"You're so unreasonable!" Lu Guo followed behind Lin Su and said, "When I was pursuing a girl, I gave her everything she wanted. You played a trick on her, and she's still willing to marry you. This... "
Lin Su stopped and looked at him.
Lu Guo almost bumped into him, but he stopped with a big step and asked for advice: "How did you do that? Teach me."
That look was full of humility and eagerness to learn.
Lin Su patted his shoulder and said, "This requires talent. You can't learn it, Xiao Lu."
Since ancient times, deep affection cannot be retained, only routines can win people's hearts. If someone like Lu Guo uses routines on others, he will definitely be trapped and unable to get out.
Lu Guo didn't know whether to say that this name was indeed so or that Lin Su looked down on his intelligence. Although he had been tricked into having a few meals, but...
"Hey!" Lu Guo called him.
"Keep your sincerity and don't waste it on people who are not worthy." Lin Su said from afar and disappeared.
…
When Chen Tang woke up, he felt sore all over that he didn't want to get up. The darkness in the room did not affect his vision, but the person who had been sitting there playing the piano was nowhere to be seen.
Chen Tang ignored the slight disappointment in his heart, sat up and called the servant to ask questions, only to find out that he had actually slept for a whole day and night.
"When Master Lin left, he specifically told us not to disturb you," the servant added, "so that you could have a good rest."
Chen Tang felt his bones were weak, but when he heard these words, he opened his eyes: "You guys just listen to him, aren't you afraid that something will happen to me?"
His words sounded like an attempt to hold someone accountable, but he had no intention of doing so.
The servant chuckled and said, "Young Master, you're joking. Madam is about to set a date for you and Young Master Lin. Everyone in the city knows about it. How could anything go wrong?"
Chen Tang sat up with a start, his sleepiness instantly gone: "Everyone in the city knows?!"
"Yes, didn't we see Master Lin holding you that day? Everyone thought you were a perfect match." The servant smiled endearingly.
Chen Tang couldn't help laughing because of what he said, but he quickly calmed down the next moment. If this matter happened to someone else, it wouldn't be a big deal, but he had already reported the matter with Lin Su to Xiao Huang, and now it seemed like he was really compromising for the greater cause.
If Lin Su knew about this, he might think too much. But if he is not informed, Lin Su's marriage into the Shen family is equivalent to standing behind Xiao Huang. They will meet each other every day in the future. If Xiao Huang finds out that there is affection between them, I am afraid this matter will become a handle.
He might not have thought of Xiao Huang this way before, but after so many years, after realizing the man's cold heart, leaving aside his inner disappointment, he only knew that the brotherhood they once had was nothing in the face of power, and if necessary, he would become a pawn abandoned by Xiao Huang.
The Shen family is the richest, but they are also easily coveted by others. As the saying goes, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind." If he supports Xiao Huang to take the throne and is still abandoned, he will not be afraid. However, his parents are old. If Lin Suruo is tied to the Shen family's ship, can he still get away with it?
Chen Tang's mood turned from joy to depression. The servant beside him asked cautiously, "Master, are you not happy about marrying Master Lin?"
"Happy," Chen Tang waved his hand and said, "You go out first and leave me alone for a while."
"Yes." The servant looked at him worriedly and turned away.
Chen Tang was no longer sleepy, so he walked barefoot to the table and wrote down some of the plans and goals he and Xiao Huang had before. If Xiao Huang wanted to get to the top, he had to win over powerful officials and eliminate those who disobeyed him. Both the manpower and material resources would require the financial support of the Shen family.
So he knew a lot about that person's plan, but when he really listed them all out, he found that he seemed to know too much. An emperor can be unkind, but the private things he did must never be known to many people. Once they were heard by the people, his reputation would be ruined, and the reputation left in history would not be a good one.
If you don't want others to know, you have to reduce the number of people who know the secret. Chen Tang put down his pen and thought carefully. If one day he did a lot of things for power and killed a lot of people, when he finally succeeded, would he let the person who knew everything about him live?
Won't.
The answer was so certain, he wouldn't!
Then would he let someone who is capable of helping him ascend to a high position live?
Judging from his own character, he might take away all the abilities of that person before letting him live, but killing or not is just a matter of thought. And based on his understanding of Xiao Huang, people who are useless to that person often disappear inadvertently.
In the past, Chen Tang thought that Xiao Huang was of legitimate status and was the legitimate son of the Empress Yuan, so he would treat his children with the same kindness as the Empress Yuan, but he was only doing a good job on the surface.
At that time he thought it would not be his turn, but now he thinks that what does sinking into the pond count for?
A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. The words he had said to Lin Su came back to him.
The facts were before him. He didn't want to gamble the Shen family and his parents' lives on Xiao Huang's character, and he didn't want to lose Lin Su even more.
But everything cannot be decided directly. He needs one final test to determine the future direction of the Shen family.
For the imperial examination, students from all over the country gathered together. There were young boys who had not yet come of age, and there were old men with white hair and beards. They all came to study, just to get a name on the list.
After ten years of hard study, cheating is the greatest blasphemy at this time.
The Shen family has a restaurant opposite the Imperial Examination Hall. Originally, it was deserted due to the influence of Yunlai Ke, but in recent days, customers seem to be returning.
"What's so strange about this? Rumor has it that the young master of the Shen family is going to marry the owner of Yunlaike's store. From now on, they will be as close as family. How could they possibly steal the business?" Someone spoke boldly downstairs.
"The Shen family's previous business was completely robbed. Now getting married, isn't that a compromise?"
"Who knows? Anyway, we benefit from the marriage. The food and wine at Yunlaike are really amazing. It's not a question of whether we can afford it or not, but the house is full. Now it's great."
"Perhaps they are in love with each other, but since both the young master of the Shen family and the shop owner are men, you are not curious..."
Chen Tang, who was sitting in the elegant room upstairs, listened carefully and heard everything clearly, but his smile remained unchanged, and he looked rather interested.
Xiao Huang occasionally watched the Imperial Examination Hall verify the identities of the examinees one by one, and smiled at his attitude and said, "Are you and the owner of Yunlai Ke's shop really going to get engaged?"
"Well, I guess I'll pay the bride price in the next few days," Chen Tang said, his face no longer gloomy. "My mother won't have to nag me anymore."
"You and him..." Xiao Huang didn't see any resistance from him, but felt a little guilty about the unpleasant ending that day. "I'm sorry you've been wronged."
"We're not friends anymore. You can keep women you don't like in your house so you can marry them later. I'm just marrying a man. If I don't like him, I can just keep him like a Buddha statue in my house. I can't let you get in the way." Chen Tang said nonchalantly, "It's just that the process is a bit more complicated. It would be much better if we could just go straight into the bridal chamber."
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