red wheel

Chapter 17
Fu An Tang Tea House.

At this moment, there are only Mrs. Xiao, mother and son.

Marquis Wu An looked at his mother and asked with concern: "Mother, did you sleep well at noon?"

"I'm fine, Peng'er doesn't have to worry. You come here, but what's the matter with Xi'er?" Mrs. Xiao asked with concern.

Marquis Wu An replied: "Mother, Xi'er is fine, you don't have to worry, she has grown up and acts properly now."

"My son came today because he wanted to tell his mother that when the time is right, he will have to go back to the north."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xiao hurriedly asked: "It's so fast, but what's the news from the palace? What's the story about the canonization?"

"To Zhao Yukun and Fang Zicheng this morning, please choose another auspicious day for the canonization ceremony. However, the boy asked the emperor to postpone the canonization ceremony on the grounds of the preciousness of the Holy Majesty's body. As for what to do next, Xi'er said that she has a sense of propriety, mother, Don't worry too much." Marquis Wu An replied.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xiao calmed down a little and said, "That's good, let's delay for a while, so that Xi'er has time to plan."

Then he asked again: "Then you are going back to the north now, have you and Xi'er already discussed it?"

Marquis Wu'an said solemnly: "Yes, mother, Xi'er is right. Those who envy Marquis Wu'an's mansion are not necessarily the only ones in this imperial capital."

"People's hearts are unpredictable, and it is difficult to protect the northern border. Is there such a person? The 30 military power in the northern border is very important to our Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. My son can only go back as soon as possible to stabilize the northern border, so that Xi'er can have no worries."

Mrs. Xiao pondered for a moment, then Fang said: "Alright, since Xi'er has a way to prevent the imperial decree from coming down, then it is most important for you to stabilize the northern border."

"Then when do you plan to return to the northern border? And for what reason? At present, the Holy Majesty wants to be canonized again, but he may not let you go back so soon."

Marquis Wu'an replied: "Baby will make some arrangements here. Xi'er also said that there will be an opportunity in the near future to help me go back. It will take half a month before I have to go back to the north. If the baby is not with me, mother must take care of herself." yes."

Mrs. Xiao was full of reluctance, she patted her son's hand with her vicissitudes of life, and said, "Don't worry, my old bones are still strong, and Xi'er and Yu'er are here too, so you can go back to the North with peace of mind, my son." , Thank you for your hard work, supporting the Hou Mansion at the border all year round."

Marquis Wu An said guiltily: "Mother, these are what children should do. It's just that I can't accompany my mother, which makes my mother suffer."

Mrs. Xiao sighed, and said with emotion: "This is the fate of the men of the Marquis of Wu'an!"

"I'm fine. Now that the three children have grown up, there's no need to worry too much. Peng'er, you are at the border, so you must take care of yourself. This time, bring more hidden guards over there, so we can rest assured."

Listening to his mother's instructions, Marquis Wu An replied guiltily: "Okay, my son understands."

Only then did Mrs. Xiao nod her head, it's just that the son travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried!

Marquis Wu An asked again: "Mother, do you feel that Xi'er still has something on her mind?"

Mrs. Xiao also frowned when she heard the words, looked at her son, and said, "Peng'er, you can see it too. But it's obvious that the child doesn't want to talk about it."

Marquis Wu'an continued: "Baby seldom stays with her since she was young. Although she is relatively close to her brother, I also asked Yu'er, but he doesn't know."

Mrs. Xiao continued: "Since she doesn't want to say it, let her do it. Don't worry, Yu'er and I will talk to Xi'er if we have a chance. Xi'er is smart, so you don't have to worry too much, just handle it with peace of mind." About the North."

Marquis Wu'an replied guiltily, "I'm sorry to bother you, mother."

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Mansion of Marquis Wending, Qiyue Pavilion.

At this moment, in the gazebo in the courtyard, stood a woman in a blue fairy dress embroidered with magnolias.

The woman's skin is like fat, her eyebrows are like smoke, and her almond eyes are shining, gentle and beautiful.

This person is Duguyan, the prostitute daughter of Marquis Wending's mansion of the "Double Pearls of the Imperial Capital".

In the eyes of the world, she is a woman who is beautiful and dignified, possesses both talent and virtue.

The woman looked down with the letter in her hand, behind her stood a maid in pink and a man in gray.

After a long time, Dugu Yan finally said: "Haotian, send more people to watch over there, and tell me immediately if there is any movement over there."

"Yes, master, this subordinate knows, so this subordinate will leave first." The man in gray looked at the woman and said.

Dugu Yan nodded, and the man disappeared into the garden.

Ji Haotian, the secret guard arranged by Duguyi, Marquis of Wending, for his daughter Duguyan five years ago.

Dugu Yan looked at the letterhead in his hand, thinking... Xiao Jinxi was always very nervous, Brother Xuan, this time, how could he be so quiet after being brought back to the Hou's mansion by Marquis Wu An?
Is that pigeon the letter that Brother Xuan sent her?But the pigeons have never been released, why?According to how much Xiao Jinxi always attaches importance to Brother Xuan, shouldn't he?Does she not want to be queen anymore?impossible!

There are so many rumors out there now, maybe this will be my chance!Brother Xuan, do you know how much my heart hurts seeing you marrying her.The world says she is good, I have done so much for you, but you also choose to marry her.

Qiao'er at the side watched Duguyan clenched the letter paper tightly, lowered her head and dared not make a sound, for fear of offending the young lady.

After a while, Dugu Yan turned around and walked towards the room, saying: "Qiaoer, go get the pigeon."

"Yes, miss." Qiao'er replied, turned around and walked to the place where the pigeons were kept.

Before Nuange's desk, at this moment, Dugu Yan was writing a letter with his head down: Brother Xuan, are you in good health?Yan'er was very worried....

After a while, Qiao'er came in carrying a birdcage. Looking closely at the pigeon, it turned out to be the same breed as the one in Xiao Jinxi's hand.

Dugu Yan took the pigeon from Qiaoer, carefully tied the small paper roll, walked to the window lattice, let the pigeon fly, and watched the pigeon fly towards the direction of his heart...
At this moment, his eyes were filled with greed.The originally gentle and beautiful face now looked a little ferocious.

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The imperial study room.

Emperor Ming Xi was sitting in front of the imperial case, staring at the small paper scroll in his hand, with a sense of satisfaction in his eyes, and tapped on the imperial case with his fingers.

Li Yue on the side watched silently, these two days were full of bad things, it seems that today the Holy One finally has something comfortable.

"Black Eagle." Emperor Ming Xi called out.

Upon hearing this, Li Yue on the side consciously withdrew from the imperial study, and closed the hall door by the way.

At this moment, a man in a black suit appeared in the imperial study, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Mingxi said in a low voice: "Tonight, you visit the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, especially the Jinxiu Pavilion. Remember, you must not expose it. Go."

"Yes, this subordinate understands." Hei Ying bowed back and disappeared into the imperial study.

Before the imperial case, Emperor Ming Xi tapped on the imperial case table with his fingers. After a long time, he just took out a small scroll of paper from the drawer and began to write...
After a while, Fang got up and walked to the cage, took out the pigeon and tied the paper roll, opened the carved window and let the pigeon fly.

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Jinxiu Pavilion of Marquis Mansion of Wu'an.

At this moment, Wei Mo in gray clothes appeared in the room

He bowed and said, "Master, there is a situation."

Lihua collapsed, Xiao Jinxi, who was staring at the chessboard, raised her head and looked at Wei Mo in front of her, "Tell me."

Wei Mo said eloquently: "About an hour ago, a carrier pigeon flew out from Marquis Wending's mansion. Our people followed and found that the carrier pigeon had flown into the palace. Because it is daytime, our people are not easy to follow. I don't know the final whereabouts of the carrier pigeon. But..." Wei Mo suddenly stopped and glanced at Xiao Jinxi.

Xiao Jinxi heard the words and asked: "But what?"

"Master, this subordinate asked our people to draw a portrait of that pigeon, and found, found that the pigeon and the one in the master's house are of the same species." After Wei Mo finished speaking, he handed the picture scroll in his hand to Xiao Jinxi .

Xiao Jinxi took the portrait, glanced at it, then put it on the pear blossom, and said, "It's okay, don't worry about it for now."

"In addition, Wei Mo, you told our people that it is right to do so. Since you know that it is dangerous to follow up, there is no need to follow up. There is always a chance to figure out things later. It doesn't matter if the time is missed, opportunities can always be found again. .”

"Tell everyone, you must put your own safety first in everything you do, and don't make unnecessary sacrifices, do you understand?"

Wei Mo's heart trembled when he heard the words, he bowed his head and replied respectfully: "Yes, master, this subordinate will tell everyone."

Feeling in his heart, as secret guards, they are different from bodyguards, and secret guards will take on some more secretive and important tasks.

Important and secret tasks are often accompanied by corresponding dangers, even life-threatening, so from the day they became secret guards, they have long put life and death out of the matter, which is also the fate of being secret guards.

But today, the master actually treats them like this!They value their lives so much!It is also their luck to be able to follow such a master!

"Go." Xiao Jinxi said, continuing to look down at the chess game in front of her.

"Your subordinate will leave." Wei Mo replied respectfully, and then disappeared into the room.

After Wei Mo withdrew, Xiao Jinxi picked up the scroll again, looked at the pigeon on the portrait, his eyes were fixed, and there was a chill... Duguyan, you want to be the queen in your heart, and now the queen seal ceremony If something like this happens, I know you, and you will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

From that day on, I knew that you two had a very close relationship, but I didn't want to secretly cross the line and start so early.

Heh, Murong Xuan, you want both sides, your heart is really big!
But what is the reason?Make you so eager!For you, the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion is not so urgent to eradicate even if it is a mountain.

At that time, Tianqi's political power was not considered stable, so eagerly labeling the Marquis of Wu'an as a rebel would bring you many disasters. You should be very clear about this, but you still chose to do so.What is hidden behind this?
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(End of this chapter)