Wait a minute, heroine

To the east of Yun'an City, Guantou Town.

Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...

Six fast horses galloped from the official road, entered the town under the cover of night, and stopped in front of the inn opposite the town's carriage house.

Cao Aning, who was tired of life, returned to the place where he had experienced ups and downs in the first half of his life. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After he got off his horse, he signaled to the carriages and horses on the opposite side:

"This used to be the secret property of Prince Yan. Blood Bodhi failed to assassinate Prince Jing, so he hid here to recover from his injuries. Later, Xue Bodhi didn't know if his head was kicked by a horse, so he ran to assassinate Ye Jingtang, and his death was called a heroic... …”

Xu Tianying walked beside him and pointed to Yutan Mountain at the end of his field of vision:

"That's Yutan Villa. Masters like my master and Teng Tianyou conspired to assassinate the empress. However, they were stopped by Ye Jingtang alone. They all died at his hands. Now we don't know where their bones are buried..."

Jia Shengzi, the leader of the six men, was a disciple of King Zuoxian, and he was also considered a brave and resourceful general. However, he listened to the two men talking about the magnificent achievements of King Ye Dayan along the way. After arriving at Yun'an, he even felt a little confused. The feeling of feet digging into the ground. After all, he was nothing compared to top heroes like Lu Jieyun, Sima Yue, and Duan Shengji. He came here to assassinate Ye Jingtang. He was not seeking death.

Although Jia Shengzi was loyal to King Zuo Xian, no matter how loyal he was, he could not give it away in vain. After looking at the afterglow of the city in the distance, he said:

"People like Ye Jingtang are not something we can deal with. If you are not careful, you will die without a whole body. You must not act impulsively, especially God. No matter how great the hatred of killing the master, you must know how to be patient. If it’s gone, there’s nothing.”

Xu Tianying nodded slightly: "Don't worry, Mr. Jia, I have my own sense of proportion."

This was Jia Shengzi's first visit to the capital. After staying at the inn, he looked at Yun'an in the distance from the window and said:

"This is the land of Dawei. There are countless informants buried in the market. The person doing the watch in front may be the eyes and ears of Ye Jingtang's men. We need to be extremely careful."

Cao Aning nodded seriously: "Understood."

"The imperial team will arrive here the day after tomorrow. We are the vanguard. Our first task is to find out the movements of the Night Terror Hall. An Ning, you are a secret guard. You should know the topography of Yun'an and the official situation. This matter will be discussed. It’s up to you to do it…”

Cao Aning said with a serious expression: "Ye Jingtang's ears and eyes are very good. It is said that all the wind and grass within half a mile can be seen. I don't dare to get close rashly, but if I can only find out the general movement, it shouldn't be difficult. After finding the person, the court will How are we going to deal with it over there?”

Jia Shengzi sat down next to the tea table, stroked his beard and said:

"The minister, Li Si, looks down on me and other disciples born in the world. He treats me like consumables. He only arranges things and doesn't mention anything else. I don't know how to deal with it specifically.

"Li Si looks down on people. We don't have to commit suicide. We can find out the information we can find out. If the rumors are not right, we can just run away. If the incident fails, the blame will not be placed on me."

When Cao Aning heard this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. After all, if Jia Shengzi couldn't enter the staff, he wouldn't be able to get the specific layout of Beiliang's top management. The empress would keep track of her achievements afterwards, so he would be in trouble.

Cao Aning thought about it for a while and felt that he still had to show some ability to make Li Si realize the importance of these six people. He immediately said:

"I know the capital well, and I still have a few clues about the minor officials. I will go find out the news first. If there is any situation, I will report it to Mr. Jia in time."

"Go ahead and be careful."

…

——

There were bright lights on both sides of the river, and a small boat sailed upstream along the Nanxun River and passed through white stone arch bridges.

There were melons and fruits, tea trays and wine bottles in the boat, and young women and girls in bright clothes sat around them, playing the popular "wine chips" in the capital.

The general meaning is that various requirements are written on bamboo sticks. The person who shakes the stick must perform according to the above method. If the performance fails, he will be fined.

This kind of gameplay includes both meat and vegetables. The traditional ones are singing, dancing, poetry and other elegant things. The meat and vegetables are self-explanatory, and it is considered conservative to say "watermelon push on the spot" on the sign.

The Queen Mother was present, as was a young girl like Yun Li. The girls were not having so much fun, but they were still not very reserved. They would get up to dance or answer embarrassing questions, and it was basically everyone's turn to blush.

Sitting in the painting boat were the Queen Mother, Xuanji Zhenren, Sanniang, Fan Qinghe, Xiao Yunli, Hongyu Xiuhe Ping'er and other maids. Not to mention sitting in and drinking with them, just watching from the side was eye-catching.

But the Night Terror Hall has a special relationship with the girls. If you actually sit in, the naughty ones can be used as props. It’s really hard to control the scale of the naughty ones. For this reason, I just paddled behind and listened to the laughter inside.

Bird obviously didn't understand this. At this moment, he was standing on the support pole pretending to be an osprey, chirping twice from time to time, probably because he was gloating over the fact that the Night Terror Hall had also been kicked out.

The painting boat crossed the capital along the prosperous river bank, and when it reached the Wende Bridge area, the night became darker.

The Empress Dowager wanted to return by boat and spend the night at Ye Jingtang's house. However, when the news spread that the Empress Dowager stayed at the courtiers' homes, it was not as simple as causing an uproar throughout the city. Thousands of years later, some people may be wondering about the Empress Dowager Wei's night. What on earth did you do with Mr. Wu An?

For the sake of future reputation, the Queen Mother reluctantly disembarked from the boat after it arrived near Wende Bridge and headed back to the imperial city. Naturally, Ye Jingtang volunteered to serve as a bodyguard and escort the Queen Mother back to the palace.

The snow had stopped unconsciously, and the weather at night got a bit colder.

On the road outside the majestic palace wall, Ye Jingtang walked half a step behind him with his hand on his waist knife, looking at the afterglow of the city.

The Queen Mother was a little tipsy and had a red cloak wrapped around her shoulders. Because she was followed by Hongyu and Heiya guards, she was not very good at talking along the way. She just sang "Uh huh huh~" alone, stroking a hairpin in her hand. .

Seeing that Ye Jingtang had arrived near the imperial city, he felt that the Queen Mother had come over so late at night, so he couldn't let her go back without warming her hands, so she turned around and said:

"Hongyu, you take the guards back to the palace first, and ask Yang Lan to prepare the chariot to greet you. The Queen Mother drank some wine, and her body couldn't bear it after walking back."

"oh."

Hongyu naturally obeyed the advice and ran toward Chaoyang Gate with Niaoniao in her arms.

Several masters of the black government guards thought they were following Mr. Ye and were being protected by Mr. Ye just as pendants, so they all went to protect Hongyu.

The Queen Mother was quite leisurely at first, but when she saw this scene, her eyes became panicked, she stopped humming, and wanted to bury her head and catch up quickly.

But as soon as he took a step, an arm stretched out in front of him, blocking his way.

The Queen Mother paused slightly, quickly put on the air of a mother who cared about the world, and raised her eyes to look at the handsome young man beside her:

"You are presumptuous."

The tone is quite fierce, but the voice is not loud, and he looks fierce.

Ye Jingtang blocked his face, lowered his head to look at his reddish cheeks, and said with a smile:

"Are your hands cold? May I help you warm them?"

The Queen Mother was a little panicked, she hid her hands behind her waist and said seriously:

"Ye Jingtang, if you continue to act so boldly, I will really scare you. Don't think that I dare not."

Ye Jingtang was not afraid at all, he hooked the Queen Mother over, held her little hand and intertwined their fingers, turned around and continued walking.

The Queen Mother was a little annoyed. She struggled a little and found that she couldn't get away, so she let him go and said seriously:

"Ye Jing Tang, tell me honestly, where did you get my hairpin?"

Ye Jingtang smiled and said: "My adoptive father told me before he died that my ancestor buried the picture of Bathing in Fire under the ginkgo tree in the last years of the previous dynasty. I ran to dig, but I didn't find it. Instead, I dug up a hairpin. I thought it was buried by a certain concubine, but I didn’t expect it to be the Queen Mother..."

The Queen Mother had been thinking about this at night, and she hummed softly:

"That hairpin was worn by me when I was a child. I wanted to give it out as a token of love when I met the person I liked. Later, when I became a widow, I buried it... You dug it out privately. Do you know what the crime should be?"

What crime should be committed?

Ye Jingtang turned his head, thought for a while and said:

"Since I dug out the hairpin, I must fill the gap for the person I love..."

"You think beautifully."

The Queen Mother just wanted to tell Ye Jingtang the origin of the hairpin. After she finished speaking, she felt too nervous holding hands on the street, so she wanted to pull away her hand and go back quickly.

The Night Terror Hall naturally held on to this.

The Queen Mother had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing:

"Night Terror Hall, on the snowy mountain, I helped you warm your hands because they were red from the cold. But it turned out that you were not touched. You still relied on me. If I had known this, I shouldn't have cared. you."

Ye Jingtang shook his head and smiled, holding his little hand and putting it in his arms:

"I didn't ask the Queen Mother to warm her hands. I just warmed them for you to repay the favor."

The Queen Mother can't touch or twist her, so she doesn't find it interesting to warm her hands.

She wanted to take her hand out, but when she moved her hand, she found that Ye Jingtang still had a handkerchief in his arms.

The fabric of the handkerchief is extremely soft, and it seems to be used by women...

?

The Queen Mother was not jealous, but she was curious about who gave the handkerchief and wanted to take it out and have a look.

Ye Jingtang was carrying a small piece of cloth and didn't feel anything special. When the Empress Dowager was about to take it out, she suddenly remembered that she had just gone out in a hurry and carried something huge with her.

? !

Ye Jingtang's expression froze. Seeing that he was about to be ruined, he lowered his head and moved towards the red lips without thinking.

The Queen Mother was caught off guard, her eyes slightly opened, and she quickly dodged:

"Eh?! You... ugh!"

Bobo~

Ye Jingtang hugged her waist, lowered her head to block her words, and lifted the Queen Mother's feet off the ground.

The Queen Mother was stunned. At first she wanted to resist, but in the end she found that she couldn't resist, so she just resigned herself to it. Then she became dizzy. She didn't know how long it took before the Night Terror Hall let go.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

The Queen Mother landed again, her face flushed with anger and irritation. Not to mention the handkerchief, she almost forgot where she was. After glaring at the Night Terror Hall, she lowered her head and walked quickly towards the city gate.

Ye Jingtang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid of scaring the Queen Mother, so he did not chase him. He just followed slowly. When he got near the city gate, Hongyu and others appeared in sight, and then he stopped and said:

"The Queen Mother, please rest early and take leave of your humble duty."

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and regained her natural demeanor, but she was still a little dazed and didn't dare to stay. After boarding the chariot, she pretended to be drunk, held her forehead and pretended to be drunk, and was carried into the palace...

——

By the time we returned to Tianshui Bridge, it was already dark.

All the shops were closed, and the streets were deserted. Only the escort office was still lit.

Ye Jingtang carried the fat bird on his back, humming and chirping to each other. When he walked through the front door of the escort agency, he could see Chen Biao and Yang Chao sitting under the eaves, with a wine table in the middle.

Yang Guan, who came to deliver gifts today, actually sat shamelessly on the small bench, drinking with his face red, listening to Yang Chao's words:

"When we walked to the Barren Bone Beach, the leader of the Black Flag Gang came with three or two men to beat the autumn wind. She Long drank a lot and peeed a lot. He ran to the hut halfway and bumped into him. Guess what?"

"What's wrong?"

"The guy at the head, he turned over and stabbed his neck. He heard a cracking sound, which scared She Long back to the point of peeing. He let go of the bird and touched his neck. Nothing happened..."

"Good guy..."

…

Ye Jingtang listened to a few words outside, which was a bit funny, and wanted to go in and join in the fun.

But Miss Fan made a rule: to nurse her at least once a day. If she messed around for a while, she would nurse her less. If she chatted for a long time, it would be tomorrow. So she suppressed the urge to chatter and walked over.

The remaining clouds covered the moon, and the street was dark, with only a little light from the lanterns in some shops.

Ye Jingtang walked into the darkness and saw the bird flying back by itself. He originally wanted to take out the white bow fabric and have a look, but as soon as he put his hand into his arms, his ears started to move.

Phew~

The street was almost dead, and there seemed to be no living creatures, but faint breathing could be heard.

Ye Jingtang's eyes narrowed slightly, and his hand lightly placed on the handle of the knife.

Unexpectedly, before he, the fastest swordsman in the world, had time to move, a voice sounded from the window of the grain store:

"No, no, no, it's me..."

Ye Jingtang was stunned, released the handle of the knife, and walked outside the grain store. He paid attention to the surrounding signs and asked:

"The envoy team will arrive only tomorrow, and you are here today?"

Cao Aning didn't know whether the experts from the Beiliang court had arrived, and he didn't show his head publicly. He just said through the window:

"The six people sent by King Zuo Xian were used as pawns by the Northern Liang court. They asked me to come here first to collect information. They probably didn't expect my help. If you want to know the specific layout of the Northern Liang court, we must first get attention. .”

Ye Jingtang stood with his hands behind his hands, frowning and said: "You mean to give me some information, and you can take it back for business?"

"Yes. It's best to have information about Master Ye's diet, daily life, and daily schedule. One-third false and seven-thirds true, and there must be traces to follow. Don't suddenly go to Longyin Tower on a whim to prove that our information is accurate."

Ye Jingtang gently rubbed his fingers behind his back. After thinking about it for a moment, he said:

"I know. Tomorrow night, you go to the patrol yamen's morgue to get the news."

"Morgue... Mr. Ye is nostalgic. I just heard that Mr. Ye was granted the title of Duke today?"

"Indeed."

"congratulations……"

"As long as you are loyal to the Holy One with all your heart, the Holy One can give you far more than you imagine."

"Alas, I have saved my life from Ye Guo Gong's sword. I dare not ask for too much. Cao will resign first."

Ye Jingtang stopped where he was until the footsteps faded away, then he frowned and thought carefully for a moment before returning to his new house.

——

Sanniang and the others arrived home early on the boat. Since they had all drunk a lot, they went back to their rooms to rest.

At this time, only the embroidery building in the house was still lit. Xiao Yunli could be seen fighting with each other from the window, and Niaoniao squatted by the window and tilted his head to watch the show.

Ye Jingtang passed by the verandah and saw this scene, but he remembered that he had only half of the conversation with Master Xuanji about calligraphy before going out.

Ye Jingtang did some research today and found that writing well is much easier than practicing kung fu. After receiving the reward, he even couldn't stop it.

Yun Li was working hard, so naturally he couldn't slack off. After thinking about it, he quickly returned to Plum Blossom Courtyard, planning to chat with Teacher Shui'er about calligraphy before completing today's conditioning task.

The lights in the Plum Blossom Courtyard were turned off, but the door to the main room was still open.

Ye Jingtang entered the courtyard and took a look, and found that the window in the east wing was not open for him today, and the door was closed, so he came to the door and gently opened the door.

The door is bolted.

?

Ye Jingtang didn't remember that Xuanji, a master of martial arts, had the habit of locking the door. He was angry because of the trousers snatching incident in the evening, so he raised his hand and knocked lightly.

Dong Dong~

Soon, there was the sound of getting up in the back room.

Rustling, rustling...

Tread...

Ye Jingtang stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back and waited. He was originally thinking about what kind of calligraphy he should use to cheat the reward later, but he soon felt that something was wrong - the footsteps sounded...

Holy shit!

Ye Jingtang suddenly realized something was wrong, but before he could sneak away, footsteps came in front of him.

Click~

The door opens.

The woman's cheeks were shown inside the door, without makeup, but the beauty was not reduced by half. The blush after drinking even added a third of color.

The woman is wearing an outer skirt and a red loose pajamas. It is not transparent, but the fabric is extremely soft. It sets off the undulating peaks of her exquisite and graceful figure. She may be a little hot after drinking, and her collar is unbuttoned, so you can see The snow-white skin under the collarbone.

The woman held the door with both hands. She was originally sleepy and half-drunk, but after seeing the tall and handsome young master in front of her, her eyes visibly sobered up and widened a bit, and then her eyes showed hesitation. measures.

"Uh... Miss Fan..."

Ye Jingtang raised his hand and opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Fan Qinghe was stunned. He had no idea that Ye Jingtang would apologize during the day and come to her house again at night. He would knock open the door even though it was locked. Even if he was looking for a wife and concubine to sleep with, he wouldn't bring someone so diligent when visiting her house, would he?

Fan Qinghe wanted to close the door quickly, but felt it was pointless, so he hugged his chest and said with shame and anger:

"You...you do it again! You do this again..."

"No, no, I... I just saw that Miss Fan drank too much, so I came over to see if you were asleep... um... sorry, I'm going back to the room first."

Ye Jingtang was filled with embarrassment. After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the main room, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Fan Qinghe hugged his chest, his eyes even a little aggrieved. After watching Ye Jingtang enter the house honestly, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She closed the door and wanted to bolt it, but she felt that if Night Terror Hall was really interested in her, it would be useless even if she moved outside the city without bolting the door.

What should I do if he touches me again tomorrow night...

A good girl is afraid of stalking a man. She comes here every night. Sooner or later she has to get used to it...

This is how to do……

…

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Thank you to [Moxianke] [Nihility] for being the leader of the alliance!

My work schedule has gradually reversed again. I wake up at two or three in the afternoon. If I write more, I have to go earlier, but if I write less, I have to go later. This is because the wake-up time is pushed back every day or 2.