Chapter Eighty-Six: The Secret of Yuwentai (Second Update)
The purpose of this request was too obvious, and Ran Ying couldn't help but smile: "What?" Still not sure? You're going to have to put me under your nose? β
For example, Luo Yan also felt that this request was a bit rude, her face flushed, and she didn't say anything.
Ran Ying thought for a while and said, "Okay." β
As Luo Yan was overjoyed, her eyes suddenly lit up: "You agreed?" β
Ran Ying smiled: "There is a place to eat and live for nothing, why should I spend money to stay in the guest house." β
Ru Luo Yan happily took her hand and said with a smile: "Ah Ying, you are so good." β
The two of them chatted in the carriage. After chatting for a while, Ru Luo Yan began to yawn. I haven't slept all night, and I'm extremely sleepy.
Ran Ying put a cushion on her lap and said, "You can just lean here and sleep for a while." β
For example, Luo Yan obediently knelt down, pillowed on her lap, closed her eyes and said, "Ah Ying, why are you different from those girls I know?" β
"What's the difference?" She still spoke lightly.
"Hee-hee, you're like a man." Ru Luo Yan smiled lightly and gradually fell asleep.
Like a man? Ran Ying smiled. Haven't you been pretending to be a man for too long?
After a bumpy journey, I finally arrived in Jingzhou. Li Yu sent the two of them to the Assassin's Mansion, and from a distance, he saw Ru Luo waiting at the door with his stomach and waist crossed.
When Luo Yan saw it, she hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and ran up: "Sister! β
When Roche saw her, a very bright smile bloomed on his face, and he said loudly: "You have finally arrived!" I've been waiting since morning! β
The maid on the side followed step by step, and said with a bitter face: "Lady Ayan has arrived, Madame hurry up and go in, they have been standing at the door for an hour." β
As soon as Luo Yan heard this: "Sister, how can you stand for so long with such a big belly?" β
For example, Roche laughed: "What is this?" Get on board! β
Ru Luo Yan then pulled up Ran Ying and introduced her to Ru Luo's acquaintance. Ran Ying raised her eyes and looked at Ru Luo, she was completely different from the reserved and arrogant noblewomen she imagined. She is tall, beautiful and splendid, but not vulgar, her words and smiles are radiant, with a bit of manly pride.
The mansion of Jingzhou Thorn Shi is naturally very comfortable to live in. Because they saved Ru Luoyan, the Dugu couple were extremely warm and thoughtful to Ran Ying, and they specially ordered the best wing room in the house to be cleaned for her to live in. Ran Ying didn't think about her future plans for the time being, so she simply swaggered and stayed.
There is a little sister of the same age who eats and lives with her, such as Luo Yan is very happy, and pulls her all day long to go out and talk with her. Ran Ying sent people under the fence, very easy-going and well-behaved. Therefore, the Dugu couple loved her very much, and heard that she was alone without a father or mother, and once the two also mentioned that they wanted to find a good son for her in Jingzhou as a husband.
Ran Ying was absent-minded and said: "Ah Ying has no father or mother, and she is not a good match, don't delay others." β
For example, Luo made fun of her: "Ah Ying is so beautiful and clever, I'm afraid I have been thinking about it for many years." You are so reluctant to shirk it, but because you have a sweetheart? β
Ran Ying was stunned for a moment, lowered her head and only smiled and didn't answer, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.
She finally got her wish and saw Dugu Ruyi, who was "handsome and beautiful, like a celestial man" in Su Xuan's mouth. He is probably a few years older than Yuwentai, and he looks like he is standing up and down, and he heard that he and Yuwentai are out of Wuchuan together, and they have known each other since childhood. I don't know if it's because of this, every time Ran Ying sees him, she feels kind.
People who are related to Yuwentai are like old friends to her.
He must have known a lot of Yuwentai's past stories. Ran Ying thought to herself, but it was a pity that it was inconvenient to ask.
Dugu has a very good relationship with his wife, such as Luo is seven months pregnant, he comes back early every day to accompany his wife, shush the cold and ask for warmth, and is considerate.
For example, Luo Yan said that on the night they got married, Dugu made an oath to Ru Luo's family that as long as she was one in her life, she would never take a concubine.
Ran Ying occasionally quietly envied Ru Luo. A woman, whether she is gentle and demure, or spicy and bold, whether she is from a humble background or a proud woman of heaven, the final destination is just a man's embrace. Whether it's good or bad, you know whether it's warm or cold. And such as Roche, is undoubtedly the happiest one in Ran Ying's heart. Her pungent and willful nature is tolerated and fulfilled by others.
Dugu knew that Ran Ying was good at swordsmanship, and heard Luo Yan exaggerate the story of Ran Ying repelling dozens of gangsters with a single branch.
Once Dugu suddenly said as he wished: "Today's Prime Minister Yu Wentai has a rare and good sword, called Qingyu, which was used by Cao Cao and Zhao Yun back then. If you are so good at swordsmanship, if you get that sword, you will be very happy. As he spoke, he shook his head and smiled: "That guy from Black Otter has average swordsmanship, and he is reluctant to give it away, but it's a pity that he has that good sword." β
Ran Ying smiled, he had not been in Chang'an for a long time, and he didn't know that Yuwentai had already given that sword to Qingyan.
I just don't know where Qingyan went later, and there has been no news since then. Ran Ying thought secretly.
Sometimes Ran Ying thinks of Qingyan and feels very curious. He came and went like the wind, always showing up when he needed help the most, and then leaving without a trace.
Who is he?
"Are you very familiar with the prime minister?" She asked.
Dugu said as he wished: "That's really been many years. I have known him since childhood and grew up together in Wuchuan. Black Otter is younger than me, but he's better than me since childhood. He is very thoughtful and talented, he is good at judging the situation and seizing opportunities, so he can catch up in the troubled times and rise quickly. With the resources of Kansai, it is indeed very difficult for him to make Chang'an and Yecheng fight against each other. Speaking of this, he smiled slightly: "I am very interested to know how far he can go in the future." β
As he spoke, he asked Ran Ying: "By the way, I heard that he is going to marry a wife." You're from Chang'an, do you hear the news? β
Ran Ying nodded: "I heard that I married Princess Gaoping." β
When Dugu heard his wish, he was a little surprised: "Gao Ping? No wonder the marriage was so sudden. It has long been rumored that Princess Gaoping is interested in black otters. It's okay, although it wasn't the Black Otter's intention, but it was also his intention. β
"What do you mean by that?" Ran Ying asked.
"The black otter was originally intentional." Dugu said as he wished.
Ran Ying's heart pounded. Could it be that Yuwentai talked about her with Dugu as he wished?
"Black Otter had a girl who was engaged when he was a teenager, but before they could get married, the Yuwen clan suffered misfortune, and the girl's family tore up the marriage contract and married her to the Erzhu clan, who held great power at that time. Since then, Black Otter has not spoken of marrying a wife, nor has he heard of any of his intentions for a woman. I didn't ask him in person, but I guess he couldn't forget the girl. β
Ran Ying was slightly disappointed. She remembered that when she was in Qinzhou, Yuwentai had told her that the person he had wanted to marry had abandoned him. Dugu also knew about this thing, so it must have hit him hard.
Did he like that girl very much?
"Isn't the Erzhu clan long gone? What about the woman? Ran Ying asked.
"I don't know. Maybe it's dead, too. But even if the woman was still alive, according to the nature of the black otter, she would not be wanted again. β
"Why? Since she has never been married, and now that the woman is widowed, why don't you want her again? β
Dugu said as he wished: "The black otter is not the kind of man who drags mud and water. She is one of the most humiliating memories of the black otter's life. The black otter's self-esteem is so strong, how can he turn back. β
Ran Ying asked again: "His status is so high, there should be many people who want to marry their daughter to him." β
Dugu smiled and said, "That's natural." But the black otter has always been scheming, and if he hadn't married a beloved woman, he would have had to use it to the best of his ability. So it is reasonable for him to marry a princess, and it is also good for him. It's just that Princess Gaoping is a person who is arrogant and willful, arrogant and domineering. I'm afraid that the life of the black otter after marriage is not peaceful. β
Ran Ying was silent when she heard this, and her heart was mixed. Although she was cruelly abandoned by him, she could not curse him for misfortune. She understands Yu Wentai's intentions and hopes that he can have a smooth journey.
In fact, it was not that he abandoned her. It was she who told him that he would rather be a wife in white clothes than a concubine with the Son of Heaven. And a concubine may be the best he can give.
Dugu sighed as he wished and said, "Everyone in the world says that Yuwentai is cold-hearted, and that's because they haven't seen his warm heart. He is not cold-hearted, he is cold-hearted. β
Ran Ying remembered that when she first met Yu Wentai, she always felt that he was cold-hearted and unfathomable. But she had also seen him angry with her, happy for her, anxious for her.
At least he really liked her.
"Your Excellency is saying...... His fiancΓ©e marries another? β
Dugu nodded as he wished: "If he marries the Daxi clan, he shouldn't become the current Yuwentai." Maybe it's just guarding his wife and children to be an ordinary general. That incident made him see the horror of power. He doesn't want his fate to be dictated by the power of others anymore, he wants to control the power himself. Sure enough, a few years later, he seized the opportunity to take the position. β
Ran Ying felt bitter in her heart. Everyone has their own history, and everyone has their own difficulties.
Dugu asked rhetorically, "You seem to be very interested in black otters?" β
Ran Ying came back to her senses and hurriedly shook her hand: "No...... When he was in Chang'an, he always heard others talk about him, and he said everything. When Lord Fang Cai talked about his Qingyu Sword, he asked a few more words out of curiosity. β
Dugu smiled as he wished: "Others look at those big people and call for wind and rain, but they don't know what kind of bloody wind and rain they have experienced. β
Ran Ying was a little depressed, secretly thinking that she had not experienced his innocence and youth, had not seen his long nights that could not sleep, and had not accompanied him in the miserable suffering of beating teeth and swallowing blood. When she first met him, he was already an invincible nobleman sitting in a carriage. He never told her about his past, and he never told her how many mountains he had climbed, how many dangerous beaches he had waded, and how many blood and bones he had stepped on to get to where he was today.
She didn't really know anything about him.
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