Except for Wang Guihua, the other two men thought that Qin Tai and his wife were eunuchs, but in fact, they couldn't blame them for having ideas. Zhan Xiaoxiao is neutral and beautiful, which makes people feel that she is a man and a woman, giving people a sense of mystery. Qin Tai was already preparing to grow a beard, but if he did this, he would prick the child into peace, so Qin Tai began to shave every day again. Qin Tai did not have a beard but had a kind of prestige that others did not have, which made some people think that Qin Tai was a eunuch with status. When the two of them stood together, most of the people thought that they were spies in Dongchang, and even the eunuch combination around the emperor. Almost all the officials were afraid of the emperor, especially the officials who appeared in the brothel, and of course they did not dare to be arrogant if they had a ghost in their hearts.

Wang Guihua was worried that the bad-tempered Zhan Xiaoxiao was targeting him, and at the same time, he was also hoping that the other two people would help him talk. But when he saw the appearance of his companions, he immediately realized that they would be mistaken and regarded Qin Tai and his wife as eunuchs or people from Dongchang.

Wang Guihua coughed deliberately, then smiled at Zhan Xiaoxiao, and said, "Brother and sister, you are joking." Okay, I'll introduce you to it. Lord Xu, Master Ma, this is my brother Qin Taiqin in the same year. Dude, are you still at home or have you made a comeback? If you have already made a comeback, you will have to be called an official title. This is Brother Qin's wife, Zhan, who is a great expert in swordsmanship. This is Lord Xu of the Ministry of Industry of Nanzhili, and this is Lord Ma of the Ministry of Military Affairs of Nanzhili. Now that we're acquainted, let's sit down and have a few drinks. ”

Master Ma didn't seem to fully understand Wang Guihua's introduction, and regarded Qin Tai as an ordinary dismissed official. He was no longer nervous at the last moment, sat down with a big grin, and said to Wang Guihua: "You are really a little ignorant of etiquette in the same year. You are now a Langzhong of the Nanzhili Rite Department in the same year, and you should teach him the etiquette norms well. Also, his wife is a woman, how can a woman come to such a place? Not only does he not know how to be an official, but he also can't teach his family, he is simply an embroidered pillow with a rotten belly. ”

Qin Tai didn't have any expression, Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't speak, but there was more anger in his eyes, but Wang Guihua was in a cold sweat. Wang Guihua can see the power of Zhan Xiaoxiao's heroine, and knows that this woman is not ordinary and difficult to deal with. At the beginning, Qin Tai came to Wang Guihua to ask for materials to go to work, Wang Guihua wanted to make things difficult for Qin Tai, and even wanted to laugh at Qin Tai. Unexpectedly, Zhan Xiaoxiao couldn't listen to it anymore, and taught Wang Guihua a hard lesson in front of everyone, Wang Guihua didn't dare to underestimate women. Over the years, Wang Guihua has come to find **, reflecting on the fact that he is a little similar to Zhan Xiaoxiao, he resolutely refuses to, which shows how bad Zhan Xiaoxiao's image is in his heart. Wang Guihua is really worried that Zhan Xiaoxiao will make a move and hit himself or this Ma Daren, and then things will be big, and everyone will become a joke among his colleagues.

The man who had not spoken, but had been watched by Qin Tai, finally spoke. "Well, no more. Master Ma, you've drunk a little too much today. Lord Wang, it seems that the two of them are here to find me, so you can send Master Ma on my behalf. Remember, don't say anything about today's events to anyone. We've never been here, and we've never met anyone. ”

Wang Guihua looked at Qin Tai, Zhan Xiaoxiao stood in front of Qin Tai and glared at Wang Guihua, Wang Guihua quickly understood what he meant. Wang Guihua picked up Master Ma, who was reluctant to leave, and walked outside without saying a word. He kept pulling Master Ma out of the range of the Qinhuai River, and then slowly stopped. Master Ma was a little angry, what is there to be afraid of a dismissed official, why should he run like this. Wang Guihua simply told him the origin of Qin Tai and his wife, but even so, he was still scared that Master Ma didn't dare to say much.

After Lord Xu saw Wang Guihua and the two leave, he instructed the people of the flower boat to clean up the table and rearrange the wine and food. Qin Tai and his wife were not polite, sitting on the left and right sides of Lord Xu, waiting for the people to rearrange the wine and food. Lord Xu waved his hand to call the people away, and none of the three of them spoke, just sat and watched each other.

Lord Xu finally spoke, and he said, "Okay, there are no outsiders now. Go ahead. Is my dad causing me something to happen to me again? Unexpectedly, Lord Qin Taiqin, who is famous for his labor, came to me. It seems that things are not small, and I am going to have a headache again. ”

Qin Tai didn't answer, and Zhan Xiaoxiao asked rhetorically, "How do you know?" We must have come to you for your father's business? ”

Lord Xu took a sip of wine, ate another bite of food and said, "I have now arrived in the Ministry of Industry of Nanzhili as a scholar with a job but no power. If the emperor wants to deal with me, just ask Jinyiwei or Dongchang's people to arrest me, and there is no need to dispatch your husband and wife. One of my two sons is studying in Guozijian and the other is in Dangzhi County, Yunnan, so they shouldn't cause me trouble. It shouldn't be a trivial matter to be able to touch your husband and wife, it's just my old father's thing. I haven't been home for most of the year, and I don't know what he's done, but I don't think he left his hometown. I wrote a letter to my family every half a month, and my family didn't say that the old man had ever been far away. Probably because of something that came to me before, I don't know much about it. ”

This so-called Lord Xu is called Xu Jian, and he is an official who is not very capable, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be overturned by his subordinates and become a nominal scholar. However, he had a great father, and his father was Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet during the Longqing Emperor. Xu Jie is another political star in the Ming Dynasty in addition to Yan Song, but because Yan Song is in front, his shine is covered, but he is still a rare talent and capable minister in the history of the Ming Dynasty. He served as a cabinet assistant under Yan Song for nearly 20 years, and immediately recovered after Yan Song's downfall, and it was a miracle that he was able to confront and win under the strong Yan Song. At that time, Emperor Jiajing only cared about cultivation and ignored military affairs, and almost everything was decided by Yan Song, and almost everyone who opposed Yan Song's father and son died. But it is precisely because of the existence of Xu Jie, that there is no situation in which Yan Song's father and son have a one-party dominance in the DPRK. In fact, Xu Jie and Yan Song are very similar, first, they are both people with special abilities, second, they are both very old political evergreens, and third, they both hope that their sons will take over their classes and work hard to train their sons to take the position. It's just that Yan Song cultivated an arrogant and domineering son, and in the end, the family did not end well. Xu Jie cultivated a son who became more and more alive, so that the Xu family lost the last chance and could not become a father and son.

Since Xu Jie was forced to retreat to his hometown, Xu Jian began to leave a way back for himself. Xu Jian knew that Emperor Longqing didn't like his two fathers and sons, so it was absolutely impossible for him to stay in the capital. He invited himself to Nanzhili on the grounds that he was close to take care of his old father, and he immediately got the consent of Emperor Longqing. Soon after, he took up the position of secretary of the household department of Nanzhili, at least a good position with a bit of oil. However, in an audit of the accounts half a year later, Xu Jian found a big problem in the accounts, if it was known by outsiders, not only would he not be able to be an official, but his life would be in danger. So Xu Jian found a reason to ask for a demote and go to other yamen to serve. Emperor Longqing did not agree all this time, there must be a normal reason. Xu Jian had to vaguely mention the problem of accounts in the secret letter, and Emperor Longqing did not continue to chase and fight, and found a person who belittled Xu Jian to serve as the left attendant of the Nanzhili Minister. Three months later, Xu Jian was transferred to serve as the waiter of the Nanzhili Criminal Department, and in less than half a year, Xu Jian was changed to the waiter of the Nanzhili Rite Department. A year ago, he was reappointed as a squire of the Ministry of Industry of Nanzhili, and a month ago he was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. But his position was taken over by a powerful man, and he became a hollowed out Shangshu.

Xu Jian is actually not stupid, and his academic ability may be better than Yan Shifan back then, but he is used to seeing the struggle of officialdom, and his courage has just become smaller. He felt more and more that officialdom was not easy to mix, and that it was better to live happily than anything else. So he was content with the status quo to live his life, and tried to persuade his father, who was not old-hearted, to give up his desire for power, but it was a pity that Xu Jie was unwilling to listen to his son. Xu Jian was worried that this old father would bring disaster to him, and hoped that Xu Jie would try not to have an accident.

Xu Jian has a very powerful father, Xu Jie, and a famous daughter, who is famous because of the Yan family. Back then, in order to stabilize Yan Song and have a good relationship with Yan Song, Xu Jie married his eldest granddaughter Xu to Yan Song's grandson. It was because of this that Yan Song and Yan Shifan thought that Xu Jie would not really do anything to the Yan family, so they did not kill Xu Jie. Because of this, one of Yan Song's grandsons was not implicated, and finally kept the bloodline of the Yan family. It is also because of this daughter that Xu Jian's good luck has come to an end, the emperor will not reuse him, the ministers alienate him, and the people hate him.

Xu Jian was originally not lustful, because there was another more passable wife in the family, and a more fierce old lady. Xu Jie was more romantic when he was young, and because his family was good, he showed mercy everywhere. In order to let Xu Jie's heart and produce a talent for the Xu family, Xu Jie's father, Xu Jian's grandfather, married a strong daughter-in-law for his son. This daughter-in-law not only has a good family background but also looks beautiful, and what satisfies Grandpa Xu Jian the most is that this daughter-in-law has surrendered to Xu Jie. Almost all of Xu Jie's old friends were taken care of by her, and they were either driven away or dealt with. After Xu Jie got married, he still lived a life of his own way, but soon after he found that everyone was not optimistic about him. Because his wife warned everyone that whoever dared to seduce her husband, she would unite the forces of the two families against them. She even beat people with a big belly, and became one of the best women in the local area. After giving birth to Xu Jian, Xu Jie still spent a period of time drinking, so she hugged her son to find Xu Jie, crying and making trouble to disgrace Xu Jie. Xu Jie had no choice but to put away her mind and concentrate on reading and learning, and every time she wanted to be lazy, she would cry. finally forced Xu Jie out of his studies and embarked on a career as an official. Xu Jie has had several concubines in his life, but he has only given birth to a few children with his wife, which shows how powerful his wife is. Her husband's affairs must be managed, and her son's marriage must also be managed, and her son will not be allowed to take concubines after he gets married.