Xie Mansion, a villa.
It is the day when the nine aristocratic families hold their regular meeting.
Xie Xuan sat in the first seat as usual, took a sip of tea, and praised, "Good tea!"
"Everyone, please try this tea. I bought it from Minglou at a high price."
"It has a light fragrance when you first take it, and a hint of sweetness lingers between your teeth and cheeks after you swallow it."
"If you don't drink tea, you are unworthy of being a famous scholar!"
Hearing this.
The heads of other companies also picked up the teacups, tasted it, and immediately praised it highly.
“What a great tea!”
"This tea is truly amazing. Drinking it feels like being in heaven!"
"Xie brother, I wonder how much this tea costs. I'll buy some from that old man Minglou!"
“…”
Xie Xuan smiled faintly and said, "If you like, just take some."
"The production of this clear tea is not high, and Minglou hides it as a treasure. I'm afraid you can't buy it."
Everyone said in unison, "Thank you so much, brother. We gladly accept it!"
Then Xie Xuan smiled slightly and said coldly: "Now that we have finished our tea, it is time to talk about business."
"The people who attacked Murong Yanran and disrupted the celebration yesterday weren't your people, right?"
Although Xie Xuan had a smile on his face, the onlookers felt as if they were falling into an icy cave.
Zhao Hu, the leader of the Zhao family, shook his head repeatedly and said, "Xie brother, you understand me."
"My Zhao family would never do such a treacherous, sinister and cunning thing!"
"If we want to fight, we should fight openly and honestly with Murong Yanran."
"I would never do such a sneak attack!"
Dong Ziqiang, the leader of the Dong family, then said, "Brother Xie, you also understand me."
"My Dong family said we'll wait and see what happens, so we definitely won't take any action first!"
Chen Xi from the Chen family also shook his head and said, "Brother Xie, you understand me well."
"My Chen family has never been involved in military affairs, so where can we get the Eight Ox Crossbow?"
“…”
Each company expressed its opinion and said that it had done the job.
Everyone in the family abided by the results of the last discussion and waited and saw how things would develop, waiting to bring out the talented person behind the Empress and Murong Yanran first.
Shi Qing gnashed his teeth and said bitterly, "So it seems like someone is deliberately framing us for this?"
"Who on earth is so vicious?"
"We can't just sit there and wait for death. We must find the real culprit and clear our families' names!"
"Otherwise, wouldn't it be like taking the blame for someone else in vain, leaving a bad reputation for eternity?"
"That's right!" A cold light flashed in Cui Shu's eyes, and he said gloomily, "It has always been my Nine Surnames family that has cheated others. When has it ever been cheated by others?"
"This is a provocation, a declaration of war, and a mockery of us!"
Xie Xuan nodded and said in a muffled voice: "Investigate, we must investigate thoroughly!"
"The family's reputation cannot be damaged for nothing!"
"That's right!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
Then, Xie Xuan changed the subject and said in a serious tone, "However, this matter is very strange."
"I'm wondering if this is just a self-torture plot orchestrated by the Empress and Murong Yanran..."
"hiss--"
Everyone gasped and felt a chill on their backs.
It’s possible, it’s very possible!
Otherwise, where would Murong Yanran have gone to such a grand celebration? How could she not attend?
It was clearly an appointment made in advance!
Isn’t this plan too vicious?
Blatantly throwing dirty water on them.
But they still have no way to defend themselves, after all, they are the only ones in the world who have the motive to commit the crime.
Although this matter is unlikely to have any essential impact on their family.
But, it's better to be disgusting.
It's like eating a meal and catching a fly.
Do you still feel like eating?
Wang Yuan said angrily: "You little woman, you have such a vicious heart!"
"We can't bear this blame for nothing."
"Fight back, we must fight back!"
Everyone reached a consensus.
But now the question arises again, how to fight back?
The empress has been very honest recently and there is nothing wrong with her.
Just when everyone was at a loss.
Shi Qing broke out a big news: "Everyone, I have a piece of explosive news here."
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him.
Shi Qing didn't keep the secret and said directly, "It was my Xiao Chao who said that."
"You all know Xiao Chao, he's a very kind kid and never tells lies."
Everyone couldn't help laughing, and a fat man full of middle school spirit appeared in their minds.
He walks with a trembling voice, exuding a domineering aura.
They all nodded in agreement, saying that he was indeed a "pure and kind" child.
"Xiao Chao met the newly crowned number one scholar, Qin Shui, at the Da Zhou Bookstore today."
"He's the one who took advantage of his status as Minglou's son-in-law to win first place in the imperial examination."
Xie Xuan thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Brother Shi, are you talking about Qin Yuan, the magistrate of Jingzhou?"
"Exactly, exactly!" Shi Qing said with a wry smile, "I don't know what my Xiaochao is thinking. He actually regards this person as a formidable rival..."
Everyone smiled awkwardly. Who could understand the train of thought behind the second-year syndrome?
"Maybe this Qin Yuan really has something." Lu Feng laughed.
Cui Shu said disdainfully, "Brother Lu, you are wrong. Qin Yuan is not worth mentioning!"
"Qin Yuan has been in Jingzhou Prefecture for half a year now. Has he achieved any merit?"
"I think you all know what kind of person Chen Wujiu is."
"He's a serious man, upright in his work, open-minded, and always shares the credit with others."
"If this kid hadn't already been engaged to his childhood sweetheart and refused to obey, I would have wanted to marry him into the family."
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