"Changming, you are very smart. I will praise you to your fourth uncle."

"Thank you, young master. You're so kind! It's terrible for a servant to have a bad master. They'll either be beaten and starved, or sold outright, or even beaten to death."

Xu Erlang was overjoyed: So this is what it's like to be Uncle Si's son!

I'll talk to my fourth uncle about keeping this servant around from now on.

Yuanyuan stared at Changming and Bomu, who were bowing and scraping, as if she had seen a ghost, and thought to herself: I really can't bear to look at them.

This fawning behavior is something even the servants of the Xie family wouldn't do to the Emperor Emeritus.

Yuanyuan bought some candied hawthorns and returned to the car. She gave a skewer of candied hawthorns to Xiaoheng'er, while Xie Zhaozhao picked off a few and put them in a small bowl, leaving only two on the bamboo skewer for Xiaoheng'er.

"Mother, eat!" Little Heng'er stuffed one of the two balls on the bamboo skewer into his mother's mouth. Xie Zhaozhao patted his head: "Heng'er, be good, Mother won't eat."

Yuanyuan told Xie Zhaozhao what had just happened. Xie Zhaozhao was also surprised. Changming and Bomu were both shrewd and steady people. Not to mention a country boy, even a fourth-rank official in the capital would not be so servile.

What are they plotting?

"Bei Chen, follow their carriage and see what they're doing." Bei Chen responded from ahead and followed at a leisurely pace.

Changming and Bomu knew that His Majesty was following them to watch the spectacle, so they remained silent and continued to lead Xu Erlang around.

They spent the day strolling the streets, buying new clothes and shoes, and various expensive ornaments, such as jade pendants and jade ornaments often used by nobles. They also ate at restaurants in the county town and went to the opera house to listen to music.

He acted like a wealthy young master who spent lavishly.

Later, Xie Zhaozhao saw their carriage parked at a brothel in the county town.

Xie Zhaozhao held Xiao Heng'er in her arms and said, "Xiao Heng'er, you're tired. Why don't you lie down in your mother's arms and take a nap?"

We can't let Xiao Heng'er see this filthy place.

Xiao Heng'er: "Your subject cannot sleep."

"Then snuggle in Mother Queen's arms, and Mother Queen will rub your head." Xie Zhaozhao said to Bei Chen while rubbing his little head, "Let's go back."

The group returned to the inn, and Yuanyuan asked in bewilderment, "What are Changming and Bomu doing?"

Xie Zhaozhao said, "Don't worry about them. They know what they're doing and are definitely plotting something."

Inside the brothel.

Changming, Bomu, and Xu Erlang were all dressed in fine clothes, and the madam could tell at a glance that they were wealthy. However, her shrewd old eyes seemed to be sizing up Xu Erlang, intentionally or unintentionally.

Although this "young master" was wearing an expensive fox fur coat, he looked like a country bumpkin, while the servants on either side were quite remarkable.

"Call all your girls here!" Changming said, pointing at Xu Erlang. "My young master wants the most beautiful and charming girls, preferably the top courtesans."

The madam doesn't care if she's entertaining bumpkins or not; as long as there's money, she doesn't care what kind of bumpkin you are!

Soon, a group of beautiful women rushed over. Xu Erlang blushed to his heels. He was sixteen years old and his family was poor. Who would want to be his wife?

Originally, they said they would arrange a marriage for him with Xu Qiu. He had never even touched a woman's hand. Now, a whole bunch of beautiful women are throwing themselves at him, and he can choose whichever he wants!

The girls in the city, well, the top courtesan in the brothel, were begging for his favor.

Xu Erlang was surrounded by a large group of women. Changming and Bo Mu "wisely" withdrew and told him, "Young Master, we'll wait outside. You have fun."

The young rooster is very shy.

As Changming and Bomu came out, the madam rushed over, babbling and asking them which girl they had their eye on.

Changming and Bomu wouldn't be looking for women here.

Changming Hou went to the inn at dusk to report to Xie Zhaozhao.

Xiao Heng'er is asleep, and Xie Zhaozhao and Yuanyuan are listening to Bo Mu's report.

"Your Majesty, this man is named Xu Erlang, General Xu's nephew. General Xu's two nephews, his elder brother, the clan chief, and the village head all wanted money, but General Xu refused. His elder brother and two nephews then conspired to kill him with hoes..."

These words didn't sound reasonable, but Xie Zhaozhao knew there was definitely something going on; at the very least, Xu Tiezhu and his sons were wolves in sheep's clothing.

Xie Zhaozhao instantly understood Changming and Bomu's actions.

A fleeting dream!

The end of wealth and honor is an abyss of no return.

This idea could only come from the cunning Emperor Chen.

The next morning, Xu Erlang, who had just experienced his first taste of sex at the brothel and had sex seven times in one night, was in high spirits despite his aching back and sore waist, feeling like he was invincible.

On New Year's Eve, he wanted to go back to Xujia Village to show off.

Changming said, "General Xu is taking you to visit Magistrate Ying today and have New Year's Eve dinner with a group of officials! We'll go back to Xu Family Village in a few days."

Ah, I must pay a visit to a high-ranking official! To have New Year's Eve dinner with him!

Xu Erlang's heart was filled with tension and excitement once again!

"Yes, young master, in the future, you will also need to make friends with the marquises, princes, and ministers in the capital. The general will take you to see His Majesty!"

"The Golden Palace?"

"Yes, that imperial palace, every brick and tile is made of gold, stretching for three hundred miles..."

This extravagant dream of wealth and luxury must be fully realized, thoroughly and completely, to be enough to confuse the mind!