The swordsmen on the periphery finally found the gap, drew their knives, and slashed the white snake with a drunken move, slashing it off their heads. Mei Changqing sensed the direction of the wind and flashed back, and the blade only cut off the corner of his robe. With his hands on the ground, he turned over and stood firmly away. The sword slashed right through the neck of the man with the hidden weapon. The man fell to the ground, and the blood flowed out.

This group of bandits who blocked the way except for the unconscious just now, there were only two people left standing in place, one of them was oozing blood everywhere, and the other was the person who made the knife, although he did not have a treasure knife in his hand, but this trick was very clever to kill the white snake.

Bai Yiyan leaned against the tree, the sound of fighting over there had stopped, and when he turned around, he saw Mei Changqing stepping on the snow and walking over, there was no blood on his body, no injuries, except for the robe was a little broken, there was no other loss. With a gentle smile on his face, he looked at Bai Yiyan's gaze like a spring water. "It's all taken care of, let's go."

"Yes." Bai Yiyan nodded. Walk beside him. "You don't really have to let me go so far, I can help you."

"I'm here, if Yue'er is stained with blood again, it's not mine." Mei Changqing squinted, her eyebrows and eyes full of smiles. "Let's go overnight, and when it's dawn, we can get to Baishuiguan."

When you arrive at Baishui Pass, which is the territory of Daliang, you can put down the heart that has been hanging. Sleep well, peacefully.

"It's been going back and forth for almost a month, I don't know how the Jingshi is doing, it must be winter." Bai Yiyan said, "But these clothes worn in the northern country, when you arrive in Jingshi, you shouldn't feel cold, but you will feel hot." ”

"If you go to Nanzhao, it will be even hotter." Mei Changqing said. "You should be able to settle down soon, and I'll take you with me."

"That's better, I hope it won't be like in the Northland, there are so many things, don't you say?" Bai Yiyan glanced at Mei Changqing, with a playful look on her face. "You've told me before, let's hurry up. When the day comes, I will have to get to Baishuiguan, and I will have to take a good rest. ”

Mei Changqing nodded. Bai Yiyan's light work is not as good as Mei Changqing, but with internal strength to support, he can barely catch up, and when the sky is white, he can already see a little black line in the distance, which is Baishuiguan. The gate of Baishuiguan is closed on weekdays, and when Bai Yiyan and Mei Changqing arrived at the city, a sentry immediately found out, holding a spear in his hand.

"Who?"

"The Great Liang Crane Wanghou." Mei Changqing said, took out his waist card, and the sergeant guarding the pass came down to check it before letting the two of them in. When I entered Baishui Pass, I felt that it was completely different from the northern country, although the clothes were almost the same, but inside Baishui Pass, it was a different scene, and even the wind was much warmer.

The guard of Baishui Pass was a veteran, who was originally their senior, Mei Changqing didn't want to trouble him, so he specially told the soldiers not to report, and the two found an inn to stay.

The master who followed them, no matter how superb his martial arts were, could not have come in under the noses of the garrison at Baishui Pass. When I think of this, I feel a lot more happy.

The merchants of the northern country did not arrive, and the rooms were vacant a lot, and when Bai Yiqian and Mei Changqing entered the store, there were still many empty rooms in the store, and after resting for a day in Baishuiguan, they returned to Jinling.

Bai Yiyan was already very tired, lying on the bed and falling asleep, in the impression of a long dream, dreaming that the bead was in her hand, exuding a shining luster, and as soon as she reached out to touch it, she heard the sound of the waves, and a hideous-looking person jumped up, a mouthful of fangs rushed towards her face.

woke up suddenly, where were the fangs, only saw Mei Changqing's face, Mei Changqing had just taken off the mask, and his demeanor was as bright as the moon, where was the hideous face. I really had a nightmare. Bai Yiyan propped his head, making his brain somewhat clearer.

"How long did I sleep? What time is it? ”

"It's time now." Mei Changqing said, "It's time for you to eat." He dropped the snack in his hand.

Although the beam is temporarily peaceful, there are still people on the road who are in a hurry, dragging their families with them, and it seems that they are fleeing. Bai Yiyan couldn't help but slow down the reins. "What are they?"

Mei Changqing didn't answer, but Xinma walked in front, and Bai Yiyan didn't ask, after all, each family has its own difficulties, although they looked at their ragged clothes, but they couldn't help them, so they had to keep up with Mei Changqing. Mei Changqing did not change his appearance, when he walked on the road, it was inevitable that he would be looked at a few more times, although everyone in Daliang knew the name of Biyu Gongzi, but few people had seen him, and no one recognized him.

There is a post house on the official road of Daliang, which is dedicated to people to rest and rest, from Baishui Pass to Lanling, after passing through three post houses, it took two days. Lanling is much richer than Baishuiguan, and the streets are bustling with pedestrians and wine flags. Although it was early winter, the hawkers set up stalls on both sides of the road, and the two of them led their horses and walked on the road, still feeling crowded.

Suddenly, I heard someone shouting in front of me to avoid the road, and the people on the street dodged away one after another, and a few horses galloped towards the city. Bai Yiyan and Mei Changqing led the horses to avoid on both sides, and saw the people on the horses dressed in brocade clothes, with golden saddles and jade bridles, presumably the sons of the family. Lanling is known as the son of a family from it, and these people are obviously the pride of the sky, and there is no one in their eyes.

"Get out of the way." The man in the lead whipped and struck the hawker who couldn't avoid it, and although he was wearing a cotton coat, the hawker was visibly screaming in pain. Their horses were extremely fast, and there were many people on the street, so they couldn't avoid it, and seeing that the horses' hooves were about to step on a child, Bai Yiyan wanted to rush up. Mei Changqing had already flown over, picked up the child from the street, and landed on the side of the street.

Those gentlemen were forced to restrain their horses and glanced at Mei Changqing with displeasure. "Hey, who are you, you dare to stop us."

Mei Changqing didn't pay attention to him at all, the child in his arms seemed to have just reacted, and he cried, the child's mother squeezed over from the crowd, saw the child, and there were tears on her face, and she went up to hold the child in her arms, and thanked Mei Changqing for her kindness.

Those gentlemen didn't even know Mei Changqing, but instead they had to inch in, turned over and dismounted, and walked to Mei Changqing with a whip. "I ask you, who are you?"

Mei Changqing stood up, he was wearing a white placket, and the cuffs and neckline were embroidered with light blue patterns with the pattern of flying cranes and clouds, but these gentlemen had no eyes. Mei Changqing only glanced at them coldly, turned around directly, and walked to Bai Yiyan's side.

"Let's go." Mei Changqing whispered. Bai Yiyan nodded and followed. As soon as the son-in-law who was the leader wanted to shout, he was stopped by the one who followed him. "Liu Gongzi, I think this person is not small, it is better to think in the long run."

"It's not like you don't know who my dad is." The son-in-law surnamed Liu took a sip. looked at Mei Changqing and Bai Yiyan, "That little lady is good-looking, better than the jade-faced girl in the Red Sleeve Pavilion." ”

"This Lanling City, as long as Liu Gongzi says a word, who dares not to listen to you." The person next to him walked through the whiskers. "But that kid just now was so powerful, if Liu Gongzi rushes up, I'm afraid he will suffer, it's better to call more people to insure a little, and then the beauty will not be yours." He has some vision. From Mei Changqing's skills just now, he is not very human.

Most of these gentlemen are powerful people in the city, who get together and spend all day drinking and getting drunk, and most of the people in the city dare to be angry but dare not speak. Bai Yiyan walked all the way and knew that this place was deeply affected.

"Your Majesty said to summon people from the poor family, why hasn't there been a test here?" Bai Yiyan said. Mei Changqing6 had already said before that Mu Tingshen wanted to rectify the court and also hold an examination, but this Lanling City had never heard any discussion of the examination.

They waited outside for another half hour before they heard someone talk through the crack in the door. "The master is busy now, I don't see any guests, please go back. Also, if you dare to call the master by his name next time, don't blame the master for being polite. ”

"I'd like to know how he was not welcome." Mei Changqing said, taking out the seal letter. "Go back and tell Liu Wenliang that he looks forward to Hou Mei Changqing's visit, and I don't know if he is still busy."

Although the family didn't know Yin Xin, when he heard the three words of Hewanghou, his legs and feet were also sharp, and in less than half an hour, he came back with words. "Master Hou, master, please come in."

When Mei Changqing came to Lanling before, Liu Wenliang had personally received him, so he naturally knew Mei Changqing. Liu Wenliang is in the position of being too guarded, which is not a lack of responsibility, but too favoritism.

Walking into the courtyard from the door, Bai Yiyan was somewhat amazed, although the layout of this courtyard is not as good as the Xiangfu, but it is already very spacious, full of craggy and strange stones, precious flowers and trees. In winter, he asked his subordinates to wrap the flowers and branches in a quilt.

After passing through the main hall, I saw Liu Wenliang sitting in a high position, he was about the same age as Wei Jiangtong, but he was not as tall as Wei Jiangtong, he felt that his body was rickety, and there were more wrinkles on his face, and his eyes were full of light, and when he saw Mei Changqing, he hurriedly walked down from his seat and greeted Mei Changqing. "How did Master Hou remember to come to Lanling."

"It's just that you can walk around at will, and it's too big to keep this shelf." Mei Changqing said with a smile.

"This, the subordinates have eyes and don't know Mount Tai, so that Hou Ye laughs, the lower officials will teach those minions a lesson, and please don't be surprised by Hou Ye." Liu Wenliang said politely and saw Bai Yiyan. "This young lady is ......"

"The prime minister's three thousand gold, Bai Yiyan." Mei Changqing introduced.

Liu Wenliang's eyes lit up obviously, and he also gave Bai Yiyan a salute, "This is the Mingyue County Lord who His Majesty gave the title, the lower official is disrespectful, I don't know the gift sent by the lower official, does the county lord still like it?" Is Ling Zun in good health? ”

Bai Yiyan actually didn't remember what gift this Lanling Taishou had given at all, so he responded slightly. "My father is in good health, does Taishou know my father?"

"When the subordinate official reported on his work, he met several times. Hou Ye and the county lord came to the cold house together, and the lower official was really honored, so the lower official ordered someone to clean up the guest room and entertain the two. ”

"In that case, it's too tiresome to keep." Mei Changqing said. The next person made a good tea and brought it to Mei Changqing. Mei Changqing held the tea bowl in his hand, "When I came to Lanling this time, I heard something on the street, and I came to ask Taishou." ”

"If Master Hou has anything to say, just ask, the lower officials must know everything and say everything."

"I heard that your son was in the market and robbed the people's daughters, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"Never." Liu Wenliang hurriedly denied it, "Gong'er has always adhered to her duty and didn't dare to violate the ban, how could she do such a thing that lost her conscience, Master Hou should not listen to rumors." ”

Liu Gong touched a gray nose in Bai Yiyan, pressed his swollen waist, leaned against the wall and walked to the edge of the yard, and met his little servant, who was holding a wine jar, and was obviously stunned when he saw Liu Gong like this. "Young Master. You're ......"

"Shut up." Liu Gong said angrily. "That girl is so amazing, look at me telling my father, don't pick her skin."

"Young Master." The little guy's face was a little embarrassed. "Young master, the little one has inquired, there is a distinguished guest in the house, the master personally greeted and arranged the room, the young lady just now, I'm afraid it is not the distinguished guest who just came."

"What a distinguished guest, I'm sorry." Liu Gong said. "Why don't you hurry up and hold me, oh my waist. I'm going to get my hands on that little girl. ”

"But the young master ...... that little guy is obviously a clever man, knowing that the girl may not be ordinary, when I inquired, I heard that the old man is respectful, I am afraid that he is really a big man."

"But what, don't come over quickly, see what's wrong with my waist, that girl is really ruthless." Liu Gong covered his flank where Bai Yi hit just now, his face was pale, and when the little guy saw this, he hurriedly put down the wine jar, stepped forward to help him, lifted his clothes and saw that there was a large blue on his waist, and he gasped as soon as he moved.

"Young master, you better go back and rest." The little guy said. Liu Gong waved his hand, "No, go and see the one in Xinna yesterday, in the future, I want that girl's appearance, that figure, that figure, better than the Yuyan girl, if it is placed in the Red Sleeve Pavilion, it must be the top brand of the first brand." No one else can even match a single hair of her. He said it exaggeratedly, and the corners of his mouth almost drooled. Seeing this, the little servant helped him back to the yard. Go straight to the locked house.

The door of the house was not guarded, Liu Gong scolded, only then did the little servant get the key, open the door, he scolded and pushed the door in, but he was stunned, where is there anyone in this house? There was only a tile on the roof, and the sun was falling, and it was cast on the table, and the window was open, but with a weak woman, where could she run.

Liu Gong felt that his waist hurt again. "Hurry up and get me some ointment to invigorate blood and dispel blood stasis, it hurts me to death."

After cleaning up Liu Gong, Bai Yiyan felt that he was in a much better mood, and the tea was a little more refreshing, just as Mei Changqing came in from the door.

"You're done?" Bai Yiyan asked.

Liu Wenliang took a breath and looked at Liu Gong, "You rebel, even if you are the prime minister, you have to give three points to Hewang Houli, what are you, he wants your life, even I can't save you." Even my old life, he wants to take it. How dare you be so presumptuous. ”

Liu Gong didn't know what he was referring to, and he still looked like he didn't care. "Dad, I think you're just overthinking, it's not what you thought it was at all. He's just a marquis with no real power, what are you worried about, Dad? Liu Gong said. I think you're just so old, so you're so afraid of moving and afraid of the West. ”

"What do you know about this hairy boy?" Liu Wenliang said angrily. "Do you know that you...... Alas, you remember, you are not allowed to go to the guest room, and you are not allowed to disturb the princess and the princess. ”

"But Daddy ......"

Liu Wenliang didn't look at him at all, but at the little guy beside him. "I don't care if you fool around with the young master, but from now on, the young master is not allowed to step out of the hospital, otherwise the family law will deal with it." Liu Wenliang has always said the same, these little guys don't dare to disobey, they look at each other, and persuade Liu Gong to go back.

Although Liu Gong found Bai Yiqian trouble, Bai Yiyan was in a very good mood, Mei Changqing didn't say anything, Liu Wenliang arranged two guest rooms, the furnishings in the rooms were the same, very attentive, and there were good tea snacks. Although it is not as good as Jinling tribute tea, it is also quite expensive.

The maid came from the door, knocked on the door, and bowed deeply, "Master Hou, Miss, the master has something to ask the two of you to come over, and please move the two of you." ”

A one-month ban is a heavy punishment, and it is clearly a show. Bai Yiyan didn't break it down, but just smiled. Mei Changqing didn't say anything, it was Liu Wenliang who reported on his work, Mei Changqing listened, Bai Yiyan was drinking tea on the side, and saw a woman running over in a hurry, and glared at Liu Wenliang as soon as she came over. "You ordered Gong'er to be locked up? Gong'er was crying and making trouble, if I hadn't seen it, you would have suffocated Gong'er to death. ”

"A loving mother has many defeated children, you see what you have spoiled Gong'er, if you don't teach it anymore, it will cause trouble, and it will not be the whole family who will suffer." Liu Wenliang said angrily, and the lady saw that Bai Yiyan and Mei Changqing were also here. Lanling is rich, she is dressed like a concubine in the palace, generally luxurious, wearing a silk gown, looking the two up and down, you can also see that the two are not ordinary people, and the words that were originally on their lips did not come out. "Two distinguished guests, this is clumsy. Madam, this is Hewanghou, this is Princess Mingyue. ”

Although Mrs. Liu's face was a little displeased, she still saluted the two. "Liu Wen, I have met two distinguished guests. There were a lot of rudeness just now, so please don't be surprised. ”

"Madame, you're bothering us in the house." Mei Changqing said. "I happened to be passing by Lanling, so I came to see it, and I was taken care of by Lao Taishou. I heard that there are already outstanding talents in the Lanling Examination, so I want to see the romantic posture of the Lanling talents, why don't you hold a literary banquet, what do you think? ”

"Back to the princess, that document was just found at random in the academy, and he wrote well, so he asked him to come over and serve as a clerk." One of the talented men said. "It seems to be surnamed Chen."

"Please call this Chen Gongzi over." Bai Yiyan said with a smile.

"Princess, he's just a clerk, he doesn't know much knowledge, he only knows a few words." Liu Gong said. "If the princess is bored, why don't I tell her some interesting stories."

"No need, call him over." Bai Yiyan said to the tea waiter. The tea servant called the Chen Gongzi over. He saluted Bai Yiyan, but he was serious, like a scholar. "Childe is in charge of recording paperwork, right? I read the iron painting silver hook written by the son, and it should be practiced for a long time before this can be achieved. Can you show me? ”

The tea servant took the pile of paper he wrote, and the words on it were painted with iron and silver hooks, and the force penetrated the back of the paper. Bai Yiyan looked through it with a smile and turned to Mei Changqing, "You go on, I'll talk to this son for a while." ”

Just now, I was talking eloquently, but now the top ten talents of Lanling are scattered, which is completely different from just now, as if a belly of knowledge has been suddenly drained.

Liu Gong also had an impatient look on his face. "Do you say that my father is old, he is afraid of the east and the west, and his Mei family said that he will go to the sky, but it is just a relative's family, what can he be afraid of, His Majesty is not a fool, he is just a good look, and he is a good person, and if he says something bad, he is a person who eats idle meals with a title, I really don't understand, why should my father be afraid of this crane marquis. This teahouse is boring, go, go to the Red Sleeve Pavilion. ”

"Hey, I heard that the colorful butterfly girl of the Red Sleeve Pavilion has choreographed a new dance, the figure of the colorful butterfly girl, dancing is very beautiful, it is the fairy in the sky, seeing the colorful butterfly girl, I will also move my heart, come down and see it."

"In that case, it's natural to go and see it." After Liu Gong finished speaking, he walked past the clerk surnamed Chen, as if he couldn't see him, and left with a fox friend and a dog friend.

Chen Wenwen walked at the end, went out, and when he turned to the alley, he bumped into Mei Changqing and Hewanghou, as if they were both waiting for her here.

"Chen Yishen has seen two distinguished guests." He looked at the two of them with no superfluous expression on his face.

"In the entire tea room just now, you were the only one with Wenmo, why did you help them cheat." Bai Yiyan asked.

"Life is compelled." Chen Yishen may have been born cold, and he has the spirit of a scholar. Walk ahead of the two. "I heard them mention that this son should be the Marquis of Hewang, who has been famous for a long time, if you don't dislike it, can you go to the cold house to sit down."

His house is in the depths of this small alley, a small house with white walls and green tiles, hung with bamboo curtains, although small, but neat and elegant. When I entered the house, I saw a shelf of books against the wall.

"There's no tea under it, just white water." After Chen Yishen finished speaking, he poured water. "Let the two distinguished guests smile."

"It doesn't matter." Mei Changqing sat down across from him and picked up the water. This water is the well water of the city, and it will inevitably taste bitter. But enough to quench your thirst. The house is simple, you can shelter from the wind and rain, and the coarse tea and light rice are enough to satisfy your hunger. Nevertheless, it has a collection of 100 volumes. Many pages have been rolled up, presumably because he has been reading them regularly, and his views are indeed not like those of ordinary people.

"Childe has real talent and real learning, why didn't he get a ranking in the examination." Bai Yiyan asked, in fact, there is no need to ask, just look at the top ten on the test list, you can know why Chen Yishen is not on the list.

"Lanling talent, Miss Gongzi has already seen it, do you still think that a poor family like Zai Xia can be on the list?" Although Chen Yishen said so, there was no resentment on his face, perhaps because there was no superfluous expression on his face, and he looked cold-hearted.

"As a woman, the most important thing is the name, if the son wants her person, why worry that the woman's heart is not in the son."

"Of course I know what you said, but that woman is not easy to mess with." Liu Gong said, "You can't do it." ”

The woman put a pair of lotus arms around Liu Gong's neck. "Most of the women in this fireworks alley are hard-working, either sold or convicted, and there are always some people who are unwilling to accept customers even if they die. Some couldn't stand the beating, and then picked up customers, and some would rather die than give in, so my mother took out a pair of medicines. Childe can buy a pack from his mother. ”

"Hahaha, it's really wonderful, I didn't expect you to really have a way." Liu Gong smiled, rubbed the oil with his hand, and became interested.

Since being cleaned up by Bai Yiyan, Liu Gong has not acted out of the ordinary, as if he is avoiding Bai Yiyan, Bai Yiyan can't see him, and he is happy to be quiet.

Mei Changqing said that he wanted to deal with some things in Lanling, and went out early in the morning, Bai Yiyan wiped Aoyue, and saw a servant come over with lotus root soup.

"It's not time for lunch, why did you bring the meal?" Bai Yiyan put down the Aoyue in his hand, and the servant stood back as if he was afraid of the sword in Bai Yiyan's hand.

"The master specially instructed, I was afraid that the young lady would not eat well, so I asked the young lady what she liked to eat, specially made this lotus root soup, and instructed the slave maid to send it to the young lady."

Bai Yiyan remembered that she seemed to have mentioned to Mei Changqing that she liked to drink lotus root soup, but this lotus root soup was supposed to be brought up at the time of dinner, why was this time.

"Let's take it first, and it's not too late to bring it up when it's time to eat." Bai Yiyan said.

"This lotus root soup is best eaten while it is hot, if it is cold, it will lose its original taste. This is specially prepared by the lord for the young lady, and there are blood tonic products such as blood swallows in it. ”

"In that case, let's put it here." Bai Yiyan was a little suspicious, and couldn't help but take a closer look at the bowl of soup, always feeling that the expression on the servant's face was unnatural, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. The bowl of soup was reddish in color because of the blood swallow, and it had been stewed for a long time, and the lotus root was also a little red. It smells good, but there's nothing wrong with it. Shook the moonstone on her wrist, and there was no change, this bowl of soup is non-toxic, could it be that she is too careful.