Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 416

Duan Yuxuan walked out of Yao Ji, smiled faintly at Mei Zhu and the others who were waiting at the door, did not speak, and left with his people.

His confidant took two steps quickly, seeing that no one was paying attention, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, have you said everything? Their...how did they react?"

"I didn't make it so clear, I just said a few words in a vague way, what kind of reaction can you expect?" Duan Yuxuan chuckled, "This general Zhen Guo really deserves his reputation, and our generals are not as good as her alone. If not It is absolutely impossible for Emperor Daxia to let such a woman get married, I really want to ask my father to marry her, what a pity!" A look of regret flashed across his face, "I don't know who is so lucky to marry her Woolen cloth!"

"Sir, you don't have to bother about such an invisible thing. It's just that you just mentioned a few words in a vague way, can they understand the deep meaning?" The confidant was worried, "What if they don't understand what you mean?" , isn't it... a waste of work?"

"Do you think they are all like you? You have to put everything on the bright side and explain clearly to understand? These three are extremely intelligent people, even if they can't react for a while, give them a little time, They are enough to understand the key points." Duan Yuxuan changed his ugly face in Yaoji's shop just now, and said very calmly, "Just wait and see, at the banquet tonight, you will see for yourself."

"At the banquet tonight, the young master still wants to test it again?"

"Naturally, my father wants to get an accurate answer from them." Duan Yuxuan turned to look at Yao Ji's signboard in the distance, "I hope they won't let us down! Let's go back, we got up too early today, Ben Young Master, you need to catch up on your sleep, recharge your batteries, and take them all down at night!"

Duan Yuxuan returned to the posthouse with great ambitions, but the atmosphere in Yaoji's shop was not so good.

The three of them watched Duan Yuxuan walk out dejectedly, and felt uncomfortable. Lianhou's lineage was originally a refined scholar. The children of the family are far away from the court.Although it is not enough to be disgusted by King Duan, the relationship between the two veins is only maintaining a superficial harmony, that's all.

Now, Duan Wang has caused a catastrophe, he doesn't know how to deal with the aftermath, and even left this mess to Lian Hou to deal with.No matter whether the job is done well or not, the official career of Lianhou's lineage, and even the lives of the whole family and the better people, are probably even more in jeopardy.

"Borrowing a knife to kill people is really a good strategy." Qi Zhifeng picked up the tea bowl, drank two sips of tea, and sighed softly, "Looking at the appearance of this second young master, I am afraid that he has suffered a great blow. After returning, he will be farther away from court Hall."

"Yeah, I don't know if the Second Young Master thought about the key points here before he came here, probably because he didn't want to, otherwise, he wouldn't have come to this muddy water." Jin Jing expressed regret, " However, it's not a pity, anyway, his family has long been excluded from the core of the Duan family."

"Brother Xiaojing has something to say, I don't really agree with it." Shen Cha shook her head, while picking out the rouge and gouache that the shop assistant brought over, they were all new products in the shop, and they were not on her list .While choosing, she said, "The Second Young Master may not understand, but with Marquis Lian's intelligence, he may not be able to guess Duan Wang's mind. Since he guessed it, he will definitely not fail to mention Second Young Master. But the reason why they He will still come on an envoy, so there should be something really hard to say. Maybe there is some agreement between Marquis Lian and King Duan, maybe after the Second Young Master returns, the lineage of the Hou Mansion will completely leave the court and become a real hermit with high talents! After the selection, she nodded to the clerk, pointing to the goods she had chosen, "Please prepare twenty copies of each kind, and the packaging should be fresh and elegant, thank you."

"You are welcome, this is what young people should do." The shop clerk, neither humble nor overbearing, bowed slightly to Shen Cha, and carried the tray to the back to stock up.

"Twenty copies?" Jin Jing raised her eyebrows, "Did you buy so much to cook it?"

Shen Cha didn't answer, just smiled, tapped his finger on the table twice, and continued with what he said just now, "King Duan is well-intentioned, for his beloved younger brother to succeed smoothly, he must It’s about clearing away all obstacles, both open and hidden.”

"But..." Qi Zhifeng and Jin Jing glanced at each other, "But sister Xiaocha, this Lianhou is not an obstacle! To put it bluntly, he is an idle clan, even if he has a title, he does the most on weekdays It's nothing more than reading books, writing, painting and so on, and the children in the family don't have any important official positions, so how can they get in the way of King Duan and his successor? Isn't this too much of a trivial matter?"

"Although Marquis Lian is far away from the core of power, his reputation is extremely high. For the young master, it is an obstacle." Jin Jing replied first, "King Duan looks very powerful and has a lot of thoughts, but his vision is too narrow. I saw that the reputation of Lianhou might have some influence, but I didn't think that Lianhou's lineage has gone through many dynasties, and it cannot be eliminated overnight. For such people, it is better to make good use of such people than to eliminate them. In fact, for the new king Saying that is a great help." He looked at Shen Cha and then at Qi Zhifeng, "Master Qi, do you understand what I mean?"

"..." Qi Zhifeng had a serious expression and nodded solemnly, "I understand, I will pass on the news, please rest assured, military advisor!"

"Good boy!" Jin Jing couldn't control her hand and rubbed Qi Zhifeng's head, "It's as soft as I imagined."

Look at Qi Zhifeng again, pouting to straighten his messy hair, staring at the culprit with resentment.

Shopkeeper Yao Ji checked the list given to him by Shen Cha. Most of the items listed above are ready-made, but a few are out of stock and need to be rushed for at least a month.

"You don't have to worry, we will notify you when we have all the goods. Or..." the shopkeeper prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the small table, "You can leave your address, and we will send a staff to deliver it directly to your house .”

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, Qi Zhifeng thought for a while, waved to the shopkeeper, and said, "After all the goods are ready, they will be delivered to my house together with the ones I asked for before." He squinted his eyes and looked at the shopkeeper's , "You know where to send it, don't you?"

"Yes, Mr. Qi is a regular customer in the store, and the little one knows where to send it."

"Then trouble you."

Shen Cha nodded, settled the accounts with the shopkeeper, and brought Qi Zhifeng and Jin Jing out of Yaoji.

Seeing that the time was still a bit early, Qi Zhifeng proposed to go shopping for a while longer. Shen Cha and Jin Jing had no objection. They walked along and visited tea shops, incense shops, and several shops that sold folding fans. I bought some special products that I couldn't see in Jiaping Guancheng, or even in Xijing, and could only be bought in Linhuang Mansion.Especially in an incense shop, I bought a particularly expensive incense, which is said to be very helpful for sleeping.

Shen Cha was not very worried about buying fake things, or being cheated by the shop assistants. Qi Zhifeng was by her side. She believed that none of the shop owners, shopkeepers, or shop assistants would use fake products to fool them. goods, and will bring out the top and best products in the store, and the price is not as high as imagined.

Thinking of this, Shen Cha couldn't help laughing, Qi Zhifeng is really a must-have tool for shopping.

Looking at the twenty or thirty large and small bags carried by the accompanying guards, and looking at the satisfaction on Shen Cha's face, Qi Zhifeng and Jin Jing looked at each other and sighed at the same time. As a matter of fact, girls are the same no matter what personality or style.

They sent someone to send the big and small bags back to the inn, and the three of them went directly to Jiqinglou, the most popular restaurant in Linhuang Mansion. Before they reached the door, they saw many people surrounded in front of them.

"These... Did Ji Qinglou do something wrong?" Shen Cha and Jin Jing looked puzzled, "Why are there so many people around?"

"They're all here for dinner." Qi Zhifeng explained with a smile, "Fortunately, I was clever and booked a good private room in advance, otherwise, we would have to be one of these people."

"It's such a cold day..."

Shen Cha didn't quite understand the thoughts of these people queuing up. Seeing them wrapped up like black bears, he would rather stand in the ice and snow for half an hour, or even an hour, to taste the dishes produced by Jiqinglou. Shake your head.What made her even more incomprehensible was that none of these people felt impatient or unhappy after waiting for so long. Their faces were full of anticipation and excitement.

"Food is the most important thing for the people." Jin Jing followed behind Qi Zhifeng, pulling Shen Cha into the Jiqing Tower, "This statement is true no matter what time it is."

However, after enjoying the service of Jiqinglou and tasting the dishes of Jiqinglou, they finally understood why so many people flock to it. Such a restaurant, even if it is located in Xijing, will immediately Flaming up.

"First-class service, first-class dishes, and first-class environment." Jin Jing wiped her mouth with a napkin, "As long as you work hard, it will be difficult if you don't make a big deal."

After having a full meal at Jiqing Building, the group returned the same way, Qi Zhifeng sent them to the inn, and the three stood at the door saying goodbye.

"General, there is still a long time before the palace banquet, do you want to take a break?" After arranging the carriage for the Qi Mansion, Mei Lin returned to Shen Cha's room and saw that she had washed and changed her face. Wearing clothes at home, and lighting incense, sitting cross-legged on the couch, I don't know what I'm thinking.She walked over and looked at Shen Cha, "Is it cold? Do you want a blanket?"

"No, I'll just sit for a while!" Shen Cha waved his hands, "Some things I don't quite understand, and it seems that I missed some key clues." She looked at Mei Lin, and then at Mei Zhu who came in yawning, "You guys Go rest and leave me alone."

Mei Lin and Mei Zhu nodded, the generals like to be alone when they think about things, they saluted and left the room lightly.

Shen Cha closed her eyes and continued to think about what Duan Yuxuan said today. She had a very strange feeling that the second son of Lianhou's mansion was so impatient to see them, it was definitely not the order of King Duan that he said It's so simple to mend Xia and Duan's relationship, there must be another purpose.It's just that she thought about it over and over again many times, but she didn't want to understand what the second young master was going to do.

After all the incense burners were burned, Shen Cha couldn't figure out why, and felt a little depressed, so she decided to go to the practice room to practice. Maybe she could think of the key point that she had overlooked during the practice.

Unexpectedly, when Shen Cha pushed open the door of the practice room, he saw Jin Jing already inside.

"Hey, it seems that the two of us want to go together!" Jin Jing put away his spear and waved at Shen Cha, "Do you think Duan Yuxuan's behavior today is very strange? Or... there is no deep meaning ?”

"Brother Xiao Jing thinks so too!" Shen Cha nodded, pulled out the soft whip from his waist and whipped it directly at Jin Jing, "Duan Wang's plan is obvious, it's impossible for Marquis Lian not to know, but he knows it well Under the circumstances, he even let his son get involved, saying that he had no plot at all, I don't believe it. No matter in terms of Duan's prestige or personal ability, Duan Wang can't keep up with Lian Hou when he flatters him. The main reason why he fears Marquis Lian is also because of this, he regards Marquis Lian as the biggest obstacle."

"Wait a minute." Jin Jing evaded Shen Cha's attacks ten times in a row, and nimbly withdrew from the battle circle, "Let's fight again later, I suddenly thought of a possibility."

"What's possible?" Shen Cha withdrew his whip and looked at Jin Jing puzzled.

"Tell me, will Marquis Lian..." Jin Jing walked to Shen Cha and said in a low voice, "Through the second son, is he expressing a very bold idea to us and to Liao? To be more precise, it should be determination?"

"You mean... he has the idea of ​​replacing it? No... no way?"

"Only this guess can make sense, otherwise Duan Yuxuan's behavior would be too weird." Jin Jing wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief, "Think about what he said and his reactions , Where did you come to intercede with King Duan? They are here to disrupt the situation, both openly and secretly."

"However, it's not easy to replace it. After all, Marquis Lian has been far away from the court center for too long!"

"I don't think so." Jin Jing stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Shen Cha's eyes, "You also said just now that Marquis Lian's character, ability, and prestige are far above Duan Wang's lineage. If he reveals that he wants to be king, he will probably get the support of many civil and military members of the Duan family. Moreover, I don't believe that he came up on a whim, patting his head and thinking of it casually, it must have been planned for a long time."

"On the surface, you have a style of elegant literati, secretly cultivate your own manpower, and when the time is right, will you take over Duan Wang's faction?" Shen Cha still couldn't believe that such a thing would happen, "If our guess is true, it will be a big deal for us." An excellent piece of news. Let’s see, Second Young Master Duan’s words are so cryptic, and he’s probably worried that we won’t be able to understand the true meaning of it, so we’ll definitely try again. When the time comes, we’ll just see what we’re doing.”

"Tsk tsk, I don't know if the feng shui is not very good today. Did Liao, Jin, and Duan discuss it? If it's not chaotic, it's not chaotic, and if it's chaotic, they're all together." Jin Jing shook her head, "Fortunately The Liao Dynasty has made a smooth transition, and Yelu Ertu ascended the throne as he wished. As for the mess left by the former Liao King, it can't be resolved in a day or two, but he can go to the theater with us."

"Besides watching the play, you can also look for opportunities to take advantage of something." Hearing someone knock on the door, Shen Cha walked over, saw Mei Lin standing outside the door, and raised his eyebrows, "I said while you are resting When you come here, relax your muscles and bones, why did you come here after a while?"

"The letter you were waiting for." Mei Lin handed a bamboo tube to Shen Cha, but did not come in, nodded to Jin Jing, and left.

Shen Cha closed the door of the practice room, took out the letter paper from the bamboo tube, and couldn't help laughing just after reading the first few sentences.

(End of this chapter)