The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Yang Xian went home to recuperate for a few days, and rarely went out to do anything stupid. When he recovered and was about to go to the Li family to marry Li Leshan, a eunuch suddenly came to the palace.

Everyone in the Yang family, big and small, came out to welcome the imperial edict from the palace.

Although Yang Xian was unwilling, he had no choice but to kneel down obediently in front of the eunuch.

The people of the Yang family thought that it was no big deal. Their daughter, Concubine Yang, was now in the emperor's favor and would occasionally ask for an imperial decree to promote their family members.

But when the eunuch read out the imperial edict, everyone in the Yang family felt like the sky had fallen.

In the imperial edict, the emperor severely criticized the Yang family for their lax family traditions, saying that the Yang family's disciples relied on the royal power to bully others and did not do their job.

In particular, he criticized Yang Xian by name, saying he was unrestrained and unruly, and ordered him to reflect on himself at home for three months and not to go out.

After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, he helped Yang's father up.

"Sir Yang, the emperor orders you to teach your son well at home and not to cause trouble again."

"Young eunuch, are these the official's exact words?" Yang's father said with trembling lips.

"Yes, the emperor also said that Lord Yang Xianyang has flaws in character and needs to be strictly disciplined. I hope Lord Yang will not disappoint the emperor."

How could Yang's father not know at this time that his son had offended the government?

"Young eunuch, thank you so much, you have worked hard." Father Yang secretly stuffed something into the young eunuch's robe.

The young eunuch immediately smiled.

"Young eunuch, can I know how my son has offended the emperor?" Father Yang pulled the young eunuch aside and asked secretly.

The young eunuch looked around and whispered in Father Yang's ear, "Yesterday, Concubine Shang in the palace got a beautiful silk skirt. When she wore it for the emperor to see, the emperor found a silver poem hidden inside the skirt, and the signature was from Master Yang."

"What!?" Father Yang was shocked. He couldn't understand how such a thing could happen to his son.

"The emperor was furious and summoned Concubine Yang and Concubine Shang to confront each other. Concubine Yang recognized the notes of the great official Yang. The emperor has ordered Concubine Yang to return to the palace to reflect on her mistakes. She is not allowed to leave the palace without the emperor's order."

Father Yang staggered and almost fainted.

The daughter in the palace is the Yang family's greatest support. Unexpectedly, she is now trapped in the palace. Although she has not been banished to the cold palace, it also shows that the emperor is really angry this time.

"Someone must have framed my son." Father Yang said nervously.

"The emperor is very observant and naturally knows that there is something wrong. He has already asked Lady Shang. The skirt is a rare item purchased by the palace on the market and presented to Lady Shang to please the emperor.

No one expected that there was such a poem hidden in the lining of the clothes, and it was written by Mr. Yang himself. "The little eunuch sighed and said, "Lady Shang almost died yesterday to show that she had no affair with Mr. Yang!"

Yang's father was completely weakened at the thought. He was terrified at the thought. If the emperor really thought that his son had an affair with a concubine in the harem, no matter how many heads his Yang family had, they would not be enough to chop off!

"Your Majesty is wise. Someone must have framed my son!" Yang's father stammered.

"The emperor is naturally wise and will not be taken advantage of by villains, but I also feel that Master Yang is too unrestrained. I hope Master Yang will discipline and teach him strictly and let him read more books of sages!"

"Yes, I will definitely teach my son well. Please go back and report to the government."

The young eunuch nodded, then led his men away from Yang's Mansion.

As soon as the others left, Yang's father could no longer bear it and picked up the cup and threw it at Yang Xian.

"You rebellious son, do you want to piss off your father to death?"

Yang Xian's body was just fine, so he couldn't avoid the cup, which hit him on the head. "Master, don't." Mother Yang felt sorry for her son and protected him.

"You rebellious son, you cause trouble for me all the time, and now you have angered the government. How could my Yang family have such a disaster like you?" Yang's father cursed.

"Hmph, I am a disaster. You gave birth to me, so I am also a big disaster." Yang Xian said unconvinced.

"You, you, you are so outrageous." Father Yang couldn't bear it any longer and slapped his son in the face.

Snapped!
Yang Xian was hit hard on the cheek, and blood immediately flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Ah, Xian'er." Mother Yang hugged her son distressedly and shouted to Father Yang: "You can't blame my son for this. He was also framed. No matter how big Xian'er's fault is, he is still our only son."

Father Yang said angrily: "A loving mother often spoils her son. A loving mother often spoils her son!"

The Yang family was in chaos, but the Li family was overjoyed and returned all the betrothal gifts that Yang Xian had given to the Yang family.

When Yang Xian saw the betrothal gift, he realized that he had fallen into Li Leshan's trap.

"Interesting, interesting." Yang Xian looked at the boxes of betrothal gifts and thought that the Li family was really interesting. A small merchant family could actually hook up with Concubine Shang in the palace.

Now that the Li family has the support of Concubine Shang, it is basically impossible for Yang Xian to take Li Leshan as a concubine.

Yang Xian knew that the Li family's move was to tell Yang Xian that he had the support of his sister, Concubine Yang, and the Li family also had Concubine Shang. They were all in the same boat, and if things got really pushed to the limit, the worst that could happen was that both sides would be destroyed.

"Li Leshan." Yang Xian's lips curled up slightly, and he said to himself: "You don't want to marry me, but I still want to marry you."

Yang Xian did not hold a grudge against the Li family because of this incident. Instead, he became more interested in Li Leshan.

In the Yang family, there is only one person who hates the Li family, and that is Yang Jiulang.

Ever since he was beaten up and humiliated by Li Leshan, Yang Jiulang has been holding a grudge against him. He originally thought that he could rely on Yang Xian for revenge, and it was he who gave Yang Xian the idea to propose marriage and take the girl from the Li family as a concubine.

As a result, not only did Yang Xian not get married, he was also in danger of himself and was confined to his home, deprived of his freedom.

Yang Jiulang hated Li Leshan and also blamed Yang Xian for being useless.

"Useless thing, he can't even deal with a woman. I have to do it myself." Yang Jiulang secretly called his men.

"Let me ask you, has a group of thieves appeared in Bianjing recently, specifically robbing the daughters of the rich and powerful?"

"Master Jiu, this is true. Kaifeng Prefecture is conducting a strict investigation recently and even offering a reward. As long as you provide information about the thief, you can get a hundred strings of money." The servant replied.

Yang Jiulang rolled his eyes and said, "Go find a few skilled people, disguise them as thieves, and kidnap the girl from the Li family for me."

"Ah!" The servant was stunned and said in fear: "Master Jiu, Kaifeng Prefecture is investigating strictly! It's not a good idea to rob people at this time!"

"What are you afraid of?" Yang Jiulang took out a gold cake from his arms, threw it to the servant, and said: "Whoever can accomplish this task will be given a piece of gold. If you kidnap one of the five daughters of the Li family, I will give you a gold coin. If you kidnap all five, I will pay double!"
The servant was tempted. He touched the heavy gold nuggets and said through gritted teeth: "Master Jiu, to be honest, I actually know where those thieves are. If you can pay me ten gold cakes, I will definitely make your wish come true!"

"Huh?" Yang Jiulang asked curiously, "How come you know the whereabouts of those thieves? Why don't you go to Kaifeng Prefecture to claim the reward?"

The servant said: "I have a cousin who has been hanging around in the streets of Bianjing for many years. He discovered that the thieves were hiding in the mountains outside the city, but he was worried about being retaliated after reporting them, so he did not go to Kaifeng Prefecture.
If Master Jiu is willing to pay, I have the confidence to hire those people to kidnap the girl from the Li family!"

Yang Jiulang was overjoyed and said, "As long as you can get the job done, I will give you any amount of money, but I have only one condition, I want you to be alive!"

"No problem, Master Jiu, just wait for my good news!" (End of this chapter)