Xiao Fushan turned around and left the living room. The king and the others were waiting for him outside. Everyone looked at him with ambiguous eyes. He looked as usual, "Let's go."

Prince An rang the bell with his fan and Anping's shoulders, "Will you go to Yipin Xiang tonight? You only charge you thirty taels of silver."

Zhong Anping said dejectedly, "I want to go, I have no money anymore, and my money this month has gone into your pocket."

Prince An said, "You didn't eat less, either."

Zhong Anping snorted coldly, "You are even more cruel than Duke Rong. Duke Rong doesn't recognize me as a brother. You even have to make money from your brother. I only have so much money every month, and you have cheated me out of my mother. I want to buy jewelry for my concubine now."

Prince An sighed and went to hook up with Duke Luo Heng of Jingguo.

Luo Heng frowned and took away his hand in disgust, "I just ate yesterday, so there must be a limit."

Prince An sighed in disappointment. It seemed that he had to change the people to get the wool.

When he arrived at the front yard, Mr. Xiao came up and pulled Xiao Fushan aside, "The Prince Zhongyong has come and brought a gift. Now the second brother is accompanying him in the meeting hall. The other guests are in Si'an Building, and several gentlemen are accompanying him." The gentleman refers to the staff at the mansion.

Xiao Fushan didn't say anything, and lifted his robe and went straight to the conference hall room, but anyone could feel the cold air sweeping over.

Pei Hongyuan was wearing a royal blue dragon-subduing brocade robe, straight and slender, with a clear and cold look, and was calm and calm, unlike an eighteen-year-old boy.

Mr. Xiao looked at him and was curious why this young man made Xiao Fushan so afraid. He heard from his third brother that he and Pei Hongyuan were very incompatible, and it was the eldest brother who forced them to be demolished.

Pei Hongyuan asked him to look at it and took a sip of tea calmly, "I heard that someone recommended Mr. Xiao as the Minister of Works, but you refused. It's a pity."

Mr. Xiao smiled gently, "The prince is well-informed. Mr. Xiao is still inexperienced and cannot be competent. It is Lord Wang who is loved by him."

Pei Hongyuan smiled and shook his head, "If you want to talk about qualifications, Duke Rong was able to take over the Northwest Army for only one year. He was the same year as you, and now in addition to his title, he is also the first-rank general of the Cavalry. You are a second-rank Jinshi, and you have been in the Ministry of Works for eight years and four years as the Minister of the Secretariat. But you are promoted to the third-rank Shangshu, so why are you still in the qualifications?"

Mr. Xiao's phoenix eyes shrank slightly. He was indeed a powerful figure. He knew his experience as much as his hand. Every word he said was like a knife, and every sentence was as close to the point. He had always been calm and had a good sense of stability. After he said this, his mood was turbulent.

Mr. Xiao smiled and said, "The prince's words are not bad. He uses literature to make a country and military power to schedule chaos. The differences between civil and military power cannot be compared."

Pei Hongyuan said, "I heard that Mr. Xiao is knowledgeable and talented, and is well-versed in ancient and modern times. He thought he was a wise and clear person, but he didn't want to be so pedantic. In ancient times, the way of civil and military was not separated, so how could each do his own way?"

He looked up at the plaque given by the late emperor hanging in the front of the conference hall, and wrote the golden lacquer letters "Loyal and Good for Generations". He sneered, "Is the honor, disgrace, rise and fall of the Duke Rong's mansion only the Duke Rong? Brothers sacrificed their lives and fulfilled their honor and wealth, and he came to enjoy them. What is the reason for this?"

Mr. Xiao held his sleeve and held a pot to pour tea. The tea soup rolled, the buds and leaves floated, and the fragrance sang.

He put down the teapot and said, "The prince's words that attack the heart are really terrifying. The pen of a scholar and the sword of a warrior are not as good as the tongue of a debater. The prince's tongue tip can make the clear sky sound thunderous and the abyss turbulent. In time, he will become a pillar of the country. Xiao admires it."

Pei Hongyuan smiled faintly and took a sip of tea, "Good tea."

At this time, Mr. Xiao understood why Xiao Fushan was afraid of him. If such a person was an enemy of the Xiao Mansion, he would be a big concern.

Xiao Fushan stepped into the conference hall, looked at Pei Hongyuan coldly, walked to the upper seat, sat down with a golden sword, and his power was achieved. "The prince came to celebrate his mother's birthday, and he was determined."

Pei Hongyuan smiled and said, "Our two mansions have some connections, how can we cut off contact? Duke Rong should punish the government for his management, but he forgot to issue an invitation to the Zhongyong Mansion."

Xiao Fushan supported his knees with both hands, "To be honest, a servant had just been punished in the mansion two days ago. After a slap, he confessed that the guards of the Zhongyong Palace gave him 100 taels of silver and asked him a lot of things."

Pei Hongyuan was relaxed and calm under his pressure, "Oh? There is such a thing? Then I have to check which guard it is, so curious."

Xiao Fushan said lightly, "The prince doesn't need to investigate, you will see him soon." He turned his head slightly and said to Xiao Dong, "Take him here."

Xiao Dong glanced at Pei Hongyuan and took the order and left.

Pei Hongyuan gently turned the teacup, and Lu Xin disappeared two days ago and could not find it. He suspected that he had fallen into the hands of Xiao Fushan. However, the Duke's Mansion was strictly guarded and could not be found.

He said, "He was just a little more curious, so Duke Rong arrested the man. Isn't he too domineering?"

"If I was domineering, his life would have been gone long ago. Oh, and, the guards who came with you were not honest, so I specially arranged for someone to accompany them to drink tea in the tea room."

Xiao Fushan slowly walked to Pei Hongyuan with his hands behind his back, looking down at him with a condescending look like a blade with a cold light, "Everything should not be done too much, the prince can stop at the right time."

Xiao Fushan's tall body blocked the sun, as if ice and snow were coming all over the sky, and Pei Hongyuan's face darkened.

Pei Hongyuan leaned against the back of the chair, put one arm on the back of the chair, looked up at him calmly, "Duke Rong said, how can you not be too exhausted in everything?"

Xiao Fushan said with his hands behind his back, "I did not hand over the account book that you have tried your best to find. This means that you should not be too exhausted. More than 300,000 taels of silver were found in Cheng Mansion, but what is recorded in the account book is far from this number."

He looked at Pei Hongyuan's reaction carefully, but the other party's expression was as normal, and he was still calm and indifferent.

He continued, "Guess what kind of business is so profitable, where did this poor money go?"

Pei Hongyuan said, "It's hard to guess. If Duke Rong knew about it, don't forget to tell me."

He smiled and said, "Speaking of this, I have something unknown. It is rumored that Duke Rong also has a Xiao family army. The army consumed a lot in a year, including food, grass, military pay, clothing, and weapons. I wonder how Duke Rong supported it? In the past dynasties, the official camp of salt and iron, the Xiao family army was not under the control of the Ministry of War and had not been incorporated into the Northwest Army. Where did the iron for weapons be made from?"

Xiao Fushan sat back on the seat and said, "The official salt and iron camp has made me suddenly enlightened. You can follow this idea and you may gain something."

Mr. Xiao sat aside, watching the two of them coming and going, not giving in to each other. Few people could stand Xiao Fushan's pressure, but Pei Hongyuan was calm and composed, not like a weak scholar at all.

Mr. Xiao was born in a martial arts family. Although he had no martial arts talent, he was not as good as the best and learned a lot of martial arts. He looked at Pei Hongyuan's behavior in detail and had a skill.

Pei Hongyuan just said, "In ancient times, the way of civil and military affairs was not divided." He may be such a talent, who can be used to be superiors and can be used to be superiors.

Xiao Dong brought Lu Xin back. Lu Xin was dressed neatly and looked unstoppable. He didn't look like someone who had been detained for two days.

Lu Xin bowed to Pei Hongyuan, "The prince, my subordinates are incompetent."

Pei Hongyuan stood up, looked up and down at him, and said to Xiao Fushan, "Duke Rong is actually merciful and ruthless."

Xiao Fushan smiled and said, "The prince may not know that Lu Xin once served as a soldier under his father's hand and went to Sanfeng Camp later. I am a nostalgic person and always give some affection to old friends."

Lu Xin's face changed suddenly. He kept wondering why Duke Rong treated him so well, and it turned out that he was waiting for him here!

He stayed in Daying in the western suburbs more than 20 years ago. Times have changed, and few people know about this. He has changed his name and surname, and his appearance is very different from when he was young. Duke Rong actually found it!

He said it was about to come out at this time. Even if the prince understood that he was a plan of separation, he would have a thorn in his heart. The prince was originally a suspicious person...

Pei Hongyuan remained silent, "That's a coincidence. Our two mansions have a deep connection."

Xiao Fushan smiled, "It's not true that the relationship between the two palaces is because Lu Xin and Concubine Zhao have a deep relationship. In the autumn hunting, Concubine Zhao was shocked. It was Lu Xin who flew to save him. King Zhongyong and his father asked him to become Concubine Zhao's personal bodyguard."

Pei Hongyuan looked at Lu Xin suddenly, and saw his face turned pale, and shook his head gently at him.

Pei Hongyuan clenched his fists, his face turned sinister, and he said, "The birthday gift has been delivered, I'll say goodbye."

Xiao Fushan said in a deep voice, "Xiao Dong, give me a prince."

Pei Hongyuan paused and turned around and said to Xiao Fushan, "Take me and Jin'er together."

Seeing Xiao Fushan's face becoming gloomy and fierce, he sneered and left.

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Most of the people who can see the old lady are well-known figures in the capital. Youth always sends people to send people ahead of time, and can only listen to the excitement behind the screen.

Cheng Shao and Cheng Jin were brought by Xiao Fushan alone.

Youfeng couldn't help but complain. Xiao Fushan looked like a majestic man, but in fact he was very cautious. Everyone loves beauty. What's wrong with being looked at by him? She had to take a few more glances at the handsome guy!

The old lady is more enlightened than him!

No one from the female family in the Cheng family came. Wang was not in good health, but Gu was pregnant and was not inconvenient to go out. Wen Qing and Wen Fei are in the forefront of the storm, so it is difficult to go out. Wen Xiu, a little girl, has no one to take care of him, so I guess he is worried.

Although Cheng Shao and Cheng Jin were young, they grew older with the young man! They became the same generation as the old lady in her fifties. The old lady treated them very enthusiastically. After asking about Wang and Gu, she began to praise the young man. She felt a little embarrassed to praise the young man. Is she that good?

Youfeng looked at Xiao Fushan sitting opposite her with a smile, but he had a handsome face and looked cold and hard. His wife was being praised, shouldn't he be happy!

Seeing Youhua looking at him, Xiao Fushan's face softened a little and he pursed his thin lips.

After just a few greetings, other officials came to pay their birthday.

Zhao and Liu's family members also came. What impressed Youzi was Liu's father, General Liu.

Looking through the gap in the screen, he looked very majestic. He should be a generous person, but he was very taciturn.
Chapter completed!