Shi Zhongkui was able to avoid Buddhism's schemes one after another, and he knew in his heart that he was not the best.

It's not because he has made friends with some immortals in the underworld and heaven, and they are willing to risk offending Buddhism to help him again and again because they drink some merit and immortal wine.

It can only be said that Xuanmen's power in heaven and underworld is far greater than that of Buddhism.

In addition, Shi Zhongkui is a real third-generation disciple of Chanjiao and is deeply liked by the Supreme Lord. Judge Cui and others will help him for the sake of friendship.

After Shi Zhongkui sighed, he secretly said that although he was indeed unhappy with Western religions and didn't mind causing trouble for them, he did so for the purpose of maximizing interests.

You are plotting against me between the Western Church and yourself, and the situation has arisen for me to fight back. Before I fight back, I will go to Laojun and Master Taiyi to complain. Even if I can’t get any benefits, I have to inform Laojun and Master first.

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In case something happens that I can't handle, if I suddenly ask them for help, I might get scolded.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui smiled and accompanied Daiyu to welcome the spring. He talked and comforted her, and at night he naturally went to the house of Baochai, who was not very affectionate towards Jia's mother.

Unexpectedly, although Baochai was not very sad, she would not really show it. She was even more afraid of being gossiped about and making Yingchun and Daiyu dissatisfied.

What's more, what bothers Baochai is that Xue Baoqin, the second wife of the Xue family, is already 18 years old and is old enough to marry into the Shi family.

But when Jia Mu's incident happened, the marriage had to be postponed again.

As for why Baochai was anxious, besides wanting to get his cousin to help him, he also saw with his own eyes that Jia Lan easily became an immortal official in heaven today.

In fact, if we really talk about it, no matter how much Baochai loves Baoqin, her cousin, she has been hesitating in her heart whether to help Baoqin enter the house.

Otherwise, five or six years have passed, and Baoqin would have entered the palace long ago if she was going to get married.

I thought that the easiest person to get an official position from my husband would be my brother Xue Pan or my second brother Lian. After all, my husband is really close to his two uncles.

Now that someone has taken the lead, let alone Baochai, Yingchun actually feels a little anxious.

Jia Lan is the grandson of the second wife.

Baochai had something in mind and naturally wanted to please Shi Zhongkui.

When Xiangling was asked to help Shi Zhongkui wash up, she secretly took Ying'er and cooed in a low voice.

Ying'er was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded under Baochai's stern eyes and went out to Yingchun's house.

After Shi Zhongkui had a conversation with his wife in Baochai's house, Xiangling, whose face was slightly red and worried that she couldn't handle it alone, entered the main house and saw Yinger, Hubo and Pearl, Second Sister You,

Sanjie You is waiting for me in the main room.

At a glance, one knew that it must be Baochai and Yingchun who asked them to come over, and they must have something to ask of themselves.

Shi Zhongkui smiled and shook his head. After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that he might have been stimulated by Jia Lan's appointment as an official.

Fortunately, they were an old couple, and Shi Zhongkui didn't mind the two daughters-in-law's petty thoughts.

After a good night, the next morning, the whole room was filled with Yingying Yanyan, who was all red-faced and looking very good. After she dressed and washed herself, they went to the restaurant together, where they saw Baochai, Yingchun, and Daiyu waiting with their faces red from crying.

Hold yourself.

Needless to say, the news of Jia's mother's death last night must have spread from the Jia family.

Baochai regretted it so much that he shouldn't have delayed it all night. Let alone Baoqin entering the house now, even if he mentioned it to his husband, he would have to wait for a long time.

Fortunately, even if you are not married in Yingchun, if you are a girl in the Jia family, you only need to observe filial piety for one year. The actual filial piety for three years is only for the biological parents and the first wife.

After marrying into the Shi family, it usually takes three months. If you are more polite, it only takes half a year.

Shi Zhongkui didn't have to guard him for so long, but he still had to make a show of it to save his face.

It is basically impossible to get married and take concubines in a short period of time.

And he would not go to the Rongguo Mansion to attend the funeral on the first day. Once he did this, the civil and military officials of the entire court would definitely pay more attention to the Jia family.

This is inconsistent with Shi Zhongkui's idea of ​​suppressing the power of the Jia family to a limited extent.

Otherwise, I don’t know how much trouble the Jia family’s master and slaves would cause.

He comforted his three wives and worked as a maid with Jia's mother as amber and pearls.

He took Xiangling to the study, wrote a memorial letter with his own hands, and asked the old eunuch Ji Guangxiang to send it to Rongguo Mansion.

Although Ji Guangxiang is already over sixty, this old guy is indeed a veteran who has served people for decades. Not only is Shi Zhongkui very satisfied with him, but in the hearts of Baochai, Yingchun and Daiyu, Yu Shun is no longer comparable to the old eunuch.

Since the whole family is satisfied, even if Shi Zhongkui doesn't mention Ji Guangxiang, a few words about Baochai, who is already in the Nascent Soul stage, and Yingchun, who is already in the Transformation stage, is enough for Ji Guangxiang to go all the way to the Qi training stage and practice to the foundation building stage.

Just letting the old eunuch show signs of rejuvenation casually, as for whether his life span will increase, Judge Cui will definitely not help an old servant, but Shi Zhongkui also believes that ghosts from the underworld dare not enter Shi's house to steal Ji Guangxiang's soul.

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Moreover, in the world of Journey to the West, achieving success in cultivation means changing your destiny against the will of heaven. It is indeed the only way to increase your life span independently.

Once the foundation is established, there is no problem in living for a hundred years.

Shi Zhongkui wanted to use an excuse to go back to Tianting to attend the office, but he didn't expect Xue Pan to rush into the courtyard where the study was located, and started mumbling from a distance.

After a while, Yu Shun walked in with Dai Bawang and Xue Biao, who was wearing a sixth-grade official robe.

"Brother, second brother Lian asked his servant to go to my house early in the morning. Please ask me to get him to go to Rongguo Mansion early."

Shi Zhongkui sat on the chair and ignored the angry Xue Pan, but smiled and said to Xue Pan, "Second brother, do you think you should go to pay homage to the old lady today?"

Xue Biao, who was already 22 years old and had successfully passed the second-level Jinshi examination and had been in the officialdom for two years, was immediately in trouble.

Shi Zhongkui said so, he definitely didn't want to go to Rongguo Mansion this morning.

But if you say to yourself, ‘It’s better to wait a few days, or even wait until the first seven days before going’, it seems too utilitarian and unreasonable.

And once these words come out, people will inevitably speculate that they are deliberately suppressing the Jia family.

Shi Zhongkui had enough capital to do that, but he couldn't do it himself, otherwise he would be scolded to death.

Xue Biao glanced at Xue Pan and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

He respectfully raised his hands and said to Shi Zhongkui, "If the eldest brother wants to go back to heaven to handle official business and cannot leave, why not let the younger brother and his cousin prepare sacrifices for the eldest brother and send them to Rongguo Mansion first."

The ancients didn't have wreaths. Shi Zhongkui really didn't understand what sacrifices needed to be sent. Since Xue Biao took the initiative to take over this matter, let him help.

After thinking for a while, in order not to lose face, Shi Zhongkui looked at Yu Shun and said, "Shun'er, follow Brother Tadou to handle this matter and spend two hundred taels of silver to find the wife."

Yu Shun hurriedly handed over his hand. As for whether the two hundred taels were enough, Shi Zhongkui didn't care at all.

But I think it should be enough.
Chapter completed!