To uncle..."

"No." Xue Bai interrupted An Lushan's eloquence and said: "An Dafu is a general in the border town. I am just a white man. How dare I let the imperial officials give up my house."

"Uncle, you're welcome."

"I am not An Dafu's uncle, so there is no need to call me that."

Faced with such a cold attitude, An Lushan still smiled happily, holding his big belly and said: "It's fun, why should uncle be so serious? When uncle gets married to You Xiangfu again, we will all be one family."

Xue Bai suddenly understood and was sure that Hu'er was really here to do bad things.

He knew that Hu Er would be a big threat in the future, so he sipped a cup of osmanthus dew and avoided his gaze.

At present, his strength is weak, and he is far from the opponent of the Jiedushi of these two towns. Moreover, An Lushan is not as scrupulous as Li Linfu, and he has many elite soldiers and generals under his command.

Facing such a smiling tiger, it is not appropriate to let the other party perceive the threat he poses.

Just as he was thinking about this, Xue Bai suddenly smelled a fragrance and something soft pressed against his arm. He turned around and saw that it was Li Shiniang who came over with a wine glass.

"That's right, we are all one family. I'm looking forward to Xue Lang becoming my brother-in-law so we can play together."

Li Shiniang pursed her lips and smiled, poured the wine from her own cup into his cup, and said with a smile: "How can you have fun drinking some fruit juice? Come, Mr. Xue, try mine and have a drink together."

"Okay, okay, let's drink together." An Lushan also laughed, stirring up the atmosphere.

Xue Bai pretended to be flustered, and when he raised his hand, he spilled both glasses of wine that Li Shiniang had picked up.

"Yeah, these are my clothes."

"I'm sorry." Xue Bai's robe was also wet, and he stood up and said, "I'm too drunk, so I'm leaving now."

Instead of thinking about how to deal with An Lushan, it is better to go directly. Anyway, he has already convinced Li Linfu first.

Given the current situation, there is no reason for You Xiang's Mansion to force guests to stay. Only Li Shiniang is still unwilling to give in and wants to test how much her charm is better than that of Third Aunt Yang.

"Xue Lang, wait a moment, I'll see you off."

Li Shiniang deliberately led Xue Bai from the side yard and walked around the path. She suddenly called out, but the shawl on her shoulders was hung on a small branch.

She seemed to be trying to break free, and accidentally almost pulled off the straps. She quickly waved to Xue Bai and called out in a coquettish and commanding tone: "Hey, why don't you come here quickly? Give me some relief."

This bossy and proud attitude does add a bit of charm to her, because it shows her power and makes men want to conquer her.

Not wanting to, Xue Bai walked away.

"you!"

There was a "hiss" sound behind him, and he didn't bother to look back and walked forward for a while.

Li Tengkong hurriedly rushed out from the flowers and trees, resumed his leisurely strolling posture, walked two steps, and then turned around.

"Hey, it's you."

"I have some matters to discuss with you." Xue Bai asked, "Will you send me out?"

"good."

Li Tengkong turned around and led the way, deliberately wanting to tell him that she knew all the things he had done for her, including reconciling with Princess Xianyi and reconciling with You Xiangfu.

But when the words came to her lips, her tone became inscrutable.

"Worldly things can disturb people's state of mind. Don't take this matter to your heart, let alone worry about it. I said that getting along with you is a form of practice."

In fact, she just didn't want to embarrass him, but after talking about it later, she didn't know how to justify herself, so she raised her eyes to the sky and said calmly: "Just like those two clouds, the gathering and dispersing are all natural principles of Taoism and cannot be forced."

Xue Bai looked up and saw two layers of heavy dark clouds gathering together.

The next moment, water dropped on his face.

"It's raining?"

"Um?"

Li Tengkong was stunned, seeing that it was really raining. He was inexplicably embarrassed and felt ashamed, so he hurriedly took Xue Bai to the corridor to take shelter from the rain.

"I didn't mean..."

"I know, Tao follows nature." Xue Bai smiled, looked at the sudden heavy rain outside the eaves, and said, "Let nature take its course."

…

Jiaonu took the umbrella and turned to the corridor. He saw Xue Bai and Li Tengkong watching the rain side by side. He wished he could force the two of them together to avoid so many troubles.

"Xue Lang, umbrella."

"Thanks."

Jiao Nu glanced at Xue Bai, and suddenly thought that she was rarely wearing a skirt today, so she should follow the eleventh mother's instructions to seduce him to show that she could marry with the seventeenth mother.

She then learned to shyly raise her eyes and gave him a charming look.

Xue Bai seemed a little confused by her move. He took the umbrella, opened it, and hurried into the rain.

~~

"Xue Bai, here!"

At the gate of Pingkangfang, Du Wulang sat in the carriage and looked around. When he saw Xue Bai coming out, he waved quickly.

"How did you come?"

"Isn't this because I'm worried that Ge Nu will be bad for you and come to pick you up?" Du Wulang said proudly: "I knew it was going to rain just by looking at the sky, so I drove a carriage here. Isn't it awesome?"

"It's awesome."

Xue Bai thought to himself that Li Tengkong, a Taoist priest, couldn't tell the weather, but this silly boy did. In short, the Youxiang Mansion was also weird.

"How about it? Have you decided to get married?"

"The situation is settled." Xue Bai said: "Just in time to explain the situation to Ge Nu before Zahu arrived."

"Speaking of this bastard, did you know that he sent gifts to my home?" Du Wulang said: "Not only my family, but also the Wuyang family and your teacher's family. In short, every family has sent gifts, which is more considerate than Yang Zhao's gift.

, everyone says good things about him.”

"How considerate?"

"Let me tell you this, even my mother-in-law said that the chubby Fan Yang Jiedushi looks like a nice person. If the imperial concubine does not want to accept him as her godson, she can become his mother-in-law..."

Xue Bai soon realized how considerate An Lushan was in giving gifts.

He had just returned home when he heard Liu Xiangjun say that the Yan family's wife had invited him over. When he arrived at the Yan family, he saw that Yan Gaoqing's family was also there. Wei Yun and Cui were looking at the three old ginseng trees on the table.

Wei Yun was a little uneasy, and without waiting for Xue Bai to salute, she hurriedly said: "Look at the gift given by An Dafu, I'm afraid it's too expensive."

"The thousand-year-old ginseng from Liaodong is a tribute. The saint gave it to An Dafu, and there are only three of them in total." The steward of the Yan family said: "The person who came said they were for Sanniang's medical treatment, so he put down the gift box and left.

"

"How did he know about Sanniang's condition?"

Everyone then looked at Yan Gaoqing.

Yan Gaoqing shook his head and said: "I'm just in the camp in Hebei, so I don't deserve such a generous gift from An Dafu. He should be here for Xue Lang."

Wei Yun was worried and said: "Send it back?"

Xue Bai picked up a piece of old ginseng and smelled it. Thinking about the situation in Youxiang's Mansion, he became more and more aware of An Lushan's powerful methods, and couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart.

After that, he smiled and said: "Master, please accept it, it's okay."

If he doesn't accept it now, An Lushan will wonder why he is so vigilant. There is no need to confront him head-on. The right way is to protect Wang Zhongsi.

~~

Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

An Lushan was still sitting in the banquet hall drinking happily, as if it was him that Li Linfu was hosting today.

"Hu'er is coming to Beijing this time to get rid of Pei Kuan and Wang Zhongsi with the right prime minister. Now the right prime minister should not be coaxed by his uncle."

"No hurries?"

Li Linfu also relaxed a lot in front of An Lushan. He was not as alert as when talking to Xue Bai. He leaned back and several maids came forward and used their soft bodies as backrests for him.

"It's okay to agree to them. Have you read the battle report in the northwest? Wang Zhongsi is clearly able to capture Shibao City, but he still looks forward and backward. In fact, he secretly wants to spy on the situation."

An Lushan laughed and said mockingly: "Hu'er can't stand his battle report."

"No, you have to look and see who made the meritorious service in this battle, and who made the meritorious service in the battle to destroy the Xiaobolu Kingdom."

"Hu'er is too stupid to understand what the right minister is talking about."

"In this matter, Xue Bai is not smart either. So far he only knows how to win over Wang Zhongsi, which is too rigid." Li Linfu's eyes flashed, and he twisted his beard and said: "But I don't know that I can change it with just a memorial.

The situation in the border town can push your beard even further."

"oh?!"

An Lushan didn't know what kind of powerful memorial he was going to give. Hearing this, he twisted his fat body and said, "The Hu'er is too heavy. If your right minister can push it, he must be a god."

Li Linfu was really amused by him, and he couldn't help but feel proud when he recalled his wonderful method of complying with the holy will.

It was as if he really had just breathed a breath of fairy air and held all the border towns in the world in his hands.
Chapter completed!