The soldiers who stood guard outside had not eaten a drop of water since last night, and they were physically and mentally exhausted. The pace of the ten-master was getting faster and faster, and he saw that the guests of the inn came out one after another, but there was no figure of the great patriarch, and he was upset, and he didn't know how to return to the young city lord. He wanted to go in and find out the details, but he did not receive the relevant order last night, only that he should stand guard in front of the door, and not disturb the Patriarch, nor restrict the Patriarch's freedom.

"Come here, go to the centurion, and ask him to transfer some troops over and rotate his posts. "The ten-captain is afraid that these soldiers will not be able to hold on.

Not long after returning to inform the subordinates who had transferred the troops, a mighty procession from the east side of the street came slowly in four rows, followed by a closed box-shaped carriage with four white horses, the body of which was golden and red, dazzling. Dozens of people accompanied them on both sides, occupying the entire street, and the momentum was huge.

"Young City Lord, the Grand Patriarch has no news yet, why is he here?" the Ten-Captain guessed in his heart.

The soldiers marched in the middle of the road, and the inhabitants of the street tried to retreat the road to both sides, and when the carriage came to a stop at the door of the hotel, an old man with white hair and white beard, dressed in a red robe and a silver eagle on his chest, disembarked from the carriage with the support of his attendants.

The Tenth Master hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his head, and asked in the most gentle tone, "Lord Imperial Assistant, why are you here?"

"I heard that the Patriarch is staying overnight, I will come and see, you have been here all night, retreat and rest. The Imperial Supervisor looked up at the signboard of the hotel, and the two big characters were "Hongshou".

Hongshou Hotel is the largest hotel in Baoling City, with a total of five floors, the first floor of the stone foundation, the second to five floors of wooden structure, the specific layout of the first floor of the reception hall, the restaurant, the second and third floors of ordinary guest rooms a total of eighty, the fourth floor of the superior rooms twenty, the fifth floor of the top suite two, Mu Chen They were arranged in the ordinary rooms on the second floor yesterday.

When the Imperial Supervisor entered the hotel, his entourage followed him, and the boss bowed down with his fists in his fists, and took them to the rest area of the hall to sit down, and ordered the best tea and dried fruits to be served, and when everything was ready, he retreated to the side and waited for questioning.

The ten-captain outside hurriedly ran to the council with the guards who stood guard last night, and he wanted to inform the young city lord as soon as possible, since the imperial assistant eunuch had arrived, then the young city lord should also show up.

The Imperial Supervisor took two sips of the teacup, then observed the surrounding decorations and furnishings, and asked, "Your shop is good, you can see the boss's taste, and the name is good, is it the meaning of the first place in the magnificent homeland city?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, thank you for the compliment. ”

"I'm still more relieved that the Patriarch lives here, and the room is as comfortable as your hall?

"It's... The patriarch has not yet risen, and the villain does not dare to send someone to disturb him. The boss didn't know how to answer, remembering the room they were in, and a cold sweat broke out in his head.

"Ah, I haven't gotten up yet, am I coming early, what time is it?"

"Around half past nine, do you want to use the villain to go up and report it?"

"No, no, I'll just wait here, you go and get busy. ”

The boss wiped the sweat from his head and turned to leave, still cursing the boss of Jia Weixuan in his heart, and regretted that yesterday's arrangement was too hasty.

The ten-master ran back to the council out of breath, and the guards behind him were far behind him, and as soon as he entered the door, he rushed to the inner courtyard, ran to the study of the young city lord, and when he arrived, he sorted out his clothes at the door a little, knocked on the door and entered.

"Young City Lord, Lord Imperial Eunuch has gone to the hotel. ”

"What? What did he do, do you see clearly?"

"I can't be wrong, I came with a hundred and ten retinues in the same city, and I talked to him. ”

"Such a big battle, it seems that it is going to Mu Chen, hurry, you arrange it quickly, we will set off now." The young city lord immediately got up and prepared to go to the Hongshou Hotel.

Everything was ready, and the young city lord was just about to get into the car, when his wife came from the courtyard and shouted as she walked quickly: "Wait for me, wait for me." ”

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm with you. ”

"You're really well-informed, and you also informed the Imperial Eunuch, right?"

"I... I'm afraid that the contradiction between you and the Patriarch will not be resolved, so it will be more prudent to ask Uncle Shang to reconcile with it. ”

"The contradiction between me and the Great Patriarch, I think your uncle and nephew are going to see the one named Mu Chen. I can handle it myself, so I don't need to mix it up with your family. ”

"No, no, don't think about it, my uncle is also kind. ”

The young city lord's full name De has always been at odds with the imperial assistant eunuch and the city guard, his duty is nominally to assist the city lord in supervising the affairs of the city on behalf of the imperial power, but in fact it is to monitor and manage, to avoid the city lord and the local nobles colluding to resist the imperial power, concealing taxes, etc., plus he is also the uncle of his wife Wei Rou, who is equal to his position and an elder, there is really no way to get rid of his control.

Quan Mingde reluctantly agreed to Wei Rou to get in the car, and the two didn't say a word along the way, thinking about how to deal with it. Full name De wants to save Qi Luna's heart, and at the same time, he also wants to explore the relationship between her and Mu Chen. Wei Rou hoped to appease Mu Chen and leave him in Baoling City for the use of his full name, and she informed her uncle overnight that this was also her intention.

The already crowded streets were even more blocked after the arrival of the young city lord's honor guard, and the carriage was impassable thirty or forty meters away from the hotel, so the couple could only get out of the car and walk, and the guards and officials on both sides also tried their best to make way for them. The residents who lived here opened their windows and looked upstairs, wondering why the two adults had come in person.

The young city lord hurried away with all his might, ignoring the lady who followed behind, without waiting for the attendant to open the door, he opened the door and entered, the boss saw the young city lord hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute, and before the salute was finished, he walked past him and ignored it.

Wei Gonglu saw Quan Mingde coming and got up slowly, and just as he was about to raise his hand to greet Quan Mingde, he sat down and asked: "Lord Imperial Assistant, what are you doing here with so many people?" ”

Wei Gonglu didn't answer, and when he saw his niece Wei Rou also coming over, he exchanged a few words with her. Wei Rou didn't dare to sit down after the salute, and stood next to Quan Mingde.

"You are really well-informed, you can know the slightest disturbance in the city in time, and you are really going all out to complete the task assigned to you by the queen. "The full name De sarcastically is eyeliner, that is, sent to spy on himself.

"The young city lord laughed, my position as the imperial assistant supervisor in the same city was personally granted by the emperor, and it has nothing to do with the sister-in-law, hahahaha. Wei Gonglu smiled awkwardly.

"Mingde, how could my aunt arrange tasks for my uncle, she doesn't have this right, you think about it too much. Wei Rou helped exonerate.

"It's not for you to discuss, it's not for you to speak. Quan Mingde reprimanded his niece in front of Wei Gonglu, making him embarrassed and uncomfortable.

"Alright, Lord Imperial Supervisor, let's get straight to the point, see Na... Is the Patriarch the Patriarch?

"The old man has just arrived, and I have asked the boss, the patriarch has not yet gotten up, and I heard that she only rested late yesterday night, and I am afraid of disturbing her sweet dreams, so I wait here. ”

"Haven't gotten up yet, boss, go call the boss. ”

The innkeeper walked over with his chest bowed, observed the expressions of the two adults, knew that the atmosphere was not right, his legs trembled, and his cheeks were cold sweat.

"The Patriarch hasn't gotten up yet, and the few people with her haven't moved?"

"No, no, the Patriarch and the Patriarch came last night, a total of five people, and none of them got up. ”

"Don't wait, go upstairs and wake them up, and tell them that I've been waiting downstairs with the Imperial Eunuch for a long time. ”

"Little... The villain doesn't dare..."The boss immediately knelt down and stumbled back.

"If you don't dare to call early, go quickly. The full name De was a little angry, and his tone was even harsher.

"Wait, what's wrong with you, boss, but let you wake them up, why are you so cowardly, what's so unspeakable?" Wei Gonglu stopped Quanmingde, seeing the abnormal behavior of the innkeeper, thinking that there was something else hidden.

"Little... Small... Last night, the clerk of Jiaweixuan came to me to book five rooms, and did not tell me the identity of the guest, saying that someone would bring it for a while, but no one expected that it was the patriarch who came, and I said that they were rejected by changing the suite on the top floor, so they arranged it in the second-floor guest room that they had left before. The villain really didn't know that it was the patriarch, and the boss of that Weixuan was obviously plotting against the villain, so that..."The boss was sweating profusely and wiping as he spoke.

"Although the hospitality is not good, the Patriarch is not a person who cares, so he will not scare you into such a situation, what else?" Wei Gonglu then asked.

"The five of them... Five people lived in only four rooms, large... Big..."The boss snorted, really didn't dare to continue.

"Say, go on. Full name De got up and pointed at the boss.

"Big... The Patriarch and a male attendant who came yesterday lived... Live in... In the same room. ”

"The male attendants, they are a group of five, just... Mu Chen... It's Mu Chen. You can see clearly, you can see that they do live together, you dare to talk nonsense, I burned down your shop. The full name De was furious, and the bruises on his face were exposed.

"The little one did see it clearly, it was the male attendant's room that the patriarch took the initiative to enter, and the door that Mocheng closed for them, the little one didn't dare to lie, didn't dare to lie. The boss kowtowed frequently with a crying voice.

Hearing this, the full name De fell back to his place, his lips trembled, his face was like earth, and he looked down at his hands without a sound.

"This is the private matter of the Patriarch, how dare you say it in front of so many people, it is simply bold. Wei Rou accused on the side.

"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare, the whole city knows that the young city lord loves... The boss glanced at Mrs. Wei Rou, and hurriedly changed his words: "The people of the whole city love the patriarch, and if the villain is reckless, he is afraid... The little one really didn't dare to bear it, so please spare the two adults. ”

Mu Chen was woken up by the sound downstairs, sat up and looked at Qi Luna lying on the chair, although the two were in the same room, it was really ordinary for the two of them, and the emotions of more than a hundred years would not change because of human misunderstandings.