After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

Chapter 125: Absolutely Not

He did not believe that old immortals existed.

Of course, he did not doubt that Shi Qingluo had learned them from an old Taoist.

After all, what could a village girl know?

He frowned slightly. "How's Zheng'er then?"

He had previously focused all his energy on the old Xiao family's pestering and had not been paying attention to his eldest son recently.

His trusted aide continued honestly, "Eldest Young Master met Mr Hou, who went to Nanxi county to give a few lessons as he was unoccupied and had nothing better to do. He invited him to be his disciple.

"Eldest Young Master is also very close to Young Master Mo, who went to Nanxi county to be its county magistrate."

He paused for a moment and updated him with more new discoveries. "Fei Yuzhe, from the Fei family, brought his nephew and Liang Youxiao, from the Liang family, to stay with them temporarily."

Xiao Yuanshi was shocked. "Why would they stay at Zheng'er's house temporarily?"

How long had it been since he had paid attention to the matters in Nanxi County? Why had there been so many changes?

What was even more unexpected was that his son had actually been accepted as a student of a first-grade official who had resigned voluntarily.

Although he had resigned, he still had quite a significant influence at the imperial court. His other three students all held important positions in the imperial court.

Mr Hou was lucky in his career to have some encounters with the emperor.

Xiao Hanzheng was mature and intelligent, but it didn't seem like he was so outstanding that Mr Hou would make an exception and accept him as his disciple, right?

Also, how did his son manage to network with that young master in the Mo Family?

Not only did he have a strong background, but he was also becoming more and more powerful.

This time, he suddenly went to Nanxi County to become the county magistrate.

Everyone felt that it wasn't that simple.

His trusted aide replied, "I found out that they went to look for your eldest young master for medical consultation."

"Pfft!" Xiao Yuanshi could not help but spit out the tea that he had just sipped in.

"What? Medical consultation?" He didn't understand. "When did Zheng'er know how to provide medical consultation? Isn't this nonsense?"

His trusted aide replied, "A famous divine doctor in Daliang had accepted your eldest young master as his disciple. He has been secretly honing his medical skills.

"Fei Yuzhe went to look for the divine doctor to treat his nephew, only to find out that he had already passed away. Then, he discovered that your eldest young master was his successor.

"Hence, he brought his nephew to the Xiao family for treatment."

Xiao Yuanshi was shocked once again. "When did Zheng'er become the divine doctor's disciple?"

Why did he not know this at all?

Fei Yuzhe of the Fei family was not just a rich duke who only knew how to eat and drink.

Since he personally brought his nephew to Xiaxi village, this meant that this matter was definitely true.

His trusted aide replied, "We haven't figured this out yet. He must have secretly accepted him as a disciple and taught him."

Xiao Yuanshi realized that many things were not within his control.

He cursed those people from his hometown silently in his heart.

If not for them, he would not have been so agitated.

The emperor definitely remembered Xiao Hanzheng when he presented the ice-making and cement-making recipes.

He rubbed his teacup and suddenly thought about whether he should nurture his son by bringing him back to the capital.

Ge Chunru's hands, which were in her sleeves, had been tightly clenched.

She didn't expect that after not keeping an eye on Xiaxi village for a period of time, that son of a b * tch would cause so much trouble.

Offering the recipes, befriending Mo Qingling, and so on were definitely events she did not wish had happened.

Especially after her brother's future was ruined, she did not want Xiao Hanzheng to rise up the rank.

She hated him so much that when she raised her head and saw Xiao Yuanshi thinking, her heart skipped a beat.

To the man she loved so much, she naturally knew his thoughts.

Was he considering bringing Xiao Hanzheng into the capital to nurture him?

No, absolutely not.

Hence, she pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I wonder if Hanzheng is aware that Shi Qingluo instigated the old Xiao family to come to the capital to cause trouble."

She sighed again. "Sigh, I wonder if he still holds a grudge against us."

Xiao Yuanshi was stunned. "He must be aware of it."

However, he immediately dispelled these thoughts in his mind.

Although that was his son, he had already broken off ties with his family.

Xiao Hanzheng probably had a grudge against the Xiao family.

At the very least, he should have a grudge against him.

Xiao Yuanshi couldn't use filial piety to suppress him.

If he brought him back to the capital to nurture him, he might suffer a backlash if he was not careful.

Since that was the case, he might as well nip the bud and prevent it from growing further.

In fact, he was also hesitating.

After all, Xiao Hanzheng's appearance would uncover the past episodes that he did not want to talk about.

Others would also know that he demoted his wife to a mistress and that he had broken off his kinship with them.

Some might shoot him down by saying that he relied on his father-in-law to ascend the throne but still wanted to cut off his kinship with them.

This was the part he hated others from bringing up the most.

In the past, some people in the village had already said that his success was inseparable from Mdm Kong's father.

If he had not learned martial arts from him and wasn't under his care and concern, he would still be a bumpkin today.

This made him very unhappy and unwilling to accept such comments.

He managed to get this far solely because of his own efforts.