The residence in Suizhou is a house with a mistress. If a family lives in it, it will still be a bit crowded. But if it is just a person in Suizhou now, it will be too spacious. It would be too much to add a Tang Fan. There are three main rooms and three wing rooms. In addition to the main room that Suizhou lives in and one wing room for storing miscellaneous items, the other two main rooms and wing rooms are allowed to be selected by Tang Fan.

Note: No rent is charged.

Tang Fan never thought of eating and living for free, but Suizhou did not lack the rent for him. Anyway, even if Tang Fan didn't come, he would still live alone in such a large house.

Since the Sui Baihu said with a cold face that he would not charge money, Lord Tang did not insist. However, as long as he had time, he would bring some rice and noodles and other ingredients to his house, which was equivalent to contracting food expenses. Suizhou had no objection to this.

Tang Fan chose a wing room as his room. This was not because he was so polite that he dared not live in the main room, but because the room faces east and the yard opens to the door, the view is good, and when he has free time, he can also grow flowers and plants in the yard and under the colonnade.

After finding a rest day, he brought his own things over.

Li Lin didn't expect that he would not be able to control Tang Fan, and the other party found a new residence so quickly.

A Dong's affairs were also resolved quickly. Tang Fan was not easy to come forward, but Suizhou had no such concern at all.

He didn't even have to show his face. The people from the Beizhen Fushishi just stood at the Li family and said that Li Man's case had not yet been settled. He wanted to ask a group of people to ask questions, and took Achun, Aqiu, Adong and other servants away, and brought them back and took them back and brought them back. After a few times, the Li family couldn't bear it. Butler Li held the Jinyiwei and begged them to give them a high hand and secretly stuffed silver. The people from the Beizhen Fushishishishi did not do it. In the end, the Li family had to offer a contract with both hands, not only Adong's, but Achun's.

Zhang was gone, and Achun was unwilling to stay in the Li family again. Her biggest wish was to be able to restore her freedom and go out to get married. Before, Li Lin wanted her to be a concubine, but she couldn't help but Tang Fan was good at doing it to the end. Since she decided to save A Dong, she would bring Achun out along with her. Aqiu was willing to stay in the Li family, so she could let her go.

After three days, things were done properly, which made Tang Fan sigh that the Beizhen Fushi is indeed very efficient and that it is impossible for people to do so. No wonder everyone changes color when they hear the words "Elemental Uniform Guard".

Adong sold his family to the Li family since he was a child. After leaving the Li family, he had to come to find Tang Fan and had nowhere to go.

However, Tang Fan did not control A Dong's contract for sale, but burned the contract in front of her and agreed to take her as her sister-in-law, take her in before the age of fifteen, and if she wants to get married after the age of fifteen, she would not force her to keep it. At that time, Tang Fan would naturally pick up a dowry and find a good family for her.

A Dong was naturally willing to do so, and immediately changed her words to call Tang Fan the eldest brother. She had no surname without a surname, but now she has another surname in front of her name, Tang Dong.

There were two old men in the house who went out early and came back late. They usually had to hire short-term workers to do housework. Even if Suizhou knows how to cook, it is impossible to do it every day. After Adong came, she didn't have to hire short-term workers, and she cooked the meals and took the initiative to take on the housework. Although she was young, she was a little greedy and fun, but she was also neat in her work. In just two days, she was completely refreshed inside and out, and she really planted a lot of flowers and plants. Suizhou and Tang Fan expressed their satisfaction.

From then on, Lord Tang lived a happy life without having to worry about cleaning and cooking.

The whereabouts of Chen, a woman who is likely to be related to the White Lotus Sect, are still being investigated, but Lord Pan is anxious.

Without it, although the whereabouts of the white jade horse were present, Wang Zhi also asked Pan Bin a difficult problem.

The white jade horse was clearly with Shang Ming, but Wang Zhi insisted that it was something he lost, but could Pan Bin tell Wang Zhi the truth? What if Wang Zhi said, "Shang Ming's white jade horse is not my, but mine is exactly the same as him", where did Pan Bin go to create another one for him?

Pan Bin originally suspected that Wang Zhi was deliberately trying to mess with him, but later he went to inquire and found that it was not the case at all.

A while ago, the East Factory stole the two "businesses" of the West Factory and made a big splash in front of the emperor. In addition, after Wang Zhi came out to run the West Factory, his relationship with Concubine Wan gradually became distant. Concubine Wan no longer helped him speak good things in front of the emperor. Without the effect of pillow style, Wang Zhi was suppressed by Shang Ming.

The news that Pan Bin helped Wang Zhi find the white jade horse was spread to Shang Ming, which would definitely make Shang Ming irritate his nose: What does it mean? This is obviously my thing. If you insist that you lost it, it turns out that I stole it!

After all, Wang Zhi was less than twenty years old and was young and vigorous. He was not as mature as the eunuchs in the palace who had been with him for decades. It was not surprising that he would come up with such ideas to disgust Shang Ming.

The two eunuchs fought for favor, which was not related to Shuntian Mansion, but Wang Zhi made such a fuss and dragged Pan Bin into the water. While Shang Ming disgusted Wang Zhi, he would definitely hold a grudge against Pan Bin.

When Pan Bin thought of this, he felt as bitter as having eaten coptis chinensis. His mood was as cold as the cabbage in the cold winter.

He felt that he was very miserable: Who did I provoke whom? Finally, I finally reached the third-rank official, but the mountains above my head were as big as one, and I couldn't offend them. This time, I was still sitting at home, and disaster came from the sky. If I had known this, I would have been better than to be a fourth-rank prefect at the time. At least the sky was high and the emperor was far away. I had no such bad things, so I felt comfortable!

It's too late to make these complaints now. The best way is to not offend anyone and expose this matter. Two dead eunuchs can fight as much as they like, and it's best not to mention Shuntian Mansion.

But how can the best of both worlds be so easy to find?

Pan Bin thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any good idea.

Say to Wang Zhi, "You can't find your white jade horse"?

Of course not. Wang Zhi made an incompetent memorandum, and impeached Pan Bin was more than enough.

Say to Wang Zhi, "Your white jade horse is at Shang Ming's house"?

Not OK, that would mean offending Shang Ming.

He told Wang Zhi, "Why don't you mess with me? If you don't like Shang Ming, just go and fight him to the death. Why bother me, Shuntian Prefecture?"

That would be even worse. There was no such straightforward relationship in the officialdom. At that time, Wang Zhiyi and the other ones would be the fifth one, and Pan Bin would have no choice.

Pan Bin was almost worried about his white hair, and he remembered his junior brother again.

When Tang Fan followed him to the banquet last time, Wang Zhi had a good impression of him, and maybe there would be some way.

Pan Bin found Tang Fan and said earnestly: "Runqing, I have a senior brother in Shuntian Mansion for one day. If I have something to do, I can take care of you more. If I am exiled, Shangguan will be replaced by someone. You should pay more attention and take good care of yourself!"

Tang Fan smiled bitterly. He knew that Pan Bin was seeking sympathy by retreating and gaining sympathy, and he didn't say nonsense: "Senior brother, just give orders if you have anything to do!"

Pan Bin said: "It's nothing big. It's just that Wang Zhi was looking for a white jade horse this time. He clearly wanted to make a difficult decision. No matter how I responded, it was impossible to offend him. It was a foregone conclusion."

Tang Fan pondered for a moment: "Actually, it's not completely impossible. It depends on whether the senior brother has the courage to say it."

Pan Bin was overjoyed: "Good junior brother, senior brother knows that you are resourceful. What is the solution? Come on!"

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A day later, it was also the Xianyun Pavilion and the same private room. Wang Zhi sat on the table and looked at Pan Bin with a smile: "Mr. Pan came to me, probably because he had found the whereabouts of the white jade horse?"

Pan Bin cursed the dead eunuch hundreds of times in his heart, and still smiled: "I'm not hiding it from Mr. Wang, the white jade horse has not been found yet."

Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Then why do you ask me to do it? Lord Pan can't play tricks on me on purpose!"

Pan Bin said: "Mr. Wang is careful, please listen to the officials. The officials found out that there was actually a white jade horse in the home of the factory in Nadong Factory, which looked very similar to what Mr. Wang was looking for. But the officials knew that Mr. Wang loved the white jade horse very much and must have refused to give up. For Mr. Wang, the white jade horse is second, but your top priority is that there is a greater crisis."

Wang Zhi sneered: "Mr. Pan is just trying to escape responsibility?"

Pan Bin shook his head: "No. Now Mr. Wang is trusted by His Majesty, and he is in charge of the Western Factory. However, it seems that flowers are covered with brocade, but in fact it is cooked with oil. I heard that Mr. Wang can be seen as his Majesty's blue eyes. In addition to Mr. Wang himself, he is also smart and capable, and there is also Concubine Lai Wan who recommends it. But now you are in charge of the Western Factory outside and involves foreign affairs. After all, Concubine Wan is a man in the palace, so it is not easy to ask more questions. In this way, it will be difficult to speak for you. On His Majesty, Shang Ming has been with him for many years. Compared to you, His Majesty is still closer to Shang Ming. If Shang Ming slanders more in front of His Majesty, you will inevitably suffer."

Wang Zhi's heart moved, and what Pan Bin said happened to hit his mind.

Why did he rush to take over power? Why did he expand his power after establishing the West Factory and fight against Shang Ming? It was precisely because he knew that his favor in front of the emperor was not as good as Shang Ming, so he had to make more contributions to consolidate his position in the emperor's mind. After all, Concubine Wan was a person in the harem, and she couldn't help, so only Wang Zhi could work hard on his own.

How to work hard? Wang Zhi couldn't think of another way. The territory of the capital had been almost divided by Dongchang and Jinyiwei. He could only seize food from both of them and compete for favor with Shang Ming.

But no matter what, the West Factory was established for only two years, and it was impossible to compare with the old spy agencies such as the East Factory and the Jinyiwei, which had a long history. The emperor was also on a whim to establish the West Factory. Therefore, Wang Zhi had to be more active and make more contributions in order to completely consolidate his position, win the emperor's trust, and from then on to reach the peak of his life and stand firm.

As the competitive pressure is increasing day by day, everyone is using tricks to compete for favor, and there are all kinds of strange things, and the pressure on Eunuch Wang is also increasing day by day.

Wang Zhi looked at Pan Bin: "So according to Lord Pan's opinion, what should I do?"

Pan Bin was not busy speaking, and dipped his fingers into the wine in the glass, and wrote four words on the mahogany round table:

Military merits, Eastern Palace.

Wang Zhi is a very unique person among many officials who hold great power.

He is not blindly impulsive in his work. Who can offend and who can't offend him. He is clear and good at winning the emperor's favor. However, because he is young and energetic, he likes to show off in everything, so he will also ask Pan Bin to help him find a white jade horse, which is not good for himself, to disgust Shang Ming. This also makes it easy for him to establish enemies. For example, although Pan Bin dares not do anything, he has scolded him hundreds of times in his heart.

In addition, Wang Zhi also likes to interfere in military affairs. Although he may not be proficient, as long as he thinks of being able to gallop on the frontier like a famous general who has been famous in history and achieves unparalleled achievements, Eunuch Wang feels full of blood, as if he has never had any spare parts on his body.

Therefore, the "military merits" written by Pan Bin are easy to understand and are exactly what he wants.

Wang Zhi was finally interested in this topic.

But the last two words are a little strange.

Wang Zhi asked: "What does the East Palace mean?"

Pan Bin said: "We and my ministers dare not discuss the matters in the inner palace. However, I heard that the prince of the Eastern Palace is eager to learn and diligent, and the ministers all praised him as a wise ruler."

In this era, it is popular to speak half of the time, and not to explain the words clearly. If you deliberately let others guess what happens, you can shirk whatever you want, and pretend to show off your art of speaking.

Wang Zhi thought about Pan Bin's meaning, as if he wanted him to support the prince.

Because everyone knows now that Concubine Wan is incompatible with the current crown prince, she dislikes him everywhere, and even intends to instigate the emperor to depose the crown prince.

But Wang Zhi himself was promoted by Concubine Wan and asked him to support the prince. In anger, Concubine Wan would just take it as the end of his Western Factory Mansion?

So he shook his head, feeling that Pan Bin had a bad idea, and even mocked Pan Bin: "Mr. Pan is the prefect of Shuntian. It would be fine if he manages one acre of three parts of the land in the capital. If he knows the major affairs of the court, don't point fingers!"

Pan Bin sighed: "Mr. Wang misunderstood. I have to let Mr. Wang stand in the side. There is a Long Live Emperor in the world, how can there be a Long Live Concubine? Mr. Wang doesn't think about the present, but should also think about the future. If you have the opportunity, make a good relationship and you may decide more ways to retreat in the future. Proper advance and retreat is the perfect solution!"

Wang Zhi didn't agree with it at first, but when he heard it, he felt thoughtful.

Pan Bin was right. Although the prince may not be able to become emperor in the future, the prince is now expected and has a good reputation in the court. Some people even privately say that the prince will definitely be better than him in the future, and he is still young, so he has to plan for the future. If he can find an opportunity to sell the prince well, maybe those civil servants will not cause trouble everywhere in the future and will dislike him.

Thinking about this, Wang Zhi finally said, "Mr. Pan is intent. Let's give up the matter of the white jade horse. If you lose this thing, you will lose it. I don't want to find it back."

Pan Bin was waiting for his words and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Zhi looked at him with a smile: "Mr. Pan, your personality doesn't look like someone who will give me such an idea. Could these words be said by Junior Brother?"

This dead eunuch is really accurate!

Pan Bin smiled awkwardly: "Nothing is true, nothing is true!"

Wang Zhi sighed: "My junior brother is really a talent. Although his official position is not high, he has a rare vision. Unfortunately, there is no precedent for civil servants to enter the East and West Factory, otherwise I will definitely lead him as my right and left arm!"

Pan Bin: “…”

I really thank you for your whole family on behalf of my junior brother!

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Lord Pan finally solved the headache of Baiyu Horse incident, which was a relief.

This Lord Tang lived a comfortable life together.

He got a lot of seeds from flowers, plants and trees from outside and planted them in the yard, which was taken care of by A Dong. Some of the flowers were already blooming well when they were bought. In an instant, the empty yard was filled with various colors and became colorful. It felt like the whole yard suddenly became alive.

Although Lord Tang’s cooking skills are not good, he has collected a lot of recipes from outside, calling it a lesson for teaching Adong to improve his cooking skills.

During the rest, while Adong was cooking, Lord Tang, who was free, began to recite the recipe for Adong: "Sweep the plum blossoms and wash them, boil white porridge with snow water, wait until they are cooked, and cook them together..."

Adong couldn't help but cover his ears and wailed: "Brother, I'm illiterate. What are you pronunciating? I can't understand!"
To be continued...