr. Song for your advice. Just in case, my second son-in-law, King Pingxi, is not a thing in the pool after all. I have long had ambitions and intentions... cough cough

, if it happens, then Old Man Tang is loyal to the current Holy Emperor, so if the two families fall out at that time, it will not be very good-looking."

Song Shilong smiled and said, "Everything has risks. If the King of the West fails to be defeated, your third lady will be the young lady of the Tang family. Doesn't she care about the relationship between father and daughter? As a national teacher, the Tang family will still embarrass your father-in-law.

Sir?"

Ximen Yuanjie stood up and bowed his arms to the ground, "I almost made a mistake and almost kicked my daughter out of the house. Thank you Mr. Song for teaching me. You are so wise! I admire you, I admire you."

Song Shilong said with a smile, "Dong Weng praised me so much that Song cannot bear it. This is really Dong Weng's blessing. The daughters he gave birth to are all as beautiful as flowers. Even if they don't become princesses, they can also be the wives of princes."
Chapter completed!