Even though I was dressed as an ugly woman, I was still forced to love by all kinds of big guys

It was Shang Shiyu.

He didn't say anything, just stared at Li Jinze with an expressionless face.

Faced with this somewhat unreasonable behavior, Li Jinze did not get angry. Instead, he looked at Shang Shiyu with a smile and asked, "Is this the young man you mentioned in the letter?"

Li Xinglan nodded, "Third father, let's talk in the study."

Li Jinzhe shrugged, glanced at the little girl who was always protected in his arms, and chuckled, "Can I leave my little wife like you?"

Hearing this, Li Xinglan came back to his senses, abruptly withdrew his hand, and touched his nose awkwardly.

Blind Chen and Mrs. Wang were cracking melon seeds happily, but they both rubbed their arms at the same time.

I don’t know if it’s their illusion, why do they feel that the temperature in the house has dropped suddenly?

The night was dark, the clouds moved slowly, and there were occasional insects chirping. Su Su slept soundly.

She had been nervous these past few days and couldn't sleep well. Today, she learned that Li Xinglan had three awesome friends, and she finally felt relieved and fell asleep on the bed.

Blind Chen held the lamp and guarded the door for the people who were plotting in the study. No one knew where Aunt Wang had gone.

It’s time to go to Shen’s house again, he thought.

In the study, Li Jinze leaned back in a yellow wooden chair, crossed his legs, and tapped his thighs intermittently with his calloused fingers.

He looked back and forth between Li Xinglan and Shang Shiyu, breaking the silence first.

"The two brothers have a good relationship?" Although he was asking, he already had the answer in his heart, but he wanted Li Xinglan to admit it in person.

After all, the road ahead is no joke.

"He saved Su Su twice." Li Xinglan's reply was garbled, but the meaning was clear enough.

Li Jinre understood, tilted his head, and spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if they were cast in the same mold as Li Xinglan.

"How can I help you?"

"Can you lend me your secret guard?"

"Although my secret guards can fight a hundred alone, there are only so many of them. How can I help Shang Shang redress his wrongdoing?" Li Jinre crossed his legs and continued, "You'll have to ask your father about this matter."

"I borrowed the secret guards to protect Su Su." Li Xinglan said it frankly, which silenced Li Qianze.

I thought you had a love for your country and family in your heart, but it turns out you are a wife slave?

After calming down, Li Jinzhe glared at Li Xinglan with disdain, "What should I do if you lend me your secret guard? Have you forgotten your father after getting a wife?"

What wife or no wife? You've been yelling about that all night! Li Xinglan frowned slightly and was about to open his mouth to refute, but was interrupted by Li Jinze.

He waved his hand and said, "Don't talk to your wife slave. Be more restrained in front of your big daddy in the future. He doesn't like men who are obsessed with women."

Li Xinglan rolled his eyes almost to the sky, "I'm not obsessed with women!"

"Oh, yes, yes, you are not addicted." Li Jinzi's tone was full of undisguised perfunctory. Remembering that it was time to get down to business, he shifted his gaze to Shang Shiyu who was standing quietly.

"Boy, the merchant's family was wiped out and their property was confiscated. Was it the West Factory's plan?"

Shang Shiyu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Li Jinzhe sneered, as expected.

"He was the one who locked you up in the Imperial Concubine's tomb, wasn't he?" Li Jinze said with certainty, "Those valuables in the tomb also belonged to that demon."

Shang Shiyu nodded again, and said with a sour tone: "It should be."

It is said that it was done by people from the Western Factory, but without the connivance of the royal family, how could merchants become victims of politics and have their entire families’ property confiscated?

It’s not easy, it’s really not easy. Li Jinze touched his chin and sorted out his thoughts.

The West Factory is now in its heyday and has a tendency to crush the East Factory. The leader is a dead demon with a clever mouth and a compassionate appearance, but he has harmed countless good officials behind the scenes.

Withholding of food and fodder, leaking of military intelligence, repeated attacks on cities across the border, massacres of entire cities, every one of these incidents were closely linked to the Western Factory!

If I hadn't been helping my eldest brother behind the scenes and supporting the Mighty Army with real money, I'm afraid the fate of these generals would be no better than that of the merchants!

How could the empire my eldest brother risked his life to build be destroyed by those eunuchs?! Li Jinze's teeth itched with hatred when he thought of the people from the Western Factory. "If they continue to allow that damned demon to do evil, Qixia will be destroyed!"

How could Li Xinglan and Shang Shiyu not understand this? The study fell into silence for a moment. In the end, it was Li Jinze who calmed down first and then spoke.

"After receiving your message, I immediately sent people to take a look at the imperial concubine's tomb. You burned it well. The whole mountain was burned down."

After hearing this, Shang Shiyu looked at Li Jinze in a daze.

How did he do it? He spoke of setting fire to the imperial mausoleum as if it were his own kang, with such a relaxed tone.

"That damn transvestite! Maybe she's still crying while holding her handkerchief." After saying that, Li Jinze couldn't help laughing as he imagined the scene.

After laughing enough, Li asked again: "Who else knows his true identity?"

Li Xinglan answered fluently, "At present, there are only me, Su Su, and you, Sandie." After that, he looked at Shang Shiyu beside him uncertainly.

It should be just us, right?

Shang Shiyu wanted to nod, but he wasn't sure. He asked, "Blind Chen?"

"He doesn't really know. I only told him that your family has fallen on hard times, you owe a huge sum of money, and you're being hunted by your enemies."

Li Xinglan felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said, right?

That's fine. Shang Shiyu nodded and said, "Then no one will know."

Hearing this, Li Xinglan breathed a sigh of relief. If Ergouzi dragged anyone else into the matter, he would have been ready to run away.

The three of them shared information and discussed countermeasures in the study until three o'clock in the morning, then they dispersed.

Blind Chen was lying on the stone table outside the yard, snoring loudly in his sleep.

Seeing this, Li Xinglan turned to Shang Shiyu who followed and said, "The task of carrying Old Chen back to his room is now up to you. After all, you have kept him in the dark."

Didn’t you guess that?! Er Gouzi protested with his eyes.

Seeing Shang Shiyu frowning and disagreeing with this statement, Li Xinglan smiled wickedly and ran very fast, disappearing into the night in a short while.

Sighing, Shang Shiyu came to Blind Chen, wanting to wake him up, but couldn't bear to interrupt his sweet dream.

Looking at his saliva, I wonder what he was dreaming about.

In the end, he accepted his fate and picked up Blind Chen.

Blind Chen was not heavy, he was just a skinny old man, so it was easy to pick him up.

Walking on the bluestone road and looking at the twinkling lights in the courtyard, Shang Shiyu recalled the conversation in the study. A warmth surrounded his heart and lingered for a long time.

At that time, Li Xinglan put his hands on his hips, looking very cocky. He said, "Don't worry, I've got my father here. If the sky falls, they will hold it up."