"There is indeed a certain possibility in this mansion... Of course, there is indeed a secret passage in the front."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "I don't know if there is a secret passage. If there is, then Beichen's path to survival will never be revealed easily."
Tianji said: "What should we do?"
"Your choice and my choice are not the same."
"Originally, I thought that if our choices were the same, then the probability of it being that place would be extremely high."
"But now, I want to take it back."
Shen Lian smiled: "Since we can't determine a certain location, then we should set up defenses in these four places."
"Don't forget, this is Tang Dynasty Chang'an, our territory!"
"We don't have many other things, we just have a lot of people!"
Tianji was slightly startled after hearing Shen Lian's words.
Immediately, she smiled and shook her head.
"That's true."
"I forgot that you are different from me."
Tianji said: "As for me, I am considered a mouse now. Everyone shouts to beat me, so when something happens, I have to do it myself."
"But you are the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the consort of the Tang Dynasty, the Qingtian of the Tang Dynasty, and the smartest person in the Tang Dynasty..."
"So, you are not alone. You have enough power and enough connections. These can help you accomplish things that I can't do."
Shen Lian smiled and said, "You are not a rat that everyone shouts about."
"Before the trip to Nanzhao, you were indeed like this. You were beaten by Beichen and I in a mixed doubles match."
"But now, we have settled our differences. If you accompany me throughout Nanzhao, our grudges will be wiped out... So, now we are friends."
"If you have any difficulties, you can come to me directly, just like I shamelessly come to you."
"Therefore, you don't have to make yourself look so miserable, as if I'm just a fair-weather friend who can't help you at all."
After listening to Shen Lian's words, Tianji was startled.
friend……
She had never thought about these two words.
She thought that Shen Lian would be doing well if he didn't cause trouble for him.
Unexpectedly, Shen Lian actually regarded her as a friend.
And if you still have trouble, you can go find friends who can help you.
These two words are really far away from Tianji.
So now that she suddenly got these two words, she was a little at a loss.
Tianji took a deep breath, looked at Shen Lian and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will use you again? Are you lying to you?"
Shen Lian smiled: "I believe in my vision."
"I believe in my wisdom more. The people I identify have not missed them yet."
Tianji smiled and said, "Then should I thank you? You actually think so highly of me."
Shen Lian shrugged: "If you want to thank me, I won't refuse."
Tianji rolled his eyes.
She leaned back and tapped her fingertips on the table.
"Do you need my help to deal with Beichen?"
"Although my power is not as powerful as before, I can't help you at all."
Shen Lian shook his head.
He held the tea cup and looked up at the sunlight shining through the gaps between the leaves.
"If it were outside Chang'an, I would definitely not be polite to you, but in Chang'an City, forget it."
"As you said, I have too many connections and connections in Chang'an City, and these belong to the imperial court, so there is no need for you to take action."
"If you don't help me feel uncomfortable, you can treat me to a few meals. I have no objection."
Tianji rolled her eyes again: "What you think is quite beautiful."
"I won't get a disease that makes you uncomfortable if I don't help you."
Shen Lian laughed.
The wind blows the leaves.
Rustling.
The backyard of this pawn shop is unusually clean.
Shen Lian said: "The place you chose is good. It is noisy outside and quiet inside. In the bustling Chang'an City, there are not many such clean places."
Tianji shrugged: "If you like, you can also create a secret base like this. If you rebel in the future, there will be a place to hide."
Shen Lian said angrily: "Thank you."
Tianji suddenly felt very happy and laughed.
"I can actually make you speechless. It seems that I will have to follow your example and talk nonsense in the future."
Shen Lian sneered: "That's nonsense, you still want to be better than me?"
"I'm talking nonsense, but I have an eighth-level diploma."
"What?" Tianji was stunned.
Nonsense, there is still a certificate?
Shen Lian stood up directly.
He raised his head and drank all the tea in the cup.
Bang!
He put the teacup back.
Shen Lian said: "Look, you believe everything I say. How can you compare to me when I talk nonsense?"
"Okay."
Shen Lian waved his hand and said, "No more talking, it's time to get ready."
"Four places, focus on defense."
"Send people to keep an eye on other places."
"I hope this time, we can really see Beichen's true face!"
Shen Lian laughed and said: "Don't fight for several years. If you don't even know what a real person looks like, that would be ridiculous."
After saying that, Shen Lian walked directly outside.
The back is cool and unrestrained, without any hesitation.
Seeing this, Tianji smiled and shook his head: "Interesting guy."
Shen Lian left the pawn shop.
There was no rush to return to Dali Temple Yamen.
He was thinking about how to set up defenses for the next game.
Now they are sure that they can take the lead and let the thieves from Qiuci Kingdom take action to disrupt the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce.
Once the Qiuci Kingdom takes action, he believes that Tianxuan will definitely follow suit.
After all, for Tianxuan, he can be better hidden without having to personally disrupt the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, at that time, Tianxuan will take action against Jingzhao Yin Yamen.
He will set up an ambush in advance. As long as Tianxuan takes action, Jing Zhaoyin can catch the turtle in a jar.
This matter is not difficult either.
But what he's not sure about now is... whether Beichen will take this opportunity to take action.
The officials meeting is about to be held.
Will Beichen choose when Tian takes action? Can we go together?
Although there is a high probability that Beichen will take advantage of the court's attention and choose to take action when the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce and Jing Zhaoyin are attracted.
But there is still a certain probability that he will not take action.
After all, Beichen is a very cunning person.
Sometimes, when a storm comes, it is not actually dangerous.
After the storm, everyone thinks the danger is over, but when they start to relax their vigilance, that's when it's most dangerous.
Because a flash flood may be coming.
Therefore, it is possible that Beichen will wait until everything is settled, and then choose to take action after everyone relaxes.
This is also very possible.
Both possibilities now coexist.
But now Beichen doesn't know that he has guessed Beichen's purpose.
Therefore, your own defense must also be accurate.
Once he estimates Beichen's action time wrong and Beichen notices it, Beichen may simply cancel the action.
Or, change the goal and try to get the best of your situation.
All this is possible.
Therefore, what he needs to do now is to determine whether Beichen will take action when Tianxuan takes action.
This is by far the most important.
But there are too few clues at the moment, and it is difficult for Shen Lian to judge.
He raised his head and looked at the sky above his head, feeling worried.
Although, Shen Lian likes opponents with high intelligence.
But sometimes, such opponents can easily cause headaches.
"Young man, why are you looking so sad?"
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang.
When Shen Lian heard this voice, he was startled for a moment, and then turned his head sharply to look.
I saw an old woman standing at the tea stall nearby, looking at me with kind eyes.
And this old woman is very familiar to Shen Lian!
When he was at the Beidou Conference in Nanzhao, he and this old woman met three times!
Later, he suspected that there was something wrong with the old woman, but he couldn't find it at all.
A few days ago, when he was on the street, he thought he saw this old woman, but after he chased her out, he could not find her figure.
But I didn't expect...
At this moment.
This old woman was actually sitting not far away and took the initiative to stop her.
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Shen Lian's eyes flashed.
All the information about this old woman suddenly appeared in his mind.
But ultimately, zero knowledge is known about this person.
He had too little information about the old woman.
The only thing he was sure of was that this old woman should not be an enemy.
At least, he doesn't have much ill will towards himself.
Otherwise, she would not have helped him when he was in Nanzhao.
Shen Lian's mind was spinning and he walked over with a smile.
"Auntie, what a coincidence?"
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Aunt?
The old woman was stunned for a moment.
It seems that he did not expect that Shen Lian would be called such a person.
She immediately smiled and didn't care about the title and said, "Yes, what a coincidence."
"I thought I just saw it wrong, but I didn't expect it was really you."
Shen Lian didn't believe a word of this.
Got it wrong?
skillful?
He felt that the old woman was waiting for him here on purpose.
Shen Lian sat casually in front of the old woman.
He shouted: "Another pot of tea and fill a tea cup."
"Okay!"
The waiter quickly brought a pot of tea and a teacup.
Shen Lian picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and then said, "Why did my aunt come to Chang'an too?"
The old woman looked at Shen Lian and said: "Nanzhao is currently raging with war, and it's too restless, so I wanted to find a quiet place to stay."
Shen Lian said: "It's a very long journey from Nanzhao to Chang'an. Did I come alone?"
The old woman laughed and said, "What do you think?"
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly after listening to the old woman's words.
Then he smiled and said, "I can't guess."
The old woman picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. She put down the teacup with a bang and said, "Then don't ask."
Shen Lian raised his eyebrows.
He found that this old woman seemed to have a bold personality.
She bluntly said that she did not allow herself to ask.
Rather than telling lies to try to get past it.
This is somewhat interesting.
Shen Lian picked up the tea cup and shook it gently. He looked at the old woman and said, "I wonder if my aunt's daughter-in-law has given birth to a baby?"
Shen Lian still remembered that the last time he met the old woman at Beidou Club, she came to fulfill her wish.
Because his daughter-in-law is pregnant.
This has been several months.
It is reasonable and reasonable for Shen Lian to ask this question.
Of course, Shen Lian felt that the old woman was lying to him before.
Maybe her daughter-in-law is not pregnant at all.
The old woman glanced at Shen Lian and suddenly sighed quietly: "It should be soon."
"It should be soon?"
The old woman thought for a moment and said, "If we go quickly, we can have a baby by this time next year."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "How many months will you be pregnant by this time next year? Can I ask, is your daughter-in-law pregnant with Nezha?"
The old lady said angrily: "Why do you have the nerve to ask this?"
Shen Lian said: "Auntie, you are so embarrassed to say it, why am I so embarrassed to ask?"
The old woman stopped talking and just stared at Shen Lian.
If you were an ordinary person, you might be targeted directly.
But Shen Lian is no ordinary person.
Shen Lian looked directly at the old woman, letting the old woman stare at him, and the two looked at each other.
After a while, the old woman said, "Why don't you blush?"
Shen Lian smiled and said: "I am a thick-skinned person. Even if you stare at me all day long, I will not blush."
The old woman waved her hand: "Boring."
She looked at Shen Lian and asked, "Can I drink?"
Shen Lian smiled and said: "I risk my life to accompany my aunt."
The old woman was happy: "Okay, as you said, don't run away for a while."
With that said, he said directly and boldly: "Shopkeeper, I'll give you two of the best Nuerhong, and some more side dishes."
It didn't take long for the food and wine to be served.
Before the old woman could take action, Shen Lian picked up the wine jar and filled the wine bowls for the two of them.
The old lady nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, I have a good eye."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "In our Tang Dynasty, respecting the old and loving the young is a traditional virtue."
The old woman rolled her eyes and said, "I've never seen you treat me with much respect."
Shen Lian smiled: "After all, I think you are still very young, Auntie."
"Really?"
The old woman was immediately happy.
Watching the old woman's actions and beaming expression.
Shen Lian had reason to suspect that the old woman in front of him was the result of disguise.
The woman in front of me is probably not particularly old. If she is really old, her mentality is definitely very young.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for a very experienced person to create so many lifelike expressions...
Shen Lian picked up the wine bowl, looked at the old woman, and said, "Auntie, we have deceived each other for various reasons before. Let's not care about it here. After this bowl of wine, we How about just forgetting those things?"
The old woman didn't say anything and just touched it with the bowl.
Then he raised his head and drank all the wine in the bowl in one breath.
When Shen Lian saw this, he also drank all the wine in the wine bowl.
Feeling the wine passing through his body and burning his whole body, Shen Lian just felt relaxed.
These days, I have been busy with Beichen's affairs.
Although he seemed very relaxed, he could still joke when he faced Tianji just now.
But in fact, his nerves were always in a state of tension.
After all, Beichen's existence is a threat to the people of Chang'an City.
As the only person who can fight against Beichen, he will naturally feel great pressure.
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After all, Beichen's existence is a threat to the people of Chang'an City.
And as the only person who can fight against Beichen, he will naturally feel great pressure.