Chapter 46: Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger
Chen Fangling was finally promoted from a palace maid to a beauty, and she hadn't even seen Yang Guang's face a few times, so she was about to be shaved and sent to the nunnery, and she was accompanied by the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha for a lifetime, and she was unwilling, so she became more and more flustered.
The sound of the piano was interrupted by Chen Fangling, Xie Xiangwen was not angry, smiled faintly, and said, "Sister Fangling, what are you worried about?" Only the concubines in the palace will be sent to become monks, you and I are just dolls raised by the emperor, even if you want to become a monk, you are not qualified to do so. Besides, where is there such a large nunnery that can accommodate these thousands of people? ”
"Misfortune was exactly what I said." Yuan Ziyan sighed and said, "I heard that the new emperor is not yet a year old, so he doesn't need us anymore." Although we don't have to become monks, the future is not optimistic. ”
Chen Fangling was even more panicked, and said in a loud voice: "Sister Yuan, help us quickly, what will happen to us in the future?" ”
Yuan Ziyan smiled: "I can only watch the stars, but I won't meet each other." ”
Chen Fangling hurriedly said: "Then you go and take a look." ”
Yuan Ziyan pointed outside and said, "Didn't you see that it was cloudy tonight?" I can't even see a star, what star am I looking at? ”
"Actually, you don't need to look at it to guess that our ending is nothing more than being rewarded by the new monarch. If it's okay to be rewarded to a meritorious hero, I'm afraid of being sent to the army. Although Xie Xiangwen said it was terrible, his expression was extremely indifferent, "Xiyuan is quiet and peaceful, there are no ups and downs, there is no deceit, in fact, I still like it here, I am afraid that it will not be long in time, and it is just a glance to be able to take a look." Ziyan, Fangling, would you like to accompany me to the garden for a walk? ”
Yuan Ziyan nodded and said, "Fangling, there are some things that you can't worry about, so it's better to accompany Sister Xie for a walk." ”
Although Chen Fangling was a little reluctant, she really had nothing to do, so she had to accompany Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan out of Qiyin Courtyard.
The willows on the shore of the lake have burst out of their buds, and the breeze blows, which is obviously graceful in the dim light. The lakeside path, which used to be bustling, was silent, and there was no one except the three of them.
The women in the garden, life is boring and boring, more boring than in the palace, they have developed the habit of going to bed late and getting up late to cope with the long and lonely days, even in the cold winter of heavy snow, there is no shortage of tourists on the lakeside. It's just that the news of Yang Guang's death has completely disrupted the lives of beauties, and I am afraid that many people are busy packing up gold and silver. Although you can't get out, it's always good to prepare early.
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyanxin walked and stopped, as if they were trying to remember every landscape here, and before they knew it, they had arrived near Cuihua Courtyard after most of the hour. The surroundings became quieter and quieter, and Chen Fangling, who was following them, saw that it was not early, and was about to remind him that it was time to go back, when he heard the sound of the lake "banging".
Chen Fangling was surprised: "Hey, there are big fish!" ”
Then a dark shadow appeared on the surface of the lake. The black shadow flashed and disappeared, and before they could see it clearly, there was another "bang", and the black shadow had already jumped out of the water, and crossed the lake embankment in three steps and two steps, and a bright sword pointed at the three of them, and suppressed and threatened and shouted: "Don't run!" Don't shout! Whoever moves, I'll kill him!" ”
If an ordinary woman encounters such a thing, she would have screamed loudly, this is a normal stress reaction, and intimidation can only exacerbate their tension. But all three of them had personally experienced last year's stabbing incident, and they were very nervous, and they still looked calm in the face of uninvited guests, but on the contrary, the black shadow was a little uneasy, and the hand holding the sword kept trembling.
Since the assassination incident last year, Yang Guang has never been to Qiyin Courtyard again, Xie Xiangwen understands the identity of these women in Xiyuan, and he has long looked down on many things, took a step forward, and said: "Strong man, if you want to rob money, the three of us have a few pieces of jewelry on our bodies, and you can take them." If you want our body, you won't dare to obey even if you die! ”
The black shadow listened to Xie Xiangwen's words, but instead lowered his sword and said in a deep voice: "As long as you are obedient, I will neither rob money nor rob sex." ”
As soon as he said this, even Chen Fangling's courage grew, and he said strangely: "Neither robbing money nor robbing sex, so what are you going to do?" ”
The black shadow pointed to a brightly lit place in front of him and said, "Is that the sixth courtyard?" ”
Chen Fangling looked in the direction of the black shadow's finger, shook his head and said, "I don't know what the Sixth Courtyard is, I only know that it is Cuihua Courtyard over there." ”
Xie Xiangwen said: "Yes, Cuihua Courtyard is the sixth courtyard. ”
She had participated in the selection of the wives of the heads of the houses at that time, so she remembered it clearly.
"Thank you!" The dark shadow arched his hand, "When will the lights go out over there?" ”
Yuan Ziyan sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's going to be dawn." The strong man asked what this was for? ”
The black shadow exclaimed, "Well, I'm looking for someone." ”
Chen Fangling is the best at observing words and feelings, and immediately guessed the purpose of the black shadow, and said in a loud voice: "You are here to find an old friend, right?" How can you find her, can you take her out? If you have the ability to take someone out, just take me out! ”
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan glanced at each other, and both remembered that in the assassination incident last year, their good sister "Shi Huiniang" was taken away by the assassins, and almost unanimously said: "Yes! Take us along! ”
In fact, what woman wants to live here for the rest of her life? But their proposal startled the black shadow, and he said, "Wait, wait until you find Su Su first!" ”
It turned out that this black shadow was none other than Han Shige. He resigned from the official position of General Hu Benlang and stayed in Luoyang to wait for the news of Yang Guang's death, but he didn't expect Yang Xuan to feel that they were really successful. Now, the new emperor has ascended the throne, and he can't take care of Shanglin Xiyuan for the time being, and the guards outside the garden have been greatly reduced, which is a good opportunity to rescue Hou Susu.
He had a sketch of Shanglin Xiyuan left by Liu Ziqiu in his hand, and the locations of each courtyard were clearly marked, but there was no name of the courtyard. He also knew that Liu Ziqiu was in and out of the waterways of Xiyuan. Because last winter, Yang Guang, who was so happy, ordered the construction of the garden wall, the Tongji Canal and the Jiangnan Canal at the same time, and the sluice gate was not built in time, and the waterway was still available.
But what Han Shige didn't expect was that although he successfully entered the West Garden and found the location of the Sixth Academy, there was no way to contact Hou Susu. The only possibility is to wait until the courtyard is completely dark, and then sneak inside. Unexpectedly, those women were night owls, and Han Shige had been soaking in the lake for more than an hour, and he hadn't waited for them to turn off the lights. His hand holding the sword was trembling, not nervous, but frozen.
Chen Fangling's brain turned quickly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said, "Zhuangman, how about we make a deal?" ”
Han Shige was stunned: "What deal?" ”
"I'll find that Susu girl for you, and you can take me out of here with you!" Although Chen Fangling didn't know the difficulties faced by Han Shige, he knew that it was inconvenient for him to break into Cuihua Courtyard as a big man no matter what.
Seeing that Han Shige was still hesitating, she gritted her teeth again and said, "As long as you can take me out, I, I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life!" ”
Chen Fangling is not stupid. Han Shige is young and handsome, and he is willing to take risks in order to save his old friend, which can be regarded as affectionate and righteous, and such a person can be entrusted with life.
Han Shige didn't have much interest in this beauty taking the initiative to post upside down, but he felt that Chen Fangling's proposal was feasible, nodded and asked, "Do you know water?" ”
He didn't have the kung fu of Liu Ziqiu to dare to escape over the garden wall, and the only way to retreat was to retake that waterway.
Chen Fangling was overjoyed and said: "The slave family grew up on a fishing boat!" ”
"Okay, you go to the sixth courtyard, find a palace maid named Hou Susu, and tell her that my surname is Han, this is a token." Han Shige took out a jade pendant, pointed at Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan and said, "If you dare to betray me, you will kill the two of them!" ”
"Don't worry, you wait for me here, come back soon!" Chen Fangling took the jade pendant, and felt warm and greasy in her hand, which was obviously extremely precious. It turns out that this strong man is not only handsome, but also very rich, how can such a man let go?
Thinking that Han Shige's old friend was just a sprinkling palace maid, Chen Fangling was full of confidence, lifted her skirt, threw her feet like flying, and ran to Cuihua Courtyard.
Things developed too fast, Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan looked at each other, and it took a long time to come back to their senses and ask, "Zhuangshi, can you take us with you?" ”
Yang Guang is already dead, and the new emperor is under a year old, so they are not worried that Chen Fangling will go to the informant, because the informant will not benefit her at all.
Han Shige could also see that Chen Fangling was desperate to leave here, and as a deal, he might as well be a good person. On the contrary, he was worried that the two hostages in front of him would not yell after he left, and if they were willing to leave with him, it would save a lot of thought.
Thinking of this, Han Shige turned his head and asked, "Do you know water?" ”
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan both shook their heads. Xie Xiangwen is the young lady of the Xie family in Jiangnan, a real lady, how can she learn to swim? Although Yuan Ziyan was born in a small family, she grew up in the mountains since she was a child, and the stream water did not exceed her ankles, even if she wanted to learn to swim, she did not have this condition.
Han Shige shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then Han can't do anything!" ”
This action was learned by him and Liu Ziqiu, but when he did this action, he often did not show cool, but when something was difficult to decide, he used this action to hide his thoughts.
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan had to sigh secretly, but they were not the kind of women who were cautious, they couldn't run away by themselves, and they couldn't let others run.
With just a cup of tea, Chen Fangling walked back from Cuihua Courtyard. Behind her, a woman quietly followed, but her face was a little gloomy.
Xie Xiangwen's heart was cold, and he asked, "Didn't find it?" Who's behind that? ”
Han Shige had already seen that the slender figure was Hou Susu, who he had been thinking about for a long time, and rushed over and hugged the woman.
The woman choked up and said, "Brother Han, you shouldn't take risks, if you have three longs and two shorts, the slave family won't live alone......"
It turned out that this woman was really Hou Susu, she was just a sprinkler palace maid, insignificant, and when she was called out by Chen Fangling, no one cared about her at all.
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan also saw Hou Susu's appearance clearly, and they were secretly surprised that this woman's beauty was not below them, and she was only a sprinkling palace maid. Shanglin Xiyuan is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!
Suddenly, Han Shige let go of Hou Susu suddenly, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he walked towards Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan with a sword in his hand.