"Mien'er has grown into a big girl, she grew up in a Taoist temple."

There is always this kind of honey trap on the road to advancement, and Xue Bai cannot fall into it.

He only coaxes women who are beautiful and helpful to him.

From the front, Li Xiu came out with a smile on his face, like a long-time friend.

"Mr.

"Juro is too polite."

Jiaonu also dressed up in colorful clothes today, ordered rouge, and stood waiting by the banquet hall. Xue Bai didn't even recognize her.

When she saw Xue Bai arriving, she stepped forward and followed him with a gentle gesture. She also glanced at Mian'er, as if asking Mian'er if she had seduced him.

Mian'er nodded vigorously, indicating that she had seduced him hard.

When Xue Bai entered the hall, Li Xiu laughed loudly and said: "Today is a family banquet, Xue Lang can only stay in his own house."

Behind the soft wall, Li Linfu had been waiting for a long time. After hearing this, he turned into the hall surrounded by the servants.

Not only did he arrive later than Xue Bai, but he didn't keep the guests waiting too long.

Such an attitude seems to be too serious, but in the end it is still much lower than the attitude he received towards Gao Lishi. It is far worse than his previous attitude towards Jiang Jiao, Yuan Qianyao, Yu Wenrong, Wu Huifei and others.

For more than ten years, he has been in a high position, jealous of talents, and has made the world forget that he made his fortune by currying favor with the powerful. In fact, flattery is his specialty, but not many people can witness it nowadays.

In addition, Li Linfu was once a master of fawning over nepotism. Although he had no learning or skills when he was young, he was handsome and good at music.

In this way, Xue Bai is similar to him.

"Xue Bai hasn't been to my house for a long time. Please sit down and don't be formal." Li Linfu smiled cheerfully, with a charm that was 20% of Li Longji's. "You and I must not become estranged."

"Your right minister is too polite." Xue Bai sat down calmly.

Neither of them said anything more about their previous grudges. They greeted each other smoothly and seemed to have no grudges.

Jiao Nu was so shocked that he forgot to pour the sweet-scented osmanthus drink for Xue Bai.

She was young and had never seen Li Linfu like this since she arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion. She almost thought that the Prime Minister had been replaced.

"The saint wants to give you a house. I will take care of it. I will buy you a house near Dongshi, Xuanyang and Pingkang Erfang. Where do you like it?"

"It all depends on the arrangement of the Prime Minister."

"The good thing is that the location of these two squares is close to Xingqing Palace, the Imperial City, and the East Market. If you win the first prize next year and are awarded an official position, it will be convenient for you to handle affairs." Li Linfu said, "It will also be convenient for you to visit Mrs. Guo Guo."

He didn't smile too much, but the contrast between his warm attitude and his stern demeanor in the past was very comforting.

It should be noted that not many people in Chang'an City can enjoy the good looks of Sou Fighting Cock.

He was given a house, number one scholar, and official position, and it also made it easier for Xue Bai to contact Yang Yuyao. Such kindness was a sign of reconciliation... To put it bluntly, he was afraid of being beaten.

"Thank you very much." Xue Bai was much more frank, and got down to the topic when he opened his mouth, saying: "Do you know, Prime Minister, that Zhang Quyi of Shangzhu State also wants to entertain me?"

"It's okay not to go to the father-in-law's banquet in the East Palace. If you go, you will cause trouble."

"I came here because the Youxiang Mansion has paid the price. I won't go to Zhang Gong's Mansion because the East Palace has not yet paid the price."

When Li Linfu heard this, he secretly thought that this man was talking too wildly. He waved to his sons and sons-in-law who were accompanying him to go out. Li Xiu didn't leave, but glared at Jiaonu and asked her to pour Xue Bai something to drink.

"You still want Dong Palace to pay the price?"

"What do you think, Prime Minister Right?" Xue Bai asked.

Li Linfu's expression remained unchanged, with a twinkle in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "No rush, no rush. Eat the dishes first, and try more of the dishes in my house."

He was both surprised and disappointed.

What was pleasantly surprised was that Xue Bai was still willing to cooperate with Dong Gong. What was disappointing was that Xue Bai was not here just to get married.

Dealing with the East Palace can be discussed at any time, and if the marriage is finalized, everything will be more logical... With this thought, he glanced at Li Xiu.

Li Xiu understood and hurriedly arranged the dishes.

~~

In the backyard boudoir, Li Tengkong picked up a piece of clothing, took a look at it, was stunned, and then threw it back again.

She just put on her Taoist robe and sat on the couch in a daze.

After a long time, the door was pushed open, and Li Shiniang ran in happily.

"I just took a closer look at Xue Bai. He is really handsome. It is rare that he dares to talk to me like that. He is quite a character. No wonder you like him."

"I don't like it."

"Why don't you change your clothes and go over? My brother has made arrangements for you to find Mian'er and meet him in the hall as an excuse."

Li Tengkong shook his head and said, "I can't wear those clothes, and I don't want to go there."

"What's the point of pretending? If you don't want to go, what are you doing at home?"

Li Tengkong didn't want to answer her. The reason why she was at home was actually to promote reconciliation between grandpa and Xue Bai and to protect grandpa from killing him. How could she wear such clothes to tease him?

Li Shiniang tried to persuade her a few more times, but was quite disappointed with her inexperienced sister. She shook her head and her tone became increasingly annoyed.

"Now it's not a matter of whether you like him or not. If my father wants to win over him, he must be the son-in-law of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. No matter whether you are married to him or not, if you don't want to, there are also the Eighteenth Mother and the Nineteenth Mother.

Think it over yourself!”

She didn't know that what Li Tengkong objected to was never the matter of marrying Xue Bai, but the superiority and naturalness of the Right Prime Minister's office. Seeing that he didn't answer, he started to accuse Li Tengkong more and more naturally.

"Seventeenth Mother, you grew up in fine clothes and fine food, but what have you done for your family? Look at how capable Yang Yuyao is. She was so fascinated that Xue Bai promoted her brother to his position within a year. What about you? What a great thing,

If you are coquettish like that, if you know that you are not doing enough, then at worst I will just go..."

Li Tengkong was stunned when he heard that. He looked up and saw that Li Shiniang had bent over the bronze mirror to apply rouge, arranged her bun, adjusted her corset, then smiled charmingly with satisfaction, and walked out with her flowers in the willows.

~~

At the banquet.

"I won't eat the food anymore. I'll come and briefly talk to the right prime minister about a few things." Xue Bai didn't take the chopsticks and said, "Now that my uncle is paying homage to the prime minister, the saint has expectations for him."

Li Linfu frowned, a little dissatisfied with Xue Bai's official tone, but he still listened carefully.

Xue Bai said: "There are some things that the right prime minister failed to do well, such as checking and balancing the East Palace, and Wang Zhongsi, the sworn brother of the prince, is also the military governor of the four towns."

"If you hadn't stopped me this time, Wang Zhongsi would have been punished for his serious crime." Li Linfu was dissatisfied and simply said bluntly, "The country of Xiaobolu is almost destroyed, and the small stone castle has not yet been captured. Foreign wars

It was unfavorable internally, but he sent Hu Shang to secretly communicate with the East Palace. After the incident was exposed, he used his old pawn to kill people. It was either you or him."

"Will the right prime minister only get rid of him?" Xue Bai said: "So, the saint has to use the uncle of the state. Because what the saint wants in his heart is not to get rid of the adopted son. It is to stop the relationship between the East Palace and Wang Zhongsi."

Li Linfu instantly saw through Xue Bai's intention and sneered: "You want to win over Wang Zhongsi and kill him!"

"Then please right minister sit back and watch us die."

The hall fell silent.

Li Xiu glanced at Li Linfu and saw that he was thinking about it.

After a while, Li Linfu pointed to the maids who were serving wine and said, "You all, step back."

He only left the servants who could protect him. After that, he tapped his knees with his fingers and asked slowly: "What do you mean?"

"In the Pei Mian case, who does the Right Prime Minister think is the murderer?"

"The truth has said, it's either you or Wang Zhongsi."

Xue Bai pondered for a moment and asked, "Has the evidence been prepared?"

Li Linfu didn't answer.

The answer is obvious. Since Xue Bai cannot be eliminated with the truth, then Wang Zhongsi must be framed and eliminated. Xue Bai can make bamboo paper and escape, but what can Wang Zhongsi do? He captures Shibao City and dies.

"It's not Wang Zhongsi." Xue Bai said slowly: "Uncle Guo promised that he will only do two things after becoming Prime Minister. One is to promote bamboo paper, and the other is to deal with the problem between the East Palace and Wang Zhongsi, and will never embarrass the right prime minister."

Li Linfu had a sullen face and said coldly: "How can we not get to the bottom of such a big case?"

"Can't find it."

"Ah."

"The right prime minister should report back to the saint. This case was not committed by Hu Er, Xue Bai, and Wang Zhongsi. It is true that no evidence can be found." Xue Bai said: "This time, the opponent did it very cleanly, and even the right prime minister couldn't find it.

clue."

Li Linfu squinted his eyes, stared hard, and started thinking again.

If you think about it carefully, the most terrifying thing is that Dong Gong killed someone and did it perfectly without leaving any clues.

~~

Li Tengkong never changed into her colorful dress, but she still wore her Taoist robe and walked down from the attic.

She couldn't tell what she was worried about, maybe she was afraid that Eleven Niang and Xue Bai, who had been daring since childhood... would be like in the picture.

She didn't dare to think about it anymore.

As I hurriedly ran past the Houyi Gate, I suddenly heard voices in front of me.

She turned around the path and saw Li Shiniang teaching Mian'er and Jiaonu a lesson through the flowers and trees.
To be continued...