Chapter 73: Sending a Letter
Xing'an Station is a small post house on the official road of Jinghe, and there is no store in front of the village and behind the village. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info In order to facilitate people coming and going from the south to the north, the government deliberately set up several post houses in uninhabited places on the official road, and Xing'an Station was one of them.
The old man sent the two to the post house, Chu Mo took out the token representing the identity of the Zhennan Wangfu, and the little official who managed the post station was startled when he saw that it was the prince of Zhennan.
When the old man heard what kind of son he was, he was also shocked. He didn't know what kind of official the prince was, but the officials who managed the post station were usually called masters. The person who can make the master salute must be a big official.
He also said that the official eloped with his wife...... The old man knelt down in fright.
Chu Mo and Yan Ning were taken aback by him, and when they made it clear, the old man was relieved. Chu Mo sent another piece of broken silver to thank him, and the old man almost forgot to take the firewood money. Later, when he returned home, he boasted everywhere that he had seen the son of the world, and that he was a very big official, and that he was saved by himself when he was in trouble, and he also gave him silver.
The little officials of Xing'an Yi saw the token of the prince of Zhennan and did not dare to slack off.
The news that the daughter of Zhennan Wang Shizi and General Yan fell into the Jing River has long been spread in a place like they are close to the Jing River. After inquiring, he knew that it was Chu Mo and Yan Ning, so he hurriedly cleaned up the two clean rooms and arranged for a bath.
There are no women's clothes in the post house, and this Liu Guan Yi is also clever, so he bought a new one from the female relatives who settled in the post house and put it on for Yan Ning.
When the two of them packed up and walked out, Chu Mo's face was stunned by the people of the station, and several little daughters-in-law blushed. These people have never seen such a noble and handsome man.
It's Yan Ning, although she is also good-looking, but standing next to Chu Mo, she is obviously overshadowed a lot. She was wearing a coarse cloth dress and combed her hair, and at first glance she looked like a maid beside Chu Mo.
Chu Mo saw everyone's scrutinizing gaze, turned his head and saw Yan Ning being looked at with a generous face, frowned secretly, pulled her around, and walked into the living room arranged by the little official.
A table of wine and food has already been cleaned up on the table, and the food is not exquisite, but the two of them haven't eaten well in the past few days, so how can they be picky.
However, both of them are from everyone's background, and they have had a good upbringing since childhood, and although they are hungry, they still eat very elegantly.
"Lord Shizi, do you think we are going to send a letter to the capital and Nanzhou to report your safety?" After watching the two of them finish eating, the little official came up and asked for instructions. He also knew the opportunity, seeing that Yan Ning was a girl, in order to avoid it, he only asked Chu Mo.
"Well, naturally I want it, please ask Liu Guanyi to send someone to the capital and Nanzhou to deliver a letter. By the way, send someone to Jinghe Road to look for it, if it is General Zhao Dahai of Nanzhou and the second son of General Yan's mansion, if they are still looking for someone in Jinghe, send them a letter, and say that we will wait for them at Jingnan Wharf. In addition, we have to trouble Liu Guanyi to arrange horses, and we will rush to Jingnan Wharf tomorrow. ”
The trend of the Jing River is to the south all the way into the Nanjiang River, at the confluence of the Jing River and the Nanjiang River, there is a Jingnan Wharf, which is the only place to go south.
Chu Mo thought about it, from Xing'an Station to the south anyway, they had to cross the Nanjiang River, if Zhao Dahai and they were still looking for someone, it would be best to meet at Jingnan Wharf.
"Yes, yes, should, should." Liu Guanyi nodded again and again.
"We also encountered bandits in the mountains, and in order to save our lives, we had to kill people. This matter also has to trouble Liu Guanyi to notify the Xing'an County Order and ask him to take someone to deal with it. ”
Chu Mo didn't mention killing the tiger, the name of the tiger hero sounds good, but he and Yan Ning don't need the name of strong martial arts, so it's better to hide it.
"And such a bold villain? Fortunately, the prince is strong in martial arts, and the small one makes people notify the county order that the villains must be severely punished. "When everyone is dead, what else will be punished? Yan Ning secretly pursed his lips.
This action fell in Chu Mo's eyes, knowing that this girl disdained this kind of official article. But she was patient, and when she saw Liu Guanyi's eyes turned to her, she immediately changed to a grateful smile.
During the contact during these days, Yan Ning was obviously straightforward and not good at hypocrisy. But she can hide her emotions and socialize, General Yan's baby daughter, who can force her to be false and wronged? Chu Mo was a little curious when he arrived, seeing that Yan Ning should have grown up smoothly, and his father and brother regarded her like a jewel, could it be that she was wronged in the capital when she was a child?
"Liu Guanyi, have any people from the capital come to Xing'anyi in the past two days?" Yan Ning saw that Chu Mo had almost arranged the matter of reporting the news, and interjected and asked.
"Back to the girl, no one from the capital has been here in the past few days."
"Where is the nearest post station to Xing'an?"
"To the north, two hundred miles away, there is a Xingquan Station. To the south, it is almost 200 miles, and there is a family Fu'an Station. Miss Yan, are you looking for someone? Do you want a small ......?" asked Liu Guanyi flatteringly.
"Thank you Liu Guanyi. I'm not looking for someone, I'm worried that my family is in a hurry, so I sent someone to find someone along the way, since there is no one, forget it. Yan Ning hurriedly refused, "By the way, how long will it take to send a letter from Xing'an to the capital?" ”
"If you use a stagecoach, it can be delivered to the capital in two days at the earliest." The way of the stagecoach that Liu Guanyi said refers to the way of changing horses without changing people for hundreds of miles. This method of sending letters is generally used for urgent reports from the imperial court, such as natural disasters and military intelligence, and it is naturally impossible for Chu Mo and Yan Ning to use such an eye-catching way.
"What if you don't use a stagecoach?"
"That could take three days." Liu Guanyi has never had a chance to have anything to do with the capital in his life, and naturally he doesn't know how many days it usually takes to ride into Beijing on horseback.
Yan Ning looked at his uncertain tone, knowing that he must not know, and he was not embarrassed, so he stopped talking after thanking him.
Chu Mo saw Yan Ning's anxious appearance, knowing that she must have something urgent, after leaving the living room, he followed to the door of Yan Ning's room, saw that there was no one left and right, and said in a low voice: "If you have an urgent letter, I can help you arrange it, and it can be delivered in two days." ”
Yan Ning knew that there must be dead people in the Zhennan Palace, who were responsible for secret letter exchanges, and they might even have their own secret ways to send letters. But if you use the secret way, you have to owe a big favor, and you have to count on him when you go to Nanzhou to find a miracle doctor.
Seeing her hesitation, Chu Mo said again, "If you want to find a divine doctor, I will definitely help you." I can also help you with the delivery of letters. ”
"We stayed in the mountains for four days, and I was afraid it would be too late." Yan Ning replied directly, saying that he was not all afraid of offsetting others, and another concern was time.
"You mean the people the four bandits said they were?" As soon as Chu Mo heard her words, he remembered that the four water bandits said that the people from the capital might also be eunuchs, and knew that Yan Ning was worried that the water bandits had not returned in the past four days, and that person had already left and returned to Beijing.
"yes. It's just that I just let it go, and it's really hard to dispel the anger in my heart. Yan Ning said hatefully.
"How do you know if you don't try?"
"Yes. Then please help me send a letter to the capital. Yan Ning was not reluctant.
"Okay, don't worry." Chu Mo smiled brightly, almost dazzling people's eyes. He was very happy to be able to help Yan Ning do things.
Yan Ning thought about things, didn't pay attention to the beauty in front of him, went back to the house and took a pen and ink letter, and handed it to Chu Mo.
Chu Mo was even happier when he saw that the envelopes were unsealed. She did not keep her mouth shut, handed the letter to herself, and appeared very trusting. But with his understanding of Yan Ning, he knew that she was showing people to be upright, but in fact, someone with a heart really wanted to peek, and it was useless to seal it.
Yan Ning did think so. Moreover, in the letter, she reported her safety, mentioned that she had killed the water bandits, and was worried that Aunt Jingzhong was worried that she would send an attendant to come out to inquire, and Wanwang's family would not mess up the rules for her.
If she hadn't known about buying a murder, she wouldn't have been worried at all just by reading the contents of the letter. If his father and Chu Zhaoheng saw this letter, they would know that she emphasized that there was a matter of leaving Beijing, so they would naturally think twice.