He hurriedly turned into an alley and climbed to the attic of an inn. Zhang Hongfan stood by the window and looked out through the crack in the window.
Sure enough, Zhang Wenjing was coming here from the other end of the long street.
Wearing men's clothes, she looked much brighter than when she was at home.
Zhang Hongfan's eyes turned and fell on Li Xia again.
With just one glance, he knew it was Li Xia.
Li Xia has been famous for a long time because of his handsome appearance and demeanor. Only such a person has the talent.
After observing carefully for a long time, Zhang Hongfan turned his eyes away and looked at the hands held together by Li Xia and Zhang Wenjing, and couldn't help but coo softly.
"How should a lady from a famous family behave?"
Across the street, Li Xia and Zhang Wenjing had walked into the restaurant just now hand in hand.
Zhang Hongfan was about to turn around and leave.
Nothing can be done anymore.
Before setting off, I really didn't expect that the eldest sister would tell Li Xia directly like this.
How much do you have to trust Li Xia to ask your lover to take action immediately without even meeting Ninth Brother?
Just as he turned around, suddenly, there was a shout.
"Brother Ninth."
Zhang Hongfan turned around and looked towards the long street again.
Zhang Wenjing was seen running to the middle of the street. While looking around, she raised her hands to her mouth and shouted loudly.
"Brother Ninth, I know you are still here, would you like to talk to us? Brother Five has not sent anyone here. I am very worried about him."
Zhang Hongfan shook his head and whispered again.
"Lady from a famous family, shouting and screaming."
The eldest sister is no longer waiting in the boudoir as before.
Then he thought that the eldest sister was worried about Zhang Wulang, not about the family, and he knew that this sister was still smart.
Over there, Li Xia had already walked to Zhang Wenjing, comforted her a little, and started calling out.
"Brother Zhongchou, you have come all the way, how about staying for a wedding drink? I can promise that this time it will only be about personal friendship, and I will not force the Zhang family to make an immediate choice. If there is any difficulty in the family, you and I can discuss it together.
Good strategy!"
Zhang Hongfan stood behind the window and watched, and saw Li Xia shouting something, turning towards the tall tower behind Cao'e Temple and glancing at him, and after a moment, he looked at another inn.
"I sincerely invite you to meet with Zhongchou. I have some information for you."
After only hearing these few words, Zhang Hongfan knew that Li Xia was a capable person.
When things happen, you should be calm and not arrogant, angry, angry or greedy.
If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they would have the arrogance of "I don't care about your Zhang family's life and death, you must vote for me."
Li Xia did not have such useless emotions, but calmly proposed to solve the problem.
With this frankness and understanding, the eldest sister can also be frank.
Because "Li Xia can always handle things well and is always worthy of trust", this is the impression he gives people.
If he, Zhang Hongfan, were the eldest sister, I'm afraid he would also think of "leaving the matter to Li Xia."
~~
"Brother Ninth, can you trust us just once? We won't harm you..."
Zhang Wenjing shouted for a while, then raised her eyes and looked around at the houses on both sides of the street. She didn't know where Zhang Hongfan was hiding, and was quite distressed.
As soon as she received the poem, she found Li Xia and brought someone over, but she didn't expect it to be too late.
After waiting for a while, she pulled Li Xia and asked, "Send someone to search for Ninth Brother? He has a long beard and beautiful beard, is tall and broad, and is easy to recognize."
Li Xia thought that Zhang Hongfan was so smart and alert that it was no longer easy to find him.
But it would be better to send a team of people to search so that Zhang Wenjing would not have any regrets.
He looked around and pointed at several inns around him.
"The inn, the teahouse, and the tall tower behind the temple were searched carefully... We must not disturb the people or make anyone think there is trouble in the city."
"yes!"
Li Xia pulled Zhang Wenjing over and said, "Sit down and wait."
The two of them walked into the restaurant. Li Xia casually picked up the newspaper on the table, read it, and pondered.
"Why is it Kuro instead of Wuro?"
"I don't know, I haven't seen Ninth Brother in the past five years. He has been very good to me since I was a child. Among all the brothers, he treats my younger brothers and sisters the best."
Li Xia nodded and said casually: "I think your fifth brother is a good character."
He turned around and looked outside the restaurant, only to see a personal attendant returning with a letter.
"Prince, I found this..."
~~
Zhang Hongfan has left Chaoyang Gate in the east of Hanzhong City.
His actions are quick and his decisions are quick.
When an opportunity arises, he does not hesitate, nor is he confused by words, and acts resolutely.
The only thing is that the chin is so slim.
It makes people extremely uncomfortable.
Zhang Hongfan studied under Hao Jing when he was young. After he left school, he grew his hair to show his determination to do things to the end and never give up halfway.
Fighting with blood makes a beautiful beard grow. This lush and beautiful beard that has been carefully maintained for five or six years has attracted the respect of many army officers and soldiers, and I don't know how many people admired his majesty because of it.
Today, I shaved off...
The moment he saw his eldest sister and Li Xia walking hand in hand, he was sure that this visit was destined to be a futile return, and it would be difficult to even leave.
Therefore, you must be decisive.
From this point of view, among the brothers and sisters, the eldest sister is the most like him.
On the contrary, Wulang was hesitant when things happened, so he was not as good as his eldest sister, otherwise he would not have had to come this time.
That's all, I'll satisfy my eldest sister. After I return, I will take Wulang to plead with His Majesty.
…
Now that we are out of the city, it is not difficult to leave Hanzhong.
Hanzhong has always encouraged business travel. As long as smugglers from the north are willing to sell horses and iron tools, they can enter the country and will be issued with passage documents.
When smugglers from the north and south of the Yangtze River arrive here, they can be treated like serious businessmen, but they are not allowed to carry weapons and are under strict supervision to prevent trouble or prying into secrets.
Zhang Hongfan came and left with business travelers.
He rode his horse to Chenggu, transferred to a merchant ship, and sailed down the river, still preparing to take the circuitous route of towing thunder to destroy the gold.
Two days later, the merchant ship entered the Han River Gorge.
Zhang Hongfan was leaning in the cabin, touching the short stubble on his lips, and suddenly smiled.
"Whatever."
Beards can always grow longer, so why should a man care about such trivial details?
The rest of the difficulties are nothing more than this.
With a lifetime of talent, he can always find a way to keep Wu Lang.
When Zhang Hongfan thought about this, his mind suddenly became enlightened.
At this moment, he has more energy than the handsome bearded man before.
Thinking about the fact that I have loved my sister since I was a child, this time she is getting married and she has come thousands of miles away. Instead of sending blessings but leaving a letter of gratitude and severance, she seems to be narrow-minded and compared to Li Xia.
But after doing it, there is nothing to regret. Everyone has his own ambitions and tries his best.
Zhang Hongfan laughed and made up another self-deprecating sentence casually.
"Don't judge the world's affairs, and you will lose your dreams in both modern and ancient times. Laugh at the bad luck and gain fame. Visitors on the road, go about your business!"
Laughing loudly and leaving the cabin, he stood on the bow of the ship with his hands folded, watching the ship pressing against the waves on the river, as if it was just a trip.
The sky was high and the clouds were vast in front of me, and I felt my fighting spirit was high when I suddenly saw dozens of horsemen running from the east on the edge of the Han River.
Zhang Hongfan squinted his eyes, looked at it for a while, and suddenly stood there...
~~
April 15th.
At night, the courtyard where Pingling County Prince's Mansion and Zhang Wenjing temporarily lived was still busy inside and outside.
The maids were busy going about their business, and from time to time, Yan'er's shouts of arranging things could be heard in the small courtyard.
The boudoir smells of rouge and the red candles are brightly lit.
Zhang Wenjing was trying on her wedding dress. She was well dressed and the face reflected in the bronze mirror was extremely beautiful.
"It's so beautiful that even my female crown is attracted by it." Yuan Yan said with a smile, "Okay, stop looking and try these phoenix shoes."
"I'm getting married tomorrow."
"Don't worry about it anymore." Yuan Yan saw that Zhang Wenjing was a little distracted and couldn't help but comforted him: "It doesn't matter if you expel me from the house, at least the Zhang family will be fine."
Zhang Wenjing lowered her eyebrows first, then raised her head and said, "It would have been alright. I was sure that Kublai Khan would not dare to touch the house at this time, so I ran out."
"Then why are you still worried?"
"What's on your mind?" Zhang Wenjing smiled and whispered, "You're so shy."
Yuan Yan sighed and was about to speak when he suddenly heard Yan'er in the courtyard call out "Prince". She was stunned and hurriedly blocked the door of the boudoir.
"It is not appropriate for the prince to meet new people at this time..."
"It's funny what happened in Yuan Lu. Let me have a few words with Wen Jing..."
Zhang Wenjing turned around and saw Li Xia walking in majestically. She couldn't help but said in embarrassment: "Get out, get out quickly, how can we meet at this time."
Li Xia smiled and said, "I have something serious to tell you."
"That's not possible. Tomorrow is my big day to get married. You are not allowed to come over tonight."
Zhang Wenjing picked up the handkerchief on the table and threw it towards him.
Her phoenix shoes had not yet been put on, and she could not move away even while sitting there. Li Xia had already picked her up and sat beside the couch in a moment.
"Let go now, I'm really going to hit you."
"Let's talk. We're getting married. I don't want you to be worried."
"No worries." Zhang Wenjing smiled and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow night, okay?"
Even so, she still buried her head in Li Xia's arms, suddenly feeling aggrieved.
"Don't worry." Li Xia patted her back gently and said, "I never believe that Kublai Khan dared to touch the Zhang family at this time. He is still on the way to Hara and Lin. If he dares to force him at this time,
, if it is not handled properly, the Central Plains will be in chaos, which is simply a recipe for death."
"I know that it is only after I have figured this out that I dare to come to you." Zhang Wenjing said: "It would be a joke if I, a little girl, punished a prince just because of me."
"Are you aggrieved by being kicked out of your home? The geographical location determines that the Zhang family cannot rebel now. I have never thought about winning over the Zhang family now. In this case, it is better to draw a clear line first. Your home will be safer."
"If you don't feel wronged, I will let my father and brother know my vision sooner or later."
"Worried about Zhang Goro?"
"Um."
Zhang Wenjing agreed, and then they all muttered: "Fifth brother is too stupid."
Li Xia said: "I understand him. He can't be the master of such a big thing."
"If he doesn't have an idea, he would send someone to see us."
"Actually, there is a tacit understanding." Li Xia said: "I have not attacked Shijia for the time being. To take advantage of Henan's strength, it is useless for Zhang Wulang to come over. It is better to wait for a year or two, Li Fen raises the flag, and I send troops to Heluo. Then he will come again
It is only practical to think about it. If you are willing to surrender to me, use Bozhou's troops to attack Shi Tianze's front and rear, and join Li Fen in the east, great things can be expected. If you can wait quietly until then, it will be a good outcome for him and me.
Therefore, I also wanted to protect Zhang Wulang and let him wait and see. To this end, I released a lot of false information to frame Shang Ting, Shi Tianze, Yi Shuan and others, creating the illusion that everyone in Heluo area might have different intentions. Zhang
Only by hiding in the illusion could Wulang hide Kublai Khan's eyes. This is what I wanted to tell Zhang Jiulang that day."
"I've been thinking these past two days...Brother Ninth suddenly came over. Is something wrong?"
"Well, to be honest with you, I received news from Guanzhong today... Last month, Ahema went to Luoyang in person, forcibly dismissed Zhao Bi and Shang Ting, and killed many people."
"What happened? Is it related to Fifth Brother?"
"Maybe, Shang Ting was framed by me, and Zhao Bi had a grudge with Ahema. As for your fifth brother..."
Li Xia had been discussing with Han Qi'an for a long time today. He reluctantly made some inferences and said thoughtfully: "Zhang Wulang should have been covering up our affairs, and he should have been found out this time."
Zhang Wenjing shook her head anxiously upon hearing this.
"How can you hide this? He underestimates Zhao Bi and others."
"It seems to have been self-defeating. It was Kublai Khan who tacitly allowed the Zhang family to accept my betrothal gift. He could not deal with the Zhang family for this matter. Zhang Wulang should have stated the matter directly to show his magnanimity. Once he covered it up, he stayed
handle."
"Fifth brother is making things difficult for everyone." Zhang Wenjing became increasingly distressed. "Even if he escapes, my father can draw a clear line with him. But in this case, if he is not dealt with, it cannot even be justified openly."
"This is why Zhang Jiulang came."
"Then Brother Ninth wants to take me back and save Brother Five?"
"Um."
Zhang Wenjing buried her head lower and lower, and for a long time, she muttered: "Then I don't regret it either."
"Don't you regret it?"
Zhang Wenjing hugged Li Xia and said, "I believe you are the one who is destined to die. Ninth brother can save fifth brother for a while, but he cannot save the Zhang family forever."
"Maybe beauty is in the eye of the beholder?"
"I believe you."
"But are you still worried about Zhang Wulang?"
"Why can't Ninth Brother let Fifth Brother go?"
Li Xia said: "If Zhang Jiulang dares to let him go at this time, the crime will fall on Zhang Jiulang."
"But they are different. The fifth brother has never been in Kublai Khan's eyes. If he makes such a big mistake this time, he will probably be executed. But the ninth brother has been rising rapidly in recent years. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the family fortune will fall on him.
, in terms of official positions, merits, connections and prestige in the military, the fifth brother is far from being able to compare with him. Kublai Khan wanted to stabilize the Zhang family for the sake of the military power of the Zhang family. The military power lies with his father, the sixth brother and the ninth brother.
It’s not the fifth brother alone. If the ninth brother is willing to secretly let people go, the crime will be light, and his father is partial to him. At least, he will not die..."
Zhang Wenjing lowered her head as she spoke.
"Actually, I have guessed this in the past two days. I am angry with Ninth Brother because he would rather ruin my marriage and put Fifth Brother in danger than give up his future. But I have no right to blame Ninth Brother
, I am unwilling to give up my affection for you, and he is unwilling to give up his future. He and I are the same. Both our brothers and sisters are selfish. Only the fifth brother never thinks about himself and takes care of everyone in the family...
I'm afraid that he will die this time..."
She would only say these words to Li Xia.
Li Xia has never concealed his philandering and ambition from her, and she has never concealed her selfishness from Li Xia.
"You do it for your husband-in-law, and he does it for his benefactor. Everyone has his own ambitions, and you can't force it." Li Xia said, "I'll send someone to bring Zhang Wulang out, okay?"
"Okay, but then Fifth Brother won't be able to respond to Bozhou."
"The matter has come to this, and there is nothing we can do about it. Kublai Khan did these things just to eliminate the hidden dangers in Bozhou. If he has the means, let him do it." Li Xia said: "Anyway, don't worry anymore."
"I can't help you at all... Han Changshi is afraid that I am not qualified to be your concubine."
"No. It's you I like and marry, not the Zhang family."
"I'm really good at coaxing people. I wonder if I've been coaxed better by you."
Li Xia kissed her forehead and said: "Don't think too much, we will get married tomorrow, just be the most beautiful bride..."
There was a knock on the door outside the boudoir, and Yan'er cautiously asked.
"Is the prince still here? We have to carry Xidu over, but we can't mess it up..."
~~
The next day is the wedding day.
The wedding was simple yet grand.
Zhang Wenjing, who was wearing a phoenix crown, was helped onto the sedan chair.
She held a fan in her hand and covered her face, feeling both happy and a little regretful.
The daughter who was kicked out of the family got married, and in the end no one from her biological family came.
The sedan made a short circle around the city and arrived in front of Prince Pingling's palace. Although the atmosphere seemed solemn, something was missing after all.
In front, Li Xia dismounted, opened the sedan curtain and looked at her.
They smiled at each other, and Zhang Wenjing hurriedly covered her face with a fan, waiting for him to carry her out of the sedan chair.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard from the east.
Li Xia looked back for a while, then turned to listen to what news was reported.
"The auspicious time has not come yet, please wait a little longer..."
Zhang Wenjing in the sedan couldn't help but feel a little worried, fearing that something would happen again.
What should I do as an old girl who is already twenty-one and cannot marry again today?
She was inevitably anxious and wanted to lift the curtain but didn't dare.
After waiting for a long time, I suddenly heard that it was becoming more and more lively outside.
After that, a familiar voice sounded.
"We haven't seen each other in Bozhou for many years. Today I came here to see my sister off for her wedding. I wish you a happy marriage for a hundred years..."
Zhang Wenjing quickly opened the curtain and took a look. She saw Li Xia, who was wearing a red wedding robe, and Zhang Hongdao, who was in a dusty state, facing each other, and they bowed to each other.
She couldn't help but be stunned and said to herself: "Fifth brother finally figured it out and is not that stupid."
Money rained down all over the sky.
Youxi Niang shouted: "Hurry up and arrange to invite your mother's family to go to the hospital first."
Zhang Wenjing glanced at the familiar faces behind Zhang Hongdao, and only then did she feel that her wedding was complete.
"My mother's family."
She put down the sedan curtain, couldn't help but smile, wiped the corners of her eyes, trying not to let her makeup go away...