Chapter 102: Husbands and wives should need each other
Before Xi Cui said the last sentence, Linglong really thought that there was still hope for herself. The pen %fun %Ge www.biquge.info thought that as long as she stayed in the Wang family, sooner or later Wang Shaoyan's anger would pass, and after a period of time, as long as she could find a way to coax him again, she might have a chance to conceive a child...... The queen mother won't know about it, and even if she does, she may not care, as long as she is pregnant with a child of the Wang family, a flat wife or something, she still has a chance. But what did Xi Cui say? Never have a chance to conceive anyone's child again? Tea...... What did she put in the tea?
Linglong grabbed the corner of Xi Cui's clothes, and was just about to open her mouth to question, but Nangong Yufeng pulled her away, "What do you want to do?" β
Xi Cui was attached to Nangong Yufeng's arms, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Huixiang, change all the tea just now, send a new pot over, the tea just now didn't taste very good." β
Hui Xiang answered, and took away the teapot and teacup.
What doesn't taste very good, Xi Cui clearly didn't drink a sip! Linglong looked at Xi Cui in disbelief, although she used to do things with very tough methods, she was not so ruthless, how could she ...... this time?
It's a pity that before she could figure it out, Nangong Yufeng had already asked someone to drag her down.
When the new tea was served, Yun Ting sat down and looked at Xi Cui and Yu Feng, but she refused to speak.
Nangong Yufeng couldn't stand being stared at anymore, and finally asked her, "Sister-in-law, what are you staring at me all the time?" β
Yun Ting glanced at him and turned to Wang Shaoyan, "Xianggong, is this person going to be the one who wants to be Xianggong Xicui?" I don't like him, are you good at being Xi Cui's father-in-law? That way, I don't have to be separated from Xi Cui! β
She was really speechless, and before she finished speaking, the teacup that Nangong Yufeng had just picked up fell to the ground, making a crisp sound. Today, it was the second time she saw the teacup fall to the ground, Yun Ting pointed at Nangong Yufeng angrily, "Why are you so careless?" People are delicate because girls are afraid of burns, so they drop the teacup on the ground, are you a man afraid of burning? This is my favorite set of tea sets, if it weren't for Xi Cui coming over today, I wouldn't be willing to take it out! β
Nangong Yufeng looked at Wang Shaoyan with a red face, but saw that Wang Shaoyan just lowered his head and snickered, and had no intention of coming forward to solve the siege.
In the end, Xi Cui took out a handkerchief and handed it to him to wipe the tea on his body, comforting Yun Ting, "It's okay, ask him to write down the style of this tea set, and give you the same set in the future, okay?" β
Yun Ting breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing that Nangong Yufeng still didn't have a good face, she pouted at Xi Cui, "Xi Cui, why can't you be a woman like Linglong?" Isn't it okay that we can stay together all the time? β
Xi Cui smiled, "But I've already promised him, if I regret it, wouldn't my words not count?" Don't you hate people the most when they talk doesn't count? Do you want me to be the person you hate? β
"Why do I hate Xi Cui? I like Xi Cui the most! Yun Ting hurriedly explained, but quickly lowered her head again, and weakly persuaded herself, "It's really wrong to talk and don't count, and I don't like it either." You must not like Xi Cui if I don't like it, okay, then you can marry this person. But you must come and see me! β
Xi Cui smiled and nodded.
A few people talked for a long time, and after lunch, Xi Cui coaxed Yun Ting to take a lunch break before leaving with Nangong Yufeng.
On the carriage back, Nangong Yufeng hesitated for a long time and finally asked, "Did you arrange today's event a long time ago?" β
"It's not arranged early, last night Huixiang came to me and told me something about Linglong, so I decided to come to Wang's house today to have a look. But my current identity in and out of the Wang family will definitely attract attention, so I can't come over to investigate first and then expose her, I don't have that many chances. So I took a gamble, entered the Ming plank road from the main gate, and asked Lingxiang Lixiang to find Wang Shaoyan and Liu Chen separately, as for Wang Shaomei, it was not arranged by me, I just told Zhao Fazi what to do here, and he helped me call people. I didn't expect Linglong to be really fearless, and dare to say anything......" Xi Cui explained very frankly, and suddenly she remembered something, "But why did you come along?" I don't remember calling you! β
Nangong Yufeng looked at her cutely, and couldn't help pinching her nose, "I'm embarrassed to say that you won't discuss it with me when you go to the Wang family to do such a big thing, have you forgotten what Wang Shangshu said when he drove you out of the Wang family?" So that you will never set foot in the gate of the royal house again! Can I rest assured that you will come alone? What should I do if I run into Wang Shangshu? β
"Didn't you meet it today? It's not that good! Xi Cui disagreed.
Nangong Yufeng hit his head with a chestnut, "That's Wang Shangshu looking at my face, otherwise you would have been thrown out!" Didn't you see Wang Shangshu's last look at you? Not yet! β
"Oh, okay, okay, thank you, okay? Why have you been using your hands and feet lately? Who did you learn from? Xi Cui touched her head and muttered.
Nangong Yufeng looked at her with a smile, "To be honest, what you said today ostensibly protected Liu Chen's face, but actually to help me, right?" This Liu Chen is the most powerful person under my hands, even the emperor wants to poach him from me, and I have tried it several times, but I didn't agree. The emperor also looked for him a few times in private, but this kid was an honest man, I didn't nod my head and didn't agree, and the leaders of the Praetorian Guard didn't move. With this time, I think he will definitely follow me with an iron heart. β
"No, it's his heart that I'm going to help you keep, not his people." Xi Cui put away the casualness just now, replaced it with a serious face, and said, "Although you have military power in your hands, there is no one around the emperor who can help you speak, which is not good for you." Since the emperor has taken a fancy to Liu Chen, you let him go, the position of the leader of the Praetorian Guard is very good, although the official position is not high, but it is convenient to see the emperor, and the emperor can hear some words. You see that Liu Chen is honest, and the emperor looks at him the same, only what such a person says can the emperor be willing to believe. As long as you can guarantee that he won't betray you, why not give him this chance to ascend? Why do things that are beneficial to yourself and others? β
After listening to Xi Cui's words, Nangong Yufeng couldn't help but say, "It's a shame that you're not a man, if you're a man, it's terrible, how can anyone make you calculate." No wonder my father knows that your status is low, but he is still looking forward to you marrying me, and sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy! β
"Your father? Does he really want me to be his daughter-in-law? Xi Cui was a little surprised. She had always thought that King Li should dislike her background like the princess, but today she was quite surprised to hear Nangong Yufeng say this.
Nangong Yufeng nodded, "Well, my father said that you are the most suitable woman for me at present, maybe I just need a woman like you." At first, I didn't like you calculating others, but I always hoped that you would rely on me wholeheartedly and leave everything to me to help you solve, and you just need to hide behind me and be a simple woman. But after going through so many things with you, I found that you can't live as I imagined, although there are no swords and swords on the battlefield around you, and blood is flowing like a river, but there are many cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods and cold arrows that are caught off guard. It is precisely because you have such a brilliant brain and extraordinary means that you can get to where you are today step by step. Now I'm really glad that you're not as cowardly as I wished, because that's how you can really match me! β
"I'm not so sure that I don't match or not, but there is one thing I absolutely insist on, that is, any relationship between people can be maintained for a long time because of mutual needs, and the same is true for husband and wife, I hope that we need each other, not that I simply rely on you." Xi Cui smiled and slowly leaned her body against Yu Feng, attached to his chest and continued, "Simply being attached to one person will only become a burden to that person unconsciously, no one likes to live with a burden all the time, I don't want to be rejected in the end." β
"I'm not ......" Nangong Yufeng was just about to explain, but Xi Cui's fingers pressed his lips. Xi Cui smiled and shook his head at him, some promises were true when they were said at the time, but in the end, they couldn't keep it and became a sin.
The two talked and laughed for a while before returning to the twilight moon, got out of the car, welcomed out, and said when they saw Xi Cui, "Anyang Hou and his wife are missing......
"What's going on, make it clear!" Xi Cui helped Nangong Yufeng to stand still and looked at Huanhuan.
Huan Huan calmed his mind and thought about it, and then explained, "Although you said that He Rongyao's matter should wait for the Hou and his wife in Anyang to enter Beijing before making plans, Zhang Xun thought that since he went to the south, he might be able to meet him on the road, so he asked a few trustworthy people to set off in the direction of Anyang first, thinking that it would not hurt to tell the Ye family about the matter in advance." The people who didn't want to send all the way into the Anyang territory did not find Anyang Hou's car, and after inquiring around, they learned that they were robbed by mountain bandits in a place called back to Mafeng, and Anyang Hou and his wife were also missing. β
Xi Cui didn't speak, entered the gate first, and as soon as he entered, he turned around and asked Huanhuan, "Does anyone else know about this news?" β
Huan Huan shook his head, "We should be the first to get the news from the capital, but I believe the news will come soon." β
Xi Cui sighed thoughtfully, and looked at Nangong Yufeng, "What do you think?" These two are the mother-in-law and mother-in-law that the princess chose for you. β
Nangong Yufeng knew that she was making fun of herself, so she ignored her. After pondering for a while, he said, "I only heard about the matter of Anyang Hou's entry into Beijing yesterday, and I haven't heard of mountain bandits when I go back to Mafeng, how can it be?" β
Xi Cui squinted at him, "If I say that I suspect that this matter has something to do with He Rongyao, what do you think?" β
"What did you say?" Nangong Yufeng was taken aback, "That's her biological father!" This...... I don't believe ......"
Xi Cui gave him a look that he knew would be like this, and said to Huanhuan, "In the past few days, I have been keeping an eye on He Rongyao and the people around her to see if there is anything to be gained." If we can save Anyang Hou and his wife along the way, then things will be even more exciting! β
Nangong Yufeng wanted to go back to investigate the matter, but was stopped by Xi Cui, "Don't worry, if it is really a mountain bandit who robbed someone, he will naturally go to the Anyang Hou Mansion to ask for ransom, since there is no news so far, you just have no direction to investigate." If I guess it is really unfortunate, we can just find the clues to save people from He Rongyao's side. So all we can do now is wait. β
Nangong Yufeng sat opposite Xi Cui, and He Rongyao's appearance repeatedly appeared in his mind, although he didn't like this woman, he couldn't talk about hating it, after all, she was a person who could make his mother like her. Of course, he didn't know the reason why the princess liked He Rongyao, and he didn't resist much to really marry such a flat wife, but he didn't dare to ask Xi Cui's thoughts. Now that Xi Cui is so speculative about He Rongyao's personality, he was really shocked.
Looking at Xi Cui's appearance, he seemed to be very sure, but the more Xi Cui was in his chest, the more uneasy he became. I was disappointed, shocked, angry...... There is everything, but you can't tell which one is more. But in his selfish heart, he still didn't want Xi Cui to guess right, because He Rongyao's beautiful face shouldn't have such a vicious heart, at least that's what he thought.
At dinner time, Xixi came back to report that He Rongyao's maid went out of the city at noon to see a man and hurried back to the house, and He Rongyao had already taken the two maids to the direction of the Liwang Mansion.
Xi Cui smiled after hearing this, looked at Nangong Yufeng, and asked Xixi again, "Where is the man that the maid went to see now?" β
Xixi said, "I've brought it back." β
After hearing this, Xi Cui told Xixi to go down to rest, and turned to Nangong Yufeng, "I guess He Rongyao should have already cried to the princess about her miserable life, her parents were robbed by thieves, and her life and death are uncertain." You said that the princess wanted you to accompany her back to Anyang to save people? Seeing Nangong Yufeng bowing his head and saying nothing, Xi Cui leaned towards him, "If you're tired, go back and rest, I will arrange for Duan San to save you, and as for the princess, you just have to drag it on." β
"These **** will stay in the barracks all the time, you can ask someone to look for me there if you have something, I don't want to know anything about this woman in the future." Nangong Yufeng left after speaking, and he didn't even move his chopsticks on the table.
Xi Cui didn't go to see him off, but came to the firewood room where the man was being held. Duan San is on trial, and Duan San who should have known when Xi Cui went already knows.
It turned out that these people were not mountain bandits, just a few martial artists who ran the rivers and lakes, He Rongyao just asked them to pretend to be mountain bandits and robbers, they didn't know the identity of Anyang Hou and his wife, and at present, the couple were safe and sound, and they were locked up in a small farm yard at the foot of the mountain together with a few subordinates. He Rongyao asked them to divide the people, and release a few subordinates in a few days, as for the master couple, they had to wait for her to bring someone to rescue them in person. She had given them three hundred taels before, and she said that there would be three hundred taels after the deed was done. That's all he knows.
Xi Cui asked Duan San how his kung fu was, and Duan San glanced at the man with disdain, "The kung fu of the three-legged cat is to scare and scare those who don't know kung fu." β
Xi Cui's face changed suddenly after hearing this, and he asked the person sharply, "How many people are in your group?" How is Kung Fu? No matter how bad Anyang Hou is, he is also a dignified marquis, and the accompanying guards are twenty or thirty, and those guards dare not say that they are good at each other, but they should not be vulnerable! Say, have you forgotten something? β
The man was immediately anxious when he heard Xi Cui say this, his eyes rolled straight, his face was blue and red, and finally he told the truth under the coercion of Duan San's fist, it turned out that those guards had already arranged internal responses. Judging by the dress, he should be the leader, half of the twenty or thirty guards were killed by him, and a few of them just picked up a ready-made bargain. When they came, they also gave them some silver and asked them to help keep it secret, so he didn't dare to say this paragraph easily.
Xi Cui came out first with joy, and Duan San also came out to stand behind Xi Cui after he was trapped.
After arranging for Duan San to rush to rescue people immediately, Xi Cui returned to his room, and Xixi followed in. As soon as Xi Cui saw that there was no Huanhuan, he guessed that Huanhuan should be worried about Duan San alone, so he quietly followed. Seeing that Xixi didn't seem to understand something, Xi Cui couldn't help but ask.
It turned out that Xixi didn't understand what He Rongyao was trying to do in such a big circle. After spending so much money and dying so many people, in the end, Anyang Hou and his wife still had to be rescued by her, did she think that with this life-saving grace, the Ye family would forgive her for everything she had done before and help her say good things in front of the princess?
Xi Cui sat down with a smile and slowly explained to her, "That's the revenge of killing a son, how can it be easily resolved?" He Rongyao is not such a naΓ―ve person. Do you know why she's separating people? Think about it, Mrs. Tangtang was robbed by mountain bandits for a few days, and was imprisoned alone, what is it to pick up the starting point here? What He Rongyao wants is not Ye's life, nor Ye's gratitude, but Ye's status in Anyang Hou's heart. It's to think about it, once the Ye family loses its status in the Hou Mansion of Anyang, who else in the Hou Mansion of Anyang will dare to say that she He Rongyao is not. And will the Hou Ye personally tell the princess about the bad things his daughter has done? Of course not! In this way, she can not only keep her position as Miss Yan, but also marry into the Nangong family as she wishes, why not? β
"It's really amazing, so ruthless! But Xi Cui, how did you come up with it? "Xixi is not Huanhuan, she acts calmly, her words and deeds are restrained, but today she is a little childish, in Xi Cui's opinion, she is a bit imitating Huanhuan. Although he knew that Xixi was the meaning of Rui Nian when he asked this, Xi Cui was not angry, Rui Niang seemed to be no different from the past during this time, but in fact, she was staring at Xi Cui's words and deeds at any time, as if she was judging something.
And Xi Cui also continued to conceal it, and directly revealed the truest thoughts in his heart, "I only want to get it, and that's because I use the worst malice to speculate on the opponent's intentions." Looking at the surprise in Xixi's eyes, Xi Cui didn't care and continued, "There's nothing to be surprised about. Only by doing so can we preserve ourselves to the fullest. It's also fair to treat the opponent, once I guess it, then I give her the right means to fight back, if not, it means that the opponent is not to the worst, I am willing to lose. Isn't it? β
Xixi told Rui Niang Xi Cui's original words word for word, and Rui Niang was stunned for a long time after hearing it, but she was still speechless. (To be continued.) )