On the first day of July in the 21st year of Zhaoming, the situation that was originally tense suddenly took a turn for the worse. It turned into Zhang Hanchen crying bitterly, ashamed and wishing he could kill himself on the spot. Ji Linglan was stunned and couldn't help giving Fu Nanling a thumbs up in his heart , completely a proud mood of 'their children are promising'.

Seeing that Zhang Hanchen's mood gradually calmed down, Fu Nanling sighed, and said: "Master Zhang, 'There is nothing wrong with making things better'. Now is a good time to make up for the mistakes. I wonder if Mr. Zhang would like to help my prince?"

Zhang Hanchen wiped away his tears with his sleeves, and said quickly: "Your Highness, please tell me, this official will definitely go through fire and water, and I will die!"

Fu Nanling smiled gratifiedly and said: "Okay, Mr. Zhang is worthy of being a minister that the emperor relies heavily on! With Mr. Zhang's words, the chaos in Liaoyuan will be settled, and justice will be given to the people who died in vain."

"The lower official is ashamed and ashamed of trusting the emperor. When the Liaoyuan matter is over, he will be blamed and pleaded guilty. Let the emperor deal with it, and the lower official will never complain!"

Ji Linglan stood aside, quietly watching the two talk to each other, feeling that the whole thing went so smoothly except for the initial turmoil.In particular, Zhang Hanchen's attitude towards Fu Nanling, from contempt at the beginning to admiration now, only lasted ten minutes.

The two discussed the plan, and the effects of the anesthetic on Zhang Hanchen's body also went away, saying: "Your Highness, Gao Jin has been rooted in Liaoyuan for many years, and he has nearly a thousand private guards alone, and he is very careful. Be cautious, and with Sun Yi's accomplice who has been prosecuted for punishment, it may not be easy to deal with."

Fu Nanling smiled, and said: "To capture the thief, we must first capture the king. As long as we capture Gao Jin and Sun Yi, everyone else will be fine."

Zhang Hanchen said with a wry smile: "The two rarely leave Ningcheng on weekdays. Except for the yamen, it is the mansion, and they usually hug each other when they go out. Although the lower official is in charge of the army, he has already been infiltrated by Gao Jin's people. If there is any change in the lower official , it will definitely alarm Gao Jin, and I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"Master Zhang has a clear eye. Who in the army is the enemy and who is the friend, I must have known it for a long time. Since it is the enemy, it is bound to be tied up. I will escort Gao Jin to the capital in the future, and wait for my father to deal with it." .”

"Those people are officials ordered by the imperial court. Without the emperor's imperial decree, the lower officials..."

"The emperor's secret decree, the prince can act cheaply in the matter of Liaoyuan, and there is no need to report it. If something happens, the prince will bear it, and Mr. Zhang does not have to worry."

Zhang Hanchen seemed to be relieved when he heard the words, and said: "With His Highness's words, the lower officials can let go of their hands and feet, and have the right to cooperate with His Highness."

"Since that's the case, Mr. Zhang please, I can only disturb Mr. Zhang for a few days."

"Your Highness speaks seriously. It is an honor for your Highness to stay in the humble house. But please wait a little bit, Your Highness. Your Highness will go ahead and order the servants to tidy up and clean up. After everything is ready, please move your Highness."

"Forget it, the prince will rest here for a while, Mr. Zhang can do whatever he wants."

"Then the officer will leave first." Zhang Hanchen bowed out of the study, looked at the two people who had been knocked out by the door of the inspection room, and hurried to the backyard.

Fu Nanling looked at Lu Jiu and said, "Go around, this old fox is not as simple as it appears."

"Yes, my subordinates retire."

Lu Jiu turned around and left the study room, and Xiao Lizi also went out wisely and closed the door.

Ji Linglan asked strangely: "A Ling, what do you mean by what you said just now? Why do you say Master Zhang is an old fox?"

"Alan, you don't really believe that you can convince him with just a few words from me?"

Ji Linglan's expression froze, she touched her nose embarrassingly, and said, "Looking at his appearance just now, there is a bit of sincerity, could it be that he has been acting?"

Fu Nanling smiled contemptuously, and said: "With tens of thousands of people dying in front of his eyes, he can remain indifferent, which is enough to show how hard his heart is. He was restrained by you just now, and there is no one around him. He knows his own situation. We can only continue to act with us, maybe those few tears are a bit regretful, but definitely less than half of them, if it really conflicts with his interests, I believe he will put the bit of regret behind him without hesitation."

Ji Linglan couldn't help but frowned, and said, "Aren't we in danger now?"

"No, he will cooperate with us." Fu Nanling said firmly.

Ji Linglan pondered for a while, and said: "A Ling means that our arrival is related to his interests. Interests... He just said that the army has been infiltrated, but it should be more serious than what he said. The commander of the capital has been emptied, and now he is just a bare-bones commander with no reputation. The reason why he can survive is that he has always been wise and safe. If he does not want to join forces with Gao Jin, the only way out is to cooperate with us and win Gao Jin, take back the real power."

Fu Nanling was not at all surprised by Ji Linglan's keenness, and praised with a smile: "Alan, you are so smart, I didn't think of these things."

"You don't come here." Ji Linglan gave him a funny look, and said: "A Ling, since you know that he has bad intentions, you'd better take precautions. Once he turns his back, we will be in danger then."

Fu Nanling bowed to Ji Linglan pretendingly, and said with a smile: "Yes, listen to A Lan."

Ji Linglan was amused by him, but the tension in her heart eased a little, and said: "A Ling, if you let him deal with the generals in the army, you are not afraid that he will use this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and avenge his personal revenge?"

"I have hinted at what I said just now. I didn't say 'kill', but 'kidnapped'. Afterwards, those people will be escorted to the capital for trial with Gao Jin, just to remind him not to play tricks."

"A Ling, you look like a little fox who can calculate people's hearts."

Fu Nanling blinked his phoenix eyes, but the shrewdness in his eyes was gone, he looked at Ji Linglan innocently, and said, "Alan, I have to be a fox outside, but I want to be a rabbit here with you, okay?"

Ji Linglan looked funny for a while, the change of expression was really familiar, but he didn't feel disgusted, and joked: "Your image has been deeply rooted in my heart, so don't struggle anymore."

Fu Nanling asked tentatively: "Alan, aren't you afraid that I will plot against you?"

Ji Linglan smiled and said: "You are a high-ranking prince, what can I do for a little beggar? Besides, I know how you treat me."

Fu Nanling looked at Ji Linglan and swore, "Alan, don't worry, no matter who I hurt in this life, I won't hurt you."

But I will calculate your heart, make you fall in love with me again, and never let you down for the rest of your life.

Ji Linglan was taken aback, smiled noncommittally, and changed the subject: "A Ling, have you ever thought of how to capture Gao Jin and Sun Yi?"

Seeing this, Fu Nanling frowned slightly, and said, "Alan, you don't believe me?"

"Believe." What he said now, Ji Linglan did believe it, but a lifetime is very long, and no one knows what will happen after that, and the oath especially cannot stand the test of time.

"Alan, my life is destined to be short and there won't be so many variables." Fu Nanling saw through what Ji Linglan was thinking.

Surprise flashed in Ji Linglan's eyes, and then he said with a wry smile: "A Ling, I still underestimate your ability to guess people's hearts after all."

"Alan, I will tell you the facts, what I say at this time is from the heart."

"Okay, I believe you." Ji Linglan didn't quite understand the complex emotions in Fu Nanling's eyes, but she could feel his persistence.

While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door, and then Lu Jiu's voice was heard, saying, "Master."

"Come in." Fu Nanling turned and sat on the chair next to him.

The door was opened, Lu Jiu walked in from the door, bowed and said: "Master, Mr. Zhang only ordered the servants to return to the house to clean up the guest house, and there was no abnormal behavior."

"Okay, order someone to keep an eye on him."

"Yes, this subordinate obeys." Lu Jiu turned and left again.

Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling, and said with concern: "A Ling, you look bad, lie down on the couch over there for a while."

Fu Nanling narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, stepped forward and pulled Ji Linglan's sleeve, and said with a smile: "Then Ah Lan will accompany me."

Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling who turned into a little white rabbit in seconds, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Mmm, I'm right next to you, go quickly."

Fu Nanling didn't take off his shoes, lay down on his side and looked at Ji Linglan, and said, "Alan, just now you asked me if I thought of a way to capture Gao Jin, I haven't thought of it yet, do you have an idea?"

Ji Linglan hesitated, and said: "Yes, yes, it's just an idea, it's not perfect, and it's too dangerous, let me talk about it after I think it over."

"Alan might as well talk and listen, anyway, it's all right now."

"It's not clear in a few words, you'd better close your eyes and rest for a while, it won't be too late when we settle down."

"Then Alanmo is going to leave, just stay here with me."

"Well, go to sleep."

Fu Nanling closed his eyes reassuringly, and Ji Linglan stepped forward, pulled off the thin quilt on the couch and covered his waist, then went to the chair next to him and sat down.The room became quiet, and it was already midnight, Ji Linglan also began to doze off after a while.

"Alan, did you hear that, you are just his pawn, he has never treated you with half sincerity!" A strange man appeared in front of him, dressed in brocade clothes and a golden crown on his head, looking at Ji Linglan's face. The eyes are complicated and unspeakable.

"Everything he has now is rewarded by me, should he do something for me, shouldn't he?"

A familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded, and Ji Linglan couldn't help but look up. There was a man standing opposite him, wearing a purple round-neck gown with golden dragon patterns embroidered on it. The voice also seemed weak.It's just that no matter how carefully Ji Linglan looked at it, she couldn't see that face clearly.

"You... have been using me..."

It was his own voice, very familiar, but he didn't speak.

"Alan..." The man's voice revealed complex emotions that he himself hadn't noticed.

"Alan, Alan, wake up."

The familiar voice interrupted Ji Linglan's dream. He opened his eyes blankly, looked at Fu Nanling in front of him, and said, "A Ling? I'm sorry, I fell asleep just now."

"If Ah Lan is too tired, then we will rest here, and it will be the same when we go to Zhang's Mansion tomorrow."

"How can it be done? I'm not tired. Are you ready now?"

"They are all waiting outside the door, Ah Lan wakes up, and we will leave."

Ji Linglan stood up, moved her limbs, and said, "Then let's go, we can rest after we settle down."

Fu Nanling nodded, turned around and walked towards the door. Seeing this, Ji Linglan quickly stepped forward, passed Fu Nanling and opened the door, imitating Little Li, bowed aside, waiting for Fu Nanling to go out.

Fu Nanling frowned slightly, then smiled helplessly, and secretly swore in his heart: "Alan, one day, I will let you stand by my side in a legitimate manner."

Under the leadership of Zhang Hanchen, Ji Linglan and Fu Nanling came to the Commander's Mansion and stayed in the guest courtyard of the mansion.

After everything was settled, it was almost dawn, Zhang Hanchen bowed and said, "For the time being, Your Highness is wronged to stay in the guest courtyard. If there is any need, His Highness just ask."

Fu Nanling looked at the elegant layout of the room, and said with a smile: "It's very good here, Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be polite, there is only one thing that Mr. Zhang needs to think about."

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"The identity of the prince cannot be leaked out, this matter must be remembered by Mr. Zhang."

"Your Highness, it might be unexpected. I will claim that you are my cousin's nephew. He came from Gaocheng yesterday to stay here for a while."

"Is there really such a person?"

"Yes, Xiaguan's cousin married into Gaocheng Han's family and has a son named Han Tao. She is fifteen this year and has a marriage contract with her little girl Pei'er."

"Gaocheng Han's family? Is it the residence of Han Xuzhi, a former university scholar?"

Zhang Hanchen was obviously taken aback, and then said: "Return to Your Highness, that's right."

"It turns out that Mr. Zhang still has such a relationship with Han Dashi, so did Mr. Han ever obtain fame?"

Zhang Hanchen replied truthfully: "Your Highness, Tao'er will participate in this year's Qiu Wei."

"Young Master Han has the qualifications of a Bachelor of Han University, and he will definitely become a pillar of the country in the future. Mr. Zhang has a unique vision."

"Your Highness's praise. It's not early today, so I will leave without disturbing His Highness's rest."

Fu Nanling smiled, and said: "Master Zhang, go slowly, and the prince will see you off soon."

Zhang Hanchen bowed and exited the hall, and Xiao Lizi also retreated, saying: "My slave will send Master Zhang out."

Ji Linglan yawned, and said: "A Ling, you can rest, I will also find a room to sleep for a while, we will talk about things tomorrow."

"Alan, we are in the tiger's den, we should be more cautious, or you can stay and sleep with me."

Just as Ji Linglan was about to refuse, she heard Fu Nanling say: "Alan, don't get me wrong, there is a cubicle in the main room, and there is also a bed inside, but it's a bit small. I mean, Alan sleeps in the cubicle because of grievances." .”

"Cubicle?" Ji Linglan walked towards the bedroom unconsciously.

Seeing this, Fu Nanling hurriedly followed. There was a small room between the master bedroom and the hall. The small room was about five or six square meters. There was a single bed inside, which seemed to be prepared by a night watchman.

"You asked me to sleep here, what about Lizi?"

"There are so many rooms in this yard, there's nowhere to sleep."

Ji Linglan was amused for a while, and said: "There are many rooms in this courtyard, and I also want to sleep in a private room, so go to bed early, don't worry about it, good night."

"Alan, if you think this place is small, I sleep here, and you can sleep in it."

Ji Linglan waved her hands without looking back, opened the door and walked out.

"Didn't you think Ah Lan was so defensive before?" Fu Nanling couldn't help but smile wryly.

Ji Linglan bumped into Lu Jiu as soon as she went out, and greeted with a smile, "Brother Lu, don't you want to rest?"

"Relax, sleep for a while and change clothes with Liu Xi." Lu Jiu looked at the room next to the main room, and said, "Ah Lan, let's live in the room next to the master, we'd better not be separated, so that if there is any change, we can deal with it as soon as possible .”

"Okay, just listen to Brother Lu, then Brother Lu, rest well, and I will go back to my room."

The two of them didn't talk much, and went into their rooms. Lu Jiu lived next door to Ji Linglan.

After tossing around in the middle of the night, now it was daylight, Ji Linglan simply washed up and fell asleep. I don't know if it was because Lu Jiu lived next to him. He felt at ease and slept until the sun was high.

He took out a pendant from his collar, opened the cover and looked at it, it was already eleven o'clock in the noon, it was an electronic watch that he asked Tang Tang to find specially, it was worn on a silver chain, it looked like a jade necklace.

Ji Linglan wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat up and got out of bed. If he didn't wake up from the heat, he could still sleep for a while.When I came to the window, I opened the window to the maximum, and opened the door again. There was wind flowing in the room, and I felt a lot cooler immediately.

"My lord is awake, this servant is going to fetch water now."

"Xiao Linzi? You're here too."

Xiao Linzi was an attendant in the house where they lived before, about the same age as Ji Linglan now.

"Yes, the master asked the servant to follow the young master, so that he can concentrate on serving the young master from now on."

"I don't need to wait, you can do your own thing."

Xiao Linzi quickly knelt down on the ground and said, "My lord, this is an order from my master, and this slave cannot disobey it. If you don't allow this slave to follow you, then it's a wrong thing to do by your slave. I beg you to give me death penalty."

Seeing this, Ji Linglan panicked, he hurried to help, and said: "Get up quickly, I'll go and tell the master, I promise I won't blame you."

"Young master, I want to follow you, so I ask you to fulfill me."

Although Xiao Linzi is about the same age as Ji Linglan, his strength is much stronger than him, no matter how hard he pulls, he can't pull it up.

Ji Linglan was sweating from exhaustion, and said helplessly: "Cheng Chengcheng, just follow, you get up first."

Xiao Linzi immediately smiled when he heard the words, and said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord."

"Go fetch water, I want to wash up."

"Yes, young master, wait a moment, the slave will go now."

Ji Linglan didn't care about wearing only her middle clothes, and walked directly towards the main room. There were two attendants standing in front of the door. When she saw Ji Linglan coming, she bowed slightly and said, "I have seen you, the master is still washing, let the slave Let’s go ahead.”

"it is good."

Before the attendant Tong Bing, he heard footsteps, and then the door opened. Fu Nanling appeared at the door and said with a smile: "Alan, you got up."

Ji Linglan couldn't help saying, and pulled Fu Nanling into the door, the attendant at the door lowered his head consciously, Xiao Lizi also retreated, and closed the door behind him.

Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said bluntly: "A Ling, you sent Xiao Linzi to my side? What kind of attendant do I, a little beggar, want? Isn't this nonsense?"

"Alan, I just don't want people to underestimate you. Besides, you are no longer a beggar. There is always someone by your side. Xiao Linzi has followed me since childhood. He is a trustworthy person. Let him take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation. I am at ease. "

Seeing the grievance flashing in Fu Nanling's phoenix eyes, Ji Linglan was stunned, and then said: "Aling, I'm sorry, I'm a bit irritable, but I'm used to being alone, and I don't feel comfortable with many people around me. My status is low, I don't care what others think of me, you should transfer people away."

Ji Linglan had already planned on this matter, so she left immediately, and it was impossible for her to have too many oil bottles around her.

Fu Nanling couldn't hold back, and asked directly, "Alan, do you not want to have someone by your side, or do you not want someone by my side?"

Ji Linglan was startled, then frowned, and said, "I don't even think about it, I'm going back to wash up."

Although Ji Linglan didn't want to have an oil bottle by her side, she never thought that Fu Nanling sent someone here to monitor him. Fu Nanling's question made Ji Linglan feel a little uncomfortable.

As soon as Fu Nanling asked, he regretted it. Seeing Ji Linglan turn around and leave, he panicked, reached out and grabbed his wrist, and said: "Alan, I'm sorry, I said something wrong, please forgive me, okay ?”

Ji Linglan took a deep breath, and said: "I'm not angry, it's just that I came here in a hurry, and the disheveled appearance is not good for people to see. I'll go back and freshen up."

"Alan, are you really not angry?" Fu Nanling still held Ji Linglan's wrist firmly, turned to look at him in front of him.

"Well, no. But I really don't need an attendant, Xiao Linzi, you can make other arrangements." Ji Linglan grabbed his wrist and said, "It's getting late, I'm going to wash up, let go."

Fu Nanling looked at Ji Linglan, his long and narrow phoenix eyes glowed with water, and said pitifully: "Alan, no one around me can trust me except these servants who depend on me for survival. You plot against me, so I have learned how to plot people's hearts since I was a child, but I never thought of hurting you, just now I was unintentional. I'm sorry, Alan, you can scold me, you can hit me, don't be angry with me , how are you?"

Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling, imagining a child without his mother's care, living in the intriguing palace every day, in order to survive, he developed a suspicious personality.His heart softened, and the discomfort completely dissipated.

"What is your status? If I beat you and scold you, can you still live? I just felt a little uncomfortable in my heart. I didn't want Xiao Linzi to follow. This amount of money can't support two people. I never thought that you sent him here to monitor me, and I feel that my trust has been questioned." At this point, Ji Linglan simply opened up, saving the two of them What misunderstanding regenerates between.

"Alan, I don't want you to leave, why can't you stay for me?"

"We have talked about this issue before. I will find a small town near the capital to settle down, buy a small courtyard and settle down, and then find a job to live a peaceful life. If you have free time, come and live with me for a few days. " Ji Linglan grabbed her wrist again, and said helplessly: "A Ling, let go, I really have to freshen up, I can't be so disheveled all the time."

"Then I'll accompany you." Fu Nanling pulled Ji Linglan and walked out the door.

At this moment, Xiao Lizi's voice came from outside the door, saying: "Master, Eunuch Pang is asking to see you outside."

"Pang... Father-in-law..." Ji Linglan looked at herself who was only wearing a jacket, and whispered nervously: "What should I do now, people are blocking the door."

After Ji Linglan finished speaking, she was stunned, why was she so awkward.

A smile flashed across Fu Nanling's eyes when he saw this, and he said lightly, "Let him wait in the main hall."

"Yes, master."

"By the way, let someone bring over a suit of clothes, the prince needs to freshen up."

"Yes, the master will come later, and the slave will come right away." Xiao Lizi had just waited for Fu Nanling to wash and wash, so he naturally understood who the clothes were for.

"Alan just wait, the clothes will be delivered later." Fu Nanling looked Ji Linglan up and down, and said with a smile: "Alan, you have grown up, and you have gained a little weight."

When a 16-year-old boy said, "You've grown up", Ji Linglan had a very mysterious feeling, and said dumbfoundedly: "I eat and drink all day long, and I don't have to work, so I want to gain weight."

"It's good to gain weight, Ah Lan was too thin before." After Fu Nanling finished speaking, he started to pinch Ji Linglan's face.

Ji Linglan was dumbfounded, but she came to her senses very quickly, and quickly stepped back to open the distance between the two of them. A man in his 30s was pinched by a kid...

Ji Linglan said angrily, "Don't you think it's impolite for Ah Ling to make such a fuss?"

"I... I just think that Alan is pretty, so I can't help but move my hands. Don't be angry, Alan, or I will let you touch it back?"

Looking at Fu Nanling's outstretched face and the anticipation in his eyes, Ji Linglan was speechless for a while.

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