Mansion

"So the next step is to clarify your position?"

I always felt that when I was looking out the window just now, something happened between Xiao Yingzhu and Jiang Nian, and the atmosphere between them changed slightly.

Qin Lan looked around at the expressions of the two people, but didn't find anything wrong, so he could only point his finger and continue to deduce the topic.

"Um."

"After confirming their thoughts, first bring up the mine issue, which is what Xizhen and Commander Yu are dealing with."

Xiao Yingzhu organized the next plan clearly, and Qin Lan nodded thoughtfully.

"So after the truth is revealed, where will the Third Prince go?"

"Looking at the situation, the current movements of the Wu Mi people are not clear, but there should still be remnants of the bishop in Cang County."

Xiao Yingzhu's voice was light and sounded somewhat casual.

"He'll be here a while longer."

The most critical places in this game are Cang County and Pingzhou. The remnants passing along the way are few and scattered. The instructions given by Emperor Changde to Meng Zheng must have not been a one- or two-day thing. Preparations must have been started very early.

It's just that its true face has only just been revealed.

There were no other topics related to these. Qin Lan was silent for a moment, and suddenly thought of the person who had always been put behind his mind.

"So what about the Fifth Prince? He should be in Cang County now, right?"

There has been no news about him since he arrived in Cang County. Even the prefect and Yu He didn't mention him at all.

Xiao Yingzhu lowered his eyes, and the clear light from the window lightly swept across his eyelashes and nose, which were fair, beautiful, and as delicate as porcelain.

"If you want to know the location of the Fifth Prince, you should first confirm Meng Jian's location."

There is very little news about Meng Jian. It's not that no spies have been sent to track him, but because of the epidemic in Cang County, he has temporarily disappeared. In addition, Yan and Yan, who have been in charge of this matter for many years, have lost track of him.

There are two possibilities for Meng Jian now. One is that he is still in Cang County, and the other is that he is heading for Pingzhou.

He couldn't guess whether Xiao Yingzhu would come to Cang County in person, but in order to interfere with Xiao Yingzhu's judgment, he put up a fog in advance - Zhou Jinyu came out and used the map to stabilize Xiao Yingzhu.

But now it seems that Xiao Yingzhu must have had some considerations for letting Zhou Jinyu stay there, and these considerations were quite important.

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through Jiang Nian's confused thoughts, but it disappeared quickly. Jiang Nian was not sure if he could catch it, so he was stuck there, unable to move forward.

"We previously speculated that Meng Jian was in Cang County, but judging by the current situation, you mean—"

Qin Lan frowned.

"The person in charge of dispatching Cang County may not necessarily be Meng Jian directly, but someone else?"

Xiao Yingzhu remained silent.

"What about Meng Jian? Has he left Cang County?"

There is no definite evidence to prove whether he is in Cang County or not, and Xiao Yingzhu cannot make a final conclusion at the moment.

"Well, maybe, but he might also go to Pingzhou."

After several rounds of fighting, the chess pieces played by the opponent were inseparable from the mood of the player holding the pieces.

Meng Jian's mood was very obvious. It was not that he did not hide it, but it was only after he hid it that it became more obvious.

He is insecure, anxious and suspicious.

This suspicion is not only directed at Xiao Yingzhu, but also at his enemies.

He seemed to have no trust in anyone and treated everyone as an outsider.

Therefore, if the spy was left alone in Pingzhou, Meng Jian would probably become uneasy.

If he is impatient and the journey is long, he should go too.

But compared to these two possibilities, Xiao Yingzhu obviously thought of the third one.

Under Qin Lan's questioning gaze, Xiao Yingzhu glanced at him indifferently, then leaned her head against the car wall casually and stopped talking.

"?"

Why do some people only say half of what they say? That's very rude!

Qin Lan, who was about to listen to the reasoning, was very dissatisfied, but he couldn't argue with Xiao Yingzhu directly at the moment, otherwise he would be the only one who got hurt in the end.

Besides, Jiang Nian was still in the carriage.

It would be better not to let Miss Jiang see this embarrassing situation of being unable to refute after being retorted.

After all, he also has face!

Qin Lan was silent for a moment, glanced at the scenery outside the window, estimated how long it would take to reach the mansion that Meng Zheng mentioned, and then swallowed his words and stopped talking.

The carriage fell silent instantly. Beams of light filtered through the clouds and into the windows. Flying dust particles floated in the clear light. This peaceful atmosphere was something I had never felt before.

During the previous trips with Xiao Yingzhu and the others, she was usually silent because she was either depressed or thinking about something. She used her brain everywhere and her mind was always tense. Even if no one paid attention to her, Jiang Nian found it difficult to relax.

This time the incident was mentioned, and the next destination is to handle important matters at the moment. It is rare to be able to have some peace and tranquility at this time.

Jiang Nian lowered her eyes. The notebook that recorded the clues of recent events was still in her handbag. She pondered for a moment and suddenly hesitated.

The original purpose of this notebook was to record the process, so that we could be prepared to look through it in case something goes wrong, if there are omissions in the intelligence, or if the logic of any clue doesn't match.

Therefore, before his relationship with Xiao Yingzhu became like this, he had left it to himself to complete.

Although the current relationship cannot be said to be one of distrust, it is still somewhat deadlocked.

Whether as a merchant girl in Liangdu Pharmacy or a female doctor in the sect, she felt that it was not appropriate to use either of the two to record important intelligence clues.

Jiang Nian couldn't figure out how he felt about Xiao Yingzhu now.

If we talk about trust, yes, but if we talk about distrust, there is also that.

There is trust because the experience of getting along with each other makes her feel that Xiao Yingzhu is really cooperating with her sincerely and has given her a lot of information that she would not have access to.

The reason for her distrust was that she discovered that the basis of this information was all based on the assumption that "Xiao Yingzhu had calculated this long ago, he could guess her choice and control her choice."

So no matter what she does now, it is all within the scope that Xiao Yingzhu can control and see through.

Jiang Nian would feel very insecure if others could always see through her thoughts.

But now I have to follow Xiao Yingzhu's arrangements.

Jiang Nian also admitted that the records in this book were very important and even allowed her to understand the background of this era.

But if I follow Xiao Yingzhu's ideas every day, I always feel constrained and awkward.

When her relationship with him was good before, she didn't think it was a big deal. But now that the relationship has become strained, if she continues like this, she feels like she has something stuck in her throat.

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Nian concealed his thoughts and closed his handbag.

—

Meng Zheng's mansion was built on a mountain.

It seems that rich people like to build their homes on mountains. Why is that?

Aren’t they afraid of being bitten by mosquitoes?

Qin Lan, with a face full of bruises from being bitten by mosquitoes on the road, got out of the car with an unhappy look and kept looking back at the other two people.

Xiao Yingzhu and Jiang Nian didn't seem to be on the mosquitoes' food list, so nothing happened to them.

In the end, he was the only one who got bitten.

“…”

Feeling Qin Lan's somewhat resentful gaze, Jiang Nian turned around, feeling a little confused.

"?"

Wasn't Mr. Qin in a good mood in the car just now? Why does he look unhappy now?

Didn't get an answer from him?

Feeling somewhat reluctant to mention Xiao Yingzhu, Jiang Nian silently replaced the word in his mind that referred to Xiao Yingzhu with him.

Thinking of this, she subconsciously looked at Xiao Yingzhu.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion, and the butler who came out was speaking respectfully to Xiao Yingzhu.

Noticing Jiang Nian's gaze, Xiao Yingzhu looked back.

The two looked at each other, and his gaze fell squarely on Jiang Nian's face, cold and emotionless.

She looks like an insignificant person.

Irritated by Xiao Yingzhu's strange gaze, Jiang Nian suddenly felt that he was like a clown for thinking so much recently, and turned away expressionlessly.

“…”

Looking at the two people looking at each other from a distance, although Qin Lan didn't understand the twists and turns between them, it looked like -

The man remained silent and looked at the woman with a cold and unapproachable look, but the woman seemed to still be angry with the man, so she turned away with an expressionless face.

…

Why do I feel like I'm being shown off for no reason?

Can you young couples please stop showing your affection all the time?

——These are the wonderful words Qin Lan saw in the book "The Book of Answers: Love·Deluxe Bound Edition" in Jiang Nian's hand.

Anyway, Qin Lan felt puzzled and felt that he shouldn't be here. He said goodbye to the servant who was coming towards him and wanted to go into the house first.

"But sir... Duke Xiao hasn't gone in yet."

The servant ordered by Qin Lan was a little hesitant.

The housekeeper and the Duke are still standing outside the mansion. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to go in directly? This is against the rules.

Qin Lan smiled and said, "It's okay. Duke Xiao is a generous and kind person. It will be fine."

“…”

Generous and kind? Really?

The attendant felt that he was not very convinced.

In short, he was half threatened and half forced. The poor servant refused several times but to no avail, and was dragged in by Qin Lan, who looked happy but was actually in a very delicate mood.

—

The decoration of the courtyard in front of the mansion is exquisite and elegant. It was specially arranged and arranged for receiving royal members. All the decorations are brand new.

The reception hall set up by Meng Zheng is not far away. It seems not far away, but the way is so winding that it is easy to get lost.

The attendant felt like he was being watched from behind as he walked along, and a cold sweat broke out when Qin Lan stared at him with a smile:... I always feel that Young Master Qin has a bad temper.

However, to be honest, the third prince has a pretty bad temper.

Oh, and Duke Xiao seems to have a bad temper too.

If we lead them in like this, will they start fighting in the house?

Obviously, it was none of his business and he could do other things after leading the way. However, when he thought about how it might end badly if a few powerful people started making trouble, the attendant suddenly became inexplicably nervous.

As soon as he got nervous, his thoughts started to wander, and he immediately thought of the rumors about Xiao Yingzhu, that she was bloodthirsty as a devil, and liked to kill people with a smile, and the more she killed, the more excited she became.

What if they quarrel and kill everyone in the mansion?

No, there is still the Fourth Prince to take charge.

But Duke Xiao seemed to even dare to contradict His Majesty.

…

Thinking of something bad, the servant suddenly shuddered.

Let’s get Young Master Qin to his place as soon as possible.

If something happened - the servant suddenly remembered that in the morning he heard from other servants sweeping the floor that the elusive Xi Changshi and the cold-faced Yu Commander would also be coming.

Well, the Chief Secretary and the Commander-in-Chief should be reliable.

After hesitating for a moment, the servant convinced himself, immediately became serious, and walked forward slightly faster.

—

The environment here in Cang County is quite good. As the attendants led the way, Qin Lan turned his head to look at the garden scenery in the mansion, and suddenly felt happy.

The environment here is arranged to complement the mountains and rivers outside. Looking around, people and nature can be integrated into one scene, all of which are pictures within a picture.

If only this place could be my home.

Since the matter had not yet come to the point, Qin Lan was in a very relaxed mood, and all his previous unhappiness had been swept away.

Then even if there are a lot of mosquitoes, he can understand.

The military crisis in Cang County had not been resolved yet, or even halfway through, but Qin Lan had already begun to imagine his happy future life with Tao Yu.

Qin Lan was overjoyed when he saw another beautiful garden view at the turn of the corridor.

Once the matter is resolved, he will definitely use the money deducted from his brother to build a mansion of this scale.

Then Tao Yu would definitely praise him as excellent - excellent or something.

That's what the book "Love is a Little Luxury" says.

The perfect boyfriend?

Yes! A perfect boyfriend!

Just when Qin Lan was thinking happily, he suddenly found that the servant leading the way suddenly kept walking forward, as if there was some ferocious beast following him.

Qin Lan:?

—

Jiang Nian was not as free-spirited as Qin Lan - with her personality, she would not do anything so bold and a little outrageous.

She was waiting there for Xiao Yingzhu to talk to the housekeeper, and was daydreaming out of boredom when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a crystal light out of the corner of her eye.

What is that?

Jiang Nian suddenly stopped and looked carefully.

——In front of the mansion, the housekeeper who was talking to Xiao Yingzhu was wiping the sweat off his face with a handkerchief he had taken out from somewhere.

Are you so scared to talk to Xiao Yingzhu?

But Xiao Yingzhu in front of him looked happy and indifferent, as if she treated outsiders equally. The butler felt his body shaking even more violently as he answered.

?

Was it because Qin Lan brought the weak servant in in front of Xiao Yingzhu, and the butler was worried that he would blame him for not speaking up to stop him?

Before Jiang Nian could think about it, several maids appeared from nowhere on the other side, bowed to her and performed the greetings.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Jiang? Our master is calling you in."

Your master.

Jiang Nian raised his eyes and looked behind the maid.

This should be Meng Zheng’s temporary residence.

What does Meng Zheng want to see her about?

Xiao Yingzhu and the housekeeper next to him were talking about something, and it seemed like they were not finished yet. Jiang Nian glanced at him and compared the status of Meng Zheng and Xiao Yingzhu.

I feel that Meng Zheng's status is higher.

Xiao Yingzhu didn't look like she wanted to talk to her.

Jiang Nian hesitated for a moment and nodded to the maid.

"Okay, I'll go right away."