There were five people chasing the carriage that came out of Wan Yiqi's new house, and these five people didn't dare to gather behind the carriage. The five of them formed a long line, and the dragon leader was unhurriedly following the carriage ten feet behind. The other four followed behind their predecessors in turn, like the tail of a long goose. In this way, not only will the people in the carriage find that someone is tailing, but also if anyone in this long queue has an accident, the people behind can also make up for it in time.

Jiang Qinzhou followed the mark, caught up with the person at the end of the team, and then dismounted. The man gave a simple salute, and Jiang Qinzhou replied casually. He wondered in his heart why Wan Yiqi's carriage was looking for such a remote and complicated road to walk. Looking at this posture, he didn't look like he was going to a banquet, but like he was going around with himself.

Jiang Qinzhou felt that something was wrong, so he turned over his horse, raised his horsewhip, and rushed forward. Before he had taken two steps on his horse, the long line of people who were following the carriage began to run forward with joy.

"It's broken! Wan Yiqi must have noticed it, like getting rid of us!" Thinking about it, Qin Zhonghui didn't dare to hesitate, he whipped the horse under his seat twice, and then accelerated forward. On the way, Qin Zhonghui saw a person fall on his horse. He only said that this subordinate was too careless, and he didn't think much about it.

When Jiang Qinzhou overtook the leader of the long line, Wan Yiqi's carriage was almost gone. Jiang Qinzhou hurriedly urged the horse to catch up, and when the carriage passed by the house of a person with a lantern hanging outside the door, Jiang Qinzhou clearly saw a piece of hemp rope behind the cart. The hemp rope tossed up and down, and if it was gone, it would fall to the ground.

Jiang Qinzhou didn't dare to follow too closely at this time, so he reined in his horse and followed the carriage unhurriedly. After less than half a mile, when the path was at a crossroads, it suddenly changed.

I saw the carriage suddenly turn its head and turn into a dim alley on the right. Jiang Qinzhou urged his horse to step forward quickly, and as he crossed the alley, he came to the back of the wide street. And I saw that there were two carriages of the same type, each heading east and west. Jiang Qinzhou looked left and right, and instead of chasing after him, he turned back to the alley.

After coming out of the alley, Jiang Qinzhou resolutely chased after the carriage heading north. There is no other reason for this, but because of the hemp rope in the back of the car. At first glance, the hemp rope was just unintentionally dropped. But after Jiang Qinzhou pondered it carefully, he knew that this was a trick.

The wagons heading south had hemp rope behind them, but the wagons heading north were not. But just now, the carriage turned abruptly into the alley, how could the hemp rope that was bumping up and down on the flat road stay in the carriage safely? Therefore, Jiang Qinzhou turned back just now to see if there was any hemp rope that had been turned upside down in the alley. Seriously, as Jiang Qinzhou expected.

The hemp rope fell at the mouth of the alley.

In the carriage, a person lifted the curtain hanging behind the carriage, looked ahead, and said with a smile: "This person is close enough." ”

Wan Yiqi smiled and said, "Then let him chase him, but there is a good show waiting for him." ”

Jiang Qinzhou was in hot pursuit, and the carriage had no intention of stopping. Jiang Qinzhou said in his heart: "The carriage is cumbersome, and there are people in the carriage, so it will not be able to run away." Now the embankment is to be carried out at the large and small intersections of the road. ”

As soon as Jiang Qinzhou thought about it, he saw two carriages rushing out from the left and right intersections in front of him. Immediately, the three carriages began to drive side by side, swinging in a daze. Jiang Qinzhou was unmoved, no matter how many carriages came out of the way, and how many intersections the carriage turned, Jiang Qinzhou still followed the carriage he identified.

After chasing for more than half an hour, the carriage actually arrived at the north gate of Lin'an. I saw that the gate of the forbidden city suddenly opened, and the carriage suddenly flashed out of the city, and the gate was also closed.

"Do you want to go to a banquet outside the city?"

Jiang Qinzhou came to the city gate and shouted: "Open the city gate!"

Although the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate knew this famous Jiang Shumi, they were all extremely cramped after listening to his orders, and no one dared to open the city gate. Seeing this, Jiang Qinzhou concluded that Wan Yiqi was in the car.

Jiang Qinzhou didn't say much to this group of officers and soldiers, as long as they stood still, they were all whipped by him. Seeing that the privy envoy was really angry, the officers and soldiers did not dare to twist any more, and obediently opened the city gate.

When Jiang Qinzhou walked out of the city gate, he saw that the carriage had run dozens of feet away. Fortunately, the surrounding area is open and flat, and there is no possibility of stealing dragons and phoenixes and Tibetans, and this carriage will not be lost. Jiang Qinzhou turned the dust that had been scraped into his mouth into a mouthful of spit on the ground, and galloped away.

At the same time, three carriages came to a steady stop. The first carriage got three people down, but I saw that these three people were Wan Yiqi, Lin Sanchuan and Dong Ping. After Wan Yiqi came to the carriage, he looked at a piece of hemp rope placed behind the carriage and said with a smile: "This Jiang Qinzhou is really smart but was mistaken by cleverness." And he saw a thin iron nail nailed into the twine, and in the night, unless he looked closely, he would never have seen it.

Then, the people in the two carriages behind also walked down. It was Qin Zhonghui who got down from the middle carriage, and the third carriage got off Zhang Jun and Zhang Qiandu father and son.

Dong Ping opened his mouth and said, "What kind of restaurant did Qin Xiang choose?"

Qin Zhonghui smiled and said: "Forgive me, the old man thinks that it is most appropriate to come here today to pick up the wind for the master of the horse." ”

Dong Ping looked up and said with a smile: "Yes, this place is the most suitable." ”

That Zhang Qiandu is a junior, so naturally he has no place to speak here. But he naturally wouldn't stay silent, and while Dong Ping was talking to Qin Zhonghui and the others, he stepped forward to call the door.

"Knock knock!"

After the three muffled sounds, I saw a handsome little maid open the door. As soon as he opened the door and saw Zhang Qiandu, he was so frightened that he took two steps back.

"You... Who are you looking for?" said the little maid timidly.

Zhang Qiandu said lightly: "I'm looking for your lord." ”

The little maid said: "It's not a coincidence that a few people came, my family is not in the house at this time." Please come back first, and come back tomorrow. ”

Zhang Qiandu sneered: "What nonsense, if you dare to snub us today, be careful of your head falling tomorrow!"

Where did the little maid see such a scene, she took two steps back, and Zhang Qiandu saw that it was empty, so she grabbed the door and broke in. The little maid almost fell to the ground, and she said with a crying voice: "Masters, my family is really not in the house. ”

"Then call your lady to come, do you see the old gentleman in the back? That's Qin Zhonghui, Qin Xiang!"

The little maid thought that she had heard of this deafening name, and she looked Qin Zhonghui up and down and said, "Wait, I'll go to Mrs. Tongyu." With that, the little maid ran away quickly.

Zhang Qiandu turned around, changed his fierce appearance, he bent down and flattered: "Qin Xiang, please come in." ”

Zhang Jun frowned after hearing this: "Qiandu, do you understand the rules? For the Venerable, you are not an official in the court, you must not call Qin Xiang, you should call grandpa." ”

Zhang Qiandu was very happy when he heard it, but he didn't have time to call Qin Zhonghui's grandfather. Qin Zhonghui chuckled: "It's just a title, Lord Zhang is too harsh." Qin Xiang, just call Qin Xiang. And there is a difference between respect and humility today, we should be respected by the master of the horse, and it should be the master of the horse first. ”

Dong Ping smiled when he heard this: "Then I'm not welcome." With that, Dong Ping swaggered into the door, followed by Lin Sanchuan. Immediately, Qin Zhonghui and others also walked in in turn. When the big guys were all gone, the three coachmen, who had been blowing the cold wind for half a night, got into the car with a tacit understanding and went warm.

"Huh...... Heh..."

A few heavy gasps swore the master's relief. I saw a figure fall from the bottom of the carriage in front of him to the ground, and Chai Yanqing twisted out the bones of his body that was about to fall apart. However, it was said that Chai Yanqing, who was hiding behind the brick stack, saw Dong Ping and the others leaving the new house of Wanjia, so he hurriedly sneaked under the carriage and was taken all the way here.

"But I'm tired of me, his grandmother's, and the assault rifle was also lost. Chai Yanqing rubbed his arms and thighs and looked up, startled. He saw that on the plaque hanging above the gate of the mansion in front of him, there were two big characters, Jiang Fu.

"How did you get here?"

Chai Yanqing pondered secretly for a moment, but didn't figure out why. Since he didn't figure it out, he didn't think much about it, and went straight to Jiang's mansion, planning to go to Dong Ping to ask him face to face.

Feng Lan heard that the little maid was coming, and even if she was dressed neatly, she went to see these uninvited guests. Dong Ping and the others were standing in the guest hall, and they didn't sit down. As soon as Feng Lan came, he bowed down and said, "Qin Xiang, why don't you find someone to inform you in advance, so that I will be so neglectful to you." ”

Qin Zhonghui smiled and said: "Mrs. Jiang is very polite, this incident happened suddenly, the old man is not careful, I hope Mrs. Jiang will forgive me." ”

Feng Lan took a closer look, and saw that there was Wan Yiqi among the people, the father and son of the Zhang family and two strange men, and immediately felt that the intention of Qin Zhonghui and his party was not simple.

"Where is Prime Minister Qin, if he knows that you can come, Qin Zhou doesn't know how happy he is. ”

Qin Zhonghui waved his hand and smiled: "Jiang Shumi's house is in the house?"

Feng Lan replied: "Qin Zhou is busy with official business in the Privy Council, he should wait until the early dynasty to come back, Qin Xiang came this time, but there is something important to discuss with Qin Zhou?"

Qin Zhonghui turned sideways, pointed at Dong Ping and said, "Mrs. Jiang, look, this is the master of the Shuzhong Palace, who rushed to Lin'an from Shuzhou. The old man thought about it, and came to find Jiang Shumi, and together they would pick up the wind and wash the dust for the horse master. It's really not a coincidence, Jiang Shumi is not in the house. How's this good?"

Feng Lan was shocked when she heard this, she looked at Dong Ping carefully, and saw that this concubine who Jiang Qinzhou attached great importance to was actually in the Jiang Mansion at this time, and she couldn't help but feel like a dream. Feng Lan settled down, and she said quite calmly: "This horse master is really a dragon and a phoenix among people, and the king of Shu has a good vision. Qin Xiang, a few of you will sit here first, and I will send someone to call Qin Zhou back. By the way, let the room prepare a table of banquets, and a Dongzhou chef recently came to the house, and his skills are very good. ”

Qin Zhonghui turned around and said, "What do you think, Master Horse?"

Dong Ping smiled and said: "But it's disrespectful, how dare you brush off Mrs. Jiang's kindness, I see that we are waiting here for Jiang Shumi to come back." ”

Feng Lan was overjoyed when she heard this, "A few adults sit down first, and I'll go down to make arrangements." ”

With that, Feng Lan walked out.

As soon as she left the guest hall, Feng Lan's face was covered with Jiao Rong, and she was anxious now. Fang just lied and said that Jiang Qinzhou was in the Privy Council, but she didn't have a clue where Jiang Qinzhou was at this time.

Feng Lan was thinking about it, when she saw a man with fluttering soles of his feet, and walked towards her in three steps. Feng Lan's eyes lit up when she saw someone, and she hurriedly ran forward and said, "Second master, why are you here?"

Chai Yanqing felt remorse in his heart at this time, he regretted how he was caught under the car, and he didn't feel how he did when he first came down, but just after taking a few steps, the sour strength that came out of his bones was about to kill him.

Chai Yanqing said: "Come and find someone!"

Feng Lan asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Chai Guan Mountain!"

Feng Lan frowned, and she said, "How can there be Chai Guan Mountain here?" Little Ancestor, don't mess around, now you go and help me get my father back!"

Chai Yanqing sneered when he heard this, and he was tired of Jiang Qinzhou's persuasion of Jiang Cishu to remarry, so he said with disdain: "Why should I go to him? You don't call the people in your house, but you come to arouse me!"

Feng Lan really had no choice but to take the firewood, so she had to say bitterly: "You don't know, the master of Shuzhou is here, and Qin Zhonghui and Wan Yiqi are here. All the men in the house were transferred out by Qin Zhou, how can you let me expect a group of weak little girls. If Qin Zhou comes back and knows that Master Ma has come, but he is no longer here, he will definitely be mad! ”

Chai Yanqing didn't say the three words of the horse master in his ears at all, but as soon as he heard the words, he had an idea in his heart, and he said: "If I get him back, then you have to help me with something." ”

"As long as I can help, no matter what you ask. ”

Chai Yanqing smiled: "There is no basis for what you say, you have to make a note." ”

Feng Lan didn't know what the hell Chai Yanqing was doing, she thought about Chai Yanqing's usual nonsense, and suddenly changed her face and said: "Forget it, I'll go find someone else, you call your in-laws to set up a note, it's really chilling." ”

Chai Yanqing was anxious when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "Don't, don't! I'll go find it, you just need to persuade my sister-in-law not to let her remarry." ”

Feng Lan suddenly realized, she smiled and said: "You just want me to do you this favor?" Don't worry, as soon as Ci Yu heard that his father wanted her to remarry today, she refused even if she refused, and she also damaged her father a few words. You can rest assured that Ci Yu will not leave the palace. ”

Chai Yanqing was relieved when he heard this, and he smiled: "If my sister-in-law remarries, then I will not be finished with the Jiang family! Just half an hour ago, I saw Jiang Shumi's coming. ”

Under Feng Lan's joint, he didn't think about whether Chai Yanqing was talking nonsense. She was just overjoyed, and when she landed, she pushed Chai Yanqing to find Jiang Qinzhou.

It didn't take long for a table of wine and food to be served.

After everyone sat down, Feng Lan on the side smiled and said, "Qin Zhou will be back in a short time, a few adults don't have to be formal, please use chopsticks." ”

Dong Ping grabbed a chopstick fish and said: "Mrs. Jiang's cooking skills are really good, just look at this bosom carp, you can see the leopard." ”

Feng Lan said with a smile: "If the master likes to eat, then he often comes to the house as a guest." ”

Dong Ping smiled and said, "Definitely." ”

Qin Zhonghui said with a smile: "Madame Jiang should also sit down." ”

Feng Lan said with a smile: "I won't disturb the discussions of several adults, there is still a pot of soup stewed on the stove, and I have to keep an eye on it myself." Although there are good cooks in the house, they don't know how to make soup, which is also interesting. With that, Feng Lan walked out. And not long after she left, two maids came in. Prick up your ears and pour tea and wine.

Qin Zhonghui said lightly: "The old man will first give a cup to the master of the horse." ”

Dong Ping was about to clink glasses with Qin Zhonghui, but he suddenly put down the wine glass, and he frowned: "The future is unpredictable, this wine really can't be roared." ”

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "With the identity of the horse master, why worry about the future. There's a fat gap recently, and I haven't landed yet, I wonder if the horse master is interested?"

Dong Ping laughed, and he said, "Why does Lord Zhang want to hang my appetite, you just say it." ”

Zhang Jun said: "Recently, the imperial court intends to trade with the countries of southern Xinjiang and open up a trade route in the south. The Holy Authority has agreed to this, and the embassy in Huinan is under construction. The big and small positions in this embassy have been settled, but the general order of this envoy to the south has not been settled, can the master of the horse be interested in taking it?"

Dong Ping was slightly surprised when he heard this. But in an instant, he understood what several people were planning. He frowned and said: "The countries of southern Xinjiang are barbaric, and the subjects of these countries have not been civilized, so it is not known whether they are still drinking Maoru's blood. Can this trade work?"

Qin Zhonghui said with a smile: "Master Ma is too worried, even if the people of the southern Xinjiang countries are ignorant and ignorant, can they still compare to the countries of the Western Regions thousands of years ago? In addition to the main master, Wan Daren is responsible for negotiation and communication with the southerners. Master Ma only needs to sit in the embassy in Huinan, and does not need to handle trivial official affairs. Just borrow your current status in Shuzhou, and this matter is already half done. ”

"Then I, the official, will inevitably do it too easily, let the two adults be busy, I will sit back and enjoy the success, this is unreasonable. Although Dong Ping intended to refuse, his eyes burst with a look of expectation.

Seeing this, Wan Yiqi smiled and said: "I don't know, this embassy in the south is jointly run by the Zhongshu Sect and the Privy Council, and the master of the horse just takes this opportunity to make his own connections in the two major hubs of my Great Song Dynasty, which is something that the Manchu Dynasty can't ask for." Moreover, it is a major policy of the country to do business with Nantong. If the master can do this thing beautifully, not only can he lay his own foundation, but the saint can also value you a little more. In this way, coupled with the connections accumulated by the master of the horse before, I am afraid that I will not be able to soar to the top of the world?

Dong Ping sighed lightly: "If I can make some achievements and be a man in the palace in the future, then I don't need to make this trip." Thanks to the love of several adults, I respect you for this glass of wine. ”

Hearing this, everyone laughed and immediately clinked glasses.