Chapter 11: The County Lord is missing
Hearing Baili Lan's name, the woman was obviously stunned, and then she hurriedly gathered a smile on her face and bowed to Baili Lan Yingying, "It turned out to be the lord of Lan County, and I really admired the name for a long time." I am Lou Shanshan, the crown prince's concubine, and I have met Lord Lan. ”
"What kind of courtesy are you doing, you are the prince's person, I am the county lord, and I should salute you." Although she said this, Bai Lilan didn't mean to move at all, she still looked at Lou Shanshan with a smile, and said, "Sit down, look at the sweat drops on your forehead when you leave, which makes people feel distressed." ”
Lou Shanshan didn't take Baili Lan's faux pas to heart, took out a handkerchief from her arms, wiped it on her forehead, and said shyly, "Let Lord Lan see it smile." But I really don't have any effort today, so I'll invite Lord Lan to my place for tea another day. Saying that, Lou Shanshan was about to leave with the palace maid, but before leaving, she looked at Ou Zhilan again, her expression was slightly aggrieved, and she said coquettishly, "If the princess has time, go back to the backyard to take a look, although there are some things that the concubine can help, but in the end, you are the princess, and some words are only convincing if you say them, and it is nothing for my sister to work hard, but I am afraid that someone will use this as an excuse to seriously injure my sister, which is not good." ”
This Lou Shanshan's words are really hidden in the needle, on the surface, she looks innocent and harmless, and the words she says are all heartfelt, but as long as she delves into the meaning, every sentence is convicting people, and any one of them can make Ou Zhilan lose her position as the crown princess.
"My sister has worked hard, but those who can work harder, the prince arranged it like this that day, there is also a reason, now I can only temporarily wronged my sister, I have been busy for a while, and when my body is better, I will definitely do it."
"In this way, my sister will be relieved, I hope that my sister will take good care of her body, and my sister will be relieved of her burden as soon as possible." After saying this, Lou Shanshan nodded and smiled at the two, and left the viewing terrace.
Although Ou Zhilan didn't say anything, Bai Lilan could still see her anger at the moment from her chest that was obviously undulating. Picking up a piece of dim sum at random, Baili Lan took a bite gently, feeling the sweetness of the tip of her tongue, and said with emotion, "It seems that your competitors are not weak, and you should be cautious when you want to live in the East Palace." ”
"It's not just cautious, it's like walking on thin ice." Ou Zhilan smiled bitterly, and then said sadly, "The East Palace, is not comparable to the original Chen Palace, the women of the original palace are at most greedy and want to get the favor of the prince, but here is different, what women compete with is not the favor of men, but to see if they can fight for the interests of the family behind them, it is really like walking on thin ice." ”
"Before you entered the East Palace, you should have guessed that this would be the end, right?"
"Guess it's guessed, but when it's really immersive, I still feel chilling, sister, I really don't know, how long can I last."
At this moment, Ou Zhilan took off all her disguises and was worried about her future. Baili Lan looked at her side, pursed her lips, leaned forward, and wiped her fingers with a soft cloth.
"You look weak, but it's really not the Ozhilan I know. Think back then, you dared to do anything and overcome any difficulties for the sake of your dead child, but now that you have your identity and status, why did you retreat? It's just women, even if they have the support of the family behind them, in the harem, they all rely on their own skills to survive. Didn't the previous Concubine Jin not have much support from her relatives at the beginning, but later she also created a force for herself, and even the queen had to give her three points? As for her final failure, it was self-defeating, and no one else is to blame. ”
Baililan's words can be said to wake up the dreamer. Ou Zhilan was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Bai Lilan, and said half-tentatively and half-confirmedly, "According to my sister's meaning, I should also cultivate my own power?" ”
Bai Lilan showed a look of disdain, raised her voice slightly, and said, "You won't be unprepared until now, will you?" ”
Seeing Ou Zhilan hanging her head shyly, Bai Lilan shook her head and sighed, "It's a miracle that you can survive until now, there are many things in the harem that are not visible, you can't go by yourself every time, cultivate a few more trustworthy ones, it will be good for you." As for your own European family, you can use it if you can, and it will be good for you, but don't be taken advantage of. And your strength doesn't have to be limited to the palace, you can cultivate a few of those poor people outside the palace, and when they become famous, they can't break away from you, because no one will believe them. However, this kind of thing is a cronie, there are pros and cons, if you use it well, it will help you rise to the top and prosper all the way, but if you don't use it well, you don't know how you die. Okay, I won't say anything superfluous, you can figure it out for yourself. But when I was in the palace, he also helped me keep an eye on Su Yichen, and if he had any trouble, he would notify me. ”
Ou Zhi Lanzai listened carefully to Bai Lilan's words, and after Bai Lilan finally explained the matter, she looked at Bai Lilan in confusion and asked, "Su Yichen can't get his sister at all, why do you have to monitor his activities?" That man is just ruthless, and he really talks about resourcefulness, not even half of his sister's, you don't have to be afraid of him. ”
"I'm not afraid of him, it's just that he still owes me a life, and I want to ask for it back in person!" Although Bai Lilan's voice was soft, every word seemed to be able to penetrate blood, wrapped in bloody wind and rain, and hit people's faces.
Ou Zhilan shuddered unconsciously, smiled and responded to the matter, and at the same time asked Bai Lilan to help her find a right-hand man, and then find an opportunity to send it to the East Palace.
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Because she had made an appointment with Qiu Ziyao to see her new floral arrangement today, Bai Lilan left the palace in the evening and walked in the direction of the county lord's mansion.
Smelling the sweet smell of sugar-fried chestnuts, Baili Lan asked Xia Yu to stop the carriage and buy some more to bring to Xiaobao. That kid has grown taller recently, and even his taste has become tricky, so he has to eat fried chestnuts with sugar, and he must eat the time-honored brand outside the imperial city, and he must go to the osmanthus flavor. Really, how can a boy like to eat osmanthus flavor? Not masculine at all.
Xia Yu once reacted to Baili Lan on this matter, asking her to board Xiaobao's problem, but after Bai Lilan tasted osmanthus flavored fried chestnuts with sugar once, she couldn't extricate herself from then on, and began to eat with Xiaobao! In this regard, Xia Yu was left with a heartache, and at the same time, every time he went to buy fried chestnuts with sugar, his eyes were extremely scary.
The little trader saw the carriage of the county lord's mansion from a distance, and knew that the fierce girl was coming again, and his heart couldn't help beating a drum.
"Boss, there are chestnuts that don't smell like osmanthus!"
Xia Yu said it roughly and heroically, which made the guy tremble in his heart, and he nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, this time it's still two packs, right, this will be packed for you." ”
The guy was packing neatly with his hands and feet, and he was scolding in his heart, because he couldn't figure it out, since this girl hates sugar-fried chestnuts so much, why does her master let her buy them every time!?
"Hurry up, hurry up, our county lord is still waiting, tell you, last time I found that there were broken in your chestnuts, forget it last time, this time there will be no such situation, you can pick carefully!"
"Don't worry, the old and the young will definitely help you choose the best." With a flattering smile on his face, the man handed over two packets of chestnuts that were still hot, and looked forward to her leaving soon.
After taking the chestnuts, Xia Yu immediately smelled a fragrant fragrance of osmanthus flowers, sweet and greasy, which made her frown, and threw the copper plate impatiently, Xia Yu turned around and was about to return to the carriage.
But when the people arrived at the place where the carriage had just stopped, Xia Yu was horrified to find that the carriage was gone!
After looking back and forth several times, but there was no shadow of the carriage, Xia Yu couldn't help but panic, and called Baili Lan's name loudly.
An old man in a yellow robe, looking at Xia Yu's anxious appearance, said kindly, "Girl, why are you back again?" ”
"Back again?" Xia Yu looked at the old man puzzled, and asked rhetorically, "Are you mistaken, I went to buy chestnuts for my master, and I didn't come back at all just now." ”
"That's strange, I saw you jump back into the carriage and leave with the carriage on your way. At that time, our brothers were still discussing, whose carriage was it, and even a girl who drove a car was so marked. ”
Xia Yu's heart was completely messed up, she didn't know if it was the chaos described by the old man, or if her brain was not good enough, in short, she was in a mess at the moment, and she didn't know what to do.
When the old man saw Xia Yu's dejected appearance, he couldn't bear it, and said, "Girl, although the old man doesn't know what happened, the carriage just now left in the direction ahead. ”
Following the direction pointed by the old man, Xia Yu thanked the old man gratefully, and then used all his strength to catch up quickly. After reaching a place where there were fewer people, Xia Yu was able to find the traces of ruts on the ground, and following the traces, Xia Yu chased all the way to the river, and sure enough, he saw that the carriage was parked there.
Xia Yu happily ran over and opened the curtain, and the scene inside made her breathe.
In the entire spacious carriage, only the spring breeze was lying inside, with blood stains still remaining at the corners of his mouth, and his face was pale.
Xia Yu hurriedly pounced, shook the spring breeze vigorously, and said, "Spring breeze, don't scare me, wake up, wake up!" ”
Maybe it was Xia Yu's shaking that really played a role, the spring breeze reluctantly opened his eyes, looked at Xia Yu weakly, and said intermittently, "You girl, I knew it couldn't be what you did!" ”
"What, what did I do?"
Chunfeng shook her head weakly, she didn't have the strength and time to explain to Xia Yu at all, she just called her to her side and asked her to drive back to the county lord's mansion quickly.
After the two returned to the county lord's mansion, Qiushuang first gave Chunfeng a pill, and then supplemented it with acupuncture, and after a while, Chunfeng had the strength to speak.