Dingjiangshan

It was only when Jiang Ling got up the next morning that he realized that Ning Zheng had left Anqing Mansion overnight.

She got up in the morning, and was thinking of going to Ning Zheng's place to play Tai Chi, and listening to King Changle's temptations as she did a few days ago, but she didn't want to be greeted by two young guards as soon as she walked to the gate of the small courtyard. people stopped.

"My lord." The slightly older man clasped his fists in salute, and said, "There has been a change in the battle at the front, and the lord has already left the mansion overnight. When he left, he gave instructions, saying that the world is not stable recently, so my two brothers should protect you." .”

Jiang Ling raised her eyebrows—she hadn't figured out what kind of "unsettled" method was outside, Ning Zheng picked out the "protector" first, which was really considerate.

Previously in Luzhou Mansion, although Ning Zheng never let go of his guard against her, most of them just watched her secretly, and he had never been so blatant.

Jiang Ling rubbed his fingers calmly, wondering what happened on the front line.

She thought so in her heart, so she simply asked the same question.The two guards looked at each other and said respectfully: "I don't know anything about the front line. I only heard that there seems to be a war, and the prince needs to go to deal with it."

Jiang Ling knew that she couldn't find anything to ask, so she didn't waste any more time. She thought about it for a while, and said tentatively, "Well, I'll go see Ning Yan."

"This is not possible." The guard still had a respectful attitude, but his words were very firm: "My lord ordered that the courtyard is of great importance, and it is now heavily guarded, and no one who is idle is allowed to enter."

"Then forget it." Jiang Ling patted his sleeves, swept the two of them up and down, and said, "Since that's the case, I'm tired. Go back to the courtyard to rest and meditate first. No matter who it is, don't bother me."

The two guards saluted her politely, and instead of following the small courtyard, they stood on the left and right at the entrance of the small courtyard, like two door gods.

Jiang Ling walked back to the courtyard, but didn't go back to the house. Instead, he sat down in the small pavilion in the courtyard, thinking about the incident.

When the two said that Jiang Ling hadn't remembered it, it was only now that they realized that Ning Yan had indeed reminded her that Ning Zheng would leave Anqing Mansion in the near future.

Although Jiang Ling didn't know how he did it, he probably guessed that it was related to him, so he wasn't too worried.

The only thing that made her feel wrong was Ning Zheng's attitude towards her. Judging from her previous relationship with Ning Zheng, although Ning Zheng had doubts about her, he also relied heavily on the name "National Teacher".Therefore, if it is simply necessary to go to the front line to sit in town, he should just bring himself along, even help and test, and kill two birds with one stone.How could she leave so silently, and got two "door gods" to guard her yard.

Jiang Ling folded his arms and stared at the pear tree in the courtyard, thinking about this in his heart.

After thinking about it, she felt that it was unlikely that Ning Zheng hadn't thought about it for a while, and it could only be that something serious happened on the front line, which made Ning Zheng dare not take even half the risk, so she and Ning Yan were left behind. Come down and focus on guarding.

——Interesting, Jiang Ling thought.

Her elder brother, the emperor, really had plans in his chest, even if he was personally involved in a dangerous place, he was able to understand the situation outside so thoroughly.

There were guards outside, and I knew that Ning Yan would not be able to see Ning Yan swaggeringly.Jiang Ling still remembered what Ning Yan had said to her earlier, so he didn't insist on seeing him, but quietly pondered another matter.

——Ning Yan once told her that she wanted her to find a way to lure Shen Tinghe to meet him, but these days Jiang Ling came to Anqing Mansion, only heard about this princess, but never even met him, it is really abnormal .

When Jiang Ling was in Beijing, she often covered Ning Yan. She was used to doing such things, but she was still young and didn't know the family of officials from all over the country. Naturally, she didn't know that Princess Shen was What kind of temper, even if you want to do something, you can't do it.

What's more, she is now using Jing Zhan's identity, and it is not good for her to visit directly because of the title of "men and women can't get along with each other".

Jiang Ling frowned and thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything.This palace is full of Ning Zheng's eyeliner, if she wants to do something, she can't do it too much, she can only draw it slowly.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ling couldn't help but feel a little headache. She stood up and walked around twice, thinking about it, but suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred, and she remembered what Ning Huaijin had entrusted to her before leaving.

Miss Jiang's thoughts flashed, she had figured out a way out in her mind, she beat her palms triumphantly, and turned to walk towards the door.

The guard outside the door still didn't leave, just leaning against the wall to rest. Gang Jiang Ling opened the courtyard door, stood up subconsciously, and stared at her fiercely.

Jiang Ling had already returned to that "fairy-like" bluffing look. She put on airs, glanced at the two of them lightly, and said, "I'm going out, you have to follow."

The two guards looked at each other, a little embarrassed.

The younger one was probably afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he just shook his head at the other person.The other person obviously didn't want to make troubles, so he said with a smile: "Is there any important matter for my lord to go out of the house? It's the same for the servants to do it."

"What?" Jiang Ling asked: "It's not enough for your lord to look at Ning Yan, and you don't want me to go out?"

"This……"

The guard was a little hesitant. Ning Zheng didn't give this order before he left, he just told them to take good care of her, take care of her, and don't ask her to see Ning Yan.

Seeing their hesitation, Jiang Ling didn't ask any more questions. He strode out and said lightly, "If you want to follow, then follow, if you don't follow, then follow you."

It was not easy for the two guards to stop her, so they could only hurriedly follow her footsteps, thinking that if they encountered something outside, they would play by ear.

Anqing Mansion can be called peaceful for the time being. After all, it is the center of a fiefdom. Regardless of whether it is rich or not, the common people are living quite comfortably.

All kinds of shops on the street were still open. Jiang Ling walked around a few bustling streets, ate a bowl of wonton at a roadside stall, and then threw it to a beggar on the side of the road. Two pennies.

The two guards behind Jiang Ling were as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They were afraid that one of them would accidentally mess up the errand, and even snatch the copper coins thrown by Jiang Ling from the beggar's hand secretly. Only ordinary copper coins are willing to give people.

This was the first time Jiang Ling went out since she came to Anqing Mansion. She spent most of the day walking around the entire Anqing Mansion, and finally stopped at the door of a pawnshop, looking up at the plaque hanging on the pawnshop , I will go in if I take a step.

"My lord—" the guard behind her hurriedly stopped her and asked, "This is a pawnshop, what are you doing here?"

"You said it's a pawn shop, so it's natural to pawn things." Jiang Ling said.

"My lord, if you want anything, you can just send someone to buy it." The guard hurriedly said, "You don't need to pawn the things yourself."

Jiang Ling turned a deaf ear, took off a jade pendant from his waist, held it in his hand, and said coldly, "I don't want your money—get out of the way."

The guard complained endlessly in his heart, thinking that it is so difficult for people like them who are out of the world to deal with it. It is really a shame to stay by Ning Zheng's side as his staff while at the same time refusing to accept money from the palace. ——

The guard slandered for a long time, and finally swallowed the second half of the sentence, but didn't think of anything unpleasant.

Jiang Ling pushed the man's hand away and walked into the pawn shop, standing at the door and looking around.

It was now afternoon, and there was only one boy in the pawnshop leaning on the counter, drowsy. Jiang Ling walked to the counter and tapped on the countertop, and said, "Where's your shopkeeper?"

The little guy nodded his head, woke up dazedly, rubbed his eyes, and said, "The shopkeeper is in the back hall."

"Tell him to palm the eye." Jiang Ling put the jade pendant in his hand on the table and said, "How much is this jade worth?"

The piece of white jade that Jiang Ling took out was of good quality, but the pattern looked ordinary, without any special lines.

The young man looked at Jiang Ling, weighed the jade pendant in his hand, and checked the pattern on the front and back of the pendant over and over again, as well as whether there were any missing corners on the jade pendant.

He looked very carefully, touching the front and back sides carefully, and the guards following Jiang Ling also took this opportunity to look at the jade pendant more, but didn't see anything special about it, just thought she was really short of money, Those who are unwilling to use the palace will need to make extra efforts to show their nobility.

"I have to take it in and show it to the shopkeeper." The young man smiled and made a gesture of invitation, and said, "I would like to invite the guest officer to sit down for a while."

Jiang Ling nodded slightly.

The guards were neither sitting nor sitting, and it was not easy to get too close to Jiang Ling, so they could only stand awkwardly in the room, pretending to be very interested in the items on the counter.

After about a stick of incense, the young man came out empty-handed and saluted Jiang Ling.

"Guest officer, shopkeeper, please come in and talk." The clerk said, "He's waiting for you in the private room upstairs."

"Okay." Jiang Ling said that he was going to follow him into the house, and the two guards hurriedly followed after seeing this, but they were stopped by the boy before they could go up the stairs.

"The back is the important place in the store, you two—" The guy paused, looked at them both in embarrassment, and said, "It's not easy to go up."

"Then why did you tell him to go up?" the guard asked.

"The quality of this piece of jade is very good. Our shopkeeper wants to invite the guest officer to discuss the price." The man said.

Jiang Ling on the stairs turned around and asked coldly: "Why, it's just a thing, and your lord won't allow it? Or are you talking about protecting me, but you are actually here to spy on me?"

"Brother—" The slightly younger youth tugged the guard in front from behind, leaned over and whispered to him, "This pawn shop has been in business for more than ten years, and it is an old shop in the city. There should be nothing wrong with it."

The guard seemed a little hesitant, Jiang Ling's patience ran out, he frowned displeasedly, and snorted coldly.

"If you don't trust me, follow me if you want." Jiang Ling said, "I don't have to be suspected for nothing, and your lords suspect that I have ulterior motives."

"Don't dare." The guard was afraid that she would be in a hurry and she wouldn't be able to explain to Ning Zheng, so he hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, do as you please, we two brothers just wait here."