Episode 6

In a corner of Jiaofangsi, three men from the Xu family met unexpectedly.Although the scene was a bit awkward, they quickly adjusted their mentality and sat at the same table together.Their eyes revealed their own thoughts and inferiority complex, but they were also secretly observing each other.At this time, Miss Fuxiang began to assess their poetry skills.Xu Qi'an relied on his excellent memory to quickly think of a poem based on Fuxiang's name: “The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear and shallow water, and the faint fragrance floats in the moonlit dusk.”This poem immediately won Fuxiang's favor and gave him the opportunity to be alone with Fuxiang.

During the conversation with Fuxiang, Xu Qian deliberately asked her why she was unwilling to accept the buyout offer from those dignitaries. Wouldn't it be better to become a concubine directly?Fuxiang firmly expressed her disdain for the playboy style of those rich young men.At the same time, she also revealed a secret about Zhou Li to Xu Qian: Zhou Li behaved unruly on weekdays and had a conflict with Zhang Yunying, the concubine of Marquis Weiwu, at last year's Lantern Festival.As a result, the two formed a feud and have been secretly competing with each other.

After learning the news, Xu Qian had a plan in mind.He used the magical prop of the jade mirror in his hand to plan a kidnapping case together with Xu Xinnian and Xu Pingzhi.They successfully kidnapped Zhang Yunying and trapped him in a remote woodshed.Then, Xu Qi'an and Xu New Year deliberately chatted loudly outside the door, claiming that the son of the Minister of Household Affairs wanted to torture Zhang Yunying severely and even cut off his hand tendons and hamstrings.These words were clearly heard by Zhang Yunying in the room, and he mistakenly thought that the person who kidnapped him was someone belonging to the Minister of Tobe.

After Zhang Yunying finally found a chance to escape, he immediately complained to his father, Marquis Weiwu.Marquis Weiwu was already at odds with the Minister of Household Affairs, and this time he finally found an opportunity to fight back.He put on armor and went to the palace, and mobilized all civil and military officials to impeach the minister of household affairs.Zhou Li was implicated and was sent to the Dali Department and the Punishment Department to receive punishment.He thought it was just a misunderstanding that would be resolved quickly, but he didn't expect Xu Qian's methods to be so powerful.

In order to completely destroy the power of the Minister of Household Affairs, Xu Qi'an decided to take another move.He went to Si Tianjian to seek help from his senior brother.Although the senior brother usually stayed away from world affairs, the refining secret book in Xu Qi'an's hand forced him to take action personally.With the help of his senior brother, Zhou Li was controlled by a mysterious spell and had to sign the confession in the case to admit his crime.

Soon after, the imperial court issued a notice announcing that the minister of household affairs had been dismissed from office and sent to the army for his incompetence in taxing money and educating his son. Zhou Li was also sent to the army for kidnapping Zhang Yunying.Xu Qian finally succeeded in uprooting the influence of the Minister of Household Affairs.However, he did not relax his vigilance because he was worried that Minister Tobe still had accomplices.In order not to hurt the Xu family, he decided to leave his hometown and travel around the world.Before leaving, he said goodbye to his brother Xu Xinnian and Si Tianjian's friends respectively, and used his knowledge of chemistry to make another fortune.

On the way away from Si Tianjian, Xu Qi'an unexpectedly met the second princess Lin'an.At a quick glance, he was impressed by Lin'an's beauty and temperament.To him, Lin'an's face was like that of an immortal descended from heaven, and his temperament was even more otherworldly.Lin'an is also passionate about chemical experiments. Although she suffered repeated failures in Si Tianjian this time, she still persisted in pursuing the truth.