The trickling tea water fell into the white porcelain tea cup, bringing up a few wisps of smoke, like a dream.
But it's the same as before, but it's not the same after all.
At the very least, she is no longer the submissive Xie Wu she used to be.
She is no longer there.
Xie Wu's slender eyelashes slowly drooped down, and frost gradually covered her snow-white face, as if the surprise and movement just now were all an illusion.
Lu Zhan couldn't help but smile bitterly and took his hand back stiffly.
Sure enough, it still agrees with the saying - if God does evil, you can still violate it; if you do evil on your own, you will not live.
At this time, the quarrel between the Xiao siblings was coming to an end.
Although Xiao Shizi felt that he was justified, he still couldn't resist his sister's intimidating momentum. He finally winced and said, "Forget it, we can't solve the problem by arguing about it now. We might as well listen to Ziyuan."
How to say."
Xiao Muqing thought about it and realized that it was right, so she turned her attention to Lu Zhan.
At this time, Lu Zhan also woke up from his "self-pity and self-sorrow". He looked at Xiao Muqing, smiled slightly, and said, "You can't walk on the big road, but you can still think about the small road."
"Trail?"
"Trail?"
The Xiao brothers and sisters said in unison, and after finishing speaking, they did not forget to look at each other.
Finally, it was Prince Xiao who spoke first, saying, "Zi Yuan, can you tell me how we should take this path?"
"Then it's up to you." Lu Zhan looked at Xiao Mubei with a half-smile, but at the end, he didn't forget to raise his eyebrows and smile.
Xiao Mubei's heart thumped, and a familiar, bad premonition suddenly came to his mind.
And Lu Zhan’s subsequent words completely confirmed this.
"Your Majesty, aren't you a frequent visitor to Zuiyun Tower? You should be very familiar with the oiran of Zuiyun Tower!"
"What is Zuiyunlou? What is the oiran?" Xiao Muqing's face was sullen, and his eyes were like knives, piercing his brother's body.
"Zuiyunlou is just a place for drinking. As for the oiran, she is the dancer his family invited to attract customers!" Xiao Mubei jumped on his feet and explained to his sister. After that, he didn't forget to dig out the gaps.
He glanced at Lu Zhan.
"Xiao Mubei, I'm warning you! Don't let me set foot in any Goulan brothel, otherwise..." Xiao Muqing said and made a 'pop' sound with his knuckles.
Xiao Mubei shrank his neck, shook his head repeatedly, and said, "No, absolutely not."
Xiao Muqing snorted coldly. She retracted her hand, then turned her gaze to Lu Zhan again and said, "Keep talking!"
"I heard that the young master of the Cheng'en family has also fallen in love with the oiran recently. Do you think it is possible for him to spend a lot of money to redeem himself for the oiran, or to become a leader or something?" Lu Zhan said with a faint smile.
Xiao Muqing frowned again and again. She really didn't want to understand what the relationship between Cheng'en's son and the alley Lu Zhan mentioned was related to it? Especially what kind of ghost laborer and oiran were involved.
Just when Princess Xiao's patience was exhausted, Xiao Mubei suddenly grinned, and his narrow eyes curved into a crescent shape, "How is that impossible! As the saying goes, the beauty test is difficult for heroes... Even heroes can't pass it.
, not to mention the bears in the Xu family!"
"Wait a minute, what are you two talking about? Why can't I understand a sentence? Your path is winding and winding, so why did it end up on Duke Cheng'en's son? What connection does he have with military pay?"
Princess Xiao was a little anxious.
Everyone has figured out the key to this, but he is the only one who is confused. This feeling is really uncomfortable!
"Sister, you don't know that this Duke Cheng'en is also the Minister of Household Affairs!" Xiao Mubei winked and smiled at his sister.
But Princess Xiao didn't accept her brother's favor at all. She still didn't understand. "So what? Just a minister, isn't the household minister in charge of the household department?" Xiao Muqing rolled his eyes and said.
"Of course the Minister of Hubu is in charge of the Ministry of Hubu, but the Minister of Hubu also has to listen to Xu Shoufu! After all, Xu Shoufu, the Minister of Hubu, is the only one who gave it to him for the sake of his obedience. Otherwise,
How could it be his turn to be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance? Xu Shoufu himself has a son in the Ministry of Personnel!" Xiao Mubei raised the corner of his mouth and sneered.
Of course, some of this was because Xu Shoufu wanted to avoid suspicion.
After all, the Xu family already had a queen, and he was promoted from the Minister of Household Affairs to the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet. If he promoted his son to the position of Minister of Household Affairs, not to mention that the courtiers would not do it, even Emperor Zhengxuan might not feel comfortable.
Fang Shoucheng was aware of this, so he took the opportunity to express his loyalty in front of Xu Chieffu, and then Xu Chieffu promoted him.
Naturally, Princess Xiao, who was far away in Yunnan and indifferent to the court situation, did not know this.
"So, what you mean is..."
"Hasn't Hubu been crying and saying that he has no money? If it is reported that the son of the minister of Hubu spends a lot of money just to get a smile from the oiran, what do you think... what will this make the people and soldiers think?" Xiao Mubei frowned.
Ya sneered.
Although Xiao Mubei looked confident, Xiao Muqing still had some doubts, "Is this really useful?"
"The soldiers guarding the city can only eat tofu every time they can't get military pay. If the Ministry of Revenue really can't allocate the money, it will be helpless. But if the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue can pay a daughter-in-law for an oiran, then you let those
How can the soldiers believe that the Ministry of Revenue has no money?" Lu Zhan looked at Xiao Muqing with a smile.
"Then the Ministry of Finance can also deduce that it is the private property of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Isn't his family the Queen's natal family? It's nothing to them to waste such a small amount of money!" Xiao Muqing frowned and retorted unconvinced.
She simply can't stand Lu Zhan!
Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xiao Muqing with a slight smile. He reached for the teapot, poured himself tea, and said with a slight smile, "Don't worry, Princess, the Xu family will not do this."
"Why?" Xiao Muqing still refused to believe it.
"Sister, you are so stupid! If the Xu family were not the queen's mother's family, we would not be able to pick on the Xu family's son! You think, the soldiers all eat tofu and steamed buns to satisfy their hunger, but the queen's nephew can
Spending a lot of money just to buy the oiran's smile, what do you think the soldiers and the people will think of the queen? And what will they think of the prince born by the queen?" Xiao Shizi looked at his sister with a look like a fool.
"Go away! You people in the capital are so convoluted that there is no good thing!" After Princess Xiao yelled at her brother, she took another look at Lu Zhan who was drinking tea.
Lu Zhan didn't even move his eyebrows and was still sipping the tea with concentration.
Prince Xiao, who was said to be a bad guy by his sister, was angry for a moment, but when the corner of his eye glanced at Xie Wu next to Princess Xiao, his eyes suddenly lit up and he opened his mouth and said, "Sister, Miss Xie is also from the capital.
Oh man!”
No, Princess Xiao didn't even pause. She opened her mouth and refuted, "Can men and women be the same? It's you men who are full of bad intentions and are the ones who stir up trouble in the court!"
Xiao Mubei frowned and was about to retort when he heard Lu Zhan's voice coming softly.
"somebody is coming."
Xiao Mubei immediately stopped talking and picked up the tea cup.
Xiao Muqing listened carefully, but didn't hear anything strange. Just when she was about to laugh at the two people, she suddenly heard a very slight sound in her ears, and her eyes widened.
There are really people!
Moreover, judging from his posture, this person is not from Zhennan Palace.
She had always considered herself to be extremely skilled in martial arts, and even her father said that she was very talented in martial arts. However, before she had any consciousness, Lu Zhan had already noticed someone approaching Nuange.
"Princess, don't worry, I will definitely let people take good care of that iron-eating beast and raise it until it is fat and white. If the princess misses it in the future, you can come to Dingguo Duke's Mansion to have a look." Lu Zhan smiled.
He looked at Xiao Muqing and said.
"Then Princess I have to thank Second Young Master Lu properly!" Princess Xiao said with a smile through gritted teeth.
"Lu doesn't dare." Lu Zhan replied with a faint smile.
"Alright, A-Qing, what do you care about an iron-eating beast? You don't have the patience to raise it yourself. If A-Zhan likes you, just leave it to him!" Xiao Mubei also interjected with a chuckle.
"You've taken away the iron ball, so what's the use if I don't agree!" Xiao Muqing sneered.
"Thank you very much, Princess, for your willingness to part with me." Lu Zhanyan smiled at Yan Yan.
"Come, come, let's drink tea." Xiao Mubei happily picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for everyone.
Xie Wu curled her lips and just picked up the tea cup, but she heard footsteps outside the house again. She subconsciously looked towards Lu Zhan, but she saw that Lu Zhan An Ran was completely unconscious.
Sure enough, Grandma Chang's voice sounded outside the house.
"Princess, the banquet in the flower hall is about to break up. The princess asked you to take Miss Xie back. Your Majesty, the young master on the other side of Mingzhao Lake is also waiting for you to return."
"I know, I know." Xiao Muqing responded impatiently and finished.
The person hiding in the darkness has not left yet.
Xiao Muqing thought for a while, then turned to Xie Wu with a smile and said, "Awu, I originally wanted to give that iron-eating beast to you, but it is obviously impossible to give it to you now. Otherwise, I will go to you another day.
I will apologize to you."
Xie Wu was so smart that she immediately understood that Ah Qing's words were deliberately told to the person in the dark.
So that when she goes to the Hou Mansion to look for her, she won't appear so abrupt in the eyes of those people.
"Your Majesty, your words are serious. If you have time, please come to me. If nothing else, my housekeeper, Grandma, cooks very good Yangzhou cuisine. If the Princess likes it, I will ask her to cook some of her specialty dishes."
A side dish." Xie Wu said with a smile.
"I like it! I don't care about meat or vegetables, as long as it tastes good!" Xiao Muqing said cheerfully.
"Miss Xie, my sister can get used to anything, but she can't get used to this mouth. Be careful, she will come to your house every day to wait for food!" Xiao Mubei kindly reminded Xie Wu as he stood up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me that it is the Marquis's blessing that the princess can come to the Marquis' Mansion." Xie Wu replied with a smile.
Xiao Mubei chuckled and said, "I really hope that after a while, Miss Xie will still have such thoughts!"
"Xiao Mubei! What do you mean! Ah Wu is the first friend I made in the capital!" Xiao Muqing couldn't hold back her temper. If she hadn't been worried about the enemies hiding outside, she would have greeted her with her fists right now.
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"Okay, okay, I won't say anything! However, we have made an agreement today. This is the matter with the iron-eating beast. You can't get angry with me again in the future." Xiao Mubei warned again worriedly.
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"Xiao Mubei, believe it or not, if you say anything else, I will regret it!"
"Don't tell me, Ziyuan, let's go quickly. My sister's fists never have eyes." Xiao Mubei chuckled and pushed Lu Zhan towards the Nuan Pavilion.
When he was approaching the door, Lu Zhan suddenly turned back and smiled lightly at Xie Wu.
Xie Wu's eyebrows suddenly jumped, and the strange feeling in her heart came up again.
Why does Lu Zhan always appear in front of her in this life? Moreover, every time he appears, he is very deliberate? Even if it is because her father is more valuable in his eyes because he has served as deputy general of Zuo Yiwei, according to his temper
, he wouldn’t condescend to her and come in front of her to be attentive, would he? With his methods and abilities, it shouldn’t be difficult to win her father’s favor?
