Chapter 198: Stuck in traffic
The head of the soldier sent them forward, "Forgive me for being rude before I go down, Lord Meng, I would like to remind you that people have been arrested in the city recently, shops have closed early, and there are no pedestrians on the street, so you had better not delay elsewhere and go home as soon as possible." ”
"Thanks for the reminder."
Meng Changqing asked the Imperial Forest Army to walk in front and back of the team with torches, their clothes were eye-catching, and the officers and soldiers on patrol could see it at a glance, and she could save a lot of trouble.
After entering the city, there was no one to see on the street, only cats scurrying in the alleys, and every once in a while you could hear a sound similar to a baby's cry, a pair of glowing eyes, staring at the hair in all directions.
Chu Mufeng looked at him two streets, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Bafang, you have never flinched on the battlefield, why are you afraid of being like this now?" Could it be that you are afraid of the dark? ”
He spoke at this time to ease the tension of the eight directions.
Without waiting for Bafang to speak, Meng Changqing lifted the curtain and replied: "He is afraid of cats, he was scratched when he was a child, and he still has a long scar on his neck." ”
Bafang smiled awkwardly, "I'm actually not afraid of cats, but I'm afraid of its claws." ”
Chu Mufeng said: "I understand." ”
The road the convoy is now taking is lined with residents on both sides, and every house burns a warm wall on winter nights, and the temperature is much higher than elsewhere, so cats naturally gather here.
Chu Mufeng proposed, "Why don't you go another way?" There should be a fork in the front, turn east is Shisheng Street, the main road is wide and there should be no wild cats. ”
"This road is the closest." Meng Changqing got out of the carriage and took the reins from Bafang's hand, "You go inside." ”
"Thank you, young master!" Bafang slipped into it and quickly pressed the curtain in the car.
After walking two more streets, the road widened, the dwellings were reduced, and the fence next to the roadside was mostly covered with all kinds of precious trees.
At this point, it is not far from Meng Changqing's house.
Just turned the corner, but saw a lot of carriages parked on the road ahead, looking at the style of the carriage, you can know that it is a rich and noble family traveling, there are people on the carriage up and down, which is full of small voices.
Meng Changqing craned his neck and looked forward, "Where is this?" ”
When she asked, she already had the answer in her mind.
Sure enough, Chu Mufeng said, "Changchun Garden." ”
Bafang lifted the curtain and came out, "Isn't that where Young Master Wang invited you to go." ”
"Yes, things in the world are always so coincidental that maybe I can meet a few acquaintances."
Meng Changqing and the others stopped in place for a while, and they had to stop.
The carriage ahead blocked the road, neither moving forward nor leaving enough space for the convoy to pass through.
Meng Changqing got out of the car, "I'll go to the front and say hello and let them get out of the way." ”
Chu Mufeng dismounted, "Master Meng, I'll go with you." ”
Meng Changqing nodded, taking care of the eight directions and optimistic about the team.
In the last few carriages, it seems that the owner has not yet gotten into the carriage, only the coachman and his entourage are waiting by the car.
Meng Changqing and Chu Mufeng pushed aside the crowd and walked forward, and saw the official ladies and ladies who were bidding farewell to each other by the car.
Originally, Meng Changqing planned to bypass them and go to Changchun Garden to say hello to the master's house, but when he got closer, he saw a familiar person in the crowd.
Hearing what others called her, Meng Changqing resolutely walked towards the group of women.
"Officer Wei." Meng Changqing spoke, the crowd in front of her in a circle dispersed, and a little girl in the outermost circle retreated the fastest, and because of her excessive movements, she bumped into the lady beside her, and she was so frightened that she quickly apologized.
Meng Changqing glanced at her, but he had something to do and didn't take the girl to heart.
"You are ......" Female Officer Wei came out from the center of the pearlescent circle, looking at Meng Changqing's expression with a slightly puzzled expression, obviously not recognizing Meng Changqing.
"Xiaguan Meng Changqing, I have seen the female official Wei."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the face of the female officer Wei, "It turned out to be Lord Meng!" The prince of the Wang family said that you can't do something if you have something to do, I am very sorry! ”
"I really have something to do, and I happened to come here, and I rushed forward to disturb it, which is really a last resort." Meng Changqing explained that he had dragged a few carts of things and was waiting in the back, and if he wanted to pass here, could he let the carriages on the road give way to some places.
"It turned out that I delayed Lord Meng's business, I'm really sorry." Lady Wei smiled, "But don't worry, the banquet is over, and the distinguished guests are about to go back, so please wait a little longer." ”
"Okay, then the lower official will not delay the female official Wei to send off the guests, and wait in the back."