Aspirations

Chapter 153 Take advantage of the momentum
"Has Mr. Xia Lang slept? It's me." Xiao Jia's soft voice came from outside the door.

Xia Xiang asked Liu'er to open the door, Liu'er was a bit reluctant: "Xia Xianzun has had a lot of wine, and it's so late, why does Miss Xiao bother?"

As soon as the door opened, Xiao Jia, who was dressed in white, was as quiet as a fairy and as beautiful as a chrysanthemum under the moonlight. She smiled at Liu'er: "I'm tired of Liu'er. I haven't seen Mr. Xia Lang for a long time, and I have some private things to say. You go to bed earlier."

Liu'er hesitated a bit, Xia Xiang nodded and said: "That's right, Liu'er, you should go to rest earlier, I'll call you again if something happens."

The sounds of wind and water were particularly pleasant in the silent night. After Xiao Jia sat down, he didn't speak for a long time, looking a little lonely.Xia Xiang didn't ask any questions, but just drank tea silently.He knew that Xiao Jia was in a bad mood. One was that he had established a marriage with Lian Ruohan, and that he and Cao Shuli had a life-long commitment, and the other was that Xiao Jia must be somewhat worried about his situation.

Sure enough, after a long silence, Xiao Jia sighed softly: "When I left the capital, my master repeatedly told me to help you with all my heart when I came to Zhending. The Ding Land is far more complicated and dangerous than I imagined, Mr. Xia Lang, you just came out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth."

Xia Xiang smiled relaxedly: "Whether it's a wolf's den or a tiger's mouth, as long as one is dedicated to the people and is selfless, what's the difference? The universe can be close for a long time, and a gentleman carries things with virtue. If his heart is righteous, he will not be afraid of everything being wrong." .”

Xiao Jia's eyes were full of admiration, and his heart became more at ease: "Mr. Xia Lang, I think you are more energetic and energetic than your husband, and you are also more daring. Mr. has been living in Zhongshan Village for three years. Knowing that Xingwang chased him to Zhongshan Village, he went north to the capital again, and confronted Xingwang head-on. But you never had the intention of retreating, and always faced up to difficulties. If the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty dared to fight Xingwang and Hou Ping like you Pan challenged the board, and there will be no such thing as the current imperial power falling apart and the prime minister's power flourishing."

"You can't say that..." Xia Xiang shook his head with a solemn expression, "Sir, it's just an expedient measure to hide from the world, and he is waiting for the opportunity. Just like Lin Gong, the father of Mantuo, if he insists on fighting with death, It is not the way of a gentleman. A gentleman does something or does not do it, and moves according to the camera. Blindness and impulsiveness are not the way of being an official. To dampen one's sharpness, resolve one's confusion, harmonize one's light, be the same as one's dust, is called mystery... In fact, when I was in the capital, I also followed the trend to seek justice for the world's exams. In Zhending, I moved according to the situation and sought stability for the people. It's just that I have been forced to the point of no return, for the sake of the emperor. For the safety of the people in the world, we can only take advantage of the situation."

"If you need me, just ask, and I will be with Mr. Xia Lang wind and rain, and stay by your side." Xiao Jia made up her mind to follow Xia Xiang firmly, solve his problems, and do her best to help him.

"There is no need to be polite between you and me. I will definitely leave it to you to deal with things first." Xia Xiang thought for a while, and felt that it was necessary to make it clear, "To tell you the truth, Mrs. Xiao, although we Lady Lian is engaged, but Lady Lian still hides a lot of things. It’s not that I doubt her, but I don’t want to be deceived by her too much. You and Lady Lian have been together day and night, and you have also dealt with some businesses that are always in good times. If you can find some what……"

"Mr. Xia Lang wants to know who the power behind Mrs. Lian is?" Xiao Jia was amused by Xia Xiang's serious look, "Where is there an official who asks people to inquire about his wife? But I can understand Mrs. Xia. Xin Xin, even the lady does have too many secrets. Fortunately, she is sincere to you, and she has no choice but to not tell the truth."

"Before, I didn't doubt Lian Niangzi, I just thought of her as an ordinary businessman. Although I also guessed that behind the good times, there must be some high-ranking people pointing out powerful supporters, but I didn't think much about it. After all, Lian Niangzi came from Qinghe Cui's family. It's just that The matter of intercepting the iron ore of Guangjin Commercial Bank is obviously not a simple business method." The more Xia Xiang thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was tricky. He didn't know about the secret operation of iron ore, horses and leather by Guangjin Commercial Bank, and I believe that many commercial firms also It is not known, how did Lian Ruohan know and accurately intercept the source of iron ore?It can be seen that Lian Ruohan's move must be a move to prevent Xing Wang from rebelling.

"I only found out about this matter after I came to Zhending. I didn't even disclose any news about my wife before." Xiao Jia naturally knew the hidden meaning and importance behind this matter. Long, but also came into contact with some of the commercial layout of the good scene, and did not see that the good scene often involves the horse, leather and iron ore business. So Xia Langjun is right, Lian Niangzi suddenly took the initiative to intercept the iron ore of Guangjin Trading Company The source of goods is not for business, but for another purpose. It can also be seen that before Lian Niangzi came to Zhending, she had already made a move. Lian Niangzi's sudden plan to snipe Xingwang, based on her relationship with Qinghe Cui's family, is sure It's not to cooperate with Patriarch Cui He's move to King Jing, so the question is, who is Lady Lian trying to cooperate with? Or, who is she taking orders from?"

Xia Xiang nodded, and Xiao Jia's analysis hit the nail on the head. He smiled and said, "Anyway, I don't obey my orders... That's why I asked Mrs. Xiao to pay more attention to Mrs. Lian's every move. It's not to monitor her, but to worry about what happens if she follows her. Whoever is wrong, going astray is bad. Lady Xiao, in your opinion, is the force behind Lady Lian King Qing or... the Emperor?"

"Your Majesty?" Xiao Jia was taken aback, "How could it be the Emperor? The Emperor is already in danger, so how could he support Madam Lian? Besides, it seems that the Emperor and Madam Lian have no chance of knowing each other. Most likely it is His Royal Highness Qing, or Yun King might as well."

"It's reasonable for King Qing, but King Yun...how is it possible?" Xia Xiang has never met King Yun, but thinking of the legend about King Yun in the capital, and King Yun's wholehearted efforts to protect Xing King on Xing King's birthday, he had an intuition. Tell him that King Yun is not deliberately pretending, he is really following King Xing wholeheartedly.

"I also think it's unlikely, but I don't know what's wrong, I always think that King Yun is too warm to King Xing, and there are many traces of deliberate in the hotness, it's not sincere, it seems to be acting. "Xiao Jia thought of Li Dingshan's analysis, and said to Xia Xiang, "Mr. also said that under the current situation, even King Qing has moved his mind, let alone the younger King Yun? If King Yun If he really doesn't care about the throne, it's better to stay out of the matter as a prince of Xiaoyao, than to turn to Xingwang completely. If the matter of Xingwang fails, he can't even be the prince of Xiaoyao. There is a picture and a deep meaning.”

Xia Xiang thought about it for a while, and felt that it made sense, and nodded: "That's true, when the four princes face the possibility of inheriting the throne, who would not be tempted? Even His Royal Highness King Qing and King Jing His Highness approached, probably because he also had the intention of seeking the throne. Forget it, regardless of the thoughts of the princes, the person who supports Lady Lian behind her back, in my opinion, is either the Emperor or King Qing or King Yun. Lady Xiao, you too You don’t have to deliberately check it out, just pay more attention at ordinary times.”

"Understood." Xiao Jia responded with a low eyebrow, and glanced at Xia Xiang indifferently, "Mrs. Mr. Lang has deep love and righteousness. Mr. Xia Lang shoulders the responsibility of carrying on the two families of the Xia family. He is also responsible for the life-long affairs of the two women. He must act cautiously in the future and must not be impulsive. Put yourself on the line."

Xia Xiang heard the concern in Xiao Jia's words, seeing her pink face like snow, red and white, and her small nose like a star, he couldn't help but startled, thinking of the days and nights he spent with her, he sighed secretly With a sound, he stood up and said, "I dare not go against my master's instruction, and I will not let down the love of Mrs. Lian and Mrs. Cao. Please rest assured, Mrs. Xiao."

Xiao Jia didn't speak, and looked out the window with blurred eyes. The night outside the window was like water, and the surroundings were quiet, but her heart was fluctuating. She got up and took a few steps forward, and came to Xia Xiang. So close yet so far away, no matter how hard it is to suppress the desire in my heart, I want to hug Xia Xiang.Unexpectedly, as soon as he made a move, he suddenly heard light footsteps coming from outside the door.

"Xia Xianzun fell asleep?"

It was the voice of Manda.

Xiao Jia was slightly taken aback, the passion in her heart receded quickly, and before Xia Xiang could speak, she opened the door in two steps, and smiled softly at Mantuo outside the door: "Master Xia hasn't fallen asleep yet, man Lady Tuo, please come in."

Man Tuo was slightly surprised, seeing that Xiao Jia's expression was normal and his clothes were neat, he didn't think about it anymore, got up and entered the door.Xiao Jia turned around and went out, closing the door behind him, "Master Xia, Mrs. Mantuo, I will take my leave first."

Mantuo changed her clothes, and the light green dress made her look like the only green among the yellow leaves in autumn. Her face was flushed, and there was a playful and weird smile.Xia Xiang was a little curious, and asked with a smile: "Ms. Mantuo, you are very skilled in martial arts, can you use your internal strength to force the wine out?"

Mantuo stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Xia Xiang's eyes a few times, and smiled: "Where did Xia Xianzun hear this nonsense? Wine is like water. After drinking it, it enters the body. How can it be forced?" Come out? You can only spit it out. The strength of martial arts has nothing to do with the amount of alcohol..."

The moonlight outside the window poured on Mantuo's body heartily, her whole body was jumping non-stop like a mass of green flames, she was obviously quite drunk, her steps were sloppy, she staggered and almost fell.Xia Xiang hurriedly stepped forward to support her: "Be careful not to fall. You're drunk, you'd better take a rest earlier. If you have something to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."

"No, no, I'm going to say it now. I'm afraid I won't have a chance tomorrow..." Mantuo struggled to break free from Xia Xiang's support, looking straight into Xia Xiang's eyes like electricity, "Master Xia, Mrs. Lian and I , Madam Cao, how much difference can there be?"

Xia Xiang felt the heat emanating from Mantuo's body and the enthusiasm in his eyes, his heart was pounding, and he tried to calm down: "What's the difference? What nonsense are you talking about? If there's nothing else, you'd better rest early, there will be more tomorrow." Lots of things to do."

"Tomorrow's business will be discussed tomorrow, and today's business will be finished today." Man Tuo looked up, she was not much shorter than Xia Xiang, and the two of them were so close at this moment, her eyes were blurred, her cheeks were flushed, and she exhaled Ruolan, "Xia Xiang Lord, tell me, how much worse can my appearance be compared to Mrs. Lian and Mrs. Cao?"

"On par." Xia Xiang took a step back and leaned against the pillar. There was no way to retreat. He was still drunk, and the breath in his body was agitated by Mantuo's compelling heat, and he could hardly hold it in. "Mantuo Lady, you have a beautiful appearance, extraordinary charm, and a sense of being out of the world, you are not an ordinary person..."

"What kind of fairy am I? It's just a little girl with a mortal body." Man Tuo took another step forward, resting his right hand on the pillar, and was less than half a foot away from Xia Xiang, "Master Xia, can you Have you ever been tempted by me?"

Although it is not uncommon for a man to have one wife and several concubines in the atmosphere of the Great Xia, it is not inappropriate for literati to regard it as a romantic and elegant thing. Mantuo went through life and death for him and saved him from danger several times.It's just that Xia Xianggang and Lian Ruohan have made a lifelong decision, and Cao Shuli has made a promise, so it would be too sentimental to provoke Man Tuo at this time.

Then again, people are not plants, how can they be ruthless?Neither Lian Ruohan nor Cao Shuli had spent as long with him as Man Tuo.Getting along day and night, it's not normal to have no feelings for each other.Xia Xiang nodded honestly: "I like Mrs. Mantuo... also..."

Before he finished speaking, Mantuo straightened his body forward, wrapped his arms around Xia Xiang's neck, and moved his delicate red lips forward, pressing right under Xia Xiang's lips, Xia Xiang's words behind him were blocked went back.

"Well, I..." Xia Xiang wanted to resist, but he was not as strong as Mantuo, and he didn't know what technique Mantuo used to make him weak and weak, so he had to let Mantuo at his mercy, "Miss Mantuo, Men and women can't kiss each other, don't do this, ah, take it easy..."

Xia Xiang leaned against the pillar, his arms filled with warmth and fragrance. He was neither able to resist nor wanted to resist, but he never thought that the first time he had sex with a woman was either Lian Ruohan or Cao Shuli. Underneath, she has a skin-to-skin relationship with Mantuo.

And it was forced to do it passively!

This is embarrassing, I don't know how many people will laugh at it if it spreads!Xia Xiang felt the warmth of Mantuo's lips and the heat of his body, and felt Mantuo's body full of elasticity because of his martial arts practice. The long-suppressed vitality suddenly burst out in his body. Jump forward.

Man Tuo leaned back, but unexpectedly tripped and fell backwards.Xia Xiang and Mantuo hugged each other, and being driven by Mantuo, they also fell down.In desperation, he wanted to stabilize his figure, but he couldn't, and watched him and Man Tuo fall to the ground together.

(End of this chapter)