No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 214 Yinren + Huimen (two chapters in one)
Xie Yan and Luo Junyao did not stay in the small courtyard to listen to Master Mingguang and Bai Jingrong talking, although Luo Junyao was really interested in Bai Jingrong.

The back door of a room in Master Mingguang's small courtyard leads directly to a small building on the back mountain.

From there, it takes only a few steps to leave the Huguo Temple and walk to the garden in the back mountain.

Now the weather in Shangyong is getting colder, but the back mountain of Huguo Temple is still full of vitality, but the flowers are much less than before.

Of course there is a reason for this, but the bigger reason is probably that many flowers have been moved to the Prince Regent's Mansion.

The two took a walk in the garden for a while, seeing that there were gradually more people in the garden, they went to the small building next to them together.

Not long after sitting down, Master Mingguang came up from downstairs.

Seeing the two people who were drinking tea and laughing together, Master Ming Guang snorted softly and said, "You two are at ease."

Luo Jun shook his head to look at Xie Yan, and signaled with his eyes: What's the matter with him?
Xie Yan raised his hand to brush the hair on her cheek, raised his head and said to Master Mingguang: "It seems that the conversation is not very pleasant."

Master Ming Guang walked up to the two and sat down, sneered and said, "What do you think I can have a pleasant conversation with her?"

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "I thought she would persuade you to help her accomplish great things."

Master Mingguang took a look at Xie Yan, pondered for a while before saying: "You and her are bosom friends." Xie Yan didn't take it seriously, waiting for the unsavory words that would inevitably come from him later.

Sure enough, Master Mingguang said: "They are all so ignorant of self-knowledge."

Xie Yan said: "So, she really mentioned it?"

"No." Master Mingguang said angrily: "I didn't have time to mention it." He was directly reprimanded by him.

Although decades have passed, Master Mingguang felt that he really couldn't understand Bai Jingrong, even though she was once his fiancée.

Bai Jingrong came from a noble family, both the Bai family and the Yao family were famous families in the last years of Dongling.Unlike the Xie family who lived in Shangyong for generations, the Bai family and the Yao family are both local clans, and the main family and most of the forces are in the local area.

Therefore, the marriage between the Bai family and the Yao family is also a matter of course.

Back then Yao Zhong was not dissatisfied with Bai Jingrong as his fiancée, but it would not be too much to say how ecstatic he was.

The eldest son of the Yao family was born to marry a noble daughter who was in the same family as him. At that time, the Bai family was not the only one who could marry the Yao family.It's just that in the end the Bai family and the Yao family got married, and Bai Jingrong's exceptional beauty and intelligence can only be regarded as a surprise.

Yao Zhong wasn't too surprised by these things, his fiancée was Bai Jingrong, and it didn't make him feel more happy than his fiancée being a daughter of another family.As for beauty... If you grew up looking at Yao Yun's face and the parents who gave birth to Yao Yun's face, the attractiveness of beauty may not be so great.

Because they were engaged since they were young, the two families naturally had a lot of contact.

When they were still young, Yao Zhong realized that he and his fiancée might not be able to talk together.Bai Jingrong is very smart, more than a hundred times smarter than his equally beautiful sister.But Bai Jingrong is also very ambitious. She likes history books, reads all kinds of classics on the art of war, likes to listen to adults talking about various court situations, and sometimes even expresses her own opinions, some of which really make Yao Chong feel uncomfortable.

Although Yao Zhong felt that we might not be able to talk to her, he didn't feel that her behavior was so bad at the time, and would occasionally mention her a little bit.

Previously, Master Mingguang said that he reminded Bai Jingrong, "Seizing the world depends on strength, not conspiracy." This sentence was said by Bai Jingrong when he was 13 years old, but obviously Bai Jingrong didn't take it to heart.

Perhaps the worst thing he did in his life was that after rejecting Bai Jingrong back then, he didn't directly kill her, but drove her away.

A girl who was only seventeen or eighteen years old at the time could order the army to dig the dam and flood the enemy army and the people without changing her face. How cruel and merciless is that?

In the past 30 to [-] years, Master Mingguang often thought this way when he dreamed back at midnight.Even though he was young then, he still didn't know much about Bai Jingrong.

Master Mingguang quickly put aside his messy thoughts, and said: "It seems that she does have something to ask for, and she is here to find you."

Xie Yan lowered his head and took a sip of tea, "Come to find me in the temple? Does she think that my temper will be better in the Buddha's Pure Land?"

Master Mingguang laughed, "Who knows? But if she really wants to reconcile with Dasheng, it's better to persuade you than to persuade others. If you don't agree, what's the use of her lobbying so many people? What's more, she shouldn't be able to stay in Shangyong for a long time, right?"

"Indeed." Xie Yan said: "The royal court of the Qi Clan has just moved westward, and I'm afraid it may be unstable internally. She came back in person at this time, and besides wanting to use Dasheng's power to suppress those who oppose her, there must be other reasons."

"Uh..." Luo Junyao, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but said, "That... the Qi clan and Dasheng have just finished fighting. Wouldn't she seek Dasheng's support instead to arouse opposition within the Qi clan?"

Xie Yan and Master Mingguang looked at each other, then lowered their heads and smiled softly at her, "This is naturally because... the Qi tribe may now face a more troublesome opponent than Dasheng."

"Ok?"

Master Mingguang smiled and took out a roll of light brown paper from the hidden compartment under the tea table.

After unfolding it on the table, Luo Junyao realized that it was a map.

The map clearly marked the state capitals of Dasheng and even the counties under its jurisdiction, and the mountains, rivers and rivers were also clearly marked.

But this is not just a Dasheng map, because there are many other places around it. Although the labels are not as detailed as Dasheng, there are important cities and mountains and rivers.

Luo Junyao raised his head and glanced at Master Mingguang: he is really not a serious monk who hides maps of various countries.

Master Mingguang didn't pay attention to her gaze, but pointed his finger to a certain place on the west side of the map, where the ink marks were still fresh, and it was obvious that someone added them with a pen recently.

There are a few beautiful and wild handwritings written there - Qizu Royal Court.

Master Mingguang's finger moved east along a line and stopped at another place.

A cross was marked there with a vermilion pen, and under the vermilion cross, the original black handwriting also read Qi Clan Royal Court.

Luo Junyao leaned over to take a closer look, and then pointed to the place west of the new royal court and said, "Here... Yinren, is their new enemy?"

Master Mingguang glanced at her with admiration, Xie Yan said in a low voice: "In the middle of the previous dynasty, the Yinren almost unified the Western Regions and even threatened the Central Plains, but was defeated by Dongling, and Yu Wence, the regent of Yin'an at that time, was forced to commit suicide It gradually declined and could no longer pose a threat to the Central Plains. Later, the Western Regions were in turmoil, and the Yin people were forced to move westward all the way. At one time, they almost completely left the sight of the Central Plains people. Only then did the rise of the Qi tribe later, almost dominate most of them The Western Regions. But...Although the Yin people are far away from the Central Plains, their strength in places further west is still not weak."

Luo Junyao looked at the map, nodded and said: "I understand. Originally, the royal court of the Qi people was here, separated from the vast sea and desert, and there was no conflict with the Yin people. But now the people of the Qi people have moved westward to a place farther west. People's current border..."

Luo Junyao made gestures at several locations on the map, and quickly calculated the data, "It's less than three hundred miles away from the Yinren border."

Master Mingguang smiled and said, "The little girl is quite amazing."

Luo Junyao blinked his eyes, and looked at Master Mingguang with a pleasant smile, "It's a small skill, the master is laughing."

Xie Yan held her hand and continued: "It's true that the Qi people have a blood feud with Dasheng, and they have a bad relationship with Gao Yu, and with the Yin people...their current territory is the former Yin'an people's territory."

Luo Jun shook his smile and said: "The Qi people are already injured and unable to deal with the three enemies. The most important thing right now is to gain a firm foothold in Moxi Hanhai, and she also knows that we don't want to fight now, so she wants to reconcile with us. Dealing with Yinren? Yinren must be very unhappy with their westward move to the royal court, right?"

Both the Qi people and the Yin people are very aggressive tribes, so it's okay for the two tribes to be far apart. If they are too close, there is no possibility that they will not shoot each other?

Not to mention, the Qi people's current territory itself was formerly owned by the Yin people.Although not all of them were taken from the Yin people, if the Yin people also have the idea of ​​​​reshaping the glory of Yin'an in the past, then they must first trample the Qi people under their feet.

"Looking at it this way, Bai Jingrong really wants to reconcile with Dasheng."

Luo Junyao admired Bai Jingrong a little bit. Dasheng and the Qi people had been fighting for so many years, and blood flowed into rivers on both sides, causing countless deaths and injuries.

How long after the truce, she dared to come to Shangyong and Dasheng alone to talk about reconciliation.

Armistice and reconciliation are two different things.

Master Mingguang casually put the scroll of maps on the table and asked, "So, what do you think about it?"

Xie Yan said in a deep voice: "The Qi clan ceded all the land east of Nuoyu Lake to Dasheng, we can talk about it."

Master Mingguang frowned slightly, and said, "If it's just from the Qi tribe, we can indeed talk about it. But let me remind you, many of Bai Jingrong and her subordinates were from the Bai family back then."

Those people are different from the Qi people. The Qi people invaded Dasheng for the sake of ambition and taking advantage of it.

But most of those people have the idea of ​​regaining the Bai family's world, thinking that one day they will regain the shame of the Central Plains.

For the Qi people, the east is an iron plate, and they can go west, north and south.But for those people, only by winning Zhengshuo of the Central Plains can they be regarded as successful and famous.

Xie Yan said: "Don't worry, who can really count on a contract and everything will be fine from now on? It's just that you really can't look around right now. If you can win a place first, it can be considered a bit of comfort."

Master Ming Guang said: "Bai Jingrong may not be willing to suffer this loss."

Xie Yan didn't care either, "That depends on how strong the Yin people are now. They are too far away from us, and even the Zhen Guojun doesn't have much news. But... since Bai Jingrong can come to Shangyong, guess what Yinren is now?" Will people also come to Shangyong?"

Master Mingguang thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, these are all things you have to consider. What do I, a monk, worry about so much?"

Xie Yan looked at him and said, "Since you broke up unhappy today, you may not be able to hide your identity."

Back then, the Yao family was as famous as the Bai family. Although the Yao family had no intention of competing for the world and was later destroyed overnight, the release of the name of the eldest son of the Yao family still shocked many people.

Master Mingguang was very calm, "She is not a person who acts impulsively. If it spreads, she will only suffer in your hands and want to make trouble for you."

The news that Master Mingguang is a descendant of the Yao family is indeed surprising, but it is obviously more worrying that the regent's uncle is still alive.

After all, the Yao family was a wealthy family back then, but it disappeared overnight.The whereabouts of the wealth accumulated by the Yao family for hundreds of years are unknown, and the connections accumulated by the Yao family for generations, who knows how much is left?
"In that case, Uncle, let's get ready." Xie Yan said.

The implication is that Bai Jingrong has to eat this loss if he doesn't eat it.At that time...Master Mingguang may not be pure either.

The two bid farewell to Master Mingguang and returned to the Prince Regent's Mansion, after which they never went out again.

Xie Yan seemed to have seriously decided to live his new marriage well. He neither went to the court nor saw his officials and subordinates in the past two days. Naturally, he didn't even read the invitation posts like the envoys of the Qi nationality.

Apart from going to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager, the two stayed in the mansion and lived together, living a very leisurely and sweet life.

Luo Junyao had never had such an experience before, and he was very excited.

Every day, they would not drag Xie Yan to practice martial arts together, or huddle together to read books, enjoy flowers, and learn to play chess.Or just do nothing at all and bask in the sun.

In this way, even Lan Yin and the others felt that their daughter seemed to be more delicate after marrying the prince.His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, who was tired of cuddling and being intimate all day long, did not seem to think there was any problem at all, and the onlookers just felt a toothache.

In this way... the general and the two sons should be relieved, right?
Lan Yin's dowry maids couldn't help discussing in private.

What the general is most worried about is that his daughter will be wronged. His Royal Highness the Regent loves the girl so much, and he will definitely not be wronged.

So the general can rest assured.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day to return home, and the Luo family was busy getting ready early in the morning.

General Luo pushed off all today's affairs in advance, and his eyes kept wandering outside the door when he woke up early in the morning.

The Luo family has long been accustomed to this. If someone hadn't dragged her around, General Luo might have gone directly to the palace to visit his daughter in the past two days.

In Rong Le Hall, Mrs. Luo was sitting in the main seat, beside Chen Yuer was gently tapping on her back.

Although the Luo family is busy these days, the female teacher invited for Chen Yuer has been teaching with all her heart.Now, although Chen Yu'er is still silent and shy, her demeanor and deeds are already quite decent.

Luo Yun and Mrs. Su sat in the hands of Mrs. Luo, and after that came the two brothers Luo Jinyan and Luo Jinxing.Even Luo Mingxiang came back with her husband, and the two sat next to Mrs. Su.

The one sitting at the back was Luo Shi.

Since Shen Lingxiang's marriage, the Luo family has kept a low profile. Apart from serving Mrs. Luo, she hardly ever leaves her yard.

For such a person, neither Luo Jinyan nor Su Shi have the time to pay attention to it.As long as she stays in peace, the Luo family can't tolerate such a person.What's more, now that Shen Lingxiang is still involved, Luo Jinyan even asked the people below to watch a little bit, so don't let people neglect Luo Shi by watching people order dishes too much.

Xu Zhaolin is the eldest son of the Chun'anbo Mansion, and this status is naturally considered extremely high among ordinary people and even officials.

But in the Luo family, it is nothing. After all, not to mention the Luo family itself, the other son-in-law of the Luo family is the regent of the dynasty.Even if there is any title of the so-called Seven Talents of the Imperial City, it is nothing among the members of the Luo family.

Noticing that her husband seemed a little nervous, Luo Mingxiang glanced sideways at him, reached out and held his hand with a faint smile to signal him not to be nervous.

Xu Zhaolin was startled, and soon nodded with a smile.

Sitting by the side, Mrs. Su looked at her daughter and son-in-law like this, with a bit of relief in her eyes.

It seems that the relationship between the daughter and son-in-law is really good, and Xiang'er didn't just say good things because she didn't want to worry about herself.

Regarding the disparity in the status of her daughter's and stepdaughter's husbands, Su thought very openly.

Some gaps already exist, so you don't have to pretend to be invisible to deceive yourself.

Needless to say, it was an accident that the stepdaughter married the regent, even General Luo himself probably never thought of this possibility.

There are many rules and regulations for the powerful and powerful, let alone the royal family?
"Why don't you come back? Be careful, go and have a look." Luo Yun ordered his second son anxiously.

Su Shi was helpless, and said: "When is this, general, don't worry."

General Luo came here early in the morning to sit here, so others had no choice but to sit here with him, and he still blamed him for coming back late?

Luo Yun whispered: "Even Mingxiang and Zhaolin are back, are they not too late?"

Luo Mingxiang said with a smile: "Yaoyao is going home today, she must dress up so that she can come back to see us in a glamorous way."

Just as he was speaking, the steward's voice full of joy came from outside the door, "General Qi, the carriage from the Regent's Palace has arrived."

Before he could enter the door, Luo Yun suddenly stood up and said, "Be cautious in your words and deeds, go out and pick up Yao Yao!"

Luo Jinyan and Luo Jinxing also quickly got up to answer, turned and went out.

Seeing them go out, Su Shi smiled and said: "General, can you rest assured?"

Mrs. Luo couldn't help but glanced at her son several times. She wasn't unhappy when her granddaughter came home, but she really couldn't understand how his son favored this granddaughter too much.

At the gate of the Luo family, the carriage of the Prince Regent's Mansion stopped slowly, and several carriages followed behind the carriage of the leading prince and concubine.

Just as Xie Yan and Luo Junyao got off the car, the brothers Luo Jinyan greeted them.

"Shake!" Luo Jinxing shouted a step ahead.

"Big brother, second brother!"

Luo Junyao, who was standing in front of Xie Yan and letting him arrange her hairpin, immediately turned around and looked towards the door.

Seeing the two elder brothers coming out of it, bright smiles appeared on their beautiful faces.

Luo Junyao immediately abandoned Xie Yan in front of him, and quickly ran towards the two elder brothers, "Big brother and second brother! I'm back!"

Luo Jinyan smiled and nodded, looked at Luo Junyao's appearance and said judo: "Just come back, everyone is waiting for you."

However, Luo Jinxing took his sister around twice, looked at her carefully before nodding in satisfaction and said: "Very well, it seems that Yao Yao has had a good time these few days."

It's really good, the little girl looks much prettier than when she was in Luo's house, it can be seen that the past few days are indeed very happy.

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "Well, I made my second brother worry, I'm fine."

"Big brother, second brother."

The two brothers and sisters were talking lively, Xie Yan, who was left behind, had already strolled over.

Standing beside Luo Junyao, Xie Yan looked at the two young men who were several years younger than him, and greeted them calmly and warmly.

"..."

(End of this chapter)