In addition to the Luoyang Ruan family, there are also the children of the Chen family who directly obtained the document in the name of the wealthy merchants of Jiannan Road, this group of people, of course, is not responsible for contacting the nobles, but they are all strong in martial arts, their task is to cooperate with the actions of the princess of Jin, and secretly protect the safety of the princess of Jin, but of course Ai Lu did not follow Chen Langjun into Chang'an City.

At the beginning, Eleven Niang did not expect that Princess Yangjin would make things difficult for Xie Ying, just needed a sword dance comparable to Gongsun Auntie's character, and the prophet had made up a false identity for Ai Lu in advance, broke away from the caravan, and entered Chang'an alone to "find relatives", this idea originated after the success of the climbing Liu family, originally wanted her to lead the needle and further climb the princess of Changping, but suddenly heard Liu mention the sword dance and the Hu family.

Eleven Niang secretly thought, it must be because she mentioned Xie Ying, which touched Liu's mind, but Xie Ying probably didn't have so much leisure at this time, looking for sword dancers, it shouldn't be Xie Ying herself.

It won't be Ashina Qisang, this person is ambitious and plotting to dominate the world, and the goal is far from being achieved, how can he indulge in singing and dancing? And in the Daming Palace, there is only one princess left in the Daming Palace, who is enough to make Xie Ying "serve".

The situation is urgent, and Shi Niang doesn't want to be too distracted by the open and secret battle between these two women at this time, but Liu's seemingly unintentional inquiry made her realize an opportunity, that is, to let Ai Lu enter the court, and if necessary, capture Xie Ying, so as to increase the chance of winning in the future to recapture Chang'an.

But Eleven Niang is now borrowing Ruan Erniang's identity, and the Ruan family in Luoyang must not arouse Xie Ying's slightest vigilance, so Ai Lu cannot be directly recommended by her, so she can only take such a roundabout way.

Ai Lu was disguised at first, and entered the city with Eleven Niang, at this time, he was not afraid of being seen through by others, but if Xie Ying had traced the text, it would reveal a flaw - Chang'an City was lifted, even if he entered the city alone under the pretext of looking for relatives, he may not be stopped after being inspected, but in fact, there are no refugees to move back, except for businessmen who focus on financial gain, even if there are really people or scholars who are willing to defect to Kyoto Turkic rule, most of them still have a wait-and-see attitude, and when the situation is not clear, they dare not act rashly, so that they can, Xie Ying could easily find out that Ai Lu had not been inspected by the exchange, and his origin was suspicious.

It can only ask the Chen family to cooperate, the caravan enters the city and has a large entourage, and it is impossible for the guards to interrogate the guards one by one, at most, they can check the number of people according to the documents, and the rough appearance of the group will be passed, as long as the Chen family's principal is determined, Xie Ying has no way to track down whether Ai Lu is one of them.

As for Chen Langjun's forgery, as long as Ai Lu is not proven to be a "spy", this is really not an unforgivable crime, after all, Ai Lu is just a woman, although the sword dance is praised, but it does not mean that the martial arts are strong, this is just like many noble children in the Great Zhou who boast of their swordsmanship, in fact, they are all showy, and they are useless, and before Ai Lu entered the city, it is impossible for anyone to think of the whim of Princess Yangjin, what is the effect of placing such a "spy" into the city?

Coincidences are coincidences, as long as Xie Ying can't detect the flaws, she should also believe that it is indeed just a coincidence.

However, in this way, of course, it will cause the Jiannan Chen family to attract Xie Ying's attention, and the action needs to be more careful, but Eleven Niang weighed the pros and cons, and finally acted according to the plan.

Of course, before Liu's "road encounter" Ai Lu, Shi Niang's people had already found out that among the civilians in Xicheng who were brutalized by the Tubo people, there was a Wei family, who was from the same state, and his husband was employed by a merchant family, and Wei's husband died when he was defending the city.

As for whether the Wei family is an orphan girl, whether she has a family member, etc., of course it is impossible for Eleven Niang to find out, and similarly, Xie Ying can't find out.

Because Tongzhou is within the Tongguan Pass, the Tongguan Pass has not been broken, and the Tongzhou is not within the reach of the Turkic forces at present. In order to prevent Xie Ying from verifying, Ai Lu, who was disguised as a man, did find Wei's residence in Chang'an, and asked the neighbors and the owner about the whereabouts of her "sister", but the neighbors did not know the situation of Wei's mother's family, and the owner did not question Ai Lu's fabricated life experience, indicating that this set of statements was not afraid to be debunked and could withstand Xie Ying's scrutiny.

And Xie Ying really had no intention of pursuing the fact that the Chen family in Jiannan had forged the office, she just raised her eyebrows slightly: "You entered Beijing from the Chen family, didn't the guards break your daughter?" ”

"It's true that no one has seen through the grass people." Ai Lu replied: "Today, the grass people are performing in the West Market and preparing road materials, but even Mrs. Liu has not realized that the grass people are women. ”

Liu's chin said: "Your lord has never seen her male appearance, it is indeed able to confuse the truth, the concubine is to see her extraordinary skills, the heart moved, ask who the swordsman is, whether there are sisters in the family can also sword dance, and said that if you can recommend a woman to dance at the banquet, with a lot of money as a reward, she is tempted for this, only to admit that she is a woman, when she was taught by her adoptive father, just learned the sword dance, and relied on the sword dance, in Jinyang and other places also broke a name, earned a lot of savings, because the adoptive father is old, it is inevitable that he will be sick, so he returned to his ancestral hometown, bought a house, but neither father nor daughter is good at farming, and she still makes a living by performing arts. ”

Xie Ying asked again: "The prosperity of Jinyang City, chasing Luoyang, why didn't your father and daughter settle down in Jinyang?" ”

"At that time, Yan Zhao was lost, Jin Shuo was in danger, my father was worried about being affected by the war, so he avoided it, although I heard that Jin Shuo implemented a new policy to benefit the people, but the grass people father and daughter were not from Taiyuan, my father was away from his hometown for many years, and he was gradually getting old, and his wish was to return to his roots, so he returned to his hometown."

"Since you are good friends with Chen Langjun, he is the son of a wealthy businessman, how can you need to be a street artist to prepare for the road?"

"Chen Lang is righteous, the grass people have received a lot of favors, and they are really shameless to covet the good, although the grass people are humble and have traveled north and south with their fathers, but they also understand the way of life, and the favor of others should be reciprocated, but also in moderation, the grass people are not able to repay, of course, they can not be greedy for more help."

Xie Ying smiled: "You have a good backbone." ”

After thinking for a while, he tried again: "I won't hide it from you, the reason why I interrogated you so carefully is because Princess Yangjin needs to recruit palace people who are good at sword dance from the people, today I watch you dance, it is indeed more exquisite than those tricks in the palace, if you are willing to enter the palace, you will be loved by Princess Yangjin in the future, why worry about being helpless?" ”

Ai Lu refused without hesitation: "It is the luck of the grass people to be appreciated by your lord, but then, the eldest sister of the grass people was persecuted and forced to death by the Tibetan barbarians, and the grass people cannot avenge the blood hatred of the eldest sister's relatives, and they are already ashamed. I also hope that your lord will be tolerant and forgive the grass people for disobeying the order. After saying that, he kowtowed heavily, and his attitude was very decisive.

Liu was about to persuade, but was stopped by Xie Ying, and said leisurely: "That's it, I don't want to make it difficult for others, Ah Ruo, let's reward her for today's performance, we can't let this little lady Ai be busy in vain, and delay people's livelihood for half a day." ”

Liu understood and agreed, naturally understanding that the promised heavy money could not be fulfilled, and at most two or three hundred yuan would be rewarded, which was far from enough for the long journey.

Of course, Ai Lu did not show a disappointed look, but was relieved, got a signal, and left without looking back.

Xie Ying said to Liu: "Although this woman's words and deeds are flawless, what she said can't be relieved without confirmation, I also have to see if she will continue to perform tomorrow, and who she will associate with next." ”

As he spoke, he got up and walked out of the moon gate in the northwest corner, and Liu, who was two steps behind, saw "Ruan Erniang" waiting aside, and beckoned to her with a smile: "Have you ever been recognized for your Ruan family's rouge gouache?" ”

Xie Ying squinted the corner of her eyes, swept the Liu family and quietly recommended this, of course she couldn't recognize it as an old person, and listened to her answer: "For the sake of the lady's face, the nobles can only listen to the concubine's irritability, although the balsam produced by our shop, although the quality is better than the common one in the market, in the eyes of the nobles, it is not rare, and they are competing to support it, this is all because of the lady's recommendation, how dare the concubine be complacent." ”

Liu Shi smiled and said: "Don't be modest, Ruan family balm, I still take advantage of it, so I am not afraid to introduce you to them." Please also Xie Ying: "Your lord is out of the palace today, it is rare to have a day of leisure, it is better to stay for a while, although this garden is far less beautiful than the palace, Erniang in order to organize this banquet, but wasted a lot of effort, there is a pavilion around the corner, you can see the vista, the height is more refreshing, just sit down, Erniang prepares a dessert, although it is not a rare food, at this time, I am afraid that the palace is not always prepared, your lord is good to try it." ”

Xie Ying said with a smile: "Ah Ruo just plays tricks, when I can't guess, this season, it should be a lychee." ”

"Your lord is like a god." Liu hurriedly flattered.

Xie Ying glanced at Eleven Niang again: "In addition to Lingnan, only Jiannan is still planted in lychees, and now these two places are still under the jurisdiction of the Zhou court, and only you merchants can still traffick, and there is indeed no backup in the palace." ”

As he spoke, he turned a corner, and saw that the pavilion was in sight, Xie Ying did not refute Liu's suggestion, raised his feet and walked to the pavilion, and listened to Shi Niang's reply: "Lingnan Road is far away, these hundred catties of lychees are indeed trafficked from Jiannan Road, the concubine intends to offer to the lord, and does not dare to use it more, but the concubine is humble, if you can't be recommended by Mrs. Liu, you want to worship, and it is rare for the lord to favor you." ”

Although Eleven Niang's appearance is disguised, she has not learned Miao Dongsheng's skills, and her voice cannot be changed, fortunately, she and Xie Ying have not seen each other for nearly ten years, compared to the age of Ji Xuan, her voice is naturally very different, just by her voice, how can Xie Ying connect the flattering merchant woman in front of her with the dignified princess of Jin? Listening to her speak, she still listened to it, but looked at it a few more times, and after sitting down, she held a bowl of fresh lychees poured with goat milk, and her own palace people tested for poison to make sure that there was nothing strange about this food, so she took out one, and even the celadon spoon was held by a celadon plate with peony patterns, and handed it to Xie Ying on her knees.

Tasted a fresh lychee, although Xie Ying felt delicious, naturally she would not feast in front of so many people, only bowed her head slightly and said: "It's okay, although it is not rare, the Turkic soldiers have not tasted this kind of fresh fruit, and it is not impossible to use it as a reward, Erniang sent someone to send it to Jingzhao Yin, and left two baskets, I will bring it back to the palace and let Yang Jin taste it." ”

Eleven Niang hurriedly agreed, and then flattered: "The concubine has been in Chang'an, and I heard that the people of Kyoto have praised the benevolence of the noble lord, and worshiped the Buddha. ”

This amused Xie Ying, and raised her eyebrows: "It's okay if the people of Kyoto don't hate me, where can they be so respectful, Erniang is so sycophant, it's too much." ”

"If it weren't for your lord's advice to the Khan, how could the people be stable, and how could they have a grudge against your lord? The people know that Princess Yangjin is from Tibet, and she will definitely protect the people, thanks to the respect of the king of Khan, so that the murderers can be severely punished by the national law, and the subjects of the Han family are sheltered, and thousands of people are all grateful that the noble lord is like a bodhisattva manifestation, and great mercy and compassion to save the suffering. ”

Xie Ying laughed out loud and said to Liu: "I'm just sighing, Yang Jin's willful tossing makes me uneasy, but the world thinks that I am more valued by the King of Khan." ”

But he was very happy with the flattery of "Ruan Erniang", and he didn't say much about political affairs, and said with a smile: "There are good fat powder in Erniang's shop, so many officials and relatives are full of praise, I also want to see and understand, if it is really suitable, it will be needed in the harem in the future, and the Ruan family will be designated to worship, and it will not be in vain for you to waste a lot of thoughts, searching your intestines and scraping your stomach to please flattery." ”