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Chapter 760: If you don't embrace the beauty, you will die hugging the wood [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

Rong Zhen asked, "Is it okay?"

Ouyang Rong, who had a smile on his face when facing the red and gold invitation from the two kings of the Wei family, remained silent for a long time.

In full view.

Rong Zhen, who was always cold and serious, asked him again in a softer tone that no one in the audience had ever heard before:

"Okay, Liang Han?"

They even omitted his surname and called him by his given name.

The young man in Confucian robes became quiet inside and out.

He raised his head and looked at the dome of the cave directly above their heads.

On the stone wall of the dome, there is a circle of newly carved lotus inscriptions.

Ouyang Rong's gaze passed the date of "the third year of Tianyou in the Great Zhou Dynasty" and fell on the words "Governor Ouyang Lianghan" and "Female Historian Rong Zhen".

The attention of everyone around him was focused on his face.

But I can't understand the emotion on his face at this moment.

"Rong Zhen, thank you. I like this gift."

Without waiting for Rong Zhen to smile because of his change of address, Ouyang Rong pointed to the misty river and said openly:
"Please prepare a boat for me. I want to cross the river and return to the city."

Everyone couldn't help but look sideways at the young man in scholar's robe with a serious expression.

Wei Wu and Duan Quanwu exchanged glances, but did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. They, together with Yi and Song, looked at the dignified back of the princess in the center of the high platform.

"You like this gift, and I like it too. You taught me the sense of accomplishment of being able to leave a mark on the career I have worked so hard for."

Rong Zhen suddenly said seriously;
"Ouyang Lianghan, you are not allowed to get angry with me."

Ouyang Rong shook his head:
"I'm not angry."

"You have."

"Really not." Ouyang Rong looked calmly at her and said, "You said your last name is Wei, which is your biggest selfish desire..."

Rong Zhen interrupted, "It is not my greatest selfish desire, at least not at this moment. At this moment it is... something else."

Her nose felt a little stuffy.

Ouyang Rong nodded, his tone steady:
"Okay, it's not the biggest one, but at least it's a selfish motive. You're afraid that I'll get angry, but I'm not that angry. Do you still remember what we talked about outside the embroiderer's yard that day?"

Without waiting for Rong Zhen to speak, Ouyang Rong continued:

"Rong Zhen, I remember what you said. I'm not as forgetful as you complained and I don't take your words seriously...

"You said that day that you could temporarily tolerate my selfish desire to hide the embroiderer, but I also had to promise you that I would also have to tolerate your selfishness in the future. This is called not owing each other anything."

Ouyang Rong stood there in a green shirt and nodded gently:

"I remember. I'm not angry. I'll do what I promised you."

Rong Zhen was stunned for a moment, as if he had not expected that someone who always "laughed it off" would take the initiative to bring it up.

She stared at Ouyang Rong intently.

Hearing the matter of "Tibetan embroidery girl" from their mouth, Yi, Song, Duan and others on the side were a little confused, only Wei Wu remained calm.

Ouyang Rong turned his head and glanced at Wei Wu, who was looking down and silent, and asked calmly:
"But I'm curious about one thing. You were able to find the embroidery lady's courtyard that day. It shouldn't have been found by the female official of the Supervisory Council who stayed behind. Was it someone from the Wei family who reported it?"

He sighed, "Is it because of this incident that they are trying to sow discord and you decided to help them set up the trap? You haven't told me the specific deployment of the Buddha, including today, and you are holding me back again."

Rong Zhen did not answer, but his tone was unable to conceal his excitement, and he said sincerely:

“I did not help Wei Jisi to set up the scheme. I bribed Senior Song and Commander Yi. They did it on their own and in private. The same thing happened with the pirates in Hukou County.

"Wei Jisi and Wei Sixing have no control over me, nor are they qualified to order me around. Apart from the surname left by my mother, I don't want to have anything to do with them."

After Rong Zhen finished speaking, he took a deep breath and tried to soften the coldness in his tone:

"Liang Han, let's not care about them anymore, okay? Let's not talk about their affairs anymore. When the Buddha's event is over, let's go back to the capital together. The Saint once said that I can decide some private matters... The Saint will definitely like you and will use you. The Bachelor of Xiuwenguan is just a starting point... As for the Li and Wei families, even if they fight to the death in the future, it will have nothing to do with us."

Duan Quanwu's expression changed when he heard Rong Zhen calling the King of Wei and the King of Liang by their names and treating the Wei family like worn-out shoes. He turned around and saw that Wei Wu looked normal, watching the situation silently. Moreover, he showed no dissatisfaction with the cold and willful tearing up of the red and gold invitation cards of the King of Wei and the King of Liang by the Princess Zhenxian.

Rong Zhen didn't care at all about the little calculations and thoughts of other people on the field.

She stood in front of Ouyang Rong, a trace of longing and hope appeared on her little face, and she whispered:

"From now on, I will be in the palace, and you in the court. We can go on duty together at the Yingtian Gate of the Imperial City every day. When we are tired, we can go for a night cruise in the Luo River. When we are free, we can go to the White Horse Temple to burn incense.

"From now on, we can focus on seeking the welfare of the Great Zhou and doing practical things for the people, just like the tacit cooperation we have shown in Jiangzhou these days.

"From now on, no matter how many pears you want to eat, I will peel them for you personally... Liang Han, okay?"

Ouyang Rong looked directly into her eyes, his gaze sharp and firm:
"Rong Zhen, you didn't help, but you didn't stop it either. Silence is the biggest accomplice. Rong Zhen, you are just like Yi Qianqiu and the others, you are an accomplice. If I agree to stay, I will also be an accomplice. Even if I have a bright future after returning to Beijing with you, I, Ouyang Lianghan, will be ashamed for the rest of my life.

"Rong Zhen, it's impossible not to be moved by what you said, but I am now the governor of Jiangzhou and an aide to the Xunyang Palace. For personal reasons and justice, I have to go back. I cannot indulge the real and fake pirates of the Wei family to extend their butcher knives to the people of the city and the palace. The former cannot become an insignificant victim in the conflict, and the latter cannot die in these despicable and dirty conspiracies.

"Rong Zhen, I want to go back. Since you don't care about them, then I beg you to ignore me for once and prepare a boat for me. No matter what the result is today, I won't blame you."

As Rong Zhen listened, he gradually lowered his head and didn't look at him. But when Ouyang Rong said the last sentence, the girl in palace dress said nothing, quickly reached out her hand, and tightly grasped his sleeve.

Ouyang Rong repeated firmly: "Please let go, prepare the boat, prepare the boat."

Rong Zhen raised his face and closed his eyes, shook his head sternly and said:

"I don't care about them, but I will definitely care about you. How can you be the same? No matter if you blame me or not, you can't leave, Ouyang Lianghan, you promised me that you would stay. You just said that you must do what you promised me, and you can't go back on your word, you can't."

"But you promised me not long ago that if there was any situation in Xunyang City, you would immediately arrange a ship for me to return and not try to dissuade me. This is one of the two conditions for me to agree to stay, and you can't go back on your word."

"Ouyang Lianghan, there is no danger in the city." She took a deep breath and continued to speak word by word: "Innocent civilians will not be harmed, and neither will the women in your family. Do you still remember the Buddhist beads that I gave to your aunt at the birthday dinner? As long as you hold it, no one can hurt them.

“Also, do you remember the female official whom I sent to Xunyang City when we were at the South Bank just now?

"Don't worry. No one will harm your junior sister and Miss Xiu Niang. As for their identities, I will guarantee them... Today, if anyone around you is in any danger, I will kill Wei Wu first and then find Wei Jisi. I will also apologize in person and leave it to you to deal with."

As Rong Zhen spoke, she held on to Ouyang Rong's sleeves tightly, her small hands turning white, as if she was afraid that he would run away if she let go.

Although the entire main cave is now full of her people, the young man in the Confucian robe in front of her is destined to be unable to leave since he walked into the Twin Peaks this morning.

But Rong Zhen still stayed by his side until this moment, not letting him out of her sight.

There is no reason. Sometimes, people cannot even accept a one in ten thousand possibility, because they are afraid of the consequences of this "one in ten thousand" possibility, even if it is one in ten thousand.

Ouyang Rong stared at Rong Zhen for a while, and at some point, he smiled:

"Rong Zhen, you are well prepared, but what if I force myself to leave?"

Rong Zhen sniffed, lowered his eyes and stared at the floor, without saying a word.

Yi Qianqiu, Nanny Song, Duan Quanwu and others around them also did not speak, some were staring blankly, or looking away.

The trusted female officials and generals around the high platform also remained silent and stood guard strictly to protect the Donglin Buddha in the grotto.

The meaning is obvious.

Leave? No way.

At this time, Wei Wu, who had been silent all this time, looked up at the dazzling sun at noon and spoke hoarsely:
"Governor Ouyang, the time has come. In fact, it has come a long time ago. While you were talking to the princess just now, the pirates from Hukou County, sent by the rebels in the Tiannan Jianghu, had already arrived at Xiushuifang and raided the palace. The reinforcements led by General Li and Lady Miaozhen unfortunately arrived a step too late and defeated the pirates. The pirates either fled or were executed, but the Xunyang Prince and his family had unfortunately been killed..."

He read out a script as if he was reading from a script. When he reached this point, he nodded and said to Yi, Song, Duan and others around him:
"Okay, let's send a team over now to investigate the tragedy and determine the cause of the crime. But just in case, well, just in case, let's wait another quarter of an hour before sending someone over... to try to rescue Prince Xunyang."

The square-faced man turned around and looked at Ouyang Rong with a calm and comforting expression:

"If there is bad news, Governor Ouyang, please also be patient. The princess and the others have done their best."

When everyone heard this, they thought Ouyang Rong would be angry, but unexpectedly, he tilted his head and looked past them at the audience not far away.

There seemed to be an incense burner standing there quietly.

But they didn't know that Ouyang Rong's eyes fell on one of the incense sticks whose sparks were about to burn out, and he was watching quietly.

As everyone looked at them in confusion, a female official and a general suddenly rushed in from outside and hurried onto the stage.

Coming in front of them, the former reported with difficulty:
"Oh no! Something has gone wrong with the white fog formation on the river. General Wei, who was in charge of the formation, has disappeared and is suspected of escaping."

Rong Zhen turned around and asked, "Running away?"

Everyone frowned, Yi Qianqiu said puzzledly:
"He was leading the formation fine, why did he run away? Did he have a seizure?"

"I don't know, but this is something our people found on the ship where he disappeared. It looks like the material for an official uniform, a high-quality crimson official uniform."

The female official took out a blood-stained crimson rag.

Everyone looked closely and felt that he looked vaguely familiar.

Rong Zhen suddenly looked at Ouyang Rong's green Confucian robe, and then at the red scar on the base of his right hand.

This is half of the fabric of the governor's official uniform that Ouyang Rong wore not long ago.

Nanny Song suddenly said, "There are words on it!"

Everyone looked closely and saw a large, scribbled bloody word written on the half of the official uniform:
【escape】

Among the crowd, someone carefully recognized that this was Ouyang Rong's handwriting.

Rong Zhen suddenly spoke:
"You asked Wang Caozhi to deliver the message? You had already made an agreement with Wei Mi and asked him to prepare a retreat? He ran away after receiving your signal?!"

Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and did not answer.

Yi Qianqiu's eyes narrowed and he turned his head sharply:
"The White Mist Formation cannot stop. Let the previously selected people go up. We cannot delay it because of Wei Mi!"

"Yes, Commander!"

A young general took the order and retreated hurriedly.

It seems that in addition to deliberately sending Wei Mi away and not allowing him to be on the high platform today, they also had a trick up their sleeve and prepared someone to replace him at any time.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief temporarily.

Duan Quanwu laughed and said:

"It's okay, it's just a minor character who ran away. He didn't have time to go to Xunyang City."

Nanny Song asked Ouyang Rong loudly:
"Ouyang Lianghan, where is Wei Mi? Do you know that if he runs away today, he will be treated as a deserter? His future will be ruined, and it will also affect the Jingzhao Wei family."

Ouyang Rong remained calm and did not answer. He looked at the girl in palace dress who was staring at the fragments of crimson official uniform in front of him.

At this moment, another female historian came quickly to report:
"Madam, before General Wei disappeared, he issued a strange order to raise an iron chain over the river. The chain is still there and is being controlled by the Xuanwu Guards. What should we do?"

Nanny Song, Duan Quanwu and others looked at the calm young man in scholar's robes with some doubt.

Yi Qianqiu frowned and asked:

"Ouyang Lianghan, what are you going to do by putting an iron chain across the river? You're not going to stop the boats, are you?"

Ouyang Rong ignored him and lowered his head to straighten his clothes.

Rong Zhen suddenly looked up and asked:
"Ouyang Lianghan, where is the other half of the official uniform? Tell me, who did you ask Wang Caozhi to give it to?"

Nanny Song was a little impatient. She paced around in place and turned her head suddenly.

"You're looking for death! Are you really going to let him get away?"

The old woman with a gloomy face rolled her eyes and was about to fly after him.

Yi Qianqiu suddenly reached out and pulled: "Wait, the deputy supervisor cannot leave the Buddha, the time is almost up..."

Before she could finish, a dusty Xianbei guard came running in again and said to Wei Wu anxiously:
"Master Wu, we have received news from Xiushuifang that the inner house of the palace caught fire just as our people arrived at the palace. The fire was extremely strange, with a dark green color and no mist. It spread quickly and burned the entire inner house in a short time. Our people could not get in. After controlling the scope of the fire, we searched the outer house but could not find Li Xian's family. We do not know if their bodies were in the fire in the inner house.

"In addition, a maidservant in the palace saw that a quarter of an hour before our people arrived, a carriage carrying ice cubes hurriedly left the palace, and it seemed to be heading towards Mount Kuanglu..."

Wei Wu's expression, which had been calm and steady until then, suddenly changed.

Duan Quanwu and others also changed their expressions.

Rong Zhen's hand, which was grasping the sleeve of the person in front of him, slid down.

She looked at him in some surprise.

"So that's why you don't have much anger? Because you expected it before you came here?"

Everyone's eyes were directed towards Ouyang Rong.

The young man in the scholar's robe looked up at the sky, brushed off the dust on his clothes, tilted his head, and said to Wei Wu and the others with a hint of apology:

"The time has indeed come. I'm sorry to bother you all to waste so much time talking to me here."

(End of this chapter)