Section 405 Marriage with ulterior motives
The capital, the palace of the five princes.
Nangong Chen leaned lazily on the Luohan Collapse, and a beautiful maid next to him was snuggling up to him, and from time to time she picked up the crystal grapes on the table in front of her with her slender jade fingers and put them into his mouth: "Five princes, eat one more~"
The voice was soft and charming, the eyes were like silk, the bones in his body seemed to be gone, and he was lying on top of him like a water snake. Nangong Chen had no scruples, touching the maid's soft waist, while half-squinting, enjoying it.
"Fifth prince, we adults said that everything has been arranged, and there is absolutely no problem. The adults also asked the little one to send the young lady's dowry, this time it was five cars, all of them were parked outside, I don't know if the five princes want to see it in person? ”
The middle-aged man who looked like a small official stood respectfully in front of him, as if he didn't see it, but his eyes were deeply hot, and a pair of small eyes glanced at the maid, and hung down quickly, for fear of being discovered.
"Oh, another batch?"
Hearing the little official say all kinds of flattery before, Nangong Chen didn't care at all, but now when he heard that Miss County's dowry was coming, he couldn't help but have his eyes lit up, pushed away the maid and turned over and sat up: "Let's go, go out and have a look." ”
Standing up and gathering the open silk robe, Nangong Chen casually tied his belt and walked out, his white jade-like chest was also exposed, and the two maids who were waiting at the door turned red, and hurriedly bowed their heads. The little official also hurriedly followed, and hurriedly followed Nangong Chen outside.
Walking through the corridor, after a few turns, Nangong Chen really saw five carriages parked at the corner gate of the outer courtyard. The horses moved their hooves in boredom, looking up and blinking from time to time, and the reins had not yet been removed, apparently just arrived.
Nangong Chen's gaze fell on the carriage, which was wrapped in an oilcloth on the outside to prevent rainwater from penetrating, and it was slightly dusty because of the long journey. Nangong Chen, who is usually pampered, didn't care about whether it was clean or not, and walked forward directly and patted a few mahogany boxes in the carriage.
Bang bang, the voice was hollow, it sounded heavy, Nangong Chen looked at the lock on the box, and before he could speak, the little official had already come over, and took out the key on his waist and opened it with a click: "Fifth prince, please take a look." ”
As soon as he looked at the things inside, Nangong Chen's breathing stopped instantly, his eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but reach out and grab it: "Okay, good!" ”
"My family said that this is the second batch, and there are still two batches in preparation, and they will be shipped over in a few days." The little official smiled hesitantly, and tried his best to flatter: "My family asked the little one to bring a message to the five princes, saying that he was ready for everything, and after the five princes were completed, he would like to congratulate the five princes long live......
"Silence!" Nangong Chen turned his head suddenly, stared at the little official with a sharp gaze, and grabbed his collar: "Didn't your adults tell you, should you keep your mouth tight?" Want to die, don't you? ”
Only then did the little official find that his horse's fart had slapped the horse's leg, and he trembled: "Yes, yes, the little one understands, the little one doesn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and begs the fifth prince to spare his life......"
Pushing the little official to the ground fiercely, a touch of coldness flashed in Nangong Chen's eyes: "Don't take it as an example, go back and tell your family, if you want to be prosperous and rich, you had better be cautious." If this kind of thing is revealed, it will not only kill the head, but also copy the door and punish the nine clans. ”
"Yes, yes! The little one got it. The little official knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, drenched in cold sweat.
"Get out!" Nangong Chen turned around and continued to look at the five big boxes in the carriage, and said slowly: "Let your family send a dumb person next time, otherwise you will bear the consequences, understand?" ”
"Yes, yes, the fifth prince, the little one remembers." The little official almost scared his soul away, and retreated with a stream of urine.
Looking at the entire five boxes of things in front of him, Nangong Chen's breathing was a little shorter. If it weren't for these things, how could he marry the daughter of a county guard? Although the woman also has a bit of a posture, all kinds of obedience, and she is even more flattering to him on the bed, but after only a few times, Nangong Chen is already tired.
This kind of low-hanging fruit woman is not interesting at all, and now she is reluctant to be given the title of a concubine, just to appease the heart of the Jiangbei county guard. After all, the things he wanted had to be transported from Jiangbei County through the waterway, and if he wanted to send them to him again, he couldn't avoid Tan Wendong, the guard of Jiangbei County.
Well, then he will marry his daughter, as long as the matter is completed, it is not up to him to decide what he wants?
"Someone." Thinking of this, Nangong Chen's heart became more and more hot.
Now is the best time, even he didn't expect that after waiting for so many years, even God would help him this time. The father and emperor supported the sick body in order to kill Nalan Ye, and Nalan Ye was also seriously injured by his stupid eldest brother, and was almost killed on the spot.
It's a pity...... Nangong Chen was very sorry, he was not present at the time, otherwise, even if he was in danger of dying, he might have drawn his sword and sneaked up and took the opportunity to kill Nalan Ye. Now Nalan Ye doesn't know where to hide, according to this man's ability, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to die.
But now is his best chance, his father's health has not healed, and the eldest brother is too anxious to pay attention to him, and the second brother, who usually seems to be shrewd, has not come back to Dongwan, and the rest of the people ...... Not at all. As long as he is careful and seizes the opportunity, the wish he has been dreaming of for many years is about to come true.
"The Five Princes." A henchman immediately came over and said respectfully.
"Put all these things away, keep them strictly guarded, and no one will let out the news."
"Yes."
Soon, the henchmen arranged manpower to transport the five boxes to the warehouse one by one and guarded them closely. Nangong Chen looked at the busy figures of everyone, and a gloomy smile rose on his lips.
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Although he was not sure how long he would stay in Jiangbei County, the careful Chen Dong directly rented the cleanest backyard of an inn, and the three best upper rooms were enough for a few of them.
This inn is not too big, but the backyard is very clean, a small pavilion in the yard, and a bush of green bamboo, it looks a little charm and elegance. At this time, Luo Qingluan and a few others were in the house, discussing what had just happened in detail.
"Miss, do you want me to sneak into the county guard mansion at night to see what is going on?" Xu Lian glanced at Xu Wei and tested Luo Qingluan's meaning. She knew it would be risky, but if she didn't take the risk, it wouldn't be so easy to get to the bottom of it.
Luo Qingluan groaned and didn't speak for a while.
"Why don't you wait for Mr. Chen to come back and see if he finds the Dark Night Hall branch?" Liu Donghai thought for a while before saying, "After all, Miss, your safety is more important, with the help of the Dark Night Hall, everything will be much easier." ”
In fact, what both parties said made sense, but Luo Qingluan didn't think much about it, because she was not interested in the affairs of Jiangbei County at all, and was only worried about Nalan Ye. The thought of Nalan Ye being seriously injured and missing out of his whereabouts made her deeply worried, in case he was no longer there......
No, just thinking of this, Luo Qingluan immediately denied this idea.
If something really happened to Nalan Ye, Xi Chu would definitely not be so stable, according to those soldiers who were loyal to Nalan Ye, I was afraid that there would have been a disturbance long ago. Whether he really wants to avenge him, or rebels in the name of revenge, in short, Xichu will definitely not be like this.
Is she really going to be trapped here?
After thinking about it for a long time, Luo Qingluan didn't say a word, his delicate brows had wrinkled into Sichuan characters, and his lower lip bit lightly. Xu Lian saw that she was thinking about it like this, and just as she wanted to say something, she was stopped by Xu Wei and shook her head at her.
Luo Qingluan sorted out this matter from the beginning, trying to find a solution to deal with it. fled from Xichu, and then met Xiao Yuqi, but unfortunately Xiao Yuqi, as the prince of Dongwan, although his identity is unspeakably expensive and can be trusted, he is far from being close to this matter......
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and a person's name suddenly flashed in her mind - Nangong Qing.
Xiao Yuqi is far away and can't help, but Nangong Qing is in the capital? He has a bad relationship with Nalan Ye, but he is afraid that he must know the inside story, and if she asks him in a book, he will definitely know something.
By the way, thinking of Nangong Qing, Luo Qingluan recalled that he had also left Nangong Yu in Dongwan. She couldn't help but smile helplessly and shook her head, Nangong Yu was really unlucky, who let him run into him when he was most anxious, he didn't think of him at all.
But this will, think about it, Nangong Yu already knows that she is gone, right?
His eyes gradually cleared, and Luo Qingluan blinked his eyes only to realize that he didn't know when, Chen Dong, who had gone out to inquire about the news, had come back. Looking out the window, it was already past noon.
"Mr. Chen went out for a trip, I don't know if he found anything?" Luo Qingluan looked at him.
Luo Qingluan was pondering just now, and everyone didn't dare to disturb her, and when this came, Chen Dong immediately said: "Miss, good news, my subordinates have found a branch of the Dark Night Hall, if Miss wants to leave, we can leave overnight tonight." ”
"Really?" Xu Lian was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "Great, Miss, we will leave tonight, and then we can go to the prince......
"No, since the Dark Night Hall has been found, and something like this has happened in Jiangbei County, the plan will have to be changed." Luo Qingluan had already thought about it just now, of course, the most important thing for the future was to determine the situation of Nalan Ye, if she chose to leave Jiangbei County, it might not be of much use.
Instead, she should stay in Jiangbei County for the time being, and let the Dark Night Hall use the Dark Harrier to contact Nangong Qing, and when she determines the situation of Nalan Night, she can make all preparations and avoid making mistakes in her busyness. If there is any delay or accident on the way, it will be more than worth the loss.
"Mr. Chen, if it's a dark harrier, how long will it take to make a round trip from Jiangbei County to the capital?" Luo Qingluan asked.
Without hesitation, Chen Dong immediately said: "Miss, the dark harrier is the fastest contact information trained by the prince, if both sides have dark harriers, it will only take half a day to go back and forth at the earliest." ”
Quite a while? Luo Qingluan's heart moved, and sure enough, it was so.
It only takes half a day, which means that if the Dark Harrier is released now, the Dark Night Hall in the capital will move quickly, and she will be able to get the news of Nalan Night before midnight today. Of course, the premise is that Nangong Qing knows about Nalan Ye's situation.
But if she leaves Jiangbei County and rushes to the next Changshu County as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will take two days, and when she arrives in the capital, I don't know how long it will be delayed.
Therefore, Luo Qingluan's decision immediately changed: "Okay, Mr. Chen, I will write a letter to you immediately, and you immediately let them pass the book out and send it to the prince's mansion secretly." ”