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Chapter 998 The Grace of a Meal

It's not easy to remove the mask.

And judging from Fang Qingyan's reaction just now, Mu Dian had a hunch that it was better not to show his true face in front of her.

"The women's coming to Beijing this time is a personal matter, and they don't want to involve their husband's family, so they can't show their true appearance to others. Please forgive me."

"If you don't see your true face, how do you prove your identity?" Fang Qingyan stretched her back and leaned back, returning to the sitting posture, with the ice and snow between her brows holding her own, as if the momentary expression breakdown just now was just an illusion of Mu Dianke.

"How does the empress need a woman to prove herself?"

Fang Qingyan stopped talking and took out a cotton handkerchief to wipe her fingers carefully.

She didn't know much about Mu Dianke.It's nothing more than this girl's appearance is Xiaoliu Qingwu, she is always full of vigor, and she is married to someone Rong Qianer can't dream of...

Thinking of Rong Qian'er, she remembered one thing that could determine the authenticity of the person in front of her.

"I remember that when Miss Four entered Beijing and was assassinated on Sajin Street, Ah Xian went to visit her. How did the two guards accompany her describe her? Tall, short, fat and thin, Miss Fourth still has an impression?"

"Your Majesty may have misremembered." Mu Dian laughed, "The General didn't bring his guards with him that day, but a woman wearing a dark fence accompanied him. I later found out that she was Miss Ninth of the Rong family. Miss Rong is very intelligent and knowledgeable. The woman admired her very much, and when they met for the first time, they had a very happy conversation. But the general looked down on the conversation at his daughter's house, thinking that what the woman said was a trick and a trick, and it was difficult to get on the stage."

It is exactly what Rong Qianer said.

It's just that Mu Dian may have missed some details.For example, Fang Xian was called a "three-season man", and after being reprimanded by him for "extraordinary skill and obscenity", he was speechless in response... Except for the righteous master, no one would deliberately confuse these words, but would instead do it for the sake of gaining The trust of the other party, the more detailed the better,

Fang Qingyan no longer had any doubts about Mu Dianke's identity, her expression softened, and she asked, "Have you met Fourth Uncle Rong in the Liuxianyuan?"

"Not yet." Mu Dianke said, "I got the note from General Fang."

Fang Qingyan's eyelashes flickered, she didn't know what to think, she said silently for a while, "On the day Uncle Rong returned to Beijing from Yangzhou, the Ministry of Education ordered him to come to the door to arrest him. I met Ah Xian in a hurry, and everything was difficult." Please fully explain. Under such circumstances, Fourth Uncle still remember to leave a note for Fourth Miss."

Mu Dianke trembled in his heart, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Fang Yuan and I are life-and-death friends. He was imprisoned in the Ming Palace in the past, and Rong Xiang once asked me to help rescue him. The matter of Fang Yuan, especially life and death, is a matter of life and death. Your empress can trust women like she looks."

Fang Qingyan was slightly surprised.

The conversation and behavior of the woman in front of me are quite different from the rumors.

It is indeed the style of the Chang family.

"How did you and Fang Yuan meet?" Fang Qingyan continued to hang her head and dye her nails, a little displeased with Mu Dianke's avoidance.

"It's not acquaintances." Mu Dianke said, "He gave me the food I gave him, and I gave it back to him. Later, he apologized to me and invited me to a banquet alone. I think he is not bad. , so I agreed to be his piano boy, make tea and warm wine for him, and copy the piano score, and he will pay me."

The past has been going on for many years, and when I think of it, it is as far away as several mountains.

"That's all?" Fang Qing added, "You are quite angry."

Mu Dian laughed ridiculously.

She didn't expect Fang Qingyan to be interested in these things.Most of the rich and noble girls live in one place all their lives, and the ups and downs of personnel and affairs outside are always novel to them.

Then he continued, "Jun and this person say he is gentle, but in fact he is very gentle. Maybe I gave him a high-level look when we first met, and he was willing to make some exceptions for me. He taught me to read and play the piano. , I killed a Zuoyan nobleman who had a child sex fetish. Sometimes he gave me medicine, and when my leg was broken, he also served tea and poured water... But even without these later things, he starved me for two days and two nights Afterwards, the meal he invited me was enough to make me go to Beijing for him."

When Fang Qingyan first met Mu Dianke, she was already under the protection of Changqian Buddha.

She has always felt that this is a favored woman with beauty, freedom, and the most important thing is to be with the person she likes.

Unexpectedly, behind this luck, there is still a period of painful Nirvana before rebirth.

"It sounds like a friend in need." Fang Qingyan said, "Do you just want to see him, or are you planning to take him away from the capital?"

"It depends on his own wishes." Mu Dianke said truthfully.

Fang Qingyan put the note in her sleeve, got up and entered the room.The ill-fitting white linen filial gown was empty and swaying, which made her come out in a thousand ways.

Fang Qingyan stayed in the room for a while.

When he came out, he was followed by a limping palace man.Judging by the walking posture, the hip and back injuries are not serious.

"This is Jiang Lian, someone you can trust." Fang Qingyan said.

Mu Dianke remembered what Xin Baige said, Fang Qingyan brought a servant with him when he entered Lama Temple at night, and he guessed it was the one in front of him.

He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Jiang's servant."

He took out a bottle of medicine for external application from his sleeve, "This is the medicine for wounds prepared by my aunt before I left. It is said that the medicine has miraculous effects. Quan regards it as a thank you to Jiang's servant for guiding me when I was injured. Please don't dislike."

Fang Qingyan should have told Jiang Lian about Mu Dianke's identity.The ointment prepared by her sister-in-law Chang Suyi is a rare item that is difficult to buy even if you have money. Seeing that Fang Qing said no objection, Jiang thanked her repeatedly and accepted it.

When the two walked to the gate of the courtyard, Fang Qingyan stopped Mu Dianke.

"Before Fourth Miss leaves Beijing, let's go see Fourth Uncle Rong. Although there were many festivals before, Fourth Uncle secretly protected you and did a lot of things."

Mu Dian was silent.

She believed that Fang Qingyan would not lie, but as a wife, it was always inappropriate for her to meet a man who had shown her affection.

"I heard that Mrs. Dou left a decree to pardon Fang Rong's crime of bullying, and the third master Fang has already been released from prison." She was not clumsy, but she stuttered when she said this, because of her guilty conscience.

Fang Zhilin was able to be released from prison because he had no real power, no reputation, and would not pose a threat to anyone.Not necessarily for Rong Yi.

"He can't come out." Fang Qingyan said.

There was a crack in her expression, and there was sadness in her eyes, "Miss Si never forgets Fang Yuan's kindness back then, do you know there is a word called great kindness into enmity?"

She was probably angry, and she called the emperor by name directly, "His kindness to Liu Zhuan is too great."

"Once a benefactor chooses to turn against his benefactor, he will be more vicious than someone who has nothing to do with him. I know Liu Zhuan too well. If he wants to protect his dignity and explain his ruthlessness, he will definitely try to prove the four. Uncle’s crime is heinous—there will be no day when he will come out alive.”【1】

Mu Dianke opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word of rebuttal.Fang Qingyan's words sound cruel, but every sentence is true.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything to say to Rong Xiang?" She finally let go.

"Just say that everything is fine at home." Fang Qing said nothing, looking at the empty tile blue sky, "With me and A Xian, we will walk the rest of the way according to his orders."

Mu Dian couldn't help but glance at Fang Qingyan.

The woman is standing sideways, her manners are dignified and impeccable. This seemingly relaxed posture of sitting and standing must have been cultivated after thousands of times of hard training.Just to please a man who doesn't love.

In her heart, should it be very bitter?
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【1】UK, Thackeray: "If a person turns against his benefactor after receiving a great favor, he must take care of his own decency, and he must be more vicious than an irrelevant stranger. He must prove the other party's guilt before he can explain himself ruthless."

(End of this chapter)