On November 17, the second day after Wu Yanbin entered Xiang Xiaoqiang's security company, Wei Zijin received an enthusiastic letter from him, reporting the best news to her. He had now received the appreciation of Xiang Xiaoqiang.
, joined Mr. Xiang’s security company, and immediately became a
The deputy company commander was promoted to corporal in a matter of seconds, which was like "riding on a rocket". Moreover, Master Xiang generously rewarded him with a huge sum of money: one thousand Mingyang, and asked him to buy some decent clothes.
The outfit should not be too shabby if you are running around with the adults from now on.
Wu Yanbin said optimistically that although he is still some distance from his original position, as long as he behaves well, he will either return to the Guards soon - so that the two of them can see each other more often; or he will not return to the Guards, but
Just by following Mr. Xiang, a broader future has opened its arms to him. The identity of the two people is one step closer, and the day when they will finally get married is also one step closer.
However, the smart Wei Zijin was happy, but he noticed something strange.
While she was thinking about it, Shang Xiu entered the fortress at around ten o'clock in the morning and quietly asked to see her.
Wei Zijin suddenly realized and understood everything immediately. She knew that she and Wu Yanbin communicated frequently and could not hide it from the Imperial Guards. And now the Imperial Guards were under Xiang Xiaoqiang. If Xiang Xiaoqiang wanted to check, how could he hide it from him?
Wei Zijin didn't expect that they would open her letter. She was not a spy, and she didn't know that the glued envelope could be opened and restored to its original state. She just thought that they found Wu Yanbin based on the receiving address, and then checked back and forth.
, he probably guessed the relationship between himself and Wu Yanbin.
After this, Wei Zijin's heart was completely confused. She didn't know what to do for a moment. Now Shang Xiu asked to see her, and when she did, she would definitely ask herself to say good things to Xiang Xiaoqiang in front of His Majesty, and to reconcile His Majesty and Xiang Xiaoqiang.
This kind of thing goes against Wei Zijin's consistent principles.
Wei Zijin was an orphan. Because of his excellent character and academic performance, he was selected into the palace after graduating from junior high school in his teens and became a maid to accompany Princess Yong'an at that time. Over the years, she studied with Zhu Yourong and took care of her.
Daily life has become the "
"The First Maid". This kind of identity of the emperor's caring person made many people in the country jealous. However, she maintained a calm and calm character. She was by the emperor's side, free among the various power groups in the harem and the front dynasty.
He has always maintained a rare detachment and neutrality.
And because of this performance, she gained Zhu Yourong's absolute trust more and more. Zhu Yourong didn't hide anything from her, even if he was flirting with Xiang Xiaoqiang, he didn't avoid her, he just treated her as transparent. Wei Zijin also did this.
He has mastered many more secrets of the palace than others.
Just when Wei Zijin was preparing to continue this ideal state forever... Shang Xiu came to ask for a meeting.
There is no way, no matter how calm and calm Wei Zijin is, she is still a person of flesh and blood, she also has seven emotions and six desires, and she also longs for love. Now because the person she loves most is involved in political incidents, it will be difficult to see her again in this life.
Now Xiang Xiaoqiang took him under his command, promoted him to a military rank, assigned him an important position, and also
A large amount of money was rewarded. One thousand Mingyang is nothing to people like Zhu Yourong, Shi Shigege, and Xiang Xiaoqiang. It may be just pocket money. But to an ordinary non-commissioned officer like Wu Yanbin, it is a huge sum of money.
Even for Wei Zijin, the queen’s secretary, it is more than her salary in more than a year.
Money is nothing, the main thing is that now it means that the happy future of Wei Zijin and his sweetheart is in the hands of Xiang Xiaoqiang. If Xiang Xiaoqiang gets Wu Yanbin back to the Imperial Guard, then the love between the two can continue
Go down. Xiang Xiaoqiang gives Wu Yanbin some opportunities to make meritorious deeds and promote him. Then Wu Yanbin can turn over as soon as possible and wash away the original political stains, and it will be possible for the two of them to finally get married.
On the contrary, whether Xiang Xiaoqiang and His Majesty can be reconciled and whether His Majesty can forgive Xiang Xiaoqiang is also in Wei Zijin's hands to a certain extent. Therefore, the current situation is that the happy future of the two is "hostage" to each other.
It's in the other party's hands. And now they are taking the initiative to show their kindness and begging for help.
Wei Zijin was so distraught that he thought about it again and again, and finally decided to live for his own happiness.
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After seeing Xiuxiu in her room, Xiuxiu respectfully bowed her head and bowed before her. Wei Zijin was so panicked that he hurriedly helped her.
After the two sat down, Xiuxiu greeted Wei Zijin very affectionately, and then invited Wei Zijin out for dinner, "the two sisters have a drink."
Wei Zijin was not mentally prepared at all. From the time she wanted to understand this matter to the time she asked Xiuxiu to come in, her thoughts had been in a very chaotic and tense state. She could usually think clearly about things in a very calm state, but now
Instead, I didn’t pay attention.
Looking at Xiuxiu's intimate, sincere, and humble invitation in front of me, and thinking about my newly determined focus on "living for my own happiness," I hesitated and actually agreed.
Xiuxiu was overjoyed and stood up to worship again. Then she and Wei Zijin walked out of the fortress from a secret corridor and got into their car.
Xiuxiu took her to the high-end, low-key "Shangxiangyuan", asked for a secret private room, ordered several expensive and elegant dishes, and drank more than ten degrees of sake. Wei Zijin was introverted and unkind.
words, but xiuxiu
He was very proactive and knew how to get things done. He told Wei Zijin what he wanted to hear, which soon made Wei Zijin relax. The two of them were really like good sisters, eating small dishes and drinking small wine, you
We chatted word by word.
Xiuxiu quickly got to the point and begged Wei Zijin to help Mr. Xiang deal with it in front of His Majesty. Wei Zijin had already thought about it, so he didn't put on any more airs at the moment, nodded, and agreed.
Xiuxiu was overjoyed again, and she didn't mention Wu Yanbin again. That was too tacky and seemed like an exchange. Anyway, it was enough that both of them knew what was going on.
After three rounds of drinking, Xiuxiu went a step further and begged Wei Zijin to swore sworn vows to her as the Jinlan sisters. This was something Wei Zijin was not mentally prepared for, but now that the matter was over, the "happy exchange" between the two parties had already taken place.
Coupled with the fact that he had been drinking for three times now, this occasion, this atmosphere, and Xiuxiu's attitude were really something that Wei Zijin couldn't refuse.
More importantly, Wei Zijin knew very well that the husband of the girl in front of him would most likely become the husband of Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Moreover, at that time, the mysterious "Princess of Ryukyu" veil on her body would probably also
It will be revealed with the sudden increase in status. Moreover, this Shangxiu seems to be so scheming and resourceful. No matter from any aspect, it will be much better for him to have a good relationship with her in the future than to have a bad relationship with her.
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Seeing that Wei Zijin acquiesced, Xiuxiu looked happy, like a little girl who finally got the love of her big sister. She coquettishly called Wei Zijin "sister" and immediately borrowed the food and wine on the table.
, pulled Wei Zijin into a formal sworn sworn ceremony.
After the sworn vows were completed, the two were already god-sisters. Then Xiuxiu, half-coquettishly, asked her elder sister to give her younger sister a meeting gift.
Wei Zijin was startled, not knowing what Xiuxiu meant, but seeing that this "sister" didn't seem to be joking, and was already waiting eagerly. She didn't think much, so she had to temporarily take off a white jade bracelet on her right wrist.
Give it to Xiuxiu as a meeting gift.
Xiuxiu was overjoyed. She took the jade bracelet, which cost several hundred cents at most. She looked at it lovingly and put it on her wrist to try it on. She liked it very much. Next, Xiuxiu smiled and started from
He took out a small fan from his Xiaokun bag and gave it to Wei Zijin in return.
Wei Zijin took the fan hesitantly. Seeing that the fan bones were just ordinary boxwood and not any particularly precious material such as ivory, he slowly unfolded it.
The fan is not the imaginary calligraphy or landscape painting, but just three lines of pen calligraphy on the snow-white paper, and they are actually in English.
After Wei Zijin finished reciting silently, he raised his head in surprise and looked at Xiuxiu.
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Xiuxiu also quietly recited:
"My fantasy is a firefly, a little stream of light, twinkling in the darkness. - Rabindranath Tagore."
Then, she said seriously:
"Sister... I heard that your Majesty told you that when he was chatting with him, he once said that when he and his sister were studying together, they both liked Tagore's poems... My sister must also know that Master Tagore traveled to Japan and the Ming Dynasty.
When I was young, I would often write poems on fans at people's request... This is one of them, and I bought it by chance.
...This is not a very expensive fan, just because it has two lines of poems written by the master, so it is extremely precious in the eyes of people who like the master... My sister knows that she likes the master Rabindranath Tagore, so she specially selected it.
I gave it to my sister. This small fan embodies our undying friendship as sisters... I hope my sister will not let it down."
Wei Zijin's mind was completely confused. Surprise and uneasiness were intertwined in his chest. His chest kept rising and falling. He didn't know what to say, whether to accept or reject.
"I hope my sister will not let her down."
Xiuxiu looked at her seriously and said again.
Wei Zijin couldn't help but refuse anymore. She bit her lip, nodded, and held the fan tightly in her hand. She couldn't put it down, her chest was beating loudly.
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Obviously, the 360-degree influence of Wei Zijin, Mrs. Li, and Zheng Gongyin soon had an effect. One day later, on the afternoon of November 19, Zhu Yourong invited Shi Shigege to come to the fortress for tea. By the way,
I also brought my cousin Zheng Yucong with me.
Of course, Xiang Xiaoqiang was not invited.
However, Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately smelled Zhu Yourong's move. Although Zhu Yourong was not willing to give Xiang Xiaoqiang a good look now, he was already "uniting the sisters". That meant "we drank tea and chatted, and ignored
he!"
The facts also confirmed Xiang Xiaoqiang's guess. After coming out of the fortress, Shi Shi Gege told Xiang Xiaoqiang the situation. Zhu Yourong seemed to be no longer angry, and was in a much better mood. This afternoon tea, Zhu Yourong mainly spent time with Shi Shi
Ge GeGra got close to each other. In addition to chatting, drinking tea, and eating fruit, the three girls also gave Shi Shi Ge Ge several pieces of jewelry.
But Zheng Yucong did not come out with Shi Shi Ge Ge. When Song Shi Shi Ge Ge came out, Zhu Yourong signaled to his cousin to stay.
Fourteen Gege guessed that Zhu Yourong has now initially accepted her and Zheng Yucong emotionally. This is the first meeting between Zhu Yourong and his cousin after their last falling out. He stayed with his cousin because he seemed to want to have a deep talk with her.
Let's talk to each other and show off our cards.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was also overjoyed. It seemed that both Mrs. Li and Wei Zijin played a crucial role. They made Zhu Yourong "think about it" in the shortest possible time. Of course, Zheng Yucong conveyed to Zhu Yourong his "five
The plan to "set the upper limit of a golden flower" is also very important. This greatly increases the possibility of Zhu Yourong accepting it.
Of course, the most important thing is that Zhu Yourong's love for him has not diminished with this incident.
Xiang Xiaoqiang is even now eager to restart the war, so that he can lead the People's Guard to a hearty victory again, and establish the image of his hero in Zhu Yourong's heart... The battle line has been silent for too long, and he is almost no longer a "hero"
He has become a "male favorite".
He still remembered the poem Zhu Yourong read to himself:
On the day when the imperial edict comes back, my husband and I will take off our nightgowns. Oh no, we will take off our war robes.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was now full of ambitions. He wished he could wipe out Beiqing immediately so that Zhu Yourong could untie his nightgown.