I found Miss Du and others at the inn. They took the water route. Because they also rushed to Dongdu on both sides, they arrived in front of Meng Xinghe. The junior sister led the way, but Meng Xinghe walked very slowly. On the one hand, he was thinking Why did his master's sister go to Chang'an? Another aspect was that he found that the little junior sister in front of him was becoming more and more different from before. Whether it was her attitude towards him or the fact that the two of them didn't make any noise when they met, Meng Xinghe was a little unaccustomed to it.
The little junior sister Hongdou who used to quarrel with her was still cuter. The Hongdou in front of her could only be said to have become more reserved, without the wildness in her body, and she looked almost like a lady.
"Oh, brother-in-law, this is it, here we are," looking at the inn in front of her, Hong Dou jumped up to Meng Xinghe like a child getting candy, because she just saw her brother-in-law in a trance and wanted to give him a scare, but she really Meng Xinghe was shocked.
"I know, doesn't it have the word "inn" written on it?" he curled his lips. The junior sister's surprise had already disrupted his thinking. He shook his head with all his strength, and Meng Xinghe walked directly into the inn.
Go to the wing room on the second floor to find Miss Du. Stopping in front of a door, Meng Xinghe knocks on the door gently. Miss Du inside is holding a brush and writing something on a piece of white paper when she suddenly hears someone knocking on the door. She asked slightly: "Who is it?" She had already carefully put away what she had written on the paper on the table, obviously afraid of being seen by others.
Meng Xinghe's voice sounded outside: "It's me,"
There was no doubt that the voice was Meng Xinghe. Miss Du came to open the door with a happy face. However, when she opened the door, the smile on her face disappeared and was replaced by an indifferent look: "How long will it take to leave? You need to prepare." What not,"
Meng Xinghe scratched his head, yes, he was indeed here to tell everyone to set off.
"If you can, leave now. I don't know where the Golden Knife Princess is. I don't want to lose to her."
"Well," Miss Du nodded cooperatively: "Everyone is ready and just waiting for you to come. Then, let's go."
The horses for the trip were all in the inn's stables, so I didn't make any preparations to get the horses out and headed straight to Chang'an.
"Let's go." Looking at the little junior sister who sent them out at the gate of Dongdu City, Meng Xinghe always felt that when he saw this girl now, she was not as careless as before. Sure enough, she was much more sensible after she was one year older: "If you want Now that you are my sister, go to Jiangdu to see her, she misses you very much too,"
"Then what if I miss my brother-in-law?" the junior sister smiled coquettishly, just like a little vixen.
"Ahem," let's wait for you in front. After hearing what the junior sister just said, Miss Du walked her horse forward in a sensible way, and everyone left in a sensible way.
As there are already two demon elves in the family, it doesn't matter if others don't understand Meng Xinghe, as long as he has a deep understanding of it himself. At the same time, his eyes look up and down with penetrating eyes, and he is 80% sure in his heart that this girl wants to He was embarrassing himself in front of his best friend, but he was not in the mood to quarrel with his junior sister right now.
"Just think about it, let your sister know that I can beat you to death with a whip," Meng Xinghe thought to himself, and said softly: "Let's go," and after saying that, he immediately turned around and left. This week, he can't wait to quarrel with the world. The invincible Meng Xinghe is in sharp contrast and seems a bit out of character for him.
These two simple words made the younger junior sister stunned. It wasn't until she saw Meng Xinghe really walking away that she put away her smiling face. Could it be that she had been seen through? Didn't this guy always like quiet women? Tian pretended to be so good, he could see it, and it seemed that the plan had failed again.
"Congratulations on arriving in Chang'an and die immediately." After enduring it for a long time, the little junior sister burst out with her previous cunning and aggressive character. Thinking that her second master and sister were deceived by the man before, Yunmengzhai now only She was left alone to preside over affairs. The more she thought about it, the more irritated she became. When she saw Meng Xinghe's figure in the distance, the junior sister shouted at the top of her voice: "Meng Xinghe, you are a scoundrel, I will not let you go." Yes, you, you deceived my second master, deceived my sister, why, why, didn't you deceive me," the voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, and in the end there was only a sigh. Now Yunmengzhai's Everyone had left, and the huge yard was deserted. Thinking of this, Hongdou, who had always been lively and happy, suddenly felt disappointed.
"Yes, I deceived Aunt Yun and I deceived Mengdie, why didn't I deceive her too," Meng Xinghe smiled bitterly as he chewed these words. Since returning from Lingnan, Meng Xinghe felt There seems to be some kind of mysterious power in him. Even if the junior sister's words were very low just now, if he wants to listen, it is as simple as taking something from a bag. This power may be related to Yunmengzhai, so when he arrived in Chang'an, Meng Xinghe I have to ask my master sister myself to find out the matter clearly.
On the way to Chang'an, the official road was piled with snow, and the road was crushed by the wheels. There were wide official roads from Dongdu to Chang'an. Although it was already the twelfth lunar month, there were still many people traveling between the two sides. There were still a lot of people there, most of them passing by in a hurry, causing a shower of snowflakes.
"Are we almost arriving in Chang'an?" After traveling for a whole day, he looked up at the heavy snow falling from the sky. Meng Xinghe had already put on a raincoat, but he was still covered in snow, and he looked like a moving snowman. , this is used to protect from rain in the south, but naturally it is used to protect from snow in the north, and it is easy to put on and take off. It is suitable for people who are on the road in heavy snowy days, but the snow in the sky is too heavy, and they can no longer be seen around except for them on the road. Being alone, this place is much deserted compared to the bustling scene in Dongdu just after I left the city.
Xue Rengui and Luo Feng were accompanying Meng Xinghe not far away. They were stunned when they heard him sigh: "It's still early. Heqing County is ahead. After waiting there, it's still half a day's journey to get there. However, look at today's It’s snowing so heavily that we can’t walk. I’m afraid we have to rest in Heqing County for one night.”
"Is this Heqing County?" He shook the snowflakes on his body and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. He had seen heavy snowfall before, but it was rare to see a heavy snowfall that lasted all day like today. I heard that Heqing County was ahead of me. He seems tired from traveling in the heavy snow, so let’s rest for the night in Heqing County. “Second brother, please tell us to go down and rest there for the night when everyone enters Heqing County.”
"Well," Mr. Chai, who looked like a big snowman in front of him, nodded: "Third brother, isn't Zhao Haoran the magistrate of Heqing County? When we enter the city, we will go to his house to rest for the night. That boy You won't agree," he laughed a few times. Mr. Chai was already running back and forth among the people. Fortunately, there were not many brothers who came to Chang'an this time, only about twenty people, and everyone was notified after a while.
Heqing County is a county close to the outskirts of Chang'an. Meng Xinghe also stayed here for a night when he went to Chang'an to take the exam. Moreover, he still remembered that his eldest brother Zhao Haoran is now the county magistrate of Heqing County. What did he say when he passed by here? I also want to go and talk to him about old times.
I don’t know how long they walked, but they saw a town in the distance amidst the snowflakes. That was Heqing County. Seeing Heqing County appear, Meng Xinghe and others naturally accelerated their pace, and soon entered the city.
Due to the heavy snowfall, the streets were quite deserted, and many stores were closed and not doing business. Fortunately, Miss Du was here and knew how to get to the county government office. Then Meng Xinghe and others really wanted to stay in this small and medium-sized city. It took a long time to find it in the county seat.
When I came to the county government office, I saw that the decoration of the county government office was even clearer than that of the county government office in Taoyuan County. My eldest brother was indeed a clean and honest man. He was about to become a Qingshui government office. I wonder if he had already become Qingtian in the eyes of the people of Heqing County. The great lord.
Although it was a snowy day, there were still guards standing guard in front of the county government office. After all, no matter what time a case occurred, the county magistrate had already issued an order to stand guard day and night. Naturally, the guards took turns at twelve hours.
When they saw the Heqing County Yamen and knew that Zhao Haoran was serving tea inside, Meng Xinghe, who was leading the team in front, jumped off his horse, and everyone behind him also dismounted.
"I'd like to inform your Magistrate Zhao that an old friend is visiting," Meng Xinghe said with his hands in hand, his words being quite polite.
This place is close to Chang'an, and there are many noble people coming and going, and more than twenty attendants were brought here at one time. They must be famous people in Chang'an. With such ideas and vision, the guards naturally did not dare to neglect at all, and said: " It's unlucky for you to come here, young master. Recently, a female thief has been running rampant in Heqing County, specializing in stealing from wealthy families in the county. Your Excellency has already gone out with his official servants to catch the thief."
"It seems to be a real coincidence," Meng Xinghe laughed: "I was passing through Heqing County and couldn't hurry due to the heavy snowfall, so I wanted to stay overnight at an old friend's house and catch up on old times. Who knew it was such an unlucky thing? In this case, we'd better say goodbye first. If you adults come back, please tell me that Meng Xinghe from Taoyuan has come to visit." After saying that, Master Meng was going to go back and find an inn in the city to rest. After all, everyone was rushing We have been traveling for a long time, and now that the weather is freezing, it would be nice to find a place to stop and have something hot to eat.
"Master, don't leave. Since you are an old friend of your Excellency, there is a reason to live outside. I will go in and report to Madam. Master, please wait a moment." The guard hurriedly detained Meng Xinghe. Isn't the Master's hometown in Taoyuan? These people are all from the master's hometown. If he doesn't entertain him well now, the master might blame himself when he comes back. The guard will think about it and stop Meng Xinghe immediately and then go in to report.
"Madam," Meng Xinghe caught an important piece of information in the guard's words. At the same time, he and Mr. Chai shared a look, and a thought flashed across his mind in a tacit understanding, "When did the eldest brother get married?"
This news was so unexpected that both Meng Xinghe and Chai Shao felt that they had heard wrongly.