Chapter 419: Inquiry
As soon as the golden finch came in, Cui Wenjun didn't have time to let the county lord of Danyang and the others retreat, and the maid came in again to report that the chief of Cui Dian's office had something to see. Le-Wen Cui Wenjun glanced at the county lord of Danyang, she stared at the Tianji Palace for the past two months, and the affairs of the Yuheng Palace, the county lord of Danyang basically handled.
The county lord of Danyang then spoke: "It should be the convoy of the Tianshu Palace that will pass through the Qinghe, the head of the Cui Palace, please show me, is it still convenient." ”
Each hall of Changxiang Hall will order a large number of incense materials that are not produced in Chang'an from other places every year, and the origin involves all parts of the country and even abroad, so no matter where the caravan selling incense comes from, it must pass through several counties of the Tang Kingdom to arrive in Chang'an. And in the place where you pass through, you will inevitably encounter the family forces behind a certain incense hall, if these forces don't want the caravan to pass smoothly, some of them will toss around. Therefore, as long as there is no life-and-death enmity between the incense halls, there will be cooperation and transactions between each other, so that those caravans transporting incense materials will get great convenience as long as they play the name of a certain incense hall.
However, some incense is not only produced remotely, but also the year and length of the incense are also extremely difficult to find, it can be said that it has always been in short supply, and it is also the incense that the major incense masters of the Changxiang Hall must compete for. Therefore, for this kind of incense, Xiangdian will often place orders several years or even more than ten years in advance, and in order to avoid accidents, when the incense materials are sent to the Tang Kingdom, Xiangdian will send its own manpower and team to receive, or send people directly to the production area several years in advance.
A few months ago, Cui Wenjun had already instructed him to go down, but everything that happened to the Tianshu Palace, the Yuheng Palace, had to open the door of convenience. But this time, the convoy of the Tianshu Hall was different from the past, and according to the news returned from Qinghe, the convoy seemed to be a little abnormal. The head of Cui Hall thought about the successive events in Changxiang Hall during this time, and was afraid that this matter would be unfavorable to Yuheng Palace, so he still came to ask Cui Wenjun again.
The county lord of Danyang explained a few words in Cui Wenjun's ear in a low voice. Cui Wenjun frowned slightly, she knew that as early as ten years ago, when Bai Ye was still there, Tianshu Hall had ordered a batch of rare incense materials abroad, and counting the time, it should be delivered in the next two years. Tianshu Hall this time there are ten * is the convoy that received this incense, as for what is abnormal. She didn't need to ask more questions at the moment. There is no hurry for this moment. So he asked the county lord of Danyang to go and learn about the matter with the chief of Cui Dian, and at the same time asked the attendants in the hall to withdraw, leaving the golden finch alone.
After the county lord of Danyang went out. Cui Wenjun sighed a little tiredly, then turned his face, only to find that the golden finch was still kneeling on the ground. Over the years, except for Granny An. This girl has always been by An Lan's side, thinking about this. Cui Wenjun's eyes couldn't help but soften a little, and he said, "Get up." ”
After thanking him, the goldfinch stood up and stood there with his face down.
"No need to stand still. Come here, sit down with me, and speak. Cui Wenjun said and gestured to the chair under his head.
The golden bird looked at Cui Wenjun in some surprise, but he didn't dare to walk over. She knew it in her heart. Not all great incense masters are as good as Liu Xuanji, and Cui Wenjun's impression in her heart is not very good. Although Granny An's death can't be directly counted on Cui Wenjun's head, it can't be left alone, if it weren't for Granny An's funeral to be done decently, Golden Bird's impression of Cui Wenjun would be even worse.
Seeing that she didn't come, Cui Wenjun was not reluctant, so he asked directly: "Yesterday, did you go to the Tianshu Hall to find An Lan?" ”
The goldfinch looked a little puzzled, but nodded anyway, and at the same time secretly pondered in his heart.
Cui Wenjun leaned over slightly, with a somewhat eager expression on his face: "When you passed, Bai Guanghan was not there, what did An Lan tell you?" ”
The golden finch didn't answer immediately, but looked at Cui Wenjun vigilantly, and said after a while: "I just haven't been looking for An Lan for a long time, so I got some free time yesterday, so I went to talk to her." ”
Cui Wenjun looked at the wary Golden Finch, a little relieved and a little irritable, and paused before speaking: "You are close friends in the boudoir, but she didn't tell you about me?" ”
The golden finch was stunned, thought about it, and asked, "Mr. Cui...... What do you mean? ”
Cui Wenjun raised his chin slightly and pointed to the seat next to him: "You come here, sit down, and speak slowly." ”
Except for An Lan, Cui Wenjun's patience with others is always limited, and whether it is out of curiosity or because of Cui Wenjun's aura at the moment, the golden finch immediately walked over obediently, sat down cautiously, and began to ask and answer the real question.
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In the afternoon, An Lan felt a little better, so she got off the bed, and before her feet touched the ground, a maid reached out from the side to help her.
"Why are you here?" When she rested, she was not accustomed to having people in the house, so when she woke up, she was surprised to see the maid waiting by the bedside.
"It was Mr. Guanghan who ordered us to serve here." The maid replied softly, and then asked, "Master An Xiang wants to change clothes?" ”
An Lan nodded: "Prepare some hot water, I want to wash my face." ”
The maid said: "I'll send it in immediately, and there is japonica rice porridge, which has been cooked, and it has been hot on the stove, Mr. Guanghan has instructed, after Master An Xiang wakes up, he needs to eat a bowl." ”
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After eating the porridge and resting for a while, the maid wanted to help her back to the bed, but she shook her head and asked, "Is there a document from the palace chief?" ”
The maid shook her head, hesitated for a moment, but cautiously persuaded her: "You haven't burned it yet, so it's really not appropriate to work hard." ”
An Lan asked, "Can Lan Indigo be in the hall?" ”
The maid nodded, and An Lan said, "Go find her." ”
The maid hesitated a little, and An Lan raised her eyes and looked at her.
Looking at the pair of dark and quiet eyes, which could not see emotions, the maid felt cold in her heart inexplicably, and couldn't help lowering her eyes and responding: "Yes." ”
After a while, Lan Indigo came over, and after saluting her, he looked at her and said, "I heard that Master An Xiang is sick, has he been too tired lately and neglected to rest." ”
"It's fine." An Lan smiled, but the enthusiasm of last night appeared in her mind, and her face was slightly hot, so she lowered her eyes and coughed, "After resting for a long time, I already feel better." ”
"It's better to rest for a few more days." Lan Indigo persuaded and asked, "It's just that you hurriedly called your subordinates over, but what are your orders?" ”
"I suddenly remembered something." An Lan raised her eyes, and the color on her face had receded, "Recently, is there a convoy of incense deliveries coming from Yuegang in the Tianshu Palace, have you decided which route you want to take?" ”
From Yuegang to Chang'an, there are two roads to go, and the distance is about the same. One of them needs to pass through the spheres of influence behind the incense halls of Yuheng, Tianquan, and Xuanji, and the other will pass through the spheres of influence of the two incense halls of Tianji and Shaoguang.
"I shouldn't have left Moon Harbor yet." Lan Di looked at An Lan and said, "The convoy was originally going to leave from Qinghe, but for some reason, Mr. Guanghan suddenly gave an order for the convoy to stay in Yuegang temporarily. ”
If you don't take the Qinghe, the other road will be difficult to pass, how could Baili Ling miss the opportunity to seriously injure the Tianshu Palace.
An Lan understood why Jing Yan did this, it must be because Cui Wenjun had already ...... If the contradiction here is not resolved, and the convoy enters the Qinghe, it will be in constant trouble. And she vaguely knew that this convoy was not just as simple as transporting incense. She pondered for a while, and then asked, "Has this order been given, sir?" (To be continued)