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Yuan Cixian glanced at the black-sailed boat behind him and cleared her throat: "No, I'm not cold..."
Her expression was three-pointed and embarrassed and seven-pointed. Just as Xu Ruqing expected, she began to retreat to "Xu Shan". Lu Shiqing should be happy about this, but when she saw her as if she was hit hard, she couldn't bear it and felt the urge to comfort her.
He silently bit his back teeth and held back.
After all, this kind of comfort will not only disgust the teacher's wife, but also disgusting herself, but also cause the deceased teacher to be injustice.
After a long time, he explained: "It was Xu who was a little afraid of the cold. If the county lord didn't mind, could he lend you a carriage to sit?"
Yuan Cixian said "ah" in a low and short voice, and suddenly realized: "That's the case, sir."
After she said that, she turned around and walked towards the intersection where the carriage stopped, and walked forward quickly.
She was so embarrassed that she mistakenly thought that Xu Shan was concerned about her.
Seeing her hurried back, Lu Shiqing felt soft again. He stepped forward a few steps and coughed, "The county lord should add more clothes when he goes out."
Yuan Cixian was slightly stunned. It was not because of his words that he felt strange, but because of his cough that made her feel very similar to Lu Shiqing.
She was a little confused. When she was with Lu Shiqing, she thought of Xu Shan from time to time, but now she is with Xu Shan, but she thinks of Lu Shiqing again.
What's wrong with her?
Yuan Cixian quickly gathered her thoughts and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir."
The two walked a long way, and entered the wide carriage one after another. Yuan Cixian poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lu Shiqing, and said politely: "Sir, please drink some hot tea if you are afraid of the cold."
Lu Shiqing did not reach out to pick it up.
He knew very well that after returning to Beijing, hiding his identity would inevitably be much more difficult than before. After all, Yuan Cixian was quite familiar with him.
No matter how generous the carriage is, it is narrower than the outside. His hands are white and beautiful. He must have left a very clear impression on her before going south. He cannot reveal his stuff.
Seeing that he didn't accept it, Yuan Cixian put the tea cup in front of him and took it back embarrassedly.
She suddenly remembered the hot wine she had just seen in the black-sailed boat.
When Xu Shan came to Yuan Mansion to attend the banquet, he said that he was not good at drinking. But was he not good at drinking, or was he unwilling to drink with the woman next to him because of a past after drinking? She felt that the latter was more likely.
Seeing that she looked a little embarrassed, Lu Shiqing couldn't help but do it too much, and remedy: "Thank you, county lord, please drink it later."
She smiled and said nothing.
"The county lord mentioned in his oral letter yesterday that he had something to discuss with Xu. What's the matter?"
When talking about the important matter, Yuan Cixian stopped being restrained and retreated, and hurriedly said, "Oh, that's it. When I was in Shuzhou with Mr. Lu, I met the third prince, Prince Ping. There was nothing else, but once, he invited me to play a game. I was wondering if this matter is related to the teacher?"
Lu Shiqing certainly knew about this. When he was busy outside, he stayed alone in the mansion. Although he knew that King Ping would not be detrimental to her, he was not very relieved, so he arranged a lot of eyeliners.
He said, "It should be."
Yuan Cixian frowned: "He really wants to see if I have any contact with you through my chess skills?"
Lu Shiqing nodded.
"Luckily I was careful." She smiled embarrassedly after saying that, "But even if I don't keep it, it's not a big deal. After all, I have only watched one game of chess by Mr.."
Lu Shiqing also considered this. He has been studying the teacher's chess technique for many years, but he has not fully understood the mystery, let alone Yuan Cixian. Therefore, when she wanted to play chess with him, he did not refuse. First, he was still far from his level with the teacher, and second, she never understood the essence of the teacher's chess skills.
He nodded: "It's okay, but since King Ping is already suspicious, he will have other actions. Xu will treat it with caution. Thank you for the county lord's reminder."
King Ping probably thought that Yuan Cixian had no scheming and could be deceived at a young age, otherwise he would not have been so aware of the enemy.
Yuan Cixian shook her head and told him not to be polite, and asked again: "So, is the one who assassinated you three years ago?"
"Yes. I made some moves at the beginning, asking King Ping to mistakenly say that I was going to plan for the Second Prince, and did not expose the Sixth Prince. However, in recent years, the court has gradually developed in a direction that is beneficial to the Sixth Prince. King Ping was suspicious and turned back to examine the events back then. Therefore, he speculated that Xu might not die and was likely to serve the Sixth Prince. As for the relationship between the King of Southern Yunnan and the Sixth Prince, he was still not sure, so he secretly tried you."
Yuan Cixian subconsciously felt nervous: "Since King Ping has guessed this, aren't we in danger?"
Lu Shiqing shook his head: "It doesn't matter how King Ping thinks it doesn't matter, what matters is how the saint feels. The county lord can feel at ease for the time being."
If he was really Xu Shan, both him and Zheng Zhuo and the Yuan family were indeed in danger now, but fortunately, he was Lu Shiqing, and as long as he controlled Emperor Huining, King Ping would not be able to cause a big wave for the time being.
Yuan Cixian suddenly realized something when he mentioned this: "In this way, the inner king of the killers in Shangzhou should be afraid of being Ping! He knew that he was unable to get rid of my Yuan family, so he wanted to call the saint who was afraid of my father to do this. He helped Nanzhao to capture me. If things were done, my father would inevitably be constrained. Therefore, he was forced to act according to Nanzhao's wishes, and might cause the saint to mislead my Yuan family to treason..."
"Even if he failed, he had planned to blame others. Not only could he suppress the Second Highness again, but he could also successfully make the saint doubt the relationship between the Sixth Highness and our Yuan family. Fortunately, the gentleman was resourceful and said that the plan had died halfway."
Lu Shiqing seemed to smile, and agreed to his actions and did not speak.
He could feel that after heading south, Yuan Cixian had some trust in "Xu Shan" and Zheng Zhuo to work together, and no longer tried frequently like before.
Yuan Cixian also happened to be thinking about this. Because of her dreams, she could not completely put aside her guard against Zheng Zhuo and Xu Shan. However, the former was in the court to argue for the suffering of the people in the people and asked the saint to give up the repair of the Huai River embankment. The latter also cleverly broke the plan of Pingwang and helped the Yuan family escape the disaster. It was really difficult for her to be unmoved, so she would discuss these with Xu Shan today.
But looking at Xu Shan's strategic plan, she guessed that her reminder was simply a waste of time.
Yuan Cixian was silent for a while and said, "Sir, it's good that you have confidence in King Ping. It's not too early, so I should go back. I hope you don't blame me for today's affairs."
Lu Shiqing seemed to be a little stunned: "Why did Xu blame the county lord?"
She smiled embarrassedly and said, "Mr. I must have guessed that the reason why Xu Sanniang came to Chang'an was because I sent someone to test Mr. Xu with your chess score."
"It's nothing." He said lightly, "Even if you are doing a transaction, both parties must openly negotiate the price and inspect the goods, let alone a political cooperation that concerns the future of life. It is normal for the county lord to have doubts about Xu. You are cautious and have a good mind. Instead, I and Your Highness should be grateful for having such an ally."
He is really a lobbyist, he is so good at speaking.
Yuan Cixian smiled and after talking about the important matters, she remembered Xu Sanniang and realized that she shouldn’t have been alone with Xu Shan for too long. She said, “Why did sir come here? Do you want me to send you back?”
Of course, Lu Shiqing heard her intention to expel the guest. She originally planned to leave, but she had a plan and was unwilling to accept it. She said shamelessly: "Then I will have to do it."
Yuan Cixian choked. She was just polite, why didn't he understand?
She had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Sir, don't be polite, where are you staying?"
"Yongxingfang."
She said "huh" and asked outside Shicui to drive to Yongxingfang. After that, she said, "Are you neighbors with Mr. Lu?"
Lu Shiqing nodded: "It can be said that. The people living in Yongxingfang are all high-ranking officials and nobles. It was natural that Xu was not in charge, but the Sixth Prince felt that it was suitable for paying attention to the movements of the court officials, so he arranged a private house for me. On the surface, Xu was a wealthy household in Chang'an."
Lu Shiqing's words are true. Every time he does things as Xu Shan, he will go to the private house through the secret passage of the Lu Mansion, leave the private house gate, and then return to the original route after finishing the work, so as to eliminate the possibility of exposure.
Yuan Cixian couldn't help but be curious when she heard this and asked, "Then are you also monitoring Mr. Lu?"
Very good, he asked. He said this just to lead the conversation to himself naturally.
He nodded and replied: "He is one of them."
Yuan Cixian said "Oh" and continued to ask: "Do you know what he is busy with these days?"
"Mr. Lu is very upset and has no choice but to be busy with government affairs. The county magistrate has not contacted him recently?"
She curled her lips and shook her head.
Seeing this, he smiled and said, "Looking at your like this, you should be quarrel with Mr. Lu."
Yuan Cixian was slightly stunned and looked at him: "Sir, wise."
Lu Shiqing was secretly excited. Everything was going too smoothly, and then he was left to persuade him to make peace with Xu Shanzhi.
To prevent her from becoming suspicious, he suppressed his anxious mood and said slowly: "If the county lord doesn't dislike it, he can talk to Xu."
Yuan Cixian pretended to be drunk last time, and once revealed his "worry" about Lu Shiqing. There was nothing wrong with him at the moment. He simply said: "The reason was that he had a cold wind and cold, but he lied to me that it was a plague."
He said in a deep voice, and said strangely: "As far as Xu knows, Mr. Lu doesn't seem to be such a cheating person."
Yuan Cixian snorted and disappeared.
The face behind Lu Shiqing's mask was confused. What does "hum" mean?
He asked tentatively: "Hmm?"
Yuan Cixian was silent and did not answer.
In fact, she thought about it carefully afterwards that Lu Shiqing was not intentionally lying to her at that time, and even explained it many times that she refused to listen, and after listening, she refused to believe it. He was not wrong in this matter.
But why did he not look for her for several days? It seemed that he had gone south and returned to his attitude before leaving Beijing.
Originally, she was indeed looking for someone to be her backer, and she was a little bit less and continued to pester her. But since she knew that he had a little emotion, she inevitably became more greedy, hoping that he would take the initiative, so she waited intentionally for a few days.
But now it seems that Lu Shiqing may have known that her purpose is impure to approach him, so she disliked her, otherwise she would have done nothing.
OK, if you hate him, you will be disgusted. Who can't live without him? Maybe he will be an unreliable fool in his life. She is doing well with the Sixth Prince now.
Thinking of this, she suddenly heard Xu Shan sneezing, quickly retracted her mind, blinked and said strangely: "I'm scolding Mr. Lu in my heart, why did you sneeze?"
“…”
Lu Shiqing held his breath and said very kindly: "Oh, why are you scolding him?"
"It's nothing. I'm afraid of tainting the gentleman's ears, so I won't mention it."
Talk to my little ancestor!
He endured for so many days and couldn't find a suitable reason to go to Yuan Mansion. He couldn't bear to give up his face and came to the door to apologize. He didn't wait for her to come to Lu Mansion, but he pointed out that he could talk from her today.
Lu Shiqing lamented and asked again, but was afraid that she would make her suspicious if she said too much, so she had to shut up and arrived in Yongxingfang. She finally used a trick: "Thank you, the county lord, for seeing you all the way. Since you have arrived here, you might as well go to Lu Mansion to take a look. If you are so angry for a long time, you will be prone to illness."
He felt that he should be able to transform himself.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Cixian failed to get in, and looked like she had no plans: "Mr. Lao has been bothering, you can walk slowly all the way."
Lu Shiqing had no choice but to get off the carriage in shame.
When he left, Shi Cui heard the carriage all the way and said, "Miss Xu, do you think Mr. Xu is strange?"
Yuan Cixian said "Hmm": "It's a little different from before. But isn't Mr. Xu, whom Xu Sanniang said, even more different from what we see? To put it bluntly, we don't really understand him."
"This is good, but I think Mr. Xu seems to be too concerned about you. Since he has become so involved with Xu Sanniang, he has also taken it in front of you... How can he be so guilty that he asked you to add more clothes and be careful of your health, and even persuade you to fight Mr. Lu."
Yuan Cixian didn't say anything when she heard this.
Shi Cui continued, "Anyway, my maid thinks Mr. Xu is not good, at least in matters between men and women. It is better to be as cold as Mr. Lu, so passionate as Mr. Lu. You should be wary of it."
Yuan Cixian didn't want to speculate on Xu Shan's character at will, but she knew that she should keep a distance from him, so she said, "I know, I will not take the initiative to invite Mr. Xu again in the future."
After answering, she felt a little tired after the cold wind had been blowing for a long time, so she leaned against the wall of the car to take a nap. Unexpectedly, the stove under her feet was too warm, and she was so comfortable that she fell asleep.
After sleeping, I returned to the Luqiao that I had never dreamed of for a long time.
This time, she heard a strange female voice sounding on the bridge: "His highness finally gave up on salvage?"
The man who spoke from behind seemed to be a maid: "It seems yes, the prince's concubine. But when Mr. Zhou said that his highness is busy outside, he may not return home in the near future."
The woman sneered: "He just doesn't want to see me."
"Don't get angry, so as not to get angry."
"Even if this child is born, it will be exposed. My father asked me to climb the bed of Your Highness, saying that once this scandal is made public, the King of Southern Yunnan will definitely not be wronged by his daughter. He vowed to terminate the engagement with Your Highness. The position of the prince's concubine will be mine at that time... But what if you get this position? Your Highness has never touched me from beginning to end, even the child is..."
The maid lowered her voice and stopped her: "Don't say this out! You must remember that this is the flesh and blood of Your Highness, no matter how different you are from Your Highness. You see, the Yuan family has done their own sins and done all the rebellion. Now the Lord of Lancang is dead, isn't God going to help you? As long as you give birth to this child, the future will last for a long time, why worry about not getting your Highness's heart?"
*
Yuan Cixian was woken up by Shi Cui. She didn't recover for a while. She still felt like she was in a dream when she was drunk by the cold wind.
She got out of the carriage in a daze, walked into the mansion, frowned, recalling what the strange woman said in her dream, she was suddenly stopped when she passed by the flower hall: "Cixian is back."
She was shocked and stopped and turned her head. She saw Jiang Birou and a young lady with a face were standing at the steps and looking at her.
Yuan Cixian smiled slightly at Jiang Birou: "Sister-in-law." After finishing, he signaled to the little lady beside her, "Who is this?"
"It's my sister-in-law's sister, two years younger than you, just call her 'Can'er'."
She nodded and before she could say hello, she heard Jiang Bican call her sweetly: "Hello Sister Cixian!"
Yuan Cixian's smile suddenly solidified to her mouth.
This sound...oh, it's such a good show.
Chapter completed!