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Chapter 119 Wang Cheng
"What's the matter?" Zhuo Ran patted Li Yuchuan's back lightly, and asked with a smile, "They gave you a bad look."

Li Xunchuan buried his head into Zhuo Ran's shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "I just miss you."

Zhuo Ran reached out and gently pushed him away, saying: "Okay, I have something to tell you, don't hold him."

Li Xunchuan frowned. Just now Zhuo Ran came back with Xi Yu and Gu Zhao. He knew that Zhuo Ran would never stay where he was. As for why he met Wang Cheng, Zhuo Ran's explanation was a bit far-fetched, but he could only letter.

"Wang Cheng, why did he suddenly go crazy? Can a lunatic find his way back to Yidong?" Sitting on the rattan chair, Li Yuchuan tilted his head and looked at Zhuo Ran, and said, "There is no one around him to serve him, and he didn't find his way back to Yidong." It’s not bad to go to Ruoshui Bay to feed the fish.”

Zhuo Ran sighed and said, "I can't find anything now, you can ask after the doctor has seen it."

"By the way, how did you talk to them just now?" Zhuo Ran thought of the abnormal respect for Li Yuchuan just now, and knew that something must have happened, but it was a good thing for Li Yuchuan.

Li Xunchuan smiled, raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you see it?"

Zhuo Ran stretched out her fingers to pick Li Yanchuan's chin, making him look up at her, she said: "Second Master has played a deterrent effect, I am really majestic when I see it."

"That's natural." Li Yanchuan sighed with some regret, and said, "It's just that Xiaqiu didn't let Xiaqiu see my majesty on the battlefield with his own eyes, it's really a bit..."

"I will see you." Zhuo Ran bent down slightly, touched the tip of his nose with him, and said softly, "I believe I will see you."

Li Xunchuan closed his eyes and gave a soft "hmm".

"Master...Master." Xi Yuming knew that the door was closed and it was not suitable to go in at this moment, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on the door.

Zhuo Ran smiled and whispered, "Speak."

Li Xunchuan grabbed her hand and got up from the rattan chair, saying, "Come in."

Xiyu breathed a sigh of relief, pushed open the door, and handed the small wooden stick directly to Li Xunchuan.Wang Cheng is a very interesting person. When Gu Zhao wanted to bathe him, he just rolled around on the floor, only to find that he was tightly protecting the other small wooden bars around his waist, and the two of them struggled to get down. , and found words engraved on it.

"Luzhou is waiting..." Zhuo Ran murmured these four words, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Li Xunchuan squeezed the small wooden stick tightly, frowning: "Is it so fast?"

Xiyu didn't quite understand what they were talking about, it was just that Li Xunchuan and Zhuo Ran showed different behaviors, but the reason for their behavior was the same.

"Does Li Chengru have any acquaintances in Luzhou?" Zhuo Ran raised his head slightly and said, "It seems that I underestimated this person."

Li Xunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran: "Master Lian Jiang is friends everywhere, how bad do you think Li Chengru can be?"

Zhuo Ran shook his head and said: "There are not many people who can choose to be a traitor like him, and there are only a handful of people who are really capable of doing this kind of thing. Is it possible that he even has Da Xihou under his command? "

"Why do you want to reach Marquis Xi?" Li Yuchuan smiled when he heard this.No matter how you say it, Marquis Daxi is Xu Zheng's son, and no matter how much conflict there is, it will not involve this kind of matter of righteousness and loyalty. However, Luzhou is not Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. To do something earth-shattering, if Li Chengru's accomplices really dare to torture the court officials to this point, it is impossible for Marquis Daxi to sit idly by.

Unless Daxihou's eyes and ears are so clear that he can open his eyes and talk nonsense.

Maybe he didn't know either.

"This is urging us to go to Luzhou." Li Yanchuan smiled.

"Us?" Zhuo Ran raised her eyebrows and said, "You want to take me?"

Li Xunchuan only nodded and said, "You don't want to go?"

Zhuo Ran shook his head.

Xiyu consciously lowered his head and did not open his eyes. Could he think that the "we" that Li Yanchuan said included him and Gu Zhao?

"Are you really going to Luzhou?" Zhuo Ran sighed, and said, "The matter here has not been resolved, and it is not clear where the Luocheng bandits are. If they are playing a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain, then Yi Dong The guards are weak, isn't it..."

Li Xunchuan frowned and said, "You forgot, among us there is..."

Zhuo Ran still shook his head and said, "You can't leave without any plan. Besides, it's unknown whether Nei Ying has contact with Li Chengru. What if you are plotted against him as soon as you go to Luzhou?"

"You don't believe I can protect you well?"

"I'm talking about business with you." Zhuo Ran said seriously: "I can't fight for too long, and I can't engage in a protracted war. I can't help you and I don't want to hold you back. Do you understand what I mean? "

Li Xunchuan frowned slightly, he always felt that Zhuo Ran was about to cry.These days are very strange, no matter what he does, Zhuo Ran can make Zhuo Ran solemn for a long time, the serious thing is to ignore him, and flirt back as if nothing happened, is this the fun of after a small farewell.

"I..." Before Li Yanchuan finished speaking, Zhuo Ran closed his eyes first, turned around and gasped for a few times.

Xiyu took a few steps back, Li Yanchuan stepped forward and grabbed Zhuo Ran's shoulder, turned her to face him, lowered his head and said softly: "Okay Xiaqiu, don't think about it, relax..."

Zhuo Ran raised his eyes to look at Li Xunchuan, his eyes were already flooded with water, and Li Xunchuan was frightened.He has never thought deeply about why Zhuo Ran became like this, and he didn't have time to study what she was thinking these days. He only had one way, which was to find ways to make Zhuo Ran happy.

However, he was teasing and teasing, and found that Zhuo Ran couldn't laugh, but would be so sad that he couldn't breathe.

"Okay Xiaqiu," Li Yuchuan touched the back of her head, covering Zhuo Ran's eyes, "don't cry..."

Xiyu retreated silently, his master doesn't know how to coax others, and he doesn't necessarily like others to stay there and listen to him coaxing others.He was really surprised to see Zhuo Ran like that.

Obviously looking at Zhuo Ran, she is a lonely person, maybe only in front of Li Yuchuan, she will be so cuddly.

Sure enough, this is another meaning of Xi Shi in the eye of the beholder.

Zhuo Ran didn't let the tears flow down, but took away Li Yuchuan's hand after completely calming down, shook his head slowly, and recovered.

"Are you okay?" Li Yanchuan pinched Zhuo Ran's fingers and asked softly.

Zhuo Ran shook her head and said hoarsely, "It's all right."

Li Xunchuan wanted to ask, but Zhuo Ran closed his eyes again, so he didn't speak again, but took a long while to hug her to comfort her.

"My bracelet...was broken again." Zhuo Ran touched his wrist, Li Yuchuan lowered his head and chuckled, but did not move.

"No sign?" Li Xunchuan would give Zhuo Ran his bracelet directly before, but this time he didn't. Zhuo Ran didn't wait for Li Xunchuan's action, so he looked up at him.

Li Xunchuan shook his head and said, "I won't give it this time."

Zhuo Ran let out a slightly disappointed "Oh".

"Trust me Xiaqiu, I will take care of these things, and I will protect you well," Li Yanchuan turned her face towards him, Zhuo Ran stood on tiptoe slightly, he didn't care if Zhuo Ran could stand or not, he just said: "As long as you're with me, it's fine."

Zhuo Ran nodded dumbly.

***
The horses relax and fly, and the autumn wind crosses the Jingmen.

Shao Hui tightened the reins of the horse and stopped suddenly. Tong Rong also stopped when he saw this. It was still far from the port, and Tong Rong looked at him puzzled.

"Do you still remember the official bankers that were found?" Shao Hui asked, "Isn't that what Mr. Wang Cheng is in charge of?"

Tong Rong nodded and said, "Yes, he cares about him, and it has nothing to do with us."

Shao Hui didn't say anything, just pursed his lips.He was very clear about Li Xunchuan's next plan, since he believed that he and Tong Rong were not insiders, he simply gave them a heavy responsibility.Wang Chengcheng is crazy. If Jin Peng and Feng Cheng are not protected well, the road ahead will only become more and more difficult.

Just to be honest, Feng Cheng only showed his face a few months ago, but now he said he wanted to protect him, but he couldn't even find anyone.Jinpeng has Wen Rongxi by his side, and there are others who can protect him, but Feng Cheng is different, even the navy is useless, outnumbered, and still loses miserably.

"Brother, what are you thinking?" Seeing him in a daze, Tong Rong asked.

Shao Hui shook his head and said, "Let's go back first, I just need to send someone to find the navy as soon as possible."

"He has always been erratic, where to find him," Tong Rong couldn't help teasing in a low voice, "Besides, for such a big event this time, he would have come out long ago."

"You're like this again." Although Shao Hui squinted at him, his tone was full of helplessness and indulgence. He sighed silently and said, "You can't talk like that outside, we just do our own thing well. , don’t say much else.”

Tong Rong said "Oh" reluctantly.

Shao Hui was about to lift the rein, when he suddenly thought of something, he glanced at Tong Rong hurriedly, and said, "Master Wang Cheng found the official bank in Tiequn Port, go back to Tiequn Port first!"

Tong Rong instantly knew what Shao Hui was worried about.The official bank discovered by Wang Cheng should have been circulated in Yidong instead of being offered to the court by him.If Wang Cheng had nothing to do with the people who stole official money, he would be digging his own grave if he reported this incident. It was found out that the silver was official silver.

He didn't intend to report it at that time, he just told Shao Hui to suppress it.

But the person who reported was Huo Jie, without Wang Cheng's consent, how could Huo Jie dare to report.

Now it has been reported, but the only one who suffers is Wang Cheng who found out the official banker.Shao Hui didn't know if it was a coincidence or intentional.What was the reason for Wang Cheng's indecision at the beginning?

"Brother, is that Wang Cheng really related to those people who stole official money?" Tong Rong caught up with Shao Hui and said, "If so, wouldn't the two ports be very dangerous?"

Shao Hui turned his head and said, "Don't be afraid, they have set their sights on the governor now, there will be no danger for us to go back, just be careful."

Tong Rong nodded heavily.

***
Luzhou.

According to the habit of previous years, there will be a small temple fair in Luzhou at this time.Luzhou is located in the north, and the wind blowing over Ruoshui Bay carries water vapor. If it follows a cloudy day, it will rain for several days in a row.

Fortunately, the sky is clear these days, although it is a bit cold, but when it warms up at noon, it is hard to stick to the eaves, feeling the warmth caressing the body, suitable for a long dream.

The maid came back from wandering outside, carrying all kinds of things in her hands.She wore a single bun with a pink lace, and a few braids on her shoulders. She looked playful and cute. She didn't walk properly, and jumped into the mansion door.

Rarely did the master agree to ask her to go out and buy some things, and after giving her enough money and face, she went out and spent a lot of money, buying everything that was good-looking and fun, without even thinking about what would happen if the master got angry.

The vermilion color of the gate of the mansion is exquisite and magnificent. After turning the corridor on the left hand side, we arrived at the inner courtyard. The maid looked around for a while, and met the little girl who was serving the master with her. She went forward and stopped her, and asked softly: "... ...Where is the master?"

"Resting in the house." The little girl held the things in her hand for her, frowned slightly, and said, "Why did you buy so many things, be careful that the master will punish you..."

The maid smiled and said with a smile: "Master Hou will take the master out to play tonight. The master is in a good mood and will not punish me."

"You go ahead and take it!" The little girl stopped helping her, and hurriedly stuffed it into her hand, and took a step back, shaking her head and said, "Sister, you want to please the master, and I can't do it, Lord Marquis!" Since I still have to come to the mansion, I will go down and prepare things first..."

The maid wanted to scratch her head, but she had no free hand.

A few golden osmanthus trees were planted in the inner courtyard, and the breeze blew in. The maid closed her eyes and sniffed the fragrance of the flowers. She turned her head and remembered that the master was still waiting for her, so she ran to the main room.

"You still know to come back?"

Before she could knock on the door, she heard a sound from inside the house.

Ji Yuyan stretched out her arms to take the coat from the hanger, the maid pushed the door open a little, seeing that she was about to put on clothes, she carried the things in and put them down, and stretched out her hand to help.

"Go and wash your hands first." Ji Yuyan didn't touch her clothes, instead she avoided her and said, "I've been wandering outside, I thought you couldn't find your way back, so I planned to ask someone to find it."

The maid narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "How could you not come back?"

"By the way," Ji Yuyan put on her coat, straightened her skirt, sat on a chair and looked at her, and said, "My cousin is coming, so don't prepare anything. Let's go to the night market at night."

"Really?"

Ji Yuyan raised her eyebrows and said, "Go and wash your hands."

The maid nodded and ran out, and just turned around when she bumped into a person. She clutched her forehead and "hissed" before turning sideways twice and not moving.

"Hanyu!" Before Ji Yuyan could react, she saw a figure suddenly appearing outside the door, she only glanced at the knocked-out maid, and walked directly in front of her.

The man looked down at Ji Yuyan, but didn't know what to do for a moment.

Ji Yuyan's brows and eyes were stained with surprise, and she said, "Why is my cousin here now? It's not that I'm going tonight..."

"Yan'er," Da Xiye stretched out his right hand to gently hold her hand, and said, "I'm really sorry, there are some things that need to be investigated today, so let Hanyu accompany you tonight."

"Did something happen?" Ji Yuyan immediately pulled her hand out and said, "If you're really busy, don't worry about me, I can go shopping by myself."

Da Xiye nodded and said: "Last time, Gaodu borrowed the silver taels from Luzhou on the basis of taxes, but there was a small problem here. Luzhou is a dangerous place, passing from Yidong to Beili Luzhou has to double-check everything to make sure everything is safe, but everything sent to Beili doesn’t match the numbers on the ledger.”

Ji Yuyan frowned: "This is not a small problem..."

"Do you need my help?" Ji Yuyan grabbed Da Xiye's wrist and said, "I can help you."

Da Xiye shook his head lightly, and said, "You don't need to help me, Han Cheng is watching people over there, I'll just go."

Ji Yuyan nodded: "Yes."

"Hanyu!" Da Xiye looked back at Hanyu who was smiling happily, and frowned slightly: "What's wrong with you?"

Hanyu opened his eyes: "What's the matter with Lord Hou, just tell me!"

Da Xiye shook his head and said, "It's okay, just don't stay out too late at night, remember to bring your master back earlier."

"Yes, Hanyu knows!" Hanyu lowered his head.

Ji Yuyan pushed him away and said, "Okay, stop talking, go back and check things."

Da Xiye didn't stop much, and rushed out of the mansion directly.

Ji Yuyan looked at his back and let out a long sigh. Da Xiye lost his arm, but his words and deeds were no different from ordinary people, except that his back was a little lonely, making it difficult to approach.Seeing that she was a little disappointed, Hanyu wanted to say a few words of comfort, only to realize that she hadn't washed her hands, so she went out and washed her hands carefully before coming back to continue comforting her.

But Ji Yuyan swept away the sense of loss and looked at her with a smile.

"No, master, aren't you sad?" Hanyu didn't understand, so she lay down on the table and looked at Ji Yuyan, and said, "Aren't you going to hang out with Master Hou tonight? You don't want to go so soon?"

Ji Yuyan looked at her sideways: "You know a lot."

Hanyu was complacent as if she had been praised.

"Cousin said there was a problem with the account book." Ji Yuyan propped her chin and thought for a while, then said, "No news from Gaodu? Didn't cousin send a letter to Gaodu?"

Only then did Hanyu think of something, and said: "That's right, speaking of Gaodu, I heard some people talking about Gaodu at the market today."

Ji Yuyan signaled her to continue.

"Master, do you still remember Zhuo Ran, Zhuo Ting's daughter?" Hanyu saw Ji Yuyan nodded, and then said, "This person has been passed down as the princess of the previous dynasty, it seems that because of this, this Zhuo Ran Then he entered the palace, and was finally shot to death by Fu Si Prison, who was in charge of the prison..."

Ji Yuyan frowned, and said, "Where did you hear the rumors? That's not what Gaodu said."

"Do you know the news from Gaoduli?" Hanyu immediately straightened up and said, "Then you let me talk for so long!"

Ji Yuyan said: "Why are you in a hurry? Although they said that Zhuo Ran was dead, some people said that she was rescued, and that Li Chengru and Li Yushi also defected from Gaodu, and they all said that he went to find Zhuo Ran."

"Master Hou said that this Li Chengru is not a good stubble, what he can do depends on how long His Majesty wants to keep him." Hanyu thought for a while, and said: "Oh, yes, there are rumors that the governor seems to be with Zhuo Ran. It's related, it's more intimate..."

Tired of listening, Ji Yuyan poured out a glass of water and said, "Isn't Zhuo Ran and Yan Chengxuan a couple? They were still selling their portraits a few days ago, have you forgotten?"

"Why is this Zhuo Ran so powerful?" Hanyu bit her finger and said, "Let's go out tonight to see if there are any other portraits like this."

(End of this chapter)