carved heart

Chapter 71 Going to Yongping (4)
Jiang Xuan was a little embarrassed, she really didn't mean it.

She knew about Mu Yanghou's cleansing banquet, and her sister didn't let her go.It's just that she can't go back if she doesn't go, but she is very worried in her heart.Her sister's relationship was particularly difficult.She thought about it, and finally decided to take a look.

However, I didn't expect that when I walked to the door and was about to open the door, a conversation between my sister and Mu Yanghou came from outside.

When she heard it, she was very surprised.

It turns out that the girl from the Li family was a cover from beginning to end?

Jiang Xuan felt that Mu Yanghou really cared about her sister. It shouldn't be easy for a man to do this, especially a man with Mu Yanghou's status, right?She didn't think about it that much, she just thought it was enough to be nice to her sister, even if she didn't care about herself, it didn't matter.

After Ah Yin came back, Jiang Xuan originally wanted to say something to her, but looking at her frowning brows, she decided to give up after thinking about it.About feelings, only the parties know, and relatives should not say more.

She made up her mind and took the maid and servants out.

There is no kitchen in the courtyard, Jiang Xuan prepares Ah Yin to cook something to eat.Calculated according to the time, my sister definitely didn't eat anything at the dust-cleaning banquet, and she just had another encounter with Mu Yanghou outside, so she won't be in the mood to eat now.She knows her elder sister best. Whenever there is something bothering her, she won't even eat. If no one puts it in front of her, she will never think about it unless she is so hungry.

Jiang Xuan found the ingredients in Xie's kitchen and made some side dishes and soup herself.

After returning to the hospital, she happened to see Ah Yin burning something.

She was taken aback and asked, "What is sister doing?"

Ah Yin said: "Deposit." Mu Yanghou's deposit is too expensive, if it is placed here with her, she is not at ease, fearing that it will be stolen one day.When Jiang Xuan heard the word "deposit", she immediately remembered the previous conversation. She coughed lightly, pretending not to know, thinking that her sister also had feelings for Mu Yanghou.

Be careful to this point.

Presumably Mu Yanghou also trusts his sister very much, right?

"I made a few side dishes," she said.

Ah Yin has no appetite, but her younger sister is by her side, if she doesn't eat, Ah Xuan can stare at her for a long time.When Ah Yin was eating, Jiang Xuan talked to make her happy.She said: "The kitchen of Xie's family is much worse than that of Shangguan's. Fortunately, my sister didn't marry in." She counted the shortcomings of Xie's kitchen, and said: "When I was cooking, I ran into Xie Shaohuai's servant , came to the kitchen to get some appetizers several times. Xie Shaohuai obviously didn't drink much before, but now he has become an alcoholic. Every time the servant comes over, he holds such a big wine jar in his hand, the mouth of the jar can be stuffed into it A head! If poured into a pool, it might be able to fill it."

She covered her mouth and smiled, and asked: "Did sister embarrass him at the dust-cleaning banquet?" Without waiting for Ah Yin to answer, she said again: "It's his fault that he has become like this. He bullied my sister so much before, but now my sister is so arrogant. If he still dares to have any unreasonable thoughts, I will pray to God and worship Buddha to let him drown in the wine jar!"

What Jiang Xuan said was naturally a joke, expressing her past resentment by the way.

But there is no coincidence without a book.

On the second day, Xie Shaohuai really died, and he said exactly the same as Jiang Xuan, he drank too much wine, his head stuck in the wine jar, and he was drowned alive!
"Reporting to Lord Hou, Miss Yin left in a hurry and left early in the morning, leaving only one servant to come down to say hello to County Magistrate Xie, saying that Shangguan's family has urgently called back."

Shen Changtang closed his eyes.

Yan Shen said again: "My subordinates have people follow, Miss Yin is indeed taking the official road leading to Suizhou, and my subordinates also have people notify the Sun family brothers." Speaking of this, Yan Shen felt a little uneasy.

Miss Yin left in a hurry, and she also left a servant to come down to say hello to Magistrate Xie, but no one came to say hello to Lord Hou.What happened to the two of them last night, their subordinates naturally didn't know, but he remembered that when Master Hou came back, he was in a good mood. Why did Miss Yin leave without saying goodbye in just one night?Thinking of this, Yan Shen had to sigh with emotion, Miss Yin is really a good student, and now she is more and more like a Marquis, leaving as soon as she says, without even a word of rumor.

Shen Changtang still closed his eyes.

Yan Shen didn't know what he was thinking, and couldn't figure it out, so he had to wait patiently.After a while, Shen Changtang slowly opened his eyes and said: "There is no need to investigate the matter of Xie Shaohuai, and return to Yongping immediately."

Yan Shen was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Now?"

Shen Changtang said: "Well, let me tell you to go back to Yongping quickly and arrive within half a month."

The journey between Yongping and Gongcheng would take at least half a month, Yan Shen asked: "Master Hou, what's the rush?" He racked his brains and couldn't figure out why he was in such a hurry to return to Yongping.

Shen Changtang said: "Chop off the thorns for her."

Yan Shen doesn't quite understand. He doesn't know if he has become dull in the past six months. He often doesn't understand the affairs between his Lord Hou and the Yin family. The relationship between the two is often like playing charades. You One move and one move, he can't touch the invisible moves, he can only watch.At first he thought he just didn't understand the relationship between men and women, but now it seems that he doesn't understand Yin's actions.

Yan Shen thought, he must have been misled by Yan Mo's elm bump!

But it doesn't matter if you don't understand, Yan Shen felt a little happy in his heart.In the past, I always felt that Hou Ye didn't have a confidante by his side, it was too lonely, but now that Hou Ye personally supported a confidante, it's good that Hou Ye is happy.

Yan Shen responded readily, and when he was about to go out to give instructions, he turned back and asked, "Master Li, Miss Li..."

Shen Changtang recalled what Ah Yin said last night, and said: "Stay in a group of people, and escort them back to Yongping when the people from the Li family come." After a pause, Shen Changtang suddenly said: "After going back, Cha Cha Yong Is there any family in Pingli where the unmarried man is of the same family background as Li Rong."

Hearing the words deeply, he couldn't help being a little surprised.

Shen Changtang asked: "What else?"

Yan Shen said: "No...no, I just feel that Master Hou seems to be a little different from before."

Shen Changtang didn't take it seriously.

He doesn't care what other people think, he just wants to make her happy.

The carriage rumbled, and three or four carriages rolled across the flat official road, scaring away the spring worms all over the place.

Jiang Xuan's face was slightly pale.

What happened to Xie Shaohuai happened too suddenly. She woke up early this morning and originally wanted to cook something delicious for her sister, but she didn't expect to hear heart-piercing cries as soon as she was discharged from the hospital. Something happened to Lang, and it was exactly in line with what she said casually last night.

She was so frightened that she went limp all over.

After all, he was a person he knew before, and he died suddenly. Jiang Xuan was afraid for a while, and at that time, she had no intention of making breakfast, so she hurried back and woke up her sister.When I told my sister, her complexion also changed.

After less than a stick of incense, my sister immediately ordered someone to tidy up and left Xie's mansion in a hurry.

When Jiang Xuan realized it, she was already in the carriage, and the spring was bright outside, but now she didn't have the slightest intention to appreciate it.She took Ah Yin's hand and asked, "Sister, does Xie Shaohuai's death have anything to do with me?"

Ah Yin was preoccupied, and was deep in thought, when he heard Jiang Xuan's words, his expression was a little weird.

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan was even more suspicious, her heart jumped suddenly, her hands shook several times, and she said, "That's why sister left Xie's mansion so quickly?" The grandfather's bones have not been found yet, which made my sister leave in such a hurry , she couldn't think of any reason except herself.

Ah Yin couldn't laugh or cry.

She sighed: "It has nothing to do with you, silly sister, where are you thinking? Don't read those scripts in the future!"

Jiang Xuan said: "Sister, you really didn't coax me?"

"Why coax you? There is no relationship between you and Xie Shaohuai. We left in a hurry because we were going back to Shangguan's house. I suddenly remembered something. Although I have to tell Ziye, it has nothing to do with Xie Shaohuai."

Jiang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Ah Yin continued to meditate.

This matter is too complicated to let Ah Xuan know.Xie Shaohuai seldom drank, and drowned in the wine jar, this matter was strange at first glance.She wanted to use Xie Shaohuai to lure the snake out of the hole, but unexpectedly the bait was eaten before the snake came out of the hole.

Xie Shaohuai was the son of the county magistrate after all, and there were people from Mu Yanghou and Li's family in Xie's house at that time, the snake still dared to attack, which shows the great power behind it.

This also verified Ah Yin's inner thoughts.

The theft of grandfather's bones was definitely not the work of Xiaoxiao's generation. There must be some conspiracy in it that she doesn't know about.

The study of grandfather's nuclear carving in nuclear science was done according to the emperor's will, but now even Shen Changtang said that it was beyond her ability, and it seemed that all the clues pointed to the ninety-five-year-old in Yongping.

"Are you going to Yongping?"

Shangguan Shixin was very surprised.

Ah Yin nodded to him, and said: "I made up my mind after much deliberation. The list of nuclear carving technicians has not been sent to Yongping, right?" The nuclear carving technicians are also selected by nuclear science. Except for her and Jiang Yang, the remaining sixteen nuclear carving technicians can't wait to squeeze their heads just to get the quota to go to Yongping.

Presumably for that quota, the number of fights in the past seven days has been countless.

Shangguan Shixin said: "The list has not yet been released. The referees are Fang Bo and Jiang Bo. They have fought no less than ten times in the past seven days, and now there are only three people left. Although I am the head of the Shangguan family now, the nuclear science It's not easy to get involved, so I plan to draw the winner in a few days, and then make a list and send it to Yongping." He rubbed his brows and asked, "Why did you suddenly make up your mind?"

His eyes darkened slightly, and he said again: "...But it has something to do with your grandfather?"

Ah Yin sighed, "Did Zi Ye know?"

Shangguan Shi said: "Your grandfather's grave is in Taoshan, how could our Shangguan family not know? I have already punished the guards of the mountain." He looked at her, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything in the end, just smiled , said: "If you join in, we will add another battle core tomorrow. However, with your strength and reputation in the past half a year, the rest of the core carving technicians in nuclear science probably know it well. Jiang Bo is old and talented. If you don’t participate, they were relieved when they found out before, and they were even more happy when they learned that you would not participate. I’m afraid they won’t even be able to eat safely tonight.”

A Yin heard him change the subject, and was very grateful in his heart.

Shangguan Shixin smiled and said: "After the list is sent to Yongping, it has to be confirmed by the nuclear carver in the palace. Only after you get a reply can you set off for Yongping."

Ah Yin said: "Okay, I'm going to participate in Douhe tomorrow."

After Ah Yin left, Jiang Man asked Shangguan Shixin puzzledly: "Young Dong's family, don't you want her to go to Yongping?"

Shangguan Shi said: "She has made up her mind, it is useless for me to say more, and I will never stop her from doing what she wants." When her father stopped her, he couldn't understand.It wasn't until he inherited the family business and took charge of the Shangguan family that he vaguely understood what his father meant.But people are different after all, he is not the father, and the father is not him.He understands her, understands her, she loves nuclear carving so much, but she doesn't want to be bound by the court, now that she has made up her mind, there must be something for it.

Jiang Man said: "Yongping is the home of Marquis Mu Yang. Once Miss Yin goes to Yongping, you will have no chance in your life, Young Master."

Shangguan Shi said: "She doesn't care, and it's useless to stay in Suizhou for 100 years."

Ah Yin has great confidence in Douhe, and she knows the level of nuclear carving technicians in nuclear science.In the early morning of the next day, when the nuclear carving technicians in the nuclear science learned that Ah Yin was also participating, they were as dejected as Shangguan Shixin had expected.

Two days later, it was decided in nuclear science.

Shangguan Shixin sent someone to send the list to Yongping.

Ah Yin also started to tidy up, she didn't plan to take Ah Xuan to Yongping.She went to Yongping this time, the danger is unknown.It's just that I want to think about it, but it's a bit difficult to actually implement it.

Jiang Xuan is unwilling.

The most helpless person in Ah Yin's life is probably his sister, and she finally compromised.

She sent Fan Haohe and more than half of her entourage to Yongping first, and first inquired about the situation in Yongping.When she goes to Yongping, she will definitely go with the people sent by the palace, and the Shangguan's family will also escort her. It is enough for her to have a small half of the entourage.

Everything is ready, only the east wind in the palace is owed.

However, half a month later, the palace rushed to send the news back.

The palace rejected the list.

I thought it was an ironclad matter, but the east wind turned and ran away.Not to mention Ah Yin himself, even Shangguan Shixin, Jiang Yang, and Fang Bo were also very surprised.In terms of qualifications, there is no nuclear scientist in this class who is more outstanding than Ah Yin, but the palace unexpectedly dismissed it.

Several people are puzzled.

It was not until a few days later that the palace sent someone over, saying that the four nuclear carvers in the palace had discussed it, and they were more interested in other nuclear carvers, and they wanted a man.

When Jiang Xuan learned about it, she was very angry.

"My sister is not the female nuclei carver before. How could the nuclei be carved on the dragon bed?"

The words were vulgar, and Ah Yin also had a headache when she heard them, and her younger sister read some weird colloquial scripts recently, and she even said the words about climbing on the bed.

She coughed lightly.

It was only then that Jiang Xuan realized that she was not in the wing room now, but there were Shangguan Shixin and Fangbo Yuanhong Jiangyang and several seniors around her.She blushed and faltered a few times.Ah Yin spoke in a timely manner: "The list is finally decided by the nuclear carver in the palace?"

Jiang Yang said, "It's always been like this."

Fang Bo looked at Ah Yin and said: "The higher-ups have made up their minds, so they won't take it back. If you still want to enter the palace, you can wait for the next time. You are still young, so there is no rush. You can spend more time in Suizhou." Several years of experience. Waiting for a word seems to be a long time, but in fact it passes in the blink of an eye." He smiled at A Yin: "There is a nuclear carver in the palace called Lao Min, who has already stepped into the coffin."

The words were originally a bit sad, but when the topic changed, Ah Yin couldn't help laughing.

For the sake of the five nuclear carvers in the palace, most of the nuclear carvers in the nuclear science hoped that the nuclear carvers in the palace would return to the West soon, but it was the first person who spoke so openly like Fang Bo.

With such a temperament, it's no wonder that he doesn't like to stay at Shangguan's house, and has to wait for someone in Hediao Town.

Yuan Hong echoed: "This statement is indeed reasonable."

She said dumbfoundedly: "Thank you Fang Bo for your comfort."

After Jiang Yang and Fang Bo left, Ah Yin said to Jiang Xuan: "It's almost time, you should take your medicine." Jiang Xuan left with a bitter face, Shangguan Shixin asked: "You dismiss Miss A Xuan, but Is there anything you want to say to me?"

Ah Yin nodded slightly, lowering his voice slightly.

"I have something to ask Zi Ye."

Shangguan Shixin smiled and said: "I know what you want to ask, I think this matter has Rong Zhaoyi's meaning. When she was sent from nuclear science to Yongping, she could already see that Rong Zhaoyi was quite powerful. Now she flies to the branch I must be worried that someone will follow her example and follow her example. What's more, Rong Zhaoyi will inevitably feel a sense of crisis when you are famous now, and it is not impossible to use some means from it."

A Yin shook his head: "Zi Ye guessed wrong."

Shangguan Shixin was startled and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

Ah Yin said: "I want to know how much Ziye knows about the eighteen prefectures?"

She asked straightforwardly, but Shangguan Shixin smiled wryly, and he said: "Actually, I knew when you were outside that day, and I kept thinking about when you would come to ask me, but I didn't expect you to choose today." You ask me about this, and I won't hide it from you, but I really don't know much." After a pause, he looked at her deeply again: "Maybe I don't know as much as you do."

Ah Yin said: "I only know that the eighteen states of nuclear carvings are eighteen nuclear carvings."

Shangguan Shi said: "Have you seen Jiang Yang's re-engraved nuclear carvings in nuclear science?"

Ah Yin nodded.

He said: "That is one of the eighteen nuclear carvings."

A maidservant had already cooked the decoction in the room, and Jiang Xuan drank half of it, her facial features wrinkled from the bitterness. When she raised her head, she happened to see a figure walking out of the opposite wing, it was none other than her sister.

A Yin looked over and said, "Don't pour it, you have to drink it all."

Jiang Xuan asked, "Where is sister going?"

Ah Yin said: "I'll go to Fang Bo's side." After a pause, she glanced at the neatly arranged clothes behind Ah Xuan, and said: "Don't take out your things." Disappeared.

The servant girl asked: "Didn't the eldest miss go to Yongping?"

Jiang Xuan continued to look at her five senses and drank up the soup. After eating two candied fruit, she said: "My sister must have an idea. No matter what the idea is, I will go wherever my sister goes. Just listen to my sister."

Ah Yin hurried to Fang Bo's place.

(End of this chapter)