In Jinling City in late winter, Mochou Lake is clear, and the old pines on the top of the cool mountain are covered with snow.
Su Daojun lost two games in a row.
The capital was in an uproar.
The first game he lost was naturally the last time he fought against Yang Pingcui at Zhenzhu Village.
The second game is this time with the third demon Russell.
On the contrary, his junior brothers and sisters fought to a draw with the Eighth Demon Protector Buddha Nu, and both sides gave up. The Twelve Puppet Biying became famous for a while. Especially Su Jintian's closed disciple Lou Xiliu, who has come from behind, her reputation is especially
Above the two senior brothers.
However, in the past few days, the scene in the capital has been unparalleled, and the person who deserves the most attention is the Qingluo female ghost who has achieved great magic skills.
When Marquis Nankang went to court, he was given unkind looks by many of his colleagues, which seemed to mean, "Sure enough, you are so cunning." When he returned to the palace, he couldn't help asking Lian's second steward: "She is practicing in the inner house."
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Sure enough, she was dissatisfied with his marriage and did not tell him the truth when she returned to the inner house? Nankang Hou was not too angry. After all, although she tried to cover it up in every possible way, he had already seen through the truth.
"...It doesn't seem like it." Liancheng reported helplessly, while removing the imperial crown and court clothes for the Marquis, "Master Marquis, Madam Qing went out of the house just now, and on the sixth day, the Demon King Huisi called her to have something wrong. She brought the details with her
Went with Liu."
"Huh?" Song Chengming couldn't understand it at all. He took a cup of hot tea and took two mouthfuls. It tasted bitter and fragrant on his tongue. Why is she vigorously supporting Lou Xiliu now? But he is extremely cautious about Biying Palace.
Asked Liancheng: "Have you said hello to Prince Zhao's Mansion?" He put the tea away again and told Shun Bao, "The two junior brothers under Qin Baihu have raised the matter of Xiaoqi. Go and urge the Secretary to tell you what I say.
I need to see the official document today."
Shun Bao hurriedly left. Now the most important confidant in front of the Marquis has gradually become the former No. 3 Qin Meng.
Liancheng went to the west corner to get some warm shoes that were drying on a charcoal pot, and waited for the Marquis to put them on. He reported, "Master Marquis, don't worry. Liu Ruhai came to me first. He said that he had informed Biying Palace and snatched them back.
The palace master believes in the talisman. It will not kill anyone."
In fact, Manager Lian Er didn't believe this, because Liu Ruhai's words clearly meant:
At the emperor's feet were the royal guards. Of course, Biying Palace would not openly kill Su Jintian and his group, but if Su Jintian and his junior brothers and sisters went out to wrestle and died, it would have nothing to do with them, Prince Zhao's Mansion.
Just as he was talking, the wife of the house sent a girl to invite her for lunch.
"Won't you wait on the old lady?"
"The old lady respects the Buddha and is fasting this afternoon so that the ladies will not have to wait on her." Yunzhu lowered his head and answered.
"Where's Xiao Wan?"
Marquis Nankang stood up and was about to go back to his room, but he asked casually.
These days, it was Cao Xiwan who took over this job and came over from time to time to invite him back to Baihua Hall.
Because she likes to carry her own lunch box and come to the small duty room to eat and hang out.
Song Chengming also knew that she was taking the opportunity to sneak out of the office to meet Gray Thorn. Every time she invited him, she would happily skip out of the office and go out to play, without even sending him into the inner house.
When Song Chengming saw today, the girl who came to invite him changed to Yunzhu, and he knew that she was going out early this morning as Liancheng said.
"What excuse did she use today?" he couldn't help but ask.
Yunzhu was a cautious person and replied with a smile: "Sister Xiaowan told Mother Chen today that Xiliu had a cough, and she took Xiliu out to see a doctor. She went to my wife's Siwei Hall to see a doctor. Come back when she feels better.
If it doesn't look good, let Xiliu stay at her house so that he won't have to give up to his wife after he gets sick."
It's a good excuse, and I can take one more girl out with me.
Song Chengming couldn't help but shook his head: "Siweiting? The person who is in charge now is the person she chooses, and the doctor of Siweiting will prescribe whatever medicine she says."
As soon as he entered the Chunbo Corridor, Yun Zhu said quickly: "Sister Xiaowan is back."
He raised his eyes slightly and saw the figures of Cao Xiwan and Lou Xiliu walking up to the corridor.
He waved his hand, and Yun Zhu quietly left and went back to the inner house alone. Song Chengming looked at Cao Xiwan. She had nothing but her cloak and hood with both hands, and she was patting the snow powder on her fur. It looked like she had come back from outside the house.
The red plum blossoms are blooming and the green corridor is painted. She has a gentle black hair bun and an elegant silver-blue coat, which adds a bit of softness and maturity. She holds hands with Lou Xiliu, who is dressed as a girl, and looks intimate.
Lou Xiliu is different. She wears a bright sapphire blue coat with silver flowers. It looks like Lou Shuluan should have given it to her after wearing it once or twice. This silver-blue coat is paired with sapphire blue, and the two girls even wear winter clothes.
Understand.
Song Chengming was surprised. Not only did she and Lou Xiliu wear coats of the same color, they actually also wore white fox clothes.
She wore a snow fox scarf and bun, and pearls in her ears, which added to the beauty of a beautiful woman in the heavy snow.
Lou Xiliu is wearing a short snow fox cape and has pearl hairpins in her double bun. She is pretty and beautiful.
In addition to their rare jewelry being the same style, these three pieces of white fox fur clothing were given to Cao Xiwan by him two years ago. She liked them very much, so she actually gave them to Lou Xiliu?
She was still holding Xiliu's hand, with a look of deep mother-daughter love. Lou Xiliu's whole body was numb, what else could she pretend to be since she was back?
Song Chengming felt inexplicable and was speechless for a long time.
Manager Lian Er looked at the expression of the Marquis, and after thinking about it, he understood that if Lou Xiliu dared to make trouble for Cao Xiwan, the Marquis would be unhappy. But the Marquis did not think that Cao Xiwan and Lou Xiliu were so good.
For my sake, it's a good thing.
Whether they are concubines or confidants, the Marquis does not intend to let them get too close.
"What are you busy with these days, madam?" Marquis Nankang avoided the direction of the second daughter's return to the inner house. He deliberately went around to another short corridor of the second gate and looked at the second steward Lian.
Liancheng said quickly: "Madam is still preparing the dowry with the second wife as usual, and is very busy with the wedding. Madam Qing and Madam Lou are getting better, I'm afraid Madam doesn't know at all."
Marquis Nankang's face softened slightly.
As long as his head wife didn't have the means to win over Cao Xiwan, that would be fine.
The second manager even looked at the expression on the Marquis's face. As a confidant, it was only today that he finally understood that the Marquis might not know that he had to be wary of his wife.
I'm afraid the Marquis knows everything well.
The Marquis only wanted to turn the title of Nankang Marquis into the Duke of the country in his hands.
Otherwise, Master Wu will always be unconvinced.
The Prince of Qin's Mansion has finally passed the six rites this time and is preparing to get married next year. The second wife has put down a big deal.
As for the fifth wife's nephew, Yang Qinghe, he wanted to work in Nanhe Baihu Office. The old lady made the decision on this matter. Song Chengming knew that the old lady secretly favored Song Weiren, so he was happy to ignore it.
"Are they going to see Gray Thorn?" Marquis Nankang walked slowly towards Baihua Hall. Because he took a detour, he could see a lot of green in the heavy snow not far away.
Over there is the five-room bamboo garden.
Nanzhi did not expect to see Marquis Nankang on this road. She had just come out of the bamboo garden and saw a tall figure wearing a black fox fur hood and snow on the corridor, followed closely by Lian Er, the steward.
Who is this if not Song Chengming?
Nanzhi's heart skipped a beat and her palms became sweaty.
The opportunity came.
She did not go to the corridor, but stood at the entrance, bowing her head and saluting.
Song Chengming saw a girl by the snow path in the rockery from a distance, and glanced at it casually. Seeing her grace and grace, his heart moved. It looked a bit like the beauty Nan Jia given to him by Lou Shuluan before.
Later, after Shuluan got married, she said that Nanjia was old and someone wanted to redeem her, so she sent her away.
Nan Jia and Song Chengming originally wanted to take over the house, but Cao Xiwan was too important to him at that time. If she was unhappy and followed him quietly, Song Chengming didn't want her to be unhappy.
"Who is that?"
"Back to the Marquis, it's the girl from the second room." Liancheng glanced at her, then looked at the expression on the Marquis's face, and he understood. The Marquis has taken a liking to this girl.