A fire in Taipingli last night shook not only the neighbors of Taipingli, not only the Nancheng Terracotta Division, but also Xu Zhen, who lived in the Yingtianfu Yaguan. After the third watch in the middle of the night, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and went to the experience department early in the morning to deal with affairs for a while, and the little official reported that Mr. Chu had something to see, so he naturally got up and went to the small council room.

However, when he saw the two people sitting and waiting in the small chamber, he was stunned for a moment. In addition to Mr. Chu, whom he cited as his confidant, the next one is Xu Dong, the eldest young master of the long room! is different from his flamboyant younger brother Xu Jin, Xu Dong has a cyan straight shirt, black Confucian shoes, no gold and jade on the upper and lower parts of his body, and there is an elegant and gentle atmosphere between his actions, and even the salute is not a little wrong, so he has to temporarily press down the anger.

"I thought there was only one brother Chu, but I didn't expect you to come."

Although Xu Zhen called himself a virtuous nephew, Xu Dong couldn't hear the coldness and hardness in it, so he hurriedly bowed and said: "Sixth uncle, forgive me, I happened to meet Mr. Chu on Fudong Street, and I knew that it was a friend of the sixth uncle, so I begged him to take me into the mansion." If there is any presumptuousness, please ask the sixth uncle to forgive me. ”

"If it's not official time, it's not a big deal to see a virtuous nephew, and it's not forgiving." Xu Yi glanced at the copper kettle next to him lightly, and said bluntly, "The virtuous nephew has something to say, I still have something to do over there, and I can't leave it for a long time." ”

"Yes." Xu Dong stood up and walked to Xu Yuan, bowed his head and said, "Dad has invited the third uncle and the fourth uncle, and then he will hold a clan meeting and send me to send a post to the sixth uncle." ”

As he spoke, he took out a post from his sleeve and presented it to both hands, but he said without raising his head: "Dad is the patriarch, but in the past two years, he has been slack, so that the children of the clan are stubborn and lawless, and the neighbors are full of complaints. So my father agreed with the third uncle and the fourth uncle this time that we must rectify the clan style and revive the reputation of the Xu clan in my Taipingli. ”

Staring at Xu Dong with a humble face, Xu Yu didn't reach out to pick up the post for a long time, and it took a long time before he took the post in his hand, but he didn't look at it and just held it in his hand: "It seems that your father has already made up his mind?" ”

"Yes. Dad asked me to bring a message to the sixth uncle to say that the clan is not appeased, and the unscrupulous children are rampant, which will also affect the reputation of the sixth uncle. The sixth uncle has recently been promoted, and his reputation is naturally the most important, and the others are secondary. Moreover, the sixth uncle crossed the threshold from the eighth to the seventh grade, and if someone in the court is willing to introduce him, it can be said that the future is limitless. Therefore, at this clan conference, the sixth uncle, as the elder, is a role model for the juniors, and everyone also wants to hear your teachings. ”

"Good, good!" Listening to these words that seemed to be persuasion and threat, Xu Zhen couldn't help but laugh angrily, "You have studied hard for many years, and now this talk and act is really different." You just go back and tell your father that I have accepted this post, and whether I will be free at that time depends on the affairs of the yamen. ”

Xu Dong promised and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard a master outside, followed closely, but it was Zhu Sihai who hurriedly rushed in. Seeing that there were still Xu Dong and Mr. Chu with an uncomfortable face in the room, he hurriedly saluted first, and then walked quickly to Xu Yuan's side, lowered his voice and said, "Master, the prince is here outside." ”

Seeing that Xu Zhen raised his eyebrows, as if he hadn't realized who it was, he hurriedly added: "It's the ...... from the Wei State Mansion." As he spoke, he gently lowered the voice of the last three words.

Hearing this, Xu Yi immediately threw the anger caused by Xu Dong's words to the clouds, and without saying a word, he followed Zhu Sihai out of the small meeting hall. As soon as he left, Xu Dong Wenyan compensated Mr. Chu who had a bad face, and then stopped paying attention to this curtain guest, who was very likely to hate Xu Zhen because of this, and walked out of the door quickly, with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth.

How did the sixth uncle get this experience, he naturally knew it very well in his heart. If it weren't for the relationship with Wei Guogong, how could the ditch between the eighth and seventh grades be so easy to cross? Since even a casual relative over there would be so cautious, how could Xu Zhen, who had always been cautious, act rashly at the Xu family clan meeting after three days?

In a small flower hall in the official hall of the Hou Ya Xu Zhen official house, Tao Hong was there to accompany Wang Shikun to carefully serve tea. Seeing that the prince took the teacup and took a sip, and then waved his hand angrily, he hurriedly tiptoed back, and before he could get out of the house, he only heard a deep voice from behind.

"Wang Gongzi is alone in it?"

When he turned around and saw that it was Xu Yu, Tao Hong hurriedly saluted, and nodded yes. When Xu Zhen heard this, he didn't pay attention to him, and made a gesture to tell Zhu Sihai to wait outside, so he cleaned up his clothes and put on a decent smile. Zhu Sihai on the side waited for an opportunity to open the door curtain, and saw his master cross the threshold to enter, so he waved his hand to send Tao Hong away, and he guarded the door.

"Why did Wang Gongzi come to me and me?"

Seventeen or eighteen-year-old Wang Shikun is not very old, but he is already quite famous in Jinling City. To say that his family background is not first-rate, and the Wang family does not have much wealth, but his eldest sister married Xu Li, the Duke of Wei, as his successor. Wei Guogong's original wife Zhu is from the Chengguo Mansion, and her identity is not ordinary noble, but Xu Li's side is inevitably three wives and four concubines, but as soon as this stepfamily from an ordinary background enters the door, Xu Li, who has always been the most solemn outside fifty openings, is actually the only one who favors her.

Xu Yuan, who had been in the officialdom for a long time and had been in the Wei Mansion for a long time, naturally knew everything about it, so as soon as he entered the room, he saw Wang Shikun, who was wearing an amber hair crown and a red brocade peony brocade robe, and immediately greeted him with a smile. I thought that this little uncle would probably ignore it arrogantly as usual, or sit there lazily and say what he wanted him to do, but as soon as Wang Shikun saw him, he jumped to the ground, and then stepped forward and pulled him over.

"Let me ask you, do you have a nephew named Xu Xun?"

Xu Yu had just listened to a clear and secret word in front of Xu Dong, and he knew in his heart that Changfang wanted him to put his hand away in Xu Xun's matter. Although he was reluctant, he was already a little hesitant to weigh the pros and cons. Therefore, at this time, Wang Shikun suddenly mentioned Xu Xun in front of him, he only felt a sigh in his heart, and then cautiously said tentatively: "There is such a nephew, who only has little contact with me...... Could it be that this kid who doesn't know the height of the sky has offended Wang Gongzi? ”

"It's really your nephew!" Wang Shikun didn't notice Xu Yi's subtle expression at all, and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, it's okay, I've finally found the right owner now, so that the eldest sister won't scold me anymore!" That Wu Shouzheng is finally a little useful, and this news can also be found out......"

Wang Shikun only cared about talking to himself, but Xu Zhen on the side was already dumbfounded. If it weren't for decades of experience there, he would almost want to grab Wang Shikun and ask carefully if this person was mistaken. It was easy to stabilize his mind, and then he invited the person to the chair again with a smile on his face, and he sat down in the main seat again, and then asked again: "Wang Gongzi, although I have a nephew named Xu Xun, but there are many people with the same name and surname in this world, maybe he is not the ...... you are looking for"

"He's fifteen or sixteen, but seven?" Wang Shikun didn't wait for Xu Zhen to finish speaking, he even asked two sentences like a cannon, and when he saw Xu Zhen nodding stunned, he slapped him hard, "That's right, it must be him!" Don't talk nonsense, and get someone for me right away...... No, no, no, tell me where he lives right away, and I'll go myself! ”