Cold fragrance and warm jade [Red Mansion Chai Dai]

After drinking for three rounds, Feng Ziying sighed: "To be honest, I invited you here today because I will be going out in a few days. I'm afraid I don't know when I will be back."

Wei Ruolan asked in surprise, "What do you mean by Brother Feng's words?"

Feng Ziying sighed again.

"I just got the news that I will take up a foreign post in the next year. Although I am a local governor, I have some military power in my hands, and I look majestic, but you know who I am. If there is a chance, I would rather just Stay in the capital and continue to be my Young Master Xiaoyao!"

Wei Ruolan's eyes flickered slightly, she pointed to the east, and asked softly, "Could it be that person?"

He was already sitting next to Feng Ziying, but now he only gestured in private. The others had already drunk a lot, so no one noticed his behavior.

Feng Ziying nodded, and picked up the wine glass again: "Forget it, don't mention such things! Let's have a good drink today!"

Baoyu was also invited by Feng Ziying today.

He was also shocked when he heard that Feng Ziying was about to leave the capital.Even though he is still drinking and having fun with other people, the melancholy in his heart cannot be removed no matter what.

Suddenly a young master asked with a smile: "Brother Feng, how long are you going to go? You just got engaged not long ago, so you can't just go for several years, and you can't go back to Beijing in the middle, and just give the girl's lifelong affairs to me for nothing. Delay it!"

Feng Ziying shook her head and sighed: "As for how long we will go, it can only be determined by God's grace. How can I decide for myself? As for the delay?"

He was indeed a little melancholy.

If he had never been engaged, and if he really wanted to stay in other places for several years, he might as well have married there.now?The Baolinghou's family is in the middle of the capital, so it's not easy to get married in a hurry, and it's not easy to ask other girls to go so far to him.When that time really comes, it's not impossible.Just going out, the mountains are long and the rivers are far away, and there is no danger on the road, so Feng Ziying has to worry.

However, if he really can't return to the capital, he can only send Shi Xiangyun there someday in the future.

Baoyu was more worried than him when he heard it.

Previously, he thought that Feng Ziying was familiar with him, even if Xiangyun married someone in the future, the two should have more chances to meet each other.

I never thought that Feng Ziying would go to another place, and I was afraid that even Xiangyun would follow him in a short time.

At that time, I really don't know when I will see you again.

"Although Brother Feng is going to travel far away, given time, Brother Feng's achievements will be better than those of us who can only eat and drink in Beijing." Wei Ruolan raised his glass with a smile, "Come on, let us all wish Feng Brother, have a cup!"

Of course, he most wanted to go to Lin's house as soon as possible, find Chongyu or Lin Ruhai, and explain Feng Ziying's going out.However, he was still at the banquet, and he suddenly wanted to go out, which was obviously too eye-catching.

But what he said really touched the hearts of others.

For a while, people kept toasting, and they wanted to toast Feng Ziying's wine.

After the banquet ended, Xue Pan still wanted to make some friends with Wei Ruolan.At the wine table today, although he didn't have many opportunities to talk to Wei Ruolan, he felt that Wei Ruolan had some kindness towards him.

He already admired Wei Ruolan's young talent, but he thought that his mother had always told him to pay attention to these princes and grandsons. If they were suitable, he might be able to marry his sister Baochai. For this reason, he was even more eager to marry Wei Ruolan. Lando said a few words, if he could still invite Wei Ruolan to his home, or set a date for the two of them to meet again in private, he'd better ask some private words.

It's just that before he had time to say anything to Wei Ruolan, he saw Baoyu coming, and seemed to have something to say to Wei Ruolan.

Before Xue Pan could do anything, Wei Ruolan and Baoyu left together, leaving Xue Pan to stand there alone and sigh.

Let's talk about Wei Ruolan, who was dragged by Baoyu and went all the way to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County.

Seeing that the palace was right in front of her eyes, Wei Ruolan hesitated.

"Baoyu, it's inappropriate for us to drink like this now and then go to see the Prince of Beijing, isn't it?"

Baoyu, who was eagerly pulling him to ask the people from the palace to pass on the news, paused, then Fang turned around and said with a smile: "It's because I didn't think carefully, I just remember that the prince told me before that once we know something special happened in the capital, You should report to him as soon as possible, but you and I have neglected to see him because of our current state. Therefore, although it is a bit out of order, the lord should not blame you and me."

Wei Ruolan was even more surprised.

He also heard that Shui Rong treats Baoyu differently, but because Shui Rong has always ignored government affairs and mundane affairs, and Baoyu hates reading the most and doesn't like to be an official butcher, others only treat Shui Rong and Baoyu together, and they only talk about it. Who would have thought that Shui Rong would ask Baoyu so much in private?

Although the gate of the palace is close, it is Wei Ruolan who holds Baoyu back, preventing him from going forward.

"Brother Baoyu, since this is what the lord ordered you to do, isn't it okay for you to go to see the lord alone? Why do you want me to go with you?"

Baoyu stomped her feet and sighed: "To be honest, Brother Wei, you know my temperament. I usually don't pay much attention to things like Beijing and China. If you want to ask me which opera singer is good at singing, and whose girl is it?" Looks good, I still know more. What the prince told me now is very important. Although I don't have much contact with the prince, but if it is not important, the prince is definitely not willing to accept such things. After thinking about it, after all I feel that among the people I know, you are the one who can fulfill the prince's entrustment best. If you don't introduce you to the prince, but let me inadvertently delay the prince's important affairs, I'm afraid I will feel uncomfortable. "

Hearing Baoyu's words, Wei Ruolan didn't know whether to praise Baoyu for his self-knowledge, or to say that Baoyu knew how to protect himself wisely.

Once involved in such things, it must be extremely difficult to get out.Most of Baoyu's involvement is not deep now, and the Beijing Palace and the Jia family have family friendships. Yuanchun in the palace has a very deep relationship with the current queen, Shui Rong's sister Shui Han. I think Shui Rong will not deal with Baoyu for this.

But seeing Baoyu's clear eyes and innocent demeanor, Wei Ruolan would rather believe that Baoyu really didn't know the danger.

He couldn't help but sigh again, wondering how the old lady Jia doted on her grandson, so that Baoyu, who had a good talent, grew into what she is today. She is already at this age, and her understanding of the world is not even as good as that of ordinary teenagers. Not to mention other princes and grandchildren who are in the power struggle.

But thinking about the news I just heard from the Lin family, there seems to be a dispute between the queen and the prince, and the prince has recently gotten very close to the king of Nan'an County, but the uncle of the king of Beijing has a relationship with the prince... Wei Ruolan has already made up her mind.

"Then go in."

He has always had a good capacity for alcohol, but now that he has been out in the cold wind for a while, most of the alcohol has dissipated.As for Baoyu, because of melancholy at the banquet, except for a few drinks when everyone toasted, she didn't drink much at other times, and now she is considered sober.

After the servant in front of the Wangfu went in and communicated, it didn't take long to come out and invite the two of them in.

The water soluble in normal clothes is still extraordinary.

He had known that Wei Ruolan and Baoyu would come together, so he was not surprised, so he just asked them to sit down.A girl from the palace brought tea, and the fragrance of the tea suppressed most of the drunkenness that had dissipated between the two of them.

Hearing that Baoyu said that Feng Ziying was going to leave Beijing, Shui Rong nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Wei Ruolan.

Unlike Baoyu, he never cared about the undercurrents around him.

The Wei family and the Lin family have become closer recently.Wei Ruolan, the contact person, acted very cautiously, and whenever he went to Lin's house, he had a proper reason.Even when he came into contact with Xue Biao, he always wanted Xue Biao to bring him to meet Xue Pan, and he would never let others see his real purpose easily.

However, no matter what gesture Wei Ruolan made, she still couldn't completely separate herself from the Lin family, the Zhongshun Palace, and the third prince.Therefore, in the eyes of a caring person, the tendency of the Wei family can be judged to some extent.

Shui Rong is just one of those caring people.

Now the undercurrent surging in Beijing has involved more people.Even some families whose choices were not obvious before are becoming more and more distinct.The Wei family and the Lin family are just part of it.

The people of the two families also knew that their positions could not always be hidden under the truth. Therefore, even if there is still some concealment in their actions, they are not as cautious as before, and they are bound to hide all possible traces of exposure.

Of course, there are reasons why it has become more and more difficult to completely hide their traces as their actions increase, but what's more, the importance of concealment has been greatly reduced by now.

The third prince has developed secretly for many years, and has already attracted many people to support him.Dormancy when weak is forced by the situation, but when strong one refuses to do anything but just gives up the opportunity to others.

The third prince also needs to perform in order to win the support of more people.

Chongyu's previous move to start a commercial firm has attracted the attention of many people. I am afraid that Chongyu is going to contact someone in the name of doing business.Who knew that after spending a lot of energy on investigation, these people could only find out that Chongyu was purely interested in overseas business and was only interested in doing business for profit.

Those who only found out such a result after checking and checking were almost suspicious, whether the Lin family deliberately diverted their energy in this way, so that they could do something secretly to help the third prince.

Shui Rong had also paid attention to Chongyu's actions at the time, but he mostly inquired about Chongyu's actions through Baoyu, so he didn't invest too much resources in such trivial matters.

The results of the final investigation also greatly increased Shui Rong's interest in Chongyu. He only hated that he had a queen sister who was born to be a princeling. He went to the Lin family rashly. He was afraid that he would not be trusted by the Lin family, so he would make friends with Chongyu. on hold.

Now that Wei Ruolan came to his door, it gave him a chance.

Besides, when he thought of Nan'an County King, he was indeed worried.

How to fight between the crown prince and the third prince is still a domestic matter.The king of Nan'an wanted to attract foreign enemies to help him, and the prince was eager to crush the party of the three princes, so he decided to accept the proposal of the king of Nan'an.Shui Rong and the queen were unwilling, and quarreled with the prince, but they still couldn't persuade the prince to give up.

The Shui Rong family certainly hoped to help the prince ascend the throne, but their family could see early on that keeping control of power would only arouse the hatred of the emperor. After helping their daughter to become the queen, they were willing to hand over the power in their hands, and only kept a false name. Will you completely lose your mind for the sake of power?

For this reason, now that the prince is stubborn and refuses to listen to persuasion, the Shui family has already planned to find another way out.

The Shui family also made meritorious service on the battlefield.Today's four princes and eight princes basically rely on military exploits to build their foundations, and they have all experienced the difficulties of foreign enemies.

It's not that they can't be defeated, but that if they are defeated, they will flee, and they will come back after running away to recuperate. The repeated repetitions are enough to consume a lot of manpower and material resources.It is even more difficult to occupy the land they gave up after they escaped, and then establish rule in those places. The cost is huge but the effect is mediocre. If there is such spare money, it is better to use it to help the development of the places that are ruled now.

And these foreign enemies have no feelings for the people in the country, and they are almost inhuman when they slaughter.Colluding with them may achieve their goals, and if they can really use them up, they will be driven away.But this is abandoning the huge interests of the country and the people, in exchange for the self-interest of some people!

The Shui Rong siblings were unwilling to see such a thing happen.