Chapter 239: Commander, you have locked me up here. What do you want to do to me?
Xie Guanlan thought that Wen Xingluo would blame him and get angry at him.
But the little girl just sat obediently beside the bed, and when she saw him come in, she gave him a sweet and obedient smile.
He was silent for a moment, then said, "Grandmother thought you went to the capital, and Madam Wei thought you were recuperating in the palace. For the next year or so, no one will suspect that I'm hiding you."
Wen Xingluo nodded.
Xie Guanlan asked, "Aren't you angry?"
"You locked me up here because you care about me and can't bear to see me put in danger. I'm so happy that I can't wait to be angry because the person I love is hiding in my heart."
Wen Xingluo figured this out shortly after waking up from bed.
She looked at Xie Guanlan calmly, "You trapped me here as a way of expressing your feelings. But whether I can escape in the end depends on my own ability."
"I sent the fourth son to guard the border, and the second son returned to the charity cemetery." Xie Guanlan sat upright behind his desk, looking at Wen Xingluo from afar, "No one in the palace can help you escape."
The candlelight illuminated the paranoia in the young man's eyes.
Wen Xingluo suddenly realized that the person in front of her seemed to be more stubborn and serious about feelings than she was.
The young heir of the Zhenbei Palace was very serious when studying, very serious when practicing martial arts, very serious when handling government affairs and fighting on the battlefield. Unexpectedly, he was also too serious when dealing with relationships between men and women.
He is the kind of person who will never let go of a girl once he sets his mind on her.
She thought Xie Guanlan was very interesting.
Since she couldn't run away now, she decided to do something fun.
She raised her rosy lips, her pearl shoes dangling on the edge of the bed, and said softly, "The night is long. Commander, you have locked me up here. What do you want to do to me? I can cooperate with you."
Xie Guanlan flipped open a document and said, "I won't do anything to you."
Wen Xingluo: “……?”
After a long silence, she said, "You're just going to lock me up here?"
Xie Guanlan had already made two lines of comments on the document and asked, "What else do you want me to do to you?"
"Just..." Wen Xingluo choked.
It’s about the things in the “Fire Avoidance Map”!
She had died once, and always wanted to eat and drink well while she was still alive, and try more new things.
It would naturally be part of her plan to pick a handsome and clean man to experience the sexual life between men and women.
As if he had guessed her thoughts, Xie Guanlan said solemnly: "Before we get married, I won't do anything wrong to you."
Wen Xingluo looked at him.
The young man's profile was stern and beautiful, with a straight nose like the most wonderful stroke in the calligraphy of a master calligrapher.
His eyelashes were exceptionally fine and long, covering his pupils. It seemed that even the candlelight could not illuminate his deep and dark eyes. The north wind outside the window was mixed with snowflakes. He was still reviewing documents, looking dignified, cold, solemn and self-possessed.
He was the most handsome man she had ever seen.
She suddenly said, "Xie Guanlan."
"Um?"
"You're just a fool."
Wen Xingluo cursed, rolled up the quilt and buried himself in it.
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As the year draws to a close, government affairs become increasingly busy.
When Xie Guanlan was not around, Wen Xingluo pulled out her hairpin and tried to open the handcuffs.
This pair of shackles was made of black iron by a skilled craftsman from Shu County. She fiddled with it diligently for half a month and actually found a way to pry open the shackles quietly.
She didn't say anything and continued to pretend that she was imprisoned in the dormitory by Xie Guanlan.
She flipped through the books in his room as usual. When she got tired, she took the sword hanging on the wall and practiced the sword moves taught by her cousins.
Although she hoped that she would never have the opportunity to use these moves even if she went to the capital, it was always a good idea to practice diligently.
A life-saving trump card, even one more is good.
The dormitory was very warm. Wen Xingluo worked up a sweat after practicing. He hung the sword back to its original place, called Cuicui in, and told her to prepare hot water for a bath and change clothes.
Cuicui was captured by Fushan and was specifically responsible for taking care of Wen Xingluo's daily life. Perhaps because the food in Canglang Pavilion was good and there was not much trouble, the little girl became visibly plumper.
Wen Xingluo wrung out her hair and changed into soft pajamas. When she returned to the bedroom from the bathing room, Xie Guanlan had already returned and was sitting on the Arhat couch.
He gave his bed to Wen Xingluo and had been sleeping on the Arhat couch by the window these days.
He held his forehead with his hand and smelled of alcohol.
Wen Xingluo walked over and sat down next to him. "Did you go out for a social event today?"
"A while ago, I sent people to persuade Liangzhou to form an alliance with me. Today, they arrived, and I invited them to dinner at Hua Man Lou." Xie Guanlan closed his eyes, his voice a little hoarse. "The people of Liangzhou love to drink, so I brought a few jars of strong liquor from the north, and we had a few more drinks together."
Liangzhou is in Wuwei County.
Wen Xingluo kicked off her soft shoes and knelt behind Xie Guanlan, gently massaging his forehead. "Is he the young prince of Liangzhou?"
She has always paid attention to current affairs and has some impression of the Prince's Mansion in Liangzhou.
In the first month of the year before last, the eldest daughter of the Prince of Liangzhou died unjustly in the palace. This year, the person who inherited the title of Prince was her younger brother whom she raised personally. The young Prince probably had some complaints about the Emperor.
I guess Xie Guanlan took advantage of his dissatisfaction and sent people to lobby for an alliance.
Xie Guanlan did not hide it, "Yes. In addition -"
He held Wen Xingluo's hand. "News has come from Chang'an: Prince Chen Xun of Hanzhong died suddenly of poisoning, and his favorite concubine hanged herself. Now, the leaders of Hanzhong County have become Princess Xue of Hanzhong and Crown Prince Chen Yushi. We only need to wait for the imperial court to issue an order, and Chen Yushi will officially inherit the title."
Wen Xingluo was slightly stunned.
In the previous life, Chen Xun did not die, and Chen Yushi was unable to inherit the title.
In this life, fate has changed dramatically.
She said decisively: "How about getting Chen Yushi to join us?"
In this way, the power of the Zhenbei Palace will be able to occupy the entire western part of the Great Zhou. Even if its financial and material resources are not as good as those in the east, it can still fight.
Xie Guanlan looked at the bronze mirror not far away.
In the bronze mirror, the girl was kneeling behind him, with her hands folded on his shoulders. Although she was not wearing any makeup, she was very charming. Her soft black hair meandered along her neck, as white as frozen jade. The way she whispered in his ear made her look like an innocent concubine.
Xie Guanlan's thin lips curved up.
He grabbed her hand and kissed her fingertips, "I'll listen to Ningning."
The young man's thin lips were cold to the bone.
Wen Xingluo felt a burning sensation on his fingertips, and a strange feeling surged in his heart.
She glanced at Xie Guanlan's handsome face, and her eyes slowly fell on his thin lips.
A hint of naive curiosity, typical of a young girl, quietly flashed across her round, apricot-shaped eyes.
Her eyelashes fluttered gently, and she tilted her head, tentatively approaching his lips slowly, like a butterfly with a bit of excitement and hesitation, absorbing the first nectar of spring for the first time.
Xie Guanlan clearly captured the girl's small movements in the bronze mirror.
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