Yijuan cloud

Chapter 230
"My father doesn't know what she did. If he knew, he would have to let me drive her out of the house!"

Xing'er rarely showed a sad face, and sighed helplessly: "At first, I thought she was dead, and I felt very sad for her. Now that I think about it, she might as well have really died."

I thought silently.

It was getting dark, nothing could be seen, and the wind started to feel a little cold.

I said to Xing'er: "It's not surprising at all that she did such a thing. What I'm wondering about is Liao Chen. He has an aloof and cold temperament and is taciturn. In order to lure me to the border step by step, he could turn into a A person who is completely different from himself is comparable to an actor.”

"I thought that with his true temperament, it would be more uncomfortable to act more active than you than to kill him. So I always felt strange that even if he was for the master, he would definitely not be able to do this until I I found a small piece of patching on the cuffs of a coat he liked to wear, and then I understood what he was doing for it."

"That kid Liao Chen wears black clothes every day. How can you tell which one he likes to wear?"

"Although they are both black shirts, that one is different. He has a lot of money, and he is a noble person. His clothes are made of good materials, and they will not be worn for too long. If they are slightly worn, they will not be worn again, but there is an old one. He wears clothes all the time. You should know that black will turn white after being washed for a long time, and that's the case with his. If I hadn't seen him wearing such an old clothes, I wouldn't have noticed the embroidery on his cuffs."

"What are you embroidering?" Xing'er asked in surprise.

"The patchwork pattern is ordinary, but I recognize the stitching technique. It was embroidered by Sese. In order to enter the palace, she learned how to embroider like the Mongolians, but she still used the same needles to mend Liao Chen's cuffs. Fa'er."

Xing'er said: "You mean, Liao Chen likes Lin Se?"

"According to Jiang Chujie, Sese was rescued by Liao Chen and brought here from the south of the Yangtze River. It was a long journey. She lingered on the sick bed and relied on Liao Chen to take care of her. During those years in the border area, the two of them were by Jiang Chujie's side. I guess they It was inevitable that we would meet each other from time to time. What man in the world wouldn’t like a girl with both talent and beauty like Sese? Liao Chen probably liked Sese too. Later, when I saw his cuffs, I was even more convinced, and he even had an old piece of clothing that she had mended. If he cherishes her like this, then his affection for Sese must be extremely deep."

Xing'er seemed to have noticed something and said quickly: "Miss, what do you want to do? Even if Liao Chen likes Lin Se, she didn't come with the emperor this time when he visited the north."

"It's just that we can take advantage of it when she doesn't follow."

It was completely dark, and stars appeared in the sky. The tents in the distance lit up lights, twinkling like fireflies.

I said, "Let's go to Yehuling early tomorrow morning."

The village in front of me is indeed as quiet and beautiful as Fan Li said.

The small village is in a valley, surrounded by mountains, and has a large river winding through it. There are only a dozen households, and it feels like a paradise.

There is also a simple and elegant house. Through the fence, you can see many flowers in the courtyard.

I pushed open the wooden door and went in, picked a small bouquet of flowers, put it to my nose and smelled it. The fragrance hit my nostrils, and my heart suddenly moved, imagining Fan Li buying this house bit by bit.

"Why are you here?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded. I was startled and turned around suddenly.

Fan Li stood by the wooden door, his face flushed with heat and his forehead glistening with sweat. He looked at me with piercing eyes and a very surprised look on his face.

Outside the wooden door, one can hear Xing'er's voice scolding the horse.

Fan Li seemed to suddenly come to his senses, strode into the yard, and said: "There is a tea set in the house. You can drink water after boiling it."

As he spoke, he walked to the door, took out the key, opened the door, and invited me in.

After sitting down, he quickly stood up and shouted outside: "Feng Jian, boil water and make tea!"

Feng Jian made tea and went out. Fan Li and I drank tea facing each other.

I said, "This place is really nice. It's a clean place. Whenever I want to have tea with Brother Fan, I will come here to sit and sit."

Fan Li had drank two cups of tea in a row, and his expression returned to normal. After hearing what I said, he raised his eyes to look at me, then picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. His voice was slow: "Come here, it's not just about drinking tea, right?" The window lattice was half-open, and the sun shone in, illuminating his rough wheat-colored face, which was firm and cold, as if it were the weathered rock of the mountain ridge.

I said, "I can't hide anything from Brother Fan. I really have something to ask of Brother Fan."

He snorted softly and looked helpless: "I just said that you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Tell me, what is it?"

"The Emperor went on a northern tour and took Sun Cairen with him."

When Fan Li heard this, he frowned and said, "It's about the Northern Patrol. You'd better not get involved. Live your life peacefully and wait for this matter to pass before making other plans."

"Brother Fan, I don't have any plans. I just want to see Sun Cai."

"The Imperial Guard is heavily guarded. Sun Cairen is with the Emperor. How can you see him? How dare you take risks?"

"The emperor and his concubines will not be together all the time, so why not? Brother Fan has already received the decree and will dispatch a group of elite soldiers to temporarily strengthen the bodyguard. As long as I can blend in, disguise myself, and wear armor and helmet, it will only take a while. I'll be leaving in just half a moment, and with Brother Fan's help, there won't be anything wrong." I looked at him expectantly.

He frowned, blinked his eyes after a moment, and sighed: "Sun Cairen betrayed you, what else did you do to her? Is there anything important? Why not tell me, and I will find an opportunity to tell her."

I shook my head: "I can only go to see her. Brother Fan, are you willing to help me?"

"You...really just want to see Sun Cairen?" Fan Li hesitated.

"That's natural." I said immediately.

He was silent for a while and then said: "On this trip, the imperial commander will stay in the former palace. He will accompany the five thousand troops in the Hujing camp and the one thousand garrison in Yehuling. General Cheng and I will take turns. The palace is very large. If we act alone, it will be difficult for a long time. You will have to recruit people's eyes and ears, so you can only pretend to be a patrolling soldier. When you get near Sun Cairen's residence, you can find an opportunity to go in. The shift will be handed over in half a quarter of an hour. You must leave before then."

"Thank you, Brother Fan. Don't worry, Brother Fan. I understand how powerful this is."

Fan Li drank all the tea in the bowl and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back."

I was stunned and said, "Brother Fan, are you chasing away guests?"

He was surprised: "I thought you had done something and were going back. That being the case," he lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "I will take you to hunt in the forest on the other side of the river."

On the third day after his arrival, he held a banquet in honor of border officials, great khans from friendly tribes on the grasslands, and envoys from neighboring countries.

When the lights were turned on, the night banquet had already begun for a long time. General Fan left the banquet and led his soldiers on inspection.

I blended in.

When passing by Sun Cairen's residence, General Fan suddenly stopped and looked warily towards the long corridor. He turned around and pointed at me casually, saying solemnly:

"You, follow me to the front to take a look, while the others patrol along the same route!"

"Yes!" A line of patrol soldiers took the order and left.

I followed Fan Li to the bonsai tree at the corner of the corridor, and he immediately turned around.

I quickly took off my armor and helmet, tore off my beard, and whispered to Fan Li, "I'll be back as soon as I can."

(End of this chapter)