A white lotus attracts swallows

Chapter 36

At this time, in the Yan Mansion.

"Xiao Liu, where's the account book for late March?"

"Uncle Yan, you didn't give it to me. I was about to ask you for it. Are you in a hurry?"

"...You asked me for it?"

"That's right, the account books for the second half of March haven't been copied yet. Did you forget?"

Yanliu was stunned for a moment, and a wave of uneasiness flooded his heart in an instant.

Now there is only one account book under March, so...

Was it the original copy that was handed over to Qing Ji that day? ! !

Oops, oops, oops.

Without any hesitation, she immediately ran to Qing Ji's room and knocked on the door.

The room was silent for a while, and Si'er came over and opened the door.

"Steward Yan? It's so late, what's the matter?"

Yan Liu was so anxious that he forgot etiquette, looked straight into the room, and saw Qing Ji still sitting at the table writing in a serious manner, he was relieved, and hung up again.

"It's very important for me to find the Second Young Madam, can you pass it on?"

Qing Ji listened to the movement outside, thinking that Yan Lu had come back, she was going to get up to rest, but she just sat back and started to count with a pen again.As a result, as soon as the door opened, the old housekeeper with a wrinkled face came, and he straightened up immediately, losing any mood.

"Si'er, ask the butler to come in."

Yan was able to keep Yun, and hurriedly came in and bowed to Qing Ji, looking at the account book Qing Ji was holding, her heart twitched, but she still held a glimmer of hope in her heart, maybe this Qing Ji was all right, he was just worrying. .

"Second Young Madam, this old slave didn't come here for any other reason, but just wanted to ask, how is this account... how is it settled?"

Hearing his question, Qing Ji smiled confidently, picked up the account book and handed it in front of him, saying to herself, "Qing Ji has been working day and night, [-]% of it has been completed, and the calculation should be finished tomorrow."

Yan Liu forced a smile, and hastily opened the account book as soon as he got it.

Every time he turned a page, his face turned paler.At the end of the page, his eyes were empty and his face was pale. He only felt the three words pressing on his heart, making him want to vomit blood.

Ruined.

Early the next morning, the mighty group of envoys stood neatly in front of the main hall of the palace.

Yan Junting was wearing a yellow robe, his expression was solemn and extremely majestic, but Cheng Hua caught some joy in his eyes.It seems that he and Bai Yi have reconciled, let's live happily for a few days.

"May Xiyan and Huangguo have good relations with each other, mutual benefit, and hope that the friendship between the two countries will last forever."

After the complicated etiquette came down, Xin Yuanwei's face collapsed, and she waited a lot for the etiquette eunuch's speech.

As soon as she came up, she saw Cheng Hua and the guards, and she couldn't wait to talk to him, wasting so much time for nothing.Cheng Hua and the two naturally felt the princess' fiery gaze, Cheng Hua turned his head unnaturally, while Yan Lu turned his body in front of Cheng Hua indifferently.

This kind of atmosphere remained stalemate until after the ceremony, when Xin Yuanwei walked over.

"Cheng Hua, I..." There was a lot to say before I opened my mouth, but when I opened my mouth, I didn't know where to start.Xin Yuanwei is also a short-tempered person, so she simply spit out the main point: "I didn't know you were a little shou before, I hope it didn't cause you any trouble. Although I think your vision of people is really not very good, but I still wish you good luck." You will grow old together."

"Xiao... Xiaoshou?"

"Uh...that's what the third brother told me, saying...that it's the one below. I don't know exactly what it's under." Xin Yuanwei explained with hands and feet, and finally waved her little hand, and said briskly: "It's okay, I'll tell you after I ask Third Brother."

Both Cheng Hua and Yan Lu's expressions were a little exciting.When Yan Lu heard the previous sentence, his face was blackened into charcoal, but when he heard this sentence, his complexion immediately improved, and his eyes became brighter.Cheng Hua's ears turned red with embarrassment, and he coughed a few times in embarrassment.

"Huh? Cheng Hua, is your throat uncomfortable?"

Yan Lu hugged his shoulders in a good mood, and explained to Xin Yuanwei with a smile: "Princess, don't worry, Hua'er is fine. As for Xiao Shou's meaning...we should all understand."

The eyes of the straight-faced little princess changed slightly, she looked at Yan Lu with a little surprise, and said, "I always thought that the minds of the guards were all about fighting and killing, but I didn't expect you to be so smart."

Yan Lu's face that had just cleared up was a little stiff again, and he squeezed out a voice from between his teeth: "I will take it as a compliment."

Xin Yuanwei sighed with some regret: "Third brother is right, all the good-looking boys are going to stir up trouble. You are too, and so is the emperor."

"... horned chicken?" Cheng Hua rubbed his forehead and said with a helpless smile, "The third prince is really a god... Cheng Hua boasts that he has scored countless papers, and he has never heard these words."

The little princess raised her head proudly: "That's right, he said, we mortals can't understand him, he is the pioneer of the times!"

The two looked at each other, and tacitly decided to ignore these incomprehensible words and just agree with them with a smile.

It was nearly noon after the farewell ceremony, and the imperial dining room had already prepared a table full of delicacies, and important figures from both countries were seated one by one.Wen Ziyu, who had been missing for a long time, was also at the banquet, but he didn't look very well.And the man who appeared with him yesterday was squatting behind him, looking around in boredom, seeing Cheng Hua and Yan Lu standing there, he got up and walked over to talk quietly.

"Hey, are you Xiao Yu'er's cousin?"

Cheng Hua had never seen him before, and was at a loss, when Yan Lu returned: "This is Mrs. Cheng Hua. I was in a hurry yesterday, and I didn't ask brother's name."

The man waved his hand: "Hey, these are not important. The important thing is..." Seeing that the people around were not paying attention, he lowered his voice and said to the two of them, "Xiao Chenghua, I want to ask you about your cousin .”

Cheng Hua is a smart person, he immediately understood when he said this, and had some vague guesses.

"Your Excellency wants to know about my cousin, what aspect do you mean?"

The other party raised an eyebrow.

Cheng Hua and Yan Lu looked at each other, and said in a roundabout way: "Cheng Hua guessed that you are from Xiyan. My cousin is the son of the grand governor of the Huang Dynasty. Although he has not yet made his mark, he will be a rookie in the political arena in the future. Your Excellency is now asking... "

The man was a little impatient, and chose to go straight to the point: "I know what you want to do. Let me make a condition. If you are satisfied, you can tell me about him in detail. How about it?"

Cheng Hua's expression remained unchanged, his eyes moved, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he asked back: "If you make a deal, you should make it with the Holy One. Cheng Hua is just a grassroots person, how can he afford it?"

The other party squinted his eyes after hearing this, and was very interested: "I heard your cousin say that his precious cousin is very smart, but I didn't expect him to be so smart. But you are the one who knows the information, and we have a fair exchange, so there is nothing we can bear. Great."

Yan Lu listened a little confused, but also began to have some vague premonitions.

As if to prove his premonition, the man said, "I'll make the condition of the century-old friendship between Xiyan and Huangguo, is that enough?"

Although he had already guessed the other party's identity, Cheng Hua was still secretly startled.Xin Yuanlang is still only the crown prince, but he speaks like this, as if he became the king of Xiyan is an established fact, there is arrogance and self-confidence.And even the king dare not easily promise a hundred years of peace. After all, the future is still unknown, and it is unknown who is strong and who is weak.

Being able to make such a condition in a firm tone shows how powerful Xin Yuanlang's power is.

If so, entrusting his cousin to him might not be a bad thing.

If you speak up, it will be easy to speak.

"Third prince is very imposing. If he can help, Cheng Hua will definitely help. Just ignore everyone and look at Xiaojia. After all, my cousin is Cheng Hua's beloved elder brother since he was a child. The first consideration must be his own wishes, and... He looked up at Xin Yuanlang, "A person who can love him for the rest of his life."

Xin Yuanlang looked back at the past reluctantly, with serious and firm eyes: "I hope to win the hearts of one, and the white heads will never be apart."

On the way back to Yan's mansion, Yan Lu thought carefully about Xin Yuanlang's words, and when he got to the emotional point, he took Cheng Hua's hand and confessed affectionately: "Hua'er, I will love you forever."

Cheng Hua was thinking about how to pack his white clothes when he went back, when he suddenly confessed his thoughts, his thoughts were completely disrupted, and he didn't realize it for a while and stayed where he was.Seeing his reaction, Yan Lu thought he was too moved to speak, so he pulled him into his arms dotingly: "I love you, Hua'er."

Cheng Hua leaned down and let him hold her, with a soft voice: "I love what you say."

"Then I'll talk to you every day from now on."

When they returned to Yan's mansion, Yanliu came up tearfully and grabbed Cheng Hua's sleeve: "Young madam!"

Both of them were startled, thinking that something happened at home, they hurriedly asked: "Uncle Yan, what happened?"

"Young Madam..." Yan Liu was flustered at first, but now seeing Cheng Hua, it was as if he had taken a reassurance. He wiped away his tears and calmed down his voice: "There is a problem with the account book..."