Chapter 438 Wen Yu
After Duan Shenshen ran away, Zhu Qingyan thought about it and finally decided to move in with Zhu Lan.
She pushed the door open and walked towards Zhu Lan's yard. Before she stepped into the yard, she heard the sound of chopping wood, which made her feel strange.
It's late at night and this isn't a woodshed, why would anyone be chopping wood here?
She stepped into the yard with doubts, and after seeing the scene in front of her, she was slightly stunned.
In the moonlight, a man with his upper body naked, his muscles smooth and his eight abdominal muscles faintly visible in the dim light, as perfect as a sculpture.
He was standing in the heavy snow, sweating profusely... chopping wood.
The expression on his face was as if he had eaten bitter melon.
When Zhu Qingyan saw that the lights in the room were off, he asked Zhu Lan if he had rested.
The man panted and said that the imperial envoy had just gone out.
Zhu Qingyan asked him again why he was chopping wood in the yard.
The other party's eyes flickered, and he looked away very unnaturally, saying only that it was Zhu Lan's order.
Zhu Qingyan was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just asked Zhu Lan to tell him when he came back, then turned and left.
After she left, the man in the yard drooped his hand holding the axe, looking extremely miserable.
Shen Wanxiong placed them here simply to let them find out the preferences of the two imperial envoys and seduce them with male beauty so that they would no longer pay attention to the affairs of Qingzhou.
Previously, when they saw Zhu Lan arrange Duan Shenshen to Zhu Qingyan, they thought that Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan had different preferences, so they asked themselves to take action to deal with Zhu Lan.
He pretended to be chopping wood in the yard and indeed succeeded in attracting Zhu Lan's attention.
But I didn't expect that the other party would tell me with a friendly face -
Since you like exercising in the snow so much, bring all the firewood from the woodshed here to chop it. Don't stop for a moment until she comes back.
They are not allowed to put on clothes.
Insidious, it's really too insidious...
He had no choice but to pick up another piece of firewood from the ground, raised the axe with his frozen hands, and chopped it down with trembling hands.
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The mansion has gardens and mountains and water, but the winter is so cold that the lake has frozen into a thick layer of ice.
Zhu Lan was holding a small hand warmer and wearing a crane cloak, walking slowly on the path, with a deep look between his brows.
She was thinking about her next plan.
What worries people most now is Hu Ping'an's safety.
Li Moxu followed him from the capital, so he naturally knew that all these things in Qingzhou were told to him by Hu Ping'an.
After arriving in Qingzhou, Li Moxu once proposed to send Hu back to his hometown safely, which is the neighboring Shabao County.
She had thought that Li Moxu had no reason to harm Hu Ping'an, so she did not refuse at the time. But now she found that Li Moxu had close ties with the Qingzhou officialdom, and Hu Ping'an's situation was in jeopardy.
I haven't figured out the specific situation in Qingzhou yet, and I have to continue to pretend to be nice to Shi Yuanzhong and others. It's not time to fall out yet, so it's not easy for me to take action myself.
At the moment, the only person she could trust in the entire Qingzhou was the Tongpan Lu Feng, so she asked Zhu Qingyan to contact him to see if there was any way to keep Hu safe.
However, Lu Feng's home was also under close surveillance, making it difficult for him to take action.
I can't let innocent people be implicated. If the Lu family can't successfully keep Hu safe this time, then I will have to confront the Qingzhou officials head-on.
Just as Zhu Lan was deep in thought, she suddenly caught a glimpse of something strange out of the corner of her eye.
Behind the rockery by the lake, there seemed to be a figure swaying.
"Who?" She asked with alert eyes.
The figure turned around upon hearing the sound, and the moonlight shone on his face, outlining his outline with exceptional clarity.
This man has a tall figure, with soft eyes and eyebrows that reveal a bit of coldness, which contrasts beautifully with the pool of ice-cold water behind him.
He was wearing a sable fur coat, with his black hair half tied up and half loose, and a few snowflakes floating on his shoulders, looking truly elegant and picturesque.
Zhu Lan's eyes lit up slightly, unconsciously revealing a hint of appreciation.
Among all the people she had met since traveling through time, the most outstanding one in terms of appearance was the headmaster, the Sixth Prince.
The facial contours of the man in front of him were no less impressive than those of the Sixth Prince, except that he lacked some of that innate aura of nobility.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Zhu Lan looked him up and asked with some dignity.
The man folded his hands and bowed, but his tone was somewhat distant:
"My name is Wen Yu, and I am the housekeeper of this mansion. I was out for some business during the day and just returned. I was afraid of disturbing the imperial envoy's rest, so I didn't go to greet him."
"Wen Yu, as gentle as jade, is just like her name."
Zhu Lan smiled at him, but that smile seemed to see through his eyes and into his heart.
She stepped forward and asked:
"I wonder what talents Master Wen has to please me?"
Wen Yu was silent for a moment and uttered two words.
“I don’t know.”
"I don't know?" Zhu Lan chuckled, "This Mr. Shen is really painstaking and has come up with so many tricks."
Wen Yu was silent for a long time before lowering his eyes and saying:
"I am a scholar. I can't play the lyric or sing the song. But I don't dare to show off my skills in front of the number one scholar when it comes to reciting poems and composing essays."
Zhu Lan narrowed his eyes slightly, with a bit of sharpness, "If you didn't deny it, then you admit that it was Shen Wanxiong who asked you to approach me?"
Wen Yu smiled bitterly: "Why is this so difficult to guess? It just depends on whether you are willing to take the bait."
Zhu Lan found this interesting, so he deliberately asked, "Since you have no talent and cannot please me, how can I take the bait?"
Wen Yu's answer surprised her.
"If you want to investigate the matter of Qingzhou, you must let those people relax their vigilance. I am willing to help cover for them."
Wen Yu's voice was very calm, and there was no trace of joking or testing on his face.
Zhu Lan stared into his eyes, tapping the edge of the hand warmer with his fingertips, as if trying to figure out whether his words were true or not.
She pondered for a moment, narrowed her eyes, and asked him:
“Aren’t you Shen Wanxiong’s confidant?”
"If I say no, will you believe me?"
"Of course I don't believe it."
Wen Yu had no intention of defending himself and just looked at her quietly.
Under the moonlight, his figure revealed a sense of loneliness.
Zhu Lan's smile deepened. "Although I don't believe it, I think your suggestion is very good. But right now I still need a little sincerity from you."
"Please speak, sir."
"There was another person who came to Qingzhou with us named Hu Ping'an. Have you heard of him?"
Wen Yu nodded, but hesitated for a moment before slowly saying:
"But... this person may be in danger. I heard from the Shen family that he has caused so much trouble to the Qingzhou officialdom, and we must send someone to deal with him.
The time to act is tonight."
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