Sun Mansion is located in the center of the west of Liangzhou City, not far from Fang City, but not too noisy. The houses everywhere were built to be big and beautiful. Xiao Jue didn't like to ride a car, so the two of them went on a horse together. Fei Nu didn't follow and didn't know where he was. He neither protected Second Miss Song like Chiwu nor accompanied Xiao Jue to the banquet. He Yan guessed that he was probably helping Xiao Jue with errands.
Without Fei Nu, He Yan and Xiao Jue were the only people who accompanied him. Although Fei Nu was taciturn on weekdays, when He Yan talked to him, he could catch up with him. Being alone with Xiao Jue, He Yan was inexplicably nervous. Fortunately, they didn't need to say a word as they rode on horseback. After about three sticks of incense, they had already arrived at the entrance of Sun Mansion.
When the servant at the entrance of Sun Mansion saw the two of them, he should have been greeted by Sun Xiangfu in advance, and immediately greeted them enthusiastically, saying, "This should be Governor Xiao? This is Young Master Cheng? The master is already here. The front hall is waiting." He took Xiao Jue and He Yan's horses and instructed another maid, "Yingyue, take Dudu Xiao and Young Master Cheng in."
The maid named Yingyue was also very beautiful. It was already September, and the autumn night gave birth to coolness, but she only wore a thin gauze. If put it bluntly, what can this cover? He Yan almost couldn't control himself to put a coat on the girl. The man in their barracks once said that when he was young, he often wore shirtless, and when he was old, it was inevitable that his legs would hurt and his back would hurt. Why bother
Yingyue opened her mouth, her voice tactful as if Huang Ying was out of the valley, "The Governor, please come with your servant." As she said that, a pair of affectionate eyes stared at Xiao Jue's eyes, so tender that water dripped from them.
Even though He Yan is a fool, he understands that this maid has a crush on Xiao Jue. Well, after all, there are not many girls like Song Taotao in this world, everyone in the world is ordinary people, Xiao Jue's face is quite bluffing, there are countless girls who love him, He Yan should have expected it.
But let you fall into your own hands, and your heart is like iron. Xiao Jue didn't even look at the maid. Instead, he glanced at He Yan sideways, and said coldly, "What's wrong?"
"Ah?" He Yan regained his senses, and seeing that he was already walking forward, he hurriedly followed. Xindao, this person is really sick, and the girl who looks like a flower like a jade does not look at it, what are you doing to find her fault
The two entered the gate of the Sun Mansion with the maid.
The renovation of Sun Mansion is very luxurious.
It's not that He Yan has never seen the houses of the Beijing officials, that's all. Although the He family is not as good as the Xiao family, they are also considered officials. They can be called by name in Shuojing. But this is not Shuojing, but Liangzhou, and Sun Xiangfu is not a capital official, just a magistrate.
Three years of Qingzhi County, 100,000 snowflakes of silver. This is true, He Yan looked at those rock bonsai, glazed jade tiles, and was amazed. How can a county magistrate's salary afford these, Sun Xiangfu doesn't know how much people's fat and people's cream have been looted. Also, looking at Sun Ling's virtuous behavior, the father and son of the Sun family have done a lot of evil in Liangzhou, and they are almost half the emperor.
She pondered in her heart, but she did not know that her appearance was also seen by the people around her.
Xiao Jue's eyes moved slightly.
The young man wore Cheng Lisu's clothes, but he was not as innocent as Cheng Lisu. Although people rely on clothes and horses on saddles, a low-level recruit who pretends to be the young master of a big family will show his feet no matter what. The things that have been done and the people that have been seen will be engraved in the human body and become clear traces.
Everyone's traces are different.
He Yan's eyes were filled with emotion and contemplation, but there was no shrinking or nervousness. If it is the first time to do this kind of thing, go to such a place, and such a reaction, it will be unreasonable.
At this moment, Yingyue had stopped and rushed inside: "Master, Dudu Xiao and Young Master Cheng are here."
Immediately, Sun Xiangfu's exaggerated voice sounded from inside: "Dudu Xiao is here! I'm afraid that the governor and the young master will not be here. It's good to come, and it's good to come!"
He Yan raised his eyes and looked at him. This man looked frightened and sincere. How could he still have the majesty he had when he first met him in the inn a few days ago. As an official, he was not afraid of being laughed at when he acted like this.
Sun Xiangfu didn't wait for Xiao Jue to speak, then turned his head sideways, revealing the people behind him, and said with a smile, "Master Yuan has already arrived."
Is this Yuan Baozhen? He Yan looked at him. They saw a middle-aged man with a white face and beardless smiling at them, and in an instant, it overlapped with what He Yan remembered.
The first time she saw Yuan Baozhen, it was outside the study of the He family. At that time, He Rufei had already gone to collect the merits, took off his mask, and truly became the "General Feihong". And as the young lady of the second room of the He family, she was waiting to marry into the Xu family. When she saw this person, she was stunned for a while, but she didn't expect He Rufei to make friends in the court so quickly.
She later asked He Rufei who that person was, and He Rufei said it was Yuan Baozhen, the current censor.
"What are you doing with him?" He Yan just said casually at the time.
He Rufei looked at her and smiled strangely. He said, "What you need to do now is to embroider your wedding dress, not to worry about these things. He Yan," he leaned closer, with a hint of He in his tone. Yan couldn't understand the unpredictable, "You have to remember that you are now the young lady of the second room of the He family, a woman."
He Yan disagreed, she didn't know how to embroider, and she was not embroidering the wedding dress. It's just that she understood what He Rufei said, and He Rufei was warning her not to have any contact with General Feihong again.
Are you afraid of being discovered the truth? He Yan sneered in her heart, but it was ridiculous that she didn't realize the murderous intent in He Rufei's words.
Now that she suddenly sees her cousin's friend, how should she get the news she wants
Before He Yan could think clearly, Yuan Baozhen had already stepped forward, and he first bowed to Xiao Jue: "Commander." Then he looked at He Yan again: "Is this Mr. Cheng?"
He Yan stared at him with a surprised smile: "Master Yuan."
"I have long heard that Young Master Xiao Cheng is a young man with an extraordinary weapon, but now that he sees it, it is as expected." Yuan Baozhen said with a smile: "Sure enough, a hero is a boy!"
He Yan: "..."
Isn't Cheng Lisu a famous "trash son" in the capital? Thanks to what this person said, I understand that if you want to be an official in Dawei, the first thing is to learn the ability of "seeing people and talking about people, and talking about ghosts".
He Yan had no choice but to say: "I won the award, I won the award. I am ashamed."
The two of them were talking politely here, and Sun Xiangfu rubbed his hands together, and said awkwardly, "Captain, I have a ruthless request from a lower official."
Xiao Jue: "What's the matter?"
"Didn't the dog bump into the governor and the young master some time ago?" Sun Xiangfu looked very uneasy, "Although the subordinate taught him a lesson, the child feels very guilty and wants to apologize to the governor and the young master in person. , since he knew he was wrong, the lower official came to beg the governor with this old face, so that this unfilial son had a chance to apologize."
"Anyone who is not a saint and a sage has no fault," Yuan Baozhen said with a smile on the side, "Besides, this is just a misunderstanding, just resolve the misunderstanding. It would be good for the Governor to clarify."
"Really?" Sun Xiangfu excitedly instructed the servant, "Go and call the young master over here!"
When He Yan saw that the two of them were singing together and that he had finished singing the trick without asking Xiao Jue at all, he knew that the two of them must have negotiated beforehand. This Yuan Baozhen seems to be the same as Sun Xiangfu, and also, what kind of person can be close to He Rufei
Then Sun Ling seemed to be waiting outside the hall, and before he finished speaking, he followed the maid in. As soon as he came in, he knelt down to Xiao Jue with a "thump" sound, and He Yan almost bit his tongue.
This man used to show off his might and mighty power, but now it's only a few days, he looks haggard, the whole person seems to be seriously ill, dressed very simply, he gave Xiao Jue a big gift, and said weakly: " Before, I was ignorant and had a dispute with Young Master Cheng. Now that I know my mistake, I hope the Governor and Young Master Cheng will forgive me for being young and frivolous.
Is frivolous youth used like this? He doesn't look young anymore. He Yan didn't believe that this person could really do it again in a few days. She looked at Xiao Jue, Xiao Jue looked indifferent, neither said good nor bad, the atmosphere froze for a while.
In this round, He Yan still has to fight. Anyway, it's all singing. If this show doesn't go on, wouldn't it be embarrassing at the banquet? She stared at Sun Ling's head with a smile, and said, "What are you talking about? It was just a misunderstanding that day, and Young Master Sun doesn't have to worry about it. It's just that you can't admit the wrong person again in the future. I met me this time. It's okay with my uncle, if you meet someone who is arbitrary, even if you apologize a hundred times, there will be no result."
As soon as he spoke, Sun Xiangfu breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly scolded Sun Ling: "Thank you Young Master Cheng quickly. Young Master Cheng is younger than you, and more promising than you!" He probably didn't have much to boast about. He left a sentence: "Learn more from Cheng Gongzi in the future!"
Sun Ling hurriedly said a bunch of good things to He Yan, and when he heard it, He Yan was about to spit out the meal overnight. She really doesn't like to hear these words, this fake, can really bluff people
After singing the scene of "the magistrate's young master pleads guilty", Sun Ling went back to the house. According to his father, Sun Ling received a family law after returning home last time. He was seriously ill and could not get out of bed. Today, he came over to apologize to Xiao Jue. Now that the sin is over, I have to go back to bed and lie down.
He Yan smiled and said, "Then Young Master Sun, hurry up, don't hurt yourself."
This was because he was afraid of another moth at the banquet, after all, his son looked like a troublemaker.
After Sun Ling left, Sun Xiangfu said: "Duke Xiao, please take a seat, and Young Master Cheng, please also take a seat. When the weather is a little later, there will be singing and dancing in the mansion, and then we will have a banquet and dance together."
He Yan sat down next to Xiao Jue, and then it was Sun Xiangfu who spoke. There's nothing special about what he said. It's just asking if He Yan and Xiao Jue are used to living in Liangzhou City, the recent weather in Liangzhou City... It's all meaningless chats.
He Yan's thoughts were always on Yuan Baozhen.
Yuan Baozhen and He Rufei should be considered friends, right? At least she saw Yuan Baozhen entering and leaving He's house more than once. And the attitude of He Yuansheng's father and son is not like a nodding acquaintance. So this time Yuan Baozhen came to Liangzhou, does He Rufei know? Certainly knew. If he is a good friend, maybe he will practice it before he leaves. Yuan Baozhen should also know what the situation of the He family was in the near future, and He Rufei's plan for the next few days.
But how could Yuan Baozhen talk so much with her "Cheng Lisu"
He Yan was in a trance and forgot to hide his eyes. Yuan Baozhen was not an ordinary person either. With a glance from the corner of his eye, he noticed that He Yan had been staring at him. He didn't say anything at all, and still listened to Sun Xiangfu's words with a smile, and occasionally added a few words, which looked very ordinary at first glance.
After a while, the sky was completely dark, Sun Xiangfu stood up and said with a smile, "I see that it's almost time, let's go to the hall for a banquet."
There is no objection to this, Sun Xiangfu leads the way, He Yan and Xiao Jue are behind, and Yuan Baozhen is on her right. He Yan thought about He Rufei's affairs, and his eyes couldn't help falling on Yuan Baozhen.
She was thinking about something, and suddenly, Yuan Baozhen turned his head to the side. He was a man in the officialdom, and he had a lot of palaces. He stopped laughing at this moment. Got a right.
He Yan was shocked, the secret passage was discovered, and before she could speak, she felt that her arm was gently pulled, and the next moment, someone stood in front of her.
Xiao Jue's cold voice fell into her ears: "Take a good look at the road."
She looked in amazement, Xiao Jue was taller than her, and as a result, Yuan Baozhen's terrifying gaze was completely blocked by him, and he couldn't see it at all. Xiao Jue also looked at the other party and curved the corners of her lips, "What is Master Yuan staring at my nephew for?"
Yuan Baozhen was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said, "No, the governor probably misunderstood." He turned around and stopped looking at He Yan, as if what just happened was just a trivial joke.
Xiao Jue continued to walk forward, He Yan was stunned for a moment and followed. There was something strange in her heart. Although the sentence "My nephew" was referring to Cheng Lisu, it was her who was protecting her. She hadn't felt that someone was protecting her for a long time.
Perhaps, never.
When they arrived in the hall, the banquet was already set up, and there were long and short tables around, and He Yan sat down next to Xiao Jue. The empty space in the middle hall is probably for the next singing and dancing. He Yan actually didn't quite understand why such a banquet had to invite beautiful women to sing and dance to cheer it up? It must be known that the real everyone disdains this way.
But Sun Xiangfu is not really everyone after all.
Looking at the dishes on the table again, He Yan couldn't help but stunned, what auspicious dragons flying, bergamot golden rolls, anchovy shark fins, Ganlianfu sea cucumbers. The third-rank official family in the capital held a banquet in the mansion, which is what it looked like. It seems that the days of the Sun family have been very nourishing.
She turned to look at Xiao Jue again. I have to say that Xiao Jue usually has a cold face. This is not good, and that is not good. When he sits lazily at the banquet, he loses a little indifference, and a little idleness in his bones is all outlined . He Yan suddenly remembered that this person was the real young master in the capital, and he went to the reception today when he was young. Tomorrow's banquet is a good night. shadow.
"Look at what I'm doing," Young Master Xiao hooked the corners of his mouth, his voice was low, and fell into He Yan's ears, "Be careful of revealing the stuffing."
He Yan coughed lightly, "I was startled by my uncle's demeanor, and I just lost my mind for a while."
She was used to flattering her, and when she opened her mouth for inexplicable words, Xiao Jue didn't bother to pay attention to her. At this moment, Yuan Baozhen spoke up, he said, "The relationship between Governor Xiao and Young Master Cheng is very good."
"My own person, of course it's good." Xiao Jue replied calmly.
Yuan Baozhen was just looking for a talk, and of course he didn't care about Xiao Jue's attitude. He picked up the wine cup on the table and said with a smile: "I have never understood that in the bitter cold place of Liangzhou, Dudu Xiao is much better in Shuojing than here, why would he come to Liangzhou to be stationed?"
He Yan heard the words, her heart moved, she was also curious about this question. Xiao Jue is now the governor of the Right Army, and the entire Nanfu soldiers are in his hands, so there is no need to bring a new soldier here. At first He Yan thought he was demoted, but looking at his arrogant appearance in front of Sun Xiangfu, it didn't look like he was demoted.
Xiao Jue glanced at Yuan Baozhen and didn't answer his question. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Yuan Yushi thinks, why am I?"
Why did this man kick the ball back again
Yuan Baozhen is also a powerful person, with the same smile on his face, he immediately used the abilities that everyone in the officialdom must have, talking nonsense, he said: "I think the governor is worried about the difficulty of bringing new recruits, and changing the generals may not necessarily be the case. If you can bring it well, the governor has never been afraid of hardships, so he took the initiative to invite Ying to come to Liangzhou to be stationed."
After a long while, Xiao Jue said, "Really?" He casually asked, "What does the Imperial Censor mean, do you think it's a good thing for this handsome to come to Liangzhou?"
"certainly."
Xiao Jue glanced at him and smiled indifferently: "I thought that was not what Yuan Yushi was going to say."
"Oh?" Yuan Baozhen asked with a smile, "What does Dudu Xiao mean?"
"The big one must be broken, and the big one can't fall off." He said meaningfully, "Isn't it because of this that Master Yuan went to Liangzhou in person?"
The atmosphere immediately froze, Sun Xiangfu didn't dare to say a word, and acted with his tail between his legs. Yuan Baozhen's smile was almost unbearable. He Yan looked at Xiao Jue sideways, and couldn't help but shouted hello to Xiao Jue.
You compliment me, I compliment you, it's really meaningless. It's all lies, and nothing useful can be found at the end of a banquet. Look at how powerful the second son of Xiao is, a sentence blocks others speechless.
The hidden mysteries at this banquet should have been laid out on the table in such a magnanimous manner!
Yuan Baozhen paused for a moment before laughing: "Dudu Xiao is really good at joking, I came to Liangzhou, but I was ordered to inspect."
Xiao Jue was noncommittal.
"I don't know how the new recruits at the Governor's Guard are training?" Yuan Baozhen asked again, "Are there any good soldiers and strong formations?"
Xiao Jue looked at him with a half-smile, "Is this also one of the contents of Yuan Yushi's inspection?"
Although Yuan Baozhen had heard about Xiao Jue's reputation and met him in the past, this was the first time he had actually sat down and talked. Therefore, it was the first time that he had truly experienced the rebelliousness of this young assassin. It's no wonder that killing Zhao Nuo back then didn't help anyone. Just sitting down and talking with this young master was exhausting both physically and mentally.
He used to keep the smile, but for the first time, he couldn't hold on to it, and only said: "I also care about it."
"Yuan Yushi cares about more than just the Liangzhou recruits," Xiao Jue said slowly, "Nanfu soldiers, Nine Banners Battalion, why not take care of them together?"
Yuan Baozhen couldn't answer this.
Sun Xiangfu looked left and then looked again, both of them were people he couldn't afford to offend, but he couldn't let the good banquet be filled with swords, lights and swords, so he came out and made a round of apprehension, "I said, two adults. I've already said that I'm tired, why don't you stop and enjoy the singing and dancing? Have something to eat, this wine is from grape spring, freshly brewed, everyone, have a taste." He then ordered the maid beside him, "Hurry up and call Yingyue over here. ."
Not long after, several beautiful girls stepped into the hall. The head was the maid who just attracted He Yan and the others. At this time, she changed her clothes again. The red dress was embroidered with clumps of plum blossoms, the sleeves were long, and she made up again. She was just a delicate beauty, but now she has a radiant and stunning appearance, just the same, He still looked at Xiao Jue affectionately.
With so many people sitting here, He Yan aside, Yuan Baozhen is also an official, what is the matter with this girl staring at Xiao Jue alone? This goal is too clear, right? He Yan thought to himself, when he went to see Xiao Jue, he saw that this man's eyes were as cold as ice, and he was not moved at all.
He Yan felt that the way he looked at Fei Nu was softer than that of this girl. Could there be something wrong with Xiao Jue, such as hating women or something
Thinking like this, Yingyue had already brought the rest of the maids, Yingying saluted, and said, "The slaves are showing their ugliness."
The girl who played the zither played "Sauvignon Blanc". The lingering tunes, accompanied by a stunning girl, should be a beautiful picture. Here, He Yan is a girl, Xiao Jue is not interested in singing and dancing at all, Yuan Baozhen was told by Xiao Jue just now that his mind has already flown to other places, and the most satisfied is probably only Sun Xiangfu himself.
Sun Xiangfu himself probably loves and pitys this dancer, but this girl Yingyue may also be a person who judges people by her appearance. The long sleeves were flung in the direction of Xiao Jue. The wink can be thrown into a person's bones, but he is always facing Second Young Master Xiao.
While He Yan was bored, he still counted. Yingyue threw a total of five winks at Sun Xiangfu, three at Yuan Baozhen, seventeen at Xiao Jue, and none at herself.
She is still at the bottom, why do you look down on people
When you go to a banquet, you go to a banquet, and it also brings such a blow to people's self-confidence. He Yan thought to himself, maybe it's not her fault, who told her to wear the wrong clothes today? This color is black.
She stretched out her chopsticks and took a snack. This is Sun Xiangfu's family banquet. Maybe Sun Xiangfu didn't have the guts to poison it. He Yan tasted it and it tasted good.
That's all, Yingyue's forehead was oozing with sparkling sweat, and the beauty was sweating even more beautifully. She blushed and saluted everyone.
"Good, good, good!" Sun Xiangfu was the only one watching the dance seriously. He slapped his palms and said, "How wonderful! How do you all think?"
Naturally Xiao Jue wouldn't answer him, Yuan Baozhen just smiled, and He Yan said, "It's really hard to beat the crowd, the fragrance of the country is gorgeous!"
"Young Master also thinks it's good?" Sun Xiangfu said with excitement as if he had found himself, "How about giving Yinyue to Master Cheng?"
Does this work too? He Yan froze, waved his hand and said, "No, no, I already have a fiancée, I'm afraid it's not right."
"Ah." Sun Xiangfu immediately regretted and said, "That's a pity."
Now that officials are going to a banquet, are they still fashionable to give each other a beauty at any time? Are you sick? He Yan was feeling unbelievable when he heard Sun Xiangfu laugh again: "Yingyue, then go and serve Governor Xiao."
He Yan: "..."
She suspected that Wanhua Pavilion was not opened by this magistrate Sun, otherwise, why would the tone and demeanor of this speech be so similar to a prostitute. Even a prostitute should have winked. Can't ordinary people see that every inch of Xiao Jue's body is written refusal
Some people are blind, but their hearts are clear. Some people can still see, but in fact they are already blind.
Fortunately, this girl Yingyue knew her sense of proportion. She didn't do anything silly to get close to her. She just stood by Xiao Jue's side and prepared vegetables for him.
There was also a maid beside He Yan who was preparing dishes for her. She raised her head and saw Yuan Baozhen sitting beside her, but it was not a maid who was serving dishes, but a person who looked like a guard.
Strange, is he the one who hates women
He Yan looked at the guards behind him. He was bored at first, but at first glance, he felt that his blood was almost frozen, and his whole body froze in place.
The bodyguard was not very tall, and even among the guards, he was considered thin and short, and his facial features were extremely mediocre. He was hidden behind Yuan Baozhen and almost fell into darkness, making it difficult for people to detect such a person. He never said a word, and He Yan didn't notice Yuan Baozhen since he saw him. At this moment, he looked like he was struck by lightning.
In an instant, the banquet dishes on the table were all gone, and the scene was like a quick look back to that day. She sat in the Xu family's mansion, and her maid gave her a bowl of soup and medicine, saying that it was specially cooked in the kitchen to replenish her body.
The scenery was just right and the sun was shining brightly. She was sitting at the table and looking out the window, she saw a young servant passing by. The maid smiled and explained that the medicinal herbs for the soup today were sent by this servant.
This is He Rufei's servant, a member of the He family.
He Yan was newly married to Yan'er at the time. Although Xu Zhiheng was occasionally lost, he didn't take it to heart. He still had a trace of warmth towards the He family. Unexpectedly, the herbs that were sent to replenish her body wanted her eyes.
That was the last time she saw sunlight in her previous life. On the second day, her fever persisted, and then she lost a pair of eyes.
It was just a very short glance, but she had already remembered this person's face repeatedly in her heart, and now even if he changed his bodyguard clothes and followed Yuan Baozhen, she could see it at a glance.
"Let's have a drink together." Sun Xiangfu raised his glass and smiled.
The crystal clear wine was poured into the white jade cup. She saw the man beside her raise the cup to her lips. In an instant, all kinds of past events appeared in front of her eyes. He Yan was terrified. She only felt that the previous scene was about to repeat itself. Then he smashed the wine cup in Xiao Jue's hand.
"Don't drink!"