Chapter 60: Tracing the Trail
For five or six days in a row, Qin Ziqing went to Du Feiyu on time every day to practice martial arts, and did not return home until dark. During this period, Dong Wan came once and knew that he had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more, just waiting for Su Yingxue's letter.
Mrs. Qin heard that the content of people's daily reports was the same, and there was nothing unusual, so she relaxed her vigilance and no longer let people follow her.
In the blink of an eye, Su Yingxue has been away from home for a month. Qin Ziqing and the others were anxious, and they didn't dare to go to Su Mansion to visit Su's father and Su's mother, for fear that his mother would find out and give him a problem. On this day, Dong Wan came to see Du Feiyu, and as soon as she entered the martial arts field, she collected her sword.
"Isn't there any news from Yingxue yet?"
Dong Wan was very helpless about his rudeness and motioned to Qingyun. Qingyun took out a letter from her sleeve. Qin Ziqing was overjoyed and took it directly.
Su Yingxue simply greeted Dong Wan and said that they went all the way north to Fengcheng and stayed first. Fengcheng is a famous city through the ages, with beautiful scenery and excellent geographical location. She told Dong Wan that she was happy to see such a scenery, but she was still worried about the current situation of her parents at home. She has only been away for a month, and the joy in her heart is still churning, but she is afraid that her parents will have something to do because of this incident. Ask Dong Wan to inquire about her parents' situation and write back to inform her. and said that she would stay in Fengcheng until she got Dong Wan's reply.
Anyway, there's finally news. Qin Ziqing received the letter, only to find that Dong Wan had already gone to talk to Du Feiyu, and her maid Qingyun was glaring at him a few times from time to time, thinking of what Fang Cai had done, it was really rude, and she hurriedly apologized to the two of them.
"Qin Gongzi doesn't have to be like this, now that you know Yingxue's whereabouts, what are your plans?"
"I'll just go out of town later, and I can't wait a day longer. Besides, if my mother finds out something strange when I go back, it will be even more difficult to leave. ”
Dong Wan was noncommittal, took out a stack of silver tickets and said, "There are a total of 10,000 taels of silver tickets here, you can help me bring them to Yingxue." ”
Qin Ziqing was stunned, 10,000 taels? That's not a small amount.
Indeed, 10,000 taels is really not a small amount, and even this son of the Qin family has never taken so much silver at one time. Dong Wan had to explain a few sentences: "Don't worry, this money is Yingxue's, you give it to her, she will understand." In addition, you can remind her that she can't show her wealth too much when she goes out, and if she can meet the right opportunity, it is still good to visit a few shops. If she is afraid that there will be no one to use, she can write to me and tell me that I will help her get someone. ”
Qin Ziqing and Du Feiyu's mouths opened wider. Women in business? She figured it out.
"What? Don't believe me? Dong Wan stared at them slantedly, quite majestic.
The two blushed and hurriedly explained: "No, no, it's just surprise." Miss Dong is so good, and she knows how to do business. ”
Dong Wan didn't bother to take care of them, looked at the time and said, "Put the silver taels away, if you are in a hurry to leave, let's go now." If you leave late, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch the next city. He took out his purse again and handed over a few ingots of silver inside, "If you leave, we have nothing else to help you, so let's send these scattered pieces of silver to you for your travel expenses." ”
Qin Ziqing shirked and refused to accept it, how could he be embarrassed to take a little moon silver from the girl's family. Dong Wan looked down on him very much, "If you don't have money when you go out, if you don't have enough, I'll let Qingyun get it now." ”
Qin Ziqing hurriedly thanked him and accepted it.
Fengcheng is only five or six days away from Yangzhou, Su Yingxue and they were afraid of being noticed, so they deliberately detoured to the west before turning back, and now Qin Ziqing is galloping alone, almost sleepless on the road, and on the morning of the fourth day, they entered Fengcheng. Fengcheng is densely populated, and there are many outsiders who come here to visit, so although the hour is still early, the street is already a lively scene. Qin Ziqing inquired all the way and finally found Su Yingxue's residence.
Qin Ziqing stood outside the door, looking at the wooden door in front of him, his heart beating like a drum. Su Yingxue said that she would not leave until she received the letter, so she should still be here at the moment. He was finally going to see her, and if he did, what would he say, how would he speak? The hand was raised several times, but eventually it still drooped.
Just when he was hesitating, the door creaked open, and Qin Ziqing saw that it was a young man in green. When the young man saw him, his face was full of wariness: "Who are you?" Why are you standing outside my door? ”
Qin Ziqing looked at him suspiciously, although this young man looked young and had not changed his voice, he still had a trace of strangeness. Qin Ziqing remembered the female guard that Dong Wan said, and hurriedly saluted: "Dare to ask Your Excellency, but it is Jiang Guard?" ”
The young man's expression changed, "Yes, who are you?" ”
Qin Ziqing was relieved at this time, and said with a smile: "The contemptible surname is Qin, Xingsan, I am your master's old friend, please let me know, I ask to see your master." ”
The young man looked at him carefully again before saying, "Then you are waiting here now." With that, he closed the courtyard door.
Qin Ziqing heard that the door was plugged in, and he was quite satisfied with the person chosen by Dong Wan, who acted so cautiously, he would definitely be able to protect Su Yingxue.
There was the sound of hurried footsteps in the courtyard, and the door creaked again, revealing a face that was no longer familiar. But I haven't seen her for a month, Su Yingxue's white face has been slightly black, and she has lost a lot of weight, but her eyes are full of energy, and she is no longer covered by dark clouds, and she is wearing the clothes of a moon-white man, and her hair is tied up high, and she has the bearing of a young man. As soon as he saw Qin Ziqing, his face was full of surprise, and his red lips opened lightly: "Brother Ziqing!" ”
Qin Ziqing has been running around overnight for a few days, because he saw Su Yingxue's heart, and he has never freshened up. He was covered in dust, and his face was covered with stubble, and he looked like he was in his twenties. He stepped forward to hug her, looked at his robes and stopped. smiled slightly: "I finally found you, don't you invite me to sit inside?" ”
Su Yingxue laughed, and hurriedly opened the courtyard door, at this time Caiyun had already come out, and seeing that it was really Qin Ziqing, she helped him lead the horse and enter the courtyard.
Su Yingxue and her family rented a simple small courtyard, with only three houses, the courtyard was clean and tidy, and there were several people's freshly washed clothes and other things. Caiyun tied up his horse, hurriedly went to fetch hot water, asked Qin Ziqing to wash his hands and clean his face, Su Yingxue helped him put away the baggage, went to boil tea, and brought out a few snacks and put them in the living room in the middle. After Jiang Yue confirmed that Qin Ziqing was really Su Yingxue's old friend, she entered her house and never came out.
After Qin Ziqing finished washing, Su Yingxue had already poured tea and was waiting for him in the living room.