Yang House.

Yang Qi, who received Yang Kuan's reply, looked cold, and did not appear as thunderous as Yang Kuan imagined. However, Yang Qi's wife Zheng was furious, and scolded Kong Sheng for not knowing how to lift.

Yang Qi waved his hand and stopped his wife's endless resentment: "Okay, madam, this matter will be put aside for the time being, I have my own opinions!" ”

Zheng's face changed, he hesitated, but he still honestly shut up, brushed his sleeves and turned back to the back hall. In the Yang family, Yang Qi's authority as the head of the family is supreme, and although the Zheng family is dissatisfied in his heart, he can't disobey his will in front of his subordinates.

Yang Qi slowly looked up at Yang Kuan, his gaze cold and gloomy.

Yang Kuan was afraid, he didn't dare to meet Yang Qi's gaze, lowered his head slightly, and stood there, not daring to breathe.

"Yang Kuan, when the news goes, it will be said that Kong Sheng does not know how to raise and dare to refuse the kindness of the Yang family, which caused the official to be angry...... Yang Qi's deep and powerful voice came into Yang Kuan's ears, Yang Kuan immediately complimented yes, did not dare to stay anymore, immediately gave a deep salute, turned around and walked out of the flower hall where Yang Qi was a guest.

Looking at Yang Kuancheng's back as he turned away in fear, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Yang Qi's mouth, which was difficult for people to figure out.

In fact, Yang Qi's attitude towards Kong Sheng has long been known. At the poetry meeting that day, Kong Sheng politely declined in public, let alone today. But refusing now does not mean that Kong Sheng will never bow his head, Yang Qi is scheming, and it is expected that Kong Sheng will not be able to escape from his palm sooner or later, so he is not in a hurry.

He let Yang Kuan let out such a rumor, which was undoubtedly a kind of secret manipulation. Kong Sheng's little guy has made too many enemies in Jiangning County, in the past, these people didn't dare to go too far in front of the Yang family, but now they get the "hint" of the Yang family, how can they hold it?

Therefore, there is no need for the Yang family to do anything at all, and there is no need for Yang Qi to bear the notoriety of bullying his nephews in later generations, so naturally someone will teach Kong Sheng's arrogance for the Yang family. As long as Kong Sheng is suppressed and retaliated against everywhere in Jiangning County, it will be difficult to move an inch, and sooner or later he will take the initiative to bow to the Yang family. Yang Qida could watch the fire from the other side and calmly wait for this moment to come.

On the other hand, Yang Qi wanted to see how Kong Sheng, a little guy, faced all this, what kind of secrets and mysteries were hidden behind this inexplicable Kong family boy who had changed from a scoundrel to a genius, Yang Qi was very curious.

And that's not all. At the same time, Yang Qi also had to use this to test the loyalty of many local bureaucrats and the Jiangnan family - as long as Yang Qi did not publicly say that he had completely broken with Kong Sheng, Kong Sheng would eventually be a descendant of the Yang family's family friends, and if any family did not carefully consider and scruple about this, it could only show that Yang Qi's power was not enough to deter the family. Then, Yang Qi must make a move next.

Yang Xueruo didn't know anything about her father Yang Qi's deep layout, at this moment, her slender snow-white Rouyi pinched the reply letter given to her by Kong Sheng who was brought back by the red cotton tree, and stared at the two lines of elegant and powerful words on the paper with a somewhat dazed expression.

"Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud." Yang Xueruo's voice was complicated and she sang softly, but what was wafering between her eyebrows was not resentment and disappointment, but a certain kind of firm persistence.

A girl's mind, especially a talented woman like Yang Xueruo, who is born noble and full of learning, is always ethereal and elusive, and cannot be inferred by common sense. Although she took the initiative to convey her affection, if Kong Sheng "pushed the boat down the river", she actually really looked down on him, and now Kong Sheng politely refused with these two poems, which made her heartstrings fluctuate even more.

Although she didn't understand the true meaning of these two sentences, she also guessed that it was not a "good word" - at least it did not match the expected result of the young lady. She stood behind Yang Xueruo for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back the curiosity in her heart and said cautiously: "Miss, is this a poem?" Kapok can't read it! The slave said that this guy was too lazy, so he used these two sentences to perfunctory Miss, it's really hateful! ”

Yang Xueruo sighed lightly: "Cotton Tree, how do you understand, although this is just two lines of poetry, but for me, it is worth a thousand words!" ”

"Miss, can you tell the Cotton Tree what this means?" Cotton Tree begged. She has been in the house since she was a child to accompany Yang Xueruo to grow up, and the two daughters are like sisters as master and servant, and she dares to say something about the red cotton. Of course, it can only be limited to private, in front of outsiders or Yang Qi and his wife, Kapok will never dare to exceed the slightest rule.

The elders and the young are inferior and the hierarchy is a red line of rules that can never be touched by this era and society. Even Kong Sheng, as long as he wants to integrate into this era, he must respect and abide by this red line.

Yang Xueruo was silent for a moment, but still said lightly: "Kapok, this means that for a person who has experienced the incomparably deep and vast sea, it is difficult for the landscapes elsewhere to attract him...... Probably, that's what it means, right?! ”

Although Cotton Tree is just a maid, this matter is not complicated, and after thinking about it, I understand that this little guy Kong Sheng is rejecting Miss! She blushed suddenly, raised her eyebrows, and said indignantly: "Miss, how dare he be so ignorant...... What a sea of Wushan, it's just a bastard! Miss, the slave will go to him to settle the score! ”

Yang Xueruo suddenly smiled, waved the long sleeves of her neon dress, and grabbed Hongmian's hand: "You girl, what kind of account are you looking for him?" What's wrong with people? Originally, our Yang family forced him to withdraw from the marriage, but now that he has divorced according to his words, what else can I say? ”

"Cotton Tree, tell me, what kind of person is he? obviously has a full stomach for learning, but he shows people with a prodigal face, if he hadn't been forced to this role, he probably wouldn't have exposed his talent. Yang Xueruo's voice was a little more emotional and lonely: "We don't know people, we didn't treat him well in the past, and it is reasonable for him to be resentful." ”

Hongmian pouted: "Miss, we didn't wronged him!" At a young age, sleeping in flowers and willows, drinking and fighting, what ugly, evil, and dirty things he hasn't done? Even if he deliberately pretended in the past, it's infuriating to think about! ”

"The Yang family has nothing to be sorry for him! If it weren't for the Yang family's adoption, he would have been a beggar on the streets! ”

When Yang Xueruo heard this, she immediately remembered Kong Sheng's unbearable past, and couldn't help but sigh faintly: "Strange people are strange, wandering like a wreck, he deliberately did this, there must be an inside story." Okay, Kapok, don't talk about the past. ”

"Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud. Kong Sheng wanted to tell me that he once had a sweetheart who was in love, and he would not change his mind when the sea was dry and rotten, and it would be difficult to be emotional. But in fact, our two families used to be in-laws and friends, and they were in the same city and had frequent contacts. How did I not know? Funny Tight! Yang Xueruo chuckled: "This can't be taken seriously, but this word is delicate and complements his talent and learning!" ”

"That's it, Hongmian, you pay more attention these days, I'm afraid that Liu Nian's gentlemen will find trouble for him!"

Jiangning County Shoufu.

Jiangning County Shou Liu Pingshan is a native of the local bureaucrat, he was born poor, grew up step by step from a low-level official, and now he is also the real power faction of Jiangnan Dongdao, Yang Qi's absolute confidant. It can be said that his ability to sit in the high position of Jiangning County Guard is inseparable from Yang Qi's recommendation.

Therefore, although his second son Liu Nian was beaten by Kong Sheng and injured the Liu family, he still swallowed this breath.

But now it's different, Kong Sheng openly rejected the Yang family's good intentions, which directly angered Yang Qi, and the Liu family, especially Liu Nian, suddenly felt that the time for revenge had come - what a bullshit talent, leaving the protection of the Yang family, Kong Sheng is a bird! Picking up his dog's day is not negotiable!

In the city's palace, Liu Nian is a well-deserved leader, which is related to his father's position. Meng Chao and Ma An have a grudge against Kong Sheng, as long as the reason is because of Liu Nian. Since the morning, Liu Nian invited Meng Chao and Ma An, fox friends and dog friends, to the house, and discussed for a long time behind closed doors, eagerly discussing how to open the knife to Kong Sheng.

But all kinds of suggestions put forward by Meng Chao and others were vetoed by Liu Nian one by one.

Some said that they would knock Kong Sheng's stuffy stick and find an opportunity to let a few brave house slaves stop Kong Sheng on the street and beat him severely, preferably half to death. As long as no one lives, in this Jiangning County, I'm afraid no one dares to stand up for Kong Sheng.

Some also said that they directly framed Kong Sheng, framed him for stealing, completely ruined his reputation, and made him unable to stay in Jiangning County.

Others said that they simply didn't do anything, and hired a killer to slap Kong Sheng with a knife, which can be regarded as a thorn in the flesh for the second generation of officials in Jiangning.

After listening to everyone's words, Liu Nian kept frowning, and his dissatisfaction was overflowing.

Meng Chao said with a smile: "Brother Liu, what to do, in the end, you still need to decide!" Please rest assured, Brother Liu, we are the only one who waits for Brother Liu, this time, we must let this kid Kong Sheng recognize how many eyes Prince Ma is! ”

Liu Nian sneered, raised his hand and pointed at someone: "Are you a fool?" You know that Kong Sheng's gang is so fierce that ordinary three or five people can't beat him, if this method is feasible, Lao Tzu would have already come out of this evil breath, can you wait until now? ”

Liu Nian pointed at Ma An again and sneered: "Completely stink this guy's reputation? It's nonsense - he used to be notorious for a long time, and if he cared about this, it wouldn't be Kong Sheng. ”

"And you, murder? You're not small! Kong Sheng is now a well-known talent in the city, how many pairs of eyes are staring? The bad idea of hiring a murderer, is this to push Lao Tzu to prison?! ”

Liu Nian got up in annoyance and stomped his feet, irritable. He originally wanted to gather these little brothers together and discuss a feasible way as soon as possible, that is, to achieve the goal of revenge with evil anger, and not to get into trouble for his father - Liu Pingshan warned him last night that he could do it, and it didn't matter if the means were insidious or despicable, or shameless, but he definitely couldn't hurt Kong Sheng's life. That's the bottom line.

But what good ideas can these unlearned and unskilled fools have is nothing more than those old-fashioned childish tricks, which can be seen through at a glance.