Chapter 207: Beijing Chaos 3
Could it be that I still need to help him wipe it? Just as Su Ruojin was wondering, Su Yanli came out from behind him.
"Ah Zhen!"
"Sir!"
Cheng Yingzhen cried and threw herself into her husband's arms. Her tears all fell on Su Yanli's wet clothes. She couldn't tell whether they were tears or rain. "My husband... My husband..."
"Okay, don't cry, don't cry!" Su Yanli patted her back with one hand and wiped her tears with the other hand. He lowered his head and coaxed her gently, very gently.
Everyone watched in complete silence.
This wave of dog food came unexpectedly.
Mother Ji didn't look at it and turned her head away.
Zhao Lan: ...Teacher, with so many people here, don’t you pay attention to your image?
Su Ruojin: ...I'm used to it.
Yang Si Niang: ...Could a couple be like this? But she had never seen her parents so intimate before. She was suddenly filled with sadness. Why were other families so harmonious and happy, while her parents would only quarrel or be cold when they met?
Why?
Su Dalang was soaked in water. After entering the cave, he stood there, waiting blankly for people to come forward and greet him. The rain was pouring on the ground, but no one came forward to ask, "If the father is his biological father, then the son is not his biological father, too?"
In a blink of an eye, seeing her brother soaked in water, Su Ruojin quickly ran over and reached out to wipe his head and face, "Sister Ya, get my brother some dry clothes."
"good."
Mao Ya glanced at the still wet Prince Zhao and sneered secretly, "I told you not to think about my young lady's thoughts. It is obvious that the two of you are not a match, but you still come to provoke my young lady. You deserve to be drenched in the rain."
Zhao Lan blinked. Wasn't that towel supposed to help me wipe it? Why did it fly away?
Shuangrui cried secretly, "Oh, my master!" He quickly asked someone to bring towels and dry clothes and find a place for him to change.
Zhao Lan did not move, and motioned Shuangrui to stand aside.
Shuang Rui: ...
Su Dalang cooperated with A-mei to shake off the water.
Su Ruojin asked happily, "Brother, how did you know we were in this cave?"
Of course it was the young prince Zhao who knew you were here? Fortunately, this was Su Dalang, not Su Sanlang. He answered the question in his mouth once before speaking it out. Just as he was about to speak, he felt something was wrong and looked over at the resentful look.
What is Young Prince Zhao doing... He followed his gaze and looked at A-mei, and then his gaze landed on the towel in A-mei's hand.
When I came in just now, A-mei was standing opposite the young prince. It turned out that the towel was used for the young prince Zhao to wipe the rain off?
He seemed to see Prince Zhao nod almost imperceptibly.
this……
Su Dalang was embarrassed, but then he thought, his father is loved by his mother, and he is loved by his sister, isn't that right? Young Prince Zhao, are you trying to steal my sister?
I have to say that Su Dalang's intuition is quite powerful. At this moment, he did get a glimpse of someone's motives.
After crying, Cheng Yingzhen pulled Su Yanli into the cloth apron to change his clothes, and personally washed and changed his clothes. The scene of the couple's harmonious and loving love is enough to make people jealous.
Cheng Yingzhen would occasionally call out from inside the cloth enclosure, "Ani, help the master make a bowl of ginger soup and bring it over..."
Lu Dani was anxious about why Shu Tong didn't follow her in. While she was busy, she looked towards the cave entrance. Finally, when she brought out the ginger soup, Shu Tong and Ye Huaizhen also entered the cave.
"Brother Tong..." Lu Dani handed the ginger soup to Chun Xiao and asked her to pass it to the master's wife.
Chun Xiao took a look, turned around and brought the ginger soup to the owner, Prince Zhao, and said, "Please have some, Prince..."
Everyone: ...
Logically speaking, since Prince Zhao had the highest status, he should be given the bowl of ginger soup first. Under normal circumstances, Zhao Lan would not be polite, but he had some ulterior motives. He glanced at him and said, "Bring it to the teacher."
"Yes, Prince." Chunxiao then brought the ginger soup to Buwei.
Mao Ya brought some dry clothes, and Su Dalang took the servant to change clothes.
Su Ruojin then turned around and said, "Little Prince, there is still a cloth apron. Why don't you go change your clothes first and come over to drink ginger soup after you are done?"
Zhao Lan glanced at the young lady resentfully, "Ajin's towel is very useful."
Su Ruojin was so shocked by this sentence that she almost lost her composure. What kind of words were these?
Mao Ya said angrily: "Little Prince..." You are too frivolous.
Zhao Lan glanced at Mao Ya out of the corner of his eye and thought, very good, I'll remember you.
With an innocent look on his face, he pointed at the wet towel that Su Dalang had used to wipe him and said, "Ajin's towel absorbs water, mine isn't as good as yours."
So that's what it means! It's really scary, it's scary to death.
In ancient times, a towel was just a piece of cloth, divided only by its material and used according to its absorbency. However, Su Ruojin's towel was a blend of wool and linen, and then made into the shape of a modern towel. It is highly absorbent and easy to use.
Su Ruojin had always thought that it would be great if she could find cotton, whether it was a towel, a cotton-padded jacket, or a quilt. That would be epoch-making. Unfortunately, she had been working in the catering industry in Beijing and had no chance to come into contact with these things.
She quickly asked Mao Ya to bring a new towel and handed it to Shuangrui, asking him to wipe his master and change his clothes quickly. Even though it was summer, he could still catch a cold.
Zhao Lan was unwilling to give up before the young lady could do it herself, but he also knew that the time was not right, so he had to go and change and wash.
After a flurry of activity, all the wet people changed into dry clothes and sat in front of the fire to dry their hair.
Su Ruojin made noodles with dried noodles to relieve everyone's hunger. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they asked about the situation in the capital.
Cheng Yingzhen leaned in Su Yanli's left arms, while Su Xiaomei and Su Silang squeezed in Su Yanli's right arms, full of warmth and affection.
Zhao Lan glanced at him, and immediately moved his gaze to Su Ruojin, thinking, in ten years, he will become like the teacher! Thinking about it, the corners of his mouth curved.
Cheng Yingzhen asked, "Sir, how is the capital now? How did you and the young prince get out?"
This is what everyone wants to ask.
Su Yanli looked through the fire and glanced at Zhao Lan. He couldn't tell how he got out, but he could tell him about the situation in the capital.
"The Prince of Qi has taken control of the palace and has heavily guarded it. The Prince of Xiang, the heir apparent of the empress, controls the gates of the palace. No matter what order the Prince of Qi issues, he cannot come out, which means no one recognizes him as the emperor. For this reason, the two have fought and suffered casualties. Now they are in a state of confrontation. A small part of the dozen gates in Bianjing City are controlled by the prince's men, and a large part are controlled by the Prince of Wei. Only the Prince of Yan hides in the palace and does not ask anything."
In other words, the city of Bianjing was divided up among several princes.
Su Ruojin sighed, "According to common sense, it is natural for the crown prince to succeed to the throne, but the son of the successor, the Prince of Xiang, is the legitimate son. It is understandable that he is dissatisfied and wants to fight for it. But the Prince of Qi has nothing, and he dares to rebel? Why?"
In the cave, apart from Su Yanli, only Su Ruojin dared to ask Zhao Lan such a question.
Zhao Lan looked at the flickering flames and curled his lips slightly, "The late emperor doted on the King of Qi and raised his heart."
Su Ruojin frowned, "There is a crown prince and the empress's legitimate son. Whoever the emperor favors will be the whetstone for the throne. Can't the team behind the King of Qi see this?"
Whetstone? This statement is quite novel, but it is really to the point. His father once told him that he should not take sides with any prince, no matter if it is the crown prince or the prince of Xiang. Only the one who sits on the throne is the real emperor, and the prince of Qi is just a target set up by the emperor.
Su Yanli analyzed, "Perhaps the King of Qi knew that he was being used by the emperor, and he was unwilling to accept it, so he..." rebelled.
Zhao Lan glanced at Su Yanli, who had been squeezed by the King of Qi's men. "What are your plans, Teacher?"
It seems that the chaos in the capital cannot be quelled any time soon.
Su Yanli really didn't like the fierce competition in the officialdom. After this chaos, he had already thought about quitting the officialdom. "Ajin bought dozens of acres of land in Weizhou. If the situation in Beijing doesn't improve, I plan to go there to take shelter first."
Weizhou is where Su Yanli obtained official land, and his ideal was to become a farmer.
Ye Huaizhen had been worried about Hua Ping. She followed Shuangrui out of the cave entrance while he was giving instructions to his servants, and whispered, "Manager Shuang, Hua Ping, please watch him..."
"I have no news of him."
When Ye Huaizhen heard this, his heart sank and he couldn't hide the worry on his face.
Shuangrui saw that she was worried and said, "Santai is in contact with Jingzhong, maybe there will be news soon."
Ye Huaizhen looked outside the cave. The princes were fighting for the throne, and no one cared about the drought and turmoil. It was even difficult to go out and find someone. She turned her head and said, "Shuang Steward, please ask for a favor from the young prince. I want to go into the city to find Hua Ping."
Shuangrui glanced towards the fire and said, "Let me take a look later."
"Thank you, double steward."
After a sleepless night, the warmth of the fire made Su Yanli feel sleepy. Su Xiaomei noticed it and smiled, "Dad, you are yawning and crying. Do you want to go to bed?"
Su Yanli said to the young prince embarrassedly, "Young prince, you haven't slept all night, how about you take a rest first?"
Zhao Lan glanced outside the cave. The rain had just lightened up, but now it was getting heavier again, as if it was deliberately trying to prevent him from leaving. He nodded. He was not made of iron and really needed a rest.
The cave was not big and was divided into several areas, which were simply separated by curtains. The place where Su Ruojin and Yang Si Niang slept was not far from where Su Sanlang slept, so Zhao Lan slept in Su Sanlang's place and moved closer to the place where Su Ruojin had slept.
As soon as he lay down, he smelled the sweet fragrance of the young lady's sleep. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he fell into a deep sleep in a short while. The chaos in the capital and the spies from the enemy country who took the opportunity to make trouble had nothing to do with him. After three days and two nights of exhaustion, he just wanted to have a good sleep.
Ye Huaizhen: ... Shuangrui didn’t even have a chance to plead for him, she was so anxious that she was circling at the entrance of the cave.
Su Ruojin: ...She wanted to avoid Yang Si Niang and talk to him about Lord Yang, so why did she fall asleep?
For a moment, some people in the cave were sleeping, and everyone was unable to speak. They could only prick up their ears and listen to the lightning and thunder outside.
In the city of Bianjing, Hua Ping lost the person and did not rashly look for him. He returned to the secret base of the Exploration Department in the pouring rain. Mr. Shen was so busy that he was busy all over.
Seeing Hua Ping, he was quite surprised. "The young prince sent the Su family father and son out. Did you meet them?"
He shook his head. "I followed someone into the city for two days and one night, but I just lost him."
"who?"
"Yang Jingzi, the Imperial Supervisor."
"Him?" Mr. Shen put down what he was doing, "What happened?"
Hua Ping thought for a long time before saying, "I suspect he is the leader of 'Ula Grass'."
"How is it possible?" Mr. Shen was shocked. Other government offices might not know the details of all the officials in the capital, but the Investigation Department of the Imperial City Department must know. "The Yang family is a founding noble. Since they opened a mansion in Bianjing City, they have been living in the capital. How could they be spies of the Liaoxia people, and even the leaders?"
This is also what Hua Ping is puzzled about.
He said, "But all the signs show that he is plotting something. I have to see the young prince as soon as possible. If I am late, I am afraid..." He asked, "When will the young prince come back after sending Lord Su?"
"This..." If Zhao Lan wanted to send the teacher alone, he could actually let his subordinates do it, but he used his power for personal gain and sent her to the destination personally, mainly to see the young lady. She was only nineteen years old and was just beginning to fall in love. It was unknown how long this meeting would last, and Mr. Shen really couldn't say for sure.
Hua Ping sighed softly, "I always feel uneasy. Sir, please find the man named Yang as soon as possible, otherwise I really think something bad will happen."
Seeing how serious and urgent he was, Mr. Shen prepared for both situations. He asked someone to find the man named Yang, and at the same time, he asked someone to deliver the message to the young prince. "You should take a rest first."
Hua Ping hadn't slept for almost two days and one night, so he nodded, curled up on the couch and fell asleep.
There is no time in the mountains.
Fortunately, the Su family was in the catering business, and when they escaped, they brought with them a lot of easy-to-store and easy-to-cook ingredients, such as noodles, instant noodles, bacon, etc. Otherwise, it would have been raining heavily outside and they wouldn’t have been able to eat even at night.
After a simple meal, everyone managed to fill their stomachs, except Zhao Lan who still hadn't woken up and continued sleeping. Shuang Rui received the news from outside and read everything he could without waking up his master.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Lan was awakened by Hua Ping who suddenly came back.
He was soaked, as if he had just been pulled out of the water. When he saw Zhao Lan, he said, "Prince, the Crown Prince has been killed."
Zhao Lan's eyes instantly became as sharp as a falcon, "Who?"
Hua Ping said, "It's most likely Yang Jingzi."
Outside the cave, heavy rain and strong winds were raging.
Inside the cave, you can hear the quiet sound of water dripping on the rocks at the entrance, splashing!
Yang Si Niang was sleeping next to Su Ruojin, breathing evenly, as if she was not awakened by the voices of Zhao Lan and Hua Ping. Su Ruojin got up quietly and walked out of the cloth enclosure. She saw Ye Huaizhen waiting outside Zhao Lan's cloth enclosure with a large towel and dry clothes, with her head down. She saw the smile on her lips, the smile of relief that finally came from seeing her lover return safely.
She followed the joy and smiled silently.
Zhao Lan came out of the enclosure and saw the young lady standing in the cave. His stern expression instantly softened. "Ajin, I want to go back to the capital. If you want to go to Weizhou, let Zhang Shun take you there."
Su Ruojin nodded, hesitated for a moment, glanced at the sleeping place behind him, stood on tiptoe, and pulled Zhao Lan to the place where there was no rain at the entrance of the cave. She said in a very soft voice, "Little Prince, if you have time, go check whether Lord Yang has changed much before and after he got married and moved out of the mansion?"
When she was bored in the cave these two days, Su Ruojin went over the various conspiracy theories in the TV dramas and movies she watched in her previous life. Combining them with the integrity of the literati of the Dayin Dynasty, she felt that it was possible that Lord Yang rebelled and became a spy for the enemy country, but she felt that it was unlikely that he could do great things in such a hidden way. And he had been so serious about intervening in the government, and it seemed that it was not for the sake of the Dayin Dynasty. The things that seemed contradictory before, now put him on the side of an enemy country element, then everything can be explained. His behavior is to disrupt the Dayin officialdom and accelerate the decline of the Dayin Dynasty, so that the Liaoxia Kingdom can take the opportunity to rise.
(End of this chapter)
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