Young Tuesday's mother had to be cared for in every possible way. Even Yao Ji, who usually had to control her, became submissive. This kind of care made her a little uncomfortable for a while. Zhang Ning also looked at her almost every day. Her belly was not visible, and it was said that she was still
You can have sex, but that kind of thing has been banned. Zhang Ning has been married for two years, and finally has hope, so he must be very careful.
But this does not prevent Zhang Ning from finding time to talk to her every day.
"Mrs. Yu sent a congratulatory gift, and she actually wrote a gift list for this little thing." Zhou Niang said casually, "I don't think the gift is small, but there is no need to write it on paper?"
"Yu Qian's wife?" Zhang Ning asked knowingly, asking for the gift list at the same time, "Governor Yu is in charge of the money and food of the entire Jiangxi. His family wants to get some money, and people beg to send it to their door. Isn't this incorruptible? Don't dislike it.
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Zhang Ningzheng said, when he took it and took a look, he found that there was an item on it that said fifty eggs, and he suddenly became ashamed, "Yu Governor, even if he has a legitimate income, he won't be like this..."
But he soon discovered something special. There was a little ink in the lower corner of the gift list, and he gradually remembered that it was a secret code for a tryst. This was the original intention. Maybe she thought that only if the gift was a little strange, it would be enough to attract Zhang Ning's attention.
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He suddenly had random thoughts in his mind. Since the Battle of Jiujiang, he has deliberately avoided the Dong family, and she was forced to do so from the beginning, so as long as Zhang Ning takes the initiative to stay away, there is no problem of being entangled. Besides, the Dong family also has an identity.
A decent person with a good reputation. He had agreed on a secret code before, but never used it... Zhang Ning did this not because he was tired of the old, but because he was impulsive and realized that the risk was too great. If Dong's affair is exposed, it will directly affect the relationship between him and Yu Qian.
Mutual trust, Zhang Ning's admiration for him is a trivial matter. Once a conflict occurs, it will indirectly affect the cooperation with Yang Shiqi's party... Zhang Ning's layout concept is to try his best to win over the old gentry, and he finally managed to win over Yang Shiqi after all his efforts.
, without Yang Shiqi, where can we find such a suitable and important leader?
So this time Dong's hint was ignored?
Zhang Ning felt that this was not his style, and he should at least tell her clearly in person. Was he the kind of person who would run away out of fear?
Thinking of this, he left the harem on the pretext of official duties and went straight to the cabinet study. Xu Wenjun and Zhao Erniang were still there helping to sort out the transcripts of official documents received from various places.
Zhang Ning then said: "Er Niang, please put down what you are doing first and come in and I will speak to you."
Xu Wenjun didn't hear Zhang Ning calling her, so she was doing things slowly outside. However, she was also a little curious. Zhang Ning sat on the chair and thought about it, then asked Zhao Erniang: "I have something small to ask you to do."
Well, if someone asked, what would you say?"
Zhao Erniang looked confused, and it was obvious that her words were meaningless, but she quickly replied: "My memory is generally very poor, and I forget everything after I finish it."
Zhang Ning then waved and said in her ear: "Go to Yu Qian's house and take Mrs. Yu to the bamboo forest courtyard by the sand lake."
Zhao Erniang is indeed a person who has worked as a spy. She doesn't say much and just nods in agreement. Zhang Ning was worried and asked again: "What are you going to do?"
Zhao Erniang thought for a moment and then smiled and said: "I will say that it was sent by the palace to return the gift, and I will not say who sent it. When I see Mrs. Yu, I will make an appointment with her at a nearby place first. Wait for her to go out later, and then
Send them away quietly in a carriage... Of course there can be a better way, let me think about it for a while."
Zhang Ning was immediately relieved, Zhao Erniang was really experienced in doing this kind of thing.
The Bamboo Forest Courtyard on the other side of Shahu Lake is just an empty house. Normally, no manpower is spent on guarding sentries. That is to say, no one will know when Dong goes there, except Zhao Erniang. But when Zhang Ning goes there, no one will know.
In this way, no one is aware of him, and he has strict protection around him. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not responsible, there must be someone from the Guards Li Zhen, and he cannot suddenly disappear from everyone's sight.
Therefore, Zhang Ning felt that he should estimate the time and directly ordered Xin Wei to call Chunmei, and she would send someone to be responsible for her safety when leaving the palace.
He thought about this matter twice and found a loophole. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs monitors the family members, then wouldn't some group of people know Dong's whereabouts when he goes out?
After thinking about it, Yao Ji couldn't escape Yao Ji's eyes, and the more he tried to avoid it, the more trouble he got. So he no longer hesitated and immediately asked Xin Wei to go find Chun Mei, and let Chun Mei take charge of the matter; she was a chambermaid.
People at the provincial level have very high authority and can easily find out whether there are people monitoring the government and who they are.
In the afternoon, Zhang Ning quietly left the Chu Palace in a carriage and went straight to the shore of Shahu Lake. It was still the quiet bamboo forest. He got off the carriage outside the forest, and he and Yan Mei walked there.
Chunmei really knew too many ulterior secrets, including Zhang Xiaomei's affairs, and Zhang Ning had no way to keep them from knowing. This time, he asked Chunmei to stay close to the yard to protect him, and went up to the pavilion alone. Zhao Erniang left.
She came down, looked at him with a half-smile, and quietly pointed to a door. The moment she passed him by, she actually winked at Zhang Ning.
Opening the door, she saw Ms. Dong sitting sideways in front of the dressing table. She didn't look back, but her ears turned red instantly. Zhang Ning grabbed a handful of things from his arms and put them gently on the table. He admitted that he was really
What he did was so vulgar, a handful of shiny yellow things were all gold, gems and jewelry. He said something even more vulgar: "If you pawn it, you can spend it as private money. Everything is just a cloud, so why treat yourself badly just to show off?"
Sure enough, Mrs. Dong turned her head with an angry and shy blush on her face. She had a round face and very fair skin, so the blush was very conspicuous, as if she had drunk some wine. She asked in a low voice: "Do you think I am
Who are you? Do you look down on me?" Such a woman couldn't let go, but she was still so gentle even when she asked questions.
Zhang Ning said: "It would take a lot of effort for me to see you. If I look down on you, why would I go through so much trouble?"
"I was also very scared and on tenterhooks." Mrs. Dong said softly, "I thought you weren't coming, and I was secretly relieved. But when the person calling herself Zhao Erniang came to the house, I was very happy... Why are you
No words for months?"
Zhang Ning was silent for a while. He didn't know what his mentality was. He could only say it in a very tactful way: "I'm a little worried like you. I'm worried about you. If things are exposed, I have a way to make up for it. Maybe the governor can still make up for it."
Reach some kind of compromise with me so that we won't break up; but with his temper, he will definitely not be able to tolerate you, so how will you live like a human being in the future?"
He remembered that he had considered getting along with Mr. Dong in order to understand Yu Qian's private mentality. But now he understood how far-fetched this reason was. People are really pathetic, even deceiving themselves... Subconsciously, he may feel that he is doing it for personal gain.
Taking risks for selfish reasons is a second-rate behavior; then knowingly committing the crime and making excuses to achieve psychological balance.
I believe that Ms. Dong is a person who understands the power of ethics and the benefits, and she can make a judgment just by saying this.
Unexpectedly, she actually reached out her hand. Although she was a little hesitant, her face was touched. This... Zhang Ning was a little confused. Did she understand what she meant wrong?
He struggled to figure out his own logic: Dong was originally a very polite and conservative person, and she accepted the requirements of Confucian etiquette for her words and deeds from the bottom of her heart; but he first used violence to possess her, and then tried every means to gradually undermine her persistence.
, just like what I said when I gave her jewelry just now, I unconsciously instilled in her the value of instant gratification. Then I wanted to escape in order to avoid risks. Isn't this kind of approach a bit bad?
Is this a kind of betrayal? Zhang Ning's spirit was a little dazed, as if he was not in the Ming Dynasty, but in the memories of a long time ago.
The woman's gentle whisper came to my ears. It's just that the environment here is too quiet. The snow has not yet melted in the first month, and there is almost no sound around. The ethereal voice seems to have penetrated time and space from the Ming Dynasty,
I whispered in front of myself from a very far away place across the yellowed paper.
Zhang Ning gently hugged her waist for some reason, wanting to touch such a beautiful woman wearing an antique skirt and exuding the fragrance of books and fragrance.
"I'm not a yin|baby slut|woman." She whispered to Zhang Ning, "It's just that the time has been a little longer, and I really miss the time when I was with you. It was warm at first, and then I would reach the place of bliss. Apart from you,
I can't get back that feeling of dying..."
Just when they were about to indulge in it, a sudden knock on the door woke them up.
The person outside found that the door was unlatched, and Lip Mei's voice asked: "Can I come in?" Zhang Ning said: "Come in." Dong's clothes were still neat, and he hurriedly turned his back.
Chunmei walked in and said, "Things seem a little not good."
Zhang Ning asked: "How to say?"
Chunmei said: "The Xiao Qing who was next to Yang Shiqi's adopted daughter Luo Yaoniang was the woman who came into the palace to check the princess's pulse that day. Qiuye thought she was suspicious, so I was ordered to arrange two groups of people to monitor them, and Luo Yaoniang was also watching.
. Not long ago, the person I arranged reported that Luo Yaoniang was near this courtyard. She has been here for a while... There are few people here and there is nothing. How come she happened to be nearby, so I think Luo Yaoniang may have seen the prince.
With Mrs. Yu."
After hearing this, Mrs. Dong was shocked and pale, and Zhang Ning found that the color on her face disappeared in an instant and turned white.
Chunmei glanced at Mr. Dong calmly and said: "Secretly catching Luo Yaoniang immediately can prevent the spread of the matter."
"Is that Xiao Qing and Luo Yaoniang together?" Zhang Ning asked.
Chunmei shook her head and said, "No, just Luo. We don't know how she became aware of Mrs. Yu's whereabouts."
Mrs. Dong said tremblingly: "She will definitely tell her husband, so that she can..." Mrs. Dong seemed to have always thought that Luo Yaoniang and Yu Qian had an affair.
Zhang Ning suddenly said: "Don't touch Luo Yaoniang, catch Xiao Qing immediately. Don't rush into Yang's house rashly, find a way to get her out and do something, don't alarm too many people."
Chuanmei's eyes rolled and the corners of her mouth moved: "I admire the prince's decision. Why didn't I think of this method?"