Chapter 14 Cheng's Pearl
At the same time that Chunlan walked out of Wei Feng's courtyard, she raised the back mansion of Yuanjun's mansion......
"Miss, the diners under your door, Lou Shanwu, have been inquiring about the origin of Wei Feng recently, but they have found nothing." A woman with a beautiful appearance said as she added incense to the incense burner.
The woman she called Miss was lying on a wooden couch, her arms were lightly supported on her head, her eyebrows were lit with a vermilion five-pointed cherry blossom-shaped mark, her hair was combed into a beautiful bun, she was wearing a light spring shirt, behind the thin curtain of the wooden couch surrounded by cigarettes, her apricot eyes were half confused, and her posture was indescribably graceful and luxurious, which was indeed the posture of all beings upside down.
Looking at the furnishings in this house, all of them are exquisite and gorgeous. Everywhere it shows the extraordinary and noble identity of the owner here. This is the residence of Mrs. Mingzhu on the Mansion of Juyuanjun, and the person on the couch is naturally Mrs. Pearl Cheng Yingzi.
"Chickens and dogs and thieves, except for the horses, what can they do, and the people of Juyuanjun are full of such party members." Cheng Yingzi said lazily, and didn't even raise her eyelids when she spoke.
"Miss, since the little prince Wei entered the city, the eyes of several parties have been focused on him, and Master Qiu Shan deliberately revealed that he was just an orphan taken in by Duke Wei Daiyue on the way to his death, do you think it is necessary for us to attach so much importance to him?" Cheng Yingzi said.
"Qingrou, how many years have you followed me?" Cheng Yingzi didn't answer the maid Qingrou's question, but asked instead.
"It's going to be sixteen years soon." Qingrou smiled.
"Time flies so fast, I still remember that you were a just sensible child when you first came to me, and so many years have passed in the blink of an eye." Cheng Yingzi sighed with emotion, her tone was indescribably lonely.
Qingrou didn't know how to answer, she didn't know what kind of emotions her master was aroused, and she was sad and sad.
"Do you remember the second son of the Jiang family?" Cheng Yingzi asked again.
"Are you talking about Jiang Zong's brother Jiang Bai? I remember that, but my impression is very vague, I was still young. "Aojudo.
"Zhaoming Star, Izumo White, the two kendo geniuses under Jiang Zong back then were the existence of the Seven Kingdoms, now Mu Chengeng has returned to the country, Jiang Bai has returned to seclusion, the huge Yin Kingdom, on the way of the sword, there is still only Jiang Zong who is struggling to support, how can it not be embarrassing!" Cheng Yingzi sighed.
"Miss don't be sentimental, Chen Guo and we are a country of brothers for generations, Mu Zong is the chief disciple of Jiang Zong, and the inheritance of Yin Guo's Sword Sect will never be broken. It's just that Jiang Bai, don't want to abandon your family and country, Miss doesn't have to think of him anymore. Qingrou reassured.
"What do you little girl know, the grandmaster is the instrument of the town, how can you ignore it at will. This is his home after all, and sooner or later he will have to return to his roots. Cheng Yingzi said.
Qingrou heard her master call her a little girl, and couldn't help but feel funny, she was clearly more than twenty-two years old, and other women had already given birth to several children at such an age, but she was determined to follow Miss and was not in a hurry to get married.
"Miss, I actually remember that you had a marriage contract with Jiang Ergongzi back then, right? Later, Jiang Ergongzi ran away, and you accepted the arrangement of the elders in the clan to marry Juyuanjun. You have been thinking about Jiang Ergongzi all these years, is he really good? Qingrou asked curiously. She has been following Cheng Yingzi since she was a child, and she is known as the master servant, but in fact, she has long been like a sister, so she dares to inquire like this.
Qingrou has always felt that the master treats his subordinates sometimes too generously, and the eight sisters who married with the master back then, the master never asked them to sleep with them, let alone give them away at will, and later gave them off their slavery one by one and let them go free, and now only he is still with the young lady.
But just because Miss treats these people around her, I conclude that Miss is a kind person, I'm afraid others will not agree, there was once a Ju Yuan Jun concubine who relied on Ju Yuan Jun's favor several times behind her back to humiliate Miss, Miss directly killed her with a sword afterwards, at that time the entire Jun Mansion was shocked, and he was scared enough, and now he can't help but break out in a cold sweat when he recalls the blood all over the ground. She has always remembered what the young lady said to everyone in the back house after killing the woman named Ji Ji at that time, she said, "I am the master of the palace of Juyuan Jun, and you are just my slaves, if you dare to commit a crime, Ji Ji is your end!" Before Miss didn't speak, everyone didn't even dare to clean up the body of Ji Ji, until Ju Yuanjun came back and ordered someone to collect Ji Ji's body, but he didn't say anything afterwards.
Miss has not been happy these years, marrying Ju Yuanjun is a family arrangement, Miss is not interested in Ju Yuanjun, but the marriage of the wealthy family is not decided by the parties, the interests of the Cheng family determine the fate of the marriage, Miss does not resist this, Miss has always been dedicated to the Cheng family. As for Ju Yuanjun's attitude towards Miss, according to what he saw, it was actually full of love, but Miss's lukewarm posture couldn't help but chill, Ju Yuanjun tried to do a lot, and even that Ji Ji, it may not be Ju Yuanjun's temptation, but the blame is only that Miss is too smart, and everything Ju Yuanjun has done can not hide from her eyes.
Miss has a reputation since she was a child, poetry and articles are very good, but she is not good at this, what she really likes is the strategy of the strategy, she has worked hard in this period, and can even refute the Dazai speechless, Yin Zhaowang's evaluation of Miss is "a woman is like a dragon", and it is clear that if Miss is a man, it is enough to pass through Yin Guo. But the more intelligent the person, the more difficult it is to deceive himself, and the more lasting the grief and obsession are, Miss has been unable to accept Ju Yuanjun for so many years, and even the heir has not been born is due to this, although she married Ju Yuanjun out of practical needs, but what she really thinks about in her heart is probably always the second son of Jiang.
Qingrou looked at Cheng Yingzi fixedly, her face full of anticipation, she was really curious about this man who could make a character like Miss unforgettable.
Cheng Yingzi sat up, opened the curtain of the wooden couch and hooked her fingers at Qingrou, and smiled: "Come here." ”
Qingrou was a little afraid of Miss's demeanor, generally speaking, Miss would have tried to trick her, but it was rare for Miss to be happy, so she sat down on the wooden couch tremblingly.
Sure enough, Qingrou had just sat down, and Cheng Yingzi flicked her fingers on her head.
"Little girl, curiosity is heavy, do you want to know so much about my old things?" Cheng Yingzi feigned anger.
She can't hide it from Qingrou like this, after all, after getting along day and night for so many years, Qingrou can see that she took the initiative to talk about Jiang Ergongzi, Miss is actually very happy, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Miss has spent all these years guarding these memories, this may be the only thing left after Miss has fulfilled her obligations for the Cheng clan, Miss said to herself, the things owned by the wealthy lords seem to be numerous, but in order to maintain their own survival, everything is a tradable bargaining chip, and ordinary people can go into exile if they are broken, In such a situation, it is only ridiculous to talk about feelings when the wealthy family is ruined, and anyone will knock the bone out of their fallen corpse. But although Miss said this, is she really a ruthless person, Qingrou feels that she is not, otherwise she will not remember a person for so many years, and Qingrou herself knows that her position in Miss's heart is actually extremely important, when she dismissed those maids, only she has relied on her since childhood, no matter how reluctant to leave her, she hugged herself and cried for a long time, she had never seen such a young lady, and then Miss would often come to see herself at night and tuck the quilt for herself.
"Do you really want to hear it?" Cheng Yingzi looked at Qingrou who was rubbing her forehead and said playfully.
Qingrou nodded immediately, no longer caring about taking care of her forehead.
"We have known each other since childhood, when he was an elm head, and he was stupid in everything except for sword practice, so I often deceived him in our interactions, and over time I formed a habit, everything I want him to do, as long as he talks a little bit, he can always achieve the goal......" Cheng Yingzi said......
More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye......
"Later, he left, I think he was completely disappointed in this world, including me, only someone brought back a message to his brother saying that he wanted to divorce me, and then there was no news, and then you should remember, although I have been inquiring in many ways over the years, I have never been able to get his whereabouts, according to my estimation he must have been exiled to the 100,000 mountains in Xizhou." Speaking of this, Cheng Yingzi was already in tears, "At that time, he didn't say a word to me when he divorced, he only asked Jiang Zong to convey it on his behalf, even if he told me in person, as long as I met, I could always make him change his mind." After so many years of mixing with the foreign barbarians, he didn't come back to take a look, and he refused to give me even a chance to repent. ”
Qingrou was a little speechless, the tea on the side of the couch was a little cold, and Qingrou got up to mix the tea.
"Miss, I think, Jiang Ergongzi has forgiven you a long time ago, although you are indeed very excessive in the last incident, if you treat me like that, I am afraid that my sadness will be worse than death, but Jiang Ergongzi is a broad-minded person, as for why he didn't come back, he must have already started a family outside, and he has no time to take care of here." Qingrou poured good tea and comforted Cheng Yingzi.
"I'm just a close person to you now, how can I hurt you, but you don't know Huai'an, he is different from me, he is a person who attaches great importance to affection. He already hated me from the bottom of his heart when I did that, and it was only later that I realized that although we had grown up together, he and I were completely different people. Cheng Yingzi said.
"Actually, I'm also quite strange, when I see the Jiang family, I always feel that they are different from the ordinary gate lords, they seem to have few scheming, and they prefer to go straight to the point of talking and doing things, and now looking at what Jiang Er Gongzi does, it seems that they are the pinnacle of their temperament." Qingrou said with a smile, with a hint of ridicule in her tone, she deliberately diluted Cheng Yingzi's sadness.
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" Cheng Yingzi said in a deep voice, "Our Anyang Cheng clan, Shangyang Tu clan, Shouyang Ji clan, and Lingdang Li clan together are not as important to Yin Guolai as the Jiang family. ”
The five families mentioned in Cheng Yingzi's speech are the five most powerful gate valves in the Yin State.
"Although the Jiang family is a rising star compared to us, but the purpose of the door is different, what they pay attention to is to protect the country and defend the enemy with a sword, you see that the sword body, isn't it all tough and straight! The backbone of a country is, after all, supported by these people. Cheng Yingzi continued.
"I see, just stop making fun of them." Qingrou smiled.
"I know that you have a great friendship with Di Zhanyun, the third-generation sword servant under Jiang Zong, when you want to marry him, I will prepare a rich dowry for you." Cheng Yingzi also smiled.
Qingrou blushed a little, Miss had already signed a free body for her, and she could naturally choose a husband and son-in-law according to her own preferences, at this time, listening to Miss talk about her lover Di Zhanyun, it was inevitable that she would be shy.
"Miss, even if I marry him, I won't leave you, he has encountered difficulties in kendo practice in the past few years, although he has been dedicated to research, it has been difficult to make progress, and my life will not change if I marry him, and I will still live with Miss to serve Miss." Qingrou said softly.
"Look, I still want to get married." Cheng Yingzi chuckled.
"If you laugh at me again, I'll ignore you." Qingrou said shyly.
Cheng Yingzi smiled when she heard this.
"Miss, what is your purpose in telling me to keep an eye on that little boy? Master Qiushan is highly respected, and he said that Wei Feng is the descendant of Princess Daiyue, and there must be no fake. Qingrou asked with a smile after waiting for Cheng Yingzi.
"Wei Feng is a descendant of Princess Daiyue, what do you think the embassy of the Li Kingdom has done recently?" Cheng Yingzi said.
"Nope." Aojudo.
"Now that the defense of the country of Li is almost one, it stands to reason that the son and nephew of such an important person as Princess Dai Yue came to Anyang to study, should the embassy of Li Guo ignore it like this?" Cheng Yingzi said again.
"It shouldn't." Aojudo.
"Wei Feng is a little boy, he has come here to live two lives, has he ever gone to the embassy of the Li State to ask for help?" Cheng Yingzi said.
"Never." Aojudo.
Listening to Cheng Yingzi's question, Qingrou couldn't help but fall into a daze.
"Wei Feng entered the city without looking for the embassy of the Li State, but directly entered the door of Master Qiushan, and later went to live in the north of the city and ignored the Li State Embassy, so Wei Feng knew Princess Daiyue, but he was not too close." Cheng Yingzi said.
"Then who is this Wei Feng, who deserves so much attention from Miss?" Aojudo.
"It's not enlightened yet, but I don't blame you, Master Qiushan said that Wei Feng's son is quick and talented, and it is just a pretext to meet the special tricks of the Academy Palace, only I know that the reason why Wei Feng can make Master Qiushan value it so much can only be related to Huai'an." Cheng Yingzi said.
Qingrou couldn't hide her surprise when she heard this.
"According to my estimate, this Wei Feng is not the heir of Huai'an, but also a person who is very close, if you want to find Huai'an, you must start with Wei Feng." Cheng Yingzi continued, "But don't say this to others, otherwise Wei Feng, this kid will be in trouble, Huai'an should be prepared when he comes, but this kid won't be able to act himself." ”
"Did Ju Yuanjun also think of this? He's been inquiring about Wei Feng's origin recently. Qingrou said busily.
"He? No, he just wondered why Master Qiu Shan valued Wei Feng so much that he was able to admit him exceptionally, after all, he personally came forward to intercede with Master Qiu Shan back then and didn't give face. Ju Yuanjun boasted that he had 3,000 guests, and he was well equipped with civil and military skills, in his heart, since Wei Feng could win the praise of Master Qiushan, maybe he still had the heart of a monk for Wei Feng, and only by asking clearly could he do what he liked, hum! Cheng Yingzi said coldly.
"Then what should we do, how can we contact Jiang Er Gongzi without alarming others? Once others know the identity of Wei Gongzi, there will be a wave of chaos, Wang Ting and Jiang Men will first use Wei Gongzi to blackmail Jiang Ergongzi to return to the country, and other people who have had grievances with Jiang Ergongzi will not stand idly by. "Aojudo.
Cheng Yingzi listened to what Qingrou said, and the first thing she took care of was her own personal feelings, completely ignoring the significance of a Sword Sect to the country, and she couldn't help but be both funny and warm.
"We can only tell Jiang Zongwei Feng's identity, presumably he will come forward to let Huai'an return to China." Cheng Yingzi said with a smile.
"That's not good, we have to let Jiang Ergongzi remember our good, if you calculate him and let him know, he will hate you again." Qingrou said urgently.
"You follow me like this, aren't you afraid of evil Juyuanjun? After all, he is the master now. Cheng Yingzi said.
Qing Rou smiled when she heard this.
"Miss, I have followed you since I was a child, you treat me so well, although I am not smart, but I can also distinguish between good and bad, to say a word of arrogance, I have long regarded you as my own sister in my heart, as long as it is what you hope in my heart, I will always do my best to help you achieve it, I will not consider the rest, I don't have the strength to think about it due to my talent, I will always be just your maid alone." Qingrou said softly.
Cheng Yingzi heard the words and straightened the broken hair of Qingrou's sideburns, smiling all over her face. If there was no Qingrou by her side, she would definitely have been more difficult these years.
"Let's not bother Wei Feng, in fact, I can't figure out Huai'an's intentions now, he is simple-minded most of the time, but once he really has a plan, even I can't understand, fortunately, Wei Feng is here to study, and it will definitely take a long time, so we don't need to worry, just establish contact with him slowly." Cheng Yingzi said.
"Hmm. However, when it comes to Jiang Ergongzi's simple mind, his methods are indeed a bit laughable. Qingrou sneered.
"If ordinary people do those things that can only make people laugh, but Huai'an defeated the grandmasters of various countries with a sword at the beginning, and the martial arts cultivation is the pinnacle of the world, no matter what such a person thinks or does, it can't be ridiculous, because as long as he has a sword in his hand, there is almost nothing in the world that can stop him, otherwise the countries would not deliberately hide his actions." Cheng Yingzi said.
"I also know, but Jiang Ergongzi is also an outlier compared to other grandmasters, and now I don't know if this Wei Feng is also like Jiang Ergongzi." Aojudo.
"Huai'an is a person who cares about the world, Wei Feng, this kid is Heng'an, it is not difficult to see Huai'an's feelings and expectations on him. By the way, you personally saw him yesterday, what does Wei Feng's kid look like? Cheng Yingzi said curiously.
"I also looked at him from a distance on the way out of school, but I could see that the child's face was extremely beautiful, and his body was slender and straight, but it was too quiet, and the little boy looked dull. Miss, if you are curious, you can go and see for yourself, maybe he is the child of Jiang Ergongzi. "Aojudo.
"It's inconvenient for me to see him rashly, so I have to find a reasonable reason." Cheng Yingzi shook her head and continued: "This kid has already traveled, since Huai'an can rest assured that he can let him go alone, he must have achieved something along the way to the sword, but I don't know how far he has reached." ”
"Wei Feng hasn't practiced swords these days, and he hasn't heard Xiang Li say that he carries swords or anything like that." Aojudo.
As soon as Qingrou finished speaking, a letter harrier flew in. The letter harrier is a bird domesticated by a large family specially used to transmit information, with a body like an eagle, good at flying and being able to bear weight, and the most important thing is to be good at distinguishing the direction, but the cost of domestication is extremely high, and ordinary people are not able to afford it.
Qingrou hurriedly took down the silk letter scroll carried by the letter harrier......
"It was sent by Xiang Li, he said that Wei Feng left for the direction of Bingyang Mountain, but almost as soon as he left the North City Gate, he lost Wei Feng, I don't know where he will go, so he sent an urgent message. It's a place where the homeless gather, what is he going to do there? Qingrou couldn't hide her surprise.
It's no wonder that Qingrou was surprised, you must know that Xiang Li is one of the strongest swordsmen supported by the Cheng family, known as the little grandmaster, and in recent years, he has followed Miss to listen to errands, and he has never made a mistake.
Qingrou looked at Cheng Yingzi blankly, but the corners of Cheng Yingzi's mouth only had a chuckle......