Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2276
Yi Haoran's conjecture was really good, Cai Lan was "adopted" by Xie Erren not long after she moved to the Third President's Mansion.She is such an unaccompanied little girl who is far away in a faraway land, facing Xie Erren's tenderness, she actually doesn't have much choice.Except for one death, he can only accept it half-heartedly.Although Xie Erren is a "kun thief", he is a "Bailihou" in Wuzhou.Cai Lan has been in Wuzhou for a long time, and she somehow knows that the Australians are not ordinary mud-legged rebels, but "invaders" in overseas giant canals, and they can be regarded as heroes.The maid next to her said: The one who solved the master was the "Old Man" of the Song Dynasty, and his status was extremely noble, and he was not comparable to his fiancé, a poor talent.

Ever since she became a "woman who solved the elders", the people around her have treated her well, not to mention the good food, and there are many servants around her - it is said that they are all from rich local families in Wuzhou, and they are used to serving people. , the most empathetic.It is true that when the skin of the lips is a little dry, someone will bring you hot and cold tea, and with a slight sound in your throat, the spit box has been presented.

When she was a girl at home, let alone being served, she had to cook, do housework, and serve her father and brothers. How could she ever live such a life that she could only stretch out her hands to eat and open her mouth!Not to mention being so meticulous and thoughtful.It would be a lie to say that she was not moved by it.

Having said that, the words "lost body" and "dishonest" were like tight shackles, firmly locked in her heart, which made it hard for her to let go, and her life of rich clothes and good food also lost its color.

Whenever she sat alone alone, she would seem to see her father's thin and serious face, as if scolding her: "Imperious servant thief, you are the daughter of a scholar in the school, and you were born in a scholarly family. How can you behave like this?" What a shameless thing!"

Every time she thought of this, she would tremble, and the huge mental pressure made her suffocate.As soon as she thought that someone behind her would talk about her being "frivolous", "dishonest" and "unchaste", she felt that someone was whipping her mercilessly.Her father had taught her "Biography of Women", "Internal Training", and "Women's Commandments" since she was a child; at this time, the words and sentences in the books she had read were like knives, constantly stirring her heart, making her unable to live peacefully.

At night, she sometimes dreams of her fiancé—in fact, she is not familiar with the man who was supposed to be her husband. They have been engaged since childhood, but they have never met. It’s just that there was a civil uprising in the famine in their hometown last year, and the family fled to the province. City——Parents are old and weak, precarious, remembering that there was still such a marriage back then, so they wrote a letter, asking Xing Chenghuan to send someone to take her to get married, so that she can be relied on for life.

She traveled thousands of miles to Wuzhou, but actually only met her fiancé three or four times.To be honest, she even blurred Xing Chenghuan's appearance.So in the dream, the fiancé she saw was always a vague shadow.She was sobbing silently alone, and then suddenly rushed up and grabbed her neck in a frenzy, shouting "Why don't you die!"

Cai Lan often wakes up screaming from her nightmares and spends long nights in fear and guilt.That's why she asked Xie Erren to find a concubine, at least in the days when Xie Erren didn't come to stay overnight, someone could accompany her through the long night.

Speaking of it, although Xie Youren tried his best to seduce her with "little tricks", after getting started, Cai Lan didn't feel much love from this man.Although under his wings, she has no worries about food and clothing, and she can be called rich and well-clothed.However, Xie Erren didn't spend many days in her room, only once or twice a week.

She is neither a wife nor a concubine, not even a maidservant in this Kun thief's mansion.The elder Xie Yuan had never talked to her about her future arrangements. Cai Lan was like a lost traveler, with no way back and no way forward.Can't find any direction and don't know where to go.

This day, she heard what Qiuchan said, and felt that it is not a problem to be so bored in the Sanzong's mansion. Just painting can not relieve much depression, but makes her makeup look dull. Why not just go out for a walk to relax and pay respects to the dragon? Mother, please bless her and get out of this sea of ​​suffering soon.

There is no such a fairy as Longmu in her hometown.But she had heard people say that the Dragon Mother Temple in Wuzhou is the most effective.Immediately, he asked people to report to elder Xie that he would go to the Dragon Mother Temple in Guijiang to offer incense.

After Xie Erren overthrew Cai Lan, his desire to conquer and vanity were greatly satisfied, but he actually didn't have much love for Cai Lan.He doesn't like this kind of traditional women, and to be honest, he doesn't like Cai Lan's body—according to the selection criteria for maids in the General Office of the Senate, Cai Lan can only be rated as a C-level.In addition, since the West Route Army marched into Guangxi, Wuzhou, as a transportation hub, had to work day by day.Not only to undertake the restoration and administrative management of Wuzhou, but also to make a series of material preparations for Guangxi's march.

Although because of this kind of preparation work, the materials and manpower sent by the Planning Institute to Wuzhou have increased significantly, but the pressure is even greater than before. Xie Youren is busy until ninety o'clock every day just reviewing reports and holding meetings. The interest of women staying there.Sometimes he stayed overnight in Cai Lan's yard when he was in the San Zongfu for meetings.

He thought he was very kind to Cai Lan, at least materially.As for spiritual communication, to be honest, Xie Erren never thought about it.Anyway, she will have a place among the maids of the Xie family in the future.

Now that he heard that Cai Lan wanted to go to offer incense, Xie Youren agreed without hesitation.I just told the captain of the guard to send a few people to defend it-it was outside the city after all.

Qiuchan herself did not expect that things would go so smoothly, she immediately took the opportunity to go home and secretly told Yi Haoran the day of offering incense.Yi Haoran was overjoyed when he got the news.Immediately take the first step to go to Longmu Temple to explore the terrain.

When women offer incense, they are matched by men as a rule.What's more, Cai Lan is still Xie Erren's woman—even though she has no name or role, the people below dare not neglect her, and it is difficult to find opportunities to spend time with her alone.

Yi Haoran thought over and over again, no matter what Cai Lan's own wishes were, she must be a "distinguished guest" when she came to Longmu Temple. ""rest".Under normal circumstances, the accompanying male guards would not follow into the house, and only Qiuchan could follow in——this is the only time I want to see her.

He just needs to hide in the quiet room and wait before they arrive, but there are several quiet rooms for honored guests in the backyard of the Longmu Temple, and he doesn't have the ability to know foretelling, so it is impossible to know in advance.And it is not easy to enter the backyard casually.

Using strong methods is nothing more than asking Song Ming's people to dispatch, first kidnap the head of the Taoist priest, and force him to cooperate.But it is very risky to do so, if the head of the department refuses to follow or reports it afterwards, he will be completely exposed.

Yi Haoran thought and thought, and suddenly came up with an idea.He asked Jiang Qiuchan: "About how many months did Cai Lan go to offer incense?"

"According to the Australian calendar, it's June [-]th." Qiuchan said, "The weather is hot, so I plan to go out early in the morning and return to the Third President's Mansion before noon."

"Just wait for my news, it may need to be postponed for a few days. Is it convenient?"

"No inconvenience." Jiang Qiuchan said, "Actually, she has nothing to do, she can do it any day. It's just that Zhao Fengfeng told us to let us know two days in advance when we go out, so that he can arrange guards and followers."

Yi Haoran did his homework for a few days first, and when he was having dinner that night, he deliberately talked about the story of the Dragon Mother Temple.

He is not a local, but as a scholar, it is quite easy to inquire about the news.He also specially went to the newly established "Wuzhou Library"—the original Wuzhou Fuxue, where Xie Erren collected all the books collected from various yamen, and made them free for local people to read in the library—specially translated After reading the government annals and county annals, I can fully understand the origin and story of Longmu Temple.

These days Luo Yangming often doesn't eat at home, and the small households don't have too many guards against men and women.Ding Atao, Wen Yun, Li Wensheng and others eat at the same table on weekdays.Chatting at the dinner table is inevitable, talking about market news and anecdotes.Yi Haoran took the opportunity to talk about the story of Longmu Temple.

Except for Wen Yun, all the people in Mihang are outsiders and know very little about Longmu Temple.Yi Haoran's explanation aroused everyone's interest.

Yi Haoran continued to talk about the miracles of the Dragon Mother Temple for several days, which gradually aroused Ding Atao's mind.

After Wuzhou was liberated, Ding Atao felt that everything was not going well, not to mention the stagnation of business, and Luo Yangming was away from home all day, as if she had changed, which filled her with fear and anxiety.She was worried about whether the rice shop business could continue, and the whole family lived on the street like before, living and dying; she was also afraid that her husband's "busy" was an excuse-there might be other women outside.

However, as the daughter of a scholarly family, she neither dared to ask nor questioned.This is all unseemly.When he became worried, he vented his anger on Wen Yun, but afterwards he couldn't help regretting that he had lost his generosity.

Now that she was being teased by Yi Haoran intentionally or unintentionally, she felt that since the Dragon Mother Temple was so effective, why not go to offer incense and pray, maybe it would be effective.

Wen Yun was originally a girl from a poor family. She was lively and active since she was a child.Ever since she married Luo Yangming as a concubine, although the mistress treated her very well, she set rules for her everywhere and controlled her very strictly, so she seldom went out and always felt stuffy.She would be happy to go to the Dragon Mother Temple to offer incense.

When Luo Yangming heard that his wife and concubine were going to go to the Dragon Mother Temple to offer incense, he didn't feel any difference, so he agreed immediately.

"It's just that I'm busy with business and I can't accompany you. Let shopkeeper Li take Ah Chun to accompany you."

"I'm getting old, and my legs and feet are inconvenient. I won't go to the incense business." Li Wensheng smiled and waved his hands, "Let Mr. Yi take Ah Chun there..."

Yi Haoran hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, leave this matter to the students."

(End of this chapter)