The First Lackey Under The Empress

Silence!

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Quiet!

With Zhao Du'an kicking away two people and sending You Zhande flying with a palm strike, a brief silence fell over the Zhao family courtyard, before erupting into a chorus of exclamations.

Zhao Pan was stunned. The beautiful young woman stopped in her tracks, accompanied by her panting head maid.

She had just returned when she saw the detestable fatty and middle-aged woman being kicked out and falling to the ground.

Amazement outweighed other emotions, before a sense of delight belatedly arose.

She felt the pent-up frustration in her chest finally find release.

“Big brother…”

Zhao Pan's bright eyes looked towards her brother who slowly walked out of the doorway, a sense of reassurance welling up within her.

You Jinhua's reaction was even slower. Although she had completely severed ties with them, she hadn't expected her stepson to act so decisively.

Seeing the mother and son passed out in the courtyard, her face turned pale:

“D郎, they…”

Zhao Du'an was amiable:

“Don't worry, it's nothing, just a slight punishment.”

Even to consider his aunt's feelings, he couldn't possibly kill the family here.

The two kicks that seemed frightening were actually delivered with skillful force.

The Empress's devilish training of him had been remarkably effective.

In the past, even if their inheritances and martial skills differed greatly, Zhao Du'an wouldn't have been able to defeat You Zhande so casually.

“Cough, cough…”

In the courtyard, You Zhande was almost kneeling on the ground from the palm strike.

As he stood up, he felt the energy within his body in chaos, coughing violently, his eyes filled with horror.

According to the "intelligence" he possessed, Zhao Family's D郎 should only be a mortal of low grade…

But the moment they exchanged blows, he found himself without any power to resist.

Could it be the Martial Dao Divine Chapter realm?

You Zhande's mind was shaken, and the martial artist's fervor instantly cooled.

He sobered up, immediately losing any desire to fight.

But Zhao Du'an had already leisurely walked down the steps, slowly rotating his wrist, his eyes indifferent:

“Attacking an official of the imperial court, it seems the You family head wants to taste the prison food of the imperial prison.”

You Zhande felt a mix of emotions, but ultimately bowed his head sensibly, decisively admitting defeat:

“You was momentarily agitated, it was not intentional…”

As he spoke, he looked at You Jinhua with pleading eyes.

You Jinhua hesitated, silently turning her head away.

Seeing this, Zhao Du'an sighed softly, a look of impatience on his face:

“For my aunt's sake, leave three thousand taels and get out.”

This time, You Zhande didn't haggle, reaching into his chest and actually producing a three-thousand-tael silver note on the spot, handing it over respectfully.

He had come to the capital this time to open up some business connections, and had brought a lot of money with him.

Three thousand taels was already a huge sum, but for a clan entrenched in the region for many years, it was within their means.

So decisive?

As expected… No wonder the imperial court is so poor, these big and small families, I don't know how much money they have hoarded… Filthy rich…

This is the necessity of introducing the new policy… Zhao Du'an thought with emotion, giving a look.

The maid Mian Tao stepped forward and took the silver note.

In the distance.

The Zhao family's old steward also walked out with the family's servants, carrying the gifts that the You family had brought, but according to Zhao Du'an's instructions, they were all "thrown out" together.

You Zhande was able to bend and stretch, and didn't resist in the slightest, directly taking the unconscious wife and son away.

Making Zhao Du'an look at him with new eyes.

A farce ended.

Leaving only a mess.

“Mother, don't be sad for such people, it's not worth it.”

Zhao Pan stepped forward, hugged the beautiful woman, and comforted her with heartache.

You Jinhua forced a smile, her eyes filled with loneliness and heartache:

“It's okay, I understand.”

From now on, she had no family in her heart, only her children.

Seeing this, Zhao Du'an wanted to say a few words of comfort, but couldn't find the words.

It was You Jinhua who adjusted her emotions and took the initiative to call the maid to tidy up the mess in the room.

… …

After people left, Zhao Pan suddenly came over and said:

“Big brother, you knew it all along, didn't you?”

“What?” Zhao Du'an asked curiously.

The girl with delicate makeup and black hair draped behind her head looked up at him seriously, and said softly:

“You deliberately let them be presumptuous.

You must know that these people came to climb the relationship. During this meal, you had countless opportunities and countless ways to let them know your strength…

No, you don't even need them to come to the door. You only need to tell them casually, and the You family will know how high your status is…

In this way, they won't be like this at all, they will only be ingratiating and play the role of relatives. But you didn't.”

Zhao Pan seemed to have seen through everything:

“So your previous abnormality, being so obedient and gentle, was to mislead them… Wait, you deliberately took out this set of utensils, wouldn't it be because you were sure they wouldn't believe it?”

Zhao Du'an looked at her unexpectedly and smiled.

He didn't admit it, and he didn't deny it.

Yes, he did it on purpose, and he did more.

In fact, Zhao Du'an had secretly ordered people to watch the You family a few days ago.

He even deliberately let people reveal the information that he was keeping a low profile after the Dali Temple joint trial.

And cut off several of You Zhande's actions to find out the news.

Therefore, he told Mian Tao in the morning that the other party might not know his identity, which is the reason.

If there is an information cocoon, then after the You family entered Beijing, they were thrown into a cocoon by him.

“Why?”

Zhao Pan asked, the girl's curiosity exploded.

Zhao Du'an couldn't resist his sister's thirst for knowledge, so he had to say:

“I checked this You Zhande before and got some information. Well, this family is not a good thing. They have done more than once the things of killing and arson over the years. In short, they are not good things.

Your mother has a soft personality and is easy to bully. If you get involved with this You family, it's not a good thing.”

Zhao Pan suddenly realized:

“So you deliberately did this to expose their nature?”

Zhao Du'an smiled:

“A mere bumpkin from another place, your brother, I can beat them into oblivion at will, but after all, they are your mother's family, blood is thicker than water, so I spent so much effort on this.

Only by letting your mother completely recognize the true face of this group of people will she give up.

Otherwise, a few small characters are not worth my brother's effort? Accompany them in acting?”

The people he usually calculates are, at the worst, clue figures related to the bigwigs of the court.

He is really not interested in the people from a few small families in other places.

Zhao Pan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly acted coquettishly:

“Brother, I don't want to learn martial arts anymore, can you teach me these strategies?”

Damn, my sister is gradually developing in the direction of being black-bellied… Zhao Du'an yawned lazily, took out a house deed from his sleeve and stuffed it into the girl's pocket, and scolded with a smile:

“Get out, what kind of conspiracy are girls playing? Go learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. This is a newly bought house in the inner city. You can take it and ask your mother to put it away. Prepare to move in a few days.”

As he said that, he strode out.

Leaving only the girl staring blankly at the house deed worth tens of thousands of taels stuffed in the pocket of her chest, her brain crashed—

When did my brother buy the house?

… …

Outside the Zhao family gate.

After Zhao Du'an walked out, he stood in front of the threshold and waited for a while, and a Lihuatang official walked out secretly, cupping his hands and said:

“Sir.”

“Well,” Zhao Du'an said as expected: “Are people gone?”

“Yes, someone else has followed them. Your subordinate is waiting here for instructions.”

Zhao Du'an nodded and said with a cold expression:

“Stare at them first. If they are honest, don't worry about it. If they make any trouble, if you can handle it, handle it yourself. If you can't handle it, report to me.”

“Your subordinate obeys!” The official disappeared quietly, with excellent light work.

What Zhao Du'an wanted his subordinates to stare at was naturally the You Zhande family.

“I hope you guys are sensible and don't cause trouble.”

Zhao Du'an muttered in a low voice, turned around and stretched lazily, and went back to the house to rest.

I don't want to waste any more energy on a few small characters.

… …

… …

On the other side.

The carriage rumbled along.

Inside the carriage, You Zhande carefully checked the condition of his wife and son, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although the two had passed out, they were not internally injured, only external bumps and bruises, and there was nothing serious.

At this moment, they woke up one after another. After the mother and son understood the situation, the fat young man's face turned pale, and he didn't dare to say a word.

You Shi was also frightened enough, and unwilling to say:

“Then give him three thousand taels for nothing?”

You Zhande said irritably:

“Otherwise? Do you want to go to the imperial prison?”

You Shi shrank her neck, both timid and angry, and didn't expect to steal a chicken and lose the rice:

“Then what to do next? Go home?”

You Zhande shook his head with a sullen face:

“Go home? Isn't that a waste of time? This Zhao's road is blocked, but there are other roads to take. There is still some money left, enough to find another way.”

He took out a list from his arms, on which were the names of some officials.

These days, after learning the news that the imperial court was opening a market, You Zhande keenly realized that if the family wanted to prosper, they had to get on the bus early.

He asked people to inquire about the news, and then he got such a list.

It is a list of officials that he can contact at this level, who may be able to help him get the "Imperial Merchant" quota.

“Zhao Du'an… Hehe, today's revenge, I will remember it for now, there will be opportunities to 'repay' in the future.”

You Zhande's eyes were cold:

“The most urgent task is not to argue with him, but to become an imperial merchant and climb up to the bigwigs in the court.

Without him, the Zhao family, the capital will still turn around, and we can still find other bigwigs… What's more, Zhao Du'an's identity is probably not as high as imagined, even if we please him, we can't do anything.”

You Shi nodded:

“I will listen to you, master. By the way, didn't that noble son say that if we encounter trouble in the capital, we can ask him for help? He said that his family has extensive connections in the capital.”

The "young master" she mentioned was the valve big young master she met and became familiar with on the way here.

After entering the city, the two separated, but left addresses to each other.

You Zhande pondered for a while and said:

“Those children of truly great families are all human beings, unless it is absolutely necessary, try not to ask them for help. Let's follow the list first.”

“Okay.” You Shi stretched her neck and looked at the first name on the list:

“Feng Ju, the principal of the Ministry of Personnel…”

… …

Misspelled words will be corrected after the update