Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 518 A Peach Blossom Dress
Shangguan Luo started to get busy early in the morning.

As the Crown Prince's first aide, he was responsible for many specific matters.

Although it is not well-known, that is normal.

If an aide becomes known to the world, but it is not time for him to step out from behind the scenes and take charge of his own affairs, then he is definitely not a qualified aide.

Tender flesh has grown on Shangguan Luo's injured waist, and it will be fine as long as he doesn't do strenuous activity.

He walked in Huanxi Town, this once dilapidated town is now more prosperous than many big cities in the north.

The population was extremely dense, and various businesses sprang up.

Many townspeople moved to the mountains to build houses because they used their houses in the town for business.

Whether it is a teahouse, a wine shop, a restaurant, or a store selling things, there is no such thing as not making money.

The vibrant vitality can be heard through every excited face and every powerful call.

Last night, he had a long talk with the prince.

The prince tried to find out his ambitions indirectly.

He felt that this was a test from the prince.

The entire north is about to be unified, and the capital city will soon be in our hands.

By then, the coalition forces will have a much larger territory than when the Jin Dynasty was first established, and they will be able to establish their own country.

He strongly agreed with this.

We must rebuild the Great Jin Kingdom as soon as possible!

A Jin Dynasty established in the land where the Jurchens rose and supported by all Jurchen tribes would be able to offset Wanyan Liang's legitimacy.

And he will have the opportunity to assist the emperor as prime minister, leave his name for eternity, and build unprecedented achievements. The Shangguan family will also rise again because of him.

After realizing the prince's intention, he expressed his ambition frankly.

The prince looked very strange, obviously he understood his ambition.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Luo smiled happily, suddenly turned around and turned into an alley.

Behind, a little woman hurriedly caught up.

This young woman is Kong Yanzhou's concubine.

She didn't have a real name, and only had a nickname at home, Taohua.

Taohua asked someone who Mr. Shangguan was, and then followed him all the way.

But there were a lot of people on the street, and Taohua was a little timid. She couldn't make up her mind whether to stop him on the street.

At this time, Mr. Shangguan suddenly turned into the alley. Taohua was in a hurry and didn't bother to hide anymore and immediately chased after him.

Shangguan Luo stopped in the alley, and when he turned around, his hand had already grasped the hilt of the sword.

He had just recovered from a back injury and was not suitable for strenuous exercise, but if he really wanted to, he could still do it.

"Who are you and why are you following me?" Shangguan Luo asked coldly.

Taohua was stunned. When she saw that there was no one around, she immediately took a few steps forward, bent her knees, and knelt down, begging, "I beg Mr. Shangguan to have mercy and save my daughter."

Shangguan Luo frowned: "Save your daughter? What happened to her?"

Taohua then told Shangguan Luo the whole story, and by the end she was crying like rain.

"How can it be……"

Shangguan Luo was stunned. How could there be such a heartless beast in the world?
He had dealt with Kong Yanzhou before and had contact with him during the journey.

Kong Yanzhou's speech and behavior seem quite normal. How could he do such inhumane things?

The peach blossoms in front of me were crying sadly, crying very sadly.

She was a weak and helpless girl who had been abducted by the thief Kong Yanzhou when she was thirteen. How could she have any knowledge and dare to resist?
This was the first time in all these years that she mustered up the courage to do something that would kill her if Kong Yanzhou knew about it.

Just because she is a mother.

"I understand."

Shangguan Luo wanted to question it, but when he saw her crying, he couldn't help but believe it.

But, am I really the person Kong Yanzhou wants to please?

Although the two had contact on the way, and Kong Yanzhou was indeed very polite to him, Shangguan Luo did not think that he had the ability to make Kong Yanzhou flatter him in such a way.

He thought for a moment and said, "Go, take your daughter with you, find an excuse to come out, and wait for me at the alley in front."

Taohua was overjoyed, and immediately bowed to thank him and left in a hurry.

Shangguan Luo thought about it, and without caring about his back injury, he ran quickly to find the prince.

"Kong Yanzhou's concubine, Kong Yanzhou wants to take his own daughter as a concubine?"

Yang Yuan was also a little confused after hearing this. Is this something a human would do?
Yang Yuan thought about it and said, "We should take care of this matter. If we do nothing, I'm afraid we will be struck by lightning."

Shangguan Luo said happily: "I think so too. However, I heard from Taohua that Kong Yanzhou selected candidates from among the girls last night in order to please an important strategist in the Yue Palace.

The student doesn’t think the person he’s talking about is me, I’m just afraid I don’t have that much face…”

Yang Yuan thought to himself, "Kong Yanzhou recognizes me. I am pretending to be Wanyan Hongkang. Others may not know whether it is real or not, so how could he not know?
I'm afraid he, as a counselor, is talking about me. In this case, Shangguan Luo does not seem to be able to get anyone from him. Got it! "

Yang Yuan suddenly thought of an idea, and smiled and said, "The Prince of Yue's Palace is on Huanxi Ridge, and you are the only counselor.

If Kong Yanzhou wasn't talking about you, who else could it be? Since they've asked you for help, it's your fate. Besides, you really need someone to take care of you. I was inconsiderate before and didn't find someone to take care of you.

Now you should be a good person and save his daughter. Keeping her by his side is better than being abused by that beast."

At this point, Yang Yuan paused and said, "Wait a moment, I'll let cousin Xunfeng go with you."

Yang Yuan immediately sent someone to find Wanyan Hongkang.

Kong Yanzhou recognized this real little prince, and as long as he was allowed to go with him, Kong Yanzhou would never dare to offend him.

After a while, Wanyan Hongkang came in a hurry and said, "My Lord, what's the matter?"

This prince called Yang Yuan "Prince", and it became more and more comfortable to call him that.

When Yang Yuan explained the whole story, Wanyan Hongkang's eyes widened and he asked in shock, "How can there be such a beast in the world?"

Yang Yuan spread his hands and said, "The world is too big, so it's inevitable that some beasts, although wearing human skin, have not yet been injected with human nature, and have come to the world carelessly."

Wanyan Hongkang gnashed his teeth and said, "What a beast! No problem, I'll go with Mr. Shangguan.

If he dares not agree, I will chop him to pieces! Let's see if this old beast's heart is filled with filthy feces!"

Shangguan Luo took Wanyan Hongkang to the alley they had been to before. Taohua took her daughter and left the mansion on the pretext of buying rouge and powder. She was looking around timidly at a shop outside the alley.

When Wanyan Hongkang saw the peach blossoms, his eyes widened.

This guy always likes mature women and has no interest in young girls.

The peach blossom in front of him was just hitting his itch spot, making Wanyan Hongkang feel distracted.

When Shangguan Luo was talking to Taohua, his eyes were always fixed on them, unwilling to let go for even a moment.

When Shangguan Luo saw Taohua, he asked her to take him to see Kong Yanzhou, and then say that they met by chance on the street.

Taohua agreed, patted her daughter's head, and said softly: "Tao'er, this is Mr. Shangguan, the person you will serve from now on.

If you follow him, you won’t be afraid of being bullied anymore.”

Tao'er quickly glanced at Shangguan Luo. Seeing how young and handsome he was, her pretty face turned red and she quickly lowered her eyes.

Taohua's eyes were bright and she forced herself to blink away the tears in her eyes.

She knew that Kong Yanzhou was extremely cunning and it would be strange if he believed any nonsense she told him about a chance encounter on the street.

Today, Kong Yanzhou didn't dare to refuse to entrust his daughter to someone.

But once her daughter was taken away, her end was coming.

Kong Yanzhou will definitely kill her, and will not let her die a good death.

She planned to commit suicide as soon as her daughter was taken away to avoid suffering more pain before death.

Kong Yanzhou was tired from the long journey and got up very late today.

He planned to visit his army's camp outside the town in the afternoon and rest in the mansion in the morning.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Shangguan Luo and Wanyan Hongkang came to the door.

When Shangguan Luo met Kong Yanzhou, he lied that he had met Tao'er on the street and fell in love with her, so he came to ask for marriage.

Because Tao'er was only the daughter of Kong Yanzhou's concubine, he could not allow her to be his principal wife, but he wanted to take her as a concubine and keep her by his side.

Kong Yanzhou knew that the man who called himself "Li Xunfeng" was Wanyan Hongkang. When he was in Jinan Prefecture, he had joined the second king of Wanyan and started a rebellion. How could he not recognize this prince?

His purpose in trying to please Yang Yuan was to get close to Wanyan Hongkang.

Now that Wanyan Hongkang has come, how can Kong Yanzhou refuse?

Kong Yanzhou said with a smile on his face: "This is unfortunate. I was thinking of giving my daughter to you as a concubine.

I didn't expect that you and I would run into each other on the street and fall in love at first sight. It seems that this is your natural destiny, hahaha..."

Kong Yanzhou's eyes swept across Taohua, and when that knife-like gaze shifted to the timid girl, it turned into a gentle and kind look.

"Tao'er, your father will send you to Mr. Shangguan today. You must serve Mr. Shangguan well in the future, understand?"

He had just found out that his daughter's name was Tao'er, but when he gave her gentle instructions, his face showed a fatherly look.

If you didn't know what kind of dirty things he was going to do, who would dare to believe that he was a beast in human skin.

Tao'er nodded in agreement, and Kong Yanzhou smiled at Shangguan Luo and said, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day.

Then Mr. Shangguan, please take Tao'er away now. I still have to inspect the army, so I won't keep you any longer."

As he spoke, he clenched his fists in his sleeves.

That bitch actually dared to go against my will.

As soon as the young Prince Wanyan leaves, I will gather all the wives and concubines in the mansion, tie up this bitch of you, throw you into the steamer, steam you alive, and feed you to them to eat. Let's see who dares to disobey my wishes in the future.

Unexpectedly, Wanyan Hongkang coughed and said, "General Kong, I heard that you treat brothers as your own hands and feet, and women as your own clothes, and you often reward women to generals in the army."

Kong Yanzhou puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Yes, in my eyes, those who fight together are indispensable brothers and sisters.

Women are just toys for when you are bored, what's the big deal?"

Wanyan Hongkang rubbed his hands and said with a drooling face: "In this case, Li has the audacity to ask you for a piece of clothing. I wonder if the general will agree to it?"

Kong Yanzhou was stunned and said, "Clothes? What do you mean by little...little brother?"

Wanyan Hongkang pointed at the beautiful young woman's peach blossom and said with a chuckle, "It's this dress embroidered with peach blossoms."

ps: The next chapter is daytime code
(End of this chapter)