Chapter 3 Fighting Wits and Courage 9
In Nanxun Taichung, Bing Lan pressed the railing, looked down, anxiously waiting for news. After not seeing Xianyun's figure for a long time, she had to touch her right hand with her left hand and her left hand with her right hand to relieve tension.
"Miss, it seems that Xianyun is back!" Feixing happily pointed to the woman in a hurry at the foot of the cloister.
Bing Lan took a look, and quickly lifted the hem of her skirt and went downstairs. She asked, "Has Zichu been admitted?"
Xianyun shook her head.
In Jianzhang Palace, Xuandong returned to his cynical nature after recovering from his injury. Dressed in a light cyan round-necked robe, with a belt around his waist and a head wrapped around his head, he stood in the middle of the crowd and said, "Yesterday there were two stories that caused a sensation in the capital. The first, the champion Qi Xiangqi was arrested by General Xuanwu's family. General Xuanwu put 20,000 yuan and boxes of pearls and jade in front of him and asked him to marry his daughter, but he didn't expect him to refuse! Everyone said that he was a gentleman who was not afraid of the powerful. ”
Speaking of General Xuanwu's daughter, Xuan Nan has some impressions of her, isn't it the Golden Cage Miss who made Bing Lanlu uneven. He couldn't help but smile as he looked at the gloating look of his little daughter on his ice blue face.
Xuan Dong said again: "The second piece is even more terrible. It's a landed scholar who spends a lot of money to get married!"
"This kind of boring thing is also worth talking about!" Xuan Nan suddenly interrupted Xuan Dong, who was speaking energetically. Xuan Dong only looked at Xuan Nan with a confused expression, and almost wanted to move his lips, but finally stopped talking.
"It's rare for your brother to enter the palace, let him tell me, what's the matter?" The Queen Mother smiled.
"That's it! Brother Huang! Xuan Dong's face gradually opened again. He continued to say with his eyebrows fluttering: "It's Song Chu who used thirteen thousand yuan to redeem Bai Lu, the top brand of Yihong Mansion!"
"Did you see it with your own eyes? Do you want to bring it here to talk about the rumors in the market......" Ice Blue pouted.
"I haven't seen Qi Zhuangyuan refuse to marry with my own eyes, aren't you very happy to hear it just now!" Xuan Dong retorted.
Bing Lan was speechless for a while, and then said, "Auntie." The concubine retired. Then he gave a hasty salute, lifted his skirt, and galloped out of the main hall.
Xuan Nan looked at Bing Lan's angry appearance, and reproached Xuan Dong and said, "Don't tell you to say that you are biased, this will make everyone unhappy." That's it, I still have official business, so I'll go first. Then, he gave a salute to the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager and retired.
"Brother... I'll just talk about things......" Xuan Dong said unhappily.
The originally lively atmosphere in Jianzhang Palace suddenly cooled down, but Xuan Dong didn't realize it, he walked straight to the Queen Mother's side, and said coquettishly: "Queen Mother, both of them bullied me today...... Moreover, 13,000 dollars, but what about my five years! Mother, give me some more pocket money. I'm a prince, I'm not as generous as a son of a family, doesn't it hurt the royal face......"
The concubine glanced at Xuan Dong and asked him to retreat quickly. But it was too late. The next moment, the Queen Mother grabbed Xuan Dong's ears and said angrily: "You actually went to those obscene places? Tell you every day to study more, practice martial arts diligently, and assist your imperial brother in the future, you should all be on the sidelines, right? ”
When Xuan Nan stepped out of Jianzhang Palace, he saw thirty steps away, Bing Lan carrying the back of Xian Yun, and from afar, he could feel her suppressed anger.
"Your Majesty, the new scholars are waiting for your reception in the Qinzheng Palace." Wang Xi said.
"Good. Go to the Diligent Palace. ”
Back at Nanxuntai, Bing Lan opened the cabinet, found a royal blue round-necked man's robe, and took out the jade plaque from the palace in the makeup box......
In the evening, when Xuan Nan passed by Nanxuntai, there was no ice blue, only the two of them. Asked where Binglan was, and the two looked at each other.
Xuan Nan asked, "Where is Miss, you two will talk together." ”
"Jianzhang Palace!" "Imperial Garden! ”
As soon as the words came out, the two were stunned, looked at each other again, and said:
"Imperial Garden!" "Jianzhang Palace! ”
"Where the hell is it?" Xuan Nan was angry.
"Back to Your Majesty, Miss is out of the palace." Delicate and weak.
"When did you go out? Where did it go? The palace gate is about to fall, and you won't come back? Xuan Nan asked.
"This ...... Miss...... The young lady said that she wanted to ask Chongde Gong to understand, and left an hour ago. "Flying Star slurred.
"This girl ......," Xuan Nan snorted softly. Xindao: This girl won't go to someone else's little lady to fight...... Thinking of this, turn around and leave.
When he walked out of the foyer of Nanxuntai, he saw several sets of inscriptions hanging on the wall, from nothing to form, from form to form and god, and then to vividness
She is not obsessed with Jinshi, why has she made so much progress in such a year, only hard work, and behind this hard work is a deep love. Compared to a few cups of sweet soup with fake hands, it is not worth mentioning at all.
Jealousy, anger, heartache...... Suddenly, a brain surged into his heart, and with a snort, Xuan Nan was stumbled by the threshold of Nanxuntai.
Before Wang Xi could help him, he had already climbed up by himself and said angrily: "Go and tear down the threshold!" ”
Wang Xi had never seen Xuan Nan have such a big fire, so he only said to the palace people: "Don't go and tear down the threshold quickly!" ”
"I didn't tell you to tear it down now!"
"Yes!"
"What are you doing! Prepare the car! ”
"Yes. Prepare a guard of honor. Wang Xi commanded Huangmen Dao.
"I told you to prepare a car, but I didn't let you prepare a guard of honor!" Xuan Nan said angrily.
"Then where is Your Majesty going? Can I go back to the palace...... Changing clothes?" Wang Xi asked cautiously.
"Go to the Chongde Mansion! If you don't change your clothes, will you let me go out in court clothes? Change in the car! Xuan Nan said, walked forward, and muttered to himself as he walked: Don't be angry! Don't get angry...... What right do I have to be angry......"
The clouds are thickening, and the rain is about to pour. The evening glow eclipses, and the square pagoda of the White Horse Temple looms in the dark clouds in the distance.
Ice Blue walked to a residential house, and at dusk two children on the side of the street were playing with a little civet cat, and there was no one else. Another older kid was sitting on the side of the street shaking the popcorn stove, and with a bang, the popcorn stove rang, scaring the kitten to its feet, and the kitten choking the two younger children.
It happened that four caravans dressed as North Koreans passed by the street. One of the horses went on a rampage and galloped towards the popcorn kids. When it was too late, it was too fast, and Bing Lan pushed the child five or six steps away like a rabbit. But in a few moments, the startled horse raised its hooves and buckled them down like a bowl.
When Ice Blue was about to turn sideways to avoid it immediately, the horse was suddenly grabbed. I saw a strong man dressed in North Korea firmly restraining the startled horse with a lasso, and he took out a cloth bag and put it next to the nose of the startled horse. The restless horse slowly quieted down, purring and purring.
The strong man apologized repeatedly: Come here, come here.
At this time, the leader caught up, he was dressed in a navy blue Korean robe, wearing a high horseskin hat, his face was dark, his facial features were rough, he was about thirty years old, he applied the etiquette of the Central Plains, and said in proficient Chinese: "Girl, I'm sorry. The servants of my house did not take good care of the horses, and you were frightened. With that, he bowed again.
Bing Lan also returned the salute and said, "I'm fine." Just walking in the Central Plains, I'm afraid you will encounter a lot: such popcorn, just be careful when doing business in the future. In the next farewell. With that, he turned and left.
The man in the North Korean robe waved again, watching Bing Lan walk away before getting on his horse, directing the other three forward.
After walking about a hundred steps, Bing Lan suddenly realized that he was in the wrong direction, and turned around and walked east. Seeing the four men in North Korean clothes, they led the horses and drove them to disappear around the corner of the street.
When Binglan was a child, she listened to the Pan Palace and learned a little Mongolian. Even if you forget most of it now, you can still understand that the strong man who is riding the horse is saying that he is sorry in Mongolian. She wondered in her heart, although many Korean merchants would hire a Mongolian as a coachman, not only good at horsemanship, but also able to defend themselves against fighting, but they all went in the direction of the mansions of high-ranking officials and nobles. Shouldn't businessmen go to West Street? Is that the kind of shop or inn restaurant that sells goods?
Eh, no matter what he does, Zichu must be sad and sad now, his friends on weekdays, such as Xuan Dong, are still ridiculing him! I'm going to be there for him. Tell him that if he doesn't succeed this time, he will definitely be able to pass the exam next time. But if he does bring the outsiders home, I'll ...... I'll just ...... Tear him up! immediately went in the direction of Song Chu's house.
In front of the Zhu Gate of the Chongde Mansion, she reached out to buckle the copper ring on the door.
A scholar who was about twelve or thirteen years old poked his head out from behind the vermilion door, looked at Bing Lan with his eyes dripping for a while, and asked impatiently, "Who are you?"
"I'm Meng Huo, I'm here to visit Chongde Gong." Ice Blue said.
"There are no guests in the house today." With that, the scholar retracted his head and tried to push the door shut.
At this time, Bing Lan suddenly held the door that was about to be closed with his hand, and said angrily: "You haven't even reported it, how do you know that Chongde Gong doesn't see me?"
The scholar was young, where was the Bing Lan who practiced martial arts strong, but in a moment, the door was pushed open by the ice blue, and she was cleverly drilled in.
The scholar frowned, and said hatefully: "My son-in-law is polite, how can I know such a rude girl as you!" Hurry up and get out on your own, or I'll beat you out with a big stick!"
Bing Lan looked at the little adult-like scholar in front of him, and said unceremoniously: "Even a little baby like you can beat me out?"
The little scholar looked at the ice blue in front of him, which was much taller than himself, and couldn't help but take half a step back, seven points of anger and three points of fear: "Madame said that the grandfather is in a bad mood and does not see guests!"
"You're talking about the Lord?" Ice Blue asked.
"It's not. Is it the new lady who entered the house yesterday? The little scholar said.
What the? Could it be that Chu Zhen accepted a Ya J into the mansion? Bing Lan only felt that her qi and blood were surging, and she went to the hall regardless of the little scholar.
The little scholar hurriedly stepped forward to the bar, but was left behind by Bing Lan's quick walk. The door to the reception hall was closed, and two tall men guarded it outside. Seeing Bing Lan a thin girl coming violently, she didn't think so, and stood on a human wall to block Bing Lan's way.
In a hurry, Bing Lan used an orchid to brush the hole. This is the move that Xuan Nan taught her to use for self-defense, and it is easy to escape at a critical moment.
The eyes of the two of them were dark, and they felt that they were being swept by a gust of fragrant wind. When he opened his eyes again, Ice Blue had already pushed open the door of the hall.
The door was suddenly opened, and Song Chu was seen sitting at the top of the hall, and beside him stood a beautiful woman with a beautiful appearance, four wooden boxes in the hall were knee-deep, and inside were neatly placed gold bars, flashing this dazzling and dazzling golden light in the dim room. At the bottom sat four men in North Korean clothes, whom they had just seen on the street.
Before the ice blue could react, the beauty dressed in a luxurious crimson butterfly and a flower skirt raised her hands, and her cherry lips moved: "Kill her!"
As soon as the words fell, the door behind Bing Lan was suddenly closed, and four men in North Korean clothes pulled out their scimitars and surrounded Bing Lan under Bai Lu's instructions.
Bing Lan was shocked and suspicious, and said, "Who are you?" How can you be in the Chongde Mansion?"
"Do it!" The beauty said coldly.
In an instant, the blades of the four people came straight at the ice blue.
"Zi Chu! Save me! Ice Blue Flower looked at Song Chu expectantly, but his face turned red, he lowered his head, and did not say a word.
The defenseless ice blue struggled to dodge the sharp blades of the four, and the momentum of defeat was already obvious. Just when the abdomen was in a dilemma, there was a bang, and then the door was kicked open. Suddenly, the blade of the knife that came straight through the door slowed down, and then two men in North Korean clothes with knives fell in front of her.
The person who came was Xuan Nan, and the two men were slashed and killed by him with a sword. Although Bing Lan has practiced martial arts since childhood, he has never seen murder, and now when he sees Xuan Nan covered in blood and the person who fell in a pool of blood and convulsed, he only felt that his scalp was numb and his heart was disgusting. There is no time for the blade behind him. However, a few clanging irons could be heard. In an instant, Xuan Nan took her into his arms, and then flew up and jumped onto the eaves. Then he took out the bamboo tube in his arms, lit it and threw it into the sky. A bright spark blooms in the dark night......
After a while, the Chongde Mansion was surrounded by the patrol camp. A group of armored soldiers rushed into the Chongde Mansion.
Frightened, Bing Lan looked at Xuan Nan's blood-stained face, and couldn't help crying: "Your Majesty, just now...... Woowoo...... Woowoo...... Just now...... I'm going to die......"
"Don't worry, I'm here." Xuan Nan's voice was warm and firm.
Qiu Tie led the patrol battalion into the house and captured the two men in Korean clothes and Song Chu, but only the shadow of the woman in red just now was missing.
Xuan Nan said: "I am in a high place, and I haven't seen her escape." There must be a secret passage in the house!"
Subsequently, Qiu Tie led the corners of the inner guest hall to search again, and sure enough, there was a secret passage leading directly to the outside of the mansion, and the secret passage was scattered with women's clothes, which were crimson butterflies wearing flowers. At the end there is a street sinkhole, and the street is full of people, extending in all directions, and there is no trace of white dew for a long time.
In the courtyard, Neizhike weighed the gold in four wooden boxes, about 10,000 taels. Song Chu and two Korean businessmen wore flail and knelt in the courtyard.
Xuan Nan walked straight up to Song Chu and asked, "What is your relationship with them, with that woman, and with all this gold?" ”
Song Chu lowered his head, beads of sweat dripping on the ground, still silent, closed his eyes tightly, gritted his teeth, and remained silent.
At this moment, a North Korean businessman tilted his head, suddenly vomited a large amount of blood, and then fell to the ground and did not move.
"Not good! He's going to cut himself! Qiu Tie exclaimed. Then, he grabbed the jaw of another North Korean businessman and struck him directly in the side of the face with a fist, and the North Korean businessman spurted out a mouthful of blood, and a pill fell to the ground, rolling in a pool of blood for a long distance......
"I knew that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was desperately protecting you, and I should have captured you just now and fled!" North Korean Yi gritted his teeth.
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Chongde has fainted." When the insider reported to him, Song Chu fell to the ground, convulsed all over, foaming at the mouth.
Bing Lan rushed over to check and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, quickly announce the Imperial Doctor!" ”
Xuan Nan pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "My life was almost gone just now, and now I am thinking about him again!" Then he said: "Qiu Qing, Imperial Doctor Xuan!" ”