Chapter 63: A Chance Encounter with a Benefactor (I)
In the early morning of the next day, the emperor ordered Gao Zhan to read out a decree in public, demoting Liao Yantian, who had been impeached by the imperial history in turn, to a higher level, and ordered him to go to Yanzhou to act as the county guard, and when Gao Xun died of illness, he could be turned into a regular. The Sixth Product Division of the Criminal Department is Fan Wensheng and Yipin accompanied Liao Yantian to Yanzhou.
After the holy decree was announced, Liao Yantian, who had already received the news from Yuwencheng, was overjoyed, and the fool knew that the emperor would rise brightly and secretly, and his real power in Yanzhou would be much greater in the future. For Fan Wen, who also has decision-making power in Yanzhou's large and small government affairs, he didn't pay attention to it for the time being. Liao Yantian only felt very happy at this time, and wished that he could fly to Yanzhou in the blink of an eye to do a great feat of earth-shattering ghosts and gods, and not waste his hard work to learn.
After going down, Liao Yantian said goodbye to his colleagues when he came over, but he did not pretend to be sad and reluctant, and did not hide his red light and smile.
At the same time, Fan Wen's heart was even more pleasant, as shrewd as he was to understand the emperor's true intentions in such an arrangement. The emperor gave him decision-making power, which meant that Liao Yantian needed to discuss everything with him before he could order it to be executed, and the emperor clearly used him to balance Liao Yantian. Although his grade is slightly lower, his actual rights are not much different from Liao Yantian, the county guard. What's more, he was originally from Yanzhou, and when he returned to his ancestral hometown, he was quite comfortable with his colleagues there, which was much better than Liao Yantian, who looked like a mallet.
Yu Wenye watched coldly, and when he returned to the East Palace, he immediately summoned Wu Wei, and ordered him to choose a secret guard who was good at ventilating and reporting news to the Great Prince's Mansion to deliver a message to Yu Wencheng. Liao Yantian is not good at observing the emperor's heart, and he doesn't understand the twists and turns of officialdom, and he can't see through Fan Wen's threat to himself in a short time, but Yu Wencheng will definitely be able to see through it suddenly. So this fire must be lit by Yu Wencheng himself.
Wu Yi took the order and left, the door curtain was lifted, and Bai Muguan smiled like a flower as soon as he entered the door: "Your Highness is really a good calculation." ”
"Did you hear it all?" Yu Wenye raised his eyebrows and smiled, and was busy inserting the red plums that the maid had folded back early into the vase, and then pruning the branches and leaves one by one.
Bai Muguan nodded, when she walked to the door of the study, she vaguely heard Yu Wenye talking to the same person, so she naturally wanted to stay away for a while. But she has a keen ear and knows what they're talking about when she listens a few words.
The girl sat down on a soft couch covered with a white fox skin, and said softly: "The eldest prince will definitely ask Lord Liao to guard against Lord Fan carefully when he receives the news, so that it will be easier to quickly intensify the conflict." ”
Yu Wenye, who was standing with his back to her, had a touch of approval in his inky eyes, and she couldn't see the smile on his face, only four words that were not in a hurry: "That's true." ”
Bai Muguan let out a laugh and said proudly: "I guessed your mind again, isn't Your Highness surprised?" Why should you praise me for the occasion? ”
Hearing this, he turned around, pretended to shake his head helplessly, and said, "You are too smart, so that Prince Ben is speechless." ”
At this time, Bai Muguan's eyes fell on the white porcelain vase in his hand, the red plum in the vase was gorgeous, except for a few flower bones that were about to bloom, the rest were blooming. Yu Wenye loves flowers and plants, and has studied gardening with the court gardener for several years, and is quite good at pruning flowers and plants. The plum blossoms that he has carefully repaired are inserted in a unique white porcelain vase, like a slender lady.
"Your Highness is really ingenious, when I go to the back garden to fold a few branches and come back, you can help me prune a few times and insert them into the bottle, and I can smell the fragrance from time to time in front of the desk." After speaking, Bai Muguan blinked his eyes, looking coquettish and flattering him.
Yu Wenye walked up to her, lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "Okay, I just finished trimming this bottle, if you like it, just take it back." ”
Seeing him hand the vase in front of him, Bai Muguan gently pushed it, pouted and said, "What a poetic thing to fold plums in the snow, I have to do it myself to fold plums." ”
He's always different.
Yu Wenye responded: "There is no snow today, if it snows another day, why don't we enjoy the snow and plum together?" ”
"Of course! But today's clear sky can't live up to it, I want to go to Fan Xilou to eat snacks, and then go to the Treasure Pavilion to choose jewelry. The girl stared at him, and even pulled his stretched sleeves.
In fact, he is very doting on her, and he should do everything, and it is not too much to say that he is obedient. For example, he was very happy at this time: "Today, the prince has nothing to do, no matter where you want to play, you must accompany him." ”
Bai Muguan's heart was warm and very happy, he looked down at the cumbersome skirt on his body, and couldn't help but say, "Wait for me to go back to Qingyun Pavilion to change my clothes." ”
What is the good way to change clothes? Could it be ......
Yu Wenye was unsure of his guess, frowned and asked, "You want to wear men's clothes?" ”
In the past, they rode horses to travel, Bai Muguan was always dressed in military uniform, heroic and sassy, and it was convenient to ride horses, he could understand. Today is just going out for a stroll, her dress is well-made and beautiful, is she going to wear men's clothes to visit the jewelry store?
Seeing through his hidden worries, Bai Muguan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Don't wear men's clothes, change into neat clothes." Brother Ye, don't dress so luxuriously, you don't need to be too ostentatious when walking on the street. ”
He is the prince of the court, and he is usually used to hugging from front to back, and he does not need brocade clothes to go out on patrol, which is too eye-catching.
Seeing that she had already left, Yu Wenye raised his voice and called the little nobleman to serve him to change his clothes. He changed into a mink fur collar purple dark cloud pattern brocade robe, and the hair crown was also replaced with a normal silver crown. However, his handsome and upright figure, sword-eyed and starry face, and noble and gorgeous temperament that is difficult to hide around his body still make people unable to take their eyes off.
didn't let him wait long, and the beautiful Bai Muguan in red appeared in front of him. The girl's naturally bright face is delicate like a spring flower, her black hair is tied into a ponytail and fixed with a hosta, she wears a pair of pearl earrings, and she still wears a peony flower white jade bracelet on her wrist.
Who said that the fresh clothes and angry horses can only be young men?
Yu Wenye's eyes couldn't help but light up, his skin was white and beautiful, and he was dressed in red clothes, which was clearly better than thousands of men in the world.
Seeing that he was a little distracted, the girl pretended to be serious and bowed her hands: "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince is blessed." ”
Yu Wenye retracted his gaze and said with a smile in the corner of his eyes: "Let's go, buy snacks and choose jewelry." ”
Except for a few highly skilled secret guards who were disguised and mixed in the crowd and protected them by their peers, they didn't even bring a single guard today. Yu Wenye has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his martial arts are even stronger than Bai Muguan's, and the idle people can't stand them at all. Moreover, in the capital at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the patrol battalion was conscientious and the law and order was good.
Fan Xilou's pastry shop has opened several in the capital, because it is an old reputation and old signboard, several businesses are not far behind. Among them, the one closest to the East Palace can be reached by walking a cup of tea.
The person who came was dressed in noble clothes and had an extraordinary bearing, and the sharp-eyed shopkeeper led Yu Wenye and Bai Muguan to the private room on the second floor to sit down. Sitting near the window, you can look out and see the bustling streets, the bustling streets, and the hawkers shouting along the streets.
Yu Wenye said first: "Last pot of dragon group tea." ”
The young shopkeeper smiled all over his face, looking a little energetic: "Okay." Do the two guests need to try a plate of fresh jujube paste yam cake or hibiscus cake? ”
Bai Muguan took over the conversation: "Take a plate of each of the two things you said, and you also need begonia crisp and almond cheese." ”
The shopkeeper stepped back and gently closed the door of the private room before leaving.
The private room of Fan Xilou is not large, the layout is very elegant and quiet, a boxy lacquered wood table, the room hangs a light purple gauze curtain and crystal bead curtains, and the four treasures of the study room are placed on the long table.
The girl inadvertently found that the person opposite was slightly tilted his head, holding his forehead with one hand, his long eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his handsome face like a sculpture was impeccable, as if he was in deep thought.
Suddenly, Bai Muguan reached out and pinched the bridge of his nose, which was as straight as jade, and smiled smartly: "What is Brother Ye thinking?" ”
He raised his head, grabbed her little hand, and taught her a lesson with a straight face: "You girl is so bold, I am the prince of the East Palace, you dare to do something to me." ”
The four words of moving hands and feet made her face flush, and she shot back: "Blame yourself for being stunned, I thought you were plotted by someone to point the acupoint." ”
"There are only you and me in the room, if I am taught, you will naturally be the one who will do it. I don't know where I want to point my acupuncture point? Saying that, Yu Wenye laughed a little cheekily, and the meaning of his words was not wine.
Bai Muguan heard the sound outside the strings, and couldn't help but step on him secretly, so painful that he almost bared his teeth.
At the end, the girl raised her chin and slowly said two words: "You deserve it." ”
Yu Wenye naturally didn't get really annoyed, but deliberately tightened her handsome face, waiting for her to take the initiative to apologize and please make peace, but she looked out the window and was unmoved.
After a while, the pride of the sky finally couldn't hold it back, and tentatively called her: "Guanguan? ”
Before she could respond, the door of the private room was pushed open, and this time it was not the shopkeeper who came in just now, but a maid with a wooden pallet.
In turn, a pot of Longtuan tea, a plate of jujube paste yam cake, hibiscus cake, and begonia cake, and two bowls of almond cheese were presented. Everything looks exquisite, the air is filled with fragrance and sweetness, and a small and delicate pastry is worth a few taels of silver. Therefore, the guests who come here to try it are basically either official or rich.
After the maid retreated, Bai Muguan couldn't wait to start the chopsticks, and several dim sums, among which hibiscus cake and begonia cake were the most beautiful, imitating the color and fragrance of hibiscus flowers and the shape of begonia flowers respectively.
The girl ate with relish, Yu Wenye, who has always been picky about food, did not move, and only smiled lightly: "You eat slowly, Fan Xilou's dim sum is too sweet and greasy, not refreshing enough, I'll just drink some Longtuan tea." ”
"How about you taste it, the jujube paste yam cake is not too sweet." Before the words fell, Bai Muguan personally presented him with a piece.
Under the eager gaze of his sweetheart, Yu Wenye had to stop at a glance. In the entrance of the pastry, the sweetness of the red dates is matched with the soft glutinousness of the yam, and the melt in the mouth, which is very different from what he imagined.
It turns out that in addition to the imperial dining room and the small kitchen of the East Palace, the famous Fan Xilou's dim sum in the capital can also enter his golden mouth.
Soon several plates of pastries were swept away by him. Bai Muguan couldn't help but want to laugh at his eating speed, and thought that he had been bound by rules since he was a child, and often had difficulty in getting hungry, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
The two of them were full of tea and cakes, and paid a silver ingot to prepare to leave. When he was about to walk to the door, the oncoming young woman surprised Bai Muguan and subconsciously paused.
Soon the other seemed to notice her, and with joy on their faces, they quickened their pace towards them. Although Yu Wenye didn't know why, seeing Bai Muguan suddenly stop, he had to wait for a while.
The young woman held Bai Muguan's hands a little excitedly, tears like mermaid pearls rolled down, but her pink lips smiled: "Benefactor, I can't imagine that Jing'er will meet a benefactor here in her lifetime, which really makes Jing'er overjoyed." ”
"It's really you." Bai Muguan let her grasp herself, her lips rose slightly, and her apricot eyes flashed slightly, unable to hide the doubts and incomprehension in her heart.
"Of course it's me, doesn't the benefactor remember Jing'er?" The other party called Bai Muguan a benefactor, which made Yu Wenye next to him puzzled.
This person calls herself "Jing'er", could she be the Shu Jing'er in King Xu's mouth? Thinking of this, Yu Wenye hesitated on his face.
I saw Bai Muguan smile and asked: "Of course I won't forget you, but Jing'er, why did you come to the capital?" ”
Shu Jing'er blushed slightly, and whispered, "This ...... It's a long story. ”
In order to solve the doubts, Bai Muguan took the lead in opening his mouth: "Since our reunion in the capital is also fate, we have to sit down and gossip a few words, what do you think?" ”
"Jing'er, everything is arranged by the benefactor."