Concubine Huang said she wanted to leave

Chapter 277 Finding the Guard
The letter explained what happened after the start of the Winter Solstice Palace Banquet, focusing on the fact that Shang Kelan wanted to leave the palace with Zhao Kehan.

They are going to set off on the tenth day of this month, and Zhao Kehan ​​and Shang Kelan are hostile to each other. When these two get together, many accidents will happen on the way. How can Shang Kelin not be worried?

Seeing Shang Kelin's expression was wrong, Chen Yetan couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, looked closer to him, and asked, "What's the matter? Look at you, you seem very serious."

Ever since she was threatened by Shang Kelin to stay in the Zuoxiang mansion and become a personal maid beside Mrs. Shang, Chen Yetan has been wearing women's clothes again, and she looks fair and cute in women's clothes, just like everyone's lady, Zuoxiang monk Madam also unexpectedly liked this girl, no matter what Madam Shang did, she always took Chen Yetan by her side, and never let her do heavy work.

After Shang Kelin read the letter, he handed it to Prime Minister Zuo, and then he was silent for a while, before he sighed and said, "Oh, in the Jiangnan area, I heard that when winter comes, the cold river freezes, the queen mother let my sister I went to Yunlai Temple with Concubine Jia to pray for blessings, and I don’t know if I can make it back on New Year’s Day and Laba Festival.”

"After all, the journey here and there is very long, I really want to go with my sister!"

After reading the letter and listening to Shang Kelin's words, Prime Minister Zuo couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, patted Shang Kelin on the head, and cursed: "You unreliable guy, what the hell are you doing as a brother? Don't be afraid, what accident will happen to your sister on the way?"

Because Mrs. Shang is still here, the father and son tacitly concealed the Queen Mother's affairs, and only picked unimportant things to talk about.

After hearing this, Mrs. Shang really asked curiously: "Why, what did the letter say? Why do you both say that Lan'er will go to Jiangnan?"

If Mrs. Shang knew what happened to Lan'er in the palace, she might lose her temper right now!

So Shang Kelin just waved his hands, and said enviously: "What else can I do? Of course, I want to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the snow, enjoy the snow, go sightseeing in the mountains, and experience the joy of worshiping Buddha by the way?"

Hearing what Shang Kelin said was so unreliable, Mrs. Shang couldn't help giving her a look.

Chen Yetan's eyes flickered, he didn't say anything, he just pretended he didn't hear the words, and started eating on his own.

At the same time, Shang Kelin gave the palace maid a look, and said: "My lord has received Zhizi's letter, you can go back and report to me, and say that my lord will go to the harem to bid farewell to the empress tomorrow."

After receiving Shang Kelin's approval, the palace servant did not stay for long, and left here after receiving the reward money from the servant.

Zuo Xiang secretly glanced at Shang Kelin, stroked his beard in satisfaction, then stopped meddling, and had dinner with Mrs. Shang.

After the meal, Shang Kelin brought Chen Yetan to the study.

As soon as the two entered the room and closed the door, Shang Kelin opened the secret passage and led Chen Yetan into the secret passage.

Chen Yetan put his arms around his chest, looked at Shang Kelin playfully, and said, "Hey, what is the relationship between that Concubine Jia and the Queen Mother and your sister? It looks like they want to kill your sister!"

Shang Kelin held the torch and carried it all the way down. After walking through the dark passage for a while, the two came to a blacksmith's shop.

At this time, the blacksmith shop was closed, and even in the midst of winter, a strong man with shirtless upper body was still naked, sitting on a chair and playing with a hidden weapon.

The hidden weapons were five darts, which were poisonous and exuded a faint blue light.

Hearing the movement, Tieniu looked up and saw that the person who came was Shang Kelin, an old acquaintance, he smiled and said, "So it's Brother Shang, what's the matter with you coming here at this time?"

Shang Kelin sighed, sat down on the chair, and said with a frowning face: "Oh, my sister seems to have encountered some troubles. She and that concubine Jia are going to the Yunlai Temple in the south of the Yangtze River. I'm worried Someone on the road is against my sister, so I want to ask Brother Tieniu to be a bodyguard to protect my sister's safety."

Tieniu froze for a moment, paused when he was playing darts, and then he smiled and looked at Shang Kelin and said, "Brother Shang, you don't know that I have ignored these things for a long time, let alone your sister, Even if something happens to you in the future, I won't care about it."

"Being friends is welcome, but if you ask me to have anything to do with those people in the palace, please forgive me!"

After speaking, Tie Niu returned to the red-hot iron stove and pulled the box vigorously, and the wind suddenly blew the fire even bigger.

With a sound of "coax", scarlet sparks jumped out of the iron furnace.

Shang Kelin couldn't help taking a few steps back, so that his clothes didn't get burned.

Unexpectedly, Tieniu refused so decisively, he couldn't help frowning, and said with displeasure: "Tie Niu, don't you consider me a friend? Otherwise, why would you even do such a small request as a bodyguard?" not?"

Chen Yetan watched the two talking, her eyelids couldn't help but fight, then she yawned, patted her mouth and said, "I said, if you two are talking about things here, I won't get involved. Go first."

With that said, she was about to leave here through the secret passage.

But Shang Kelin pulled her back, looked at her maliciously and said, "No, you are good at using poison, so you have to protect my sister as well."

The corners of Chen Yetan's mouth twitched for this sister-protecting madman, and he no longer knew what words to use to describe him.

Finally, she shook her head and said, "Okay then, I will protect your sister, you give me 2000 taels of silver."

2000 taels, this is not a small amount, and the price is even higher than the last time I went to the palace to check for assassins!
Shang Kelin frowned, and couldn't help saying: "Although I have money, I'm not so rich, can I have 1000 taels?"

Hearing this, Chen Yetan curled his lips into a smile, raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Your sister's life is worth 1000 taels?"

This rhetorical question stumped Shang Kelin, he thought for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons.

Afterwards, Shang Kelin endured the pain and said, "Okay, it's only 2000 taels, but you have to let my sister come back safely!"

Shang Kelin had to stay in the capital to cover up people's eyes and ears, otherwise with so many people staring at the Zuo Xiang's mansion, his sudden disappearance as a dandy would surely attract the attention of Jin Yantang and those who cared about him.

Chen Yetan snapped his fingers and smiled slyly: "Okay, deal, I'll go on the tenth day."

On the side, Tieniu, who had his back to them fighting weapons, couldn't help but pause, then he turned his head to look at Shang Kelin, hesitated for a moment, and said, "If you give me 500 taels, I'll protect your sister. "

"Brother Tie Niu, don't you treat money like dung?"

It was the first time Shang Kelin heard Tieniu say such a thing, and he couldn't help looking at him in surprise.

In the past, when Tieniu made money, he always used the money to rob the poor and help the rich, and rarely needed money.

Hearing this, Tieniu blushed slightly and did not speak.

Shang Kelin smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Of course, this is a small problem. Then on the tenth day of the lunar new year, you and Ye Tan will set off together!"

(End of this chapter)