Chapter Ninety-Seven: Transactions
In a garden in the Imperial City of White Nights. ∞ Princess Lan Ruoyun discussed the picture of a hundred birds and a phoenix that her subordinates had just offered, and the little eunuch hurriedly ran in to report: "Your Majesty, Princess, Mrs. Meng has arrived." ”
When Wei Zi'an heard this, he immediately straightened up, his amber eyes flashed with joy, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is my sister now?" ”
"I'm waiting outside the Glass Hall."
Wei Zi'an raised his hand and said, "Please come in soon!" After saying this, he stopped the eunuch again: "No, wait, I'll go myself!" Like a child, he forgot that there was a gentle and virtuous princess beside him, and hurried to the glass hall.
Qi Niang was led by the maid to the Glass Palace, the second largest palace in the White Night City, and saw that there were plum blossoms everywhere, and the scenery was different from other places, so she guessed that the princess must be a person who loved plums very much. The White Night City is like winter all year round, which is exactly the right time for plum blossoms to bloom. In the white snow, these white and red petals also add a lot of elegant feelings to this snow color. The plum and snow are three points white, but the snow loses the plum and a piece of fragrance. She was concentrating on admiring the flowers in the plum grove when suddenly a golden figure came rushing towards her.
"Sister!" Wei Zi'an called out urgently, and took her hand, unable to hide the happiness in his eyes.
Qi Niang looked at the tall man in front of her, almost shed tears, and suddenly realized that he had lost a lot of edges and corners in the past half a year, less unruly eyes, and more calm and restrained, she couldn't help but feel relieved, choked up and said: "Zi'an, my sister is really happy to see you." ”
Seeing the relatives he missed day and night, Wei Zi'an was both happy and sad, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, stretched out his hand to hug Qi Niang tightly, and said, "Is my sister doing well?" ”
Qi Niang leaned on his shoulder, wrapped her arms around him and said, "I'm fine." Suddenly, seeing a richly dressed woman walking towards her, Qi Niang hurriedly let go of Wei Zi'an and looked at the woman. The woman was born beautiful and dignified, quiet and leisurely, and her demeanor was full of everyone's beautiful demeanor, and she seemed to be a knowledgeable person. It is rumored that the princess of White Night City is beautiful and moving, often gracious to the people, deeply loved by the people, and has a gentle personality and profound knowledge, Wei Zi'an trusts her very much, and the two get along with each other. Now that she appears in this courtyard, Qi Niang doesn't need to guess to know that this woman is Wei Zi'an's princess Lan Ruoyun.
Lan Ruoyun walked quickly, with a decent smile on her face, and came up to take Qi Niang's hand cordially, and said, "Ruoyun has finally seen her sister." My sister must have been working hard for many days this trip, right? ”
Qi Niang smiled warmly: "To be able to see Zi'an and the princess, no matter how far the journey is, I don't feel hard." The princess just gave birth to a prince for Zi'an, how is her health? ”
Lan Ruoyun shook her head and smiled: "I have a good body, my sister doesn't have to worry." Sister don't want to call me princess, just call me Ruoyun, I often hear about my sister from the king's mouth, and I have long been yearning for the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and I hate to be born as a child of the rivers and lakes, so my sister has no scruples about coming this time, and she can treat the palace as her own home. ”
Wei Zi'an saw that the two of them were chatting speculatively, and couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Lan Ruoyun. He originally thought that the matter between himself and Qi Niang would cause Lan Ruoyun's displeasure, but it seemed that he thought too much, Lan Ruoyun was not a narrow-minded person, otherwise he would not marry her. A woman who knows that she has a different kind of feelings for her sister and can still understand and accept it, there is only Lan Ruoyun in the world.
"Ruoyun, don't patronize and talk to your sister, bring the little prince over, and we will have dinner together and pick up the wind for my sister."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go and bring the little prince here." Lan Ruoyun owed to Wei Zi'an, and then left with small steps.
Qi Niang looked at Lan Ruoyun's back, then turned her head and said, "Zi'an, seeing that you husband and wife are in harmony, I am really happy for you as a sister." I think Ruoyun is a good wife, you must treat her well. ”
Wei Zi'an stared at her deeply and said, "If Yun has helped me a lot, I will definitely not fail her in this life." It's just that I didn't expect my sister to marry Jiang Qihan in the end, is he good to you? ”
Qi Niang felt a trace of softness in her heart, nodded and smiled: "He treats me very well." ”
The happiness and tenderness in Qi Niang's eyes burned Wei Zi'an's eyes, and he tried his best to control the sourness in his heart, and said in a low voice: "It's good that my sister is happy, otherwise I will regret letting you leave White Night City so easily." "No matter how much obsession you have, what you should let go of will eventually be put down, Wei Zi'an has already understood. Now that he has Lan Ruoyun and has his own children, he will no longer cling to the past. He can't give her happiness, so let someone else give it.
Even though there was a trace of unwillingness, Wei Zi'an was soon relieved. All he wants in his life is to hope that Qi Niang can live well.
"Sister, why didn't you bring Pavilion Master Jiang with you this time? I also want to meet my brother-in-law officially. ”
Qi Niang smiled slightly, "I received your letter too suddenly this time, Qi Han went far away." The next time I have a chance, I will definitely take him to enjoy the scenery of the northern country. ”
"Okay, then it's decided with my sister!"
The siblings looked at each other and smiled, enjoying this rare moment of warmth, as if the White Night City was not so cold.
There is a small inn not far from the White Night Imperial City, and a large number of plum trees are planted inside and outside the store, and the name is also very appropriate, called Luomei Inn. Standing under the tree, you will feel the feeling of "there is no rhyme in the fragrance, and the clear is not cold". Bian Che stopped outside the door for a moment and walked into the inn.
"This son, you're from out of town, right? Do you want to stay at the hotel? The shopkeeper stared at Bian Che's eye-catching handsome appearance, and was secretly surprised by the nobility and coldness he exuded, the Northern Wasteland was thin and sparsely populated, and it was the first time he had seen such an outstanding person.
"Well, stay at the hotel." Bian Che always looked straight ahead and said expressionlessly.
This inn is the closest one to the White Night Imperial City, and after separating from Qi Niang, he did not go to the city to buy horses, but came here directly.
"Give me a room with a view of the gates, can you?" Bian Che thought for a while and added.
When the shopkeeper heard him say this, he immediately said: "Yes, there are some, we happen to have a room on the second floor, and the window is just facing the entrance of the imperial city." ”
Bian Che replied lightly. The inn was sparsely populated, and they all looked at this person from afar. The weather was so cold, but this man was only wearing a thin coat and a fox fur cloak on the outside, but he did not feel cold at all, his eyes were calm, his gestures were restrained and self-controlled, and he was extremely noble, and the white clothes on his body almost blended with the snow outside, as if he had come from the snow. With an impeccable handsome appearance like him, he is like a god's mansion in a sparsely populated place like the Northern Wilderness, and every step he takes, the eyes of men and women will follow him. Except for their king, Beihuang may never find a second person as good-looking as him. However, in addition to admiring his appearance, everyone is even more curious, because there is also a person from the Central Plains living in this store.
Bian Che walked up to the second floor as if no one was around, and then he immediately noticed that there was a room next to him whose door was ajar, and he glanced at the people inside, and a trace of inquiry and doubt flashed in his eyes.
The people inside didn't seem to notice him, and when they heard footsteps, they closed the door.
Bian Che asked the shopkeeper next to him: "How many days has this person lived?"
The shopkeeper was at a loss when he was asked, and replied in a daze: "Oh, this guest officer has been living in the shop for several days, Childe, is there any problem?"
"Apart from him, have any of you ever been here?"
"Well, sometimes someone will come to him, but they all leave after a short time, and I haven't seen the others, so what are you doing with these things?"
"Just ask." After Bian Che finished speaking, he entered the room.
At night, Bian Che was lying on the bed taking a nap, and suddenly heard the sound of the door opening and closing next door, he immediately opened his eyes, waited in the dark for a while, and then got up and went out.
It is not the most unusual for the Central Plains to come from the Northern Wilderness, but it is extremely suspicious to meet people from the imperial court here, and this person is still Cui Zhengwen under Yuwen Zhan. Zuodu Yushi came all the way to the White Night City in the Northern Wilderness, and there should be some urgent task. Bian Che thought about it, Yuwen Zhan's most important thing in the past six months was to eliminate the traitors of the imperial court, and now the most important witness and participant, Jiang Cheng, is still nowhere to be heard from and has not yet been arrested. Xue Qingshan tried his best to catch Jiang Cheng's clothes, is this person surnamed Jiang so good at playing missing?
"Lord Yushi, the little one has been found, that person is really in the White Night Imperial City, but he is just disfigured, no wonder we can't find him for many days."
Cui Zhengwen nodded and said, "Did he think he would be safe if he fled to White Night City?" You keep watching for me, and as soon as he leaves the city, you will bring him back to the Central Plains. ”
"Yes, sir." After reporting the matter, the men left in a hurry.
As soon as Cui Zhengwen turned around, he saw Bian Che walking out of the darkness, and couldn't help but be surprised: "It's you?" ”
Bian Che smiled: "Master Cui, it's a coincidence, you are also in White Night City, I don't know who you are coming to arrest?" ”
Cui Zhengwen looked at him a few times strangely, and asked instead of answering: "Master Bian Lou, oh no, why did Bian Shao appear here, is it stalking me?" ”
Bian Che chuckled, "I can't talk about tracking, I just happened to pass by here." ”
Cui Zhengwen obviously didn't believe it, and said: "Although Bian Shao is now a free body, our positions are still opposite, I hope you don't get involved in the affairs of the imperial court anymore, otherwise I can complain to His Royal Highness Yuwen again, and you may not have such good luck at that time." Cui Zhengwen meant that the king of Dongwu asked the barbarians to withdraw in order to save Bian Che.
Bian Che smiled indifferently, "Master Cui, don't be too nervous, I'm not a person who can make any waves now, how can I go against your court, I just want to confirm the safety of the people I care about." ”
Cui Zhengwen was puzzled: "Who do you care about?" ”
Bian Che's eyes were slightly downcast, and he didn't answer his words immediately, thinking to himself, now that the people in the court and the rivers and lakes are looking for Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng will definitely find a way to escape from their pursuit, if he knows that Qi Niang is coming to White Night City, he will definitely hit her with the idea, he has to find Jiang Cheng as soon as possible to ensure Qi Niang's safety, but Cui Zhengwen does not believe him.
"The wife of the Jiang Pavilion Lord has just arrived in White Night City, if Jiang Cheng knows that she will be taken hostage, I am afraid that it will do you all kinds of harm and no benefit, why don't I help you, you tell me Jiang Cheng's whereabouts, and I will lure him out of the city."
Cui Zhengwen pondered Bian Che's words carefully, since Bian Che was willing to give up his freedom and put himself in prison for Qi Niang, and he and Jiang Qihan set a well-known gamble with Jiang Qihan in Phoenix Valley to compete for Qi Niang, he knew that Bian Che attached great importance to this woman, and the condition he proposed did not sound like a fake.
"Master Cui doesn't know martial arts, how can he deal with a person with martial arts? Besides, Master Cui can't enter the imperial city, how can Jiang Cheng be arrested? Seeing that he hesitated, Bian Che said again.
Cui Zhengwen asked, "Can you enter?" "If you enter the imperial city of another country without permission, you will be killed.
A smile of confidence to conceit appeared on Bian Che's face, "Except for Hanjiang Pavilion, there is no place in this world that I can't go." ”