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Chapter 648 Debt of Love [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

"Ouyang Lianghan, what's wrong with you?"

Rong Zhen's eyes fell on Ouyang Rong's face, and after a while, he asked:
"Is there anything wrong?"

Ouyang Rong raised his head and asked:
"Why did Ms. Rong follow her and make trouble?"

"What do you mean?"

Rong Zhen asked curiously.

Ouyang Rong pondered:
“The attack on the Crown Prince is not a big deal, but it’s not a small one either. There are still many mysteries that have not been clarified. Is it inappropriate to throw everything at the higher authorities now?

"Ms. Rong, once the scales are weighed, the responsibility will be placed on the shoulders of the Supervisory Council and the Jiangzhou Hall.

"But the case of the pirates has not yet been concluded. What if it was just a coincidence? If the pirates who attacked Hukou County were just ordinary bandits, it was just a coincidence. Who knows, they will be arrested soon.

“Of course, this is just one possibility.

“However, the matter has not been fully investigated yet and the investigation is still in its infancy. We have hastily reported to Luoyang and classified them as rebels who have infiltrated Jiangzhou... Isn’t this too early and too hasty?
"Ms. Miaozhen acted on her own initiative and not only bypassed me and Ms. Rong... well, she just didn't discuss it with me, the chief official of Jiangzhou. Ms. Rong still gave me face and just ignored me.

"But, Ms. Rong, have you ever thought that this incident could easily give the impression to His Majesty and the other officials that we in Jiangzhou are good-for-nothings? We just summoned the reinforcements of the Black Tortoise and White Tiger Guards, and then we got word that the Prince of Xunyang was almost attacked...

"In short, from the perspective of our Jiangzhou government and the Supervisory Council, what Ms. Miaozhen did was very unkind. As a female official who supervises the battlefield on the southwest front, why is she interfering in our Jiangzhou affairs?
"Not only did she step in to take over someone else's job, she also volunteered to be transferred back to Xunyang City. Let's not talk about whether it's hard to stay on the front line or she has a selfish desire to be transferred back to Xunyang City to work. Could it be that Ms. Miaozhen thinks that our Jiangzhou government and the Supervisory Council can't handle the affairs of Xunyang City well, and she has to come back in person?"

Rong Zhen listened silently and sighed:
"Ouyang Lianghan, what you said makes sense. I really didn't think so much about it. I never thought there would be so many twists and turns. At that time, I saw that she was a colleague in the palace and seemed to be concerned about Xunyang City, so I didn't stop her."

Ouyang Rong asked directly:

"She handed over the secret letter this morning. If we send someone to chase after it now, can we intercept it?"

Rong Zhen shook his head:

"No, it's too late. Besides, this secret channel for reporting directly to the emperor is not under the jurisdiction of the local authorities. If we send people to stop them, we will get into trouble.

"This is my fault. I didn't stop her right away and allowed her to report through this route."

Rong Zhen originally thought that Ouyang Rong would be a little angry, but he never expected that after being rejected, his face remained calm.

Ouyang Rong continued to instruct calmly:

"Okay. Ms. Rong, let's make an exception this time and teach them a lesson. If they try to boss us around like this again next time, you must stop them and inform me immediately. Don't let them do whatever they want."

After a pause, he emphasized:
"We are brothers and colleagues, and together we preside over the overall situation of Xunyang City. Everything must be considered for the overall situation."

Rong Zhen was slightly startled and nodded:

"Okay, I'll pay attention next time."

She glanced at Ouyang Rong again.

It seems that all the pros and cons analysis he just gave were for this condition.

But Rong Zhen doesn't care and doesn't care.

Ouyang Rong thought for a moment and asked again:
"Did Ms. Miaozhen get the information about pirates attacking Hukou County from your spies in the Overwatch Council? Ms. Rong, are you aware of this?"

Rong Zhen frowned slightly and said:
"The personnel of the Supervisory Council at the frontline are all under the charge of Ms. Miao Zhen. However, this matter is of great importance, and I did inquire about it. What I learned is that the Supervisory Council did receive intelligence in advance that a group of pirates who came from nowhere have been active near Hukou County recently, threatening the Yangtze River waterway that transports food and fodder to the frontline.

"Ms. Miaozhen may have noticed this matter in advance, and also noticed that the prince happened to be passing by Hukou, so she rushed to inform him..."

Ouyang Rong frowned: "I understand."

At this time, Rong Zhen suddenly asked:
"Does Ms. Miaozhen have any conflicts with the Xunyang Palace?"

Ouyang Rong glanced at her and waved his hand:

"Now that the Donglin Buddha is about to be completed, we are all working for the court and jointly resisting the thieves. There is no contradiction. Even if there is, it must be put aside for the time being. Don't worry, Ms. Rong. I know the importance of the matter with the Xunyang Palace."

"It's best if you think so."

Rong Zhen sighed softly, was silent for a while, and took the initiative to say:
"I will go and say a few words to Ms. Miaozhen. She has been with His Majesty before, so she should know that His Majesty hates officials who are ignorant of the importance of things and put personal matters above state affairs."

"Okay, thank you Ms. Rong."

"polite."

Rong Zhen hesitated for a moment and said:
"How should we arrange things in Hukou County? Ouyang Ronglianghan, do you have any ideas?"

Ouyang Rong snorted softly:
"Ms. Miaozhen is not very concerned about this matter, so let her go and investigate first. But Ms. Rong, you and Deputy Supervisor Song cannot go there. The main force in Xunyang City cannot leave."

"Why is that? Didn't you just urge us to investigate?"

"There are priorities in the investigation. Right now, the White Tiger Guard and Black Tortoise Guard reinforcements are on the way. Just in case, we have to be careful about luring the tiger away from the mountain.

"As I just said, the composition of this group of pirates is still unknown, but the timing of their appearance is indeed a bit strange."

Ouyang Rong said thoughtfully.

"Ouyang Lianghan, you have really thought it through. I will do as you say. I will go find Ms. Miaozhen and ask her to check there first..."

Rong Zhen nodded and left.

……

in the afternoon.

Xunyang Palace, study.

Everyone gathered again.

Ouyang Rong told him what happened in the morning.

Upon learning that Miaozhen had submitted the memorial, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Wei Mei was the first to frown and say coldly:

"Why does she, this plague goddess, keep haunting our palace and Qilang? I thought she rescued Dalang this time to show her goodwill to us, but now it seems that she really has evil intentions and she has her own little tricks."

Li Xian also looked worried:
"Tan Lang, is there any way to stop her from being transferred back? I don't want to see her either, why don't we submit a petition as well?"

Ouyang Rong was thinking with his head down, and shook his head when he heard this:

“This is the worst option.”

Seeing that everyone was worried and frightened, Ouyang Rong shook his head:
"It's okay. Things are different now. The palace is no longer under surveillance by her and Wang Lengran when we first came to Xunyang. I am no longer the Chief of Jiangzhou. I now have the official seal of the Governor.

"She is a female official in colorful clothes. She can't embarrass us. At most, she will be annoying from the side. We just need to avoid letting her get hold of any evidence against us."

"Ok."

Li Guoer interrupted:
"I'm afraid she saved Dalang this time just for the chance to be transferred back. If she still holds a grudge and wants to kill our whole family, then it's not a bad idea to save Dalang temporarily this time.

"That would explain why she was being so attentive to others for no reason. This time, the weasel is paying New Year's greetings to the chicken."

Li Xian and others nodded in agreement.

Li Dalang also interrupted:

"On the way back this time, Miao Zhen kept staring at me and said that I looked a lot like my father when he was young. It was a little creepy..."

Everyone looked at Li Xian with strange expressions.

Wei Mei turned her head quickly and glared at Li Xian fiercely.

The latter shrank his head.

Li Dalang couldn't help but ask:
"Father, did you really hate her in the past? Why have you been thinking about this grudge for so many years? Also... did you have any other debts of love when you were young? Why don't you tell me in advance..."

Under the gaze of Hedong Shihou, Li Xian said weakly, touching the back of his head:

"If I say I have no impression, I really don't remember, Mei Niang, Da Lang, Tan Lang... will you believe me?"

"hehe."

Wei Mei sneered and looked down at the back of her well-maintained hand: "One slap can make a loud noise, right?"

Li Xian: “…”

He looked bitter: "She was just an ordinary lady-in-waiting in my mother's palace. I often went there. How could I have known that she would fall in love with me and suddenly express her love to me? I was caught off guard and rejected her as usual..."

Xie Lingjiang interrupted the idle chatter and said calmly:
"The Donglin Buddha is about to land, and we need the help of our elder brother and the prince. Xunyang City cannot be in chaos, and it is not the time to get rid of it.

"So it is impossible for Empress Wei to send her here to imprison us like before. If that is the case, there is no need to be afraid of her."

"She submitted the petition in the name of filling the air defense of Xunyang Palace. Even if she is transferred back later, it will still be this responsibility.

"So, they certainly wouldn't dare to trip me up openly. At most, they would use some shady tactics or tip off others.

"In that case, Senior Brother and the Prince can find some legitimate excuses to deal with her..." Ouyang Rong held the back of Xie Lingjiang's hand and nodded in agreement:

"Junior Sister is right. We must not panic. Let's see what she has up her sleeves."

After a while, Ouyang Rong comforted them with a few more words, and everyone felt relieved.

Figures scattered around the study door.

Wei Mei gave Li Xian a cold look, held her head high and walked away quickly.

Li Xian hurriedly jogged to catch up, calling "Mei Niang, Mei Niang".

I guess it will be difficult to appease him again.

Xie Lingjiang and Li Guoer seemed to have something to talk about in private, so they went back to their boudoirs first.

There were only two figures left at the door.

Li Dalang turned around and said with a smile:
"I'll see Tan Lang off."

Ouyang Rong glanced at him.

"it is good."

The two people, who hadn't seen each other for a while, walked side by side on the corridor, heading towards the gate of the mansion.

Ouyang Rong asked:

"I went out into the wind and rain and suffered hardships. Dalang, don't you blame me?"

Li Dalang turned his head and said seriously:

"Ever since Tan Lang agreed to stay and help us, I will never blame Tan Lang, nor will I blame you for what you did. You have your own considerations for these things. I believe in Tan Lang."

Ouyang Rong didn't look at him and walked forward alone for a while.

He curled his lips in disdain:
"Da Lang, this is more than enough to deal with the unmarried girl. You can start your apprenticeship now."

Li Dalang scratched his head.

After that, the atmosphere between the two calmed down.

No one broke the silence.

A quarter of an hour later, they reached the end of the corridor, near the entrance of the mansion.

Ouyang Rong saw the carriage driven by Ali in front of him, waiting.

He didn't leave, but stopped for a while.

Li Dalang also stood with him for a while, without any intention of urging him.

Ouyang Rong nodded slightly and walked away.

"Wait a minute, Tan Lang."

Li Dalang really couldn't hold it back.

"Just ask."

Ouyang Rong glanced at his friend with a half-smile.

Li Dalang felt a little embarrassed by this look, lowered his head a little, and said:
"Have you seen her during this time?"

"Are you still thinking about it? It seems that you haven't changed at all since this trip..."

Li Dalang said seriously: "No, I changed it, but I... am very curious about something now."

"Yeah." Ouyang Rong nodded: "I've seen him a few times."

Li Dalang asked, "Well, did she ask about me? Did she mention me in front of Tan Lang?"

"No."

Ouyang Rong answered truthfully.

Just one short word, clean and neat.

The atmosphere fell silent.

Ouyang Rong waited for a while, but didn't hear any sound from Li Dalang behind him, so he turned around and looked.

"it is good!"

Ouyang Rong looked back and saw Li Dalang's smiling face.

He smiled and nodded, and his answer was just one word, clean and neat.

"Let's go, don't be sad." Ouyang Rong waved his hand: "If I'm really sad, go have a drink with Liu Lang. I've stopped drinking recently, so I can't accompany you."

"Um...wait, what's sad? I'm not sad."

Li Dalang emphasized.

Ouyang Rong smiled without saying a word, walked forward, and got into the carriage in a graceful manner.

The carriage slowly moved away from the palace and was about to disappear around the corner of the street.

Ouyang Rong lifted the car curtain and looked back.

Li Dalang's figure is still there...

Back in Jiangzhou lobby, Ouyang Rong had nothing important to do in the afternoon and time passed quickly.

Sunset and dusk.

Ouyang Rong returned to his residence in Huaiye Lane.

When he entered Yinbingzhai, he found Ye Weilai waiting for him.

The silver-haired girl was sitting at the table, her chin supported by her hands, looking at the brilliant sunset beyond the door.

There was a plate of cakes on the table in front of me.

Ouyang Rong looked down and saw that it was also osmanthus cake.

It's still a little warm, probably because it was made not long ago.

Ye Weilai immediately stood up and took the coat he had taken off. Ouyang Rong rolled up his sleeves, sat down at the table and tasted a piece of cake.

It's a familiar smell.

After a while, Ye Weilai, who was gazing at the sunset outside the door, suddenly asked:

"When will Tan Lang bring her back?"

Ouyang Rong glanced at her.

I found the expression on her face very strange.

There is both anticipation and joy, as well as sadness and worry.

Ye Weilai walked over, closed the door, and turned back.

"She also made pastries when she was a cook in Meiluyuan. I learned this skill from her. It was also at that time that I caught her. Tanlang knows about this."

Ouyang Rong nodded gently: "Yes."

She put her hands behind her back, faced Ouyang Rong, tilted her head slightly and said:
"Tan Lang, you have to be careful. After the Madam tasted this cake the day before yesterday, she seemed to have some doubts. Today, she even asked me indirectly about it..."

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips: "Okay."

Ye Weilai walked over, sat in Ouyang Rong's arms, hooked her arms around his neck, raised her head and leaned close to his ear to instruct:

"In fact, apart from Miss Xie, the one we should be most careful of is Lady Rong Zhen. She is the one that is truly incompatible with us."

As Ouyang Rong listened, he couldn't help but take a second look at the silver-haired girl who was mumbling and giving him advice.

Why do I have a feeling that the Dog-Headed Military Advisor is officially online?
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