Legend of the Orchid

Zhao Defang cried like a child for a long time, Zhao Tingjie patted him on the back in relief, looked up at Li Zhonglan, and narrowed his starry eyes in displeasure.

Li Zhonglan knew what Ting Jie was thinking, so she quickly lifted her skirt, barely covering her white collarbone, then approached the other party with a smile on her face, stretched her neck and smacked the other party's lips, then twisted Xiao Yao went to pour the wine.

Zhao Tingjie curled his lips helplessly, suppressed his jealousy, and said to Zhao Defang, "Fourth Brother, how have you been doing this year? How is Fourth Uncle?"

Zhao Defang let go of his second brother's waist, wiped away his tears, and said with a sad smile: "That's it, I just came back from Southwest West Road, and I haven't met my fourth uncle yet."

The two brothers sat at the table and chatted while drinking. After pouring the wine, Li Zhonglan sat next to Zhao Tingjie, dragging her cheeks to listen to Zhao Defang who was opposite, and looked at him with embarrassment.

Zhao Tingjie put his arms around Li Zhonglan's waist and asked his fourth brother, "What's going on in the imperial court?"

Zhao Defang took a sip of his wine and said, "Last year in the southern Jiaozhi civil turmoil, His Majesty took the opportunity to send troops to attack. Now he has just won a big victory. Seeing that Cochin can be regained, His Majesty is very happy, and will soon formulate a plan to fight against the party."

Li Zhonglan couldn't help but looked at Zhao Tingjie worriedly, and also asked Zhao Defang: "Then Zhao Guangyi plans to attack Korea?"

Zhao Defang shook his head: "To attack Goryeo, unless you go by sea, you need to go through the Liao Kingdom by land. If you don't defeat the Liao Kingdom, the Song army will not be able to reach Goryeo."

Li Zhonglan nodded in relief, and turned to be playful: "Why have you lost so much weight, don't you think we can't sleep or eat?"

Zhao Defang was startled, and took a sip of wine in embarrassment, but was choked up and coughed continuously, his whole face turned red into overcooked shrimp.

Zhao Tingjie was expressionless, but the hand around Li Zhonglan's waist reached into the other's obscene trousers. When the rough calluses touched the softest part, the little fox's smile froze instantly.

"The next time you see Uncle Si, you can tell him about the situation on our side. We have just returned to Beijing, and Uncle Si seems not to be at home during this time." Zhao Tingjie said gently, his hands were neither too fast nor too slow At the same time, Li Zhonglan frowned slightly, and her chest began to rise and fall rapidly.

"I heard something about the fourth uncle." Zhao Defang turned the wine glass in his hand, and said with some embarrassment, "He is very close to Yuan Zuo now, and he should be with Yuan Zuo when the fourth uncle is away."

Li Zhonglan's breathing gradually became heavy, but he refused to give up Zhao Tingmei's gossip, so he had to grit his teeth and listen to Zhao Defang's continuation.

"Fourth Uncle is probably making two-handed preparations. Your Majesty also heard about the two of them, and seems very unhappy, but Yuan Zuo is very attached to Fourth Uncle. Only this incident disobeyed His Majesty. I don't know what Fourth Uncle thinks , Yuan Zuo is so innocent, he shouldn't be involved in this dispute." Zhao Defang sighed.

Two suspicious red clouds had already appeared on Li Zhonglan's cheeks. He wanted to make an excuse to leave, but he was afraid that he would make a coquettish gasp when he opened his mouth. In the end, he couldn't hold back anymore. He shook off Zhao Tingjie's hand and stumbled to his feet to escape, which surprised Zhao Defang. Asked from behind: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter with you?"

"He has something to do, let's continue talking." Zhao Tingjie said with a smile.

Not long after the two brothers met, Zhao Tingmei received the news and came to meet Lan Ting and the two too. After learning that Zhao Tingjie had chosen Koryo as his hiding place, he couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "This place is very good. Don't even think about entering your territory."

"We returned to Beijing this time to complete 'that thing'. If we succeed, we don't have to go to Korea again. After all, this is my hometown." Zhao Tingjie smiled at Li Zhonglan when he said this.

Zhao Tingmei looked at the young couple who were inseparable, and joked: "Mr. Li, it seems that you are now a standard virtuous wife."

Li Zhonglan nodded without shame, boasting: "I am indeed quite virtuous."

Zhao Tingjie didn't point it out, and added: "Lan'er is indeed much more sensible now than before."

Just as they were talking, the maid brought the food, and Zhao Tingjie served Li Zhonglan a bowl of fish soup. Li Zhonglan ate the braised pork, bit out the skin of the meat, and threw it into the opponent's bowl. The latter picked the skin into his mouth without hesitation, as if Already used to it.

For a moment, Zhao Tingmei's heart was full of mixed emotions. He remembered that Qianzhen and Yuan Zuo went to the south of the Yangtze River, and Yuan Zuo peeled a whole bowl of shrimp for him while eating, and his heart ached slightly.

"You should keep a low profile these days. Now there are rumors of demon orchids in the palace. Even if Defang doesn't tell me, I will come here sooner or later. I'm worried that Zhao Guangyi will find this place sooner or later." Zhao Tingmei reminded.

Li Zhonglan nodded and said: "When we first came to the capital, we made this decision because we couldn't find you. Now that everyone can see you, I don't have to pretend to be an oiran. After a while, Tingjie and I will find a secluded place to settle down." come down."

"That's very good." Zhao Tingmei nodded, looked at Li Zhonglan meaningfully, and said, "Since you disappeared, Zhao Guangyi has become very fond of orchids. Now there are orchids everywhere in the palace. He also likes to draw portraits. Kind of like you."

In fact, it is more than just a few points, Zhao Tingmei is afraid that her nephew will taste bad, so she hides it a little.

But Zhao Tingjie was still staring at Li Zhonglan intently. Li Zhonglan quickly took Zhao Tingjie's hand and changed the subject: "Recently, the Song army is attacking Jiaozhi Kingdom. I wonder how the battle is going?"

For so many years in the Song Dynasty, he still couldn't say the word "our dynasty", and he never regarded the Song Dynasty as his own country.

Zhao Tingmei said: "At present, the war between our army and Jiaozhi is in a stalemate. It is difficult to tell the outcome for a while. Zhao Guangyi's thoughts are all on conquering Jiaozhi, and he will not come to you in a short time."

That's great, I went around and returned to Li Zhonglan. Li Zhonglan felt that Zhao Tingmei was in a good mood recently, and she was almost as good at joking as before.

Out of revenge, Li Zhonglan pressed her body tightly to Zhao Tingjie's arms, with a sly gleam in her peach eyes, she teased: "My lord said that I just came back, did you go out for a tour with Zhao Yuanzuo recently?"

Zhao Tingmei was taken aback, and quickly drank to cover up, but was choked and coughed repeatedly.

The behavior of the Zhao family is really consistent.Li Zhonglan thought to herself, she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

Ting Jie clasped Zhong Lan's waist with one hand, and said worriedly: "Fourth Uncle, love and hate are often entangled, the deeper the love, the more severe the responsibility."

Zhao Tingmei lowered her eyes thoughtfully, finally sighed lightly, and said with a smile to the two of them: "Where do you want to find a place, I will order someone to find it for you, and you can move there when you find it."