Chapter 710 Hot and Cold Beauty [1st update of 4k2, please vote for me at the beginning of the month!]
The night is not cold.
The moon is at the zenith.
After the discussion in the study room was over, they bid farewell to Ouyang Rong, and Li Xian and his wife continued to go back to the house to catch up on their sleep.
The others also dispersed.
Everyone has taken note of the two things Ouyang Rong ordered during the discussion in the study room and will implement them today.
Speaking of which, Li Xian's family is quite capable of action, mainly because Li Guo'er and Wei Mei are around.
Mother and daughter have similar temperaments. They both like to be strong and take charge of their own affairs. With them nagging, Li Xian and Li Dalang will certainly not be able to take any time off.
The moonlight shines on the corridor.
Ouyang Rong and Li Dalang walked side by side, and Yan Liulang followed behind, keeping a distance of ten steps.
Just coming out of the study, Li Dalang said he wanted to see Ouyang Rong off.
"If you have anything to do, just tell me. Don't leave my mother-in-law alone."
Ouyang Rong said with a chuckle.
Li Dalang hesitated for a moment and said softly:
"Tanlang, my father, the princess, my concubine and I all know about you and your child bride."
Li Dalang saw Ouyang Rong looking calm and walking forward with his hands behind his back, without slowing down at all:
"Um."
He responded.
I didn't forget to tilt my head and reach out to catch the moonlight shining down from the eaves of the corridor next to me. There were gray spots in the light, I wonder if they were mayflies.
Li Dalang looked at Ouyang Rong who was holding the moonlight: "Actually..."
Ouyang Rong waited for a while, and when he saw that he was stuck, he turned around and asked:
"Actually what."
Li Dalang scratched his head and smiled sarcastically:
"Nothing...but Tanlang, your child bride, we have heard some things about her before."
Ouyang Rong looked at him for a while, then smiled sarcastically:
"That's good, we can meet you."
Li Dalang always felt that Tanlang's eyes were somewhat meaningful, and his thoughts seemed to have nowhere to hide.
But the fact that the embroidered lady was taken away by her disciples after rescuing people in Longcheng cannot be fully disclosed, otherwise it would be betraying A-mei and the others. At least he cannot speak about this matter. Miss Xie and A-mei should talk about it.
Either way.
And it’s hard to say that Miss Xie’s ability to receive Miss Xiu Niang so tolerantly and sadly now might not be without the guilt left over from the beginning.
When they met again, everyone knew how much sacrifice the embroiderer girl had made in order to save Tanlang.
It is estimated that only Tanlang is still in the dark, or in other words, it is actually the Xiu Niang girl who doesn't want him to know and doesn't want to add pressure to him.
Li Dalang even heard his sister Li Guo'er say that Miss Xiu Niang seemed to be blind...
"Okay, let's meet you then and get to know each other."
Li Dalang smiled and nodded.
Ouyang Rong suddenly said: "Da Lang, I have set a bad example for you."
Li Xian shook his head and said enviously:
"Not really, because only Tanlang can do this, bring the Xiu Niang girl back openly and introduce her to everyone."
"Okay." Ouyang Rong patted Li Dalang on the shoulder and said in a joking tone: "It's good if you think so. This way, I won't have any pressure. Thank you Dalang."
Immediately, he emphasized seriously:
"No disciples."
Li Dalang:......
"Why don't you accept disciples?"
A clear voice came from the front.
It belongs to my junior sister.
Ouyang Rong and Li Dalang looked up. At the corner ahead, Li Guoer and Xie Lingjiang appeared, as if they had been waiting for a while.
I saw Xie Lingjiang standing by the corridor, looking at the moon with his hands behind his back, and Li Bao'er, wrapped in a fox fur scarf, leaning on a stool by the railing, with a bored expression.
Ouyang Rong shook his head: "Nothing, just joking with Dalang."
Upon seeing this, Li Dalang slowed down his pace quickly and asked Ouyang Rong to continue walking. He turned to chat with Yan Liulang. The two of them stood a little further away in tacit understanding, as if they were chatting enthusiastically and did not participate in the conversation between the two girls.
Ouyang Rong's chat.
Ouyang Rong turned around and frowned at his two friends who were walking a little deliberately.
Finding that the two women in front of him were already looking at them, he had no choice but to continue walking forward, looked them over, and asked:
"Little junior sister, why don't you go back to the house and sleep?"
Before Xie Lingjiang could answer, Li Guoer next to her had already turned her head and said to her impatiently:
"Thank you, sister, how long do you want to chat with him? There's something I couldn't say in the study just now. Now I'm running over to whisper. Can you hurry up? It'll be dawn if you don't sleep."
Xie Lingjiang stood quietly under the moonlight. Her expression remained unchanged in the face of everyone's gaze, and she said softly:
"I've already said that if you're sleepy, go back to sleep first. You don't have to wait for me. It's you who insists on coming, like a candy."
After being exposed, Li Guo'er's eyes remained unchanged. In front of Ouyang Rong, she looked at Xie Lingjiang, showed a slight smile and said:
"That won't work. I have to sleep in the same bed with Sister Xie tonight. If Sister Xie is not here, who will warm my bed?"
Xie Ling Jiang Mianpi couldn't stand it anymore and scolded: "What a warm bed, don't talk nonsense."
Li Guo'er chuckled: "Whoever has more meat gets warmer, what's wrong with that?"
Xie Lingjiang:?
Ouyang Rong:......
He pretended not to hear anything and looked away.
Xie Lingjiang blushed with embarrassment and glared at Li Bao'er fiercely: "What a sharp mouth. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear it apart."
Li Guoer tilted his head and said doubtfully: "Oh, is Sister Xie so fierce in front of senior brother? What this junior sister does is not lovable at all."
Xie Lingjiang stopped talking and turned around and strode forward.
Ouyang Rong followed him tacitly.
Li Guo'er also stood up and walked side by side with Ouyang Rong.
Seeing this, Li Dalang and Yan Liulang from behind also followed, but they were hanging five steps behind Ouyang Rong and the others.
According to the experience of senior subordinate Yan Rokuro, this is a just right distance.
Keeping a distance of five steps, you can hear the chatter in front of you and get a rough idea of the topic.
If you take a step slower, you won't hear anything.
And further, you can participate in the topic. Li Dalang was taught, and he directly adopted it and decided to learn and make progress together with Liulang.
Xie Lingjiang walked in front as if he was angry, but Li Guo'er started talking to Ouyang Rong first.
"Ouyang Lianghan, you just mentioned what exactly Rong Zhen and you were talking about, and why didn't you just say it directly."
Ouyang Rong looked back at Li Dalang.
The latter was confused at first about what his friend's eyes meant, until five steps away he heard Ouyang Rong softly say:
"Princess Anhui will leave Xun before the celebration ceremony."
Li Guo'er glanced at the silent brother and asked:
"Won't Wei Anhui attend the celebration ceremony on behalf of his father?"
"Rong Zhennvshi said she would not participate."
"It doesn't take more than a few days to leave. Why leave Xunyang City so early..."
Li Guo'er frowned, calmly analyzed it, and then asked: "Ouyang Lianghan, so this is the reason for your uneasiness?"
Xie Lingjiang listened for a while, then turned around and inserted the topic:
"At the celebration on the 15th, something might happen. Did the people on Wei's side expect it? Could it be that they heard some rumors."
Li Guo'er raised her delicate chin: "I'm just afraid that something will happen and it's the Wei family that is causing trouble. Ouyang Lianghan, this is probably what you are worried about. You came here in the middle of the night to make these preparations."
Xie Lingjiang glanced at the senior brother's still calm expression, shook his head and said:
"If it's about the celebration ceremony or the completed Buddha, it's not necessary. As one of the four Buddha statues, the Donglin Buddha was also promoted by the two kings of the Wei family. They deserve a share of the credit. Why bother with it? Is it just to prevent our royal family from taking credit?
Return to Beijing?
"This is an injury to the enemy of one thousand, and a loss of eight hundred to oneself. Not to mention the chaos in Yingzhou, the rebellion of Zhu Lingxu and his son, etc., which have long ago damaged the Wei family's muscles and bones. His Majesty's senses are not good, and another eight hundred to oneself."
, isn’t it to pass the knife to the Prime Minister’s Mansion next door? If you really do this, the latter will probably wake up laughing in his dreams.”
Having said this, she nodded gently:
"But now that the Donglin Giant Buddha has been completed, the reluctant and tacit cooperation between our royal family and the Wei family these days has come to an end. The distribution of credit in Luoyang can only be distributed to Daxun after the celebration ceremony.
"Now is the waiting period. If you want to say whether the Wei family has any intention of causing trouble, it must be true. The palace is an eyesore in their eyes, but how can they do it? How can they do it?
"I used to think that Xunyang City and the Royal Palace were a birdcage, and we were the birds in the cage, but now the birdcage is protecting us, and in turn has become a protective shell.
"As long as the prince and the prince don't leave the palace and Xunyang City, we won't make mistakes and won't deduct points from your majesty... So how can they do it? Do they directly send people to assassinate them?"
Li Guo'er listened and nodded. When she heard Xie Lingjiang's last words, she shook her head:
"Then this is too low-level. Not to mention whether it is possible or not, what if the assassination succeeds? Such a rough method not only allowed Prince Xiang's Mansion to successfully become the only seedling of Taizong's bloodline, but also handed him a handful of explosives at any time.
Lei's knife was given to the Prime Minister's Mansion. In the future, the Prime Minister would investigate in the name of revenge for his brother, and the Wei family would be extremely passive.
"The two princes of the Wei family may have slightly different routes. King Wei is bold and likes to take risks, while King Liang is relatively more moderate and will consider retreat. However, the above result is not in the interests of both parties.
"
"Yes, and there is another important point."
Xie Lingjiang nodded, looked at Ouyang Rong who was silent, and said softly:
"It's no longer the time for Wang Lengran. Senior Brother is already the governor of Jiangzhou. Xunyang City is in our hands. Almost everything in the city cannot be hidden from Senior Brother. Even Princess Anhui is under our noses.
, that suspicious thin-faced man from last time is now on our radar and may be arrested tomorrow...
"If they dare to take action in Xunyang City, aren't they afraid of stealing the chicken but losing the rice? Aren't they afraid of Senior Brother's counterattack?"
As if he was getting warm from walking, Li Baoer untied his fox fur scarf and wrapped it around his forearm. Facing the evening breeze, a few strands of hair on the temples were flying, setting off a smiling face that was as beautiful as a flower:
"That's right, it's already good that we didn't take action against Wei Anhui. We thought it was Wang Lengran and Lin Cheng. At that time, if they dared to take action like this, we would directly give them the title of 'anti-thief associates' and mobilize the Xunyang Grottoes
The White Tiger Guards and Xuanwu Guards over there captured them all.
"When the time comes, we will follow the clues and catch some people, implicating the two kings of the Wei family, and getting involved with the rebels in Tiannan Jianghu. We will see how the Wei family ends up in the court."
Ouyang Rong walked forward in silence, listening quietly without expressing an opinion, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After digesting the news, Li Dalang took a breath and took a step forward as if nothing had happened:
"That's the truth, but the new retreat that Tanlang asked us to prepare tonight, the old retreat, and the ice room that Tanlang prepared... What are these prepared for?"
Li Guo'er replaced Ouyang Rong and spoke in a crisp voice, looking at Ouyang Rong with admiring eyes:
"This is the worst plan. What if the Wei family really doesn't follow the rules and common sense at all and starts brutally, or the Tiannan Jianghu rebels break through the Xunyang Grottoes and want to take revenge on us, this whole set of plans
It can be put to use, and we won't be at a loss when the time comes.
"At that time, the Xunyang Grottoes and Jiangzhou Hall will be blocked for as long as they can. Let's take advantage of the gap to leave and run as far as we can. If not, we can go to the southwest front line to find Mr. Qin..."
Having said this, Li Guo'er frowned when he caught a glimpse of the white-robed figure of a soldier on duty in the distance.
Li Congshan, Miaozhen and the three hundred White Tiger Guards are all guarding the outer residence of the palace and will not enter the inner residence and affect the daily life of the princesses and princesses.
But in Li Guo'er's eyes, it was still an eyesore, so she said coldly:
"But there is one thing. Li Congshan and Miaozhen are staying by our side, which is a little bit in the way and affects our movement.
"Although they are protecting us in name, it would be bad if we get stuck at the critical moment. Anyway, they are not our own, so we can't fully trust them. If necessary, we have to find a way to transfer them. We don't need this kind of hidden trap."
The team protects him, regardless of whether Li Congshan is a good or bad person."
Li Dalang nodded heavily: "I understand, Tan Lang really worked hard."
Ouyang Rong said at this time:
"Wei Anhui didn't even go to the celebration ceremony. Da Lang, you and the prince can't even go. As Her Royal Highness the Princess said just now, if you don't leave Xunyang City or even leave the palace, you won't expose your flaws..."
He mused:
"Let's do it this way. It's my aunt's birthday gift. Don't go, prince and princess. You and your highness the princess can come. As for the celebration ceremony on the 15th, I'll go there depending on the situation. As the chief officer, I have to show up. I'll see what happens when the time comes.
act.”
Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and said, "Be careful and don't risk anything. If Rong really attracts people from Tiannan Jianghu and beats them to death, don't get involved."
Ouyang Rong smiled freely: "Don't worry, I'm familiar with running away. If something unexpected happens, you can protect yourself."
Xie Lingjiang turned his head towards him and said:
"And that Rong Zhen, even if we have a good relationship, you can't believe it all. A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea. I'm not saying bad things about her behind her back, but that's the fact."
"That's right." Li Guo'er said with a serious look on her face, "This princess can prove that this is the case. Sister Xie is also a woman, and she is also like this."
Xie Lingjiang glanced at his best friend, his expression a bit sullen. After a while, he didn't want to pay attention to her anymore. Xie Lingjiang turned his eyes away and continued:
"Fortunately, Aunt Zhen's birthday ceremony is one day in advance. If it coincides with the celebration, it will be difficult to rest if something happens by then."
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang looked at each other in tacit understanding.
After a while, Li Guoer, Li Dalang and others were sent away.
The two walked forward in silence for a while.
The moonlight was pleasant. Xie Lingjiang took out an amulet from his sleeve, touched it and whispered:
"She gave me a gift. I can't be too petty. On the day of my birthday, I will give a gift in return. It must be a nice scene. But don't forget about my aunt. If she makes a fool of herself, Guo'er Dalang and the others will be there.
Woolen cloth."
Ouyang Rong nodded vigorously: "Don't worry."
Go hold her hand.
After holding hands for a while, Xie Lingjiang took out his hand, lightly tapped his arm, turned around and walked away, leaving behind this sentence:
"Don't listen to Bao'er's nonsense. I didn't give her a warm bed. I don't like sleeping with women. Moreover, her body is too cold and she likes to hug others like an octopus. It's really annoying. She has the same temperament. It's fine in hot weather.
I use it to cool off the heat, but I don’t care about it.”
Ouyang Rong's focus was slightly shifted: "Looking at it this way, it's warmer if you have more meat on your body."
Xie Lingjiang: "...?"
After a while, Ouyang Rong saw a fiery red and graceful figure running away in a slight hurry.