My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"..."

Upon hearing Zhang Xinnian's words, Jiang Xiaobai's expression froze.

No, is Zhang Xinnian afraid that he will live too long?

"real……"

Zhang Xinnian clearly hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation and continued, "Young Master, you snuggled into Miss Tang's arms so tightly yesterday..."

"hiss……"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai felt a wave of dizziness. He immediately looked at Tang Ningshuang and forced an awkward smile, saying, "Miss Tang, I was indeed in the wrong yesterday."

"But I drank too much yesterday, so I'm not sure."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai gave Zhang Xinnian a wink.

He knew that Zhang Xinnian didn't have any bad intentions.

But this guy's brain... is just too straightforward.

In his previous life, he would have been a total straight man, the kind who didn't even think straight.

He had already experienced this firsthand.

Now he hopes that Zhang Xinnian can retract his words.

Even just a little bit would be fine!

"oh!"

Zhang Xinnian noticed Jiang Xiaobai's gaze and immediately looked at Tang Ningshuang, saying earnestly, "Miss Tang, don't be fooled by the fact that my young master seems to be doing this on purpose."

"But what if he didn't do it on purpose!"

puff!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

What if it wasn't intentional?

Is Zhang Xinnian trying to explain this to him?

This is clearly an attempt to provoke Tang Ningshuang into drawing her sword and stabbing him!

With a wry smile, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Tang Ningshuang and continued, "No, Miss Tang, don't listen to his nonsense. I'm really not that kind of person!"

"That's right!"

Zhang Xinnian nodded in agreement: "My young master might have been like that before, but now... he should have changed for the better!"

"No, Zhang Xinnian, just shut up!"

Jiang Xiaobai glared at Zhang Xinnian.

Yes, if he let this guy keep talking, he felt like he was really going to die.

Tang Ningshuang stood to the side, her chest rising and falling gently.

He was clearly suppressing his anger.

A moment later, Tang Ningshuang looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said coldly, "Alright, this matter is over, I don't want to hear about it anymore."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded emphatically: "It's all in the past!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Tang Ningshuang didn't hold it against her, otherwise this matter would have been really difficult to resolve.

"Walk."

Right now, Jiang Xiaobai didn't dare linger on this topic any longer and quickly said, "Let's go find my father-in-law."

"I have something important to ask him."

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai lifted his foot and walked outside.

Zhang Xinnian followed suit immediately after seeing it.

Tang Ningshuang stood still, glanced at Jiang Xiaobai, and followed with a cold face.

After taking only two steps, Zhang Xinnian lowered his voice and said, "Young Master, I told the Marquis and the others about this yesterday."

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai was taken aback, then he heard the sound of a sword being drawn behind him: "You, Jiang Xiaobai!"

Clearly, Tang Ningshuang had overheard Zhang Xinnian's words.

"No, that's not what I said. You should blame him!"

Jiang Xiaobai turned around and said urgently.

"I don't care, you stop right there!"

Tang Ningshuang said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai took off running.

Yes, only a fool would stand there.

Zhang Xinnian watched the two run out one after the other, and was slightly taken aback. He couldn't help but chase after them, saying, "Miss Tang, don't blame my young master. I was the one who said it!"

"Besides, I didn't tell many people, just the Marquis, his wife, Old Man Liu, and Old Man Wang at the gate!"

"Then, there were a dozen or so brothers from military families, and a few maids, that's all!"

"Ahhh, Jiang Xiaobai, you stop right there..."

Tang Ningshuang gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Zhang Xinnian, just shut up!"

Jiang Xiaobai ran ahead with a roar, not forgetting to turn back and glare at Zhang Xinnian.

Clearly, Tang Ningshuang was directing her anger at him, the one who started it all.

But he had no choice.

He only remembers fragments of what happened last night; he knows nothing about most of it.

As they arrived at the front yard, Jiang Xiaobai's expression immediately lit up with surprise.

Yes, Li Bingzhang walked in just as they were coming from outside the main gate.

Beside Li Bingzhang was an old man.

Jiang Xiaobai immediately took a quick step and rushed over.

Upon seeing the two of them, Tang Ningshuang gritted her teeth and finally sheathed her sword.

That's right, although she was angry, she wouldn't actually draw her sword against Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Xiaobai noticed Tang Ningshuang's actions, breathed a sigh of relief again, and then stopped in front of Li Bingzhang, saying, "Father-in-law!"

Li Bingzhang nodded, glanced at Tang Ningshuang and Zhang Xinnian who came up behind him, and looked somewhat puzzled.

But he didn't think much of it. Instead, he looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Come here, Xiaobai, let me introduce you. This is Fan Xinghe, Elder Fan!"

"Elder Fan is the Chancellor of our Imperial Academy!"

Li Bingzhang smiled and said, "He's definitely the top leader. Although he rarely makes public appearances, his influence in academia is considerable!"

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xinghe laughed heartily twice and said, "Prime Minister Li, how come I've never heard of you having such a son-in-law before?"

As he spoke, Fan Xinghe glanced at Jiang Xiaobai and nodded, saying, "Hmm, he does look quite handsome!"

"Mr. Fan, you rarely go out, you're quite out of touch with the world!"

Li Bingzhang chuckled twice, then looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Xiaobai, quickly introduce yourself to Elder Fan!"

"Yes, Father-in-law!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded respectfully, then looked at Fan Xinghe and said, "Elder Fan, I am Jiang Xiaobai, from the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion!"

Ok?

The Marquis of Zhenbei's Residence!

Upon hearing Jiang Xiaobai's words, Fan Xinghe's smiling expression subtly changed. He frowned as he looked at Jiang Xiaobai, and finally let out a heavy, cold snort.

"Hmph, so... so you're Jiang Xiaobai?"

As you can see, Fan Xinghe's face darkened immediately after he finished speaking.

It looks absolutely awful!

Jiang Xiaobai paused, before he could speak, when Fan Xinghe looked at Li Bingzhang and said in a slightly cold voice, "Prime Minister Li, I have some matters to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer!"

After saying that, Fan Xinghe turned to leave.

Ok?

This situation left Li Bingzhang momentarily stunned.

Of course, Jiang Xiaobai's expression also showed some confusion.

Wait... what's going on here?!

He was certain he didn't know Fan Xinghe, but why did he react so strongly upon hearing his name?

Is it because of his previously bad reputation?

But that shouldn't be the case. Even if it's terrible, it shouldn't cause Fan Xinghe to react like this.

Buy the top scholar?

That shouldn't be the case. After all, His Majesty has already approved of that matter. It's impossible for Fan Xinghe to change his attitude and leave just because of this.

No, there's definitely something else going on here!