"Who is talking?" Ruan Xianbei asked loudly. The voice faded away after a while. After a while, the footsteps faded away and the human voice disappeared.
Ruan Xianbei let go and said to Cui Lin: "I will untie your acupuncture points, but if you yell, it may be very dangerous for us and your father."
The danger has long been doomed, but Cui Lin has never been willing to believe it. She nodded, with tears in her eyes.
Cui Lin started to tremble all over after Ruan Xianbei untied her cunt. She grabbed Ruan Xianbei and asked with choked sobs: "My father...will he never come back?"
"No, cousin, believe us. Mr. Cui cannot be said to be very safe now, but his life is definitely not in danger." Ruan Xianbei reassured, "Cousin, we are in the inner courtyard. Can ordinary men appear here unimpeded? They Why do you have to talk about this here instead of going somewhere else to talk? I just did it for you to hear."
"Why don't you let me go out and ask them!" Cui Lin gritted her teeth, "Let me see which family they are from!"
"Cousin, what's the use of going out and questioning them? Will they tell you which family you belong to? Rushing out rashly will make your situation more dangerous. This is what Mr. Cui is most worried about." Ruan Xianbei took out a side He gave her the handkerchief and said, "Quickly wipe your face so that others won't notice anything strange."
Cui Lin bit her lip and asked her again: "You didn't let me speak out, so why did you speak out in the end?"
Ruan Xianbei smiled slyly: "If I don't say anything, how will they know that we heard it? I have to tell them to save them from guessing."
Cui Lin nodded, and the two of them walked not far along the road when they met Mingxiang who was looking for him. Mingxiang looked anxious and relaxed after seeing the two of them.
Ming Xiang should have come out with them. Ruan Xianbei asked: "Where did you go just now?"
"Just now, a little sister asked me for help. She said she was taking things to the garden for the girls. The maid waited for a long time and didn't see the young lady coming back, so she asked for directions." Mingxiang replied, and noticed that Cui Lin's face looked like There were signs of crying, so he hurriedly asked: "Could it be that I was taken away by someone?! This Wen family has gone too far!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Ruan Xianbei glanced at her, and Mingxiang knew he had said the wrong thing and closed his mouth.
"Let's go."
Cui Lin said, and walked forward. However, after this experience, she was not in the mood to admire the flowers. Fortunately, she had a cold face and did not need to fake a smile to everyone, otherwise she would be smiling but not smiling. Super ugly.
˙Zhou Ying saw them and shouted: "Sister Cui and sister Yuan are back. Your Mingxiang family has been waiting impatiently. Come on, come on, come on, see Wanyi's flowers are growing well."
The friendliness on Zhou Ying's face didn't seem to be fake. Cui Lin also nodded and walked toward her. As she walked, her eyes glanced at Liu Weiwei who was joking with others on the other side. She couldn't help but think that this was the best place for her to celebrate the festival. It was Liu Weiwei. Could that be someone from the Qidehou Mansion just now?
"Cousin, wait for me." Ruan Xianbei seemed to be holding her hand from behind, but actually pinched her waist secretly, "Don't think about it, we'll talk about it when you get back."
The Wen family's courtyard is as well-equipped as the courtyards of many wealthy families. It is equipped with a pond, arch bridge, rockeries, and trees. People gather in the garden when the weather is nice. It is elegant and full of life.
Several people gathered around the pot of orchids that Wen Wanyi moved out. In addition to the pot that Wen Wanyi mentioned, there were many other orchids. It could be seen that her mother must be a senior orchid lover. Orchids like a humid and cool climate and are most afraid of direct sunlight, so they need to pay attention to maintenance when growing them.
Wen Wanyi introduced: "My mother bought this from a merchant in the Western Regions. She said that the color and quality are different. It is very beautiful when it blooms! But unfortunately it is not the time to bloom yet. If it blooms, I will invite the sisters." Come and watch~"
Yi Zhiruo bent down to study the pot of orchid and said with great interest: "Wow, the leaves of this pot of orchid are really different, they seem to glow!"
When she said this, everyone lowered their heads to watch.
Yi Zhiruo raised her head and smiled at everyone: "The things brought by merchants from the Western Regions are different from those here. There are all kinds of rare things. Last time I begged my mother to give me the green tea she bought from the merchants.
Turquoise is very beautiful. "
"Didn't your father not let you buy jewelry?" Someone laughed.
When she said this, everyone laughed, because Yi Zhiruo bought too many messy jewelry and clothes, and her father had already banned her monthly shopping quota, otherwise the small salary of the Dali Temple Minister would be wiped out by her. Lost light.
Yi Zhiruo covered her face and said confidently: "I want to do a big business. From now on, my sisters will come to my jewelry and clothing store to show off."
These days, most ladies have their own businesses, shops, farms, etc., but servants usually take care of them. Yi Zhiruo just researches and develops new jewelry at home. "If this comes to your father's ears, you will be beaten again." The girl who spoke must be Yi Zhiruo's good friend, and her tone was very familiar.
Yi Zhiruo let out an ouch and said as if she wanted the storm to come more violently: "Come on, I'm used to it."
When she said this, everyone laughed and praised her. Mrs. Yi's gentle temperament didn't know how she combined with Yi Siqing's old-fashioned temperament to give birth to such an out-of-the-box daughter. Yi Zhiruo made her father angry all day long. The story of Yi Zhiruo, who had a beard and glared at her, but actually loved her only daughter very much. The story of Yi Zhiruo, who was beaten since she was a child, was widely circulated in Shangjing as a loving father and a filial daughter.
The girls walked around the garden again. At this time, in addition to the plum blossom garden, the only flowers blooming in the garden were camellias.
Camellia, together with winter jasmine, plum blossoms, and daffodils, are known as the “Four Flowers in the Snow.” Camellia is special because it can bloom twice a year. The first time is in early spring, and it can bloom in early February. , the second flowering is at the autumnal equinox.
The breeze blows, and a fragrance comes to your nose. The fragrance of orchid is not too obvious, but its faint fragrance is always lingering on the tip of your nose inadvertently.
It was still a bit cold in early spring. After walking around, a girl suggested going back to drink tea and warm up. No matter how big the garden was, it was almost full for a stroll, not to mention that Wen Mansion didn't have such a big place, so everyone went back to the pavilion to rest.
Cui Lin had been looking uninterested. Fortunately, Ruan Xianbei was covering for her. Ruan Xianbei had been observing during this period, but none of these women showed anything strange. Such a situation made her couldn't help but think of something related to Yu Chao. These girls may not know much about the affairs between the halls.
And not everyone in the Wen family can come in casually. Just like Mi You, she didn't bring her here this time. Who was being used by the family?
But this time, several girls showed their kindness to Cui Lin and her. Her mission to improve her cousin's favorability should have been successful. Seeing that it was getting late, everyone also said goodbye and went home. In this way, they ended today's meeting. Flower viewing party.
...
After returning home and settling down Cui Lin, the first thing she did was to find Tongchun and tell her about it. At the same time, Tongchun also happened to come to her for something.
After hearing what she said, Tongchun only said one sentence, not one word.
He said, "Oh."
Ruan Xianbei:? ? ?
Tongchun said: "Your analysis at the time was very clear. Someone was deliberately trying to lure Miss Cui into the bait, wasn't it? But the method was very low-level and very direct. If you hadn't been there, Miss Cui would have rushed out. I don't know. What will happen?"
Ruan Xianbei sat cross-legged on the chair. Yes, it was just too direct, which made her a little confused.
"Then what do you think the other party's purpose is?" she asked.
"Disturbing our mentality?" Tongchun said, scanning her from top to bottom with his eyes, "Miss Ruan's clothes today really don't suit your bold sitting posture."
"Have you ever seen meditating?" Ruan Xianbei took a look at himself. Is there anything wrong?
"I've never seen anyone meditating like this."
"Tsk, that's just you haven't seen it. Tell me, what do you want to say?"
Tong Chun said mysteriously: "I found out who the man who met Miss Cui was."
"The monk is amazing!" Ruan Xianbei's eyes lit up, and he never said that he was not doing his job all day long.
"Say it again." Tongchun was a little dissatisfied with her compliment.
Ruan Xianbei crossed his legs and clasped his hands with a very expressive expression.
He said piously: "Master Tongchun is really mighty."
Tongchun smiled and said with satisfaction, "The person you met Miss Cui is a man."
Ruan Xianbei: Do you still want to say this?
"The son's surname is Zhao. According to the young monk of Yuantong Temple, they first met at a garden party in early January. The second time they met was when Miss Cui went to Yuantong Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings. They talked. I am very happy and feel like old friends at the first sight."
Ruan Xianbei twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking of Cui Lin's disgusted attitude when mentioning Tongchun, and said: "It is really difficult for me to associate the words "we talked very happily and became old at first sight" with Miss Cui."
"So the other party may have done it deliberately. The two of them seemed to have had a quarrel when they met at Yuantong Temple, but they exchanged letters and never saw each other again until——"
"Until Mr. Cui left Beijing, he wrote a letter saying that he wanted to meet again."
"That's right. Although Miss Cui has a arrogant temperament, she has almost never had contact with outside men in her boudoir. In addition, her biological mother died young, so the knowledge between men and women is almost blank."
Tong Chun then analyzed: "The timing of Mr. Zhao's appearance and the things he did were all so smooth and logical. He seems to be a very suitable and perfect match for Miss Cui."
Ruan Xianbei clenched his right fist and punched the palm of his left hand, and said with a sneer: "There can't be another person in this world who is completely compatible with one person. If there is, it can only be said that the other person did it deliberately! Man, you are really cunning."
"Shen Xuan is also cunning?" Tong Chun asked abruptly when he saw her expression.
"Shen Xuan, of course - eh, what does it have to do with you? How did you know about it?"
Why does the whole world know that I am chasing Shen Xuan?
Tongchun smiled enigmatically: "Buddha said, it can't be said, it can't be said. By the way, the most important thing is that this Mr. Zhao has a very clean background. He came from a poor family and came to Beijing to take the exam to find his wife."
Ruan Xianbei gave him a look, and the topic returned to Young Master Zhao: "Looking for a relative? What kind of relative are you looking for?"
"I don't know about that. I feel guilty for my limited abilities. Miss Ruan might as well use Brother Yiling's resources." Tong Chun replied with a low eyebrow.
Ruan Xianbei snorted and asked, "How did you find out about these things?"
Tongchun laughed when he mentioned this. He smiled very happily and said: "The young monk went to Yuantong Temple and said that he came from Mahayana Temple. The abbot of Yuantong Temple was so enthusiastic after receiving the favor from the master. He asked me to treat him as his own. Take a look around. I just asked about it, and the little novice over there told me everything. During the Chinese New Year, Mr. Zhao had nowhere to go and stayed at Yuantong Temple for a while. I don’t know whether Mr. Zhao did it intentionally or not. The correspondence and meetings with Ms. Cui were not hidden from the public eye."
That's it? Ruan Xianbei didn't expect that the method of asking was so simple. Should he say that Master Cui is actually a prophet? He really had foresight in hiring this monk.
But this Mr. Zhao is a bit interesting.
"Thank you for your hard work, little Master Tongchun." After hearing this, Ruan Xianbei stretched his waist and said, "Then I will go back. We will find out in a few days whether he is a human or a ghost."
Ruan Xianbei returned to his room and lay on the bed, feeling sleepy soon.
Thinking about it, today's conversation with those ladies was a bit too distracting, and besides, she had to be distracted by Cui Lin's actions. I kind of miss the days when Ah Zhi and Ah Cai were around. You see, it’s so easy for this person to go from frugality to luxury, but it’s so hard to go from luxury to frugality.
And her brother...
Her brother? ? ?
Did Tongchun just say that she would use her brother’s intelligence network?
Ruan Xianbei suddenly woke up without any sleep. What else did Tongchun know? ? ?
Twenty taels of silver was a bit too small, but in modern times it was still around eight thousand to ten thousand yuan.
At present, an ordinary soldier in the Yu Dynasty can only earn one tael of silver per month at most, and a centurion can earn three taels of silver per month.
Maybe he will accept it.
In addition, Qin Hu is also planning to draw a big pie for Li Xiaokun. After all, Qin Hu used to have money.
Now it depends on whether he and Qin An can survive the night.
"Little Marquis, I may not be able to survive. I'm so hungry. My hands
My feet were frozen. "Qin An said in a daze.
"Xiao Anzi, Xiao Anzi, hold on, hold on, you can't stay still, get up and run, that's the only way you can survive."
In fact, Qin Hu himself is in trouble. Although he was a special soldier in his previous life, this body is not what he used to be. All he has now is a perseverance.
"Wait!"
Qin Hu's eyes were like cold stars, and he suddenly shouted in a low voice. A reflection and a rustling sound that appeared just ten meters away from the camp aroused his alertness.
With the professional sense of smell of a special scout, he felt that it was the enemy.
But should we notify Li Xiaokun?
Qin Hu hesitated a little. What if he saw it wrong? You know, his current physical condition is completely different from before.
If a false alarm causes night terrors or camp roars, and someone gets a handle on it, they will be killed without mercy.
"Xiao Anzi, hand me the bow and arrow."
Qin Hu crawled under the carriage and whispered.
But Qin An's next words scared him so much that he almost jumped up.
"Bow and arrow, what are bow and arrow?"
What, there are no bows and arrows in this era?
Qin Hu looked around and found a wooden stick with a sharpened top placed under the wheel. It was two meters long. It was thick at the handle and became thinner as it went up.
The more I look at it, the more it looks like a weapon.
Wooden gun, this is the iconic building of the cannon fodder.
"Come closer, come closer..." After a few breaths, Qin Hu was sure that he was right.
The other party may be the enemy's scouts, called scouts in this era. They are trying to enter the camp and conduct reconnaissance.
Of course, if conditions permit, you can also poison, set fire to, or perform a beheading operation.
"one two three……"
He and Qin An lay motionless on the ground until then, he suddenly jumped up and threw the wooden spear as a javelin.
"puff!"
It was impossible for the scout to wear armor because he had difficulty moving, so the shot pierced his chest directly.
Following Qin Hu, he picked up the wooden gun belonging to Qin An, jumped out of the carriage, and chased in the opposite direction desperately.
For the reliability of intelligence, the scouts are required to monitor each other and are not allowed to act alone, so there are at least two.
After a few moments, Qin Hu threw another black shadow to the ground.
Then he strangled his neck with a wooden gun. There was a crisp sound and the man's head hung down.
"Hoo, hoo!" Qin Hu was sweating profusely and almost collapsed. He lay on the ground gasping for air. His body was really too weak.
Just to break the enemy's neck, before he could just use his hands, but just now he had to rely on the power of a wooden gun.
"Qin An, come here and help me search you."
Qin Hu is familiar with the rules of the battlefield. He must collect all the trophies from these two guys as quickly as possible.
"Two daggers, two horizontal knives, a level, seven or eight taels of broken silver, two grain bags, flags, kettles, two sets of cotton-padded clothes, two pot helmets, bacon..."
"Qin An, brother, hurry up, hurry up, eat something quickly, you are saved..."
Qin Hu tremblingly grabbed a handful of fried beans from the grain bag and stuffed it into Qin An's mouth, then filled him with water and put on the captured cotton-padded clothes.
.
Before dawn, Qin Hu cut off the scout's head before the sentry on duty arrived, carried it into Shi Chang's camp, and reported what happened yesterday.
This was done to prevent others from taking credit, and he knew what kind of environment he was in now.
"Thirty taels of silver for one head, you are rich."
The chief's name was Gundam. He was a tall, muscular man with a beard.
At first, he didn't believe it until he saw the trophies captured by Qin Hu and the two corpses.
now
His eyes were full of envy and jealousy.
"It's not me who gets rich, it's everyone who gets rich. This is the result of the ten of us."
