Xuan's army withdrew.

The various units stationed around Jiangning received Guan Zhuofan's military order, immediately began to assemble, and then returned almost in the direction of Xiangshang Sea.

Everyone can see that the handsome man is in a very good mood, and all the way is full of spring breeze.

You can be happy, Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, the official performance of Kefu Jiangning was finally led by himself, what this means is self-evident.

Zeng Guofan was very polite, invited him to the camp, took out this thick fold, and asked him to lead. And this time, Guan Zhuofan, who has always been humble, was unexpectedly unceremoniously and wrote his name on the fold.

Let it go when you should give it, and let it go when you shouldn't.

And the weekday Jean is just for this moment.

As soon as the excerpt is issued, the matter in Jiangning is finished. However, after retreating, he began to station troops along the line - Forrest's Yangyi Regiment went to Zhenjiang, Wu Jianying's Jianzi Regiment stayed in Changzhou, and Jiang De's German Regiment was stationed near Suzhou. The rest of the horse team, the Kezi regiment, the second foreign regiment, and the three newly organized regiments, Liu Yulin's Lin Zi Regiment, Zhan Donglu's Lu Character Regiment, and Zheng Guokui's Kui Character Regiment, followed Guan Zhuofan all the way, marched more than 500 miles, and finally returned to Songjiang Mansion.

Thousands of miles to the military machine, all victorious returns, not only the whole territory of Jiangsu is clear, but also Guan Fantai is in the leading position in the meritorious service, this kind of thing is also quickly spread. Officials at all levels are busy preparing items for reward and sending people to deal with the labor army, and everyone can guess that this time Guan Fantai will definitely be popular. Those who are eligible to see the feudal domain. Naturally, I was ready to come to the door to say hello. If you can't meet, try to follow the path of the people around him - no matter where Guan Fantai goes in the future, it is better to leave a favor first as a foreshadowing.

There are only two people, who Guan Zhuofan has never seen.

One is Li Hongzhang, who is in Zhenjiang and has never met this time. Because the telegraph was only repaired to Changzhou, it was exchanged by correspondence. Congratulations to each other.

Li Hongzhang congratulated Guan Zhuofan, naturally because of Jiangning's merits, and Guan Zhuofan congratulated Li Hongzhang because the Huai army, which had left the province and entered Zhejiang, had already laid down Jiaxing and was fighting Huzhou.

You have to go to Zhejiang, that's very good, Guan Zhuofan thought with a smile, the heart eye of the "left mule" is as big as the tip of a needle. Congratulations to the two of you, for a life-and-death rivalry.

There is another one that is clearly close at hand. But the person who can't be biased is Hu Qingqing.

Since the official army occupied Suzhou, the news that Tan Shaoguang, Gao Yongkuan and other "Nine Tai Sui" had been killed came back, and Hu Qingqing's mood was both happy and nervous. I am happy that my uncle's great revenge has finally been avenged, and the heroic spirit can rest in peace, but what is nervous is that when Guan Zhuofan comes back, how should I face him? Every time I think of this, my heart flutters—his promise has been fulfilled, and I have to serve him, but when I think of this thin and lustful fellow, I can't stop my heart beating, and I wish he was by my side for a while, and I hope that he will never come back.

There is no answer to this after all, and what should come will come eventually. Yesterday evening, Guan Zhuofan stepped into the backyard of the Yamen of the Domain, and when the people in the inner class were led by Zhang Shun and came to invite An Daoxi, Hu Qingqing was the only one missing-in a panic, he was so ashamed that he hid in the house in the east wing and didn't come out.

If you don't come out, you won't come out, and Guan Zhuofan is not in a hurry, so he slept beautifully first. Although the day has begun to get hot, it is still the most restful sleep in half a year, and when I open my eyes, it is already daylight. Turning over the mat, I was still eager to sleep again, and suddenly I saw a painting hanging on the wall, which was not there. If you look closely, you can't help but shout.

"Zhang Shun! Zhang Shun! ”

After a while, Zhang Shun pushed open the door and ran in: "Master, are you awake?" ”

"Uh-huh," Kwan pointed to the wall, "what is this?" ”

No wonder he couldn't see it - it was a peach tree, a white horse under it, and a naughty monkey in the tree, crawling to the treetops, not peaches, but a honeycomb, surrounded by dense wasps.

"Oh, I asked this." Zhang Shun piled up a smile on his face, and said with a huff, "This is called 'Seal the Marquis immediately' picture, it is auspicious, and it will definitely bring good news to the master!" ”

"Nonsense," Guan Zhuofan laughed. This time, it is certain that he can enter the "fifth-class seal", and the lieutenant of the light car can be replaced, but hanging such a painting in the house, it is not three, and if it is passed out, it will make people laugh. "Picked it up!"

"Huh!" Zhang Shun promised in his mouth, but his steps were slow, and while peeking at Guan Zhuofan's expression, he said, "Master, it was Aunt Hu who asked him to hang it." ”

Not...... Guan Zhuofan stopped squeaking, pondered in his heart for a while, and asked, "What about Miss Hu?" ”

"I'll give you the wine and food in the small kitchen," Zhang Shun saw his appearance, and he didn't pick up the painting, "Miss Hu asked me if you have lost weight, and I said that you have lost weight." Miss Hu said, in the past six months, you have been gnawing on the nest every day, and you probably can't even eat enough, so I have to let you eat a few meals in the past few days, and get rid of the ...... that has been dropped."

Speaking of this, he closed his mouth and looked at Guan Zhuofan as if he had done something wrong.

"Huh?" Guan Zhuofan raised his eyebrows, "Say half a sentence in front of the master, there is this rule?" ”

"Yes, yes," Zhang Shun bowed his waist, "take the fat and make it back." ”

Guan Zhuofan was dumbfounded, this was another scolding he found.

"Master, you Shengming, this is what Miss Hu said, I don't dare to say it." Zhang Shun cautiously stated.

"Alright, alright...... When the meal is ready, drive it to my room. Guan Zhuo Fanxin said, when it's time to start eating, Hu Qingqing can't hide, right?

Who knows, the lunch was very rich, eight dishes, and a pot of wine, but Zhang Shun and a mother came to put it on the table.

This time, I knew that Hu Qingqing was really shy. He didn't say a word, he devoured his heart's content, and never drank wine, because he had to do business in the afternoon.

In the evening, there are still eight dishes, a pot of wine, and there is still no shadow of Hu Qingqing. This time, Guan Zhuofan was not in a hurry, he ate slowly, drank a small pot of rice wine, and when the table was cleaned up, he lay on the bed by himself, and slowly thought about his thoughts.

The lord of the domain rested, and naturally no one dared to disturb it again, and the entire backyard was quiet. Guan Zhuofan was thinking about what way to coax Hu Qingqing to meet him tomorrow, but suddenly heard a faint sound of water coming from the opposite wing.

It was hot, and he knew that this was Hu Qingqing scrubbing his body in the room, and the "nameless fire" in his heart rose up - her body, she had never seen it, she was delicate, what kind of delicate method was it? You must know that even if she tied the door, the lattice of the window lattice on the door was only pasted with fine white paper - Jiangnan customs, the door in the wing room is not as dense as the courtyard door, the lower half is of course the door panel, but the upper half is a hollow window lattice, which is enough to reach in, and become an anti-gentleman but not a villain.

How about dipping your finger in a little spit and quietly poking a small hole in the white paper above the door? It can be silent! This kind of technique is seen too much in novels, and Guan Daren naturally knows it.

With this thought, I couldn't help but sit up, but I was shocked in my heart: I am a dignified member of the court! I am the only commander of the 30,000 Xuan Army! I'm a royal guard, I'm wearing a yellow coat, I'm wearing a pair of dazzling feathers, I'm... How could I do such a debate act!

While thinking about it, Master Guan had already involuntarily walked out of the door and tiptoed towards the opposite wing.

When I arrived at the door, the sound of water inside became more and more real. But is it really necessary to poke a hole? In Guan Zhuofan's heart, heaven and man are at war, and righteousness still defeats evil thoughts in the end.

Duh, duh, he knocked lightly on the door, and immediately heard Hu Qingqing's panicked voice.

"Who?"

Who else could there be? Guan Zhuofan smiled secretly in his heart, and asked knowingly.

"It's me."

"You...... What are you doing? ”

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and I'm very concerned," Guan Zhuofan said solemnly, "I'm here to visit Miss Hu." ”

There was no sound in the room, and it was only after a while that I heard Hu Qingqing whisper: "It's dark, it's inconvenient." ”

"Okay, I see that the candle flame is still bright inside, just enough to have a long talk with the candle."

After Guan Zhuofan said this, he gently pushed it with his hand, and the door bolt was pushed by him with a soft sound.

"You must not come in!" Hu Qingqing was so frightened that she couldn't care about being ashamed, she ran over in small steps and pressed the door against her, "I'm ...... I'm not dressed yet......"

"I don't mind," said Guan Daren outside the door in a very sincere voice, "and it's not an outsider. ”

*(To be continued......)