waited for two days before Xie Yizhang appeared again.

Wuwang Mansion, Magnolia Pavilion.

After Xie Yizhang was brought in, he poured a few cups of tea without saying a word, which calmed down a little.

"You're right, there's a ghost in this." He lowered his voice and approached, "When I went home that day, I had a fight with my father according to what you said, but I only said that Xiang Yiyi was too powerful, and I couldn't control it when I married back..."

"He originally coaxed me, saying that even if Xiang Yiyi was exquisite, he would only obediently help me in the future... I didn't believe it for the past two days, and he leaked a little bit of wind to me. ”

Xie Yizhang's voice sank, "He said, the Xiang family doesn't dare." ”

Zhao Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Xiang family, the old scourge... Don't dare—

"Don't you see my father's confident appearance!" Xie Yizhang said in a muffled voice, "The Xiang family must have a handle in his hands, otherwise how could he marry Xiang Yiyi to a gentleman like me." ”

Zhao Chen glanced at him and couldn't help but smile, but he was still self-aware.

The marriage between the Xie family and the Xiang family seems to be a good match, but in fact it can't stand scrutiny.

Xiang Yiyi is talented and scheming, and he can share the worries and interests of the clan in the deep boudoir, while Xie Yizhang was an unsuccessful gentleman before, even if he has the support of the family, he will not do anything big in the future.

Everyone else saw that the Xiang family was facing the sunset in the western mountains, so they had no choice but to marry a daughter to pave the way for the clan.

But she, an insider, can see that the old Wei Guogong has no intention of planning the court at all, but wants to rely on the gold mine to take the Xiang family to another road-

"You go home first!" Zhao Chen stood up, "Stay in peace, don't show any unwillingness, and don't go to inquire again, leave it to me here..."

Xie Yizhang didn't doubt it, thanked him, and asked, "You must help me take care of Ah Mei." ”

Then he took his leave and left.

Zhao Chen sat silently for a while, and raised his voice to order someone to prepare the car.

………

"Prince Huiwu, my old father-in-law is sick, and he ordered him to come down and not see the guests." The gate of the Patriotic Mansion.

Zhao Chen couldn't help but smile.

Wei Guogong, who went to the state capital to keep an eye on the gold mine, actually returned to the capital again because of his illness.

"You better speak for this king, you have to ask if you can't see it." She said lightly.

After a long time, the door of the Guogong Mansion was opened, and the housekeeper greeted him from the inside and invited Zhao Chen in.

"Shi'an is here—" Wei Guogong on the bed sat up with difficulty, greeted him in a vain manner, and ordered someone to serve tea.

Zhao Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help him, frowned and asked, "Why are you really sick?" ”

I haven't seen it for a while, Wei Guogong looks a lot older, not only is his hair gray, but he has also withered down, revealing a rotten atmosphere.

Wei Guogong smiled bitterly: "I pretended to be sick a lot, and Lord Yama couldn't see it." After a pause, "You're here to ask about the gold mines, right?" Don't worry, the old man has made arrangements before leaving. ”

"That Gu Zhan is also a loyal, he personally touched the mine and stayed for three days, you should have received his letter, the situation is similar to what we expected..."

Zhao Chen listened to him quietly, and waited for him to stop before asking softly, "Has the imperial doctor come to show you?" ”

Wei Guogong was stunned, and then said: "You don't have to worry, the old man has already ordered it to go on, our business will not have problems because of the old man's life and death, the old man is gone, and there are still others in the Xiang family." ”

Zhao Chen laughed angrily at him, "In your eyes, the kid is just a profit-seeking person who has no affection?" After a pause, he said slowly, "You better take care of yourself, and you can talk to the kid if you encounter any difficulties." ”

"We're also on the same boat, and the boys who can help will try their best to help, so you don't have to be bored by yourself."

Wei Guogong stopped talking, and his old face became darker and darker.

"Guogong, you have been reckless and chic all your life, and you dared to beat your majesty when he didn't succeed to the throne, what's wrong with it now?" She sat on the edge of the bed, "Are you old and timid?" ”

As the scourge of the previous term, Wei Guogong's deeds were so bad that even Zhao Chen could only look up.

She continued: "You have always loved Yiyi the most, do you really bear her to follow Xie Yizhang's mess? You have to think about it, there is no turning back when she marries. ”

Wei Guogong closed his eyes tremblingly, "Yiyi is not-"

"No, you know her better than me, and when it comes to intelligence, she is not even as good as a man." Zhao Chen's voice was very soft, "Now for the sake of the Xiang family, I have to put my whole life into it." ”

"It's hard for her to have the meaning of this lamb kneeling, you have to lick the calf a little, don't you?"

Wei Guogong covered his face and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, gritting his teeth and lowering his head with a face full of reluctance.

Zhao Chen frowned secretly.

What the hell is going on, that you can force someone who is not afraid of the sky and the earth to be like this-

"Even if you don't believe in the boy, don't you still have a golden book and iron scroll to support you? He said that he had caused a disaster to kill his head, and he would not get it if he gave up the golden book and iron scroll? ”

She said with a frown, "Are you willing to let your granddaughter be reluctant to play with that?" ”

Wei Guogong was silent for a moment, and said in a dumb voice: "Shi'an, don't get involved in this matter, it's not that the old man doesn't believe you, it's really too much stirring up here." ”

"Yiyi, the old man can't stand her, the old man has given the Xiang family's children a death order, if she suffers any grievances in the Xie family in the future, my Xiang family will be ruined!"

After he finished speaking, he wrapped himself in the quilt and lay face in, looking like a send-off.

Zhao Chen wrinkled his eyebrows helplessly, thought about it, and left the Weiguo Mansion.

In the rocking carriage, her mind couldn't stop spinning.

What kind of trick does the Xiang family have, it can't be saved by gold books and iron scrolls, it can't be a rebellion...

She shook her head in self-deprecation.

The old scourge, even if he had the guts, didn't have the ability.

After thinking about it for a while, she still couldn't figure out anything, so she had to go back to the house and tell Yingchun to ask him to invite another ally.

Half an hour later, Xie Si flashed in from the back door of King Wu's mansion and quickly followed Yingchun into the side courtyard.

"I'm leaving in the next few days, what do you have to explain?" He asked softly.

Zhao Chen shook his head: "Don't go to Chuzhou first, there's no rush in the gold mine." ”

Xie Si didn't ask, just waited quietly for her to continue.

"You should have heard about Xie Yizhang's family affairs, right?" Zhao Chen pondered, "What do you think?" ”

Xie Si smiled: "The family affairs for the good are handled by the eldest brother, and even the father has not interfered, and he has only heard of it." ”

He said and looked at Zhao Chen, there was no temptation, only calm.

Zhao Chen pondered, "This family affair is a little strange, it should be your eldest brother who grabbed the handle of others, and Xie Yizhang didn't want to marry himself, so he asked me to come here." ”

"Do you want you to go down and investigate?" Xie Si asked softly.

Zhao Chen smiled and took a sip of tea, "I don't know if you want to?" ”

Xie Si and her are only in an alliance now, one side is funded by the gold mine, and the other side is temporarily attached to each other, and they appreciate each other, but they have not yet reached the point where they are heart-to-heart and have a knife in both sides.

The so-called bottom line has not been exposed to the other party.

Xie Si smiled again and arched his hand: "I will try my best to check it in the future." With that, he bowed and walked away.

Seeing him leave, Zhao Chen thought about it, and still felt that he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket-

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