Chapter 239 Threshold

It's late at night,

eat midnight snack.

The kitchen of Fan Mansion is always open all day long. Two complete teams take turns to ensure that the nobles in the house can eat whatever they want when they want.

But Zheng Fan’s supper tonight was not sent by the Fan family.

It was He Chun who made it. This man can make candied haws, but he is really good at making candied haws.

It is indeed stewed randomly, and the ingredients are all freshly picked.

Eight green-backed turtles, a three-color sweet-scented osmanthus chicken, and a handful of small koi fish were placed in a temporary earthen stove pit to smolder into a large pot.

These things are all "pets" in Fan's garden, and each one is very valuable, but at this time, they have become "gifts from nature."

After finishing the work, Zheng Fan was invited to sit in the pavilion, enjoying the scenery of the lake and mountains;

The lake is a small pond, the mountain is a rockery, and lanterns are hung everywhere, just like daytime. , the light and color are indeed moving.

Uncle Zheng pointed to the big pot in front of him and said:

"Is this dish called Farewell My Concubine?"

He Chunlai and Chen Daole looked at each other, obviously, they did not understand this allusion.

A Ming, who was sitting there drinking alone, smiled "haha", just to cheer and not make the atmosphere too embarrassing.

Zheng Fan picked up the wine glass, opened this silent embarrassment, and said:

"Come on, let's go."

"Uncle Xie."

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"Uncle Xie."

After a glass of wine, everyone started eating.

The meat is stewed until it is crispy and tender, and it is very enjoyable to eat.

However, not long after eating, Fan Zhengwen appeared at the door of Qingfangzhai.

Although this is Fan Zhengwen’s home, Fan Zhengwen goes to the Three Treasures Palace for everything.

The last time I came here was to explain about his grandma.

Fan Zhengwen, who understands how to behave in the world, naturally knows what Zheng Fan likes and dislikes, so he will not make fun of it.

Zheng Fan stood up and walked towards Fan Zhengwen.

"Uncle."

Fan Zhengwen saluted Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan noticed a rare fluctuation in the other party's expression.

What on earth happened to make the head of a big family with a deep conscience lose his composure like this?

You must know that expression control is one of the compulsory subjects for superiors.

Fan Zhengwen opened his mouth but stopped talking.

If this was at Snow Customs, Uncle Zheng would have said: If you have anything to say, speak quickly.

But while eating other people’s food and living there, people are watching other people’s girls,

By the way, the pet turtles, pet chickens and a group of small goldfish that were returned to others were stewed,

Fan Zhengwen pursed his lips, as if he was trying to organize his words, because from the moment he received the news to now, he felt that the world had suddenly changed.Becoming... so ridiculous?

"Uncle, your subordinate who came back and left today sent me a message through my Fan family contact person in the shop in the city."

Six Niang?

The only one who came back and left today was Siniang.

"What news?" Zheng Fan asked immediately.

"The news is, she said that she seemed to have caught the princess."

"..." Zheng Fan.

…

The carriage,

a regular carriage,

drove out of Fan Mansion.

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen were sitting opposite each other. Now, Zheng Fan's expression was very similar to Fan Zhengwen's.

It’s not the New Year yet,

It’s still early before the Lantern Festival,

I have various plans, deductions, and preparations,

It turns out that preparations are being made in an orderly manner here,

The fourth lady over there just came back to visit her relatives,< /p>

You turned around and caught the princess?

"Uncle, there is a nun in my mansion who once lived in the palace. Because she was old, after she left the palace, she was invited by our Fan Mansion to teach the girls in the mansion how to behave.

She should know the princess and has brought her along."

"Where is it?" Zheng Fan asked.

Fan Zhengwen pointed at his feet and said:

"There is a mezzanine under the carriage."

"Your carriage is really cleverly designed. ”

Fan Zhengwen nodded.

"She was tied up?"

"Yes." Fan Zhengwen nodded again and said: "She was tied up in the mezzanine under the carriage, and her senses were sealed.< /p>

Whether she is recognized as a princess later or not, this nanny will die of old age tonight."

When Zheng Fan heard this, he sighed and said:

"It can be considered a happy funeral."

"Yes, uncle."

The carriage arrived behind a wine shop in Fan Mansion. In the courtyard, the Fan family has many shops in Xiayong City, and the wine shop is more suitable for Tibetans because it requires a cellar.

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen got off the carriage one after another, surrounded by many guards from the Fan Mansion.

"If it's a fake princess, it doesn't matter. If it's true, there should be many princess guards in Xiayong City searching for the princess. Uncle, our time is very tight."

Zheng Fan licked his lips.

Immediately, he and Fan Zhengwen retreated and disappeared behind a high pile of wine jars.

Immediately afterwards, two guards in black stepped forward, opened the mezzanine of the carriage, and lifted out an old woman.

They walked in front, Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen walked behind.

For insurance reasons, they do not want their identities exposed.

PreviousThe guard outside carried the old woman into the cellar and outside a room. The room looked no different from an ordinary wine room, but there was a plug on the door. When opened, it looked a bit like a small window used for prison visits in later generations. .

One of the guards reached out and took out a snuff bottle from his arms, opened it, and put it under the old nanny's nose.

After a while, the old grandma woke up leisurely. After discovering her situation, she was shocked at first, but then she was held down by two secret guards of Fan Mansion beside her and asked to look at the small window.

There were many lights lit in the small window.

There was a woman sitting inside, and the woman was unconscious.

On the side of the wall opposite the woman, Si Niang, dressed in red, was sitting there playing with embroidery needles.

Yes, Siniang not only successfully entered the teahouse box, but also disguised herself as the eldest lady of the Mi family by changing clothes, carrying many needles with her Her Royal Highness the Princess walked out of the teahouse in a grand manner under the eyes of a group of internal experts.

Then he pretended to continue visiting the night market, and found an opportunity to take advantage of the surrounding guards to set up defenses and change their formations. He directly knocked out the princess and took the princess out of the guard's sight in an instant.

So, this kind of defense that requires both freedom and security has big loopholes.

The safest way is to have your own bodyguards at close range. Uncle Zheng likes this because it gives him a sense of security.

But there are too many noble people who like to play with the "white dragon fish suit" and experience the feeling of being ordinary people, so they force these guards not to get too close to them and spoil their mood. That gave Siniang the chance to kidnap someone!

Next, things became clear. Si Niang took the princess who was knocked unconscious by herself to the liaison office given by Fan Mansion and asked the people inside to inform Fan Zhengwen.

The liaison office was announced to Siniang by Mr. Weng Zanghai himself, because the two parties are now in the period of cooperation and naturally need to exchange information.

The old grandma saw the unconscious woman inside,

her eyes widened immediately,

because she found something that was inexplicably abducted than herself. One thing that shocked her even more:

"Princess...Princess...how is it possible..."

"Crack!"

Old mama His neck was broken by a Fan Mansion guard next to him.

This is enough.

There is no need to pull back and ask repeatedly: Are you sure you read it correctly? Are you sure you still remember what the princess looks like? Do you want to take another look?

No need.

The heritage of a century-old luxurious family is not only reflected in the luxury of life, but also reflected here.

At that time, there were many such powerful families in the Yan Kingdom, such as the Beifeng Liu family that Zheng Fan had encountered, but unfortunately, they were bulldozed by the Zhenbei Marquis and the Zhenbei Army.

The old mama’s body was killed by a Fan familyThe guards escorted them away, and another guard walked down the aisle in front of Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen and reported:

"Master, she said princess."

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen were almost at the same time Breathe a long sigh of relief.

Neither of them are people who are afraid of trouble. They were feeling uneasy before. Firstly, they felt that things were not yet certain. Secondly, this uncertainty would trigger a series of changes in the future, which required the two of them to be decisive. They had to make an emergency response, but they had to wait until the final result was determined before they could be targeted.

Now,

I feel at ease.

Fan Zhengwen said with emotion:

"Uncle, there are really crouching tigers, hidden dragons around you."

Zheng Fan coughed lightly, He said: "It's just good luck."

Fan Zhengwen said to the guard in front of him: "Notify Mr. Weng immediately and tell him about this."

"Yes, head of the family."

Fan Zhengwen believed in Weng Zanghai's ability. When he knew about this incident, he would quickly take the Fan family's response on his behalf.

"Uncle, let's take the princess back to Fan Mansion as soon as possible."

"Where to hide it?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Qingfangzhai."

"So casual?"

"If the Chu army doesn't come to search Fan's Mansion, then where is the princess hiding in Fan's Mansion? It doesn't matter; if the Chu army comes to search Fan's house, it doesn't matter where the princess is hiding."

Zheng Fan nodded and agreed.

However, neither Zheng Fan nor Fan Zhengwen showed up. Instead, a guard came forward and helped Zheng Fan give Siniang a few words.

The concept of sailing a thousand-year ship with caution is the most perfect interpretation here. Si Niang first checked the princess’s breathing, and then felt that it was not safe, so she covered the princess’s face with two layers of black cloth. Finally, the princess was wrapped in a sack.

After everything was done,

Siniang walked out holding the sack.

The mezzanine of the carriage that had previously transported the old ladies in the palace was used to transport the princess. At the same time, Siniang herself lay down in the mezzanine after looking at Zheng Fan.

In short, block any factors that may appear in any film or television drama that may allow the hostage to escape or leave a mark when kidnapping a hostage.

Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen got into the carriage.

The carriage was shaking, but both Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen were sitting with their backs straight.

The wine shop is not far from Fan Mansion, and they need to make a decision during this short trip.

"Uncle, will the troops in Zhouxian County City and Bieyuan be evacuated?"

Zheng Fan pondered for three breaths, and finally said:

"No rush."

Fan Zhengwen didn't seem to be surprised.

"Then let them hide?" Fan Zhengwen asked.

Zheng Fan nodded, "Hiding near Zhou County."

A few words of exchangeBelow, the two reached a consensus.

But Fan Zhengwen still said: "Would it be safer if we just accept it as soon as we can?"

After all, the princess is already in hand.

"No, if the princess is kidnapped in this way, even if she is real, she will not be able to survive."

If Uncle Zheng takes the princess happily like this Return to Jin and ask Jingnanhou for credit. Jingnanhou will probably believe that this is a real princess.

If Marquis Jingnan writes to Emperor Yan, Emperor Yan will probably believe what Marquis Jingnan says.

The civil and military officials of the Yan Dynasty were also willing to believe that the princess of Chu had been kidnapped by their own plain uncle, because it was a great honor.

But Chu State can definitely let out the news and say that the princess has not been kidnapped.

You can find another woman of the same age from the clan, or even directly choose a princess and send her there to marry Qu Peiluo, the eldest son of the Qu family.

Furthermore, Qu would cooperate and claim that the real princess was fine and that the one the Yan people abducted was a fake one.

At that time,

what is true will become false, and

what is false will become true.

Because the princess is a symbol, she was used by the regent to marry the Qu family. To be honest, apart from the aura of being a princess, what use can she have?

Zheng Fan believed that if he took the princess back like this, the wedding would definitely continue successfully.

At that time, the credit for his entry into Chu would become a point of contention between the two countries.

What was originally a famous feat may end up being a pat on the shoulder:

Well, we believe that the one you kidnapped is a real princess, well done. Not bad, young man, keep up the good work.

In short,

Bringing the princess back secretly will limit the political achievements and military benefits.

From a heroic act that attracted the attention of several countries, it became a topic of conversation in teahouses on the streets:

"Hey, I heard that our uncle Hirano seems to have come from Chu State. Get back a girl?"

"So, it's the same as before?" Fan Zhengwen asked.

"The difficulty should be reduced. The wedding should be held as scheduled. Whether it is the Chu royal family or the Qu family, their energy should be focused on the peripheral search for the princess.

On the day of the wedding, I will lead a cavalry charge, and then leave, leaving my name behind. This matter is settled like this."

Form, < /p>

We have to go,

And we must go.

Fan Zhengwen shook his head and said: "Uncle, have you ever thought about whether the Qu family and the regent would have thought of your approach in advance?

It's difficult, actually. It has not lowered, but has become higher, especially after today, all Chu armies, Qu's private soldiers, and various families on the border will be mobilized.

My uncle is not leaving today, but it will be even harder for him to leave tomorrow.

Even the original plan to abduct the princess from the imperial palace outside Zhou County and then leave Qishan may not be implemented. "

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and rubbed his face,

smiled,

and said:

"Obviously I want to arrest him. The person has been caught in advance, and things have become more difficult. ”

But I can’t blame anyone.

Is it possible to blame Si Niang?

No matter how hard it is, I can’t blame Si Niang!< /p>

Finally, Zheng Fan made a decision and said:

"For now, we will continue as usual. ”

Fan Zhengwen didn’t say anything else, but just agreed. His task was to help this uncle, not to make any decisions for him.

At this time, < /p>

In the small courtyard of Fan Mansion, which is as warm as spring in winter,

The old grandmother of the Fan family sat on the dirt late at night, with her legs crossed

On her knees. There were three copper coins on the table.

The old woman's expression was a little uncertain.

She had just made another divination.

The divination was complicated. If a storm breaks out,

Fan's future is like a small boat in the big waves, it may capsize at any time.

"Build it, build it, and kill the whole family. Lighting up is the most worry-free! ”

......

Qingfangzhai,

A Ming continues to drink,

It is difficult for him to get drunk because he can Control the alcohol content in the blood.

He Chunlai and Chen Daole were sitting on the side, looking a little embarrassed.

When Zheng Fan and Fan Zhengwen left together,

Only one sentence left:

Si Niang seems to have caught the princess.

The comparison is too obvious.

"It seems that the three of us are really useless. "

He Chunlai felt sad and echoed:

"Yes. ”

Their experience this time is that those who can do things are really working hard and doing things very efficiently, while they seem to be eating and drinking.

smiled,

and said:

“We are not the only three eating and drinking here. "

This was a bit taboo, and Chen Daole and He Chunlai did not dare to answer it.

Chen Daole changed the topic and said:

"If it is really a direct matter this time, Now that we have captured the princess, can we return directly? "

A Ming shook his head again,

took a sip of red wine,

said:

"Hey, the threshold is not reached yet. . ”