The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 175 Someone Treats Her Like a Close Family

Shen Qinghe escorted Lang Jiuchuan out of the door of the Hall of Rebirth, turned his head and looked back. Seeing that the people from the Xuan clan did not follow him, he frowned.

"Why are you still hanging out with the Xuan Clan? But the Gong Clan recruited you?"

Lang Jiuchuan was a little surprised and said, "Why do you have this idea? The Gong family, that is, Gong Qi's mother, is a close friend of my biological mother. The old lady of the Pei family treats her like a daughter, and the two families are considered to be on good terms. Before, something bad happened to the Lang family, and my mother wrote a letter to the eldest lady of the Gong family, so someone from the Gong family came to help."

Shen Qinghe asked: "But what about the Qi family?"

Lang Jiuchuan smiled and said, "You have heard about this too?"

Shen Qinghe sighed and said, "Of course I have heard about your case. The Qi family also spread rumors about you. I just hate that I can't go to court with them. But don't worry, evildoers will be punished by evildoers. Qi Zuyao will be demoted to another place soon, and the Qi family will not be able to get up."

"It's not entirely because of the Qi family. Besides, I have never regarded the Qi family as an opponent."

Shen Qinghe raised his eyebrows: "Because the county lord died?"

"Not really, she was just an accident. She died because she committed a great sin of murder and suffered the backlash of karma." Lang Jiuchuan said calmly: "She overestimated her confidence in her willful behavior. Even the relatives of the Xuan clan could not save her sometimes. What's more, distant water cannot quench nearby fire."

"It's fine if you know the situation, but what about the Gong family?" Shen Qinghe pursed his lips and said, "I wonder if you have heard about the Xuan family's behavior when you were at the farm. Although I have been in the government for many years, I have not traveled all over the world, but I have heard a little about the Xuan family. I heard that they are very good at recruiting Taoists from all over the world to be their disciples, just like us dignitaries who recruit many followers."

All powerful people, especially those in power, have retainers to serve them. He is no exception. He also has a corner in his house for retainers, most of whom are scholars, and there are also one or two extraordinary people who are used as staff. Those who are not yet capable are treated as reserve troops.

Even among merchants, there were those who sponsored scholars, hoping to make a profit from a rare commodity.

In fact, after all, this move is all for one's own interests.

Shen Qinghe did not feel ashamed and continued, "In fact, it is fine to recruit many disciples to serve you, but in the Xuan clan, some people are used to the idea that those who go against me will die. If they cannot be recruited for their own use, they will be suppressed, and in serious cases, they will be designed to make their cultivation level drop greatly and become useless. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand. Are you trying to make me careful not to be tricked?" Lang Jiuchuan's eyes were filled with warmth.

Shen Qinghe nodded: "You may think that I am friendly to you because you saved my family, but to be honest, I feel that I am compatible with you, maybe because you took away that proud relationship?"

Lang Jiuchuan smiled: "This is the law of cause and effect. I don't think you and your wife have any intentions towards me."

"That's good. Then I will treat you and talk to you as a junior." Shen Qinghe returned to the previous topic and said, "I know your ability. I heard what Gong Qi said yesterday. He also knows a thing or two about your ability. I am not saying that he is not good, but his identity is that he is a member of the Xuan clan. In this world, few people dare to betray their clan. Many people will work for the clan, hoping that the clan will become stronger and more profound. If they are interested in your ability, what will you do? Will you accept or not?"

"As for the Lang family, they are now in a difficult situation. Master Xue, your uncle from the Zhao family and I have tried again and again to get someone to ask for an imperial decree to let your uncle inherit the title, but it has been sealed for the New Year and there is still no news. I estimate that after the seal is opened, the decree will come down, but it will most likely be a downgrade." Shen Qinghe said: "The Lang family is far away from the center of power. Now they have to observe mourning. If the title is downgraded, they will be even further away from the center of power. Such a family will not be able to support you even if they are willing."

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the snow-covered green mountains in the distance, and said, "Even if there are, the Lang family is just an ordinary noble family and dare not confront the Xuan clan. So once they really recruit you, no matter how unwilling you are, don't confront them head-on, just go along with it. If you really want to choose a family to join, the Gong family is still decent. At the beginning, I wanted to ask for help for Shen Peng." A pearl will not be tarnished. Who doesn't want to recruit capable people as their own? If he was a member of the Xuan clan, he would also find a way to recruit Lang Jiuchuan when he saw that he was a capable person.

But he also got a sense of Lang Jiuchuan's personality. She was not the kind of girl who would just accept everything. He was just afraid that she would really go against others.

Too rigid and easy to break.

Lang Jiuchuan listened to him teaching his daughter like an old father, so he took two steps back and bowed: "I have listened to your words, sir."

"Why call me sir? Why are you being so formal with me? I'm the same age as your father, so it's okay for you to call me uncle?" Shen Qinghe looked at her with resentment in his eyes.

"uncle."

"Hey, good girl." Shen Qinghe just remembered something, took out the red envelope he had prepared long ago, and handed it to her: "Happy New Year, always happy and peaceful."

"Thank you." Lang Jiuchuan took it and said, "I understand your sincere words just now. I will treat the Xuan Clan with caution. The Gong Clan is indeed okay, and I also intend to use it to shelter from the wind and rain."

This means...

The big and the small looked at each other and understood each other's eyes.

"Also, the death of Miss Qi is probably related to evil spirits. I don't know if this matter will be investigated by your subordinates. Please be careful." Lang Jiuchuan said, "Also, you can find the department in charge of household registration to check for people with pure Yin horoscopes, tell Gong Qi and the others to find someone to keep an eye on them and see if they can wait and see."

"Will there really be new victims?" Shen Qinghe's face turned dark.

"Qi Si will not be the last one." She still believed in the divination she had made. The great evil demon had not yet been born, but the matter still needed further investigation.

Shen Qinghe frowned and said, "In the past two years, things seem to be a bit uneasy. Great evil appears from time to time. I don't know what's going on in this world."

His son had experienced the case of the Red Lotus Evil God, and now some great evil demon was about to appear, causing chaos in the world, as if yin and yang were in disarray.

Langjiuchuan was silent.

She looked up and suddenly saw a hustle and bustle ahead, and asked, "Who is that? It's so noisy, isn't it martial law?"

Shen Qinghe squinted his eyes and glanced at the flags held by someone, and said, "It should be the ceremonial procession of Princess Chao'an, going down the mountain to return to the capital, right? I heard that she has also come to the temple to burn incense these two days, praying for a safe birth in the future. The Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion can control others from going out, but they dare not control the ceremonial procession of the royal princess."

Lang Jiuchuan looked at the gorgeous carriage in the distance and blinked. The princess who lit the first incense stick to pray for a child was also in the temple. He had never heard of her.