When An Lan returned to the incense picking field, it was already lunch time, Guizhi naturally left, and the golden finch was called to work in the stable by the mother-in-law. An Lan's face was a little pale, and when she found the stable, she saw that the golden finch was standing in front of the stable in a daze, and the sun was shining directly on her, but she seemed to be unconscious. At this time, the grooms had gone to lunch, and the summer air was filled with the smell of grass and horse manure, and the scorching sun was dizzy.

Seeing that the goldfinch was safe and sound, An Lan breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't know how long the goldfinch had been standing here, and it wasn't until she approached that the goldfinch came back to her senses, then turned her face and asked her with concern first: "Are you okay?" ”

An Lan shook her head and pulled the golden finch under the eaves: "Your face is all red, why don't you know how to hide, that mother-in-law will punish you?" ”

The goldfinch shook his head, and his eyes fell on the horses in the stable: "I just suddenly remembered my father, who has been a coachman for more than 20 years, and loves horses very much." I remember an old horse who was too old to pull a cart, so the steward of the horse house sold the horse to a butcher. My father wanted to buy it, but he didn't have enough money, so he watched the old horse being taken away, and when my father came home that day, he was still crying in the house. ”

The smell of hay and horse manure in the summer wind is not unpleasant, but it is not pleasant either. An Lan's face was still a little pale, but she didn't say anything, just silently accompanied the golden finch, as many times before, the golden finch accompanied her like this.

After a few moments, the goldfinch came out of her memory, and then said apologetically, "I made you think of that incident again." ”

"It's fine." An Lan said lightly, last year, she was here, and she was almost raped by a hospital attendant.

Life has given them many hardships and ups and downs, but they are still standing here in good shape, and that is enough. Since it is unavoidable, then step on it one by one, step on it, and look back again, naturally no longer feel terrible.

The Golden Finch took a deep breath and rejuvenated his face: "Let's go, after so much delay, there is nothing left in the kitchen." ”

An Lan turned around with her, and as she walked, she whispered, "When the opportunity comes, we will let him get retribution." ”

The goldfinch understood who she was talking about, but she didn't quite understand the meaning of the sentence: "Huh? ”

An Lan said: "In the future, Lu Xiangenvoy should often let me go out on errands, and there will always be times when Ma Guixian is idle, and the incense prescription you took is now of better use." ”

The goldfinch turned to look at her: "What do you say?" ”

An Lan looked at both sides before saying, "You said, the incense room has been searched so many times today, and it was found that the agarwood cake was lost, why didn't anyone say that the incense fang was missing?" ”

The Golden Finch was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What do you mean...... Wang Meiniang and Gui Zhi deliberately concealed this? ”

An Lan nodded slightly: "Most of the time, since it was given by Master Bai Xiang, and now that it has been lost, the king is naturally reluctant to make a noise in order to avoid punishment, but in private, he has to find out!" ”

The Golden Finch thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Do you want to ...... Blame Ma Guixian for this? ”

"With this incident early this morning, now everyone knows that Ma Guixian and Chen Lu are doing business in private, and Chen Lu can lead Ma Guixian into the incense courtyard today, although he has the approval of Wang Zhangshi, but in fact, he still gets convenience from Wang Meiniang." An Lan's slightly immature face faintly revealed a bit of perseverance and determination, "Wang Meiniang and Gui Zhi have already set their sights on us, we can't be so passive all the time." The keys to the incense recipe in the incense room, except for Wang Zhangshi, Wang Meiniang has it, but last night Gui Zhi took the key from Wang Zhangshi and entered the incense room. If the king is really in charge of this matter, none of them can get out of the relationship. ”

The Sparrow's heart was pounding, and after a while, he suppressed the excitement that arose and whispered, "Will the king suspect them?" ”

An Lan said: "Regardless of whether it will be or not, if it annoys Bai Xiangshi, Wang Zhangshi will definitely give Bai Xiangshi an explanation." ”

"That's right." The goldfinch was still a little excited, a little nervous because of the excitement, and the voice was slightly unsteady because of the nervousness, "What are you going to do?" ”

An Lan looked around, then whispered a few words in the ear of the golden finch, and finally explained: "Don't miss a word with your mother-in-law about this." ”

The Plantagenet nodded: "I understand, but you have to be careful." ”

An Lan responded in a low voice: "Well, you too." ”

The golden finch thought for a while, and then said, "But that incense recipe, I originally left it for you......"

"I've memorized it."

"Can you put it together? I want to prepare the incense materials you need, and there should be them in the incense room. ”

"There is a taste of borneol, which is not found in the incense room of the Yuanxiang Temple." An Lan thought about it for a while, and said, "This is a slow idea, first take everything you can take, you have to be careful, you must ensure your safety first." ”

"Don't worry, I know."

……

In the evening, Wang Zhangshi returned from outside, and the entire Yuanxiang Courtyard was covered in a tense and depressing atmosphere.

At this time, An Lan was rubbing Granny An's legs, and the golden finch was sitting on the side sewing and mending Granny An's clothes. The golden finch was startled, and the needle stabbed her hand, and An Lan raised her head to look at her.

The goldfinch sucked his fingertips and then said with a smile: "I haven't done this needlework for a few days, and my hands have been born." ”

Granny An felt that she was not in good spirits, but at this moment she seemed to notice something, so she glanced at the two of them, then sighed softly, and said to the golden finch: "Be careful in everything, you have to be calm, other people's just bluffs will scare you." ”

An Lan was stunned for a moment, only to feel that Granny An seemed to have something to say, and the golden finch also noticed it, so she looked at An Lan inquiringly. An Lan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Mother-in-law...... Why do you suddenly say such a thing? ”

Granny An sat up and called the golden finch over: "There is such a big thing, but you don't say a word, I really don't know anything when my legs and feet are inconvenient." ”

An Lan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Is it Lychee that they sued Mother-in-law?" After all, nothing happened, so I don't want you to worry about me. ”

Granny An shook her head: "I'm an old woman, and I don't have many years to live, you are getting older day by day, and I will think more about you if I can think about you." In the future, you must no longer hide such things from me, after all, as long as I don't die, the king will sell me a little bit of thin noodles. ”

Granny An had never spoken such a thing before, An Lan and Jinque glanced at each other, they were a little puzzled, and they were about to ask, but at this moment someone knocked on the door outside: "An Lan can be inside?" ”

"Who's looking for me?" An Lan got up to open the door, and saw that it was a little Xiangnu from the same courtyard who knocked on the door.

The little incense slave glanced inside, and then said, "The king's shopkeeper called you over." ”

An Lan was stunned: "Now? ”

Xiao Xiangnu nodded: "It's now, you go over quickly, or Shi Zhu, who is next to Wang Zhangshi, comes to call people, and they are all waiting outside." ”

The goldfinch hurriedly stood up: "It's dark, what can't you tell tomorrow!" ”

"I'm here to spread the word, do you go and talk to Shizhu yourself." The little Xiangnu pursed his lips, and then muttered, "Who taught you to like to recruit people." ”

The Plantagenn's ears were sharp, and when he heard this, he threw down the clothes in his hand to tear her face: "What did you say! ”

An Lan hurriedly grabbed the golden finch: "Okay, you accompany your mother-in-law with this." ”

The Golden Sparrow stopped her and said, "You can't go, it must be uneasy and kind to call you over at this time!" ”

"He's in charge, we're just incense slaves." An Lan said in a low voice, "Sooner or later, there will be this day, I will be careful." ”

"Mother-in-law......" Goldfinch paused and sat down on Granny An's bed.

"Go ahead, since he is so serious and asks the little guy to come and call someone, most likely he has something to order. An Lan is right, he is in charge, you are just a fragrant slave, if you don't comply, you will make him take the wrong one. Granny An patted the golden finch's hand lightly, and said to An Lan with a kind face, "Don't be afraid, if the delay is too long, I will let the golden finch go to see you." ”

An Lan nodded, smiled again, and went out.