Chapter Seventy-Four: Countermeasures
Wang Yuan ignored Liu Xun's attempt to inquire directly, and returned to his residence full of suspicion; It was past noon, the sun was shining and dazzling in the yard, Li Xin'er and Gongsun Lan were not in the yard, and the two mothers-in-law who were waiting on the porch were basking in the sun and chatting without a word.
Seeing Wang Yuan enter the courtyard, the two mothers-in-law hurriedly got up to pay respectful to Wanfu, and Wang Yuan asked, "What about my wife and cousin?" Still sleeping? ”
A mother-in-law hurriedly smiled and said: "No, we are all eating in the wing, we are not allowed to wait next to us, so the old two have to stand at the door." ”
Wang Yuan nodded and said: "It's hard work for the two of you, it's okay in the afternoon, the two of you can do it yourself, you really don't need to bother the two of you here." ”
Another mother-in-law hurriedly said: "No, the two old slaves are ordered to serve the son's family, if they leave, the steward will scold the old slave if they don't see it, and when you finish eating, we will clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and we will cook tea or something later......"
Wang Yuan waved his hand and interrupted: "It's okay, we will do these things ourselves, the two old people just have to rest, if you are afraid of the steward, you can find a secluded place to bask in the sun, and come back when it is time for dinner." If the steward asks, I will cover it up for both of you. ”
A mother-in-law said happily: "Since the son said so, the two of us will be lazy, Zhao Jiu's family, let's go, don't disturb the son's family." ”
Another mother-in-law also nodded and said, "Very good, the work of serving the prince's family is very light, unlike serving those people who have a lot of tempers." But Childe, the steward came to ask, you have to cover up for the two of you. ”
Wang Yuan nodded and smiled: "That's natural, I'll just say that you will do things for me as I instruct." ”
The two mothers-in-law went down the porch and muttered to each other out of the courtyard, and Wang Yuan watched them disappear outside the courtyard gate, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. The reason why these two mothers-in-law were allowed to leave was because Wang Yuan was worried that the two mothers-in-law were also arranged by Li Shizhi to listen to the news, although it didn't look like it, but Wang Yuan knew that everything was possible. Especially now, Gongsun Lan and Li Xin'er live here, and they can't show the slightest bit of horses.
Moreover, what he said to Li Shizhi just now, Wang Yuan also understood that Li Shizhi must not be at ease with himself, although it seems to be courteous, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not stare at him secretly.
Wang Yuan entered the hall and heard a soft voice from the east wing, Wang Yuan came to the door curtain and asked in a low voice, "Two, can I come in?" ”
Li Xin'er's voice came: "Erlang come in, why are you so polite." ”
Wang Yuan opened the curtain and entered, only to see a few bowls of food on the small table, and Li Xin'er and Gongsun Lan were kneeling on the futon and eating with small bowls. Li Xin'er said: "Did Erlang eat it?" ”
Wang Yuan's stomach also growled, and he sat on the futon and said, "How can I have eaten, the two of you will reward me with two bites." ”
Li Xin'er hurriedly got up and took the dishes and chopsticks to Wang Yuansheng for rice, and said: "The master and I thought that Li Shizhi invited you to talk, and he must have left you to eat, but I didn't expect to send it back like this." ”
Wang Yuan sighed: "It's not what it used to be, he reprimanded me, saying that I didn't abide by the rules of his house, and it was a good thing that I didn't punish me, and he kept me to eat?" Don't think about it. ”
Li Xin'er handed over the rice bowl, Wang Yuan took it and ate it, and Gongsun Lan over there ate half a bowl of rice and put down her chopsticks and asked, "What did you say to the mother-in-law who was waiting at the door just now?" ”
Wang Yuan took a bite of food and said: "Send them away, we are easy to talk to, and they are always uneasy to be around." ”
Li Xin'er said with a smile: "Erlang has the potential to be a secret agent, so cautious and careful, in our Luoyimen, the first important thing is to be careful and not to show flaws." ”
Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "I have to guard against it, I was confused before, but now I know that I am in such a dangerous situation, how can I not be careful." ”
Li Xin'er smiled: "It's a pity that the two of them are not spies, just ordinary mothers-in-law who serve people, I have already tested them before you, and they don't understand anything." ”
Wang Yuan nodded and said, "That's the best, I'm just being careful." For what I am about to tell you later, no one in this house can hear it, and something strange has happened. ”
Gongsun Lan was surprised when she heard Wang Yuan's words, and looked up, Li Xin'er also put down the dishes and chopsticks and said in a low voice: "What happened?" I was about to ask Li Shizhi what his reaction was, so tell us quickly. ”
Wang Yuan quickly pulled out the food in the bowl, drank a few sips of soup and got up and said, "Let's go to the yard to talk, the sun is very good outside." ”
Gongsun Lan said: "Isn't it the same here? Are you still afraid that the wall has ears? ”
Wang Yuan said: "That's not it, the spring sun is shining outside, let's talk while turning the soil for the flower beds, it also seems more natural." I believe that Li Shizhi secretly ordered people to watch our behavior, and he wanted to show that he made this his home and lived here for a long time in order to resolve his doubts. ”
Gongsun Lan and Li Xin'er looked at each other wordlessly, but they didn't refute, the three of them came to the porch, Wang Xun carried three flower hoes on his shoulders, and took Gongsun Lan and Li Xin'er to the side of the flower bed, one of them stuffed a handle in his hand, bent down and began to pluck the soil on the flower bed.
After the new soil was turned up, the fragrance of the soil appeared, and the color became dark brown, Wang Yuan did it very carefully, and he was not sloppy with a hoe, Li Xin'er and Gongsun Lan saw that Wang Yuan was serious, and they also started to move.
Wang Yuan said: "February is the season to plant flowers, if you can really plant flower seeds, in summer, this yard is full of flowers, how beautiful it should be." That Liu Xun said that Li Taibai was full of flowers when he lived here, so he wrote a good sentence on the moonlit night, "A pot of wine among the flowers, pour no blind date alone, raise a glass to invite the bright moon, and become three people". I don't know if he lied to me. ”
Gongsun Lan was surprised: "You mean that Li Bai lived in this house?" ”
Wang Yuan said: "Yes, Li Shizhi said that he invited Taibai to live in Zuo Xiang's Mansion, and specially opened this house for Taibai to live alone." After Taibai left, it was empty until I moved into the house, and I was given a place to live. ”
Gongsun Lan nodded slightly and said, "This Li Shizhi's superficial article is doing a good job, which means that you are as important as Li Taibai in his mind." ”
Wang Yuan smiled: "I am self-aware, but I don't really think that I can compare with Taibai." ”
Gongsun Lan whispered: "That's not necessarily, I'm optimistic about you." ”
Wang Yuan's heart was hot, and he was about to speak, when he heard Li Xin'er frowning and said, "Don't you have something to say?" What are you talking about here? ”
Wang Yuan smiled bitterly: "Why are you in such a hurry, it's rare to relax for a while and talk about things that you have nothing to do, but you have disturbed it." ”
Gongsun Lan said: "Say it quickly, I also want to know it quickly." ”
Wang Yuan put down his hoe and sat on the bluestone by the flower bed, twisted a dead grass and played with it in his hand, frowned and said: "Li Shizhi asked me to say something just now, he almost missed his mouth, obviously he knew about our hunting last night." ”
Li Xin'er nodded and said, "Of course he knows it, this is expected, have you turned your face?" ”
Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "No, he scolded me for leaving the house without permission, but I didn't turn my face with him, because it was not time to turn my face yet, at this time, we still need to make a fool of ourselves with him, and see if we can use him to do something for me." ”
Li Xin'er nodded and said: "Yes, you can't turn your face with him at the moment, if you leave the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, the prince's side will not be easy to explain for a while, and you are by Li Shizhi's side, you will be valuable to Luo Yimen, and Luo Yimen will not come to deal with you." ”
Wang Yuan sighed: "This matter is really tricky, but I can't always pretend to be indifferent, let's not talk about this matter, do you know that when I went to see Li Shi today, I saw another person at the same time, which is what makes me the most nervous, so I am so careful." Do you know who I met? ”
Gongsun Lanhe stood up, looked at Wang Yuan and frowned: "Why do you always sell Guanzi, you want to speak simply and simply, is it so interesting to guess?"
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "You really have a cousin's style, I really have a cousin, and she will train me mercilessly." ”
Wang Yuan is talking about a cousin in later generations, who studied and studied for a postdoctoral degree, wearing a pair of glasses with high myopia, even if Wang Yuan was a university lecturer, he was also a scum in the cousin's mouth, and he trained Wang Yuan mercilessly.
Gongsun Lan raised her eyebrows, her face showed anger, Li Xin'er giggled and covered her mouth and snickered, for some reason, Wang Yuan called Gongsun Lan's cousin across generations made Li Xin'er feel very funny, but she couldn't say what was funny.
"That's it, I said it directly, you never thought that the person I saw turned out to be Duzhilang Yang Zhao, and he came to Zuo Xiangfu to see me. Li Shizhi didn't seem to be willing to let him get close to me, but it seemed that he couldn't refuse either. Wang Yuan said.
"Yang Zhao?"
"The concubine's cousin Yang Zhao?"
Gongsun Lan and Li Xin'er were both surprised, Wang Yuan originally planned to introduce who this Yang Zhao was, but he suddenly found that there was no need for this.
Li Xin'er frowned and said, "What is Yang Zhao looking for you?" This person is a person that Li Linfu is trying his best to woo, and it can be said that he is also a member of Li Linfu's subordinates, how can he appear in Li Shizhi's mansion, doesn't he know to avoid suspicion? ”
Gongsun Lan shook her head slightly and said: "This is not the point, Li Linfu is certainly trying his best to win over Yang Zhao, but that is to please the Yang family sisters, do you know that Li Shizhi did not win him over?" With Yang Zhao's current identity, it should be the object that both Li Shizhi and Li Linfu want to woo, and it is still uncertain who he prefers. But the strange thing is that Wang Yuan meant that Yang Zhao came to see Wang Yuan on purpose, which was a bit strange. Wang Yuan, what did he say when he saw you? ”
Wang Yuan said: "He implied that Li Shizhi was not reliable, and he implied that I knew all the details of Wang Jie's treatment of us last night, including the fact that Chen Miaoer was hung on the Pingkangfang archway this morning. Doesn't that mean he knows everything? That's what scares me. ”
Gongsun Lan and Li Xin'er looked at each other in surprise, and they both felt that things seemed to be in trouble.