Yangcheng

Until the morning court, Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue's achievements in "suppressing bandits" in the southwest were announced, Tong Shaoxuan was promoted to Dali Temple Shaoqing, and when Shen Yue was added to the rank, Tong Shaoxuan's heart was still as stone as stone. So much so that when the envious eyes of the courtiers fell on her, her face, which was silent because she was thinking about other things, showed a composure that did not match her actual age, which made people admire this young man without being flattered or humiliated. It is the bearing of Peng Cheng Wanli.

Today, Lv Jianjian hosted a banquet for the Hu delegation, but did not go to court.Lan Wan was here, with a warm smile from the beginning to the end, sincerely congratulating Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue Gaosheng, as if it was really bandits who were wiped out in the southwest, not her brothers of the same clan.

After the morning court, there was a celebration banquet by the Ming River.

At the celebration banquet, Tong Shaozhuo came with Wei Zhi, and had a banquet with the heroes.

Lan Wan didn't leave either, and followed the courtiers to the bank of the Ming River, where she sat down peacefully, had a drink with her colleagues, and even brought people from the official department over to respect Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue.

Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue got up to pay their respects, Lan Wan looked at Tong Shaoxuan, and sighed: "I also grew up watching Changsi, I think you were naive when I first met you in Boling. A little lady who is ignorant of the world and can't understand a word. Now she has grown into the mainstay of Dacang. With His Majesty escorting us, Tong Changsi is really not what it used to be."

Tong Shaoxuan knew that Lan Wan was teasing her about the embarrassment she showed when she invited Lu Lan and her husband to Tong's Mansion many years ago, and also teased her for being a celebrity who was singled out by Wei Xi.

Tong Shaoxuan was not annoyed, and replied with a smile: "Yes, when I met Shangshu Lan for the first time, Xiaguan was a village girl who had just arrived in Boling and had no experience. , Two sentences are stuttering. However, thanks to His Majesty's cultivation these years, the officials traveled north and south can be regarded as crossing a few bridges and wading a few waters. I understand that Lan Shangshu is not so terrible. Back then, I was completely scaring myself. That's all."

Shen Yue was smiling at the corner of his mouth, and the other officials sitting nearby could clearly hear the smell of gunpowder between the two of them talking, and they didn't dare to breathe, no matter who was holding the chopsticks or holding the cup, they were all silent.

The faces of the officials were very ugly, but Lan Wan's expression did not change, she smiled softly, and finished the wine in her hand.Tong Shaoxuan also raised her head and drank the wine, Lan Wan nodded slightly to her, her eyes fell on the vast river behind Tong Shaoxuan for a moment, she smiled inexplicably, and left.

Shen Yue took a sip of the wine, and said in Tong Shaoxuan's ear, "It's Lan Wan after all, even if she loses the Southwest, she can still toast with each other at the Tail Burning Banquet."

Thinking of what Wei Xi said about the Mojiao last night, Tong Shaoxuan whispered: "The Lan family has more chips than Lan Zhongyu. Now it's just a discounted arm of the Lan family. We don't even know how many chips the Lan family has hidden enough to support it." thigh."

Lu Lan, who was sitting in the corner of the banquet, greeted and sent him off, without opening his eyes, he put the empty wine cup back on the desk.

She drank a little too much and was already a little tipsy.

It's been so long, haven't you come yet?

Lu Lanxin sighed silently in her heart.

Originally, Lu Lan wanted to drink a few more glasses, so that his drunkenness would be more real, so that he could rely on what he could rely on later.With Lanniang here today, she will definitely not reject herself.

There was a person sitting across from the desk, and Lu Lan didn't need to open her eyes, just by smelling the scent, she knew that it wasn't Shi Ruzhuo she was waiting for, but Lan Wan.

"Lan Niang." Lu Lan sat up straight and greeted him respectfully.

Lan Wan said: "I haven't been home for so long, I haven't come back to see you, Mother Lu and me, do you still hate Mother?"

The arc of Lu Lan's smile was exactly the same as that of Lan Wan: "Why, what did Lan Niang do and I want to hate you? It's just that there are too many missions to Beijing recently, and Lu Niang didn't have time today, so I'm naturally very busy. .”

In recent years, Lu Lan has never been at home. She bought a house outside to live in, and there are many other houses for her entertainment. Lan Wan knows all these things.

Lv Lanxin was very lazy no matter whether he was in court or at Dianmao. Either he didn't see anyone in the morning, or he would run away in the afternoon, and his salary was deducted seven or eighty eighty-eight. If he was not still in Lu Jian's Honglu Temple, he would have died a long time ago. Kicked out of the center.

Whether it's Shuyuan or Boling City, Lu Lan's heart always walks around Lan Wan.

The incident more than three years ago weighed heavily on the hearts of mother and daughter, and Lan Wan understood Lu Lan's feelings of fear and loathing towards Lan Wan very well.

After it was confirmed that Lu Lanxin had sold the Lan family's information to Shi Ruzhuo, Lan Wan had erased all the old information that Lu Lanxin knew over the years, and now Lu Lanxin knew nothing about the layout of the Lan family in Beijing.

Lan Wan wanted Lu Lan to understand that what she had warned her was not just saying casually.

Shi Ruzhuo didn't have any sincerity towards her, in the end he was just using her.

If Lu Lanxin can't provide Shi Ruzhuo with the information she wants, Lu Lanxin is worthless to Shi Ruzhuo.

Lan Wan wants Lu Lan to fully understand her identity, and everything she has now is given to her by Lan Wan.

Without Lan Wan, she is nothing.

It is rare for Lu Lanxin to chat with her here today. Lan Wan was thinking about this in her heart, when she heard a cold greeting that seemed to be filled with icicles, sounded from behind her:

"Lan Shangshu, long time no see."

Shi Ruzhuo's easy-going tone of voice made Lan Wan's smile stiff for a moment, and then she looked back slowly. The moment their eyes met, Lan Wan regained her usual calmness:

"Boss Shi and this official have little to do with each other. It's normal not to see each other for a long time."

The heavy makeup completely concealed Shi Ruzhuo's original delicate and youthful face. He was dressed in the dark official uniform of the Privy Council, and the ghost-face-carved saber that could be carried anywhere without leaving his waist. Gongyu" standard modification.

"Shangshu Lan is right." Shi Ruzhuo lowered his eyes slightly and smiled lightly.

Lan Wan noticed that Shi Ruzhuo was staring at Lu Lanxin who was sitting behind the desk, and was smiling at her.

The eyes that Lv Lanxin had kept since early in the morning finally opened at the moment when Shi Ruzhuo finally came, and at the first moment of opening, Shi Ruzhuo smiled only at her, and couldn't help it. Stand up.

At this time, Wei Xi and Tong Shaozhuo took the little princess Jin'an for a walk by the Ming River, and almost all the officials surrounded them. Lan Wan and the others only had officials who drank too much in twos and threes, who either leaned over the wine table to sober up, or talked with them. Colleagues speak the truth after drinking.

The only ones who paid attention to them were Tong Shaoxuan and Shen Yue who walked halfway to Wei Xi's side, found Shi Ruzhuo coming, and stopped to look back.

"But Lan Shangshu will see me often in the future." Shi Ruzhuo walked up to Lu Lanxin, like a coquettish cat, wrapped her waist from behind her, resting his chin on her shoulder, like a For the like-minded couple, "On the sixth day of next month, Wen Yu and I will get married. From then on, Lan Shangshu and I will be a family. We will see each other when we look up."

Lan Wan's usual expression finally showed a subtle change.

She, who was not out of order even after losing the southwest, finally revealed her murderous intent when she heard Shi Ruzhuo's words.

Seeing that she was irritated by him, Shi Ruzhuo hugged Lu Lanxin even tighter, his whole body was almost attached to Lu Lanxin's body, flirting with Lu Lanxin in front of Lan Wan, stroking Lu Lanxin's face with his fingertips, and sticking his red lips to Lu Lanxin's. On the pinna, asked Lu Lanxin:

"are you happy?"

Lu Lan almost couldn't stand her heart.

The word "happy" pushed up against the throat through the ups and downs of the chest, trembling due to Shi Ruzhuo's teasing, and flowed out from the cracks of the lips inaudibly.

"Good boy." Shi Ruzhuo stroked her chin.

Lan Wan's face turned completely cold, and she asked rhetorically, "Married? How can you two get married without your parents' approval?"

"So, Lan Shangshu doesn't intend to become Wen Yu." Shi Ruzhuo held Lu Lanxin's arm, so charming that he seemed to have no bones, rubbing his face against her shoulder, and said innocently, "Wen Yu, that can only be done." I was wronged that you eloped with me. If you hire me, you will be my wife, if you run away, you will be my concubine. From now on, you will be the concubine of my Shi family."

Lu Lan's heart was happy the whole time, but the people who turned their ears to them for a while left immediately in desperation under Lan Wan's gaze.

Lan Wan stared at Shi Ruzhuo's smiling face for a moment, then pursed her lips lightly into the word "one", cast a contemptuous look at Lu Lan's heart as if watching a ridiculous farce, and left.

Lan Wan disappeared from sight, and the enchanting and provocative expression just now seemed to disappear with Lan Wan. Shi Ruzhuo tensed up again, and let go of Lu Lan's heart expressionlessly.

"Tong Shaoqing." Shi Ruzhuo said to Tong Shaoxuan who had been watching for a long time not far away, "Your Majesty, you and I will be responsible for Sun Yun's interrogation. Today is Shaoqing's banquet, so don't drink too much wine." Delay business."

Tong Shaoxuan, who had witnessed the scene just now, felt as complicated as if he had been stuffed into a whole fence, and there were knots everywhere that were so tangled that it was difficult to untie.

When Shi Ruzhuo was about to leave, Lu Lan gave her a hand: "A Qi, are you going to get married next month? You didn't tell me about this, is it too hasty?"

Shi Ruzhuo raised his hand to block it, preventing Lu Lanxin from touching her.

"It's just taking a concubine, why is it in a hurry." Shi Ruzhuo flicked his sleeves, and she wiped away the scent from Lu Lanxin's body, and then walked away as usual.

Tong Shaoxuan only picked up two pieces of meat during this sumptuous burnt-tail banquet, and he was quite exhausted just dealing with his colleagues who came to congratulate him, let alone seeing Fa Xiao's shocking changes with his own eyes.

When Bai Zhaochu mentioned Shi Ruzhuo's matter to her, Tong Shaoxuan was more or less prepared.

Shi Ruzhuo and Lan Wan confront each other, and it seems that the arrows are on the verge of failure, but they fight in a way that exceeds her expectations...

Shi Ruzhuo's strange breath swayed in Tong Shaoxuan's heart, and the swaying made the little food she ate not only taste bad at all, but twisted her stomach, making her extremely uncomfortable.

Tong Shaoxuan returned to Boling from the hot southwest. She was not used to the climate of Boling, and she stayed up all night. At this time, she was full of worries and had an empty stomach. When she went to examine Sun Yun, she realized that she was not in good condition. good.

But Shi Ruzhuo was still waiting for her to interrogate Sun Yun together, whether it was for Sun Yun or Shi Ruzhuo, she didn't want to miss it.

After drinking some hot tea, temporarily suppressing the cold sweat oozing from his forehead, Tong Shaoxuan pressed his fist against his chest, and heard Ruan Yue asking beside her:

"What's the matter, Changsi? Not feeling well?"

At this moment, the two were already at the entrance of the Dali Temple Prison, and Tong Shaoxuan raised the corner of his mouth to Ruan Yue: "It's okay, I didn't sleep last night, and I'm a little tired now."

Together with Tong Shaoxuan, he was promoted to be the chancellor of Dali Temple and the doctor of Hongwenguan. Ruan Yue, who had been looking for a suitable residence in Boling City, had already regarded Tong Shaoxuan as a benefactor who knew him well. If there is anything he is willing to do for him.

"If you're tired, go to the shift room and sleep for a while, and I'll interrogate the one surnamed Sun."

Tong Shaoxuan patted Ruan Yu on the back, forced a smile on his face, ignored his advice, and went to prison.

When Tong Shaoxuan and Ruan Yue arrived, the members of the Privy Council had already given Sun Yun a round of punishment.

Shen Yue, who was always thinking about Sun Yun, stood aside. Sun Yun's interrogation was not her business, but she had to be present.

Tong Shaoxuan stood beside Shen Yue and asked her how she was doing.

Shen Yue said: "I didn't hear the interrogation when I came, and it's been a quarter of an hour."

In the dark cell, Shi Ruzhuo was sitting in front of the wall covered with torture instruments, and three other members of the Privy Council stood beside her.Sun Yun was beaten to pieces, even the most noble and tough guy could not help but scream in pain.

Shi Ruzhuo didn't go to see Sun Yun, and he didn't seem surprised by his screams echoing in the prison.

She played with the chainsaw in her hand, tested the sharpness of the teeth with her fingertips, and seemed dissatisfied, so she said a few words to the person around her, and the person took the chainsaw away, blunted it a bit, and handed it back .

Shi Ruzhuo tried again and was satisfied. At this time, the round of whipping was over, and Shi Ruzhuo asked Sun Yun to explain the whole story of the military fund case.

Sun Yun's face was covered with sweat, he couldn't lift his head staggeringly, but he still had the strength to smile:

"You gang... dog slaves, don't even try to pry a word out of this old man's mouth."

Shi Ruzhuo raised his hand, the jailer unloaded him from the wooden frame, the members of the Privy Council personally pressed Sun Yun on the long wooden stool, dragged his hands and feet off, tied him to the stool legs, unable to move, And Shi Ruzhuo stood beside him holding a blunted iron saw.

The icy iron saw teeth were attached to the back of Sun Yun's neck, Shi Ruzhuo said:

"I don't care if you can really reveal something. For me, any major military case is not important at all. I only enjoy torturing and related people of the Lan family. Whether you say it or not, it's up to me Even his hands cannot escape the pain of flesh and blood."

She touched the back of Sun Yun's neck: "You probably don't know it? There is an acupuncture point on a person's neck. Once it is pricked, it will be extremely painful. Last time I found someone to try it, and I didn't get to the sixth needle." The pain is so painful that people lose control. If the regime is gradually separated, I don’t know what the result will be.”

The cold touch and terrifying words made goose bumps on the back of Sun Yun's neck.

Sun Yun's face was pressed against the stool, his skin was slowly rubbed away by the blunt instrument, and the painful pain stimulated his limbs and bones, making him gradually feel the fear of encountering a lunatic.

The flesh was torn into blurred pieces, and blood dripped down his neck. Sun Yun was still enduring it at first, but the pain of his flesh and blood being about to be sawed off alive was unbearable, and he began to wail miserably.

Shi Ruzhuo still didn't stop.

Even Ruan Yue, a proficient interrogator, seldom saw such cruel methods, and couldn't help frowning.

Shi Ruzhuo tightened her wrist, and Shen Yue restrained her.

"If this continues, he will die." Shen Yue raised Shi Ruzhuo's arm, "If he dies, the military assets case may be buried forever. What's the difference between your methods and cruel officials? "

Shi Ruzhuo can't compete with Shen Yue in terms of strength, but she doesn't allow anyone to spoil her happiness of torturing the Lan family's minions.

"General Shen." Shi Ruzhuo confronted Shen Yue and sneered, "I didn't hear that you were here to speak."

Shen Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, grabbed Shi Ruzhuo's shoulder with his backhand, and pressed her against the wall extremely skillfully and irresistibly.

The entourage of the Privy Council immediately stepped forward to push Shen Yue away, and Shen Yue kicked him sideways, directly kicking the visitor several steps away.

"Don't do anything!" Tong Shaoxuan hurried forward to try to persuade him, "Sister Ding, if you have something to say, don't do anything!"

Shen Yue's character is "Ding", and Tong Shaoxuan likes this word "Ding" very much. As a junior, when he asks Shen Yue for something or needs her help, Tong Shaoxuan will call her that.

Shen Yue: "Cruel officials should not be tolerated, especially in Boling. If she continues to cause chaos, it will only be detrimental to the emperor's reputation."

The dizziness came again, and the sweat on Tong Shaoxuan's forehead was pouring out layer by layer. She held Shen Yue's hand that suppressed Shi Ruzhuo, trying to release her, but also supported her with her arm. crumbling body.

"She is Shi Gongyu, a close friend I grew up with." After Tong Shaoxuan uttered these words, he paused and took a deep breath.

Shen Yue recalled that when she was in Su County, she met this person once, and he was indeed one of Tong Shaoxuan's friends.

Shen Yue let go of Shi Ruzhuo, but Tong Shaoxuan didn't seem to react, his breath became weaker: "She, she...she has a problem, don't hurt her..."

After speaking, his eyes went dark, and he fell forward.

Shen Yue immediately reached out to grab her, but failed.

Seeing that Tong Shaoxuan was about to hit his head against the wall and turn into a gourd of blood, Shi Ruzhuo quickly blocked her with his chest, with a muffled "dong", the impact was quite solid.

Shi Ruzhuo couldn't help frowning, and tried his best to support Tong Shaoxuan's body.