Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 314 As steady as an old dog
Today, Qiao Zhen rarely slacked off. Since she couldn't refuse the invitation, she went to the Lanting Restaurant with Yang Yuan to have a drink.

So when he got home tonight, he didn't go to the study to fiddle with his pile of fruit cores, but went straight to Tian Tian's yard.

Whenever he drank, he would stay in Tian Tian's room.

It's not easy to be the head of the family. My wife was his first wife when he was in humble circumstances, so he has to treat his wife and concubine equally.

But if he has social engagements and drinks that day, he will not come according to his usual schedule that night.

Because his wife complained that he snored too loudly after drinking, she had to help him take a bath and change clothes, and prepare sobering soup for him. After all this, his wife felt light-headed and couldn't sleep well.

These things should have been done by concubines and his wife should not be bothered, so he always lived directly in Mrs. Tian's room at this time.

After taking a bath and drinking the sobering soup, Qiao Zhen went to bed to rest.

When he slept with his wives and concubines, they no longer indulged in revelry every night.

Even if Mrs. Tian Tian followed him later, they had been together for four or five years. As an old couple, how could they have the interest to be intimate every day?

Sleeping on the same bed, chatting about family matters and children, that's all.

Like ordinary couples, the days when they actually spent time together flying were only six or seven times a month. That was with his concubine Tian Tian, ​​and even less with his wife.

Tian Tian had just gone to see the child, who was already fast asleep under the care of the nanny.

Tian Tian, ​​wearing a silk nightgown, lay beside Qiao Zhen and said with a smile, "I followed the instructions of Master Daner and added some Feng Shui ornaments. Did the master notice it?"

Qiao Zhen smiled and said, "You women, you see, it's quite elegant."

"Hey, I'm not asking you to judge whether it's elegant or not. Little Master Dan'er said that if you place it like this, it will have good feng shui, a harmonious family, and your career in the government will also be prosperous."

Qiao Zhen smiled and said, "If the master's career depends on your Feng Shui, hehe..., go to sleep."

Qiao Zhen turned over, but Madam Tian was still in the mood to talk, and she leaned against his back: "Today's adjustment is complete, and I went to the Miaoxiu Temple again. Master, guess what happened?"

She just said that, not letting Qiao Zhen guess at all, and continued, "Young Nun Dan'er is very pretty, and as a result, she was targeted by two people. One of them is Shen Xi, the eldest son of the Shen family."

"Oh?"

Qiao Zhen suddenly became interested and turned around: "Tell me in detail."

Mrs. Tian curled her lips and said, "You men, tsk, you get excited when you talk about this."

Madam Tian described it vividly: "Master Shen asked his concubine to be too close to Master Dan'er, and he wanted to invite Master Dan'er to his home to receive a vegetarian meal. I heard it will be tomorrow.

However, there was another person who also took a fancy to Master Dan'er's beauty. He was a wealthy young man from Lin'an.

That young man bought a piece of land just opposite Miaoxiu Temple and planned to build a house.

I just wonder, does he really want to buy land and build a house here, or does he want to get closer to that little nun Dan'er?
She is just a monk with her hair untied now. If he really likes her, he can just coax her to change her mind and let her leave the monastery and follow him. Why is there so much trouble?"

"Practicing Buddhism with hair intact? What kind of Taoism can a nun practicing Buddhism with hair intact have to be invited to receive vegetarian food?"

Madam Tian rolled her eyes at him and said, "Master, you are asking even though you already know the answer, right? Is he inviting people to a vegetarian feast? He is just greedy for their bodies!"

Qiao Zhen suddenly seemed to be thinking about something, and after a moment's silence, he said, "Practicing with hair untied... How long has this little nun Dan'er been at Miaoxiu Temple?"

Mrs. Tian said vigilantly: "Master, why are you asking about this? You are not...Master, please don't ask for trouble.

Those two prodigal sons spent five hundred strings of cash just to see that young nun. How dare you spend like that? I will go and complain to my elder sister."

Qiao Zhen sat up, her expression stern: "Tell me quickly, when did this little nun with hair go to Miaoxiu Temple? Tell me everything you know."

Mrs. Tian panicked and thought, "I am such a talkative person. Why did I say all this to him?" This aroused the master's interest. Could it be that he also had feelings for Young Nun Dan'er?
But he had never seen what Young Nun Daner looked like. Why were all men like this?
Seeing Qiao Zhen's stern expression, Madam Tian, ​​a concubine, dared not not answer, so she had to tell him everything she knew.

Qiao Zhen sat on the couch and was silent for a moment after listening to her. Suddenly, she got up, put on her shoes, and walked around the room.

Mrs. Tian sat up and asked with a hint of jealousy and confusion, "What are you doing? Master, are you eager to rush to Miaoxiu Temple to see the nun Dan'er right away when the sun comes up?"

Qiao Zhen suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice, "Tian'er, you should never go to Miaoxiu Temple again, and you should never have any contact with that nun Dan'er. Remember that?"

Mrs. Tian was delighted when she heard this, because it turned out that her husband had some feelings for that young nun.

It’s just... I’m a woman, and Master Dan’er is also a woman. What are you afraid of if I associate with her?
Qiao Zhen returned to the couch, lay down slowly, and said, "How did you get to know that little nun Dan'er? Tell me more about it."

Tian Tian didn't understand what he meant, but she still told the story of how she went to burn incense, how the receptionist received her, how Dan Niang struck up a conversation with her, and how they finally became close by talking about Feng Shui.

Qiao Zhen let out a soft “ha” and murmured, “I knew it, I knew it, how could the court not send someone?
It turns out that they sent more than just people, some were sent overtly and some were sent covertly. It would have been fine if they sent overtly and some were sent covertly, but there were actually women involved, who the hell could have guessed this!"

Mrs. Tian asked in confusion, "Master, what are you mumbling about?"

"You don't have to ask. You don't know anything. That's your blessing. Otherwise, with your stupidity, you would definitely cause trouble for me.

Remember, you are not allowed to go to Miaoxiu Temple again, and you are not allowed to have any contact with that nun Daner anymore, remember?"

Madam Tian said aggrievedly: "I will remember this."

"Um……"

Qiao Zhen pulled up the quilt, pulled his beard out from under it, and sighed deeply:
"No matter how turbulent the situation is, I will remain as steady as an old dog. My friend, please don't let me die. I will go to sleep..."

The next day, Shen Xi brought Xiang Xuan to "Miao Xiu Nunnery."

In fact, after what happened yesterday, Shen Xi no longer wanted to come.

He is the person who values ​​his reputation the most and is the most proud, but Wang Er's words "all that glitters is not gold" as if inspired by God were bound to spread.

Once this classic phrase was passed on, its origin would inevitably be mentioned: it was an evaluation of him, Shen Xi.

However, this was another situation he couldn't break.

Shen Xi had no other choice but to kill Wang Er to vent his anger.

At a time like this, he no longer had the mood to go looking for prostitutes.

However, an unintentional remark by Xiang Xuan aroused his determination to obtain Master Dan'er.

Xiang Xuan told him that the house bought by the Second Master Wang was next to Miaoxiu Temple, and that Wang Er also liked Master Daner and spent five hundred strings of cash to invite Master Daner to a vegetarian feast.

Receive fasting? What the hell, receive...

When Shen Xi heard this, he knew that the upstart had the same idea as him.

This time, he really wants to fight for it.

He felt better after snatching away the person Wang Er liked.

Next time, he would not bring Xiang Xuan with him, but would bring Master Dan'er, whom Wang Er had his eyes on, to see Wang Er.

He wanted to tell Wang Er in detail how he had teased Dan'er in her boudoir, if... if Wang Er was not dead by then!

So, he came. Master Daner, he was determined to win.

Dan'er claimed that her Taoism attainments were shallow, and asked the nunnery to send an old nun to lead the team.

The receptionist Bi Fan also felt that it would sound a bit embarrassing if the news got out that he had only sent a beautiful young nun with uncut hair to receive the fast.

Shen Xi didn't care about it. As long as he entered his house, it would be easy to get rid of the troublesome old nun.

This little nun Dan'er doesn't seem like someone who can abide by the rules and regulations. After seeing the grandeur of our wealthy Shen family, if you want to take her down, isn't it just a matter of a word?
So he agreed immediately and asked the receptionist to choose a master to accompany him.

As soon as the receptionist left, Yang Yuan arrived.

Yang Yuan brought Emmanuelle Belle with him and also wanted to invite Master Daner to receive the vegetarian meal.

Yang Yuan originally arranged for Dan Niang to be a secret agent, infiltrating Shanyin and investigating suspicious targets. Dan Niang worked very hard.

First, she used her identity as a concubine of Dai Mubai, the prosecutor of the Liangzhe Transportation Bureau who was killed while resisting at the dock, to gain the trust of the abbess of "Miaoxiu Temple" and became a little nun practicing in the temple with her hair uncut.

Then, she could investigate the powerful people in Shanyin through the wives of the dignitaries who came here to worship.

Mrs. Tian only knew that she got along well with Dan'er Xiaoni, but she didn't know that during this period of time, Dan'er had come into contact with many women from powerful families.

The women of the rich and powerful families have free time, so they often burn incense and worship in temples. And the families of officials who have been in trouble recently will especially pray to gods and Buddhas for their safety.

When a man is arrested, the most likely place for the hostess to burn incense and worship Buddha is a nunnery.

Dan Niang was waiting here, getting in touch with the wives of these imprisoned officials. It was easy for women to establish friendships, and her identity as a nun made it especially easy for her to gain the trust of others, so she could help Yang Yuan obtain information.

As a master of tricks, Dan Niang's plan was extremely ingenious. Even if the investigation on Yang Yuan's line made no progress, Dan Niang would be able to obtain extremely valuable information as long as she was given more time.

However, the master of tricks was ultimately no match for the cheating Emmanuelle Belle.

Of the two lines that Yang Yuan investigated in Shanyin, if it weren't for Belle, it would have been difficult for Yang Yuan's line to make a breakthrough, and the one who would finally make a breakthrough would definitely be Dan Niang's side.

However, Yang Yuan has Emmanuelle Belle, who has transformed into a humanoid supercomputer. With Belle's magical abilities, Yang Yuan has made the impossible possible and has already locked on to the eight craftsmen of the Duzuoyuan. Dan Niang's role is not that great.

Now that Shen Xi is drooling over Dan Niang, Yang Yuan doesn't want his woman to show up in public, even if it means just pretending to be nice to him.

Ever since hearing Shen Xi's dirty words last night, Yang Yuan had a very bad impression of him.

Even if Dan Niang would not be taken advantage of by him, Yang Yuan did not want Dan Niang to visit Shen Xi's house.

Therefore, he decided to withdraw the Dan Niang line.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy and to allow Dan Niang to withdraw properly, he had to use the identity of Longshan Wang Er to "snatch" Dan Niang.

Shen Xi came here aggressively, but he didn't know that he had come here on his own initiative and was taken advantage of by Yang Yuan again.

Both sides vied to have Little Nun Dan'er go to their side to receive the fast. This was a popular scene, and the women and servants who came to burn incense gathered around her in a crowd.

Xiang Xuan was immediately annoyed when she saw this, and rushed forward to push Yang Yuan: "Second Young Master Wang, are you really going to go against my young master?"

Xiang Xuan angrily pushed Yang Yuan away and stood in front of Dan Niang: "If you offend our young master, do you still want to gain a foothold in Shanyin? I advise you to take care of yourself!"

(End of this chapter)