Before the unification of the world, the Zhao family and the Mu family in Jiangnan were both princes who dominated one side, and the later court was mediocre and incompetent, and the princes of the world wanted to replace them, and disputes continued. The Zhao family is strong but has no ambitions, and does not seek to be known to the princes, but only to ensure the safety of one party within their jurisdiction, and the offender will die without a place to be buried.

After decades of war, the Zhao family took the initiative to give up the hereditary position of princes and kings, and devoted himself to studying the way of business, and the descendants of later generations will never enter the government again. The Mu family broke out of many difficulties, passed all the way, and won the world in one fell swoop. It is said that in this process, the Zhao family has repeatedly secretly helped when he was desperate, especially in terms of money and silver, so Emperor Taizu left an edict before his death, so that the Zhao family, who was already a merchant, would not be a lowly citizen, and the hundred generations enjoyed the same rights and interests as the princes and nobles.

In the past 100 years, the Zhao family has followed the ancient precepts, and no one has really entered the office, only focusing on business, and it has been a rich country with industries all over the country. In addition, it pays attention to the people's livelihood, worries about the poor and poor, and has made good connections, and has always had an outstanding reputation for a hundred years, and it is a force that the powerful people in the DPRK and China are vying to cling to.

Even if the Zhao family has no ambition to seize power, it will inevitably become a royal fear. The emperor was the beneficiary of the palace change, so he was actually very afraid that others would seek power and usurp the throne like he had at the beginning, which was one of the reasons why he snubbed the talented but ambitious six princes and favored the mediocre but greedy five princes.

The emperor was very suspicious, and more than his predecessor, he regarded the Zhao family as a sleeping tiger by the pillow. After learning that the behind-the-scenes boss of Dengxian Tower, who won the reputation of "the first floor in the world", turned out to be the Zhao family that he had been afraid of for a long time, I am afraid that he was already full of suspicions in his heart, not to mention that this Dengxian Tower was still in ambush under his nose for so many years, if it wasn't for monitoring his every move and waiting for the opportunity to seize the throne that was at his fingertips, what would be the reason?

It's just that the Zhao family has no one to serve in the court at all, and it is impossible to figure out the guò ******** to achieve the goal of defeating the Zhao family, and the Zhao family can let Emperor Taizu leave an edict and develop smoothly in the past hundred years, how can it be an ordinary merchant family who has no means at all?

If the Zhao family is damaged, it will hurt itself, maybe it will take this splendid country, the successive emperors are not stupid, and the emperor of the dynasty is naturally not stupid, he will not do such a loss-making transaction, but he doesn't want to let go of the Zhao family so lightly! Released the Dengxian Tower, imprisoned Uncle Rong, although he ignored it on the surface, but in fact he was also scared, on the one hand, he was afraid that the Zhao family would be dignified, and when the time came, he would not only have to release people but also touch a nose of ashes, and lose the authority of the royal family; On the other hand, he was afraid that the Zhao family would not want people, because if the Zhao family didn't care, he would not be able to use this matter to attack the Zhao family, so as to give him a warning!

Thinking of this, Xia Xue'er shook her head helplessly and chuckled, this kind of ambivalence really tortured him, the emperor who was in a hurry! Mu Xuanlong would do such a stupid thing, it seems that he doesn't know his father well enough! He only thought that the Zhao family was extremely important to the royal family, and the emperor would definitely take into account the overall situation and sell the Zhao family a face, but he didn't expect that the Zhao family, which had no quarrel with the world, turned out to be a thorn inserted in the emperor's heart that he wanted to pull out but couldn't pull out.

"Since His Royal Highness swore so much before that he could rescue the people that the courtiers wanted, the courtiers had to wait and see!"

Xia Xue'er suspected that Mu Xuanlong was not sincere in rescuing her, but now she knows the reason but doesn't think about it. She believes that he will not have no way at all, he is a person who is good at scheming, and this time he found out a lot of things in the name of going south to suppress bandits, among which there must be a way to resolve the difficulty of Dengxian Tower. Therefore, after saying this, he only bowed to him and turned around and walked out of the pavilion.

Less than a quarter of an hour after she left, the ladies who had just made an appointment to go to the ink pool and the sons who were singing poems on both sides of the waterway all came back, and the crowd was talking and laughing, and they were very happy. Seeing this, a flash of surprise flashed between Mu Xuanlong's eyebrows, and then he smiled again, this Miss Xia San is really not comparable to ordinary people, and while getting along with herself, she can still quietly spy on the movements around her, how strong her martial arts are, I am afraid that no one can know. Unconsciously thought of the man named Su Qi, who was able to break into the prince's mansion alone in order to breathe a sigh for her, is it really just a brother and sister relationship? Thinking of this, a touch of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes! Then he left the pavilion before everyone could find himself, leaving only a fresh breeze.

Out of the back garden, the closer you get to the main house, the louder the suona joy becomes, and the sound of the guests' conversations gradually becomes clearer. Xia Xueer had never seen the marriage scene of the ancients, and she wanted to join in the fun, but she had no choice but to be constrained by the rules, so she could only find a high platform that seemed to be a place to enjoy the scenery. I thought that no one was inside, but as soon as I stepped on the three or four steps of the ladder, I heard the sound of talking, and when I was about to turn around and go down, I heard that the people on the stage seemed to be talking about themselves, so I stopped and listened for a while.

"Sister Chu, why should you be angry with her, you are the sixth lady of the dignified Guogong Mansion, and her father is just a Hou Ye, this Guo Gong is much more noble than the Hou Ye! Isn't she also a class lower in front of you? ”

"The most annoying thing is that my father actually asked me to endure her and not have a quarrel with her, I don't understand, why do they have to protect her? Even if I ask her to lift my shoes, she doesn't deserve it! ”

"Sister Chu is angry, she just has a foxy face, and she lost her mind for a while, and now the marriage date is undecided, and when the novelty passes, it is not certain whether she can become the imperial concubine!"

"That's right! After seeing that she can't marry His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, who else dares to marry her?! ”

Hearing this, Xia Xue'er smiled indifferently, she didn't care about such remarks at all. If she can marry or not, she doesn't care at all. When you are old, find a quiet and remote place, guard the person in your heart, see the scenery of the mountains and rivers, and enjoy the natural light, so, beautiful!

He had just turned around and walked two steps, but was stopped by a voice.

"Sister Xia! So you're here, but I'll find it all in one place! ”

Xia Xue'er looked down at the stairs, she didn't need to look up to know who was coming, this innocent and loud voice, if you want not to be heard by others, it is difficult! Sure enough, the sound upstairs stopped abruptly, followed by the sound of trotting footsteps, and at the end of the ladder stood an old woman, looking at Xia Xue'er's eyes wandering, and her face was extremely embarrassed.

Okay, Xia Xue'er pouted helplessly, she just happened to bump into Xia Yan and Chu Yingwei talking bad about herself, but at this time, she was a little suspicious of eavesdropping and running away.

ps. Chapter 2 is coming as scheduled, the table disturbs the baby, and the baby wants to go to sleep! (To be continued.) )