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Chapter 471 Even though I am upright, I am afraid of my shadow being crooked
"What are Tanlang waiting for? Why aren't you going out yet?"

"Auntie, Huanhua didn't come?"

"What is she doing here so early in the morning?"

"Okay, it's okay."

"Hey, Tanlang, wait a minute, why don't you drink some black-bone chicken soup before you leave? I thought you were waiting for the soup just now, so I asked Wei Lai to get a bowl. Anyway, I was already waiting. I originally wanted to let someone go at noon. Sent..."

"No, it's almost late."

"Okay, I'll send you to Wei La at noon."

Ouyang Rong paused, turned around, stretched out his hand to ask for something, his expression unchanged:
"No, I'll just take it over. There's also a kitchen in the lobby of Jiangzhou. Let them cook it... Auntie brought a larger food box. It was a bit hot last time and some was leaked."

"it is good."

Zhen Shuyuan turned around and gave some instructions to Ye Weilai and Banxi, then looked back and asked curiously:
"The pot of black-bone chicken, yam, and red date soup that was cooked last time was not finished by Tan Lang, so he gave it to Huan Huan?"

This is a powerful driving man with a long face and wearing a short brown jacket. He is not afraid of the cold in this autumn morning, even though the morning light has just set.

"Wait, Tanlang!"

"So you only know the road to Xunyangfang, right? You are not familiar with Xiushuifang and Xingzifang?"

At this time, Zhen Shuyuan and her maids in the hall chased him out of the door.

"Yes, sir. But I can learn."

"No wonder."

"Yes, sir." The groom Ali nodded.

Ouyang Rong immediately became alert and shook his head without changing his expression:
"No, it was originally meant to be given to Huan Huan. I met the Crown Prince at the palace. He had been short of supplements recently, so he asked for it. The Crown Prince and I drank it together."

Zhen Shuyuan grabbed the handkerchief, pointed at the carriage and a sturdy and unfamiliar coachman on the carriage, and said with a smile:
"Arche, who used to drive for you, recently lost his mother to illness and took a boat back to his hometown in Nanlong last night. He will probably have to observe mourning for a few months.

When the carriage was halfway through driving, it passed by Xunyangdu Street, which was passed every morning. Chang Shi, who had his eyes closed and seemed to be sleeping in the carriage, suddenly spoke:
"You just came here yesterday, how do you know Jiangzhou Hall Road?"

I didn’t see the groom Ali again during the whole journey.

After a pause, before Ouyang Rong could speak, she raised her finger and warned:
"You can't give it away this time. You have to drink it after you take it with you..."

"Good good."

Ouyang Rong agreed wholeheartedly, took the newly dried crimson official coat, put it on, and walked out of the door.

When Ouyang Rong asked curiously, a carriage drove out of the back door, passed through the alley next to it, and slowly parked in front of Ouyang Rong at the entrance of the Huaiye Lane mansion.

Ouyang Rong nodded: "Then don't change the route to Prince Xunyang's Mansion. Let's continue to Jiangzhou Hall."

Ali was stunned for a moment.

"His child is not young and is also studying. Tan Lang doesn't know. You are now a model for educating children in your hometown in Nanlong. Every household with some ability sends their children to private schools. read.

"The Nanlong Private School was built by my concubine. I mentioned it to Tan Lang before, and Tan Lang also supported it.

"Dali, Ouyang Dali, you can call me whatever you want."

"What's the matter? What else can I do, aunt?"

"What a good memory. You have to remember when people give you gifts, and you have to return them during the holidays. How did the people in the village help you in the first place? Even if it is a drop of kindness, you must keep it in your heart and repay the hometown. This is a home that accumulates kindness and observes etiquette. Feng... Tanlang was obedient, remember to drink soup to replenish your body, put the soup can in the food box, and I gave my body to Ali, in the car."

"Okay, okay, aunt has a really good memory. I know, then it's him, brother Ali, right? Auntie, go back first, it's cold outside."

After Ouyang Rong got in the car and casually reported the location, he closed his eyes and rested.

After going out, he immediately exhaled, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and turned back without saying anything.

"What's your full name?"

"Row."

"Just the day before yesterday, some fellow villagers from my hometown in Nanlong who cared about you gathered a group of young and good men in the village and came to Tanlang specifically to see if there was any shortage of people and if they could do anything. of.

"I thought, after all, they are all from the same hometown. Those who know the ins and outs are definitely more reliable than the followers with foreign surnames directly recruited. Moreover, when I am away from home, it is better for the fellow villagers to take care of me. Anyway, I can't write two Ouyang and Tanlang in one sentence. Am I right?
"The brother Ali who is driving now was chosen by me personally. He is an honest man and has married and has children in his hometown. His house used to be on the same street next to our old house in Nanlong. Ali's mother and wife, We all know each other. My ancestors have been farmers for three generations. They are generous and innocent.

"I remember that when Tanlang was studying, he would get up early and rush to the county every day. Now the private school is next to the Nanlong Sacrificial Hall, and a teacher has been hired, which makes it much more convenient for the children of the clan.

"I'm telling you, the eldest lady picked me to be the groom. I was afraid that I wouldn't know the way, so I asked the eldest lady for instructions. I drove the empty carriage out last night and walked around Xunyangfang. I memorized a few archways, streets and alleys, and I became familiar with the road. .”

"Okay, sir."

"You usually run outside all the time, but you have been injured recently and can't ride a horse all the time, so you need to find a reliable driver.

"You were admitted to Bailudong Academy before. On the day of your trip, his family gave you free-range eggs, twelve in a basket...

After seeing Zhen Shuyuan in, Ouyang Rong turned around and boarded the carriage.

He looks like a stocky farmer.

"The wise elders and elders of the Nanlong clan all boasted that Tanlang practiced hard and studied hard to achieve success. He educated the village and brought glory to his ancestors!"

Zhen Shuyuan glanced at Ouyang Rong and said casually:
"I said that I sent someone to ask Huanwan the day before yesterday if it tastes good. I was surprised that she said she didn't know. I see..."

"Let's go to Jiangzhou lobby."

Ouyang Rong didn't open his eyes:

My aunt's checking skills are almost at full level. Fortunately, he is extremely resourceful and adaptable to changes, so he can match her wits and courage.

"Hmm, good name."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

"Just trying to be polite."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"never mind."

Ouyang Rong still didn't open his eyes. He seemed to be sitting on a soft cushion, feeling the slight bumps of the carriage beneath him. He asked again:
"Don't you have a wife and children? My mother is also at home, and my parents are not far away. I heard from my aunt that you seem to have some land at home. Why do you come so far to help?"

The groom Ali hesitated and said truthfully:

"I'm telling you, sir, I'm not as smart as you. I'm a bit stupid like me. I need money to buy pens and ink, study and buy books, so I have to..."

"understood."

Ouyang Rong nodded.

Immediately, he stopped talking, and the car became silent except for the sound of the wheels rolling.

After a while, the carriage slowly stopped.

Arrive at Jiangzhou lobby.

Ouyang Rong opened the curtain and bathed in the morning light of a new day. Long Xiu walked into the Jiangzhou lobby. Ali was about to drive the carriage to the stable at the back door to feed the horses.

"master."

Ali held up a food box and said, "You forgot the soup that Madam asked you to bring."

Ouyang Rong shook his head and said softly:

"There is a bowl in the food box. Seeing that your stomach is growling, I guess you haven't eaten. Take a bowl and drink it to fill your stomach. Put the rest in the car and wait for me to deal with it."

"Thank you, sir, but my lady's orders..." Ouyang Rong stopped and interrupted Ali's tangled words:

"There are two grains of broken silver on the seat in the car. Feed the horse later and buy some thick clothes to wear. This is not Nanlong. Xunyang City is near the river and the wind is cold. Don't wear short brown clothes that are incomplete in the future. "

He suddenly turned around:

"besides."

The stunned groom saw Mr. Chang Shi, who had always been serious and aloof when they met before, and patted him on the shoulder:

"The affairs of the private school are under the control of my aunt and the clan leader. It is not convenient for me to interfere. However, I will personally send a batch of scriptures to your baby. They are all used by me when I was studying in the past. There are some annotations in them.

"In addition, if your baby is short of pens, inks, papers and inkstones for studying in the future, you can tell Wei Lai to ask Yin Bingzhai to go there. If you don't understand anything in reading, you can also send a letter to ask. A baby of this age should be able to read. Have you written a letter?"

"Yes, yes!"

Ali nodded hurriedly, his face flushed, and he was at a loss: "Master, I...I will definitely repay you..."

"There's no need to repay anything. Well, it's good if you can rest assured."

Ouyang Rong smiled, waved his hand and stepped into the door. At the same time, he also left a sentence:

"By the way, Dali, don't call me Master from now on, just Tanlang.

"Also... from now on, listen to everything I say, but not everything the eldest lady says. Do you understand, Ali?"

"Understood, I understand!"

Ouyang Rong glanced at the chicken soup can in Ali's hand, and then walked into the Jiangzhou lobby.

He walked along the corridor, greeted his colleagues and subordinates passing by, and looked inward silently before entering the main hall.

Entering the Merit Tower, first take a look at the blue-gold font above the small wooden fish.

Just from riding in a carriage, I gained almost 200 merit points.

Ouyang Rong took a long breath.

Although the position of the accompanying groom is small, it is very important. Because he controls his approximate itinerary, he has to guard against it and it must be done by himself.

Although Zhen Shuyuan has helped him investigate Ali's innocent family background and knows the roots, and in this era, people of the same clan and family have relatively deep and reliable relationships.

But Ouyang Rong also had to verify it, and not only today's test, but also in the coming days, he would have to keep an eye out and inspect it a few more times...

After leaving the Merit Tower, Ouyang Rong just walked into the main hall when a beautiful figure in red came into view.

Unexpected.

Xie Lingjiang was sitting in his seat, looking down at the book curiously.

"Little junior sister, I thought you were sleeping in. No one was seen in the morning. How did you come here?" Ouyang Rong asked in surprise.

"Obviously, I'm waiting for you." Xie Lingjiang Ziruo said without raising his head.

"You came alone, how did you get in? There is no pass order from Jiangzhou Hall."

Xie Lingjiang closed the book, raised his ponytailed head, and smiled:
"I met Rokuro, he brought me in."

Ouyang Rong burst out laughing. He originally thought that his junior sister was sleeping in at Prince Xunyang's Mansion or Jingyi Courtyard. In addition, the new groom Ali didn't know the way to Xiu Shuifang. He didn't call her just now, but he didn't expect that his junior sister had already Just came by myself.

"Okay, you wait for me first and find someone to register you. This will make it easier for you to come in and out. You can't rub someone in every time."

"Are you registered? What's your status?" she asked.

"Personal staff, of course."

Ouyang Rong coughed and turned around to go out without waiting for his junior sister's response.

As a result, as soon as he walked out of the door and took a few steps on the corridor, he bumped into a cold and cold girl in palace attire.

Ouyang Rong frowned at first, and then remembered that he seemed to have nothing to feel guilty about.

It's not like the gossip and rumors Yan Liulang said. Why is he panicking?
If you are upright, you will not be afraid of the shadow.

Ouyang Rong walked forward as usual.

This time, there was no need for Rong Zhen to shout at the entrance of the lobby. The two met directly in the corridor.

"Ouyang Lianghan."

"Good morning, what are Rong Nu Shi's orders today?" Ouyang Rong asked in a businesslike manner.

Focus on a quick win.

Rong Zhen suddenly asked: "Have you eaten?"

"what?"

This unconventional opening statement made him stunned.

Shouldn't a colleague like Yuan Huaimin ask this kind of nonsense? Are they the words that come out of the mouth of the noble and cold female historian in front of me?

"Ouyang Lianghan, what are you doing?"

Rong Zhen shook her head, and without waiting for Ouyang Rong's reaction, she took out a ball of oil paper bag from her sleeve, handed it over, lowered her eyelashes slightly and said:
"I heard your stomach growling. Take it. I just saw a cake vendor on the street. I was hungry and bought one. I remembered that you used to eat it often. I was too lazy to find change, so I asked the stallman to pack an extra piece. Well, you sent me blood-tonifying chicken soup before, so this time I'm returning the invitation, but Ouyang Lianghan, don't be sentimental."

Ouyang Rong was stunned, and Rong Zhen casually put the oil paper bag wrapping the sesame cake into his hand.

Their fingers accidentally touched.

Rong Zhenruo stopped his hand without knowing it, and Ouyang Rong's expression changed slightly.

I don't know if it was because the cake was too hot or because Rong Zhen's fingers pricked her.

He shuddered and subconsciously turned back to look at the faint red figure in the main hall.

The junior sister was sitting in his seat and curiously browsing the official documents he had written, and seemed not to notice what was going on here.

"Ouyang Lianghan, what are you looking at?"

Rong Zhen was curious and followed his gaze to look behind him, but was soon blocked by Ouyang Rong who turned around, blocking his view.

He waved his hands and tried to keep smiling:
"No, it's nothing! Wait, let's go outside and talk..."

"Why is that? Isn't it possible here? It's not a private matter."

"It's really not a private matter, but...it's not convenient to eat here. Why don't you put the cake away? In fact, I'm not hungry. I don't like eating before work. I tend to fall asleep in the morning. How about you eat by yourself? Then we can talk Business, right here.”

"You have touched the cake, but I will not eat it, but you can throw it away, or I will throw it away for you."

Rong Zhen said solemnly with a straight face.

You fucking said that, how can you fix it... Ouyang Rong was helpless. He suddenly felt that the oil and sesame cake in his hand was hot. It was like a soldering iron. If he held it any longer, he would at least peel off his skin.

Before Rong Zhen's friendly eyes gradually turned cold, Ouyang Rong immediately made a decision:

"Eat, of course, you can't waste other people's good intentions rudely. Thank you Rong Nu Shi, but... eating here is easy to be seen by others. After all, we are the commanders and have to take the lead... Let's go out to eat. Did you see, there is a side road over there, leading to the stable at the back door, there is no one there, it’s a good place for us to eat secretly, let’s go, let’s go.”

Rong Zhen nodded: "It makes sense, you still have experience in this area."

"..." Ouyang Rong.

(End of this chapter)