Yi Haoran's guess was indeed correct. Cai Lan was "adopted" by Xie Erren soon after she moved to the Third General Mansion. As an unaccompanied little girl like her, she was in a foreign land in chaos, and facing Xie Erren's
Wen Cun, in fact, does not have much choice. Apart from death, he can only accept it half-heartedly. Although Xie Erren is a "thief", he is a "Bailihou" in Wuzhou. Cai Lan has been in Wuzhou for a long time, how many
She also knew that the Australians were not ordinary mud-legged rebels, but "invaders" from overseas giant canals, and they could be regarded as heroes. The maid next to her said: The man who solved the problem was a "senior" of the Song Dynasty. His status was extremely noble, and he was not his own family at all.
Her fiancé is comparable to a poor scholar.
Since she became the "woman who understands the elders", people around her have treated her with great courtesy and good food, and she has also been served by many servants - it is said that they all come from wealthy local families in Wuzhou and are accustomed to serving others.
, the most considerate. As the lips were a little dry, someone brought him hot and cold tea, and there was a slight sound in the throat, and the phlegm box was presented.
When she was a girl at home, not to mention having people to serve her, she also had to cook, do housework, and serve her father and brothers. How could she ever live such a life with clothes on her hands, food on her hands, and mouth to open? Not to mention such meticulous and thoughtful things.
It would be false to say that she was not moved by it.
Even so, the words "lost her virginity and lost her virginity" were like shackles, tightly locked in her heart, making it difficult for her to let go, and her life of fine clothing and fine food also lost its color.
Whenever she sat alone and meditated, she would seem to see her father's thin and serious face, which seemed to be scolding her: "Disloyal thief, you are the daughter of a distinguished scholar from a scholarly family. How can you do such a thing?"
What a shameless thing!"
Every time she thought about this, she would tremble, and the huge mental pressure would make her suffocate. When she thought about someone behind her back saying that she was "frivolous and unchaste," she felt like someone was whipping her mercilessly. Her father had given her this gift since she was a child.
Talking about "Biography of Women", "Internal Instructions" and "Female Commandments"; at this time, the words in the books she had read were like knives, constantly stirring her heart and making her unable to live in peace.
Sometimes she would dream about her fiancé at night. In fact, she was not familiar with the man who was supposed to be her husband. They had been engaged since childhood but had never met. It was just that there was a civil uprising in her hometown last year due to famine, and the family fled to the province.
City - Her parents were old and frail, and their life was precarious. Remembering that there was such a marriage back then, they wrote a letter asking Xing Chenghuan to send someone to pick her up and get her married, so that she would have someone to rely on throughout her life.
She traveled all the way to Wuzhou, but actually only saw her fiancé three or four times. To be honest, even Xing Chenghuan's appearance was a bit blurry to her. So in her dreams, the fiancé she saw was always a vague shadow, alone and sobbing silently.
, and then he suddenly rushed up and grabbed her neck in a frenzy, yelling, "Why don't you die!"
Cai Lan often woke up screaming from nightmares and spent long nights in fear and guilt. This is why she asked Xie Erren to find a companion, at least on the days when Xie Erren did not come to stay overnight, she would have someone to accompany her.
Spend the long night.
Speaking of which, although Xie Erren tried all his "little tricks" to seduce her, Cai Lan didn't feel much of this man's love after he started to seduce her. Although she had no worries about food and clothing under his wings, she could be called a rich man.
Yushi. However, Xie Erren didn't stay in her room very often. He only came once or twice a week.
In this thief's mansion, she was neither a wife nor a concubine, not even a maid. The Xie Yuan had never discussed many future arrangements with her. Cai Lan was like a lost traveler.
The road is dead and the road ahead is vast. I can’t find any direction and I don’t know where to go.
After listening to Qiu Chan's words that day, she felt that it was okay to be so bored in the Third General Mansion. Just painting could not relieve much of the depression, but instead made her makeup look dull. She might as well go out for a walk to relax and pay homage to the dragon.
Mother, please bless her for peace and escape from this sea of suffering as soon as possible.
There was no such deity as the Dragon Mother in her hometown. However, she had heard people say that the Dragon Mother Temple in Wuzhou was the most efficacious. She immediately asked people to tell Elder Xie that she wanted to go to the Dragon Mother Temple in Guijiang to offer incense.
After Xie Erren pushed down Cai Lan, his desire for conquest and vanity were greatly satisfied. However, he actually didn't have much love for Cai Lan. He didn't like women with such traditional charm, and to be honest, he didn't like them either.
Not greedy for Cai Lan's body - according to the maid selection standards of the Senate General Office, Cai Lan can only be rated at one level. In addition, since the West Route Army marched into Guangxi, Wuzhou is a transportation hub, and the work becomes more and more heavy every day.
.Not only must we undertake the restoration and administrative management of Wuzhou, we must also make a series of material preparations for the march into Guangxi.
Although due to this kind of preparation work, the Planning Institute has invested significantly more materials and manpower in Wuzhou, the pressure is greater than in the past. Xie Erren is busy until ninety o'clock every day just reviewing reports and holding meetings. Where can I go?
I am interested in staying overnight with women. Sometimes I have meetings in the Third General Office, so I stay overnight in Cai Lan’s yard.
He felt that he was very good to Cai Lan, at least materially. As for spiritual communication, to be honest, Xie Erren had never thought about it. Anyway, she would have a place among the maids of the Xie family in the future.
Now that he heard that Cai Lan wanted to go to incense, Xie Erren did not hesitate and immediately approved it. He just asked the guard captain to send a few people to protect it - it was outside the city after all.
Qiu Chan herself did not expect that things would go so smoothly. She immediately took the opportunity to go home and secretly inform Yi Haoran about the day of the incense ceremony. Yi Haoran was overjoyed when he got the news. He immediately went to Longmu Temple to explore the terrain.
When women offer incense, they are usually matched by men. What's more, Cai Lan is also Xie Erren's woman. Although she has no name or status, the people below her don't dare to neglect her. It's hard to find opportunities to be alone with her.
Yi Haoran thought over and over again, no matter what Cai Lan's wishes were, she would definitely be a "distinguished guest" when she came to Longmu Temple. The Taoist Priest of Longmu Temple would probably come out to greet her, and at least he would invite her to the quiet room in the backyard to "have tea."
"Have a rest." Under normal circumstances, the accompanying male servants and guards will not follow into the house. The only one who can follow is Qiu Chan - he wants to see her only at this time.
All he had to do was hide in the quiet room and wait before they arrived. However, there were several quiet rooms in the backyard of Longmu Temple for entertaining distinguished guests. He didn't have the ability to predict things, so he couldn't know about it in advance. And he didn't want to just enter the backyard casually.
An easy thing.
The most powerful method is to send Song Ming's people out to kidnap the Taoist Priest and force him to cooperate. However, this is very risky. If the Taoist priest refuses to comply or reports the incident afterwards, he will be completely exposed.
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Yi Haoran thought about it again and again, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He asked Jiang Qiuchan: "On what day of the month will Cai Lan go to offer incense?"
"According to the Australian New Calendar, it is June 16." Qiu Chan said, "The weather is hot, so I plan to go out early in the morning and return to the Third Palace before noon."
"Just wait for my news. Maybe it needs to be postponed for a few days. Is that convenient?"
"It's nothing inconvenient." Jiang Qiuchan said, "Actually, she has nothing to do. She can go any day. It's just that Zhao Toyota told us that we need to inform us two days in advance before going out so that he can arrange guards and entourage."
Yi Haoran did his homework for a few days, and when he was having dinner that night, he deliberately talked about the story of Longmu Temple.
He was not a local, but as a scholar, it was quite easy to get information. He went to the newly established "Wuzhou Library" - the original Wuzhou Fuxue, where Xie Erren collected information from various yamen.
The books are all concentrated here, and locals can come and read them for free. I read through the official and county records, and I am familiar with the origins and anecdotes of Longmu Temple.
Luo Yangming often doesn't eat at home these days, and there are not many men and women in the small household. Ding Atao, Wen Yun, Li Wensheng and others usually eat at the same table. There is indispensable small talk at the dinner table, talking about the market.
News, talk about anecdotes. Yi Haoran took the opportunity to talk about the story of Longmu Temple.
Everyone in Mi Xing, except Wen Yun, were all outsiders and knew little about Longmu Temple. Yi Haoran's explanation aroused everyone's interest.
Yi Haoran continued to talk about the miraculous miracles of Longmu Temple for several days, which gradually aroused Ding Atao's thoughts.
After Wuzhou was liberated, Ding Atao felt that everything was not going well. Not only was her business stagnant, but Luo Yangming was away from home all day long, as if he was a different person, which filled her with fear and uneasiness. She was worried about this rice shop.
I wonder whether my business can continue, and the whole family lives on the streets like before, separated by life and death; I am also afraid that my husband's "busyness" is an excuse - there may be other women outside.
However, as the daughter of a scholarly family, she neither dared to ask more questions nor could she question anything. These were all unbecoming things. When she got worried, she took it out on Wen Yun, and she couldn't help but regret her lack of generosity afterwards.
Now she was inspired by Yi Haoran, intentionally or unintentionally, and thought that since the Dragon Mother Temple was so efficacious, why not go to offer incense and pray, maybe it would be efficacious.
Wen Yun was originally a girl from a poor family. She had been lively and active since she was a child. She married Luo Yangming as her concubine. Although her mistress treated her very well, she set rules and disciplined her everywhere, so she seldom went out and felt angry all the time.
Boring. She would be happy to go to the Dragon Mother Temple to offer incense.
When Luo Yangming heard that his wife and concubines were going to the Dragon Mother Temple to offer incense, he didn't notice anything strange and immediately agreed.
"It's just that I'm busy with my affairs and can't accompany you. I'll just ask shopkeeper Li to take Ah Chun to accompany you."
"I'm old and have many inconveniences in my legs and feet. I won't go into the incense business." Li Wensheng smiled and waved his hand, "Just let Mr. Yi take Ah Chun there..."
Yi Haoran hurriedly said: "In that case, let's leave this matter to the students."