A bold son-in-law doting on his concubine and destroying his wife?The ashes are scattered!

Half a catty?

Isn't that 40 taels of silver? !

hiss!
What did he miss! ?

His family is poor, let alone such expensive tea, even if it costs tens of cents or one tael, he rarely drinks it.

Moreover, this is not a matter of not drinking tea, but with this tea, you have a strong character!

He regrets it!

The look in his eyes when he looked at the scholar surnamed Zheng suddenly changed. From the initial hatred, he turned into a sworn enemy!

The scholar surnamed Zheng was also a little speechless.

Although his family has a little money, he only runs a small business. A few dozen taels of silver is his total profit for a year.

And given his status, he doesn't have access to such high-quality tea.

He also murmured a little in his heart, but he still knew how to save face. He resisted not revealing what he wanted too, and said with a dry smile: "Congratulations, you just got this by sneaking away from Princess Jialuo." Good tea.”

Those literati friends were unhappy: "Brother Zheng, what are you talking about? What do you mean by Princess Liusugara?"

"That's right! The princess is upright, smart and courageous. She exposed the crime of the criminal thief, which is a great blessing for us! Otherwise, who knows whether the criminal thief will plot against us in the future?"

That Wen thief is the young master of Pingnanhou Mansion!

Although Pingnanhou Mansion is now in decline, it is still a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse.

If ordinary people like them were really taken into consideration, what would happen?
At that time, having your achievements and reputation stolen may be just a small matter.

If you are not careful, you may end up with your head missing and your family destroyed.

The eyes of all the scholars looked at the scholar surnamed Zheng, and their eyes suddenly changed: "Brother Zheng, why do you keep speaking for that little literary thief? Could it be that you are his accomplice?"

The expression of the scholar surnamed Zheng changed: "No way! I just think this matter is quite strange!"

At this time, Shen Linan walked out of Xiulan Village with a bang.

The scholar surnamed Zheng's eyes lit up and he hurried over to greet him: "Young Master Shen, they said that you did not compose your poems yourself. They are lying to me, right?"

He tried his best to prove it, and it seemed that as long as Shen Linan nodded, everything he had done before would not be a joke.

Shen Lin'an glared at him fiercely: "You idiot, are you mocking me?"

"You deserve it too!?"

After scolding, he was still angry. He gave the scholar surnamed Zheng a hard shove and ran down the mountain angrily.

The scholar surnamed Zheng was dumbfounded.

Those literary friends originally wanted to go back with him, but after seeing his performance, they all shook their heads and walked away.

On that day, Shen Linan's reputation as a "little literary thief" spread.

At first, the infamy spread only in a small area.

However, there were too many people attending the Wenqu Banquet that day, and they were all literati. These literati spread word of mouth and told their friends what happened that day.

Their friends told their friends…

Not long after, Shen Linan's title of "little prodigy" was revoked and he became a "little literary thief."

The most terrifying thing in this world, apart from absolute power and force, is another thing - sharp writing.

Thousands of literati and scholars work together to criticize one person, and their influence is huge.

Not only was Shen Lin'an so criticized that he didn't dare to stand up, even the Pingnan Marquis Mansion was also affected.

For a long time to come, the gate of the Hou Mansion would be filled with all kinds of garbage every morning.

There are rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and stones...

The Hou Mansion also organized several "thief-catching" operations, which were quite effective. During the days when thieves were caught, there would be no more strange things outside the main entrance of the Hou Mansion.

But the main entrance is gone, but there is a side entrance... Moreover, there is no reason to guard against thieves the day before.

As long as Pingnanhou Mansion relaxes its vigilance, the front door will be covered in garbage again.

Zhao and others: "..."

When Leng Lanzhi learned about this, several days had passed since the Wenqu Banquet.

She didn't feel anything about it.

It is all their own fault that Pingnanhou Mansion has fallen to this stage.

At that time, she was standing in a courtyard of Xiulan Village, looking at a dozen corpses on the ground with a surprised expression.

These corpses were none other than the King of Yue and others who had infiltrated Xiulan Village.

Xiulan Village is her territory, and this time she has invited so many future pillars, as well as two literary giants, so it is naturally impossible to leave any hidden dangers, so she ordered people to patrol the area early in the morning.

The King of Yue did not choose to return to Beijing, but came to Xiulan Village, which she did not expect.

After getting the news, she vaguely guessed the other party's plan.

He wanted her to be ruined in front of thousands of literati!
She asked someone to let him in, hoping to catch a turtle in an urn, so that he would notice an ambush nearby and run away in the confusion.

But she didn't expect that when she saw him again, he had turned into a corpse.

She raised her eyes and looked at the man in black clothes in front of her, her eyes wavering slightly: "Gu Diansi, what does this mean?"

Gu Zhan was tall and tall, and although his handsome face was expressionless, Leng Lanzhi strangely saw kindness in his eyes.

He said calmly: "They are just a group of thieves who broke into Xiulan Village without permission, intending to destroy the Wenqu Banquet and harm the princess and the two of us. The princess does not need to take it to heart."

thief.

At that time, she and Gu Zhan were the only two living people in the yard.

She didn't know if it was because of the corpses on the floor, but she suddenly felt a little cold.

He dared to kill even the current prince, but what about her?

But why did he want to kill the King of Yue?Do you want to tell her this?

Isn't he afraid that she will accuse him of murdering a relative of the emperor?
Or is he planning something?
"The princess is afraid of me?"

A clear voice suddenly sounded above his head, and Leng Lanzhi realized that the man had arrived at some point.

She suppressed the urge to retreat and looked directly into his eyes: "Why do you want to help me?"

"If it's just for the life-saving grace he received when he was a child, then Gu Diansi has done enough."

She didn't like this feeling of uncertainty.

Gu Zhan lowered his eyes: "The princess wants to marry the eighteenth prince?"

"what?"

Leng Lan was stunned and didn't understand why he didn't answer the rhetorical question, and the question was so out of touch, so different from the current situation.

After a failed marriage, she didn't like to discuss relationship issues, let alone discussing them with a man she didn't know well.

But for some reason, looking into his deep eyes, his refusal to answer turned into: "I don't mean that."

A smile seemed to bloom in the man's eyes, but the smile disappeared so quickly that she had no time to catch it.

I can't help but wonder, did she see it wrong?
She is not a young girl in love.

Once upon a time, she was also a woman who loved vigorously.

Her heart skipped a beat, and a thin blush quietly appeared on her ears.

She... must be just overthinking, right? (End of chapter)