Chapter 240: Talk to Xu Mansion (2)
Xu Qingze's voice was always cold, and he looked at Ye Li with a faint warmth, "If Li'er has this ability, it's okay to go ahead."
Xu Hongyan nodded helplessly and looked at Ye Li lovingly and said, "Your uncle also mentioned it in the letter he came here a few days ago. Since you can bring people to Yongzhou, he probably guessed what Ding Wang means. But you must be careful in the future. Except for your third brother, all of us are scholars, and I am afraid we can't help much." Xu Hongyan is not a military officer, but he doesn't mean that he doesn't understand military generals. Military generals are different from civil officials, especially famous generals who are on the battlefield, they don't care what you are.
What status? If you can't convince the public, you are the emperor's daughter and they won't buy your account. Ye Li nodded and smiled and said, "Don't worry, second uncle, this time, the prince of Yongzhou gave me a pretty good lieutenant under General Murong's account, and the commander of the Black Cloud Cavalry who guarded Yonglin together. They are all acquaintances, so don't worry so much. As for the others, they will be anxious for a while." Xu Hongyan then raised his eyebrows and nodded, "It's still the prince who thinks carefully."
Xu Qingyan smiled and said, "If I had known that Sister Li could command the Mo family army, why would the third brother run to the military camp by himself? Isn't it just like following Sister Li?"
Xu Hongyan glared at him and said, "Nonsense, if that boy Qingfeng is not promising in the military camp, wouldn't he be able to hold Li'er back? If he has promising, what's the difference?" Xu Qingyan blinked and said, "I just think that it's safer to have a third brother who is his own sister at least." Ye Li smiled and said, "It's too early to say this now. I can't care about the Mo family's affairs now. Besides, if the third brother knew that he had entered the Mo family because of me, I'm afraid that he would run far away early in the morning and must make a name for himself." Thinking of his son's temperament, Xu Hongyan couldn't help but smile, but seemed very satisfied, and said to Ye Li earnestly: "Although the prince trusts you, you still have to remember that many things should be clearly distinguished between public and private. Whether it's the royal family or something else, the most taboo thing is that the relatives of the outside world are too strong. Does Li'er understand?"
Ye Li felt warm and nodded, "Li'er understands, thank you for your uncle's teachings."
Seeing Ye Li listening to her words, Xu Hongyan nodded and sighed softly. Li'er is really different from his smart but weak little sister. Although Li'er is not surnamed Xu, he still has the pride and gratitude of having a daughter in my family. I believe that my father will be extremely happy to see Li'er like this.
Ye Li said carefully about what she went to Nanzhao and Xu Qingchen. Xu Hongyan frowned in disagreement and said, "Qingchen is too risky to put himself in danger." Xu Qingbai was not worried about his elder brother's safety at all, and said, "Second uncle, don't worry, when did the elder brother who did something unsure? Didn't Li'er say that, even if she didn't go to Nanjiang, she would still be sure to get out." Xu Qingyan nodded repeatedly and said, "The Fourth Brother is right, Sister Li, is that Southern Xinjiang saint beautiful? Why did she catch the elder brother but not hurt him? She didn't even force confession. Could it be that he fell in love with the elder brother?" I have to say, to a certain extent, the truth about Xu Qingyan. Ye Li blinked and shook his head with regret and said, "I have never seen the Southern Xinjiang saint, but it should be fine."
Xu Qingbai raised his eyebrows and said, "I think that Princess Anxi is interesting to the eldest brother. Second brother, tell me."
Xu Qingze put down the teacup and said calmly: "It's impossible. My brother only treats Princess Anxi as his friend."
Xu Qingyan hid behind Xu Qingbai and bared his teeth at his second brother, muttering in a low voice, "I really don't understand the charm. I really don't know how Sister Qin can stand you." Xu Qingbai looked at Ye Li curiously and asked, "Lier lied to Princess Anxi, you are the eldest brother's fiancée, what do you say?" Hearing this, Xu Qingyan's eyes lit up and stared at Ye Li. Ye Li gritted her teeth a little annoyed. He should have known that he had been deceived by his elder brother, so he didn't write a letter to tell his uncle and the others about this. As a result, she was venting her own heart. She looked at her second uncle carefully and whispered: "Brother didn't say anything. And...Brother is also using me to block the peach blossoms."
Xu Hongyan shook his head helplessly and instructed: "You have different identities. It is important to check your elder brother's whereabouts, but you should also be a little cautious about your reputation."
"Li'er understands." Xu Hongyan didn't say anything. Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief and laughed crisply, "By the way, I haven't congratulated the second brother, the fourth brother and the fifth brother on the list of the gold list."
Xu Hongyan shook his head and glared at Xu Qingyan with anger. Although everything went wrong as soon as the spring of this year, the imperial examinations were held every three years as usual. It was nothing at all, after all, no one would think that the son taught by the Xu family would fail, but the three young men of the Xu family were also on the list and the title of the gold list made people look sideways. Xu Qingyan curled his lips aggrievedly: "I just wrote it casually, who knew that the exam questions this year were so simple..." With the attention of the crowd, Xu Qingyan finally couldn't beat it and had to lower his head guiltily. How could he say that he was squeezed by a powerful young man and gave his all.
Ye Li smiled and said, "So this time... the second brother took the first exam, the fifth brother ranked fourth, and the fourth brother ranked nineteenth?"
Xu Qingyan glanced at Xu Qingbai and drooped his head even more guiltyly. Of course, he knew that the fourth brother's talent was definitely better than him, and the second brother could definitely be far away from the top scorer and the second brother. However, he deliberately restrained his true level, and he did his best to get the fourth place. Looking at Xu Qingyan's guilty appearance, Ye Li advised: "Second uncle, this is nothing. If the fifth brother really failed, I am afraid that it will make people suspicious." Xu Hongyan frowned and said: "He shouldn't have taken the scientific exam this year." Xu Hongyan felt helpless in his heart. Qingyan was only fourteen years old and Qingbai was only sixteen or seventeen years old. As a man, who doesn't want to be famous even if he is a man from the Xu family.
Yang Tianxia made some achievements? The Xu family's children, whether it was the calm Xu Qingze or the flying Xu Qingyan, if they were not in the Xu family, they would definitely be the top scorer in the Golden List, and their future prospects would naturally be unlimited. However, in the Xu family, they could only have ambitions and enjoy the Xu family's reputation but could not do anything. These... are all burdened by the reputation of the Xu family. Xu Hongyan will always remember that his father looked at his heavy and apologetic eyes when he took his eldest brother to resign from office and leave Beijing. He used to have a sense of moral integrity to save the world, but unfortunately the royal family did not need them and ambitions. The royal family only needed him to stay in the position of the censor, which seemed noble but had no real power, but showed the royal family's kindness to the world.
Chapter completed!