Chapter 538: My wife, Xiao Yan, wants everyone in the world to congratulate her on her wedding
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Liang Guangyi was so angry at Xiao Yan's words that his palms were shaking, but Xiao Yan just leaned against the table with a sarcastic look on his face.
"When I was in trouble during the palace banquet that night, the Grand Tutor and Feng Changli and the others wanted to kill me. If I hadn't been prepared, I would have died on the spot."
"Now that I have the upper hand, I only ask for some of your personal belongings. This is repaying evil with kindness. Grand Master, you should be content."
He looked like a fairy from a painting, but the words he spoke were as if poisoned.
"If you are willing, I can allow you to donate your collection of books to benefit students all over the world, under the pretext that you are a noble family with sympathy for the poor. You and others will personally deliver the books to the academy. This will earn you a good reputation, and students all over the world will be grateful for your kindness."
"If you are unwilling, then Grand Tutor, you can give it a try and see if I have the ability to get the betrothal gift I want to give to Tang Ning from you."
"My wife, Xiao Yan, must be admired by the world. As the head of the academy, my Tang Ning should have all the students in the world congratulate her on her wedding."
Liang Guangyi's face turned pale, then purple, his lips trembled, and his chest rose and fell. It felt like there was a blockage in his throat, and he even found it difficult to breathe.
Xiao Yan's words were simply deceiving to the extreme. No one had ever dared to do so since he entered the court.
If anyone had dared to disrespect him like this in the past, he would have killed him, but now...
Facing Xiao Yan's dark and sinister eyes like a mad dog, Liang Guangyi clenched his knuckles and bit the soft flesh inside his lips. He couldn't let today's trip or even his previous concession go to waste.
Xiao Yan was not a wealthy man raised in the capital. He was wild and untamable, a true wolf cub torn from a pack of wild beasts.
He couldn't afford the gamble, and the others didn't dare to either.
Liang Guangyi took a deep breath, finally suppressing his surging anger, and said through gritted teeth:
"Thirty percent. I can only agree to thirty percent. I will also grant Princess Xiangning permission on behalf of the other families to visit their book collections at any time as a gift to congratulate her and Governor Xiao on their wedding."
"I have already given in as much as I can. If Governor Xiao still refuses, then just pretend I haven't been here today!"
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow: "To view the book collection, add one more person."
Liang Guangyi gritted his teeth: "Who?"
"Tang Ning's sister, Xue Ru."
Xue Ru?
Liang Guangyi vaguely knew that Song Tangning had brought a concubine's daughter from the Song family, and forcibly removed her ancestral home from the Song family and changed her to her mother's surname.
Hearing that Xiao Yan only wanted the concubine's daughter and Song Tangning to enter the library together, Liang Guangyi hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay, but only for the two of them."
"This is all I can promise. If Governor Xiao still feels it's not enough, then I will leave immediately. I will be waiting for whatever tricks the Crown Prince has!"
Seeing Liang Guangyi's cold demeanor, Xiao Yan subsided, a smile flickering across his brows. "Grand Tutor Liang is so magnanimous. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will surely understand the aristocratic family's regrets."
He stood up, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of hot tea.
"It's cold, why are you still standing, Grand Master? Come sit down and have some tea."
Liang Guangyi: "...No need."
This tea is too expensive, he is afraid that drinking it will shorten his life!
"Master Xiao, I will have someone prepare everything within half a month. I only hope that Master Xiao will keep his word, otherwise..."
"Don't worry, Grand Master. As long as you don't follow His Majesty's example and think about how to kill me as soon as you leave this gate, I will naturally keep my promise."
Xiao Yan smiled at Liang Guangyi while holding the freshly poured tea.
Liang Guangyi heard the warning in Xiao Yan's words and couldn't help but snort coldly. If he had a way to kill this bastard without getting retaliated against, he would have done it long ago. How could he allow him to be so presumptuous?
Liang Guangyi looked at Xiao Yan expressionlessly, then swung his sleeves fiercely and turned away.
"Canglang, go see Grand Tutor Liang off and don't let anyone offend the distinguished guest."
Canglang followed with a smile.
Only Cao Dejiang and Xiao Yan were left in the room. They saw that the usually mature and steady Liang Guangyi's back was filled with anger, as if he could pick up a knife and kill someone.
Cao Dejiang knelt down and sat across from Xiao Yan, unable to help but shaking his head: "With your big mouth, aren't you afraid of actually pushing that old Liang family guy to the limit?"
Xiao Yan smiled faintly: "If you don't force him, how can you know the bottom line of the aristocratic family?"
He had few opportunities to deal with Liang Guangyi, as the Grand Tutor had long intended to retire. When he returned to the court, he had let Lu Chongyuan take charge of the family's power in the court.
Although Xiao Yan could guess some of Liang Guangyi's temperament, they had never actually fought each other. He had to find out some things before he knew how to step on the bottom line of this Grand Tutor in the future.
"Now that I know where his bottom line is, I can do things more easily in the future."
Cao Dejiang sighed, "You're relieved. He's probably going to hate you." He paused, "I thought you were going to offer two or three hundred thousand gold at most, but who would have thought you were just going to skin them alive with this opening? Aren't you afraid of burning your hands with this gold?"
"Brother, there's nothing I can do."
Tang Ning came out from the side compartment carrying something. She had been staying in the inner room just now, but she could hear everything being said outside clearly.
Seeing that Cao Dejiang disagreed with Xiao Yan's coercion of the noble families, she stepped forward and said softly:
"People from aristocratic families are always very shrewd. If my brother doesn't take a firm stance and even gives in, Liang Guangyi and the others will know what he cares about. Those people are bloodthirsty leeches. Once they realize that my brother is considering the overall situation, they will not only doubt my identity, but will also force him to give in step by step."
"The current situation in the court was won with great difficulty by my brother at the cost of his life. He cannot retreat, nor can he show any sign of cowardice."
I would rather be like a wolf, biting the throats of the aristocratic families and making them frightened, than show my weakness and become their prey.
Xiao Yan raised his hand to add hot tea for Cao Dejiang. When he was about to add more tea for himself, Tang Ning reached out and held him down.
"Your injuries haven't healed yet. Sister Qin said you can't drink strong tea."
The teacup was taken away and replaced with a medicinal drink to replenish qi and blood.
Xiao Yan said disdainfully: "This stuff tastes terrible."
"It's good for your health."
Xiao Yan glanced at Tang Ning, but saw that she just looked at him quietly, her big black and white eyes reflecting his shadow. He hesitated for a while and had to compromise, taking the medicine and drinking it in one gulp as if it were tea.
Just as he frowned, Tang Ning next to him handed him a candied fruit.
Seeing Xiao Yan take it and put it in his mouth, Tang Ning smiled with his eyebrows curved.
Cao Dejiang: “…”
"Can you guys calm down and talk business?"
This old man is still here!
Not blind!!
Tang Ning pursed her lips and dimples, looking well-behaved. Xiao Yan, on the other hand, was chewing candied fruit in his mouth, less cold and stern towards Liang Guangyi than before.
"Don't worry, old man. I didn't lie when I said I'd investigated them. I've looked into the financial situation of each of their families. 800,000 gold might break their bones, but it won't push them to the limit."
"That's too cruel..."
"I have no choice." Xiao Yan spread his hands: "If I were that wealthy man like Gu Helian, why would I force them?"
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