It is said that after Ling'er left the palace, she rushed out of the city with Mu Chenfeng. At this moment, the sun is setting, and the gentle breeze is bathing, which disturbs the mood of the two of them, and there are some indescribable ambiguous feelings.

"I'll send you back to the Bihai Heavenly Palace as soon as possible, if you miss the hour, your two maids will never open the mountain gate and let people in." Mu Chenfeng remembered that he learned that Ling'er had entered the palace some time ago, and he hurriedly went up the mountain in the middle of the night to ask for verification, but let him knock on the mountain gate, Qingxi blocked it and didn't give any hope.

"Oh? It's rare that they have such a sense of prevention, and they really deserve to go back and reward, haha. Ling'er imagined someone waiting anxiously outside the door, looking gloating.

It's been a long time since I've seen a beautiful woman like this, Mu Chenfeng couldn't help but look at it twice, and his heart became more and more emotional.

"It's not the time to go back, I still have big things to do." Ling'er said solemnly. "At present, the southern provinces are rainy and rainy, the emperor personally patrols the south, and Ning Yiheng has not long been on the throne, and the ministers of his cronies Yin Fengyang are the ones who go this time, and he may not be able to save the people from fire and water, but I am afraid that if there is an accident, the court will fall into chaos, and then it will be a dispute again, which is really worrying."

Mu Chenfeng looked at the sunset that had already sunk into the sky, a round of fiery red gradually sank, and the endless darkness slowly swallowed the earth. At this time, the evening wind blows, and the fierce force makes people shudder, and the sand and dust are mixed with the wind. Ling'er couldn't help but move closer to Mu Chenfeng, and her thin figure looked more and more pitiful.

"It's too dangerous for you to go looking for him alone, so why don't I go with you. There is also a care along the way. ”

Ling'er likes to go the same way with Mu Chenfeng, not to mention anything else, only his identity as the young master of Xunyinlou and his ability to go to heaven and earth, there is really no more suitable companion than him in this world. But after thinking about it, he still refused: "No, you Xunyinlou is now full of clues, none of which can be separated from you, uncles and aunts have expectations for you, I hope you will be more filial to the second elder, not like me, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop." The son wants to raise but does not wait. Leave infinite regrets. ”

Mu Chenfeng saw that Ling'er was determined not to let herself accompany her, and after thinking about her temperament, he had to give up. handed the reins in his hand to Ling'er, and the two were separated.

"Brother Mu, take care. Little sister went! Ling'er crossed the horse and waved goodbye. Kick the stirrups with both legs. That Ma Siming ran away. The little woman in white has been walking the world since then, and I don't know what kind of situation it is.

Ling'er rode all the way south, and I don't know how long she ran. I only felt that people were sleepy and tired, and I happened to see some fire in front of me, so I grabbed the reins and got off the horse and ran away. When I got closer, I found that it was a small farm shop, and there was a signboard on the willow tree outside the door 'Liu's old shop', and a banner below 'The shop is small, the shop is comfortable; Guests come and go, guests are satisfied'. Seeing that the shopkeeper was a witty man, he led the horse to the door and was about to knock. There was a shouting voice from inside, "Come on! The guest officer is staying in the hotel? Only when he saw the person standing outside the door was surprised, "The girl lives in the hotel?" ”

Ling'er looked at the shopkeeper, with a dark face, a stocky figure, and cunning in his simplicity, and replied lukewarmly, "Don't live in the store, can't you come to your small shop at night to see the scenery?" ”

"Girl, don't look down on our small shop, you look at the one hanging outside, it is the couplet inscribed by Wang Juren of the last imperial examination for us, the shop is small but thoughtful." Xiao Er led Ling'er all the way in, and did not forget to boast about himself.

"Xiao Qi fed the horse with good ingredients, add a few more eggs!" After shouting, he shouted to the back, "Old Wangtou, prepare wine and food for the girl." ”

Ling'er hurriedly raised her hand to stop it, "No need, just give me a bowl of noodles." After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Two more light side dishes, the wine is not needed, prepare another one to go to the room, be quiet, and prepare hot water." ”

Xiao Er went down to arrange, and after a while, the meeting and side dishes were served, and Ling'er started eating by herself. Now that I'm alone, I must eat and drink well.

"I said the team leader, you said that we went to send relief to the emperor this time, how good is it if there is a mistake along the way, the Hua family is too ruthless, since the corrupt officials in the court are united to not give hands, the one million taels of silver spent in vain will be escorted by five or six of us, which is really uncomfortable!"

Ling'er had just put a mouthful of noodles into her mouth, and suddenly listened to the person at the table next to her. Probably because she is a woman, a few people did not take precautions against her, and only talked about their own thoughts.

"Alas, it's useless to say anything now, even if this million taels are sent, it's just a drop in the bucket for water control, this silver is just a formality, they are determined to cut off the emperor's back road!"

"Just because the emperor has always refused to make Hua Guifei the queen, Hua Jincheng's trick is really enough."

"Brothers, eat and drink well, we have to hurry tomorrow, these things are not what we say, we can sit here to eat and drink today, who knows if there will be life tomorrow." One of the older ones sighed.

Ling'er was terrified when she heard this, this Hua Jincheng is a bachelor who is famous in the current Great Zhou Dynasty, since he colluded with the ministers for the sake of power and did such a rebellious thing, it is really hateful. Maybe he came in time, and he was worried about finding Ning Yiheng somewhere, so he could follow these people now.

After finishing the meal, Ling'er took something and entered the room, seeing that the outside of this small shop looked simple, but the guest room was clean and tidy. There is a screen against the wall of the house, and behind it are all the things for bathing. After running around for half a night, Ling'er took a comfortable hot bath, changed into clean clothes, and fell asleep. slept until the fifth watch, and was woken up by a movement outside, thinking that there were not many customers in the store last night, and at this time it should be those officials who disguised themselves as ordinary people were about to leave.

Ling'er got up without hurrying, and went to the front to ask for a breakfast to eat slowly, and then rode away with a whip. Not far in front of the small shop is the official road, and I ran along the road for about 20 minutes before catching up with a group of people driving the carriage. "Dare to ask your uncles if they are going to the disaster area in the south, little brother, my ancestral home is on the bank of the Yellow River, and I will go to pick up my elderly mother this time, if I can go on the same road, I will also have a care." With a blushing face and a heartbeat, he finished saying what he had thought about last night. Ling'er pretended to pant and rested on the horse's back for a moment, looking weak and nerdy.

Several people glanced at each other, and then looked at the class master in unison. The head of the class was also a battle-hardened man, less than six feet tall, but his eyes were shrewd, and he saw that everyone was asking for his opinion. Twisted beard thought for a moment, "It's not as comfortable as walking alone with us, you can think about it, if you encounter a ditch or something, you have to get off the horse and help." ”

"This is natural, away from home. It makes sense to help each other. That's what the sketch is. After speaking, he handed over a silver ticket, "Talk about your heart and drink for a few people." ”

The head of the team saw that since it was a silver ticket of one hundred taels. I couldn't help frowning. Again. "If you have so much silver, why do you go alone without the men and horses?"

Ling'er didn't expect this stubble. I only think that I have money and do things, but I forgot that this time is really extraordinary, my head turned, and I said with a sad face, "It's not Gu's people, but I have been robbed on the road, and now I am the only one left, you can see the injury on my face." As he spoke, he lifted the hair on his forehead, revealing the bruises that had fallen when he was entangled with Concubine Yun.

Those people saw that she was indeed a deputy Wenjing scholar, and she was injured, and she was alone, so they didn't think about it anymore, and took the silver and happily beckoned to go on the road together.

Ling'er followed a few big men along the way, but she was not less offended, first she was suspected of her identity and was wary everywhere. Fortunately, she is playful, and she knows best what she likes by slapping horses and throwing people, and she has a hot fight with this group of people in just three or five days. Then it was even worse, worse than before, because she had to be separated from them when she ate, drank, and slept with them, which made a few big bosses joke. Fortunately, the head of the team is an old-fashioned character, only when she loves to be clean, and also looks at the face of the one hundred taels of silver tickets, she takes care of it somewhat, although it is hard, it can be regarded as barely passing.

In this way, the carriage stopped and stopped, all the way without incident, and on this day it arrived in front of a barren mountain. Ling'er pinched her waist with both hands, looked up, and said that it was a mountain, and this one in front of her was just a big mound, but it was still a little difficult to push such a carriage up. He suggested that the head of the team said: "In my opinion, it is not far from the post house on the bank of the Yellow River, it is better for you to stay here today, we will fire and shoot, and wait until we are full of food and drink, and we will do it again tomorrow." ”

The head of the team is called Renjing, and because his surname is Jin, everyone calls him Lao Jin. Lao Jin didn't say anything after listening to Ling'er, put his hand on the pergola and looked around, shook his head to his own care, and raised his hand to greet a few people sitting on the ground, "Hurry up, it's not peaceful here, and it's almost time to get to the place after crossing this mountain. Then he turned to Ling'er and said: "I said Xiaolinzi, you have worked hard all the way, now you will do my brother another favor, first ride a horse across the mountain, find the royal post house, hand over this sign, and naturally someone will come to pick us up." ”

Ling'er secretly said that this team leader is so thoughtful, and the closer it is to the disaster area, the more dangerous it is. Then he took the sign and saw that it was a tiger head card used by the government to escort it, gilded, shining dazzling in the sun. "Xiao Linzi will live up to the expectations of the team, everyone is waiting for my good news, one step ahead."

When Ling'er crossed the horse and went up the mountain, the rest of the people were half-pushed and half-lifted to drive the carriage up the mountain. "I said the team leader, since after this mountain is the last post house, why let Xiao Linzi go first, he is also a helper, isn't he?" Someone was so tired that he couldn't eat, and complained.

"He's such a weak person, whether he has it or not, you are the most lazy and slippery, everyone hurry up and take a few more steps while it is dawn." Lao Jin shouted in his mouth, but his heart had already turned upside down. This Xiaolinzi was a woman, and he had already seen it, and as for why she was so interested in the money for disaster relief, he had not found any misdeeds on her part of the way. But the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, so it's better to send it off early.

It is said that Emperor Hengqing inspected various embankments on this day, and happened to arrive at the mouth of the Yellow River. Then he moved his mind and stepped forward to say, "The twilight has sunk, the emperor might as well rest his legs and feet first, the river work is not something that can be completed overnight, only leave me and others to continue to supervise, and please take care of yourself." ”

Emperor Hengqing has been running around for several days, seeing all the suffering of the people and the floods, how can he have the heart to enjoy leisure alone. After listening to the minister's performance, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and sighed: "Let the county officials of Huangsha Town come to see me, and it is best to bring the people of the town, it seems that this flood control is bound to prevent future floods." ”

Hua Jincheng, who was standing on the side, heard that the emperor had something to say, and a color envoy was called to the little official next to him, and someone had already done it in a hurry. Emperor Hengqing stopped at this time and went to the post house to rest for a while.

Ling'er took the tiger head brand down the mountain, walked only five miles of road to see a town, came forward to inquire, since it is Huangsha Town, I guess this place must not be far from the Yellow River. But where is the emperor? I can't ask questions, so I just go around first and see the situation.

"I said old Wangtou, don't toast and don't eat and drink, let you go to see a big official, you have to talk about something inconsequential here, don't you want to burn down the three thatched houses in your house?" A low-ranking official with a small beard, triangular eyes, pointed chin, and a nose facing the sky, how ugly and ugly he is, is giving a lecture. The one who was being trained was an old peasant in his fifties and sixties, with a face full of folds, and honest friends.

"Ba Ye, you are doing well, it's not that the little old man doesn't know how to lift, how many people are there in this Huangsha Town, why did you just look for me, you also know that I saw our county lord's legs trembling, don't say that he is still a county magistrate who can't afford to offend the big official, in case he says the wrong word at that time, and then poke out the basket, my three thatched houses are not enough to be burned to ashes." The little official who was called the old king pulled his sleeves, wiped his eyes and tears with his other hand, and almost knelt down and kowtowed to plead. It seems that his wife and two little grandchildren are following him, all looking at it with blank eyes, the child is crying with snot and tears, and he doesn't dare to shout loudly, pitifully tight.

"I said that you are a person, the cow does not drink water and presses his head, he is not willing to go to you to change it, why should it be difficult for people to be old and young?" Ling'er became angry when she saw this, and rushed forward without thinking.

The baye looked at Ling'er's nerdy face, with a little raw taste of cream, patted his thigh and smiled, "He doesn't go, you go?" This is what my lord ordered, you should do it? There are few people in Shahe Town who can still talk neatly at his age, where can you stay cool, don't delay your work. ”

"I'll go, I'll go, I'm not as sharp as this old man, not to mention that I'm full of poetry and books, and I'm afraid what I say is more convincing." Ling'er has a big bag, and she looks like a proud literati talent. (To be continued......)