"My face has been swept away. This girl has been willful since she was young.”Chang Gui said shyly to Ximen Qiao.
"Minister, I am sorry for disturbing you.”Ximen Qiao said, secretly happy.
Chang Liying didn't leave, staring at Ximen Qiao with a dazed expression.
Zhao Ning had long since taken this opportunity to run away without a trace. His four guards were still struggling painfully on the ground.
Chang Gui was already running around in circles anxiously. He had lost all his face today.
"Minister, if you don't mind my humble background, I would also like to marry your daughter.”Ximen Qiao bowed to Chang Gui.
"Since that's the case, it's very good. I was worried that your daughter wouldn't be able to enter Daren's eyes. How many wives do you have at home? What status did my Liying have in the past?”This was what Chang Gui cared about the most.
"This humble official is ashamed. The family has more than three wives and four concubines, but if your daughter marries down, she will have a considerable status. This humble official can guarantee this.”
Ximen Qiao looked at her as he spoke. The aura of a young girl was intoxicating.
"Alright then, pick an auspicious day and Daren will call someone to propose marriage.”Although Chang Gui was unwilling, he had no other choice.
"There's no time like the present. This official doesn't have any acquaintances here who can come and propose marriage. Eunuch Huang also can't be moved. Minister, this is this official's betrothal gift.”
Ximen Qiao took out a banknote worth 200,000 taels.
Even though Chang Gui held a high position and a lucrative job, two hundred thousand silver was still a large sum. This was equivalent to twenty years of his salary.
"You're too polite, too polite." Chang Gui said as he held the banknote.
"Father, your daughter is going to marry him today. What is your name?”
Chang Liying was shocked by her own words. She didn't even know the other party's name and was about to get married. Why was she so crazy today?
"Liying, you…" Chang Gui almost fainted from his daughter's abnormal behavior today.
"Father-in-law, please accept my bow!”
Ximen Qiao felt that a long delay would lead to more problems. It was better to cook the rice first. With Chang Gui, an evergreen tree in politics, he could be considered to have taken root in the court and stood firm. This was a family relationship, different from Huang Jing's money relationship.
"Sir, please rise." Chang Gui habitually went to support Ximen Qiao.
He realized that Ximen Qiao's body was as heavy as lead, and he couldn't lift him up. Only then did he realize that he had addressed him wrongly.
Chang Liying looked at her father expectantly. Chang Gui sighed inwardly.
"Virtuous son-in-law, please rise!"
Chang Gui thought to himself that he would have to be as crazy as his daughter today. Who asked him to like this eccentric pearl the most?
"Minister, no, father-in-law, this son-in-law will go back and prepare for the wedding tonight.”Ximen Qiao then bade farewell.
"Go, son-in-law." Chang Gui really couldn't accept such a sudden change.
Chang Liying, on the other hand, ran out happily. Chang Gui thought that she was going to chase after Ximen Qiao, which would be too embarrassing.
Fortunately, she ran into the inner room and heaved a sigh of relief.
Ximen Qiao returned to the manor and told Pan Jinlian about the wedding. Pan Jinlian smiled meekly and led the servant girls to handle the details of the wedding.
Shu Xiang walked in with a report in her hand. Following Ximen Qiao's instructions, she used a red pen to highlight the key information.
Ximen Qiao jumped to his feet when he saw it. It was an urgent report from his first wife, Wu Yueniang. His salt had been robbed by Song Jiang at Liangshan Lake. Two million catties of salt had been stolen, and Sun Shangwu, the head of his escort agency, had been killed.
"Is there any more specific information?”Ximen Qiao said.
"No, sir." Shu Xiang looked at the angry Ximen Qiao. She had never seen him angry before." Sir, are we still going to hold the wedding tonight?"”
"Do it! It will be held as usual. I will go back after receiving it. What other important information do you have? Read it to me and I'll have a sip of tea.”
Ximen Qiao raised his teacup slowly. He didn't want his impatience to spread.
"Intelligence Officer No. 2 reported that Tong Guan is suspected to be negotiating peace with Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom. It is unknown whether he is representing himself or the emperor. The Yang family general, Yang Ye, fought alone and died on the battlefield. Tong Guan was indifferent and sent Pan Renmei back to the capital to report that Yang Ye did not listen to orders.”
"Intelligence officer number two is the person planted in Tong Guan residence, right?”
"Yes, your memory is really good.”
"Is there anything else?"
"Intelligence Officer No. 5 reports that Gao Qiu has ordered Young Master Gao to capture Lin Chong's father-in-law and his family.”
"Shuxiang, where is this Lin Chong now?”
"Sir, Lin Chong is currently the commander of Song Jiang's infantry army. He has the courage to fight against tens of thousands of men. That's why Gao Qiu wants to capture his father-in-law to threaten Lin Chong.”
"Pass on my order. The operation team is ready to stop Gao's son. If necessary, hide Lin Chong's father-in-law and his family here.”
"Sir, the operation team has just started preparing. I'm afraid they can't do it, right?”Shu Xiang asked doubtfully.
"Let them do it. I can't do everything alone.”Ximen Qiao decided to test the combat ability of the operation team.
He had carefully selected the people in the operation team who had a certain level of martial arts and brains. Although there were only twenty people in the operation team, they were very capable.
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