Chapter 210: Officers and Soldiers Catch Thieves
Wen Zhen straightened up and looked back at Yan Sui.
The candles were lit and he was laughing, but there was no banter.
He met her gaze, waiting for an answer.
Wen Zhen thought in a trance, is this a marriage proposal?
There was no diamond ring, no flowers, no kneeling, no grand ceremony, only a seemingly casual sentence from a man who seemed to have hit his head stupidly.
But why did her heart suddenly beat so quickly?
In the past, when she saw the heart that described the heartbeat as a deer hitting something, she always felt that it was just a rhetorical exaggeration of the literati, but today she realized that the heart can really beat like that, like being hit by a heavy object, jumping up and down so that she can hear it, and the blood all over her body seems to be surging above her head, blooming in the depths of her mind.
Brilliant to the extreme.
I used to think that the word crying with joy was very hypocritical, but now her heart is still surging because of these words, rushing to the bottom of her eyes to heat.
On the other side, Yan Sui was still smiling at her.
Wen Zhen was about to open his mouth, when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps and knocking on the door outside, and there was a faint light shaking, and it seemed that there were many people coming.
This moment suddenly interrupted her thoughts, she subconsciously got up, but Yan Sui held her down.
Wen Zhen's eyes bent, and he wanted to answer, but suddenly smiled, lowered his head and bit Yan Sui's lip, and said, "If you ask me, I will answer?" Why? Let's talk about ninety-nine things when they're done. β
Yan Sui stared at her, snorted, and pulled the corners of her lips, as if she was a little dissatisfied.
"Besides, at our speed, after ninety-nine things are done, we can almost enter the coffin. When the time comes, it's really, you have a rocking chair, I have a rocking chair, I can't go anywhere when I get old, and I'm worried that my dentures will fall out when I kiss. β
"Ninety-nine things, I really want to finish one day is enough. But...... Are you suggesting that I'm wasting too little time kissing you? β
Wen Zhen laughed and ran away, dodging someone's hand to grab her waist.
At this time, there was already a faint sound of dispute outside, Wen Zhen stopped, listened, sighed, and said: "The Changchuan Yi family is really a demon at night. β
It made it inconvenient for her and Yan Sui to go out to be demons.
The two walked to the porch, and saw a large number of people at the door, an arrogant mother-in-law was standing in front and talking to the grandmother here, and behind the two mothers-in-law were their respective masters. Mrs. Duan looked at the opposite side calmly, and on the other side, a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes was looking down and picking her nails.
Wen Zhen listened to a few words of argument and smiled at Yan Sui: "I thought that I would never have the opportunity to see a bloody house fight in my life, and I didn't want to see it in the Changchuan Yi family." β
This beauty is what Li Shishi said on a small note, Mrs. Pingyun, the previous hostess of the Changchuan Yi family, with the identity of Yi Leshi, Mrs. is separated, and it is impossible to have no woman around, after all, there is also diplomacy in the back house, and it is not possible to have a woman in charge in the courtyard. For so many years, Mrs. Duan has not been there, it is this favorite concubine from the opera troupe who presides over the inner courtyard, communicates with the subordinate officials, arranges friendships in the four seasons of the year, and accompanies Yi Leshi to attend some occasions that require the attendance of female dependents, just like Mrs. Yi.
Now that the real lady is back, although her status is not low, she has been out of touch for many years, she is faintly controlled, and the eighteen tribes are not as loyal as they were back then, whether this lady of Pingyun is out of prestige, to fight the enemy, or to show her authority, it is necessary to come to the city.
The reason for the commotion at the door was that Mrs. Pingyun pretended to go in to meet Mrs. Pingyun, but at the door she found an excuse to punish Mrs. Duan's grandmother, which naturally caused a conflict until Mrs. Duan was forced out.
Mrs. Duan stood at the door, no matter what happened to this woman, she was calm, she only raised her chin slightly, and said lightly: "Pingyun, since you want to meet me, I have already come out, and I can be regarded as having seen it." Then please go back. β
The favorite concubine, Mrs. Pingyun, flicked her nails lightly, and then raised her head, this woman's posture is soft, but her appearance is not flamboyant, on the contrary, her face is clumped, her skin is moist, and her body is not thin, with a little bit of just the right amount of plumpness, which is a kind of mature man's favorite soft and plump.
As soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was low and soft, and every word was like a small hook, rippling in the spring water.
"Madame's words are wrong. We haven't had a chance to meet for many years, so there's no reason for such a convenient thing. How many years has Madame not returned? Everything in this house is already unfamiliar, right? You don't know, these slaves are also very tricky on weekdays, climb high and step low, I am afraid that I will accidentally snub you, so I came in a hurry, what does Mrs. need, remember to tell me, if you meet Diao slaves, don't be polite, send someone to say to me, and immediately rectify it......"
Wen Zhen couldn't help but smile when she heard her talk endlessly.
Born in a drama troupe is born in a drama troupe, how long the glorious life can't wash away the customs that have precipitated in the bones, once you have a will, it is inevitable to be public.
This sentence is a self-proclaimed hostess, sarcastic and mocking, and the big families are staged every day. But listening to the ears of people like Wen Zhen, she only felt bored, and then suddenly realized that she had misunderstood some things before.
She has always felt that the royal family is dangerous and the wealthy family is difficult, so it is better to marry an ordinary person and live a safe life.
But I didn't think that my starting point was too high. One step into the harem, one step into the court, within a year, several levels in a row, look up to see the emperor, bow your head to welcome the queen, the three princes are the commanders, drink with the generals, the people you see, they are all top-notch, what you hear and hear, either the court is a major event of the family and the country, and your own participation is also a major event involving the society and people's livelihood, each of which can stir up the national situation.
She is no longer an ordinary person.
So how is she going to live the life of an ordinary person again?
How to adapt to the insight, intrigue, camp, and low of those women in ordinary homes?
Can ordinary men keep up with her insight and understand her difference? Understand her self-esteem and self-love, and accept her monogamy?
When the time comes, it will probably end up in two shots.
Crossing the vast world of the sea and the sky, how to hang your eyes and wade through the narrow stream?
Looking back, there has always been and only one person who is the most compatible with her.
Only he, who is also a maverick and looks at everything, understands where she comes from, knows where she goes, understands everything she wants and wants, can accept it without any guilt, and has enough courage and ability to face or fight with her.
What a difficult condition, this is her luck.
Heaven gives it to take it, but it suffers from it.
The corners of her lips lifted slightly, and Yan Sui came out of the shadows and stood behind her.
The two bigwigs who raised their hands were the big men of the family's court dispute, and they were not interested in this kind of harem drama, and they generally watched the play.
Mrs. Duan has practiced Buddhism for many years, has a pure heart and few desires, and is not angry, and said plainly: "So, Pingyun, you bothered." β
Her tone is light and her clothes are simple, but standing face to face like this, her temperament is obviously overwhelmed by Mrs. Pingyun, who is wearing heavy makeup, and outsiders can see at a glance who is in the main room and who is Xiaoxing.
Although these words were peaceful, it sounded like she was commanding her subordinates.
Everything that comes from a good background can be smoothed out by not man-made arrangement.
Mrs. Pingyun must have also felt this, and her eyebrows gradually raised, which made her soft face show a bit of faint anger, and her voice was also a little sharper, "It's natural to bother for Madame." I see that the courtyard of Mrs. has not been repaired for a long time, and it is a little dilapidated, and I heard that Mrs. has brought guests, so how can I let the guests crowd here? I have just arranged a new and large residence for my wife, so she should live there. β
Wen Zhen and Yan Sui glanced at each other.
Didn't you actually come to find out about them?
A grandmother beside Mrs. Duan couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "If Mrs. Pingyun really has a heart, you should send someone to repair it before Mrs. comes back." How can anyone live in the doctrine of telling people to move? Besides, don't forget, Madame, this is the main house! It is a residence that can only be lived in by the main room! β
Mrs. Pingyun suddenly said sharply: "The master speaks, how can there be any reason for you to intervene as a slave and maid, come on, slap your mouth!" β
When even a mother-in-law stepped forward, but unfortunately she hadn't walked in front of the grandmother, Yi Xiuding, who had not spoken, raised her hand and intercepted her high-raised slap.
The mother-in-law must not be very familiar with this young lady who runs errands for the elders of the lantern all the year round, and she is used to following the fake hostess to act as a prestige, and she is about to scold when she opens her mouth, but Yi Xiuding is an ice and snow demon king, and she still doesn't say a word, grabbing her wrist and turning it, there is a soft click, and the sound of the wrist being broken makes people tremble, and the mother-in-law screams, and the whole person falls softly at Yi Xiuding's feet.
Mrs. Pingyun was so shocked that she took a step back, and was about to say something, when suddenly another figure rushed over, still holding something in her hand, and stuffed it into Mrs. Pingyun's hand, and said loudly: "Since the concubine came to visit Mrs. for the first time, why don't you serve tea?" Come, tea! β
Mrs. Pingyun screamed, a hot teacup had been stuffed in her hand, and Yi Yuncen, who was stuffing the teacup, did not stop, her hand tightly grasped Mrs. Pingyun's hand, for fear that she would be afraid of being hot and shake it off, while grinning: "Come on, hand the futon!" Since Mrs. Pingyun refuses to come in because the main courtyard is not well repaired, let's make tea at this door! β
Mrs. Pingyun was hot, painful and anxious, and she knew in her heart that she would be embarrassed in the future even if she just made a scene, and screamed while struggling desperately: "Young Master Cen, stop!" You forgot that I was your grandmother! You don't respect your eldersβ"
"Bah, what kind of family are you? The lowly people in the drama troupe, the concubines who can't wear the red, and the little stars who are not serious relatives when they come! Yi Yuncen grabbed her hand, still without scruples, and scolded people with full of anger, "Tell me about etiquette?" What did you say here today that is in line with etiquette, and you would like to tell me? β
Mrs. Pingyun's face was pale, and she suddenly lowered her head and hit Yi Yuncen, she was plump, and her chest was slightly open in this winter, this time the collar was torn open, and the fat powder was greasy, Yi Yuncen's eyebrows were raised, and she retreated, Mrs. Pingyun got out, and when she looked at her hands, her hands with snow-white and pink nails were crystal clear, and now her nails were broken, her palms were red, and her fingers were also blistered, and she suddenly screamed and cried: "Young Master Cen, you ......"
Wen Zhen still thought that the impulsive ghost was going to apologize, but she cried: "...... The one who molested your grandfather in broad daylight! β
Wen Zhen: "......"
Not only her, but also the people on Mrs. Duan's side were dumbfounded. However, the faces of the people around Mrs. Pingyun were as usual, and they seemed to know their master's style very well.
At that moment, her maids and mothers-in-law came up to help, and those who shouted for elders shouted for elders, shouting, and it was like a pot of porridge.
Wen Zhen looked at this woman with a posture of deliberately making a fuss, and thought to himself that he didn't know whose gun this person was to stab Yi Yuncen, but the matter of molesting grandpa and concubine is really very lethal, this woman must have her own allies and forces in this Yi family compound for many years, it was originally just a farce, but now it seems that it cannot be ignored.
She moved a little outside the eaves of the corridor, her fingers tapped on the railing, thinking about whether to take advantage of this farce to do something by the way, Yan Sui on the side was like a roundworm in her stomach, and suddenly said: "This woman has been with Yi Leshi for many years, and she looks like she is also bold and scheming, and she may know some secrets." β
Wen Zhen smiled: "The hero sees the same thing. β
She and Yan Sui also need the secrets of Tianxingtai and the Yi family, they need to know if there are any reserve storage forces in the Yi family's compound, they want to find the tiger talisman that Yi Leshi used to mobilize the Golden Qi Army, and even want to understand what state Yi Leshi is.
This woman who has been with Yi Leshi for the longest time is a good target.
Originally, when she knew that she was eating Zihe Che, Wen Zhen thought about whether to find an opportunity to get close to her, and now she sent it to the door.
Yan Sui smiled: "You should say that husband and wife see the same thing." β
His eyes turned and he saw Yi Yuncen holding his finger to his lips, looking at Mrs. Pingyun with strange eyes.
The two had already walked to the porch at this time, Wen Zhen smiled and looked up, Yan Sui was looking down at her, a plum blossom escaped obliquely, drawing a touch of light red under the dark cyan eaves, and the men and women looking at each other were as clean as pearls and jade.
Mrs. Pingyun, who was thinking about making a big fuss and asking the elders to come and deal with Yi Yuncen, and she could also get a few benefits, saw the delicate side of Yan Sui under the corridor in a blink of an eye, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Yan Sui turned his head to the side, and seemed to have spotted her, and when he turned his face, Mrs. Pingyun was stunned again.
Yan Sui glanced at her, and when her gaze met, Lady Pingyun had forgotten what she had just wanted to say.
Immediately, Yan Sui turned around, said something to Wen Zhen, and entered the house. Wen Zhen walked towards Mrs. Pingyun.
Mrs. Pingyun watched Yan Sui enter the house in a daze, and did not react until she came closer, and took a step back vigilantly against Wen Zhen, who was smiling like a flower.
Wen Zhen didn't seem to see her hostility, smiled and saluted, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Mrs. Pingyun is beautiful and has a good family. β
Mrs. Pingyun looked at her and sneered, "Is the girl sarcastic about me?" β
Wen Zhen came closer again, Mrs. Pingyun didn't retreat, her eyes looked at her without blinking, Wen Zhen laughed in a low voice: "Really complimentary, how can you be sarcastic?" But if Madame continues to make trouble, it will be a real irony. β
Mrs. Pingyun's eyes narrowed, she chuckled lowly, and said, "I don't understand a word of what you said. I'm a deep girl. β
Wen Zhen said: "So, the most important reputation of the deep lady, what is the significance of today's lady making this scene?" It's not such a splash method to pour sewage on yourself, you surrender your identity in vain, and you will also send the handle into the hands of others. β
Falsely accusing others of molesting is a trick for women in this era to hurt the enemy and damage eight hundred, even if no one can directly manage Mrs. Pingyun now, but she is just a concubine after all, and it will not be good in the future.
Mrs. Pingyun's face changed, and she suddenly smiled: "The little girl can speak." β
"If you can talk, you should talk more, right?" Wen Zhen smiled, "It's okay late, my husband and I are thinking about playing a game, is Madam interested?" Let Young Master Cen also play a few games with you, after all, you are also his grandmother's generation. β
Yi Yuncen was behind her, and when she heard this, her eyebrows raised and she was about to say something, Wen Zhen suddenly took a step back, and his heels were stepping on the tips of his boots, so painful that Yi Yuncen's face was distorted, and he couldn't say anything at once.
Mrs. Pingyun glanced at Yi Yuncen with a smile, and then at Wen Zhen, she was able to stand out from a group of concubines, and she was not stupid to act as a lady and control the inner courtyard of the Yi family for so many years, and she knew very well that after tonight's game, the matter of wanting to slander Yi Yuncen would not exist.
However, Wen Zhen's proposal was really tempting, she had a good relationship with the Elder Zhang, and the Elder was very curious about the young men and women brought by Mrs. Duan, she was invited by the Elder Zhangfang to come to test today, not to mention the husband of the little lady who had just caught a glimpse of it......
Her heart fluttered, and when she saw Wen Zhen sour again, she thought about it and hooked the corners of her lips slightly, and said with a smile: "The girl is not only able to speak, but also so smart, I want to make friends again." β
Wen Zhen smiled and made a gesture of invitation to her, and Mrs. Pingyun raised her head and laughed, and entered Wen Zhen's small courtyard. Wen Zhen dragged the reluctant Yi Yuncen and made a reassuring gesture to Mrs. Duan and Yi Xiuding.
Mrs. Duan saw them enter, sighed, and said, "This Mrs. Yi is not obvious, but she is very powerful. Looking at Yi Xiuding again, "Young people have fun, you can go too." You can also help protect the Dharma. β
Yi Xiuding shook his head and turned around and went back to his small courtyard. This time, the roof was not left at all, and the door was closed tightly.
Mrs. Duan looked at her back in amazement, and then looked at the lights on Wen Zhen's side, as if she had realized something, and let out a long sigh.
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Under the oil lamp, the square table sits in groups.
Instead of playing cards or rolling dice, Wen Zhen proposed to play a game of "officers and soldiers catching thieves".
Four slips of paper, respectively written "official", "soldier", "catch" and "thief". Then the note was scattered, and the four people went to grab it, and the person who grabbed the word "catch" should be responsible for finding out the person who grabbed the word "thief", and there was only one chance, and he could ask questions, but he could not do it, and if he was wrong, he would have to accept the punishment of the person who took the word "official". If the thief is found out, he will also be punished by the "official". As for the means of punishment, it is also up to the "official" to decide. You can drink, you can answer questions, or you can just fine your head, etc.
Naturally, there is no such thing as this game in Dongtang, so everyone is interested, and Mrs. Pingyun also proposed that in order to avoid cheating by people with martial arts, no martial arts means are allowed to be used when grabbing the note.
Naturally, everyone agreed.
This game is actually a test of people's speculation and observation of micro-expressions and language.
Mrs. Pingyun was full of doubts about everything, and asked that she write the note and spread it. The other three had no objection.
First, Wen Zhen got the "soldier". She glanced at Mrs. Pingyun on the other side.
The pupils are slightly dilated, the arm hanging to the side is subconsciously clinging to the leg, and the fingers are erected - it generally indicates nervousness or anger, anger naturally does not exist, that is, nervousness.
She got the "thief".
Wen Zhen took a closer look at Yi Yuncen again, the corners of his mouth were upturned, his eyelids were contracted, and slight lines appeared at the corners of his eyes, he was quite happy. There is also a little dilation of pupils, indicating that there is a slight nervousness and vigilance, but it is still happy.
With Yi Yuncen's young and fun-loving personality, his subconscious self-identification with his identity, and his current yearning for power, what he got should be the word "official".
So. The word "catch" should be in Yan Sui's hands.
Wen Zhen immediately put his mind at ease.
When she had nothing to do before, she had seen a little bit of micro-expression psychology out of interest, so she proposed to play this, as it was fresh enough to arouse people's interest and not be guarded, and Yan Sui's IQ was enough to deal with it.
She understands micro-expressions, and Yan Sui understands people's hearts.
It's just that she feels that Yi Yuncen's micro-expression is a little too subtle and a little weird, but she can't say what's weird.
It seems that the element of vigilance is a little too big, and with Yi Yuncen's character, it seems that it should not be like this.
Sure enough, Yan Sui looked around, stopped looking at Yi Yuncen's face, looked at her again, and then said, "I got the catch." β
Mrs. Pingyun immediately sat upright, her expression even more excited, but slightly vigilant.
"As a rule, I can ask each person a question to determine who the thief is." Yan Sui said, "May I ask Mr. Yi, if you are a thief and want to escape arrest in this Yi family compound, which path will you choose?" β
------Off topic------
The game of officers and soldiers catching thieves will not be written in vain, and there will be more important clues in it. A reminder.