Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 371: A Rage for Beauty

When Yang Yuan walked out of the gate of the Ministry of Rites, some candidates who had successfully registered were also walking out in twos and threes.

When a candidate sees someone he likes, he will take the initiative to approach and start a conversation, discussing finding an inn to rent a room for preparation for the exam.

Staying in an inn is their best choice, because there are many candidates and many opportunities there. Not only does it provide a comfortable environment for exam preparation, but they can also hear the latest news from great scholars in a timely manner.

Those from poor families would usually go to the suburbs to rent a house, or donate some money to a temple and rent a meditation room.

Yang Yuan was already an official and had killed people. When he didn't want to get close to people, he didn't need to pretend to be, and he had an aura that kept people at a distance.

Even if those students wanted to make friends with him, they would give up the idea once they felt his aura.

Yang Yuan rushed to the Privy Council, and the doorman, Old Qin, bared his yellow teeth and said with a smile: "Oh, Yang Chengzhi is back. Are you feeling better?"

"A little injury, it's already healed."

Yang Yuan waved his hand and a box flew out from his sleeve.

Lao Qin quickly reached out to take it, and when he looked closely, he found that it was Longjing fried tea with the latest packaging.

He once saw Lin Yifei, editor Lin, carrying two boxes of tea like this through the main gate.

"Oh, thank you Yang Chengzhi, thank you Yang Chengzhi."

Yang Yuan waved his hand and walked in.

Logically speaking, Yang Yuan should first go to Bafutang to find Zheng Yuandong, the chief of the Jisufang, to cancel his leave.

However, he hadn't known about the situation in the "Chan Zi Fang" for more than a month, so Yang Yuan went back to the "Chan Zi Fang" first to see everyone first.

When Yang Yuan entered the big detention room, he saw that the room was empty. There was no one in the huge detention room.

Yang Yuan frowned. Could it be that Deputy Secretary Xue failed to manage the affairs properly?

When I'm not here, will all the people in the "Chanzifang" just "let them be"?

That doesn't make sense. Xue Bingxin has been a yamen officer in the "Yu Zi Fang" for several years, and the people in my "Chan Zi Fang" were all transferred here later. No one would provoke her, right?

Yang Yuan walked through the big detention room with a puzzled look on his face, and there was a patio behind it.

There are dripping corridors all around, and the house on the left is the signing room of Deputy Imperial Secretary Xue Bingxin.

As soon as Yang Yuan entered the backyard patio, he saw Mr. Fan, Mr. Wang, Wen Tian and other officials and clerks standing outside Xue Bingxin's signing room. Some of them were sticking to the windows, while others were peeking through the cracks in the door, acting furtively.

"Uh... cough!"

Yang Yuan coughed lightly. Wen Tian turned his head and was startled. He quickly turned to Young Master Wang next to him.

Young Master Wang was leaning against the window and listening attentively, but when he was poked by him, he waved his hand impatiently.

Wen Tian became anxious and tugged at his collar. Young Master Wang turned around angrily and was startled when he saw Yang Yuan.

Under Yang Yuan's majestic gaze, they didn't even dare to say a word. They walked around the corridor in a dejected manner and slipped into the big signing room.

Yang Yuan walked to the door of the signing room and suddenly raised his head and stared at the eaves.

Luo Tingxia was seen hanging upside down in the eaves like Spider-Man, fitting tightly against the wall.

If you don't look up, most people won't notice his presence even if they walk through the corridor.

When he saw Yang Yuan looking up at him, Luo Tingxia was like a child who was caught red-handed. He hurriedly used his hands and feet to crawl away quickly along the eaves.

Yang Yuan was both angry and amused. What kind of people are these?
But what was Vice-Secretary Xue doing in the room? Why were they gathered outside?

Yang Yuan thought about it in confusion, looked around, and saw no one, so he also put his ear to the crack of the door.

Then Xue Bingxin's voice came from the room: "Dean Zhang, we are all colleagues. We will meet each other sooner or later. Don't force me to say more unpleasant words. Get out now!"

Then a man's voice was heard laughing, "Deputy Secretary Xue, why do you have to keep people at a distance?

To be honest, I have liked you since I first saw you serving in the Privy Council three years ago.

It's just that Deputy Secretary Xue is from the inner court. Although Zhang likes you, he dare not go beyond the line.

Fortunately, I accidentally found out a few days ago that you, Deputy Secretary Xue, had actually been expelled from the palace.

Hehe, I guess it was the wife of the Internal Minister Zhe who helped you, right?
I know that Madam Zhe has always valued you and Deputy Secretary Leng.

Deputy Secretary Xue, since you are no longer a member of the inner court, I am afraid that your career as an official in the Privy Council will also end soon. What will you do then?"

Xue Bingxin said coldly: "What does this have to do with you?"

Zhang Mi said: "Miss Xue, I, Zhang Mi, really like you and want to marry you.

I'm sure you also know that my wife has been bedridden for a long time and I have sent her back to my hometown to recuperate.

Just looking at her condition, she won't be able to survive more than a year or two.

As long as you nod, Zhang promises to marry you in the future."

Xue Bingxin said: "Your wife was bedridden, but you threw her into the countryside to fend for herself.

She is still alive, and you are already planning to marry someone else after she dies. Dean Zhang's behavior is really chilling!"

Zhang Mi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if your teeth are cold, as long as you are not cold, isn't that enough? Hehe."

Xue Bingxin said angrily: "What are you doing? Let go!"

When Yang Yuan heard this, he kicked the door open.

There was a loud "bang" and the people in the room were startled.

Yang Yuan stepped in and took a closer look, and saw an official in a red robe holding Xue Bingxin's wrists with both hands, pouting his lips and stretching his neck, trying to kiss her.

This man was thin and tall, with a long face and neck, just like a praying mantis.

Xue Bingxin leaned against the desk, leaning her upper body back to avoid his mouth, and her wrists were caught in the air by him.

In a hurry, Xue Bingxin put one foot on the ground and raised the other foot lightly, with her knee about to hit the man's lower abdomen.

Yang Yuan kicked the door open, and the two of them maintained this posture, but turned their faces away at the same time.

Seeing Yang Yuan, Xue Bingxin's pupils suddenly dilated and she shouted in surprise, "Si Gong!"

The tall and thin official who was about to fall down at the slightest gust of wind was startled when he heard this and let go of Xue Bingxin.

Although he let go, Xue Bingxin still kept her hands raised high, her upper body leaning back, and her knees half-raised, frozen in that position. She probably forgot her current appearance in her surprise.

Yang Yuan sighed and shook his head, saying, "Military officers fight to the death, and civil officials remonstrate to the death, Dean Zhang. But it's not that civil officials die as servile people! They are so servile that they are almost dead!"

Dean Zhang's face flushed immediately: "How dare you insult your superior!"

Yang Yuan raised his thumb to Dean Zhang and said to Xue Bingxin, "What does this guy do?"

Xue Bingxin then realized that her posture was wrong, and she quickly straightened her back, put her feet down, took two steps forward and said, "Oh, he... is Dean Zhang of Xuanzhiyuan."

Yang Yuan put his hands behind his back, walked around Zhang Mi for a while, and said, "Director Zhang of the Imperial Court? What are you doing in my speed room?"

Zhang Mi straightened his appearance, coughed and said, "Is it not possible for me to discuss some matters with Deputy Secretary Xue?

You are just a small official, are you questioning this court?"

Zhang Mi was wearing a scarlet robe and was an official of the sixth rank, two levels higher than Yang Yuan, who was of the seventh rank.

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Although he was not Yang Yuan's direct supervisor, he was also an official of the Privy Council. As the president of the Xuanzhiyuan under the Privy Council, he could not help but feel annoyed when being questioned by Yang Yuan in this way.

"Oh? So Dean Zhang wants to discuss something with Deputy Secretary Xue!"

Yang Yuan suddenly stretched out his hands from behind his back and grabbed Zhang Mi's wrist.

Zhang Mi was tall and thin, with thin wrists. When Yang Yuanman grasped him, he suddenly stepped back twice, and his lower back hit the desk.

So, Zhang Mi was in a posture with his hands raised high, with Yang Yuan holding his wrists, his upper body leaning back, and his back against the desk.

Except for not lifting her feet, her posture was almost exactly the same as Xue Bingxin's just now.

Zhang Mi panicked: "Mr. Yang, what are you doing! You, you, you...don't do anything stupid!"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Yang wants to discuss something with your Dean Zhang."

Zhang Mi's two mustaches were raised with nervousness, and he stammered:

"You, you, you...if you want to talk about something, just talk about it. Why...do you want to make this hospital pose in such an indecent posture?"

Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "So Dean Zhang, you also know that this posture is indecent, then what about you forcing Deputy Secretary Xue just now?"

Zhang Mi's face flushed as he said, "What does this court and Deputy Secretary Xue have to do with you? If you commit crimes, this court will never forgive you."

Yang Yuan asked, "Who said it has nothing to do with me? Why did Deputy Secretary Xue get rid of the palace?"

Zhang Mi's pupils shrank, and he cried out, "You did this?"

Zhang Mi and Lin Yifei were the two most trusted confidants of Qin Hui in the Privy Council.

A few days ago, Zhang Mi overheard Qin Hui mention that Xue Bingxin and Leng Yuchan had been expelled from the palace and were no longer palace ladies-in-waiting.

In this way, he could justifiably expel them from the Privy Council and kill two generals of Zheng Yuandong.

However, the Speed ​​​​Machine Room is a separate system, and there is no way to place one's own people in it. The most he can do is hinder Zheng Yuandong, which is a pity.

Zhang Mi had long coveted the beauty of Xue Bingxin and Leng Yuchan.

However, Leng Yuchan was in the "Yuzi Room", and the head of the "Yuzi Room" was Fei Yuye.

Fei Yuye’s father is the big fat guy in the skinning house, a man more terrifying than the King of Hell. Zhang Mi dare not provoke him.

As for the "Chanzifang", he was not afraid of Yang Yuan, the head of the house who had no background, so he often came to harass Xue Bingxin in the past two days.

At first, he only took advantage of her verbally. Xue Bingxin thought that he was three levels higher than her and it was not easy to offend him.

Especially when Yang Yuan was not around, the entire Chanzifang depended on her alone.

If they offended Zhang Mi, Qin Hui's confidant, and caused her to be suspended from her post, then if the "Chanzifang" made any mistakes at this time, they would have failed Yang Yuan's trust.

Now, the jewelry store and spice store jointly owned by her, Mr. Wang and Yang Yuan on Houshi Street has opened.

They have their own source of goods and their own transportation, so the cost of these high-end South Asian goods is reduced in an instant.

Therefore, it is extremely competitive and becomes extremely popular once it opens. It is no exaggeration to say that it makes a fortune every day.

Xue Bingxin, a "little money-lover", has been extremely happy recently. Every time she opens her eyes, she thinks contentedly: "Another day has passed. I have made a lot of money again, right?"

During her days off, she would go to the store to check the accounts, and as she did so she would make a "geigeigei" sound of laughter.

All this joy and happiness were given to her by Yang Yuan. In order to repay Yang Yuan's kindness, she naturally had to live up to his trust.

Therefore, Xue Bingxin endured the humiliation and kept making excuses. As long as Zhang Mi didn't go too far, she would endure it.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Mi became more and more presumptuous and gradually began to touch her.

Today, when Xue Bingxin was about to "reach the limit of her tolerance and no longer need to endure", Yang Yuan came back, and Xue Bingxin suddenly felt more reassured.

Seeing Yang Yuan pressing Zhang Mi on the table like a woman, Xue Bingxin couldn't help but blush.

Zhang Mi thought that the big fat guy in the skinning station was not easy to mess with, so he tried to tease Xue Bingxin. But now, after hearing what Yang Yuan said, he found out that he also had a background?

Zhang Mi thought that it was Madam Zhe who showed mercy and helped Xue Bingxin and Leng Yuchan to be removed from the palace.

If it was Yang Yuan who did it, doesn’t that mean... Yang Yuan has connections in the palace?
Thinking of this, Zhang Mi's arrogance subsided a little.

Yang Yuan snorted coldly, causing Zhang Mi to stagger, and said coldly:

"It's good that you know it. From now on, Dean Zhang, you'd better not come to my 'Chanzi Room' as much as possible.

Otherwise, if something happens in the confidential area, you, Dean Zhang, will not be able to escape responsibility!"

"Well, you are so arrogant!" Zhang Mi shook his robe, sneered, and walked out.

Outside the door, Mr. Fan, Mr. Wang, Wen Tian and others who had returned immediately stood up straight.

Wen Tian pretended to pick up a flower and sniff it, Mr. Fan chatted in a low voice, and Mr. Wang smiled and nodded.

There is also a book order, picking up the sleeves, and performing without physical objects to "brush the window railing"...

Zhang Mi glared at them unhappily, threw up his sleeves and walked away.

Xue Bingxin stepped forward happily and said, "Master Si, you're back!"

Yang Yuan asked, "I've been away for a month, is there anything going on in the room?"

"No no."

Xue Bingxin was extremely happy when she saw her God of Wealth.

She smiled and shook her head: "Everything is fine, except for the past few days, when Zhang Mi, that annoying fly, keeps buzzing around."

Yang Yuan glared at her and said, "He came to harass you, and you didn't fight him back? Where are your martial arts skills?"

Xue Bingxin said aggrievedly: "He...you can say he is overdoing it, but he didn't do anything.

You'd say he's not overdoing it, but he always says things that are too extreme.

But he is the superior of our yamen after all, and I think that you, Sir, have gone to the countryside to recuperate and entrusted all the affairs of the house to me, so I cannot cause you any trouble."

"Humph!"

Xue Bingxin quickly flattered him: "But when he went too far today, I wanted to beat him up."

Yang Yuan's expression finally eased: "Don't be afraid of trouble when you encounter this kind of thing in the future.

It's him who's unruly, so why should we be afraid? If we really start a fight, let's see who will be more embarrassed."

Xue Bingxin said obediently: "Oh, I know."

Yang Yuan heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that everything is fine in the room. I just came back and haven't canceled my leave yet. I'll go to Bafu Hall first and cancel my leave.

By the way, I will tell Zheng Ducheng about this matter of Dean Zhang so that he can know what is going on.

If Zhang Mi comes again in the future and does anything inappropriate, we will punish him."

"Oh……"

Seeing that Yang Yuan was going to meet Zheng Yuandong and was going to help her file a complaint, Xue Bingxin felt very happy.

She suddenly remembered something. Since Si Gong wanted to help her file a complaint, she had to prepare more negative information for him.

Xue Bingxin hurriedly said, "By the way, Si Gong, Zhang Mi harassed me yesterday and even touched my butt."

"Huh?" Yang Yuan, who had already walked to the door, turned his head suddenly.

Xue Bingxin was startled by his glare, and quickly shrank her neck and said timidly:
"But... he... he didn't touch it. He dodged it and slipped away."

Yang Yuan snorted and walked out.

Outside the door, a group of officials and clerks immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Yang Yuan sighed. These people had all learned bad things from Xiao Luo.

On the eaves, Xiao Luo hung there awkwardly, not knowing whether to leave or stay. He had no choice but to pose as if he was "watching a melon" and buried his head deeply.

Yang Yuan ignored him and strode out.

In the signing room, Xue Bingxin stuck out her tongue and whispered, "When Si Gong gets angry, he's so scary. But when he's backing people up, he looks so impressive!"

Yang Yuan rushed to Bafu Hall. When Zheng Yuandong saw Yang Yuan coming in, he put down the large scissors in his hand and said with a smile: "Have you recovered from your injury? Sit down."

Yang Yuan thanked him for the seat and said to Zheng Yuandong, "Thank you for your care. My leg injury has healed and I will be back to work in the yamen from today."

Zheng Yuandong smiled and said, "Very good. I thought your injury would soon heal, and was just thinking of sending someone to your home to ask about it, but I didn't expect you to come back."

Yang Yuan asked sensitively, "What orders do you have?"

"I have a good job for you!"

Zheng Yuandong smiled and said, "It will be the New Year's Day in just over a month.

This year, the imperial court sent the Minister of Revenue as the chief envoy and the Governor of Quanzhou as the deputy envoy to the Kingdom of Jin to congratulate the New Year.

The emperor intends to appoint you as the judge to accompany the two 'New Year's envoys' to the Kingdom of Jin."

Zheng Yuandong laughed softly and said, "You saved Liu Wanrong, this must be an assignment Liu Wanrong asked for for you in front of the government.

With your current official position, you are not qualified to be the third most important person in the delegation.

Now you can just take a trip and it will be a highlight in your calendar, which will be of great benefit to your future career."

After hearing this, Yang Yuan's heart tightened. Going to the Kingdom of Jin to celebrate the New Year?

On New Year's Day and the birthdays of their emperors, the Song and Jin dynasties would send envoys to congratulate each other.

This can be regarded as an official friendly behavior between the two sides after the "Shaoxing Peace Agreement".

Becoming this messenger is a kind of qualification in your resume, which will be of great benefit to your future promotion.

Moreover, this superficial effort of "I am nice to you" was just to eat and drink in the Kingdom of Jin. There was no important mission and no difficulty. It was indeed a lucrative job that officials were vying for.

It must be that Liu Wanrong and Liu Guojiu worked hard to get him this opportunity because of his previous action of stopping a frightened horse and saving people at Xiangji Temple.

But Yang Yuan doesn't want to go!
He is also going to direct a big play on the Lantern Festival night.

If I go to the Jin Kingdom to celebrate the New Year, I will definitely not be able to return in time for the Lantern Festival. Even if I can make it back in time, I was not in Lin'an before that, and I would not have time to arrange anything. What's the use?

Yang Yuan was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat.

Seeing his ruddy face, Zheng Yuandong thought he was just excited and said with a smile:

"Okay, go ahead, and leave the affairs of the Chanzifang to Deputy Secretary Xue.

Anyway, when you pass the high school entrance exam, you won’t be trapped in this speed room anymore, haha.”

Yang Yuan came out of the Bafu Hall, feeling uneasy all the way.

He had taken everything into account, except for the fact that he had not expected that Liu Guojiu's siblings would do him a disservice!

It would be unreasonable to refuse something like this. How about I go to the street and stop a frightened horse?
When he arrived at the door of "Chanzifang", Yang Yuan remembered that he had forgotten to report Zhang Mi to Zheng Yuandong.

Complain..., Zhang Mi?

A light bulb went off in Yang Yuan's head, and he suddenly thought of how to avoid becoming an envoy to Jin.

He turned around and strode to the Xuanzhiyuan.

In the imperial edict courtyard, Zhang Mi went back in anger and shame, and saw Qin Hui and Lin Yifei, along with several officials, walking slowly towards him while talking.

Zhang Mi hurried to meet him.

While listening to Qin Hui's words, he was thinking about how to find an opportunity to file a complaint against Yang Yuan in front of Qin Shushi.

A seventh-rank imperial edict dares to offend me, and dares to snatch a woman from me, Zhang Mi? I will kill you!
Before Zhang Mi found a chance to put Yang Yuan in a bad light, Yang Yuan came walking briskly.

He entered the Xuanzhiyuan, looked around, and saw Zhang Mi.

Yang Yuan immediately yelled and rushed over with his fist as big as a bowl: "Zhang Mi, you bastard! How dare you, a filthy beast, touch my woman's butt! I'm going to beat you up!"

PS: I have to go to a meeting these two days, so I will just combine the two into one. Time is tight, so I won’t waste it on naming the chapters ^_^
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