Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 679 A Little Trick
As soon as Wu Jiong sat down, the silk music suddenly stopped.

Wu Jiong was startled and thought that his actions had been discovered.

He looked up hastily, only to see that the song had ended and the dancers were retreating gracefully. At this moment, a young girl walked in from outside the hall.

The dancer in colorful clothes retreated, and the girl in plain clothes came in. One advanced and one retreated, one colorful and one plain, it was particularly eye-catching.

When Wu Yuan saw Yang Yuan raising his eyebrows and looking at him, he quickly laughed and stroked his beard and said with a smile: "General Yang, this is my nephew..."

As he spoke, he turned his head, took a closer look, and was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his seat.

Why is it Mei Zhen again?

I saw that the girl was in her prime, with an oval face, almond-shaped eyes, and a small face the size of a palm. She was wearing a snow-white dress with silver silk trims and a small lapel that had a slightly Hu-style feature. She was playful and cute, and her figure was revealed.

Even though she was dressed in all white, it couldn't hide her skin as white as jade, and it only made her bright eyes and white teeth stand out.

Although she is young and her body has not fully grown, her body proportions are really perfect.

Especially the clothes with the characteristics of Hu clothing, which set off her slender waist and long legs. When she walked slowly, she looked as light as a mermaid in human form.

"Yang Shuai, this is my nephew...my childish daughter, Mei Zhen."

It seemed that Wu Yuan was really drunk. His tongue was a little big and couldn't fit in his mouth. His words were not only unclear but also a little stuttering.

Still childish?

See it.

But why do you emphasize that your daughter is still childish?

Yang Yuan glanced at Wu Yuan in some surprise.

I just looked at it a little more out of my instinctive reaction to beautiful things, okay? I'm not targeting your daughter.

Yang Yuan didn't want to give the Wu family the impression that he was a sex-hungry ghost, so he withdrew his gaze.

When Wu Yuan saw his daughter approaching, he felt frightened.

Compared to Wu Jiong's greed and selfishness, Wu Yuan's mind is much broader.

As long as he can restore the glory of the Wu family, he will have done justice to his ancestors.

He never thought of keeping all the benefits for himself alone.

Ever since he became the head of the Wu family, he should not only consider his own family.

His own daughter was so unruly, and he was afraid of offending Marshal Yang, so he decisively changed his niece to toast. But why... Mei Zhen still came?

This woman is so stupid. She can’t teach her daughter, and she can’t even pass on a message!
Wu Yuan secretly cursed his wife.

Wu Meizhen stood in front of Yang Yuan, bowed and said, "My humble daughter Meizhen greets General Yang."

Mei Zhen glanced at Yang Yuan Yingying, then immediately lowered her eyes shyly: "It is a great honor for our Wumen to have you here, General.

The female members of the harem are not allowed to welcome the emperor in person due to etiquette. Mei Zhen is young, so there is no need to be restrained. She will represent the women of the Wu family and offer a glass of wine to Yang Jun as a token of respect."

After saying that, Mei Zhen walked forward slowly, took out the wine jug, and poured wine for Yang Yuan.

Seeing her with her brows lowered and eyes closed, and her gentle look, there was no trace of the crazy look she had when she was making a fool of herself in the afternoon.

Wu Yuan felt relieved when he saw that his daughter was no longer misbehaving.

"Mei Zhen respects the great general."

After pouring the wine, Mei Zhen held the cup with both hands and respectfully presented it to Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan reached out to take the cup, raised his eyes, and suddenly stopped moving, saying: "When I first arrived at your house today, Yang saw a woman at the ceremonial gate..."

The wine glass in Meizhen's hand shook slightly, and she lowered her eyes and said, "Oh, the general is talking about my adopted sister."

"Yes, I heard from your father that the woman was his adopted daughter. She seemed..."

Yang Yuan tapped his head and smiled, "Is your brain not working well?"

Mei Zhen bit her thin lips, and her jade-like face seemed to be covered with rouge: "Yes, sister... she was scared by a snake when she was a child, so...

I am a little silly. If my sister offended the general, please forgive me, general. "

"I don't blame her."

Yang Yuan smiled and took the wine glass that she had been holding for a long time.

As soon as their fingertips touched, Meizhen felt as if he was stung and quickly withdrew his hand.

Yang Yuan raised his glass and said, "I think she is innocent and has a particularly good bone structure, but her skin is a little worse.

The Wu family is a family of gold and jade, and they have no shortage of other things. Yang has a skin-beautifying recipe in his hand, which was developed by Wang Jixian, a miraculous doctor from Tokyo.

I will send this to you later, and apply it to your sister. It may have a miraculous effect of transforming her into a completely new person."

When Mei Zhen heard this, she knew that he recognized her as the person who dressed up as an ugly girl in the afternoon and rushed out like a crazy silly girl.

However, although I felt a little embarrassed by his teasing, judging from his tone, I couldn't tell that he was angry.

He also said that I was innocent and had a particularly good bone structure.

Mei Zhen felt happy.

She lowered her head, smiled shyly, then raised her eyes and said softly, "On behalf of my sister, Meizhen thanks the general."

Wu Yuan at the side laughed, feeling relieved.

Wu Jiong watched the conversation between the two, and his originally hesitant mind suddenly became firm.

Once Wu Yuan establishes a relationship with this young Marshal Yang, the Wu family's resources will definitely tilt towards Yang Yuan. In that case, Lixi Taiwei Wu will definitely abandon me.

And Yang Yuan’s return will also boost the power and prestige of Wu Yuan, the head of the family. What will I, Wu Jiong, do then?
So, I am not wrong, wealth and honor are achieved through risk!

……

Yang Yuan's residence was not in the city, but in a manor outside Wujia City.

Yang Yuan's five hundred guards were stationed there, and at this time the place had been completely taken over by Yang Yuan's men.

With Yang Yuan's current status, wherever he stays, his people will naturally take over.

After the banquet, Yang Yuan and everyone else in the Wu residence drank a few cups of tea. Yang Yuan just yawned during the meal, and Wu Yuan immediately stood up and respectfully sent Yang Yuan back to rest.

When the news reached the back house, Liu Yanran, who had already finished the banquet, stood up and said goodbye to the ladies of the Wu family.

Liu Yanran brought Duozi into the car, drove out of the side door, and went around to the front to meet Yang Yuan.

In the Wu Mansion, Yang Yuan was being sent off on one side, Liu Yanran was being sent off on the other side, but Mei Zhen was strolling back to Shuang Jiu's residence.

Wu Shuangjiu was tied to a pillar, with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth, and her little face was flushed red.

As soon as she saw Mei Zhen coming in, her eyes widened in anger.

Mei Zhen sneered, went around behind her and untied the rope for her.

Shuangjiu immediately pulled out the cloth gag and angrily said, "Meizhen, why did you tie me up?" Meizhen was surprised and said, "I was just joking with you, what's the matter, you are not really angry, are you? We are good sisters, I am just joking with you, you are not so petty, are you?"

"You...your mother asked me to represent the Wu family to toast the guests, which delayed the important matter. Do you think I will complain to your mother?"

Shuangjiu was furious, but she was too lazy to argue with Mei Zhen. She had to go to the front hall quickly.

She didn't suspect that Meizhen had toasted her, she just thought that Meizhen was playing a prank.

After all, when the guest first arrived, Mei Zhen dressed up as an ugly woman to tease him, which showed that she obviously had no good feelings towards Marshal Yang.

Mei Zhen blinked, spread her hands, and said happily: "Are you going to toast? Oh, it's too late, the guests have already left!"

"You... this is your mother's instruction..."

"It's okay. I've toasted on your behalf. The general praised me for my intelligence and gave me a recipe for beautifying my skin."

Mei Zhen stroked her smooth cheek with her fingers and said with a smile, "The general said that this was the first time he had ever seen skin so soft and tender that it was as delicate as cream. Oh, I feel embarrassed for praising her so much."

Shuang Jiu died!

……

As soon as the gate of the Wu Mansion opened, the street was crowded with people, with lanterns and torches held high, making it even more lively than during the day.

The smiles on Yang Yuan and Wu Yuan's faces disappeared in an instant.

In the crowd, several people who looked like gentry rushed forward, greeted Yang Yuan loudly, and introduced themselves in a flurry. They were all gentry from Pengzhou.

Among them are several retired officials.

In this case, Yang Yuan couldn't just turn his face cold and walk away.

He calmed himself down and walked forward with a smile.

No matter how the news leaked, since it has alarmed the gentry in Pengzhou, as the lord of Tongchuan Road, he has to do his best to keep a good show.

Wu Yuan's face turned pale. He had reminded them again and again, but he didn't want the news to be leaked.

This must be the news that someone in the mansion was showing off and leaked it out.

How would Yang Shuai view him and the Wu family?

If they can’t even handle such a small matter, is the Wu family still trustworthy?
However, now is not the time for him to lose his temper. He should avoid being entangled by everyone and send Yang Shuai away quickly, and then think of a way to remedy the situation.

Yang Yuan stepped forward and spoke politely, saying that he was a new official who came to take up his post and was investigating the people's sentiments and did not want to disturb the villagers, and was grateful to the elders for welcoming him.

As he was speaking, a sedan chair came over from afar, but stopped before it got close. The curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and an official in a neatly dressed robe and belt hurried out.

This is Chen Shijie, the prefect of Pengzhou.

He had naturally been reminded by Wu Yuan in advance, so he just made some rectifications to Pengzhou City, in order to let Yang Anfu see that he was governing well. However, he pretended that he didn't know that Yang Yuan had arrived in the city.

However, he didn't know how the Wu family leaked the news, and all the gentry in the city came to pay their respects to General Yang. It would be too deliberate for him to pretend that he didn't know at this time.

In desperation, Chen Zhizhou had to rush to pay homage, without even having time to notify the assistant officials in the provincial government.

Yang Yuan had just delivered an enthusiastic speech to the elders of Pengzhou when Wu Yuan stepped forward and said:

"Marshal Yang must be very tired after the long journey. I have already received your kindness. I will go back to rest. All the elders can go their separate ways."

Before he could finish his words, the prefect of Pengzhou came to pay a visit. Yang Yuan was unhappy in his heart, but his face was as happy as a breeze.

He hurriedly stepped forward and helped Chen Shijie up, who was bowing. "Please stand up quickly, Governor Chen. This is something Yang does not want to make public..."

Before Yang Yuan could finish his words, something strange suddenly flew past his ear and, with a "click", hit Chen Zhizhou's black gauze hat.

It was a small blowpipe, which was silent and small, and it was at night, so no one noticed it.

But Yang Yuan, Chen Shijie, and Wu Yuan who were accompanying them all saw it.

"Ah! This is..."

Chen Zhizhou exclaimed and reached for his hat.

But as soon as he raised his hand, Yang Yuan grabbed it and said, "It is already late today, and I am really worried about disturbing the elders of Pengzhou.

Since the official of the family, Chen Taishou, has come and is representative of the people of Pengzhou, I will take him to the manor outside the city for a chat."

Yang Yuan laughed it off and dragged Chen Zhizhou away.

Chen Shijie was able to become the governor of a state, so he was naturally not a mediocre person.

Chen Shijie reacted in a flash.

When Yang Yuan had just assumed office, the people of Pengzhou, upon hearing that General Yang was coming, lit candles at night to welcome him. That was a beautiful story.

But if one of them attempted an assassination in the dark, it would be a scandal for Yang Yuan, who had just taken office.

Chen Shijie immediately stood beside Yang Yuan, using his body to shield his black hat, while waving his sleeves and laughing loudly:
"Yang Shuai has already received everyone's sincere wishes. Let's all go our separate ways now."

Because Yang Yuan rode a horse, Chen Zhizhou also changed to a horse provided by the Wu family and accompanied Yang Yuan to the Wu family manor outside the city.

Wu Jiong stood among the people from the Wu family who were seeing him off, looking at the hurriedly departing figures of Yang Yuan and his party, a fleeting smile flashing across his lips.

The Wu family entertained Yang Yuan, but the whole city knew about it, which was enough to make Yang Yuan unhappy and doubt Wu Yuan's ability.

Coupled with this "assassination" act, Yang Yuan will definitely have a worse impression of the Wu family!

Doesn’t Wu Yuan want to climb up the social ladder like Yang Yuan?
Hehe, tomorrow I will spread the news that Wu Yuan bribed a girl.

By then, Yang Yuan would not get to eat mutton but would get smelly, and he would definitely stay away from the Wu family from then on.

At that time, I will be the only hope for the Wu family's revitalization!
……

Yang Yuan and his entourage rode quickly, and only when they entered the manor hall did Chen Zhizhou take off his black veil.

When Chen Shijie saw the blowpipe inserted diagonally into the hat, his face changed immediately.

Wu Yuan, however, slid to his knees in front of Yang Yuan with a "thump" and kowtowed smoothly.

"Marshal, it was Wu who failed to take good care of you, and you were assassinated. Wu is guilty, Wu is guilty."

"Someone in your Wu family is indeed guilty!"

Yang Yuan said this lightly and sat down at the top.

Seeing that Chen Zhizhou was holding his black hat and still looked frightened, Yang Yuan said unhappily, "Shou Chen, you don't need to look at it. There is no poison on the arrow."

"It's good that it's not poisonous!" Chen Shijie breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully.

Suddenly, his face froze: "Huh? Marshal, how do you know that this arrow is not poisonous?"

Yang Yuan raised his hand and clapped three times, then shouted, "Bring the person in!"

Immediately, eight guards, two of them each escorting one, brought four barefoot men who were tied up and brought them into the hall.

(End of this chapter)