Chapter 688 There is no woman in the world who can’t be coaxed [7K, extra updates with monthly ticket!]
"Are you okay, Lord Governor? From yesterday to today, I am not an idler like you. When I am dealing with official duties, I can hide my beauty in a golden room. When I go to dinner, I care about everyone and never leave anyone out."
"Hurry, Xiu Niang and Mrs. Pei will be back soon."
After a pause, Ouyang Rong's voice said helplessly:
"You are not a grown-up, don't call Rong Nu Shi that way, it always feels weird."
"Oh."
The next day, at the entrance of the quiet courtyard.
There was a heavy downpour yesterday afternoon and into the night, but today the sun is shining brightly.
In the morning, Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen came to the quiet courtyard again, stopped in an alley not far from the entrance of the courtyard, and waited quietly.
This is the appointment the two made yesterday.
Rong Zhen changed back to the plain white and monotonous palace dress today, stood with hands in the alley, and said coldly:
"Master Governor, please hurry up. Why is she holding her in your hands like a hidden treasure for fear of falling, and holding her in your mouth for fear of melting? It's so troublesome for me to even take a look at it. Is there something wrong in your heart, or do you not believe me?"
palace."
"If you don't believe it, I won't let Nv Shi come over. It's just that Xiu Niang is in a special situation and needs to rest. I'll know when I see you later."
After saying that, Ouyang Rong looked at the cold and frosty girl in palace clothes next to him, and sighed:
"Isn't Rong Nu Shi still calmed down?"
Rong Zhen immediately turned his head and spoke like a string of words:
"Angry? What are you angry about? Where am I angry? Which of your eyes can see that I am angry? I am not angry. I am not angry. I am just doing business. In my opinion, you are too selfish, Mr. Governor.
I forgot what official business is."
"I have not forgotten what I have said. The matter concerning the embroiderer is purely selfish, but it will not delay official duties and will not affect the completion of the Donglin Giant Buddha. I will always keep this in mind."
Rong Zhen lowered his eyelids and looked ahead with his sleeves: "I hope so."
Ouyang Rong also stood with his sleeves rolled up.
There are two people, one tall and one short, one is calm and the other is angry. They are wearing green shirts and white skirts. They are also in cage-sleeved postures, standing side by side.
If there were outsiders passing by the alley at this time, they would take a few more glances. The painting styles are surprisingly matched and impressive.
It's a pity that the person involved didn't know it.
After a night of review and reflection, Ouyang Rong roughly understood some things and took the initiative:
"If you think about it carefully, it's normal to feel angry. Yesterday, my junior sister did say something inappropriate. She shouldn't judge others so arbitrarily. I'm here to apologize to Rong Nu Shi. I hope that Master Rong Nu Shi will have more, so don't be surprised."
Rong Zhen asked:
"Weren't you looking for those broken umbrellas? How do you know what we talked about?"
Ouyang Rong coughed: "I learned a little bit from Mrs. Pei."
Rong Zhen glanced at him sideways.
At this moment, the two of them stopped talking at the same time and looked towards the corner of the street.
A luxurious carriage drove up and stopped in front of the quiet courtyard.
In the car, a beautiful woman wearing purple and gold silk was the first to get out of the car. She turned around and helped a young girl in the car get out of the car.
The girl was pretty and charming, with a sky-blue ribbon covering her eyes, an ice-white jade hairpin that sounded "Longling" on her head, and a jasper staff in her hand. She landed lightly. She seemed to be mute and made love to the beautiful woman with purple and gold silk.
With a gesture of thanks, the latter smiled and helped him into the quiet courtyard...
There were only about ten seconds between getting off the bus and entering the courtyard.
But Rong Zhen couldn't take her eyes away, and Ouyang Rong found that her eyelids didn't even blink.
Especially when the delicate girl stepped out of the carriage, the white jade hairpin with a pendant swinging above her head made a special sound. Rong Zhen's eyes fell on it most of the time, and of course, the jasper staff in her hand.
The blind and mute girl was sent to the hospital.
The beautiful woman in purple and gold silk returned, boarded the luxurious carriage, and drove away slowly.
The two people standing in the alley made no sound and were not noticed the whole time.
After a long time, Ouyang Rong asked:
"See you?"
"Um."
"Then there's no need to explain."
Rong Zhenzi nodded calmly: "No wonder you feel so sorry for her and don't want to bring me over to bother her."
Ouyang Rong shook his head: "It's not a nuisance, it's just Xiu Niang..." There was a slight hesitation in his tone.
Rong Zhen suddenly asked: "Does she not know your specific position?"
"It's almost the same. You only know my name, but you don't know my character."
Rong Zhen said softly:
"You should respect your name by giving it a title. When your father calls you by name, others will call you by name. You are already the governor of a state. No one except your father, the teacher, or you who are humble would dare to call your name in public."
Ouyang Rong was silent.
In the Zhou Dynasty, characters were not something ordinary people could have. They had to be acquired by people with status, status, and culture. They had to have the same qualifications. It belonged to the aristocratic scholar group, and in a sense, it was also the threshold for entering the circle.
Because after a man reaches his twenties, he has learned how to be a father, so the title is added.
After having the "word", friends of the same generation or juniors are not allowed to call them by their first names. If you call them by name or surname in public, it will be regarded as disrespectful and very offensive.
The inferior versus the superior, the humble versus the honorable, especially the name of the monarch or one's parents and elders cannot even be mentioned, otherwise it would be treason.
Ouyang Rong's nickname "Lianghan" was given by his mentor Xie Xun when he was studying at Bailudong Academy. It was taken from the sentence "Zhou Bang is happy, Rong has a good Han".
Choosing a character for a teacher is a kind of identity recognition and inheritance of cultural heritage.
Otherwise, how can you say that once you are a teacher, you will always be a father? He can directly pick a "word" for you and use it for a lifetime, which is regarded as naming rights. If you deliberately use it randomly, the person who quotes the classics will call you "goudan" or other weird words.
Then it's over...
The distant ones are like Tao Yuanming, and the recent ones are like Yuan Huaimin. They both have "surname" plus "zi".
Yuan Huaimin also had a given name, but Ouyang Rong, his best friend, didn't know it either, so he was used to calling him by that name every day.
Yuan Huaimin was sent to serve as an official, but he also went out with a "word". It is estimated that only the elders in the clan knew his name. Even Yi Qianqiu, who hated iron but not steel, didn't yell when he went into a rage and beat someone up the last time they met.
In Tao Yuanming's words, his name is "Qian". In fact, this can also be understood. When a certain lady with blond hair called him a thief, she called him by his first name and how angry he was.
"So are you afraid that if I meet her face to face, she will be aware of our identities and yours?"
Ouyang Rong frowned and said nothing.
Rong Zhen chuckled: "Your name, Ouyang Lianghan, should be quite famous. Like me, you are regarded as a court thief by Yunmengyue Nu and the rebels in Tiannan Jianghu."
Ouyang Rong shook his head: "Xiu Niang is different from them."
"Well, it's indeed different."
Rong Zhen nodded again, word for word:
"From last time, you, your child bride, taught your personal maid Ye Weilai the 'Virgin Splitting View' sword move. It seems that she should be a Yue girl at the level of a female monarch. How can she be the same as an ordinary Yue girl? What's strange is that,
Why is a female monarch who is a superior woman so miserable? Is she born like this or is she degraded the day after tomorrow? No matter what, it is really pitiful."
Ouyang Rong didn't know whether he acquiesced or didn't want to mention the matter more, so he asked:
"Is there anything else you want to ask or see about Rong Nu's history?"
Rong Zhen stared at him for a while and asked:
"What are you going to do with her?"
Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes:
"After cleaning up the city last time, there is no longer Yunmeng Jianze's eyeliner around Xiu Niang. She is blind and mute and can't contact the outside world. She can be regarded as out of contact. I will accompany her well and prevent her from wandering into the mud again.
water."
"You have indeed cut off all connections between her and that place, but if she quietly or insists on getting involved, can you stop her?"
Ouyang Rong was silent for a long time and whispered:
"I promised her that I would bring her back to the Huaiye Lane mansion to attend my aunt's birthday ceremony. I will never break my promise. Xiu Niang also promised that she will work hard."
Rong Zhen looked at him with squinted eyes and mouthed the words:
"No wonder you don't let her know your name and official position."
Her advice by drawing inferences about other cases:
"Then don't let him know the date when the Donglin Giant Buddha was built..."
Ouyang Rong said nothing and moved forward.
Rong Zhen paused mid-sentence, turned around and looked at Ouyang Rong's calm and peaceful face, and suddenly laughed at herself:
"I have already made some plans for you. Oh, you must have already planned for this kind of thing. No one needs to say anything else. I am making a fool of myself."
"No, Rong Nu Shi's advice is very useful. I've learned a lesson."
Rong Zhen still frowned and thought, then he reacted and asked:
"When is your aunt's birthday planned?"
Ouyang Rong was quiet for a while and then said: "One or two days after the completion of the Donglin Giant Buddha."
Rong Zhen’s eyes became meaningful:
"Well, Ouyang Lianghan, it turns out that you have been prepared for this. The timing is perfect. Do you want to use this matter to stabilize her? If she drags her until the Buddha builds the city, then you, the child bride, must fulfill her contract no matter what and come home with you.
Already."
Ouyang Rong looked ahead and remained calm and silent.
I don't know what I'm thinking about.
Rong Zhen withdrew his gaze and said, "Abbott Construction, you should already know the day when the Buddha will be built."
Ouyang Rong whispered a tentative date, and Rong Zhen frowned and thought carefully.
At this moment, Ouyang Rong suddenly asked:
"Rong Nu Shi just said that she sent a team of female officials to investigate and discovered a suspected Yue girl in my yard. After observing for a while, didn't they tell you that Xiu Niang is a blind and mute woman?"
Rong Zhen kept his gaze steady, was quiet for a while, and said:
"If you don't do things well, I will punish them when I get back. What else do you have to say, Sir Governor?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head and took another look at her.
Rong Zhen had already turned around and walked away.
Ouyang Rong followed her and left the quiet courtyard.
On the way, Rong Zhen, who had been pondering for a long time, spoke again:
"Actually, there is one thing you have never considered."
"What's up."
"Your safety. Even if she is your former child bride and has an old friendship, you are currently the abbot of the Donglin Buddha and have issued a ban on women who have crossed over. This is a thorn in Yunmeng Jianze's side and a dog official of the court... You have not considered it.
To put your own safety at risk? Keep such an unstable factor by your side, even if you believe her, a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall, you should understand this truth."
Ouyang Rong smiled:
"I owe the embroiderer my life. If she wants to take it, just take it."
Rong Zhen couldn't help but turn his head, glanced at the handsome man beside him, and asked:
"But what about your responsibility? His Majesty has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility and sent you to make the statue. King Xunyang also relies on you to earn credit. If you lose it, what will happen to your responsibility?"
This question made Ouyang Rong look more serious:
"Actually, these days, there is a reason for delegating power to them... I have taught you how to build the Donglin Buddha, and the same goes for Xunyang City. Lin Cheng has left, and the Xingzi Lake Buddha has been abandoned, but the people of Xunyang City are still there.
, as long as there is still this public support, the imperial court can still erect a giant Buddha in Xunyang City, this is the soil, it is indispensable."
Rong Zhen couldn't help but look sideways after hearing this.
At a certain moment, she suddenly interrupted Ouyang Rong who was talking eloquently and asked:
"What about me?"
Ouyang Rong was startled.
Under his gaze, Rong Zhen said softly:
"You promised to teach me the music of the piano, as well as the essence that Senior Yu had hidden in the music. You promised to teach me the piano music. If you don't teach me, who will teach me?"
Ouyang Rong frowned slowly, seeming to be thinking seriously about this issue.
He first asked tentatively:
"So Rong Nushi agreed to this condition and is not angry about what happened today?"
Rong Zhen didn't answer, with a cold and stern face.
Ouyang Rong was somewhat relieved.
There are two types of women's silence, one is anger and the other is acquiescence.
"The history of Rong Nu means that to appreciate the essence, it is best to take more time before the Donglin Giant Buddha lands on the ground, and try to teach the history of Rong Nu in these days. Even if the person is gone in the future, at least the promise has not been broken."
Rong Zhen criticized coldly:
"Why do you like to say depressing words so much? Do you know this is unlucky?"
Ouyang Rong smiled:
"Then why does Rong Nvshi like to have a sullen face so much? Do you know that this is also unlucky? Come on, smile, it will last ten years."
"I don't need any more, there are already very few."
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look at her size and nodded in understanding.
Her threat of never looking back:
"Look again? I'll cut your eyes out."
Ouyang Rong looked away.
At this time, Rong Zhen’s voice came from the front:
"Also, Ouyang Lianghan, self-confidence is a good thing, but speaking too loudly and speaking too full of words is not good. Do you know how difficult it is to get the essence of piano music? You promise it so easily? Even Senior Yu can't guarantee that you can do it.
Church this palace.”
Ouyang Rong was about to speak when he was interrupted by Rong Zhen's sneer:
"Is it possible that you really want to teach for the rest of your life? You have time to teach, but I don't have time to learn. However, what you have promised will be taught until then. You said it yourself, and I want to see how you can fulfill it.
Before, hey, you are not allowed to die too early, do you understand?"
Perhaps because he was used to it, Ouyang Rong suddenly felt that the ironic words of this trend were surprisingly... not unpleasant and harsh.
The two were silent.
Rong Zhen walked forward for a while and then spoke:
"I am a little curious, how did you meet her?"
When Ouyang Rong heard this, he smiled and told the story again about how he accidentally attracted the embroiderer with the special sound of the ice-white jade hairpin that day in Chengtian Temple.
Rong Zhen listened quietly, occasionally glancing at his excited expression.
After a while, she nodded slowly:
"Chengtian Temple? That makes sense... In addition, this ice-white jade hairpin turns out to be a token of your mother's clan. It has symbolic meaning. From this point of view, it is indeed only suitable for women of this clan. It is appropriate to give it to her. No wonder you are so...
Junior sister didn't care about this matter, and besides, your child bride is blind and mute, it's really quite heartbreaking... Heh, you're lucky."
Ouyang Rong smiled and scratched his head.
Immediately, he heard Rong Zhen next to him ask for no reason:
"Is the child bride considered a childhood sweetheart?"
Ouyang Rongqi said: "That's right. Why does Rong Nu Shi ask this?"
Rong Zhen immediately showed a sarcastic expression:
"This is not to envy Governor Ouyang. Today's matter has been settled safely. It can be said that the junior sister's side has been solved. Can we start to enjoy the blessings of everyone?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head speechlessly.
"There's something."
Rong Zhen raised the topic and changed the subject:
"If there is nothing to do today, I will wait until you go to Xunyang Grottoes to talk about it."
Ouyang Rong immediately expressed interest:
"Please tell me about the history of women."
Rong Zhen pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke...
The shores of Xingzi Lake are very quiet, as long as the wind blows over the lake surface and creates wrinkles.
After Ouyang Rong heard this, his eyes lit up slightly and he couldn't help but look at Rong Zhen:
"What a great idea. Did Rong Nushi come up with it herself?"
"That's about it. Yesterday, the Imperial Palace discussed it with Senior Song and they all thought it was feasible, so I came to ask you if it's suitable and if you can cooperate with me."
Ouyang Rong didn't hesitate and said directly:
"Okay, what a cover-up..." After a pause, he thought for a moment and said, "Then we must not only spread false news to confuse them, but also confuse our own people."
Rong Zhen nodded lightly: "Yes, it can only be known to a few of us and some craftsmen at the Xunyang Grottoes construction site."
Ouyang Rong said thoughtfully:
"But what is supposed to come may still come, so we have to be prepared for the worst-case scenario if the deception is useless."
"Agree."
"Rong Nu Shi is sure that once the Donglin Giant Buddha is successfully landed, there will be no way to recover from the Tiannan Rivers and Lakes? Can it withstand subsequent sudden counterattacks?"
Rong Zhen was quiet for a moment and nodded vigorously:
"Yes. Let me tell you this, the Donglin Buddha itself is an important part of this defense. We must wait until it is completed before it can exert its maximum strength.
"So Si Tianjian has been worried before, because he is afraid that Tiannan Jianghu will not take the usual path and break through in advance."
"No wonder they set up a cover-up this time. If the Buddha lands early, they will be unable to save themselves."
Rong Zhen sneered:
"That's right, if they dare to break through over there, and cooperate with the existing targeted defenses, they will be unable to escape, and there will be no return."
"Okay. But be careful with Wei Shaoqi, they have a weird picture."
"Don't worry, there is one, count one, we have all been counted in advance."
"That's fine."
Ouyang Rong echoed, and when he saw Rong Zhen sneered, he moved forward without saying another word.
He couldn't help but ask:
"Besides this matter, does Rong Nushi have anything else to say?"
Rong Zhen asked: "What else do you want? Isn't this important?"
"It's important, but..."
"Nothing."
"Did Rong Nu Shi promise to do the next thing the night before? I thought Rong Nu Shi was going to talk about it."
"What's up?"
"The core defense of Xunyang Grottoes."
Rong Zhen turned around and asked with a cold face:
"But I also said that you need to pass a confidential investigation."
"Yes."
Rong Zhen asked directly:
"That's enough. Do you think you can pass Si Tianjian's confidential investigation by forcefully protecting a Yue Nv who is suspected of being a nun?"
"Um, probably not."
"That's fine then."
Ouyang Rong observed her unhappy expression, smiled and said:
"So that's it. Now I understand. I thought it was because of other things that the confidential investigation failed."
"What are you worried about?"
"Well, for example, it was some anonymous reports that made Rong Nushi hesitate."
"snort."
Rong Zhen turned around and left.
No more hanging out by the lake.
Ouyang Rong followed suit and caught up, saying in a wide voice:
"Today's incident is indeed something I did wrong. It is normal for a confidential investigation not to be conducted. This shows that Rong Nvshi enforces the law impartially and abides by the process. This is a matter of public conscience."
Rong Zhen said nothing.
The two returned to the carriage, and Ouyang Rong was about to get on the carriage.
When they were about to part, Rong Zhen called out to him:
"I didn't say I would forgive you for what happened today."
Ouyang Rong was about to speak but stopped.
Rong Zhen said immediately:
"It's not that I can't understand why you are selfish today. I said a long time ago that everyone has selfish motives. I can barely understand what you said frankly just now, but..."
"But what?"
Rong Zhen shook his head silently: "Nothing."
Ouyang Rong asked again: "It's really nothing?"
Rong Zhen seemed to have figured it out and finally said:
"Yes, Ouyang Lianghan, you owe me a favor for this selfish matter. It is a favor other than teaching me the essence of piano music. I will keep this favor.
"As I said before, everyone has selfish motives. I hope that if one day, I mean just in case, like you, you happen to discover my selfish motives, you will have to understand me for once.
This is called not owing each other."
Ouyang Rong's eyes were curious, and he felt a little dizzy from being surrounded, so he had no choice but to nod:
"Okay, but what selfish motives does Rong Nushi have?"
Rong Zhen waved his hand and said impatiently:
"Okay, let's go back. My mouth is dry after talking so much."
"good."
"etc."
"What happened again?"
"Last question, how expensive is your aunt for her birthday?"
"It's about thirty-five..."
"Understood."
Rong Zhen seemed to ask casually, turned around and left without any hesitation.
Ouyang Rong rubbed his face.
Finally, the situation that almost overturned the table was put under control.
He watched the girl in palace clothes walk away, turned around, and boarded the carriage.
"Go to Prince Xunyang's Mansion first. Also, call Liu Lang over." Ouyang Rong ordered softly.
"yes."
Halfway through the carriage, Yan Liulang got into the carriage.
Ouyang Rong, who closed his eyes and rested his mind, said directly:
"Go and find a way to verify the group of secret female officers who were originally left in the city by the Supervisory Council to investigate the Yue virgins, to see if they are real, and then check to see if they have taken any action near Xingzi Lake recently."
"Yes, Mingfu."
Yan Liulang took the order and retreated.
Ouyang Rong opened his eyes, looked at the empty carriage, and murmured to himself:
"Building plank roads openly, secretly infiltrating Chen Cang... Rong Nu Shi's deception method is interesting, it would be better to implement it in advance."
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Xunyang Grottoes.
In the evening, there is a brilliant sunset.
Rong Zhen returned and met Grandma Song who had been waiting for her for a long time at the gate of the construction site.
Grandma Song glanced at the girl in palace clothes who had changed into purple clothes, and asked directly:
"What happened over there in Xunyang City? Why did you go there alone for two days in a row? I heard from the people below that you didn't let everyone get close to Xingzi Lake. What happened? Do you need help?"
Rong Zhen looked calm and shook his head seriously:
"It's not a big deal. There is no need to worry, Senior Song. I can handle it."
Aunt Song glanced at her with an inexplicable look:
"Okay, just be sensible."
At this time, Rong Zhen heard the familiar voice of Princess Anhui coming from the grotto construction site.
A hint of warmth appeared on Nanny Song's originally wrinkled and gloomy face:
"An Hui is here again. This girl is really filial and polite, and the people around her are also very polite and sensible. Girl Rong, would you like to come over and say hello?"
Rong Zhen's tone was a little cold: "Forget it today, senior Song will go entertain you. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back and rest first."
"OK."
Separating from Aunt Song, Rong Zhen walked into a bamboo forest next to the grotto construction site, and first went to visit Senior Yu. The old man had recently become obsessed with the carpenter's work, whittling bamboo all day long, saying he wanted to make a piano... Rong Zhen
Zhen immediately turned around and returned to his bamboo house.
This is an extremely simple bamboo hut. The yard is open to the sky and surrounded by a short fence. There is a purple skirt hanging in the yard and the umbrella given by Ouyang Rong is leaning against the door.
Approaching, Rong Zhen saw a middle-aged female official waiting with her head lowered at the entrance of the courtyard. At this moment, he saluted respectfully:
"Ms. Female History."
"What's the matter?" Rong Zhen opened his lips and walked lazily past his confidants.
The middle-aged female officer whispered: "The messenger came again yesterday morning, following a stranger, saying that he wanted to see the female historian for something."
Rong Zhen's back paused for a moment, then waved lightly:
"not see."
The middle-aged female officer was slightly startled, then took the order and stepped back:
"yes."
The courtyard fell silent and Rong Zhen walked into the house.
The sky is filled with burning clouds, and thousands of houses in the world are gradually lighting up.
The interior of the house was simple and dimly lit, so Rong Zhen also lit a lamp and walked to the back room with the lantern in his hand.
It is rumored that there is a mysterious Buddhist hall in the palace, where Her Majesty the Queen eats fasts and chants Buddha's name. The two kings of the Wei family and Xiang Wang Lilun are not qualified to enter. Only Buddhist saints and old masters are lucky enough to enter and preach.
, but the number of times is also very few...
There are no more than four female officials who are qualified to enter this Buddhist hall to hold lamps for saints. This is the dream destination for countless female officials in the Zhou Dynasty.
Grandma Song is one of them because she has followed the saint for a long time and has seniority.
As for the younger generation, Rong Zhen, who was a lady in colorful clothes, was almost undisputed as the future female official who would serve as a lamp-bearer in the Luoyang court. In addition to her own talent, she also had the mighty grace of the saint.
Rong Zhen walked forward with the lamp in hand, stopped by the suitcase beside the bed, and started rummaging through the suitcase.
Russian qing.
She turned out a purple bellyband that had been washed white, and slowly held it tightly with her little hands.
If Ouyang Rong is here at this moment, he must be familiar with this close-fitting garment...
In fact, ever since this little bellyband came back from the owner of Die Lianhua, Rong Zhen had thought about burning it clean with fire, but in the end, he still didn't do that.
This is one of the relics left to her by her mother, sewn by her own hands...
Rong Zhen lowered his head and stared at the small words inside the purple bellyband.
Silent for a long time.
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