When Jiang Xuening went out, he didn't even dare to look at the sword book standing outside. Taking advantage of the dark sky, he went back to the house and pulled the dirty dress down. If it wasn't good, he just left it in the house and waited for the maid to come. After cleaning up, I simply threw it into the water basin, and it stopped only when there was no trace of immersion.
Just lying in bed, most of the night did not fall asleep.
The next day, the maid came in to serve and wash up, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised to see that her clothes were soaked in the water basin from yesterday. Jiang Xuening only said that he had drunk too much when he came back last night, so he put his clothes on casually. The maids naturally didn't think much of it.
The border war has ceased, and You Fangyin and Ren Weizhi plan to leave Xinzhou on another day. It's just a trip here, and there are also some local customs at the border, so you might as well take some back and do a drop-in business. Therefore, I came to ask Jiang Xuening early in the morning if I would like to go to the street market together to see the customs of Guanzhong.
Jiang Xuening was upset.
Originally, I finally made up my mind last night and wanted to explain it to Xie Wei. However, without saying a word, such a thing happened, which is absolutely ridiculous! If she hadn't woken up early in the morning and saw the dress soaked in the water basin, and the faint tooth marks still left on the side of her neck, I'm afraid she would think that she was daring and even dared to dream such a dream .
Only the plan was disrupted.
She was well aware of Xie Wei's ability and her own situation. The longer she dragged on, the more she fell into a vortex and it was difficult to get out.
You Fangyin came to find her, but she just let herself leave this general's mansion, which had become a bit stuffy for some reason, and went to the market to take a breath, relax, and think about it by the way.
So the two walked out the door together.
On the morning of the New Year's Day after the festival, the street market is full of joy, the shops are full of dazzling items, and there are people going out to play everywhere.
On the high tower, Xie Wei and Lu Xian saw the situation of the camp outside the city from a distance, and then walked back.
Although the new year has entered, the wind is still cold.
It's just that Lu Xian was talking, but he felt that Xie Ju'an's mood was not affected by the cold wind. His eyes were clear and his attitude was sparse. Compared with the Rongrongyue hanging high in the sky, it was like a faint wind floating in a catkin pond.
He glanced behind him, but he didn't see Daoqin, so he couldn't help but say: "I woke up early this morning and heard that Daoqin had caught a girl last night, trained for a long time, and cried miserably, I heard that I'm going to be locked up in jail for several days, what's wrong, what happened?"
Xie Wei raised his eyebrows slightly.
He glanced back at Lu Xian and said, "Daoqin has a more remote temperament and loves to be honest with others, so I guess where is the offense to him."
Lu Xian: "..."
Can you answer in a more perfunctory way? I fucking believe you have a ghost!
He simply stopped inquiring, first glanced around, and when he saw that no one was around, he said, "Now that the court has sent Zhou Yinzhi, it is considered to be our army, what are you going to do?"
Shen Lang is really not bad at being an emperor.
Although it doesn't use the right path, it can be used on such crooked paths, and it is enough to deal with ordinary people.
It's a pity that Xie Wei is not an ordinary person.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the bricks of the city wall in front of him, and reached out to touch the marks of the sword left over the years, saying: "Now that he has come to call for security, the generals of Xinzhou City are also leading troops to some extent, and it is not easy to raise the flag once. Now is not the best time. But…”
Lu Xian said, "Do you have any other tricks?"
Xie Wei retracted his hand, looked at the fine lines on his palm, and said only: "The Heavenly Sect has yet to take action, Wan Xiuzi has been planning for all these years, how can he miss the timing? The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. There is no rush."
As the words were being said, there was a sudden movement from below.
The two turned their heads to look, and it was Zhou Yinzhi who came up from below.
The soldiers on both sides saluted him.
He saw Xie Wei and Lu Xian standing here at a glance, and after a stunned moment, he stepped forward: "Xiaguan has seen Master Xie. Yesterday was in a hurry, and it was a celebration banquet, but I didn't have time to talk about the business. I don't want to. I was about to find General Yan Lin, so I met you."
Xie Wei said: "Are you on business?"
Zhou Yinzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled when he looked at him: "I heard that it has been more than a month since Her Royal Highness the eldest princess was rescued. Previously, her body needed rest, but now Her Highness is well, the Holy One wants to take His Highness back to Beijing. And you and General Yan Lin's attack on the Tartars, rescued the princess, made the Tartars surrender to our dynasty, weakened its power, and saved the border from the war in the next few years. The Ministry of Rites has already drawn up the documents to be sealed, but I don't know, when will you and General Yan leave?"
There are 100,000 troops stationed at the border, and the capital is beyond the reach of the whip, but if you want to go back, you will be empty-handed and enter the enemy's belly again.
Who dares to take such a risk
Xie Wei felt that Zhou Yinzhi's words were more tentative, but he didn't panic. Instead, he glanced around first, and then looked at Zhou Yinzhi, his voice was lowered, and he sighed softly: "Master Zhou, the imperial court is serious about it. Did you forgive this matter lightly?"
Zhou Yinzhi's expression suddenly became stagnant: "You are..."
Xie Wei's face was a bit stern: "The Yan family was found to have colluded with King Pingnan's rebellion, and they held grudges against the sage and the court. This time Yanlin appeared at the border to rescue the princess. It was a righteous act that the common people praised, but don’t you know that the Holy Sage has never done that so-called transfer order? After arriving in Xinzhou, Xie knew that something was wrong. It’s a pity that it was too late, and the military power had already fallen into the hands of the thieves. One is for self-protection, the second is for the overall situation, and the third is for the common people, so he came up with the best strategy of ignorance and arrogance, first to help him get things done, and then to wait for the news of the court. It’s just that Lord Zhou came alone, and he was chatting and laughing with him at the banquet yesterday. It's very puzzling. I don't know, what is the imperial court's plan?"
Lu Xian wanted to laugh when he heard it.
Zhou Yinzhi never expected Xie Wei to have such a speech.
After he arrived in Dexinzhou, he also inquired around, almost preconceived that Xie Wei also participated in the rebellion at the border. After all, based on what he knew when he served Jiang Xuening in the past, and the fact that he had not had much dealings with the DPRK and China in the past two years, he never dared to underestimate Xie Wei, and he was even more afraid of him than others.
However, Xie Wei actually said that with Yan Lin it was a virtual and a cowardly snake.
Zhou Yinzhi's heartbeat turned sharply, and he couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a while, but he also had ups and downs in Jinyiwei, and now he is a person.
Immediately, he let out a wry smile.
With only a low tone, he said, "It turns out that the young master also has difficulties, so I thought, the Holy Master regards you as a master, as a right-hand man, it shouldn't be like this. It's just as you said, things are a foregone conclusion, really There is no chance of turning it around, it is better to make a mistake and see the situation. Or, do you have other ideas?"
Xie Wei narrowed his eyes, the brilliance flowed, and he was silent for a while, then shook his head: "The enemy is strong and I am weak, and there is no good plan."
Zhou Yinzhi continued: "The matter of returning to Beijing..."
Xie Wei glanced at the watchtower built above the Wengcheng on the inner side of the tower, and said: "Yan Shizifang has summoned the generals who lead the troops in the city to discuss matters in the watchtower, but it's just a civil servant, so it's inconvenient to listen to it. Lord Zhou came just in time. , why don't you go and explore the air first, and I'll make plans later?"
Zhou Yinzhi also looked at the arrow tower, but couldn't help but ponder.
He couldn't believe Xie Wei's words.
If you believe more than 10%, you will end up in a doomed situation; you are even more afraid of falling into the trap of others, or accidentally revealing some secrets that should not be told, and causing death for yourself.
Lu Xian was like a mirror, and he naturally knew that Xie Wei's words were not true, but he was just trying to confuse Zhou Yinzhi, and he felt Coke in his heart. But looking at Zhou Yinzhi's words, it seemed that he was afraid of the feeling of being around, so he moved a step to avoid it.
Unexpectedly, I took a step and saw the figure below.
At that moment, he blurted out subconsciously: "Miss You?"
You Fangyin was accompanying Jiang Xuening to see a local tea house in Xinzhou City. She just bought two taels of tea leaves and was about to go back to see if it was different from the one she was running. How did she expect that someone would suddenly call her
The two looked up following the voice, only to see Lu Xian.
Along the way, I saw Xie Wei and Zhou Yinzhi on the tower.
Jiang Xuening was startled.
Xie Wei was also a little surprised, but when he saw Jiang Xuening, he also saw her new pale green pleated skirt, and a furry scarf tied around her neck, which blocked the slender neck tightly. , and for some reason, the events of last night came to my mind.
A rare discomfort made him stiff for a moment.
After all, blasphemy is such a thing...
Jiang Xuening looked at him.
Although Xie Wei did not avoid his gaze, the tip of his ear was inevitably stained with a suspicious red.
It's just that everyone else's attention is below, but they don't pay attention to him.
Zhou Yinzhi saw Jiang Xuening and You Fangyin together, his eyes flashed slightly again, and he took the initiative to chat with her: "Second girl, is this busy with Boss You?"
Jiang Xuening withdrew his gaze from Xie Wei.
Anyway, it wasn't her who did such a shameful thing, so she was extra calm, even with a smile on her lips, and said, "No, it's just shopping."
Now that everything has been said, it is naturally inconvenient to leave here.
Besides, she always had doubts about Zhou Yinzhi.
Now that he met this time, he told You Fangyin that he wanted to go up to the tower. But You Fangyin shook her head, glanced at the person standing on the tower, and said that she was waiting for her in the cafe next to her, not going up with Jiang Xuening.
Jiang Xuening glanced at Lu Xian who was above him, and he didn't say anything. He nodded, picked up the corners of his skirt, and walked up the steps below the tower to the top of the tower.
Xie Wei seemed uncomfortable and did not speak.
Seeing that You Fangyin didn't come up, Lu Xian was a little unhappy and didn't speak.
On the other hand, Zhou Yinzhi was quite familiar with him, and when he greeted Jiang Xuening, seeing that she was still carrying two taels of tea leaves, he couldn't help but say: "I'm afraid the tea leaves in Guanzhong City's wells are not as good as those in the capital, after all, the good ones are in Jiangnan or sent to the palace. "
Jiang Xuening's business and hunting in these years has also been quite extensive. In his early years, he was in charge of the harem. People who knew how to pay tribute to the court from various places, how could they not be clear about this
It's just that Zhou Yinzhi didn't have such an understanding of tea back then.
Thinking that when she went to Zhou Yinzhi's house, only Yaoniang was there to serve her, and she carefully brewed the best tea in the family that was served to her, but it was only the first-class Dongding Oolong that year.
Thinking of Yaoniang, Jiang Xuening couldn't help but think of Zhou Yinzhi and Chen Shuyi's marriage, and couldn't help but ask, "Is Yaoniang okay?"
Zhou Yinyi was stunned, as if she did not expect that she would ask Yaoniang.
How did he know how much Jiang Xuening knew about him
Although Zhou Yinzhi married Yao Xi in his previous life, there were many concubines in the mansion. Although Yaoniang's appearance was not considered the best, and she was not considered the most favored, she was the longest-lasting one in his back house. Later, Yao Xi disappeared inexplicably. Although Jiang Xuening didn't care about Zhou Yin's private affairs, he also heard some rumors that Yao Xi wanted to deal with Yao Niang, and this happened.
That's why she pays special attention to this beautiful woman who has never seen each other.
Zhou Yinzhi was a little cautious: "Why did you ask her?"
Jiang Xuening said: "Just mentioning tea reminds me of her. When I was making tea for me in the old days, the tea was not very good, but the tea-making skills were good. Now you will welcome Chen Shuyi into the door, so don't wrong her?"
Zhou Yinzhi was suddenly silent.
After a while, she laughed: "She was the daughter of a tea farmer in her early years, and she followed me when her family was down. She really loves tea. Before I left Beijing and came to Xinzhou, the autumn tea in the palace was just given, and she liked Dianhong blindly. The second girl cares, I will pass it on to her when I go back."
Jiang Xuening suddenly raised his eyes and fixed a look at him.
The eyes were too bright for a moment.
Zhou Yinzhi suddenly felt uneasy: "Is there something wrong?"
However, this gaze returned to normal in an instant, Jiang Xuening let out an "oh" nonchalantly, and said with a smile, "Forget it, why should I ask about Lord Zhou's affairs? , I took the liberty."
Zhou Yinzhi hurriedly said, "Don't dare."
Xie Wei had seen them chatting for a while, and he sounded like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time. He felt unhappy in his heart, so he interjected coldly: "Master Zhou, if you don't leave again, the arrow tower. The side discussion should be over."
Zhou Yinzhi was only surprised at this, and also heard that Xie Wei's words meant "sending off a guest", and immediately felt a clue, so he stopped talking to Jiang Xuening, and bowed: "Look at me, I almost forgot about the business. Say goodbye first, and see General Yan."
After he finished speaking, he saluted one by one, and went to the distant arrow tower along the winding city wall.
Jiang Xuening looked at his back, frowning.
Xie Wei asked without a smile: "You are very familiar with him?"
Jiang Xuening felt a chill in his heart, and said, "Zhou Yinzhi is wrong."
Xie Wei was startled.
However, Jiang Xuening's heartbeat turned sharply, turned around, lowered his voice, looked at Xie Wei, and spoke quickly: "Dianhong tea is produced in Yunnan, and autumn tea from the southwest is picked late, and the journey is farther, and the tribute is to the palace. Zhong has always been in the middle of November every year, and there is a snowstorm before and after the difference of no more than ten days. The emperor bestows his favorite minister again, and the left is only at the end of November and the beginning of December. He claimed that when he left for the border, the autumn tea in the palace was served. Fang Ci, the quick journey from the capital to Xinzhou is only nine days and ten days, so why did you delay until yesterday's New Year's Eve before entering Xinzhou?"
Xie Wei's pupils shrank slightly.
Jiang Xuening said succinctly: "Either he lied about the time of departure, but it was not necessary; or, during the missing time, he went to other places and had other plans!"