Chapter 24: Variables

Her original surname was Yu, a native of Luoyang, who entered the palace since she was a child, and was trained in the Imperial Lieutenant Bureau for many years, and then was selected to serve in the Empress Dowager's Ziwei Palace. Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, embroidery, female red all kinds of learning fine, the queen mother very pity. When the third prince was named the king of Qin, she was transferred to serve the king of Qin by the order of the queen mother. In September, the chrysanthemum is fragrant, the residual lotus root is full of ponds, and the new master is called Jiang Cailing, who is the fourth girl of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In front of the two-person table in the atrium of Dongxi Building, Yuan Jieyi and Manyun sat opposite each other. The breeze blows, blowing the lotus lotus color light veil on the surface of the clouds. The table was full of delicacies, but no one moved the chopsticks.

"If it's inconvenient for the girl, I'll go down first, and when the girl finishes eating, I'll come to watch the play with you?" Yuan Jieyu was about to get up after speaking.

Manyun Luo generously took off the light veil that covered the surface, "Brother Yuan is too worried." ”

He still couldn't help but look at her, her facial features were delicate, her eyes were bright, and she was not ugly, but she had a few more pockmarks than others, and they were abruptly embellished on her fair cheeks and the wings of her nose. It is conceivable that if it weren't for smallpox, she would have been a beautiful girl.

"Follow the young master for a day, you also work hard, eat more vegetables." He beckoned.

"Brother Yuan, you can eat it too." She smiled lightly, and the pear vortex loomed. The tune on the stage downstairs is delicate and tactful, and the love is deep, singing: the sunset hangs on the bridge, the evening clouds reflect the long river, the smoke and twilight scene, the maple leaves and reeds on both banks, and the gulls and herons perch on the red glow. By the end, the moon breaks the dusk, and every inch of lovesickness is sorrowful.

She suddenly had tears in her eyes, and when she saw him looking at her seriously, she smiled and said, "I haven't heard this song." ”

"The troupe is newly rehearsed, if you like it, I'll let them sing it again." Yuan Jieyi has admiration for Manyun.

"Not really. Brother Yuan, you are too polite. Manyun knew that Yuan Jie had treated him so much as to take the life of the fourth girl, but for no reason, there were many warm waves in his heart, and countless thoughts flashed in his mind, but he couldn't catch any of them.

At this moment, suddenly the stage exploded, and several black-clothed and masked men rose from behind the curtain of the stage, raising their swords to kill. Before anyone arrived, Yuan Jieyi had already quickly hidden Manyun behind him. She didn't know if Brother Yuan knew kung fu, but when she was selected to follow King Qin, it was not because Feibai wrote well, nor was she good at zhengqu, but because she learned kung fu in the Tingwei Bureau.

Seeing that the assassin's sword was pointed straight at his throat, Manyun dodged out from behind Yuan Jie's remains, and kicked the assassin's wrist with a flying leg, and the long sword fell to the ground with a sound. Another assassin came with a sword, and with a light body, she tore off the black ribbon that Yuan Jie's hair was tied up, and the half-zhang long ribbon turned into a sharp sword, stabbing at the enemy, that move was called "pointing at the stars". The assassins were broken again and again, but they did not give up, after a little rectification, she was recovering from a serious illness, and waited quietly in the palace to serve the master, many years have passed, and her skills are not as good as they were back then, and she is about to fight to the death, when she saw a silver-faced and purple-haired young man volleying into the air and falling beside her, she knew this person, who was the confidant of the four girls.

After the two worked together to take down the assassins, they realized that in the bead curtain on the other side, more assassins were fighting with Wang Ye and others. Manyun and He Yue rushed into the curtain and saw King Qin protecting Liang Mingyue with one hand and fighting the masked man with the silver sword in his bare hands with the other. He Yue hurriedly threw the sword in his hand to King Qin, who took the long sword, leaned slightly, and cut the man's throat, splashing blood all over the ground.

On the other side, Tao Tao was dodging the attacks of several Assassins, and behind him was Cai Ling, who was embracing Yuan'er. In full view, she placed Yuan'er in the corner of the wall, grabbed a blue and white porcelain vase and hit the head of an assassin, the assassin was originally going to kill Tao Tao, but now he was knocked on the head, and he didn't faint and naturally wanted to solve Cai Ling.

When Cai Ling feared that his life would be in danger, King Qin, He Yue and Man Yun rose into the air at the same time, the former took off the assassin with a sword, and the latter two moved a little slowly, only colliding together in mid-air, and finally stabilized their bodies after landing.

King Qin put his arm around her shoulders in one hand and a sharp sword in the other, staring at her with a solemn gaze, as if he would fly away if he didn't look at her for a moment. Cai Ling took advantage of the situation to wrap his arms around his thin waist, but he rose into the air again, killing another Assassin.

How many assassins were killed in Dongxi when their knives fell, until a large number of forbidden troops arrived and surrounded the entire building.

On the main seat on the ground floor, King Qin was sitting in danger, Cai Ling and others were standing on the side of the hall, and it was Yuan Jieyi who stood in the center of the hall to be interrogated.

"The identity of the assassin has been ascertained, and he was ordered by Su Mochen, the head of the household department." Tao Tao, who was standing beside King Qin, showed majesty on his face, "Su Mochen has just been raided, and it is reasonable for him to want to assassinate His Highness." What do you have to do with him? Why did he take your life? If you don't hurry up and recruit from the truth, you can't hide it at all! ”

Yuan Jieyi stood with his head held high, he had always been arrogant, so he naturally couldn't stand interrogation, as soon as his eyes came, Cai Ling couldn't help but walk to his side, and said loudly: "Jiang's business has always been law-abiding, honest and credible, and it is not allowed to be slandered at will. If Jie Yi has any involvement with Su Shangshu, it is nothing more than a serious business dealing. ”

"Jiang Shao...... You! Tao Tao was choked and looked helplessly at King Qin.

The young prince only looked coldly at the couple standing in the middle of the hall, and she was half in front of the man, in a posture eager to protect. Thinking about it carefully, she was emotional and protected someone, except for Yuan'er, she really hadn't seen it. Yuan Jiezhi has seen him a few times, and he is a little different from He Yue who is beside him, He Yue's eyes are the worship of the younger brother looking at the eldest sister, and the emotions in Yuan Jieyi's eyes have always been very complicated, and he was reluctant to think deeply in the past. Looking at him now, under the sword and sword, heavy soldiers, in the moment of life and death, he just looked down at her with a smile in his eyes.

King Qin was furious, stood up and paced over, Cai Ling was uneasy in her heart, and unconsciously moved to Yuan Jieyi's side, until her whole body blocked him, in fact, he was much higher than her, even if she was in the way, the person was still in the light, but she didn't know it.

King Qin walked past her, did not say a word, only took the long sword from the hand of the purple guard, the silver sword shone brightly, Cai Ling felt that her eyes flickered, and then she opened her eyes, the sharp edge had been rapidly killed, and at the moment of a moment, countless thoughts flashed in her mind, but there was only one action, and she pushed Yuan Jieyi away.

But the swift sword stood in the air when it was only an inch away from his throat. King Qin raised his sword with one hand, and his other hand hung down at his side, "So this is your mind." ”

Cai Ling wanted to explain two sentences, but her mouth opened and she didn't know where to speak. In the past, how many years ago, my father didn't like it, my brother didn't kiss her, my favorite Lang Jun and the singer on the other side of the river had a strong affection, and it was Yuan Jie's widow who enlightened her, drinking together late at night, and how many games of Go were played. He threw a large bag of gold leaves on her desk: there are still these things in this world to keep you safe.

Even fate is nothing? I don't know when I saw it clearly, in addition to the love between men and women, parents and brothers, there is also a friendship that shares weal and woe and supports each other. She has nothing to do with Yuan Jie's widow, but her love is stronger than Jin!

"At the beginning of the month, Yuan was entrusted by Master Jiang to sell the ancestral house in Beijing." Yuan Jieyi took a step forward and dragged Cai Ling in front of him with one hand, "The buyer is the Wailang Tang clan, a member of the household department." Yuan was suspicious of how the officials of the five grades dared to buy the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he secretly investigated, only to learn that the buyer behind it was Su Shangshu of the Ministry of Households. ”

Everyone listened carefully, although Cai Ling was very dissatisfied with Jiang's father's move to sell his ancestral house, he knew that all court officials who were belittled were not allowed to stay in the real estate in Beijing, so he was only secretly sad. Thinking of Yuan Jie's last words and stopping, I'm afraid this is it.

And the fixed silver is also strange, as if it has been melted by high temperature, saying that it is more like silver bars, and the official seal of the silver bottom cannot be seen. It's like ......"

The phrase "Northern Official Silver" had not yet been exported, so Shen Muchi interrupted, "Where is the silver bar?" ”

"This way, please." Yuan Jie led the way, passed through the layers of Zhu Door, and came to an inconspicuous room in the backyard, after he opened the mechanism, half of the wall silver bars shone in the candlelight, "The staff said that if he is willing to accept this batch of flawed silver, he is willing to add another three percent to the price." Although Yuan was a businessman, he had never been greedy for ill-gotten gains, and he thought that the silver was material evidence, so he first collected it here. ”

Tao Tao couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Now the human and material evidence is there!" Seeing Cai Ling coming over, he hurriedly added, "Look at how Su Mochen can get away with it!" ”

……

It was an earth-shattering discovery, and the Su clan's henchmen were overturned, like inserting a Dinghai Divine Needle into the turbulent imperial court, only teaching the ink officials to be frightened, and the Qing officials had mixed feelings, but there was no trace of joy on Shen Muchi's face, and he got into the carriage alone.

Sending Liang Mingyue away, Cai Ling led Yuan'er and was thinking about whether to let someone prepare a car to send her back, but she saw that the lacquered carriage of the Qin Wangfu was still parked in place, so she was cheeky to get on the car. Suddenly, someone sent Ma Zha to her feet, Cai Ling raised her eyes, Tao Tao just raised her head and looked at her attentively, "Jiang Shao, please get on the horse." ”

Cai Ling was not dissatisfied with Tao Tao's interrogation of Yuan Jie's will, she knew that people would seek their jobs in their positions, he was just doing what he had to do, but she pretended to be estranged and said, "What is Lord Yang doing?" ”

"Jiang Shao, Ben Shao can see something." Tao Tao didn't care at all, and leaned into her ear and said.

Her eyes rolled, and she became interested in his words, leaving all the past behind, "Tell me about it." ”

"Does the Third Highness have any interest in you?" Tao Tao smiled, very proud.

Cai Ling leaned into his ear and whispered, "You see that?" I've been pondering this for the rest of my day. ”

"What else are you pondering, isn't it a good thing to burn high incense? Hurry up and take this opportunity to cook raw rice into rice. He said urgently.

Cai Ling hurriedly covered Yuan'er's ears and warned, "Don't talk nonsense." Seeing that he was honest, he let go of his hand and said in a low voice, "I've known him for many years, and you have seen half of his friendship for me before?" ”

"Nope." Tao Tao replied honestly.

"Now it's less than half a year, and it seems like a different person. Either he was possessed by the spirits of others, or he was too deeply hidden. You know my character, where will I get along with people who are hidden. ”

Tao Tao nodded as if she didn't understand, and when she got on Maza, she said, "Don't forget that there is a saying: Love without hiding is self-destruction." ”

Cai Ling was a little stunned, but turned her head and smiled.

The light in the carriage was dim, Yuan'er had long been impatient and tired and asleep, Cai Ling's hands holding him were very sore, and he changed his position, but he accidentally bumped into the person next to him, it should be his arms, strong and muscular. But when she first got into the car, she saw him squinting, maybe he was asleep, and she was ready to pretend not to know.

"Little four." But he said faintly, "Should you say something if you bump into this king?" ”

"I'm sorry." Just saying this seems to be going to kill the sky again, she doesn't want to break up with Shen Muchi on the day of the thank you banquet, and continued, "I didn't expect Manyun to know kung fu, it is unfathomable, and the master is in the people." ”

"Someone who trained as a killer in the Imperial Bureau." King Qin replied.

"Why don't you stay with someone like that?" She couldn't help but ask.

"This king doesn't need it." He said indifferently, "If necessary, I can save your life." ”

"Thanks for the arrangement."

The faint detachment displeased him, so he asked, "Is there an explanation for today's events?" ”

She knew what he was talking about, so she only said calmly: "Brother Yuan and I are like brothers, since I started business, thanks to his support all the way, how can I stand by if he is in trouble?" Besides, how could His Highness really stab before he found out the truth? ”

The carriage suddenly quieted down, the sound of breathing could be heard, Cai Ling couldn't see Shen Muchi's expression clearly, so she wanted to lean over and take a closer look, I don't know if she was too close without knowing the proportion, or the other party suddenly buried his head, his lips touched lightly, although the world did not turn as he expected, and his heart fluttered and was about to jump out of his chest.

After a moment of sluggishness, the other party had no intention of leaving, only pecked at the tip of her nose and the corner of her lips, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "This king is tired." ”