Chapter 516: 388. Candle in the Snow: Go and Eliminate Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan [Full, Seeking Monthly Tickets!]
388. Candle in the Snow: Go and Eliminate Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan 【Full, Seeking Monthly Tickets!】
Hearing Su Dalang's approach, Magistrate Ouyang Rong and Yan Beside Yan Liulang looked at each other.
The worried look on his face suddenly dissipated for the most part.
However, his brows were still knitted.
He held up two fingers.
"First, Princess Princess Anhui didn't dislike Su Dalang, why did she suddenly invite Su Dalang for a date?
"Princess Princess Anhui looks reserved, why did she become bold."
Magistrate Ouyang Rong said calmly, as if talking to himself:
"Second, why pick the banquet we held to invite people over? If she really wanted to meet Su Dalang privately, there should be many ways. Was it intentional or accidental?"
Yan Beside Yan Liulang nodded upon hearing this:
"The Magistrate is right. The Prince also felt this matter was strange, so he specifically asked this subordinate to come and ask the Magistrate what to do now."
Magistrate Ouyang Rong pondered for a moment:
"You go back and tell the Prince first, politely refuse the invitation for now. For a short time, don't have any activities in the same venue as Princess Princess Anhui, so as not to run into her. In addition, Su Dalang performed well this time, notifying us in time. This point is worthy of praise... That's all for now, other arrangements will wait until I return to the Prince's Mansion in these two days."
"Yes, I will follow the Magistrate's orders."
Magistrate Ouyang Rong waved his hand and took out a white cloth to wipe the wooden zither. After a while, he found that Yan Beside Yan Liulang had no intention of getting off the carriage.
The blue-clothed constable's expression remained serious, and he even turned his head to look outside the carriage.
Magistrate Ouyang Rong asked without raising his head:
"Anything else?"
Looking around to make sure no one was nearby, Yan Beside Yan Liulang lowered the carriage curtain, turned his head, and whispered:
"Magistrate, this morning, a letter came from over there again."
Magistrate Ouyang Rong didn't stop wiping the wooden zither.
He even hooked his finger with interest and pulled a zither string.
"Zheng~"
With a zither sound, Yan Beside Yan Liulang's eyelids jumped, and his head, which was cupping his hands in salute, lowered even deeper.
He only heard a laugh from the young Magistrate in front of him:
"Good zither, Beside Yan Liulang, today is a day to meet friends."
Quiet courtyard.
A morning dew hung on the petals of a pear flower in the courtyard, neither falling nor not falling.
This morning, the wind on Star Lake was a bit strong, and the sky was blue-gray.
Something was missing.
It was the dawn.
Fang Fang Shengnan's gaze withdrew from this drop of dew.
She looked at Zhao Zhao Qingxiu, who was sitting quietly opposite the stone table, embroidering blindly.
This little master occasionally held her index finger in her mouth and sucked it a few times.
Fang Fang Shengnan saw that her index finger was a bit red, having been pricked by the embroidery needle repeatedly.
Yet the little master's expression was calm, like climbing a mountain, slow, step by step, without stopping at all.
Although her five senses were clear aside from blindness, losing her eyes still made embroidery a difficult task. However, Zhao Zhao Qingxiu relied more on the skilled muscle memory from before, sewing clothes stitch by stitch.
At this moment, only Zhao Zhao Qingxiu and Fang Fang Shengnan were in the courtyard.
Fang Fang Juxiu's figure was not seen.
Fang Fang Shengnan sat upright with her sword in her arms, her expression somewhat serious.
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu embroidered silently, occasionally sucking her finger when it was pricked, and would turn her head toward the courtyard entrance, as if listening to something.
Fang Fang Shengnan's gaze moved from the men's Confucian robe that the little master was sewing to the serious and focused pretty face of this little master.
She suddenly really wanted to know what exactly this Yue Lady Yue Chuzi had experienced to be so persistent about a white-faced scholar who was suspected of being kept by a merchant woman and eating soft rice.
Although after getting familiar with Magistrate Ouyang Rong these days, Fang Fang Shengnan felt that Brother Magistrate Ouyang was not bad, not completely a white-faced scholar, at least a white-faced scholar who was loyal, emotional, and responsible, quite to her taste, um, except for the suspicion of being kept.
However, such a good man was not lacking in the world, and he was far from worthy of the noble Yue Lady Yue Chuzi's such infatuation.
The little master's infatuation made people's hearts ache.
Just at this moment.
A gust of wind blew through the courtyard, shaking off a large piece of dew from the pear tree, like rain. Pink and white pear flowers drifted down.
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu, who was sewing clothes, stopped her small hand, and slightly raised her small face covered by a ribbon.
The cool wind blew the ribbon tied behind her head, making it fly wildly.
She put down the embroidery and walked toward the clothes rack in the courtyard.
"It seems it's going to rain."
Fang Fang Shengnan muttered, preparing to help collect the clothes.
Footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
The door was pushed open, and Fang Fang Juxiu's figure appeared at the entrance. She entered the courtyard quickly and closed the courtyard door tightly.
Fang Fang Juxiu did not immediately enter the courtyard, but with her back to the two women, Zhao and Fang, she carefully observed the outside through the cracks in the courtyard door.
After a while, Fang Fang Juxiu breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into the courtyard.
"Little Master, kept you waiting." She said respectfully.
Fang Fang Juxiu was dressed in low-key gray men's clothing today, wearing a hat that covered her face.
She sat down in front of Zhao Zhao Qingxiu and Fang Fang Shengnan.
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu opened her small mouth toward her: "Ah ah... ah?"
Fang Fang Juxiu took a letter from her arms, took a deep breath, and said;
"Little Master, a letter came from the Great Lady and the Second Lady."
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu immediately used her slender index finger, full of needle wounds, to write.
Threads of blood stained the clear water on her fingertips red.
【What did they say, read it to me】
The characters were also red, but she didn't care, focusing her attention.
Fang Fang Juxiu lowered her head to open the letter paper, her gaze falling on the delicate and lively handwriting of the Second Lady.
Confirming it again, she glanced at Fang Fang Shengnan and handed the letter paper over.
The latter understood in seconds, took the letter paper, and strode to the kitchen to take an iron plate.
Fang Fang Shengnan took out a fire starter and blew it until it sparked.
Whoosh—!
The letter paper burned in the iron plate, gradually turning into ashes in the firelight, dissipating in the lake breeze.
The jumping firelight hit Fang Fang Juxiu's calm face.
"The letter mainly mentions two things, one is for you, and one is for us."
【Say】
Fang Fang Juxiu spoke slowly:
"The one for you is about breaking through the realm. The Second Lady said that if you have a certain grasp, can resist the influence of the Dream Abyss, and the surroundings are safe, you can try to break through the realm. It doesn't have to wait for them. Although they have accompanied you by your side every time you broke through the realm in the past, the one who truly resists the Dream Abyss is still you yourself. They are more to let you feel at ease by your side, having an anchor, so the evil dragon cannot do anything to you...
"Now that you are in Prince Xunyang City, it is considered to be under the enemy's nose. If it is appropriate, breaking through the realm early to improve strength is beneficial and harmless.
"And the Second Lady also said, it is best to break through the realm before the Donglin Great Buddha lands. The Great Buddha will definitely have an unpleasant influence on the Dream Abyss. The degree is still unknown, but according to the Great Lady's estimation, it is still within a controllable range in the short term, but it is better not to take risks. If you enter Grade 7 before it, the deployment involving the Lady Yunmeng Order will be more certain..."
Fang Fang Juxiu was more of a retelling of the words in the letter, speaking in the tone of that Second Lady.
She didn't quite understand some of the content in the letter.
Fang Fang Shengnan was the same, but this female hero sat straight, her eyes bright, and although she didn't understand many of the Second Lady's words, Fang Fang Shengnan was high-spirited.
Thanks to the light of passing messages for the Yue Lady Yue Chuzi, she had heard quite a few incredible secrets.
Although she didn't understand, she was considered one of their own, so she could finally enter the Lady Yunmeng Marsh this time... Fang Fang Shengnan's mouth was dry.
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu didn't know the pride of the two ladies, and after hearing this instruction from the Second Yuan Shijie, her expression didn't change at all, as if she had expected it.
"Ah."
She suddenly raised her hand to interrupt Fang Fang Juxiu's words.
【Anything else, about Tan Lang, they didn't mention it】
Seeing the words on the table, Fang Fang Juxiu's expression was somewhat hesitant:
"Yes, the Second Lady mentioned it at the end of the letter."
【Say it quickly】
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu finished writing, her small hand couldn't help but clutch her sleeve tightly. The Fang sisters saw her small face with a nervous expression, which was not seen when she was listening to the Great Lady and Second Lady's instructions earlier.
"It means, Little Master wants to take Magistrate Ouyang Young Master back for protection, the Great Lady seems not very satisfied. However, the Second Lady said, since you are with this son, and it can help you restore your cultivation progress, and even break through the realm, it is not impossible to consider accepting him.
"The Second Lady said, in fact, the Great Lady is most concerned about your safety. Before, she was afraid that this son would be a burden and not safe... So she asked you to be patient and wait for her to come over and take a look at this son. If it is appropriate, then do as you said. The Second Lady finally said..."
【Say what】
"Saying that you have grown up and can stand on your own, and don't need the Senior Sisters to make decisions for everything. The Longcheng matter last time was not handled well, letting you be affected, which is also a side proof that the Great Lady's concern and arbitrary decisions are not necessarily right. On this point, the Second Lady is still on your side."
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yi yi ya ya wu wu..."
A smile appeared on her small face, but her eyes were crystal clear, wetting the sky-blue ribbon covering her eyes.
Laughing and crying, it caught the Fang sisters off guard.
"Little Master, don't cry..."
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu waved her hand, comforted the two, and wrote seriously:
【Second Yuan Shijie is so good, Great Yuan Shijie... to use Tan Lang's words, she has a knife-like mouth but a tofu heart. Tan Lang is so good, they will definitely like Tan Lang】
The Fang sisters looked at each other.
Fang Fang Shengnan wanted to speak but stopped, but was pulled by Fang Fang Juxiu by the sleeve, so she closed her mouth, looking at the suddenly happy, clear-eyed blind and mute young girl with a complex expression.
She always felt that it was not very loyal to Brother Magistrate Ouyang.
【What did they instruct you to do】
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu's hanging heart was put down, and she continued to write.
Fang Fang Juxiu's expression became solemn:
"This is the Great Lady's instruction, to collect the whereabouts of a person, waiting for the Second Lady to come to Prince Xunyang City..."
【Who is this person】
Fang Fang Juxiu was rarely somewhat hesitant, but Fang Fang Shengnan, who had burned it after reading, interjected happily:
"Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan!"
She looked somewhat proudly at her sister, who had always appreciated and favored Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan in her words.
"This person previously took the lead in issuing the Limit Yue Woman Order, which is truly hateful. As a Southerner, he works for the cruel officials from Shenjing Luoyang in the north, and he contributed the most to the Donglin Great Buddha... The Great Lady's meaning is to find an opportunity to eliminate this person, and my sister and I will explore the path first."
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu tilted her head.
【Will you be in danger if you go】
Fang Fang Shengnan danced her small fists:
"Don't worry, add me and old sister, we can handle it."
Fang Fang Juxiu shook her head helplessly:
"Little Master, don't listen to Fang Shengnan's nonsense. We will try it first and act carefully. If we can find an opportunity, we will save the Great Lady and Second Lady from taking action. If not... his guards are numerous, so we will try our best to find out his whereabouts and report it..."
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu's expression was somewhat hesitant.
Fang Fang Juxiu understood and immediately said:
"Little Master, you cannot go, you must not take risks. To put it bluntly, even if all the informants in Prince Xunyang City, including us, are wiped out, you must not have an accident. We leaving is, in a sense, also protecting you.
"The Great Lady and Second Lady also repeatedly exhorted in the letter not to let you intervene in Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan's affairs, let you stay honestly, and cultivate well. This son is cunning, and you are easy to fall into his trap. Your safety is the most important thing, and you cannot take even the slightest risk. Wait for the Second Lady to come in person, she should be on the way...
"Hmm, in the coming days, I and Fang Shengnan may not be able to accompany you here often. We need to leave. Staying in this courtyard, the news is too blocked, we have to find a way to go home, so that we can find out about Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan's affairs later.
"It's settled. The rest to do is to agree on the time and place to meet the Second Lady. Now Prince Xunyang is under martial law, so we need to plan well to receive her into the city."
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu was silent for a while, then nodded lightly:
【Okay, you must pay attention to safety】
"Don't worry, I will protect old sister."
Fang Fang Shengnan patted her bulging chest: "If this brat Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan is caught alive by me, he will suffer!"
Fang Fang Juxiu frowned slightly upon hearing this.
After a while, she looked at the sky.
"It's going to rain, let's draft a letter first, send it out, and agree on the time and place with the Second Lady.
"Hmm, the address of Little Master's courtyard will not be disclosed for now, to prevent the letter from leaking halfway. Yes, change an appointment place, such as the Chan courtyard of Chengtian Temple or our Fang family, Little Master will wait quietly in this courtyard."
【Okay, I will wait for your news in this courtyard】
Fang Fang Juxiu took paper, ink, pen, and inkstone, wrote a letter, and handed it to her sister:
"Fang Shengnan, you go this time, give it to the senior, I went there this morning, it's easy to be remembered."
"Okay."
Fang Fang Shengnan changed into gray men's clothing and went out with the letter.
Fang Fang Juxiu watched her back go away.
At this moment, at the corner of the street, a luxurious carriage drove slowly.
Seeing this, Fang Fang Juxiu closed the door and hid in a room.
After a while, Pei Pei Shisan Niang got off the carriage and entered the door.
As usual, she invited Zhao Zhao Qingxiu to go out to buy things.
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu tidied up and followed her out.
Fang Fang Juxiu listened at the door for a while, looked through the crack in the door at the Pei-surnamed beautiful woman who was whispering gently to the Little Master in the courtyard, and had a complex expression in her eyes.
Thinking of that Magistrate Ouyang Young Master's matter, she sighed lightly:
"Men should still stand tall and do great things... what a pity."
Pei Pei Shisan Niang took Zhao Zhao Qingxiu's hand and went out talking and laughing.
The courtyard returned to silence. Fang Fang Juxiu walked out of the room, stood in the courtyard, and waited quietly. At some point, she looked at the blue-gray sky and murmured to herself:
"But men who stand tall and do great things, like Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan, are also easily wrapped in the torrent and crushed by the general trend, difficult, difficult, difficult... Just right, try to meet this time."
The luxurious carriage drove slowly away from Star Lake.
Leaving the Chengtian Temple, the quiet courtyard, and other buildings behind.
Inside the carriage, Zhao Zhao Qingxiu, who was listening to the sound of the wheels, suddenly pulled Pei Pei Shisan Niang's sleeve.
Pei Pei Shisan Niang asked gently: "What's wrong, Miss Xiu Niang?"
She smiled and took Zhao Zhao Qingxiu's hand and placed it on her thigh.
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu wrote on the woman's plump thigh:
【Where are we going? Not going to Taoshou Studio?】
Pei Pei Shisan Niang smiled:
"Taoshou Studio is closed today, let's change to another place."
Zhao Zhao Qingxiu was stunned.
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