After the truth of the case came to light, Chai Yan also bid farewell to Liu Zongyi and prepared to hit the road to Yaozhou immediately.
Liu Zongyi repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but in his heart he wished that Chai Yan and his wife would leave as soon as possible.
At the yamen gate, Chai Yan and Yuan said goodbye to Liu Zongyi, and Liu Zongyi naturally couldn't help but say more polite words.
Liu Zongyi stood at the door of the Yamen, and he breathed a sigh of relief until the two of them disappeared: "Finally, I have to send this giant Buddha away..."
Chai Yan and Yuan led their horses and walked side by side towards the city gate...
Chai Yan suddenly smiled and said: "Madam, why don't you praise me more? Don't worry, I won't be too proud, hehe..."
Yuan glanced at him sideways and said: "Look at you like this, you should go to heaven if you praise me!"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Where can I find it..."
This time Chai Yan solved the case with his own ability, and he felt extremely satisfied. Even Shangguan Peining gave him a rare compliment.
After walking for a while, Yuan turned around and asked: "Chai Yan..."
"Is it okay to call me Xianggong? It sounds very interesting to call me by name..." Chai Yan interjected.
"Xiang...Xiang..." Yuanyuan screamed in embarrassment, but as soon as she said it, she blushed and turned her head and said: "No, I can't stand it, it's too awkward! I
Let’s call you by your name..."
Chai Yan smiled and didn't embarrass her. He thought it was good to be like this. The days are still long, so he should take his time.
After a moment of silence, Yuanyuan suddenly said, "I'm still thinking about Qin Buhuo and the Xu family..."
"What about Heli?" Chai Yan probably guessed it.
Yuan Yuan nodded slightly and said: "Didn't you just say that Qin Buhuo suddenly became ill when he was strangled? I was thinking at that time whether Qin Buhuo had a premonition of his illness, so he dragged Xu Buzhuo away.
He is protecting Xu and doesn’t want her to have a hard time in the future..."
In the prosperous dynasty, women who became widows early or were divorced by their husbands were of a bad reputation. Their circumstances were recorded in the household registration. It would be difficult to find another husband to marry in the future. The only way was to marry the divorced woman.
The woman is slightly better.
"Probably so!" Chai Yan agreed with Yuan's statement and said slowly: "Looking at Mrs. Xu's look, you can tell that their relationship as husband and wife should be good. There must be a reason for the sudden divorce."
Yuan said angrily: "It's a pity that I have a beast cousin. Thinking about it makes me angry!"
Chai Yan quickly comforted him: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, you won't be able to pay for it if you are so angry..."
Walking and talking all the way, the two men soon led their horses out of the city gate.
The two immediately got on their horses and walked along the road to Yaozhou.
Compared with the state capitals that are close to the capital, Yaozhou Prefecture is considered a remote state capital. After passing Zhengning County, the road conditions on the official roads dropped significantly, which greatly affected their speed on the road.
When it was getting dark, Chai Yan and Yuan had only traveled about half of the way.
Yuan Yuan proposed to travel all night, but Chai Yan felt sorry for Yuan Yuan's unwillingness. Just when they were trying to convince each other, the gods were not kind and suddenly it started to rain continuously.
Chai Yan looked at the dark sky, covered his head with his palms, and said with a smile: "Look, God knows that I feel sorry for my wife, and he is on my side, haha..."
After hearing this, Yuanyuan burst out laughing, then stopped laughing and said, "I remember there was a village on the way here. Let's go there and find a family to stay overnight."
"It's up to you, let's go!"
After saying that, Chai Yan turned his horse's head and ran on the same road as the kite.
When the rain gradually became heavier, the two rode horses to the entrance of the village.
After explaining the purpose of the visit to the people at the entrance of the village, the villagers pointed to the village and said that there was a small inn in the village, which was also open during the New Year.
Chai Yan and Yu Yuan were very happy when they heard this. After all, it was inconvenient to spend the night at a villager's house. It would be best to stay in an inn.
Following the route explained by the villagers, Chai Yan found the small inn in a corner of the village.
Chai Yan's first impression of the small inn was that it was dilapidated, and the house felt like it was about to collapse.
"Let me go, this is a dangerous house! Can people live in this? Don't sleep until midnight and it collapses!" Chai Yan couldn't help complaining.
Yuan said against the rain: "Stop complaining, it would be nice to have a place to spend the night. I think this house is quite strong and won't collapse!"
Chai Yan smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, if the lady says it won't collapse, then it definitely won't collapse!"
With that said, Chai Yan led the horse towards the largest house with lights on.
After knocking on the door, an old man with a wrinkled face opened the door.
"Are you staying in the hotel?" the old man asked.
"Yes, yes, we will stay in the hotel!" Chai Yan immediately nodded in agreement.
The old man looked at Chai Yan and the kite behind him for a moment, pointed to the back of the house and said: "Hitch the horse to the shed behind and come back... Bang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man actually closed the door, completely ignoring the feelings of Chai Yan and Yuan standing outside the door.
"I'll go, this old man is so awesome!" Chai Yan couldn't help but be stunned.
No wonder Chai Yan said this, there is no inn that helps you lead and feed your horses, with a warm and considerate attitude, but this inn... No, it can't be called an inn, it has to be called a guest house...
..But this inn is unusual.
"Let's go!" Yuan Yuan called, leading the horse and walking towards the back of the house.
Chai Yan followed Yu Yuan and said, "No wonder, this inn is still celebrating the Chinese New Year..."
As soon as they approached the shed, they heard the braying of a donkey. When they went in, they saw that a donkey was tied inside.
A discerning person will know at a glance whose donkey this donkey belongs to.
"I see Miss No, there are other guests..."
The kite glanced at the donkey and led the horse to a wooden stake.
Chai Yan also led the horse into the shed, looked at everything around him and said: "Madam, there isn't even a fence here, the horse won't be stolen..."
Yuan stretched out his hand to Chai Yan and said: "Give me the reins..."
Chai Yan handed the reins to Yuan, who took them and tied the reins of the two horses to the same wooden stake, and repeatedly entangled the two horse reins together.
After it was done, Yuan Yuan said: "This is the only way. Even if you want to steal, it will take some time..."
"It makes sense, Madam, you are so thoughtful!" Chai Yan praised.
"I know how to flatter you!" Yuan said and rolled his eyes at Chai Yan.
After tying up the horse and returning to the house, Chai Yan knocked on the door again, and the old man allowed the two of them into the house.
The old man was serious and said in a stiff tone: "Twenty cents, pay first, and then stay!"
"Twenty cents?"
Chai Yan and Yuan Yuan couldn't help but be surprised when they heard the price. It was too cheap, many times cheaper than they imagined.
The old man added: "It's twenty cents for one person, forty cents for two people, and the horses and horses are fed separately... Hey, hey, can we live here? Just pay for it!"