General

"You are..." Lan Jing poked her head out from the gap between Li Xuan and Ling Feng, and guessed with some doubts, "Chang'an General Soldier?"

"Exactly." Lian Jingzhi raised his head slowly, looked at Lan Jing with piercing eyes, and his voice was clear and pleasant, "The final general will be Lian Jingzhi, the commander-in-chief of Chang'an."

"Thank you, Zongbing Lian, for your rescue." Lan Jing narrowed her eyes slightly, and said with a teasing smile, "However... What did Zongbing Lian suddenly come to this wilderness with so many troops? You can't follow these black-clothed killers all the way, can you?"

"Of course not."

Lian Jingzhi shook his head calmly, glanced at the other three attendants beside Lanjing, and said loudly, "Master Zhao, the governor of Chang'an County, knew that the prince had arrived in the territory, and he had no officers and soldiers to accompany him, so he sent the last general to meet him. , protect the prince and concubine to reach Chang'an City safely!"

"Oh?" Lan Jing frowned more and more confused, their trip has been extremely secretive, and how did this Chang'an County Sheriff know her whereabouts? !

When he was hesitating and didn't know how to respond, he suddenly heard Ling Feng whispering behind him, and supported Qiu Yang, who was pale and almost unable to stand.

"Master, master..." Qiu Yang looked at Lan Jing nervously, trembling a little, grasping Ling Feng's arm with anxiety in his eyes, and muttered in a low voice, "You...you are King Jing?"

"Yeah." Lan Jing slightly bent her eyebrows, trying to make herself look amiable, but her forced expression was indescribably weird, "No matter who I am, I'm your master. Say there will be no difference, you know?"

"Yes..." Qiu Yang glanced sideways at Li Xuan again, lowered his head and said in a humble way, "I also know General Li's name..."

His fingers gripped the corner of his clothes uncontrollably, and there was still a bit of uneasiness in that timid expression.

"Regardless of the identities of those killers just now, it's not suitable to stay here for long." Lian Jingzhi glanced sideways at Qiu Yang, and interrupted their conversation coldly.A man who is so submissive, Prince Jing keeping such a person by his side will only become a burden sooner or later, "Master Zhao sent me to meet the prince and concubine, and I also want to meet you two in private. Anyway, I hope Your lord, don't refuse."

win over?court?Or do they have ulterior motives? !

Lan Jing didn't answer in a hurry, but raised her phoenix eyes slightly, silently sizing up the man in front of her with her hands clasped in fists and her attitude respectful.

Zhao Jianyong has been in the officialdom for many years, and he can live under the power of the regent with a clear stand, which shows that his mind is transparent and his methods are superb.Now that others are in the city, they can know their whereabouts clearly, and this calculation made him even more faintly startled.

"Then respect is worse than obedience." Lan Jing slowly raised her eyes, looking at him with eyes like water, since that man intends to approach, why not just go and see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd!

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The two teams of officers and soldiers escorted the carriage and continued to go southwest. Lian Jingzhi was at the front of the team, and Ling Feng and others followed beside the vehicle.The subordinate sergeants walked neatly and strictly disciplined, and they were meticulous even when they set up camp at night and patrolled.

Lan Jing gently put down the coarse cloth curtains, barely blocking the bright fire outside the car, brocade quilts have been neatly spread inside the car, and the red copper charcoal basin in the corner has just been filled with fire, with a slight "crack" sound Gentle exudes a touch of warmth.

"Xuan..." Lan Jing saw that Li Xuan was still leaning quietly on the soft couch reading a book. Under the dim light, he only felt a black ink stain on the book, and he seemed to be unable to see anything clearly. "What do you think?" ?”

Lan Jing slowly moved her body to Li Xuan's side, and sat beside Li Xuan holding his arm, whispering softly.

"What I can guess now is that there should be no malice..." Li Xuan put the book down with his hands down, tilted his head, looked at his beautiful phoenix eyes and slightly curled his lips and said: "Otherwise, depending on the situation at the time, the Wouldn't it be more convenient for you and me to tie it up with a rope and send it back?!"

"That being said..."

Although Lan Jing knew that what he said was reasonable, she still felt a little uneasy.Although they saved themselves on the surface, it is still unknown what kind of heart they have settled behind the scenes.Just because there is no malice, it doesn't mean that he has good intentions. The next meeting made him feel a bit at a loss, "That old fox, we'd better be careful..."

"Yeah." Li Xuan also nodded in agreement, and warmly embraced Lan Jing's thin body into his arms, gently caressing his shoulder, and softly whispered, "Everything will be known tomorrow." Bar."

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After entering the city, the officers and soldiers of the guards gradually withdrew. Several fast horses escorted the carriage through the lively market. The bustling crowd quietly entered a very gorgeous courtyard through the side door.

Lan Jing supported Li Xuan's arm and slowly got off the carriage, raised her head and looked at the two-story building in front of her.The stone steps of white marble, doors and windows carved in mahogany, and the afternoon sun shining on the layers of glazed tiles make it both delicate and grand, with a dazzling golden light.

"My lord please."

Lian Jingzhi took a few steps forward, turned around and raised his hand to Lan Jing and said, "The governor has been waiting in the building for a long time."

"En." Lan Jing looked at his handsome figure in silver armor and gold helmet again, and was suddenly glad that this person was not a henchman of the Prince Regent.Now the regent is wantonly eliminating dissidents, and the people in the court are either friends or enemies, so... if you think about it in a good direction, they can be regarded as people in the same boat.

Lian Jingzhi turned around to lead the way, and Lan Jing took Li Xuan's warm hand and followed slowly.Everyone went straight to the end of the second floor along the wooden stairs, and a luxurious door carved in mahogany and gilded with flowers stood in front of them.

"Lord Zhao, Lord Jing is here." Even Jingzhi's address and tone were a little alienated, as if deliberately trying to conceal the relationship between the two.But Zhao Jianyong didn't show any shyness at all, gently put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a smile through the door, "Jingzhi is back? Please come in, my lord."

Lian Jingzhi's expression froze slightly unnaturally, and he hurriedly opened the door, and made a gesture of invitation to Li Xuan and the other two, and when the two walked slowly into the door, he unceremoniously greeted Li Xuan and Li Xuan. The three of Ling Feng stopped outside the house.

"The three adults have something to talk about, please follow me to the next door for some refreshments." His expression was cold, with a bit of irresistible determination.

Ling Feng looked up hesitantly and glanced at the room, only to see that Zhao Jian Yongzheng slowly got up and greeted the two of them.He is thin and doesn't look like a martial artist, and there is Li Xuan staying beside the prince, so he didn't say much, just lowered his eyes slightly and nodded in response: "Yes."

The door was tightly closed, and Zhao Jianyong, who was wearing a pure white wide-sleeved robe, had already walked in front of the two of them. With a slight smile on his delicate face, he bowed softly and said: " The prince and concubine have worked hard all the way, please forgive Jian Yong for not being able to meet him far away."

"Master Zhao, you are welcome." Lan Jing also put on her usual mischievous smile, and returned the salute with a bit of sarcasm, "Mr. I am grateful.”

"Oh?" Zhao Jianyong raised his eyebrows full of doubts, his expression froze slightly, and then he asked in a puzzled way, "Has the prince encountered any difficulties in the outskirts of the city?"

"I met a group of black-clothed assassins. I don't know their identities." Looking at him at the moment, Li Xuan seemed to be ignorant, but he didn't want Lan Jing to continue entangled with him on this question, so he answered coldly first.

"Such a situation happened in my Chang'an territory. It's because the lower officials were negligent." Zhao Jianyong didn't care about Li Xuan's attitude, turned around with a smile and walked towards a low table, "Please don't worry, my lord. Lian Zongbing will do his best to investigate this matter and try his best to ensure the safety of the two of you in Chang'an."

On the dark golden cashmere carpet, a delicate low table of golden nanmu was placed near the window. On the table, a set of azure porcelain tea sets reflected in the warm sun that was gradually going west, giving off a soft gleam.

The three of them sat facing each other at the table, and the steam billowing from the red copper tea stove engulfed everyone's sight.Zhao Jianyong brewed two cups of clear tea familiarly and handed them to the two of them, looking at Li Xuan with a slightly wary look in his eyes, slightly raised the corners of his lips.

"I invite the two of you to come. One is to show the friendship of the landlords and clean up the dust for the prince and concubine. The other is that there is one thing that I want to give to His Royal Highness Jing." Looking at Lanjing respectfully, she took a sip alone.

"What?" Seeing that he finally got to the point, Lan Jing looked back seriously. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, she felt that there were thousands of valleys hidden in his clear eyes.

"A painting..." Zhao Jianyong put the teacup back on the table with a flick of his sleeve, turned around and picked up a simple scroll from the carpet behind him, and slowly brought it to Lan Jing, "It's not a famous artist's handwriting, it's just an official painting." It's just a clumsy..."

"The picture of praying for rain..." Lan Jing took it with both hands, and unfolded the scroll together with Li Xuan. The three eye-catching inscriptions on the signature made him feel a little puzzled.

A while ago, there was a severe flood, and all places in the south of the Yangtze River were affected by the disaster. Now he has drawn a picture of praying for rain. What is his intention?

"The skill is poor, please don't laugh at the prince and princess."

The two were contemplating the picture, but Zhao Jianyong unceremoniously interrupted their thoughts.Lan Jing glanced sideways at Li Xuan, seeing that he was also puzzled, so she forced her lips together and praised in a low voice, "The people and objects in this painting are so lifelike, Mr. Zhao is really a master of painting!" !"

Seeing the hypocrisy on his face, Zhao Jianyong knew that he didn't see the mystery, but he didn't say much, just smiled and declined softly: "The prince is too famous."

"Thank you Master Zhao, then I will be disrespectful to you." Lan Jing silently re-bound the scroll and handed it to Li Xuan.Anyway, since I gave it to him, I am not in a hurry to watch it for a while. After I go back, I will naturally have a lot of time to study it slowly.

In short... the mind of this thousand-year-old fox is really hard to guess!