Yan Ning didn't know the relationship between Yang Xiaoli and Ning Susu, but a simple test, although Yang Xiaoli didn't say anything, was enough for Yan Ning to guess the relationship between the two.
If they were ordinary friends, Yang Xiaoli would not be so nervous.
He is the captain of the Silver Guard, and he grew up with the king. Why would he be nervous about something like this?
Then what kind of guard is he supposed to be?
The reason why he was nervous was because he had a relationship with Ning Susu.
This should be a relationship between lovers.
Yan Ning saw through it without revealing it, and deliberately said: "Su Su said that Mr. Yang is enthusiastic about serving the people and is a good and competent official. He always takes good care of her. She is very grateful to you."
Yang Xiaoli asked: "That's all you said?"
Yan Ning suppressed her laughter and asked, "Should she say anything else?"
"No."
Yan Ning was afraid that Yang Xiaoli would be embarrassed, so she became so angry that she stopped helping her. She immediately changed the subject: "Then, can Mr. Yang help me with my matter?"
Yang Xiaoli hummed: "Guo Xin does often change places for the safety of his sister. Sometimes even our Silver Guards don't know where they live. It will take a lot of effort for you to find them. That's good. I'll be responsible.
Find someone. After you find the person, bring his brother and sister to Yanzhai. If you have anything to do, how about you talk to them in detail?"
This would be better. Yan Ning said gratefully: "Thank you very much. Then I will give you a favor, Mr. Yang."
Yang Xiaoli said: "No need to thank you for your help. In the future, Yang will be of use to Yanmei, and I hope Yanmei can also lend a hand."
Yan Ning smiled and said: "Of course, it is an honor for me to be able to help Mr. Yang."
Yan Ning thought that the help Yang Xiaoli said was also related to Ning Susu. If Yang Xiaoli really asked her for help, of course she would be obliged to do so, even if he had not helped her in advance.
Yang Xiaoli clasped his fists and said, "Then I'll leave first. I'll bring brother and sister Guo Xin here at the latest at night."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Yan Ning stopped him again: "Master Yang."
Yang Xiaoli turned around and asked, "Is there anything else, Miss Yan?"
I have already said that there is no need to call me Yanmeiren here.
Yan Ning said: "I would like to ask Mr. Yang, what is the character of Guo Xin?"
Yang Xiaoli thought for a while and said, "You want Guo Xin to be Yanlang's book boy, right?"
Yan Ning nodded: "Yes."
Yang Xiaoli said: "That's enough."
Although these four words did not give Guo Xin too much praise, these four words were enough to show Yang Xiaoli's recognition of Guo Xin.
And the person who can be recognized by Yang Xiaoli will definitely not be bad in character.
Yan Ning said: "I understand, then there is no problem."
Yang Xiaoli said no more and turned to leave.
Yanning went back to the backyard to rest. Before resting, Niandie helped her take off the accessories on her head. When she took off the red jade hairpin and put it on the dressing table, Yanning took a look.
After looking at it for a moment, she stretched out her hand, took the red jade hairpin in her hand and played with it.
She probably understood what the king meant when he gave her this hairpin.
But why did the king suddenly want to return to the palace?
This is a bit strange.
With the king's intelligence, he should have understood her next plan. She wanted to teach him the art of geography, and she wanted to teach him the knowledge she knew. But he said that he should return to the palace. Although he did not refuse directly, he still wanted to teach him.
Disguised rejection.
Why refuse?
Wouldn't it be better to learn such skills yourself?
In fact, not only was she unable to guess this enigmatic king, but even the prince and his father-in-law who had been serving the king could not guess his thoughts.
After Qi Hengyuan returned to the palace, Wang Gonggong boldly asked: "Why is Your Majesty returning to the palace at this time? It's only the third day of the Lunar New Year!"
Qi Hengyuan glanced at him. There was nothing in that glance, but it still frightened the prince and his father to kneel on the ground.
The prince knocked his forehead to the ground and said, "It's my slave who talks too much."
"It's not too talkative."
Qi Hengyuan's light voice passed over his head, and he also sat on the warm couch.
Every master's palace in the palace, especially the place where the king lives, has an earth dragon burning. There is no need to bother to light the stove, and the whole room will be warm.
After Qi Hengyuan sat firmly, he said to the prince: "Get up."
The prince quickly thanked him and stood up.
Qi Hengyuan said: "Bring me a cup of tea."
The prince quickly went to make tea again. When he handed the tea cup to the king, he said, "Your Majesty, you have something to do and you just returned to the palace?"
"It counts."
The king dropped two words, took the teacup, and drank slowly.
The prince did not dare to ask any more questions and stood quietly aside.
When Qi Hengyuan drank tea, what he thought about most was Yan Ning, sometimes sweetly, sometimes angry.
Why did she teach him the art of geography? It wasn't because she didn't want to stay.
She plans to wait for the Yan family to return to Lanzhou Pass and leave the palace together, right?
After she taught him her skills, he wouldn't stop her when she wanted to leave the palace. Is that what she thought?
Oh, why did she think she could leave the palace?
She can come to his side whenever she wants and leave when she wants?
Who does she think she is?
Who did she think he was!
Qi Hengyuan sneered fiercely, and the prince was so frightened that he almost knelt down again.
Eunuch Wang's body bent a bit, holding his breath and not daring to take a breath.
After Qi Hengyuan drank a whole cup of hot tea, his depression dissipated a little. He held his forehead and slept lightly for a while, then read a book again.
After lunch, Chen Dongyan entered the palace.
This seemed to be something the two people had discussed in advance.
When Eunuch Wang saw Chen Dongyan, he seemed to understand why the king had returned to the palace. It seemed that His Majesty had returned to the palace because of something, not because he was angry with Yan Meiren.
Qi Hengyuan glanced at Chen Dongyan and went to the imperial study room.
Chen Dongyan followed him in.
The prince was driven outside by the king.
Qi Hengyuan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, looking at the sky outside, and asked: "Has everything been done?"
Chen Dongyan nodded: "Well, all the killers were executed, and none of them escaped. And those killers did come from two forces, one is Jiang State, and the other is..."
When he said this, he paused.
Qi Hengyuan's cold eyes swept over and said calmly: "The other force is Uncle Qi Wang, right?"
Chen Dongyan raised his eyes in surprise and looked at the king.
Qi Hengyuan said: "I didn't know that before, but judging from your expression, I guessed it right, and the killers sent by Uncle Qi Wang were specifically targeting the Yan family and the others."
Chen Dongyan nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty guessed everything correctly. The other force is indeed Uncle Qi, and the killers sent by Uncle Qi are indeed only fighting against the Yan family. Probably because the Yan family has
Another group of killers, so Jiang Guo did not send any more killers. If Jiang Guo sent another group of killers, the Yan family...maybe long ago...not a single one would be left."
Chen Dongyan learned the news in the morning. When he learned the news, the first thing he thought about was if Uncle Qi sent out killers and Jiang Guo also sent out killers, would Yan Ning still be alive?
?
The same was what Qi Hengyuan was thinking at this moment.
With only one group of killers, the Yan family can still take care of themselves, but if they face two groups of killers, the Yan family may not be able to survive.
Let's not talk about whether the men of the Yan family are still the ones he plans to reuse. Let's just talk about Yan Ning. If Yan Ning dies because of this, how much loss will be suffered by Qi State and how important he will lose.
Qi Hengyuan's dark and deep eyes oozed coldness, and he said coldly: "Uncle King Qi has resentment against the Yan family because of the death of Prince Qi, but he didn't know that the battlefield is a very cruel place. Who can
Who can be protected? Living is an honor, and dying in battle is also an honor. As a member of Wuhou, the moment he mounts his horse and rushes to the battlefield, he already has awareness of death in his heart, and those who are not aware are not worthy of going to the battlefield.
, as a father, he never understands his son, no wonder why Prince Qi never comes back once he goes to the border."
Chen Dongyan also felt that Uncle Qi Wang did something wrong. The crown prince of Qi died in the battle at Lanzhou Pass. The final reason was because of Jiang Guo. How come the responsibility was placed on the Yan family?
Uncle Qi Wang actually sent assassins to assassinate the Yan family!
The Yan family has guarded Lanzhou Pass for generations, and at least five generations have sacrificed their lives for it. The war between Jiang State and Qi State has never stopped. Over the years, without the Yan family, there would be no stability in Lanzhou Pass. Although this is a bit exaggerated.
To the credit of the Yan family, after all, there was a Marquis Yuan Guan at Lanzhou Pass.
The Yuan family is also very powerful and has made great contributions to guarding Lanzhou Pass. But no matter what, the Yan family is the hero of the Qi State and a group of people that the royal family should be sympathetic to. But now because of the death of the Qi Crown Prince, they will be punished by the uncle of the Qi King.
It is so chilling to hold a grudge and even send a killer to assassinate someone.
With the defeat of Lanzhou Pass four years ago, Yan Bin also lost his precious son. In that battle, all nine passes and nine cities of Qi State were defeated. Even the late emperor died in the battle. This is not the fault of any one person, but the fault of Qi State.
The country's shame, Qi should be more united and united in dealing with the outside world.
Uncle Qi Wang extended his sharp blade to his own people, how stupid he was.
Chen Dongyan stood there with his eyes lowered and said nothing. This person was Uncle Qi Wang, and it was definitely not his place to say how to deal with it.
Qi Hengyuan didn't explain to Chen Dongyan how he wanted to deal with Uncle Qi Wang. He just looked sad after saying that sentence.
If the royal family is not prosperous, the country will not be prosperous.
Qi Hengyuan clenched his fingers and said: "Last time, we secretly protected these exiled Guanhou and Wuhou. This time we will protect them openly, and select some palace guards to serve as exile officers to protect everyone's safety. If we continue to protect them, we will protect them openly."
If you meet a killer, you will be killed without mercy."
Chen Dongyan took the order and went down.
Qi Hengyuan turned around and sat in his chair. He did not look for Uncle Qi Wang, nor did he ask Uncle Qi Wang. However, all the killers sent by Uncle Qi Wang were silenced. Soon after, the palace guards were dispatched and dispersed to the exiled Guan Houwu.
By the side of the princes, no matter how stupid Prince Qi was, he still understood some things——
The killer he sent out was silenced by the king.
The king sent the palace guards to the exiled Guanhou and Wuhou to protect them.
This is also a disguised warning to him that if he dares to send assassins again, he will not spare him.
The palace guards could have been dispatched quietly, but Qi Hengyuan deliberately made Chen Dongyan make some noise in order to frighten Uncle Qi Wang. Therefore, that night, Uncle Qi Wang knew about it.
Not only Uncle Qi Wang, but also everyone with some status in Guiyang City knew about this matter.
Yan Ning also found out about this, and she was quite surprised.
She originally told Qi Hengyuan that the Yan family was being assassinated, just to remind the king that if he still wanted to use those people, he should protect those people.
Of course, the original intention at that time was just to let the king take action to protect the Yan family.
What the king did now was far beyond her expectation.
And it was Yang Xiaoli who brought such a piece of news to her.
Yang Xiaoli was very punctual, and after dinner, he personally brought Guo Xin and Guo Xi over.
Yan Ning met the two siblings first, in the backyard. She did not call her Yan Lang.
In the main room in the backyard, Yan Ning and Yang Xiaoli were sitting, Nian Die was guarding Yan Ning, Guo Xin held Guo Xi's hand, looked at Nian Die first, and then looked at Yan Ning.
Guo Xi's eyes also fell on Yan Ning.
Yan Ning glanced at Guo Xin and then at Guo Xi.
Yan Ning had met Guo Xin before in the bookstore, but not Guo Xi. The proprietress of the bookstore said that Guo Xi was very beautiful, and looking at it now, she was indeed beautiful.
He has a small oval face, slender willow eyebrows, and a naturally charming appearance. When he looks at you gently, there seems to be tenderness flowing out of his eyes, making you feel love and pity in your heart. He is a real person.
of beauty.
If she walks upright and upright, she can be called a beauty, but if she doesn't act upright and sits upright, then she is not a beauty, but a disaster.
When Yang Xiaoli found Guo Xin, he told Guo Xin that Yan Ning wanted to buy him as Yanlang's book boy. Guo Xin asked who Yan Ning was and who Yan Lang was.
Because of the victory in three battles, the people in Guiyang City were familiar with the name Yanmei people, but they did not know the real name of Yanmei people.
Yang Xiaoli revealed Yan Ning's identity to Guo Xin, and Guo Xin came without saying a word.
Now looking at the woman sitting there, Guo Xin just thought, is this woman really that powerful?
Although I am sitting down, I still feel helpless.
Guo Xin was a little nervous and a little worried, fearing that Yan Ning would not look down on him.
He originally wanted to find a wealthy family to settle himself and his sister in, but the first time he found a wealthy family, the young master of that wealthy family actually thought of scorning his sister, so he never dared to look for a so-called wealthy family again.
At that time, he didn't have a contract to sell himself, he just worked there. Later, he ran away with his sister and didn't even ask for wages. However, the spread of his sister's beauty spread, and one after another, people began to offer money to buy his sister from him. He
Naturally he refused.
Later, he and his sister were often harassed.
He then understood that maybe he had offended someone.
Who could he offend?
It's nothing more than the young master who wants to be frivolous towards his sister, but fails, and holds a grudge.
It's not that Guo Xin hasn't thought about finding a powerful family, but those families have fixed families and have children, so they won't buy retail investors like him from outside.
In order to protect his sister's safety, he had no choice but to hide.
He didn't dare to go to work anymore because he was afraid that his sister would be in danger if she was seen by bad guys alone.
He used to do odd jobs in a bookstore, and one day he came home late and found that his sister was missing. Only he knew how panicked he was at that time.
Later, he stopped going. He felt that nothing was as important as his sister, and the so-called reputation was nothing compared to his sister's safety.
He didn't want anything anymore. He stayed with his sister every day and stole some things to support the two of them. But he knew very well that this would not last long. He had been waiting for the opportunity. Now, this opportunity had finally arrived and he could not lose it.
He squeezed Guo Xi's hand nervously. Guo Xi felt her brother's strength in her hand getting stronger. Knowing that her brother was nervous, she withdrew her gaze from Yan Ning and the others and looked at her brother beside her.
Guo Xin noticed her gaze and glanced at her, giving her a reassuring smile.
Guo Xi smiled at him and reassured him.
The brother and sister didn't speak, and looked quite indifferent. The two encouraged each other, but the restraint, nervousness, apprehension, and even uneasiness that filled their bodies were all seen by Yan Ning.
Yan Ning said warmly: "Don't be nervous, I'm actually very happy that you can come."
She pointed to the opposite position: "Sit down, don't stand."
Then he said to Niandie: "Pour two cups of hot tea over and let Guo Xin and Guo Xi drink tea first to warm themselves up. They came from outside and must be a little cold."
Both of them wore cotton-padded jackets, but they were very worn out and a little dirty. Their pants were also made of thick cotton pants. Guo Xi was a girl, but she also wore thick cotton pants with many patches and some patches.
Dirty look.
The two brothers and sisters are in a good situation now. They can keep themselves warm, but they really don't care about cleanliness.
Yan Ning was a little more satisfied with Guo Xin and Guo Xi.
Guo Xi is good-looking, but not arrogant. She doesn't mind wearing such ugly and dirty clothes, which shows that she knows better what is most important. She is not a girl who only loves beauty and ignores life. She knows how to choose and distinguish between what is important and what is important.
It is also remarkable that Guo Xin can take good care of himself and his sister in such an embarrassing environment and prevent them from getting sick in such a cold winter.
Guo Xin lowered his hands and said, "Thank you very much."
Guo Xi also said thank you.
Yan Ning said: "Sit down."
Niandie had already poured two cups of hot tea over, and the brother and sister each took one cup and drank it carefully.
Niandie saw the two of them drinking tea seriously, and she wanted to laugh but couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
After the two finished drinking, Niandie put away the cup and turned to leave.
Yan Ning looked at Guo Xin and said: "I asked Mr. Yang for help. I think Mr. Yang must have explained what I meant when he found you. So what do you think? I think that you can come, which means you have the intention to do it.
A book boy’s.”
Guo Xin nodded: "I am willing to be a book boy. I will agree to any conditions you ask, but I also have a request."
Yan Ning glanced at Guo Xi and said with a smile: "If you become my brother's book boy, you will naturally live in Yan's house. Then your sister will also live there. She can usually read and write, and she can also do some things within her ability.
, if Mother Li needs help, she can just go and help, but her body deed, including yours, must be sold to me. After becoming a member of the Yan family, you can get a certain amount of monthly silver and receive benefits.
The protection of the Yan family, and the food and clothing expenses will all be borne by the Yan family. If you think it is feasible, I will pass the test and see my brother later."