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After returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Shang Xuanlie saw a few girls in tulle and gorgeous dresses waiting in his room.

He frowned, and shouted outside the door: "Willow bow, willow bow."

"What do you want to tell me, son?" Liu Gong came in, saw that Shang Xuanlie's eyes were bloodshot, and looked scared, he bent down and asked softly.

"Send all these women away to me." Seeing these women, Shang Xuanlie thought of the woman Su Zhaoxue hugged in the brothel tonight.Immediately hated him, if it wasn't for the woman's seduction, how could brother Zhaoxue go to the brothel?

"Yes." Liu Gong didn't talk nonsense, and couldn't help but feel sorry that Mr. Fan's painstaking efforts were in vain.He also hopes that his son can marry a wife and have children, and the Bei'an Palace cannot be without an heir.He led these pitiful girls out.

After sending them away, Liu Gong immediately went to Fan Changkong and told him that Shang Xuanlie didn't let anyone sleep with him.

Fan Changkong frowned, looked around, and asked Liu Gong in a low voice: "My lord, are you inhumane? Otherwise, why would you resist women so much?"

No wonder he guessed so, Shang Xuanlie was raised by Fan Changkong since he was a child, and he really had never seen Shang Xuanlie get close to any woman.

Liu Gong was taken aback, and said: "Sir, why do you think so? The prince is fine. I think it's because the prince has a deep affection for Mr. Su, so he doesn't want to touch other women. It's true that a master like Shizi is so pure and self-conscious. It's rare."

"Su Zhaoxue is a scourge!" Fan Changkong stomped his feet and said bitterly.

"I think sir don't stop the prince anymore. The more you obstruct the prince, the more you will love Mr. Su. Instead of doing this, it is better to let nature take its course. After a long time, maybe the prince will figure it out? Time will wear away everything. The relationship between them will also fade, and when there is a conflict between them, the master will trick them into separating, and it will be much easier." Although Liu Gong is a servant, he can see it very clearly.

Hearing this, Fan Changkong stroked his beard and thought for a while, then said with a wry smile, "You can still see clearly, but the old man is stunned."

"Sir, if you care about it, you will be confused." Liu Gong smiled.

That night, Su Zhaoxue and Shang Xuanlie both rolled and turned on the couch, they didn't close their eyes all night.

On the second day, after Shang Xuanlie pulled himself together and finished his business, he was absent-mindedly thinking about Su Zhaoxue.I haven't seen him for half a day, and my heart feels like a cat scratching, and I feel uncomfortable all over.Missing someone is so sad.Thinking of marrying a wife and having children, and that they would never see each other, Shang Xuanlie's heart throbbed like being stabbed by a knife.

Ruosu Zhaoxue lived in a place she couldn't see.Perhaps he will take a wife, or concubines.Thinking of several irrelevant women accompanying Su Zhaoxue, Shang Xuanlie didn't want to think about it anymore.It doesn't matter if there is no heir, the big deal is to adopt a person with good qualifications in the clan.

Thinking of this, Shang Xuanlie's gloomy heart suddenly became clear, and he couldn't wait any longer.He immediately left the city lord's mansion and ran towards the inn where Su Zhaoxue was staying. He never thought that he could go in a carriage, so he ran to the inn excitedly.

Pushing open the door, she saw Su Zhaoxue's dark circles and bloodshot eyes, and she was very tired.After seeing him coming, Su Zhaoxue stared at him in disbelief for a while, raised her eyebrows after her emotions stabilized, and asked, "Why are you here now?"

"I've made up my mind." Shang Xuanlie stepped forward and grabbed his hand, staring tenderly into his eyes: "I like you. I don't want to be separated from you. When you think of us separating, you may If I marry a woman I don't know in a place I don't know, I feel very uncomfortable. I am willing to spend the rest of my life with you."

Su Zhaoxue smiled happily, and asked, "What about the heir?"

"At that time, I will adopt one from the clan. Speaking of it, if I give birth to a son, I may not be able to govern the Northwest. Just look at my grandfather. He has been competitive for a lifetime, but there is only one like my father. son."

Su Zhaoxue was dumbfounded, it was rare for Shang Xuanlie to think so.Speaking of it, it's true that what the father can do does not necessarily mean that the son can also do it.Many people have worked so hard to earn a family business, but their descendants have lost it all.

"Thank you. I don't want to force you, but I feel bad when I think of a woman between us." Su Zhaoxue couldn't help but hugged Shang Xuanlie's promise in a low voice: "If you don't leave me, you won't abandon me." !"

Shang Xuanlie lowered his head and the corners of his mouth curled up. After he saw Su Zhaoxue coming to him in Yunzhou, his heart was not only moved, but also a kind of redemption.It's not that no one wants him, and there are people who care about him.This made his heart, which was once plunged into ice cold, finally wait for someone to warm it.He knew very well that if Su Zhaoxue was just let go, he might end up alone for the rest of his life.

After the two talked, they rubbed their ears together for a while, and were about to go deeper.There was a knock on the door, and Ming Bao said from outside: "My lord, is His Royal Highness in there? Liu Gong came to him, saying that there is an urgent military situation."

Upon hearing this, Shang Xuanlie could only let him go regretfully.Su Zhaoxue is a man, so he naturally knows that it is uncomfortable to be interrupted, he said: "Business matters, we will have plenty of opportunities in the future."

Now that we have decided to be together, there is no need to be hypocritical.Su Zhaoxue has always been very frank about her love.

"Then you come back to the City Lord's Mansion with me now, I don't want you to stay where I can't see you." Shang Xuanlie said.

"Okay." Su Zhaoxue nodded with a smile.

Su Zhaoxue brought Ming Bao and Shang Xuanlie back to the City Lord's Mansion.Along the way, Liu Gong secretly looked at him a few times, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, how many people can match Mr. Su's demeanor and appearance, no wonder the prince doesn't touch women.

Once back, Shang Xuanlie went straight into the study, while Su Zhaoxue took Mingbao back to the courtyard where he used to live.

"What's the matter? I was fine when I left, what happened in such a short while?" Shang Xuanlie looked anxious when he saw Fan Changkong and the surrendering generals.

"My lord, among the 400 people received by the border town and the garrison, some small soldiers got tangled up and mutinied. There are about three or four hundred people, and the old man has sent someone to temporarily control them. But there are still some small soldiers who have started to wait and see, making fun of it. It made the entire army feel impetuous, if this matter is not handled well, I'm afraid that the army will change." Fan Changkong said.

Shang Xuanlie frowned and asked, "Do you know why they did this? There must be a reason?"

A general clasped his fists in embarrassment and said: "It's because the military salary has not been paid for four months. The prince also knows that it is normal for the army to default on the military salary, but after the prince was captured by the emperor a few months ago and entered the prison, The prince began to use various reasons not to pay the garrison of the border town and the Zhang family. Originally, the palace was in arrears, and the old general Zhang and the princess used their own private treasury to fill up the payment for three months. The Zhang family and the princess really paid If there is no money, I can only owe it first. But since the soldiers under my command learned that the military power was taken away by the prince, their hearts began to fluctuate, and they were afraid that they would follow the prince to rebel against the party. They should take out the military salary first To test His Royal Highness."

"If it weren't for this, I would have ordered those soldiers who took the lead in mutiny to be dealt with according to military regulations." Fan Changkong sighed.He knew about Shang Xuanlie's family background. In the past, Bei'an Palace was his own in the future, so Shang Xuanlie had no private property at all. Now that he was kicked out of the palace, he didn't have much money at all.

Shang Xuanlie thought for a while and said: "There must be someone who is behind this. Have you found out who it is?"

"The name of the prince was the idea of ​​a crippled old man in his 60s in the head room. This old man has extraordinary qualifications. He used to be a soldier next to the old palace!" Another general sighed. Old General Zhang, Shang Xuanlie's grandfather should be of the same generation, but he fell to the point of being a cook in the back camp, which is really sighing.

"Well, I'll go and persuade them first." Shang Xuanlie decided to ask the truth himself.

Fan Changkong said: "This old man also has this intention. Now is the critical time. We can't use too strong a method, otherwise it will make all the soldiers feel cold."

Shang Xuanlie went to inquire in person, the old man's meaning was obvious, they didn't care who was instructing them.But work has to be paid, and this salary must be paid to them. The whole family is counting on this military salary to live.In desperation, Shang Xuanlie had no choice but to guarantee that the military salary would be paid within one month.He will never pursue the mutiny of these small soldiers today.That's it.

After dealing with these small soldiers, Shang Xuanlie asked his subordinates to gather all the soldiers in the border town, and gave them a guarantee in person, so as to appease the soldiers.By the time this was done, it was already dark.

"About the prince's military salary..." Fan Changkong asked softly, "Should I borrow some from the merchants in the border town first?"

"This town is full of small merchants, how much money can they come up with? Let's make a plan and grab the salt well closest to the border town." Shang Xuanlie waved his hand.

"That's fine." Fan Changkong breathed a sigh of relief, which showed that Shang Xuanlie had a plan in mind. "It's just that the prince's move is not very clever. The Zhang family controls half of the military power in the Bei'an Palace. The prince's arrears of military pay is not an excuse for these generals to rebel? Fortunately, these hidden dangers broke out earlier today. If they accumulate for a long time, they will support the prince. unfavorable."

"Don't tell me about my father. He has always been short-sighted. After a few bowls of yellow soup, he can't find the north. This matter of arrears of military pay must be instigated by some woman in his backyard." Shang Xuanlie said about Shang As he was walking, his face was full of anger.It is really troublesome to have such a foolish father and king.

After returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Shang Xuanlie went to his yard as usual.As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw that Su Zhaoxue was already waiting for him to come back for dinner.Seeing his figure, Shang Xuanlie's heart warmed slightly, the feeling of being waited for was so good.He walked into the room quickly and said: "I said it all, if it's late, don't wait for me to come back, you can eat first."

"What's the point of eating alone? Besides, I'm not very hungry." Su Zhaoxue keenly felt that Shang Xuanlie seemed to have something on his mind.He also heard about the mutiny in the army today.Seeing that he was so troubled, Su Zhaoxue couldn't help asking softly: "If you have any troubles, it will make you feel better. Don't eat with anger, or you will suffer from indigestion."

Shang Xuanlie took the handkerchief Liu Gong handed over, wiped his hands, then handed it to Liu Gong, and said to him: "You don't need to wait here, you go down first. Let the servants in the house go out first. "

"Yes." After Liu Gong took the servants out, Shang Xuanlie said: "After I was imprisoned by the emperor in the name of a traitor, my father began to default on the payment of the Zhang family's army, thinking that this would hit the Zhang family. Today The reason why the soldiers mutinied was because of the military pay. I don’t have a single coin in my hand, and the border town is just a small town and there is not much tax revenue.”

The more he talked, the more annoyed he became, "My father is so brainless, how could he do such a thing as arrears of military pay, isn't he afraid of the Zhang family's army's rebellion? Do you think the Zhang family's power is not strong enough? If it wasn't for my grandfather for such a blatant excuse They passed away at this juncture, they will not let go of such a good reason."

Su Zhaoxue was silent, Shang Zhengxing was Shang Xuanlie's father no matter what, he said his father was nothing, but he couldn't talk too much about Shang Zhengxing.He said: "What are you going to do about the military salary?"

Shang Xuanlie poured a glass of wine, raised his glass and drank it, and then said in a muffled voice: "I'm going to control the secret operation of Yanjing, which is the closest to the border town. How long can I keep the matter of my army from my father? They haven't noticed me yet, I have to quickly take down the military power of the Zhang family."

"Hey, if I have one million 80 taels of silver now, I will have nothing to worry about." Shang Xuanlie couldn't help sighing.

When he said this, Su Zhaoxue suddenly remembered that her ring-shaped transaction device still contained 10 taels of gold snatched from the third prince.He smiled happily and said, "How about I give you this military salary?"

"Where do you have so much money?" Shang Xuanlie was startled, the wine glass in his hand fell on the table, and he looked at him in shock.

The 10 taels of gold was spent by Su Zhaoxue, but it didn't look like it cost much at most 1 taels of silver.In the past, Su Zhaoxue would definitely not have shown it, but now that the two of them are together, Su Zhaoxue couldn't bear to see Shang Xuanlie in distress.

"Do you still remember that the third prince used 10 taels of gold to bribe the Tatar country to enter the customs?"

"Why don't you remember? When I looked for the 10 taels of gold, I didn't find it at all. Could it be that it was with you? How is it possible?" Shang Xuanlie couldn't believe that the gold was in Su Zhaoxue's hands. It was really 10 taels. Two pieces of gold weigh a thousand catties, how could he steal it by himself?

Su Zhaoxue smiled, and explained how he got the gold, "After you left, I saw that there were some valuable things in that box, and I was so frustrated living in the Marquis of Weiyuan at that time and my money was tight. I wanted to sell those salt and silk teas for some silver, but I didn't expect to find gold in the cracks of the box. Over the past six months, too many things have happened, and I didn't take this gold matter to heart. If it wasn't for You don’t have military pay this time, I still can’t remember.”

"This is a million taels of silver, you just give it to me, and you don't give up at all?" Shang Xuanlie took his hand and asked emotionally.

"Why don't you give up? Let's talk about it first, this is lent to you first. It's not too late to pay you back when you have some spare money. At worst, I won't charge you any money." Su Zhaoxue rested her head on her hands , jokingly said.Even if he gave the 10 taels of silver to Shang Xuanlie, he wouldn't feel bad, since it was just a windfall anyway.But seeing Shang Xuanlie's first reaction was not to worry about having silver military pay, but to care about his thoughts first.Su Zhaoxue was very satisfied.

Shang Xuanlie laughed, "When I take back the Bei'an Palace, half of the Bei'an Palace will be yours! This gold will be considered as my first loan."

"Okay. Then we'll make a deal." Su Zhaoxue smiled.

After the two finished their meal, Su Zhaoxue took all the gold out of the ring trader.Seeing such a miraculous thing for the first time, Shang Xuanlie was stunned for a moment, and said: "This is the ring you got from Sima Lingyun? It is a treasure."

"This ring can only hold some things now, so it's useless for anything else. If brother likes it, I'll give it to you." Su Zhaoxue put the ring in the palm of her hand and stretched it out in front of him.

Shang Xuanlie waved his hand and said: "I have no other use for this thing, you just keep it."

Seeing him like this, Su Zhaoxue smiled, thinking that Shang Xuanlie was really generous.Again, I don't think he picked the wrong guy.

"Put this gold away first. Tomorrow I will tell Mr. Fan that the gold you got from the third prince was buried in that border town. Then I will lead a team of soldiers to dig for the gold. You will follow and get there , let’s find an excuse to leave, find a place to bury the gold, and then take them to dig it back.”

Shang Xuanlie knew that Su Zhaoxue treasured that ring very much, so he went to great lengths to hide the ring, lest he just take out the gold to arouse suspicion, and it would be hard to explain when he found the ring.Su Zhaoxue also knew his intentions and couldn't help being moved.Shang Xuanlie really took him to heart.

After the settlement of the military salary, the weight in Shang Xuanlie's heart was finally removed, and he now had an appetite.After the two had dinner, Shang Xuanlie and Su Zhaoxue took a walk in the yard together.When it was time for bedtime, Shang Xuanlie persuaded Su Zhaoxue to stay, and the two lived together.

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