Chapter Twenty-Three: Flowing Water Is Relentless
Wang Qi's idea is indeed good, but for the sake of insurance, Xu Guangyan still has to make two preparations, on the one hand, he used the Yanling case to stabilize Hua Changluo first, and on the other hand, Wang Qi went to Yanbei's hometown to search for lost evidence and local people who knew the inside story. Otherwise, after a long time, the flowers will always react, and they will still have to finish the game by then.
Wang Qinai is a scholar, and he needs manpower to go to Yanbei this time, Zhu Wanqing and they just follow him out for a walk to avoid the limelight, so as not to be remembered for murder again.
The group dressed up as merchants who went to Kanto to sell medicinal herbs, and walked all the way north after leaving Shanhaiguan.
The county where Wang Qi was originally located was called Ling County, which was taken from the Mausoleum of King Yan. Next door is Copper County, because of the abundance of copper in the area.
It takes at least a month to walk from Shanhaiguan to Tongxian, and the old forests in the Kanto region are very dangerous, in addition to fierce beasts, there are bandits and robbers.
Along the way, Zhang Xiaohu continued to seize the opportunity to be courteous to Ling'er, but although Ling'er knew that he was good, she still liked Wang Qi, who was silent on the side.
Wang Qi couldn't help but laugh secretly when he saw Zhang Xiaohu treating Ling'er like this.
"I finally saw my husband smile." Zhu Wanqing thought that the dirty and crazy person back then now has a scholarly appearance after washing.
"I remember when I was studying in my hometown, I did the same to a girl." Wang Qi's thoughts seemed to travel back in time and space to the past.
"And then?" Zhu Wanqing didn't expect this Wang Qi to be a lover.
"Later, I went to Beijing to take the exam, and after high school, I went to Lingxian County as a county magistrate, and I sent someone to my hometown to inquire about her situation, but I didn't think that her father and mother had married her to a butcher for a cow." Wang Qi is also ridiculous when he thinks about it, the poor scholar was once looked down upon, but after he studied hard and passed the exam, he had lost his most beloved person.
"So you never got married, did you?" Zhu Wanqing asked.
"Those who always say they don't want to fall in love actually have a person in their hearts who they can never get." Wang Qi said, his eyes were full of resentment and helplessness.
Zhu Wanqing looked at the man in front of her who was not old and decrepit, and her heart was full of emotion, some people can withstand the torture of the years, and they are still loyal and do not forget their original intentions. And some people have fallen into this dirty and ugly world, such as that Zhang Hanwen.
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The carriage drove to a small town, and seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Wanqing decided to spend the night here.
The town is in the middle of nowhere, and the only inn is not in good condition, so the four of them opened two rooms to survive for one night.
Since I hit Shanhaiguan, several people have not taken a hot bath along the way, and I have to take a good soak to relieve fatigue today.
The store boiled a large pot of bath water for them, and Zhu Wanqing immediately felt refreshed after taking a bath, and the exhaustion all over her body was instantly resolved.
She couldn't stay idle and came to the small break outside the house, the scenery outside the pass is also very special, the fertile soil is not in sight, if these lands are changed in the pass, there will be no starvation in Langcheng.
Wang Qi also finished taking a bath and changed into a clean green gauze gown, which looked more poetic and bookish.
"The princess is so interested, and after a few days of traveling, she is still in the mood to enjoy the scenery outside this pass." Although Wang Qi's voice was very twisted, after a long time, Zhu Wanqing was used to listening to it.
"Isn't Mr. Wang the same?" Zhu Wanqing couldn't help but be a little cautious when she saw Wang Qi after a while, this person now looks closely and does not lose to that Zhang Hanwen, although he is only 26 years old and has gray hair, but there is righteousness between his eyebrows, which is much more comfortable than Zhang Hanwen.
"Does the princess also have a person hidden in her heart?" Wang Qi asked.
"I was born within the walls of this palace, my fate has been decided, and I am afraid that I will not be able to meet a poignant love story like Mr. Wang." Zhu Wanqing said this, but in fact, she just didn't want to admit that the person in her heart before didn't want to mention it now.
Wang Qi nodded, this princess's life may not be better than ordinary people, so he continued: "The person who cut my tongue seems to like you very much, princess." ”
Zhu Wanqing smiled awkwardly, thinking to herself which pot you don't open and which pot you don't mention.
"He and I just warm each other in troubled times, and if you want to say that you like it, he is not my favorite kind." Zhu Wanqing said, deliberately sneaking a glance at Wang Qi on the side.
"Mr. Wang, you haven't combed your hair yet, I'll go get a comb and comb your hair." Zhu Wanqing said and walked inside.
Wang Qi looked at Zhu Wanqing's back, as if he saw the girl from the neighboring village back then, the same years, the same green years.
"Sir, isn't it cold for you to stand outside in such a small dress?" Ling'er suddenly appeared, which surprised Wang Qi.
"Oh, Miss Ling'er, haven't you gone to the bath yet?" Wang Qi asked as he wrapped his clothes tightly.
Ling'er stepped forward, took out a comb and said, "I just saw you come out with your hair draped, so I went to get the comb, I'll comb your hair." ”
When Wang Qi heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and then prevaricated: "Miss Ling'er has been working hard for me for a long time before, and now that I have recovered, how can I bother the girl anymore." ”
Ling'er said that she was not polite, she insisted on going forward to comb his hair, but Wang Qi grabbed her arm with a grasp.
"Sir, you've hurt me." Ling'er didn't know why Wang Qi was so resistant.
"I'm sorry, it's cold outside, girl, please go back." Wang Qi lowered his head and stopped talking.
Ling'er entered the house with a stomach full of grievances, and it happened that Zhu Wanqing came down from upstairs.
"Hey, the comb is with you, give it to me." Zhu Wanqing snatched the comb and ran out.
Ling'er was stunned for a while, and after recovering from her senses, she leaned on the crack in the door and looked out, and sure enough, Zhu Wanqing was carefully combing Wang Qi's hair.
"What are you looking at?" Zhang Xiaohu didn't know when he stood behind him.
Ling'er jumped, "It's nothing." But the tears in the corners of her eyes had betrayed her.
Zhang Xiaohu glanced outside the house and instantly knew what was going on.
"The falling flowers are intentionally ruthless." Zhang Xiaohu said with a smile.
"Shut up." Ling'er couldn't help it, and she cried.
"I said me, I am a falling flower, you are flowing water." Zhang Xiaohu saw that he made people cry, and hurriedly persuaded him.
"I know you're talking about me, I'm cheap, I don't recruit people, woo woo woo~" Ling'er cried even more.
"Who says you're not a rarity? I'll miss you! After that, Zhang Xiaohu stepped forward and hugged Ling'er.
Ling'er was hugged so hard by him that she couldn't breathe, and her crying stopped.
"Sister Ling'er, I know that you didn't treat me from the beginning, but I still like you, for you, I can not be the captain of the Jinyi Guard, not Shen Liang's apprentice, I just want to stay in Qingxue Pavilion to protect you and the princess, I will go wherever you go." Zhang Xiaohu's true confession really made Ling'er a little overwhelmed, and she almost fell like this.
"You let go!" Ling'er didn't lose her mind and pushed Xiaohu away.
"You're too small." Ling'er turned her back and said.
"Aren't you two years older than me? Then Wang Qike is eight years older than you, the two of us are more suitable for age, as the saying goes, the female junior holds the gold brick, we can't hold the gold brick, at least we can hold a silver brick. Zhang Xiaohu argued.
Ling'er laughed out loud when she heard this, "If you really become a young man who stands up to the sky one day, I promise you that you will not do that stabbing in the back in the future, lest you think that you are a villain again." ”
"Yes!" Xiaohu thought that he couldn't turn over the matter of stabbing Murong, and he had to carry this stain for the rest of his life.
That night, the four of them lay in their respective beds, and they couldn't sleep for a long time.
In the night outside the gate, how quiet and disturbing you are. A lonely heart, accidentally crashing into another person's world.