After meeting Master Sima, Qin Liang had more things on his mind, but he was in a good mood.
As long as he performs meritorious service on the battlefield of conquering Shu, the expectation of the governor and the general this time should be very stable. Cao Shuang is in charge of the war and will probably not interfere with it anymore. Sima Shi has also made a promise; when the time comes, he can also talk to the Wang family.
Qin Liang would not have spoken to the Wang family unless he was sure of it. In his directional planning, the Wang family should still play a key role. Qin Liang cannot let the Wang family feel that he is too dependent too early, lest no one pays attention to his words in the future.
Not long after, Qin Liang noticed Mrs. Zhen's signal and went to keep the appointment again.
Qin Liang had other expectations for Queen Mother Guo and even Mrs. Zhen, so he occasionally had the illusion of selling his body, but he didn't actually blame them.
For example, now, Ms. Zhen is sitting up on the couch, hugging the quilt, the red color on her face has not faded away, but she does not show an expression of satisfaction in picking her teeth, but looks a little worried.
Qin Liang was doing trivial matters, still bathing and dressing first. There was no wind again today, so the silence between the two of them made the room seem very quiet.
Mrs. Zhen finally said: "Can you really go to the wax festival on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month?"
Qin Liang turned around and said, "I can go, it was agreed upon in the beginning."
Mrs. Zhen's words were a bit repetitive and entangled in minutiae, "Aren't you going to offer sacrifices?"
Qin Liang said: "I will offer sacrifices in the morning and go there at noon. It's too late."
After saying that, he sat down on the edge of the cave, slowly put his palm on Mrs. Zhen's shoulder and patted her, then gently squeezed her bare arm, and said gently: "Don't worry, only three people know about the matter, our preparations are very detailed.
Nothing will go wrong."
Qin Liang said this, but he himself could also realize that there were still some risks in this matter. After all, the consequences were not easy, and even a little risk could make people nervous.
Regardless of the winter chill, Mrs. Zhen suddenly gave up the quilt and hugged Qin Liang's neck. After a while, she said softly: "I am worried that if anyone finds out, my reputation will be ruined."
Qin Liang thought to himself: I'm afraid it's more than that simple.
In fact, Qin Liang was a little curious about the relationship between the Queen Mother Guo sisters, which exceeded the trust and dedication of the biological sisters. The risk Mrs. Zhen took was indeed serious, and under normal circumstances she did not need to do such a thing. At this time, Mrs. Zhen said again:
"You just took a shower and changed clothes, but I forgot that I shouldn't get any smell on you."
When people are nervous, they may be like Mrs. Zhen now and pay too much attention to details.
"It doesn't matter. As long as you don't take her home for a long time, Zhuo Jing actually doesn't care about this kind of thing at all." Qin Liang said nicely, "I just thought it was very complicated to talk about, so I want to make things simpler for the time being."
Qin Liang did not leave immediately, but sat on the edge of the cave to accompany Mrs. Zhen for a while. After a long time, Mrs. Zhen blushed, wrapped the quilt around her body again, and said, "I'm sorry that I'm not dressed properly, so I can't see you off."
So Qin Liang stood up and said, "I'll take my leave now. It's the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month."
...On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Qin Liang first offered sacrifices at home, and then took Wang Lingjun to the Wang family's mansion. The weather was sunny, but there were many people doing sacrifices today. The air was filled with smoke, and there was a smell of incense candles on the street.
, the smell of burning bamboo.
Near noon, Qin Liang said that he was having a banquet with friends, and then left the Wang family's residence in a car. Returning to the Qin family's courtyard, he asked Mrs. Dong to make some food, then put on a black robe and wrapped it with a cloak.
Grab your hat and drive out by yourself.
After wandering around the city twice, he drove to the alley behind the Guo family's mansion. There were still no cars, horses or pedestrians in the alley, otherwise it would be difficult for the two carriages to stagger.
Qin Liang drove the carriage to the stable, untied the horse, and fed it water. Then he sealed the courtyard door, walked in the courtyard for a while, and then came to the upper room inside. The doors of the inner and outer rooms were also bolted.
All the windows outside are locked.
He pushed open a wooden cabinet next to the wall, then gently pried open a wooden board, and lifted up the solid rammed earth filling of the bamboo basket with both hands. A hole in the ground was exposed underneath that could only be passed by a single person. Then he walked out from
A wooden ladder was taken out from under the couch and set up inside the cave entrance.
After silently doing many trivial tasks, Qin Liang washed his hands in the celadon basin, and then sat at the banquet next to the tables.
There is sunshine outside, but the light in the inner room is very dark. The doors and windows of the outer room are all closed, and there is a door in the inner room. There is a low attic above the beams. There are no tiles above the head, and the light cannot be directed from above.
Come through.
There was a curtain hanging on the couch not far away. There was no wind at all in the airtight room, and the curtains were silent and motionless. Qin Liang sat at the banquet for a long time without moving, with a very complicated mood.
In fact, Mrs. Zhen's description of Queen Mother Guo's appearance was not very useful. It could only help Qin Liang understand what kind of figure and appearance Queen Mother Guo had. The information described in language was actually not that accurate.
The real intuitive impression is the indirect smell conveyed by Queen Mother Guo's voice and her obscene clothes.
Only then did Qin Liang realize that the smell in the house was not very good. A house that had been unoccupied for a long time still had a stale smell even if it had been cleaned.
Time passed little by little, and Qin Liang listened from time to time to see if there was any movement in the cave. He felt nervous and curious. He even imagined that the scene of Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother crawling out of the cave would be more magical and absurd.
But gradually, Qin Liang realized that Queen Mother Guo might not come today because the silence lasted too long.
After Mrs. Zhen agreed on the time, it has been a while now, which is enough for Mrs. Zhen to convey the information calmly and make arrangements in advance. If Queen Mother Guo breaks the appointment, the reason is probably due to her wishes.
It is impossible for Qin Liang to tell the story. Regardless of whether Qin Liang can guess the identity of Queen Mother Guo, Queen Mother Guo should not have to worry about him. And Queen Mother Guo must have a high degree of trust in him, otherwise this matter would not have happened in the first place.
Will plan.
However, Queen Mother Guo is a cautious person, and her previous salt-making strategy has gone through twists and turns, which Qin Liang has already seen. Maybe Queen Mother Guo has backed down?
After waiting for at least more than an hour, Qin Liang was already a little hungry. If he waited any longer, he would wait until dinner time.
Qin Liang let out a long breath and stood up from the banquet. He began to do trivial matters silently again, restoring everything to its original state.
Opening the door of the inner room, and then the door outside. The sun setting in the west immediately shone its light slantingly into the quaint room. Qin Liang squinted his eyes, only to feel the glare of the sun. His eyes had been in the darkness for a long time, and for a moment,
Cannot adapt to bright light.
He was probably a little disappointed, but not angry. He had already experienced countless failed visions. This is how things are in the world. Not everything you do is useful, and you can't control everything. The only thing you can control is yourself.
will.
In the half-open door, a ray of sunset divided the room into completely different places of light and darkness. Qin Liang turned around again and glanced at the back room where he had stayed for a long time. There was no movement there. In only a ray of light, his figure was caught.