Hu Xiaotian also considered this problem. Not only was his luggage troublesome, but also the official seal and documents for him to take office in Qingyun County were all with Liang Dazhuang. If he couldn't find these things, how could he prove his identity?
Qiqi said: "It seems that all your luggage has been lost. How can you still have money to hire a car? However, I still have some money!" She patted her blue printed package, which she always carried with her, even in the face of repeated encounters. Even though he was chased and killed, he never gave up.
Hu Xiaotian does have something he carries with him. It's embarrassing to say that it's the ** picture and ** that Shi Xuedong gave him. It's not because this thing is important, but because this picture is really unbearable. If anyone else Looking at it, wouldn’t it ruin the glorious image he had just created?
Qiqi's so-called expenses were really not much, barely enough to provide them with three meals a day. As for the idea of buying a horse or a carriage, they could only become a luxury.
Murong Feiyan has never been a pampered rich girl. She is used to living in hard times. As for Qiqi, although she is very scheming, this little girl can actually endure the hardship. As for Hu Xiaotian, he is not a pampered person with good clothes and good food. A young man from a wealthy family, he has only been a minister for only half a year, and he is used to living in any life.
It was still three days' journey from Pengyin Mountain to Xiezhou. Originally, Hu Xiaotian was worried that they would be blocked and killed on the way. They were extremely cautious along the way. Fortunately, the road was safe and no one came to seek revenge. It seemed that they had succeeded. After getting rid of the gang of assassins who were chasing Qiqi. After leaving the wilderness and driving cars and people on the official road, there was no need to worry about being attacked by wild beasts. Because there were no official seals and documents in hand, there was no need to go to the inn. With the qualification to live and eat for free, and using the little money Qiqi had, they slept in the open air and traveled through hardships to reach Xiezhou.
Xiezhou is the second largest city in Xichuan, second only to Xizhou in terms of scale. However, Xiezhou is much more famous than Xizhou. Xiezhou has been an important town in the southwest since ancient times. It was the capital of Shu during the Seven Kingdoms era. There is a Panlong in the city. The mountain range runs through the eastern part of Xiezhou from northeast to southwest. This mountain range has also become the boundary between the plains and the mountainous areas of Xiezhou. To the east of the Panlong Mountains, there are large plains with rivers, fertile land and prosperous people's livelihood, while to the west of the Panlong Mountains are mountains and rivers. With its vertical and horizontal terrain and undulating hills, the lives of ordinary people are much more difficult.
Qingyun County, where Hu Xiaotian was going to take office, was under the rule of Xiezhou. It was a small county in the mountains. It was said to be the most barren place in Xiezhou and even Xichuan.
The city wall of Xiezhou cannot be said to be high or broad. Probably due to the long history and neglect of maintenance, the city wall is covered with grass and the wall bricks are mottled and dented by wind and rain, full of the vicissitudes of time.
The soldiers guarding the gate were standing in the afternoon sunshine, looking at the pedestrians passing by with lazy eyes. Because the weather was too hot, they were too lazy to move in the shadow of the city wall.
Because of the natural barrier of the Panlong Mountains, wars rarely spread to Xiezhou City. Speaking of which, there has been no war here for nearly fifty years. It is no wonder that the defenders in front of the gate are lazy.
The three of them, Hu Xiaotian, were all busy in the industry. In the past, they would have been the ones who were under the special care of the security inspection. But now they actually walked into Xiezhou City in a grand manner. The guard guard just glanced at them indifferently and hardly did anything. If you stay any longer, you will have already slipped away. The long-term peace has caused the guards to lose their basic vigilance.
After successfully entering Xiezhou City, it was not difficult to find the Zhou family in Yujin Lane, Fengze Street. Hu Xiaotian asked a passerby to ask. After asking, he found out that the Zhou family in Yujin Lane, Fengze Street was actually very famous.
, the owner of the Zhou family was once a high-ranking member of the current dynasty, and was worshiped as the Right Prime Minister of Dakang, the Crown Prince, and a Hanlin bachelor. He was ordered to work with Ping Zhangshi and Zhou Ruiyuan of Shangzhu Kingdom. Three years ago, he was deposed because the crown prince Long Yelin was deposed.
After being implicated, the current emperor reduced his position to serve the people, and returned to his hometown to take care of himself. Speaking of Zhou Ruiyuan's dismissal from office, Hu Buwei added insult to injury.
Hu Xiaotian secretly sighed that this world is really wonderful. The reason why his father took advantage of the situation was because of himself. He had arranged a baby marriage with the daughter of the Zhou family. Later, Zhou Ruiyuan regretted it because he learned that he was a fool.
My father felt a deep hatred for the family affair.
Hu Xiaotian does not have such deep hatred for the Zhou family. After all, he is completely different now from the past. No one would marry his daughter to a deaf and mute fool.
Following the guidance of passers-by, they found the Zhou Mansion. It was different from Hu Xiaotian's imagination. It was just an ordinary courtyard, with blue bricks and gray tiles, a black door, and not even a stone lion in front of the door. Compared with the surrounding residents, it was very different.
Can't show much difference.
According to Hu Xiaotian's opinion, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Zhou Ruiyuan has been demoted to a civilian position, after all, he was once a first-class official in the dynasty and would never live in such an ordinary house. Unless this guy has experienced setbacks.
After that, he decided to live in seclusion in the city and temporarily curb his ambitions and political ambitions to become an ordinary citizen.
The three of them stood in front of this ordinary door. After hesitating for a while, Hu Xiaotian knocked on the door. There was not even a servant outside the door. A first-class official like this can be considered shabby. Qiqi
This little girl didn't know what connection she had with the Zhou family, so why did she go to all the trouble to join their family? Thinking of the old eunuch Ande Quan, Hu Xiaotian became more and more certain that Qiqi had a close connection with the royal family. Although he was curious, he didn't
The plan to get to the bottom of things, and the various pursuits he encountered because of Qiqi along the way have proven that there must be an earth-shattering conspiracy around this little girl. Hu Xiaotian does not want to take the initiative to cause trouble. Politics is not something ordinary people can play, too
Tired, Hu Xiaotian lacked interest in politics in his past and present lives.
After waiting in front of the door for a long time, I saw someone coming to open the door. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged mute. Seeing that Hu Xiaotian and the other three did not recognize each other, he stretched out his hand to draw pictures for a long time. Although Hu Xiaotian was once a doctor of medicine, he did not understand mute language.
, the same was true for Murong Feiyan and Qi Qi. The three of them were all dumbfounded. Murong Feiyan said to Qi Qi in surprise: "Did we find the wrong place?"
Qiqi bit her lip, it seemed that she was also a little overwhelmed by the situation in front of her.
Just when a few people were confused, they suddenly heard a gentle voice in the courtyard: "Ah Fu, are there guests at home?"
The mute nodded while turning around. Several people looked in from the door and saw a beautiful middle-aged woman in commoner clothes and jade hairpin slowly walking over. She was in her forties, with a kind face and a beautiful appearance.
She is dignified, but she has a lot of white hair on her temples. Although she is dressed in ordinary clothes, judging from her demeanor, she is definitely not an ordinary woman.
The mute stepped aside, and the beautiful middle-aged woman came to the door, looked at the three of them, and said with a smile: "I wonder if you three have any advice?" She had never seen any of the three of them, so she said this.
ask.
Hu Xiaotian cleared his throat and bowed respectfully: "Madam..."
When the beautiful middle-aged woman heard him call her that, she immediately corrected herself and said, "Young Master, although I am not young, I have never married."
Hu Xiaotian was suddenly embarrassed. He felt that the person in front of him was an older, unmarried young woman. He had made a mistake and offended her unintentionally by calling her madam. He quickly apologized and said: "Miss... I was careless for a moment, and I was presumptuous! I was presumptuous!"
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The beautiful middle-aged woman couldn't help but laugh when she saw his embarrassed look. When she smiled, her face looked extremely vivid, her eyes were gleaming, and it was easy to guess that she must have been extremely beautiful when she was young. Although she is now
Although she is getting older, she still has some charm. She said softly: "You don't need to call me miss. With my age, I should be able to call you your elder. You can call me aunt, but I don't know how old you are."
Why did you come to our house?"
Hu Xiaotian and Murong Feiyan set their sights on Qiqi at the same time. They originally thought that by sending Qiqi here, everything would be solved smoothly, but they did not expect that Qiqi would not be recognized at all when they came here.
Judging from Qiqi's expression, she probably didn't recognize the two people in front of her. She blinked and said, "May I ask if this is Grand Master Zhou's home?"
The middle-aged beautiful woman shook her head and said: "There is no Grand Master Zhou here! You should please go back." At this point, the expression on her face became a little cold.****************
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