It is said that the boat with white sails is slowly moving along the undulating curve of the bay, and a small boat has come in the direction of the port of Shanzhou, and the boat is sailing very fast, and after a while, it will get close to the big ship, and the man on the boat gestures, and the two boats slowly lean together.

The rope ladder was lowered, and a sweaty official climbed up panting.

At this time, Fan Xian had already changed into his usual clothes, and was putting shoes on his feet, and he didn't have time to say anything for a while, so he nodded and motioned for the official to speak.

The official wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a trembling voice: "Xia Guan is a warden of Shanzhou, and he has come to welcome Lord Qincha against his hometown. ”

Hearing this, Fan Xian was stunned, he hadn't paid attention to the official uniform of the visitor before, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard that the person who came reported himself to the warden. He is not a person who likes to be flattered, but he also knows that when the dignified Inspectorate and Lord Qincha return to their hometown, the parents and officials of Tangzhou will definitely feel that their faces are very bright, and they will definitely try their best to pat themselves on the back...... How come it is that the state did not come, but it was a warden who came?

He subconsciously looked at the ant-like people on the dock in the distance, squinted his eyes and said, "Where is Lord Zhizhou?"

It's just an unintentional sentence, but it fell in the ears of the Lanzhou warden like thunder, he was frightened, and said with a sad face: "The adult got the news that the adult is coming, at this time you should rush to the dock to pick up the adult, don't blame the adult, it's really ...... Adults didn't know they were arriving so early. ”

Fan Xian, the general of this series of adults, was also confused, and after tasting it for a while, he realized that it turned out that Shanzhou City did not expect his ship to arrive so quickly.

He smiled and said, "What is there to blame, it's just a private homecoming, where is there any need to greet such a big battle." ”

But there was already a big battle on the wharf, Fan Xian's eyes were amazing, and he vaguely saw that someone was hurriedly preparing to build a pergola, and there were officials rushing over there, and there were even more people gathered in Shanzhou.

The warden of Lanzhou felt a little relieved, raised his head slightly with courage, and glanced at this big man who had not returned to Lanzhou for two years, he was transferred to Lanzhou after Fan Xian left, so he heard a lot of rumors about the strange young master of the Earl's Palace, and in the officialdom, in the past two years, he has heard a lot about the glorious career that Lord Fan has made in Kyoto and in the world, so he has long been full of curiosity about this figure who has gone out of Shanzhou.

"Sure enough...... It's a heavenly figure. The warden was shocked by Fan Xian's appearance, and immediately lowered his head to report today's situation.

It turned out that Lin Wan'er, the county lord's mother, returned to Shanzhou with the three princes and a group of people, which had already alarmed the whole city, and this Shanzhou city had already become a small place in a remote corner since the decline of the harbor business...... Who has seen such a big formation, this is the prince and the county lord!

People are speculating that since his wife and students have returned, naturally Lord Fan is also coming back, so he has made preparations for a long time, but he didn't expect Fan Xian to deal with things in Jiaozhou, and the officials and people didn't know when Fan Xian would arrive, so they gradually relaxed. It wasn't until today that an all-black cavalry suddenly came from outside the city, passed through the city defense, and came directly to the dock to start arranging, and the people guessed that Lord Xiao Fan would arrive today.

The time was too tight, so only the warden who happened to hear about it rushed over, and the governor of Shanzhou and those officials were afraid that they were still in the house to escape the summer, and they were busy dressing and rushing here.

The warden of Lanzhou was afraid that the state capital would not have time to arrange it, so that Fan Xian, a big man, would be angry, so he hurriedly came to the small boat to ask for guilt.

He cautiously looked at Fan Xian's god.

Fan Xian suddenly asked, "Is the old lady okay?"

The warden smiled flatteringly: "The old man is in good health, and Lord Zhizhou often enters the house to ask for peace." ”

"Hmm, Wan...... Huh?" Fan Xian suddenly frowned.

The warden was shocked, thinking that this master was beginning to express dissatisfaction with today's reception work, and the sweat behind his frightened back was three layers more.

However, Hong Changqing, who was beside Fan Xian, knew that the adult was just suddenly confused, and he didn't know how to call his wife in front of this official, so he smiled and whispered, "Shao nǎinǎi is here?"

Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, although the warden in front of him was a petty official, he didn't have a reason to let the other party call Wan'er as a little nǎinǎi - although this warden must be very willing to recognize Lin Wan'er as nǎinǎi.

"Madame is in the house. The warden said cautiously: "The old man is also in the house...... It's a hot day today, and the lower officials are afraid that the old man will care about the adults and insist on coming to the dock to pick you up, so he hasn't dared to report to the house. ”

Fan Xian nodded with satisfaction, and patted the warden on the shoulder approvingly, he himself meant the same thing, so he didn't let Hei Qi go to inform the mansion at all, and he was going to surprise the old man and some people in this city.

The warden was flattered.

"Let the people on the docks disperse. Fan Xian smiled and said, "Lend me your boat, and I'll go back by myself later." Since the old lady and Wan'er didn't come to the dock, he naturally didn't bother to deal with those officials, the old folks in Lanzhou...... It's not too late to gossip after rì, sitting in a bamboo shed with a serious attitude, this uncomfortable experience, there is enough in Suzhou.

Unexpectedly, hearing this, Hong Changqing and the warden said in unison: "This is unacceptable. ”

Hong Changqing was naturally worried about Fan Xian's safety, Fan Xian calmed down for a while and said with a smile: "Qingwa, you have been by my side for a short time, remember in the future, you are a member of the Supervision Yuan, just accept my decision...... I can't get rid of those tiger guards given by His Majesty, and you still have to pester me so that I can't be idle?"

Although the words were light, the meaning was heavy, Hong Changqing smiled bitterly, and did not dare to say anything more.

The warden said with a bitter face: "My lord, the beach is gentle here, but the back is full of cliffs, and there is nowhere to go...... Only from the pier, if you want to go on a tour of the mountains, you should stay here. ”

Fan Xian stood up, tightened his clothes, looked at the cliffs that slowly swept back next to the boat, looked at the familiar reefs that could not be more familiar, and couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction, and said: "This adult, An Zhi grew up in Lanzhou since he was a child, don't you know the way home?"

............ It is not big, but in the past few decades, there has been a Hubu Shangshu and a Majesty's mother, which is already glorious enough, and now there is another Lord Qincha...... Moreover, Lord Qincha grew up here until he was sixteen years old, so in the past two years, the people of Shanzhou have all felt excited and excited, and they have a little more confidence and pride when they interact with people from neighboring states.

Although the people were scared, they also guessed that this big man was going back to his hometown, so they naturally gathered around, ready to see if the beautiful young master of the Earl's Court, who looked like a girl's house, had changed in the past two years in Kyoto.

An aunt holding a basket with eggs in the basket muttered: "I said I would come back after the year, but it turned out that it was not a real person who came back, this time it should be a real person, right?"

A person next to him smiled and said, "Can it still be a real person?" Didn't you see that the Third Highness and Mrs. Fan have returned?"

Someone else said with great interest: "I don't know if Young Master Fan's appearance has changed? If you want to say that when he went to Kyoto, I don't know how many young ladies in this city of Lanzhou were swollen by crying." ”

The aunt laughed and said, "How can you say that change will change?"

"I don't think so, even this father can say that he can change ......"

Immediately, the unknown man was dragged into the alley by the agitated crowd and flattened.

............ After a little embarrassment and silence, the people of Shanzhou, who were waiting for Fan Xian on the dock, gradually turned the topic of small talk back to Fan Xian himself and the old news of the year.

"Do you remember that every time I came to Juan Zifeng in the past, Young Master Fan always liked to stand on the top of the courtyard of his house and shout for everyone to collect clothes?"

Everyone laughed, and those young people who were close in age to Fan Xian couldn't help but think of a lot of things back then, when Fan Xian was just an illegitimate child of the Earl's Court, and occasionally messed around with these children on the street, but as they got older, their identities were different, but they had already become people from two worlds.

There was only envy and some complicated feelings in the eyes of the young men, and one of them said in a small voice, "I have also heard the story of Lord Chincha. ”

He spoke in a very small voice, and probably no one believed what he said, so most people subconsciously let their ears filter the sentence. Seeing that the crowd was paying no attention to him, the young man said distressedly, "It's true...... I still remember it was a story about digging for treasures. ”

Still no one paid attention to him, and the aunt with the egg said with full interest: "Speaking of which, our Young Master Fan is really very different from others, he was obedient and sensible when he was young, and there are a few strange things...... Let's just say that when he and the maids in the Earl's Court went to the street, when did he let those maids carry things? ”

There was a lot of discussion on the wharf, the content varied, and after a while, the officials led by the governor of Lanzhou also arrived at this time, they were panting and tidying up their official uniforms, looking at the white-sailed ship that was about to dock, they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, thinking that they had rushed to a thousand times, and finally arrived.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that Lord Chincha was not on the ship.

The warden of Lanzhou walked down the ladder, met the eyes of Zhizhou who wanted to eat people, and said with a sad face: "My lord went down halfway, and he should have returned home at this time." ”

Zhizhou was taken aback, glared at him, and was anxious to go to the Earl's Palace, but he didn't dare to leave for a while, because although Lord Qincha got off the boat, there was still an official on the ship who wanted to greet him, and in front of these Fan Xian's henchmen, he didn't dare to take the pie too much.

When the onlookers heard this, they couldn't help but shout in unison, and then sighed for a long time, their tone full of pity.

Hong Changqing wore the official uniform of the Supervision Yuan, and got off the boat with a group of agents of the Supervision Yuan, looking at the crowd on the dock. The crowd was swept away by this cold gaze, and immediately stopped talking. Unexpectedly, Hong Changqing put up a gentle smile and said: "Lord Tisi is distressed that you folks were sunburned on the dock, so he came up with such a last resort, and he will come out to meet with you folks." ”

He turned around and saluted Lord Zhizhou again, and said cordially: "My lord really doesn't want to alarm the place, so I have all my minds, just ask Lord Zhizhou to take you back first." ”

――――――――――――――――――――――― on the cliff not far outside the city, there was a white figure struggling to climb up. The word struggle may not be used appropriately, because the person who is just a small white dot on the stone wall climbs up very easily, with his toes slightly kicked, his fingers slightly bent, and the whole person's body is close to the slippery stone wall, moving forward like a flowing curve, and there is no slight difficulty at all.

This man seemed to be very familiar with this inaccessible stone wall full of bird's nests and moss, and the path he chose was also extremely accurate, even if he landed on his feet, he did not hesitate at all, as if he knew where there was a protrusion under the rock, and where he could settle in the doubtful gap.

Needless to say, this person is naturally Fan Xian who has broken away from the white-sailed ship.

When he was a child, he began to climb the cliff under the guardianship of Wuzhu, until he was sixteen years old, and he spent ten years on this cliff, of course, he was familiar with every grass and tree here like his own palm prints.

Fan Xianping breathed his breath, approaching the long-lost stone cliffs, long-lost seabirds and soil, and climbed upward.

It didn't take much time, he had already stood on the top of the highest cliff, looking down at the waves crashing against the rocks at his feet, and the view of the city of Lanzhou in the distance.

He turned around and was somewhat surprised to see a large cluster of small yellow flowers in full bloom. Except for the flowers that are more blooming, the qiē on the top of this cliff seems to have not changed in the slightest from two years ago.

Fan Xian sighed, sat down, rested his feet on the edge of the treacherous cliff and swayed, and a faint worry and longing appeared in his heart.

Uncle Wuzhu is not here.