All the way back to the capital, all the members of the mission told the emperor what they had seen and experienced when they traveled back and forth to Beihu.

Although they failed to reach an agreement with Beihu on the opening of the border market for normal trade, the news they heard in Beihu was also a fortune and laid a good foundation for future exchanges.

When the emperor heard them say that the small county order in the border area was generous, and he actually opened a coal mine without permission, he couldn't help but be angry, and immediately ordered Dali Temple to investigate the case, even if it involved the county government and the officials of the six ministries, all the officials involved were taken down.

The current imperial court is short of silver, and it has just asked the Wuwang Palace to be honest, and it must not be allowed to fill the private pockets below.

Coal mines were originally the monopoly of the imperial court, and if they were mined privately, the tax and silver lost by the imperial court were immeasurable.

Hands over the work at the government and store their horses in the stables of the government.

When BMW Chasing Wind saw Gu Shengchao far away, he jumped uneasily, for fear that his master would abandon him. In desperation, it took a long time to gradually calm down.

Gu Shengchao led Dong E and Wan Yanxi back to Liu Ximei's residence, and as soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw that Liu Ximei was already dressed up and waiting.

"The official is back, hot water has been prepared in the house, please bathe and change clothes." Liu Ximei looked at the three of them with a smile, and couldn't help but look at Dong E and Wan Yanxi.

Dong E walked a few steps forward and bowed down, knelt down and kowtowed: "Meet my sister-in-law, I am the righteous sister that Brother Gu met on the road, named Dong E, Brother Gu saw that I was pitiful, so he took me in and kowtowed to my sister-in-law." ”

"Sister, please get up, don't be polite if it's a family, stay with me in the future, sister-in-law is also bored alone, just have a companion." Liu Ximei hurriedly picked her up.

Yu Chiyao said unhappily on the side: "My mother is eccentric, I serve before and after running every day, so I am not a person." ”

Liu Ximei smiled dumbly: "Of course my mother likes Yao'er the most, with you taking care of it, this family is lively and lively like a home." ”

Hearing the conversation between the two, Dong E said unexpectedly: "Big Brother Gu's children are so old? ”

"He's my brother too." Yu Chiyao pouted and said angrily.

Dong E was inexplicable, Gu Shengchao smiled and said, "You can just be her sister, I'll explain to you slowly." ”

"The little woman is a shepherd girl from Beihu, because of the turmoil in the imperial court, my parents were implicated and I was the only one left, and I was taken care of by the eldest brother of Mongolia, saying that she could help me return to the ancestral house left by my father-in-law in Xileng, so I followed, if you disturb, please forgive me."

Wan Yanxi listened to them quiet, and stepped forward to salute, because he had been blind since he was a child, and his head was tilted to one side to carefully distinguish the sound.

Realizing Yan Xi's abnormality, Liu Ximei looked at it seriously, held her hand and said softly: "Call my sister, my sister has enough room here, although my sister lives, tell my sister if you need anything, just treat my sister here as your own home." ”

Liu Ximei's voice was tactful and pleasant, Wan Yanxi naturally liked it when she heard it, and said happily: "Thank you, sister, I don't need special care in life, but I have lived on the grassland for a long time, and some habits are different from yours." ”

"Then work hard Yao'er to boil some hot water and let the two sisters take a bath, we only thought that Shengchao came back alone, but we didn't expect it to be three people, careless." Liu Ximei smiled and ordered Wei Chi Yao.

Yu Chiyao obediently ran to boil water and prepare things for bathing.

Gu Shengchao was a little surprised and said, "No, I only came back today, how did you know in advance?" ”

"Today, Yao'er went to do errands, and on the way I heard that the mission from Beihu had returned to Beijing, so I hurried back and told me that we only knew."

Liu Ximei urged: "The hot water prepared is almost cold, it is the water that Yao'er boiled herself, hurry up and go into the house to wash it." ”

Wei Chiyao had prejudices against Gu Shengchao, and Gu Shengchao also wanted to ease the relationship between the two, and when he heard Liu Ximei say this, he immediately went into the house to take a bath, lest he let Yu Chiyao lose his fun.

When he washed off the dirt on his body and walked out of the room in a brand new robe, he was refreshed.

Liu Ximei and Wei Chiyao were preparing the meal, and Gu Shengchao took the initiative to pour out the water in the bath bucket and wipe the water on the ground.

Yu Chiyao saw it in his eyes, and his eyes towards Gu Shengchao also softened.

Not long after, Dong E and Wan Yanxi also came out of the bath.

Dong E was smart and clever, and took the initiative to do what she could without the guidance of others, and quickly integrated into Liu Ximei and Yu Chiyao's mother and daughter.

During the meal, the arrangement of falling asleep at night was discussed, and Liu Ximei said: "Yao'er is afraid of the dark, and she needs a companion to sleep at night, so she bothers the two sisters to help take care of it." ”

Dong E volunteered: "I'll come, I'll sleep in the same room with my sister." ”

Liu Ximei looked at Wan Yanxi, feeling that this was inappropriate for fear of snubbing her.

Wan Yanxi said with a smile: "Brother Gu understands me, I am used to being alone on the grassland, and sometimes I am not used to being too busy. ”

"That's it, that's it." Dong E interjected: "I was in a tent with Wanyan sister at first, and I woke up at night when I heard movement, guess what I saw?" ”

Dong E deliberately sold a pass and let everyone guess together.

Gu Shengchao was the clearest, smiling without saying a word.

Liu Ximei looked at Wei Chiyao, she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I'm most afraid of the dark, don't ask me." ”

Dong E saw that everyone couldn't answer, so she said proudly: "I saw Wanyan Meizi holding a scimitar with her eyes staring at me, which frightened me at the time, thinking that she was going to kill me." ”

Holding the chopsticks in the palm of her hand, she deliberately rolled her eyes and stared at everyone, and she didn't have to think about it to know that she was imitating Yan Xi's appearance.

"Later, I learned that Wanyan girl's scary appearance is actually perceiving the danger around her with her heart, and people who are better than us can see it clearly." Dong E explained.

Liu Ximei and Wei Chiyao didn't believe it, Wan Yanxi smiled, stretched out her chopsticks and accurately picked up a piece of meat from the plate and put it in her mouth.

The two of them looked at each other, dumbfounded, not expecting a blind man to be able to distinguish the slightest difference between different things by perception alone.

Dong E explained for Wan Yan Xi: "You see, there are still a lot of magical places for Wan Yan girl, as long as you have been in contact for a long time, there are many strange events that will open your eyes." ”

"Okay, eat quickly, your sister-in-law's delicious meal can't stop your mouth." Gu Shengchao blamed her.

Dong E stuck out her tongue mischievously and immersed herself in eating.

After being quiet for a while, Dong E raised her head again and danced and talked about interesting things in Beihu, and Liu Ximei and Wei Chiyao listened to it with relish.

Gu Shengchao only knew at this time that Dong E was crazy by himself, and the more people there were, the more excited she became.

The huge courtyard is usually Liu Ximei and Wei Chiyao, but there are many people today, especially Dong E, who chatters non-stop, sweeping away the coldness of the past.

And they all ate happily, and it was getting dark.

After cleaning up, Gu Shengchao and Liu Ximei lived in the main room, Dong E and Wei Chiyao were in the east ear room, and Wan Yanxi slept alone in the west ear room.

Finally waited for the world of the two, Liu Ximei leaned on Gu Shengchao's arms, and looked at him with all kinds of charm: "You go to Beihu on this trip, but I often think about you, but I am afraid that when I get there, I will not be able to stand the wind and cold." ”

Gently hugging her, Gu Shengchao said softly: "Thank you for your concern, I have been in the rivers and lakes since I was a child, how can I suffer with the mission, there are people to take care of me all the way, and it is good to eat and drink." But if you return to the Valley of the Four Kings alone, I don't know what happens to her? ”

Speaking of Wan Ruo, Liu Ximei got up and took out a delicate wooden box, opened the lid, and put more than ten letters inside.

Pulling out one of them and handing it to Gu Shengchao, Liu Ximei said happily: "This is the letter that Sister Wanruo gave me, look at this, there is great news." ”

"What good news, make the lady so happy."

Gu Shengchao took the letter and sat under the lamp to read, it turned out that Wan Ruo wrote it to Liu Ximei, the letter began to settle Liu Ximei, so that she and the Four Kings Valley in the coffin shop in the capital need to contact some matters, and then wrote that Lu Chuan and Fang Xingdan found her and discussed Ding Ying's marriage, saying that Lu Chuan and his wife had accepted them, just waiting to choose a good day and auspicious day, so that Ding Ying and Gu Shengchao could marry.

"Well, isn't this a great event?" Liu Ximei looked at him with a smile.

Gu Shengchao was also relieved, Ding Ying was irreplaceable in his heart, as long as she sincerely accepted Wan Ruo and Liu Ximei, it was more important than anything else.

"Can I read all these letters?" Gu Shengchao asked.

Liu Ximei nodded: "These are all written to me by Sister Wanruo, you can read it casually, and there is no ulterior conspiracy." ”

Gu Shengchao read the letters one by one, and Wan Ruo's familiar handwriting was as if he was telling him in person.

In all the letters, most of the content is related to the affairs of the Valley of the Four Kings in the capital, and the two of them do not have much to say.

In particular, the fact that Wan Ruo was pregnant was not mentioned in the letter, and everyone was kept in the dark.

After reading all the letters, Gu Shengchao turned around and saw that Liu Ximei was already sitting on the edge of the bed and waiting patiently.

He suddenly felt that something was wrong, guarded Liu Ximei, and concentrated on reading Wan Ruo's letter, which showed his abruptness.

Blowing out the candle, he walked over and held Liu Ximei's hand and said, "It's me who is wrong and snubbed the lady." ”

Liu Ximei smiled coquettishly: "Ah Mei followed the officials, and she has no regrets." ”

Gu Shengchao said emotionally: "Ah Mei." ”

Liu Ximei also responded: "Xiaochao." ”

"Ah Mei."

"Xiao Chao."

The two seemed to have returned to the night when they had not known each other long ago and were about to wander the world, and they couldn't help but hug each other tightly......

After a cloud and rain, the two were passionate, and neither of them refused to sleep, hugging each other and whispering.

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and the sharp sound of swords dancing.

The two were curious, put on their clothes and gently pushed open the wooden window to watch.

In the courtyard, Wan Yanxi held the Phoenix Dance Sword in his left hand and was practicing the Phoenix Dance Sword Technique alone.

On the grassland, Wan Yanxi always wore a fat robe. Later, he followed the mission, dressed casually, and was no different from ordinary people along the way.

Come to Liu Ximei, wash off the dirt all over your body, and put on real women's clothes.

Long sleeves fluttering, skirt flying, with exquisite swordsmanship, one move and one style, showing the unique beauty of women.

Under the moonlight, it is like a fairy falling from the sky, dancing.