Prince Han's Mansion has a grand tower and a deep courtyard. After entering, Fang Jun walked around the screen wall and went straight into the inner house towards the central hall. All the servants, servants and maids he encountered along the way stepped aside and bowed to salute, with sincerity and fear.
Everyone in the mansion knew that this man was really vicious. In the past, he was a dandy and dared to ride straight into the mansion. His Royal Highness, the King of Han, was frightened and did not dare to say anything. He even went to Emperor Taizong's palace to ask for protection. Later, he rose to power and gained great power. Even more so in Prince Han’s Mansion, King Han didn’t even complain...
Who dares to provoke such an evil person?
Not to mention being disrespectful in performing the etiquette, but even the movements are precise and meticulous, lest someone find something wrong and offend this person, and make His Highness angry...
Fortunately, although Princess Han was strict, she was extremely kind to her servants and was always generous with her actions. She had an excellent reputation in the mansion and was well supported by everyone.
Fang Jun walked slowly with his hands behind his hands. When he saw someone saluting on the roadside, he would often nod in response and casually ask the servant who led the way: "There seem to be a lot of new faces in the house. How about me?" It was different the last time I came here. Has Your Highness taken any concubines recently?”
The chamberlain who led the way had his heart pounding and he was almost sweating in the cold weather. He said cautiously: "When I returned to the Duke of Yue, His Highness did not take any concubines."
The concubine of Prince Han’s Mansion is not even as good as a wife in front of the Second Master Fang. It depends on the owner to beat the dog. When the Second Master of the House of Han takes care of the concubine of Prince Han’s Mansion, he doesn’t even need to look at His Highness the Prince of Han’s face. He can beat him if he wants to. , scold if you want.
Of course, the premise is that those concubines are disrespectful to Princess Han. If they are docile and obedient, Princess Han is not a jealous person...
Fang Jun walked to the middle hall, slipping on his shoes and curiously asked: "Are you afraid of me?"
The servant smiled apologetically and said: "The Duke of Yue is an unrivaled hero, with a majestic and imposing manner. We, the slaves, are naturally trembling in fear of your majesty."
Fang Jun changed his shoes and said with a smile: "He is a good talker. Your Highness, the King of Han, is not as good as you."
The servant didn't know how to respond to this, so he could only smile apologetically, keep his mouth shut, and didn't dare to say anything. He thought to himself, "Isn't this guy here to cause trouble today?"
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Entering the main hall, they saw King Li Yuanjia of Han and Princess Fang of Han sitting at the top. Seeing Fang Jun enter, Madam Fang waved happily: "If I hadn't sent you a New Year gift, I'm afraid you wouldn't have visited once a year." The door, right? Sit down and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up.”
Fang Jun smiled in greeting, then came forward and sat down with Fang's family, and replied: "His Royal Highness, the King of Han, is really charming and suave. If I rashly come to the door and bump into a favored concubine or concubine, it will be really unreasonable." The crime deserves death.”
Fang's smile was as bright as a flower, she reached out and patted her brother on the arm, and said angrily: "Now that we are all in high-ranking positions, we are still neither big nor small. Don't be rude to His Highness."
That's what he said, but just looking at the cheeks blooming like flowers, you can tell how happy he is.
When a daughter gets married, she has a strong natal family and a brother who is willing to support her even though she is not afraid of the powerful. Others cannot understand the happiness at all.
Li Yuanjia snorted, sat firmly as a mountain, and remained calm in the face of Fang Jun's teasing. He just said calmly: "Drink tea."
His expression was normal, but in fact he was feeling sad. It was ridiculous to think that Bang Chui had dared to step into Prince Han's palace because the concubine he took was disrespectful to the Fang family. He was so frightened that he turned around and went to Tai Chi Palace to beg Emperor Taizong for his blessing... It was really ridiculous.
But there is no need to worry about that now. Firstly, now that we are getting older, we may have passed the stage of love for women, and we pay more attention to the relationship between husband and wife. It is better for the couple to be as ordinary as water and moisturize each other. Furthermore, Fang Jun is already a minister. You Pushe, Prince and Young Master, have a high and powerful position, so they can no longer act as arbitrarily as before.
Fang Jun glanced at Li Yuanjia, half-smiling but not smiling: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the tea."
Li Yuanjia's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly squeezed out a smile: "Why should a family be like this? Drink tea quickly and warm yourself up. It's freezing cold today..."
After all, the shadow of that year still lingers in my heart. Although I feel that this guy can no longer be as messy as before, I can't guarantee that if he feels unhappy, he will contradict me and make me unable to get off the stage...
He became more and more depressed in his heart. After all, he was also a nobleman from Tianhuang, and he was also in charge of the power of Zongzheng Temple. How could he, a well-known figure in the royal family, not be able to stand upright and be strong in front of this brother-in-law?
What a sin.
At this time, the steward came in from outside, handed the Fang family's gift list to Li Yuanjia with both hands, and said respectfully: "The Fang family's annual gifts have been counted and stored in the treasury. Please take a look at the gift list."
"Yeah."
Li Yuanjia responded, put down his tea cup and took the gift list. He took a cursory glance at it and was suddenly startled. He looked at Fang Jun and said, "Why are you sending such an expensive New Year's gift?"
Although he is a noble and powerful person, he is not unpractical because he deals with various complicated affairs within the clan all day long. After just one glance at the gift list, he estimated that its value is no less than tens of thousands.
In particular, the southern pearls, ambergris and other items on the gift list are priceless and rare. If you purchase them seriously, they may be more than double their original value...
As for Prince Han's Mansion, all the large and small properties were put together in one place, and the income was only over 100,000 yuan.
No wonder the person in charge hurriedly sent this gift list, because he wanted to decide how to return the gift...
Fang Jun took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "It seems that when His Highness was harboring ill intentions toward my eldest sister, he and our family exchanged annual gifts. Our family sent one portion, and Prince Han's Palace gave two in return... In the past two years, the family's income has been The situation has been greatly reduced, and it is difficult for everyone to make ends meet, so we have to take this drastic step. I hope Your Highness will forgive you.”
Li Yuanjia: "..."
Is this a rip-off?
Furthermore, back then, it was because I wanted to marry your eldest sister, so I naturally lowered my stature and tried my best to please you. But now that your eldest sister is the mother of several of my children, why should I do that?
Fang Jun said: "Your Highness must have fooled my eldest sister. He has been cooking for many years, so he doesn't pay attention to my eldest sister's family, right?"
Li Yuanjia: "..."
Wouldn't you be able to sleep at night if you didn't say something sarcastic to me?
He placed the gift list in front of Mr. Fang and said expressionlessly: "Your mother's family's New Year's gift is from your brother. It's up to you to decide how to give it back. I won't ask."
Even if you really empty out the warehouses of Prince Han’s Mansion, you still have to give double the gift to your parents’ family, and I agree...
Fang took a look at the gift list and was surprised. She looked at Fang Jun and said, "This is too expensive."
"The situation at home has been good in the past two years. Besides, most of these things are novelty items with not much actual value. My eldest sister just keeps them."
Mrs. Fang nodded: "My brother is capable and can manage the family, so I'll keep it. I'll have someone prepare a New Year's gift later and deliver it myself."
Fang Jun hurriedly said: "That's not necessary. I came here today just to fulfill my mother's orders to take my eldest sister back to stay for a few days. After all, I haven't seen her for such a long time, and my mother misses me so much. As for the New Year's gift, I will leave it to Your Highness later. Just send it over..."
Then he looked at Li Yuanjia: "Does His Highness look down on the small family of the Fang family and is unwilling to visit in person?"
Li Yuanjia was so angry that he said angrily: "If you don't tease me a few words, you won't be able to speak, right?"
Fang Jun laughed: "Then it's settled. Sister, hurry up and pack up. We'll leave in a moment and go home for dinner."
"Okay, you sit here and drink tea with His Highness first, while I go to pack some clothes in the back... Speak properly and don't choke His Highness all the time. Brother-in-law and brother-in-law are supposed to be the closest, but they act like enemies and enemies. Childish .”
"Okay, okay, since eldest sister is protecting me, I just won't cause trouble for him today."
"You wait here, I'll come back as soon as I can."
"Yeah."
When Mrs. Fang took the maid back to the inner house to pack clothes, Li Yuanjia raised his hand to repel the servants in the hall and whispered: "You have to pay attention to the safety of the palace. Let Li Junxian and Wang Dezai carefully check the palace people and imperial guards. Screen it once and don’t take it lightly.”
Fang Jun took a sip of tea and looked solemn: "Is it really like this?"
Fang Xuanling had given him a heads-up before and mentioned that he should pay attention to Li Chengqian's safety and not think that everything would be fine once the rebels were wiped out. Now that Li Yuanjia mentioned this matter again, it was obvious that the worries were not unfounded.
Li Yuanjia said: "You underestimate the power of the clan and overestimate His Majesty's prestige."
Fang Jun nodded, lost in thought.
Speaking of the rampant clan, the Li-Tang royal family is probably the most arrogant group in Chinese history. They regard coups as a daily occurrence. They ignore the relationship between father and son and brothers and sisters. The ethical code is often gone. They are unscrupulous and do whatever they want. Nothing is imaginable or impossible.
It is simply delusional for them to have the idea of "loyalty to the emperor". As long as there is the slightest chance, they will fight for the throne without hesitation.
As for Li Chengqian's prestige... it had already been completely wiped out by His Majesty Li Er's turmoil over and over again. Even after ascending the throne as emperor in just one year, it was not enough for him to cultivate more prestige to overwhelm the clan.
After taking a sip of tea, Fang Jun asked: "What about you, you know that there are many dangers, but you just watch from the sidelines?"
Li Yuanjia was very helpless about this: "Otherwise? Arrest whoever is suspected? To tell you the truth, everyone in the clan is suspected. There were two consecutive mutinies, and countless people were involved. We can't always Are you going to kill all the clan members one by one? Now there is no other way but to defend yourself."
"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days? If you just take strict precautions, you may be unable to guard against them."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"You are Zong Zhengqing. People in the clan are currently unstable. Some people are coveting the great treasure. Isn't it your responsibility to take precautions before it happens?"
"I am not capable enough to do the job, so I should resign from Your Majesty."
Fang Jun sneered: "His Royal Highness is afraid of difficulties and is wise to protect himself. This is really making people laugh."
Li Yuanjia retorted: "My brother-in-law knocks on my door from time to time. I have been laughed at by outsiders enough, so why not laugh a few more times?"
Just as Fang came out of the inner house, Fang Jun stood up and said: "If you don't agree with me, I'm going to leave. You don't need to go personally to deliver New Year's gifts to the mansion. You can just send someone there. Otherwise, I'm afraid the Fang family's food won't be able to entertain your highness." ”
Fang was originally in high spirits, but when she saw the two people arguing with cold faces, she was speechless: "You are a prince and a prince, do you want to be so childish?"
Fang Jun said: "This generation is as timid as a mouse and has no responsibility. It is contemptible."
Li Yuanjia said angrily: "I went to the house to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law. If you are the only one in the house, do you think I will come to visit you?"
"If this is not my eldest sister's house, you are begging me to come. Do you think I will come?"
"Don't come and pull me down!"
"Farewell!"
"No!" Fang Jun walked away, Li Yuanjia's face turned pale, and Uncle Lang and Uncle Lang parted unhappy.