It should be noted that although Li Tianyou was just a merchant in the past, he is now highly regarded by the emperor and has been directly given a second-rank official position.
As long as I get along well with Lord Li, maybe one day when Lord Li is in a good mood, he will promote me?
Thinking of this, Xu Xiangren's gaze toward Li Tianyou became even more intense.
"I wonder what business Lord Xu has with me?" Li Tianyou asked, puzzled. After all, he had never even met Lord Xu before, let alone had any relationship with him.
However, if he remembered correctly, this Lord Xu seemed to have a good relationship with Cao Yunpeng.
Does he know that Cao Yunpeng is currently imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice?
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just heard that you're now working in the Ministry of Revenue, so I came to make an appearance," Xu Xiangren said with a smile.
"I wonder which department Lord Xu is in now?" Li Tianyou asked, looking at Xu Xiangren.
"I am unworthy, but I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to return to the capital to take up a post, and I happen to be working at the Imperial Stud," Xu Xiangren said with a smile.
Li Tianyou thought for a moment, and then thought of the Imperial Stud. He had recently reviewed the files related to the Imperial Stud.
Got it, Taipusi, the horse groom!
"Haha, it's quite remarkable that Lord Xu was able to stand out from so many people and return to the capital," Li Tianyou said with a smile, making a polite remark.
However, Xu Xiangren, who was standing to the side, seemed oblivious and kept chatting with Li Tianyou about this and that.
This left Li Tianyou feeling extremely embarrassed.
"Master, it's time to return to the manor." A cold voice rang out from the side.
The person who arrived was Qinghe, the secret guard that Xu Heming had sent to Li Tianyou.
"Lord Xu, I'm sorry, I have something to attend to and must return to my residence first." After saying this, Li Tianyou left with Qinghe without turning his head.
"Sigh..." Xu Xiangren wanted to try to get closer to Li Tianyou, but the man had already gone far away.
Xu Xiangren was dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do; everyone had already left.
However, his visit today wasn't without its rewards; at least he made Li Tianyou remember him.
Who knows, maybe next time I need someone's help, I'll think of him.
It was very late when Xu Xiangren got home.
"Master, why are you only just returning?" Madam Niu asked with some dissatisfaction, noticing that Xu Xiangren had returned later than usual.
"Madam, do you still remember that wealthy Master Li from Li'an County?" Xu Xiangren asked, holding Niu's hand with great excitement.
“I remember, he’s just a merchant, so what if he’s rich?” Niu said dismissively.
“This Master Li is quite something now. I don’t know where he got the Emperor’s favor, but now he’s actually the Vice Minister of Revenue, a second-rank official,” Xu Xiangren said with envy.
"Master, are you saying that Master Li has become a second-rank official?" Madam Niu knew that her husband was a ninth-rank official when he was the magistrate of Xin'an County. Later, he went to the capital and became the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Stud, which was a sixth-rank official. At that time, they were very happy.
Now that she heard that Li Tianyou, that merchant, had transformed into a second-rank official, Madam Niu took out her fingers, counted, and thought to herself, "My goodness, that's a full three ranks higher than my master!"
A higher-ranking official can crush a person, but a three-rank higher official can crush their entire family.
Thinking of this, Madam Niu swallowed hard, looked nervously at Xu Xiangren, and asked, "Master, back in Xin'an County, you didn't cause any trouble for this Master Li, did you?"
The Niu family feared that Li Tianyou, now that he had achieved great success, would return to take revenge on their family.
After all, the Li family was already richer than theirs, and now they have more power.
What if they retaliate for something I did in the past?
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