The moonlight was hazy that night, the season had already entered spring, but the snow in Shazhou was still there.
The dim moonlight shines on the snow, giving me a vague feeling of being half asleep and half awake.
Qiu Jinglan changed into her regular clothes and knocked on the door of the eldest princess' mansion from the back door. When she was led to the Jiuqu Bridge by the servants, she saw Ou Qinglan waiting quietly under the corridor on the opposite side of the bridge.
The Ou family's ancestral home is in Northern Xinjiang. Ou Qinglan inherited the tall and fit figure of the Rouges in the North. Qiu Jinglan is considered tall among men, but Ou Qinglan is only half a head shorter than him.
Looking across the lake like this, the pomegranate red dress is still shockingly red even at night! The brocade with dark embroidery of mandala flowers and leaves wraps up the slender waist. Under the outline of the wind lamp above her head, she looks indescribably graceful and graceful.
"Miss Ou!" With such a beauty like Yue Xi, and those loving eyes that can be seen by a blind man, even the dandies such as Ling Zui, Gu Yan, and Jiang Yadan would feel like they were here. Soft. But Qiu Jinglan just glanced at it lightly, then stepped firmly onto the Jiuqu Bridge. When he arrived in front of Ou Qinglan, he said slowly, "I have been ordered to come here, and I hope the eldest lady can give me advice!"
His demeanor was calm, his tone was calm, his words were respectful, and he was calm and composed, but he separated thousands of distances from each other, which fully demonstrated the ruthless skills of Fengyue regulars.
Ou Qinglan's eyes went from burning with anticipation and wanting to speak, to being disappointed and hurt and on the verge of tears. He could see it clearly from a close distance, but Qingjun's brows and eyes remained motionless without any disturbance.
"Qizheng said he is cruel enough, and he is indeed cruel enough!" Ou Qinglan's heart was full of mixed feelings. She had never seen a man who attracted her so much, but she had never even heard of such a cruel man - knowing that she had to go all the way for him. Thousands of rivers and mountains, knowing that she was assassinating him alone, knowing that she put down all dignity for the purpose of asking for a meeting tonight...
However, he can be calm and distant, as if the two of them have met for the first time, and as crisp and clear as if they have never had anything to do with each other.
"If Brother or Nineteen were here, no matter if they could beat him or not, they would definitely roll up their sleeves and come up to beat him!" Beiqi bit her red lip, "Actually, I can beat him myself!"
"But I can't bear to let it go!" Staring at Qiu Jinglan's exceptionally handsome face under the moonlight, Ou Qinglan struggled briefly, but finally settled into determination: "Don't marry Miss Han!"
Qiu Jinglan was not surprised. He knew that the young lady in front of him grew up in a frontier and was always direct and enthusiastic, so he just smiled lightly: "Why?"
"You haven't even met her, how could you like her?" Ou Qinglan clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves, and she said seriously, "And I bet she's not as good-looking as me! She's not as good at martial arts as I am! And I don't like you as much. ! If you want to marry, why don’t you marry me?”
"How does Miss Ou know that Miss Han is inferior to you in everything?" Qiu Jinglan said cruel words in a gentle tone, "At least this Miss Han is more reserved and self-respecting than you, isn't she?"
Ou Qinglan's eyes were red, but she refused to cry. She still said seriously: "Because I am also the daughter of a border general! No one in Northern Xinjiang does not know me, my beauty, and my martial arts! But here, who knows about the Han family? That lady? No one even knows her maiden name! How could she be so unknown if she wasn’t good enough?”
"As for being reserved and self-respecting?" Ou Qinglan seemed to endure her heartache for a moment before she said proudly, "That Miss Han just hid in her boudoir and didn't dare to come forward! How do you know that she is being reserved and self-respecting? Maybe, she is simply ashamed of herself! She is simply ashamed of herself! Don’t dare come out to see people!”
"Maybe so!" Qiu Jinglan smiled and had no intention of arguing with her - anyway, there were so many angles to attack her that she didn't care about one or two of these, right
He said calmly, "But Miss Han's grandfather is Han Jishan, the temporary commander-in-chief of the Zhenxi Army! The Han family has been in the army for several generations and has a strong influence in the Zhenxi Army. The last general married a Miss Han family, and he was in the Zhenxi Army Your life will be much easier! This is not the benefit that marrying Miss Ou brings to you!”
"Han Jishan was promoted to the temporary commander-in-chief of the Western Army. It is just a temporary measure!" Ou Qinglan took a deep breath. She had been warned about Qiu Jinglan's behavior before, but she still insisted on an interview with him. Naturally she didn't want to She would be unprepared: Regarding the question of which one would be more beneficial to marry, Miss Han or Qiu Jinglan, she had carefully considered it and asked Jiang Qizheng for help.
Therefore, this question has no lethality. She said confidently, "I originally liked him because he is an old man of the Zhenxi Army; secondly, because he is old! In this way, once the real commander of the Zhenxi Army is decided, Let him retire and give up his position, which is both honorable! You said that the Han family has been in the army for several generations and is very powerful in the Zhenxi Army, but to say that it is powerful does not mean that it is powerful! The old people in the Zhenxi Army may not be considered important people!"
Qiu Jinglan faintly said: "If you don't need someone, even if you temporarily take over the post of commander-in-chief of the Western Army, it won't be his turn, right?"
"If he wants someone, he won't be the temporary commander-in-chief!" Ou Qinglan pursed her lips, "It shows that he lacks courage. Even if it is an expedient measure, Qin Guogong does not dare to let him take this position! Moreover, we have fallen into the trap before. After Kuang Qingwu's attack, I was let go and escaped, and I met you on the way... I think the person who let me escape must not be one of your subordinates! Even if he was, he didn't do it under your orders. "
"That was an accident." Qiu Jinglan said calmly, "Because no one thought that Kuang Qingwu was so bold that he dared to be rude to you, the eldest lady! He was afraid that something would happen to you, so that person let you go."
Ou Qinglan shook her head: "Although I don't understand the twists and turns, Qizheng does! She later told me that if that person had listened to your wishes, Kuang Qingwu would never have let me go there. Shazhou for help! They will only hide me or point me to a safe and secluded place to take refuge! Because that place is far away from Shazhou. It’s my first time here as a girl and I don’t have enough water to bring. No one can be sure that I can reach Shazhou safely! What if something happens along the way? For the sake of your sister, you won’t want to offend my family.”
Princess Chunfu! You are really troublesome!
Qiu Jinglan sighed inwardly and said: "Your Highness the Princess is very smart, and that person is indeed not a general... But what exactly do you want to say?"
"That person is from Han Jishan, right?" Ou Qinglan stared at him and said calmly, "His people let me go under your banner, and then asked Kuang Qingwu to send people to hunt me down - it turned out that he was you An ally, he is trying to trick you, why? Qizheng said, the most likely thing is that he is hesitant! "
"I don't know how you persuaded him to join you in plotting against the eldest and third bedroom of the Jiang family, but sooner or later this matter will not be hidden from Duke Qin! And Duke Qin will not pursue the matter openly, but will beat you up secretly! Your sister is ten Jiu’s wife is pregnant now! Coupled with your talents, Duke Qin will definitely show mercy to you! Then the main bearer of his anger must be Han Jishan!
"Han Jishan didn't want to do this. He wanted to transfer the main responsibility to you! So he ordered someone to let me go in your name! In this way, if something happened to me on the road, he would have a way to let my family know that it was because of you. It’s because of the improper handling of my subordinates! Otherwise, how could I escape so easily and the pursuers catch up so quickly?”
Ou Qinglan looked at Qiu Jinglan's noncommittal look and bit her lower lip before continuing, "Why does such a person ask you to call me grandfather?!"
"But he is of great use to the general!" Qiu Jinglan said lightly, "The reason why the general is able to gain a foothold in the Zhenxi Army so quickly is not because the general is talented, but because the general is the heir of the Ruan family! By marrying the granddaughter of Han Jishan, the general will be more recognized by the Zhenxi Army! This also means that the general will have more and more reliable military power! For this reason, the general will not forget Han Jishan's swaying attitude... just like the general did not before. Have you used Kuang Qingwu? But if General Mo marries you, he will not only lose the benefits of marrying Miss Han, but it will also make his subordinates suspect that the Zhenbei Army's influence will infiltrate the Zhenxi Army!"
"The eldest lady is the daughter of a border general. You should know that although the Zhenxi Army and the Zhenbei Army are facing each other in the west and north, but they have not been competing with each other for a day or two, right? The eldest lady is the pearl of the Zhenbei Army... "
He smiled sarcastically, his smile indifferent.
Ou Qinglan raised her eyebrows: "You didn't settle the score like this!"
"oh?"
"You only talk about the Suppressing Western Army, but don't talk about the world?" Ou Qinglan pointed in the direction of the capital, "Now that Jiang Banchao has become Jiang Yichao, even His Majesty is just a puppet! The Suppressing Western Army is just a puppet. This elite army in this vast world, no matter how deep-rooted its subordinates are, what does it mean compared to the entire Da Rui world?"
"After Gu's execution and Kuang Shihan's retribution, regardless of whether the generals of the Zhenxi Army are willing or not, it is a foregone conclusion that the Jiang family will get involved in the military power of the Zhenxi Army! Wasn't the relationship between Jiang Yayue and Jiang Ya just for military power? Shouldn’t the whole Zhenxi Army welcome you with a smile? Marrying me will only strengthen your power and status. Miss Han is not worthy of comparison with me, and my mother’s family’s power and status are not comparable to that of Han Jishan!”
Ou Qinglan pursed her lips, "I am the only girl of this generation in the Ou family, and I am also the legitimate daughter of Uncle Jing—my status in the family is much more important than many people think! If you become my husband, my Parents and brothers, I will never be stingy! Moreover, I was raised by your sister’s parents-in-law. Their children are not around, so they always treat me and my brother as their own children! Your sister’s father-in-law, my name is Uncle Jiang. That person is indispensable to the Jiang family now!"
"Jiang Yayue and Jiang Ya are dead in love. The eldest and third eldest members of the Jiang family have no direct descendants to intervene in the military power, but they will never give up because of this! The only ones who can stop the Jiang family now are the Jiang family! The eldest son of the Jiang family can be stopped. The only one with the third master is the fourth master of the Jiang family—Uncle Jiang!"
"The fourth branch of the Jiang family can't spare any suitable manpower to come to the Zhenxi Army. Even without you, General Zhenbei can only choose to support me!" Qiu Jinglan remained indifferent, "Miss Ou's family background and connections, The real benefits it can bring to me are nothing more than that, but they are not enough to impress me!”
Ou Qinglan fell silent for a moment.
Just when Qiu Jinglan was about to say a few more hurtful words and walked away, she said quietly: "Okay, then I won't talk about my family background, I will only talk about myself!"