At this time, Jiang Shu turned a corner at the nearest alley north of West Chang'an Street, passed through several alleys of uneven width and returned to the door of Yefu, and was about to walk up the steps to knock on the door, when he inadvertently turned his head, and suddenly saw a wide and luxurious carriage with carved railings and paintings parked under a large leafy plane tree opposite the side of the gate of the mansion.

In the position of the carriage, there was a coachman wearing a blue and black straight jacket and a ** hat, who was reclining on the wall of the car behind him and closing his eyes.

Jiang Shu vaguely felt that this carriage was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and thought about whether to go over and wake up the coachman and ask who his master was, but when he hesitated, the closed black lacquer door was suddenly pulled open from the inside.

Jiang Shu turned around when he heard this, and saw Zhu Xuanrao wearing a water-red embroidered rose collar and waist-length short jacket, a lake-blue pleated long skirt, and walked out across the threshold with her head drooping, looking a little depressed.

"The county lord? What are you doing here? I didn't expect to see her at the door of my house, Jiang Shu was slightly surprised.

Zhu Xuanrao quickly raised her head and looked at her who was standing at the foot of the steps dressed in men's clothes, and didn't bother to answer, frowning and stepping forward and said, "Third sister-in-law, you can be regarded as back!" ”

"What's wrong? What happened? Jiang Shu looked at her anxious look and asked softly.

"You know, I'm going to die!" Zhu Xuanrao walked down the steps in front of the door with her skirt in her hands, and stopped three or four steps away from her, "I went to Yuanxiangtang to find Fengzhi, he is not here, I went to Qingran Pavilion to find you, you are not here, where have you all gone?" ”

"The family asked the matchmaker to tell the eldest brother about his family, and today the eldest brother went to meet someone, and I had nothing to do at home, so I went with him." Jiang Shu retracted his expression and explained sincerely.

It's just that a pair of clear eyes can't help but squint slightly.

really forgot his righteousness, and Qinglang, who had just found her, immediately ranked himself in second place.

"What! Did he go to see another woman? Zhu Xuanrao didn't notice her dissatisfaction at all, thinking that the eldest brother she was referring to was Ye Fengzhi, and her complexion changed instantly.

"No," Jiang Shu looked at her excited, and hurriedly shook his head, "I'm talking about my eldest brother Cheng Xuan, Brother Fengzhi went to the Ministry of Rites early this morning." ”

"Oh, I see." Zhu Xuanrao's face softened a little, and after a moment of silence, she asked, "Then when will he come back?" ”

"If it's not a big deal, I'll usually get home around the hour." Jiang Shu thought for a while.

She remembered that when she mentioned Ye Chengxuan and Ye Fengzhi's positions in the Ministry of Household and Rites yesterday morning, Ping Qian said so.

"It's so late, when will it have to wait?" Zhu Xuanrao's brows couldn't help frowning again.

"It's better to be like this," Jiang Shu suggested with a light smile, "The county lord will go back to Qingran Pavilion with me first, and I will let Ping Qian prepare some meals and refreshments, and we will wait while eating." ”

"No, I'd better go back first," Zhu Xuanrao waved her hand slowly, "I've waited too long, I'm afraid I'll panic when I see him." ”

"That'...... It's good. Jiang Shu felt that there was some truth in what he said, so he simply stopped holding it back, and pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "The county lord walks slowly." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Xuanrao nodded slightly, paused for a moment, and strode past her towards the luxurious carriage parked under the big plane tree on the opposite side of the wide alley.

Jiang Shu stood in place, watched her walk to the front of the car, pushed the coachman awake and got into the car, only then did he turn around slightly, step on the steps in front of the door and enter the gate of Yefu.