The Cui Mansion was decorated with lights, but it had nothing to do with King Donghai, which made him deeply moved his feelings, and the excitement of returning to Beijing disappeared.

He walked towards the inner house, and felt intimate every time he saw a familiar face, but when he saw the other person's smiling face, he felt disgusted, just like a jealous husband who smiled at others when he saw his wife.

King Donghai grew up in Cui's mansion and could enter and exit the inner house freely. No one stopped him. He went to his mother's residence first. He was about to reach the door. Suddenly he remembered that his mother had left Cui's mansion and was in the palace. Life and death were uncertain. King Donghai became more and more sad and had to go to Laojun's room. His grandmother, who had always been doting on him, might give him some comfort.

Laojun's room was crowded with people, and his face was full of smiles, like a group of soldiers waiting to go. With just one hint, they would laugh at the same time into a light smile, smile, laugh, laugh, laugh, and laugh... It must not be messed up. When the King of Donghai arrived, an old woman would have a wrong intention and laughed suddenly, despised by everyone, retreated awkwardly, and couldn't raise her head for a long time.

If King Donghai hadn't noticed this at all in normal times, now he not only noticed it, but also felt a little sympathetic to the woman who made a mistake.

"Champion Hou..."

When King Donghai heard these three words, he immediately knew that he had come to the wrong place. Just like the entire Cui Mansion, Laojun was also celebrating the marriage between the Cui family and the champion Hou.

King Donghai turned around and wanted to leave, but was discovered. As usual, many people greeted him enthusiastically. As soon as Laojun spoke, several old men immediately ran over and surrounded King Donghai and pushed him into the house like a treasure.

Laojun sat on the chair, holding a granddaughter with his hands in his arms, and laughed from ear to ear, "My good grandson, your third sister is about to get married, why do you come to congratulate me?"

King Donghai reluctantly smiled and said, "I don't want to congratulate in front of so many maids and mothers. I'm going to congratulate alone and see off my third sister."

The maids and mothers inside and outside the house were despised, but they smiled even more happily. Laojun especially liked the arrogance of his grandson and smiled: "Your third sister has already promised to the Champion Hou. You can't agree to the joy alone."

King Donghai stamped his feet and beat his chest, looking in pain, which was easy for him. "The sisters who have been playing together since childhood have been married. What am I still doing in the mansion? Laojun, you just think about your granddaughter and forget your grandson and grandson. Cui Teng and I haven't married."

The more the children and grandchildren were cheating, the happier Laojun was. He pointed at the King of Donghai and cursed: "Prince and Grandpa, I blame me for not being able to marry my wife. Why don't I go to Zongzheng's Mansion?"

King Donghai pretended to be frustrated, and the people around him laughed. Except for the two eunuchs, the room was full of women. King Donghai stayed for a while and formally congratulated his third sister on her approaching marriage to her son-in-law and leaving.

King Donghai was not walking fast, and laughter and joy in the house came from time to time, "The Cui family is destined to be a queen!" Laojun's voice came clearly. King Donghai accelerated his pace, but he was not too far away, just waiting outside the side door.

Not long after, the people he was waiting for came out.

"Hey, Sister Xiaojun, are you leaving so soon?"

Cui Xiaojun turned around and looked at Donghai King coldly, "When talking about 'going fast', how can I compare to you?"

The King of Donghai's face turned slightly red, knowing that Cui Xiaojun mocked him for abandoning Jue from the border and coming back too quickly, "We are sympathetic to each other, so don't mock each other."

"Who is in the same way as you?" Cui Xiaojun glanced at the maid and signaled to leave now.

King Donghai hurriedly said, "Everyone in the Cui Mansion thought that the champion Hou must be the emperor, so don't you be in a hurry?"

"What the hell do you want to say? I don't have time to chat with you here."

Donghai King sighed. In his memory, the Cui family's daughters had a close relationship with him. Unexpectedly, as soon as they got married, they all changed their faces. "Jianhou is coming back soon. Tell him that this is not the time for internal strife, and he and I still have to join forces."

"You betrayed again?"

King Donghai said seriously: "Only the subjects have the saying of 'betrayal', so don't use this word to me. Sister Xiaojun, if you want to do big things, you have to learn to compromise. You run to Cui's mansion every day, and you are just forcing your face to smile. Just to ask Juanhou for money and goods, would you beg the Cui family to give him a fuss?"

Cui Xiaojun snorted lightly, said nothing, and left with her maid.

"I forgive you!" Donghai Wang shouted, "You will come to ask me in the future!"

When Tokai Neptune returned to his residence, everything was so familiar, but he had no intention of nostalgia.

Lin Kunshan came, walked into the house quietly, and stood quietly at the door.

"I have lived in Cui's Mansion for more than ten years and thought this was my home." Donghai King gently stroked the table with his fingers, wiped it cleanly, and could not find any problems. "So I am an outsider."

King Donghai turned around and looked at Lin Kunshan, "Why are you still following me? The general trend is clear. The champion Hou is about to be the emperor. Aren't those who look at the qi go with the flow? Go and follow the champion Hou's trend."

Lin Kunshan smiled and said, "The power is like water, and no one knows when it will suddenly change direction. In my opinion, Donghai King has not failed in a mess. You still have a chance, and it is a great opportunity."

"Hey, what kind of 'Prince' you guys have come up with? They actually let us compete for the throne by pleading ministers. This is really... No matter what, the throne competition has not begun, and the champion Hou is sure to win. Who doesn't support him in the civil and military affairs of the court?"

"Is this really the case?" Lin Kunshan asked.

King Donghai was silent for a while. Although all the people who looked at the Qi were ulterior motives, their power was indeed expanding and rising little by little. "What do you know?"

"What does Tokai Neptune know? If you can't make it open to me, how can I assist you and give you suggestions?"

"Assist me?" Donghai King smiled softly, "There are hopeless people around Champion Hou?"

"certainly."

"The people who look up the qi are like the Cui family, betting everywhere, thinking that no matter who wins, they will get benefits. But there is no such good thing in the world. Since ancient times, the emperor has wanted only one. The Cui family is happy that their daughter gets married well today, and tomorrow they have to pay the price for not being loyal enough. The same is true for those who look up the qi. You assist many people, and in the end, no one will regard you as your confidant."

"Before the 'final' arrive, the Qi-Watcher and the Cui family will make the only choice. At this moment, I choose Donghai King, who will help you defeat the champion Hou and the Qi-Watcher around him. Donghai King is unwilling to be inferior to others, so why do I like to lose to my fellow disciples and accept his alms and humiliation?"

The two looked at each other for a moment, Donghai King laughed, took out a letter from his arms, and did not hand it to Lin Kunshan, but placed it on the table, "This is what my mother left for me before entering the palace. She knew that I would definitely come back, and had already made a plan for me."

"Oh?" Lin Kunshan did not take the letter and waited for Donghai King to say it himself.

"Zhangjun Hou originally had a wife who was the wife of the poor when he was humble. She was not a descendant of a famous family. She came from the Tan family in Dongcheng. You must have heard of it."

"The three heroes in the court, the 'June Hou and the Chou King Buyi Tan', have heard of it." Lin Kunshan said.

"In order to marry the daughter of the Cui family, the Champion Hou had to divorce his wife or demote the original wife to a concubine."

"The Tan family would rather take her daughter home than let her be a concubine."

"My mother has sent someone to contact the Tan family. As long as I go to propose marriage, the Tan family will marry my daughter to my original wife, who is not the Champion Hou, but another daughter, which is about my age. But my mother did not say in the letter what the purpose of doing this is. If it is just to humiliate the Champion Hou, it is really unnecessary. If it is really to please the Tan family, I don't understand. The Tan family has no power and no one is an official in the court. What benefits can it do to me? If it is really good, why should Champion Hou give up?"

"Haha, Concubine Cui really has eyesight. This is a wonderful game of chess."

"I don't know much about the Tan family. Tell me, since the Tan family is a commoner, why is it called the hero of the court and can be ranked alongside the Marquis of Junyang?"

"The Tan family is not simple. In his early years, he was doing business in Kanto and his family had a huge fortune. Later, some of his tribesmen went to the north to grazing, and there were too many livestock. The Tan family was generous and helped many people. People in the world and the court had benefited from the Tan family. During the reign of Emperor Wu, they had to go to war with the Xiongnu, but the military was insufficient. The Tan family took the initiative to give half of their property to the government and 90% of the livestock in the north, which shocked the world. Emperor Wu was very happy and wanted to reward the Tan family with great honor and title of marquis and officials, and chose with the Tan family. However, the Tan family was unwilling to be an official and just wanted to do business and grazing. They said that defeating the Xiongnu would have many benefits to the Tan family, and it was also worth making some contributions."

"Hehe." Donghai King laughed twice, "and then said that there are few records about this passage in the history of the country."

"Emperor Wu could not receive the benefits of the people for nothing. Within ten days, he appointed three members of the Tan family as marquis and gave more than 20 other people different titles."

"The Tan family still has a large population."

"The Tan family is prosperous and good at doing business, grazing, and farming, but they don't like to be an official."

"Why haven't I seen the three members of the Tan family be named marquis?" King Donghai was very familiar with the nobles in the capital, and had never heard of the marquis named Tan.

"In his later years, Wu Nian killed all the heroes in the world, but only the Tan family was open to the Internet. The Tan family reported that they used their other half of their property and all their titles to exchange for the lives of dozens of heroes."

"There is such a thing? The Tan family is so brave." King Donghai was a little interested, "Wu Emperor wouldn't agree, right?"

"Of course not. Emperor Wu seized the title, confiscated his family's property, moved the Tan family to the capital, put it under his nose, and did not let any heroes go."

King Donghai was leisurely attracted by Emperor Wu's wrists.

"After this disaster, the Tan family became more famous. The Tan family vowed not to be an official for generations, and lived in the capital as a commoner. In more than ten years, they became rich again."

"Will the Tan family turn stones into gold?"

"The most valuable thing in the Tan family is credit. Anyone who wants to win the trust in business must find Tan family as a security. Many people come to the Tan family to cooperate with the profitable business just because of admiration. Everyone is always happy. The Tan family is still generous and helped many descendants of those killed during the reign of Emperor Wu. It is also because of this reason that they marry their daughter to the champion Hou who was still a civilian at that time."

"So that's it, but what benefits can the Tan family do to me? It's the minister, not the common man who needs to please me."

"This is where the champion Hou has short-sighted eyes. He thought that with the support of the prime minister, all the ministers in the court would take over, but the ministers were not alone. There were always relatives and friends who were not officials. These people had more or less contact with the Tan family. If the Tan family didn't speak, they would have no impact on the ministers in the court as soon as they opened their mouths.

"The Tan family is so powerful, can't the champion Hou see it?"

"The reputation of the Tan family spreads in the world, and the champion Hou probably didn't notice it. The most important thing is that the Tan family will not speak to the court easily, which will violate their ancestral teachings. Even if the King of Donghai and the Tan family marry, it will be difficult to obtain the support of the Tan family. The champion Hou is the precedent."

"But my mother has already thought of a solution..." King Donghai murmured, no longer in front of her eyes. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!