Chen Keyan plans to seize the throne of Nanchen.
The Queen actually didn't know.
Instead, she said worriedly: "I heard that King Tian of Nanchen... seems to be relatively weak?"
Su Xian replied: "Your Majesty, King Tian of Nanchen is a gentle and gentle son. I have met him many times and have a very good impression of King Tian."
"What I'm afraid of is that after King Tian ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will be soft-hearted. If there is a treacherous official causing trouble, the relationship between me, Daliang and Nanchen, I'm afraid..."
The Queen looked worried.
Su Xian felt a little pain in his balls. He knew in his heart that it was impossible for King Tian to ascend the throne of Nanchen.
But for now, I have no choice but to follow the Queen's words: "Your Majesty, don't worry. After the rebellion of King Nanchen Jingli, most of the traitors in the court have been eradicated."
"Furthermore, there is the Princess Wu of King Tian who is assisting him wholeheartedly. Even if there are traitorous ministers left in the court, it is impossible for them to make slanderous remarks in King Tian's ears."
The Queen nodded in approval.
Then she frowned, looked at Su Xian, and guessed with a weird look on her face: "Su Aiqing, do you think that Princess Wu of Nanchen... might take the opportunity to launch a palace coup and ascend the throne as the empress herself?"
Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth and was shocked. Gosh, the Queen's sixth sense is too accurate! Can you guess this? Incredible.
He didn't dare to make any noise, thought for a while, and replied seriously:
"I think the possibility... is unlikely. Princess Wu and Prince Tian's mother-in-law are biological sisters after all. They should support each other."
The Queen nodded:
"What Su Aiqing said makes sense. Let's not talk about it anymore. Su Aiqing should be careful when going to Nanchen as an envoy this time. You can bring more good people with you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
"..."
After chatting for a few more words, Su Xian said goodbye and left the palace.
It was already getting late, and he planned to go see Lan Ling.
Unexpectedly, just as I walked across Tianjin Bridge, I met an acquaintance - my sister-in-law Tang Shujing!
"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!" Tang Shujing was born with a face like an oval and a pair of long legs. She kept waving at the roadside...
after a little while.
At a tea stall on the roadside.
Su Xian and Tang Shujing sat opposite each other.
"Tell me, what do you have to do with me, brother-in-law? You always come to the Three Treasures Palace for anything." Su Xian put on a posture of being ready to leave at any time.
"Brother-in-law, you have forgotten that I am your subordinate in the Prison Department. Why can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?" Tang Shujing laughed, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the tea tray, stuffed it into Su Xian's hand, and said with a smile :
"Brother-in-law, you're welcome. I'll invite you this time."
Su Xian took the small handful of melon seeds, but did not eat them. He stared at Tang Shujing's fair face with melon seeds and said with a smile: "You and your brother-in-law are still doing this, tell me, what do you want to do?"
"Actually...it's nothing. I just haven't seen my brother-in-law for a long time..." Tang Shujing started to squirm, hesitated to speak, and seemed a little embarrassed.
"Since there's nothing else, I'll leave now. I have other things to do." Su Xian put down the small handful of melon seeds, got up and left.
"Farewell, brother-in-law!" Tang Shujing stood up hurriedly, holding Su Xian's sleeve with her little hand: "Brother-in-law, sit down first. I really have something to tell my brother-in-law."
"Oh?" Su Xian turned around, sat down again, and looked sideways at her big bright eyes.
"I heard that my brother-in-law will go south as envoy to Nanchen in two days..." Tang Shuwan rubbed her little hands.
Tang Shujing raised her buttocks, and Su Xian knew what she wanted to say, and interrupted her with a smile: "What, you want to follow my brother-in-law to get credit again?"
"Brother-in-law, what are you talking about!" Tang Shujing stamped her feet under the table, and hurriedly held Su Xian's hand. Her fair cheeks were rosy, and she corrected: "I'm not here to get credit, but to... protect. Brother-in-law!”
Su Xian raised his forehead, made a fist with one hand, raised it in front of Tang Shujing's eyes, then stretched out his fingers and said: "Fifty thousand taels!"
"What fifty thousand taels?" Tang Shujing was stunned.
"My brother-in-law will give you another fifty thousand taels, which should be enough for you to spend for a while, right?" Su Xian said with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, that's not what I meant..."
"Isn't that what you mean? Then you can save 50,000 taels and don't even think about following me to Nanchen." Su Xian continued to laugh.
"No, brother-in-law, don't, don't, don't…" Tang Shujing changed her mind instantly, took Su Xian's hand, and couldn't help but smile: "Brother-in-law is generous, but... I borrowed so much money from brother-in-law, how should I pay it back in the future?"
Su Xian looked calm and said: "It's simple, just pay with your flesh."
"What kind of compensation?" Tang Shujing looked puzzled.
"It's nothing. Okay, my brother-in-law is going to do some business. Don't get in my way." Su Xian stood up, got on his horse, and walked away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"..."
After watching Su Xian go away, Tang Shujing did not stop. She went straight to the Hou Mansion and found her sister Tang Shuwan.
"Jing'er? Why are you free to come back today?"
Tang Shuwan was in the study dealing with household affairs. When she saw Tang Shujing entering the room, she hurriedly put down her brush and stood up to greet her, with a doting smile on her face.
Originally, Tang Shujing also lived in the Hou Mansion. She owned a huge courtyard.
But recently, she has been out and about all day, euphemistically saying it was for "official business", so Tang Shuwan couldn't get too involved.
After the two sisters sat down on the chairs on the side of the study, Tang Shujing asked impatiently: "Sister, I have a question to ask you."
"Jing'er has been traveling outside all year round. She should have more knowledge than me. Why do you need to ask me any questions?" Tang Shuwan looked surprised.
"It's a question from a book." Tang Shujing smiled awkwardly. As the legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family, she was naturally able to read and write, but she was far inferior to her sister Tang Shuwan.
At this time, the servant brought two cups of tea.
Tang Shuwan took a sip and said with a smile: "It's rare that Jing'er actually cares about the knowledge in books. Just ask."
"Sister, I want to know, what does the word 'meat compensation' mean?" Tang Shujing also picked up the teacup, but never drank.
"Meat sausage?" Tang Shuwan was stunned for a moment, feeling a little puzzled, but she still explained: "It is a kind of food, usually made of casings..."
"Sister misunderstood. I don't know that the intestines are the intestines, but the repayment. What does the flesh repayment mean?" Tang Shujing corrected.
Snapped!
The tea cup in Tang Shuwan's hand was thrown away and smashed to the ground. The hot tea soup and tea leaves were spilled, and white mist came out.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Uh...it's okay. The tea cup was too hot, so I took it off for a while."
"That's good, sister, please tell me what that means."
"Jing'er, where did you hear this?" Tang Shuwan frowned.
"It's nothing, oh, this is the key to solving the problem. I was embarrassed to ask others, so I came to see my sister." Tang Shujing made nonsense.
Tang Shuwan breathed a sigh of relief, patted her heart and said, "Fortunately, it was just to break the news. Fortunately, you came to ask me."
Tang Shujing became more and more curious and asked: "Sister, please tell me quickly, I'm still waiting to find out."
Tang Shuwan pursed her lips, a blush appeared on her face, she leaned close to Tang Shujing's ear, lowered her voice and said something simple.
boom!
There was another crisp sound.
The tea cup in Tang Shujing's hand also came out.
It fell to the ground and was smashed to pieces. The hot tea soup and tea leaves were scattered on the ground, and white mist came out. The smoke was like a fairyland.
"Jinger, what are you doing?"
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. The teacup was too hot and I lost my hand."
"Look at you, you must be too tired to do the check-up, right? Don't go out to do the check-up tonight, stay at the house. Your brother-in-law is also here, so we can hold a barbecue party."
"Sister...brother-in-law?"
"Yes, don't you like to eat barbecue cooked by your brother-in-law?"
"No... no, goodbye sister, I have to go... for a checkup!"
Tang Shujing looked embarrassed and complicated, with a rare flush on her face. She couldn't help but ran out of the study, holding up her skirt, and quickly disappeared. She didn't know where she went.
…
The other side.
It is said that after Su Xian said goodbye to Tang Shujing, he went directly to Yuzhen Temple.
Get off your horse and go straight into the quiet room on the side of the main hall.
As soon as Su Xian stepped in, he felt the scent of sandalwood brushing his nose.
Looking up, Princess Lanling was wearing a large blue Taoist robe, with a "Hunyuan bun" on her head, holding a snow-white whisk in her hand, and was sitting there reading the Taoist canon.
When Su Xian entered the room, she just glanced sideways, ignored him, and continued to focus on Daozang.
Su Xian smiled, stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Greetings to Your Highness the Princess."
"Why are you coming here at this time?" Lan Ling sat there motionless, not looking away from Daozang, giving people a strong sense of distance.
"If I don't come at this time, why don't I come back after dark at night?" Su Xian smiled.
"You..." Lan Ling instantly "broken the power" and glared at Su Xian. Seeing that Qiu Dianjun was still behind Su Xian, he ordered: "Go down first. You are not allowed to come in without my order."
"yes."
Qiudianjun retreated and closed the door.
Soon, there were only two of them in the huge quiet room.
Su Xian took a step forward and said with a smile: "Your Highness, there are only two of us here. You don't have to pretend anymore. What's so interesting about that book?"
Lan Ling was unmoved, still sitting there, his eyes fell on Daozang again, and he asked nonchalantly: "What can't be left until night? If you come in like this openly, it will inevitably arouse suspicion."
"I'll just leave after saying a few words. It'll be okay." Su Xian said with a smile.
"Then tell me." At this moment, Lan Ling finished reading a page and was about to turn it over.
"In a few days, I will go to Nanchen as envoy to attend the funeral of Emperor Chen." Su Xian replied.
"Huh? Going to Nanchen again?" Lan Ling paused in turning the page. The page was just halfway through, and Su Xian could see the dense small regular script on it.
"Yes, I came here specifically to say goodbye to the princess in advance."
"You went to Nanchen for national affairs, and I have no objection to this." Lan Ling continued to turn the pages, raised his eyes to look at Su Xian, and said seriously:
"But, you must not provoke that goblin Chen Keyan. That goblin specializes in deceiving people, and you are a person who cannot control yourself..."
"I hope that you can always put the overall situation first and don't be easily charmed by that goblin!"
After Su Xian heard this, he was immediately dissatisfied and argued loudly: "Princess, are you looking down on me too much? I have always been a determined man, how can I be easily fooled?"
"Really?" Lan Ling stared at her with burning eyes, and withdrew his hand from turning the page, causing the page to return to its original position without turning it over.
With his hands free, Lan Ling gently grasped both sides of his clothes, pulled gently, looked at Su Xian and said:
"Then you prove it to me."
"..."
Two quarters of an hour later.
Su Xian left Yuzhen Temple.
Feel refreshed.
Lan Ling, filled with regrets, ordered Qiu Dianjun to prepare fragrant bathing water and a change of clothes...
After Su Xian returned to the Hou Mansion, it was getting dark and it was already dinner time.
At this time, Lin Chuan, Yan Dashan, and Zhou Wei arrived together.
They are all distinguished guests invited by Su Xian. They must have a good drink tonight and never return until they are drunk!
…
After some time.
Lin Chuan and Zhou Wei had already fallen down.
He was carried into the side room to rest by the servants of the mansion.
Only Su Xian and Yan Dashan were left at the banquet.
Both of them were a little drunk, but not completely drunk, and they both remained conscious.
"Well... Lieutenant, I finally have something to ask of you."
Yan Dashan stood up suddenly and bowed respectfully to Su Xian. Under the night, his resolute eyes reflected bursts of starlight, and his gaze was like a torch.
"Oh, Dashan, tell me." Su Xian's tongue was a little big, and his body was swaying as he sat there, looking like he might fall down at any time.
"The final general wants to... resign from the position of General Longwu and follow the Taiwei again!" Yan Dashan's words were sonorous. His drunkenness did not make his eyes blurry, but instead brought out the truest feelings deep in his heart.
"What? You want to resign as General Longwu? Why?"
Su Xian was surprised.
If the big mountain quits its job, who can still take the lead?
Su Xian has been planning to enhance the combat effectiveness of Daliang soldiers.
Among them, arranging for Yan Dashan to form the Longwu Army was the most important part.
If Dashan gives up his job, that means Su Xian's plan will face bankruptcy!
No!
cant!
Ignoring the dizziness caused by drunkenness, Su Xian reluctantly stood up, grabbed Yan Dashan's shoulders, and looked into his bright eyes:
"Why? Dashan, why do you have such an idea?"
"The Lieutenant's trip to Nanchen will be full of dangers. Although the Lieutenant is protected by Lady Yang, I still feel a little uneasy. Please help the Lieutenant!"
He said that the mountain gave him a deep gift.
Su Xian hurriedly supported him, feeling slightly relieved.
It turned out to be this reason. He thought Yan Dashan didn't want to do it anymore.
"You are overthinking. You are going to Nanchen... just to attend Emperor Chen's funeral. There will be no danger. You should stay in the Longwu Army with peace of mind."
"Taiwei, don't ask for help from the general." Yan Dashan shook his head firmly and analyzed:
"In the past, the Taiwei often went out on missions, but never like this time, the Taiwei personally found the general and told him to take good care of the Hou Mansion..."
Su Xian rubbed his temples and said, "This is indeed a flaw. Unexpectedly, Yan Dashan saw the flaw."
This shows that Yan Dashan is a rough and fine person.
Su Xian was both happy and helpless at the same time.
Fortunately, after some persuasion from him, Yan Dashan finally gave up the idea of resigning and following him again, and stayed in Longwu Army to continue training soldiers with peace of mind.
…
I don’t know how long the banquet will last.
The next day.
Three poles in the sun.
Su Xian was awakened by Yang Zhilan.
With sleepy eyes, he turned over and was about to take a nap again. Yang Zhilan came closer and calmly said:
"A letter from Nan Chen states that Emperor Chen is about to pass away. Princess Wu of Nan Chen asks the young master to leave for the south immediately!"
"What did you say?" Su Xian turned over and got up, his heart trembled, and he no longer felt sleepy in an instant.
