In the alley behind the mansion, Luo Ning came out of the back door of the new house and walked quickly along the lane to the Pei family mansion.
In order to facilitate walking, the distance between the two houses is less than 200 meters, and most of the maids and servants move back and forth.
Luo Ning entered from the back door of Pei's house by familiar means. She wanted to go to the stable to pick up the horse and ran to the black office to inquire about the whereabouts of the little thief. However, when she arrived at the stable, she found a fat black horse standing in the stable chewing.
Forage, when he saw her, he snorted to say hello:
"puff--"
Luo Ning was stunned, looked around, and then found a maid passing by:
"Night Terror Hall is back?"
"Miss Luo, Master Ye is back. He is in Sanniang's Courtyard."
"oh……"
Luo Ning was a little confused - judging from the state of the horse, the thief must have been back for a while. There was no one in Sanniang's courtyard, so he went to burn incense again?
While thinking wildly, Luo Ning passed through the hanging flower gate and walked towards the courtyard where Sanniang lived. Just after she turned the corner of the verandah, she heard a Ruowuowu conversation:
"You learn so quickly."
"Hehe~ That's natural. Am I much smarter than the Queen?"
"Huh? How do you know this?"
"I'm not a little girl. I'm already sixteen years old. You, a son of eighteen or nineteen, hang around the Queen all day long. What are you paying attention to that I can't guess?"
"Oh~ I'm asking you how you know that the Queen is a slow learner."
"I didn't say, I just asked. Is the Queen really not as smart as me?"
"But you can't say that. King Jing knows everything about chess, calligraphy, and painting. The painter is just like a real person. Even if you practice for ten years, you won't be able to catch up..."
"Tch, I'm a woman from the world. What's the use of having pretty handwriting? My cousin Jing is still partial to protect his shortcomings?"
"hehe……"
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Luo Ning looked at the closed door, tilted her head slightly, and there was something strange in her eyes - the little thief is quite normal, why is Yunli... why is it like flirting and poaching the Queen?
Luo Ning took a breath, causing the little watermelon to bulge, and was about to go in and spank Yunli, but when she thought about it, she felt it was wrong - why should she deal with Yunli? Yunli was sixteen, about the same age as the little thief, and one of them had a knife.
Kui, one is the direct descendant of the leader of Pingtian, and they are a good match. As long as she is a normal person, she should find a way to bring them together and run to stop her. It is illogical...
Luo Ning's heart was spinning a thousand times, but before she could figure it out, the door opened.
Squeak~
Ye Jingtang appeared from the door, looked towards the verandah, and said unexpectedly:
"Nvxia Luo, why are you here?"
In the room, Zhe Yunli held a five-foot-long knife in both hands and practiced seriously in a knife-pushing stance. Seeing that the mistress' eyes outside were wrong, perhaps for fear of being misunderstood, she quickly put away the knife and stood upright:
"Master's wife, Cousin Jing and I are practicing sword skills."
Luo Ning folded her hands on her waist and looked like a cool and dignified single mother. She walked slowly to the door and glanced casually:
"Why do you practice swordsmanship with the door closed?"
"I'm afraid someone will steal my master." Zhe Yunli held up the Mu Qing Dao and made a beautiful posture: "Cousin Jing just taught me a set of sword techniques, which are very powerful..."
Luo Ning didn't delve into it, but just warned:
"Practice hard if you're good. In a few days, your cousin will take the exam. If you fail, you'll have to face a ban. Don't think that your master wife won't care about you when you're sixteen."
"ah?"
"Okay, let's continue practicing. Ye Jingtang, come here."
Luo Ning raised her hand to close the door, then turned and walked towards the verandah.
Ye Jingtang didn't want to talk nonsense in front of Yunli. He followed Luo Ning into the verandah. After turning the corner, he put his hand on the rounded blue moon, pinched it lightly and not hard, and his fingers fell into the soft space.
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Luo Ning still maintained the posture that a master's wife should have, but suddenly she was frivolous, her fragrant shoulders shrank slightly, and then she turned around and hammered Ye Jingtang's shoulder with her small fist:
"Are you going to die?"
Ye Jingtang did not let go, but hugged Luo Ning over and scratched her face with disgust:
"No one has seen you. I haven't seen you for two or three days. I miss you."
"You're thinking of me? You're obviously thinking of conditioning..."
Luo Ning couldn't break free, so she stopped struggling. She led Ye Jingtang to the corner of the verandah, raised her cheeks and said seriously:
"Why are you alone with Yunli?"
"Um?"
Ye Jingtang hugged his waist and looked down at the cold face of Xingshi Xingshi, a little confused:
"I met you when I came back, and I took advantage of the opportunity to teach Yunli the swordsmanship... Is there a problem with this?"
Luo Ning pursed her lips: "There is no problem, but we must nip it in the bud. Our affairs cannot be made public, and Yunli doesn't even know about it. In Yunli's eyes, you are just a member of the Pingtian Sect like her.
Men of the same age who are handsome and good at martial arts, and also like swordsmanship. If your daughter is fifteen or sixteen, she will be in love, so if Yunli treats you... then there won't be a big problem."
Ye Jingtang regarded Yunli as a little girl, but he really hadn't thought about it. He thought about it for a while:
"Then should I stay away from Yunli in the future?"
Luo Ning's eyes were a little hesitant: "Yunli definitely wants to find her husband. It's not easy for a woman to meet a man she likes in her life. As a teacher's wife, I got there first and still stopped her. I always feel..."
"Ning'er, you won't prepare..."
"spit--!"
Luo Ning knew what Ye Jingtang was thinking, her face turned cold and she reminded her seriously:
"Little thief, if you continue to think wildly, don't blame me for being heartless. I don't care what Yunli thinks. Anyway, you can't think wrongly. If Yunli really has any thoughts in the future, I will break up with you and be your mother-in-law from now on..."
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Ye Jingtang raised his hand and pinched his fair face:
"Ning'er, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll really punish you. Mother-in-law... If you want to have something exciting, I can call you Mistress in the boudoir. How can you act recklessly in the open?"
Luo Ning was blocked in the corner and said harshly, but she became a little scared and her eyes flashed:
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Ye Jingtang held the moon and held Ning'er's heels off the ground:
"What else can I do? I don't have any crooked thoughts. What you have to do now is to publicly clarify the relationship between Heping Tian and the leader as soon as possible, and then we can get married. You are an innocent girl, and it is legitimate for me to marry you.
, why do you have to act like a thief?"
"..."
Luo Ning hesitated for a moment, then held Ye Jingtang's waist and bit her lower lip:
"I also want to be honest, but it would be too big a deal for Bai Jin to reveal his daughter's identity. Even if it is revealed, Yunli is still Bai Jin's apprentice... That's all. We will talk about these things later."
Luo Ning brushed away the messy thoughts, raised her eyes, and looked at the Night Terror Hall seriously:
"The Pingtian Sect sent a message just now, saying that there may be trouble in the capital, and asked me to return to Nanxiao Mountain as soon as possible without participating."
"Um?"
Ye Jingtang's eyes narrowed slightly: "What's the trouble?"
Luo Ning was actually a little hesitant. After thinking about it for a while, she handed the letter to Ye Jingtang:
"We have agreed in advance that our Pingtian Sect and the imperial court are inseparable. If the imperial court is in trouble, it will be of great benefit to our Pingtian Sect without any harm. I am the wife of the leader of the Pingtian Sect, and that is why the Pingtian Sect sent us the top-secret information.
If I turn around and tell the news and send the news to the imperial court, it will be equivalent to apostasy and surrender to the imperial court, and become a disloyal and unjust person..."
Ye Jingtang lowered his head and tapped his lips to interrupt his words, then opened the letter and looked at it.
The letter was full of fine print. The number of words was small but the amount of information was great. It indicated that the master who forced the palace back then might be the empress herself. It was also judged that the empress should have suffered hidden injuries and was now in a weak stage. This attracted the attention of a pack of wolves.
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In addition, it was also mentioned that Yanzhou had recently been in contact with the Pingtian Sect and wanted to ask the leader of Pingtian to come out to help. However, the leader of Pingtian felt that the possibility of success was slim and did not agree. He chose to wait and see what happened and asked Luo Ning to quickly
Leave the capital to prevent the Pingtian Sect from being dragged into the water.
Ye Jingtang really didn't expect to receive such an important letter from the Pingtian Sect.
The empress will go to Yutan Mountain to rest in the near future, and her body does have hidden injuries. Even Xuanji, the real person, has been recalled, which shows that she is indeed very weak recently and lacks the ability to protect herself.
As for Yanzhou, there is no news from the imperial court. If what Leader Pingtian said is true, then Yanzhou is probably preparing to take advantage of the empress's period of weakness to carry out a big wave of changes in the power of the Wei Dynasty.
Thinking of being ambushed by the Hongshan Gang a few days ago, but the leader of the Hongshan Gang knew nothing about it, Ye Jingtang suddenly realized that he knew what force was behind it - he was one of the empress' loyal guards, and he had to do it if he wanted to touch the empress.
Let’s get rid of the two door gods, him and Master Xuanji first.
If King Yan rebels, the consequences will be much more serious than King Wu. King Wu only has tens of thousands of private soldiers who have never fought, while King Yan has Yanzhou cavalry, which can suppress the main force of Beiliang head-on; not to mention his subordinates.
It is said that Yanzhou, like Liangzhou, has strong folk customs and ruthless people since ancient times. It also has close contacts with Beiliang Jianghu. It can be said that there are countless strange people...
Thinking of this, Ye Jingtang felt the seriousness of the situation and was ready to go out immediately.
But Luo Ning hugged Ye Jingtang's waist, with a bit of grievance in her eyes:
"As expected, you are more interested in the imperial court. I took the risk of being regarded as a traitor by the Pingtian Sect and gave you the news. You turned around and went to the imperial court to inform... I knew it would be like this!"
Ye Jingtang felt that Ning'er regarded her as a traitor, so she quickly turned around and said seriously:
"What does this say? I suddenly handed over this news to the imperial court, and the imperial court asked me about the source of the information. How should I explain it? Did I say it was sent by the Pingtian Sect?"
Luo Ning snorted: "You will definitely not ignore this news when you get it. I have already sent back the news that you are a member of the Pingtian Sect. As long as you start investigating and protecting the Empress, Bai Jin will definitely guess the news.
It was leaked from me, and you didn't teach Pingtian. Bai Jin asked me to go back to Nanxiao Mountain quickly, wait and see what happens, and don't interfere. If I don't go back, Bai Jin will definitely come to find out the reason..."
Ye Jingtang thought this was a problem, and after thinking about it for a while, he said:
"The source of the information is unknown. I can only investigate it myself, just like King Wu, and then I can make up a reason why a blind cat meets a dead mouse. Leader Pingtian cannot think that the court will not receive the information without you.
If you have any clue, just delay the delivery of the message for a few days.
"As for you not going back... Just reply like this to the leader of Hepingtian - tomorrow the empress will move to Yutan Mountain, and the palace will become an empty city. Master Xuanji and I take turns on duty at Yutan Mountain. When I rest, I can
I will look for an opportunity to take you to Minglongtan to practice martial arts, and find a way to take out the things under the rockery. The possibility of this method is very high, and it is natural for you to stay in the capital, don’t you think?"
Luo Ning blinked her eyes and felt that this was really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She thought for a while and said:
"If you really dig up the treasure left behind by the previous dynasty, will you not give it to Pingtian Sect, but turn around and hand it over to the imperial court?"
Ye Jingtang said seriously: "It depends on what it is. If you give something that has nothing to do with the overall situation, you will give it. If I can get help from Beiliang to cause chaos in the world, I will definitely take it myself. I promised you before, I will think
The method is to persuade the Pingtian Sect to be recruited, or to persuade the twelve states of the Wei Dynasty to surrender to Nanxiao Mountain. Before doing so, I cannot allow the Pingtian Sect and the imperial court to have a chance of conflict."
Luo Ning finally felt better after hearing this explanation and said softly:
"Then be careful. The forces in Yanzhou have already attacked you a few days ago. If the goal is to change the dynasty, they will definitely not give up."
Ye Jingtang smiled and said, "I have my own sense of discretion about this."
Luo Ning nodded slightly, thought about it for a moment, and then assumed the appearance of a cold heroine:
"Little thief, I used to reward you, but now I'm sending you such important news. Do you have to reciprocate?"
"Huh?" Ye Jingtang looked around and raised his hand to scratch his cold face:
"What reward do you want? I won't offend Luo Nuxia within half a month?"
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Can this be called a reward?
The punishment for being thrown into the cold palace is pretty much the same...
Although Luo Ning thought so, she still acted as if she wanted to, and hummed softly;
"I would like to have some leisure time, but you have to take care of your body. How can I not understand the importance of it?"
As she spoke, Luo Ning took out a small jade carrot from her sleeve, stuffed it into Ye Jingtang's hand, and whispered:
"If you have a conscience, help me teach Sanniang a lesson... It's not a lesson. If you think so, it's my first time with you. If you mess around according to Mrs. Wang's method, it will also be your first time with Sanniang. Like this
It’s fair and just and I don’t treat her unfairly, right? If I do everything first and Sanniang doesn’t say anything, she will blame you for being partial in her heart..."
Ye Jingtang didn't expect Ning'er to be able to hold back such a fresh and refined statement, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed reasonable, so she nodded and leaned towards her cheek.
Luo Ning hugged her neck, stood on tiptoes and smacked her lips seriously, then pushed the Ye Jingtang away and straightened her clothes:
"Okay. Today is Yunli's birthday. I cooked a meal in my new house. You are the host. After you have eaten, let Sanniang prepare it for you, and then go back to work. People are like iron rice and steel, no matter how busy they are.
You have to recharge your batteries, right?"
The current priority of the Night Terror Hall is to collect intelligence and find all the powerful figures involved in the capital and Yanzhou. Only after screening the targets can they investigate them one by one.
Because the source of the intelligence is unknown, it is difficult to leave the task of collecting information to the black government office. So if Sanniang arranges for her men to run away, she will obviously be able to find out more things than she can with her own two legs.
Ye Jingtang didn't say much when he saw this. After watching Luo Ning enter the courtyard, he quickly walked to the new house...
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At night, in the plum blossom courtyard.
There is a crosswalk in the middle of the Plum Blossom Courtyard. It was dark last time I came here with Benben, but now lanterns are hung under the eaves, and bright yellow lights are lit in the east and west compartments of the main house, making it look gorgeous and elegant.
In the middle of the main room is the living room. A landscape painting is hung in the middle hall. There is a plaque with the words "Linghan Pavilion" on the top. It is handwritten by Benben. It was made and delivered in the past two days. Below is an Arhat couch made of golden nanmu.
There is a chess table, which looks golden under the light and is spotlessly clean.
On the west side of the main house is the master bedroom, and on the east side are the study and tea room, which are distributed front to back.
The tea room is the place where the owner usually drinks tea and rests. It is located behind the study and is relatively private. He and his wife and concubines usually have three meals a day here. Only when distinguished guests come, they will go to the main hall of the front house to make serious arrangements.
At this time, the lights were on in the teahouse. The round table in the middle was covered with brocade and round stools were placed around it. Xiuhe and Ping'er were busy going back and forth, carefully placing the wine utensils.
Pei Xiangjun, who was wearing a goose-yellow autumn skirt, looked dignified and held a tray with a plate of vinegar fish in it. He came in from the door and said with a smile:
"This is my first time cooking fish. I have only eaten it on Wutong Street before. If it doesn't taste good, just tell me..."
Zhe Yunli, who was dressed as Miss Jiaojiao, was not assigned anything because he was the birthday girl. At this time, he and Niao Niao were adjusting the positions of the jade turtle and other ornaments in the study room.
Hearing Sanniang's words, Zhe Yunli remembered what happened in Shuanggui Lane before and responded:
"Sanniang is so virtuous, how can the food she cooks not taste good? Besides, we are not picky. When we were in Shuanggui Lane, my wife once made stir-fried pork. I put about two taels of salt in one dish, which shocked my cousin.
After one sip, he picked up a chopstick for me without changing his expression, and I also picked up a chopstick for my cousin Jing without changing my expression..."
"Yunli!"
Luo Ning came in with Ye Jingtang's favorite fried pork with garlic sprouts. When she heard the heartless Yun Li exposing her, her face turned cold.
Ye Jingtang carried two bottles of wine and saw the warm scene in the room. He smiled at the corner of his mouth, put the wine on the table, and said:
"Yunli, come over for dinner."
"okay."
Pei Xiangjun and Luo Ning laid out various side dishes and sat down on the left and right sides. Although Ye Jingtang wanted to be humble, it was the first time they ate at home, so they were forced to take the main seat. Yunli sat next to Luo Ning.
Night Terror Hall also prepared a small stool for Niao Niao, who tried his best to stay calm and not drool. He found Ping'er and Xiu He standing nearby and said again:
"Come and sit down, too. There aren't many people at home, so there's no need to engage in these formalities."
"Thank you, Master! No, Master!"
Upon seeing this, Xiuhe bowed and sat down in front of Sanniang.
Ping'er said that this was the first time she had met the real person of Ye Jingtang at close range. She was a little embarrassed, so she sat obediently in front of Yunli and pursed her lips and smiled.
Pei Xiangjun is not married yet, so she is regarded as the master aunt of Ye Jingtang. As the elder, she is the first to pick up the wine glass:
"Jingtang is now considered to be a high-ranking official, and the housewarming banquet is held in a big way. All the major sects in the three states of Yunze and Liang have to send people to give gifts. The princes and ministers of the imperial court are expected to come half as well. There is too much movement, so we discussed it with Jingtang.
, today is a housewarming party, and it happens to be Yunli’s birthday, so it’s a double happiness. Come on, let’s go together!”
"congratulations……"
Ding~
Six wine glasses clinked together.
The bird was a little confused, but it still raised its wings and made a gesture of clinking glasses...
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After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, the courtyard became quiet.
Luo Ning didn't drink, which was fine, but Zhe Yunli had her birthday today and was allowed to drink a few more glasses, so she drank too much. For this reason, when the family banquet was about to end, Luo Ning took her to the back garden.
Rest in the embroidery building next to it.
Ping'er belongs to Luo Ning, so it's natural that she can't stay at the table to drink with Mr. Ye. When she sees this, she runs to wait on the young lady.
Ye Jingtang drank a lot, but ordinary drinks couldn't keep him down, and he was a little tipsy at most. Sanniang's cheeks were red, and she was standing in front of the window to sober up. There was some hesitation in her eyes, obviously she was thinking about it.
Should I go to the Pei family to sleep, or should I just sleep at home?
Xiuhe is not a stupid girl. Since Sanniang came back, whenever Ye Jingtang is at home, she will be sent away by Sanniang. Either she goes to the general account of Buzhuang or goes shopping in far away places. She has already guessed what Sanniang is like.
Already.
After Xiuhe put away the dishes and chopsticks, she saw that Sanniang was coy and dared not to speak out, so she said in a considerate way:
"I haven't finished settling the accounts on the street today, so I'm going back first. Sanniang, you can rest here tonight, otherwise such a big house will be empty and unoccupied, which won't look good."
Pei Xiangjun turned around and naturally did not refuse. He gave Xiuhe a few words and rewarded Xiuhe with a big red envelope on the pretext of moving to a new house. Then he watched Xiuhe leave reluctantly.
After Ye Jingtang took a look at the sky, he threw the bird out of the window and closed the door of the main house:
"Sanniang, do you want to sleep in the east room or just here?"
Pei Xiangjun came to the main hall and said with a hint of drunkenness:
"The door is closed, where can I sleep...Jingtang, I told you before, I haven't even entered the door yet, Ning'er is here, I won't say anything if you do whatever you want, in private..."
Ye Jingtang came to the front, picked up the charming Sanniang, walked into the master bedroom and passed through the bead curtain:
"You have to behave in private, I remember that. If Sanniang drinks too much, she will rest here. I promise not to move. When you fall asleep, I will go out and find a place to rest."
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Pei Xiangjun was placed next to the very large eight-step bed. She felt that Ye Jingtang was deliberately flirting with her in a pretentious manner. She originally wanted to pretend, but she was not a foxy person after all, so she lay lazily on her side on the bed and slowly opened her belt.
:
"You promised not to move, but you are not allowed to go back on your word."
As the swing was untied, the top slipped off, revealing the snowy shoulders and the red hollow coat in front of the body. I just bought the latest model at Wende Bridge. Not to mention the watermelon, there is a small oval slit in the middle.
The gaps are bottomless...
Ye Jingtang blinked and sat down in front of him:
"What kind of test does Sanniang have? Just use it. If I can't say it... just..."
Pei Xiangjun lay on his side on the bed, supporting the side of his face with his left hand, and inserted his right hand into the dark red shirt through the gap. He slowly released the overwhelmed Bai Tuan'er. The room suddenly became a little brighter, and he held it with his hand and shook it:
"Hmm? Is it big?"
The waves are rolling...
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Ye Jingtang took a breath and silently lowered the curtain.
"Huh~ I know you can't stand it. Today is a big day for moving to a new house. I promised you a few days ago that the two of us can mess around in private, so I won't tell you any rules today. But when I'm with Ning'er,
You can't go too far, she's sorry, but I'm not the same..."