One City Spring Lane

Chapter 9 So far away
The heavy snow has not stopped for half a month, and the frontier fortress of the Western Regions is already a silvery white.After passing Ningshuo, Jimo Wubai temporarily stopped at the post station. The road was difficult, so he could only wait for the weather to improve before starting the road.

When he got up in the morning, Du Quan fetched hot water to wash his face, but he was a little absent-minded. He kept looking left and right outside the door, and when he went out with the water, he secretly covered the door, for fear that he might find something wrong.

Seeing this, Jimo Wubai kept his expression on purpose, waited for him to leave, and when he walked to the door, he slammed the door and was stunned for a moment.

Leaning by the door, Shi Yu's nose was red from the cold, her makeup was much brighter than usual, and her whole body was covered under the cloak, making her look a little bloated.

He was so stunned that he stood there dumbfounded and couldn't say a word.

Shi Yu came over and leaned against his chest, and said softly: "You just leave like this, I really don't want to part with it."

Jimo Wubai's originally surging emotions immediately suppressed after hearing this sentence, he raised his hand and pinched her chin, forcing her to look up, and said with a smile: "Actually, I don't want to part with you either." He was about to bow his head and kiss her .

Shi Yu pushed him away violently, and hid in the corner of the room in a "Bah, Bah, Bah!" blah blah blah, "I can't go on acting, you're really good at it!" It turned out to be a clear male voice.

Jimo Wubai snorted: "You are really addicted to pretending to be a woman, so you can't come to see me normally?"

The other party took off the cloak. As a woman, her figure instantly looked too tall. She wiped off the makeup on her face with the cloak casually, and her original appearance was a little bit dewy. Who else could there be except Xing Yue.

"I knew you were having an affair with Master Shicheng, hey, I really tricked you out." He sat down at the table, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and smiled triumphantly.

Jimo Wubai sat beside him, and looked closely at his face: "I've always wanted to ask you, where did you learn your make-up skills? If it wasn't for the obvious figure and the thin voice, it would be more difficult to just look at the face." Really bluffing."

Probably because of lingering fear, Xing Yue retreated to face him, with a look of unwillingness to approach him, "This is my food, how can I tell you? But you are right, I am always stuck in the shape and In terms of voice, that’s why I never pretend to be a woman easily.” As he said that, he slapped the table violently: “Don’t interrupt, let’s continue talking about you and Master Shi.”

Jimo Wubai called out loudly: "Come here, there are assassins!"

"Hey, don't, don't, don't!" Xing Yue waved his hands quickly: "Don't mention it, don't mention it."

Jimo Wubai laughed, and ate breakfast on his own: "If you didn't dress up like this, you really wouldn't be able to get in. I have to remind the guards to be more careful. If you are really an assassin, my life will not be so long."

Xing Yue held his chin: "Speaking of assassins, Mo City has been very intensively inspected recently. The city master seems to be looking for assassins. I heard that they ordered all the Shatuo tribes to be exterminated. She really has nothing to say to the new city lord." .If the gender is changed, if I am a woman, I really wish I could marry such a courageous man."

Jimo Wubai hooked the corners of his lips, but remained silent.

Xing Yue leaned over again: "Didn't you investigate the origin of this new city lord? Did you really give up like this?"

Jimo Wubai put down the bowls and chopsticks, got up and walked behind the screen, and returned after a while, holding a booklet in his hand: "Before I left the city lord's mansion, I went to the Chuuxue Pavilion where the city lord's wife lived before, and it recorded her According to my deduction, Jimo Tan was not born by the wife of the city lord, but Jimo Yan only has one wife, so he must be an illegitimate child. His appearance cannot be faked, but it is always good to know more about him.”

Xing Yue raised his chin: "Do you want to help me?"

"I'm waiting for your words, but..." Jimo Wubai turned his mind, while deliberating: "This time we have to change the method, Jimo Tan has been hidden for so long, it must not be just because of his poor health. "

Xing Yue regretted seeing him like this, why bother to provoke him when he is idle?Alas, nothing good ever happens!

The heavy snow stopped on the second day, and Jimo Wubai didn't want to stay longer at the post station, so he ordered to abandon his car and ride a horse, and continue on his way.

Xing Yue and he are both from the south, but they are not as strong as him who practice martial arts. The weather is too much for them, so they trembled while riding on horseback. He leaned over and asked for a bowl.

Jimo Wubai waited patiently for him to go on the road, the leader of the guard walked to him and whispered a reminder, it seemed that someone had followed them for a long time.

He turned his horse's head and looked around, but he didn't see anyone. He felt alert in his heart, he rode his horse to the stall, and lifted Xing Yue up.

Xing Yue was taken aback, wolfed down the last half bowl of hot soup, got on his horse, wrapped his cloak tightly and continued on the road with him.

The whole team walked quietly for a long time, and entered the hinterland of the Central Plains when it was dark, Jimo Wubai deliberately did not stop at the post station, and continued to move forward despite the severe cold.

The whereabouts of the stalker gradually appeared from behind, and the guard reported that the other party should be riding alone, and the horse's hooves were light and shallow, so it might be a woman.

The moonlight shone brightly on the snow, shining brightly everywhere.

Jimo Wubai ordered everyone to hide in the woods, waited for a long time, and finally waited for the woman who came on the horse, rushed out on the horse, and the other party immediately flashed the sword, extremely alert.

He stopped his horse, looked her up and down, and said with a smile: "Looking at her figure, she seems to be Miss Qiao."

The man on the horse took off his hood, revealing a cold face.

Jimo Wubai sighed: "Miss Qiao might as well show up openly if you have something to do, why not follow her all the way around like this? I almost mistakenly thought she was a criminal."

Qiao Yueling snorted coldly: "I'm following you? You better save it, I'm just going to the Central Plains, and I just happen to be on the same road as you."

Jimo Wubai curled his lips: "Well then, treat me as unnecessary."

He turned his horse's head and returned to the team. Qiao Yueling was still following at a distance without haste, showing no intention of going forward.

Xing Yue rode over and asked tremblingly, "Is this girl interested in you?"

Jimo Wubai smiled: "Probably so."

"Tsk, in my opinion, she is better than Master Shicheng."

Jimo Wubai glanced at him.

Xing Yue sneered: "Don't blame me for talking too much. To be honest, you are too smart, so you should be matched with such a girl. It looks a little cold, but you will definitely not be able to find your palm. Master Shicheng is too shrewd, two shrewd people Aren't you tired of being together?"

Jimo Wubai patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Okay, don't talk to me, I won't be fooled."

Xing Yue's face collapsed, and he walked away muttering.

The whole city of Mocheng is on alert now, and it is as solid as gold. Not to mention the countries in the Western Regions, even the Central Plains is somewhat difficult to enter and exit.

The nearby Shatuo tribe has recently begun to migrate quietly. No one thought that a weak woman like her would be so cruel. Although it was clearly stated that innocent people would not be hurt, everyone was still worried.

When Emperor Jiaxi received the news, he had some calculations in his mind, and it happened that Jimo Wubai had returned to Chang'an, so he could only temporarily put aside the matter and summon him to the palace to see him.

Jimo Wubai didn't even go home, he went straight into the palace, he didn't have time to change his official uniform, his ordinary clothes were polluted by the wind and dust, and when he entered the imperial study, he threw up his clothes and fell to his knees.

"The humble minister is incompetent and failed to complete His Majesty's secret order. Please punish him."

Emperor Jiaxi stepped forward to help him up, "It's not your fault, it's because I was too impatient, and an edict gave them a chance instead." He sighed: "The matter has come to an end, so don't mention it."

Jimo Wubai lowered his head: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jiaxi dismissed all the palace people, and said to him: "Now Mo City is considered to be a settled situation, but Jimo Tan has been protected by Jimo Yan for so many years, I'm afraid it has another purpose."

Jimo Wubai coincided with him, but didn't say anything.

Seeing that he had lost a lot of weight, Emperor Jiaxi felt emotional for a moment, and patted him on the shoulder: "Forget it, let's not mention Mocheng, you have worked hard during this period, now you can take a good rest when you come back, I have my own concerns."

Jimo Wubai said yes, and exited the hall.

The moon in Chang'an always seems to be very far away, looking hazy, like a stipple painting and soaked in mist.Unlike Mocheng, which is close in front of your eyes, big and round, it will always give people an illusion that you can touch it.

He walked out of the palace gate slowly, not wanting to meet Qiao Yueling again.

"Hey, Ms. Qiao, are you on the way again this time?" He had a half-smile.

Qiao Yueling rolled her eyes: "I just entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother." She walked over and said casually, "I've heard that Mo City will be lost if it is lost, it's not a big deal, it's too common. There is nothing wrong with Shaoqing."

Jimo Wubai nodded, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Ms. Qiao, for your explanation. It's just that you and I don't touch each other when we meet. I'm really not used to it."

"You..." Qiao Yueling had just taken her own sword from the guard at the palace gate, and immediately pulled it out. Jimo Wubai hurriedly climbed onto the horse's back and slipped away.

Soon it will be the end of the new year. As the new city lord, Ah Zhan must have some activities, and he must be decent in front of the officials and people in the city.

There is still no progress in the matter of the assassin, Shi Yu is at a loss, so he has to put it down for the time being and start preparing for the year-end affairs.

However, the imperial court sent an edict at this time, officials from all over the country had to go to the capital to report on their duties, and the new city lord had just taken office, so he should go to the capital to meet His Majesty.

Shi Yu was at a loss for what to do with the imperial edict, and Azhan would be out of breath even after walking a few more steps. How could he go to Chang'an in a bumpy journey?What's more, there are still people who want his life, and the danger of traveling is even greater.

The emperor is simply difficult for others.But if you don't go, you will be in direct confrontation with the imperial court, which is really not good for Mo City.

She thought over and over again, and it was the most appropriate for her to go instead of him, so she went to Huo's mansion to discuss the matter with Huo Qing that day.

Jimo Wubai was in Chang'an, and she was worried that Ah Zhan would be thinking wildly, so she could only hide it from him, saying that this trip was to inspect the surrounding towns and look for clues to the assassin.

On the day of the trip, Ah Zhan sent her all the way out of the mansion, reluctant to let go: "Come back early, I don't want to be alone again this year during the Chinese New Year."

Shi Yu smiled and said, "Isn't there still Uncle Huo?"

"What's the matter, you are the closest person I have in this world."

Shi Yu's expression moved slightly, and he comforted him: "Okay, I will come back soon, don't worry."

Ah Zhan sent her to the car and held her hand, her fingers were icy cold from the cold wind.Shi Yu pulled down his sleeves to cover him, and let go of his fingers: "Go back, don't freeze."

He shook his head, and it was not until the chariots and horses were out of sight that he returned to the mansion with the help of Juan Hui.

Huo Qing on the side nodded secretly and smiled. The relationship between the two had been so good for so many years, so he was relieved, and even put aside the doubts he had about Jimo Wubai and Shi Yu before.

It is customary for officials from all over the country to report to the capital at the end of the year, and it is no big deal.However, the status of the city lord of Mo City is unusual and cannot be compared with other officials. Emperor Jiaxi naturally attached more importance to this.

The news of the succession of the new city lord spread in the court, most officials were unwilling to step into the muddy waters, and they could push back on the reception matters.In the end, someone pushed the matter to Taichang Shaoqing. Anyway, he is a relative of the new city lord, so it would be best for him to receive him.

Emperor Jiaxi was sympathetic to Jimo Wubai and originally planned to let him take a good rest for a while, but at this point, there was nothing he could do, so he had to send the order to his residence.

Jimo Wubai knew that he wanted to test whether Mocheng was loyal, and it was understandable, so he accepted it calmly and asked people to pay attention to Mocheng's itinerary, and was ready to welcome him at any time.

By the time the team from Mocheng arrived, New Year's Eve had already passed, and it was already after the beginning of spring.

"My lord, if you really don't like it, just push it away, why force yourself." Du Quan waited on Jimo Wubai to change his clothes early in the morning, muttering.

"If you are reluctant, you are relatives." Jimo Wubai straightened his official uniform and walked outside.

Chang'an, which has just broken through the winter, is still as cold as a gray brick that cannot be knocked. Pedestrians pass by on the streets, and the prosperity is still there, but it is always covered with a layer of frosty white color, which adds a bit of solemnity to the imperial capital.

The pattering horseshoes stepped across the bluestone avenue, and the guards of the Imperial Army solemnly opened the way.Jimo Wubai didn't take the car. He galloped towards him in a crimson official uniform and a white horse. He stopped in front of the team. When he saw Ge Ben leading the way in Mocheng, he greeted him familiarly.

Ge Ben led the guards to escort him and worked hard along the journey. He became more and more dissatisfied with the Central Plains. Naturally, he was in a bad mood and didn't look good towards him.

Jimo Wubai got off his horse, went to the side of the car and cupped his hands: "Taichang Shaoqing Jimo Wubai, according to His Majesty's instructions, is here to greet the city lord."

There was no movement in the carriage, Jimo Wubai thought it was Jimo Tan's intention, so he could only wait patiently.

After a long time, the curtain was finally lifted, and he glanced quietly, but saw that it was a woman's slender fingers, and when he looked up, he was facing Master Yu's face.

The coldness around seemed to condense for a moment, and finally Shi Yu smiled first and said, "Master Lao Shaoqing, Your Majesty's grace, Shi Yu is very grateful."

Jimo Wubai returned a faint smile: "Please also go to the official office to rest first, Your Majesty has already hosted a banquet, and will clean up the dust for you later."

Shi Yu thanked them again, put down the curtain, they were unfamiliar and polite to each other, and couldn't find any flaws.

The palace is ready, Shi Yu enters the palace to have a banquet.

Before sunset, the palace lanterns were already hanging high.Shi Yu's brocade clothes are heavy, and the auspicious clouds embroidered on the neckline and cuffs are faintly visible under the lights. He still looks like a painting, and his gestures are more dignified than before.

All officials are present, but today is different from the past, few people dare to underestimate her anymore.Even the famous people in front of His Majesty stumbled in front of her, how dare you underestimate her?

Shi Yu first greeted Emperor Jiaxi and pleaded guilty for Ah Zhan.

Emperor Jiaxi was naturally displeased, but seeing her sincerity, his attitude softened a little.

Shi Yu took his seat, and when he looked up, he saw Jimo Wubai who was diagonally opposite him, as usual, talking and laughing, with a personable demeanor.

"The acting city lord."

Someone next to him called him, Shi Yu looked away, and saw Qiao Yueling who had a big sleeve skirt and sat down beside her.

"Miss Qiao? I don't want to meet you here."

Qiao Yueling smiled a little shyly: "Your Majesty is a little unhappy that the city lord failed to come in person, but for the sake of the acting city lord, he specially asked me to accompany you today, so as to prevent you from being too lonely as the only woman in the audience."

Shi Yu glanced upwards and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is still thoughtful."

The speaking room is already open.It was cold and windy outside the hall, and chatter and laughter were blaring in the hall. This situation almost made Shi Yu forget Emperor Jiaxi's purpose, as if he had already integrated into the officials.

She felt that Emperor Jiaxi's behavior was more and more like a qualified emperor, because Azhan was not happy with the emperor's displeasure just right, and his attitude towards her after the banquet was also just right.

The past of bringing her close to the palace has been forgotten, but now he is secretly arranging the positions of ruler and subject, state and vassal.

This is simply a Hongmen banquet.

However, it is good to have Qiao Yueling around. Shi Yu can pretend to only talk to her, thus blocking the persuasion and temptation of other officials.

Although Emperor Jiaxi lost his hand in Mocheng, the imperial concubine just added a little prince to him a few days ago, and he was not in a bad mood. gone.

All the officials had to say goodbye.

Emperor Jiaxi walked halfway, suddenly remembered something, turned back to the imperial study room, came out again, unexpectedly bumped into Jimo Wubai on the way, standing on the high steps in the distance, dazed.

Emperor Jiaxi glanced at him, but it was just an ordinary palace gate, and he didn't know what he was looking at.Turning his head again, he found Qiao Yueling standing on the porch in front, a few feet away from Jimo Wubai, watching his back motionlessly.

Emperor Jiaxi walked over, and the sound of footsteps disturbed Qiao Yueling. She regained her senses and hurriedly saluted.

Emperor Jiaxi deliberately glanced at Jimo Wubai's figure with a stern face: "Miss Qiao has been in the frontier for many years, and she should have heard something about Mocheng. I am deeply sorry for what Jimo Wubai did in Mocheng. Dissatisfied, I am preparing to punish him, if you know something, you might as well give me a personal testimony, so that he will not make excuses when the time comes."

Qiao Yueling raised her head abruptly, "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, what did Jimo Wubai do to make you so dissatisfied? He is not a person who is wasted on business. Your Majesty must have misunderstood. Don't blame a good person."

Emperor Jiaxi touched his chin, hid his smile by the way, and said coldly: "Is he a good person? All I know is that he is incompetent."

Qiao Yueling blushed anxiously: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. Who would have thought that the old city lord's own son is hidden in Mo City? Even His Majesty himself was kept in the dark?"

"presumptuous!"

Qiao Yueling immediately knelt down and confessed.

Emperor Jiaxi coughed and waved his hands: "Okay, okay, I know, let him be punished."

Qiao Yueling glanced at him suspiciously, thinking that he was indeed with a king like a tiger, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he resigned anxiously, and before he left, he took a reassuring glance at Jimo Wubai.

Jimo Wubai heard some voices in the distance and found the two of them. After Qiao Yueling walked away, he walked up to Emperor Jiaxi to pay respects: "I thought His Majesty had already returned to the palace to rest."

"I was going to take a rest, but seeing a pink peach blossom blooming in front of your eyes, how can I turn a blind eye?"

Jimo Wubai laughed and said, "Your Majesty is referring to Miss Qiao?"

Emperor Jiaxi nodded again and again, "When I heard that I wanted to punish you, I became very anxious. This girl looks very calm, but she can't hide her temper. Fortunately, she really cares about you." He raised his hand and patted Jimo Wubai on the shoulder. , sighed softly: "Wu Bai, it's time for you to have children around your knees. You don't have to always worry about the past, and the marriage is also a thing of the past. I can rest assured that someone is by my side to take care of you. Otherwise, I will always walk alone, and I will be worried when I look at it."

Jimo Wubai lowered his eyes and smiled: "Your Majesty takes care of everything, so you don't have to worry about such a small matter."

Emperor Jiaxi knew that there was some estrangement between him and Qiao Dingye, and I was afraid that this was the reason why he refused to accept Qiao Yueling, but he felt that it was a pity that Qiao Yueling was infatuated, so he comforted him: "Forget it, you should think about it."

Jimo Wubai said yes, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he left the palace.

This matter was finally settled, he made up his mind, and when he returned to the mansion, he closed the door and kept quiet for a while.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped through the door, Du Quan rushed forward in a hurry.

"Young Master, something is wrong. Mr. Xing was detained by Captain Ge."

Jimo Wubai twitched the corner of his mouth: "How did that guy get involved with Ge Ben?"

"Isn't it because of his bluffing and cheating in Mo City? You let him go privately back then, and now Captain Ge bumps into him again. Can you not arrest him? His sea arrest document hasn't been withdrawn yet."

Jimo Wubai thought for a while, at least Shi Yu and himself have the same view on Xing Yue, so they should not do anything to him.

"Just pretend you don't know anything, and I don't know anything, my lord." He patted Du Quan on the shoulder, stretched his waist, and walked to the backyard.

Du Quan was stunned for a moment: "No way, my lord, when Mr. Xing was taken away, he screamed and told me to transfer the message to you. You must save him, otherwise he will never let you go even if he is a ghost, and he will kill you and the city lord when he is dying." All the scandalous things spread all over the world..."

Jimo Wubai quickly raised his hand to stop him from speaking.

Du Quan said embarrassingly: "This is Mr. Xing's original words, not mine."

Jimo Wubai rubbed his forehead: "Forget it, I'll go."

Not long after Shi Yu returned to the place where he was staying, when he heard that Ge Ben had captured Xing Yue, he just laughed it off, and found a random reason for Ge Ben to withdraw, and then brought Xing Yue to him.

The two haven't seen each other for a long time, it's like old friends meeting again.Shi Yu asked about his recent situation, and Xing Yue told him everything, and when he talked about the interesting things in his experience, he was even more elated, making Shi Yu laugh again and again.

"Mr. Xing, I have a proposal, you should think about it carefully." After chatting for a long time, Shi Yu made him a cup of tea with her own hands: "How about you follow me in the future? I will definitely not treat you badly."

Xing Yue hesitated immediately, not because he was reluctant to part with Jimo Wubai, but because Jimo Wubai could indulge him in cheating, Shi Yu was not sure.

Just at this time, Jimo Wubai people arrived.He also simply walked into the house, and left as soon as Xing Yue was mentioned.

Shi Yu sat without moving, his eyes followed his footsteps until the door: "Master Shaoqing, what are you doing?"

Jimo Wubai let go of Xing Yue, and cupped his hands towards her: "Forgive me on behalf of the city lord, I'm here to arrest this person, I just lost my temper in a moment, nothing to blame."

"Arrest?" Shi Yu's eyes were full of smiles: "But I don't know what Mr. Xing committed?"

Jimo Wubai said: "Daicheng Lord doesn't know something, this fellow threatens to spread scandal between you and me, such rumors and slander, how can you spare him?"

Shi Yu suppressed her smile, pulled the corners of her mouth, and softly said "um": "Then leave it to Master Shaoqing to deal with."

Jimo Wubai looked away from her face and dragged Xing Yue out of the door.

"Isn't that right, are you trying to get serious?" Xing Yue whispered softly.

Jimo Wubai coldly dragged him out of the gate of the official office: "I thought about it carefully, it's better to bring you back and kill a scum like you."

Xing Yue sighed: "Actually, you are doing this to silence your mouth, right?"

"..."

Ah Zhan, who was far away in Mocheng, woke up very early, the first thing was to drink medicine, and the second thing was to mutter: "When will the acting city lord come back?"

None of the servants around him could answer him.

He sighed, tightened his clothes, and said to Juanhui: "Help me to a higher place to have a look, maybe they have already entered the city."

Juanhui helped him to go out: "Then let's go to the Chuuxue Pavilion. Didn't it mean that the old city lord built it for the mayor's wife to look at Chang'an from a distance, it's too high."

Ah Zhan frowned and shook off her support: "Forget it, I don't want to go where that woman lives."

Juanhui didn't expect him to have an opinion on the mayor's wife, so she shut her mouth in astonishment.

Ah Zhan was always worried, and at night he started to talk about it again, and asked Juanhui to go to several city gates to inquire about it. After all, it was not too far away, so how come there was no news for more than a month after he went there?

Juanhui left as she said, but when she returned, she just stood by the door, hesitating and not daring to approach.

Ah Zhan has been waiting for news from her, seeing her like this, he thought something happened to Shi Yu, he was in a hurry and coughed for a while.Only then did Juanhui move, helping him to sit down, serving tea and water, for fear that he would be blamed for something wrong.

"What's the matter? Tell me!" Ah Zhan covered his chest and stared at her.

Juanhui knelt in front of him and said in a low voice: "I heard that the acting city lord is not going to inspect the surrounding area, but went to Chang'an."

Ah Zhan was startled: "Impossible, she won't lie to me."

Juanhui fell on the ground: "The servants must have heard it wrong. Those business travelers are not trustworthy. Don't be angry, my lord."

Ah Zhan stood up supporting the table, walked to the door, looked at the half-full moon above his head, and said to Juanhui: "Go and pass the governor, let him send someone to find the Dai City Lord and come back."

Juanhui followed behind him, with a cautious look on her face: "But... But the city lord has ordered that all orders must be issued by her, and the governor may not come to see the young master."

Ah Zhan turned pale with anger: "I am the lord of the city, how dare he not come!"

Juanhui was so frightened that she knelt on the ground again, not daring to say a word.

Ah Zhan bit his lip, although he didn't admit it on the face, but he knew clearly in his heart that he had only one name as the city lord, and all the power was in Shi Yu's hands.He was imprisoned in this square inch of the world by this sick body, not to mention having a city in his hands, even if he had the whole world, he couldn't even find her trace.

"Forget it," he seemed to let go of all his temper at once, and waved his hands: "Go and invite General Huo, I don't need an order to see him, do I?"

Juan Huiqing claimed yes, and hurried out, not forgetting to tell the maid outside the door to take care of him, if he fell down again, no one would be able to live when Shi Yu came back.

It's the New Year's Eve recently, Huo Qing didn't go to the military camp today because his second son went back to the city, and shared family relationships at the mansion.

It was dinner time when Juanhui came. He thought that something happened to Ah Zhan, so he took the cloak and went out, leaving everyone behind and looking at each other in blank dismay.

Ah Zhan was leaning on the couch, the tiger skin he was wearing was still hunted by Huo Qing himself.Seeing that he was safe and sound, Huo Qing walked into the house with lighter steps: "What's wrong? I thought you were sick again."

Ah Zhan opened his eyes, saw that he had arrived, sat down quickly, and raised his hand to ask him to take a seat: "Uncle Huo, I invited you here to ask you, what did you do to the half of Jimo Wubai's soldiers and horses?" What's the arrangement?"

Huo Qing was very pleased that he cared about the business, and said with a smile: "It's just a fake military talisman, and the soldiers and horses are naturally still in charge of the old man and the acting city lord, but in order to show the world, they have never been used, so as not to be seen by Ruo Qiang. "

"I see..." Ah Zhan nodded thoughtfully, looked at his face, and said hesitantly, "I was wondering... if this army is not used for a while, can it... be given to me? "

Huo Qing was taken aback by his question: "What do you want military power for?"

Ah Zhan pursed his lips: "At any rate, I am also the city lord, but in name only, I let you and Shi Yu take care of everything."

Huo Qing smiled knowingly, stroked his beard and said, "What's the matter, when you recover, you will take over sooner or later."

"Wait for me to recover?" He laughed self-deprecatingly: "This is a good reason, and it can be used for a lifetime."

"..." Huo Qing finally heard something deep, and the smile on his face disappeared.

Spring has arrived in Chang'an, the wind is softer on the face, and the spring sun is warmer in the morning.The winter jasmine flowers began to bloom beside the road, and the yellow stamens were fresh and tender, mixed with a large area of ​​gray and white, and rushed into the field of vision, which was refreshing.

Shi Yu dressed neatly and walked towards the palace gate, reminiscing about the scene of reporting to Emperor Jiaxi in the imperial study just now, but luckily it wasn't Ah Zhan who came.

The emperor is getting harder and harder to deal with.

"The acting city lord!"

She turned her head, and Qiao Yueling walked towards her quickly, probably because she didn't often wear a flowing skirt, so she almost fell down and blushed a lot.

Shi Yu greeted her with a smile, and held her arm: "Where did you come from?"

Qiao Yueling smiled shyly: "Your Majesty the Queen summoned you suddenly, and you just finished seeing her."

"So that's how it is." The concubine often summoned relatives of high officials and relatives for the emperor, Shi Yu was not surprised.

The two walked out of the palace gate side by side, they were supposed to say their goodbyes, but they saw a carriage slowly stop on the opposite side, and the person who came down was Jimo Wubai in official robes.

Shi Yu's expression was normal, but Qiao Yueling suddenly hid behind her.

She turned her head and took a look, understanding in her heart: "Miss Qiao still cares about the marriage back then? Why don't you even want to see Master Shaoqing?"

"No..." Qiao Yueling shook her head, raised her eyes and glanced at Jimo Wubai, her voice was as low as a mosquito humming: "To be honest, Her Majesty the Queen mentioned something today, saying that she would be a matchmaker for me and him, I'm afraid He was invited to enter the palace to discuss this matter now, it is really too..."

Shi Yu raised his eyes to look at Jimo Wubai, he was almost approaching.She forced a smile, and said to Qiao Yueling: "This is a good thing, and your wish has been fulfilled."

"But he treats me..." Qiao Yueling's face was cold, she stopped talking, and stood stiffly on the side, seeing that Jimo Wubai had come to her.

"Miss Qiao, on behalf of the city lord, be polite." He saluted with a smile, and passed by without stopping.

Shi Yu turned her head to look at his back, and smiled at Qiao Yueling: "I hope you can have a good result. I still have something to do, so I will leave first."

It wasn't until Jimo Wubai entered the palace gate that Qiao Yueling relaxed and turned to catch up with Shi Yu: "Actually, I have something I wanted to ask you for a long time."

"What?" Shi Yu turned her head, as gentle as ever.

"...Forget it, it's nothing."

Qiao Yueling was really embarrassed, she had seen the painting by Jimo Wubai in her elder brother's study room, and Shi Yu's charm was so realistic in the painting, it required more than just painting skills.In fact, she has always suspected that Jimo Wubai has thoughts about Shi Yu, but Shi Yu's attitude towards her is not like the way he likes Jimo Wubai, maybe she has more thoughts.

Shi Yu got into the carriage, returned to the residence, ordered to pack up and prepare to return to Mocheng.

Ge Ben was so busy these days that he was going to be moldy. When he heard that he could go back, he hurriedly prepared and was more active than anyone else.

On the second day early in the morning, Shi Yu entered the palace to bid farewell to His Majesty, and left the city without anyone noticing after leaving the palace.Before the sun showed its face, there were a few wisps of red clouds hanging in the sky, wrapped around the clouds like ribbons, and the entire Chang'an tile wall was dyed with a thin layer of red light.

Shi Yu's carriage drove out of the city, followed by a group of early risers.

Everyone knew that the city lord of Mocheng had arrived in Chang'an, but it was only at this time that they saw horses and horses passing by in the street, vying to see his true face, but they didn't know that the city lord Shi Yu was sitting inside.

The common people followed all the way to the outside of the city gate, so that Ge Ben mistakenly thought that Shi Yu had done something great in Chang'an, which made the common people love him so much, and sent him so far back to the city, he was simply flattered.

Not long after leaving the city, a fast horse chased after him. Shi Yu ordered to stop when she heard the movement, and leaned out, but it was Qiao Yueling who came.

"Why did the acting city lord leave suddenly? I still want to go back with you."

Shi Yu glanced behind her, the moat was silent, and the city gate was empty.

"Mocheng still has business to deal with, I can't stay for long." Shi Yu smiled at her: "There is no need to send it away, and I will leave here."

Qiao Yueling shook her head and said, "That's impossible, I'm not going to see you off alone, originally Taichang Shaoqing also wanted to come, but he was busy with business and couldn't come, so he specially asked me to see you off on his behalf, saying it's a courtesy .”

The smile on Shi Yu's face was a little stiff: "I appreciate his kindness, there is no need to give it away, just leave it here." Before he finished speaking, the car curtain had already been put down.

Qiao Yueling thought she was in a hurry to go back, so she had to give up.

The grass is just blooming, the stream is gurgling, the birds are singing in the air, and the spring is in harmony.

The sound of ruts rolling over the world of mortals, all the way to the west, for the rest of my life, there should be no more ties.

Sitting in the car, Shi Yu closed her eyes and meditated, and gently warned herself: "I don't care, I don't care, I don't care..."

That's the way it should be.

With a "bang", the car body seemed to be hit hard by something, and it stopped suddenly.Ge Ben yelled outside, Shi Yu lifted the curtain to look, and Xing Yue covered his forehead and straddled the horse close to the carriage.

"Mr. Xing? You are..."

Xing Yue glanced at Shi Yu while rubbing his forehead: "Oh, I came here excitedly to join the Master of the city, but as soon as I approached, Captain Ge slapped me on the carriage. Fortunately, I was lucky."

Shi Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and signaled Ge Ben to stay away from him, and personally got out of the car to help him off the horse: "Mr. Xing agreed to my previous proposal?"

"Promise, promise, I am not willing to follow Jimo Wubai anymore, it is still interesting to be with women."

"Shut up!" Ge Ben didn't allow him to speak presumptuously.

Shi Yu smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, it would be great if you would follow me to Mexico City, I will definitely treat you as a guest of honor."

Xing Yue looked behind him: "Let's go, what if Jimo Wubai chases after him?"

"No way," Shi Yu glanced behind her with the same smile, "I think if there was even a chance, he wouldn't be happy to see me again."

Xing Yue looked interested, but Shi Yu had already returned to the car.

So set off to return to the west.

Not long after leaving the border of Chang'an, Mocheng quickly sent an urgent message.Shi Yu wanted to find a place to settle down and read it later, but seeing that the sender was Huo Qing, he didn't dare to delay, so he quickly opened it and stood there in a daze.

His old man even proposed to resign and go into seclusion.

"Master City Lord, don't stay in the inn at night, and find a restaurant with many beauties?" Xing Yue rode over, with a dreamy expression on his face.

"I can't stop, let's go immediately." Shi Yu was decisive.

Xing Yue stretched out his hand and watched her take the lead and walked away like this, feeling sad: "Then I might as well go back and follow Jimo Wubai."

Shi Yu hurried on, and it only took half a month to return to Mo City.

She ignored her exhaustion and hurried to see Huo Qing. The old man had closed his door to thank guests for several days, and he didn't even go to the barracks anymore.

Xing Yue was so tired that when he arrived in Mocheng, he first went to a teahouse to drink tea and rest, so naturally he didn't follow.

Shi Yu and Huo Qing talked secretly in the study for a long time, and came out after an hour. Seeing that he had come back, she stood by the gate of Huo Mansion and waited, her face was less tired, but she herself was physically and mentally exhausted.

"Looking at you, the situation is very difficult?" The spring day in Mo City was still cold. He wrapped his cloak tightly and walked over, coughing heavily, as if he had caught the wind and cold, and his nasal voice was a bit heavy.

"It's not clear at the moment."

Xing Yue cut his teeth: "The so-called employing people is not suspicious. You keep asking me to use you, but you don't even tell me the things. What can I help you? It's better to go back and seek refuge with Taichang Shaoqing."

Shi Yu thought for a while, then raised his hand to ask him to get in the car: "Then let's talk while we walk."

Shi Yu has always been reluctant to say anything about Ah Zhan's affairs, but it's really not easy all the way to the present.The officials in the city seem to be loyal, but in fact, most of them are only intimidated by the majesty of the old city lord to keep their own place. As Jimo Wubai walks around Mocheng, there are not a few who waver.At the beginning, Jimoyan was already ill, but she kept it hidden until the end. When she let go suddenly, she had no preparations and few confidants.Ge Ben is a soldier, somewhat reckless, only Huo Qing can rely on him, if Xing Yue is really his confidant, it would be great.

Ah Zhan has been well protected since he was a child and has a kind personality, but because of loneliness, he will inevitably think wildly.Now that he learned that she went to the Central Plains privately, he would definitely not be happy, but Shi Yu didn't expect him to take the initiative to seek power.

"Why not just delegate power to him? After all, he is the city owner." In order to avoid suspicion, Xing Yue only sat by the car door, keeping some distance from her.

"He is not in good health, and the power is in his hands. I have to do many things by myself, and I am afraid it will be too much. What's more, he just wants power on the spur of the moment, and I can't let it go easily."

Xing Yue suddenly smiled, it was the first time Shi Yu saw him smile like this.People who pursue deceit as a great cause are somewhat heartless, but his smile is quite different from usual, just like an old man who has gone through vicissitudes and hears the young man's boasting. He smiled casually, with tolerance and amused , and vetoes.But this smile aroused Feng Han again, and he suddenly coughed a lot.

"Then why do you protect him so much? Why don't you just let him practice?"

Shi Yu's long eyelashes moved slightly, his eyes half-closed, and the habitual smile on his face was more helpless: "I promised the old city lord, first of all, we must ensure that he survives."

Xing Yue curled his lips: "The first guarantee is his life, I can't help but wonder if Mocheng has another purpose."

Shi Yu raised her eyes faintly: "Mr. Xing, you should be more careful when you speak."

"Don't be impulsive, I'm still sick." Xing Yue put one hand upright, covered his mouth with the other and coughed a few times, stroked his chest and said, "How do you plan to arrange me? I must have an identity to follow you, right? "

Shi Yu thought for a moment: "It's easy, you will be my staff."

"Then can I follow you anytime?"

"can."

Xing Yue nodded, seemed very satisfied with this decision, suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, leaned against the side of the car and closed his eyes to rest.

Everything in the City Lord's Mansion is as usual, the news has already been sent back, but only servants are greeted at the door.

Shi Yu walked quickly towards Ah Zhan's residence, and the person who was sent to watch followed her closely. He told what happened recently, and also reported in detail the conversation between Huo Qing and Ah Zhan that day.

Huo Qing had already told Shi Yu about the situation that day, the old general was not reluctant to give up military power, nor was he angry, but was using this method to force Ah Zhan to give in. Who else knows Ah Zhan's physical condition better than the old man?Ah Zhan is soft-hearted and will definitely give in.

Standing still at the door, Shi Yu, as usual, ordered to replace the people around Ah Zhan, and stepped into the door.

The indoor windows were closed, and incense was burning.The servants retreated cleverly, Shi Yu walked around the screen and walked to the bed, and saw Ah Zhan lying on the bed, his face was pale and sleepy, like a withered grass in the snow.

"Are you back?" He heard the noise and opened his eyes, saw Shi Yu, stretched out his hand and pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed: "It's been a long journey, you've lost weight."

He was as gentle as before, without the slightest temper.Shi Yu was silent for a long time before asking softly: "Uncle Huo is going to resign and go into seclusion, do you know?"

Ah Zhan lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes covered his slightly blue eye sockets: "I just heard the news, and I don't understand why he would be so opposed to giving me military power."

"It's not that he opposes giving you military power, but that he can't give you right now." Shi Yu sighed, his words were full of helplessness: "Azhan, why can't you understand our painstaking efforts?"

Ah Zhan raised his eyes and stared at her closely: "Then why did you lie to me?"

Shi Yu was speechless for a moment.

Ah Zhan sat up, held her face in both hands, and looked straight into her eyes: "When you look at me, do you think of Jimo Wubai?"

Shi Yu's face darkened, and he waved his hand away: "You are not that similar to him."

Ah Zhan lay back and gave a wry smile: "Yes, if I had his body, I would be the real one. Seeing him, I hate that woman even more."

Shi Yu frowned and stood up: "I went to the Central Plains for a reason this time, but I didn't tell you because I was afraid of your wild thoughts. I didn't expect it to be self-defeating. Jimo Wubai is getting married soon, don't you feel relieved?"

Ah Zhan moved his hand, trying to hold her, but finally gave up: "You won't understand, unless you are me..."

Shi Yu felt soft in his heart, in this city, no one has a higher status than him, and no one has less freedom than him.She sat back on the edge of the bed, leaned over and hugged him: "Forget my fault, you can do whatever you want, I promise you."

Ah Zhan hugged her tightly: "Let's get married too."

When Shi Yu came out of the inner room, Xing Yue was waiting at the door, covering his mouth with his hand and holding back his cough, his expression looked a little funny.She beckoned, signaling him to follow her.

Walking to the garden, there was no one around, Xing Yue coughed comfortably for a while, and asked Shi Yu: "It sounds like you two are not having a good conversation."

Shi Yu twitched the corner of his mouth: "Happy, we are getting married soon, why not happy?"

"Married?" Xing Yue frowned.

"Ah."

Xing Yue didn't ask, coughed twice, and suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, I heard Mr. Tan say he hates a woman, who is that woman?"

Shi Yu turned her head and glanced at the standing tall Chuuxue Pavilion: "Madam of the city lord."

Xing Yue also glanced at her: "Didn't she pass away? Damn, don't look at me like that, it's so creepy!"

Shi Yu couldn't help laughing, the wind was a bit strong, she stretched out her hand to wrap up her cloak, and said while walking forward: "Jimo Wubai went to the Chuuxue Pavilion before leaving, he must know something, he didn't mention it to you ?”

Xing Yue clicked his tongue: "It's true that nothing can be hidden from the master, and suddenly there is an extra cousin, Taichang Shaoqing, can you not check it? I heard him mention it, it seems that it is Mr. Tan and not the city lord. Madam came out, but I don’t know if it’s true or not?”

"Indeed not." Shi Yu stood still under the corridor, and picked a pot of Harlan flowers placed beside the corridor pillar: "How could the wife of the city lord give birth to a son for the old city lord? She wished that the old city lord would have no offspring forever."

"Ah?" Xing Yue looked at her in surprise.

"Is it surprising?" Shi Yu smiled: "The old city lord was once infatuated. He built a high pavilion for her, carved golden flowers for her, didn't accept concubines, didn't spoil maidservants, and even felt superfluous to look at other women. In the end, he changed What came was her painstaking surveillance and prevention. Lover? Hehe..."

She looked sideways at Xing Yue: "The royal family will never leave any heirs to the old city lord. When he realized this, he finally became ruthless, but the children he had with others also died one by one. If it wasn't for the original The letter from the wife of the city lord to the court was intercepted, I am afraid that the old city lord really thinks that he is destined to have no descendants, and Ah Zhan may not be able to stay."

Xing Yue coughed: "What a wonderful story."

"Yes. We can only rely on word of mouth to pass on what happened in the past. Maybe only they know the truth. I am inconvenient to comment on the character of the old city lord and the city lord's wife, because that is their life." Shi Yu raised his hand and gently touched it On his shoulder, he smiled coquettishly: "Mr. Xing knows this, should he understand how he did it?"

Xing Yue swallowed his saliva, and nodded sharply: "Master City Master frankly tells you that I will do my best to do things for you, and I will never let the news out."

Shi Yu nodded: "Don't worry, I will never treat you badly, and you will be glad that you made this decision in the future."

She turned her head and left, the exhaustion from running along the way finally had nowhere to hide, her pace became much slower, Xing Yue watched her back, and didn't look back until she was completely out of sight, then turned her head and glanced at Chuuxuege.

"It's true that you can't look at the appearance." Jimo Wubai lit up the candle, the twilight outside, Xing Yue's figure gradually became clear on the opposite side.He sat across from him and sips the wine. The luminous glass of grape wine is really intoxicating.

"Yeah, you can't just look at the appearance between you and the master." Xing Yue laughed.

Jimo Wubai walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked towards the City Lord's Mansion standing silently: "I have already resigned."

"Ah?" The wine glass in Xing Yue's hand slipped down.

What about the one who agreed to let him play the civil and military official of the Manchu Dynasty?Just resign from office, what else are you playing!
"Your Majesty intends to connect me with Qiao Yueling. I don't want to get involved with Qiao Dingye, so I might as well resign."

"His Majesty agrees?"

"That's not important," Jimo Wubai put his hands on the window sill and smiled, "The important thing is that I've already withdrawn from the matter."

Xing Yue suddenly said: "Oh, I see, you want Master Shicheng to keep you."

Jimo Wubai's forehead twitched with blue veins.

"It's a pity, she is going to marry your uncle, and she won't keep you."

To Mocheng, the marriage of the city lord is comparable to the emperor's wedding.Now that it has just been agreed, everything is still in preparation, and the news naturally has not been spread.

Huo Qing was the first to hear about this matter. He expected it to be certain, and Ah Zhan would be cautious in making decisions. The matter of military power is a sure thing to retreat. Although he has not withdrawn his resignation and retired, he has begun to continue to worry about the military camp affairs.

Ah Zhan has become more and more active in recuperating his body these days, taking medicine on time every day, and Shi Yu is also relieved, leaving him alone and focusing on government affairs, while letting Xing Yue familiarize himself with the situation in Mocheng.

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-spring, and the spring in Mocheng came slowly.Early in the morning, the servants were cleaning at the gate of the mansion. Suddenly, the new city lord, who usually lives in seclusion, was helped out, and he boarded the car and left with the servants around him, talking and laughing.

Shi Yu was not in the residence that day, and it was already late at night when he came back.Xing Yue followed her around for a day, walking towards the mansion while beating his shoulders, yawning profusely.As soon as he arrived at the door of the study, a black figure suddenly sprang out, he was shocked and hid behind Shi Yu.

Shi Yubai glanced at him, and the black shadow was already kneeling on the ground, and reported in a low voice: "Young Master Tan went out today, and he said he wanted to see someone. His subordinates are incompetent and have lost track of him. We didn't find out who he wanted to see. He deserves to die, but fortunately, the young master has returned safely."

Shi Yu frowned: "Who did he go out with, and you can lose him?"

Heiying bowed his head even lower: "It's just a few servants around me, nothing special, but there are so many people along the way, it's easy to lose track of them. This matter is due to a subordinate's dereliction of duty. Let the city lord punish you."

"Did the people around him change?"

"Not yet, the young master seems to be on guard, and he hasn't had a chance to do anything yet."

There was anger in Shi Yu's tone: "Hurry up and change it! Don't come to see me if you delay!"

The black shadow said yes, and quickly retreated.

Only then did Xing Yue lean out his whole body, looked at Shi Yu's expression, and clicked his tongue: "In the future, if you marry him, his life will be even more difficult."

Shi Yu rolled her eyes: "Actually, whoever I marry will have a hard time."

Xing Yue laughed and said: "That's not necessarily true, you won't have a hard time marrying Taichang Shaoqing, you two can be cunning."

Shi Yu froze for a moment, turned his head and walked forward, and said: "I am still worried about Ruoqiang when I go out this time. Mr. Xing hasn't done anything since he came here, why don't you find a chance to go to Ruoqiang for me?" A trip to inquire about the news?"

Xing Yue held on to the pillar in pain, and knew that she, like Jimo Wubai, would order him whenever she had the opportunity.

Early in the morning of the second day, it started to rain, and the dry Mocheng finally got a little wet.

Shi Yu had just finished washing up and was about to have breakfast when the door of the room was slammed open. When she looked up, she saw Ah Zhan standing in front of her, her clothes were mostly wet.

Shi Yu looked unhappy: "Where are your servants? How do you serve them?"

Ah Zhan laughed suddenly: "What servants are there? I woke up early in the morning, and they all disappeared. Just like before, it's another group of strangers."

Shi Yu winked to the left and right, and the servants bowed their heads and exited the door.She took the cloak from the rack and put it on him, and said softly: "Is there anything you can't talk about? You have managed to improve your health recently, what if you get sick again?"

Ah Zhan held her hand tightly: "Why? I'm not a child anymore."

Shi Yu stared into his eyes: "Have you forgotten how you fell into this disease in the first place? The people around you may be friends, but the people around you are most likely to be enemies. Who did Juanhui encourage you to go out to meet? I haven't asked yet."

Ah Zhan looked at her in surprise: "You don't believe me? What about Juanhui? Did you kill her?"

Shi Yu's eyes were heavy: "She has surpassed her duty as a servant, how can she be kept?" Seeing that Ah Zhan's face turned pale, she eased her expression again, held his arms and said, "If I really don't believe you, early So I asked. Ah Zhan, today is different from the past. In the past, you have to be a hundred times more careful, but in the future you will be a thousand times more careful. Do you know how many pairs of eyes have been staring at you since I pushed you to the front of the stage?"

Ah Zhan smiled wryly: "I'm just an empty shelf, why should I be like this?"

He took Shi Yu's hand, turned around and walked out, without even noticing that the cloak on his body fell to the ground.

Shi Yu followed to the door, signaled to Su Yuan to send someone to follow him, leaned on the door and watched him out of sight, turned her head, and faced the oncoming Xing Yue.

"What, you're in a stalemate again?" Xing Yue walked over with a smile: "It's okay, my wife and I always quarreled before we got married, so the rule of not seeing each other before getting married is really right."

Shi Yu turned around and returned to the room, picked up the bowl and chopsticks: "I don't have the time to discuss personal matters with you, have you decided when to leave?"

"I have my own arrangements, so I don't need to go there myself. General Huo has been having trouble recently. I heard that someone from Ruoqiang has taken the opportunity to infiltrate Mocheng. Do you think they sent the Shatuo mercenaries before? Or this Are they the ones that Young Master Tan met next time?" Xing Yue sat down opposite her, smiled and held his chin, with a smug look on his face.

When he said this, Shi Yu didn't want to eat anymore, and got up and said: "No, I still have to see Old General Huo."

Xing Yue nodded: "That's right, let Huo Qing personally appoint people to investigate secretly in the whole city. Ge Ben is reckless, but he is loyal and can be used as a backup."

Shi Yu agreed very much when she heard it, and while instructing Su Yuan to prepare, she was about to go out when she suddenly stopped and turned her head to glance at Xing Yue.As soon as the latter turned his head, he saw her staring at him, and quickly stood up: "Okay, okay, I'll go with you, alas, I really don't have a moment to spare."

It was not surprising that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, but what was strange was that it continued to rain for several days.In a place like Mocheng, where rain is as expensive as oil, such weather is rare, and the people danced excitedly in the rain regardless of the cold spring.

In the evening, Shi Yu took the most common carriage, passed through the almost carnival streets, and stopped at the entrance of a restaurant.

The restaurant is small, with a large silk shop on the left and a bank on the right. In such a good location, it is shrunk in the middle, like a country girl sandwiched between two noble ladies, unkempt and shy.

The crowd on the street was noisy, and there were serious-faced men walking around the restaurant in twos and threes, with different costumes, only their eyes lingered on the restaurant from time to time, cleverly widening the road by walking, allowing Shi Yu's carriage to pass to the door.

Shi Yu slightly opened the curtain with her fingers, looked at the restaurant carefully, and glanced at Xing Yue: "This is it?"

"Well, everything has been taken care of." Xing Yue jumped out of the car and held out his hand to her: "Let's go, I'm wronged you to play my daughter-in-law, so as not to be recognized."

Shi Yu glanced at his hand and passed it over: "It is your real wife who has been wronged."

"Haha, then you must not let her know, otherwise she will chase me thousands of miles away and kill me."

Shi Yu followed him and walked inside, and praised: "You managed to finish the job so quickly with one person's strength, which really impressed me."

Xing Yue smiled triumphantly: "That is."

As expected, there were very few guests in the restaurant.Xing Yue was dressed as a Confucian student, holding the handle of a fan and pulling up the curtain for Shi Yu.She went in with her head bowed, the veil covered half of her face, and when she raised her head, her eyes were sparkling. When she was walking, her skirt was flowing and her sleeves fluttered like a breeze.

The few people in the store were all paying attention, and the shopkeeper quickly stepped forward to greet him and bowed his hands: "Are you two eating or staying in the store?"

Xing Yue glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "I came here at the order of the city lord."

The shopkeeper's expression changed when he heard that, he turned and went to the back room, came out after a while, and raised his hand to them: "Please, my master is already waiting."

While walking, Shi Yu quietly tugged on Xing Yue's sleeve: "What's going on? Did they really meet Ah Zhan?"

Xing Yue tilted his head towards her: "Ruo Qiang suffered a loss from you and Jimo Wubai, so he naturally wanted to attack the new city lord, but it was a pity that General Huo's people saw through the place and the news was intercepted I deduce that Mr. Tan has not met them, so it should be someone else who met that day. But since Ruoqiang wants to hook up with Mr. Tan, you and I will pretend to be the confidants sent by Mr. Tan to set the tone."

Shi Yu stared at his profile and hummed.

There were two people sitting in the room, one was a wrinkled old man with deep eye sockets, a typical face of people from the Western Regions.The other was a man in black with a fleshy face, who could be seen as the old man's guard at a glance.

In fact, Ruoqiang's treatment of Zhongyuan is like a gluttonous child facing another peer who has candied haws, wanting the candied haws in his hand, but not sure if he can deal with the other party.And Mocheng is the money bag that people of the same age want to hang around their waists. If they can get it, they can buy food by themselves, but if they try to steal it, they must still fight with the other party.The best way is naturally to wait for the purse to fall by itself, and then pick it up quietly.

So Shi Yu can understand Ruoqiang's persevering and persistent mood, they are indeed a bunch of greedy ghosts.

The old man raised his hand to salute the two with a serious expression, "This is the middle merchant of Ruoqiang Kingdom, Chaqu, you two are polite."

Xing Yue returned a salute, took out the secret letter with the seal of the city lord from his sleeve, and flashed it, to show that they came here under the secret order of the city lord.

Of course it's fake.

He knelt down next to the short table, and went straight to the point: "The name of Zha Qu is very loud, the richest man in Ruoqiang, I heard that even the treasury of Ruoqiang has your credit. But I don't know why you want to see the city lord, if you say no If something happens, you will be thrown into prison according to the regulations."

The face of the old man Zhaqu was a little dark: "Since this son is straight to the point, the old man is not polite. The city lord has just succeeded to the throne and has no power. I am willing to help. Can."

Xing Yue picked up the teacup in front of him and took a fake sip: "If it's really for this matter, you should hand over invitations to Mocheng officials, layer by layer, until the governor reports the matter to the city lord, instead of sharpening your head as soon as you come up. See the castellan."

Zha Qu frowned: "Business pays attention to integrity, my lord, don't doubt people at will."

Xing Yue let out a "hehe": "I also heard that businessmen value profits."

A black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and the man in black who was originally sitting suddenly made a fuss. He jumped up like a tiger and slapped them with his hand like a knife.

Shi Yu was close to him, and she was about to suffer disaster, Xing Yue stretched out his arms to embrace her, and easily caught that palm with the other hand.

"Hey, are there any mosquitoes? This is spring." He looked at the man with a smile, and Shi Yu glanced at his hand. Although he was talking and laughing happily, the veins on the back of his hand were bulging.

The face of the other party had already changed, and there were constant slight noises outside the window, which indicated that there were still people ambushing here, so he shook off Xing Yue's hand and sat back.

Zha Qu's expression changed slightly, he laughed dryly, and said as if nothing had happened: "You two have learned, the old man is indeed here for this purpose, and has absolutely no other intentions, please tell the city lord."

"This..." Xing Yue pretended to hesitate for a moment, and finally nodded: "It's okay, but the city lord has been worried about Ruoqiang's alliance with other countries, and he is very worried. If there is such a thing, then I will wear my mouth. use."

Check the channel: "Don't worry, my lord, the alliance has been put on hold, we just hope that nothing will happen to each other. It was Qi Xiang who offended the acting city lord of your city before, and it was all his fault. There is no need for us small merchants to bear the responsibility for this crime, right?"

Xing Yue and Shi Yu looked at each other: "Okay, I'll go back and report to the city lord. However, I advise you two to leave quickly, so as not to be caught by the government, then there is nothing we can do to help." After speaking, he got up and left .

Zha Qu realized that it was wrong, which meant that no matter what the outcome of this secret talk was, they would not care about their own life or death!

(End of this chapter)