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"Li Xiangfan and his family are having a family feud, so we just need to watch the fire from across the shore and reap the fisherman's profits! This young master doesn't think he made any mistake in his judgment." Longyang frowned. From the moment Li Danxin approached him to pull strings and enter the Capital, the abacus in his heart had already been clicking loudly. Originally, if the Prime Minister and the general formed a marriage alliance, their power would become even more overwhelming, which would be extremely disadvantageous to the power balance of their Long Household. Now that they were sabotaging each other and even wanted to eliminate the other party, he was too late to set off firecrackers in welcome, so how could he possibly help them turn swords into plowshares? As long as their Long Household kept hiding in this situation, they were bound to win without a loss. Where had he miscalculated?

"The Emperor."

"Him?" Longyang's brows furrowed a bit deeper. He truly had never considered this fellow who carried a cat around to roam everywhere all day long; what kind of achievements could he make? In this situation, he had zero sense of participation; he was merely a puppet who held the Jade Seal, stamped memorials, and continued to hold his cat while roaming brothels.

"If you want to see how you miscalculated, come along with me."

Long Ang finished speaking, stopped lingering, and walked gracefully with small steps to lower himself into the sedan chair.

The drizzle fell, and the abundant raindrops dropped like jade beads pattering, blending with the scholars' clear and rounded reading aloud, echoing among the various study halls of the Dongxu Mansion.

"Wood conforms to the compass and square, in the work of carpenters and wheelwrights. Man is capable of