It's late at night,

Eat a late-night snack.

The kitchen of the Fan Mansion will not leave people all day long, and the two complete teams will take turns to ensure that the nobles in the mansion can eat whatever they want.

But Zheng Fan's supper tonight was not sent by Fan's mansion.

It was He Chunlai who made it, this man who can make sugar gourds, but he made a good stew.

It's really a messy stew, and the ingredients are all freshly taken.

Eight green-backed turtles, a three-color osmanthus chicken, and a handful of small koi fish were smoldered into a large pot in a temporary earthen stove pit.

These things are all "pets" in the garden of Fanfu, and each of them is very precious, but at this time, it has become a "gift from nature".

After it was done, Zheng Fan was invited to sit in the pavilion, just in the pavilion, with the lake and mountains;

The lake is a small pond, the mountain is a rockery, and the lanterns are hung high everywhere, just like day, and the light and color are indeed moving.

Uncle Zheng pointed to the cauldron in front of him and said:

"This dish, is it called Farewell My Concubine?"

He Chunlai and Chen Daole looked at each other, obviously, they didn't understand this allusion.

Ah Ming, who was sitting there drinking alone, smiled "hehe", and the pure cheering would not make the atmosphere too embarrassing.

Zheng Fan picked up the wine glass, lifted the silent embarrassment, and said:

"Come, let's go."

"Uncle Xie."

"Uncle Xie."

After a glass of wine, everyone eats.

The meat is stewed crispy, extremely flavorful, and it is very enjoyable to eat.

However, not long after eating, Fan Zhengwen appeared at the door of Qingfangzhai.

Although this is Fan Zhengwen's home, Fan Zhengwen can be said to have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace.

The last time I came, I was here to explain about his grandmother.

Fan Zhengwen, who knows how to behave in the world, naturally knows what Zheng Fan likes and dislikes, so he won't make fun of it.

Zheng Fan got up and walked towards Fan Zhengwen.

"Uncle."

Fan Zhengwen saluted Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan noticed that the other party's expression showed a rare fluctuation.

What happened to make the head of a big family with a ravines so out of shape?

You must know that expression control is one of the compulsory subjects for superiors.

Fan Zhengwen opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

If this was in the Snow Customs, Uncle Zheng would have said a long time ago: Say something quickly.

But the girl who eats and lives and looks at other people's people,

By the way, I also gave people a pet turtle, a pet chicken and a group of small goldfish stewed,

No matter what, you have to save some face for others.

Fan Zhengwen pursed his lips, as if he was organizing his language, because from the time he received the news to the present, he felt that the world had suddenly become ...... So ridiculous?

"Uncle, the subordinate you came back and left today sent me a message through the contact person of my Fan family in the shop in the city."

Siniang?

The only one who came back and left today was Siniang.

"What's the news?" Zheng Fan immediately asked.

"The news is, she said, that she seems to have caught the princess."

"......" Zheng Fan.

…

carriage

Regular carriage,

Drove out of Fan's house.

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen sat opposite each other, and now, Zheng Fan's expression is very similar to Fan Zhengwen.

It's not the New Year yet,

It's still early for the Lantern Festival,

On my side, all kinds of plans, all kinds of deductions, all kinds of preparations,

In order to rob the princess of Chu in one fell swoop during the Lantern Festival,

As a result, preparations are being made in an orderly manner.

Siniang over there just came back to visit her relatives,

Turned around and grabbed the princess?

"Uncle, there is a grandmother in my mansion who has lived in the palace, because of her age, after leaving the palace, she was invited by my Fan Mansion to teach the girls in the mansion the rules.

She must have known the princess and had already taken her with her. ”

"Where?" Zheng Fan asked.

Fan Zhengwen stretched out his finger and pointed to his feet, saying:

"There's a mezzanine underneath the carriage."

"Your carriage is really cleverly designed."

Fan Zhengwen nodded.

"She's tied up?"

"Hmm." Fan Zhengwen nodded again and said, "I was tied to the mezzanine under the carriage and sealed my senses.

Regardless of whether she wants to recognize it later, whether it is a princess or not, this grandmother will pass away tonight because of her age. ”

When Zheng Fan heard this, he sighed and said:

"It's also a joy and mourning."

"Yes, uncle."

The carriage came to the backyard of a wine shop in Fan's house, the Fan family has many shops in Xiayong City, and the wine shop is more suitable for Tibetans because it needs a cellar.

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen got off the carriage one after another, and there were many guards from the Fan Mansion around.

"If it's a fake princess, it doesn't matter, if it's true, there should be a lot of princess guards in Xiayong City searching for the princess now, uncle, our time is very urgent."

Zheng Fan licked his lips.

Immediately, he and Fan Zhengwen retreated backwards and disappeared behind a very high wine jar.

Immediately afterwards, two black-clothed guards stepped forward, opened the mezzanine of the carriage, and carried an old woman out.

They walked in front, and Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen walked behind.

To be on the safe side, they don't want their identities exposed.

The guards in front carried the old lady into the cellar, and came to a room that looked no different from an ordinary wine room, but there was a pin on the door, which, when opened, resembled a small window for prison visitation in later generations.

One of the guards reached out and took a snuffbox from his bosom, opened it, and put it under the old woman's nose.

After a while, the old lady woke up leisurely, and was startled at first after discovering her situation, but she was immediately held down by the two secret guards of the Fan Mansion beside her and asked her to look at the small window.

There are many lights lit in the small window,

Inside sat a woman, unconscious.

On the side opposite the woman against the wall, Siniang, dressed in red, was sitting there playing with embroidery needles.

Yes, Siniang not only successfully entered the teahouse box, but also changed herself into the eldest lady of the Mi family by changing her clothes, and walked out of the teahouse with her Royal Highness the princess who was held against her with many needles under the noses of a group of Da Nei masters.

Then pretending to continue to visit the night market, he found an opportunity, and when the surrounding guards changed the formation, he directly stunned the princess and left the guards' sight in an instant.

Therefore, there are big loopholes in this kind of defense that wants freedom and security.

The safest way is to be surrounded by his own guards, and Uncle Zheng likes this, because it is very secure.

But there are too many nobles who like to play with "white dragon fish suits" and like to experience the feeling of being an ordinary person, so they forcibly let these guards not get too close to themselves and spoil their mood, which gave Siniang the opportunity to abduct people!

Next, the matter was clear, Siniang took the princess who was stunned by herself, and found a liaison office given by Fan's Mansion before, and asked the people inside to inform Fan Zhengwen.

The liaison office was announced to Siniang by Mr. Weng Zanghai himself, because now the two sides are in the period of cooperation, and they need to exchange information.

The old lady saw the unconscious woman inside,

Immediately the eyes widened,

Because she found something that shocked her even more than her inexplicable hijacking:

"Princess...... Princess...... How could it be ......"

"Click!"

The old grandmother's neck was tornized by a Fan Mansion guard next to her.

This, that's enough.

There's no need to pull it back and ask repeatedly: Are you sure you're not mistaken? Are you sure you remember what the princess looked like? Would you like to take another look?

There's no need for it.

The heritage of a family that has been luxurious for a hundred years is not only reflected in the luxury of life, but also in here.

Back then, there were many such gate valve families in Yan Kingdom, such as the Beifeng Liu family that Zheng Fan had encountered, but unfortunately, they were bulldozed by the Zhenbei Hou with the Zhenbei Army.

The old grandmother's body was transported and disposed of by a Fan Mansion guard, and another guard walked in front of Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen in the aisle, and reported:

"The head of the house, she said the princess."

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.

Neither of them is a person who is afraid of things, and they were worried before, one is that they feel that the matter is not yet decided, and the other is that this uncertainty will lead to a series of changes in the future, and they need to make a decisive emergency response, but they have to wait for the final result here to be determined before they can do it.

Right now

It's down-to-earth.

Fan Zhengwen said with emotion:

"Uncle, next to you, it's really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Zheng Fan coughed lightly and said, "It's just luck." ”

Fan Zhengwen said to the guard in front of him: "Inform Mr. Weng immediately and tell him about it." ”

"Yes, Master."

Fan Zhengwen believed in Weng Zanghai's ability, and when he knew about this, he would quickly take his place to deal with the Fan family.

"Uncle, I'll take the princess back to Fan's Mansion as soon as possible."

"Where are you hiding?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Qing Fang Zhai."

"So casual?"

"If the Chu army doesn't come to search the Fan Mansion, then it doesn't matter where the princess is hiding in the Fan Mansion; If the Chu army came to search for Fan's mansion, then where the princess was hiding, hehe, it didn't matter. ”

Zheng Fan nodded and agreed.

It's just that Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen didn't show up, but a guard stepped forward and helped Zheng Fan tell Siniang a few words.

Carefully sailing the 10,000-year-old ship has been the most perfect interpretation here, Siniang first checked the princess's snort, and then felt unsafe, covered the princess's face with two layers of black cloth, and finally wrapped the princess in a sack.

When everything is done,

Siniang walked out with a sack.

The carriage mezzanine that transported the old lady in the palace was used to transport the princess this time, and at the same time, Siniang also lay down in the mezzanine after looking at Zheng Fan.

In short, blocking any hostage-taking that would appear in any film or television show could allow the hostage to escape or leave a mark.

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen got into the carriage.

The carriage was shaking, but both Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen sat straight on their backs.

The wine shop is not far from Fan's house, and they need to make a decision in this short trip.

"Uncle, can the people and horses in the county seat and other gardens in Zhouxian County be withdrawn?"

Zheng Fan pondered for three breaths, and finally said:

"There's no hurry."

Fan Zhengwen didn't seem to feel much surprised.

"Then let them hide?" Fan Zhengwen asked.

Zheng Fan nodded, "Hide near Zhou County." ”

After a few words of exchange, the two reached a consensus.

But Fan Zhengwen still said: "If you accept it when you see it, will it be more secure?" ”

After all, the princess is already in hand.

"No, the princess robbed her in this way, even if she is real, she can't really do it."

If Uncle Zheng happily took the princess back to Jin Land like this and went to ask Jingnanhou for credit, Jingnanhou would probably believe that this was a real princess.

Then the Marquis of Jingnan wrote to Emperor Yan, and Emperor Yan probably believed Marquis Jingnan's words.

The civil and military forces of the Great Yan Manchu Dynasty are also willing to believe that the princess of Chu was captured and returned by her own Pingye Bo, because this is very face-saving.

But the state of Chu can completely let out the words and say that the princess has not been robbed.

You can find another woman of the same age from the clan, or even directly choose a princess, send it over, and marry Qu Peiluo, the eldest son of the Qu family.

And Qu will also cooperate to declare that the real princess is fine, and the Yan people have taken away the fake.

When the time comes,

The real becomes false,

If it's fake, it can't be more real.

Because the princess is a symbol, she was used by the regent to marry the Qu family, and she herself is a person, to be honest, what use can she use if she puts aside the aura of princess status?

Zheng Fan believes that if he takes the princess back like this, this big wedding will inevitably continue to be carried out successfully.

At that time, the credit for his entry into Chu this time will become a mouth cannon between the two countries.

What was originally a famous achievement is likely to turn into a pat on the shoulder in the end:

Well, we believe that you have robbed the real princess, and you have done a good job, young man, keep up the good work.

in a word

Sneakily bring the princess back, and the political achievements and military benefits will shrink indefinitely.

From a heroic act that attracted the attention of several countries, it was lowered to become a talking point in the tea shop on the street:

"Hey, I heard that our Uncle Pingye seems to have snatched back a girl from the Chu State?"

"So, as usual?" Fan Zhengwen asked.

"The difficulty should be reduced, the big wedding should be held as scheduled, whether it is the royal family of Chu or the Qu family, their energy should be focused on the search for the princess on the periphery.

On the day of the wedding, I led a cavalry to charge, and after the charge, I left, leaving my name, even if it was so decided. ”

form

Gotta go,

And it has to go.

Fan Zhengwen shook his head and said, "Uncle, have you ever thought about it, will the Qu family and the regent think of your approach in advance?"

The difficulty, in fact, has not decreased, but has become higher, especially after today, all Chu armies, Qu clan's private soldiers, and all families on the border will be mobilized.

If the uncle doesn't leave today, it will be even more difficult to leave in the future.

Even the original plan to rob the princess from the royal palace outside Zhou County and then leave Qishan may not be implemented. ”

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and rubbed his face,

smiled,

Road:

"The person who is obviously going to be arrested has already been caught in advance, but things have become more difficult."

But I can't blame anyone,

Is it possible to blame Siniang?

I can't blame Siniang!

In the end, Zheng Fan made a decision and said:

"Business as usual."

Fan Zhengwen didn't say anything more, but just agreed, his task was to help this uncle, not to make any decisions on his behalf.

And at this time,

In the small courtyard of Fan's Mansion that is as warm as spring in winter,

The old grandmother of the Fan family sat on the mud floor late at night, her legs crossed.

On her knees, there were three copper coins.

The old woman's expression was a little uncertain.

She just made another divination,

The hexagram is complex, like a stormy wave,

The future of Fanfu is like a boat in the middle of a big wave, which may capsize at any time.

"Build it, build it, it's the most worry-free way to make the whole family die!"

……

Qingfangzhai,

Ah Ming continued to drink,

It is difficult for him to get drunk because he can control the amount of alcohol in his blood.

He Chunlai and Chen Daole sat on the side, and the two looked a little cramped.

When Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen left together,

Just one sentence left:

Siniang seems to have caught the princess.

contrast

It's just too obvious.

Chen Daole was a child of a big family in the end, and he was a little hurt at this time, and said with emotion:

"It seems that the three of us are really rubbish."

He Chunlai had relatives in his heart and echoed:

"yes."

Their experience this time can really be said to be able to do things desperately, and things are done extremely neatly, while they seem to be eating and drinking.

Ah Ming shook his head,

smiled,

Road:

"It's not just the three of us who are eating and drinking here."

This is a bit taboo, Chen Daole and He Chunlai did not dare to accept it.

Chen Daole diverted the topic and said:

"If we really catch the princess directly this time, then can we go back directly?"

Ah Ming shook his head again,

took a sip of red wine,

Road:

"Hey, the threshold hasn't been reached."