Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 408 5.90 Shi Xiangyun is the "price" of the Shi family

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5.90 Shi Xiangyun is the “price” of historians

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye, November [-]th, in the study room in the Zhou family compound.

"Huh - we're finally in place." Zhou Yang returned home early in the morning from the Wucheng Bingma Division's West City Thousand Households Residence. He rubbed his face vigorously to wake himself up, and then took a sip from the teacup brought by Zhao Yanling. , "Now that everything is ready, we are just waiting for some short-sighted person to stir up trouble and give me a chance to make meritorious deeds."

"Brother-in-law, why don't you bring in more people?" Zhao Yanling leaned against Ai Lang and asked, "We have nearly 4000 people in the East Camp, but now there are less than [-] people entering the city. If we directly transfer a thousand Why do we need to worry so much when we come here? No matter who wants to rebel, just kill them all."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is not a rebellion, it's just an internal dispute within the royal family." Zhao Qiying came in from the door, knocked her sister lightly and said, "If we really bring a large army into the city, the Emperor will have no soldiers and horses. ? Everyone lifts the table together, and the result is that no one can eat, and maybe outsiders are advantaged."

"So, everyone still maintains restraint." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "The only large-scale conflict that may occur was deliberately transferred to Tanzhe Temple, which is the venue of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty; inside the city, or the palace The two princes were left behind, and this is where Prince Yizhong took action.

Generally speaking, the main battlefield is Tanzhe Temple. His Majesty has brought a thousand-household soldier from the Imperial Guard, and the other four thousand-household soldiers are also on standby outside the city. The Royal Guards have not made any obvious moves yet. After all, Feng Tang’s identity is , there shouldn't be a problem of "sit back and watch success or failure". If there is no accident, he is just trying to contain the main force of the imperial guards. "

"Brother Zhou means that there are other soldiers and horses taking action at Tanzhe Temple?" Zhao Qiying nodded after thinking about it for a while, "Yes, whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the Prince of Yizhong County, how much do they control in private? I’m afraid no one can tell for sure, but if you really want to mobilize a large army, it’s not practical in the Gyeonggi area, so it should be an elite army secretly marching towards Tanzhe Temple.”

"King against king, general against general, elite against elite." Zhao Yanling's eyes lit up, "What my brother-in-law said seemed like a drama. Well, how about you go over when the time comes and kill the generals and seize the flag in front of thousands of troops and horses? It's a draw. This time—oops!"

"You've read too many dramas!" Zhou Yang gave her a slap in the face angrily, "Okay, now that things have progressed to this point, all that's left is 'people decide what to do and what to do is God', so take a good rest. Now is the calm before the storm, everything is waiting for the third day of December, when His Majesty will take people out of the city!"

"Brother Zhou, do you need my younger sister and younger sister Xiuyan to stay in the army? You can stay in the city." Zhao Qiying said seriously, "If there is any problem that cannot be dealt with, at worst, the whole army will attack directly. What a mess. It's all left to the flintlocks and cannon; even if it gets really bad."

"At worst, we can lead troops to cover the retreat to Jinmen Port and go to sea." Zhou Yang smiled and nodded, "It's okay, it's been a hard day - let's do this, you take all your family members with you, and say to the outside world that you are going out of the city to relax; at home, Leave it to me, just keep Yan Ling, the ten female guards and the soldiers across the easternmost courtyard, so that I don't have to worry about anything when I take action.

You work hard in the morning, pack your things and take them with you, set off after lunch in the afternoon, and check in directly at the military camp in the evening. You know there is a big courtyard at the bottom of the mountain, which was originally used for the generals to live in. Because I don’t stay much, The camp accommodation is still vacant, so just go there. "

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, little sister will save it." Zhao Qiying nodded with a smile, "Except for the hundred households directly under him, other people don't need to know, and the food will also be delivered by Xue Zihao every day or every two days, so don't feel wronged My own family does not share it with the officers and soldiers in the camp, and it is kept secret while saving the sisters from being sad."

"Do as you say!" Zhou Yang nodded, but saw Zhao Qiying roll over on his own initiative. Zhao Yanling's cheeks were slightly red, she covered her mouth and snickered and left the room, "Qiying?"

"Good brother, I'm afraid it will take half a month this time -" Zhao Qiying smiled sweetly, quickly letting someone enjoy the tenderness.

However, things can't always go so smoothly.
"Brother-in-law, big sister!" Zhao Yanling blushed and walked into the room in less than a stick of incense, and gently patted Zhao Nuxia who still didn't stop, and said, "A guest is here, and it's from the Baolinghou historian. Miss Shi, she said she came to visit her sister."

"Huh?" Zhou Yang was taken aback for a moment, and he hugged Zhao Nuxia tightly, asking her to pause before asking, "Is she here alone? When did Qiying know her so well?"

"There was only one car. Apart from the old man driving the car, there were only her and a maid. I remember her name was Cuixi." Zhao Yanling said with a smile, "I had someone send her to the outer study."

"Okay, tell her Qiying will be there soon——"

"Let her wait!" However, Zhao Qiying hit someone hard and then launched an offensive, "Do you really think she is here to find me? I have only seen her a few times in total? Huh, I'm afraid there will be more She is a sister, so just think of it as giving her a showdown - Yan Ling, go back and ask her to wait, and then come back too."

"Qiying, you're hissing——"

More than half an hour later, when Zhou Yang walked into the courtyard of the outer study with his hands on his waist, he saw Shi Xiangyun sitting boredly on the right side of the guest seat in the living room of the study, flipping through a book, the maid. Cui Lu pouted and sat on an embroidered pier, talking dissatisfiedly to her girl, but she couldn't hear clearly. "Sister Yun is here?" Zhou Yang hurried over to say hello, and then asked with a smile, "Why are you coming here at this time? Your house is really trusting, and they dare to let you come out alone in this situation."

"Humph, General Zhou is really busy with official duties. We girls have been here for so long before we are lucky enough to be received by the general." Before Shi Xiangyun could say anything, the maid Cui Lu, who was as tall as his own girl, had already started to complain.

"Damn girl, what are you talking about!" Shi Xiangyun glared at his maid, and then said apologetically, "Brother Zhou, please forgive me, but my little sister never thought that you are so busy that you can't even stay at home. If I had known about it, I would have given it to you first. Setting a time for the post will save you the delay."

"No, it's too late for me to be happy that Sister Yun can come." Zhou Yang laughed dumbly, and then walked to Master Shi Xiangyun, "I just didn't expect that Sister Yun had something going on. As the saying goes, 'Everything is not allowed to be reported' "Three Treasures Palace', I wonder if my sister has anything to teach me?"

"Brother Zhou!" Unexpectedly, Shi Xiangyun's cheeks suddenly turned red after he approached. He first rushed his maid, who looked confused, to play with Qingwen in the inner courtyard. Then he stamped his feet and said in an annoyed tone, "Sister Qiying is really Yes, I just came to see where she was given such power."

"Sister Yun, what do you mean?" Zhou Yang didn't respond.

"Hmph, on you." Shi Xiangyun blushed like blood, lowered his head and whispered, "It's all the elegant orchid powder scent that sister Qiying is used to. I'm afraid you have been with her for so long? I'm really ashamed!"

"You guys!" Zhou Yang was a little embarrassed, stretched out his hand to take the girl into his arms and said with a smile, "It's just that there are too many official duties, so we just discussed it. You also know that Qiying and Xiuyan, Wuyiwen are in charge of some of my trivial matters. , There are a lot of things going on in the capital these days, if we don’t deal with it cleanly, it will be bad if something goes wrong.”

"Brother Zhou, do you think my little sister is a fool?" Shi Xiangyun allowed Ai Lang to hold him in his arms, but had no intention of letting him go. Even if his cheeks were red, he had to say clearly, "If you hadn't been close to each other all the time, even like that, how could you have It has such a strong smell of makeup? It would be weird if I didn’t shame her face to face next time we meet!"

"Silly girl, you really dare to say that." Zhou Yang was made dumbfounded by her.

"Brother Zhou, the younger sister is from Longwu 37 years ago. My aunt has already arranged for the old lady at home to tell you." Now that he had made it clear, Shi Xiangyun stopped being pretentious and explained with a blush before changing the topic. "Besides, my little sister didn't come here privately this time, but was arranged by my second uncle brought by my aunt."

"Huh?" Zhou Yang's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed what Shi Nai, or Shi Jia, was thinking, "But you want to see me if you have something to do?"

"I heard that Brother Zhou is very busy these days, so he must be short of available manpower, right?" Shi Xiangyun said softly, "What the second uncle means, anyway, the two cousins ​​just have their names in Longjingwei, why don't we take a look at the eldest brother?" Is it possible to accommodate them here? Especially now that we are hiring, I can help more if I come here as soon as possible."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang smiled and nodded, and said to himself, "Sure enough," "Since brothers Shi Gang and Shi Luo don't mind, I am happy and relaxed here. It's just that military positions in the imperial court cannot be given to each other without selfishness." , when you go back, you can tell Lord Baoling, and ask him to ask Captain Long if he can be transferred over. If there is no objection there, I will definitely accept it here."

Or to put it another way, Shi Gang and Shi Luo's entry into Long Jinwei was originally the historian's statement to Emperor Yonghe; The prince's faction was just the right place to stay; what he called "asking Long Jinwei there" could also be said to be "can Emperor Yonghe allow the historian to be accepted?"

"Thank you, Brother Zhou!" Shi Xiangyun obviously didn't understand so much, but as long as Zhou Yang was willing to help, she felt very happy.

"Okay, now that the matter is over, does Sister Yun have any other arrangements?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile.

"My little sister originally wanted to hear Sister Qiying's arrangements." Shi Xiangyun said with a blushing face and lowered his head.

"Actually." Speaking of this, Zhou Yang still didn't understand that Shi Xiangyun was the "price" of the Shi family. "It's the same with my arrangement. It just so happened that my family was tired of staying in the city and was going to Zhuangzi to stay for a while. Sun, if you don't mind, come with us; as for Lord Zhongjing, all you need to do is write a letter and I will arrange for someone to send it to you, how about that?"

Shi Xiangyun's cheeks were red, and he lowered his head and said nothing. Even though someone's movements became louder and louder, he showed no intention to object, let alone put forward any opinions.

"Where's Sister Yun? I just had a lot of things at hand, and it took me a lot of time to finish them." After a long time, Zhao Qiying's voice suddenly came from outside the door, making the study and office suddenly quiet, " It just so happens that she has been here for so long, so I brought some tea and snacks."

"Why are Qiying here?" When she entered the office, she only saw Zhou Yang sitting alone behind the desk, and asked with an awkward expression, "Aren't you packing your things?"

"Hmph!" Zhao Qiying rolled her eyes at him, placed the tray on the desk, looked down at the tablecloth for a few times, then bent over and lifted it up with a weird look on her face, filling the office with an almost condensed awkward atmosphere.
(End of this chapter)