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Chapter 710: Hot and Cold Beauty [4k2 update, please vote at the beginning of the month! ]

The night is not cold.

Midday on the moon.

After the meeting in the study ended, the Li Xian couple said goodbye to Ouyang Rong and went back to their room to catch up on some sleep.

The others also dispersed.

Everyone has taken note of the two things Ouyang Rong reminded them of during the meeting in the study and will implement them today.

Speaking of which, the Li Xian family is still very active, mainly because of Li Guoer and Wei Mei.

The mother and daughter have similar personalities. They both like to be strong and take charge. With their nagging, Li Xian and Li Dalang certainly can't sit still.

The moonlight shines on the corridor.

Ouyang Rong and Li Dalang walked side by side, and Yan Liulang followed behind, keeping a distance of ten steps.

Just after walking out of the study, Li Dalang said that he wanted to see Ouyang Rong off.

"If you have anything to say, just tell me, don't be so fussy."

Ouyang Rong said with a chuckle.

Li Dalang hesitated for a moment and said softly:
"Tan Lang, my father, mother and I all know about you and your child bride."

Li Dalang saw Ouyang Rong looking calm, walking forward with his hands behind his back, without slowing down his pace at all:

"Ah."

He responded.

He also tilted his head and stretched out his hand to catch the moonlight shining down from the eaves of the corridor next to him. There were gray spots in the light, and he didn't know if they were mayflies.

Li Dalang looked at Ouyang Rong who was catching the moonlight with his hands: "Actually..."

Ouyang Rong waited for a while, and seeing that he was stuck, he turned around and asked:
"Actually nothing."

Li Dalang scratched his head and smiled awkwardly:
"Nothing... But Tan Lang, we have heard some stories about your child bride before."

Ouyang Rong looked at him for a while, then smiled:
"That's great, we can meet now."

Li Dalang always felt that Tan Lang's eyes were somewhat meaningful, and his thoughts seemed to have nowhere to hide.

But he couldn't reveal the whole thing about Miss Xiu Niang being taken away by her senior sisters in the Longcheng sect after she saved people, otherwise he would be selling out A-mei and the others. At least he couldn't talk about it, but Miss Xie and A-mei could say it.

Moreover, it is possible that Miss Xie is now so tolerant and sad in receiving Miss Xiu Niang because she is still feeling some guilt from the past.

When they met again, everyone knew what sacrifices this embroiderer had made to save Tan Lang.

It is estimated that only Tan Lang is still kept in the dark, or rather, the embroiderer does not want him to know and does not want to add pressure to him.

Li Dalang even heard from his sister Li Guoer that the embroiderer seemed to be blind...

"Okay, let's meet and get to know each other then."

Li Dalang smiled and nodded.

Ouyang Rong suddenly said, "Da Lang, am I setting a bad example for you?"

Li Xian shook his head and said enviously:
"Not really, because only Tan Lang can do this, bring Miss Xiu Niang back openly and introduce her to everyone."

"Okay." Ouyang Rong patted Li Dalang on the shoulder and said jokingly, "I'm glad you think so. This way, I won't feel any pressure. Thank you, Dalang."

Then, he emphasized seriously:

"I don't accept disciples."

Li Dalang: ...

"What do you mean you don't accept disciples?"

A clear voice came from the front.

It belongs to my junior sister.

Ouyang Rong and Li Dalang looked up and saw Li Guoer and Xie Lingjiang appear at the corner ahead, as if they had been waiting for a while.

Xie Lingjiang was seen standing at the corridor with his hands behind his back, gazing at the moon. Li Guoer, wrapped in a fox fur scarf, was leaning on a stool beside the railing, looking bored.

Ouyang Rong shook his head: "Nothing, just joking with Dalang."

Seeing this, Li Dalang sensitively slowed down his pace and let Ouyang Rong continue walking forward. He turned around to chat with Yan Liulang. The two of them stood a little further away tacitly, as if they were chatting enthusiastically and did not participate in the conversation between the two girls and Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong turned around and frowned at his two friends who were moving in a somewhat deliberate manner.

Noticing that the two girls in front of him were already looking at him, he had no choice but to move forward, look at them, and ask:

"Little Junior Sister, why don't you go back to bed?"

Before Xie Lingjiang could answer, Li Guoer beside her turned her head and said to her impatiently:
"Sister Xie, how long are you going to chat with him? What are you talking about that you couldn't say in the study just now? Now you come over to whisper something to me. Can you please hurry up? If you don't go to sleep now, it will be dawn."

Xie Lingjiang stood quietly in the moonlight. She remained calm despite everyone's gazes and said softly:

"I told you, if you're sleepy, go back to sleep first, and don't wait for me. But you insisted on following me, like a sticky candy."

Even though her past was exposed, Li Guoer's eyes remained unchanged. In front of Ouyang Rong, she looked at Xie Lingjiang, smiled slightly evilly and said:
"No, I have to sleep in the same bed with Sister Xie tonight. If Sister Xie is not here, who will warm my bed?"

Xie Lingjiang couldn't stand it anymore and scolded: "What warm bed? Don't talk nonsense."

Li Guoer chuckled: "Whoever has more flesh should warm the bed, there's nothing wrong with that."

Xie Lingjiang:?

Ouyang Rong:......

He pretended not to have heard anything and looked away.

Xie Lingjiang blushed and glared at Li Guoer fiercely: "You have such a sharp tongue. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear it apart."

Li Guoer tilted her head and said in confusion: "Oh, is Sister Xie also so fierce in front of Senior Brother? What this little Junior Sister did is not lovable at all."

Xie Lingjiang stopped talking, turned around and strode forward.

Ouyang Rong followed tacitly.

Li Guoer also stood up and walked side by side with Ouyang Rong.

Seeing this, Li Dalang and Yan Liulang in the back also followed, but stayed five steps behind Ouyang Rong and the other two.

According to the experience of senior subordinate Yan Liulang, this is just the right distance.

Keeping five steps away, you can hear their conversation in front of you and roughly understand the topic.

If you are a step slower, you will hear nothing.

And further, you can participate in the topic. Li Dalang was taught, and he directly adopted it and decided to learn and improve with Liu Lang.

Xie Lingjiang seemed to be walking in front in a huff, while Li Guoer started talking to Ouyang Rong first.

"Ouyang Lianghan, you just mentioned what Rong Zhen was talking about. Why didn't you just say it directly?"

Ouyang Rong turned around and glanced at Li Dalang.

The latter was initially puzzled by his friend's look, until he heard Ouyang Rong whisper from five steps away:
"Princess Anhui will leave Xun before the celebration ceremony."

Li Guoer glanced at his silent brother and asked:

"Wei Anhui is not going to attend the celebration ceremony on behalf of his father?"

"Ms. Rong Zhen said she would not participate."

"It wouldn't take a few days to leave, why leave Xunyang City so early..."

Li Guoer frowned, analyzed the situation calmly, and asked, "Ouyang Lianghan, is this the reason why you feel uneasy?"

Xie Lingjiang listened for a while, then turned around and interrupted:

"Did something unexpected happen during the celebration on the 15th? Did the people at the Wei family anticipate this? Did they hear some rumors?"

Li Guoer raised her delicate chin and said, "I'm afraid that the Wei family is behind this incident. Ouyang Lianghan, this is probably what you're worried about, why you came here in the middle of the night to make these preparations."

Xie Lingjiang glanced at the still calm expression of the senior brother, shook his head and said:

"If it is for the celebration ceremony or the completed Buddha statue, then there is no need to do so. The Donglin Buddha statue is one of the four square Buddha statues and was also promoted by the two kings of the Wei family. It is their contribution. Why should we interfere with it? Is it just to prevent our palace from taking advantage of it and returning to the capital?
"This is hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting ourselves by eight hundred. Moreover, the Yingzhou Rebellion and the rebellion of Zhu Lingxu and his son have already caused great damage to the Wei family. Your Majesty has a bad impression of us. If we hurt ourselves by eight hundred, wouldn't it be like handing a knife to the Xiangwang Mansion next door? If we really do this, the latter will probably wake up laughing in their dreams."

At this point, she nodded slightly:

“But now that the Donglin Buddha has been completed, the tacit cooperation between our palace and the Wei family has come to an end. The distribution of the credit in Luoyang can only be issued to Xun after the celebration ceremony.

"Now is the waiting period. If you want to ask if the Wei family has any intention of making trouble, they definitely do. The palace is an eyesore in their eyes, but how can they do it? How can they do it?

"I used to think that Xunyang City and the palace were a birdcage, and we were the birds in the cage, but now the birdcage is protecting us and has become a protective shell.

"As long as the prince and the prince don't leave the palace and Xunyang City, we won't make any mistakes and won't lose points with His Majesty... So how can they do it? Will they just send someone to assassinate us?"

Li Guoer nodded as she listened. When she heard Xie Lingjiang's last sentence, she shook her head:

"That's too low-level. Let's not talk about whether it will succeed or not. What if the assassination succeeds? Such a crude method not only allows the Prince of Xiang's Mansion to successfully become the only descendant of Taizong's bloodline, but also hands the Prince of Xiang's Mansion a knife that can explode at any time. In the future, when the Prince of Xiang investigates in the name of revenge for his brother, the Wei family will be extremely passive.

"The two princes of the Wei family may have some differences in their paths. The King of Wei is bold and reckless, and likes to take risks. The King of Liang is relatively stable and moderate, and will consider retreating. However, the above result is not in the interests of either of them."

"Yes, and there is another important point."

Xie Lingjiang nodded, looked at the silent Ouyang Rong, and said softly:
"It's not the time of Wang Lengran anymore. My eldest brother is now the governor of Jiangzhou. Xunyang City is in our hands. Almost everything in the city can be hidden from my eldest brother's eyes. Even the Princess Anhui is under our noses. The suspicious thin-faced man from last time is also under our watch. He may be arrested tomorrow...

"If they dare to take action in Xunyang City, aren't they afraid of losing more than they gain, or of the Big Brother's counterattack?"

As if she was getting warm from walking, Li Guoer untied her fox fur scarf and wrapped it around her arms. The evening breeze blew in her face, and a few strands of hair fluttered, setting off her smiling face that was more beautiful than a flower:
"That's right. It's already very good that we didn't take action against Wei Anhui. I thought it was Wang Lengran and Lin Cheng who dared to do so. If they dared to do so, we would directly label them as 'accomplices of the traitors' and mobilize the White Tiger Guards and Black Tortoise Guards at Xunyang Grottoes to catch them all in one fell swoop.

"When the time comes, we can follow the clues and catch some people, implicate the two kings of the Wei family, and connect them with the rebels in the Tiannan Jianghu. Let's see how the Wei family ends up in the court."

Ouyang Rong walked forward in silence, listening quietly, without expressing any opinion, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After digesting the news, Li Dalang let out a sigh of relief. As if nothing had happened, he took a step forward and said:

"That's true, but the new retreat route that Tan Lang asked us to prepare tonight, as well as the old retreat route, and the ice room that Tan Lang prepared...what were these prepared for?"

Li Guoer spoke on behalf of Ouyang Rong, and looked at Ouyang Rong with admiration:

"This is the worst-case scenario. If the Wei family really doesn't follow the rules and common sense at all and acts rudely, or if the rebels in the Tiannan Jianghu break through the Xunyang Grottoes and want to retaliate against us, this whole plan can be put to use, and we won't be at a loss when the time comes.

"Then we can hold off the Xunyang Grottoes and Jiangzhou Hall as long as we can. We can take advantage of the gap to escape and run as far as we can. At worst, we can go to the southwest front and look for Mr. Qin..."

Having said that, Li Guoer frowned as he caught a glimpse of the white-robed figure of a soldier on duty in the distance.

Li Congshan, Miaozhen and three hundred White Tiger Guards were all guarding the outer house of the palace and would not enter the inner house to disturb the daily lives of the princesses and consorts.

But in Li Guoer's eyes, it was still annoying no matter how she looked at it. She said coldly:
“But there is one thing. Li Congshan and Miao Zhen’s group are guarding us, which is a bit troublesome and affects our movement.

"Although they are nominally protecting us, it would be bad if they got in our way at a critical moment. Anyway, they are not our people and cannot be trusted completely. If necessary, we have to find a way to transfer them away. We don't need the protection of a team that lays hidden mines, no matter whether Li Congshan is a good guy or a bad guy."

Li Dalang nodded heavily: "I see, Tan Lang really put a lot of effort into this."

Ouyang Rong then said:

"Wei Anhui didn't even go to the celebration ceremony, so Dalang, you and the prince can't go either. Like Her Royal Highness the Princess just said, if you don't leave Xunyang City, or even the palace, you won't be exposed..."

He pondered:

"How about this, the prince and princess don't have to go to my aunt's birthday ceremony, but you and the princess can come. As for the celebration ceremony on the 15th, I will go there if I see the situation. As the chief officer, I have to show up, and we will act accordingly."

Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and said, "Be careful and don't show your head anywhere. If Rong Zhen attracts people from Tiannan Jianghu, let them fight to the death, don't get close."

Ouyang Rong smiled carefreely: "Don't worry, I'm familiar with running away. If something unexpected happens, I can protect myself."

Xie Lingjiang tilted his head towards him and said:

"And Rong Zhen, even if we are good friends, you can't trust her completely. Women's hearts are like needles in the sea. I'm not saying bad things about her behind her back, but that's the truth."

"That's right." Li Guoer's face was serious: "This princess can prove that this is the fact. Sister Xie is also a woman, and it's the same for her."

Xie Lingjiang glanced at her bestie, looking a little angry. After a while, not wanting to pay attention to her anymore, Xie Lingjiang turned away and continued:

"Fortunately, Aunt Zhen's birthday ceremony was held a day earlier. If it had coincided with the celebration, I would have had trouble resting if something happened at that time."

Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang looked at each other tacitly.

After a while, Li Guoer, Li Dalang and others were sent away.

The two walked forward in silence for a while.

The moonlight was pleasant. Xie Lingjiang took out an amulet from his sleeve, stroked it, and whispered:
"She gave me a gift, so I can't be petty. On the birthday, I will give her a gift in return. I think it will be a good scene. But don't forget about my aunt. If I make a fool of myself, Guoer and Dalang are here."

Ouyang Rong nodded vigorously: "Don't worry."

Go hold her hand.

After shaking hands for a while, Xie Lingjiang pulled his hand away, lightly hit his arm, turned around and walked away, leaving behind a sentence:
"Don't listen to my nonsense. I didn't warm her bed. I don't like sleeping with women. Besides, her body is too cold. She likes to cling to others like an octopus. It's really annoying. It's just like her personality. I can use it to cool down when it's hot, but I don't want it."

Ouyang Rong's focus shifted slightly: "Looking at it this way, those with more flesh on their bodies are still warmer."

Xie Lingjiang: “……?”

After a while, Ouyang Rong saw a fiery and graceful figure running away in a hurry.

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(End of this chapter)