Chapter 6 The Angry Little Elder

The inner residence of Yan Mansion.

Yan Shifan, who had not rested all night last night, was eager to vent his anger after returning.

This is his hobby and a skill he is proud of.

No matter how hard he worked in the court, he had to have beautiful women serving him every day so that he could vent his emotions.

But today, when Yan Shifan, who was about to relax after leaving the palace, returned home, he was dumbfounded.

His ivory bed was gone.

His own golden tent was also gone.

the most important is……

His nine concubines and more than a dozen maids were all gone!

Afterwards, the steward of the mansion appeared in front of Yan Shifan, who was furious and had no place to vent his anger.

The steward spoke very carefully, looking at the young elder's face from time to time, and quietly moving to the side.

really.

When Yan Shifan finally found out that all his concubines and maids had been sold by Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shifan finally roared in rage.

He turned his head to look around, picked up a large Yuan blue and white porcelain jar with twined branches, and was about to smash it down, but when he saw the empty room out of the corner of his eye, he carefully put the jar down.

"Rebel!"

Yan Shifan roared, then looked at the steward with flaming eyes: "Where is that rebellious son now!"

……

"Grandpa, this is what happened. This is what I think, but I'm afraid that my father will..."

In the main courtyard of the Yan Mansion, Yan Shaoting stood with his hands clasped in silence. In front of him, Yan Song was sitting in an armchair covered with a white tiger skin with his hands in his sleeves.

Probably because he did not get enough rest in the palace last night, Yan Song now lowered his head with his eyes slightly narrowed.

Yan Shaoting has already explained and explained the things he did yesterday. Now he is just waiting for Old Yan to make the final decision.

In the entire Yan Mansion, only Old Man Yan's courtyard was spared from Yan Shaoting's evil deeds.

Yan Song shrank back in the armchair and nodded his head twice.

Then he slowly raised his head and squinted his eyes to look at Yan Shaoting: "Shaoting..."

Yan Shaoting stepped forward: "My grandson is here."

"Everything in the world is like an iron chain across a river. If you don't move forward, you will move backward. If it accumulates, is it possible to turn back?"

Yan Song spoke, his voice as thin as a thread, with a hint of hesitation.

Yan Shaoting's heart moved.

If we follow the original history, we can actually infer that Yan Song already knew at this time what the fate of the Yan family would be, and he also wanted to withdraw.

but.

It's not easy, I can't retreat.

And what about Yan Shifan?
Forget it.

It’s better not to mention this guy.

Yan Shaoting nodded heavily: "No matter what, your majesty will always remember grandpa's achievements over the years.

At this point, the country was in financial distress, with Japanese invasions in the southeast, military operations in the nine borders, and internal and external difficulties.

As long as His Majesty can be less worried, the Yan family may still have a chance of survival."

In fact, Yan Shaoting's argument is not groundless.

After all, Jiajing was a man of extreme intelligence, and his imperial political skills had reached the pinnacle.

But deep down, he is still a selfish person.

Doesn’t Jiajing know what the Yan family has done over the years?
It's not that he didn't know, but the Yan family could get money for his great cause of Taoism and could keep pasting window paper on the windows of Daming that were full of holes, so they had always been tolerant and even continued to give preferential treatment.

And this is also a possibility that Yan Shaoting has found for the future of the Yan family.

Yan Song was silent for a while, then asked, "Do you mean that my Yan family should bow to Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others?"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Yan Shaoting spoke in a deep voice with a determined look. Yan Song finally raised his head, looked at Yan Shaoting deeply, and motioned him to continue.

Yan Shaoting said: "In the current Ming Dynasty, His Majesty has to rely on my Yan family to do things. What can Xu Jie and others do? What my grandson is deeply worried about is that Xu Jie and others are now with Prince Yu.

Our Yan family may be fine in this dynasty, but when Prince Yu ascends the throne one day in the future, and Xu Jie and others are around him, what position will our Yan family have at that time?"

While Yan Shaoting was explaining, Yan Song remained silent, only nodding when the key points were mentioned.

Yan Shaoting added: "Now, our Yan family not only has to think about how to satisfy His Majesty, but also how to continue to be reused after Prince Yu ascends the throne, and not be liquidated by Xu Jie and others."

Yan Song continued to nod silently.

What Yan Shaoting said is also what he has been thinking about and worrying about in recent years.

But now he is old and he no longer has the energy to deal with external affairs. Many things in the court and the cabinet are left to Yan Shifan.

At this time.

There was a roar outside the house.

"Rebel!"

"Let me see where you can hide today!"

Accompanied by roars, Yan Shifan rushed into the house despite being stopped by the anxious Yan Hu.

Yan Shifan entered the room, looked at Yan Hu coldly, waved his hand and pushed him aside, and scolded: "You are also involved in this matter. I will break your dog legs when I get back!"

Yan Hu was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and dared not say a word.

Although Yan Shaoting was extremely reluctant, he still bowed respectfully to Yan Shifan in front of Old Yan.

"Father."

Then he waved at Yan Hu, signaling him to step back.

Yan Hu slipped away carefully, closing the door behind him.

"I'm not your father!"

Yan Shifan waved his robe, walked quickly to Yan Song, and pointed at Yan Shaoting.

"Just one day! He didn't come back yesterday. Look! Look! Our Yan family has been sold out by your good grandson!"

Yan Shifan is so angry now.

All the treasures in the house are gone, so it doesn’t matter.

He had so many concubines and maids, but he didn't even keep any of them!
Yan Shifan said angrily: "Today he has sold most of the Yan family, what about tomorrow? Will he sell you and me tomorrow too?"

"you shut up!"

Yan Song frowned slightly, coughed and scolded, then glanced at Yan Shifan indifferently.

Yan Shaoting also said: "Father, please listen to my explanation."

"I want to hear your explanation!"

Yan Shifan roared, glaring at Yan Shaoting: "You bastard, I'm working so hard outside just for our Yan family, and you, a bastard, only know how to ruin it!"

Yan Shaoting looked unhappy and continued, "I am doing this for the future of the Yan family. Please listen to my explanation, father."

While speaking, Yan Shaoting glanced sideways at Old Yan who remained silent.

Yan Shifan snorted coldly: "You? You can say that you are doing this for the future of our Yan family?"

In the room, Yan Song coughed violently several times.

Frightened, Yan Shifan hurriedly turned around, supported Yan Song, and patted his back gently, but his eyes were staring sharply at Yan Shaoting.

Yan Song said, "Yan Shifan."

"father!"

Yan Shifan's face tightened and he spoke quickly.

Yan Song looked up at Yan Shifan and said in a deep voice, "Let him speak!"

Yan Shifan's face was still full of anger, and seeing that Yan Song was serious, he could only suppress his anger and looked up at Yan Shaoting with angry eyes.

"You tell me! If you can tell me the answer, I'll give you a clue."

"I'm calling you dad today!"

(End of this chapter)