Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

"You want to live with me?"

Su Yuerong looked at Zhao Hanyan even more surprised, pointed at Zhao Hanyan, and then pointed at herself, confirming again and again.

"Yes." Zhao Hanyan said, "Your father is still in Chenzhou. I will bring gifts to propose marriage to the old man."

"This..." Su Yuerong turned around, covered her face, and then said softly, "It's too sudden, let me think about it."

"It was quite sudden when you told me last time. I thought you would agree if I said it now. But it doesn't matter. If you think about it, just think about it slowly, and just tell me when you think about it. But don't take too long, Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on, it's too much torture." Zhao Hanyan covered his chest with his hands, then smiled awkwardly at Su Yuerong, then bid farewell to her and left in a hurry.

Su Yuerong stood on the spot alone, motionless for a while, without any reaction.Then she covered her mouth with her hands, looked very nervous, turned around, and hurried towards her room.

Zhao Hanyan waited for the news in Chun Qu's room, and after drinking a cup of hot tea, saw Chun Qu went back, and hurriedly asked him how he was doing.

"Going back to the room, it seems to be troubled by something." Chun Qu smiled, "I'm probably thinking seriously about whether to marry you. Brother Zhao, you are really good this time, marry if you say you want to marry, don't look back Forgot to invite us to a wedding banquet."

Chun Qu was just called by Zhao Hanyan to help check Su Yuerong's situation.He also simply thought that Zhao Hanyan sent him to check because he liked Su Yuerong and was worried about her because he wanted to know what he knew.

"Continue to monitor her, observe her every move, and remember not to miss it, let alone let her find out." Zhao Hanyan instructed Chun to go.

Chun Qu was stunned, because on the surface he was not Su Yuerong's entourage.Now being ordered suddenly by the other party, Chun Qu didn't know whether to accept it or not.Earlier, when he and his elder brother were ordered by the Holy Master to protect Brother Zhao, they had received orders not to reveal their identities to each other.

Now that Zhao Hanyan directly ordered Chun to do things, for him and his eldest brother, it was tantamount to exposing their identities as guards directly in front of Zhao Hanyan.However, whether this layer of identity is directly exposed is actually not important anymore, because the identities of the two of them have already been clearly revealed during the several visits by the Holy Majesty.

But Chunlai and Chunqu brothers still don't know that Zhao Hanyan is Princess Pingkang, and they still think that she is the confidant that the Holy One values. The two of them have never considered her identity in a deeper level.

"I'm going to spy on Miss Su?" Chun Qu felt that he should just obey the imperial decree, and continued to pretend to be confused, "It's not good for me to do this kind of thing, after all, she is a girl. If Brother Zhao likes her and sincerely cares about her, There's no need to monitor her every move, it's a bit too much. If it's discovered, it will frighten the girls if it's not in order, which is counterproductive."

"Just do it, and I will explain it to you later. Anyway, the Holy Majesty will come again in a few days." Zhao Hanyan explained.

Chun Qu was surprised to hear Zhao Hanyan mentioning "the Holy One". He guessed that Zhao Hanyan asked his elder brother to send a letter to the Holy One, asking him to come and find her in the letter.

This is amazing, it can let the emperor send guards to protect her, and can ask the emperor to come to her on his own initiative... If a letter asks the emperor to come to see her, in the past, their brothers would not be killed letter.But now it seems that this kind of thing may not happen to other people, but it can definitely happen to Little Cook, after all, the Holy Majesty has come here twice in person.

The guards in the palace, especially the well-trained guards like Chunlai and Chunqu brothers, generally just obey orders and never think about things indiscriminately.

This time Chun Qu had to use his brains, the identity of the little cook was not ordinary at all, and he was definitely not just an ordinary commoner valued by the Holy Majesty.Chun Qu remembered that he had just witnessed a well-spoken man coming to look for Brother Zhao. Although he was dressed in ordinary brocade, his demeanor was by no means ordinary. Without squinting, in every possible way calm.

Besides, when Xiuzhu saw him, she showed a very careful look, and hurriedly ran to inform Brother Zhao.

Chun Qu also heard from the boy who opened the back door that the man also claimed to be brother Zhao's cousin.

After thinking about it for a while, Chun Qu felt that he should agree to Zhao Hanyan.Anyway, monitoring Su Yuerong is not too difficult a job, he will do it first, and then ask for instructions when the saint comes up later.

After Chunlai came back, Chunqu told him what Zhao Hanyan had just said.

Chunlai: "What? Brother Zhao wants to marry Su Yuerong, and after talking to Su Yuerong, he asked you to monitor Su Yuerong?"

Chun Qu nodded, then scratched his head and sighed, "I always feel that there is something strange about this matter, and Brother Zhao's identity seems to be not simple."

"Of course it's strange. Brother Zhao knows who the two of us are. Since I ordered you to monitor Su Yuerong, it must not be for any reason. There must be something else. Right now, the entire Kaifeng government is busy solving the case, little cook In addition to being busy with cooking, I was also working on cases with other clerks. At this time, I don’t think anyone would be in the mood to say those things.” Chunlai explained to Chun in a low voice, and then praised him for his cleverness. You should agree to this matter, and don't ask too much.

"But we have an imperial decree, the Holy Majesty has repeatedly agreed, and the hatchback cannot be broken."

"I didn't say anything at the moment. The little cook just ordered you to monitor Miss Su. Did you say anything else? No, so this is actually obeying the imperial decree, and I didn't say anything." Chunlai replied cleverly.

Chunlai immediately patted Chunqu on the head, telling him to be smart and remember to be flexible.He also told him to keep an eye on Su Yuerong, and to treat this matter as a serious matter.

Chun Qu agreed and went immediately.

……

Besides, Duan Silian, after being frightened and returned to the room, he was restless and could only wander back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

I don't know how long he wandered, but even he himself felt his legs were sore, Duan Silian slapped the table and sat down.

Deputy envoy Jiang Wangji was almost dazzled by his prince, seeing that he finally stopped, he hurried forward to ask Duan Silian what he thought.

"If Princess Pingkang of the Great Song Dynasty is really like Princess Shanyin, then we in Dali will not be able to marry such a queen!"

"Why can't I marry?" Duan Silian asked Jiang Wangji, "I can't control a woman anymore?"

"My lord, this... This is not something you can take care of. If Princess Pingkang really raises a face, her body will definitely be unclean before marriage. I'm afraid she will become a queen in Dali in the future. She still doesn't get rid of her old problems, so how can she use her child to inherit the throne?"

"It's ridiculous, whoever said that if I marry her will definitely use her to give birth to me. This is just a marriage, so that we can build a relationship with Da Song on top of our alliance, so that I can rely on Da Song's help to fulfill my ambitions .

After this man gets married, he will be in Dali.The Emperor Song and the Empress Dowager are far away, and they can't reach my harem.As long as I want to, they can't hear anything.If you want to know whether Princess Pingkang is living well or not, you can only get the news from a letter.At that time, isn't it what we say?I'm really bored, just let her die of illness after a while. " Duan Silian said.

"High, it's really high." Jiang Wangji praised his prince's foresight and foresight, "Then let's continue with the matter of asking the queen mother to marry me?"

"Of course, even if she raises [-] face heads, I will marry her." Duan Silian emphasized very frankly, "All I want is her identity. However, it is really disgusting to marry such a flirtatious woman. It's time to beat her up, don't go too far, and make things bigger and embarrass me."

Jiang Wangji praised his lord with admiration for "bearing the burden of humiliation", "But there is one thing I don't understand. Bai Yutang has a great reputation in the Jianghu. He is an arrogant hero, how can he be willing to be a Pingkang County?" The face of the Lord? The officer thinks this is too strange, could it be that Zhao Yacha's joke?"

Duan Silian immediately ordered Jiang Wangji to investigate in detail.

When it was just getting dark, Bai Yutang came back, Duan Silian's people saw him right away, and reported back.

Immediately when Bai Yutang took the bow and was about to leave, Duan Silian's people rushed to stop him.

How could Bai Yutang be restrained by others, saying that he had to leave because he had official duties behind him.All the attendants he was watching might 'move', and Bai Yutang could only rest assured if he went to watch him himself, so whoever stopped him would only make him angry.

But after Jiang Wangji heard his explanation, he still refused to give way, begging him to wait a little longer.

Bai Yutang was annoyed, so he pointed the bow and crossbow at Jiang Wangji, "If you dare to make any more noise, you will take an arrow from me."

Jiang Wangji was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly asked Bai Yutang to put down his weapon, explaining that he was just here to deliver a message.

"Make way." Bai Yutang's words were frosted.

Jiang Wangji hurriedly yelled for the subordinates he had brought to get out of the way.

Bai Yutang put down his bow and crossbow, pushed Jiang Wangji away in front of him and was about to leave, when someone behind him called him to stop.

Bai Yutang could recognize Duan Silian's voice immediately, so when he turned his head, he immediately gave Duan Silian a cold look.

"What's the matter, tell me quickly." Bai Yutang said concisely.

Duan Silian looked at Bai Yutang's body, he didn't wear his usual saber around his waist, but he was holding a bow and crossbow in his hand, he guessed that he was really busy with business and the saber should be put elsewhere.

Duan Silian knew that Bai Yutang was not easy to mess with. Originally, he was a prince, so he shouldn't be afraid, but every time he saw Bai Yutang, he still had a kind of fear from inside his body.Duan Silian tried his best to speak concisely, and only asked Bai Yutang why he wanted to be the guard of the Pingkang Princess's Mansion, and whether he was the face of the Princess.

Bai Yutang kept in mind Zhao Hanyan's previous instructions, no matter what the other party asked, he would neither deny nor admit it, but just remained silent.

Duan Silian didn't say anything when he saw Bai Yutang, so he didn't deny it.If it's not denied, then it's admitted. Bai Yutang really went to Pingkang Princess's Mansion as a guard or as a face-to-face?Right now, Bai Yutang probably wouldn't tell himself the reason.But what Jiang Wangji said was correct, with Bai Yutang's personality why he did this, this made Duan Silian puzzled, and he became more and more curious about the reason.

Bai Yutang immediately asked Duan Silian with a cold face if he had finished his question, Duan Silian nodded, and he quickly left with his bow and crossbow, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Duan Silian silently watched Bai Yutang leave, then kicked the tree trunk angrily.I hate him, the majestic Prince of Dali, and now he has finally become a prince, but he is not respected as much as a quack or a cook in Kaifeng Mansion.That's all, I never expected that in the eyes of Princess Pingkang, he was not as good as these two people.

The more Duan Silian thought about it, the more he became unconvinced.

……

The next day, Dongfang Feixia and the rooster crowed.

After Zhao Hanyan came out of his room with a tired face, he went straight to the corpse room in Kaifeng Mansion.

Her purpose was to see the corpse, but on the way, she happened to run into Duan Silian, who was still haunted.Duan Silian stood by a tree with his hands behind his back, staring at the trunk in a daze, with four followers by his side.

This morning, everything is still beautiful, Zhao Hanyan just wants to do things quietly and start a new day happily, at this moment, he really doesn't want to talk to Duan Silian.Zhao Hanyan hurried away before Duan Silian had time to see him.

Duan Silian was reminded by the attendants around him, turned his eyes and saw Zhao Hanyan's back, immediately stopped her, and sternly called her over.

Zhao Hanyan moved her eyeballs, thinking that the brothers Chunlaichunqu hadn't woken up yet, this place is not far from their residence, and there are many yamen servants she knows well in Kaifeng mansion.If Duan Silian did something impulsive to her in a fit of anger, she would have time to shout for help, so there shouldn't be a problem with her personal safety.

Zhao Hanyan paced to a place one foot away from Duan Silian and stopped, cupped his hands and gave him a shallow salute, with a slight smile on his lips.Zhao Hanyan later found that when Duan Silian saw him smiling, his stinky face became even more stinky, and the smile at the corner of his mouth deepened unconsciously, making it more conspicuous.

"What's the matter with Prince Duan?" Zhao Hanyan asked leisurely.

Inexplicably, because of Zhao Hanyan's attitude, Duan Silian's eyes almost popped out.

"I have something to ask you." Duan Silian said.

Zhao Hanyan: "My lord, please tell me."

Duan Silian: "Should you and Bai Yutang really be Princess Pingkang's... faces?"

It seems that the ambiguous answer before was confused for a while, and when people think about it calmly afterwards, it is all a flaw.

"Mian Shou? How could Prince Duan ask such a question?" Zhao Hanyan pretended to be surprised, and immediately denied, "Of course not."

Duan Silian froze for a moment, then stared at Zhao Hanyan with uncontrollable anger.

"That's exactly what you said earlier!"

"Young Lord, please don't frame anyone casually. I have never said the words 'Pingkang princess raises noodles'." Zhao Hanyan argued carefully.

"You said it clearly!" Duan Silian said angrily, and told Zhao Hanyan about the conversation they had before, and he still has this memory.

Zhao Hanyan curled his lips and explained, "I said that I am far inferior to Bai Yutang in terms of beauty, and I also said that he has a good figure in martial arts, and I am not as good as him. This is true, isn't it? I don't believe that the prince can ask anyone casually, as long as he is a normal person No problem, everyone will think Bai Yutang looks better than me."

"But you said 'the princess does have a preference for him'. If you are not face-to-face, how can the princess have a preference for Bai Shaoxia?"

"I do have some contacts with the princess, but it's not the kind of preference you said. The princess likes rumors in the world, and I have long heard that Bai Shaoxia's reputation is very respectful, but it was like this when I didn't meet him. Later, the princess got a chance , and paid a lot of money to invite Bai Shaoxia to teach the guards of the Princess Palace's martial arts."

Zhao Hanyan emphasized the specialness of Bai Yutang in Princess Pingkang's place. In fact, she doesn't need to make up this, the fact is that it is special.

"The princess admires Shaoxia Bai very much, and often praises him for his decisive actions and his general style."

"Then you asked me if I have heard the story of Princess Shanyin. What do you mean? You also said that Princess Pingkang 'built the mansion alone, the gates of the mansion were closed, and she never went out'. It is precisely because of these words that I am delusional." Duan Silian was so angry that his face turned red, he had to settle with this savage little cook today.

"Ah, I just suddenly thought about Princess Shanyin. I just asked you if you knew, but I didn't say anything else. As for the words of 'building a mansion alone, the gates of the mansion are closed', they are all facts. If you don't believe me, go check it out. This is the situation in Pingkang County Lord's Mansion, I am not wrong."

Duan Silian was so angry that he pointed at the tip of Zhao Hanyan's nose and cursed: "You—"

Zhao Hanyan raised his chin, and looked at Duan Silian frankly, "Again, I have never said anything about the daughter of the princess, please don't think wildly and make judgments on your own. If you turn around and spread rumors because of this misunderstanding, the above People will definitely be unhappy. The Empress Dowager will definitely not let anyone who dares to slander the reputation of the princess."

Zhao Hanyan once again reminded Duan Silian not to gossip around, "If there are rumors going against Princess Pingkang, I will report the truth to the higher authorities!"

Duan Silian held his breath until his face began to turn purple, "It's clear that you deliberately used clever words to misunderstand people, so don't threaten me here! Zhao, do you know that you are disrespectful to me like this?"

"Young Lord Duan, do you know that your wild thinking before is disrespectful to our princess?

Besides, what good will it do me if you misunderstand the princess?Sometimes it is because people's hearts are not righteous that they insist on thinking about a normal thing. "Zhao Hanyan meant something, but he just didn't name who was at fault.

Duan Silian was so angry that his stomach was filled with flames, but he didn't want to argue for the time being, because the identity of this cook has not been confirmed yet, if this person is really someone close to Princess Pingkang, then it would be better for him to be friendly.

"Forget it, this matter is just a misunderstanding. We don't need to mention it anymore." Duan Silian smiled kindly, "Tell me, what is your relationship with Princess Pingkang? How do you know so well? she?"

"Our relationship is not ordinary. If you really know, I'm afraid you will regret treating me like that before. I advise you to not know." Zhao Hanyan's words fully aroused Duan Silian's curiosity.

Duan Silian asked Zhao Hanyan to tell him.

"You can't say yet, you can't touch me after all." Zhao Hanyan said that this is a secret, seeing Duan Silian still questioning himself, he said to him, "Unless you make a written guarantee."

Duan Silian then asked Zhao Hanyan what documents he wanted.

"If you break your promise and publicize the matter, you will cede half of Dali's land to Da Song after you ascend the throne." Zhao Hanyan said.

Duan Silian's eyes were about to drop, and he really wanted Zhao Hanyan to say it again to make sure he heard it right. "Half of the city? You have a big appetite!"

"It's not that I have a big appetite, it's that you don't have confidence in your own mouth. As long as you don't break your promise and publicize the matter, the written evidence will not be valid. If you are afraid, it means that you didn't intend to keep it secret from the beginning , then why should I say that?"

After Zhao Hanyan finished speaking, he said goodbye to Duan Silian and went straight to the morgue.

Duan Silian closely followed Zhao Hanyan's back, clenched his back molars and clenched his fists.

When Jiang Wangji heard about it later, he sighed, "This man is too much!"

"Hurry up and bring someone along, find a way to find out the identity of that cook for me." Duan Silian said.

Jiang Wangji agreed.

"The subordinates feel that he knows Princess Pingkang so well. He is either someone close to Princess Pingkang or a family member of Princess Pingkang." Jiang Wangji put forward his own opinion.

"Just now she said that if I knew her identity, I would be surprised, and if I still can't touch him, then it must be Princess Pingkang's family." Duan Silian narrowed his eyes, disgusted with the result he just deliberated, and hoped it wasn't true!If so, his attitude towards others was so bad...

Duan Silian no longer dared to think about the outcome.And there was another thing that bothered him, that was the princess's compliments to Bai Yutang from Zhao Hanyan's mouth. It sounded like the princess liked him very much, and she tried every means to get Bai Yutang to teach the guards of the princess' mansion.

Princess and guard, this is very dangerous, even if they are innocent now, it will be hard to say later.That Bai Yutang came and went freely in the princess mansion, he had seen it with his own eyes.

Report this matter to the Queen Mother?But there is no proof, if he offends the queen mother, he will have no chance to stand up again.If there is evidence to report, it will definitely embarrass the royal family of Song Dynasty, and the princess will be severely punished, and he will also be taboo because of seeing the scandal of the royal family, so he will not be able to marry the princess.

So to sum it up, no matter what, even if Princess Pingkang stole someone, even if he caught the adulterer in bed at this moment, he could not report it.In order to get married, he had to be patient and take the overall situation into consideration.

……

Zhao Hanyan finally arrived at the morgue and asked Zhang Yuzuo for the records of the previous autopsy.

Zhang Yuzuo was eating tea with a sesame seed cake. At this moment, a government official surnamed Wei came to him and asked Xu Cook's wife whether to go back to the temple to offer incense on behalf of his wife.

"I'll ask her when I go back today, and I'll tell you when I believe it."

The Yachai surnamed Wei agreed, and sighed again: "I don't know what is the use of going to the Taoist temple to burn incense here. Whether the life should be poor or poor, it hasn't changed at all, and I still spend more money for incense."

"Don't say that, some Taoist priests are really powerful, and they can really rejuvenate after a long time of practice. I have seen no less than three white-haired and child-like people in Taoist temples. Yes, I counted the one I did the autopsy before. That's terrible. Zhengzheng is full of gray hair, but his body is strong and young."

"All right, all right, then listen to you and let them worship, so that we can live a long life!" Yacha Wei surnamed sighed with a smile.

"That's it!" After Zhang Yuzuo sent Wei Yamen away, he turned around and saw that Zhao Hanyan was still checking, so he asked her if she wanted to help.

"I want to transcribe the autopsy results of Taoist Zi Yan, and you fill in everything you didn't write at the time."