At the racecourse outside Liangzhu City, friends rode horses side by side. This was a rare moment of rest. There was no need to wave the whip as hard as on the battlefield. It was very comfortable for a few people to talk together.
A man said, "You dare to bully me, Lieutenant Commander, tsk tsk, I didn't realize how brave you are."
The person he was teasing was a descendant of the Yushi family. He had also fought with General Yitong and pacified Xiling.
That day, the two of them turned their heads away and looked at each other in shock. No one thought that the minister would dare to do such a thing in the palace, so they had to stay away and wait aside.
The other one, Dr. Xun from the Six Schools of Legal Studies, also smiled and said, "The envoy is a popular person around the Queen. If you offend her, you will be rewarded. Just don't let the general come forward to intercede."
When the two of them stopped laughing, he said slowly, "She is Zhao Lanyin."
The two friends shut up. He had just returned to Liangzhu when he met his enemy. It was no coincidence.
"Is it because the Zhao family will enter Liangzhu this year as one of the imperial merchants that you came back?" His friend saw through him.
"I'm telling you, if you don't come back sooner or later, you won't come back until the battle is over. You will be giving the credit to your elder brother in vain."
The minister did not answer, but rode up to the front of the two of them.
"You should talk less. I didn't see him being upset."
"I'm not just thinking about him. An adopted son is not as valuable as a parent. General Yitong has made it clear that he wants that idiot to suppress him at every turn, but he doesn't care at all. He will die in Liangzhu one day without knowing who did it."
"What you said... is so cruel."
"Not to mention whether the last ambush was the general's conspiracy, if he hadn't been lucky, he would have pulled off a layer of his skin."
The person in front of him sighed, "But if it weren't for the general, he would never be where he is today."
"Do you think the generals from eight years ago and the generals today have the same attitude towards him?"
The two chatted for a few words, then followed after them.
"Want to go to the Qianling Hall for a drink tonight?"
"What fun is there, Chutianfang, do you want to go?"
One said to go to Qianlin Pavilion, the other to Chutianfang.
"Although the face of the woman with the carved title is more beautiful than that of the Liangzhu woman, she is too stiff after all. In the wasteland, her skin is so rough that it hurts." He said while stroking his arm to indicate.
Dr. Xun felt that he looked vulgar, so he pushed him away and said, "You are pretending to be a little beauty. I don't think you dislike girls."
"Hey, it's better than nothing. I just went there in the wilderness. Even if I miss the prosperous Liangzhu City, I can't come back."
"What do you think, Qingchen?" Master Yu raised his eyebrows.
"Ignore him and let him go alone. He has Hualiu disease and can't find a wife. It's his own fault." Dr. Xun's mouth was venomous.
"Speaking of which, the envoy's waist really doesn't look like that of a girl in her twenties. She looks like she is seventeen or eighteen years old. When I look at it, I feel..." Master Yu suddenly caught a glimpse of Sun Qingchen's eyes twinkling, and he immediately stopped talking.
Dr. Xun shook his head and asked, "What do you want to do now?"
"It's not what I want, it's what they should do." He said.
"It is not difficult to deal with the Zhao family. The small Zhao family in Changzhou can be crushed to death with one finger, but the Bolu Zhao family and the Li'er Zhao family are closely related. I have inquired for you, who is the one in the palace? The concubine Liang who just gave birth to the prince is a woman from the Bolu Zhao family, and there are some people in Liangzhu who were Zhao Zhenxuan's old subordinates."
Master Yu said, "What's so difficult about this? There's no such thing as a mother being more valuable than a child in the palace. Since Empress Meng passed away and was succeeded by Su Zhining, your majesty's children have not been raised by their biological mothers in order to protect Empress Su." The position is to prevent the concubine from using her son to make plans. Therefore, the good concubine cannot be an obstacle to you. Even if you touch the Zhao family, she will be helpless. "
Dr. Xun smiled and said, "You haven't returned to the palace for a long time. You have a clear idea of what is going on in the imperial city, and you are more knowledgeable than me."
"That's right, I can be considered a member of the Rain Master family after all."
"If you think clearly, I will personally help you and I will make sure that you come out alive and kill them all." He vowed.
A few days later, they met for the second time in the academy, and they both pretended not to know each other.
It was His Majesty who said, "The envoy and Wen Xi are about the same age, both talented and beautiful."
The empress smiled and said, "I see it too. Lan Yin's eyes have never been afraid of people in the past days, but today he doesn't dare to look at the child Wen Xi."
He said, "Mother, I have turned twenty-five this year and am no longer a child."
"Listening to your words, do you want His Majesty to grant you a marriage?" The queen took advantage of the situation and asked. Whether he meant this or not is still a matter of debate, but the queen was determined to make this marriage happen. In her eyes, Zhao Lanyin and him They are similar in age and temperament. If they are a couple, they are a match made in heaven.
Among the several princes, Ting'er is the one who is most valued by His Majesty. However, he asked her to marry Zhao Lanyin to him a few days ago. The queen knew that this girl was by no means a woman who could be manipulated, but Ting'er was used to it. She knows how to use tricks. Although Zhao Lanyin is very smart, she has protected her too well over the years. She has never been poisoned by the dangers in the palace. It would be a pity for such a girl to die trapped in the imperial city. .
The minister lowered his head and replied, "Exactly. Wen Xi has been leading the troops in Diaoti these years. His Majesty gave him a new mansion. Everything is fine in the mansion, but he is missing a caring person."
"Then what do you think about Lan Yin?"
Zhao Lan was worried and said, "My dear, please don't make fun of me."
The queen was about to continue, but was startled by his words.
He said, "What I want from you is really related to Mr. Zhao."
The queen asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"Wen Xi, who led the troops, once passed by Li'er and met a girl as an ordinary person. I fell in love with her at first sight and proposed to her. Not long ago, I found out that the girl was Mr. Zhao's sister. .”
Zhao Lanyin was stunned, and her back felt cold. He spoke every word clearly, but when it fell in her ears, she couldn't tell for a moment whether it was what he said.
"Reporting to the Queen, this is absolutely—" She wanted to say that this was absolutely impossible.
"It's definitely consensual. I report back to Your Majesty that I have begged my father for mercy and hope to take Mr. Zhao's sister as my concubine."
His Majesty seemed to think there was something good to watch, and said with a half-smile, "Why not, since General Yitong also knows about this."
The queen noticed something was wrong and asked Zhao Lanyin, "You also know that he is with you..." Halfway through the words, it was really difficult to speak. It was in vain that she thought about sending such a decent girl to his house to be the mistress of the house. .
"Queen." Your Majesty called and shook his head.
Since it is a matter between them, let the person tying the bell resolve it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty." He didn't look at her from beginning to end, just like her.
But even if they hadn't even looked at each other for a moment, the two of them probably knew each other's expressions.
After leaving the academy, she blocked his path.
"What do you want to do?!" Half questioning, half angry.
"What qualifications do you have to talk to me like this? Oh, I forgot that you are Mr. Zhao now, not the Miss Zhao family many years ago."
Zhao Lanyin didn't understand how he did this, "Lan Ruo will not agree to your proposal. She can recognize your face at a glance. Do you think she will marry you?"
(End of chapter)