Yao Shuqi didn't know that his housewife was "ill-intentioned", and said honestly: "Didn't the young master tell his wife? The two guards went back to the capital and won't come again. ”

"Huh?" Chan really didn't know about it.

Yao Shuqi saw that Chen was in a trance all of a sudden, and seemed to have thought of something else, so he had to confirm: "Then the arrangement of this courtyard, do you want the villain to discuss it with the young master again, just say what the wife means?" ”

"Oh, no need, just do as your young master tells you." Chen waved his hand, "Okay, there's nothing to do with you, let's go quickly." ”

As soon as Yao Shuqi left, Chen couldn't wait to say: "Go, call Tao's mother, I have something to tell her." ”

Tao's mother is the internal manager of the Du family, and she is in charge of internal and external affairs with Yao Shuqi.

"Madame, what do you command?" Tao's mother came in and saluted Chen.

Chen beckoned to her, and when Tao's mother approached, he whispered a few words in her ear.

The expression on Tao's mother's face was as weird as it was.

She couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what exactly are you going to do?" ”

"Don't ask, I have my own intentions, you just do what I tell you to do." Chan waved his hand.

Mother Tao, who has always been obedient, did not move, but persuaded Chen seriously: "Madam, you listen to the old slave's persuasion, this is not good." Originally, the young master was so beautiful, and he was chewed on the root of his tongue. If someone else found out that there was a guy with such a good look in his yard, what would you make others think?

When Chen heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "Chew the root of your tongue? Who chews the root of my Jinning's tongue? ”

"No one, no one in the family dares to say such gossip." Mother Tao hurriedly clarified, "The old slave is just an analogy. After all, the young master's appearance is there, and he hasn't married yet, and outsiders don't know what's going on, so it's inevitable that there will be some speculation. ”

Chen also knew that Tao's mother was telling the truth. Du Jinning is like this, it is inevitable to be gossiped.

She waved her hand: "Okay, I know." But don't worry about it, just do what I tell you to do. ”

"Madam...... Mother Tao persuaded her not to move, so she had to find another way, "Why don't you ask the young master?" If the young master agrees, the old slave will send the person away. ”

"You mean, if the young master doesn't agree, I won't be able to call you?" Chen squinted at her, looking very unhappy.

Mother Tao lowered her eyebrows and pleased: "The old slave doesn't dare." ”

"Since you don't dare, I'll do as I say." Seeing that Tao's mother still didn't move, the Chen family had no choice but to say, "The young master also agreed to do this." Anyway, what are the consequences, the young master will never blame you. ”

Tao's mother thought about it, so she had to answer "yes" and bow and leave.

Chen took a breath and scolded with a smile: "This old thing." ”

Of course, she is not dissatisfied with Mother Tao, Mother Tao does this, but she recognizes Mother Tao's loyalty more. It's just that Tao's mother doesn't know and doesn't know her good intentions at all.

Two days later, Du Jinning stood in front of the city gate again.

This time, the officers and soldiers defending the city were no longer like before, only pretending not to see her. The captain came down directly from the guards of the city wall, greeted Du Jinning, and warmly invited her to sit at the guard: "You just need to say who you are waiting for." Anyway, when you enter the city, you have to check the road guide, and when I see you and other people, I will ask the soldiers to go up and inform you. ”

Du Jinning was also reluctant to stand here. People who came and went had to look at her without saying anything, because they couldn't figure out when Qi Muyuan would arrive, she came relatively early. If you stand here for half an hour, it's really not a problem.

She thanked him, explained Qi Muyuan's name and appearance to the soldiers guarding the city, and left a small servant to watch below, and then followed the captain to the guard to rest.

According to the information in Qi Muyuan's letter, today should be the day he takes leave. If he was in a hurry to come, he should have set off in the morning when the gate of the capital had just opened, and rode his horse and galloped. Du Jinning had calculated his footsteps, if he only ate some dry food at noon instead of stopping to sharpen, he should be able to reach Runzhou at the time of Shen.

Du Jinning arrived half an hour early.

Unexpectedly, she had just sat down when she arrived at the guard, and before she took the tea made by the captain, she saw the little maid rushing straight over, and shouted: "Young master, young master, Young Master Qi has arrived." ”

"I'm sorry, I'll go down first." Du Jinning nodded apologetically with the captain, then went down to the city tower and asked the little servant, "Where is it?" ”

As soon as the little servant pointed to the gate of the city, Du Jinning saw Qi Muyuan showing his white and neat teeth, smiling at himself. Although he is dusty and disgraced, in Du Jinning's eyes, he is still so handsome.

Du Jinning's mood suddenly became soaring, and he ran over to stand in front of him: "Why did you come so early?" Hurry up on the way, right? When it comes to the back, it is full of disgust.

"I'm in a hurry to see you." Qi Mu is far away.

Two people, you look at me, you look at you, just standing at the gate of the city, smirking at each other.

"Hey, this little brother, can you enter the city or not?" A man pushing a cart behind Qi Muyuan shouted at the two of them.

Only then did Du Jinning realize that Qi Muyuan was asking the guards guarding the gate to check the road guide just now, and he happened to be standing at the gate of the city. Probably the little maid saw Qi Muyuan from afar, so he ran to the city tower to call her, and he just entered the city when she came down.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Qi Muyuan hurriedly walked inside and made a way.

"Master Du, this is ......" asked the captain who followed Du Jinning down from the city tower.

"This is Lord Qi, my classmate, who is now serving in Dali Temple." Du Jinning didn't want to say more, so he bowed his hand to the captain, said goodbye and left, and got into the carriage she brought with Qi Muyuan, while Aoki rode a horse and watched chess.

"Master Du, it really has a deep background." The soldier sighed with the captain.

The lieutenant thought so.

……

In Du Fuli, Tao's mother taught a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy to serve tea and pour water with a blank face: "Your back should be bent more, so that the tea will not spill." ”

"You're a little guy, just do your part, you don't need to laugh."

Chen stood outside the window, watching the young man in the room become more and more skillful, nodded with satisfaction, and turned to leave there.

Yao Shuqi glanced at the room with a sad face, and caught up with Chen: "Madam, you don't think much about this matter?" ”

Tao's mother didn't have the courage to betray Chen's family, and she sued Du Jinning - Du Jinning has been in Zhuangzi these days, and Tao's mother can't sue if she wants to. But today, in order to entertain Qi Muyuan, Yao Shuqi followed Du Jinning back from Zhuangzi, and she couldn't help but tell Yao Shuqi about it.