Chen Dongyan has profound internal skills. When Chen Yurong stepped into the Bamboo Wind Courtyard, he heard her footsteps, but he couldn't tell who the person was from the footsteps. It wasn't until the footsteps came to the backyard that he caught a glimpse of her appearance from the corner of his eye.
, then I knew who it was.
Chen Dongyan didn't intend to pay attention to his sister. He thought that if he ignored her, she would leave after she felt that she was bored, but he didn't expect that she said something like that first.
Who do you work hard to practice swordsmanship and improve your martial arts skills to protect?
Of course, he is to protect His Majesty, the State of Qi, and the people he wants to protect.
Chen Dongyan pursed his lips and continued practicing his sword without saying a word.
When Chen Yurong saw that her brother was ignoring her, she became even more angry: "If you don't answer, is it because you feel guilty and don't dare to answer, or because you simply don't know who you should protect?"
Chen Dongyan finally put away his sword and looked coldly at his sister not far away: "Who do you think I should protect?"
Chen Yurong was almost laughing when he asked back. She said word by word: "Your surname is Chen, and the first person you want to protect is of course the Chen family.
I know that you are His Majesty's palace guard and have the duty to protect His Majesty. This is what you should do. My sister is not an unreasonable person. If one day, the Chen family and His Majesty need your protection at the same time, you will choose to protect him.
Your Majesty, my sister won't say anything.
But except for His Majesty, except for the Chen family, and except for our friends and relatives, no one else has anything to do with us. When you meet these people, you should join your sister and share the same hatred."
Although she didn't mention anyone by name, Chen Dongyan could tell who she was talking about.
Chen Dongyan stretched out his right hand and firmly grasped the string of Buddhist beads on his left hand. Yan Ning said that wearing this string of Buddhist beads, as long as the beads did not scatter, he would be free from bloodshed in his life.
It sounds a bit unbelievable. It is too exaggerated to live without any bloody disasters, but Chen Dongyan just believes it.
Yan Ning said yes, that's fine.
To Chen Dongyan, Chen Yurong was indeed his biological sister, and Yan Ning was an outsider. But this outsider, after he did her a small favor, used her own hands to protect him from any bloody disaster.
She protected him from any bloodshed in his life, and he protected her from being bullied by others, even if that person was his biological sister.
Chen Dongyan slowly took away his hand, used his internal force to pull the scabbard on one side, and then put the sharp long sword into the scabbard.
He walked over with his sword in hand. It was such a cold day, but he was only wearing a single coat. His thin body was full of strength. There was sweat on his forehead and his steps were steady. After walking to Chen Yurong, he stood still and looked at Chen Yurong.
He glanced at her, said nothing, and walked straight to the front yard.
Chen Yurong felt more and more sad when he ignored him. When Chen Dongyan walked past her, she stretched out her arm and took Chen Dongyan's arm.
Chen Dongyan looked back at her.
Chen Yurong said angrily: "What do you mean, Chen Dongyan, you are my brother, how can you be so rude to your sister? My sister is talking to you, didn't you hear it?"
"I heard it."
Chen Dongyan's voice had no fluctuations and was calm.
Chen Yurong said dissatisfied: "Since you heard it, you should at least respond to me. What do you mean by being silent?"
"I don't know how to respond to my sister."
"..."
Chen Yurong stared at Chen Dongyan without blinking. After staring for a long time, she let go of Chen Dongyan's hand and asked: "Today in Yuxiang Tower, are you protecting Yanning or His Majesty's face?"
"What do you think, sister?"
Chen Yurong sneered and said: "Sister, I think you are defending Yan Ning. If you are serious about protecting His Majesty's face, you would not just speak for Yan Ning alone. You should speak for me and Yang Qianyue together. But then Liu Baoluo insinuated and insulted me and Yang Qianyue. You actually
No sound."
Chen Dongyan frowned and said in a cold tone: "Sister, you also know that once you have revealed the identity of Yan Mei, it would be a disgrace to His Majesty to embarrass Yan Mei on that occasion. Then why do you still do it, sister? What do you think of Yu?
Won’t His Majesty know what happened in Xianglou? Then what do you think His Majesty will think of you after he finds out?”
Chen Yurong's heart skipped a beat, and he said in a daze, "How could your Majesty know that Your Majesty has returned to the palace?"
Chen Dongyan sneered, did not respond, and continued walking to the front yard.
Chen Yurong stopped holding him back this time and followed him to the front yard: "Don't change the topic yet. I just want to ask you, are you defending Yan Ning during the day?"
"What I am protecting is Your Majesty and the country of Qi. My sister shouldn't have said that much at that time. No matter where the Jiang Kingdom declares war, whether Yan Meiren knows it or not, it has nothing to do with you. If Yan Meiren had answered the guests' questions at that time
, told the place where Jiang State would declare war, and you were right. If this word reaches Jiang State, it will definitely make Jiang State change its strategy. Then haven’t we missed a great opportunity?
Furthermore, the Jiang State knows that the Yanmei people have accurately guessed the place where they declared war, and coupled with the victory of the previous three battles, they may think that the Yanmei people are too powerful and staying in Qi State will be a disaster, and then kill them quickly.
Woolen cloth?"
At this point, he stopped, turned his head to look at his sister beside him, and said coldly: "You are my biological sister. I can see what you are thinking. Sister, you don't like Yan Meiren, and you are jealous of her ability to do so."
She is favored by His Majesty, so you make things difficult for her everywhere and want to eradicate her from the bottom of your heart. But I warn you, before all the nine passes and nine cities are recovered, and before His Majesty's ambition to unify the country is realized, if you touch the Yanmei people, let alone Your Majesty.
If I won’t forgive you, I won’t forgive you either.”
Chen Yurong just heard Chen Dongyan say that once Jiang Guo knew how powerful Yan Ning was, they might kill her, and she had a sinister intention.
She can use Jiang Guo to kill Yan Ning, a thorn in his side.
But before the idea matured, Chen Dongyan poured cold water on him on the spot.
Chen Yurong was suddenly frightened and felt that the idea just now was too dangerous. Although she did want to eradicate Yan Ning, now was not the time.
Chen Dongyan was right, if she killed Yan Ning, His Majesty would definitely not spare her.
Although she was jealous of Yan Ning, she also knew that Yan Ning was very important to Qi State. She could not die at this time, not only for others, but also for her father. She also wanted Yan Ning to help His Majesty defeat Jiang State and let her father die.
And close your eyes.
Chen Yurong knew that what he was thinking just now was wrong, but Chen Dongyan saw through it. He felt guilty and pretended to be calm: "How can you miss your sister so much? Of course my sister knows the importance of Yan Ning at this time, and I never said that I would kill her."
, what do I want to do with her life, I just don’t like her.”
After saying that, he paused again and continued: "Don't think it's my sister who is stingy and can't tolerate Yan Ning. Yang Qianyue doesn't like Yan Ning either, and she can't tolerate Yan Ning either."
She thought coldly in her heart that it was just because Yan Ning was useful to His Majesty. Otherwise, she would have died eight hundred times ago. Even if she didn't kill Yan Ning, Yang Qianyue would have taken action.
When Chen Dongyan heard his sister mentioning Yang Qianyue, his expression darkened again. He originally thought that Yang Qianyue was an innocent and kind-hearted girl, but from this point of view, this was not the case.
Such women, how virtuous and capable they are, are worthy of His Majesty.
Chen Dongyan sneered in his heart and said lightly: "I don't care about the jealousy between you women, and I can't care about it. I just want my sister to know that if you want to be favored by His Majesty, don't do anything that makes His Majesty disgusted. People who are valued by His Majesty,
Sister, if you treat me sincerely, Your Majesty will definitely remember you in his heart..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Yurong answered: "That's why I have a good relationship with Yang Qianyue."
"..."
Chen Dongyan didn't know what to say.
What my sister means by this is that the person Your Majesty values is Yang Qianyue.
But in Chen Dongyan's opinion, it's not true.
Chen Dongyan glanced at his sister next to him and wanted to tell her that the person His Majesty values most is not Yang Qianyue but Yan Ning. As long as his sister can have a good relationship with Yan Ning, it will be easy for him to break through.
But this cannot be said.
After hearing this, his sister might hate Yan Ning even more.
Chen Dongyan turned his eyes, did not explain too much, and walked into the front yard.
It was getting dark, and Chen Yurong stopped following Chen Dongyan into the house. She came here just to complain to Chen Dongyan. After she finished complaining, she knew that there was nothing she could do to Yan Ning, and her brother couldn't help her deal with Yan Ning. She
Had to go back again.
Caihuan brought hot water in and washed her face and feet.
Chen Yurong sat in the chair and asked, "Caihuan, I asked you to keep an eye on Yanlang for opportunities. What happened?"
While washing her feet, Caihuan said: "I have been sending people to follow me, but Yanlang always stays with Yanmei when he goes out. It is the Chinese New Year, and he has not found a suitable opportunity, so those people have not taken action. However,
I heard that Yanmei people have been trying to find a driver for Yanlang, maybe we can do something about it."
Caihuan leaned into Chen Yurong's ear and told him a plan, which was to have the killer they hired disguise as a coachman, serve Yan Lang, and kill Yan Lang whenever he got the chance.
Why is it so troublesome to kill Yan Lang?
Why are you waiting for an opportunity if you have a killer?
It wasn't because Chen Yurong didn't want to be caught. The so-called opportunity was that he could use something to blame others for Yan Lang's death.
Yan Lang died unexpectedly for no reason, and with Yan Ning's ability, Chen Yurong could not guarantee that he would escape unscathed.
She didn't want to get herself involved because of that Yan Lang.
After hearing Caihuan's plan, Chen Yurong thought it was a good one and said, "That's it. Choose an honest-looking killer to be the coachman."
Yanning didn't know Chen Yurong's plan. She had been buying a coachman. Although she hadn't bought one yet, she didn't give up.
The weather was very gloomy the next day. Yan Ning did not let anyone in the house go out. Everyone stayed at home. After lunch, raindrops began to fall.
The rain lasted for three days, making the already extremely cold winter even colder. Fortunately, there was a stove in every house, and there was a winding corridor from the front yard to the back yard, so you wouldn't get caught in the rain when you walked back and forth.
It was raining and it was inconvenient to go out, and there was nothing important to do, so Yan Ning stayed in the backyard and taught Yan Lang the art of geography.
Because of the rain, he couldn't practice his sword, so Yan Lang devoted himself to reading and studying.
Wang Dazhuang was sent back to Ning Mansion by Yan Ning on the morning of the rainy day. She knew it was going to rain and would not go out these days, so there was no need for Wang Dazhuang. Wang Dazhuang had family members in Ning Mansion, so it was not easy to ask him to follow him.
With the family members separated like this, they let him go back to Ning Mansion.
Mother Li and Guo Xizuan were making clothes in the house.
It rained for three days in a row, and although it stopped raining for the next two days, the weather was still gloomy, with a few drizzles falling from time to time, off and on. It was not until seven days later that the sun came out, and the sky was clear and bright.
After staying at home for seven days, the food reserves at home were basically used up. Li's mother went out to buy things early in the morning, and Guo Xi was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen.
Yan Lang had been holding it in for seven days, and now he was practicing with his sword in the front yard.
Guo Xin naturally guarded him and never left.
Seeing that today is the 13th, and he will enter the palace in two days, Yan Ning is really worried about Yan Lang, and is also afraid that Yan Lang will slack off in the study of the art of geography in his absence, so he sits down
There, she wrote to Yan Lang some undisclosed methods for people of the Mu family to first learn the art of geography. She had told Yan Lang some of it, and it was almost the same these days, but there were still many details that she had not told him.
Yan Lang listened, and now he wrote it down for Yan Lang to read by himself.
As she was sitting in the study writing seriously, Guo Xin came over and handed her a greeting note.
Yan Ning asked: "Which house did you send it to?"
Guo Xin said: "Ning Mansion, Wang Dazhuang sent it here."
As soon as Yan Ning heard about Ning Mansion, she immediately put down her brush, picked up the greeting card, and looked down at it.
A smile appeared on my face after reading this.
The letter was written by my eldest aunt, saying that my third uncle and his family would arrive home tonight. When my third uncle and his family arrived, all the Ning family members would come to her place for dinner tomorrow.
The first is to celebrate the New Year. After all, she has been to Ning Mansion and the Ning family has not returned to pay New Year greetings.
The second is to celebrate, Yan Lang is about to enter Shengzhi Academy to study.
It's time to see her off on the third day. After the fifteenth day, she will enter the palace. I can't say when she will be able to come out. Maybe she will have to wait until the next Chinese New Year.
Yan Ning put away the letter and asked Guo Xin to reply to Wang Dazhuang, saying that she knew about it and would wait for her grandfather's family to come over tomorrow.
After Guo Xin left, Yan Ning continued to pick up the brush and write.
Mother Li came back before lunch. She bought rice and noodles, and also bought a lot of meat, vegetables and other ingredients. After putting them all away, she reported to Yan Lang, who then went to keep accounts.
After keeping the accounts, Mrs. Li went to the kitchen to make lunch.
After lunch, everyone went about their own business.
After Li's mother was busy, Yan Ning called her to the backyard and told her that the Ning family would come to Yan's house tomorrow.
Mother Li was a little panicked: "Will everyone from the Ning family come tomorrow?"
Yan Ning nodded: "Yeah." Then asked: "What's wrong?"
Mother Li quickly said: "I have never cooked for so many people. I'm afraid it won't be done well."
Yan Ning didn't like hearing this, but she didn't show a straight face to Mother Li. She just said calmly: "I'll make a list for you in a moment. Just follow the list and prepare the food. Buy whatever you need. There's still plenty of food for the afternoon."
Time is enough to prepare. If you are too busy tomorrow, ask Guo Xin and Guo Xi to help."
Mother Li didn't dare to say anything more and nodded in agreement to go out.
The things Yan Ning wrote in the morning had already been given to Yan Lang. She was sitting at the desk again, writing the menu. After she had finished writing, Niandie took it to Mother Li. Mother Li looked at the menu and prepared it, and she calmed down.
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There were at least ten people in the Ning family. The table they usually used was not good enough. Yan Ning called Yan Lang and went out to buy a long table. The long table was placed inside the main room. It was used to store things when not in use and move them when needed.
Come out and prepare enough bowls, chopsticks, etc.
Early the next morning, two carriages from the Ning family parked at Yan's house. Looking at it, the yard was still very large, and all three carriages stopped.
The Ning family did not know where Yan Ning lived, but Wang Dazhuang knew that Wang Dazhuang had been a coachman for a while and was very good at it. This time when he came to the Ning family, he was also a coachman. He led the way and brought everyone into Yan's house.
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The carriage stopped, Mr. Ning and Mrs. Ning got out of the carriage, and Yan Ning and Yan Lang stepped forward to help them.
Ning Xiang's family and Ning Yuan's family also got out of the carriage, and soon the yard was filled with people.
Mr. and Mrs. Ningxiang, their two sons, and their two daughters-in-law, there are six people there. Mr. and Mrs. Ningyuan, and their three children, there are eleven people. There are also Wang Dazhuang, Yanning, and Yanlang.
Mother Li, Guo Xin, Guo Xi, Mr. Ning and Mrs. Ning, totaling nineteen people.
After greeting each other, Yan Ning led the group into the house.
Tea and pastries were placed on the long table, and chairs were also placed along both sides. Yan Ning helped Mrs. Ning sit in a chair directly above, Yan Lang helped Mr. Ning sit next to Mrs. Ning, and Li
Mom, Guo Xin, and Guo Xi got into the kitchen and were busy, and Yan Lang took on the role of adding tea and water.
Ning Xiang's family and Ning Yuan's family sat down respectively.
But not long after sitting, everyone got up.
Mrs. Ning said: "We are all back to your house for the first time. If we want to look around, don't let us sit down and show us around."
Yan Ning smiled and said, "There's not much to see, just the front and back courtyards. But if you want to see it, grandma, I'll show you."
After looking at the front yard first, then the back yard, Mrs. Ning said: "The layout of the yard is quite good, just you and Yan Lang live there, it's not too big, not too small, it's just right, and it's so close to Shengzhi College, where Yan Lang goes to school."
It’s also convenient. It can be said that this is a very nice yard, but there are no flowers and plants in the yard and it looks a bit desolate.”
Yan Ning nodded: "What grandma said is that this house was just bought and it happened to be winter. I don't know anything about flowers and plants, so I didn't take care of it. It's normal for it to be desolate."
He said: "This is easy to handle. Aren't you in need of a coachman? I think Wang Dazhuang is doing a good job here. Otherwise, you should not buy a coachman outside and let Wang Dazhuang come to you as a coachman. He will
My wife happens to be a gardener, and the couple has come to stay with you. One will work as a coachman for you, and the other will work as a gardener for you. If your affairs are not delayed, the couple can live together."
Yan Ning exclaimed: "Master Wang's wife is a gardener?"
He said: "Yes, she is responsible for taking care of the Ning family's garden. There are three gardens in the Ning family. She was originally responsible for it alone. Later, she became too busy, so she bought a new gardener and moved one to the garden.
You, there are still people taking care of the Ning Family Garden, so you don’t have to worry that if I give it to you, no one will take care of the Ning Family Garden."
As the head of the He family, she basically knows what kind of relatives everyone in the Ning family has and what their abilities are. Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhang don't know these things, so they just stand aside and say nothing. Of course, the men
I don't care about these things and don't say much.
Wang Dazhuang is in his thirties. It is normal to have a wife. Wang Dazhuang is from the Ning family. During this period, he came to Yanzhao to work as a coachman. Yan Ning has also seen clearly what kind of character he has. Yan Ning is very satisfied with Wang Dazhuang. If Wang Dazhuang can come to Yanzhai
There is nothing better than being a coachman at home. Buying it from outside requires money and getting used to it. The person's character is good or not. If you buy one with bad character, it will be her who is in trouble and Yanlang who will be harmed.
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Yan Ning asked: "Master Wang, doesn't he have any children?"
"Yes, there is a daughter and a son. The daughter got married early, to a relative of his who was not in Guiyang City. The son joined the army. You also know that any man in Qi who is over ten years old, regardless of whether he has
For martial arts, as long as you want to join the army, you can go to the recruit camp. His son is in the recruit camp. It would be good to come back once a year."
Yan Ning knew about the new military camp, and there was also a new military camp in Jiang State, which was a place to train soldiers. Rich or poor, anyone who was ambitious and wanted to serve the country but had no martial arts skills could go to the new military camp.
However, the recruit camp does not accept everyone. The recruit camp has an age requirement for recruits. The minimum age is ten years old and the maximum age is twenty years old. They will not accept anyone below ten years old or above twenty years old.
No amount of power can shake this rule.
Yan Ning said: "Master Wang's son is quite ambitious."
He smiled and said: "That kid likes to fight and kill. The new military camp is very suitable for him."
Yan Ning said: "In this case, it would be good to have Master Wang and his wife come to my place. This will save me the trouble of finding a coachman and a gardener. They are from the Ning family and they know everything about them, so I can rest assured."
, I just don’t know if they are willing to come over.”
In the past, she would be worried that she would not be able to support so many people, but now with the two boxes of gold and silver jewelry and silk and satin given by the king, Yan Ning is not afraid that she will not be able to support them.
She is rich now!
This money was not given for nothing, she wanted to exchange it for victory. It was considered as a reward for her military achievements, so she used it as a matter of course.
He said: "Don't worry about this. After Wang Dazhuang returned, he said that he was very happy here and that he had many unfulfilled plans. He must be willing to let him stay here for a long time. Besides, his wife also came over, and they happened to be a couple.
The two of us are together, he happened to be here today, I will ask him later, if he agrees, I will keep him here today and let him pick up his wife later."
Yan Ning said with a smile: "If he and his wife are willing, I will keep them. When the time comes, my aunt will just give me their deeds."
He nodded: "Okay."
Afterwards, He asked Wang Dazhuang, and of course Wang Dazhuang was 100% willing. After dinner, the Ning family sat there for another hour or two before setting off back.
Soon after, Wang Dazhuang and his wife Du Shi stood in front of Yan Ning.
Yan Ning took a look at Mrs. Du. She was fair and fat, in her early thirties, with an ordinary appearance. Her clothes and hair were neatly taken care of. She smiled before saying anything, giving people a very friendly and kind feeling.
She greeted Yan Ning and said, "I have met the young lady."
From now on, I will call you miss instead of cousin.
Yan Ning has obtained the body contracts of Wang Dazhuang and Du, and now Yan Ning is their new master.
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