Qu Tutong nodded slowly, indicating that he had no objection. As for the other people in the room, they all lowered their heads in thought at the moment and did not say much.
Things have reached this point, they all know what they are going to do next, and they all clearly understand the consequences of doing so!
If this is accomplished, you will be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of your life!
If this fails, the wife, children, old and young will be affected, and everyone will be unable to escape!
This is a huge gamble, a huge gamble that not only puts your own life on it! It even puts the fate of your family on it!
So at this time, even Cheng Yaojin and Liu Hongji, who were the most adventurous by nature, had no idea of making jokes.
The quiet night will eventually pass.
Starting from the next day, Xiao Han, who had always been very private and quite mysterious in the eyes of the people of Chang'an, suddenly changed his previous temperament and began to travel frequently to Chang'an, personally delivering invitations to some distinguished people.
Now, not only the people of Chang'an could often see the Marquis entering and leaving the east and west houses. Even the city gate officials guarding the city gates were very familiar with him. As soon as they saw the carriage coming, they were all so far away.
Respectfully wave your hands and let go.
Naturally, Xiao Han accepted the kindness of these people with peace of mind. When he was in a good mood, he even asked Xiaodong to take out some candies prepared for the wedding and give them to the soldiers. Those people were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths and kept bowing.
Say some auspicious words.
Candy is considered a high-end product at this time!
In particular, the Xiao family's candies have always been sold in small quantities in the East Market, and the prices are exactly according to the prices in the East Market. The poor people in the West Market can only suck their fingers and curse in the street!
The soldiers guarding the city gate shared the candies and refused to eat them themselves. They carefully held them to their chests one by one, waiting to give their children a taste when they got home.
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Prince's East Palace.
The scorching sun in June is baking the earth. In this hot weather, even the cicadas on the trees are screaming feebly.
In a pavilion on a small lake behind the East Palace, Li Jiancheng, who was wearing a short shirt, was twisting a big red invitation card in his hand, looking at the thin golden lines on it, and laughing.
"This Xiao Han is interesting. He still wants to get married at this time! Do you think he wanted to show his favor by sending this invitation?" Li Jiancheng raised the invitation in his hand and asked Li Yuanji who was sitting opposite him with a smile.
At this time, Li Yuanji had exposed his chest and abdomen. He picked up the corner of his clothes and fanned him randomly, and sneered: "You want to show your kindness now? Isn't it too late?"
"Is it too late? I don't think it's too late. If he really takes refuge in me, I would welcome him."
Li Jiancheng glanced at his younger brother with a smile, pushed the grapes soaked in ice water on the table in front of him, and then said: "By the way, did he leave a message for you? I heard that he didn't know this time either.
What's wrong, even the Marquis of Xiangcheng posted a message."
"Humph, I'm here. I couldn't get over it and I just threw it away! I think this guy is either crazy about money or crazy about us, or he's scared out of his wits by us! Do you really expect me to go and congratulate him?"
Li Yuanji grabbed a bunch of grapes and stuffed them into his mouth. After chewing for a while, he vomited the grape seeds and skins all over the pavilion. This immediately caused the maids who were fanning behind them to put down their fans in a hurry and put them away.
When he saw those women bending over to pick up the trash they had spit out, Li Yuanji's ugly face became more and more proud, and he couldn't help laughing.
Li Jiancheng frowned slightly when he saw his brother's dandy appearance, but he would not say anything over such a trivial matter, he just said lightly:
"Xiao Han is highly valued by my father. Even if you and I can't go there in person, we still have to prepare a congratulatory gift. How about this, I'll take your share and I'll prepare it together for you!"
"What? Do we still want to give him a gift?"
Suddenly hearing these words, Li Yuanji, who was still looking greedily at the maids in cool clothes, turned around and said as if he couldn't believe it: "Brother, are you okay? You know that this guy is the loyal bastard of the second brother.
, he goes against us everywhere! You still want to give him gifts?"
Li Jiancheng looked at the wide-eyed Li Yuanji in front of him, sighed, shook his head and said, "Hey, there are some things you don't know!"
"I don't know?" Li Yuanji glanced at Li Jiancheng suspiciously, and suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "What do I don't know? Hey, I forgot even if you didn't tell me!
I remember that there was a rumor in Chang'an a while ago that Xiao Han is the illegitimate son of Emperor Father! I see that Emperor Father indulges him so much and you always avoid him and don't do anything to him. Could this be true? "
"Nonsense!"
Li Jiancheng didn't wait for Li Yuanji to finish speaking, then glared at his brother angrily, and then shouted in a low voice: "You must never mention this matter in front of others in the future. Isn't it embarrassing? Besides, father, you don't know?
When his mother was alive, he only loved her, so where did he get his illegitimate son from?"
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes, but muttered in a low voice: "I don't believe it. How can there be a cat in this world that doesn't steal fish? Moreover, Xiao Han is always mysterious, so let some people check his previous affairs.
In the end, nothing could be found. I think this is because someone deliberately covered him up!"
"You, you..." Li Jiancheng had no choice but to wave his hands and said: "Whatever you think, but let me tell you, Xiao Han is not what you think!"
After saying this, Li Jiancheng calmed down and continued: "Also, you should avoid provoking him less in the future! Have you seen how much my father favors him? You also know that my father is not confused! The reason why
We do this because he is really useful to us! And my father said that even if I become the emperor in the future, I will have to use him! So if I can win over him, I have to win over him."
"If you want to win over him, go do it yourself! Anyway, I don't like him!" Li Yuanji made a face with a very disdainful expression. The grapes in his palm were now crushed to pieces by him.
"If you don't like him, don't look at him for now! When Shimin falls, won't he fall into my hands? Then I will ask him to apologize to you!"
Li Jiancheng noticed his brother's strangeness, but he just smiled. After finishing speaking, he stood up from his seat and looked at the calm lake in front of him, as if he was looking at the entire world that was about to be in his hands.
It feels so good to be about to hold the highest power!
Although Yuanji's poisoning was unsuccessful last time, it still calmed down the arrogant Li Shimin a lot.
Now even though he is in good health, he rarely appears in front of others. Regarding this, both Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng thought that the second brother had seen the situation clearly and quietly backed down.
However, they don't know who Li Shimin is? He is a true battlefield warrior!
Facing an army of 100,000, he dared to launch a brazen charge with less than 100 men. How could such a small battle in Chang'an scare him away?
