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"My cousin said that from now on, we all have to be careful. The fact that Mrs. Qin Guo and Miss Yuhuan lived in the house is currently known only to us. From today on, there are no idlers in the apricot orchard, especially the maidservants and mothers-in-law in the back house, who are not allowed to come close to watch. You go back and restrain the maids in the house, and if anyone comes close to watch without permission, then you can only kill them, and it is impossible to expel them from the house. There are more than 100 people in the house, and it is inevitable that there will be many people, but if there is a rumor, it will be spread out immediately, and the news will be leaked. Do ladies understand this? Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Erlang, don't worry, we will definitely restrain our subordinates."

"Don't worry, husband, I won't teach the news to leak."

The wives and concubines said one after another.

"In addition to the servants, we should also be careful not to talk about this matter in our own daily conversations, lest our idle talk be heard by our subordinates. Don't show it too obviously, just want to behave like a normal day. Just as the two of them are no longer in the house. Of course, it's not that they can't go to see them, Qing'er and Zi'er can go and talk to them, so as not to make the two of them bored. Xin'er can also go, and the rest will not go in and out of their residence. My cousin lives in the plum garden, and by the way, I must also be vigilant to prevent someone from sneaking into the house to watch. In short, everyone must strictly abide by this secret, and there is no room for failure in this matter. Wang Yuan continued.

Everyone nodded one after another, no one thought that Wang Yuan's caution was an overreaction, this matter was indeed too important, the identities of these two women were too sensitive, and once their identities were revealed, it would cause an uproar.

Soon after, the women went back to their rooms to rest. Wang Yuan went back to the room to bathe and change clothes, and then came to the apricot garden to visit Mrs. Qin Guo and Yang Yuhuan, and the two daughters had also changed into women's clothes after bathing, and were sitting in the hall to eat. Wang Yuan walked around their residence, looked inside and outside the house, and then relieved himself. It's not about safety, it's about assessing the environment and the premises. Although the inside and outside of this apricot orchard are simple, they are also very elegant. In the courtyard is a small apricot forest, and Wang Yuan has seen the beautiful scenery of apricot blossoms in spring. Although the decoration in the house is simple, the place where Gongsun Lan lives is naturally elegant and quiet, neat and generous, but it does not disgrace the identity of the two noble ladies.

Sitting under the lamp, Wang Yuan smiled and said to Mrs. Qin Guo and Yang Yuhuan: "You guys live here temporarily, if there is something you are not used to, just say it." If you need to buy anything you need, let Hongdou'er and Huang Ying in my house say that she will do it for you. Huang Ying is the younger sister of my friend who grew up, and his brother and sister are extremely reliable people, so there is no need to worry. But I have to apologize to you, at least for a long time, you can't go in and out of the back house at will, so as not to bump into idlers and reveal the news. I know it's rude and upset for you, but there's nothing good to do about it at the moment. However, I believe that these days will not be long, and soon you will be free to come and go. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo smiled and said, "Erlang has bothered, our sisters are already very satisfied. We can still endure this moment. I heard that this is the place where Mrs. Gongsun cultivates, and our sisters happen to be here to adopt a period of cultivation, and maybe we can be reborn. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Qing Xiu? I'm afraid I won't be able to do it, because I'll come often, and I'm afraid you won't be able to do it. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo and Yang Yuhuan's faces were crimson, and Wang Yuan's words were ambiguous and flirtatious, he often came, what did he come for? Self-explanatory.

"Qing'er and Zi'er and my wife Twelve Niang will also come to visit you often, in short, you won't feel too lonely and bored. This is your home, you can live in peace of mind, you don't have to worry about the rest, everything is up to me. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo and Yang Yuhuan bowed down, and Mrs. Qin Guo said with tears in her eyes: "Erlang is too good to us, my sister can't repay it." ”

Wang Yuan looked at Mrs. Qin Guo and said, "Madame, don't say such things. I, Wang Yuan, have today, but in fact, I have received a lot of help from the Yang family, especially my wife, who has helped me with all her might, and has helped me a lot. But I did not do all this to repay my wife's kindness, because I cannot repay her affection. Now we are regarded as a family, and the affairs of the family do not talk about thanks, do not talk about kindness, just hope to protect each other, and we can all be healthy and happy. But when we talk about a word of thanks, it seems to be a raw part. ”

The warmth in the hearts of the two women, who were originally frightened, and some of the alienation and sadness under the fence dissipated in Wang Yuan's warm words.

After leaving the apricot orchard, Wang Yuan came to the plum garden residence of Gongsun Lan next to him. Gongsun Lan was reading under the lamp and knew that Wang Yuan would definitely come, so she was actually waiting for Wang Yuan.

As soon as Wang Yuan entered the room, he suddenly sighed and collapsed on Gongsun Lan's gums, lying there with his back to the sky, looking at the roof.

Gongsun Lan put down the book and smiled and approached the bed to sit down, and said with a smile: "What? Aren't you going to be with the two new guests tonight? I'm not going to come out yet. ”

Wang Yuan got up suddenly, hugged Gongsun Lan and pressed it to the bed, Gongsun Lan dodged and reprimanded, but after all, Wang Yuan succeeded and was forcibly kissed for a long time.

After parting his lips, Wang Yuan hugged Gongsun Lan's waist and smiled: "Cousin, this is a little jealous, and her speech today is a little sour." ”

Gongsun Lan straightened her hair and said, "Phew, what kind of vinegar do I eat?" I'm just worried about you. It's okay for you to collect some ordinary women, and it's okay for the noble ladies of the Yang family to get married with some rain and dew outside, and now even people are brought home to live. I can't leave this house. Didn't you see Xin'er and Sister Aluo? I hate it. Especially one of them is still the former concubine Niangniang, that is His Majesty's woman, you dare to bring it home. ”

Wang Yuan shouted: "Cousin, don't talk nonsense, isn't this to protect them?" It's not like you don't know why. Yang Yuhuan and I are innocent, you don't want to be crooked. ”

Gongsun Lan said: "Do you dare to talk nonsense in front of me, innocent?" You can't hide the way you look at her and the way she looks at you, is that an innocent look? Do you think my Gongsun Lan can't even see this? ”

Wang Yuan was speechless, and said to him: "Cousin, is it okay to rest for the past two days?" Is Wang Ping naughty? ”

Gongsun Lan glanced at him and said, "You don't have anything else, I don't plan to discipline you if you love beauty." It's okay for you to protect Yang Yuhuan, after all, the Yang family is kind to you, and Yang Yuhuan is also an innocent person, and I also felt that I should save her in Ma Weipo. But you actually did something to her, and took her back to the house, daring to ask how you plan to place her? Also, how is this thing good? Since Li Mao and His Majesty both suspect that Yang Yuhuan is still alive, this matter will be exposed sooner or later, have you figured out how to deal with it? ”

Wang Yuan sighed and said, "Cousin, my heart is so confused, my mind is chaotic, and I haven't figured out a clue for a while. Didn't I come to discuss with you, could you please give me a point? You're going to be down. I admit that I couldn't control myself, but that's the case, is there any regret that I can't take the medicine? ”

Gongsun Lan sighed, seeing Wang Yuan's sad face, thinking that he was under great pressure all day long and busy, but it was pitiful. So he reached out and put his head around him, let him rest in his soft chest, and gently rubbed his eyebrows for him.

"Tell me what you think in your heart, even if it's an outline. At this point, we should work together to come up with a solution to this problem. ”

Wang Yuan smelled the faint fragrance of orchid-like mushroom on her body, and his heart was a lot calmer. In front of outsiders, Wang Yuan is a mountain, always strong and upright, but in front of Gongsun Lan, Wang Yuan can show his tired side to the fullest. Wang Yuan didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work. I didn't want to push this forward so quickly, but now it seems that I may have to use this method. Wang Yuan sighed.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Yuan walked out of Gongsun Lan's small courtyard with white frost. In the early morning, there were already many maidservants in the back house of the Wang family, who got up and were busy sweeping. There was also movement in each room and courtyard, and the wives and concubines had already gotten up and began to freshen up and dress up for the arrival of a new day.

Wang Yuan went back to the main room to change clothes, Li Xin'er sat in front of the dresser with her long hair scattered and asked the two maidservants to help comb her hair in a bun. Seeing Wang Yuan coming back, Li Xin'er got up and said, "Erlang, Third Brother Huang came in outside the second gate, saying that Mr. Liu came to the mansion early in the morning to report something. ”

Wang Yuan nodded in response, and it was estimated that it was a test gun in his heart. Originally, I should have been able to test it yesterday, but yesterday I spent a day in the Huanhua Creek Cottage, which delayed the time. For the test firing of the newly cast barrel, Wang Yuan is still very much looking forward to it. Although there are still a lot of important things to do, especially after yesterday's incident, Wang Yuan is ready to put another major event on the agenda. However, the matter of the test firing of the gun barrel is still a major matter that ranks high in Wang Yuan's heart, and he must go to see the test firing situation today.

After changing his clothes and having breakfast briefly under the servant girl's service, Wang Yuan left the back house and came to the front hall. Sure enough, Liu Xunzhi was waiting for Wang Yuan, and after seeing Wang Yuan, he stepped forward to report that the test firing of the cannon barrel had been prepared, and the newly cast steel cannon had been transported to the Xishan wilderness in a cart yesterday afternoon, waiting for the test firing this morning, and the marshal was invited to come and observe the clouds.

Wang Yuan smiled and agreed, and promised to go to the political hall to participate in the test launch, asking Liu Xunzhi to prepare properly, and he would arrive in time. After Liu Xun left directly, Wang Yuan immediately got on his horse and left the house, and rushed to Sanhualou with more than a dozen personal guards. Although Xuanzong did not go to the court, since he was in Chengdu, Wang Yuan still had to go to see Xuanzong every day. Even if you look good, even if you have a ghost, at least you must maintain harmony on the surface.

When Wang Yuan arrived at the Scattered Flower Building, he thought that Xuanzong might not have gotten up, but found that Xuanzong had already gotten up. When he saw Wang Yuan, Xuanzong was still dressed in a silk practice uniform, as if he really got up early every day and worked hard. After taking a seat in the small hall of Xuanzong's residence, Wang Yuan and Xuanzong found that in fact, the two of them had nothing to talk about, except for Wang Yuan's report on some measures and ideas for helping the people, the rest were some conversations that were not salty or light.

After yesterday's incident, Wang Yuan really wanted to get some clues from Xuanzong's expression and words and listen to Xuanzong's thoughts. However, Xuanzong was kind and natural, and seemed to have no idea about yesterday's events. But Wang Yuan didn't believe that he didn't know, even if Xuanzong covered it up again, Wang Yuan could still feel the respect in Xuanzong's words and expression. This is not a feeling of neuroticism and preconceived ideas, but a judgment after analysis. In fact, the more Xuanzong pretends to be nothing, the more suspicious it is, and the more people feel that he wants to cover it up.

In this atmosphere, the conversation between the two people sitting opposite each other is actually very uncomfortable. Obviously disgusted and even hated each other, but the monarchs and ministers who wanted to pretend to be harmonious and work together, saying some things against their hearts, this feeling is very bad. Wang Yuan didn't know how Xuanzong felt, but Wang Yuan himself felt that such face-to-face acting was really a kind of torture. Looking at Xuanzong's smile and kind and gentle touching words, Wang Yuan couldn't help but sigh at the old fox's ability to forbear. When it is time to shrink the head of the turtle, Xuanzong will definitely be, and there are no traces and psychological barriers. The more this is the case, the more it makes Wang Yuan feel furious in his heart, and he feels that he is secretly killing.

Wang Yuan was also very depressed, if he stayed with a person like Xuanzong for a long time, sooner or later he would become a person with extreme suspicion. In the face of Xuanzong, Wang Yuan could always feel a huge sense of oppression. This feeling was not so strong even in the face of strong enemies on the battlefield and Li Linfu, Wang Ji and others who had faced it before. Wang Yuan also understands that his own psychology is actually normal, in today's situation, he is facing an old fox who has been on the throne for decades, and all worries and tensions are extremely necessary. Although he is unwilling, he is inevitably accelerating into the abyss of confrontation. Challenging the imperial power and confronting His Majesty today is a matter that is a hundred times more difficult and a hundred times more dangerous than fighting on the battlefield and fighting with colleagues. Any kind of speculation and suspicion, even neurotic speculation, is necessary.

Finally, half an hour later, Wang Yuan said goodbye and left the Sanhua Building to go to the political affairs hall, ending this torture. Out of the scattered flower building, but felt that the winter sun was shining, and the sky was high and the clouds were white, which made Wang Yuan breathe a long sigh and feel that his depressed mood was much more cheerful. Wang Yuan found that he could no longer face Xuanzong like this, and he was afraid that he would really go crazy if he continued like this.

As soon as Wang Yuan left Xuanzong's residence, the curtain on the side of the small hall was lifted. Li Mao hurriedly came out from the curtain with her back hooked and knocked on it. Li Mao came to meet Xuanzong early in the morning, and just now Wang Yuan came to see him, and Li Mao was talking to Xuanzong. When Wang Yuan met him, Li Mao hid in the side wing room and eavesdropped, and as soon as Wang Yuan left with his front foot, Li Mao came up.

"Father, do you see it? Wang Yuan's guy is very cunning. Just now, I tried to test my father, deliberately mentioned the matter of Ma Weipo, and mentioned the disappearance of the first prince, just to get some tone from my father's mouth. Li Mao said in a low voice.

Xuanzong sat at the table and took a sip of tea. After putting down the teacup, he said slowly: "Do you still need to say it?" It's better that he doesn't mention the past today, and when he mentions it like this, it seems that he has a ghost in his heart to cover it up. ”

"Isn't it? More and more proves that he has a ghost in his heart. The two subordinates sent by Erchen to follow him in Nancheng yesterday were nowhere to be found, and Erchen suspected that he had discovered them and was killed by him. He must have known something, so he made a temptation. Li Mao said.

Xuanzong sighed and looked at Li Mao and said, "You are too careless, I told you a long time ago, this matter must be cautious." Is Wang Yuan so easy to deal with? This is a good thing, if the people you sent are really discovered by Wang Yuan, it is likely to be revealed that you sent them to follow and follow. Then Wang Yuan will know that I and you have doubted him. The temptation he had just said was to wonder if I really knew about the deception he had committed. You stupid, you are so careless, you put me in a dangerous situation, and I am afraid that Wang Yuan will take risks because of this. ”

Li Mao was frightened, he didn't think about this section at all, he was so frightened that he fell to his knees, and said in a loud voice: "Father and emperor forgive the sin, the son didn't think about it so much, he just wanted to find evidence that the concubine was alive." So what now? If this guy turns his face, how can it be good? ”

Xuanzong reprimanded: "Now I know that I'm afraid, but it's too late." I told you earlier that you should think twice when you act. It's okay to follow him, but it must be someone who is shrewd and reliable. Even if his whereabouts are exposed, only the dead man who will never reveal his inner story is competent. I'm afraid the person you sent is not such a person. ”

"Erchen deserves to die, Erchen deserves to die. Those two were my guards for many years, and my son saw that they were martial arts and loyal, and I felt that they should not talk nonsense. ”

"You don't think so? So what is Wang Yuan's temptation today? I can tell you that Wang Yuan must have learned the inside story, and you are still holding on to luck. Xuanzong said in a low voice.

"Father, how is that good? Father, let's hurry up and pack up our things and find a chance to leave Chengdu. Otherwise, Wang Yuan's house might ......"

"Shut up, go? Where else is there to go? Xuanzong shouted.

"We can go to the southern state capital...... You can go to Lingzhou, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi are there, we can still ......" Li Mao said repeatedly.

"Shut up, what a fool. How could I have given birth to such a stupid son as you. Do you think you can just walk away? Didn't this move force him to do it? I regret that I shouldn't have let you do this, because you made a mess. Xuanzong scolded angrily.

"Erchen deserves to die, Erchen deserves to die. But the son is for the sake of his father. Now that he is suspicious, I am afraid that things will not be harmonious. Let's take precautions. Li Mao kowtowed.

Xuanzong looked at Li Mao kowtowing like pounding garlic, and sighed: "Get up, you can't be completely blamed for the matter, Wang Yuan is too shrewd, you are not his opponent." Since he has a ghost in his heart, he will take precautions in every possible way, and the fault is that we should not have investigated this matter so early. But things are far from getting out of hand, and you don't need to panic. ”

Li Mao was surprised: "Father, the son doesn't understand your words. ”