I didn't see it in the morning, Wei Zihan and Xiaoyu came out, I was very bored, I had been in Jinan for several days, I had been in bed, and when I saw everyone going out, I slowly walked out of the hospital.

This inn is also the Spring City Inn we came to see that day, a total of four courtyards, in the middle is a lobby, there are a few guests in the lobby, I walked through the lobby to the street. Just as I was about to go ahead, a carriage stopped in front of me, and the driver saw me stop the carriage, got down and said, "Dao Chief, where are you going, the wound is not healed, try not to go out." ”

I saw that it was Steward Liu, who accompanied the county lord to see me yesterday, and hurriedly said: "Hello Steward Liu, I'm not bored for a few days and go out for a walk, I don't know why Steward Liu is here." ”

"It's not that the county lord is worried about your injury, and asked me to accompany her to see you, and by the way, I brought some medicinal herbs, and the county lord is still in the car."

As soon as I saw this posture, I didn't have to go out, everyone had come to the house, and I couldn't help but let people in. In desperation, he had no choice but to say, "Then please sit in the housekeeper and the county lord's house." ”

Steward Liu tied the horse to the tethered horse stone at the door, the innkeeper at the door saw that Steward Liu was coming, it seemed very familiar, and he also came to help, Steward Liu opened the door of the carriage again, this time it was not the county lord himself, first came down a woman dressed as a maid, under the carriage, put an embroidered pier, and then the county lord.

Today, the county lord is dressed even more beautifully, wearing a pink long skirt, a bun on his head, and two ruby hairpins, like a blooming peach blossom, slim and elegant, like a fairy descending to earth

I went up to see a salute first, we Taoists can not kneel when they see the emperor, only do our Taoist etiquette, of course, it is the same when I see the county lord, and the guy next to me knelt down directly. I led the way in front, and Steward Liu, the county lord, and the maid followed behind, and came to the courtyard where we lived.

The county lord said, "Dao Chief, why are you so quiet here today, have you all gone out to play?" ”

I said: "Yes, I'm okay today, everyone has been in Jinan for a few days, and I haven't gone out to play, isn't this just my own home, I also wanted to go out for a walk just now, but I didn't expect the county lord to come." ”

"The beautiful scenery of Jinan is good, but it is still inferior to our house, if the Taoist chief looks at the beautiful scenery, or looks at the spring, I will pick you up tomorrow to take a look at our garden."

"I have also heard that the pearl spring in the palace is one of the three famous springs in Jinan, but we ordinary people, how can we have the opportunity to see it. Since the county lord invites me, then I will be disrespectful. "To be honest, I also want to see the Pearl Spring, but also to see the palace, I have only heard of the palace, the towers and water pavilions, the splendor, the stone bridge and the winding path, the strange flowers and trees, the towering ancient trees, lush, extremely luxurious, it is difficult to have a chance to see its true face.

There were tables, chairs, and stools in the yard, and it wasn't cold, so a few people didn't enter the house, but sat in the yard, and the innkeeper brought tea for a while.

"I heard that Dao Chang, are you going to the capital, Miss Wei and Dao Chang are relatives." The county lord asked me as he drank tea.

"Miss Wei is my friend's daughter, and she happened to go to the capital to save her relatives, so we walked together, Mr. Wang went to prepare for the exam, and our group met together on the road, everyone walked together, the road was safer, and they also took care of each other."

"I haven't been to the capital yet, I really want to go and see, we can't leave Jinan without the holy decree." After the county lord finished speaking, he sighed, and his face as bright as a peach blossom showed a look of helplessness. ”

We know that in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court pursued a pig-raising policy, as long as it was a royal clan, there would be a fortune, and there was a knighthood, but could not leave the fief, the local government also had the duty to monitor the palace, and the clan wanted to leave the fief, first ask for the holy decree. Don't look at the scenery they live in, they don't worry about eating and drinking, but there is no freedom, and many people have never been out of Jinan City in their lives.

After sitting for a while, he said some Taoist gossip, the county lord has been educated since he was a child, and the previous prince believed in Taoism, so he was influenced by the family style. I have also read a lot of Taoist classics, and we are also speculative about what we are talking about.

I see that the county lord has no intention of leaving, and I am also anxious in my heart, because I have the old man in my heart. And Wei Zihan, how about they went out to find it. Although chatting with beautiful women, it is really not the right time.

Just when I was anxious, the maid standing beside the county lord spoke: "County lord, we should go, the prince wants a banquet at noon, the governor's family, don't you want the county lord to accompany the governor's wife, I'm afraid the prince will blame me if I go back late." ”

I also hurriedly picked it up and said, "Yes, the county lord still has something to do, let's go and get busy first, my injury is no longer serious." ”

The county lord stood up and said, "Okay, let's go back first, tomorrow I will ask Steward Liu to pick you up, you can take Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang with you, this is the medicinal herb I asked Langzhong to prepare in the house, which cannot be bought on the market." After saying that, the housekeeper took off the package on his body and handed it to me.

After sending off the county lord, I didn't go back to the room, I came directly to the street, and I didn't go far, I saw Wang Jinhuai and Wei Zihan coming in a hurry, and when I saw me on the street, Wang Jinhuai came over and whispered to me: "There is news from the old man, go back first and tell you." ”

I'm so depressed, I didn't go far twice when I came out, and I came back, it seems that I shouldn't go out today.

A few people came to our courtyard, Wang Jinhuai came directly to my room, we also followed, Wang Jinhuai picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of herbal tea, wiped his mouth and said: "Just now a few of us went to the governor's yamen, from the outside, the number of soldiers in the governor's yamen has increased a lot, as if something happened, I spent a tael of silver, from a governor yamen out of the miscellaneous servants to buy vegetables, last night, an assassin broke into the governor's yamen, was found by the night patrol soldiers, the governor and his family are fine, The Assassins fled after killing several of their soldiers. I guess this matter has something to do with the old man, and we don't need to look for it, the old man has been wandering around the governor's yamen for the past few days, if the assassin is really an old man, he was found at that time, and the street was full of soldiers, even if he ran out, he would not be able to go to the inn immediately. If the old man doesn't come back tonight, we'll leave tomorrow. If the old man comes back, we will leave in a few days. ”

After listening to Wang Jinhuai, I also guessed that this matter was related to the old man, and also said: "Is it the governor's yamen that the old man went to last night, this matter can only be known when the old man comes back, we are just waiting now, waiting for the old man to come back." ”

Wei Zihan didn't say anything, just nodded, and I said, "You're tired from running all morning, go and rest, it's time to eat again in a while."

At noon, everyone was worried about the safety of the old man, and they didn't eat well, and they spent the afternoon in anxiety, until it was dark, and a few of the Shunzi also came back.

Several people couldn't sleep at night, except for a few Shunzi who ran for a day and went to bed early, Wei Zihan Xiaoyu and Wang Jinhuai were in my room.

Everyone was not very interested, only I had a ride on every big one to say this, until the end of the day, there was still no movement. I saw Wei Zihan and Xiaoyu yawning again and again, so I sent them back to sleep, I made another pot of tea with Wang Jinhuai, drank and waited for the old man, until the middle of the hour, the night was already very quiet, the guests were already asleep, the inn was closed, except for the occasional dog barking on the street, there was no movement at all.

After another half an hour, I saw that the old man had not come back, and just wanted Wang Jinhuai to rest, only to see the door open gently, and the tall and burly figure of the old man wearing a black night coat appeared at the door.

Before I could speak, the old man arched his hand and said: "I'm really sorry, let you worry, I was also afraid that you would worry so I didn't tell you that I went out, this is my nephew, Qian Shunming, known as the Windrunner, I told you, now Jinyi Wei Jinan Thousand Households are doing hundreds of households, as for what happened last night, I will talk about it later, let the old man drink saliva first." ”

The two of us saluted the man named Qian Shunming again, let the old man and the two of them sit down on the chair, Wang Jinhuai poured them tea again, I came to the window, looked outside, closed the window, and plugged the bolt from the inside.

Come to the chair and sit down, only to listen to the old man speak slowly.