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Xia Houren narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked, "Sanniang is asking me for talents. Does your uncle know?"

Zhao Hanzhang felt slightly uncomfortable on his face, but he quickly said: "I make the decision in Xiping County now."

Xia Houren raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Of course, you were admitted by He Jishishi himself. No one can deny this."

Xia Houren leaned forward and asked with a smile: "I heard that Ji Yuan, the aide next to Duke Zhao, is now following Sanniang."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded proudly and said: "My grandfather entrusted us two siblings to Mr. Ji, and Mr. Ji watched us grow up and worked hard with all his heart."

Xia Houren's eyes flashed slightly, he looked at Zhao Hanzhang and asked, "Has Sanniang ever thought about the future? You and Fu Tinghan are engaged, so you can't stay in Xiping forever."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Of course, when the three-year filial piety period is over, I will go back to Luoyang with Tinghan."

Xia Houren asked, "What about your younger brother?"

Zhao Hanzhang: "Of course you will follow me back."

Seeing her categorical statement, Xia Houren couldn't help but wonder, "Since you want to return to Luoyang in three years, why are you working so hard to take care of Xiping County now?"

The smile on Zhao Hanzhang's lips fell slightly, and his eyes were slightly cold, "I conquered Xiping County, so naturally I can't just sit back and do nothing. Moreover, the things that should belong to our big house can only belong to our big house."

Xia Houren immediately thought of ascending to the title of Uncle Cai.

I have long heard about the internal struggle over the title of the Zhao family. Not long ago, there were private rumors that Zhao Ji plotted against Zhao Hanzhang and his brother in order to obtain the title, and almost caused the two brothers to die in Luoyang.

Zhao Hanzhang is still obsessed with the title of Uncle Cai.

Xia Houren couldn't help but look at He Cheng. Also, how could a small county with no status in Xiping compare to a count?

Even if Zhao Hanzhang doesn't think about herself, she will think about her brother.

So, why did she have to work so hard to be the "county magistrate" of Xiping when there were many ways to spend her three years in Xi'an?

Xia Houren thought for a while and said: "After all, our two families are related by marriage. Your great-grandmother came from our Xiahou family. I was shocked when I first saw you. You look so much like your great-uncle and grandpa."

He sighed and said: "General Xiahou is the closest to your great-uncle and grandpa. Since you want to seek talents from the general, why don't you follow me to meet the general?"

He pointedly said: "Back then, your great-uncle and grandpa's family suffered a catastrophe. After all, you two siblings are the closest to his bloodline now. The general has always wanted to see you."

Zhao Hanzhang looked moved, but after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head, "I can't leave Xiping now. I will go to see Shibo when it is more convenient for me in the future."

Looking at her expression, Xia Houren already got the answer he wanted. He nodded with regret, "Okay."

Zhao Hanzhang looked curious, "Uncle, so the five princesses of the Sima family..."

Xia Houren's forehead jumped, but seeing her curious face, he didn't realize that she had violated a taboo.

Yes, after all, he is only fourteen or fifteen years old. He is still young, so it is normal to be curious.

Only then did Xia Houren realize that after all, Zhao Hanzhang was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is Sanniang old enough to have a hairpin?"

Zhao Hanzhang said carelessly: "Next year I will have my hairpin."

They were indeed very small. Xia Houren became gentler and sighed: "Although they are elders, they are about the same age as you at the end of their lives."

In other words, none of them survived. Xia Houxuan's closest bloodline was really her and Zhao Erlang.

Zhao Hanzhang looked moved and proud, "It turns out that only my brother and I are left in my great-uncle lineage."

Xia Houren nodded solemnly, "Not bad."

The two had a cordial and friendly exchange about this family relationship. When Zhao Hanzhang was about to leave, Xia Houren personally walked her to the door. He wanted to send her downstairs, but Zhao Hanzhang firmly refused, saying that she was a junior. Just leave by yourself, as if you are afraid that outsiders will see that they are too close to each other.

As soon as Zhao Hanzhang left, the friendly smile on Xia Houren's face slowly fell, and he closed the door after returning to the house.

He Cheng poured himself a glass of wine and saw that the corner of his mouth was slightly raised and he was in a good mood, "Are you relieved?"

Xia Houren: "I had guessed that there was someone behind Zhao Hanzhang. She was a little girl. She was born in a hairpin and had a good life since she was a child. How could she do such things as fighting for hegemony and power? Now it seems that she is ambitious, but her ambition is still limited to her. Above the family’s title, most of Xiping’s affairs are Zhao Ming’s handiwork.”

He Cheng was puzzled, "Zhao Ming is also a famous person and has always had prestige. If he wants to do it, he can do it on his own. If that doesn't work, there are still other members of the clan, so why support Zhao Hanzhang?"

Xia Houren sneered, "I'm afraid Mr. Zhao is not as peaceful as he seems."

Zhao Ji inherited Zhao Changyu's title, but did not carry the coffin back to his hometown. Instead, Fu Tinghan, the grandson-in-law who took care of the orphans and widowers of the first house, carried the coffin and returned home. This shows Zhao Ji's character and the dispute between the second house and the second house.

Xia Houren said: "Zhao Ji's character and ambition are hard to convince the public, but Zhao Mingzhi is so arrogant that he is willing to let the Zhao family fall into the hands of someone like Zhao Ji."

He Cheng: "Now Zhao Zhongyu is in charge."

"That's why he pushed Zhao Hanzhang to come forward. He wanted the big house to compete with the second house so that he could reap the benefits."

He Cheng thought for a moment and was convinced by him.

He sat up slightly and said, "There is really chaos within the Zhao family. Then Yuzhou..."

Xia Houren also became entangled. He was worried that the civil strife of the Zhao family would affect Yuzhou, but he also felt that such a Zhao family would be more beneficial to the Xiahou family.

He Cheng glanced at him and saw what he was thinking, so he stopped talking about the matter and asked instead: "When do you plan to leave Xiping? Are you still waiting for your manuscripts?"

Xia Houren hesitated. He originally planned to stay in Wubao and wait for Zhao Hanzhang to finish copying the manuscript, and he could also take the opportunity to get a feel for the situation in Xiping.

Zhao Hanzhang did not have the will of the court, and his name as county magistrate was empty. He wanted to investigate the opinions of the people in Xiping to find out Zhao's operations and plans in Xiping.

but now……

Xia Houren eagerly wanted to go back to Xia Houjun, "I will leave after the Zhao family banquet is over."

He didn't explain why he was leaving in a hurry, and He Cheng didn't ask. They both nodded tacitly.

This is the territory of the Zhao family. It is too easy for Zhao Ming to control public opinion, and with the cooperation of Ji Yuan and Magistrate Chai.

In just one day, Zhao Hanzhang's beautiful character was unanimously recognized by the gentry who came here, and then his reputation spread out of the garden, fluttering in the Wubao, and reached Xiping County.

As a result, Zhao Hanzhang's reputation skyrocketed, and he directly became the most famous person at the Zhao family's banquet.

She obviously didn't participate, but her name was everywhere, even the three-year-old kid playing with stones on the street outside knew it.

So when she saw Zhao Hanzhang, the three-year-old baby ran up blowing bubbles from her nose and gave her her most beautiful stone, "Third sister, you are so awesome, a filial and good girl, I want to be you when I grow up."