Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 459: Mrs. Jin, do you want to be a female sea king?

The cousin of the Jin Dynasty Emperor Wanyan Liang, the daughter of the hereditary Temu of Sabashan and the Princess of the Big Kingdom of the Great Jin Dynasty, the noble Lady Ugulun Yingge, was imprisoned in the mill.

Originally there was a donkey in this mill. When Li Taigong led his men to seize this house, the donkey was still blindfolded and was pulling the millstone vigorously around the millstone.

Now, the donkey has been turned into donkey meat BBQ, and Wugun Yingge has moved into the mill.

"You are not allowed to take Sister Yuzhen away. I will not let you go. My father is..."

Wugu Lun Yingge's threat had no effect on the Jin soldiers outside. Jin Yuzhen was still taken away and the door was chained.

Yingge rushed to the small window again, clinging to the window bars and shouting outside: "Did you hear me? You are not allowed to lock Sister Yuzhen and Yang Yuan together. Did you hear me?"

Shaniuer's round face appeared in front of the window. He was too close to Yingge, so scared that she took several steps back.

Shaniuer smiled and said, "Then how about locking you up with Yang Yuan?"

Yingge's eyes lit up: "No problem!"

"Okay, I, Shaniu'er, will now change my name to Yang Yuan. Open the door!"

"Don't open it, don't open it, I don't want to be locked up with you, go to hell!"

Yingge was so panicked that she started screaming.

Shaniuer frowned and snorted coldly: "Keep an eye on her!"

After saying that, he walked away.

There was no chance for him to have a chance with these two top beauties, Wugu Lun Yingge and Jin Yuzhen.

However, when he just occupied the house, he hid the landlord's most beautiful concubine and a daughter.

When he thought of the two beautiful women in their prime, Shaniuer rubbed his hands with a chuckle, and his steps became unusually light.

Wugu Lun Yingge sat down worriedly. If Sister Yuzhen gets depressed, she might commit suicide, right?

I invited her to Jin. If anything happens to her...

Yingge rushed to the window again, stood on tiptoe to look out, and then she saw Kou Heiyi.

Kou Heiyi frowned slightly and walked through the courtyard with a worried look on his face.

Their current situation is very delicate. Although they are prisoners, they are treated like guests of honor by Mr. Li.

But if they are VIPs, their freedom is restricted.

The only opportunity for the delegation members to meet him was during the day, when Li Taigong invited Yang Yuan to drink tea, chat or play chess.

At other times, especially at night, they were separated into groups of three or four to rest.

However, as the relationship between Yang Yuan and Li Taigong became more and more harmonious, the freedom of the delegation members also increased.

Especially today when they arrived in Liaodong, the control over them was suddenly relaxed.

Except for the most important envoy Yang Yuan, who was still being guarded by people sent by Li Taigong in the name of protection, the other members of the delegation were no longer under anyone's supervision.

After all, now in Liaodong, the people who have lived here for generations are either Jurchens or Khitans.

Of course there are Han people as well, but not in large numbers, and most of them were captured during the Liao and Jin dynasties and have lived here for more than two or three generations.

Therefore, they do not have the conditions to escape because they cannot get help from others.

Kou Heiyi had just taken a walk around Laotie City. There wasn't even a military post here, so he had no way of getting in touch with "Xuefutu".

"Hey, hey, hey, you, it's you, you are Yang Yuan's man, right? Come here!"

Yingge put her little face close to the window and was looking around. Suddenly she saw Kou Heiyi and waved and called out to him hurriedly.

She remembered seeing this person on the boat, and he was with Yang Yuan at the time.

Moreover, this person's appearance, temperament and especially his clothing clearly showed that he was an official from the State of Song.

Kou Heiyi stopped when he heard the voice, took a look, and found Yingge in the mill.

Kou Heiyi walked to the window and asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Yingge couldn't wait to ask, "Are you Yang Yuan's man?"

Kou Heiyi nodded slightly.

Yingge was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "Go and tell Yang Yuan not to bully Sister Yuzhen, or I will not forgive him."

Kou Heiyi asked in confusion: "What do you mean? Why did Master Yang bully your sister?"

"Because... Mr. Li wants to give Sister Yuzhen to him as a concubine."

"Emperor Li wants to give your sister to Yang Yuan as a concubine. What does this have to do with Yang Yuan?"

"Ah?" Ying Ge was a little confused by Kou Heiyi's question.

Kou Heiyi said, "I mean, how can that be considered as Yang Yuan bullying your sister?"

Yingge said confidently: "Because Sister Yuzhen has a husband, she won't agree. If Yang Yuan forces her, wouldn't that be bullying her?"

"I see."

Kou Heiyi nodded: "As far as I know, Master Yang does not have the habit of forcing others to do things against their will.

If your sister doesn't want to, then Master Yang won't bully her.

If she is willing, then Master Yang would not be considered bullying her.

In short, she will definitely not be bullied by Master Yang, do you understand?"

Yingge held her forehead in pain: "Wait for me to stroke it..."

Yingge thought for a moment, raised her head and said, "Whether she is willing or not... Hey, where is she? Come back!"

Kou Heiyi has already walked away.

He is very upset now. Ever since the delegation was controlled by the rebels, he has no place to use his skills.

Obviously, in this matter, he, a three-sided... now four-sided spy, can play an important role.

However, he was unable to get in touch with any of the Song, Jin, or Western Xia parties in a timely manner.

Seeing Kou Heiyi had already walked away, Yingge couldn't help but feel angry.

Ever since falling into the hands of the rebel army, her Ugun clan's name has become useless.

Now not only can she not protect Sister Yuzhen, but she herself...

Yingge looked back at the grinding wheel, walked over, kicked the large winnowing basket on the ground, and then sat down on it.

Bullying or not, it is not considered bullying...

Yingge suddenly had an idea: what if Sister Yuzhen really agrees?
But she immediately dismissed this idea. How could it be possible? Sister Yuzhen already has a man.

but……

Sister Yuzhen told me about her man. It seemed that the marriage was arranged by her family in order to maintain close relations with the royal family. Sister Yuzhen seemed... not to like him?

Thinking of the contempt and even disgust in Jin Yuzhen's face when she talked about her man, Yingge suddenly felt unsure.

Well...if they...don't count as bullying, then I don't have to stand up for Sister Yuzhen, right?
I don’t know what was going on in Yingge’s mind, but her face suddenly turned yellow.

……

As soon as Yang Yuan left the flower hall where Li Taigong was, he was "escorted" by four Jin soldiers who were waiting outside the hall to his residence.

As soon as he got ashore, he was taken to the flower hall and didn't know where he was staying.

However, all the way from Shandong, Li Taigong treated him very courteously.

Even when he was on the boat, they tried their best to arrange a very comfortable and spacious environment for him.

This landlord's house is very big. Maybe Mr. Li will arrange a yard for me?
Will you let my people stay nearby tonight?

Yang Yuan was sent to a courtyard, but he was not led into the main room.

From the main room, Shaniuer's righteous and awe-inspiring voice was heard: "Do you know who I am?
I, Shaniu'er, am the Great Jin Meng'an. In the future, I will accomplish great things and even become a king. If you follow me, what else can you two be dissatisfied with? Take off your clothes!"

Then came the sounds of tearing cloth, screaming, crying, and laughing, squeezing out from the cracks in the tightly closed door.

"Master Yang, please."

The Jin soldiers stopped in a bungalow in the side wing and gestured for him to come in.

Yang Yuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the room arranged for him today would be a bungalow.

The mansions of landlords in the north can be big or small, luxurious or simple, but their architectural layout is basically the same.

Generally, a wide passage is built on the central axis, and courtyards are built symmetrically on both sides of the road.

Along the central axis of the road to the end, there is the only pavilion in this mansion, which is also the most magnificent place.

This is a place to worship ancestors.

The master bedroom may be in this pavilion or adjacent to it.

The master's wives, concubines and children lived in different courtyards according to their closeness to each other.

The main house of each courtyard is where the owner of the courtyard lives.

The left and right wing rooms are where the underage children live.

Servants lived in group rooms.

Yang Yuan lives in such a room now.

As soon as Yang Yuan entered, the door was locked and four Jin soldiers stood in front of the door and under the window.

This is why Yang Yuan has not been able to contact his people privately so far.

He was guarded too closely.

Even though he was gradually loosening his control over other members of the delegation, as Li Taigong valued him more and more, his control over him became tighter and tighter.

However, Yang Yuan was not at all panicked. It was very simple to change this situation. He just needed to make Li Taigong believe that he had defected to the Li family.

Therefore, he is not in a hurry.

If he surrendered too easily, it would make Li Taigong suspicious of him.

Just like a man and a woman, it is only after a game of chess that each of them will confidently believe that he (she) has conquered the other.

If you are too anxious to "surrender", he (she) will think you are setting a trap.

As soon as Yang Yuan entered the room, he saw a woman.

It's because the room is so small that it can be seen at a glance.

A table, two chairs, a bed and a dressing table.

There is a small screen with only two movable leaves in the corner of the bed, and behind it is the toilet.

The woman was standing by the bed, and had obviously just stood up when she saw him come in.

Mrs. Kim!
Yang Yuan recognized her at first sight.

Mrs. Jin looked a little embarrassed, but after a moment, she regained her elegant demeanor.

"Kim Ok-jeong of Goryeo has met Scholar Yang of Song."

Jin Yuzhen took a step forward and bowed deeply to Yang Yuan.

There are two types of greetings that Goryeo women perform when greeting others: ordinary greetings and grand greetings.

She would only show respect to distinguished superiors and elders, and only in more solemn occasions.

Jin Yuzhen placed her left hand flat on the back of her right palm, raised it high above her forehead, and then slowly pressed it down.

As she pressed her hands down, her body also bowed down.

Because of her skirt, Yang Yuan didn't know whether she was kneeling or sitting cross-legged on the ground.

In short, when her hands fell and clasped on her lower abdomen, she looked like she was kneeling on the ground.

Then, she bowed gracefully to Yang Yuan, tilted her upper body about forty-five degrees, and stood up again.

The whole move was very elegant and dignified, which must be the etiquette she had learned since childhood.

If it were an untrained person, even if her leg strength was enough to allow her to squat easily without supporting herself on the ground, her posture would not be so elegant and light.

"Ah, Mrs. Jin, there's no need to be so polite." Yang Yuan bowed to her and walked straight to the top and sat down.

Jin Yuzhen clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, looking down at Yang Yuan's steps. Seeing that he sat down at the top seat, she took a step back and slowly sat down on the chair at the bottom seat.

"Did Mr. Li send you here?"

Yang Yuan asked.

"Yes, I was originally imprisoned in the mill with Miss Yingge."

Jin Yuzhen lowered her eyebrows and explained softly.

If she used this docile look on Wang Shuai even once, Wang Shuai would wake up laughing in his dreams.

Unfortunately, even in his dreams, Wang Shuai had never seen her being so tender and affectionate towards him.

"Emperor Li ordered me to..."

Jin Yuzhen bit her lip and lowered her voice: "Tell me to serve Master Yang."

When she said this, a blush appeared on her delicate and clean face, which looked like freshly peeled egg white.

"So, madam means..."

Yang Yuan stared at Jin Yuzhen and asked seriously.

He knew that this was Li Taigong trying to show goodwill to him, but it was also a test.

If he refused, Li Taigong would not think he was Liuxia Hui, but would only think he was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han.

And he must gradually gain the trust of Li Taigong.

When Li Taigong is truly convinced that he has surrendered, that will be his time to escape and retire.

Therefore, he did not mind doing some tricks in the process as long as he could gain the trust of Li Taigong.

He is a man, not a bitch, and he doesn't need to be pretentious.

What's more, he has already passed the stage of desire for quantity collection, and from the perspective of quality alone, Mrs. Jin in front of him is also the best choice. Moreover, she has a unique charm, the unique style of the Korean people.

Jin Yuzhen's fair face blushed: "Yingge and I...are like sisters..."

Yang Yuan waved his hand and said, "Yingge was just talking nonsense on the boat. I have nothing to do with her."

After hearing this, Jin Yuzhen lowered her head even lower, put her chin on her chest, and said softly: "But Yuzhen is a married woman."

"I understand."

Yang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I will not offend Madam. However, it will be safer for Madam to stay with me."

"Yes!"

Jin Yuzhen couldn't help but tremble in her heart when she thought of Shaniu'er's unwilling greed when he pushed her roughly into Yang Yuan's bedroom.

Jin Yuzhen said hurriedly: "So, Yuzhen hopes to get the protection of Master Yang."

Yang Yuan said: "But this is difficult. There are four people eavesdropping outside the door..."

Yang Yuan pointed outside the door and asked, "Madam... do you know any tricks to deceive people? As long as you can deceive Master Li, it will be fine."

Jin Yuzhen asked suspiciously, "What kind of deception is this?"

Yang Yuan pointed to the window and said, "Listen."

The window was open, and a faint sound came through the crack of the door of the main room and then came in through Yang Yuan's window.

Jin Yuzhen understood Yang Yuan's reminder clearly.

Shaniu'er was indeed a fierce general. In that room, the voices of the three people intertwined, deep, shrill, high-pitched, low-pitched, direct, and gentle...

Jin Yuzhen's pretty face suddenly turned red and she shook her head hurriedly.

How could she, who was born into a noble family, make such a cry?

She had never done anything so shameful since she got married.

Jin Yuzhen bit her lip and whispered, "I...can't learn it."

Yang Yuan frowned and said, "That's troublesome.

If he finds out that I didn't touch you, Mr. Li will not let you go.

If he can use you to bribe me, he can use you to bribe others, such as General Shaniuer."

Jin Yuzhen understood what Yang Yuan said, but...

It's so embarrassing to let her pinch her throat and imitate such a cry in an artificial way!

If that were the case, she would rather close her eyes and let Master Yang do whatever he wanted to her.

Thinking of this, Jin Yuzhen's eyes suddenly became a little blurred. Was it really treated like that by Master Yang?

Yang Yuan pondered: "Then..."

"Yeah!" Jin Yuzhen bit her lip and nodded vigorously.

It was as if he had made some great decision.

Yang Yuan asked in surprise: "What are you saying?"

Jin Yuzhen's face suddenly turned red, as if she had just woken up from a dream.

She shook her head in panic: "No, I'm just... um!"

It seems that... Japanese people like to nod their heads vigorously for no reason. Do Koreans have this problem too?
Yang Yuan didn't investigate further and reached out to touch the teapot.

Seeing this, Jin Yuzhen quickly stood up, grabbed the teapot and poured tea for him.

Even though she stood up in a hurry, her movements and demeanor were still flawless and extremely elegant.

"The Korean woman is fair and beautiful, gentle and kind."

This is the evaluation of Goryeo women given by people from the Central Plains, and it is clearly written in ancient books.

At that time, Goryeo's most distinctive resource was not ginseng, but Goryeo women.

There are not many records about this in earlier times, but there are many records in this regard during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

During the Yuan Dynasty, it was standard for powerful officials to have a Korean concubine.

If you don't have a Korean woman in your family, you don't deserve to be called a family of officials.

During the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Korea was the only vassal state designated by the Central Plains court to pay tribute to beautiful women.

Once the quality of tribute declines, the suzerain state will criticize it.

This led to the King of Korea later having to issue an order that all women of marriageable age were not allowed to marry without permission.

They had to report to the government first. After the government's review, if it was found that they did not meet the standards of paying tribute to the suzerain state, they would be allowed to marry among the people.

Kim Ok-jeong was obviously one of the best beauties in Goryeo. She had a unique temperament, nurtured by the unique customs and culture of Goryeo.

"Forget it, I won't drink tea anymore." Yang Yuan suddenly remembered something and put down the teacup.

He glanced at Jin Yuzhen, then winked at the two screens beside the bed.

Jin Yuzhen followed Yang Yuan's gaze and suddenly understood.

If you drink too much water and then get up at night to urinate next to a man you have no relationship with, it would be embarrassing, right?
Jin Yuzhen also put down the teacup that she had quietly brought to her lips.

Seeing her frightened expression, Yang Yuan smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry so much. There will always be a way out."

Yang Yuan changed to a comfortable sitting position and continued, "Yingge didn't say it very clearly on the boat today. It seems that Madam Jin is a merchant from Goryeo?"

Jin Yuzhen immediately clarified: "Our Jin family does engage in maritime trade, but the Jin family is not a merchant family."

At this point, Jin Yuzhen showed some pride and said: "My Jin family's ancestor was Prince Xiutu of the Xiongnu during the Han Dynasty, and his name was Riti.

After Wang Mang's Xin Dynasty, a branch of our Jin family moved to Goryeo. Now in Goryeo, it is also a big family name."

Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly. It turned out that the ancestor of this Mrs. Jin was Jin Midi, one of the four ministers entrusted by Emperor Wu of Han.

Wait! A descendant of Jin Midi, whose family is engaged in maritime trade...

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Yang Yuan looked at Jin Yuzhen in surprise and asked tentatively: "In Lin'an, Yang once met a Goryeo ship owner named Wang Shuai. I wonder..."

Jin Yuzhen covered her lips in surprise and said in a lost voice, "Master Yang actually knows my husband?"

Yang Yuan did not expect that the Mrs. Jin in front of him was actually the fierce woman that General Wang mentioned.

But how is she a shrew?
She was gentle and timid, dignified and polite. She blushed from time to time, and her eyes were as shy as the rippling water of West Lake.

It is true that seeing is believing, and we shouldn't have preconceived ideas based on what others say.

Because of Wang Shuai, the relationship between the two people suddenly became much closer.

Yang Yuan briefly explained how he met Wang Shuai and why Wang Shuai stayed in Lin'an.

Of course, he did not say that General Wang was now in Lin'an, leaning on beautiful women, picking flowers and leaves, and being extremely romantic.

Men hide for other men; it's an instinct engraved in their genes.

Jin Yuzhen said happily: "So that's how it is, my husband likes sailing and traveling around the world, doing business is secondary.

Our Jin family has a big business, and we don't rely on him alone.

In fact, the boat was just a boat for him to travel around and do some business along the way."

Yang Yuan was surprised and asked, "Mrs. Jin's family business is so big?"

Jin Yuzhen said with a little pride: "Mr. Yang, you don't know that our Jin family owns 26 large sea ships, which is unique in the whole of Goryeo."

Yang Yuan did not expect that Mrs. Jin's family actually owned so many ships. Considering the small country of Goryeo, a maritime merchant family of this scale was indeed second to none.

In other words, the Jin family is now the shipping king of Goryeo.

Yang Yuan originally thought that even if Mrs. Jin's family did some business, it would not be a big business.

Perhaps it was because of the impression left on him by the shabby fishing boat he saw at the Shizikou Wharf.

In addition, Goryeo and Liaodong were connected by land, so Yang Yuan had never even thought of herself as a maritime merchant.

Now that he knew that the Jin family was actually the shipping king of Goryeo, Yang Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

The best Jin Dynasty would be if it remained divided.

But it is obviously not easy to achieve this.

Although Yang Yuan has been trying his best to help Wanyan Luti and Wanyan Dari with advice, he also knows that it will be difficult for these two people to gain a foothold in Liaodong.

Wanyan Yong of Dongjing City is the person most capable of unifying the Northeast and then competing with Wanyan Liang.

But once this person turns into a dragon, he will become a greater threat to the Song Dynasty than Wanyan Liang.

Yang Yuan didn't want him to stand out, and if he had the chance, he even wanted to kill him.

Therefore, Yang Yuan's direction of effort is to try his best to help Wanyan Dari and his men hold on longer and consume more energy in the Jin Dynasty.

However, Yang Yuan doesn't have many cards to play.

After all, these two rebel kings were only the first to start the rebellion, so they naturally became the banner of rebellion, but they were not the rebels with the most strength and potential.

Now, Yang Yuan suddenly found a way to increase their strength, and that is... the woman in front of him!
Jin Yuzhen felt a little uncomfortable under Yang Yuan's scorching gaze.

Although she wanted to stay calm, she still felt her face burning, no! Her whole body was burning.

Yang Yuan's gaze, which was somewhat scrutinizing and covetous, seemed to be as aggressive as the way Shaniuer looked at her.

The difference was that when Shaniuer gave her such a look, it made her feel very uneasy and disgusted, and she suffered severe physical discomfort.

But the way this man looked at her only made her feel flustered and then... she became distracted.

"Master Yang, why...why...are you looking at me like this?"

Yang Yuan smiled slightly, showing the same expression as when Mr. Wang tricked Xue Bingxin into selling fruit.

He asked very sincerely and kindly, "Mrs. Jin, do you want to be the king of the sea, the queen of the sea?"

(End of this chapter)