The two of them pulled one of the orchid's arms, and they were about to drag the person down, and Master Zhao also came to his senses at this time, raised his only right hand that could move, slapped it on the table with a snap, and said angrily, "Presumptuous, do you still have rules in your eyes, when you come back from a long home, you don't greet your seriously injured father, you don't salute your elders, and you actually sell slaves and maids indiscriminately, is this what the head of the family did?" ”

Zhao Fengnian waved his hand to signal Feng Chaoyu to do as he said, then closed the door, turned around and glanced at a few old men, and sneered, "As the head of the Zhao family, do I have to ask the elders to sell a few slaves and maids, so what is the use of my family master?" ”

Old Man Zhao choked slightly, and said, "Even if you want to maintain the majesty of the head of the family, you can't sell slaves and maids casually without reason, you are so willful, how will you serve the public in the future?" ”

"Willful?" The coldness in Zhao Fengnian's eyes was even deeper, "But all the slaves and maids with bruises on their bodies must have deceived my wife and children that day, as the husband and the head of the Zhao family, if I don't punish them heavily, what face will I have to live in the world in the future?" ”

"You, you..." Master Zhao was so angry that he choked and coughed for a while, "Cough, you this, cough, unfilial son..."

Zhao Fengnian's body moved, and he wanted to step forward to help his father pat his vest, but he couldn't help it.

The second old man saw that his fists were clenched, and the green tendons on the back of his hands were faintly tensed, so he opened his mouth to persuade, "The head of the family should not be so anxious, the events of the day were really misunderstood, and the old master was also very angry, and he was injured on his head, and the stroke also recurred, and he has been taking medicine these days..."

Zhao Fengnian carefully looked at his father's forehead, and saw that there was indeed a large red and swollen part of the forehead, which obviously showed that the wound had not been healed, and his left arm seemed to have not moved, so he also frowned, in the end, he was still distressed, and stepped forward to take the pulse for his father, but he didn't want Old Man Zhao to break his hand, and scolded angrily, "You are an unfilial son, you don't even care about your father for a woman, I don't have a son like you, let me die, see the lord and the sect..."

didn't say a few words, Old Man Zhao coughed wildly again, Zhao Fengnian was helpless, half annoyed and half pleading, and said, "Dad, my son was too proud before, and he didn't mention Chen's life experience, she wasn't... is not born as a maid, she is the daughter of the Marquis of Anguo, with a gentle temperament, smart and generous, such a good woman, her son wants to grow old with her, why is her father not perfect? Back then, why did my mother die, didn't my father regret it, and my father also had to watch his son follow in his footsteps? ”

Old Man Zhao was poked in the sad place, coughed even harder, raised his only right hand that could move, slapped his son in the face, and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about, Dad... Dad is for your good, the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion is already in decline, the Wu family... The Wu family has real power in hand, as long as you marry the daughter of the Wu family, you will soar in the future..."

The third old man was in a hurry, and he heard what Master Zhao said intermittently, for fear that Zhao Fengnian would not understand, so he couldn't help but help and said, "Family master, I have already asked someone, the Marquis of Anguo Mansion has now lost its holy family, and there is no power at all, and on the Wu family's side, Master Wu is a household servant, he has already opened a condition, as long as our two families marry, the Wu family will ensure that our Zhao family sits in the position of the imperial businessman, and in the future, the Zhao family's business will no longer need to be dealt with in various official offices, and even the children can be officials. When the time comes, my Zhao family will be able to get rid of the hat of the merchants, change the family, and become the home of the eunuchs..."

"That's it, the head of the family," the fifth master also helped, "If you really like the daughter of the Chen family, although the power of the Houfu is not there, but the identity is quite noble, when the daughter of the Wu family enters the door, it is good to take her back to be a flat wife, in this way, wouldn't everyone be happy." ”

Zhao Fengnian was originally reluctant to reveal Rui Xue's life experience, just proud for a while, but later because of the snobbery of the clan, it was a little difficult to ride a tiger, after all, if the Zhao family immediately changed their attitude, wouldn't it make Rui Xue feel that the Zhao family is all a generation of people who tend to be inflammatory.

And now that he heard that his father and several elders obviously knew his wife's life experience, they didn't feel the slightest guilt, but still forced him to marry a more powerful woman who was more beneficial to the Zhao family.

He got up slowly, reached out to pat the dust off his knees, and said in a cold voice, "The elders' calculations are really good, but they don't let go of any benefits." However, there is no business in the world that does not require capital, do the elders think that the Wu family will give such a large piece of pie to the Zhao family, but they have no intentions? ”

The second old man raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "The Wu family just wants to borrow our trade routes and bring some things between the cities, which is originally easy to do, and there is no difficulty." As for what the Wu family said, when it is necessary, if you want to borrow some money, you will naturally borrow and repay, after all, the Wu family is behind the prince, and when the prince of the dynasty can still rely on the debt? ”

The more Zhao Fengnian listened, the more ridiculous he felt in his heart, and he couldn't help but raise his head and laugh, but there was no joy in that laughter, it was full of bitterness, "Benefits can really make people stupid!" ”

He lowered his head, his eyes swept over the faces of several annoyed clan elders, and said coldly, "A few elders are afraid that they have forgotten, behind the prince is the original family, rich and rival the country, my Zhao family is still not enough, if the prince wants to use the money, is the original family's wealth not enough for him to spend, and he needs to borrow it from my Zhao family?" ”

The fifth master opened his mouth to refute, but Zhao Fengnian didn't give him a chance, and continued, "He is a prince of the martial arts, what does he need so much silver taels?" It's not like there's a fight yet! I came back from my westward trip this time, and I heard the news that the three princes who were seriously ill in the court a year ago have recovered from their illness, and they are favored by the saints and relied on very much, who can ascend to the throne in the future, the ministers of the court and the central government dare not say lightly, the elders are so confident that they stand on the side of the prince, if the prince fails to compete for the throne in the future, the Zhao family will not say that they will change their family, I am afraid that the nine clans will not be able to keep it! ”

The faces of the elders became more and more ugly when they heard this, they have been at home for a long time, raising flowers and fighting birds and drinking tea, and naturally they don't pay much attention to the affairs of the DPRK and China, and they don't want to make such a big mistake.

The second master's little grandson is very smart, and his homework is excellent, he has been looking forward to his grandson becoming an official in the future, and glorifying his ancestors, and now that he hears this, he sees that his grandson's good future is about to be cut off, so he can't help but say, "The head of the family is inevitably a little worried too much, the prince must be orthodox, and there is nothing to lose morality, how can the saint change easily?" ”

"Royal affairs, is there less to change the dynasty overnight, my Zhao family is just a family of merchants, it is too late to hide at such a time, and the elders still want to get involved, really..."Zhao Fengnian wanted to say stupid, it was not good to scold the elders in person, so he said, "I went out this time, the trade route in the west has been successfully opened, as long as it is well managed, this trade route can ensure the prosperity of my Zhao family for 20 years!" I have done all my best for the Zhao family, and I will hand over all the account books to Uncle Zhao Yangtang tomorrow, and in the future, all the business will be taken care of by him, and I will take my wife and children back to Lingfeng City. If he is free, he will come back for a walk, and if there is something in the clan, he will send someone to deliver a letter. ”

The elders were originally surprised by the affairs of the court, but they didn't expect Zhao Fengnian to throw away a more exciting decision.

If you take care of the business on your behalf, wouldn't you be the head of the family, and then Zhao Yang's business will be decided by Zhao Yang in the future? Is this going to be decentralized?

The faces of the elders were very exciting for a while, and because the second master was Zhao Yang's father, he thought that the power was about to fall on his own house, and his heart was inevitably excited, but he had to endure it and didn't want to show it. The third master was worried that Zhao Yang's talent was not as good as Zhao Fengnian, and the family would fall in his hands, while the fifth master simply didn't take advantage of it, and he felt uncomfortable.

The second master felt that he should say a few modest words at this time, but before he could think about how to speak, the old man Zhao, who was already so angry that his face was pale, scolded him, "You are not filial, you haven't discussed such a big matter with me, the family business that I and your grandfather have laid down single-handedly, you say let it go, you are not a filial son..."

The fifth master looked at the second master's face with embarrassment, his eyes rolled, and he immediately said, "The old master is angry, although the current family business is from your big house, but the original capital is from the public account of the clan, but it is not easy to distinguish whose family." However, Fengnian's nephew is a good hand at taking care of business, and he really let go of his position as the head of the family, and I feel a pity in my heart..."

A touch of coldness flashed in Zhao Fengnian's half-drooping eyes, what kind of family and blood relatives, but they are just mad dogs, when they didn't see the piece of meat, they were still quite united, and as soon as the piece of meat was thrown, their faces immediately changed.

"Dad, you are not in good health now, your son is not worried that you will stay here, it is better to go to Lingfeng City with your son, with Amber here, my father's body will definitely heal."

Old man Zhao saw that his son gave up the family business, and he didn't know how distressed he was, and he gritted his teeth with hatred, how could he go with him, waved his right hand desperately, and shouted, "No, I won't go, you unfilial son, you leave me, stay... Marry the daughter of the Wu family..."

Zhao Fengnian had already explained the relationship clearly, and when he heard that his father was still so stubborn, he was also annoyed, and said loudly, "Does my father really want the Zhao family to fall into a place of no return, and besides, the Wu family wants the head of the Zhao family to be the son-in-law, and I will give up the position of the head of the family, even if I marry Uncle Zhao Yangtang!" ”

"The head of the family," the third old man said for a rare time, "The daughter of the Wu family has taken a fancy to you, and Zhao Yang has already married a wife." We just went to the Wu family to change the marriage contract, if the Wu family is angry because of this, it will also be bad for my Zhao family, not as good as the head of the family..."

"It's better for the head of the family to think about it carefully, and we will discuss it later." The second master grabbed the conversation and made a round, but this round was clearly a consolation, and secretly he left a hope for his son.

Zhao Fengnian didn't want this matter to drag on, and said categorically, "I have a wife and children, and I will never marry the daughter of the Wu family again, and I will leave to return to Lingfeng City in three days!" As for the marriage contract, the elders are the masters of the change, so naturally they have to be the masters and retreat, and they have nothing to do with me! ”

After speaking, he looked at the old father again, "Dad, remember to ask someone to clean up for you, and when the time comes, I will pick up my father and set off together." Dad doesn't have to worry about Chen's grudge, treat you badly, her brother and sister, and even Amber, were all taken in by her when she was rescued and brought back to the house, and she was treated like a blood relative on weekdays, and her father was a serious elder, so she would definitely be more filial. ”

After explaining these words, Zhao Fengnian did not hesitate anymore, leaving Master Zhao, who was so angry that he almost rolled his eyes, and several clan elders who had a headache, opened the door and strode away...