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Chapter 837: People say that Luoyang flowers are as beautiful as brocade

Hu Fu glanced at Ouyang Rong, cleared his throat, and said, "In fact, there is another person. I have long seen that he is extraordinary. Governor Ouyang, do you know who he is..."

Ouyang Rong suddenly interrupted:
"What do you think is the reason why the Saint is making such a big fuss to welcome Prince Xunyang and his family back to the capital?"

When Hu Zhongshi saw this, he thought it was a test and became serious.

After looking around, he said in a low voice:
"I think that it was because of the collapse of Tianshu and the Great Buddha that the Saint had accumulated dissatisfaction with the Wei family and his attitude had changed. However, the Saint did not choose the Prince of Xiang, so he chose... chose... um."

He gave me a look that said we both understand, but he didn't finish the sentence and continued:
"It just so happens that the prince has returned to the capital. Your Majesty is taking advantage of the situation and at the same time, he can express his dissatisfaction with the Wei family. Tsk tsk, this is a brilliant move. But the best part is that the person who suggested the prince to return to the capital grasped the timing just right. This is what we call an expert... Governor Ouyang, what do you think? Do you know who this expert is?"

Ouyang Rong nodded in agreement: "Eunuch Hu, this angle is good. This humble official thinks so too."

Khufu: ...

You better be.

Ouyang Rong saw that Hu Fu, a grown man, looked at him with a resentful look. If one didn't know, one might think that Ouyang Rong had done something.

"Governor Ouyang, we are old acquaintances. Why don't you be honest with each other and not play dumb?"

Ouyang Rong was not shy, and while he was cleaning the table, he lowered his head and asked:

"Why don't you ask the prince, Eunuch Hu? Isn't Shunbo your godfather? It shouldn't be difficult to introduce him."

Khufu looked a little embarrassed.

It can't be said that he can't even get a seat to see Prince Xunyang and the little princess now.
In fact, when Li Xian's family was still in Xunyang City, he didn't do much. He just helped out a little under the pressure of his godfather, but he was definitely not considered a core member of the old people of Longcheng or Xunyang.

This time, the Li Xian family was promoted to Luoyang, and their momentum was at its peak, like adding fuel to a raging fire. Countless people rushed forward to make friends with them.

Khufu was able to survive in the palace after his godfather was demoted, so his sense of smell and ability to stand on the right side of the fence are certainly not low.

Of course I know, it’s best to pick a cold stove.

Nothing can compare to helping someone in need.

Hu Fu thought about it and keenly discovered a detail, that is, Ouyang Lianghan, whom he was familiar with, was still in Xunyang City.

Thinking back to the time when he gave Ouyang Lianghan the knife to save his life, he and Ouyang Lianghan had always had a good relationship.

And as far as he knew, the Li Xian family privately obeyed the orders of this "Tan Lang".

Although it is not known why Ouyang Lianghan did not return to Beijing this time, he even wrote a letter of apology and resigned from his post.

However, Khufu felt that it was a great opportunity. While many people in Luoyang were not paying attention to "Tan Lang", the shadow military advisor behind King Xunyang, he quickly came to rekindle their old relationship.

So Khufu took the initiative to take over the task of delivering the imperial edict.

Otherwise, with his high status in the palace, he would not be interested in such hard work.

On the way to Xunyang, Hu Fu felt that this opportunity was a real bargain.

Haven’t you seen the saint’s edict? Are you all going to be lenient towards Governor Ouyang who “took the blame on his own initiative”?

Now, this young governor really has someone above him.

Who knows, one day, with the help of Prince Xunyang and Her Royal Highness the Princess in Luoyang, he will be promoted from a local governor to the Council of Government and become the second Master.

Ouyang Rong prepared to pack up and leave.

Khufu quickly pulled him back and said in a low voice:
"Does Governor Ouyang know what's going on in the palace right now?"

"I don't know. I'm not a eunuch, and I'm not in the palace."

Khufu coughed and whispered:
"There is a rumor that the Saint is preparing a celebration, and it is expected that the successor to the throne will be decided at the celebration."

Ouyang Rong raised an eyebrow: "So fast?"

"Of course. Prince Xunyang's return to the capital was beyond everyone's expectations. Now in the capital, there are voices supporting Prince Xunyang because the Wei family made mistakes and lost power. As for Prince Xiang, of course, the elder brother is the most important, so how could he compete with his elder brother? He also supported his elder brother in public.

"Of course, the most crucial thing is the attitude of the Saint. Although they are related by generations, the Saint really likes the little princess of Xunyang Wang's family. But for the Saint, her love is mostly an attitude, a signal, so... the Saint also prefers Xunyang Wang."

Hu Fu originally thought that Ouyang Lianghan would be interested and ask more questions. After all, he came from Luoyang and had a lot of news. It was impossible for Ouyang Lianghan not to pay attention to the affairs of Prince Xunyang.

But he didn't expect that Ouyang Rong just nodded, said "Oh", and prepared to leave.

The young governor changed out of his official uniform and put on a light blue Confucian robe, looking as if he was leaving immediately after his shift.

He glanced outside, turned around and said:
"Envoy Hu, please stay here for now. You can wait for Commander Yi and Lady Miaozhen to finish packing and return to the capital together. I will ask Liu Lang to take the envoy back to the mansion. It is getting late and I have to go off duty... Oh, right."

He suddenly remembered something and said, "Maybe your junior sister asked the eunuch to deliver a letter."

"Oh, that's right. Look at my memory."

Khufu took out a wax letter and handed it to Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong opened the envelope, lowered his head to take a quick look, then turned around and walked out under Khufu's reluctant gaze.

Watch as you walk.

Before leaving the main hall, Khufu vaguely heard the young man in scholarly robes at the door muttering:

"The royal heir? The second golden capsule will be here soon..."

……

"Why does it seem like Governor Ouyang is absent-minded? Isn't the imperial edict from Envoy Hu good news?"

On the way back to Chengtian Temple, Yi Qianqiu suddenly asked Yuan Huaimin who was standing beside him.

The two were riding on horses.

Just now after finishing his shift at the Jiangzhou lobby, Ouyang Rong originally wanted Yan Liulang to send Hu Fu back to his residence, but Yi Qianqiu and Yuan Huaimin stayed outside and did not leave. Seeing this, they took the initiative to volunteer to send Hu Fu back to his residence, said goodbye politely, and made an appointment for dinner.

Unlike the relaxed and casual Ouyang Rong, Yi Qianqiu treated Khufu, the envoy from Luoyang, with some awe.

If you want to stay in the court for a long time, you cannot underestimate anyone who comes out of the palace.

Compared to Yuan Huaimin, who has the highest level of insensitivity, Yi Qianqiu understands the reason well.

When serving in the White Tiger Guard, one also has to understand the human nature.

Of course, people like Ouyang Lianghan can seemingly be ignored.

This is also what Yi Qianqiu has envied recently.

Yuan Huaimin replied slowly:
"Oh, it should be that the news brought by Taoist Zhang is not good."

"What do you mean? What news did the Taoist priest bring? Is there any news worse than the court's accountability?"

Yuan Huaimin scratched his head and said:
"I saw that Brother Lianghan was in a bad mood, so I asked Army Officer Yan and found out that it seems that our Jiangzhou Hall and the other states in the south of the Yangtze River are jointly hunting Yunmeng Jianze, but they can't find any trace of the mountain gate and have no idea where to start.

"That Taoist Zhang is also a man of the underworld. The Taiqing Longhu Mountain behind him is considered a local snake in the underworld of Tiannan. But the news they brought this time was completely useless. Now the last straw is gone."

Yuan Huaimin sighed:
"Brother Lianghan seems to have been very concerned about this matter from the beginning, even more so than the news from Luoyang."

Yi Qianqiu was a little absent-minded.

She suddenly reined in her horse:
"Is this also the reason why he didn't return to Beijing?"

Yuan Huaimin looked back in confusion:
"What do you mean by returning to Beijing?"

Yi Qianqiu's eyes were complicated, and he murmured:
"Returning to the capital with Prince Xunyang and Lady Rong is a great opportunity. I heard from Envoy Hu that Prince Xunyang's family is now the most sought-after new nobles in the capital and is favored by the Saint.

"Not only did the Wei family avoid him, the Prince of Xiang gave way to him, the Master and other old ministers of Li Qian all supported him, and even the most popular concubines in the Konghe Mansion and the weather forecasters in the Sitianjian shouted unanimously...

"Of course, the most important thing is the saint's initial attitude. He opened the Yinglong Gate, welcomed the emperor in front of all the ministers, and doted on the young daughter of Prince Xunyang...Now Prince Xunyang's family has become powerful, but I don't know how far they can go in the end. It seems like they are trying to snatch the heir to the throne halfway."

Yuan Huaimin suddenly realized:

"That's right, why doesn't Liang Han go back? Let's go back to the capital together. Wouldn't that mean he can rise to prominence together with Prince Xunyang?"

After a pause, he murmured, "Why don't you leave? Is it because you miss my old brothers like Liu Lang? Liang Han is really a man who cherishes old times..."

Yi Qianqiu: ...

She was too lazy to correct this stupid question, and ignored the self-touched Yuan Huaimin, and said to herself:

"Not only did he not go back, he also took the initiative to stay and take responsibility, and asked to resign... How could there be such a stupid person in the world? What is he waiting for, or looking for? Could it be the little girl he asked the eldest lady to redeem that day? I remember that he left with a coin, and he was asking for it in public...

"That day I thought he was crazy, but now I see he is serious... Could it be that wealth and a bright future are not as important to him as that young woman? He doesn't even bother to take the official position... He is crazy, absolutely crazy..."

After riding across the street for a while, Yuan Huaimin slowly realized that Qiu Niang seemed to have calmed down. When he felt a little uncomfortable, he looked back and immediately met a look of indescribable resentment.

At some point, Yi Qianqiu raised his head and stared at his back, as if making some kind of comparison.

"Qiu, Qiu Niang, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Yi Qianqiu didn't say anything.

Ride forward for a while.

At a certain moment, Yuan Huaimin flew out screaming in panic.

Kicked down.

"Look at people."

……

Ouyang Rong walked through the corridor and headed towards the back door.

On the way, he finished reading the letter.

Junior sister didn’t say anything important in the letter.

The main purpose is to report safety and give a brief introduction to the situation in Luoyang.

In addition to this, there is also the story of Cai Shou’s failure to become the sword master, plus an interesting incident.

It's about the prince.

It is said that Li Dalang had a dream the night before entering the palace. He dreamed of her wedding with Ouyang Rong, but in his dream Li Dalang could not catch up with the wedding, even if he kept running forward.

After Li Dalang told everyone, the atmosphere was quiet for a while, and then Wei Mei cursed speechlessly, "You oversleep every day, of course you can't catch up."

Perhaps he thought it was interesting, so Xie Lingjiang mentioned it casually in his letter...

Ouyang Rong also smiled.

As expected, he is Da Lang.

Shaking his head, he went to the back door.

I saw Zhang Shixiu standing next to the stable.

Ouyang Rong was not surprised, because he was the one who asked Zhang Shixiu to wait here. He was about to meet Khu Fu and could only listen to the news brought by Zhang Shixiu in a hurry. Only now did he have time to entertain him properly.

"Let's go to Huaiye Lane to have a meal."

Ouyang Rong passed by Zhang Shixiu and walked in front.

"You are too polite, Governor Ouyang."

Ouyang Rong shook his head.

"Master, thank you for helping me get the information."

Zhang Shixiu felt a little ashamed when he heard this, and followed him:

"But this is not good news for me."

Ouyang Rong was a little quiet.

Zhang Shixiu and the Tianshi Mansion behind him had no news about Yunmeng Jianze's mountain gate.

Ever since the Battle of Shuangfeng Peak ended, Yunmeng Jianze has completely disappeared without a trace.

All the halls that could be contacted before have been abolished, as if they had completely disappeared from the world.

After dinner, Zhang Shixiu returned.

Ouyang Rong returned to the study.

Ye Weilai is folding the quilt.

Miaosi was playing with Zhong Hong in the room. She rode on Zhong Hong's back, shouting "Jia Jia Jia" and running around the house. However, it seemed like Zhong Hong wanted to throw her off.

What a little ink spirit with no sense of boundaries.

There are two sets of bedding on the bed. The little girl has had her period recently, so she has to sleep in separate quilts, otherwise it will be easy for her to leak onto Ouyang Rong. After all, the white-haired girl likes to put one leg on Ouyang Rong's belly when she sleeps.

"Ah Qing made some summer clothes for you, young master."

Ye Weilai was lying on the bed with her butt raised, mumbling to herself while making the bedding.

"Uh-huh."

Ouyang Rong sat at the table, took a piece of paper and wrote.

It seems like he is replying to his junior sister.

Ye Weilai turned back from time to time to look at Ouyang Rong, and found that he frowned occasionally. The little girl felt a little distressed.

He poured a cup of hot tea over and stopped at the table without leaving.

Ouyang Rong didn't even raise his head, and snorted:
"Ok?"

Ye Weilai whispered: "Is there still no news about the embroiderer?"

"Ah."

Ye Weilai thought for a moment:

"How about we have someone clean up the courtyard in Longcheng and keep it under guard? The embroiderer went to that courtyard to look for you before. Besides, Longcheng County should be close to Yunmeng Lake."

She walked over, pressed Ouyang Rong's shoulders, tilted her head and continued to give advice:

"Nu'er recommends Ah Qing. Let her stay here. She's close anyway."

Ouyang Rong suddenly stopped.

"What did you say?"

Ye Weilai was stunned for a moment, a little frightened, and stammered:

"Nu'er said...said...let Ah Qing guard the yard."

"No, the first one."

"The previous sentence... Oh, Longcheng might be close to Yunmeng."

Ouyang Rong calmed down.

After a while, he tore up the reply letter bit by bit, took new paper, wrote a letter, folded it, put it into the envelope, and stamped it with wax.

The white-haired girl had returned to the bed and continued to make it.

"Weila."

"Ok?"

Ye Weilai, who was packing her clothes, looked back curiously.

She found that Ouyang Rong had come over, holding a letter in his hand, and said to her:

"My junior sister wrote to me saying that Cai Shou was unsuccessful in the matter of the Sword Master."

Ye Weilai tilted her head: "Oh, what a pity."

"It's a pity, but don't try it. There's no need to try again. If you are forced to try, don't hold out hope."

"Hmm! Hmm? Wait, what do you mean, sir?"

Ouyang Rong grabbed Ye Weilai's hand, put the envelope in her hand, and then held her hand tightly, saying word by word:

"Go back to the capital, find Junior Sister and Ms. Rong, give them the letter, and then...stay in the capital."

This time, his tone brooked no rejection.

Ye Weilai stopped where she was.

(End of this chapter)