Beijing Baihuatang (middle)

"Young grandma," Rui Sakura said again, "There's a girl out there who must see you."

"Who?"

She didn't say it, she just said it was your old friend. Looks beautiful. ”

"My old man, still beautiful?! Is it my old man or the old man of Sanshao? But it doesn't matter, bring her in. ”

The person who came in was indeed said by Lian'er, not her old friend, but Xinjie's old friend Lan Xin. Although Lian'er knew that sooner or later she would see this stalker again, she didn't expect it to be so soon, and it was in an eventful time.

Since the person came, she still had to do the courtesy, so she ordered: "Rui Ying, go and serve tea to Miss Lan." ”

"Miss Lan? It is said that you are well-read, and you won't even be able to distinguish between the young and the old, right? How to say that I have been married to Xinjie since childhood, the wife of three media and six hires, although he later married you, but I am the eldest sister. Lan Xin said proudly.

Mei Lian chuckled: "Miss Lan, I am ashamed to talk about your own original affairs, why should you bring it out and be embarrassed?" Tell me something, I'm very busy here. ”

Lan Xin also knew that it would not please her to defend this again: "You don't seem surprised to see me. ”

Merian said contemptuously, "It is inevitable that you will come, but I don't know when you will come." I thought that with Aunt Batang and Xinfeng supporting you, you should have come a long time ago. It's just that I didn't expect Miss Lan to be patient, and it took so many days to appear. ”

Lan Xin: "How do you know I'm coming?" ”

"I think I more or less understand the good things about my husband and the charm that he brings. Or should I say to you, our husband? Lian'er smiled faintly, "You should know that he is not in the capital, if there is anything that surprises me, I just wonder why you didn't follow you to Jiangnan, this is a rare opportunity, why did you come here to find me?" ”

"My father said that I will never be your opponent in this life when it comes to grasping people and things. The Tang family chose you because you are excellent at manipulating various things, such as this Baihuatang. I thought that Xinjie was dedicated to you, but now it seems that it is because you are chosen by the old lady and the master. After getting out of that little girl in the cottage, I finally figured out that a man like him can't be a woman alone. So it can't be yours alone, and it can't be mine. So instead of the two of us fighting each other, as I suggested to you in Xianyang, we should live together peacefully and wait for him together. "Lan Xin put on a look, I'm generous, I tolerate you.

Mei Lian admires Lan Xin's confidence and cheekiness very much, she has come to this point, and she still thinks that she is still qualified to say such things. Speechless, Lian'er didn't want to give her face: "Oh, great insight. But I'm sorry, I can't be the master. You should know our husband very well, and he has always had his own opinions, and you don't even count this kind of thing with me. Yuling, when you broke up with your young master in Jiangnan a few days ago, did he have the intention of taking a concubine? ”

Yu Ling immediately replied cleverly: "The young master just told us to take good care of the young grandmother, and conveyed his thoughts to the grandmother, and there was no intention to distract from it, how could there be such a plan." ”

"Miss Lan, I advise you to go to Jiangnan to ask Xinjie yourself, or wait for grandma or master to come to the capital to make your decision."

Lan Xin glanced at Mei Lian with pity: "You think they are your backers?" Even if they will help you, the people of Yumen will not help you, they have already prepared another young lady for him, otherwise how could they leave you alone in the capital for so long? I advise you to take me and earn yourself a good name, and when the time comes, you won't have to deal with her alone. ”

"Oh, is that so?! When did the girl become so well-informed? Uncle Lan seems to be just a general in Liaodong, and he doesn't involve the military situation in Jiangnan, how can Miss Lan know so much about things in Jiangnan? ”

"You!" Lan Xin didn't know how to deal with it: "I naturally have my own way to know, I don't need you to care." ”

Mei Lian smiled and asked, "Did Wang Yong escape with you?" Or did his former accomplices find you? ”

"No, don't guess."

"There is no best. Lan Xin, you must know that your father is an important minister of the imperial court, if you are not careful in making friends, if something goes wrong, it will affect his old man's prestige. ”

"Don't go so far, do you stay or not?"

"I've already said it, I can't do this kind of thing, let's talk about it when Xinjie comes back. Rui Sakura, send-off. Mei Lian picked up the teacup and didn't look at Lan Xin: "Rui Ying, in addition, please send someone to send a message to Uncle Batang on the side of the painting boat lane for me, and ask him to tell Xinfeng that she doesn't have to worry about her third brother's affairs." She is good at home, don't make mistakes, she is a betrothed person, don't be tired of her and Uncle Batang because of carelessness in making friends, and lest Xinfeng marry her husband and dislike it. ”

Lan Xin was very angry and was about to speak, but was pulled out by the Jingwei of Baihuatang. Along the way, I heard the woman say, "Rui Ying, go to the old mansion to see if the young masters are there, and invite them to Tianyin Tower, saying that I will invite them to listen to Sister Redsleeve sing." She turned her head to Yuqin, who was standing aside, and said, "Yuqin, how about I take you to listen to the beautiful red-sleeved sister singing?" That's your young master's confidante. Let's see if she's really prettier than me. ”

Although Tianyin Tower is mysterious, it is also the best place to talk about things. After Lian'er came, she didn't enter any private room, but just found a conspicuous position in the middle of the hall. They can be seen by guests coming and going, but if they don't get closer, they don't know what they're talking about.

"Sister Lian, it doesn't matter if a man is lustful, why did you start to like this kind of sensual place? Not only invite us, but also invite the eldest brother. I'll just do it, you invite the eldest brother to come, aren't you afraid that the princess will come to the door later? Xiao Jiu never missed any opportunity to make fun of her.

"Tianyinlou is a place to open the door to do business, as long as you give money, whether it is the princess or the prince, it is the same, anyway, the silver will not grow into two things. Big brother, do you want to send someone to invite Princess Jing'an? ”

"Lian'er, don't be poor with him, what do you want to discuss with us? Don't you think it's safe over there? ”

Since the day she learned that her grandmother had an accident, Lian'er went to the old mansion to meet with the brothers, she has never been there. She had a gut feeling that there was something hidden in that house that she didn't know, and that someone was watching them, but she didn't know who it was or where, because she wasn't familiar with that place.

"Just be careful. Especially after my grandmother's accident, I always felt that there was someone in our acquaintance or in the old house. ”

"The third sister-in-law is right, it's better to be careful. Especially yourself, just before I left duty, I met Chen Cheng, and he said that someone came to trouble you again today, and you were still a little poison gas? Xinyang still cares about her.

"Yes, it's fine now."

"Mellian, why don't you move back in, there are a lot of people here, so we can take care of it. The third child is outside, and we should all take care of you for him. Even if you think there are people in the old house, it's better for us to be more vigilant than if you are alone and out there dealing with them. And if you're here, you can also help us sort out the old house, maybe someone really buried someone for us, and we might as well dig it out as soon as possible. ”

"Big brother, no need, since they have made a set for us, I am not waiting there, how do I know what people are doing? Besides, there are often princesses coming and going from your place, if the people who are looking for me are unlucky and affect her, the Tang family will not be able to explain to the emperor. I now have the Jinwei of Baicaotang, the people from Pingluan Pavilion, and the two girls from Yumen sent by Ajie, as well as Xing'er and Mother Lin, it should be about the same. ”

"Then you must be careful."

"Yes, sister-in-law, be cautious lately." Xinyang continued: "Recently, you have listened to Chen Cheng's advice, don't go to the medical hall of Baicaotang for consultation, and over there in Baihuatang, you should not take in strangers anymore. After all, Chen Cheng has been working in Pingluan Pavilion for many years, and he is still very experienced, they have dealt with these people a lot, and the third brother must have considered it when he explained it to him. ”

"Are you familiar with this Chen Cheng?"

"Familiar, he has been in Pingluan Pavilion for many years, and when I joined the Imperial Forest Army, he had been in Pingluan Pavilion for three years. Because we get along on weekdays, we drink together a lot. But this guy has a very tight mouth, and the third brother has taken over Pingluan Pavilion for several months, and he hasn't mentioned it to me. This kid was originally a child of a family in northern Hubei Province, and when he was young, he threw himself under the door of Hengshan Jinyun, and he was quite good at double ditch with one hand. At the age of nineteen, he walked on the road, rescued Lord Lin in Huaishui, and then followed Lord Lin into Pingluan Pavilion, handled countless cases, and was thoughtful. After Lord Lin's accident, he almost committed suicide by seppuku because he couldn't save Lord Lin, and then at the last moment, he suddenly felt that the person arrested in the pavilion was not the real murderer, and Lord Lin's case was not really solved, so he stopped. For a period of time, when Guo Ping was on duty in Pingluan Pavilion, he couldn't get along with Guo Ping, and almost resigned from his job, if it wasn't for Lord Lin's case, he would have left early. He complained of illness at home for several months, and then he came back after the third brother took over. ”

"What's going on with Lord Lin's case?"