The night passed, the morning came quietly, the sky had just revealed the color of the fish's belly, Qingrong had already woken up, washed and dressed, and was ready to go.

She left the inn and flipped over on her big red horse. At this time, the sun had risen, but the morning wind was still cool, blowing people's noses red. She squinted and looked at the grassland in the distance, this is Yunzhou, which is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the scenery of Yongcheng is very different, a large area of grassland comes into view, vast and boundless, out of this city, you will pass by the foot of Naqi Mountain... That's a different story.

Looking at this strange and open scenery, she felt happy, but she couldn't help but feel a little more uneasy and worried, until Xue Chang and Ah Zhen turned to her and looked at these familiar faces, her heart was a little more steady.

Not long after the group drove out, a bearded man chased after him and shouted, "Lady stay!" ”

Qingrong looked back, she had never seen this person, the person who came was dressed in a bearded suit, curly hair and brown eyes, with deep and beautiful contours, handsome and abnormal, looking young, but the whole person was full of shrewdness.

Xue Chang first recognized the team leader yesterday, and he stepped forward to greet him.

Qingrong wore a veil, only a pair of eyes were exposed, An Qilang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled back to his senses, he stepped forward and greeted with a smile: "A certain surname An, is the leader of the caravan yesterday, thank you for your help yesterday, yesterday was in a hurry, did not prepare a thank you gift for the lady, this morning a certain rushed to come, and I hope that the lady will smile." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a heavy black box, Qingrong bent his eyes, and said with a smile: "With a little effort, An Langjun doesn't have to take it to heart, I understand your kindness, but I really don't have to spend so much." ”

An Qilang smiled and said: "I see that the lady talks and behaves well, like an official lady, naturally she is well-informed, but she can't look down on such vulgar things?" ”

Qingrong shook his head and said: "An Langjun is really too polite, they are all people who are running around, but when he sees people in trouble, he reaches out to help and wants to have a good fate, An Langjun doesn't have to take it to heart." ”

Seeing this, An Qilang had no choice but to ask people to take things back, and Qingrong said: "If there is fate, maybe we will meet again in Xizhou." ”

His eyes lit up, and he took Qingrong's words and said: "I heard that the lady is also going to Xizhou on this trip, and it happens to be all the way with us, and there is still a month to go, so it is better to go together, and take care of each other." ”

Yesterday, he heard that Qingrong lived in the post station, so he had a plan in his heart, this post station is not for everyone to live in, it is full of official families with status, and the identity is not ordinary. He followed the elders of the family to Yongcheng and the Western Regions to do business for many years, he was familiar with it, and he would also know people, and today he saw that Qingrong's demeanor and bearing were not like ordinary people, so he moved the mind of making friends, for these businessmen, if they can get acquainted with nobles, they will have more ways to make a fortune, who doesn't want to?

Xue Chang looked at him, and felt that something was not quite right for a while, and he couldn't help but say in his heart, who is taking care of whom? Don't mess with them!

Who knew that Qingrong also agreed, and An Qilang used the excuse of stopping by the road to follow Qingrong all the time, and kept talking with Qingrong about the customs of Xizhou. Qingrong knew what this Hu Shang was planning, but he thought that he was also a newcomer to a strange place, and he was not familiar with life, so he also wanted to make more preparations, so he was willing to go with him.

"The lady is the first to go to Xizhou, that must be not very familiar with Xizhou, my family has been in Xizhou for business, if the lady wants to know anything, ask me."

Qingrong smiled gently, "Then I will be disrespectful, I first came here, and I saw that An Langjun spoke Chinese quite fluently, I must have seen a lot of knowledge, I don't know if An Langjun looks, this Xizhou, where is it better to Qiuzi?" ”

An Qilang thought for a while and said, "Where is the best?" It's hard to say, the Western Regions are vast and have their own characteristics. ”

"Which... Where is the largest number of Han Chinese? ”

"The wind of Qiuzi Hu is the strongest, there are fewer Han people, Xizhou business travel, the most people of the three religions and nine streams, mixed fish and dragons, the climate in this Tingzhou is not good, but it is the place where the Han people are the most, I don't know where the lady prefers, but these places are also close, and the most back and forth is only a few days' foot, if the lady is free, you can go and see."

Qingrong smiled and nodded, "I see, thank you An Langjun." ”

The two chatted along this topic, Qingrong was very interested, and after asking this and that, he also asked about this customs and customs.

Xue Chang saw this scene in his eyes later, this An Qilang person can speak very well, and he is handsome, and he deliberately gets close to the lady from time to time, and the lady is this kind and smiling Yan Yan... He suddenly remembered that when he went to help yesterday, he heard what the people in the convoy said when they joked, and the alarm bell rang in his heart for a while!

After traveling more than 400 miles west from Yuncheng, he arrived in the northwest area, and he had traveled for nearly half a month.

"Lady, look!" Ah Zhen sat in front of the carriage and hurriedly called out to Qingrong who was riding a horse, and there was surprise in his voice that could not be hidden.

Qingrong followed the side and back pointed by Ah Zhen, and was stunned for a moment, and it was difficult to describe the scene in front of him for a while: the mountains stretched for hundreds of miles, layer upon layer, under such a clean blue sky, reflecting the light of the sun, magnificent and unspeakable! She remembered that Lin Quzi had also passed by this place when she mentioned traveling to the Western Regions, she lost her mind for a while, looked into the distance, and looked at it for a long time before she said: "It turns out that this is such a view!" ”

An Qilang also came over at this time, and when he saw Qingrong looking distracted, he smiled and said: "How is this scenery, the lady has been in Yongcheng for many years, I don't know if I have ever seen such a scene?" ”

Qingrong shook her head, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "No, if I hadn't come here, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the opportunity to see such a magnificent scene in my life." ”

She remembered for a moment the reason why she had to come, and she couldn't help but feel that things in this world were really wrong, and it was hard to say. She looked back again, wondering what Li Yuanmin, who was passing through here, would have felt when he saw this scene a year ago, and whether Xue Shao, who led the troops on the expedition, could have missed such a scene because of his hurried steps...

Seeing that Qingrong fell into contemplation again, An Qilang asked on the side: "I want to ask, the lady goes to Xizhou alone, and she is often sad on the way, but what difficulties do you encounter?" ”

Qingrong lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly.

Seeing this, An Qilang said: "If the lady feels embarrassed, if it is inconvenient to say, forget it." ”

"An Langjun misunderstood, I just don't know where to start." Don't hide that An Langjun said, I really have an important matter when I go back to Xizhou this time. There used to be a girl in the humble husband's family, who was the son of the deceased, and had a good relationship with her husband's family, but because she was dissatisfied with the marriage contract, she secretly took the token of engagement and secretly hid with the caravan to Xizhou. For the sake of our reputation, we didn't make a name for themselves. Speaking of which, she is really confused, even if we have to help her withdraw the marriage contract, we have to get this person and the token back, An Langjun, do you say? ”

Anshiro was taken aback for a moment, "That... The lady went here to get her back. ”

"Yes and no. The clumsy husband also came to Xizhou for business this time, I didn't run around, so I followed, I thought about taking this opportunity to secretly find her back, she was still young, and she didn't know anything for a while before she acted impulsively, and my clumsy husband never wanted this matter to get out, ruining her reputation, making it difficult for the two families to do. Qingrong looked worried, and sighed lightly: "Today is also Langjun asked, I suddenly remembered her again, and I know that An Langjun is credible, I just said a few more words, and I hope that An Langjun will not make a public announcement of this matter, what rumors have come out, I am here, thank An Langjun first." ”

An Qilang's expression was solemn, he nodded, and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, lady!" Since the lady can trust so-and-so, then so-and-so will naturally not talk too much and cause trouble for the lady and Lang Jun. I'm familiar with this area of the Western Regions, if the lady wants to find someone, maybe I can help, I have a brother in my family, who is doing the business of selling female slaves, he has the most extensive connections, and he knows a lot of people, maybe he can help the lady? ”

Qingrong was slightly stunned, yes, why didn't she expect that the surname An was a big surname in the Western Regions! originally thought he was just an ordinary merchant, but now it seems that his identity is not ordinary. "Then I thanked An Langjun for his kindness first, and I may really ask An Langjun for help in the future. I didn't know that An Langjun was actually a family of merchants for generations, no wonder An Langjun was young but had a wide range of knowledge. ”

An Qilang laughed when he heard this, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The lady is polite, I dare not be ashamed!" ”

Qingrong asked again: "Then I don't know what kind of business An Langjun has?" ”

"I also opened a shop in the West Market, which specializes in jewelry and spices."

Qingrong naturally heard of Anjia spice shops and jewelry shops, which were full of goods from the Western Regions, and there were many nobles with status among the guests who came and went, she nodded, "Coincidentally, I have been to this Anjia shop in the West Market many times with my sister in the past, and it turned out to be under An Langjun." So how long is An Langjun going back to Xizhou before returning to Yongcheng? ”

Asked about this, this handsome and cheerful bearded man suddenly blushed, and he lowered his head embarrassedly, "At this time, it is already August and September, and it is probably winter in Xizhou, so it will be spring next year... The marriage was done in Xizhou. ”

Qingrong was stunned when he heard this, then laughed, and sincerely congratulated: "Then I have to congratulate An Langjun first!" It's a coincidence, my sister-in-law is also getting married this year, and she has just been newly married, since An Langjun is in the jewelry and spice business, I don't know if there are any good goods to recommend, I want to pick some, so that I can send them home to my sister-in-law. ”

An Qilang laughed: "This is easy to say, after arriving in Xizhou, a certain must personally pick and send it to the lady to see, not long, after the spring next year, a certain will lead the team back to Yongcheng, and then a certain can make a special trip for the lady to personally send things to your house." The lady doesn't know, but my family's business is not only in jewelry and spices, but also in the cloth, silk, brocade, gold and silver utensils, there are many types, if the lady is interested, you can pick one. ”

With this word, the two quickly became acquainted, An Qilang didn't know where he got a few sets of dresses from the Western Regions and gave them to Qingrong, don't say Qingrong, it is Yun Niang, Song Yue and a few people who follow the lady closely, and they are all one set of hands, coaxing Ah Zhen is eyebrows and smiles, and he also said a lot of words praising An Langjun openly and secretly.

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Xue Chang was very disdainful of this little trick to buy people's hearts, and his prejudice against An Qilang was deeper, and he ignored An Qilang most of the time. An Qilang naturally sensed his hostility, but he didn't pay attention to it at all, after all, Qingrong and his An family might have to help with each other in Xizhou from time to time, as long as he took care of Qingrong's attitude.

Xue Chang looked at Ah Zhen, who was overjoyed in front of him, and inadvertently beat the horse past, and said, "A few sets of dresses and jewelry bought people." ”

Ah Zhen sharpened her teeth and sharp mouth, and when she refuted it, "Hmph! What a terrible thing you say. Just like the Langjun of your family came out of a mold, Ah Zhen couldn't help but slander, "That's the person An Langjun has a heart and is generous, what do you know about this rude person?" ”

Xue Chang was choked when he heard this, he turned his head, snorted, and muttered to himself in his heart, he didn't know as much as this girl!