Chen Hongru had been living in Tanzhou for the early years and was raised by his grandmother. It wasn't until this year that the old lady felt that it was time for him to come to the capital to break through, so she was very reluctant to let him enter Beijing.

He heard about the reputation of the four great gentlemen in Beijing shortly after entering Beijing, but he never had the opportunity to meet any of them.

Today, not only did he know that the man he saw in Wansong Academy was the first of the four great gentlemen, but he was also fortunate to meet the other three, and Chen Hongru couldn't help but have a bright eye.

After introducing the two sides to each other, Xie Jinlan let them communicate on their own. And he himself was pulling Ruan Yezhen to go elsewhere.

As for Xiang Xinyuan, he was ignored by several people, intentionally or unintentionally.

When he wanted to keep up with the pace of Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen, Xie Jinlan paused suddenly, turned around and looked at him meaningfully and said:

"Today is my mother's birthday, and I want to be alone with her for a while. In this way, Xiang Gongzi also wants to come with him? ”

Xiang Xinyuan's face was unusual, and he smiled lightly: "The two of you, please." ”

Xie Jinlan took Ruan Yezhen to an empty and quiet bamboo forest before stopping.

It's not as brightly lit as the back garden, but fortunately, the moonlight is shining tonight, and it's not completely invisible.

Ruan Yezhen smiled: "It can be regarded as getting rid of that nasty ghost." ”

After a pause, she looked at Xie Jinlan suspiciously: "However, how did you know that there is such a bamboo forest in the Plum Garden?" And why did you bring me here? ”

Then she said jokingly: "Isn't it really as you just said, just to be alone with me?" ”

Xie Jinlan said with a smile: "I brought you here to give you a birthday gift." ”

Ruan Yezhen looked at him puzzled: "Birthday gift? ”

Xie Jinlan looked up at the sky, searched for a moment, and then pointed to a place: "Look, that's the birthday gift I gave you." ”

Ruan Yezhen looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that in the direction of the depths of the bamboo forest, Kong Ming lanterns gradually rose.

Those Kong Ming lanterns rose higher and higher, and from a distance, they looked like stars on the horizon.

Xie Jinlan looked at Ruan Yezhen's side face and said, "There are a total of ninety-nine Kong Ming lanterns, and each one has a blessing to you written by me myself. ”

Ruan Yezhen turned her head to look at him, with a bright smile on her face: "Thank you, Xie Jinlan, I like this gift very much." ”

Xie Jinlan said: "It's good if you like it." ”

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In the depths of the bamboo forest, Mo Yan, who had finally put all the Kong Ming lanterns, looked at the sky, wiped the fine sweat on his face with a slight pant, and said to himself:

"Childe really took great pains to please the young lady. In order for this matter to be carried out in secret, Childe insisted on not looking for other helpers. It's really hard for me, a personal little guy.

I hope that the young lady will like this, and the hard work of not letting me and the young master in the past few days be in vain. ”

After resting enough, Mo Yan packed up his tools and left the bamboo forest.

When he reached the periphery of the bamboo forest, Mo Yan saw two figures standing opposite each other, and couldn't help but relax his steps.

After looking closely, he recognized the two as his son-in-law and young lady.

Mo Yan's eyes rolled, and he thought: If he appeared in front of the two of them at this moment, wouldn't it ruin the atmosphere between the two? Childe may not be able to spare him!

Thinking like this, Mo Yan tiptoed away.

Xie Jinlan, who was here, glanced in the direction of Mo Yan as if he had a feeling, but quickly retracted his gaze as if nothing had happened, looked at Ruan Yezhen with a smile and said:

"You just said that you have two pieces of good news for me, what is the good news?"

Ruan Yezhen said: "Just now during the banquet, I told the emperor's uncle that I hope to transfer you back to the capital, even if it is a demotion." ”

When Xie Jinlan heard this, he smiled slightly: "Then there is another good news?" ”

Ruan Yezhen was so happy that she didn't notice his abnormality for a while, and said, "I propose to the emperor's uncle that during your tenure as the prefect of Lingzhou, I hope that Chen Qing can serve as the governor of Lingzhou so that he can assist you in handling the case. ”

When the words fell, Ruan Yezhen looked at Xie Jinlan with a look of begging for praise, but found that he was not only not happy, but had a faint anger on his face, and suddenly wondered:

"Xie Jinlan, why don't you seem to be happy?"

Xie Jinlan said lightly: "How do you know that these two pieces of news are good news for me and Chen Qing?" ”

Ruan Yezhen looked stunned and explained:

"Didn't you ever say that you aspired to be a rich idler since you were a child? The higher the official position, the greater the responsibility. Isn't that good news for you?

As for Chen Qing, when he was in Lin'an, didn't he appreciate you very much? Isn't it a pleasure for him to work with you? ”

Xie Jinlan said: "What you said is good. But why don't you ask both of us for our opinions before you speak to the Holy One? ”

Ruan Yezhen's eyes were slightly surprised: "What you are all happy with, why do you have to ask more?" ”

Xie Jinlan's face suddenly turned grim:

"How do you know we'll be happy? Yes, I hope to be demoted, or even go back to my old self. But have you ever thought that Jingzhong is the capital of the Daye Dynasty, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if it is a small county order, things are much more complicated than the prefect of Lingzhou.

Besides, Chen Qing, now that he has just reunited with his biological father, and he has not even avenged his mother, how can you be sure that he is willing to go to Lingzhou with me. ”

Ruan Yezhen was stunned for a moment, she had never thought about these questions. Could it really be that she did something wrong?

Seeing that Ruan Yezhen seemed to be frightened by him, Xie Jinlan let out a long sigh, brushed the broken hair from her ear behind her ear, and said:

"Today is your birthday, and I should not have said such heavy things to you. But this is indeed what you did wrong. ”

Ruan Yezhen suddenly showed a look of remorse on her face, shook her head slightly, and said, "What you said is right, if you hadn't woken me up at this moment, I would still be complacent about it." ”

Her mother taught her from a young age to do something and not to do anything. She also always thought she was doing a good job. But it turned out that what she thought she was doing was not really doing something.

Is it the things she used to do, thinking that she is good for others, but in fact others don't think it's a good thing? Is it just because of her identity that others pretend to be happy to respond?

Xie Jinlan comforted: "Knowing mistakes can improve a lot. Don't do that in the future. ”

Ruan Yezhen bit her lip and pulled him to walk back quickly: "Let's go back quickly, I want to tell the emperor's uncle that I want to change my birthday wishes." ”

It's just that she has only taken a few steps when she doesn't know what she has kicked, and as soon as her body is crooked, she is about to fall to the side.

Xie Jinlan took a certain step, grabbed Ruan Yezhen and said: "Be careful of your step, don't be in a hurry at this moment, go slowly." ”

Ruan Yezhen's face was hot for her reckless behavior, and at the same time, she couldn't help but rejoice in her heart: fortunately, Xie Jinlan couldn't see the flush on her cheeks in the night.