Chapter 62 An extra wife for nothing! It's not easy to be a young patriarch
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"Uncle Jinhuan, what happened?" Huangfu Deyun was a little frightened and felt bad.
There have been so many recent changes that people are often caught off guard.
"Hmph~ See for yourself!"
Huangfu Jinhuan looked extremely ugly and handed the secret letter to Huangfu Deyun.
After Huangfu Deyun read it carefully, his expression suddenly changed: "No wonder the Wang family of Ping'an dared to join forces with the Xu family of Changning to deal with us. It turns out that they have made huge breakthroughs in silk reeling technology and textile technology."
"Although the price of raw silk has more than tripled due to competition between the two sides, they can still make a fortune because of technological breakthroughs. No wonder, no wonder they still dare to compete with us! Damn it~~~"
He suddenly panicked.
This time the bet was placed on the cooperation with the Ji family. Although it was the Tianren Huangfu family who secretly took the lead, in fact, their former Ma Huangfu family also had high hopes for this and invested almost all the funds.
Once it fails, the former Ma Huangfu family will be severely damaged, and the wealth they have saved over the past hundred years will be wiped out in one fell swoop.
And, that's not the worst.
The worst thing is that not only did the two families join forces, they also roped in the Jinsha Xu family.
There was originally a tributary in Jinsha Town. Because the river sand in that area contained gold, it once attracted many families to hunt for gold in Jinsha Town.
That place was once extremely chaotic, and there were countless battles. However, hundreds of years later, the gold sands in Jinsha Town had long been mined, and the land was barren, making most places unsuitable for planting, and it gradually became desolate.
Only the Jinsha Xu family still sticks to that place and slowly runs the family. Now, relying on their own abilities, they have slowly established a firm foothold.
"If what is said in the secret letter is true." Huangfu Deyun's face was solemn and gloomy, "Ping'an Wang's new technology can actually use waterwheels as power to process raw cocoons and draw raw silk. That poor place in Jinsha Town is because of the Jinsha River.
, with crisscrossed waterways, fast currents, and large expanses of wasteland, it is the most suitable place for building silk reeling and weaving workshops.”
Huangfu Jinhuan sneered: "Wang Shouzhe of the Ping An Wang family is really an amazing person. I originally thought that after the people from Zifu Academy left, I would slowly make arrangements to deal with them, but I didn't expect that they would dare to take the initiative.
Come out to oppose us. In this case, don’t blame us for being ruthless.”
A trace of murderous intent flashed across Huangfu Jinhuan's eyes.
"Someone, please bring Mr. Yin over."
"Yes, Master." A personal attendant immediately took the order and left.
"Mr. Yin?!" Huangfu Deyun was startled, with a worried look in his eyes, "Uncle Jinhuan Clan, the direct descendant of Zifu Academy is still in charge of disaster relief in our Changning Guard. If you ask Mr. Yin to take action, will...
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"The more it is now, the less likely we are to be suspected. What's more, now that the matter has come to this, do we still have any choice?" Huangfu Jinhuan's eyes were gloomy, "If this matter cannot be settled, Mrs. Ji is an easy person to deal with.
?Her patience is not good, and we cannot bear the anger of Longzuo Ji."
Huangfu Deyun's eyes were cloudy and uncertain, as if he was hesitant to speak.
"Don't worry, Deyun." Huangfu Jinhuan spoke to comfort him, "Although the incident between the Xu family and the Wang family is disgusting to us, but think about it from another perspective, as long as it is handled properly, the two families will actually make wedding clothes for us.
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"If you think about it, if we can get more powerful reeling and textile technology, as well as the batch of raw silk raw materials they spent huge sums of money to hoard, we can develop and strengthen ourselves through cooperation with Ji's. In the future, let alone
It is a sixth-grade family, and even a fifth-grade Zifu family is qualified to rush forward."
As soon as he said this, Huangfu Jinhuan's eyes were full of fanaticism.
He was not willing to be just a monk in the Lingtai realm for the rest of his life. He also wanted to rush to the Heavenly Realm to see the unique scenery.
If he had another chance to peek into the Zi Mansion, he would be content in this life.
Similarly, these words also brought a lot of excitement to Huangfu Deyun.
Which family doesn't want to move up and achieve higher status, strength and power!
If the Changning Huangfu clan has the opportunity to become a sixth-rank family, then their predecessor Ma Huangfu clan will be eligible to become a seventh-rank family, and all the clan members in the family will follow the chickens and dogs to heaven.
Not more than a moment.
The personal attendant led a man in black robes in.
The man in black robe had an ordinary temperament, except that his face, which was covered by the hood, was slightly pale, as if he had not seen the sun for a long time.
But if you look carefully, you will find that his eyes are almost without any fluctuation, just like the cold water in the deep pool of ten thousand years, the silence is terrifying.
As soon as this person arrived, Huangfu Jinhuan and Huangfu Deyun both stood up and bowed to him: "I have met Mr. Yin."
Mr. Yin glanced at them indifferently with his ancient eyes, and his tone was calm and cold: "Huangfu Jinhuan, what is the result of the investigation that was entrusted to you a few days ago?"
Huangfu Jinhuan said hurriedly: "Mr. Yin, it's not like you don't know that Fang You'an, a direct disciple of Zifu Academy, is currently in charge of our Changning Guard. There are some things that I really don't dare to investigate in a big way. However, things have become somewhat clear.
As long as you give me some more time, I will definitely be able to find out who robbed the young master's treasure."
"Hmph~"
Mr. Yin snorted with a smile on his face: "Huangfu Jinhuan, it's been almost three months since this happened, but you haven't even found out anything about it. If my young master came to Changning Guard in person, you wouldn't be able to find out yet.
You and I won’t get any benefits from the results!”
"Mr. Yin, don't worry." Huangfu Jinhuan said with a serious face, "I will definitely take the young master's matter seriously. However, I have something here and I would like to ask Mr. Yin for help."
While talking, Huangfu Jinhuan explained to Mr. Yin one by one what he wanted to do.
Mr. Yin rolled his eyelids slightly and said coldly: "Huangfu Jinhuan, you just said that there are direct disciples of Zifu Academy who are stationed in Changning Guard to direct disaster relief, but you want us to take action on your behalf and commit such a big case. You
Do you think too highly of me, or do you underestimate the direct disciples of Zifu Academy?!"
"Please rest assured, Mr. Yin." Huangfu Jinhuan said confidently, "Since I have decided to let you take action, I will naturally arrange everything. My ancestor has made some success in practicing the "Red Dragon True Art" recently and has just come out of seclusion.
. I just want to take this opportunity to do my best as a landlord and reward the people of Ichiban Zifu Academy."
"This time, we will not only invite people from the Zifu Academy, but also banquet all the heads of the eighth-grade families, including the Xu family of Changning, the Wang family of Ping'an, and the former Ma Huangfu family. In this way, you can take advantage of the opportunity to act
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"In short, we are taking them by surprise and attacking them unprepared. With the abilities of Mr. Yin and your subordinates, plus the two Lingtai realm ancestors of the former Ma Huangfu clan working together to assist, is there any reason why this matter cannot be done?"
According to his speculation, there are at most two or three Lingtai realm monks stationed in the Xu family's workshop in Jinsha. Even if the enemy is lenient, so many Lingtai realms can attack together, and nothing will go wrong.
Afraid that Mr. Yin would be worried, Huangfu Jinhuan specially added: "I will arrange an escape route for you, Mr. Yin, to ensure that there is no trace of Fang Youan."
Mr. Yin narrowed his eyes slightly and did not agree immediately. Instead, he said: "This matter sounds easy. But why should we kill people and silence them for you and then take the blame?"
Huangfu Jinhuan laughed heartily and said: "Mr. Yin's words are wrong. We are collaborators, so naturally we should help each other. As long as Mr. Yin completes this matter, we, the Huangfu family, will spare no effort to assist you."
Hearing this, a gleam flashed across Mr. Yin's unwavering eyes.
After a long time, he agreed: "Huangfu Jinhuan, don't forget what you said today. I believe you also know my young master's temper."
After saying that, Mr. Yin slightly arched his hands and turned to leave, leaving only one sentence.
"When you are ready, let me know at any time."
Wait until people leave.
Huangfu Deyun's eyes were solemn and worried: "Uncle Jinhuan clan, we have been entangled with them, it is too dangerous after all. Once the matter is exposed, I am afraid that the entire Daqian will not have a foothold for us."
"Don't worry, Deyun." Huangfu Jinhuan said coldly, "I have already considered this matter in my mind. In the final analysis, we are still too weak. If we can reach the fifth rank, no, six ranks, we want to put aside the relationship with them.
The relationship is simple. Now, we still need to rely on their strength to do things."
After a pause, Huangfu Jinhuan ordered again: "De Yun, this matter is of great importance, and it must be led by our two elders of the Ma Huangfu family. We want everyone to know that it was a passing Yinsha Sect disciple who committed the crime.
The major case he committed has nothing to do with us."
"Once it succeeds, it will be the day when our two races will rise together."
Huangfu Deyun's face became solemn, he cupped his hands and said, "Yes, uncle from the Jinhuan clan."
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A few days later, a big event happened in Changning Wei.
One of the seven-rank aristocratic families of Changning Wei, the ancestor of Changning Huangfu family, ancestor Hua Ye, has left seclusion.
He has always been low-key, claiming that he has reached a certain level of success in practicing the "Red Dragon True Art".
To celebrate this event, Patriarch Hua Ye decided to host a banquet at the main residence of the Huangfu clan in Changning to all the eighth-rank families in the Changning Guards, as well as the people from the Zifu Academy who were in charge of disaster relief.
"Red Dragon True Technique" is the magical skill passed down from Huangfu's ancestors. It is said to be a high-grade skill that can lead directly to the Purple Mansion Realm. Now he claims to have achieved some success. I am afraid that he has cleared the early obstacles of the Heavenly Realm. It won't be long before
Then you can become the middle stage of the heaven-human realm.
Today's ancestor Hua Ye is only 260 or 70 years old. If he can successfully enter the middle stage of the Heavenly Realm, he will have a glimpse of the Zifu in this life.
There is no doubt that he is now at the forefront of Changningwei's top players.
This is definitely a great thing for interest groups such as the Changning Huangfu family and the former Ma Huangfu family. But for those families who are against them, it will undoubtedly make things worse and add a little more pressure.
And the invitations issued by these people, even with Fang Youan's pride, cannot arbitrarily refute their dignity.
He immediately replied and expressed his willingness to lead a group of junior brothers and sisters to accept the invitation.
The Xu family of Changning and the Wang family of Ping'an also received invitations.
This day.
The Weinan City area of Changning became extremely lively, and even some casual cultivators rushed to join in the fun. Because as long as you said a few words of congratulations at the door of the Huangfu family in Changning, you could get a reward of two or three gold coins.
Loose cultivators who are used to being poor will never miss such a good thing. And they naturally talk about Patriarch Hua Ye's courage and praise him without hesitation.
Such a situation, in Wang Shouzhe's words: Patriarch Hua Ye is quite capable of grabbing hot searches.
Now, Patriarch Hua Ye, who is ranked as the number one master of Changning Guard, invites him, so Wang Shouzhe will naturally not openly touch his troubles.
According to the rules, he prepared enough gifts and took a leisurely carriage to the south of Changning Acropolis.
The south of Changning Acropolis is where the main residence of the Huangfu family is located. In addition to the main residence, there are many properties here that also belong to their family, and of course the Huangfu family's large direct and collateral descendants are indispensable.
A family with a history of five hundred years has an extremely terrifying number of direct and collateral descendants. Some of the outstanding ones have now become the backbone of the Huangfu family's various industries, contributing to the development of the Huangfu family.
Provide a steady stream of financial and material resources.
Let’s not talk about gossip for now.
Wang Shouzhe's carriage, surrounded by family generals, was stopped as soon as it arrived at the south of the city.
The person who blocked the carriage was not someone else, but a general of the Xu family in Changning.
That famous general has great momentum and strength, demonstrating the heritage of an established eighth-grade family.
He politely raised his hands and said: "The head of the Wang family, we, the head of the Xu family, invite you to ride in a carriage together."
"Since it is the fifth uncle who invites me, Shouzhe will not refuse."
Wang Shouzhe was not surprised. He smiled and told the accompanying family generals a few words, and then boarded the carriage of Xu Anbang, the head of the Xu family in Changning, in public. There was no concealment in the whole process.
Such a scene will naturally fall into the eyes of those who are interested.
However, nowadays, the Xu family of Changning and the Wang family of Ping'an are getting closer and closer, joining forces to help each other is no longer a secret, but not many people are surprised.
However, Wang Shouzhe had just gotten into Xu Anbang's carriage, and before he had time to greet him, the carriage was stopped again.
He opened the curtain and saw that the person blocking the car was an old man who was as simple and plain as an old servant. But the aura and power contained within him could not be hidden from the eyes of Xuanwu monks in the Lingtai realm.
There is no doubt that this is a powerful person in the Lingtai realm.
The old man cupped his fists and saluted Wang Shouzhe: "Master Shouzhe, my wife would like to meet you."
Wang Shouzhe's mouth twitched.
Even if he puts on makeup and covers up, can he still recognize his ancestor Xiaohan?
Needless to say, the so-called "Madam" in the carriage behind was Wang Mei pretending to be "Mrs. Ji".
This wasn't part of his plan, and he didn't know what she was up to.
Just as he was thinking about how to refuse, he saw that the curtain on the opposite side was also opened, and a charming, charming woman stepped out of the carriage, walked up to him gracefully, and looked at him with a smile.
and Xu Anbang.
"Master Shouzhe, Master Xu, can you two give me this face?"
Whether it was out of etiquette or something else, Wang Shouzhe and Xu Anbang could no longer refuse, so they had to politely invite her into the carriage.
The three of them gathered in a carriage and headed to Huangfu's main residence.
Such a scene naturally quickly reached the ears of Huangfu Jinhuan, who was preparing for the banquet.
He couldn't help but sneered twice after hearing the news: "That woman named Ji is really impatient, and she can't wait to act so quickly. This move of hers works both ways. It can put pressure on us, and it can also bet on both ends. It's really
Good calculation."
Huangfu Deyun was a little worried: "Uncle Jinhuan, she won't really cooperate with the Changning Xu family and Ping'an Wang family, right?"
"Hmph~ It doesn't matter." Huangfu Jinhuan sneered, "After tonight, she will know who is the real master of Changning Guard!"
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At this moment, the fragrance of tea lingered in Xu Anbang's carriage, but the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
In fact, the layout inside the carriage was relatively spacious, but because of Mrs. Ji's presence, Wang Shouzhe and Xu Anbang could only squeeze to one side and sit across from Mrs. Ji.
Mrs. Ji looked at Wang Shouzhe with a faint look in her eyes, as if she felt unspeakable grievance.
However, Wang Shouzhe didn't look sideways and completely ignored her grievances.
Just kidding~ No matter how wronged he is, he can't sit aside from her. Otherwise, today next year may be his death anniversary~
"Shouzhe, you..."
Xu Anbang looked at the charming Mrs. Ji, and then at Wang Shouzhe, his eyes flickering, and he felt a little panicked in his heart.
Doesn't he know something extraordinary?
"Ahem~"
Wang Shouzhe hurriedly coughed twice and explained to Xu Anbang: "Fifth uncle, this Mrs. Ji is Shouzhe's partner. You must not misunderstand."
"No misunderstanding, no misunderstanding." Xu Anbang nodded repeatedly with a look of understanding, "I know, this is your partner Shouzhe, definitely not anyone else."
After a pause, Xu Anbang said with a very loyal look: "Don't worry Shouzhe, I will keep this matter in my stomach."
"Okay." Seeing that he thought so, Wang Shouzhe also knew that the explanation was unclear. He didn't bother to explain anymore. He glanced at Mrs. Ji and said, "Now that Mrs. Ji is getting on our carriage, isn't she afraid that Huangfu Jinhuan will be killed?"
Suspicious?"
"Master Shouzhe is joking." Mrs. Ji covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes gleaming with charm, "I am just a cooperative relationship with the Changning Huangfu family, and I am not his subordinate. Do I need to report to him whose carriage I am boarding?
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"What's more, the purpose now is to make him suspicious. The more he thinks about it, the more confused his mind will be. The more confused he is, the easier it is for him to make mistakes."
She is really a fairy. With a casual smile, she looks more and more charming to all living beings. It can be seen how dedicated she is in this aspect. As far as Wang Shouzhe knows, she has collected a lot of charm techniques!
"What you said makes sense."
Wang Shouzhe nodded, too lazy to differentiate with her.
She was clearly trying to benefit herself from public service, but there was no flaw in it, and there was no point in continuing to argue.
He changed the subject and said: "Fifth uncle, you invited me to the carriage, but what's the important matter?"
"It's nothing important." Xu Anbang stroked his beard and said, "Even when things are approaching, I always feel a little panicked. What's more, I never thought that you, Shouzhe, would control this crisis."
"Regarding this matter, Shouzhe would like to sincerely apologize to the Fifth Uncle." Wang Shouzhe's expression also became serious, and he cupped his hands and said, "Of course I contributed to this situation. But you, the Fifth Uncle, should also know that in the past,
The Huangfu family is so domineering that it is inevitable that one mountain can accommodate two tigers."
"Since the Xu family of Changning wants to attack the seventh-rank family, they will inevitably be attacked by them. Unless the fifth uncle is willing to let the Xu family of Changning stay in the position of the eighth-rank family for the rest of his life, it is not possible to compete head-on with the Huangfu family of Changning.
It’s inevitable.”
"Shou Zhe, I admit that what you said makes sense." Xu Anbang nodded slightly and agreed, but then changed the subject and said, "But you designed to drag our Xu family into the water and act as the vanguard. It is impossible for my uncle to have no grudges about this.
Today, you can plot against us, but how do you expect me to believe that you will not plot against us in the future? With this suspicion, the relationship between our two families will only go further and further away."
When Wang Shouzhe heard that there was something in his words, he smiled and said, "What does it mean according to the fifth uncle?"
Xu Anbang pretended to ponder for a while, and then said: "It's actually easy to regain trust. Just follow the traditions of the aristocratic families. Speaking of which, there has been no marriage between the direct lineages of our two families for a long time, right?
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"Marriage by direct lineage?"
Wang Shouzhe's brows wrinkled slightly.
Speaking of this matter, in fact, the Ping An Wang family still has some grudges in their hearts, especially the old people of Xiaozi generation, who are still full of dissatisfaction when mentioning that incident back then.
Seeing Wang Shouzhe frowning, Xu Anbang immediately understood what he was worried about.
"Shouzhe, I have actually heard about Aunt Zhenmei." His expression became serious, "My father has regretted his whole life because of that incident, saying that in the end it was him who failed to take good care of Aunt Zhenmei.
Because of this incident, my father was depressed all his life, he did not even reach the Lingtai realm, and he passed away more than ten years ago."
Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Yes, this is the incident that triggered the decades-old feud between the Ping'an Wang family and the Changning Xu family.
The center of this matter is the great aunt named "Wang Zhenmei".
She was the fifth-generation legitimate daughter of the Ping'an Wang family. At that time, the Ping'an Wang family was facing a great crisis, so Longyan ancestor took the initiative and betrothed Aunt Wang Zhenmei to Xu Guorui, the eldest son of the Xu family in Changning.
This is also to consolidate the blood relationship between the Wang family of Ping An and the Xu family of Changning. It is also hoped that the Xu family of Changning can become the strong backing of the Wang family when the Wang family is in the most difficult time.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes.
Aunt Wang Zhenmei became pregnant with her direct blood shortly after her marriage, but died of dystocia during childbirth.
At that time, the elders of the Xiao generation rushed to the Xu family in Changning and made a big fuss.
The ancestor of Longyan was also heartbroken, dragging his sick body to the door to investigate the matter in person. Finally, he found that there was nothing strange about the cause of Wang Zhenmei's death, and it was indeed an accident, so he gave up.
But even so, the bad blood between the two parties has been difficult to eliminate.
Especially the Ping'an Wang family has always been worried about this matter. After that, the two clans only intermarryed in the direct lineage, and no direct lineage was involved.
The current head of the Xu family in Changning, Xu Anbang, is the eldest son of the Xu family, Xu Guorui, who remarried later.
If not for this, the direct descendants of the Xu family in Changning should have very strong Wang family blood.
Wang Shouzhe hesitated for a moment and said: "Fifth uncle, I can make the decision on all other matters. However, I'm afraid Longyan Ancestor has to say something about this matter. Moreover, it seems that your family does not have a direct descendant who can match my Miaomiao.
Bar?"
"Shuzhe, don't get me wrong." Xu Anbang shook his head and said, "I'm not attracted to Miaomiao."
As soon as he said this, Wang Shouzhe's face turned cold: "Is it possible that the fifth uncle has fallen in love with my Yaoyao?"
Wang Liyao is his lifeblood, who dares to take ideas from her?
As long as Xu Anbang dares to nod, let alone Xu Anbang, the fifth uncle is only in name, even if he is a direct relative, he will still beat him!
Meeting his eyes, Xu Anbang shuddered involuntarily.
After all, he was also a monk in the Lingtai realm, but at this moment he felt a little nervous in his heart. He quickly said: "Shou Zhe, please don't misunderstand me. Before my father died, he held my hand and said that our family owed the Ping An Wang family."
Daughter-in-law."
Wang Shouzhe was stunned when he heard this, his face softened slightly, but then he became confused and said: "Fifth uncle, I am already married."
Xu Anbang breathed a sigh of relief quietly and explained seriously: "You don't know something. That bastard in my family just gave birth to a little girl who is only two years old now. Although she is not the eldest daughter, she is also the granddaughter of our family and belongs to the whole family.
My dear, if you don’t mind Shouzhe, I would like to betroth her to your An’an family.”
"Marry An An?"
Wang Shouzhe's brows suddenly relaxed, and he began to think secretly in his heart.
Now the Xu family of Changning and the Wang family of Ping'an are already grasshoppers tied to the same boat, no, comrades! To be honest, if there is no direct marriage, the connection and bond between the two parties will indeed be too fragile.
Cooperation under mutual suspicion and fear will not be a good thing for each other's families in the long run.
Marriage by direct lineage is probably really inevitable.
"Okay, I agree to this marriage." Wang Shouzhe was also a straightforward person, and he made the decision immediately, "After this, I will come to the Xu family to propose marriage."
The Xu family of Changning itself is an old eighth-grade family with a very rich heritage. As long as everything goes well with the plan, the possibility of becoming a seventh-grade family in the future is extremely high.
The granddaughter of the Tianren family is not wronged by Wang Zongan.
"That's very good, very good." Seeing Wang Shouzhe agree, Xu Anbang was obviously relieved, "In this case, the matter of you dragging my Xu family into the water this time will be written off, and I will never mention it again in the future."
To be honest, he was actually very uneasy.
Wang Shouzhe was really too magical and powerful. If the two parties did not have the bond of direct marriage, he was really afraid that one day he would be sold by him, and he would help him count the money.
"Keke~" Mrs. Ji on the side also covered her mouth and laughed, "Congratulations to the head of the Shouzhe family, you have an extra daughter-in-law."
Wang Shouzhe got a daughter-in-law for nothing, and he felt much happier.
At this moment, poor Wang Zongan was still busy writing and doing homework in the Wang family's ancestral home. He had no idea that his father had gone out and even his daughter-in-law had been arranged.
Poor Wang Zongan is only five years old and doesn’t understand anything~
I guess he looked confused again when he found out about it later.