Chapter 199: Pretending
The prince and Lord Yin have been polite to me for a long time, and those who know think they are sending troops to help, and those who don't know think that they are two families married!
Gu Ziyan deserves to be praised by everyone in the court as "three inches without a bad tongue", just standing there, in a few words, he boasted that the small mansion of the Yin family had become an elegant residence for the Qing and high literati, and unconsciously created a pair of ink and arrogance for Lord Yin who was not afraid of power.
The man couldn't help but raise his chin proudly, and easily entered the prince's sleeve, and whispered compliments: "Don't dare, don't dare." β
"Okay, gossip aside, come in with me, ladies and gentlemen!" Lord Yin personally led the way ahead.
At the same time, the subordinates moved their luggage in, and the rooms where several people were resting had already been arranged by Lord Yin, so Lu Yao and they didn't have to bother, and they followed the guide to the living room very logically.
Compared with Zhang Yue who he met in the capital before, Lu Yao felt that this Lord Yin was still a little honest, at least he would not hide like Zhang Yue, and he showed off his wealth and directly put out the things made of real money.
Gu Congyuan seemed to be able to see through her careful thoughts at a glance, and couldn't help but laugh lowly.
Lu Yao raised his eyes very dissatisfied: "What are you laughing at?" β
"Laughing at the leader of the Tongfu Firm," he looked at the row of small plates of dragon pancakes on the cabinet, and whispered in his ear, "can't you even tell the difference between copper and gold?" β
"Copper ......" Lu Yao choked, his face turned slightly red, and he lowered his head and coughed in order to hide his embarrassment, "How do you know?" β
The man's face did not change and he said: "I have seen a lot of Cong Wangfu and the palace, so I can naturally recognize it at a glance." β
"Looks like you're interested in my little house?" Lord Yin has already ordered someone to prepare refreshments, and said respectfully, "Rouran people are rampant, and some good things don't dare to be taken out on weekdays, for fear that they will fight and kill and rush into the house to snatch them. β
After taking a seat, it was also Gu Ziyan who was the first to praise: "Good tea." β
Lu Yao slowly looked around the house, only to find that although the sparrows here are small, they are also complete, and they are splendid.
Even if it's a plate made of copper, it's impossible that none of the ornaments here are fakes......
The thin and thin Lord Yin still relied on his miserable figure, closed his eyes and said that he was poor and didn't even dare to take out good tea.
It's also a shame that the prince can close his eyes and blow ......
"The petty official was also an errand boy in the capital in his early years, but later he came to Qingyuan to take up his post, and found that the people in the north were simple and lovely, and they couldn't bear to leave, so they settled here." Lord Yin laughed a few times, "Back then, the crown prince and His Royal Highness King Cong were still small jade snow dumplings, but now they are both handsome sons with long bodies and jade bodies, and time is really like a white horse...... I'm old. β
Gu Congyuan rested here for the time being, too lazy to listen to the man's idle nonsense, but there was nowhere to go except for this city lord's mansion, so he could only make a few perfunctory sounds.
To put it nicely, in fact, Lord Yin was exiled here because of his ineffective work, but I didn't expect that after so many years, he has also lived a prosperous life at the border, even better than some petty officials in the capital who worked hard to climb up.
Those two handsome boys are
On the side, there was no intention of mentioning between the words, it seemed that he didn't want to promote Lord Yin for a while, he could only focus on Lu Yao, who was silently drinking tea at the table.
Maybe Lu Yao's temperament is too unique, and she doesn't notice anything at first glance, but the more she looks at it, the more she feels that she is different from ordinary women.
It wasn't until Gu Congyuan coughed dryly that he narrowed his dull gaze slightly.
Able to stammer, Lord Yin smiled sharply, and said: "The lower officials saw that Princess Cong was a little angry, and she didn't recognize it for a while, and she was really a little sloppy when she saw the ceremony, and I ask for forgiveness." β
She bowed her head and said, "Lord Yin is courteous and thoughtful, but I came with the army without prior notice, for fear of annoying you." β
"Some time ago, the Qingfeng Village case around Gyeonggi was also heard by the lower officials." Lord Yin has long been curious about this, and now he can be regarded as caught, "I can't imagine that Princess Cong can turn the tide in this matter, she is really a heroine among women, a heroine." β
When Lu Yao saw that person, he almost gave himself a thumbs up, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Lord Yin has won the award, and I still have to rely on His Royal Highness King Cong to find the clue." β
"Hey, the princess is really beautiful, kind-hearted and humble!" The man automatically ignored Gu Congyuan's subtle expression, and said, "I heard that you are a young and promising proprietor of Tongfu Firm, but when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary, and it opened my eyes." β
Lu Yao is not as cold as Gu Congyuan is cold enough, and he really throws the questions he doesn't want to answer and throws them aside.
She could only respond awkwardly and stiffly from beginning to end, and in the end, Gu Congyuan's face darkened, and she couldn't bear to say, "Enough." β
Only then did Lord Yin put back the gossip full of his stomach, and then the question of "why did King Cong and his wife get along" was forced back into his stomach.
"His Royal Highness King Cong." He smiled kindly, and bowed his hands, not knowing what was wrong with the man.
Gu Congyuan said in a deep voice: "Speaking of which, the twists and turns seem to be chattering, and the capital sent people here, but not for this." β
The prince was already too tired to look good, his two long legs were overlapped, and he quietly lowered his eyes to drink tea, except for those nice polite words, these stiff and cold things should be thrown to this younger brother to solve.
This time, the two of them walked together, and it seemed to be more convenient to snatch military merit.
Lord Yin also boasted that he could talk about it, but when he reached the key issue, he was speechless, his face stiffened a little, and he didn't say why he stumbled.
"This king asks you," Gu Congyuan slowly put aside the tea in his hand and said, "The prosperity and bustle on the streets of Qingyuan City were all deliberately arranged by the people when you learned that the army would arrive today, right?" β
As soon as these words came out, the prince who was paralyzed in the chair couldn't help but sit up straight, and said in a lost voice: "Fake?!" β
"Prosperity is just a faΓ§ade?" Lu Yaohu looked over suspiciously, "Lord Yin, what's going on?" β
The clear man shook his head and smiled, and said helplessly: "I really have to say that His Second Highness's eyes are like torches, and no one can match them." β
Gu Congyuan was like a tea guest drinking tea and listening to the play, sitting quietly and waiting for Lord Yin to pour out the real and fake ones.
"Xia Guan knows that you are coming, so naturally I don't want you to see the miserable situation of my Qingyuan people." He muttered in embarrassment, "That's why this is the ...... decision."
Gu Congyuan only took a shallow sip, then put down the teacup, and said, "This is why the people cooperated with you to play a big drama of false prosperity, but I didn't expect it to be exposed, right?" β
Because Lord Yin didn't know what kind of equipment the Gyeonggi garrison was wearing now, he didn't know it as a parent official, and the people didn't know it.
A big fool led a group of ignorant people with a line, stupidly selling goods, until the moment they saw the mighty and majestic army coming, and broke through the city gate, the people thought that Rouran had come in again, and before they could see who it was, they couldn't help but run away in all directions.
It was the prince's volley that dragged everyone's souls back.
Then there was a scene of people crying with joy and kneeling along the street.
The eyes of the prince and Lu Yao couldn't help but wander between the two, and they were confused at first, but now they were all clear, and the shock and disbelief that they realized afterwards came to their hearts, and their minds were buzzing.
The hand that was grasping the faded official robe tightened involuntarily, trembling slightly, and after a long time, Master Yin slowly exhaled a breath, closed his eyes and said, "...... Be. β
"The lower officials have governed Qingyuan for many years, but they have never been able to withstand the harassment of foreign enemies, and they have done nothing, the two royal highnesses of the prince and the king of Cong have come from afar, and I ......" he said with difficulty, "Naturally, I don't want the nobles to see the small city that is too cold." β
Gu Ziyan raised his eyebrows, obviously displeased, and said patiently: "We came to reinforce the northern border on the order of the emperor, what Lord Yin did, but there is a meaning of bullying the king......
Lord Yin's face turned pale, and he quickly knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is angry!" β
"Isn't it to bring troops from thousands of miles away to solve the difficulties in the Northland?" Gu Congyuan pierced through other people's schemes, and his heart was very happy, "Lord Yin didn't report it if he knew about it, and he was hiding, wouldn't he delay the affairs of the people?" β
The man kneeling on the ground was thin and withered, except for the black gauze hat and old official robe, he looked like a thin middle-aged man, he should be no more than forty years old, but he did look like he was in his fifties.
"But think about it...... This palace thinks you have extenuating feelings, but it's just in the wrong way. The prince turned to say, "The local town is small, and it is inevitable that it likes to put on a flower shelf, but this time it was seen by His Royal Highness King Cong, and next time I dare to hide it, there is your good fruit to eat." β
Good things were said by Gu Ziyan, and good things were also done by Gu Ziyan.
Lu Yao was a little indignant in his heart, and he desperately gave Gu Congyuan a look by the action of drinking tea, and motioned for him to say a few more words.
But the man tilted his head and smiled at her as if he didn't understand, except for a little touching color, it really didn't mean anything else.
Originally, in front of the emperor, he was not favored, and all the dirty and tiring drudgery was rushed to Gu Congyuan to do, which was far away from Gyeonggi, and when it came to the most handy border war, shouldn't he be the most suitable to rush to the front?
"King Cong, King Cong, don't you know how to fight except for fighting? The benefits are all taken by the prince! Lu Yao couldn't help but sneer, "This is too Buddha!" β