After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Gong Liangliao's face gradually darkened, and he did not immediately answer Liu Ji's question.

He picked up the bowl and chopsticks again, finished his dinner, took the handkerchief handed to him by Liu Ji and wiped the corners of his mouth, then began to analyze:

"He must want to lure you into the court and drag you into the muddy waters of Kyoto. He won't allow Yao Niang to remain unscathed. You'd better not fall for his evil scheme."

Gong Liangliao remembered something and asked Liu Ji, "Has your wife been to the Princess's Mansion?"

Liu Ji nodded first, then asked in surprise: "Teacher, how did you know?"

The old man has never been out of Puyuan, but he is so well-informed!
Gong Liangliao laughed at himself. He didn't want to know, but Si Kong Jian came to him every day to talk about it. He was afraid that he was not aware of the current situation in Kyoto.

But there is no need to tell San'er about this.

"Don't worry about how I know this. Just go back and tell your wife that if you must join a sect, the princess and the prince are not good choices."

Liu Ji asked nervously: "Who should I join then?"

Aren't the princess and the prince fighting right now? Who else can I join?
Gong Liangliao did not answer, but warned: "Before the case of Prince Feng is decided, do not contact Si Kongjian or the Black Cavalry."

Liu Ji: “Why?”

"You don't need to know." There's no use knowing.

Gong Liangliao had no hope for his young apprentice's brain. There was no need to let him worry about it.

As for why, of course it is because the only person in Kyoto who can deal with the master beside the Holy Queen is Qin Yao.

Gong Liangliao waved his hand, "It's getting late, go home quickly and don't keep your wife waiting."

Watching Liu Ji leave scratching his head in confusion, Gong Liangliao retracted his gaze, looked up at the small sky above his head, his eyes gradually becoming profound.

He now couldn't understand more and more what Si Kong Jian was going to do.

The previous incident with Wusheng made him realize that Sikong Jian had another master, but now he was ready to suppress the case of Prince Feng with all his strength.

Where does this person stand?
Should I stand in the middle?

Gong Liangliao heaved a sigh of relief, took out his counting chips, and decided to count the chips of both parties and confirm it again.

The conclusion is - forget it, I won’t live much longer, so do whatever you want!
Because Liu Ji stayed in Puyuan for a while longer, dinner was already on the table when he returned home.

It was a good opportunity. I just washed up and changed into light clothes and it was time to eat.

The children excitedly talked about the grand occasion of the diplomatic envoys they saw in the teahouse today. While eating, they asked the person concerned what it felt like for his own father to be in charge of welcoming the diplomatic envoys.

Liu Ji: "It's full of ups and downs, full of dangers, and we have to be cautious at every step, as if we were walking on thin ice."

The four brothers and sisters were all stunned: Huh?
Liu Ji looked at the four similar stupid faces, sighed and shook his head, pretending to sigh deeply:
"The adult world is far more complicated than what you see. Learn slowly, and you will understand it when you grow up."

Erlang immediately turned his face away and looked at Qin Yao with respect.

A-niang is still the best. She never tells them that they will understand when they grow up. She always answers their questions. If she can't answer them, she won't fool them. Instead, she will lead them to find the answers together.

Dalang looked at his father and said, "Perfunctorily."

The twins nodded heavily, expressing their strong agreement.

Liu Ji immediately became angry and raised his hand to make a slapping gesture. Immediately, the four children became obedient, quickly finished their dinner, and went back to their rooms to do their homework.

I've played all day today. If I don't work harder, I'll be in trouble when facing the teacher's questions tomorrow.

Seeing the children leave the table, Liu Ji immediately moved closer to Qin Yao and told her about the little conflict he had with Si Kong Jian this afternoon, as well as Gong Liangliao's warning.

Qin Yao raised an eyebrow. Gong Liangliao's instructions sounded a bit contradictory. "If you must join a sect, neither the princess nor the crown prince are good choices."

Do you think she will definitely choose to join one side?

"Before the case of Prince Feng is decided, do not contact Si Kong Jian or the Black Cavalry."

Is it possible to contact people other than them?
Liu Ji was very anxious, "My wife, I don't want to get involved in this mess. I just want to take good care of my teacher until the end of his life."

His life now is so comfortable, he has good food, good clothes and no one dares to bully him.

I just wait for the imperial examination next spring, and with the help of my teacher, I will pass the exam and get a second-place Jinshi, and then I can get a seventh or eighth rank official to enjoy myself. I don't care at all about going to the Honglu Temple to serve the damn King Chan.

Liu Ji had to admit that Sikong Jian's brain was indeed better than his own.

Not only did he have no right to refuse the matter at the other courtyard, he also couldn't mess it up and could only do it well.

Once it was done, others would think that it was Si Kongjian who promoted him, and he would even owe Si Kongjian a favor.

Thinking of this, Liu Ji was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

"Madam, what do you think I should do?" Liu Ji looked at Qin Yao, who was lost in thought, for help.

Qin Yao came back to her senses after a while, as if she had an idea in mind.

"You don't need to do anything for nothing, but just don't make mistakes. Don't think too much. Si Kongjian doesn't think highly of a small follower like you."

Si Kong Jian was plotting against her.

Liu Ji felt so sad that he responded with "Oh."

I thought to myself, why not ask Awang to get some poison and kill Si Kong Jian.

Qin Yao saw through his thoughts and pointed to the backyard: "You seem to be free, go and help Sanlang with his homework."

Liu Ji snorted but dared not resist. He obediently picked up a small stick, put his hands behind his back, pretended to be a majestic old man, and went to the backyard.

"Is there still no news from the Wang family?" Qin Yao asked Yin Le who was chopping wood in the yard.

Yin Le has been visiting the Wang family more frequently lately. The old lady of the Wang family always asks her to come over to do needlework together and chat with them. Every day, she either gossips with neighbors at the fruit stall at the corner of the alley, or stays at the Wang family to eat and drink for free.

Of course, she did not forget her master and brought her many snacks made by the old lady of the Wang family, which were very delicious.

"No." Yin Le shook his head. "I've been paying attention these days. The old lady sends people to check at the city gate every day, but there's not even a letter."

"But the old lady is kind-hearted. She said that no news is good news. She seems to be used to it."

Qin Yao thought that it was no use not getting used to it, because Wang Jin's position made it easy to offend people, and it was a job that required one to have one's head on the waistband of pants. If the family members had a bad attitude, he would not be able to make a living at all.

After asking Yin Le to keep paying attention, Qin Yao was about to get up and go to the well to get some watermelon to eat when Awang suddenly appeared.

What's wrong? Qin Yao asked with a questioning look.

Awang pointed to the alleyway across from the front door with a serious expression, "Someone is watching our house."

Qin Yao's heart trembled and she winked at Yin Le.

Yin Le understood and immediately put down the axe in his hand, picked up a bucket of used dirty water, and walked out the door.

"Splash" a bucket of water was poured into the gutter in front of the door. Taking advantage of the time to pour the water, he quickly observed the surrounding situation and sure enough, he saw a head quickly retracted at the opposite alley.

She quickly suppressed her surprise, picked up the empty bucket and returned to the yard. (End of this chapter)