Chapter 171: Advanced Skills
Wen Rong'an's official position was quickly decided.
He actually parachuted directly into Yulinwei in the Praetorian Guard, as the emperor's guard, and he started with six products and hundreds of households, which caused many people to be jealous.
Master Yan took advantage of the opportunity to enter the palace and go to court, found Wen Rong'an, dragged him aside, and angrily told him about the thieves in the mansion and the loss of the map and the key.
Wen Rongan didn't have to think about it to know that Yan Ran must be the one who got in the way.
But he couldn't say anything, so he could only appease Master Yan and said, "Lord Yan, please rest assured, I will send people to pursue the thieves with all my might, and I will also strengthen the guards of the Treasure Pavilion, and I will not let the thieves succeed." ”
Old Man Yan looked at Wen Rong'an suspiciously, and he didn't trust him very much.
Wen Rongan was willing to use such a large sum of money in exchange for his marriage to Yan Ran, which was already unbelievable to Master Yan.
Only the two of them knew about it, and the treasure map had just arrived in his hands before it was hot, which was also very suspicious.
It's hard to guarantee that Wen Rong'an is reluctant to have a huge amount of wealth, and he regrets it, so he steals the picture.
Master Yan said angrily: "Hmph, in short, if this silver doesn't go into my pocket for a day, don't even think about marrying my daughter!" ”
Master Yan said, and left angrily.
After Wen Rongan returned home, he wrote a letter with his own hands and ordered Wen Qi to send it to Yan Ran.
Wen Qi put the letter away, and said dissatisfiedly: "This Master Yan is too greedy, when he gets married in the future, can the son still treat him badly?" But he wants to swallow all the wealth of his son, and his appetite is really not small. Such a greedy man deserves to fly to his mouth! ”
Wen Rongan lowered his eyes and didn't say anything.
On the other side, after Yan Ran received Wen Rong'an's letter, she happily said to Qingxuan and Xianluo: "Great, cousin has entered Yulinwei!" ”
Qingxuan was slightly surprised: "The slave maid thought that Wen Gongzi would find a literary errand, but I never thought that he would abandon literature and follow martial arts." However, Wen Gongzi really has the ability, and the slave heard that Yu Linwei's assessment is very strict! ”
Yan Ran understood Wen Rong'an's thoughts, the road to promotion for civil officials is difficult, and there is no time for merit and seniority.
You can enter Yulinwei, is the emperor's close attendant, although the king is like a tiger, it is also possible to face danger, but there are many opportunities for meritorious service, wealth and danger are sought.
If you can get the emperor's favor, you can ascend to the sky in one step.
It's just that this road is still too slow, and Yan Ran can't wait after all, and she has to live up to Wen Rong'an's hard work.
Xian Luo on the side had already prepared a change of clothes for Yan Ran, and asked, "Girl, do you want to change your clothes now and go to celebrate your son?" ”
Yan Ran shook her head, asked Qingxuan to take out the gift she had prepared a long time ago, and said, "Let Wen Qi bring the things back to my cousin, and say that I am not feeling well and cannot celebrate him in person." ”
Qingxuan asked, "Girl, are you really not going to see Wen Gongzi?" ”
If it was in the past, Yan Ran would have rushed over a long time ago, but it was rare to see her still cowering.
Yan Ran sighed lightly: "If we meet, my cousin will definitely argue with me about the postponement of the engagement." He can't convince me, and I can't convince him, what are we doing to quarrel and hurt each other in vain. ”
Qingxuan felt that what Yan Ran said was reasonable, so she stopped persuading.
Wen Rong'an only received a gift from Yan Ran, but she didn't see her, so she understood that she had made up her mind and there was no room for negotiation.
Wen Rongan stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes firm, and he secretly made up his mind.
In this case, they will go their separate ways this time, and let's see who can be better!
On the day of the Queen Mother's birthday, the entire city of Anyang was lit up with lights, beaming with joy, as if celebrating a festival.
Emperor Sheng also asked people to clear a street and go out of the palace with the Queen Mother, which made the Queen Mother, who rarely had the opportunity to go out, feel very good.
In the evening, the palace gate was wide open, and everyone began to enter the palace to participate in the birthday banquet.
Yan Ran and Wen went with Master Yan.
The Wen family was proud of the spring breeze, and her walking posture raised her eyebrows a lot, just like the proud Wen family daughter many years ago.
Isn't it, Master Yan's official fortune is prosperous, and her wife is expensive by her husband.
Yan Yao is also the Duchess of Dingguo, and now she is pregnant, and her status is not the same, so she is naturally complacent.
But what she didn't expect was that Yan Yao didn't come at all, which made her want to show off among her wives in vain.
Seeing that Wen Chengyan's side was empty, Wen's face immediately became ugly, and he asked in an unkind tone, "Little grandpa, didn't Yao'er come?" ”
Wen Chengyan replied with a faint face: "Yao'er's body is delicate, the fetus is unstable, and she is not suitable for fatigue, so I let her stay at home to rest." ”
Wen obviously went to see Yan Yao a few days ago, she was very healthy, what kind of body was delicate, it was clearly an excuse!
It must be Minyang who doesn't want to admit that Yan Yao is her daughter-in-law, so she doesn't let Yan Yao show her face on such a major occasion!
Wen was resentful and scolded Minyang thousands of times in his heart.
The banquet had not yet begun, and all the officials were greeting each other.
Yan Ran got up and said to Master Yan, "Dad, my daughter wants to go and say hello to Princess Roujia." ”
Master Yan naturally agreed: "Okay, let's go!" ”
Xiao Se was very happy to see Yan Ran, and hurriedly pulled her to his side and sat down.
Xiao Se's seat was adjacent to the other two feudal kings, and next to it was King Yongning.
Yan Ran quietly looked over and saw King Yongning, who was dressed in a purple robe, drinking alone in front of the shadow.
Before the banquet began, he was already slightly drunk, his eyes were confused, and he was chic and uninhibited between his gestures.
Xiao Se had already called Yan Ran a few times, but she didn't get a response, only to find that she was secretly looking at King Yongning.
Xiao Se approached Yan Ran and quipped: "What, could it be that my Uncle Wang has a dignified posture and a resolute face, and he is stupid?" ”
Yan Ranmei glanced at Xiao Se with disgust: "Don't talk nonsense." ”
Xiao Se laughed a few times and sighed slightly: "The heirs of the Xiao family are not prosperous, so there is no need to talk about the first emperor and my father, King Yongning and King Guangling are both side branches of the Xiao family." The line of King Guangling was selected and sealed by the first emperor from distant relatives in order to demonstrate benevolence, and it can be regarded as sitting and enjoying it. The king of Yongning is a person who has brilliant military exploits, and he is the body of the horse leather of the prosperous country, so he has always held the largest Yongning in the fiefdom of the kings.
It was also the first time I saw this Uncle Yongning Wang, and I thought that his background should be rough and bold, but I didn't expect that he was also dignified. However, he is also strange enough, he is close to the age of establishment, but he has not yet married a wife, and there is only one favorite concubine by his side, and the saint has failed to marry him many times. ”
Yan Ran said softly: "I heard that he also asked the saint for marriage and made the concubine Mei Ji the princess. However, Mei Ji came from a humble background, and the saint never allowed it. Therefore, he simply did not marry, and only guarded Mei Ji and treated her as a wife. ”
Xiao Se was slightly surprised: "I didn't expect him to be such an infatuated person." ”
Yan Ran's thoughts gradually drifted away, and she said quietly: "Yes, it's really infatuated." ”
"Oops!"
Yan Ran only looked at King Yongning, and didn't pay attention to the tilt of the tea bowl in his hand, and the tea soup spilled out, staining Xiao Se's dress.
Yan Ran hurriedly put down the tea bowl in her hand, took out a handkerchief to help Xiao Se wipe the water stains, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Se'er, I was too careless." ”
Xiao Se smiled generously: "It's okay, I brought clothes, and I have to wait for a while before the banquet can be held, so I'll go and change my clothes." ”
Yan Ran also hurriedly got up and said, "Then you can go with you!" ”
Xiao Se responded: "Okay! ”
Yan Ran accompanied Xiao Se to the side hall to change clothes, and saw that there were many singers and dancers who were going to perform at the birthday banquet later, chattering together, so lively.
"Princess Roujia has arrived! Don't bow yet? ”
The screeching voice of the waiter made the girls instantly quiet down, and they knelt on the ground with a hula la.
Xiao Se originally just wanted to change his clothes quietly, but everyone knew about the notification from the waiter.
She glared at the chamberlain in displeasure, and he fell to his knees with a thud.
Xiao Se ignored him and walked straight to the hall, but he caught a glimpse of the door of the room next to him and asked, "Is there anyone in that house?" ”
The palace maid hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Princess, she is the favorite concubine of King Yongning, she is the first to appear to dance for the queen mother's birthday, I think she should be changing clothes, but do you want the slave to call her to greet you?" ”
Xiao Se shook his head and said, "No need. ”
Xiao Se quickly changed her clothes, and Yan Ran accompanied her back, but suddenly said in shock: "My jade plate is gone!" ”
Xiao Se saw Yan Ran's nervous look, thinking that she should have lost something extremely important, and hurriedly said, "Then let's go back and look for it!" ”
Yan Ran pressed Xiao Se and said, "I haven't gone far, I think it fell at the door, and I should be able to find it quickly." I'll go find it myself, it's about to be a feast, you go back first, don't miss the hour. My position is not in front, and even if I go late, I will not be discovered. ”
Xiao Se thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then you should hurry up!" ”
Yan Ran nodded, and hurriedly turned back to the side hall, looking for the fallen jade plate.
The birthday banquet is about to begin, and the singers and dancers have already changed their clothes and are waiting outside the main hall to enter the performance.
The side hall was empty, Yan Ran looked around, but found nothing.
Qingxuan was about to cry in a hurry: "Girl, could it be that someone picked it up?" ”
Yan Ran also had a solemn complexion and clenched her teeth slightly.
"Are you looking for this?"
Suddenly, a gentle and sweet woman's voice sounded behind her.
Yan Ran turned around when she heard the sound, only to see a woman standing in front of her.
She was dressed in a white gauze skirt, with a thin waist of willows, a light figure, and her snow-colored skin was hidden in it, as if she had become one with the white gauze.
She has a light smile on her face, like a hundred charming spring births, which makes people swoon.
Seeing that Yan Ran didn't speak, her willow eyebrows curled up slightly, and her moist eyes flashed slightly, and I felt pity.
With a smile, she vividly explained the softness and charm of the woman.
is really worthy of a sentence, greasy and greasy, and more oblivious.
It turned out that there was really such a beautiful woman in the world, Yan Ran was stunned.