"Cheng Yan, you are arrogant!"

He Chutai slapped the table suddenly, his face gloomy and terrifying: "No matter how weak my country's government is, it is enough to crush you!" We are kind enough to marry you, and if you don't appreciate it, you dare to ridicule me! I see you're a toast and don't eat and drink! ”

Everyone was startled by this sudden sound, and they all stopped their movements and turned their heads to look at the two people at the center of the conflict.

"Yo, who made He Shizi angry? Make such a big fury? Gu Mingxuan smiled and came over to play the round, and quietly blocked Cheng Yan behind him, "I think it's our family's drunken people, after He Shizi drank it, he was so drunk that he forgot where he was!" ”

The implication is that this is the territory of the king of Pingyang, not your Maoguo Mansion, don't go wild here.

He Chutai understood the warning in Gu Mingxuan's words, and glanced at him unwillingly, but finally suppressed his anger and walked away.

As soon as He Chutai left, the smile on Gu Mingxuan's face faded, sat down beside Cheng Yan, and sighed: "The court and the central government all say that Yuanlang has a gentle temperament and a good temper, I don't want you to have the guts to dare to go down He Chutai's face in front of so many people, you are really powerful." ”

Cheng Yan took a sip of wine, as if he was not affected at all: "Lord Gu praises falsely." ”

"Hey, do you really want me to praise you?" Gu Mingxuan looked surprised, and turned his head to look at Gu Yunji, "What kind of friend did you make?" In three or two sentences, he offended the He family of Mao Guogong, and he was still so calm?

Gu Yunji was helpless: "He's like this." ”

Cheng Yan is good-tempered to everyone on the surface, but if he provokes him, he doesn't bother to give people a good face. Just like now, Cheng Yan looked as usual, but Gu Yunji knew that he was unhappy.

Gu Yunji exchanged the wine in front of Cheng Yan for tea, and said with relief: "Don't dare to say anything else, at least after today, the He family should not be entangled with you anymore." ”

"Not necessarily." Gu Mingxuan shook his head, "In my opinion, the He family seems to have identified Cheng Yan's son-in-law. It is said that some time ago, Mao Guogong tried to ask His Majesty for marriage, so that you had to marry the daughter of his family, but His Majesty did not have the preference to be a matchmaker, and in the end it was over. ”

Cheng Yan was stunned when he heard this, and he felt a sense of irritability in his heart, and frowned: "There are so many good sons in the world, and I am not the only one, why do they have to marry me?" ”

Gu Ming preached: "You have not been in the government for a long time, and you may not know that Your Majesty has long intended to reduce the treatment of the old lord. After all, there are still a few generations of heroes like Dingguo Gong, and most of the old lords are still like Mao Guogong, one generation is not as good as the next, in addition to lying on the ancestors' merit books to enjoy the shade, they are just eating and waiting for death. In the end, the reproduction of the population for Great Xia turned out to be their most effective contribution. ”

"Your Majesty does not want to raise this group of wastes in vain, the first thing to do is to cancel the unconditional generational shadow officials and set a threshold for the shadow seal. Those old lords, in the future, must have a certain amount of merit in order to let the next generation of children be sealed, or let the sons and daughters of the family directly pass the imperial examination to enter the ranks, anyway, they will no longer be able to get official positions as easily as before. ”

Gu Yunji groaned: "Without the shadow official, there will be no power in his hands, even if he has a high title, he will become an empty shell with no real name." If the children of the family are not motivated, decay is just around the corner. ”

Gu Ming preached: "Today's Mao Guogong has no achievements when he is young, and when he reaches middle age, he has nothing to earn for his children and grandchildren except for his wife and concubines and dozens of children. Now His Majesty wants to abolish the shadow officials, and the title of the Duke of Maoguo is high and incompetent, and they will be the first to fall at that time. ”

"That's why they're in such a hurry to marry me?" The corners of Cheng Yan's lips hooked a sarcastic arc, and there was no smile in his eyes, "I am an upstart in the imperial examination, if there is no accident, the future is open, and I can just support his family's courtyard at a time of decline." In addition, I am shallow and helpless, and I am not afraid that I will not be able to handle the hard wings in the future, so I am simply the best candidate. ”

Gu Mingxuan sighed: "After all, the most stable relationship in this world, in addition to blood, is in-law. Once you and Miss He become biological children, whether you want to or not, you are bound to them. ”

Cheng Yan's eyes deepened, he played with the teacup in his hand, and sneered lightly in his heart - if he wanted to tie him up Cheng Yan, he also wanted to see if he had the ability.

Coming out of the banquet, He Chutai's anger between his eyebrows did not decrease, and he glanced at the sister waiting on the side of the road, and his tone was not very good: "See which one is Cheng Yan clearly?" ”

He Huishu was a little afraid of her brother-in-law, and nodded timidly: "I see it clearly." ”

"Just look at it clearly. I just told him so many good things, but he still refused, so I can only come as we agreed before. Recalling the previous scene, the fire in He Chutai's heart couldn't be suppressed, "What should I do later, I don't need to teach you, right?" ”

He Huishu's face turned pale, she really didn't want to, and she didn't dare to oppose her brother openly, so she said tentatively: "Big brother, this method is too risky after all. Even if it is done in the end, not to mention my reputation, the impact on the Guogong Mansion will not be good. What's more, a person like Cheng Yan must be arrogant, we forced him today, I'm afraid he will ...... in the future."

Before she could finish speaking, He Chutai interrupted impatiently: "This method is risky, then you tell me, what method is not risky?" Your Majesty wants to abolish the shadow official, and in the future, I can only inherit an empty title, without an official position, what can I use to support a large family? Is the whole family going to drink the Northwest Wind? ”

If he is motivated, he can enter the office with his own ability without being a shadow official, where does he need to sacrifice his sister to stabilize the glory of the family? Speaking of which, it's just his own waste.

He Huishu lowered her eyelashes, hiding the resentment in her eyes, and didn't dare to show it in front of He Chutai.

He Chutai stared at her, indifferent as if he was looking at an object: "Or you don't marry Cheng Yan, but promise to be married to a member of the Ministry of Wailang as a concubine, so as to bribe him to use his relationship to make up for my fat shortage, two paths, you can choose yourself." ”

He Chutai said that the official member Wailang is not confused when he is old, he is extremely lustful, and he has accepted more than a dozen concubines, but he still has a mean wife, and he will grind the concubines in the family at every turn, and torture them to the point that they are not human. If He Huishu marries in the past, life is better than death.

He Huishu trembled in fright, and her eyes widened in panic: "I, I don't want to be a concubine, I am willing to marry Cheng Yan!" I'll be obedient big brother, I'll do whatever you say! ”

He Chutai retracted his gaze with satisfaction: "That's right." When you and Cheng Yan become relatives, you are under our noses every day, and you are not afraid of what he will do to you. As long as you are obedient, not only will you have a good home, but you will also be able to cure your aunt's illness. ”

At the mention of her biological mother, He Huishu's middle fingers in her sleeves tightened, and gradually loosened, her face showed a gloom, and she bowed her head and responded: "Yes, big brother." ”