Jiangshan is hired [rebirth]

There was a moment of silence in the room, and then bursts of laughter broke out.

Huo Lan's face was flushed, there were not enough cracks in the ground for her to hide, so she had to find a hole for herself to lie in, and then cover it with some soil and bury it in place.

"Good boy, come here, sit here, and let me take a good look at my new wife." Xu Muzhen beckoned for Huo Lan to sit down beside her.

Huo Lan originally thought that Yun Miaoqing's mother would despise her for making such a big mistake, but she didn't expect the other party to follow her words and make a joke. Is Miaoqing the same every time she teases her?

Yun Miaoqing covered her mouth behind Xu Muzhen, like a little fox, and Xu Muzhen was like a big fox who had become a fairy. The mother and daughter looked at Huo Lan together.Before Huo Lan came to the front hall, he said that he had entered the dragon's pond and tiger's lair this time, but in the end it turned out that he had fallen into the fox's lair.

After a while of joking, the family sat down one after another.Because the last half month before the three-year filial piety period, the table is full of vegetarian dishes, but the vegetarian dishes in Yunfu are much more delicate than those of Aunt Han in the countryside, and Huo Lan can't find out that many dishes are vegetarian without looking carefully.

The Yun family didn't seem to be particular about eating and sleeping, Xu Muzhen kept witty remarks at the dinner table, and Yun Miaoqing and Yun Shujian were no different. Although Huo Lan couldn't catch up with them every time, he always At the end of the meal, the original strangeness disappeared a lot, and the relationship with the Yun family seemed to be a little closer.

After the meal, Shuangya coaxed Xiao Muchen to play, Yun Miaoqing ordered the dining table to be cleared, dismissed the servants, and told her elder brother and mother in detail what Du Shouming and Xu Yan said two months ago when they came to the door.

Yun Miaoqing's previous letter was vague, and Huo Lan's "mother-in-law" just made Xu Muzhen a little suspicious. After listening to Yun Miaoqing's words, the matter was right - it turns out that Huo Lan is a woman, and she is still Pingzhang Prince's orphan.

"I have thought about this matter carefully. It is a fact that I have known Huo Lan for nearly three years. Although Du Shouming won't do anything to us for a while, judging from the news revealed in his words, the Du family is iron. I want to support the prince to participate in the struggle for imperial power. If they lose in this battle, they will definitely find a way to pull us into the water. And if they win, no matter whether the person they support is Huo Lan or not, then we will be the same It won't be easy."

If the Du family supports Huo Lan, then the Yun family knows Huo Lan's secret without participating in it, which is absolutely not allowed by Du Shouming; if the Du family chooses someone else, then Huo Lan's existence itself will be a thorn in their side.

Yun Miaoqing finished her analysis, and then said her plan: "I don't want to wait until things become too passive before being forced to make a decision. Now I think we can temporarily cooperate with Du Shouming. At the same time, we also need to be prepared. The Du family might turn their backs at any time, before that we have to pave the way out."

The worst-case scenario is that Huo Lan's identity as a woman is exposed, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and everyone in the Yun family cannot escape death.Yun Miaoqing has to plan the escape route and the things they need to prepare for everyone in advance, so as not to be unable to deal with it in a hurry.Once they are caught and imprisoned, it is very difficult to get out.

Fortunately, Yun Miaoqing didn't have to worry about implicating the nine clans.Her father's family is not prosperous, Yun Miaoqing has only two uncles, one has no children and the other has a daughter.Moreover, except for Yun Zhimiao who became an official, the Yun family's ancestors have been knights in the rivers and lakes for several generations.

The rivers and lakes and temples are like two worlds. Although the rivers and lakes are people in the end, they are all managed by the court, but those two uncles have a lot of contacts and skills. turn up.

As for the mother clan, the Xu family in Bozhou is a very special existence in this dynasty.Almost no one in the Xu family was an official in the dynasty, but Qingguang Academy, the largest private school in this dynasty, was run by the Xu family.Qingguang Academy recruits talented people from all over the world, regardless of their background, rich or poor, as long as their talents pass the assessment, they can study here.The gentlemen in the academy are all great contemporary Confucianists, and many of the students they taught later gained a high reputation.

Back then Xu Muzhen had a marriage contract before marrying Yun Zhimiao, but she insisted on marrying Yun Zhimiao.In a fit of anger, Xu's father expelled her from the house and removed her name from the Xu family tree.This matter has been recorded in the local government. Under such a premise, if the Xu family is implicated because of Xu Muzhen, there will be a lot of literati and students who will write petitions on behalf of the Xu family.

Considering his reputation among the people, His Majesty will not touch the Xu family easily unless it is absolutely necessary.The remaining sister-in-law Shuangya has no relatives alive, so there is no need to think about it.

For Yun Miaoqing, the only trouble is their own side.There are hundreds of servants in Yunfu Guangfu. The goals of so many people are too big to follow along. At most, they can only dismiss some in advance without letting outsiders know.

"This...wouldn't it be too risky..." Yun Shujian felt a little flustered thinking about the scene, "We don't have to fight for something, just give them what they want. It's safe, I'll find an excuse to transfer outside tomorrow, there's no need to put myself on fire."

Yun Miaoqing shook her head, disapproving of her brother's proposal.

Although she did not want to hand over Huo Lan out of selfishness, as the head of the family named by her father, the interests of the family must be weighed.During this period of time, she thought repeatedly that handing Huo Lan over to Du Shouming would not solve the Du family's threat to them. If they wanted to completely draw a line with Du Shouming, they could only hand over Huo Lan to His Majesty.

And in this way, with His Majesty's suspicious character, in order to express enough loyalty and sincerity to His Majesty to dispel his suspicion, the Yun family would have to give up everything they got now, and it would be impossible to transfer to another place to live their peaceful and prosperous life .

Left and right have to fall into a situation of nothing, it is better to let go and give it a go.

Wen Taicang agrees with Yun Miaoqing's opinion, but Yun Shujian still has a lot of worries.

In the end, Xu Muzhen said to Yun Miaoqing: "Your father entrusted our entire family to you because he trusted you to make the best choice for our family. Since you are determined to do this, the family's affairs are up to me to deal with."

Seeing that her mother also agreed, Yun Shujian rubbed her head and stopped talking.Anyway, he has always been the one who listened to the arrangements. He used to listen to his father, but now he listens to his sister. There is not much difference.

He thinks very openly, people who make decisions have to take responsibility and worry about it, but he, who is only in charge of work, doesn't have to think about anything, I will do what you say, and I am happy to relax.

Probably because of his mediocre and lazy temperament, his father didn't let him be the master of the house, but this was also in line with his wishes.

After the discussion, everyone went back to their rooms. Before parting, Yun Miaoqing suddenly called Yun Shujian: "I came back today and passed by outside the West Market, and I saw a group of people from Qingjing Mansion chasing them. That group passed by outside my carriage. I heard them yelling at each other, it doesn't sound like a local accent, have you heard anything during this time?"

Yun Shujian squinted her eyes and thought for a while: "I don't seem to have heard of it. If you want to know, I'll ask you tomorrow."

There was nothing to say all night, when Yun Miaoqing went to find Huo Lan the next day, Huo Lan was sitting on the bed blankly, her hair curled up from sleep, she looked very happy.

She actually woke up very early today. Usually, she should go up the mountain to find Wen Taicang to practice martial arts as soon as she wakes up, but now she doesn't even know where Wen Taicang lives, and she doesn't know that it is inconvenient for her to go out and walk around casually, so she has no choice but to Sitting on the bed and thinking about life.

"Why are you in a daze?" Yun Miaoqing sat beside Huo Lan's bed, stretched out her hand to help her press down the curled hair, just as she let go, the lock of hair curled up again tenaciously.

She seemed to find it amused, and pressed down the lock of hair again, watching the lock of hair rise again, and then stretched out her hand to continue, and so on.

Huo Lan: "...Is it fun?"

"pretty fun."

"Like a puppy?"

Yun Miaoqing smiled softly: "Do you still remember yesterday's revenge?"

Huo Lan turned his head away, let out a "hum" from his nose, then turned back quickly, looked at Yun Miaoqing's attire and asked in confusion, "Why are you wearing men's clothing today?"

"Take you out to play." Yun Miaoqing said as she helped Huo Lan take off the clothes from the shelf, urging her to get up.

Is there any necessary connection between going out and playing as a man?

Huo Lan didn't understand, and looked at Yun Miaoqing suspiciously.

"Because I just want to take you, the two of us go out for a stroll." Yun Miaoqing saw Huo Lan's confusion, and explained to Huo Lan.

Huo Lan had lived in the countryside before, so he didn't know many things well.For example, female family members like Yun Miaoqing are not allowed to go out alone or with only one or two friends.Whenever you go out, you must bring many servants. Safety and ostentation are on the one hand. On the other hand, if a female family member of this status does not bring so many servants when going out, people will point out that her behavior is dissolute and disorderly.

It was okay for her to live in a small place like Songluan County before, but she went out with Ginkgo and Wen Taicang, and now it's not easy to do so when she returns to the capital.

But not everyone likes to be followed by a large group of people when they go out, especially young ladies like Yun Miaoqing, many of them are active and lively, and it is inconvenient to bring such a large group of people .

So when everyone wanted to go out and didn't want to bring too many people with them, they came up with a trick - to travel dressed as a man.Over time, this has become an unwritten rule, and it is not even necessary for these ladies to dress up like men. Wearing men's clothes and putting on their hair, it seems that they have a new identity. Even if people outside know that they are women pretending Will not say anything.

"This is really weird." After hearing Yun Miaoqing's explanation, Huo Lan couldn't understand even more, "Everyone knows it's fake, it's just a layer of window paper, why do you have to make such a formality? A girl's Is identity so unpopular?"

"That is to say, I hope that one day in the future we will not have to make disguises anymore, and we can go out casually in skirts."

Yun Miaoqing asked the maid to fetch water for Huo Lan to wash. The servants who took care of Huo Lan's daily life and served in the front hall yesterday were carefully selected. They were all confidantes who had stayed in Yun's house for many years, so don't worry about them Give away the secret.

After Huo Lan finished washing, Yun Miaoqing put on some makeup for her, which made her complexion slightly darker and yellower, and made her facial features deeper and more angular.

Compared to Huo Lan, Yun Miaoqing herself made it very simple, so simple that the two stood side by side, it was easy to see that Yun Miaoqing was pretending.

"Okay, that's it." Yun Miaoqing held Huo Lan's chin and admired her achievements with satisfaction, then got into the carriage with Huo Lan and went out.

"The two of us are going out to play like this, will it cause you trouble if someone sees you? I mean my identity..." In the car, Huo Lan was still a little hesitant.

"You underestimated those people's eyeliner." Yun Miaoqing leaned on the cushion with a very relaxed expression, "Those who want to know already know by now, let's see what Du Shouming has to say in front of His Majesty."

In fact, the day before she returned to the mansion, Du Shouming's secret letter to her had already been quietly delivered to Yun's mansion.Du Shouming is still counting on cooperating with the Yun family, so that she and Huo Lan can stand upright in front of the emperor at the same time is the first thing Du Shouming has to do.

The carriage stopped at the intersection where it stopped yesterday, and it was still a quarter of an hour before noon. The gate of the West Market had not yet opened, but many people had already gathered outside the gate.There are all kinds of food stalls on both sides of the road, and many people are eating snacks while waiting for noon.

Yun Miaoqing got out of the car and bought a bag of fried chestnuts with sugar, and bought a box of fried rice cakes for Huo Lan. The two leaned on the carriage to eat and talk, and when the gate opened, they followed the crowds in.

It was the first time for Huo Lan to visit such a bustling place, and Yun Miaoqing hadn't been here for many years, and the last time she came out to play was six or seven years ago.

The two went shopping one by one, one shop after another, and Huo Lan saw that everything was new, and wanted to pick up everything, but when he asked the price, he retracted his hand honestly, for fear that he would accidentally touch it and not be able to pay for it.

Yun Miaoqing was not as entangled as she was, she bought whatever she liked, took the food in her hand, and had someone else wrap it up and send it back home.She not only buys for herself, but also buys for Huo Lan and the rest of the family. She pays for the small things directly, and asks people to go to the house to pay for the expensive ones.

Huo Lan's eyes turned black, and he roughly estimated that Yun Miaoqingguang spent more money in the shops above than he earned in the past two years combined, how much money would he need to earn to support such a family? A daughter-in-law!Does she still have a chance in this life? ! ! !

The two stopped and walked, and came to a restaurant.

"This restaurant used to have a few dishes that were very good. I don't know if the chef has changed over the years. Do you want to go in and try it?" Yun Miaoqing asked Huo Lan.

Huo Lan looked up at the restaurant with her neck up. She didn't know whether the food was good or not, but judging from the decoration, one word stood out - expensive!

Yun Miaoqing bought her a lot of things just now, and she actually wanted to invite Yun Miaoqing to this meal, seeing this restaurant, Huo Lan was afraid that she didn't have enough money, so she was hesitating when she heard a slightly shrill voice from the side saying: "Yo, isn't this sister Yun?"

Huo Lan turned his head and saw a strange man with four servants standing in front of Yun Miaoqing.The man in the cold weather even took a fan. His appearance can't be described as crooked, but it's not much better, but the clothes seem to be a bit valuable, I don't know whose young master it is.

"Forgive my poor eyesight, I didn't recognize Your Excellency." Yun Miaoqing said lightly.

"Hey, you!" The man put away his fan, seemed to be so angry that he wanted to jump, his eyes rolled and he smiled again, "Sister Yun, why did you forget me? My uncle is Wang Simin, the general of Zhonglang. It's his nephew Wang Yuanbing, haven't we met before?"

Yun Miaoqing let out a long "Oh": "I remembered, Captain Wang has now been promoted to Zhonglang General..."

"That's right! Sister Yun has been away from Beijing for nearly three years, and great changes have taken place in the capital. Come on, brother will take you to eat some delicious food, and talk to you carefully."

Wang Yuanbing smiled wretchedly, and raised his hand to climb Yun Miaoqing's shoulder. Before he landed on the spot, he suddenly felt a pain in his wrist, and saw that his hand was pinched by the man who had been standing beside Yun Miaoqing, and he moved for a moment. no.

"Speak as you speak, keep your hands and feet clean, and don't even try to touch my lady." Huo Lan stared at the person in front of her with a cold face. At first she was worried that she would cause trouble, but seeing that Yun Miaoqing didn't say anything, she grabbed Wang Yuanbing even harder hands.

Wang Yuanbing was in pain from being caught, and said angrily: "Yun Miaoqing! Do you think you can still ignore people like before? Your father is dead. How old are your family in this capital now?" If you are sensible, just obediently accompany brother and me to have a few drinks, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what about?" Yun Miaoqing smiled, "Can you still ask Wang Zhonglang to raid my house?"

Wang Yuanbing's face turned pale, and Yun Miaoqing patted Huo Lan's arm, signaling her to let go.

"I think what Wang Gongzi said seems to have some truth. How about it, if you can beat this friend by my side, I will accompany you to drink no?"

Wang Yuanbing looked at the two in front of him bitterly, waved to the servants behind him, and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze, come on!"

Yun Miaoqing whispered in Huo Lan's ear, "Don't hold back, teach them a lesson."

Huo Lan got Yun Miaoqing's instructions, so he worked very hard.This person actually molested Yun Miaoqing in front of her face, if she beat them down, she would be sorry for the hardships she has endured for practicing martial arts in the past few years.

"Young Master Wang is just watching, why don't you play in person? Don't blame the servants for not being able to do it if you lose at that time."

"I heard that the prince is good at martial arts in the past, is it a rumor? Or is it that the prince is hiding his clumsiness and is not willing to let me see it?"

"Oh, why do I see that you, these servants, are going to be unable to beat you? Are you really not going to help, Mr. Wang?"

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When Huo Lan was fighting with Wang Yuanbing's servants, Yun Miaoqing was on the sidelines urging Wang Yuanbing without saying a word, and after a while Wang Yuanbing couldn't stand the agitation and joined the battle.

Huo Lan saw that Yun Miaoqing sent the righteous master up to be beaten, so why not beat him up?In all fairness, Wang Yuanbing's skills were indeed a little better than those of his servants, but only a little bit, and it was far behind people like Wen Taicang.

In less than a cup of tea, the four servants and their master could only lie on the ground and howl.Huo Lan scratched the skin on the joints on the back of his hand a little, but he didn't suffer any serious injuries on the whole.

Huo Lan was very happy to help Yun Miaoqing vent her anger. If she hadn't taken into account that there were still many people watching on the street, she would have jumped in front of Yun Miaoqing to ask for praise.

"It seems that I really don't have a chance with Wang Gongzi today. If Wang Gongzi wants to ask me out for a drink, he will have to choose another time." Yun Miaoqing stepped in front of Wang Yuanbing, said this sentence with a smile, and took Huo Lan's hand in. the restaurant.

When Huo Lan looked at her just now, that look made her want to pat Huo Lan's head to encourage her for a moment, but it was somewhat inappropriate outside, so Yun Miaoqing took advantage of the upstairs corner when no one was paying attention Gently scratched Huo Lan's palm.

Huo Lan was scratched by Yun Miaoqing from the palms to the back, until he sat in the cubicle and still didn't recover.

After Yun Miaoqing ordered the dishes, after Xiaoer went down, Huo Lan saw through the window next to the seat that Wang Yuanbing and his servants were leaving in desperation.

"Is this really okay?" Huo Lan felt very happy when he beat up this group of people to vent his anger, but now thinking about it, he is still a little worried.That Wang Yuanbing said that his uncle was General Zhonglang, and Yun Miaoqing had told her about the various official positions in this dynasty before coming to Beijing, that General Zhonglang would be a great official.

"It's okay." Yun Miaoqing filled her glass with water, took a sip, and said, "Wang Yuanbing, I know him, he's just a dude, and he doesn't like to be seen in his house, let alone his uncle. Today's matter He didn't even dare to let his father know about it, but he's still looking for his uncle, listen to his bragging."

"A dude is so bold as to dare to provoke you?" Huo Lan was surprised.

"Hey, who made my family fall down." Yun Miaoqing pretended to wipe away the non-existent tears on her face, looked at Huo Lan pitifully and said, "Huo Xiaolan, look at how they bully each other like this Me, you have to protect me!"

Huo Lan: "..." With the way you spent money just now, why didn't I see that your family is in decline? !

"If you're serious, you'll laugh at me!" Huo Lan knew that Yun Miaoqing's "protector" was making fun of something she said before, and this person always took the opportunity to play tricks on her.

"Serious..." Yun Miaoqing put away her flamboyant acting skills, propped her chin with one hand, and said, "Serious ones are ordered by others. I just arrived in the capital yesterday, even if someone knows, it's not his turn. Today I have been dressed up again. A person who has not met in six or seven years is still wearing a disguise. Even if he bumps into your eyes, how can you think of it all at once? He called me so definitely, and he must have done it beforehand. Someone told him."

"But why? That man took all this effort just to get him to provoke you?"

"It's not for me, it's for you."

Huo Lan was taken aback, if it was coming for her, shouldn't she have been hiding it just now?The book says that at times like this one should hide one's strength, or pretend to be weak, so as to make the enemy paralyzed...

"It's better to have no books than to believe in the books. The examples in the books must be learned and used. Your successful arrival in Beijing is enough to show the attitude of the person above, which has already constituted a threat to others."

Yun Miaoqing stretched her waist, turned her head to look at the teahouse opposite the restaurant, with a sly light in her eyes: "Since they want to test it, let them watch it generously. If you don't give them some food, how can you let them mess themselves up?" position?"

On the top floor of the teahouse, a man wearing a brocade robe with black background and gold silk patterns stood by the window and looked at the opposite restaurant.Bamboo curtains were hung on the windows of the two stores, and they couldn't see what was going on inside each other, but the man seemed to know that the person he was following was behind a certain window opposite, maybe he was looking through the bamboo curtains like him Looking at his opponent.

"Oh, it's kind of interesting."

The man turned the teacup in his hand, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he told the person behind him without looking back, "You have seen what happened just now, you must pass it on to me in full. In the ears of the third brother. After all, Spring Hunting is coming soon. If my third brother is compared to a country boy, he will not look good in front of the father..."

The author has something to say: My aunt was in pain all night yesterday, and she hardly fell asleep. Today, she was also in severe pain. I originally wanted to ask for leave, but the strong willpower to renew supported me lying on the bed and finished writing!Look proud!Praise me! (Express 2333