Although the eldest sister thinks this is a good thing, following Wu Sansi, who is most favored by the emperor, is far stronger than the eunuchs in the palace, and there is a generous income of 100 guan a month, which is simply a blessing from heaven.

But Li Zhen felt that it was very inappropriate, Gao Yanfu looked at his face and agreed to let his brother-in-law teach Gao Lishi calligraphy, it was less than a month, and his brother-in-law climbed the high branch again, which made Gao Yanfu think in his heart?

Li Zhen didn't care about dinner, and immediately rushed to Gao Yanfu's mansion, he had to deal with this matter.

Gao Yanfu happened to be in the mansion, and the housekeeper brought him to the study, bowed down and said, "Master, Li Gongzi is here!"

"Let him in!"

Li Zhen walked into the study, only to see Gao Yanfu wearing a white wide-body Zen robe, sitting at the table reading a book, Li Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Junior, see Fujun!"

Gao Yanfu pointed to the seat next to him and said with a smile: "Sit down!"

Li Zhen sat down, a maid came in and served him tea, Gao Yanfu asked with a smile, "When did you come back?"

"Come back this afternoon. ”

Gao Yanfu heard that he had just come back to visit him, he was even more happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "What interesting things did you encounter when you went to Chang'an, tell me about it?"

Li Zhen has been hesitating in his heart, whether to tell Gao Yanfu about Shangguan Wan'er, it stands to reason that this kind of thing is best to be cautious.

But Li Zhen knew very well in his heart that Gao Yanfu would know sooner or later, if he knew it from others, he was afraid that he would have thoughts about himself.

After a deep groan, Li Zhen said slowly: "The junior has entered the underground palace of the Ziyun Pavilion of the Taiji Palace. ”

Gao Yanfu didn't seem surprised, but said lightly: "That place is very dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will die, try not to take this risk in the future." ”

Gao Yanfu's indifferent attitude made Li Zhenyue believe that Gao Yanfu already knew a little bit of the inside story, and I was afraid that Shangguan Wan'er wanted to let her do something, and Gao Yanfu knew it very well in his heart.

Li Zhen said again: "The Purple Cloud Pavilion Underground Palace has indeed taken a big risk, we took out a jade Linglong from the underground palace, and in the end, the younger generation knew that it was the Shangguan Sheren who wanted this jade Linglong. ”

"Did you see her?"

Li Zhen nodded, "See, she wanted the junior to do something for her, but the junior didn't agree." ”

"Why didn't you say yes?"

Gao Yanfu laughed and glanced at him meaningfully, "You want to ask for my opinion!"

"Yes, the younger generation is just an ordinary commoner, she likes the younger generation, I am afraid that it is related to the prince, and the younger generation does not dare to agree without authorization. ”

"You are not simple, it can be said that it is your credit to keep Di Renjie at least half, Wu Chenghei has fallen, you also have a share, and you actually took out Yu Linglong from the dangerous Purple Cloud Pavilion underground palace, I think, she values your ability more. ”

But the juniors still didn't dare to agree to her lightly. ”

"I don't want to give you anything, there are losses and gains, the greater the risk, the greater the gain, I can only sue you, this matter has no impact on me, I am an outsider, but it will have a great impact on the power structure of Datang." ”

Li Zhen heard that Gao Yanfu was a little insincere, he bit his lip and asked in a low voice, "Can the prince sue me, what does she want me to do?"

Gao Yanfu shook his head and said with a slight smile: "I really can't say anything about this matter, if you must want to know my attitude towards this matter, I can sue you, I am happy to see it." ”

Li Zhen was silent, in fact, he had unknowingly boarded Shangguan Wan'er's thief ship, he knew that Shangguan Wan'er's power and couldn't escape this matter, he just used the excuse of anger to ask Gao Yanfu's opinion.

At this time, Gao Yanfu smiled again: "You should know about Cao Wen's affairs! Wu Sansi personally came to the door to ask him to leave, using him as a staff member, to be honest, even I don't have this face."

I can foresee that with the big tree of Wu Sansi and Cao Wen's own talent, he will be prosperous from now on, and it can be seen that Shangguan Wan'er values you very much. ”

"What the prince means is to let me promise Shangguan Wan'er. ”

Gao Yanfu nodded lightly, "I can only sue you that there is nothing wrong with this direction." ”

Li Zhen said goodbye and left, Gao Yanfu slowly walked to the window, looked at Li Zhen's back in the distance, he sighed secretly in his heart, does this young man really understand the power struggle in the imperial city?

He didn't sue Li Zhen, Shangguan Wan'er's political tricks, Shangguan Wan'er pulled Li Zhen to work, in fact, he was forcing him Gao Yanfu to stand in line!

Li Zhen returned to the new house of Fushan Fang, and as soon as she walked into the door, she faintly heard the laughter of her eldest sister like a silver bell, which was a very happy expression for her, Li Zhen remembered very well that she laughed happily on the night when the price of wine skyrocketed.

"Childe is back?" the maid Xiao Lian ran out of the hut next to him to lead the horse for him.

Li Zhen waved his hand, "I'll come by myself!"

He pointed to the house again, "What's wrong with my eldest sister?"

Xiao Lian shook her head, "Li'er doesn't know, it seems that something good has happened, and she is very happy when she comes back in the afternoon." ”

Xiao Lian stepped forward to take off his coat again, Li Zhen hurriedly stopped her hand, "You don't have to worry about me in the future, I'm not used to being served by others, you just need to serve Auntie." ”

"Yes!"

She stood aside with her hands down, looking quite pitiful, Li Zhen took out a delicate glass bottle from her arms and handed it to Xiao Lian, this is the awakening bottle that Uncle Ban gave him, and he has never used it.

"This is for you, smell it when you are tired, and you will have spirits. ”

"Thank you, Childe!"

Xiao Lian happily took the glass vial, turned around and galloped away, Li Zhen shook his head, and led the horse to the stable.

The hall was brightly lit, Li Quan was having dinner with her husband Cao Wen, the meals were all delivered from the Left Bank Wine Shop, seven or eight good dishes, and good wine, Li Quan drank crimson with a red face, laughing constantly, and it seemed that she was in a very good mood.

Cao Wen smiled and said nothing as always, he said very little, he hid everything in his heart, even to his wife, he never said a word, so Li Quan sometimes called him Cao Hulu.

"Eldest sister, what a happy event!"

Li Zhen walked in with a smile, "I heard your laughter from afar." ”

"Yo! My Ah Zhen is back. ”

Li Quan stepped forward with a smile and pulled him to dance in a circle, "Sister is in a good mood today, you are not allowed to say anything that is disappointing!"

Li Zhen wanted to say that she drank too much and was crazy, but when she said this, she had to shut up and look at her brother-in-law again, Cao Wen raised his wine glass and motioned for him to come over for a drink.

Li Quan pulled his brothers over and sat down, Li Zhen saw that the table was full of good dishes, roast sheep from Tongzhou, Suzhou sugar crab, and a Weihe vinegar carp weighing at least three catties, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that my sister has encountered something good today, is my brother-in-law an official?"

"Go! He hasn't taken the imperial examination yet, what kind of official is he? It's my old sister, I have met a great good thing. ”

Seeing that his brother was about to speak again, Li Quan hurriedly picked up a piece of mutton, plugged his mouth, and said with a smile: "You just have to listen, you are not allowed to interject!"

Li Zhen nodded with a wry smile, and at this time, Cao Wen poured him a glass of wine, "Listen to your eldest sister first, and I'll tell you about the staff later." ”

Li Quan put away his ecstasy, and said leisurely: "After the birthday of the female emperor, the wine business is not very good, the competition is fierce, the price of each wine shop is very strong, basically there is no benefit, fortunately, my purchase price is cheaper than others, a little better, but the profit has also plummeted."

I calculated it, and the rough profit in October is estimated to be only 400 yuan, which is completely incomparable with September, which is full of money. ”

"Then what happened to you today?" Li Zhen asked, having already eaten the mutton, taking a sip of wine.

Li Quan was happy again, "This afternoon, not long after you left, a few old eunuchs came to the palace, saying that the palace people like to drink my Jinshi red very much, and asked me to supply it for a long time.

Ah Zhen, do you know? Their monthly volume is three times that of October, and the price is still very good, I calculated that after deducting the purchase price, rent, and the wages of the guys, I can make a net profit of 2,000 yuan a month. ”

Cao Wen next to him sneered: "I'll just say that your eldest sister is lucky, if I am the purchaser, I will go directly to the Wang's wine shop to buy, anyway, the wine is the same, it is cheap, and you can get a lot of benefits in the middle, I really don't know what these old eunuchs think, there is no benefit, and they have to pay in advance, and even beg for words, I see that their heads are caught by the door." ”

"you! This is the blessing brought by Ah Zhen of my family, as soon as he comes back, good things will come to the door, wasn't it the same last time Wang Yuanbao?"

Li Zhen's heart moved, and he suddenly understood, this must be Shangguan Wan'er who is enveloping him, first her brother-in-law Cao Wen, and then her eldest sister's business, this Shangguan Wan'er is really well-intentioned in order to make herself agree to do things for her!

He pondered for a moment and asked Cao Wendao, "How is my brother-in-law doing with Wu Sansi?"

Cao Wen picked up his wine glass and said in a deep voice: "What do you say? Wu Sansi is a very vulgar person, but for the sake of the future, I think it is a wise move to choose Wu Sansi." ”

"Did he promise his brother-in-law anything?" Li Zhen asked again.

Cao Wen nodded, "He said that I shouldn't choose the Ming Scripture, I should choose the Jinshi, he can guarantee that I will be on the list, as long as I am in the Jinshi, he promised to let me do the assassination within three years." ”

Li Zhen knew that this was just Shangguan Wan'er wanting to use herself, as an ally, Wu Sansi would say a bunch of beautiful things, and when the matter was over, I was afraid that he would forget his promise, how many of these powerful people were trustworthy?

"Don't believe the words of this kind of person, brother-in-law, they speak very beautifully, if you really want them to do things, I'm afraid it will be difficult. ”

"I think so too, but this Wu Sansi seems to really want to help me, today I got the news that the Ministry of Rites has changed my registration and changed from the Ming Jing Branch to the Jinshi Branch, which should be what Wu Sansi meant. ”

"Does my brother-in-law think he can be admitted to the Jinshi?"

Cao Wen shook his head, "How difficult it is to be admitted to the Jinshi, how can I be sure?" But I heard He Zhizhang say that with my talent and learning, I am expected to pass the exam, but in the end, it depends on the trade-off of the examiner. ”

Li Zhen asked puzzledly, "Isn't it a vague admission?"

Cao Wen laughed, "How can there be such a fair thing in the world, otherwise everyone will sharpen their heads and find a way to do something?" I heard that the deputy examiner will pick out the papers that can be on the list, and then the chief examiner will balance them, and finally decide the scholars who will be on the list. ”

Li Zhen is now here, this is not the same as the process of Li Wuxian suing himself at the beginning, no wonder his brother-in-law wanted to take refuge in Wu Sansi, it turned out that he took a fancy to this.

At this moment, the maid Xiaolian ran into the lobby and said, "Madam, there is a Taoist aunt outside, saying that she wants to meet her son!"

Li Quan and Cao Wen were stunned, and looked at Li Zhen together, how could there be a Dao aunt looking for Ah Zhen?

Li Zhen knew it, he nodded: "Invite her to my study!"

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