The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 60
Followed a few people in the countryside for an afternoon, returned to the mansion in the evening, and sat down in the study after eating. Although he was a little tired, Xuan Shijing really had the habit of going to bed just after seven o'clock at night.

"Long'er, what kind of work do you have in the mansion after I enter the palace?" Xuan Shijing asked, and it suddenly occurred to him that he would have to bring a book boy to the palace tomorrow. Long'er, Long'er has been with her for a long time, and there is someone else beside her, so she really can't get used to it for a while.

Long'er shook her head, expressing that Xuan Shijing was not in the mansion and she was at leisure.

"Okay, so, tomorrow you will come into the palace with me. Anyway, you don't feel at ease when I go out alone, so just follow me. I still lack a book boy by my side. You, the secretary, can work part-time together. It just so happens that you also I have studied and attended school." Xuan Shijing said.

"But, young master, how could anyone take a maid to school?" Long'er said hesitantly, she really wanted to be with her own master, but when she enters the palace and goes to school with a school boy, there is no one who brings a maid.

"You're fine in men's clothing, anyway, it's not the first time you're wearing men's clothing, isn't it? Besides, what's wrong with the maid, you are the secretary of Lord Ben Hou, and you have a senior title anyway." Xuan Shijing retorted Said, and then made a final decision: "That's it. Tomorrow, you go with me and ride a horse. You will be in the palace in the morning, and you may have to run to Zhuangzi in the afternoon. Zuzu, Longer, tell me about your Lord Marquis." It's easy for me, when I was four years old, I was surrounded by adults in the mansion asking for sweets, so I have to take care of this family business, whether it's big or small."

Long'er heard Xuan Shijing say this, and thought about it carefully, it was really not easy for her own master, how could she have the heart to refuse the proposal of the young master, so she nodded condescendingly, and agreed to enter the palace with Xuan Shijing.

Seeing Long'er agreeing, Xuan Shijing smiled and said: "That's right, my sister Long'er, by the way, I have to bring more lunches in the future. I promised Brother Huaiyu and the others to treat them to lunch. Prepare more, and help Brother Lingwu chase girls."

Long'er was a little puzzled, and asked, "Help Mr. Chai chase girls? Lord Hou, what does this have to do with the food in our house?"

"You don't understand this. If you want to tie a woman's heart, you have to tie her stomach first. The person that Brother Wu likes is Princess Baling, and I thought of it for him when we had lunch together today." With such a move, as long as a girl is curious about a man, she is not far from being conquered, and what we have to do now is to help Princess Baling to make her curious about Brother Lingwu."

Long'er was confused when she heard what she said, but felt that what Xuan Shijing said was very profound, so she couldn't help asking: "Young Master, where did you learn all this?" With a flash of inspiration, the expression on his face turned into shock: "Young Master, you only went to Yanlai Tower once, and you learned these things. It's better not to go to that kind of place in the future."

Xuan Shijing choked, where did this go, why did Yan Lai Lou get involved again, this Long'er's brain hole is comparable to a black hole, but if he wants to explain, he doesn't know how to explain it, so he just doesn't know anything Having said that, it is wrong to say too much.

"Good Long'er, I'm just helping Brother Lingwu. I've worked hard for sister Long'er. I'll bring more good food tomorrow, okay?" Xuan Shijing pulled Long'er by the corner of her clothes, pretending to be With a pitiful appearance, she looked at Long'er with big watery eyes.

Seeing her young master looking at her like this, Long'er felt powerless for a while, nodded and agreed.

There was a knock on the door outside the study, Long'er got up and walked to the door, and opened the door.

"Butler Zhong." Long'er greeted softly.

"I'm looking for Young Master." Zhong Zishuo said standing outside the door.

Xuan Shijing heard the voice outside the door and said, "Uncle Zhong? Please come in, it's cold outside at night."

Long'er turned around and let Zhong Zishuo come into the study, and then closed the door tightly.

"Young Lord." Zhong Zishuo walked up to Xuan Shijing's case and bowed his hands.

"Why is Uncle Zhong still so polite? Come, sit down." Xuan Shijing called Zhong Zishuo to sit down: "Uncle Zhong is looking for something?"

Zhong Zishuo sat down cross-legged, and said, "That's right, Young Master has been in the bedroom or discussing matters in the study all day recently, and the Biao Master and Biao Madam can't see you, so ask me to ask. The matter of the ancestor's return to the clan, what does the young master say here, it has been dragged on for nearly a month."

Xuan Shijing turned his head: "I really forgot about this, and I couldn't see them all day long, and it happened that the house was busy with the paper making workshop, and today they entered the palace again, Uncle Zhong, what's the matter?" What do you think?"

Although Xuan Lindao's family is originally from the Xuan family, what happened before was not experienced by a junior Xuan Shijing, so I want to know what those people who have experienced those things think.

Zhong Zishuo said: "Madam said that this matter is for you to make up your mind, Young Master. According to the news from Shanxi, the Li family in Hanzhong fell into ruin last autumn."

"Why is this?" Xuan Shijing was puzzled. She remembered that when Xuan Lindao's family came to Chang'an years ago, at the gate of the mansion, Li's face was still full of pride. Why did her natal family fall into despair last autumn?

"This matter is also complicated. During the reign of Wude, the Li family in Hanzhong was a vassal of Zhao Wang's mansion. As the saying goes, leaning against a big tree can enjoy the shade. With Zhao Wang's name, the Li family is also flourishing in Hanzhong. The Li family is also close to Zhao Wang's mansion, and they regularly send gifts to Zhao Wang's mansion at four o'clock and eighth festival. Zhao Wang saw that it was profitable, so he let them go, so Li's family was also prosperous at that time, and later Zhao Wang was transferred. After leaving Anzhou, became the governor of Anzhou, and left Shanxi, the Li family began to go downhill. After His Majesty ascended the throne, a group of new dignitaries emerged, all of whom were involved in business, and some even formed The caravans went far to the Western Regions, and the competition in that area became fierce. A small Li family that lost its backing naturally fell into decline. Now the Li family only has that big courtyard left. The business has almost been eaten away, and now they are just living on their laurels. As for the Biao Master and Biao Madam who came to Chang'an, they also received the hint from the Li family and wanted to find a new backer in Chang'an." Zhong Zishuo said slowly the ins and outs of some things. Listen to Xuan Shijing.

So it turns out, I'm afraid Li Shi only found out the whole story when he came to Chang'an, otherwise how could he be as arrogant and domineering as before when he came to the Hou Mansion.

In fact, Xuan Shijing saw that the current Li family has restrained a lot, otherwise, if it was like this at the beginning, Xuan Mingde and Wang family would not have expelled the two from the clan.

"Young Lord, look at this." Zhong Zishuo looked at Xuan Shijing hesitantly.

"Now they want Li Shiqing to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. What they want is to use the name of the Hou Mansion to revive the Li family? I'm afraid the name of the Hou Mansion is not enough." Xuan Shijing laughed.

Zhong Zishuo was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)