Li Shiyi was so angry that she put on a pleading tone and said: "Okay Shiqi, go back. If you don't go back, who in the family can cure Xue Bai? He also said that he will only talk to you."

Li Tengkong remained silent, lowered his head and said nothing, still looking a little stubborn.

"Alas, I was fooled by him today." Li Shiyiniang said: "If he catches grandpa getting sick, the family can't do anything for him. Just for the sake of my sister, it would be nice for you to take action again.

"

After begging like this, Li Tengkong thought for a while and finally agreed in a low voice.

"Okay, then it depends on sister's face..."

~~

In the Flower Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Xiuzheng's face was solemn and full of embarrassment.

Several of his brothers did not sit down and walked around the hall, shouting and irritating people.

From time to time, people would complain about Li Xiu.

"I think Juro is the traitor and revealed to Xue Bai that grandpa is ill!"

"Yes, now the thief is shouting to catch the thief."

"you……"

Li Xiu was so angry that he could not vent his anger.

Only Xue Bai watched this scene calmly, observing everyone's expressions with interest.

Li Linfu's first six sons were all maids or bastards born outside the family. Their mother's family had no influence and no right to speak. Among the six, only the eldest son Li Huan was present today.

The intention was just to separate the family; the biological mother of the seventh son Li Yu was Li Linfu's first wife, and he was regarded as the legitimate son, so he had a high official position and was appointed Taichang Shaoqing. He had a problem with Xue Bai and wanted to compete with Li Xiu for the family business; Li Xiu and Li Tengkong

His biological mothers were a pair of sisters. Although they are no longer alive, they must have been very popular in the past, so Li Xiu was the most favored by Li Linfu.

He is highly suspected of being in cahoots with Zhang Bian; the twenty-first son, Li Wei, once raped a common girl on the street and was chopped into pieces by thugs. He did not become an official, but managed detailed affairs at home. He knew a lot but was dissatisfied.

, also suspected...

There were also several sons-in-law present. The third son-in-law, Zhang Jibo, was in his late fifties and served as Honglu Shaoqing. He had little contact with Xue Bai, but the Nanzhao rebellion was within his responsibilities. He also had a nephew.

It was Luo Xishi, in other words, Zhang Jibo had suffered several big losses in a row without even fighting against Xue Bai; the eighth son-in-law Zheng Ping, who was a member of the household department, was not of high rank, but had considerable power; the eleventh son-in-law was

Yang Qixuan came from a noble family and was promoted quickly. His wife's strong personality must have dissatisfied him, and he was highly suspicious. His fourteenth son-in-law, Du Wei, was born in the Du family of Jingzhao. His family had a good relationship with the Donggong family, so the suspicion was not small...

These are just a few conspicuous people, but the right prime minister's family has a huge business and a large number of people, which is simply dazzling.

They were arguing and arguing. Suddenly, someone raised his hand and pointed.

"I think it's all Xue Bai's fault!"

Xue Bai withdrew his mind and found that he did not recognize the speaker, and no one introduced him. In short, he probably could not recognize all the young masters of the Prime Minister's Mansion. I wonder if Li Tengkong recognized them all?

"Think about it, everyone, is it not Xue Bai who caused me to be like this now?"

Looking at everyone's gaze, Xue Bai did not refute, and said calmly: "It's the interests of the officialdom that will harm you or not. If I am of no use to the prime minister's house today, I will leave now."

"No way." Li Xiu quickly stood up to stop him. He suppressed his grievance and said with a smile, "Xue Lang, please don't get angry with your younger brother. He is ignorant and talks nonsense."

At least Li Xiu had the foresight to know that Xue Bai had revealed that his grandfather was seriously ill. If he was kicked out, if Xue Bai turned against him, the Youxiang Mansion would really be hopeless.

The flower hall was in chaos and could not speak, so Li Xiu had no choice but to ask Cang Bi to keep an eye on his brothers and take Xue Bai outside to talk.

"Xue Lang, you are an outsider, how can you use my grandfather's joke during his illness to catch a traitor in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"I don't care." Xue Bai said: "But your grandfather promised to replace An Lushan, and we spoke for him in front of the emperor. But in the blink of an eye, we can't do it anymore? It's just a one-shot deal."

"I can do it, I can do it. How about we talk about it after my grandpa wakes up?"

"Your grandpa is already so old, so what if he wakes up? Do you expect him to get better? This time in front of me, next time in front of a saint?"

"Saints are not always common..."

"All the officials are also missing?"

"Why do Xue Lang have to press so hard? Could it be that Zhang Bian can listen to you more?"

Xue Bai thought that what Li Xiu said inadvertently hit the point. He pondered for a moment and said: "If you are like this and can't stabilize the situation, it's better to ask your grandpa to become an official and separate the family."

"Give You Xiangfu some time, everything will be fine..."

"You and I know that the story of a traitor is not false. It is difficult to rely on your grandpa's health to calm the situation. If you don't show courage, everything will be over."

"How?"

"Find out the traitors, kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, clean up the house, and take over all the affairs of your prime minister's house. To put it simply, you must be able to replace your grandfather at all times."

Li Xiu was taken aback and said: "It can't be done. Besides, my father is still ill. As a son of man, how can I do it without authorization..."

He stopped mid-sentence because he saw a sneer in Xue Bai's eyes.

"Think about it yourself."

Li Xiu felt that his lips were dry and he could not make a decision in his heart. Xue Bai's intention was to let him fight for power with his grandfather, but his grandfather was not tolerant even to his own son.

At this time, there was already a commotion in the flower hall.

"Li Xiu! Are you colluding with outsiders and trying to sell the Prime Minister's Mansion?!"

"Is there anything we can't listen to?!"

Li Yu, Li Wei and a group of disciples of the prime minister's office took the lead, shouting as if they were not afraid of spreading the family scandal. Cang Bi could not suppress them, and they were sweating profusely.

"If I were you, I would order people to capture them all." Xue Bai said, "How can we sweep the world if we don't sweep one house?"

Li Xiu shook his head and went up to try to persuade her, saying: "Please speak softly. Are you afraid that there will be less trouble at home?"

Seeing this scene, Xue Bai smiled, turned around and walked away. Cang Bi saw him and hurriedly caught up to stop him.

"Xue Lang, wait a minute. The eleventh mother has already gone to invite the seventeenth mother. Please wait a moment."

Xue Bai didn't know about this and said, "Why bother her again?"

As soon as he finished speaking, at the other end of the corridor, Li Tengkong had already walked over.

Cang Bi hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Seventeenth Mother, please advise Xue Lang. If he encounters A Lang's hysteria, if he goes away..."

Li Tengkong had actually heard Li Shiniang tell him the whole story, so he walked towards Xue Bai and said, "Why is Mr. Xue willing to stay and talk?"

"At least, I have someone who can talk to me."

"good."

Li Tengkong looked at the farce in the flower hall for a while and said, "Jiaonu, go give Twenty-one Lang a mouthful."

Cang Bi was shocked when he heard this, Jiao Nu stepped forward eagerly, grabbed Li Wei's collar, lowered him down, and slapped him with his raised hand.

"Crack!"

This slap was so hard that everyone was shocked.

Li Tengkong then stepped forward, walked to Li Xiu, and said, "Brother, you are too soft-hearted."

"But grandpa..."

"I'm going to check my grandfather's pulse first." Li Tengkong said, "Cang is in charge, you can just follow my brother and watch. No one is allowed to leave until my grandfather wakes up."

After that, she walked towards the main room and when she passed by Xue Bai, she stopped and glanced at him.

"Xue Lang is willing to talk to me now?"

"good."

Xue Bai then whispered a few words to Li Tengkong in a low voice. Li Tengkong nodded and went to check Li Linfu's pulse.

After a while, when she came back, her face was very solemn.

"how?"

Li Xiu and Cang Bi hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

"Wind disease is a wind disease and epilepsy. It starts suddenly and is as fierce as the wind. It changes in good deeds and is unpredictable. I can't work hard anymore, otherwise I may have a stroke if I get sick again."

"this……"

Li Xiu didn't expect Li Linfu to be so seriously ill. He was at a loss and asked, "What should I do?"

"Let's become official."

"No!" Li Xiu said anxiously: "Now that Zhang Bian has been appointed as prime minister, and a series of officials from the East Palace have revolted, the right prime minister's office will be over."

Li Tengkong shook his head and said, "I can't work hard anymore."

The brother and sister discussed a few words and looked at Xue Bai.

Li Xiu was still thinking about his words, but Li Tengkong had already told Xue Bai the truth in a low voice.

"A saint rarely sees his right prime minister. All government affairs of the court are in the prime minister's house. There is still time."

"But what?"

Xue Bai thought for a while and said, "How about supporting Chen Xilie?"

Li Xiu was surprised and said: "What?"
To be continued...