After Yan Luodong came back from inquiring, he reported to Xue Chen: "There is nothing special about Changning Hou Mansion recently. It is still the old lady fighting with Hou. A while ago, Mrs. Hou seemed to have miscarriage. However, Changning Hou didn't care much. He almost always stayed outside the mansion and made friends with people he had never made friends with before."

Xue Chen stopped writing and asked Yan Luodong: "Who did you make friends with?"

Yan Luodong replied: "They make friends with literati, who are considered poor students, and they do not want to be the same as Changning Hou's usual style of interaction. For example, Li Wenchang and Li Xiucai from Xishan Academy, Zhang Fan and Zhang Juren from Dongling Academy, and Qi Xiuping, a polite son of Wuning Hou's family. These people are all poor families. Changning Hou was disdainful of their relationship, but I don't know what happened recently, but I am willing to condescend to dating these people, and I am very generous in taking action."

Xue Chen's heart sank, of course he was generous. Li Wenchang was the top scholar in the year of Xinyou, later the Minister of Rites, Zhang Fan was the second in the year of Bingyin, and later became the Grand Historian, Qi Xiuping was even more amazing. The identity of the illegitimate son of the polite house was directly named the ward for his contribution to the rescue of the emperor and married the youngest princess of the royal family. Since then, these people seem to be the sons of poor families and have a slim future, but only those who have lived once know what their future will be.

Song Antang has never studied, and he can't get the top scorer in the exam. He has no family background and cannot let him climb up. He has worked on the edge of the officialdom before, and has never been in contact with the core. Even if he wants to climb up, he doesn't know how to do it. The only thing he can do is to find these people who may become successful in the future, first communicate with them, and then the strange goods are available, and he becomes the one who supports these people. This will indeed bring a lot of help to the future. It's not too stupid. A gloomy smile appeared on the corner of Xue Chen's mouth, but it's still more than ten years before these people's rise to the top.

He never thought about whether he could survive the past ten years. By then, the Changning Hou Mansion will be gone. People still remember him. At most, they will give up a few copper coins. They are not fools. With your grace today, they will help you in the future. Don’t joke. The primary basis of all the people in this world who are in the same level is in the same level. If you have kindness to him today, he will be successful and famous next year and be on the same level, you can continue to interact and support each other. However, if you wait for him to prosper and become inferior, why should people be dragged down by you?

After living for a lifetime, Song Antang still didn't understand how he should live. He would never think about what efforts he would do to improve his life. As before, he always puts hope on others. He is as popular as he is, if he is still alive in more than ten years, these people might give him two slight faces, but if he is gone, or his status is too far away from them, who will still remember who he is?

“What else?”

Xue Chen regained his expression and continued to write. Yan Luodong thought about it for a while and replied: "No more, he just wandered around the capital every day and occasionally went to drink flower wine. Oh, recently he took a brothel woman home as a concubine."

After thinking about it, Xue Chen said, "Is the brothel woman named Qin Ying?"

"Yes, it's her, how can the wife know?" Yan Luodong was a little surprised.

Xue Chen curled his lips and replied, "I went back to Xue's house a few days ago. My wife told me that when she went to the banquet, she heard Mrs. Changninghou complain to others."

Actually, it is not. The reason why Xue Chen knew was because in the last life, Song Antang quarreled with Yu for a long time. Yu felt that he didn't want a brothel woman and thought she was dirty, but Song Antang insisted on asking her, saying that it didn't matter if he was dirty, he didn't care. Anyway, he came back to be a concubine. In the end, Yu let it go, but Qin Ying was included in the mansion by the Marquis of Wu'an, which made him regret it. Unexpectedly, in this life, he still couldn't change the food, and he hadn't forgotten about things like women. It was a waste of time!

Yan Luodong nodded: "Oh, so that's it."

Xue Chen picked up a piece of paper written and blew it on, and said to Yan Luodong: "This is the end of this matter. There is another thing I want to discuss with you."

Yan Luodong looked up and said, "Madam, just give me orders."

Xue Chen walked out of the book case, compared the Grand Master's chair beside him, looked at him and said, "Please sit with Guard Yan."

Yan Luodong didn't know what Xue Chen was going to say, but why did he invite him to sit for no reason, but Jindao sat down. Xue Chen poured him a cup of tea, then sat down on him, and asked, "Today I want to discuss with Guard Yan. She is about Niu'er's business this year. She will be twelve years later. She will be able to talk about her in two years."

"Huh?" Yan Luodong didn't expect Xue Chen to tell him this, and was stunned for a moment. He realized after a long time. He was not polite, so he put down the teacup, stood up and bowed to Xue Chen:

"Please pay more attention to her. Yan will also repay his wife's kindness as a cow."

He then realized that the wife wanted to be a matchmaker for his daughter. His wife died early, and Niu'er was always with him. Seeing the little girl growing up day by day, Yan Luodong was also worried. There is a saying among the people that the five people would not marry, one of which was that the daughter who lost her mother would not marry. He thought that if the daughter could not marry in the future, he would not raise her for the rest of her life, but now the young lady is willing to protect the matchmaker for her, so she would not be afraid of anything.

Xue Chen helped him up and said, "Why are Yan Guard doing so politely? I always treat Niu'er as my cousin, but I am much older than her and can't keep her by my side on weekdays, but the female husband teaches her to read, the nanny teaches her the rules, and you, the father teaches her character, I believe she can also have a good upbringing. When I get old in the future, my sister always wants to look at her."

After pondering for a moment, he said again: "I plan to recognize her as my sister. What does Yan Guard think?"

Yan Luodong really didn't expect Xue Chen to say this. He stood there blankly and looked at Xue Chen. He felt embarrassed to agree, because he knew that such words would be an obvious advantage for his wife. However, since the wife said this, she would definitely not be polite to him. In fact, no one would really be polite to a mistress. Therefore, the wife really wanted to accept Niu'er as her sister. As long as she became the young lady's sister, Niu'er would definitely marry a wealthy and polite family in the future. She didn't have to be like him, and she was wandering around for the rest of her life. In the end, there was no fixed number.

After all, he did not refuse. The temptation was too great. He only thought to himself that the young lady was so kind and righteous, even if he had been a cow and a horse for her for several lifetimes, he would be willing to do it.

He immediately knelt down and thanked Xue Chen for Niu'er: "Yan was ashamed and thanked Mrs. Young for Niu'er. If she could marry a good family in the future, she would definitely serve the Mrs. Young."

After Yan Luodong came out of the Jinyiwei, he realized the difficulties of life. He used to lick blood from the knife. For a command, he ignored many lives and committed too many murders, so that his colleagues died tragically and his brothers died. He neglected to take care of the family, and his tired wife passed away early, leaving behind a young girl. Fortunately, the young lady was willing to take him in, give him a place, and ensure that his life was safe. This was the greatest favor for a displaced ronin. Now that he has received such a great favor, Yan Luodong really doesn't know how to thank him.

Xue Chen pulled him up and said, "What are you doing! I recognized Niu'er as my sister, you are my elder, I have to call you Uncle Yan. In the future, you can't kneel down and make me live a life-long life."

Yan Luodong looked at Xue Chen with some embarrassment, frightened by her words "Uncle Yan". Xue Chen pushed him out and told him that after three days, she would set up a table of wine in Canglanyuan and invite all the brothers from the guard station to have a drink, so that everyone could witness her recognize the girl Niuer.

Xue Chen did what he said. Three days later, he really set up ten tables of banquets in Canglan Garden, with high-quality delicacies, and let Lou Qingyun serve as a companion, giving Yan Luodong and the guards enough face. Lou Qingyun knew that Xue Chen had a lot to rely on Yan Luodong, so he was even more enthusiastic about him. Yan Luodong, who was not good at speaking, was drunk by the group of little rabbits that night.

Xue Chen took the graceful Niu'er to the back room and asked her to play with Xun Ge'er on the bed of the Arhat. Although Niu'er is young, she is very good at taking care of children. Xun Ge'er is rare to resist her and is willing to play with her. Xue Chen asked Qin Feng to come over with a makeup box, and then called Niu'er, handed the thing to her, and said, "This is what my sister gave you. When you see me in the future, you will call me sister. If you have anything to solve, you can come to me. From now on, you will be Xun Ge'er's little aunt. Come and play with him more, okay?"

Niu'er's full name is Yan Guilan. Her mother is from the south. Guilan returns together. Yan Luodong was not at home for many years. Her mother missed him, so she married her daughter with such a name, and her nickname was Niu'er.

Niu'er looked at Xue Chen and said sensiblely: "Sister, these things are too expensive. I can't accept them. My father said, you are our benefactor. Only we repay you with kindness. Where can I accept your things? From childhood to adulthood, my dad and I have depended on you for your life. Now you have given us such a big face, but we must be ignorant. In the future, what instructions do you have? As long as I can do it, Niu'er will do it for you. Just like my dad, we father and daughter will do things for my sister in the future. I will protect Brother Xun from being bullied."

Xue Chen looked at this sensible little girl. Her mother Xue Chen saw her. She couldn't tell what she looked like. However, she was like a beauty. The girl looked like her mother, and there was a sense of arrogance between her eyebrows. This was with her father. She spoke appropriately, acted appropriately, and was chivalrous. She was a good girl.

Xue Chen stuffed the thing into her hand and said, "This is the gift of my sister to you. In the future, it will be your dowry. If you don't accept it, I will not accept it. Take it."

Niu'er looked down at the obviously expensive makeup box in her hand. After hesitating for a while, although she was young, she could understand what the banquet today meant. It was not that she didn't want to marry a peddler, but she just didn't want to marry a rude country man who was unlearned. At least she had to be reasonable. But she just relied on her father as a guard, and she was a woman who lost her mother. She grew up by her father since she was a child, and many families would not want her like this.

Niu'er and her father have similar temperaments. They can see the right and wrong clearly and understand what kind of opportunity they cannot be missed, so they blushed and took it away.
Chapter completed!