Chapter 160: Kabuki's Love and Hate (21)
In the past two days, Yue Zhan has not returned to the house since he left early that morning, Shi Lan is falling into a mood of self-pity, Zhu'er reported that he has not come back, Shi Lan thought about it, and threw it away. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Any official would be nervous as long as he knew that there were suddenly so many unreported fierce guards in his jurisdiction, not to mention that this was still the border, guarding the very edge of a country's territory, and this was a boundary that could not be relaxed in the slightest.
Yue Zhan, as the governor of the capital, has the responsibility to find out the situation, and it is normal to spend three or two days, not to mention that Liu Weng is indeed a spy, if he can take down Liu Weng and his henchmen, it will also be a good thing for Anxi, but in the future, if she wants Liu Weng's life, I am afraid it will take a lot of trouble.
Shi Lan sat on the corridor in front of the courtyard, leaning against the pillar, blowing the wind, looking at the flowers and trees that were green and green, showing a sense of gloom, thinking about how she would deal with it if Yue Zhan caught Liu Weng.
A maid with a double bun walked far along the corridor, stayed in front of her, stood still, and was unceremonious as soon as she spoke: "The lady is very interested, but I don't know if you remember Liu Weng's explanation?" ā
Shi Lan had long known that someone was coming, and thought that she was just passing by, but she didn't expect that this person came to look for her.
Shi Lan slowly turned her head and looked at the visitor.
Lairen's face is round, her cheekbones are slightly high, her eyes are not big, her nose is a little collapsed, her appearance is ordinary, although she looks like a Tang person, she has an indescribable sourness, and then looks at her tattered coarse linen clothes, as well as rotten straw shoes, Shi Lan grinned.
As far as she knew, the entire Governor's Mansion, even the most ordinary maids, and the clothes of the four seasons were also made of brocade, the difference was only the fineness of the materials, but this person's clothes were so tattered, the only possibility was that she offended the steward, was deliberately made difficult, and deducted the share that should belong to her.
Shi Lan remembered that she was serving Qinghong with that spring moon, which seemed to be called Qiu Yue.
Seeing her looking at herself, Qiu Yue subconsciously raised her chin, her eyes slightly closed, with an aggressive meaning.
"What do you remember? What if you don't remember? Shi Lan raised her eyes and looked at her lightly, not understanding what she was proud of.
"It's best if you remember, Liu Weng is in trouble now, it's time for you to be loyal to the Lord," Qiu Yue squinted and continued: "If you don't remember, someone will come to remind the lady." ā
Shi Lan nodded and said, "Recently, my health has been poor, and my spirit has deteriorated a lot, and I have forgotten many things in a blink of an eye, and I don't know which noble person Liu Weng you are talking about, why do you still have something to explain to me?" ā
Shi Lan leaned back lazily, her eyes slanting at Qiu Yue.
Qiu Yue's eyebrows rose, and a pair of eyes flashed fiercely, "Lan Niang, don't toast or eat and drink." ā
Shi Lan snorted contemptuously: "It's just a rough slave, what qualifications do you have to talk to me like this, believe it or not, I will lose half your life with a word, and then you can see if Liu Weng can control you." ā
Qiu Yue's chest rose and fell violently in anger, clutching her newly honed fingers, and she wanted to wave it on Shi Lan's full moon-like face.
Before Shi Lan entered the mansion, her life was not to say how noble and leisurely she was, but she was also flattered in every way, and the heaviest work on weekdays was to bring Qinghong some meals and get toiletries.
At that time, Qinghong was in power, and he called and drank at will to the steward, although Qiu Yue was very careful, but it was inevitable that he would be contemptuous between words and deeds, and the steward did not say it at the time, but it did not mean that he did not hold a grudge in his heart.
Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, in a blink of an eye, Qinghong was swept out of the house, and she, who was left in the house, not only had to do the work done by men such as carrying water and chopping wood, but also washed the clothes of the servants in the house, and if she couldn't wash it, she didn't even have to eat.
There were a hundred and ten servants in the entire Governor's Mansion, and as soon as Qiu Yue opened her eyes every day, she had to wash her clothes like a hill, and when it was dark, she was so tired that she couldn't straighten her waist.
Thinking about back then, how could Qiu Yue not hate, if it weren't for Shi Lan, Qinghong would not have been kicked out of the house, and she could still enjoy the life of being flattered and served, so how could the steward dare to treat her so harshly and let her do so much work, so that she was as old as a flower but was like an old woman.
Qiu Yue clenched her knuckles tightly, remembering that she saw in the mirror in the morning like an old tree, full of wrinkled skin, she hated to scratch Hua Shilan's white and translucent skin, ruining her beautiful and delicate face, but she couldn't, her reason reminded her that if she really moved Shi Lan's finger, today next year would definitely be her death day.
Shi Lan has always been keen, and she is quick to perceive the emotional changes of others.
So he lowered his eyes and looked at her slightly trembling cuffs and curled her lips slightly.
The breeze was light, and the scattered broken hair gently crossed his eyes, Shi Lan raised his eyes, and drank majestically: "Don't retreat yet." ā
Qiu Yue gritted her teeth, looked at her hatefully, and turned away for a while.
Shi Lan looked at her back, lost in thought.
How could it be Qiuyue?
Wasn't the lady who came to the original owner at that time in charge of the flowers and plants in the house?
Could it be that things have changed?
Shi Lan frowned, feeling a little irritable.
Ever since her last failed assassination, Shi Lan had hated variables, which reminded her of the previous failure, and the failure she had orchestrated for the first time.
Zhu'er walked along the corridor, saw Shi Lan, and hurriedly ran forward happily, "Lady, Ah Lang is back, and he is looking for you everywhere." ā
Shi Lan tilted his head and a smile appeared on his face, "Really? ā
Before she could finish speaking, she had jumped lightly down the corridor and walked briskly towards the courtyard with the hem of her skirt on the floor.
Zhu'er followed behind, seeing her happy appearance, she pursed her lips and smiled, this is the first smiling face of the lady in the past two days.
Approaching the hall quickly, before he could enter, Yue Zhan crossed the threshold and greeted him.
"Lan Niang, I'm back," Yue Zhan saw Shi Lan walking happily, so he spread his arms and looked at her with a smile.
Shi Lan took two quick steps, walked up to him, stood still with his hands behind his back, and glanced at him, "What do you want to do?" ā
Yue Zhan was choked by her, a little embarrassed, retracted his arm, touched his nose and said, "It's nothing, I'm not afraid that you will fall, stop it." ā
Shi Lan pursed her lips and smiled, her big eyes shining, with joy that she didn't even know.
Yue Zhan pulled her into the hall, knowing that she had the heart to know about the mansion, so he waved away Zhu'er and told her about the Liu mansion.
Early that morning, Yue Zhan went directly to the barracks from here, and ordered troops to kill the past, but it was still a step too late, and the building was already empty, Yue Zhan sealed the mansion, and searched the wolf god moon worship totem and some things used by the Turks.
Yue Zhan was furious, and immediately ordered a large-scale search for the city, and caught many aliens who looked different from the Tang people, and after torture and identification, he also found many Liu Mansion guards, but unfortunately there were no Ashina and Liu Weng in it.
The city couldn't be blocked for too long, but when he opened the city gate, Yue Zhan was worried that Liu Weng and the others would escape, so he thought of Shi Lan, so he thought of asking her if she had any clues, so he rushed back to the mansion. (To be continued.) )