Xu Changqing's anger, which had been suppressed, suddenly broke out: "Bastard, what other important people can come to visit at such a late hour? You just refused, and came to report to me, I think you are faint today, right?"

The second housekeeper was so frightened that he shrank on the ground and said: "Master, it's not that the little one doesn't understand the rules, but it's really that after the other party handed the door a sticker and a letter, the person disappeared." Menzi couldn't confirm whether to report it, so I opened the post and looked at it, and found that the name in the post was very special, and the little one was hesitant to report to you. ”

Xu Changqing's anger decreased slightly, and he frowned and said, "What is a special name?" ”

The second housekeeper hurriedly handed over the sticker and the letter, and a maid took two things and handed them to Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing opened the sticker with an unhappy face, only glanced at it, and immediately his face changed greatly, his eyes widened like copper bells, and he sat up from the soft collapse at once, and asked sharply: "Where is the person who handed over the post?"

The second housekeeper secretly wiped a handful of sweat, and it seemed that he had done the right thing by handing in the stickers and letters after being scolded.

The second housekeeper said in a panic: "Back to the master, the person who came left early, the small one is that although the name on the sticker is unfamiliar, it is the name of an uncle at a glance, so I dare to disturb your rest." ”

Xu Changqing looked at Bai Tie for a while, waved his hand for a long time and said, "You step back first, go and call Heyuan to me, and say that I have something to discuss with him." ”

Xu Heyuan is the eldest son of Xu Changqing, and the future patriarch of the Xu family, and one of the most outstanding talents of the "and" generation.

Xu Heyuan is just forty years old, handsome, calm in temperament, slender in figure, and very well maintained, like a young man who has only been standing for a long time.

When the second housekeeper came to find Xu Heyuan, he was hugging his beautiful concubine and preparing to rest, when he heard that his father had summoned him, a trace of displeasure flashed on his face, but he hid it well, and his expression was just a flash, and he changed it to a respectful expression.

Xu Heyuan said to the second housekeeper gently: "Okay, I'll change my clothes, let's go, you can retreat first." ”

Xu Heyuan's voice is very good, more comfortable to listen to than Xu Changqing's grand and majestic voice, every time the children and subordinates of the Xu family hear the eldest prince speak, there is always a sense of desperate service.

The second housekeeper couldn't help but report in a low voice: "Eldest son, the master is not in a good mood at this time. Just now the porter handed over a sticker and a letter, and when the lord saw the name of Xu Changze on it, his face immediately changed, and then he asked me to invite you. ”

"Xu Changze?" Xu Heyuan read the name softly, this name looked very much like his father's brothers, but Xu Heyuan was very unfamiliar with this name, he was sure that there was definitely no such person in the current uncles, even the deceased uncles did not have this name.

Xu Heyuan was only in a trance for a moment, and continued to say gently: "Well, I know. ”

Xu Heyuan strode past the second housekeeper, a silver ticket was quietly stuffed into the second housekeeper's hand, the second housekeeper pretended that nothing had happened, and also withdrew from the eldest prince's courtyard, returned to his room, unfolded it, and found that it was a silver ticket of one hundred taels.

The second housekeeper sighed in his heart: "The eldest prince is calm and capable, and sympathetic to his subordinates, no wonder so many children and subordinates of the Xu family support the eldest prince, and it seems that they will show more goodwill to the eldest prince in the future." ”

Xu Heyuan came to the backyard of the Xu family with a stomach full of questions, this is Xu Changqing's residence, and usually Xu Heyuan and his brothers and sisters cannot go in and out casually without being summoned.

Xu Heyuan walked through the gate of the backyard, and he immediately felt that someone was peeping at him, this was a martial arts master hired by his father at a high price, and he was protecting Xu Changqing for twelve hours.

Xu Heyuan couldn't help but secretly slander: "The old man didn't know how many people he offended when he was young, and he actually needed the protection of martial arts masters at all times, it seems that the rise of the Xu family also experienced a lot of bloody storms." ”

Xu Heyuan began to help his father manage the affairs of the Xu family in the past ten years, and at that time, the Xu family house had moved to Miluo County, not the initial stage of the family.

Therefore, Xu Heyuan did not experience too many dark methods and means when the Xu family rose in the early years, and he also looked down on those means, he always thought that conspiracy was never as good as Yang Mou, and winning with power was much more clever than winning with strength.

Xu Heyuan came to the outside of his father's bedroom and whispered: "Father, the child is here." ”

"Come in. Xu Changqing's deep and majestic voice came.

Xu Heyuan lowered his head and entered his father's bedroom, at this time Xu Changqing was the only one in the bedroom, he leaned on the soft collapse, and all the maids and maids who usually surrounded him were sent away, Xu Heyuan knew that his father had important things to talk to him about today, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

Xu Changqing waited for his son to finish his salute before he spoke: "Get up, sit down, I called you here so late, didn't disturb your rest, right?"

Xu Heyuan sat on an embroidered pier opposite the soft collapse, his buttocks were only a third of the way, and when he heard his father say this, he hurriedly got up and bowed down again and said, "Father, you don't have to be so polite to the child, so that the child feels honestly afraid." ”

Xu Changqing said: "Heyuan, sit, it's not for my father to be polite to you, but for the past few years, my father feels that his body is not as good as before, and he has already had the intention of retiring." In order for you to take over the position of patriarch smoothly in the future, my father has deliberately created a lot of opportunities for you to make meritorious contributions to the family over the years, can you feel it?"

A more respectful and grateful expression appeared on Xu Heyuan's face and said: "Father's hard work, the child understands, but the father is still in his prime, so he doesn't need to think about the succession so early, right?"

Xu Changqing shook his head and said: "Heyuan, I don't want to be like your grandfather, I want to maintain power until the last moment of my life, now that the Xu family is on the right track, as long as there are no big mistakes in the future, the Xu family will be the number one family in Jingxiang sooner or later."

I don't need to be in charge of the family all the time, let you young people come out as soon as possible, I can just give a little guidance behind my back, so that I can also be more relaxed. ”

Xu Heyuan lowered his head, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, it turned out that his father said that he wanted to delegate power, but he didn't have enough energy, and he still wanted to be the emperor, but he didn't show it on his face, and continued to say respectfully:

"Father, the Xu family still needs you to preside over the overall situation, otherwise it really won't be able to run smoothly, my uncles, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law are still eyeing the Xu family's family business, and I really can't cope with it alone. ”

Xu Changqing said: "Heyuan, I have made up my mind, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival memorial activities, but also the day of my 60th birthday, I am ready to announce at the birthday banquet that in the future, the affairs of the Xu family will be managed by you, you must be mentally prepared!"

Xu Heyuan's body trembled, and he couldn't help but raise his head to look at Xu Changqing, he couldn't tell whether the old man was making him happy or testing him with words.

Xu Changqing's eyes were very frank, not as domineering and deep as usual, just like a loving father's eyes, such eyes made Xu Heyuan very uncomfortable, he only made contact with his father's gaze, and immediately lowered his head and said:

"The child naturally has no opinion on the father's arrangement, but this matter has not been agreed by the clan elders, and the father directly announces it, I am afraid that there is a lot of opposition. ”

Xu Changqing sneered twice: "The rise of the Xu family is all won by the desperate struggle of our ancestors and grandchildren, what kind of strength did they make back then? And they are dragging their feet in different ways, and now it is good to let them enjoy happiness, and they still want to interfere with our decision of the Changfang lineage! They don't go too far, otherwise I will let them know the power of the patriarch of Changfang." ”

Xu Heyuan seemed to hear his father's determination, and couldn't help but say: "Those uncles are actually not a big problem, but the second brother-in-law's wolf ambition has become more and more obvious over the years." ”

Xu Changqing pondered for a while and said: "Huang Xuan is originally a gentleman, and our Xu family has become the first family in Miluo County by virtue of his uncle's power, so naturally we can't be ungrateful."

But as the son-in-law of the Xu family, we have never treated him badly, and he should have been content with brocade clothes and jade food to serve him. But in the past few years, he has relied on his immortal master, and he has actually had the intention of annexing the Xu family, which is indeed excessive.

However, our Xu family is not easy to bully, how can we let a person with a foreign surname be the master of the house, you must know that if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, I will talk to him in a few days, warn him, and let him not make trouble for you. ”

Xu Heyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he had long wanted to grasp the power of the family in his hands, but the immortal master of his brother-in-law Huang Xuan was like a mountain pressing on his heart, making him feel powerless.

Xu Changqing lowered his voice and asked, "Heyuan, let you inquire about Huang Xuan's master's origin and cultivation, how did you do?"

Xu Heyuan also whispered: "Back to my father's words, I spent the price of 10,000 taels of silver and two pieces of superb jade to ask someone to contact the immortal master of Jingyun Temple, checked Master Huang Xuan's cultivation file, and confirmed that his Dao number is Shantongzi, and the current cultivation is the Nine Revolutions of Qi Refining, and the rest of the files are secretive and cannot be known." ”

Xu Changqing nodded and said: "This 10,000 taels of silver is worth it, I am most afraid that I don't know the depth of the opponent, as long as I know his cultivation level, I naturally have a way to deal with him, and if I am ready, I am not afraid that they will suddenly attack." ”

Xu Heyuan said: "Father, I used to think that you loved the second sister and Huang Xuan, and Huang Xuan also had the posture of entering the Xu family at any time, but I didn't expect ......." ”

Xu Changqing smiled: "They don't have the surname Xu, how can I hand over the Xu family to them, just use the power of Shantongzi Lao Dao and Huang Xuan's uncle to accumulate more 'power' for the family, so that you can better grasp the overall situation in the future."

If only we could stay safe, I wouldn't mind giving them a fight back that they would never forget if they threatened our family's safety. ”

Xu Heyuan nodded and said, "Father came to me today, is that what he said?"

Xu Changqing patted his forehead and said: "I'm really old for my father, I originally wanted to talk to you about something else, but I forgot about it here, come, you take a look at this thing first." ”

Xu Changqing handed a worship sticker to Xu Heyuan, this worship sticker is just a very ordinary worship sticker, and there is nothing outstanding about the appearance.

Xu Heyuan opened the post, only to see that it read:

"Brother Changqing:

The younger brother Changze bowed to congratulate my brother on the joy of the sixtieth birthday! I am expected to participate in the Dragon Boat Festival commemoration activities tomorrow, and by the way, I will pay tribute to my parents, and ask my brother to arrange it, and bow his head and thank you. Brother: Xu Changze. ”