A quaint big house, with two strange stone beasts squatting on the left and right at the door. Xiang Ye looked at the two beasts. He seemed to have seen this kind of shape somewhere before, but couldn't remember it for a moment, so he finally had to shake it.

Shaking his head, he followed Chi Xue'e up the stairs to the door of the house.

As soon as the two people climbed the stairs, a group of soldiers wearing Qin army armor ran out from the door. After these soldiers ran out, they surrounded the two people without saying a word, and more than ten spears formed a circle to hold their necks.

Ye and Chi Xue'e were surrounded in the middle.

"Who are you? What are you doing here at the governor's house?" After surrounding the two of them, a Qin army officer walked up to them with his hand on the hilt of the sword on his waist and looked at them from head to toe with wary eyes.

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"This is the general." Chi Xue'e took a step forward, clasped her fists and saluted the officer and said, "The civilian girl is Chi Xue'e of the Yan family. She has come to pay a special visit to Commander Li. Please let me know, General!"

"Chi Xue'e?" The officer circled around Chi Xue'e and looked at her carefully from head to toe. Finally, he turned to her front and looked at her face carefully for a while and asked: "

Are you really Mrs. Yan?"

"She's a civilian girl." Chi Xue'e smiled slightly and gave the officer a salute that was reserved for men.

When the officer saw Chi Xue'e admitting her identity, the officer quickly returned the salute and said: "In the past, Mrs. Yan came here with a lot of cheers and crowds. She has never brought only one entourage like today, and in my heart, Mrs. Yan always likes to wear a Hu uniform.

, I have never worn men's dark clothes, so I couldn't recognize it at first glance. I just apologized for the offence, and I hope you'll forgive me, madam!"

After that, he straightened up and said to the soldiers on the side: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go get a mat for Madam!"

Several soldiers responded quickly and ran toward the door. After a while, they took out a mat, no, it should be said that they brought out a mat.

The mat is not big, only one meter square horizontally. If one person holds it, he can at most hold it under his arm. However, these Qin soldiers scrambled to grab a corner of the mat and took out the mat, which was originally only a few taels.

The heavy mats were carried out.

"Mrs. Yan, please sit down. I will report to the county governor now." After a few Qin soldiers laid out the mats, the officer made an invitation gesture to Chi Xue'e and walked back a few steps.

Turned around and entered the door.

After the officer entered the door, Chi Xue'e sat on the floor. She raised her head and smiled at Xiang Ye who was still standing by. She said softly: "Brother, please feel sorry for me. Mr. Li will let us in later, and I will show my respect to him."

Introduce you."

She said this in a very low voice, but the Qin soldiers on the side heard it clearly. The two soldiers with brighter heads turned around and ran into the gate before the others could realize what was going on, and soon the two soldiers

Another man ran out carrying a straw mat.

When the rest of the Qin army saw the two men running out carrying straw mats, they immediately slapped their heads in annoyance and booed.

When the two Qin soldiers laid out the straw mat, Xiang Ye sat down calmly, turned his face to Chi Xue'e and raised his eyebrows proudly.

"Mrs. Yan, the Governor has invited you!" Before Xiang Ye could finish feeling proud, the officer who ran in earlier turned back and bowed to Chi Xue'e and said.

Chi Xue'e quickly stood up and returned the gift, saying sweetly: "I would like to thank the general for this."

After thanking the officer, she turned around and walked into the door without waiting for Xiang Ye, who was still sitting cross-legged on the mat in a daze.

"Hey~~Sister, wait for me!" Xiang Ye saw Chi Xue'e stepping across the threshold and quickly got up and chased after her.

When the officer came out, he was very surprised when he saw Xiang Ye sitting on the mat. Suddenly he heard him call Sister Chi Xuee, and his eyes widened in shock. He looked at the soldiers around him in astonishment, and reached out to the soldiers who had already run through the door.

Xiang Ye pointed and wanted the soldier to give him an explanation.

Several soldiers also shrugged their shoulders, and only one replied: "Mrs. Yan said that man was her brother, and we don't know what happened."

Before entering the house, Xiang Ye thought that the magistrate's house should have a lot of magnificent scenery. When he actually entered the house, he was surprised to find that there was only a small path paved with bluestones in the house, which reflected the owner's personality.

On both sides of the road, there were large pits where there should have been some stone carving decorations. It was obvious that those stone carvings had been moved away. As for what they had done with them, Xiang Ye was puzzled.

"Haha, I didn't know that Mrs. Yan was here, so I hope I'll forgive you for missing the welcome!" The two of them walked through the bluestone road and came to the outside of a big house. A person walked out of the room. After welcoming him out, he faced Chixue.

E cupped her hands and bowed slightly with a smile on her face.

Xiang Ye carefully looked at the man who came out, and saw that he was wearing dark blue clothes, and the bun on his head had been carefully combed, making him look shiny. When the man clasped his hands, Xiang Ye saw his fingers.

Slender, this kind of fingers are not something that a martial artist has at all. Just from looking at the fingers, he has already determined that the other person is just a scholar who is good at reading letters and is definitely not a martial artist who dances with guns and sticks.

The person who came out not only had slender fingers, but his slightly thin face was also unusually pale, looking like he hadn't had a good rest for a long time. Even so, his slightly small eyes still shone with intelligence.

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"You're welcome, Lord Sheriff." Chi Xue'e had a sweet smile on her face and gave a salute to the person who came out. However, this salute was not like the hand-over salute she had given to the officer at the door just now, but a hand-to-hand salute.

The female etiquette of twisting the skirt of clothes and slightly bending the knees.

"Let's not stand outside talking, Mrs. Yan, please come into the inner hall to talk." It was Li You who came out to greet her. He leaned forward slightly and stretched out one hand to make a gesture of invitation to Chi Xue'e.

The two greeted each other and walked into the hall. After entering the hall, Xiang Ye was even more surprised by the scene in front of him. He had always heard how the officials of the Qin Dynasty exploited the people, but the hall in front of him was empty.

There was nothing growing except for a few low tables and a few straw mats spread on the ground.

After Li You and Chi Xue'e sat down as guests and hosts respectively, Xiang Ye couldn't help but look at him twice. Could this thin and fair man in front of him really be the governor of Sanchuan County who led the soldiers and civilians of Xingyang to resist the siege of Zhang Chu's army for several months? Could it be that

Is he really the son of the prime minister who will declare his loyalty to the Qin Dynasty with his life in the Battle of Yongqiu?

Xiang Ye's abnormal expression was quickly discovered by the shrewd Li You. He turned to look at Chi Xue'e and asked: "Mrs. Yan, who is this little brother you brought?"

"Oh, he is my brother." Chi Xue'e smiled and said to Li You: "My brother's name is Xiang Ye. I passed through Li County with my caravan a few days ago and happened to catch up with General Zhang Han and the bandits.

Originally, I planned to take a detour to avoid the battle, but I didn’t expect that I met a strong man near Suiyang. All my followers were killed, and all the goods were lost. If it hadn’t been for my brother’s heroic rescue, I’m afraid the daughter of the people would never be able to fight with you again.

It’s the day we meet.”

"Oh! Since you are a righteous man, please take a seat!" Li You nodded, looked at Xiang Ye with a little more admiration, stood up and made a gesture to Xiang Ye to sit down.

After Xiang Ye sat down, Li Youcai sat down again. He frowned and asked Chi Xue'e: "Among the goods lost by Mrs. Yan are there any of the Hu people's short clothes that His Majesty will wear when hunting in the spring?"

Chi Xue'e pursed her lips, nodded with tears in her eyes, and said with a slightly choked tone: "The county guard's guess is correct, it was the strongmen who robbed the caravan who robbed the Hu people in short clothes, and the other civilian girls were there. Previously, I had a chance encounter with Wu Yue's famous sword Cang Hong and the divine bow Yi Wang Gong. The bandits happened to cause trouble. I originally planned to give them to the county governor, but they were also kidnapped by the strong men. More than 200 people in the entire caravan were killed by the strong men. hand."

Li You nodded silently after listening to Chi Xue'e's words, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "I have heard of Canghong and King Yi Gongxiaguan, but I just didn't have the opportunity to see them. It's really a bit strange to pass them by this time. It's a pity, but I can't control these two magic weapons, so it wouldn't be a pity to lose them, but that barbarian short coat is what your Majesty needs urgently. If it is lost, it will be difficult for Madam Yan to get rid of it."

Xiang Ye on the side knew very well that the short coat was thrown to the ground by Chi Xue'e after he had worn it dirty. The target of Xin Ling and others was not the dress, but the Canghong and Yi Wang Gong carried by the caravan. The reason why Chi Xue'e said that her short clothes were also taken away was probably because she wanted to get Li You's help. Even if she couldn't get back the two famous weapons, she could at least cause some trouble for the Wu Yue Sword Tomb and get out of her heart. Bad breath.

From Li You's slightly nervous expression, Xiang Ye could tell that Li Si had specially asked Chi Xue'e to buy the short suit in order to cater to Hu Hai's taste. From this point of view, Li Si should have lost power in the court and was in urgent need of these exquisite clothes. Playthings to please Hu Hai.

Seeing that Chi Xue'e didn't speak, Li You narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Who did it?"

"Wu Yue Sword Tomb!" As soon as these words came out of Chi Xue'e's mouth, Li You was immediately surprised.

"Are you talking about the Wuyue Sword Tomb in Zhuji?" Li You widened his eyes and stared at Chi Xue'e and asked, "What do they want with that thing? Although the fabric is rare and top-quality silk, it is of no use to them at all. .”

"Perhaps because it was prepared for His Majesty, they came to snatch it." Chi Xue'e frowned and said with worry: "The governor should also know that the world is in chaos now, and there are many bandits, especially Chu Dixiang. Liang is the most powerful. Wuyue Jianzhong has been in contact with the Xiang family several years ago. Now that Xiang Liang wants to move westward, he must pass through Sanchuan. Lord Sheriff, you can think about it. If you can use your majesty's hand to eradicate your Li family and Xiang Liang, Wouldn’t it be much easier to get in?”
Chapter completed!