Fengmou in troubled times

The Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince were ordered by the Son of Heaven to inspect the disaster-stricken area of ​​the Gao River, and were also tasked with investigating the collapse of the embankment, so naturally they did not dare to neglect.After traveling so starry and night, it finally took less than ten days to reach the upper reaches of the Mao River, which was less severely affected.

Gaoshan City is a bustling small city not far from the source of the Gao River. Because it is located at the transportation hub connecting several big cities, although Gaoshan City is not as big as one-third of the imperial capital Liangcheng, it still has a kind of vitality and prosperity. lively.The lord of the city, King Gaoshan, was originally a branch of the Fang family. After obtaining Gaoshan City as a fief, he lived in the city for generations, supervising the county magistrate and taking charge of the affairs of the city.Although they are all princes, he is just a small county king, and his status is far less noble than princes like the fifth prince and the seventh prince.So when he got the news that the two princes were entering the city today, King Yaoshan led people to guard the gate of the city early, waiting for the two princes to drive.

Seeing the convoy appearing outside the city gate, Yaoshan Wang Fangshou hurriedly led the county magistrate Song Dian and a group of masters and followers down the city to meet the gate, "Let someone go say hello, just say that this king and Song County Let me pay my respects to the two princes." At this time, it is midwinter, and the county king and county magistrate and several dignified adults can still stay in the warm pavilion at the top of the city to avoid the cold, but other officials do not have this honor, so they can only stand outside to accept the cold. Destroyed by the cold wind.At this moment, he finally heard that the Lord was coming, he quickly rubbed his frozen face, and ran over with Fang Shou and others happily.

The little official went there in trepidation, and after a while, he saw two carriages in the convoy approaching one after the other. When the first one barely stopped, he saw the curtain of the carriage lifted, revealing the handsome but handsome face of Fifth Prince Fang Yizhen. A face with vain eyes.

"I am deeply disturbed that the king of Gaoshan will respond to you in person." Fang Yizhen walked down with a smile on his face, and cupped his hands towards Fangshou, the king of Gaoshan, with a cloud of white mist coming out of his mouth.The Yaoshan King branch has a foundation in this city for hundreds of years, and has been able to live in peace with the orthodox royal family for many years, which shows that its influence should not be underestimated.What's more, Fang Yizhen decided to uphold this principle and act in a low-key manner after listening to his staff Zhao Shen repeatedly analyze the so-called strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake.And he had to let these onlookers testify to him, the relationship between him and his seventh brother Fang Linyuan was extremely close and friendly, otherwise if something happened to the seventh brother in the future, wouldn't the father be the first to doubt himself?Thinking of this, Fang Yizhen laughed happily, turned half-turned and raised his voice to the carriage behind, "Seventh brother, don't snooze, come and see your lords."

The officials of Gaoshan City, who had received such courtesy from the fifth prince, could not help but look a little ugly when they heard this.Fang Shou looked at the fake smile on Fang Yizhen's face, and looked at the dissatisfied expressions of the officials around him. He couldn't help but twitched the corners of his lips. Before he could speak, he saw the curtain of the carriage swing, revealing a figure in white Come.

The officials who were dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Seventh Prince due to the instigation of the Fifth Prince, now saw the young man in white clothes in front of them, and the slightest complaints in their hearts disappeared immediately.It was rumored that the Seventh Prince, who had been loved by the emperor since he returned to the Cangjue Imperial Capital, was wearing a white embroidered gold dress, and the wide robe and sleeves were casual, which was even more luxurious than the golden hat and mink fur worn by the Fifth Prince. Extraordinary, more and more set off his peerless appearance of Fengshen Junlang, bright moon and beautiful jade.He just stood there, but there was a kind of leisure and elegance that came out of his bones. Looking at the officials of Gaoshan City with different expressions staring at him and the people around him, the Seventh Prince slowly smiled softly, as if returning from spring The demeanor of being exiled from an immortal made everyone's eyes shine.Under the obsessive gaze of everyone present, he was the only one who smiled calmly, held his hand and nodded slightly, and said softly, "Please wait a long time."

In the stunned silence, the great Confucian He Lao in Yaoshan City couldn't help admiring: "This son is as bright as the sun and the moon, as graceful as the flowing clouds, and he is quite a legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties." As soon as this remark came out, the obsessed officials were awakened. , followed the county magistrate to salute the two princes one after another.Fang Shou, the king of Gaoshan who was watching coldly, did not miss the hatred that flashed in the eyes of the Fifth Prince Fang Yizhen, and smiled happily while touching his smooth chin.Seven Fang Linyuan, the seven sons of Emperor Zhao who finally returned to Cangjue... did not disappoint me.Fang Shou watched from a distance for a long time, but couldn't help but stood up and interrupted the two seemingly brothers and sisters, "The two princes are exhausted, please come to this palace to rest for a while. Tonight, Wang Tian He snatched the Song county magistrate's errand with a face, hosted a banquet in this prince's mansion to welcome the two, and I hope the two princes don't feel disgusted."

Fang Yizhen immediately took over the conversation, and exchanged some polite words with Gao Shanwang, and then he and Fang Linyuan went back to their own carriages, followed by Gao Shanwang's carriage, and were escorted by the officials all the way to the Gaoshan King's mansion.

"Yin Ran," Fang Linyuan returned to the warm and comfortable car, warmed his hands with a hand stove, and then stretched out his arms to hold Feng Yinran, who was leaning on the soft pillow and reading a book, into his arms, "What the King of Mountain Mountain said just now, You heard it too."

Feng Yinran has long been used to Fang Linyuan treating her as a human pillow. Now that she was wrapped in his arms, she didn't resist at all. His attention was completely on the book. When he asked him, he just responded casually. One voice: "Yes."

Involuntarily grabbing the legendary story book and throwing it back on the table, Fang Linyuan grabbed Feng Yinran's wrist, and chose to ignore his glaring eyes, "The carriage is moving, reading books dangling around is too hurtful to the eyes." He taught Feng Yinran a serious lesson, and continued to ask with a natural and peaceful expression: "Tonight's reception banquet..."

"Could it be that the Seventh Prince is afraid that I will embarrass you by attending?" Feng Yinran raised her eyes with a breath, and the wine-red phoenix eyes seemed to be seductive and alluring, "Speaking of which, At such a banquet, there must be countless beautiful dancers to accompany the wine. Is His Highness afraid that I will disturb your interest with the beauties, or that the beauties will neglect you when they see me? Just because I stay in your car In the past few days, he has been secretly spying on me, who has not shown up, and he is proclaiming that you and I are promiscuous in the car day by day, which is obvious to others. Such a great gift, how can the owner of the pavilion Can you not reciprocate? I heard that the fifth prince is obsessed with beauty. As his brother, you must know his preferences. Why don't you help me choose a few beauties and send them to his bed tonight? "

Looking down at Feng Yinran who was leaning in his arms with a smile on his face but not angry, Fang Linyuan shook his head and smiled, knowing that although he didn't take it seriously, he definitely wanted to punish Fang Yizhen, so he couldn't help pinching his cheeks. The tip of the nose said leisurely: "When will you change your temperament of fearing that the world will not be chaotic?" He actually understood that Feng Yinran's words were just a joke. All face is lost. "Wait a few more days, okay?"

Feng Yinran looked up at Fang Linyuan, who was calm and calm, and knew that he knew everything about this matter, so she didn't ask any more questions, and only replied with a low smile, "Okay."

Feeling the other party's trust, Fang Linyuan's expression became softer.Accompanied by the sound of the wheel's pulley, Fang Linyuan couldn't help hugging the boy in his arms tightly, imitating him, smiling and closing his eyes, not caring about the noise outside the car anymore, as if falling into a deep sleep.

May the pillow be gentle and never wake up from a dream...

……Dividing line……

Outside the Yaoshan Prince's Mansion, which is separated by a wall, the noise of singing and dancing in the County Prince's Mansion can be heard from afar, making the alleys outside the mansion extremely quiet and empty, and the subtle sound of snowflakes falling on the ground can be vaguely discerned.

Feng Yinran, who was wearing a light and warm fox fur, walked slowly over the snow, except for the screeching sound of the clothes rubbing against each other, she didn't leave any footprints on the ground. There are few rivals in the rivers and lakes.Xing Nuzhen, who was waiting under Zhen Su's imperial court in the depths of the alley, glanced at it, then hurriedly lowered his head and bowed to salute. Although the other party was wearing a veiled hat to block his face, but only with his lightness kung fu and fox With the faintly exposed blue hem of Qiu Zhong, Zhen Yi has already confirmed the identity of the visitor. "Zhen Yi welcomes the Pavilion Master."

Feng Yinran walked in front of him, stretched out her left hand from the fox fur to give him a little support, and then immediately hid back.Just this blink of an eye is enough for Zhen to see clearly the brilliant Nine Fields Picking Stars ring on the plain white wrist. "You don't need to be too polite. Is there any news about what I ordered to investigate?"

"Yes, Pavilion Master." Zhen Yi cupped his hands and said: "According to your request, Pavilion Master, from the day of departure, our people have monitored the fifth prince's every move, and we found that he and a man from Yaoshan City The small gangs who were not well-known colluded together. He sent his men to negotiate a deal with those gangsters, and asked them to disguise themselves as refugees three days later and hang out in the refugee receiving village near the Mao River, waiting for an opportunity to harm the Seventh Prince. " Zhen Yi said. Then secretly looked up at Feng Yinran's expression, although it was covered by a veil, no anger could be seen, so he couldn't help being a little surprised.The deep entanglement between his own pavilion master and the seventh prince of the Cangjue Kingdom is known to everyone in the pavilion. He originally thought that the pavilion master would be furious after hearing the plot of the fifth prince, and it would even bring disaster to his family. Innocent Chi Yu, unexpectedly, Feng Yinran had a clear and indifferent look, but Jiao Zhen couldn't help admiring and admiring his pavilion master even more.

Feng Yinran tilted her head slightly, as if she was listening carefully to the beautiful music coming from the palace.Occasionally, the cold wind mixed with snowflakes lifted the veil on the veil, but they dared not linger for a while as if they were ashamed to spy on his face. "Three days, is it enough to replace our people?"

After all, Zhen Yi is an elite who has been carefully cultivated by Qian Xing Pavilion and has worked in the pavilion for more than ten years. Naturally, he immediately understood the meaning of Feng Yinran's words, and immediately responded with a smile: "Why does it take three days? As long as the pavilion master With one order, just give Zhen Yi and me an hour, and it will be perfect."

Feng Yinran was well aware of the ability and wit of his subordinates, and seeing that Zhenyi agreed smoothly and happily, he stopped entangled in this matter and let him handle it completely. "Yaoshan Wang Fangshou looks greedy for money on the surface, but in fact he is very shrewd. Otherwise, he would not have inherited the title of the old prince from a concubine and became the current county king. There are also people around him. Our people go in? Have you found out Fang Shou's weakness? Has he ever colluded with other princes in private?"

"The beloved side concubine in the backyard of King Gaoshan was personally arranged by Mr. Zhensu. Don't worry, the pavilion master, not to mention that in the palace, even the dignified officials in Gaoshan City have our people secretly watching. Listen. According to the concubine's report, although this Gaoshan King is only a county king, he has been domineering in this Gaoshan City for a hundred years, and the power behind him should not be underestimated. All the great princes in the world have sent people to show their favor to Fang Shou, but this Yishan King has always been on the sidelines, and seems to be still on the sidelines. As for the special preferences and outstanding weaknesses, I am sorry that my subordinates are incompetent and have not been able to find out."

Feng Yinran nodded, the veil of the veiled hat swayed with his movements, and the side face like a snow sculpture and ice sculpture flashed through the gap, which made Zhen stunned for a long time.Except for Mo Xi, the general manager and the four guardians who are often by the owner's side in the main pavilion, only 28 star envoys in the star pavilion are eligible to see the true face of the pavilion owner, and star slaves like Ru Zhenyi are basically even in the pavilion. I have never seen the portrait of the Lord with my own eyes, and I don't know that he is Feng Yinran, Wangshu Hou of Rongshao Kingdom, so I can only identify him by the Nine Fields Picking Star Ring passed down from generation to generation by the Lord of the Xingxing Pavilion.At this moment, he vaguely saw the indistinguishable but extremely alluring eyebrows of the pavilion master, and then Zhen Yi remembered the rumors in the pavilion that the pavilion master has an outstanding appearance.

Feng Yinran didn't notice Zhen Yi's thoughts.At this moment, listening to the somewhat distorted voices of talking, laughing and singing from far away in the main hall, what he was thinking about was how to help Fang Linyuan plan to support the support of King Yaoshan.Regarding Fang Linyuan's secret deployment, he has always been ignorant, not only because he does not want to interfere with Fang Linyuan's privacy, but also because he believes in Fang Linyuan's ability and strategy.Feng Yinran thinks that the level of understanding and application of the emperor's art is not as good as that of Shang Linyuan, and he has been able to flourish in Rongshao until now, but it is only because of the care of his father Fengtong and the elders, plus As a modern person, I have studied the history of the rise and fall for thousands of years.If he was really an ordinary boy who was born and bred in the ruins world, maybe he was just a dandy young man walking a bird in a cage, and I am afraid that he would not have the status he has today.

As he thought about it, his train of thought deviated from the track.Feng Yinran quickly came back to her senses, sorted out her complicated thoughts, and told Zhenyi about her next plan.Unknowingly, from the square in the front yard of the palace, there was already a noise of officials leaving the banquet, getting drunk and returning to their carriages, greeting each other and preparing to go home.Knowing that the reception banquet of King Yaoshan finally came to an end, and the alley they were in would also become lively, fortunately Feng Yinran had almost finished his confession, so he waved his hand and ordered Zhen Yi to leave first.On the other hand, he took advantage of the darkness to hide his figure, avoided the guards and servants who came and went, and hurried back to the courtyard where King Yaoshan used to entertain Fang Linyuan.

Turning around the winding corridor, and a small garden decorated with silk flowers, it is fortunate that Feng Yinran took note of the way back before coming out, otherwise he would definitely get lost in this huge Yishanwang Mansion.Finally seeing the lights from the small courtyard where they lived, Feng Yinran breathed a sigh of relief, dodged the guards at the door, and jumped in over the wall, only to see a young man in white clothes leaning on the corridor in front of the door. It was Fang Linyuan, the seventh prince of the Cangjue Kingdom who was waiting for his return.

The sudden heavy snowfall that fell more and more quickly has not stopped yet, but Fang Linyuan, who was only wearing a palace satin brocade robe, stood in the wind and snow with a smile on his face. His white robe was extraordinarily crystal clear under the light.Feng Yinran's heart tightened, she quickly took off her veiled hat, and ran over quickly, while gently patting the snow off his hair and shoulders, she complained, "Linyuan, how long have you been waiting? Why don't you even wear a cloak?" Don't you remember putting it on?"

Reaching out to grab Feng Yinran's hands and holding them in the palms, Fang Linyuan's normally warm fingers were a little cold at the moment, but they gradually warmed up after holding his, and after a while they warmed Feng Yinran's hands in turn.As the two got closer, Feng Yinran smelled the strong fragrance of fine wine in Fang Linyuan's breath, and with Fang Linyuan's temperature, it fell on his face. "Yin Ran, it's good that you're back."

I don't know if it was because of standing in the wind and snow for a long time, or because he drank too much wine, Fang Linyuan's face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, as if he was about to melt into the color of snow.Looking at Fang Linyuan, who still looks indifferent, elegant and calm, but his eyes are unconsciously showing confusion, I don't know how much Fang Linyuan, who has a good drinker, was persuaded to drink so much at the banquet tonight. Feng Yinran was angry and aching in his heart, he scolded those officials plus Fang Shou, Fang Yizhen and others, and then managed to hold back his anger, but he still couldn't help but want to kill a villain like Fang Yizhen to calm his heart only hate. "Linyuan, let's go back to the room."

"In the room?" There was a trace of confusion on his face, perhaps because he felt Feng Yinran's aura, Fang Linyuan's indifference could no longer be maintained, and the brow was only drunk and tired. "No, don't lock me in the room..." he murmured, resting his head on Feng Yinran's neck, his tone full of pleading and helplessness, "My mother is obviously not dead, she is not a monster, and neither am I. ! Why did you lock me up..." As he spoke, he suddenly laughed again, rubbed his cheek against Feng Yinran's neck, and said happily, "No, those people can't do anything to me anymore. I can protect my mother, my Yin Ran..."

As if greedy for the warmth of Feng Yinran's body, Fang Linyuan instinctively kissed his exposed skin in a panic, and said with a childish smile: "Yinran belongs to me alone."

Feng Yinran was so amused by him that she couldn't laugh or cry, but she vaguely guessed from the words he unconsciously revealed that he had suffered a lot when he was young, and her heart had already softened, so she couldn't help coaxing him softly: "Yes, yes Ah, I belong to you alone. This life is yours alone, okay?"

While persuading him nicely, he helped Fang Linyuan back to the room, and after a lot of tossing, he finally put him on the bed to rest.Seeing that Fang Linyuan had calmed down and fell asleep obediently like an obedient child, Feng Yinran, who was worried that he would wake up tomorrow with a hangover and headache, quickly put on his hat again, got up and went to the kitchen to ask someone to prepare hangover soup tomorrow morning.But just as he closed the door and turned to leave, Fang Linyuan who was supposed to be asleep on the bed slowly opened his eyes. How could he still be half drunk with a clear look?

Sighing faintly, Fang Linyuan rubbed his forehead, stared at the phoenix-eyed bodhi bracelet wrapped around his wrist for a while, and then closed his eyes again.Yin Ran, with you like this, how can I be willing to let go?Yin Ran, Yin Ran, please don't let me down in this life, and don't leave me, otherwise, even I don't know what kind of things I will do to take revenge on the ruthless heaven...