In the evening, Pei Mian was also drinking tea with others, and sprinkled fine salt into the tea soup.

"I took the initiative to ask Ge Nu to investigate Xue Bai. This is the second of the two things Xue Bai asked me to do."

"Why didn't Ge Nu just kill him?"

"It's a long story." Pei Mian said: "The saint has long wanted to take advantage of the benefits of salt and iron, but because of his face, Genu dared not touch the interests of the salt merchants. Xue Bai encouraged Yang Sui to come forward and gave Mature and feasible methods such as 'people's acquisition, official's acquisition, and business transportation' have attacked the foundation of Ge Nu in one fell swoop. Such sophisticated methods must have someone behind the scenes. This matter is also related to Xue Bai's life experience. We didn't know before that he turned out to be Xue Bai. The room outside the rust..."

Gradually, the tea soup boils.

Pei Mian said it to the end.

"Da Xi Yingying's speculation has some truth. To be able to cultivate such Xue Bai, to save danger every time, and to have connections with the Yang family, there must be a lot of power behind it. Prince Qing is old and has adopted Li Ying's son. He is the only one besides His Royal Highness who can As someone who is close to General Gao, it makes sense for General Gao to help him."

"Prince Qing also wants to compete for the heir apparent?" Li Jingzhong, who was sitting across from him, was dressed as a businessman and mused: "It's so whimsical. Except for His Highness, the houses of the Ten Princes are all trash."

"Having said that, it is inevitable that some people will turn to him."

Having said this, Pei Mian gave Li Jingzhong some tea and gave him some advice.

"They said we can cooperate, and I think we can. Your Highness is the wisest among the princes, and he has a legitimate reputation. You can take this opportunity to conquer those who support Prince Qing."

"Okay." Li Jingzhong nodded and said, "But remember, the East Palace does not cause trouble easily."

Donggong doesn't cause trouble easily, but once he gets into trouble, he will deal with it decisively and ruthlessly.

"Don't cause trouble." Pei Mian said: "I gave Xue Bai some irrelevant news and sat on the mountain to watch the fight between tigers."

~~

Da Xi Yingying shared tea with Xue Bai and Du Wulang.

The tea soup spilled on her skirt and burned her thighs. She pulled up her skirt to hide her panic.

These years of running a casino and making friends with powerful people gave her the illusion that she was as powerful as Yang Yuyao. At this time, she suddenly realized that even King Qing was so powerful, and King Shou had really become the most useless one among the kings. .

It was all Yang Yuhuan’s fault!

It was precisely because of her that King Shou's face was severely thrown to the ground, trampled by thousands of people, and trampled by tens of thousands of people. It was as if his backbone had been torn apart and he could not stand up.

At this time, facing Xue Bai, what she experienced was the powerlessness, inferiority, panic, and loss that King Shou felt when he was ridiculed.

"Mr. Xue Langjun had an affair with the female envoy next to the Prime Minister...?"

"I'm asking you, not you asking me."

Da Xi Yingying was unwilling to test her at first, but after being pushed back by such a strong word, she finally gave in to her cleverness and spoke honestly.

"Ji Wen was the first person to discover Xue Langjun's life experience, and he had a grudge against Xue Langjun, so he was used by the right prime minister. As soon as Pei Mian heard about the salt method, he told the right prime minister that there was someone behind the matter. , it’s time to investigate. As for me, I have been openly investigating Xue Langjun..."

Xue Bai no longer hid anything from Du Wulang.

He already trusted him, but he was just worried about his ability. However, it could be seen from the incident at Kang's Restaurant that Du Wulang was a bit dazed, but he would finish the tasks assigned to him honestly, without any self-righteous thoughts or opinions.

Seventy-seven bad habits can cause problems.

When Du Wulang came into contact with the secret of Xue Bai's life experience for the first time, he was surprised but not too surprised.

Looking up, he saw a nest of magpies on a tree branch not far away. He couldn't help but think that Xue Bai was not Xue Sanniang's biological brother.

"I told them all my speculations." Da Xi Yingying said: "I speculate that you are the people of Prince Qing..."

She took a sneak peek at Du Wulang's face this time, hoping to see something from this easy-to-understand face. Unfortunately, Du Wulang's expression was surprised but not surprised from the beginning.

She couldn't help but regret telling Li Linfu what she had said, originally thinking that Xue Bai could not know.

Xue Bai was not angry, but asked: "The right prime minister has never thought about supporting Prince Qing?"

"What?"

Da Xi Yingying couldn't help but be surprised, and then lowered her head.

As a longevity king, she felt humiliated when hearing such words in person.

Xue Bai said: "Go on, who do you all suspect?"

"Zhang Jiuling, although he is dead, his disciples and old officials are all over the world." Da Xi Yingying said: "The Prime Minister speculates that one of you must be Zhang Jiuling's disciples. In addition, Zhang Jiuling's wife's surname is Tan, and you have a deed of deed."

The buyer above has the same surname, and the Right Prime Minister has already sent someone to check..."

Xue Bai had a calm expression on his face, but he actually tapped his right hand on his leg unconsciously. He didn't bring a pen and paper, and he was trying hard to write down this important information.

Li Linfu's list of suspects was still very long, and Da Xi Yingying had actually forgotten some of them.

Some of them are dead, and some are still alive. As important ministers who once supported the deposed prince Li Ying, they are all suspected, and they may even have protected Xue Pingzhao in the past ten years.

Therefore, Xue Bai also had a list in his mind of whom he might be able to get close to.

Zhang Jiuling, He Zhizhang, Zhang Jiugao, Li Shizhi, Pei Yaoqing, Wei Jiansu, Cui Huan...

In the Tang Dynasty, family status was very important.

It is about favors, relationships, and reputation. Even the imperial examinations are discussed in advance by the nobles and ministers.

The status of Xue Ling's son was not enough to support Xue Bai's ambition, while Xue Pingzhao's status was that he had committed a crime and was relegated to a lowly position.

Therefore, Xue Bai could only be considered a high-ranking disciple by first obtaining the title of Xue Ling's son and then winning Xue Pingzhao's secret favor.

…

"Xue Langjun, what do you want me to do?"

"There's no rush. From now on, you can send any information from the Prime Minister's Office to Fengwei Tower at any time."

Xue Bai clearly asked her to send the information, but his tone was as if she didn't need to do anything.

Da Xi Yingying got up quickly and sent her blessings.

"Don't kidnap beautiful young people again. It will ruin Yuyao's reputation." Xue Bai stood up and walked out.

"I don't dare. Xue Langjun walks slowly."

At the same time, she did not forget about Du Wulang. She bowed once again and said with a friendly smile, "Du Langjun, it seems that there will be more interactions between neighbors in the future."

"ah."

Seeing such a beautiful woman approaching him, lowering himself to Wanfu, Du Wulang quickly took two steps back, waved his hand and said: "No need to go back and forth, um... From now on, the food from Qingliangzhai will be handed over to Fengweilou, and will be delivered every day.

Just the food.”

Although the beauty was present, he did not forget what he should do.

Da Xi Yingying's eyes lit up. He thought that in this way, he could explain the past to the right minister. He couldn't help but laughed softly and said: "What a good idea. Mr. Du Lang, can you take the time to discuss it with the slave family in detail?"

"No, no, just ask Manager Shi to come to me."

After Du Wulang said this, he hurriedly ran to chase Xue Bai.

Da Xi Yingying slowly sat down holding the tea table, still feeling that the shock she received was still there.

She regretted not being bold enough to seduce Xue Bai just now. After thinking about it again, she knew that the other party had a blood feud and was tenacious, so he must have looked down upon her. As for Du Qi, she didn't know whether he was ignorant or a hypocrite. It was hard to say for the time being.

…

~~

"Xue Bai, I think this is very inappropriate."

"What's wrong?"

"This lady seems to have taken a liking to me. I'm serious, she looked at me like that just now... She once saved me and put people in trouble."

Du Wulang said, sniffing and feeling that the fragrance of Da Xi Yingying still remained.

He could smell musk, mixed with some ambergris, which made people easily emotional, and he couldn't help but sigh again.

Xue Bai looked back at him and said: "Men should also respect themselves. They should not be overwhelmed by being attracted by a woman. Only those who respect themselves can be invincible."

He said it very sincerely, and he indeed chose to respect himself despite most temptations.

Du Wulang felt this righteousness and nodded in agreement.

"You are right, men should respect themselves more."

The two walked out of Qingliangzhai and entered Fengwei Building. Du Wulang went to arrange the exchange of food boxes with his neighbors, while Xue Bai went to discuss with Du Jin alone.

~~

At night.

In the main room of Du's house, Lu Fengniang was heard muttering again.

"My aunt said that she found a good match for Wu Lang. She was born in the Pei family of Wenxi. She is the granddaughter of Pei Kuan, the imperial censor. Pei Gong once served as the military governor of Fan Yang and the interview envoy of Hebei, so he is very close to my Lu family."

"You can't climb high." Du Youlin responded casually and turned over.

Lu Fengniang refused, put her arms around his shoulders, and said, "Why do you want to climb so high? Wu Lang will pass the exam next year."

"Then let's talk about it after the exam."

Lu Fengniang has been worrying about these things recently, hoping that next year Xue Bai will marry her niece, and Wu Lang will marry a daughter of the Pei family, a double happiness.

As she was thinking about the wedding, something came to her mind.

"Lang Jun, how old do you think Sanniang of the Xue family is? She looks thin and small, but she is actually only one year younger than Wu Lang. Originally, her relatives found a good marriage for her, but Xue Ling took the betrothal gift and gambled it all away. She couldn't get it.

When the dowry came, the other party regretted it and asked the Xue family to compensate for the dowry, so it has been delayed till now... A few days ago, I was talking about this matter with Mrs. Liu, and I don’t know which of the maids misunderstood. It was rumored that I was proposing marriage for Wu Lang.

Fortunately, we blocked their mouths in time."
To be continued...