Xia Zhihan returned to Yihan Garden, and the wine worms in his body were already faintly moving, but because his father was too strict, Xia Zhihan didn't dare to make another attempt, so he had to endure it by himself.

When he returned to the house, Xia Zhihan only felt that his whole body was itchy and unbearable, but when he thought of Xia Chuanyuan's stern appearance, he didn't dare to make any more crooked ideas and sat on the chair.

A servant brought tea, Xia Zhihan took a sip, crossed his legs and said: "I just came back from the barracks, and I don't know the specific situation of our house now, so let's tell me, I can reward the eldest young master." ”

As he spoke, Xia Zhihan took out a piece of silver from his arms and put it on the table.

The slave was originally a miscellaneous worker in the house. The moon silver, which is only a few hundred copper coins a month, saw such a big silver ingot for the first time, and couldn't help but stare at it, looking salivating.

"Even if the eldest young master asks, the younger one must tell everything he knows."

Xia Zhihan smiled with satisfaction and asked, "Then you can talk about the third miss first." ”

The slave heard Xia Zhihan ask, and couldn't help beating the drum in his heart, the eldest lady and the eldest lady were sent out of the house, although it was nice on the surface, but secretly everyone knew that it was inseparable from the third lady, and now the third young lady was given marriage by the emperor again, and her status was unlimited, on the other hand, the eldest young master, was demoted and cut down, and stayed at home, thinking of this, the slave remembered the bag of silver that night, and finally ruthlessly, and said with a smile: "The eldest young master, you really know how to ask, these three young ladies are now celebrities in the house, was given the marriage by the emperor to the prince of the west, and he also received many rewards from the emperor. ”

Xia Zhihan listened, and his heart paused slightly, "Have a marriage contract with the prince of Dingxi?" ”

Seeing that the slave nodded, Xia Zhihan felt uncomfortable for a while, this sister of his own is really powerful, it seems that this is the main reason why Daddy wants to favor their mother and daughter.

Xia Zhihan thought of this, his brows couldn't help frowning, the slave saw it, his eyes rolled, and said, "Big young master, I don't know if I should say a sentence or not?" ”

Xia Zhihan let out an 'oh' and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

The slave smiled and said: "According to the slave, although the third lady was married to the prince, it doesn't necessarily mean how powerful, young master, you think, although the prince is favored, but the one who has the best chance to inherit the throne is the prince, a few days ago, I heard that the prince came to the house to discuss the matter of marrying the young lady in our house......

Xia Zhihan listened and nodded in agreement, "What you said makes some sense." ”

Seeing that Xia Zhihan recognized his point of view, the slave smiled so much that his eyes narrowed, and he stepped forward more and more flatteringly: "Young Master, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, now the eldest young master is looked down upon by them, and he doesn't even want to see you with the master, but think about it, if you take refuge in the prince's disciples, who else will dare to look down on you in this mansion in the future?" ”

Xia Zhihan's swollen eyes burst out with a strong desire, yes, he is the eldest son who wants to be born in the house, he should stand above them, enjoy the glory and wealth, and he will never be ridiculed like now.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhihan looked at the slave and said, "But how can I recommend myself to the prince?" Xia Mengning and the prince are married, and the prince will definitely think that I am also with the prince. ”

The slave smiled, and said in his heart that this eldest young master is really a backboneless, but he can't say this, so after thinking about it, he said: "How did you forget, eldest young master, you also have a younger sister, if you can take the eldest lady back, and then let the prince marry the eldest lady, not only will the eldest lady change the fate that has been in the nunnery from now on, but even you have become the prince's brother-in-law, when the time comes, who will dare to look down on you?" ”

Xia Zhihan suddenly smiled, indeed, although his sister is not very smart, she gave birth to a flower and moon appearance, and the prince is also a man, so I don't believe that I can use some tricks, can I succeed?

When he looked at the person on the ground again, Xia Zhihan squinted his eyes and threw it over with a silver ingot in his hand, the slave hurriedly reached out to catch it, Xia Zhihan said, "What's your name?" ”

The slave hurriedly nodded: "The people in the house are all called slaves Xiaoshun." ”

Xia Zhihan nodded, "In this way, from today onwards, you will be my personal attendant, and you will receive the monthly silver of a first-class minion." ”

Xiao Shun was overjoyed, he didn't expect that he would be taken by the eldest young master, although this eldest young master is not favored now, but he is also the eldest son of a grandson, and if he can follow him, there will be endless benefits in the future.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shun hurriedly knelt on the ground, and kowtowed a few times, "Xiao Shun thanks the eldest young master for his appreciation, and he will definitely swear to follow the eldest young master in the future." ”

Anyone can say such an oath, but Xia Zhihan was very useful, waved his hand and said, "Get up." ”

Xiaoshun stood up, flatteringly stepped forward to fill Xia Zhihan with tea, Xia Zhihan squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and said, "I'm going to go out in the afternoon, if the master comes here to find me, you know what to do." ”

Xiao Shun rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I know, I know, what the eldest young master wants to do, just do it, Xiao will naturally help you hold it." ”

Xia Zhihan saw Xiaoshun say this, so he smiled and nodded.

The Zhenguo Mansion completely declined, Xia Chuanyuan thought about it again and again, and in order to show his sincerity to the emperor, he finally decided to write a letter of resignation and leave the Fang family.

When Xia Zhihan rushed to the nunnery on the outskirts of Beijing, he saw Fang's face dejected with the letter of resignation, Xia Mengxi saw Xia Zhihan, his pale face was a little alive, and he came over and cried: "Big brother, you are finally back." ”

Xia Zhihan nodded, walked over and said, "Mother, the child is back." ”

Fang raised his head, the poison of the snake beauty had already made her almost crazy, but in this nunnery, there was no extra money to let herself buy this snake beauty, and if it dragged on like this, one of Fang's faces had already been thin, and the muscles on both sides of her cheeks were deeply deflated.

Seeing his eldest son, Fang's cloudy eyes had some brilliance, "Han'er, you are finally back, were your uncle and grandfather's family really beheaded by the emperor's order?" ”

Xia Zhihan nodded, seeing that his mother, who had always liked to dress up, had now become this person, and he felt uncomfortable, holding Fang's hand, and said: "My grandfather's family colluded with the people of the Western Regions, and the letters were found by the emperor, and they were beheaded at the execution ground at noon three days later. ”

A little tear flowed out of Fang's eyes, this blow made her even more painful than being suspended, "How come, how come, why do you want to collude with the people of the Western Regions, the crime of treason, you want to be beheaded......"

Xia Zhihan sighed, "Mother, fortunately we weren't implicated, otherwise, we wouldn't have died." ”

When Fang Shi heard this, he immediately changed his appearance, "Han'er, that's your grandfather and uncle, how can you have such an idea, you ......"

Xia Zhi grimaced and said: "Mother, don't say such a thing again, the child is fighting with the Western Regions on the front line, and his grandfather and uncle only care about their own interests, and the mother knows that the child is nothing now, because of the defeat, the child was demoted by the emperor and sent back to the capital." ”

When Xia Mengxi heard this, he immediately exclaimed: "How come, big brother, you, have been demoted?" ”

Fang's face was also disbelieving, Xia Zhihan saw the expressions of the two, and felt ashamed, and said: "It's true, so mother, don't think that we didn't save our grandfather and uncle, but they didn't care about us first, what's more, the child has already found out that the snake beauty used by the mother at that time was given to the mother by the concubine who bought off the little girl next to her grandmother, they are not benevolent, and everything now is retribution." ”

The Fang clan was dumbfounded, he didn't know what to say, he was expecting his eldest son to come back, and he could regain the power to return home, but he didn't expect it to become like this now, the power of the mother's family he relied on was gone, and the only son he could count on had also become like this.

Thinking of this, Fang Shi looked down at the book of resignation in his hand, and thousands of sour emotions surged in his heart, only feeling that life was hopeless.

Xia Zhihan looked at Fang's appearance, couldn't bear it, and said: "Mother, don't worry, the child has already thought of a countermeasure, now we must first take back the power, and then ruthlessly cure Xia Mengning's stinky girl to avenge her mother and sister." ”

Fang Shi looked at Xia Zhihan's confident appearance, and he was also infected, and hurriedly asked, "Han'er, what are your good countermeasures?" ”

Xia Zhihan raised his head, glanced at Xia Mengxi, who was standing on the side, and said with a smile: "The prince wants to choose a young lady from our house to be a side concubine, mother, what do you say about my sister?" ”

Fang Shi was stunned for a moment, and immediately said with a smile: "That's natural, Xi'er's beauty, if you can be the position of the side concubine, then you will definitely get the support of the prince, and when the time comes, see who dares to look down on our mother and son." ”

After these things, Xia Mengxi is no longer a simple character in the past, and now she will already carefully ponder the mystery before encountering an accident, now listening to Xia Zhihan's words, Xia Mengxi did not follow the Fang family's coaxing, but thought quietly for a while, and said: "Big brother, what is the specific matter, you can listen to it." ”

Xia Zhihan looked at his sister's expression, a little unnatural, the prince just said that he wanted to get married, and he didn't identify his sister, but he couldn't tell the root of the matter, otherwise, his sister would never marry into the prince's mansion.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhihan said: "What else can there be, the prince wants to marry our house, and as the eldest brother, he naturally thinks of you, sister, are you willing to stay in this dilapidated nunnery for the rest of your life?" ”

Xia Mengxi listened, and the anger in his heart was also provoked, how many days and nights, he couldn't wait to go back to the house to dismantle Xia Mengning, crush his bones and scatter ashes, but how could he go back, his father had forgotten about himself, and now his mother was also abandoned, and now he has such a good opportunity, how can he give up.

Thinking of this, Xia Mengxi smiled, unnaturally stretched out his hand to comb his hair, and said eagerly: "Big brother, can I still attract the prince with my current appearance?" ”

Xia Zhihan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Naturally, my sister's sinking fish and geese are all good-looking, in this way, I will ask someone to bring some new silk and rouge gouache in the afternoon, you have to dress up well, and wait to marry the prince in the near future." ”

Seeing that his eldest brother was so determined, the little doubts that were left in his heart were dispelled, and he happily took Fang's arm, looking happy.

Xia Zhihan stood up, "I'll go back first, there are still many things to prepare." ”

Fang nodded, "Go ahead, be careful." ”

Xia Zhihan walked out of the nunnery, but Fang Shi struggled to sit up from the stool, picked up the wooden fish and knelt in front of the Buddha, knocked it gently, Xia Mengxi asked, "Mother, are you ......?"

Fang sighed, "I'm praying to the Buddha that we must succeed this time." ”