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152: Princess Ruyi, Miss Changle

“Alas!” Xie Cangxuan let out a long sigh.

Li Yuan was executed by Xie Weilou in Zhenxi Marquis Manor. Now that he was here, if he could cause trouble for Xie Weilou, how wonderful would that be!

Li Huayuan said with a despondent expression, “My poor son, Li Yuan… He was so young. He only had a couple of drinks with Xie Wuji, and I never expected him to be executed by a villain. It’s a pity that this villain has a monstrous background, and I can’t touch him!”

Xie Weilou looked at Li Huayuan: “Anping Marquis, please accept my condolences! Today, the Xie Family has prepared fine wine and delicious food. You can drink to drown your sorrows. There’s nothing that a cup of wine can’t solve. If there is, then have two.”

“Hmph!”

Li Huayuan snorted coldly, not wanting to bother with Xie Weilou, because he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to resist, and would slap him to death.

Not long after.

Two more people arrived at the Xie Family: Princess Ruyi and Prime Minister Wei’s granddaughter, Wei Changle.

“Hmm?”

When everyone saw Yan Ruyi and Wei Changle, their hearts tightened. Yan Ruyi’s presence here might not surprise them too much, but Wei Changle’s appearance here was very strange.

Wei Changle was the Prime Minister’s granddaughter. Her appearance here was no small matter. Was this Prime Minister Wei’s intention?

At this moment, Yan Junlin and the others all looked at Wei Changle. They also understood the meaning of her presence here.

“How is that possible?”

Xie Cangxuan was also startled. Someone from the Prime Minister’s Residence actually came here? This little beast, Xie Weilou, actually managed to invite someone from the Prime Minister’s Residence today?

Xie Weilou stood up and quickly went forward to greet them: “Princess Ruyi, Miss Changle, your presence here is a great honor. Please forgive any lack of hospitality.”

Princess Ruyi lazily covered her stomach: “Xie Weilou, Princess deliberately came here on an empty stomach. Princess wants to eat.”

Xie Weilou said: “Princess, please take your seat quickly.”

Princess Ruyi glanced around and saw Zhang Long and Zhao Hu holding silver notes, and Xie Weilou still had a ledger in his hand. She instantly understood something, and directly pulled out some silver notes from her sleeve and handed them to Xie Weilou: “A small token of Princess’s appreciation.”

“Thank you, Princess! I thank Princess on behalf of Wu Shang and Wu Ji.”

Xie Weilou was filled with emotion.

“Heh!”

Princess Ruyi yawned and walked to the side.

Wei Changle scanned Xie Weilou with a look of disdain, then pulled out a stack of silver notes and threw them directly into Xie Weilou’s hand: “This is ten thousand taels.”

Xie Weilou immediately said: “Thank you, Miss Changle. I thank the Prime Minister on behalf of my two brothers!”

“Hmph!”

Wei Changle snorted coldly and sat down with Princess Ruyi. If it weren’t for the old man insisting she come here, she wouldn’t have bothered. Xie Weilou was extremely annoying, and the more she looked at him, the more displeased she became.

Xie Weilou sighed: “It’s a pity that Princess didn’t come!”

Upon hearing this, Princess Ruyi and the others felt a bit speechless. You still want Yan Ruyu to come here? What are you thinking?

Today’s funeral is for your two brothers. Do you want to turn it into your own?

——————

In Tianqi City, in the residences of various officials, the officials were comfortably drinking tea.

They had all received invitations from Xie Weilou, but they were all observing. What was Xie Weilou’s status? If he controlled the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, they would reluctantly give him some face.

Now, a useless son of a noble also wanted to invite them to the Xie Family. How was that possible?

Not to mention Xie Weilou, even if Xie Cangxuan came, he wouldn’t have the qualifications.

Xie Weilou sent invitations, and they accepted them, but they simply didn’t go. They comfortably drank tea and watched the show, wanting to severely dampen Xie Weilou’s spirit.

“Who went to the Xie Family today?”

“The First Prince, Second Prince, Third Prince, Third Princess, and Anping Marquis all went.”

“It’s understandable that these five went to the Xie Family. Besides them, were there any other important figures?”

“Prime Minister Wei’s granddaughter, Wei Changle, also went and gave ten thousand taels of silver.”

“What? Someone from the Prime Minister’s Residence also went? Quick… quickly prepare the silver and immediately have Mu Xue send it over.”

“Damn it! Someone from the Prime Minister’s Residence went, why are you still standing there?”

Upon hearing that someone from the Prime Minister’s Residence went to the Xie Family, many high-ranking officials’ expressions changed drastically, and they all quickly had people prepare silver.

Several princes and princesses going to the Xie Family, they could ignore, after all, these few were competing, and some of them also had connections with Xie Weilou, so it was normal for them to go.

But the Prime Minister’s Residence was different. If someone from there went, and they didn’t send someone, that wouldn’t do.

No matter how extraordinary their status was, they couldn’t be higher than the Prime Minister, could they?

Not long after.

The Ministers of the Six Ministries, Dukes, and Marquises all sent young people to the Xie Family.

“The descendants of the Ministers of the Six Ministries: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of War, have all come.”

“Duke Su and Wu’an Marquis have also come.”

“Hiss! The Xie Family has such a grand presence today. Almost all the high-ranking officials and nobles in Tianqi City have come.”

Everyone was astonished. Imperial relatives, the Prime Minister’s granddaughter, and the sons of the Ministers of the Six Ministries were all here. Such a lineup was truly terrifying.

Xie Cangxuan stared at Xie Weilou, his face even more unsightly. If all these people were invited by him, he would be so happy he couldn’t sleep. Unfortunately, these were all people invited by Xie Weilou, which was very frustrating.

On the other hand, the people he invited were all insignificant figures.

Thus, a contest of connections formed between him and Xie Weilou, and he was utterly defeated!

Xie Weilou looked at everyone with a smiling face: “Thank you all for gracing the Xie Family with your presence. Fine wine and delicious food have been prepared. Everyone, please take your seats.”

Such a scene, where did it look like someone had died? Those who didn’t know would have thought it was a wedding.

“……”

Everyone said nothing more, sent out their silver, and then sat down.

Wei Changle pouted: “He’s using someone else’s prestige to achieve his own goals. This guy is truly hateful, truly asking for a beating.”

She naturally understood why these people came here: because someone from the Prime Minister’s Residence had come, and if these people didn’t come, it naturally wouldn’t do!

At this moment, she seemed to understand why Xie Weilou personally went to the Prime Minister’s Residence and even presented a painting.

This guy probably knew from the beginning that he couldn’t invite the Ministers of the Six Ministries and many high-ranking officials and nobles, which is why he brought out the Prime Minister’s Residence.

This was not only to extort the Prime Minister’s Residence but also to take advantage of them, which was truly despicable.

Yan Junlin smiled broadly. He looked at Yan Wuhai and Yan Wuchen: “Second Brother, Third Brother, how is it?”

He was trying to win over Xie Weilou, but Xie Weilou had attracted so many people. For him, this was naturally very beneficial.

Yan Wuhai smiled indifferently: “Brother Xie is naturally extraordinary, but the Prime Minister has been investigating certain matters recently, so Big Brother should be careful.”

The implication was that Xie Weilou had brought in people from the Prime Minister’s Residence, but it had nothing to do with Yan Junlin. In fact, the Prime Minister might even investigate Yan Junlin.

Yan Junlin chuckled: “Second Brother, you’ve misunderstood me. How I fare is not important. What’s important is seeing Brother Xie’s extraordinary abilities; as his brother, I’m happy!”

Xie Weilou’s two brothers died, and the funeral was so lively. If he could also have a few brothers die, he would definitely make it even livelier. He might even personally beat gongs and drums to send his brothers off!

Today, he had to bask in some of this good fortune, and it would be best if he could jinx a few of his brothers to death.

Yan Wuhai: “……”

When it came to winning people’s hearts, they might truly be inferior to Yan Junlin. This guy’s flattery skills were unmatched!

And yet, he still pretended to be incredibly sincere, which was truly speechless.

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