The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 125 Fight out

Qin Keqing naturally did whatever her man said.

Jing Xi and Jing Yue couldn't help cheering when they saw that their eldest brother agreed to go to the old house.

Soon, Qin Keqing took her maids and old women to start cleaning up.

She prepared a lot of gifts, took her three sisters-in-law, and followed her husband out in a carriage.

Under the protection of many servants and Erfu and others, they crossed two streets and arrived outside the Xing'an Earl's Mansion.

Although the Xing'an Earl's Mansion was not deserted during the New Year, Li Jingxiao, the heir to the title, was not present on New Year's Eve.

A relative from my hometown in Jiangzhou was forced to commit suicide because someone plotted to murder my second uncle.

After the other branches of the Li family were forced by Li Jingxiao to return to their hometown in Jiangzhou.

The Li family of the Jiangzhou branch has been cut off from the main branch represented by Li Jingxiao and Li Huaili in the capital.

If his second uncle dies in the future, Li Jingxiao will most likely not transport him back to the ancestral tomb in Jiangzhou for burial.

Moreover, my second uncle’s diabetes and complications were largely cured thanks to Tianqi Buxue San.

But he had been ill for many years.

Diabetes mellitus is also known as thirst disease. If you don’t know how to control your diet, it is easy to relapse.

After half a year of recovery, my second uncle's health showed signs of deteriorating again.

Perhaps because he felt that his body was just stalling for time, Second Uncle only had a New Year's Eve dinner yesterday and let the three Jingxi sisters go to Li Jingxiao's place.

Otherwise, if I really pass away in the future, the three Jingxi sisters will be left without anyone to rely on.

As for the second aunt, Li Jingxiao had no intention of taking her to live with him.

If Second Aunt can't figure things out herself, then she can bring an ancestor back to take care of herself or Qin Keqing.

So the ending for Second Aunt is either to continue living alone in the old house or to return to her parents' home with the money left by Second Uncle.

Of course, with the three Jingxi sisters around, Second Aunt’s future shouldn’t be too bad.

Li Jingxiao brought his wife and three sisters to the Earl's Mansion and saw from afar more than a dozen carriages parked on the street.

Servants from each household gathered outside the gate in groups of three or four.

He muttered to himself that his young master was still a little kid, but the old masters wanted him to become a disciple of Marquis Xing'an and practice Taoism.

He tried every possible means to establish a relationship with the former Earl of Xing'an.

I heard that several ladies are already preparing to contact matchmakers to ask for their sons to marry the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion.

As for asking Li Jingxiao for help directly, it was not uncommon for nobles and civil and military officials to visit him in the past.

However, Li Jingxiao directly rejected them all and refused to let in those he didn't know.

Li Jingxiao heard the servants' discussions from afar and felt unhappy.

Just as he was thinking of having all these guys driven away, he saw a matchmaker riding a donkey from the other end of the street towards the Earl's Mansion.

I immediately felt angry.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is not the day to visit relatives and friends.

Li Jingxiao was already unhappy when these nobles came to visit him.

It's just that he had just become the Marquis of Xing'an, so naturally there would be people trying to curry favor with him, and at most he would feel unhappy.

But if a matchmaker dares to come to the door, her arrogance cannot be hidden.

Moreover, the matchmaker was shouting as she walked.

The general meaning is "Dingcheng Earl's uncle Qiu Kaiwen wants to strengthen the relationship and wants his third son to marry Jingxi."

Li Jingxiao's face darkened after hearing this. He thought to himself, who was so stupid? It turns out to be my uncle.

Who among the nobles in the capital doesn’t know that he and the Earl of Dingcheng are not on good terms?

In the past, my second uncle was bedridden all year round, and my second aunt was responsible for all the household affairs, but Uncle Dingcheng relied on his status as the uncle.

Not only did he cheat his second uncle out of money, he also cooked the accounts in the business they were cooperating with.

When Li Jingxiao found out there was a problem with the accounts, he just asked the other party to pay compensation without getting angry, which was considered leaving room for maneuver.

I didn't expect that even though I was a marquis, the other party would be so shameless and actually set his sights on Jing Xi.

Moreover, once the matchmaker makes such a fuss, Jingxi’s reputation will be ruined in the future.

This is not a good intention.

Even very vicious.

Li Jingxiao turned to Erfu and said, "Tell that old woman to go back and tell the three brothers of Dingcheng Earl that the tiger daughter of the Li family will not marry a dog son.

Also, get that old hag out of here for me."

Erfu and others knew as soon as they heard that the adult was angry.

Moreover, after being scolded like this, he and the Earl of Dingcheng have completely fallen out.

Erfu was a little hesitant, after all, they were relatives, but when he saw Li Jingxiao glaring at him, he dared not hesitate anymore.

He hurriedly called a few guards, rode his horse, and quickly came to the matchmaker and surrounded her.

It was confirmed that the matchmaker was really entrusted by Earl Dingcheng to propose marriage.

Erfu finally felt relieved and repeated Li Jingxiao's words, asking the matchmaker to get out.

But for the sake of money, the matchmaker was not willing to go back so easily.

Erfu didn't say anything more. He jumped off the horse, grabbed the matchmaker and dragged her off the donkey, then picked up the scabbard in his hand and smashed her down.

After more than a dozen hits, the matchmaker was beaten so hard that her face was bruised and swollen.

Then Erfu grabbed his hair and dragged him out of the street.

Qin Keqing, Baozhu, Ruizhu, Jingxi, Jingyue and Jingrong, who were sitting in the sedan chair, couldn't help but feel nervous.

He was afraid of causing trouble for his husband and elder brother.

However, Jingxi felt relieved by what his elder brother had just said.

When we were young, our cousins ​​from my uncle's family often bullied us three sisters.

Jingxi herself didn't want to marry into the Dingcheng Earl's Mansion from the bottom of her heart.

However, no one around, whether it was the common people, the managers and servants of the powerful families, or a few minor officials of the sixth and seventh ranks, dared to stand up and stop Erfu.

As for whether there will be an imperial censor who will report Li Jingxiao for his domineering behavior because of this incident.

Li Jingxiao didn't take it to heart at all.

At most, a salary deduction.

Moreover, the emperor might punish Xia Shouzhong and then turn around and ask him to come with some rewards from the palace to appease him.

Sometimes being domineering and arrogant is not necessarily a bad thing.

Li Jingxiao rode his horse to the gate of the Bo's Mansion with a gloomy face and dismounted. Seeing the housekeeper coming to him hurriedly.

The rage in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and he whipped the butler with the whip in his hand.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao still had his wits about him and didn't use his true energy when he whipped him.

But this whip was also extremely powerful.

If it wasn't the coldest time of the year and he wasn't wearing thick clothes, it wouldn't just be the outer robe that was torn and the bruises on his body.

Although it hurt a lot, I didn't break any bones.

At the same time, he was frightened and fell to his knees on the ground with a thud, begging for mercy.

The servants around were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled.

Some time ago, three old housekeepers and many maids and old women in the Xing'an Earl's Mansion had their property confiscated, sold off, or sent to the farm to farm.

Therefore, everyone in the Xing'an Earl's Mansion was afraid of Li Jingxiao like a tiger.

Seeing that he was so angry, no one dared to breathe.

Listening to the housekeeper's repeated pleas for mercy, Li Jingxiao took a deep breath. Knowing that the Dingcheng Earl's family's matchmaker visit had nothing to do with the servants or housekeepers, he finally suppressed his anger.

However, Li Jingxiao still shouted to the housekeeper, "Master, I am the head of the Xing'an Marquis's Mansion. From now on, the marriages of the eldest, second, and third daughters will be decided by me.

Do you understand?"

The housekeeper and the servants hurriedly said "I understand".

Those officials and dignitaries who came to him and wanted to establish a relationship with Li Jingxiao through his second uncle.

Everyone's eyes lit up. The more Li Jingxiao valued his three cousins, the more likely Jingxi would become the most popular candidate for daughter-in-law in the capital in the future.

As for Jingyue and Jingrong, they are indeed still young.

Li Jingxiao casually threw the horsewhip to Jia Heng.

Then he smiled and bowed to the people who came to the door and said, "Everyone, today is the first day of the new year. If you have anything to say, please wait a few days.

My second uncle is bedridden all year round and it is not convenient for him to see visitors. I hope you can understand."

Everyone knew that Li Jingxiao was trying to drive them away.

Although they were dissatisfied, they had something to ask of Li Jingxiao, so Li Jingxiao took everyone's face into consideration with his words.

They bowed and said some polite words, then left with their servants.

After all the outsiders had left, Li Jingxiao walked into the main room in the middle courtyard with a gloomy face.

Qin Keqing and the others were sitting on the bridge, and they also entered the gate one by one and got off the sedan in the yard in the front courtyard.

Seeing that Li Jingxiao looked furious, Qin Keqing went into the central courtyard without waiting for herself and the others.

She was afraid that her husband would get angry and start a quarrel with her second uncle and second aunt.

He hurriedly caught up with him, took Li Jingxiao's arm, and gently comforted him, "Sir, today is the first day of the new year, you must not show your displeasure to your second uncle and second aunt.

Moreover, my second uncle is in poor health, and my second aunt has taken care of him for many years without any mistakes.

Everything else is just trivial.

If you are too harsh, you will inevitably give people something to criticize you for.”

Li Jingxiao was not someone who would not listen to advice. From Qin Keqing's perspective, taking good care of her man was indeed the most important thing.

As for the shops and farms being occupied by the brothers from the natal family, the Li family felt that they had suffered a great loss and were even being fooled like fools.

But Second Aunt, perhaps she had already acquiesced so that she could have her mother's family to rely on in the future.

Of course, Li Jingxiao understood, but he was not a generous person.

He took a deep breath and nodded to his wife.

After Baozhu, Ruizhu and Jingxi's third sister came over, he led everyone into the main room.

My second uncle and second aunt, who didn't know that their nephew had beaten up the matchmaker from my uncle's family, saw him coming with his wife.

The smile on his face couldn't help but brighten.

Second Aunt even pulled Qin Keqing to sit next to her and whispered to her with a smile.

The more the second uncle looked at Li Jingxiao, the more he felt that this kid looked very much like his grandfather, the first generation Ding Chengbo.

Moreover, since learning that Li Jingxiao was granted the title of marquis, the second uncle thought more and more that he would have the face to meet his eldest brother and ancestors after his death.

Although this kid suffered a lot in his childhood, I didn't want to harm him.

As for the fact that he was able to acquire so many skills at such a young age because he had suffered so much, my second uncle was not so shameless and felt that he also had a share of the credit.

He still has a good heart after all.

Qin Keqing knew that her husband was suppressing his anger at the moment, so seeing that he didn't say much, she could only keep saying happy words to her second aunt and second uncle.

With the three Jingxi sisters occasionally joining in the conversation, the atmosphere was pretty good.

But at the Dingcheng Earl's Mansion, after seeing the matchmaker's bruised face, the whole family looked extremely ugly.

Qiu Zehong, the third son of the eldest house, who was described by Li Jingxiao as a dog, and his biological mother, Mrs. Dingchengbo, were so angry that their faces turned red and the corners of their mouths trembled.

But the people from the second branch of the main line, as well as the younger brother from the side branch in the capital who were offering ancestor worship together today, some were angry, while others were secretly laughing.

Even secretly gloating.

It can be seen that there are actually quite a few conflicts between the descendants of the main branch of the Dingcheng Earl and those of the concubine branch.

Moreover, the Dingcheng Marquis' Mansion had really declined by this generation.

Even the heir to the title, Qiu Kaiwen, was only a third-class general and the deputy commander of the sixth rank of the Nancheng Bingmasi.

The title will be gone in the next generation.

His official position was only the sixth rank, and he was a military officer.

Not to mention Li Jingxiao, even Qiu Liang, the grandson of Marquis Jingtian and the commander of the Five Cities Army, who had always been trying to curry favor with Li Jingxiao, could easily control Qiu Kaiwen.

Even a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had to be given some respect by Qiu Kaiwen.

So the brothers Qiu Kaiwen and Qiu Kaiwu were so angry that they wanted to vomit blood.

So what if renewable natural gas is used?
The emperor's grace was great, and he saved the lives of all the civil and military officials in the court.

If you cause trouble for Li Jingxiao at this time, countless officials will find ways to kill your family the next day.

Thinking of this, Qiu Kaiwen couldn't help but look at his wife with disgust.

If it weren't for this woman's wild imagination, she would have thought that as long as her third sister and her brother-in-law agreed, no matter how unhappy Li Jingxiao was, he would not be able to stop Jingxi from marrying into her family.

Unexpectedly, Li Jingxiao turned against him in anger.

They even broke off relations without leaving any room for negotiation, calling their own children dogs.

Not only is it shameful, but in the future, which good girl would marry San'er, who was called a dog by Li Jingxiao?

Even his eldest and second sons were ridiculed and ostracized this time.

Qiu Kaiwen sighed deeply and waved his hands at everyone in despair, "The ancestors have already been worshipped.

You guys go back home!"

Everyone looked at each other, and finally understood that the head of the main branch was afraid of the power of Marquis Xing'an.

Even after being scolded like this, I didn't have the courage to retaliate.

However, if Qiu Kaiwen really wanted to take revenge, the concubine's brothers would advise Qiu Kaiwen not to be impulsive.

In the final analysis, the two families are no longer on the same level.

Maybe someone will report Qiu Kaiwen tomorrow.

Or perhaps the superior of the Wucheng Bingmasi was looking for trouble with Qiu Kaiwen in order to please Li Jingxiao.

Thinking about it this way, Qiu Kaiwen would find that doing nothing would be the wisest thing to do.

After all, Li Jingxiao cursed me so harshly, but I didn't say anything back. It would be unreasonable for him to continue to harass me.

Li Jingxiao paid homage to his ancestors in the ancestral hall of the old house of the Marquis of Xing'an, and then had lunch with his second uncle and second aunt.

He took his second uncle's pulse again, frowned and thought for a long time, which frightened his second uncle, second aunt, Jingxi's three sisters, and Keqing, all of whom were worried.

Li Jingxiao then said, "From now on, take one Nine Flower Jade Dew Pill every month. How long it will last depends entirely on God's will."

Li Jingxiao originally wanted to say that he would give up sugar, rice, noodles, and greasy food in the future.

But when the words came to my lips, I didn't want to say them anymore.

Patients in modern society can understand this kind of dietary restrictions.

But in this era, some people would definitely suspect that he was taking revenge on his second uncle.

The nobles should eat the best meat and fish and refined rice and flour. Letting people eat vegetables all day is like letting them eat grass.

Eating mixed grains is like being an animal.

No matter how you explain it, it's not convincing.

So Li Jingxiao simply didn't say anything. How long he could live really depended entirely on God's will.

(End of this chapter)