Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 18: Seeing the water in the bottle, we know that the world is cold

"Hey! Sir, please come this way."

Upon seeing this, the Tea Master led the master and servant to the tea table where Yang Yuan was sitting.

"cough!"

Yang Yuan was reading a newspaper when he suddenly heard a clear cough. He looked up and saw a young man standing in front of him with a smile.

The young man wore a black gauze scarf with a cluster of flowers on the corners and a purple embroidered robe with a round chest.

Around her waist was a delicate jade belt inlaid with gems, her cheeks were as red as fresh lychees, and her complexion was extremely good, just like a handful of fresh snow that had been dyed red by the morning glow.

The most interesting thing is that Yingge also imitated the fashionable young men in the Song Dynasty and pinned a flower on her scarf.

A tender pink rose in bloom.

Seeing Yang Yuan looking up at her, Wugun Yingge raised her chin slightly, with a look of satisfaction on her face, as if she was very proud of her unique men's outfit.

Little did they know that anyone, except a blind person, could tell that she was a woman wearing a hat instead of a hairpin.

When Yang Yuan saw that it was the big money sponsor who came, he immediately showed his standard eight teeth.

Just as Yang Yuan was about to stand up to greet him, Wugu Lun Yingge pressed his shoulder with an ivory fan and said, "Sit down."

Yingge walked around the table with a swagger, and Ah Man quickly moved the armchair behind her.

Yingge lifted the hem of her robe, sat down with a majestic posture, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "I thought what you said yesterday was just a lie to get out of the situation. Now you have come as promised, very good!"

Yang Yuan quickly glanced at A'man, who was dressed as a servant behind Wugun Yingge. She was carrying a package on her shoulder, which looked heavy.

Yang Yuan's smile immediately became more sincere and enthusiastic: "Ying... Sir, you are joking. I always keep my word. How can I break my promise and get away with it?"

Ah Man ordered seven or eight snacks from the waiter who came over, including Xishi tongue, lotus crisps, Kung Fu sesame balls, osmanthus glutinous rice and lotus root, and also ordered a pot of almond tea for his daughter.

The waiter didn't need to take paper and pen to take notes. After listening to her, he had already written down everything and immediately went back to prepare.

Yingge placed the ivory folding fan on the table, placed her fingers lightly on it, and looked around the store.

Seeing the elegance of the store, Yingge showed a satisfied expression.

Yang Yuan looked at her hands. Her fingers were as white as scallions, almost the same color as the ivory fan handle, and crystal clear.

Yingge withdrew her gaze and suddenly saw Yang Yuan's eyes fixed on her hands, full of admiration.

Yingge couldn't help but look down at Yang Yuan's hand.

Seeing the scar on his index finger and remembering the handkerchief that was soiled by Yang Yuan, Yingge's tender face turned red and she couldn't help but glare at him.

Yang Yuan quickly collected his thoughts and sat up straight.

The noble lady from the Jin Kingdom in front of him was just a great opportunity for him to start his own business.

Besides, there was a huge disparity in their status, so Yuan naturally wouldn't have any improper thoughts about her.

It’s just that loving beauty is human nature, and my appreciation just now was just natural.

"cough!"

Yang Yuan signaled the tea doctor to push the tea cart further away, then pointed to the tabloid in front of him that still smelled of ink, and said, "This tabloid just happened to write about your country's little prince Wanyan coming to our Song Dynasty to congratulate the 'Tian Shen Festival'."

Yingge looked at the snacks that were quickly served on the table. Just the appearance of them made her appetite grow, and she couldn't help but smile.

Yingge was about to pick up a piece to taste when she heard Wanyan Quxing's name. She couldn't help but reveal a look of disgust and frowned, "Don't mention him to me. It makes me lose my appetite."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Since we want to help the young lady solve this matter, we must mention this person.

I have just read this tabloid carefully and have a vague idea in my mind.

However, it is difficult to determine whether the news in the newspaper is true or false, and it is not detailed enough, so I would like to ask the young lady for advice..." Yang Yuan leaned forward and lowered his voice, "The young lady is a noble lady of the Jin Kingdom, so she is naturally very familiar with the situation in the Jin Kingdom. I have some questions, so I would like to ask the young lady to help me solve them."

Yingge picked up the snack in one hand and ate it in small bites.

Seeing Yang Yuan approaching, she casually picked up the ivory fan, pressed it against Yang Yuan's chest, and pushed him back with disdain:

"Don't get so close. I can hear you. Go ahead."

Yang Yuan then asked all the questions he wanted to ask.

What he wanted to know mainly was the relationship between the Ugurun clan and the Wanyan clan of the Jin royal family.

There is also the current situation of Wanyan Zheng and his son Wanyan Quxing in the political arena of the Jin Dynasty.

Especially the attitude of the Jin Dynasty Emperor Wanyan Liang towards them.

These are actually important intelligence of the Jin Dynasty.

However, Wugu Lun Yingge was not aware of this. She felt that since it was a well-known fact, there was no need to hide it. Therefore, she spoke out everything she knew.

Yang Yuan listened to her and asked questions from time to time.

After she finished introducing everything, Yang Yuan asked, "According to what Miss Yingge just said, Wanyan Zheng and Wanyan Quxing are vassals of Ge Wang Wanyan Yong, and Wanyan Yong is currently highly regarded by the Jin Emperor Wanyan Liang?"

Wugu Lunyingge said: "Yes, what's the problem?"

Yang Yuan frowned slightly. "It has only been five years since Wanyan Liang, the Jin ruler, ascended the throne. This Ge Wang Wanyan Yong has successively served as the governor of Huining (south of Acheng, Heilongjiang), the chief minister, the governor of Dongjing (now Liaoyang, Liaoning), the governor of Yanjing (now Beijing), the prefect of Jinan, and the governor of Xijing (now Datong, Shanxi). Do you think he is highly valued by Wanyan Liang?"

Yingge ate the snack with one hand and held her chin with the other hand to catch the snack crumbs. She raised her eyes slightly and asked in confusion, "Isn't that right?"

Yang Yuan smiled bitterly: "In just five years, this Prince Ge has changed six positions. Do you call this respect?"

yeah?
Yingge seemed to have suddenly discovered a new world. Her deer eyes widened and she looked so cute.

"That's right! Are you saying that our Emperor is on guard against King Ge?"

Yang Yuan was speechless.

It seems that this noble lady from the Jin Dynasty, who grew up in a honeypot, has no idea about her family's current political situation in the Jin Dynasty.

The Wugulun clan was an important noble clan of different surnames in the Jin Dynasty. The first ten ancestors of the Jin Dynasty before the establishment of the Jurchens, including the emperors of the later Jin Dynasty, all married concubines from powerful different surnames such as Tudan, Tangku, Pucha, Nalan, Pushan, Hesheli, Wulinda, and Wugulun.

After Hailing King Wanyan Liang murdered Xizong and established himself as emperor, he tried his best to suppress the Wanyan royal family and win over nobles of other surnames in order to secure his throne.

However, the nobles of different surnames that were being won over did not include the Ugurun clan, because the Ugurun clan had always had close relations with the royal family of the Jin Dynasty's first concubine.

The first wife of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda was from the Ugur clan.

Princess Yuan gave birth to three sons: Wanyan Zongbing, King Zhonglie of Liang, Wanyan Zongqiang, King Wei, and Wanyan Zongmin, King Shu.

Among them, Wanyan Zongbing is the famous Jin Wushu in storytelling.

When King Hailing Wanyan Liang killed Emperor Xizong and established himself as the emperor, the first two of the three Jin princes had already died.

The third person, Wanyan Zongmin, was tricked into the palace by Wanyan Liang and killed.

Therefore, Wanyan Liang was naturally very wary of Ugurun, who had a very close relationship with the Yuanfei and the three kings.

It was for this reason that Ugurun and Wanyan Zheng, the Prince of Xin from Wanyan Yong's faction who was also suppressed by Wanyan Liang, decided to marry each other in order to keep each other warm during the political winter.

Yang Yuan looked at Yingge's charming deer eyes. There was a clear and foolish light flashing in her eyes, as if she was excited to listen to gossip news.

Forget it, then... ask her for more gossip and I'll do my own analysis...

(End of this chapter)