Chapter 34: The Secret of Lanling
When Dongxue saw Baili Lan, the first thing she did was to kneel on her knees, blaming herself with a face full of self-blame, "Master, the slave and maid are not doing well, let the master make a mistake, please punish the master!" β
Dongxue thought that if she was captured during the mission, the most likely result would be to die and use her last strength to protect Baililan's safety. But she didn't expect this day to come so quickly, and she still had a lot of things to do for the county lord! Seeing that it was getting dark outside, she thought that her final destination was finally coming. At the beginning, the old prince arranged for himself to protect the county lord, and what he liked was his extraordinary skills and fearless spirit, but now, I am afraid that the old prince will be disappointed......
Baili Lan pursed her lips and said nothing, just looking down for something. When he saw the iron chain hanging on the iron hook outside the door, he stepped forward a few steps, took it off, and threw it to Dongxue casually, "Take this, protect yourself when necessary!" β
"Yes!" Putting away her compassion, Dongxue got up and stood behind Baili Lan, looked out of the door vigilantly, and said at the same time, "County Lord, the person who is followed by the slave maid is named Ah Xiang, and he is Nangong Jingchen's henchman. Found near this house. Ah Xiang's skills are not simple, and the slave is not his opponent. β
"Can you tell what sect that martial arts trick called Ah Xiang comes from?"
"His moves are very strange, not like the Central Plains Sect, and the light skills are excellent, and the slave maid will be captured alive because the light skills can't compare to him."
"It seems that this Nangong Jingchen is not simple, and the little guys around him have such skills. Do you have any injuries? β
"No, they didn't abuse the slaves."
Bai Lilan nodded, looked around again, and found that there were no pursuers, and then put the short blade into the scabbard, and said in a loud voice, "I'll take the people away, as for today's account, I will slowly settle it with you in the future!" β
Chang'an Wuhua, who was hiding behind the shadow of the tree, was uneasy, he looked at Nangong Jingchen hesitantly, and muttered in a low voice, "Jingchen, I'd better go out and explain, just let Xiao Lanlan misunderstand, I'm afraid the misunderstanding will get bigger and bigger." β
Fingers tapped on the armrest of the wooden wheelchair, Nangong Jingchen smiled at the old god, his eyes were shining, "According to what you said, this girl has a stubborn temper, if she blindly follows her wishes, she will definitely not take you to heart." It's better to do the opposite, go against her everywhere, maybe you will look the other way. What's more, wouldn't it be better if she couldn't get along with us, and there would be more excuses to communicate in the future. I also heard that Bai Lilan and Shu Yichen had a quarrel and were about to move out and live alone. If so, won't there be more opportunities to see each other in the future? β
"I see." Chang An Wuhua muttered, but in an instant, he seemed to think of something, looked at Nangong Jingchen vigilantly, and warned, "You won't also fall in love with Xiao Lanlan, I warn you, Xiao Lanlan is my own, and when she breaks off the relationship with Shu Yichen, I will immediately go to ask for a kiss!" β
After hearing this, Nangong Jingchen just smiled faintly and did not answer. And his ambiguous attitude made Chang'an Wuhua even more worried.
After returning to the palace with Dongxue, Baili Lan quickly changed out of the night clothes on her body, and then ordered a few people to close the doors and windows, sat down at the table herself, and commanded in a cold voice, "Qiushuang, you carefully tell me about the situation of Nangong Jingchen." β
"Yes. Nangong Jingchen's father, that is, the king of Lanling, is the second king with a different surname besides our old prince Dingnan. At that time, King Lanling was just an ordinary merchant who ran a silk factory. Later, he married a woman of different race. With the support of the King of Lanling, this woman created a textile factory, set up textile machines, and hired female workers, so that Bac Ninh's textile skills are unparalleled in the world, not only in quantity, but also in good quality, and the world is proud to have Lanling textiles. With this skill, King Lanling mastered the textile market and economic lifeline of Bac Ninh, and quickly became the richest man in Bac Ninh. In order to reward the contribution of the King of Lanling to Bac Ninh, the emperor specially named him the king with a different surname, and turned the area of Lanling, where the king of Lanling was born, into his territory. β
Textile technology, textile mills?
The more Bai Lilan listened, the more frightened she became, how could she hear the words of the dark Dao modern in this barbaric and backward ancient world? Could it be that this Princess Lanling is also the same as herself, a person who has traveled through time?
"Princess? Princess? β
Shaking his palm, Baili Lan motioned for Qiu Shuang to continue.
"King Lanling and Princess Lanling have a deep relationship with each other, and it has been passed down as a good story for a generation. But in the next ten years, the Lanling Mansion suffered one doom after another. First of all, Princess Lanling was killed by Liukou on the way back after attending the royal night banquet, and then the King of Lanling was highly poisoned, although he could save a life, but since then his body has been very weak. And the most tormented is Xiao Shizi, that is, Nangong Jingchen. When he was five years old, he was kidnapped by his enemies with the intention of threatening the king of Lanling for his rights. At that time, the king of Lanling had promised the villain a heavy profit, and the man also promised to send the little prince back safely. But what is very strange is that at that time, I don't know who released the wrong news, and the gangsters mistakenly thought that they were being chased and killed by the king of Lanling, so they jumped off the cliff with Xiao Shizi in their arms. At that time, Princess Lanling was still alive, and after learning the news, she almost jumped off the cliff. Lanling** said that he wanted to see people when he was alive and corpses when he died, so he sent people to search for a month to find Xiao Shizi. It's also amazing to say that Xiao Shizi fell from such a high place, but he didn't die, and was adopted by a farmer family after falling into the water. It's just that although Xiao Shizi saved his life, his legs were disabled, and he didn't know how many famous doctors he had seen, but there was no improvement. β
"Nangong Jingchen still has brothers and sisters?"
"No, the king and princess of Lanling only have this one heir."
Bai Lilan nodded, and the turmoil in her heart gradually subsided.
In her opinion, the tragedy of Nangong Jingchen's family must not be as simple as an accident. suddenly became rich, with unique skills, and was crowned king with a different surname...... These are the things that make people jealous. And all of these are related to one person without exception......
"Autumn frost, everyone said that Nangong Jingchen's temperament changed greatly due to his physical disability. But what I see today is not the case. Advance and retreat in moderation, act steadily, and handle things tactfully, but the rumors are wrong? β
"This ...... The slave doesn't know. The prince of Lanling has been disabled since he was a child, so he may have gradually acted perversely and uninhibited. But these are all rumors, and they are rumors, and that's roughly the case. β
Baili Lan pondered with her eyebrows, and after a while, she suddenly loosened her brows, and said with a smile, "I see!" β
"County Lord, what is this?"
The cold eyebrows and eyes were stained with a trace of temperature because of the smile, which made Bai Lilan look not so difficult to reach at the moment, "It's nothing, it's just a good way to think of a good way to settle accounts with Nangong Jingchen!" β
Baili Lan was afraid of long nights and dreams, so she found a quiet house on East Street and immediately moved in. Because the previous dowry had been sold almost completely, Baili Lan's luggage was not much, and one of the four maids was responsible for a part, so he left the palace lightly.
When Baili Lan was about to board the carriage, Zhao Ji hurriedly ran out of it and called Bai Li Lan repeatedly.
"Princess, princess, please wait!" Gasping for breath, Zhao Ji ran to the carriage and said intermittently, "This, this is what the prince asked the old slave to hand over to you." Yes, yes, yes, one day you can't hold on outside, you can move back to the palace, but the premise is that you are willing to stay in the palace from now on, and there is no dissent. β
"Hmph, no more dissent? It's ridiculous. The most unpredictable thing for people is the heart, and even if it is guaranteed now, it will not be counted in the future. You princes are really naΓ―ve! Casually took the brand in Zhao Zhi's hand, Baili Lan looked at it over and over again, and felt that this gold edge looked very valuable, so he threw it to the spring breeze and put it in the package.
Zhao Zhi was shocked by Baili Lan's action and broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that this aunt really didn't take this token as a good thing. Originally, the prince was afraid that the princess would suffer outside, so he took out his personal token Baba and sent it over.
This token is terrible, except for the emperor, no one has the right to kill the licensee. There are only three sides in the entire Bac Ninh Kingdom, one of which has already been made as a funeral offering, and the remaining two are in Chang Taifei's place, and the other has just been given to Baili Lan.
But who would have thought that it was a hot face and a cold ass, and people didn't take it seriously at all! But that's good, with the intimate care of the side concubine, it won't be long before the prince will forget this princess, and he doesn't have to say goodbye to the old man in advance to return to his hometown, it's really happy!
Dongdajie is located in the bustling center of the capital, and the merchants come and go, and it is very lively. But it is such a chaotic place, Baili Lan just found a paradise-like house. Quiet, away from the distractions of the world. And out of this street, turn two corners and there is a teahouse opened by Baili Lan and Chang'an Wuhua, which is very convenient.
Before Baili Lan and a few people arrived, Chunfeng had already asked the servants to clean up the yard, and also purchased strange flowers and plants from Li Xianglan to decorate the courtyard, which made people full of dazzling colors, like a spring breeze.
"Look, county lord, do you like this courtyard?"
Taking a deep breath, the tip of Baililan's nose was full of orchid fragrance, a sense of seclusion, as if he was in a deep valley, isolated from the world.
"This floral fragrance is very special, but it is a variety unique to Bac Ninh?"
"No, this is a new variety researched by Master Li Xianglan Li according to the characteristics of Beining orchids, and it has been on the market for less than three days, but it took a lot of effort for the slave maid to grab it."
Xia Yu didn't understand too much, so he leaned over and asked, "Isn't it just potted flowers, it's all over the street, if you really can't do it, just go to the picking point at the foot of the mountain and come back, why do you want to grab it?" β
"You don't understand this!" Nodding the tip of Xia Yu's nose, Chunfeng smiled, "This Master Li is a capable person, what about her husband, who used to be the prince and the prince, and stayed away from the temple because of a hidden illness. Since then, Mrs. Li has taken on the burden of the family alone. What is surprising is that this woman who is full of poetry and books does not support her family by teaching etiquette, but cultivates all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. At the beginning, everyone was not optimistic about Mrs. Li's move, flowers and plants, just like Xia Yu said, just pick, why buy it? But after only three months, the people no longer had such thoughts. Because the flowers and plants researched by Mrs. Li are in good condition, rich in fragrance, and peculiar in shape, many dignitaries and nobles like to arrange flowers and grass, and such flowers and plants just meet their needs, so for a while, Mrs. Li's flowers and plants are simply in short supply. β
"Wow, it seems that this Mrs. Li is very business-minded, and she can also predict the prophet."
"It's not an unpredictable prophet," said Baililan, pointing to the dew drops on the petals of the flowers, "but knowing how to cater to the psychology of others." Success is never accidental, only with foresight can we see what others can't. Chunfeng, you go and arrange it, and find a chance to meet this Master Li. β