Human nature is that if people don't know, they have to do nothing. Zhang Ning has long been mentally prepared for the predicament he is facing now. On the one hand, he is "loyal" to the court and on the other hand, he colludes with Jianwen's party members. Sooner or later, the matter will be exposed. Sooner or later;
It's just that he hasn't found a solution yet.
"I will be leaving the cult's main altar in a moment. Please send someone to escort us out." He thought for a while outside the bead curtain and then said, "I was prepared to accept the emperor's summons in advance, but it has been cancelled."
Yao Ji sounded a little dissatisfied: "I know this matter is very important, but the emperor made a special trip here and knew that you canceled the trip for other things. He must think that you don't value him, and it will affect the emperor's impression of you."
Zhang Ning didn't think about it for a moment and said bluntly: "Which is more serious, losing the emperor's favor or being wanted by the court?"
"What do you mean by saying that?" Yao Ji said angrily, "Come in!"
Somehow, Zhang Ning's stubborn temper broke out again at this time, so he said: "You just got up and your clothes are disheveled. What will you say when I go in? If you have something to do, just say it like this, I can hear you."
Yao Ji suddenly opened the bead curtain and said with wide eyes: "I am your mother, but I can't call you anymore? I don't even understand any etiquette. How did Sage Kong teach me!"
Her angry look still has a unique charm, which is really because her face is so beautiful. However, her angry expression does not seem to be acting coquettishly, but maybe she is really angry. Her chest is rising and trembling slightly; Zhang Ning can't help but be attracted to her eyes.
, I saw that the collar of the stand-up collared top she was wearing was not adjusted properly, and a piece of jade-like skin at the collarbone was still exposed. Somehow, only a small piece of skin was exposed, but it made people think more wildly.
However, Zhang Ning's emotions became more complicated when he thought about her enthusiastic choreography, and he was speechless and said, "As you have already guessed, one of the important purposes of the emperor's coming down in person is to see you.
Then whether I'm here or not, I won't let the emperor's visit go in vain."
"You..." Yao Ji stamped her foot, and a moment later she suddenly burst into laughter, her face turning crimson.
Zhang Ning immediately looked at her in astonishment and thought to himself: Is this what is called laughing in anger?
She may have realized that now was not the time to laugh, so she quickly deliberately lowered her face and said, "Come in and talk, there's a door just outside. It's not good if people hear us making noise."
Perhaps it was the smile just now that slightly changed Zhang Ning's mood, so he followed in obediently.
"You are still arguing with me." Yao Ji gradually calmed down her anger and returned to her usual calmness. Gradually her voice became softer and she said softly, "The emperor is old, and what you think will not happen.
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Zhang Ning looked at her face doubtfully: "Didn't you say last night that the emperor was happy and wanted to sleep with him?"
Yao Ji looked unnatural and said, "Is this something you should ask about?" She soon straightened her face and said sternly, "You actually quarreled with me over such a thing. What's wrong with studying and understanding? What do you think?
Think about the logic behind it. Is this right or wrong? You can’t tell the difference between right and wrong!”
When it came to this point, Zhang Ning was speechless and sighed secretly. There was nothing to argue with. Who doesn't understand the truth? He turned his head to avoid Yao Ji's pretending to be stern and happened to see the crooked face in the corner.
The table with the guzheng on it was tilted, as if it had just been moved. He looked down without thinking much, and saw that the stone slab under the table was not covered properly, and there was still a crack.
He suddenly understood that no one answered after he and Dong Xue called outside for a long time. Maybe Yao Ji was in the secret room at that time. Zhang Ning had entered that secret room. It had no doors or windows and was surrounded by stones. No wonder it was difficult to hear the movement in the yard.
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Yao Ji followed his gaze and looked over. Her face, which she had just spoken righteously, suddenly turned red with embarrassment. She wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. Although her flushed face could not be concealed, she quickly returned to her nonchalant look and straightened up.
Her back and neck make her look dignified and virtuous.
At this moment, Zhang Ning immediately felt very embarrassed. He had indeed seen it accidentally, and had no intention of peeking at her private parts and embarrassing her. Now he had no choice but to pretend to be stupid, not to mention the incident, and not to explain, which was the best.
Method.
He turned to his left and said it, then changed the topic and said: "I have thought about it, but I can't give up my official position now, so I hope you can help me explain and apologize in front of my father. My two followers should be ready in a moment.
I have to rush back as soon as possible to try to make up for it."
At this point, Zhang Ning's face looked a little disappointed and sad. Yao Ji looked at it and suddenly felt an inexplicable sympathy in her heart.
Yao Ji said softly: "If it is irreparable, you should make arrangements early and come to mother, and I will protect you with all my strength."
After hearing this, Zhang Ning sighed, shook his head slightly, and said nothing. After a while, he said: "Since we said goodbye and there is nothing else to do, I will go out to see the Peach Blossom Fairy and the others. You will wait a moment
Send someone to me."
After saying that, he bowed, turned around and walked over to lift the curtain and was about to leave. Suddenly Yao Ji asked: "Did I do a bad job as a mother and let you despise me?"
Zhang Ning said dejectedly: "How could it be? Why should I ask for too much?"
"Then why are you sighing?" Yao Ji looked at him emotionally.
"I sigh at my... powerlessness. I don't know what to do to get rid of the fate of being manipulated by the world." Zhang Ning suddenly turned around and bravely looked directly at Yao Ji, "I sighed at my daily thoughts for the past few months.
In fact, they are all wrong. Only when we meet do we realize that we are thousands of miles apart."
After hearing this, Yao Ji looked anxious and said hurriedly: "I also think about peace every day."
Zhang Ning pondered for a moment, thinking that she only has one son. Even if she hasn't seen her for more than 20 years, how can she not care about her? It's human nature. He nodded: "Well, after today's farewell, I will always miss you.
Yes, please take care of yourself."
After Zhang Ning finished speaking, he went out. After a while, Zhang Ning's voice came from outside, as if he was talking to his entourage. Yao Ji was sitting in a daze, disturbed, and only remembered business when she heard the voice, and hurriedly walked to
The door called: "Here comes."
When someone answered outside, she ordered someone to escort Zhang Ning out of the mountain. Because she was in a hurry when she got up, although she had put on her clothes, she didn't have time to take care of her face and hair, so she didn't go out to meet people like this.
She paced back and forth in the room for a long time, feeling confused. Finally she opened the door and looked around to see that the courtyard had regained its tranquility. Only one attendant was still keeping watch in sight. Yao Ji asked, "Has the guest left?" The attendant
He hurriedly replied: "Professor Dongxue personally arranged the manpower and has already sent the three distinguished guests away."
Yao Ji then returned to the room, opened the bead curtain and saw the crooked table and the stone cracks underneath. She felt ashamed and inexplicably angry. She hurriedly went up to tidy up the entrance to the secret room and was about to push the table back.
When she got angry, she slapped her palm on the strings to vent her anger. Unexpectedly, the thin strings cut her fingertips, and blood instantly came out.
She hurriedly pinched the wound, and tears fell from her cheeks and dripped to the floor. It was all because of Chunmei, who came to tell the truth late at night, saying that things in the wing were so detailed that she couldn't sleep.
Yao Ji looked back at this room with tears in her eyes. She could easily imagine the scenery outside the yard. It was so familiar. It was said to be a paradise, but being in this small place all day long, it was inevitable that she would feel depressed. Normally,
It's okay to adjust my mood, but occasionally it will be very uncomfortable like now.
She suddenly had an idea that she felt was selfish: Zhang Ning would come to seek refuge with her if he couldn't survive in the officialdom. Although it would be difficult for him to have any future prospects, at least he would have someone close to him to support him.
Accompany.
But she gradually became rational again. Her only support was Zhang Ning. If he was so exhausted that he had no ability at all, who would he rely on?
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The group of three people were escorted out of the mountain by members of the Anti-evil Sect. Gradually the sky turned white, and they waited until they reached the post road before the believers said goodbye and returned. Zhang Ning then asked Peach Blossom Fairy and Wenjun to get on their horses and drive quickly, heading towards Changde Mansion without stopping.
While he was thinking on horseback, he discussed with Fairy Peach Blossom: "We couldn't catch Zhan Zhuli before, and it's not easy to catch him now. The key person in this matter right now is Wu Yong, and we can only get it from him."
Think of ways to."
Fairy Peach Blossom also actively made suggestions: "Master Zhang's purpose is to prevent the matter from being reported to them. It is useless for us to only deal with Wu Yong. As long as one person slips through the net, everything will be lost... Is there any way to use Wu Yong to lure Zhan Zhuli away?"
come out?"
Zhang Ning thought hard and had no clue, so he had to analyze it step by step: "If Zhan Zhuli no longer takes the risk of contacting Wu Yong and goes straight north to inform, we really have nothing to do. There are many roads from Changde Mansion to the capital, which are intertwined by water and land. We
How can we intercept that amount of manpower in a short time..."
For example, a few years ago, Yu Qian led his people to escape from Nanjing. The situation was much more difficult than it is now for Zhan Zhuli. First of all, Yu Qian was exposed to the eyes of his opponents at that time, but now Zhan Zhuli is alone in the dark and no one knows where he is.
Where; secondly, Zhou Ne had more manpower at his disposal than Zhang Ning does now. Even so, both Yu Qian and Zhang Ning successfully escaped from the pursuit and interception at that time; and Zhan Zhuli had good skills and experience in the world, so it would not be very difficult for him to successfully escape from the pursuit and obstruction.
of difficulty.
After hearing this, Fairy Peach Blossom said kindly: "Zhan Zhuli saw something at most, but there is no physical evidence. He is just an errand boy around Wu Yong. He usually has no contact with the bureaucrats above. He probably doesn't dare to do this kind of thing."
Advice. I think he should try to contact Wu Yong first and let Wu Yong make up his mind."
"I hope so." Zhang Ning said.
Seeing that he had been frowning recently, Fairy Peach Blossom couldn't help but said softly: "Master Zhang, don't worry too much. If Zhan Zhuli saw you entering the evil-proofing sect, he wouldn't have expected that we would respond and arrange things very quickly.
Rush back to Changde Mansion and try to contact Wu Yong."
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