Chapter 740: What a close friend! (1.2)
Chapter 740: What a close friend! (1.2)
The noise made by Yu Ke naturally alarmed the two people who were having a secret conversation behind Guiyan Tower.
Zhao Ya carefully poked her head out and saw the fleeting panicked figure. She was startled and complained to Zheng Yu: "Every time I see you, nothing good happens!"
After she finished speaking, she glared at Zheng Yu with dissatisfaction and hurried back to Guiyan Tower.
Zheng Yu walked out of Guiyan Tower slowly, looked at the empty courtyard gate with a flicker of eyes, then glanced at the brightly lit attic and left quietly.
At that time, the three people in the room were studying the drawings sent by Yu Ke, and Zhao Ya's voice of apology was still ringing in their ears.
Lin Yuzan frowned, then slowly raised his head and asked Zhao Ya, "You said that Lady Zheng came to talk to you about something unimportant?"
Zhao Ya nodded gloomily. "It really doesn't matter to me. Nanny Qin and Nanny He beside Miss Chen invited me and Lady Zheng to have a drink together. However, Lady Zheng reminded me to be careful of these two people, saying that they must be very powerful if they leave the palace."
"But weren't they sent by uncle to Sister Chen?" Xiao Yining asked curiously.
According to common sense, the person sent out by old baby must be someone he trusts.
Zhao Ya explained, "What the princess said is absolutely right. These two were indeed appointed by His Majesty, but they are already old enough to enjoy their retirement in the palace. His Majesty is kind and has made proper arrangements for us elderly maids. He also sent young palace maids to take good care of us. In fact, there is no need for us to suffer this hardship any more."
"Originally, I thought that Duke Chen knew these two people and granted them permission from the Emperor, but just now, Lady Zheng told me that this was not the case. Someone specifically mentioned this to Chief Steward Pei."
The two old men looked at each other and fell into deep thought.
Wang Cheng asked, "Madam Zhao, in which palace did these two people work, or did they have close contact with the maids in a certain palace?"
Zhao Ya smiled when she heard this. "Uncle, Nanny Qin disciplines the concubines who enter the palace. Most of the concubines of the previous emperor have been trained by her. Nanny He is responsible for training the young palace maids. Although she is strict and merciless, those of us who have been taught by her will remember her kindness."
Wang Cheng nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, stood up and walked towards the secret door, and returned to the table after a while.
He handed Zhao Ya a small medicine bottle and said, "It is always better to be cautious. Since Lady Zheng specifically reminded you, Madam Zhao should take this hangover pill first, just in case."
Zhao Ya thanked him and took the hangover pills with both hands. She looked worried again. "I don't know how long it will take for me to return. I'm afraid someone will take advantage of this opportunity to enter Linglong Courtyard."
Hearing this, Lin Yuzhan comforted her: "Madam Zhao, don't worry, just go ahead. I will be on the upper floor watching over the courtyard tonight, and Miss San will not let anyone enter Guiyan Tower."
Zhao Ya nodded with confidence. She glanced at the sky and saw that there was still some time before the appointment, so she quickly started to prepare the young master for bed.
Only after Qiu Yi returned and took over the service did she leave Linglong Courtyard.
Little Yining was held by her father and stood behind the second-floor window, watching Zhao Ya's departing back. She couldn't help but sigh, "Dad, there are so many bad guys here!"
Lin Yuzan glanced sideways at her daughter, her pink, round face filled with sadness that was not in keeping with her age.
He reached out and scratched her small round face, drawing his daughter's attention to himself, and then said, "It's not that there are many bad people, it's just that their positions are different. Qingjie, just like your father helping your uncle, he is also a bad person in the eyes of the traitor."
Xiao Yining: →_→, you are a bad person and a future traitor!
Lin Yuzan: ←_←, why is it that every time I see this look, my hands can’t stop itching!
The father and daughter's eyes met in the air, and then they looked away with their own disgust.
Then, the ink-and-wash screen on the second floor caught Xiao Yining's eyes. Suddenly, a light exploded in her head, and she remembered something she had not done.
She turned around quickly, stretched out her hand to pull her father's head towards her, and asked seriously, "Dad, have you prepared the 100-year-old picture for Uncle Grandpa?"
There are only three days left to the old baby's birthday. In view of the fact that the old baby has special plans for his birthday, it is decided to start a ceremony of universal celebration. A grand banquet will be held in the palace, all officials will come, and vassal states will come to congratulate and join in the celebration.
The old man was about to reprimand the kid for his rude behavior, but he was stunned by this question. He then recovered and said calmly, "Don't worry, Qingjie, Dad has already prepared it. Tomorrow Dad will bring the gold ink and let you write the final stroke. Then this Hundred Years of Longevity painting will be completed."
Little Yining was full of suspicion, staring at her father's face, "Really? Dad, please don't lie to Qing'er!"
Lin Yuzan felt uncomfortable being stared at, and her eyes flickered slightly. She immediately replied firmly, "Of course, this is a big deal. How could Dad lie to Sister Qing!"
The eyes of the father and daughter met again, and their half-believing and half-doubting eyes and unwavering gazes confronted each other in mid-air.
Just at this moment, a slight sound of footsteps was heard in Hanqiu Courtyard.
The father and daughter looked down quickly and saw a sneaky figure of a dog sneaking into Hanqiu Courtyard.
In the dim moonlight, Wu Haoran's "sly" face was revealed.
Lin Yuzan and his daughter: ......
Xiao Yining's eyes suddenly lit up, and he reminded, "Dad, you should go back! Otherwise, godfather will find out that you are not here."
However, the old man still stood there calmly, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, your uncle will send him away."
As if to confirm Lin Yuzan's words, as soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a door opening was heard downstairs. Wang Cheng looked at the approaching person speechlessly, "Brother Wu, the Enke is coming soon, why are you still wandering here!"
Wu Haoran straightened his back, looked Wang Cheng up and down, then looked behind him and asked, "Why didn't Junior Brother Lin come out? Did he go out for a stroll as well?"
Wang Cheng turned his body and glanced at the empty room, then asked the young man, "Brother Wu, are you here to look for Shunan? What a coincidence that he is not here. Didn't you see Shunan when you came here?"
During the conversation, Wu Haoran had walked to the old man and glanced around the room. Then his eyes fell on the dim Guiyan Tower next door, and he murmured in a low voice: "In our academy, only Zhang Liangchuan likes you two. He happened to go to Jiang Daxueshi tonight and asked him to accept him as a disciple. Junior Brother Wang, Junior Brother Lin, could it be that he climbed over the wall to look for Princess Le'an?"
Wang Cheng: ......
After the young man finished speaking, he was amused by his own words. He glanced at the old man and said, "Never mind. It's up to Junior Brother Lin to go wherever he wants. Junior Brother Wang is here, so it's the same if I ask you."
Wang Cheng looked at him with interest and gestured for him to continue.
Wu Haoran did not keep the secret and got straight to the point: "Junior Brother Zhang said that you two became disciples of Jiang Daxueshi. Junior Brother Wang, tell me the truth, are you and Junior Brother Lin planning to plot against Elder Jiang?"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Cheng chuckled as if he had heard a joke, and even his body trembled slightly with the laughter.
Wu Haoran's face flushed red when he saw this. He pointed at the old man angrily and warned him seriously, "I'm telling you, Junior Brother Wang, this is no joke. If you and Junior Brother Lin really want to do this, get rid of him as soon as possible. Jiang Hemian is a veteran of three dynasties, and his students are all over the world. If anything happens to him, you two can't afford it. Even His Majesty may not be able to protect you two from worry."
Little Yining didn't know about Wu Haoran's talents and abilities. After hearing his words, she turned her head to look at her father, observing his expression.
The old man frowned, and his originally relaxed expression was gradually replaced by helplessness.
He noticed his daughter's gaze, his eyes still fixed on the person below, but he couldn't help but complain silently: "Your uncle is going to have an attack again!"
Xiao Yining: ..., what disease could my uncle have?
The kid quickly followed the old man's gaze and continued to look down, and the sound of conversation below came to his ears again.
After the young man finished his warning, Wang Cheng gradually stopped laughing. He took a step forward, put his hand on him, and said meaningfully: "Every time I listen to Brother Wu's words, I feel at peace. I have a close friend like you who always cares about me and Shunan."
A thick layer of goose bumps instantly appeared on Wu Haoran's body. He quickly shook off the old man's hand along with the goose bumps, and quickly took a few steps back to keep a safe distance from the old man.
"Don't be so self-indulgent. If I weren't the godfather of Princess Le'an and I wasn't afraid of being dragged down by you, I wouldn't come here so late at night to warn you."
After hearing this, Wang Cheng closed the door and nodded without comment. His eyes fell on Guiyan Tower and he raised them slightly, and happened to meet the eyes of Lin Yuzan and his daughter as if they had telepathic connection.
Xiao Yining: Did uncle find out that they were peeking?
She subconsciously asked her father: "Dad, does Uncle know where we are standing? Why does Qingjie feel that Uncle is looking at us?"
Unexpectedly, the old man really nodded, sighed helplessly, and reached out to open the window an inch.
Seeing this, the little boy looked down again.
Wu Haoran noticed that the person opposite him had actually deserted his post, and he became furious again. Just as he was about to speak, the hand he had shaken off returned to his shoulder.
He was startled, and looked sideways at the old man who suddenly came to his side. A cold sweat broke out on his head. He tried to be calm and asked, "Why, are you going to teach me a lesson, Brother Wang?"
Wang Cheng nodded without denying it, with a playful smile on his face, and said softly, "Brother Wu is so concerned about us, I shouldn't be the only one who feels this way. Brother Wu, please wait for me at Hanqiu Courtyard for a while, I'll go find Shunan."
Wu Haoran:...Why does he have a bad feeling?
The young man pushed the old man's hand away again and said angrily: "I have something else to do. I don't have time to play with you..."
Before he could finish his words, the old man next to him suddenly disappeared. When he hurriedly looked in pursuit, he saw a man standing on the ten-foot-high wall.
Wang Cheng looked down at the young man and said, "Brother Wu, thank you for coming over to help cover up for the two of us. I'll be back soon."
Wu Haoran: (???;), climbing walls and flying over rooftops.
Xiao Yining: (?д?; ), uncle is coming here in such a cute way?
The kid stared in amazement at the old man jumping down from the wall with ease. He heard another old man complaining, "This guy is really going crazy again."
The sound of Wu Haoran's defense being broken was heard from the other end: "Wang Cheng, get back here! Do you believe me or not, I will complain to the prison!"
As soon as these words fell, the sound of messy footsteps was heard outside Hanqiu Courtyard.
Dean Lian Chen appeared at the gate of Hanqiu Court with several direct students. He stared angrily at the yelling Wu Haoran and shouted, "Student Wu, what are you doing here?"
Wu Haoran was shocked and frightened, and explained incoherently: "Dean, Dean, I, I just want to find two junior brothers for something, but he, he..."
Lian Chen looked towards the room with the closed door. It was dark and it was obvious that the people inside had gone to bed.
He turned and looked towards the Guiyan Tower. Candles were being lit, and the light was projected over here through the window lattices.
He turned to the young man with displeasure, "Brothers should show love and care for each other, but you are not staying in your own courtyard, but running here, making loud noises and disturbing people's sleep."
Wu Haoran pointed at the room and then at Guiyan Tower. He was in a panic for a while. He had countless words to say, but they were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.
Fortunately, at this moment, a heavenly voice sounded out of nowhere and rescued him.
The window of Guiyan Tower quietly opened at some point, and little Yining, wearing a cloak and hood, leaned over the window and called out in a baby voice, "Godfather, Grandpa the Dean, are you here to see Sister Qing?"
Seeing this, Lian Chen hurriedly bowed to the little boy and said, "I, Lian Chen, pay my respects to Princess Le'an. I'm sorry for disturbing the students of my academy tonight. I hope the princess will forgive me and not blame him."
As soon as these words were spoken, the sound of a door opening was heard behind them.
Lin Yuzan was seen holding the door with her clothes in disarray, her face flushed from waking up, and she asked with heavy breathing, "The abbot and Senior Brother Wu came here so late at night. What do you want to see my uncle for?"
Wu Haoran: =????(??? ????), where did this person come from?
The young man turned his head stiffly and complained to the abbot with tears in his eyes: "Abbot, Junior Brother Lin was not in the room just now, and Junior Brother Wang also climbed over the wall and ran away. You must believe your students!"
However, no one believed his words. The abbot glared at him and scolded him, "Humph! You are still talking nonsense! It is late today. I will let you go first. Come here tomorrow to receive your punishment."
Wu Haoran: ﹌○﹌, he is telling the truth!!!
Then, the dean said to the old man in a pleasant voice: "Since Student Lin has woken up, you can take Student Wu into the house to sit down and fulfill his wish for tonight."
Lin Yuzan quickly agreed, then bowed and saw the abbot and Zhixue off.
Linglong Courtyard suddenly became quiet. Wu Haoran exploded again, pointing at the old man and complaining with great grievance: "You are so nice, but you actually teamed up to frame me. I will never coexist with you."
Unexpectedly, just after he finished taking the oath, his hand was grabbed by Lin Yuzan.
Wu Haoran stared at the hand that was holding him in horror and asked, "Lin Yuzan, what are you going to do? I tell you, I would rather die than surrender!"
The old man looked at the panicked young man and asked with a smile, "Just now the dean asked me to invite Senior Brother Wu in to sit down. How come Senior Brother Wu forgot so quickly?"
As he spoke, he ignored the young man's struggle and impatiently pulled him into the cell.
The little kid who was still watching the show upstairs, with curved eyebrows and eyes, tried to hold back her laughter as she watched her godfather, who was like a poor young boy being forced into prostitution, clinging tightly to the edge of the door, until he finally disappeared from her sight due to an irresistible force.
With the sound of a heavy door slamming, Wu Haoran screamed again: "Lin Yuzan, you are deceiving the emperor!"
Xiao Yining: (*  ̄︿ ̄), she knew that her scumbag father was lying to her!
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