Because of the fact that the flower was sick and returned to the capital, Xiao Mingzhu had nothing to do, so he had to follow the party to Jinzhou.

Xiao Qinglang couldn't resist her, so he had to give some advice, and then took someone to hurry together. It's just that I didn't expect Hua Wuzhi to turn back halfway, and even coaxed Xiao Mingzhu to pack and take it away.

In the evening, Xu Chu simply packed his toolbox, and asked people to prepare a few clothes that he wore in the house, and then went out to get into the carriage.

When she sat down, she found that Xiao Qinglang was dressed exceptionally delicately today, compared to the extravagance and grace of the previous fairy, at this time he was wearing an ordinary and clean silver robe, with an inconspicuous jade pendant tied around his waist at random, and a large coat that was not heavy.

The simple caftan is cut very properly, the style is simple and low-key, and it doesn't look so noble, but it makes Xiao Qinglang a little more bookish. In addition, he is holding a slightly thick file in his hand, if people who don't know his identity, I am afraid that they will think that this is just a scholar from a rich businessman's family.

"Lord Wang." Xu Chu bent down to get into the car, and then gathered the amazing look in his eyes and saluted respectfully.

Xiao Qinglang raised his hand, signaling her to be exempt, and then said: "When I go out, the identity of the prince is inevitably inconvenient, from now on I am the young owner of the Qishan Bookstore in the capital, Zhou Gongzi." ”

Xu Chu nodded knowingly and asked, "Then what is my identity?" ”

"My personal maid Xiao Chu." Perhaps worried that she would be dissatisfied, Xiao Qinglang specially explained, "I don't know what will happen in this investigation, and the identity of the personal maid is easier to hide from people, and she can always stay by my side to avoid danger." ”

In fact, where does Xu Chu care about that, since she was born, she has been sneered and disliked, and she no longer cares about her status. There was only one gaffe, and it was also when the autopsy was conducted at the Furong Inn that day, because of a white handkerchief, my heart rippled, and then I almost lost my heart.

However, since she dared to conduct an autopsy and investigate the case, it was enough to show how strong she was psychologically, but she adjusted it in a moment.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that her father's whereabouts were unknown, it is estimated that she would not have had much communication with Xiao Qinglang. Even if there were, it was just a transaction and sale of silver and goods, and she conducted an autopsy to investigate the case, and he paid a reward.

Thinking about it carefully, even Xu Chu couldn't understand how he could inexplicably have a friendship with Xiao Qinglang, the prince, and Xiao Mingzhu, the county lord. Even, many times they have established an inexplicable tacit understanding with each other.

After all, for as long as she can remember, her only goal and thought has been to support her family by conducting an autopsy. At most, he saved enough money, accompanied his father to move to the town, and then gave his father a pension to the end.

The carriage jolted slightly, and gradually moved away from the noisy and bustling Yunzhou City.

Due to the frequent rain in recent days, and in order to be in a hurry and hide their whereabouts, they mostly chose small roads to walk. So the road was potholed, muddy, and difficult to navigate, until it was getting dark, and I barely managed to reach a country road near a village.

The autumn rain was falling, and before it was completely dark, it was already raining lightly. And in the carriage, even though there is hot water to warm up and the soup woman to keep warm, it is difficult to resist the cold air that seeps through the gap in the curtain when galloping.

Fortunately, the warm fox fur laid in the carriage, as well as the big coat covering his body, did not make Xu Chu suffer too much.

Suddenly, the carriage shook, and the carriage tilted sharply.

Xiao Qinglang was better, but Xu Chu, who was sitting on the left, stumbled forward unsuspectingly. In front of her, there was a charcoal stove and hot tea. Even if you can get away with it, I'm afraid you'll hit a sharp corner of the table.

Xiao Qinglang propped up his body hard, leaned out with a flip, and protected the person in front of his chest. As Xu Chu fell into the warm arms, his back also hit the charcoal stove hard......

As the jingling sound sounded, a strange smell of burnt paste emanated from the carriage. Obviously, the big hat Xiao Qinglang was wearing was burned through the charcoal fire.

There was a sharp pain, which made Xiao Qinglang, who easily changed his expression, frown, and his face turned pale. However, at this time, he didn't care about it, and he was a little glad in his heart, fortunately, the person in his arms was not injured, he really didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if she bumped into the fire......

"Lord Wang!" Xu Chu whispered worriedly, and even wanted to reach into his shirt with his hand, and then groped to check where the scorching stove on his back had hit.

However, Xiao Qinglang only nodded slightly, and when she made a move, he had already gotten up and deliberately avoided her fingers. It's not that men and women are different, it's just that he clearly saw Xu Chu's paused movements after stretching out his hand.

Although he couldn't see through people's hearts, he could also guess that she probably felt inappropriate after reaching out her hand, and she was embarrassed to simply get up.

Seeing Xiao Qinglang's words as usual, Xu Chucai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then blushed a little when he thought of what he had just done. Was he too Meng Lang just now, and he almost took off the prince's clothes...... If that's the case, I'm afraid it's really unclear, after all, the understanding of the skin relatives of this dynasty is very different from the previous life.

The guards guarded the carriage left and right, and Wei Guang also hurriedly dismounted.

"How's the wheel?" Without waiting for the coachman to reply, Xiao Qinglang sat down and asked lightly.

"If you go back to your grandfather, the wheels are stuck in the mud." As he spoke, the carriage suddenly tilted and shook again, and the horses, which had been docile, suddenly neighed.

Xiao Qinglang frowned and hurriedly asked Xu Chu to get out of the car. Sure enough, as soon as the two of them landed, they saw the horse's neck leaning back vigorously, its front hooves rubbing its high upwards, its eyes rolled up, its nose snorting roughly, and its hooves digging wildly.

Fortunately, some of the guards were good at riding horses, and they cut the reins with their knives in their hands and took off the carriage, and then flew on their horses and left.

Now the carriage is mired in the mire, and no one knows what is wrong with the horse, and if it is man-made, whether there is a way to do it.

Xiao Qinglang saw that it was getting late, and in the hazy smoke and rain, Xu Chu hugged the big dazer tightly. He simply opened his mouth and said to Wei Guang: "First find a nearby village to spend the night, and then go tomorrow." ”

Because Xiao Qinglang had no intention of disturbing the peace of the village, and there were many confidential documents in the carriage, he only followed Wei Guang, Wei Yan secretly protected, and the rest of the guards were all set up on the spot to take care of the files and other things on the car.

A few people looked for a house with a slightly larger courtyard near the entrance of the village, and Wei Guang intended to come forward and knock on the door, but was blocked by Xu Chu, she smiled and said: "Brother Wei is very cold, I'm afraid I have to worry about the fellow countrymen, why don't I go." ”

After all, Xu Chu grew up in the village since he was a child, and compared with Xiao Qinglang and Wei Guang, he knew better what the farmers were worried about and what they were afraid of, and it was easier to communicate between words.

She knocked on the door, and a moment later she heard a crisp voice ask, "Who?" ”

"Sister-in-law, we are passing through the capital, because we took the wrong road, we strayed into the village, and now it is dark again, so we want to spend the night."

Hearing what Xu Chu said clearly, the woman was not embarrassed, and stepped forward to open the door. Before she could ask clearly, she saw a snow-white, cute, chubby, and ball-headed girl running out of the courtyard, and when she saw Xu Chu, she tilted her head and said in a milky voice: "Mother, this sister is like a fairy sister in the painting......"

When the woman heard this, she couldn't help but look at Xu Chu's eyes carefully, and then surprise flashed in her eyes, but she didn't notice it for a moment. She didn't ask any more, just eagerly beckoned a few people to enter the door, and shouted into the house: "Daddy, there are two sons and a young lady to stay overnight." ”

The people in the village are simple and simple, and when they saw Xu Chu, who was dressed cleanly and good-looking, they didn't dare to slack off, and when they saw Xiao Qinglang who followed up clearly, they were even more cautious, and they were nervous and nervous.

"We don't have any good things in this poor country, so let's order home-cooked side dishes, don't dislike them." The one who spoke was the father He Laohan in the woman's mouth.

"Uncle, don't be busy, a few of us have been disturbed all night, and we are already a little too worried to go, how can we be embarrassed to be picky about food?" Without waiting for Xiao Qinglang to speak, Xu Chu took the lead in responding.

At this time, Aunt He also came over with hot noodle soup, she smiled and said: "What do you want to go, we countrymen don't pay attention to those, since it is fate, and those kind words are out of the box." ”

The two old men were kind, even the chubby girl was a lovely person, and she whispered a lot of words to Xu Chu. Xu Chu's heart softened a lot when he listened, although most of them were children's fairy tales.

Mountain game, sun-dried mushroom fungus soup, and simple but excellent bud rice flour cakes, even though they didn't look good, they made Xu Chu rush to a cordial one.

Since she left home, she has mostly eaten with Xiao Qinglang, the prince, whether it is the craftsmanship of the kitchen lady in the house or the exquisite delicacies used in the gluttonous building, most of the processes are complicated, and the delicacies of the mountains and seas are impeccable. However, it lacks the fireworks of ordinary people.

Although it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift, Xu Chu is not picky about eating. Whether it's spicy soup noodles or bone broth wontons, you can be satisfied.

And now that she has eaten coarse bread, doesn't it make her appetite great? Even the simple mushroom soup with spicy seeds attracted her to drink an extra bowl.

Xiao Qinglang doesn't have such a good appetite, although he is not picky, he has always paid great attention to his meals. Even in the palace, the imperial chef given by the emperor is in charge, and he only eats seven points full. What's more, the cake in his hand is really a little ...... Dry and unpalatable.

He simply ate a few bites, then put down the dishes and chopsticks, and only watched Xu Chu eat the cake with a satisfied face, remembering that after she solved the case of the violent death of the young lady of the Qian family, he had found her home that night. At that time, she also seemed to have stuffed a piece of hot cake into her own hands?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, and when he looked at Xu Chu again, there was more tenderness and warmth in his eyes.

After Xu Chu and the others had eaten and drunk enough, Aunt He neatly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and even Xu Chu wanted to help but was stopped by her. And the daughter-in-law of the He family, at this time, she also took the sleeping girl in a daze and went to the back room to rest.

"I want my sister to sleep with me." The girl was sleepy-eyed, rubbing her eyes and looking at her mother aggrievedly.

Seeing that her daughter was still in good spirits, the daughter-in-law of the He family hurriedly whispered and patted her on the back to put her to sleep. After the girl fell asleep, she carefully put it down, and then took out an oiled paper package from the kang cabinet, and after opening it layer by layer, she saw that there was a neat stack of drawing paper inside.

She spread it out on the kang table with great cherishment, but saw that on the portrait, what was hurriedly sketched with a few strokes was Xu Chu's face.