Chapter 144 Chapter Nine: The Hate of Rejecting Marriage

When I woke up the next day, the pain in my leg was greatly reduced, and the swelling in the wound also subsided. Xiang Shaolong praised Teng Yi's mountain herbal medicine, and Teng Yi warned: "You must not make violent movements in the past two days, otherwise when the wound bursts, the tail of your hand will grow." Xiang Shaolong's heart moved and he said: "I thought of the best way to deal with Mo Ao and Guan Zhongxie's conspiracy, that is to quit hunting due to injury. Anyway, when it comes to hunting, I am far behind you." Teng Yi laughed and said, "That will disappoint many people."

While eating breakfast, Lu Buwei suddenly sent someone to summon him to see him.Thinking about Lu Niangrong, Xiang Shaolong felt a headache, so he had no choice but to rush to the prime minister's residence. At the gate of the mansion, I met Guan Zhongxie who was going to the Nanmen Metropolitan Government Office. The latter showed him the gift of a subordinate without any abnormality, and said with a smile: "I really want to have a drink and chat with Mr. Xiang these days. I only hate public and private affairs. I'm so busy that I don't have time to spare, if I go out to meet a nobleman today, it's better to treat someone by chance than if I meet you by chance, why not let me treat you tonight, and brother Chang Wenjun, let's have a good night together."

Because of the delicate relationship between the two, it was hard for Xiang Shaolong to refuse. After agreeing reluctantly, he pretended to be sorry and said, "Because of Lu Xiong's matter, I am too tired to demote Mr. Guan to a higher rank. I..." Guan Zhongxie laughed, pulled him to the side and said in a low voice, "Lord Xiang, don't take such trivial matters to heart. Lu Xiong is to blame for himself, and he can't blame anyone. It's hard for my younger brother to be demoted." Xiang Shaolong felt chills in his heart when he heard it, the depth of this man's palace really makes people feel dizzy.

After deciding on the time and place to meet tonight, Xiang Shaolong went to the study to meet Lu Buwei. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Lu Buwei was eating breakfast, and after Xiang Shaolong sat down to have breakfast with him, he said solemnly, "I heard from the city guard that Shaolong was attacked outside the city yesterday evening and was wounded by an arrow. What is it all about?" What happened, do you know who did it?" Xiang Shaolong said: "They all covered their heads and faces, but if I guessed correctly, one of them should be Tian Dan's fierce general Dan Chu." Lu Buwei's face changed slightly, and he ate cakes to cover up the shock in his heart.

Xiang Shaolong understood why he was moved, because if Tian Dan succeeded, the biggest suspect would be Lu Buwei himself, and if Tian Dan was framing Lu Buwei. Xiang Shaolong simply said calmly: "Tian Dan has already seen through my identity as Dong Mazhi, and because a good friend of mine fell into his hands, he threatened me with this. He was killed, so in a moment of anger, he said in front of his face that he wanted to kill him for revenge, so he naturally wanted to strike first." Lu Buwei was silent for a while, before he said: "How could he manage the time so seamlessly, just like I sent someone to settle accounts with you because of Lu Xiong's stupid matter. Fortunately, I was with you at that time If we leave together, there is no time to send someone to hang you and those two savage girls, otherwise I will not be able to get rid of the suspicion."

Xiang Shaolong admired in his heart that Lu Buwei, regardless of his style, had the charm to make people overwhelmed, and he was willing to sacrifice his life to him. The words just like the one before him were full of heart-to-heart honesty. Xiang Shaolong said: "When he was in Handan that day, Tian Dan hinted that there was someone colluding with him in Xianyang, and he also said that he was quite sure about dealing with me. Of course, that person should not refer to Lu Xiang, it should be the other six people who attended the meeting yesterday. one of the ministers." Lu Buwei nodded and said: "Lu Gong, Xu Xian, Wang and Meng Ao should all be fine, the rest are only Cai Ze and Wang Wan, and among them Cai Ze is the most suspected, in the end he still lost because of me Prime Minister, hmph! You actually put on an appearance of being attached to me, let's see how I deal with him!"

Xiang Shaolong was taken aback and said, "Let's make a decision after investigating more clearly!" Lu Buwei sneered and said, "I have my own discretion in this matter, yes! Have you decided on Niang Rong's matter?" Xiang Shaolong thought of the words "non-toxic and not a husband", and said with a heartbeat: "Lu Xiang thinks so much of me, Xiang Shaolong, how dare I not know how to do it, this matter..." At this moment, a voice shouted from outside the window: "Wait a minute!" When the two were startled at the same time, Lu Niangrong, who loves to wear red clothes, pushed the door open like a ball of flames, and said to Lu Buwei first: "Father, don't blame the guards for neglecting their duties, I didn't allow them to make any noise. "

Xiang Shaolong hurriedly stood up and saluted. Lu Buwei frowned and said, "Father and Commander Xiang have a secret discussion, how can Rong'er eavesdrop outside?" Lu Niangrong stood in front of the two of them, and she said delicately: "As long as it is about Niangrong's life, Niangrong has the right to come and listen. When you go to the country, you do as the Romans do. Qin people have the custom of picking a son-in-law, and Niangrong is the daughter of the right minister. , I should enjoy this right, is Niang Rong overrepresented?" Lu Buwei and Xiang Shaolong looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with this other unruly girl.

Lu Niangrong's eyes moved to Xiang Shaolong's face, showing a look of disdain, and said proudly: "If you want to marry me, Lu Niangrong, you must first beat me in all aspects, and then you can become my Lu Niangrong's wife. One of the candidates for choosing a son-in-law." Lu Buwei said displeased: "Rong'er!" Lu Niangrong stomped her feet and said angrily, "Father! Do you really love Xi's daughter?" Lu Buwei spread his hands to Xiang Shaolong, expressing his helplessness, and said softly: "Shaolong's character and swordsmanship are impeccable, and he said that father doesn't love you?"

But Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart, he didn't intend to agree to the marriage just now, he just hoped to delay the matter until after the field hunt with a lie, so that Lu Buwei would not suspect that he killed Mo Ao, did he know that he had been rejected by him before? The married third lady was actually hiding outside the window and eavesdropping, and now she came to make a fuss, but it was in his favor. Lu Niangrong swayed gently in lotus steps, came to Xiang Shaolong gracefully, looked up at him with her pretty face, and said, "I didn't say that I don't like him at all! It's just that someone is more suitable for my daughter, unless he can It is better to prove him to me, otherwise my daughter will choose him as her son-in-law."

She was facing Xiang Shaolong, but she only talked to her father, just because of this attitude, she knew that she was avenging a wronged person, asking Xiang Shaolong for the humiliation of being refused marriage. Although she is bright and charming, but due to the deep enmity with Lu Buwei, Xiang Shaolong has no feeling of love for her, so he smiled slightly: "Who is the ideal candidate in Miss San's heart?" Lu Niangrong's small mouth was slightly raised, and she gave him an annoyed look and said, "You don't care about my affairs, first let me see your performance in the field hunting!" Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly at Lu Buwei: "Then I'm afraid I will disappoint you." Lu Buwei frowned and said, "Rong'er, don't mess around, Shaolong was plotted against and hurt his thigh, tomorrow..." Lu Niangrong said disdainfully: "If you can't even protect yourself, what qualifications do you have to be your daughter's husband, father! Don't mention this marriage again in the future, my daughter would rather die than agree." With a snort, it went like a whirlwind. Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed in his heart, but of course he pretended to be disappointed on the surface. Lu Buwei watched him sit down and sighed: "This daughter is spoiled, Shaolong don't need to take it to heart, I will talk to her again in a few days." Xiang Shaolong hurriedly said: "All according to Lu Xiang's orders!" But in his heart, he was trying to make Guan Zhongxie know about this, so he would find a way to make Lu Niangrong not "change her mind" towards him, such as cooking raw rice into mature rice. If you use such means, then you can resolve Lu Buwei's trick by yourself. Lu Buwei pondered for a while, then asked in a low voice: "Is Shaolong really going to kill Tian Dan?" Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly: "I thought about it terribly, but it was quite difficult. At that time, I blurted it out in anger, but I realized afterwards that it was too reckless." Lu Buwei nodded, thinking hard for a moment, and when he was about to speak, his servants came to report that Li Yuan had something urgent to see. Lu Buwei was stunned, he stood up and said: "Let me think about this matter again, and then I will discuss it with you. I want to go and see what's going on in Li Yuan first?" Xiang Shaolong held back the joy in his heart and stood up. Li Yuan finally fell for it. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiang Shaolong immediately went to the palace to meet Xiao Pan, the little crown prince of Great Qin received him in the hall of his bedroom. The court ladies who served him were all young and beautiful, two or three of them were younger than Xiao Pan, but their eyebrows were picturesque, showing the shape of a beauty. After Xiao Pan sat down with him, he saw that he was paying attention to them, and said with a low smile: "These are beauties selected from all over the world to give to me, and they are all inhumane high-quality goods. You can choose a few to go back and serve you." Xiang Shaolong remembered that day when he stopped him from molesting Mrs. Li Ni's maid, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, he shook his head and said: "The prince has misunderstood, I'm just afraid that you will be addicted to womanizing and hurt your body." Xiao Pan said affirmatively: "Don't worry, Commander." Stretching out his hand and waving away all the maids, he said sadly: "Since my mother was humiliated and tragically died, I swore to put all my heart on revenge and never waste my energy on women again. .” Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this might be one of the reasons why Xiao Pan could become the overlord of the world. Looking around at the monarchs and princes of the other six countries, no one is happy with wine, sex, and pleasure. The beautiful women beside him are like nothing.He nodded and said: "Women can sometimes adjust their body and mind, but the most important thing is to be restrained." Xiao Pan said: "I have been taught, Master Qin often reminds me about this." After a pause, he said: "I heard from Chang Wenjun that you were injured by an arrow, but when I went to visit you, the master fell asleep early, which made me feel sick. Worrying all night, what is going on?" After Xiang Shaolong told the story, Xiao Pan also thought of the problem Lu Buwei pointed out, and said emotionally: "There must be a traitor in this matter, otherwise wouldn't you know that those two girls would pester you out of the city to fight?" Xiang Shaolong said: "Let Lu Buwei worry about this matter. That's right! You made it clear yesterday that you didn't listen to your mother, did she blame you afterwards?" Xiao Pan sneered and said, "Ever since she got married to Lai Ai, she was a little afraid of me. The lesson was to teach me a few words, and I took advantage of the opportunity of field hunting to promote Guan Zhongxie back to his original position. I have already agreed, so there is no need Compete with her over such trivial matters." When mentioning Guan Zhongxie, Xiang Shaolong remembered the matter of Lu Dan'er and said it. Sen Han's murderous intent flashed in Xiao Pan's eyes, and he said coldly: "Lu Buwei is so bold, he dared to send someone to compete with me for a woman, let's see what happens to him in the future." Xiang Shaolong thought to himself: Of course I was forced to death by you.He casually asked, "Are you happy with that Lu Daner?" Xiao Pan smiled and said: "That is a very difficult girl to serve. In terms of beauty, the women around me are comparable to her. There are many people around, but they are not the granddaughter of Lord Lu! Hmph! I don't like to let others arrange me marriage, I, the heir apparent, should be the one talking about it." Xiang Shaolong frowned and said, "I don't think the Queen Mother will let you make up your own mind." Xiao Pan said triumphantly, "I have a plan to deal with it." Xiang Shaolong was about to question him, but Li Si came with a big stack of official documents. After saluting, Li Si respectfully put the documents on the table, and said: "Your Majesty, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life. After two nights of rushing, I finally settled the authority of the foreign historian. Please take a look at it." Only then did Xiang Shaolong realize that this foreign history was a new position he had thought up for Internal Shi Tengsheng based on Bao Gong, and he did not expect such a heavy paperwork to be involved. Xiao Pan looked at Li Si appreciatively and said, "Is that beauty from Yan Kingdom still perfect?" Li Si took a sneak peek at Xiang Shaolong, and said awkwardly, "Wei Chen couldn't even find the time to look at her these two days." When Xiang Shaolong was confused when he heard this, Xiao Pan happily said: "The day before yesterday, Lu Buwei sent a swallow girl to the widow, and the widow gave it to Li Qing's family, but Li Qing's family actually regards beauty as nothing for official business. The widow appreciates it very much.” Li Si hurriedly knelt down to thank Xiaopan for his compliment, his emotion was beyond words. Only at this point did Shaolong realize that only a wise ruler can lead to a wise minister. If it were someone else, how could he see the benefits of Li Si from this kind of place. After sitting down, Xiao Pan reached out and pressed the file on the table and said: "This is the deal between the widow and the queen mother. I will give her adulterer a high official and a big house as a gift. Naturally, she will make concessions on the widow's marriage." The little princess of the Chu Kingdom can be accepted by the widow as a concubine, but as for who will be the crowned concubine, it will be decided after the widow is officially crowned." Xiang Shaolong's heart screamed fiercely, the chemical effect produced by Qin Shihuang and Li Si is indeed invincible, at least history has proved that this is an "invincible" combination. Li Si said with concern: "I heard that Mr. Xiang was injured by an arrow! Now that I see you, I feel at ease." Xiao Pan interjected, "Why don't Xiang Qing let the imperial doctor examine the wound?" Xiang Shaolong declined politely, and when he was about to speak, Lord Chang Wen came to report, and Lu Buwei and Li Yuan begged to see him. The three of them knew what was going on, so Xiang Shaolong left with Chang Wenjun, and Li Si stayed with Xiaopan to meet the guests. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Sneaking out of the gate of the back hall and coming to the imperial garden, Lord Chang Wen pulled Xiang Shaolong to a corner, and said anxiously: "It's all my sister's fault, I dragged you outside the city, and Lei Shaolong was plotted against." Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "How can you blame Lingmei, no one would have thought of such a thing!" Changwen Jun said: "I wanted to go to the brothel with you, but I found out that you went to bed early after being injured. I will treat you tonight, and Mr. Guan said that you have agreed. Hmph! If I find out who did it, I will guarantee it to others. Head fell." Xiang Shaolong said: "Don't speak so loudly, those who dare to deal with me will not be good men and women, hey! How is your good girl?" Chang Wenjun sighed: "After returning from outside the city yesterday, he closed the door and lost his temper, and refused to eat. You also know that our brothers are busy with work, and our parents died early. How can we have so much time to coax her?" Then he went on. It was a bit difficult to say: "What happened?" Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said: "I just admit that I was defeated, and I asked them to raise their hands and ignore me, so my sister became very coquettish and dragged Lu Dan'er away." Mr. Changping raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that she really likes you, hey! Are you interested in her?" Xiang Shaolong sighed: "Since Princess Qian's tragic misfortune, my heart has become stagnant. I only hope that I can concentrate on doing things for the prince, and I don't want to have any emotional turmoil." Mr. Changping said sympathetically: "Three years ago, one of my concubines passed away due to illness. I also feel like you, but a man is a man, and he will recover soon, or Shaolong needs more time. As long as you are not It's enough to have no interest in her. But I understand Yingying's character best, and she has a vengeful heart, and she will definitely do something to make you sad, alas! I don't know what to say." This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to comfort him. Lord Changping sent Xiang Shaolong to the palace gate, and the two broke up. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiang Shaolong returned to the government office, Teng Jing and both went to the western suburbs, and together with Chang Wenjun arranged matters for tomorrow's field hunting ceremony. After he handled some paperwork, someone came to report, and Zhou Liang and his wife asked to see him. Xiang Shaolong thought they had been sent away from Xianyang early this morning, only now did he find out that they were still in the government office, and he was busy inviting them in. After sitting down, Xiang Shaolong asked in surprise: "Why do the Xian couple still stay here?" Zhou Liang said embarrassingly: "The villain has discussed with his wife, and hopes to follow Mr. Xiang to do things. My family has been shipbuilding for three generations. I wonder if Mr. Xiang can use the villain?" Xiang Shaolong looked at the two of them intently, seeing that they were elegant and not like ordinary people, he couldn't help asking: "Why did the virtuous couple come to Xianyang?" Zhou Liangdao: "To be honest, we were originally nobles of the Song Kingdom. After the country's death, we were displaced. After he glanced at Nai's wife, he said embarrassingly: "She is not the villain's wife, but the villain's sister. For the convenience of the journey , before reporting as a couple.This time I came to Xianyang to try my luck, I hope I can get a household registration, do some work, and settle down. " Xiang Shaolong was astonished. Zhou Liang's sister bowed her head and said: "Little girl Zhou Wei, I would like to serve as a slave with Lord Xiang, and I only hope that my elder brother will have a bright future." Xiang Shaolong scrutinized her delicate appearance, even though she didn't put on makeup or a silk hairpin skirt, she still couldn't conceal her delicate and elegant temperament. No wonder Lu Bang refused to let her go, he felt pity in his heart, nodded and said: "Since brothers and sisters have this intention, Xiang will do it all by himself, oh! Get up quickly! I'm broken." The two knelt on the ground early and kowtowed to thank them. Xiang Shaolong, a person in the 21st century, was the least used to this, so he hurriedly helped them up. After talking for a while, his subordinates came down to report that Prince Dan had arrived. Xiang Shaolong ordered people to send Zhou Liang and his sister back to the Wu Mansion, and after Tao Fang settled them, he went to the lobby to meet Prince Dan. Along with Prince Dan were the doctor Leng Ting, the general Xu Yize and the handsome military adviser You Zhi. After ordering the guards to step down, Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "Has the prince received any news?" Prince Dan said in admiration, "Commander Xiang has astonishing abilities, Li Yuan really wants to rush back to Chu State immediately, what kind of tricks did Commander Xiang use?" Xiang Shaolong evaded and did not answer: "Small matters, why worry about them, I just wonder if the Crown Prince has decided to go forward or retreat with Xiang?" Prince Dan tactfully didn't get to the bottom of it, and passed his hand in front of him. Xiang Shaolong stretched out his hand and held him tightly for a while, then the two laughed in unison, their eyes were locked together, and everything was kept silent. For Prince Dan, the biggest threat in front of him is not Qin, but Tian Dan, a powerful neighbor full of ambitions. After letting go, Prince Dan said: "I don't want to come forward about this matter. If I hand over Xu Yi's 5,000 troops and horses to the commander for full control, I don't know if the commander thinks it is enough?" You Zhi interjected: "I will follow the commander to avoid the situation where the dispatch is not effective." Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed, he didn't expect Prince Dan to be so forthright and trusting in himself, he happily said: "If that's the case, Tian Dan can't imagine being able to keep Xiang Shang's head." After discussing the details of what to do, Prince Dan waited until he left. Xiang Shaolong was in a great mood, and suddenly he missed his lovely wife Ai'er and the Tian sisters intensely, so he left the government office and went to Qin's mansion.