After the limelight of the Assassin incident had passed, the Emperor was to reward him for his deeds. Needless to say, Lin Mubai's escort this time was a great merit, and he kept the royal bloodline, so that their Sheng clan would not have no successor. So the emperor planned to reward him heavily. Unexpectedly, Lin Mubai wrote a letter, saying that what he did was just the duty of a courtier, and he should not be rewarded too much, so as not to form a bad atmosphere of the ministers under him inviting merit and favor, and he himself only hoped that it would be enough to take a leave of absence and leave Beijing to rest for half a year.

After reading Lin Mubai's excerpts, the emperor couldn't help but sigh that this person was cautious. Such an arrangement is smooth and deserving, and it does not attract envy because of the over-indulgence of the saints. The most important thing is that this person knows the truth of high merit and high spirits. It is indeed a blessing for the country to have such courtiers. Is there any reason why he is not allowed to make such a small request? So the emperor took a pen and dipped it in cinnabar, wrote down the word "quasi" after folding, and extended his vacation to one year.

Lin Mubai's original intention was to take his wife and children to the Lin family to live in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital for a few months, but this holiday was extended, but he felt that it was a pity to only go around the capital. After some discussion, it was decided to change the destination to Gangnam. Lin Mubai had already served in Jiangnan, and this trip was not new to him, just to satisfy Mrs. Lin's thoughts. Because she has a cousin, the two were very good close friends before they left the cabinet. Later, this cousin married far away to Hangzhou, and the two have not seen each other for more than ten years. When I went to Jiangnan, I planned to borrow her house for a while.

The itinerary is certain, and the next step is to pack up and get ready for travel. Since the masters are going this time, it is natural to bring a few subordinates to serve on the road. But after all, this is just a way to go out, and it's impossible to bring too many people there. For this reason, everyone has been working hard these days, hoping that the master can bring themselves. If you can go to Jiangnan to open your eyes, you will also have a long face in front of your relatives and friends. But the number of places is very limited after all, and when the masters of each courtyard announced their initial candidates, the selected ones smiled all day long, and walked with the wind. There are more of those who were not selected, who seemed listless and depressed, and some quietly wiped their tears in secret, thinking about why they didn't recruit their masters.

The days passed in this way in everyone's different minds, and finally the day of hitting the road came. The things that should have been brought with them were packed in the car the night before. Early in the morning, Lin Mubai and his entourage of more than a dozen people set off from the capital.

Zhilan, who was going out for the first time, sat in her carriage and was very excited. Ever since she heard about going far away, her spirit has been in a state of euphoria. Lifting the curtain of the car window, the probe looked back and saw that the city gate was getting farther and farther away. Thinking of the herbs she had carefully planted in the house, Zhilan felt a little reluctant in her heart, and she didn't know if Qi'er and Fu Niang had written down her words and picked and kept these precious medicinal herbs.

Zhan Shaofeng rode a horse and followed Zhilan's car, and the one person and the horse were all the same color of black, but they were also very compatible. Looking ahead, Lin Mubai and Guanyun also rode horses and followed Mrs. Lin and Guanfeng's cars respectively. There are also a few of Lin Mubai's most useful guards, who also rode horses to lead the way.

In the past, I took a carriage to Hanfu, but it was only the distance from the east of the city to the west of the city, and the roads in the city were built very smoothly, so Zhilan didn't feel any inconvenience. Now that this is a long way out, the situation is naturally very different. Although it is an official road, it is still much bumpy compared to the road in the city. At first, Zhilan didn't have anything, but after two or three hours, she finally couldn't stand it anymore. As a modern person who has enjoyed high-end transportation such as cars, trains, and airplanes, such an experience is simply a torture, and she only feels that all her internal organs are turned upside down. At this time, Zhilan deeply regretted that she only cared about excitement and excitement a few days ago, why didn't she think of this? I picked up the medicine in the small medicine box, but none of them could be used at this time. I knew that I would have brought some sleeping pills to eat, and as soon as I got in the car, I fell asleep, so I didn't have to suffer from this.

After walking on the road like this for five or six days, Lin Mubai saw that his wife and children couldn't stand the bumps, so he changed his mind and planned to go by water. On this day, they had traveled to the territory of Dezhou in Shandong, and planned to take a boat from this side of the waterway after having eaten. When they reached a street near the pier, they stopped in front of an inn.

At this time, Zhilan was lazily leaning in the car, and finally stopped, she just wanted to enjoy a moment of calm. Shen'er urged her to come out to eat several times under the car, but she refused to move. At this time, I could only hear Zhan Shaofeng say very simply outside: "Let me come." When she heard this, Zhilan didn't react, but as soon as the curtain was lifted before meeting, Zhan Shaofeng bent down and probed into the car. Zhilan stared at him in a daze, not knowing what he was going to do. I saw Zhan Shaofeng stretching out his arm to her expressionlessly, not allowing her to have a chance to dodge, and directly hugged her out of the car.

As soon as she came out and breathed in the fresh air outside, Zhilan suddenly felt a lot better. I saw that this street was full of shops, wine shops, wandering merchants and vendors could be seen everywhere, shouting one after another, and pedestrians on the street were rubbing shoulders one after another, compared to the prosperity of the capital, it was not much worse. After looking around, Zhilan realized that she was still leaning on Zhan Shaofeng's arms, and couldn't help blushing slightly, pushed his chest and broke free, letting Shen'er help herself into the inn.

By this time, everyone had already picked a few tables and sat down. Seeing Zhilan coming, Mrs. Lin hurriedly stretched out her hand and hugged her in her arms and said, "Good girl, Lan'er has been tired all the way!" Come on, sit down next to my mother. ”

Zhilan sat at the table, looking at the grilled chicken, sheep intestines, chief's buns, big willow noodles, donkey meat in Baodian, etc., all of which were famous Texas foods, but she still had no appetite at all. After so many days, my stomach is about to be turned upside down to Java. Except for Lin Mubai and the guards, the rest of the people were lazy and didn't move their chopsticks, just drinking tea one by one.

At this time, everyone suddenly heard a noise upstairs, and they couldn't help but raise their heads to look. I saw a shopkeeper coming out of a room upstairs angrily, scolding and scolding, speaking very fast, and everyone couldn't listen carefully. Then I saw a woman with a burden on her face coming out of the room with tears on her face, followed by a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old.

I heard the woman begging the shopkeeper, "Please, a few more days...... I'll pay back the money as soon as I find my man......"

"Wait...... Wait for a fart! You said this half a month ago, and we don't have to open a store if we continue to be lenient! The shopkeeper obviously didn't eat this set, and waved his waist with one hand and the other outward, and said impatiently: "Let's go!" If you don't leave, you will report to the official! ”

The woman couldn't, so she sobbed and wiped her tears downstairs. When they got downstairs, they realized that everyone was watching them. The woman's face was a little embarrassed, and she hurriedly pulled the girl out of the inn.