Xu Zizhen was embarrassed for a while. He understood that Yun Shanglan had gone astray, but the ears outside the room were still there, so he did not dare to explain.
After the clouds and rain stopped, the two of them lay on the bed hugging each other in a daze. They had been in this state for the past few days. They had no choice but to continue acting as there were people secretly watching them all the time. Yun Shanglan wanted to do this.
He sacrificed his innocence, but Xu Zizhen couldn't say he enjoyed it.
The Xiao family has already begun to arrange the arrangements, and the people who should prepare are ready. They are just waiting for the ceremony to be held on the wedding day, but Xu Zizhen is still a little uneasy because Qingniu has not appeared again in these days, and he has no chance to go out at all.
I don’t know what the situation is like in Xingqing Mansion today.
Yun Shanglan lay quietly in his arms, looking a little depressed. Xu Zizhen naturally knew the reason. After thinking about it, he leaned into her ear and whispered: "Your father is the head of the Yun family, right?"
"Yeah." Yun Shanglan lowered his eyelids, not knowing what he was thinking, and responded casually.
"Will you have to inherit the position of your next clan leader?"
"No, the clan leader is jointly elected by the elders of the clan." Yun Shanglan raised his head after answering and asked doubtfully, "Why do you ask?"
Xu Zizhen looked into her eyes and said with a smile: "Because I want to marry you after this is over. If you become the patriarch, how can you come back to the Song Dynasty with me? Xiao Lanlan, are you willing?" Yun Shanglan wanted to marry you for the sake of the family.
Even though Xu Zizhen had no choice but to do this ridiculous thing without giving up his reputation and integrity, if he doesn't give an explanation, it would be unjustifiable and it's not his character.
Yun Shanglan suddenly raised his head, with surprise and joy in his big eyes. The Xixia girl was bold and straightforward. She just liked it and would not be coy about it. She opened her mouth to say yes, but hesitated: "Then...
…What should I do about my cousin?”
Xu Zizhen chuckled: "Does the Daxia Kingdom stipulate that you can only marry one wife? But I am from the Song Dynasty and I am not subject to this rule. How about you, are you willing to give me permission?"
"Yes!" Yun Shanglan blurted out, but then she realized that she seemed to be too happy, and pinched Xu Zizhen hard, "Don't think too much, my cousin is not as easy to talk to as I am."
Xu Zizhen only smiled and said nothing. Naturally, he knew better than anyone else Li Luoyan's affection for him. He, the consort, could never escape. Thinking about it, it was very beautiful. Sisters, tsk tsk...
Yun Shanglan leaned happily in Xu Zizhen's arms. She didn't know what to think in her little head, but she raised her head again soon and frowned: "Do you want to go back to Song Dynasty?"
Xu Zizhen said: "Of course, I am from Song Dynasty, why don't I go back?"
Yun Shanglan said: "But you are not..."
Xu Zizhen smiled, with a serious expression on his brows: "Are you talking about me being wanted? This is not a problem, but General Song will be in trouble, and I must go back and do something."
Yun Shanglan was stunned. In her impression, Xu Zizhen was a libertine who liked to take advantage of beautiful women. Even she was scorned by him at first, but he was extremely serious about his cousin Li Luoyan, and even ignored her.
An Wei sneaked into the Xiao family alone, and now he actually said that he would go back again for the sake of the Song Dynasty, but he had just been ordered to be executed by the imperial envoy of the Song Dynasty and was forced to escape.
Xu Zizhen patted her cheek lovingly and said softly: "Don't worry about me. The so-called wanted is just a matter of a few sycophants. It won't be long before those bastards will lose their official positions and their lives."
Yun Shanglan was stunned again: "How do you know?" As soon as he said the words, he thought of something, "Oh, yes, you are born with wisdom, and you can naturally predict the world's events."
Xu Zizhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's bullshit. This is to deceive the old fox of the Xiao family." At this point, he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Qing Niu hasn't appeared these days. Do you know what he is doing?"
Yun Shanglan shook his head: "I don't know, his whereabouts have always been unpredictable."
"Then who is he?" Xu Zizhen was very curious about Qing Niu. In the past few days, he had been thinking about the big events in the next three days, but he forgot to ask Yun Shanglan.
But Yun Shanglan's answer once again disappointed him: "I don't know. There are hundreds of people in the entire Sanjue Hall who have not even seen his true face, let alone know his identity."
Xu Zizhen stopped talking and fell into deep thought. After he met Qingniu, he had a very strange feeling. This man was definitely not like the leader of an ordinary gang organization, but more like a battlefield warrior or even a gang leader.
The military commander, Xu Zizhen, had a very intuitive feeling that he seemed to be unable to hide anything in front of him. Those deep eyes seemed to be able to see through everything in the world, which made him feel vaguely uneasy.
Everything was going smoothly according to plan in the past two days, and Xu Zizhen was finally able to calm down and think about goodbye. The first thing that came to his mind was that Yun Shanglan's identity was revealed.
It has been nearly two years since Sanjuetang conquered Xixia. The personnel in the hall are well-trained and well-organized, but what is surprising is that such a careful and strict organization, and a person like Qingniu, would let the daughter of the head of the Yun family serve as the hall.
Such an important position as the center-left envoy is not normal no matter how you look at it.
After thinking about it, Xu Zizhen could only think of one possibility, that is, Qing Niu did this on purpose. As for why, he could never think of it. Judging from this incident, Xu Zizhen felt more and more that Qing Niu was unfathomable.
It can be said that he is the most difficult person to deal with so far.
The two of them just talked in a low voice on the bed, so low that they couldn't be heard outside the room. They talked for a long time but couldn't get to the point. Not to mention Qing Niu, even the right envoy who Xu Zizhen had never seen before, Yun Shanglan, was also talking.
Unknown.
It was still daytime after all, and lying in bed all the time was not what it was. Xu Zizhen saw that it was almost time, got up, put on his clothes, went out, and went straight to Zhuo Ya's room.
Ever since Yun Shanglan was arrested, Zhuo Ya has been living alone in another room. Xu Zizhen would go and talk to her every day. They were nothing more than sweet talk and coaxing. Of course, this was all for those ears.
As for what exactly was said, only he and Zhuo Ya knew.
In the afternoon, Xu Zizhen went to Xiao Xuan's place again and took him to gamble for more than half an hour. Naturally, Xiao Xuan lost completely again and owed a gambling debt. The servants of the Xiao Mansion who accompanied Xu Zizhen were already surprised.
Weird, after they finished gambling, they accompanied Xu Zizhen back to the small courtyard, and then Xiao Xuan slipped out of the door with a few calligraphy and painting pieces and a few antiques.
Time passed slowly like this, but the Xiao family was preparing intensively in secret. Everyone's nerves were already tense, except for Xu Zizhen, who was still so leisurely that he had no thoughts at all.
Three days passed by in a flash, and the wedding day of Princess Yuping Li Luoyan finally arrived.