Ning Jing and Su Liang returned to the house Duanmu Chen sent them, and it was already late at night.

Many things happened today, but she had not yet had time to take a closer look at this new home, nor did she take stock of the things Duanmu Chen gave her according to the contract.

At the beginning, there was a white paper with black letters and red handprints, and the things he wanted included "a house in the capital, with a garden, a pond, ten kinds of fruit trees, ten kinds of flowers; a hundred ancient books; two BMWs; and a pound of Dahongpao as a tribute." ; five kinds of rare wood; seven kinds of precious jade; nine kinds of precious fabrics, etc."

The person responsible for moving the house did some calculations and said that there are fruit trees, but whether they can bear fruit will only be known in the spring and summer. A lot of flower seeds were given, but there are only two kinds of ready-made flowers.

There are just enough ancient books, not too many of them, in the study room.

Two horses, barely considered BMWs, were in the stable.

There is no tribute Dahongpao.

The wood, jade, and cloth are all here.

Other furniture, furnishings and daily necessities are all complete.

"Do you still want Dahongpao?" Su Liang asked.

Nowadays, the largest tea merchant in the Qian Kingdom is Ning Jing himself, and the Dahongpao specially supplied to the royal family also comes from the Ning family.

Ning Jing nodded, "Yes. If he can't give it, he will cancel one of today's conditions."

The corner of Su Liang's lips curled up slightly, "Very good. I have to go find Duanmu Chen tonight, otherwise with his temper, I'm afraid he won't admit it tomorrow."

It was still some time before midnight, so Su Liang took a general look at the things in the house, and found that there were no big problems with anything else.

She changed into men's clothes and asked Ningjing if she wanted to go.

"No." Ning Jing's voice came from next door.

This house is not small in the capital, with only five courtyards that can accommodate people, but Ningjing chose the courtyard closest to the garden and with the best scenery to live with Su Liang, just like he did in Sujiacun.

Su Liang also agreed that this was the best.

For convenience, both of them have to teach each other a lot of things. They are separated by a wall and can talk without having to meet each other.

And in order to keep the secret, the two of them did not hire servants and had to do everything themselves, including cleaning. The yard that was not in use for the time being could be left idle.

Secondly, it's safer. After the Xunyang Ning clan's people were cleaned up, the trouble now lies with Su Liang.

As an orphan of the Su family, she already had an old grudge against the second prince, and today she had a new grudge, and she would not be able to survive in the future.

Su Liang walked through the garden, left through the back door alone, and went to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

After Su Liang left, Ning Jing stood up and followed him silently.

…

Su Liang secretly sneaked into the Fourth Prince's Mansion during the day, which made Duanmu Chen realize that there were big loopholes in his guard, so he made redeployments after returning from the palace.

Duanmu Chen had not rested yet and was still reading papers from previous imperial examinations in his study.

Duanmu Yi said that this year's imperial examination will require all his adult sons to take the examination on the same day as the current imperial examination candidates. He will personally review the answer sheets of the princes to see how their talents and learning are.

For this reason, after Duanmu Chen returned to Beijing, he read at night and stayed up all day, rarely going out if he had nothing to do.

There was a noise near the window, and Duanmu Chen was startled. He looked over with wary eyes and saw a familiar figure walking over.

Duanmu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily, "Su Liang, what do you think the Fourth Prince's Mansion is?"

"I would like to remind you, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, that your security must be strengthened to be careful of being assassinated," Su Liang said.

Although Duanmu Chen agreed with Su Liang's view, he was still a little unhappy, "What you asked me to do has gone as you wished. Why are you here here in the middle of the night? Is there something that we can't talk about tomorrow?"

"There is something that needs to be explained clearly today." Su Liang smiled, "First of all, I would like to thank His Highness the Fourth Prince for fulfilling the contract, but there is something in it that the Fourth Prince may have missed."

Duanmuchen frowned, "What?"

"The tribute Dahongpao is one pound." Su Liang said.

Duanmu Chen's face darkened, "Do you and Ning Jing want to drink some good tea? The entire palace doesn't have a pound of Dahongpao right now, but the Ning family may have some! And you asked me for it!"

Su Liang chuckled lightly, "It's easy to say if the fourth prince admitted that he really didn't give it. Whether we did or not is not the same thing as the fourth prince promised to give but failed to fulfill it."

Duanmu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you want?"

"When we cooperate, the accounts must be calculated clearly, lest I take advantage of His Highness the Fourth Prince, which would be bad." Su Liang said sternly, "If His Highness the Fourth Prince cannot give Da Hongpao, then use something else to offset it."

Duanmu Chen hummed, "For what?"

"Today I owe His Highness the Fourth Prince two favors. One pound of Dahongpao can be offset by one. How about that?" Su Liang asked.

Duanmu Chen glared at Su Liang, "I knew you would be up to no good if you came here in the middle of the night! Do you have to make it so clear?"

Su Liang raised his eyebrows, "If His Highness the Fourth Prince is talking about friendship with me, then why not just cancel all the accounts between us? I have no objection."

Duanmu Chen suddenly wanted to smash the inkstone into Su Liang's face...

Chang'an, who came to deliver supper, felt bad when he heard Su Liang's voice coming from the room. Because Duanmu Chen said not long ago that if Su Liang still feels like he is in a deserted land next time, they will all

waste……

Hearing Duanmu Chen call for someone, Chang An went in with midnight snacks and saw Su Liang standing in the room dressed in men's clothing. She smiled at him and said, "Excuse me."

"Are you eating?" Duanmu Chen asked Su Liang.

Su Liang shook his head, "I don't dare to eat it. If after eating, His Highness the Fourth Prince says there is a charge for it, which is equivalent to a pound of Dahongpao, I will suffer a big loss."

Chang'an was shocked when he saw his master grabbing the inkstone and smashing it after hearing Su Liang's words!

Su Liang caught the inkstone steadily and placed it on the table at hand. He smiled slightly and said, "If this is given to me and I refuse, I will ask for the big red robe."

Chang'an: ...He knows what's going on. Dahongpao really doesn't exist. Duanmu Chen said early this morning that as long as Su Liang didn't find out today or didn't come to ask for it after he found out, he wouldn't admit it tomorrow.

"Are you going to participate in the martial arts competition next month?" Duanmu Chen looked at Su Liang with cold eyes.

Su Liang nodded, "I have this plan."

"You discuss with Chang'an, and I will agree to offset one condition." Duanmu Chen said.

Chang An thought Su Liang would definitely refuse.

Unexpectedly, she nodded readily, "Okay, please give me some advice from the chief guard."

Chang'an coughed lightly, "Actually, my surname is Yuan."

"Okay, Chang'an guards, please." Su Liang walked out.

Chang'an:......

Duanmu Chen opened the window with great interest, "Let's fight in the courtyard. Chang'an, if you lose, go back to your hometown to farm."

Chang'an calmed down and asked Su Liang if he wanted to use weapons.

Su Liang leaned over and pulled out two slender sharp knives, which shone with a cold light in the dark night.

Duanmu Chen and Chang An's eyes were fixed.

Chang'an used his long sword and the battle soon began.

Duanmu Chen stood up and walked out, standing in the corridor, watching intently.

This is not the first time he has seen Su Liang take action, but before, it was only one and a half moves. He could not see Su Liang's true strength. He could only see that she was extremely courageous and had a superior mind.

As Duanmu Chen's confidant, Chang'an is naturally good at martial arts.

Duanmu Chen knows some boxing and kicking skills, which is average.

At first he felt that Chang'an had the upper hand and Su Liang was on the defensive.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the situation reversed. Su Liang switched from defense to offense, and her moves were very precise, as if she had figured out the way to Chang'an. Although she held two swords in her hands, she occasionally used one of them as a sword, and her moves were flexible.

changeable.

This discussion only lasted for a quarter of an hour, and ended with Su Liang taking the initiative to stop.

"It's just a discussion. I think His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince should be satisfied, right?" Su Liang put away the knife and looked at Duanmu Chen.

Duanmu Chen nodded lightly, and did not ask for a definite winner, "Let's get here first today."

"Then the two favors I owe His Highness the Fourth Prince will be canceled in one stroke." Su Liang said.

Duanmu Chen frowned, "What two? We agreed to offset one!"

"Dahongpao offsets one. Just now, His Highness the Fourth Prince asked me to negotiate with Chang'an and agreed to offset one condition. This is the second one." Su Liang said.

Duanmu Chen was speechless, "I mean, you and Chang'an are discussing, and I agree to use Dahongpao to offset one condition!"

Su Liang shook his head, "Either the two can cancel each other out, or give me Dahongpao before midnight."

Chang'an felt that his master wanted to hit Su Liang with the inkstone again...

"Chang'an!" Duanmu Chen snorted coldly.

Chang'an responded quickly.

"Go find a bright red robe!" Duanmu Chen said.

Changan was dumbfounded.

Su Liang was very calm, "It's not impossible, but the weight of the agreed pound cannot be different by a hair. The promised red color cannot be other pinks, roses, red dates, or any other color. It's still a moment away from midnight.

Zhong, I’ll wait here.”

Chang'an received Duanmu Chen's gaze and felt speechless. In a quarter of an hour, where can he find a pure red robe that weighs exactly one kilogram? Which serious person would make a bright red robe with no other colors at all? It is used to ward off evil spirits.

?

Duanmu Chen saw Chang An's expression of embarrassment, so he went back to the room with a dark face, grabbed the inkstone, walked out, and threw it at Su Liang again, "I'll give it to you!"

Su Liang caught it, held it in his hand, nodded and smiled, "Thank you to His Highness the Fourth Prince for everything today. I hope our cooperation will still be as pleasant in the future. Farewell."

After saying that, he took the inkstone and turned around to leave.

When Duanmu Chen saw Su Liang's figure disappearing into the night, the anger on his face faded and he looked at Chang'an, "What's her strength like?"

Chang An said seriously, "Miss Su's strength cannot be underestimated!"

Duanmu Chen thought thoughtfully, "Who taught her martial arts? If she had such strength before going to Sujia Village, nothing would have happened to the Su family in the first place."

"Could it be Mr. Ning?" Chang'an asked.
To be continued...