Outside the city, the fields and shelangs carried their burdens, waiting at the gate of the city to enter the city to catch the morning market, and the vegetables in the basket were fresh and tender, still shining with a little dewdrops. Merchants from the city also gathered at the gates of the city, decorated their goods, and left the city when all the goods were ready.

Mu Qing glanced at the city tower twice, shook his head, and said to himself, there are many people, and it has been nearly a year, and there are many people who are very afraid, so he forced a shy smile and approached the city gate.

After chatting in the crowd for a while, she suddenly felt that there were eyes following her back and forth, and following that gaze, there was a soldier on duty at the city gate, who was looking at her hesitantly, and when he saw her looking at her, he hurriedly closed his gaze, pretending to pass her inadvertently, and looked behind her.

Mu Qing also felt that he was very familiar, and he couldn't remember who it was for a while, and he was busy with the congestion of the city gate at the beginning, and the city gate gradually became quiet, and the soldier was peeking at her again.

She simply put on a smiling face, walked towards the soldier, only took two steps, and suddenly remembered that he was not Liu Da who relied on a bag of reward money to save his mother.

When Liu Da saw her walking towards him, he hurriedly turned his face away, pretending not to see her. Mu Qing walked straight up to him and smiled softly, "Brother Liu's family is still okay?" Can I re-offend an old illness? ”

He turned his face and looked at her with wide eyes, nodding his head again and again, and asked in surprise, "What a lady!" Fang Cai didn't dare to admit it for a long time, but he was afraid that he recognized the wrong person. Why don't you see Dualang? Is he alright? ”

Mu Qing sighed = sighed, and said in a lamented voice: "I returned from Jiangnan with him three months ago, but I didn't expect that this world was messy and complicated, and I was separated on the way. Later, I found out that he was transferred with Tang Guogong, and I was a woman. I don't know what dignitaries are, so I don't know where Tang Guogong was transferred. ”

"I can't complain that the lady has inquired about the news for a long time in the morning, and she is dressed up again." Liu Da had a clear look on his face, patted his chest and said: "Although I have a low position and don't know the whereabouts of the prince, I take advantage of this official, and I can listen to all parties with the lady." ”

She wanted to thank her at the moment, but Liu Da didn't let her say anything, gossiped a few words, and went to the city gate to be on duty again.

It's afternoon. Liu Dayi repeatedly promised to find out the news for her. Urging her to go back and rest. She was not as polite as he was, and left the city gate tower that had taught her to feel uncomfortable.

Since then, whenever Liu Da is on duty, he has tried his best to inquire about Tang Guogong's news for her. Every three or four days, Liu Da is not on duty. She wandered to the gatehouse. Liu Da refused to accept her money. From time to time, she had to prepare some good wine and meat and other bits and pieces. Send someone to his house.

On the days when he did not have to go to the city gates, he intermittently visited a few official ladies whom he had known for a long time, intending to find out something from their husbands. She is cold by nature. is not accustomed to making friends with dignitaries, although the lower-level officials often have some contacts, but they do not know everything about the court, and it is only at this time that she has a clump of remorse.

In the blink of an eye, Bobo has been busy for more than two months, and there is still no news. Even Mrs. Xianyu, who she was tired of in the past, is now gone, and it is said that she has returned to her hometown to her relatives, but she has not returned for a long time.

Mu Qing drew up a directory, all of which were the daughters of people who were close to the Tang State Mansion, and it was originally used for the preparation of ceremonies and bookkeeping in the season. At this time, they tossed out, and visited one by one according to the list, but all of them moved away, some said that they were provincial, some said that they needed to do some miscellaneous things in their hometowns, and some said that they went to their uncles.

She crossed the last name off the roster, pressed the pen to her brow, closed her eyes and meditated for a while. Suddenly, the huge Luoyang City, the market is still bustling every day, and under the glitz, it is already empty, as if a big war is imminent. Du Ruhui sent her back to Jiangnan, but she did what everyone else did, and she was blameless, so she stubbornly ran back to the Eastern Capital.

As the first snow of winter fell in Luoyang, Mu Qing's heart slowly froze, and every night before going to sleep, she had to repeat it to herself several times, maybe there would be news tomorrow. When the mood is calm and relaxed, he can still fall asleep with the hope of tomorrow, and sometimes he is upset and depressed, and has to sprinkle a small pinch of golden flowers in the water and drink it before he can sleep. She is also familiar with the pharmacopoeia, knowing that Jinyanghua is slightly toxic and should not be used more, but she can't do without.

It had been snowing for three days, and on the third day it had changed to a fine snow, and she had not reached the city gate for two days, and as soon as the snow had ceased a little, she was wrapped in a big feather and went there again. It was the twenty-third day of the lunar month, which was the beginning of the New Year's Festival, and everyone went home to stay with their families.

In the first two days, Liu Da also persuaded her that there would be no caravans in and out in the next few days, and she would go home to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind. But she didn't listen to this persuasion, and said with a smile, "There is nothing to do at home." "It was still three days to run to the gate of the city, and when there was no one, he sat quietly on the stone pier of the cart and horse, looking at the post road in the distance.

Liu Da had nothing to do, only sighed and shook his head, and let her go.

On this day, the snow was flying, and Liu Da couldn't bear to see her wandering in the cold land, so he was about to invite her to drink a bowl of boiling tea, and warm her hands and feet by the fire, but before she could speak, she saw a carriage running from afar on the road in the city, and the horse bells were ringing, and it was especially clear to hear in the silence.

Liu Dajiu was at the gate of the eastern capital, and he was used to observing the driving formation, and at a glance, he knew that it was the official family members who came, and he hurriedly handed over his eyes to Mu Qing's envoy, "Have you seen that car?" This style must be above the sixth grade, maybe I can ask a question. ”

The sudden hope made Mu Qing feel uplifted, and he straightened up for a while, looking forward to the carriage approaching little by little.

Unexpectedly, the carriage came to a clattering bell and stopped in front of her, and there was no movement. It was evident that it was coming at her. She stepped back and scanned the carriage from beginning to end, but there was no movement, and she was hesitating to talk to the coachman when the panes on the wall moved away.

A warm smell of aged sandalwood poured out from the small window, a carefully made up face came to the window, the hairpin ring on the head touched lightly, the steps were swaying, quite noble, the woman first stared at Mu Qing's plain face without whitewashing a few times, and then looked at her carefully from top to bottom, and finally turned around on her simple plain beard dress, with a slight pity in her eyes, mixed with a little disdain.

Mu Qing recognized that she was the wife of Du Ruhui's early marriage, and now the wife of General Pingnan and the eldest mother of the Gao family. The woman seemed to be waiting for her to salute, and after waiting for a long time, she saw her looking at her indifferently, her expression unchanged, and she had no intention of going forward to salute.

"You, it's Gu Qi Niang?" The lady of the Gao family raised her eyebrows twice and asked coldly.

Mu Qing nodded, not wanting to talk.

The lady of the Gao family smiled disapprerovingly, raised her hand to close her sideburns, leaned against the small window and said leisurely: "I heard that people said that you are inquiring about Tang Guogong's whereabouts every day, I expected that Xu Du Keming left you and left with Tang Guogong's foreign transfer, but did you think wrong?" ”

Mu Qing still didn't speak, looking at her with a smile, fine snow flakes sprinkled on her hair and eyelashes, until they melted and didn't move at all.

"It's not the first time he's done this abandonment, he went to Yuhang to study back then, and he has done it once." The lady of the Gao family sighed exaggeratedly, "This is not what I do." It's just that I used to be the wife of the Du family, and I was so many years older than you in terms of age, and I always couldn't bear to think about it, so I came to persuade you in vain, and I didn't want to pay for the good years in vain. ”

"Thank you, Madame, for the point." Mu Qing seemed to have just come to life at this time, and said with a slight smile: "Qi Niang's family background is plain, and her family background is meager, so she can't be compared with Mrs. He was forsaken, and he confessed himself. Because he couldn't find him, his livelihood was desperate, so he wanted to inquire about his whereabouts, and chased him to survive. If the lady really has mercy, please ......"

"Tang Guogong has moved to Loufu County to serve as Taishou." The aunt of the Gao family interrupted her words abruptly, frowned, threw out a sentence impatiently, closed the pane, and snorted coldly, "Idiot." ”

The wheels of the carriage rolled again, and the coachman whipped twice, turned around and drove back into the city. Liu Da jumped out of his own value, jumped in front of Mu Qing, and said excitedly: "Congratulations to Qi Niang, you got what you wanted." ”

Mu Qing only nodded a few times, hurriedly untied the reins of the horse from the stone stake, stepped on the stirrup on one wall and hurriedly raised his voice: "Brother Liu's favor, I should thank you another day." Then he hurried the horse away.

I was riding a horse at the end of Sishunfang, passing by the entrance of Nanshi Street, and suddenly I remembered that Kang Saburo had returned from the south last month, and he could only help him. Then he turned the horse's head and rushed straight to Yasuburo's liquor store.

Kang Saburo stared wide-eyed, half-opened his mouth, and stayed at the side of the high case for a long time.

Mu Qing, who was sitting across from him, stretched out his hand and swept it in front of his eyes a few times, urging and asked, "How?" ”

He shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, I can't do it." It is not difficult to find a caravan to go to Yanmen Pass, and when spring begins, someone will definitely go there to do business. However, most caravans were not allowed to accompany women in the caravans because they were too cumbersome and afraid of causing trouble. ”

"Why can't you do it?" Mu Qing leaned over to him, "I only pretend to be the merchant's Xiaolang, and when you find the caravan heading to Yanmen Pass, I will be stuffed inside, saying that I have some relatives with you, and I want to go to Loufu County, find a care all the way, and carry all the complicated work, I will do it." ”

"Well, that's a good idea." Kang Saburo pondered for a long time, and finally nodded, "The caravan has a difficult journey, moving goods and carrying goods, sleeping in the open air, perhaps, if you are unlucky, you will encounter a robbery...... Can you stand it? ”

"Can you survive the desert north outside the chicken and deer plug?" Mu Qingrou smiled softly: "What else can I not stand now? ”

Kang Saburo took a deep breath, and suddenly saluted the delicate-looking woman in front of him, so he solemnly nodded and agreed. sighed secretly in her heart, I was afraid that Hu Nu, who had always been known for her pungent and strong, would lose half of her.

Mu Qing said goodbye to Kang Saburo, and made up his mind to go back to Sishunfang's house, his heart was as solid as a rock, waiting for the next pursuit. (To be continued......) R1292