Three days later, Yanqing City, the capital of Yuzhou, was in sight.

Zhao Wan'er's mood was suddenly very low for some reason, and in the few days she escaped from Xining City, she thought a lot, especially the relationship between herself and Su Ziheng, how to get along in the future?

She had thought more than once that if the two were not pretending to be engaged that day, but real, then she could be by Su Ziheng's side with peace of mind, instead of watching him and Zhong Qinghan together from a distance like this.

When she shouted the word "uncle" from Zhong Heyu, the old housekeeper of Zhongfu, that day, she was extremely disappointed in her heart. She really wanted to ask what happened between Su Ziheng and Zhong Qinghan?

But at that time, Su Ziheng shirked the past on the grounds that the timing was wrong, and after waiting for safety afterwards, he lost his courage and didn't dare to ask again, for fear that he would really get an embarrassing answer, so he dragged on day by day.

This day is finally coming to Yanqing City, and it seems that he has no reason to continue to delay. When my father heard that the war in Liangzhou had started, he had already sent someone to deliver a letter to him, so that he could quickly return to Jiangning City with the caravan of the Zhao family's firm.

In Yanqing City, there happens to be a shop opened by Zhao's firm, and when he enters the city, he will be separated from him, the thing that has been hidden in his heart, should he ask it?

Just as she was hesitating, Su Ziheng walked over from a distance, and when he saw Zhao Wan'er standing alone, a smile appeared on his face, "Miss Wan'er, I heard Xi'er say that you are looking for me, is there anything wrong?" ”

Zhao Wan'er came back to her senses, looked at Su Ziheng's handsome face, she was flustered for some reason, her pretty face was feixia, and she said softly: "Ziheng, you and I have known each other for a long time, do you have to be so angry with me?" Just call me Wan'er, not to mention that we've already ......"

She bowed her head shyly, embarrassed to say the rest of the story.

Su Ziheng was as good as a stream, and when he heard her say this, he changed his name and said: "Wan'er, I've been very busy these days, and I've been snubbing you, I hope you don't be surprised." ”

Zhao Wan'er shook her head, "Ziheng, where are you talking, I have already seen what you have done in the past few days." I didn't expect you to be even better than I thought, with a team of nearly 5,000 people, orderly under your management. From Xining to Yanqing, no one was left behind on the road, not even those who were hungry. It's really impressive. ”

Su Ziheng smiled and said, "Wan'er, you are too complimentary, and you rely on everyone's help." The main reason is that the old housekeeper of Zhongfu is very capable, if he didn't help manage it, I'm afraid the team would have dispersed long ago. ”

Zhao Wan'er pursed her lips and smiled, and suddenly asked: "Ziheng, when I heard you talk about the old housekeeper Zhong, I suddenly remembered one thing, why did he call you 'uncle' when you were outside the Zhong Mansion?" Could it be that you and Miss Zhong ...... her"

Su Ziheng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Wan'er, don't misunderstand. If you really want to talk about it, the relationship between me and Qinghan is similar to yours, it's just acting. When I was in Zhongfu, I overheard news that I shouldn't have heard, and in order to save me, Qinghan lied that I was her crush. ”

"Then you ......"

Su Ziheng then explained: "Xiliang Gong didn't believe it, so he asked me to marry her on the spot, and out of desperation, I acted in such a play with Qinghan. ”

After listening to Su Ziheng's explanation, Zhao Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief slightly, "I see, I thought it was ......" She didn't say the next words, but the meaning was self-evident, it must have been a misunderstanding.

Su Ziheng said with a smile: "Qinghan is the daughter of the Duke of the Kingdom, and she was named the county lord of the East China Sea, how can I covet it with a little show?" Besides, there is still a marriage contract between me and Wan'er, and I can't do anything to marry her before the contract is terminated. ”

Zhao Wan'er felt a slight sweetness in her heart when she heard this, and said in her heart: "It turns out that he still remembers the marriage contract between us, even if it is fake, he doesn't plan to perfunctory to me." ”

"That'...... Ziheng, when do you plan to break off your marriage contract with me? Zhao Wan'er asked worriedly.

"This ......" Su Ziheng hesitated for a moment, "Look at what you mean, Wan'er, anyway, I shouldn't have any plans to get married in the next few years." You see when it's convenient, talk to me, I'm always available. ”

Zhao Wan'er lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him, and said, "Since that's the case, let's wait a while." When I return to Jiangnan, if the government knows that I haven't gotten married, someone will come to the door to find trouble. It would be much more convenient if you had a marriage contract. ”

Su Ziheng nodded, "Wan'er, you have a point, then it depends on your meaning." When are you going to travel to Gangnam? ”

Zhao Wan'er sighed faintly, "After entering Yanqing City, I'm afraid I will have to separate from you Ziheng." My father has arranged for a caravan to pick me up in Yanqing, and when the time comes, he will follow the caravan back to Jiangning City, and maybe he can rush back to celebrate the New Year with my father. ”

Su Ziheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "This is not bad, if you follow us all the way, the efficiency is too slow, and I don't know when I will be able to go to Donghai County?" ”

Zhao Wan'er had a worried look on her face, "Ziheng, do you really plan to go all the way over?" It's not a short journey. ”

Su Ziheng said: "Naturally, it is impossible to walk on your feet all the way, I have already checked the map." After Yanqing City, we will enter Jiangkou County, which is the western starting point of the Dajiang Canal, and we can use water transportation all the way down the river. Donghai County is located at the mouth of the river and can be easily reached. ”

Zhao Wan'er frowned and said, "The team is nearly five thousand people, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to find so many ships, right?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this Wan'er, Qinghan has already written to the emperor today, please ask him to give an order to help. Directly with the help of the government, it should be much faster. Although Su Ziheng said so, it was unrealistic to really want to go all the way by water.

The Great River is the largest river in the three kingdoms of Mengyuan, Bactria and Eastern Wei, with a total length of more than 8,000 kilometers. The main stream runs from west to east through the central part of Bactria and Eastern Wei, and hundreds of tributaries run from north to south, with a basin area of more than 2 million square kilometers, accounting for about 20 percent of the total land area of the entire three countries.

As a result, the Dajiang Canal in Jiangkou County can only carry a certain distance, and at most only a quarter of the distance to Donghai County. Even so, Su Ziheng was already very satisfied, and he could save at least more than a month of time to reach Donghai County.

Zhao Wan'er smiled and said, "In this way, that's really good." It's just a pity that I can't accompany you all the way. All the way back, I also had to check the account books of each Zhao family firm on the way. ”

Su Ziheng arched his hand and said: "Then I will wish Wan'er a smooth journey here, and after arriving in Jiangnan in the future, she can move around more when she has time." Speaking of which, Jiangning City and Donghai County are not very far away. ”

Zhao Wan'er couldn't help but nod and said: "Ziheng, you have a point, you have to remember what you said, if you don't come at that time, don't blame me for being angry." ”