Chapter 138 Master of Zhuo Qin Hall

Jiang Xuening returned to her own room, washed up and went to bed.

I thought that after doing such a big thing, she would toss and turn in her thoughts and find it difficult to fall asleep at night. Who would have thought that she had already drunk a lot of alcohol at the banquet? Hua Diao was not very strong, but after drinking too much, her energy was not small. She just leaned her head on the pillow and thought about Zhang Zhe's matter for a while before falling asleep soundly.

I just didn't sleep well.

I had a strange dream all night.

But as soon as I wake up in the morning and open my eyes, I forget everything.

There is still a small seal of the blue jade she left on the table yesterday.

The seal is still white when bought, and you have to carve the words you want yourself.

Faces like this don't take much time to carve, but it's quite challenging to figure out how to carve them.

Jiang Xuening glanced at it but didn't touch it for a moment. She just pushed open the window and looked outside, "The snow has stopped."

No wonder I feel a bit cold in the morning.

She stretched lazily, yawned a few times, and soon saw Xiaobao walking towards her on the corridor outside the window, dressed in thick clothes. She said to her, "Second Miss, I just came here. It said that after the snow stopped in the latter half of yesterday night, the collapsed mountain path cleared most of the night, and the road was already open this morning.". It seems that there may be more sun at noon this day. After discussing with Mr. Dingguo, he said he should take advantage of this time to leave, fearing that there may be some unexpected changes when the snow melts in a few more days. So I'm here to inform you that if you have anything to pack up in advance, you can leave at noon

The road between Tongzhou and the capital city is not far away, so we walked earlier. If we ride horses or bikes, we can walk at noon and get there in the evening.

Jiang Xuening nodded in agreement.

Just as he watched Xiaobao turn around and leave again, he couldn't help but "hey" and stopped him, asking, "By the way, where's Mr. Zhang?"

Xiao Bao thought she asked Zhang Zhe if he was also leaving, so he said, "Mr. Zhang already knew the news. Naturally, he would go with everyone, but the soldiers who were originally with him might have to wait until the snow melts before leaving, after all, there aren't many horses."

Jiang Xuening said silently, "I asked him where he is now."

Xiaobao finally realized and hesitated for a moment, seeming unsure. "I saw it just now, because there is still a group of people who want to stay in Tongzhou. It seems that the Duke of Dingguo has invited Mr. Ding and Mr. Chang to explain some things together. It may be at the government office right now," he said

"Oh..."

That's not there anymore.

I don't know if he saw what he left last night when he woke up this morning.

I think Zhang Zhe is also too busy to get away from now, and Jiang Xuening is not good at bothering her. She can only wait to find a suitable time to talk later.

She takes care of her own things.

The rest of the people in Shangqing Temple were also busy, preparing the carriage and packing their luggage.

I casually ate some food at noon, but it was just the right time to set off.

Officials of all sizes in the city of Tongzhou naturally arrived, queuing at the door to bid farewell. Some congratulated Xie Wei, while others congratulated Duke Dingguo Xiao Yuan on finding his long lost legitimate son.

Xiao Yuan stood in front of the person, smiling somewhat reluctantly.

Xie Wei turned his gaze silently and recorded his gloomy expression in his eyes. When everyone was about to board the carriage, he suddenly said, "Lord Guo, it's better to walk in front of Xie than the carriage of the young master. Although his identity is still to be determined, leaving aside that layer, he is also a person of the Heavenly Cult who needs to be interrogated after returning to Beijing. With so much commotion in Tongzhou, it's inevitable that the Heavenly Cult wouldn't want to kill anyone and silence him.". Although my swordsmanship skills are shallow, I still know some swordsmanship. If anything goes wrong, I can handle it in a timely manner

The carriage was divided into several carriages.

Duke Dingguo Xiao Yuan is at the forefront.

Jiang Xuening was unexpectedly involved in the encirclement and suppression of the Heavenly Cult. If this kind of incident were to spread to the innocent girl's family, it would inevitably damage her reputation. Therefore, in the middle of the capital, she has always been complaining about her illness to the public, saying that she is recuperating at home and staying indoors. At this moment, we need to travel from Tongzhou, so we naturally cannot make a big fuss.

Her car is embellished at the end.

Xiao Dingfei, who has a special identity, is regarded as half a prisoner and also ranks behind.

Xiao Yuan, Duke of Dingguo, did not expect Xie Wei to have such a proposal. His eyelids twitched as he said, "That's not necessary, is it? The Tianjiao Rebellion has been fully executed in this encirclement and suppression. Even if the news spreads, it cannot spread so quickly. The journey is not long, so there shouldn't be any accidents."

"Why not?"

Xie Wei smiled and reminded, "Lord Guo forgot. We have checked the list of prisoners who escaped from the prison, and most of them were indeed executed along with the Tianjiao Rebellion. However, there are also some who fled long ago. Among them is the extremely vicious Meng Yang, who was still present during the encirclement. After the encirclement, the corpses were counted but disappeared. I'm afraid he pretended to be dead and escaped. If this person reveals the information, he may not be safe either."

Meng Yang actually ran away?

Jiang Xuening couldn't help but be surprised.

Looking back, although Meng Yishi did not agree to her request that day, he also helped Zhang Zhe when he had a fight with the people of the Heavenly Sect. So, although this person ran away, she was not filled with righteous indignation for a heinous villain running away.

Xiao Yuan was taken aback by Xie Wei's words, and suddenly had no room to refuse. He woke up and said, "But my husband was confused and almost forgot. I also thought it would be better to live a peaceful life along the way. I wanted to move him to the front, but I was afraid of gossip..."

This means that he is fair and selfless, not opening up the door because the other party is his own son.

Everyone understood as soon as they heard it.

Xiao Yuan bowed to Xie Wei and said, "Since Mr. Xie made it clear, it was because I didn't consider it carefully. Let's let his car drive ahead."

This adjusted the position of everyone's vehicles.

Perhaps we have also been together for a long time, and have gained a lot of familiarity compared to our previous lives. When Jiang Xuening looked at Xie Wei, she always felt that the perfect smile on his face from an outsider was fake and fake.

Even made her feel a bit mocked inside.

She couldn't help but be lost in thought for a moment.

Perhaps the gaze was becoming more apparent, and Xie Wei noticed it. He turned his gaze back at her, and there was a deep silence in his pupils.

Jiang Xuening was immediately startled and quickly smiled.

Xie Wei did not respond to her. After looking at her for a moment, he withdrew his gaze and turned around, bent down, and got into the car.

The car curtain was lowered and separated from the crowd.

Zhang Zhe is at the back.

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He seemed to have something on his mind. When everyone in front of him was talking, he was absent-minded. At this moment, he just got into his own car and didn't look elsewhere.

Jiang Xuening saw it, but in front of so many people, it was naturally difficult to approach and say hello.

Seeing his appearance, I thought to myself——

Did I leave something last night that scared him or made him difficult?

A little nervousness arose in my heart, and there was also a hint of joy.

Xiao Dingfei rubbed his head with the handle of the incense fan in his hand. As he looked at his carriage, a strange light flashed in his eyes, but his smile was flawless. He only said, "It's not easy for me to survive, how could I be easily killed again?"

As soon as the fan was collected, he only said to Jiang Xuening, "I remember what you said when I arrived in the capital!"

Jiang Xuening looked at him.

He gracefully jumped onto the car and said, "Let's go!"

Jiang Xuening thought for a moment before remembering that she had said last night that she would go to the capital to cover him, so she smiled along and didn't look at anyone else. She helped the hand that Xiaobao had picked up next to her and got into the car.

The bundle is just a small one.

Inside were two pieces of clothing, a stack of unused silver bills, her square seal, and a set of knives.

Bored on the road, I happened to use it for engraving.

This is also one of the hobbies that Jiang Xuening learned from Shen Jie when she was idle and bored in her previous life. However, when the car was walking in the city, it was okay and didn't sway much. As soon as it left the city and entered the official road outside, the thin Zhu Wen knife in her hand trembled a bit.

What could have been carved in half an hour, I've been digging all the way.

Finally, I flipped out the ink and dipped it in the lid to see the effect, but it didn't look very good.

"It's really a difficult situation. If you were in the capital, you would find some rare treasures and give them as New Year's decorations. Why bother like this?" Jiang Xuening looked at the mark on the paper, pursed her lips, muttered, and couldn't help but comfort herself. "The gift is light, but the affection is heavy. Forget it."

At this moment, we had already walked halfway, and Duke Dingguo Xiao Yuan suggested that everyone stop for a temporary rest.

A fast horse came up from the official road ahead at this moment.

The crowd first became wary, and then heard the person on the horse waving their hands and shouting at them, "Letters from the capital and the latest palace newspaper, I have been ordered to submit them to Mr. Xie!"

Originally, it was a messenger.

Xie Wei did not personally go down, only Jian Shu took the letter and returned to the car to present it.

In no time, he came out again and walked all the way to the front of Jiang Xuening's car. He bent over and said, "Miss Er, sir, we have received a letter from Beijing. Please come over and talk."

Jiang Xuening was somewhat surprised.

She was also pondering when to give the book seal to Xie Wei, but she didn't expect someone from Xie Wei's side to invite her first. So she said, "Wait a moment."

Hurriedly wiping off the ink stained base, he put it into a small print bag, tucked it into his sleeve, and finally got out of the car.

Jianshu took her to Xie Weiche.

Jiang Xuening saluted towards the car curtain and said, "Students, please meet Mr. Xie. Do you have any instructions?"

Xie Wei's calm voice came from inside, only saying, "Come in."

Jiang Xuening hesitated for a moment, then lifted her skirt and boarded the carriage.

Jianshu didn't dare to help her, only pulled open the car curtain for her.

Jiang Xuening bent over and saw Xie Wei sitting inside, with a small square table in front of him and a thick stack of letters scattered on top. Some had already been opened, while others had not moved.

This carriage belongs to Xie Wei himself, and inside it is covered with soft blankets. There is also a casually placed stove next to several tables. The curtains hanging from both car windows are tightly pressed and not breathable.

Only behind him, a window pane was made and pasted with window paper, revealing a bright light.

Coincidentally enveloping him and illuminating the several cases in front of him.

Jiang Xuening hesitated at first sight.

Xie Wei lowered his eyebrows and eyes as he looked at a letter sent from Beijing. He lightly pointed to his left side and said, "Sit down."

Jiang Xuening thanked him and then sat upright according to the rules.

Xie Wei handed the letter over and said, "Take a look at the letter from Mr. Jiang's side."

Jiang Boyou?

Jiang Xuening took the letter and carefully examined it, only to find that it was not written by Jiang Boyou to herself, but to Xie Wei.

The letter first thanked Xie Wei for his comprehensive planning on this matter, and also said that the arrangements in the mansion were very appropriate, but there was no leakage of information, only hoping that Xie Wei would take more care of him on the way.

The other one, however, said that the matter was too serious to hide from the Meng family.

Meng Shi was his first wife and also the biological mother of Jiang Xuening. She had some animosity about old things and became furious when she found out that Jiang Xuening had been involved in these things. She even almost fell seriously ill. The news of Prince Ziwang Shen Jie's selection of concubines has recently spread, and the Ministry of Rites has been ordered to draft a candidate and has already added the name of Jiang Xuehui, the sister of Jiang Xuening. If something ugly happens at home at this time, which tarnishes the reputation of the girl in the family and also undermines this good thing, Meng Shi is afraid to vent her anger on Miss Ning.

With a thick face, please thank Wei and advise Jiang Xuening a bit.

When you return home, don't argue with your mother. Be humble and take it easy, for fear of causing trouble and causing unrest throughout the family.

Things in the inner house have always been difficult to tell to outsiders.

Jiang Boyou poured out a letter to Xie Wei, which showed that he had a great deal of trust in him as a forgetful friend. Of course, there was also a layer of Xie Wei in the middle, which was due to Mr. Jiang Xuening. He felt that Jiang Xuening had learned a lot after entering the palace to study with him, and it should be Xie Wei's credit.

The letter was quite thoughtful of Jiang Xuening.

However, as she slowly finished reading, she felt that some of the original warmth in her heart had dissipated completely, like a cold snowy wilderness outside.

Xie Wei looked at her expression and said, "Do you want to persuade you a few words?"

Jiang Xuening smiled and said, "How do you advise, sir?"

Xie Wei thought about it and said, "Parental affection is not easy to obtain. If you don't want to give up, there's no need to confront each other. Sometimes, by taking a step back, you can get what you want."

Take a step back, the world is vast.

Jiang Xuening closed her eyes and didn't answer, just putting down these two pages of letterhead.

Xie Wei's Emei piece was placed in the piano box, leaning against the corner.

She didn't want to see it, so she remembered old things.

This scene is somewhat similar to when I first saw Xie Wei.

At that time, there were no carriages as large and comfortably decorated, just a simple and simple one, followed by a few noisy servants; At that time, Xie Wei was not a young master either. He was just a distant relative wearing a white cloth and green wood hairpin, holding a qin. He had a beautiful face, but looked short-lived and sickly; At that time, of course, she was not the current Jiang Xuening. She was only a little girl who had just witnessed Wanniang gasp for breath and went to the capital to meet her biological parents with a fear of not daring to be human. Born in the countryside, she raised all the spikes around her to hide those hasty and embarrassing inferiority complex

Now he is sitting in the carriage with Xie Wei.

It's still the way to the capital.

Sometimes, Jiang Xuening feels like she's living like a joke.

She thought and really laughed.

Looking up at Xie Wei, I saw that the other person was also staring at me. So I raised my eyebrows and said, "Sir, have you finished persuading me?"

Xie Wei noticed that she didn't seem to want to talk to anyone much now, so he withdrew his gaze to avoid making himself appear too offended. He only picked up the letter on the table, followed the original crease, and folded it back into the envelope. With a faint "hmm", he said, "That's all."

Jiang Xuening said, "The student has said goodbye."

Xie Wei did not stop her.

Jiang Xuening stood up with a posture, but only remembered what was in her sleeve when she was about to lift the car curtain and leave. She stopped again and took out the imprint bag, holding it in both hands and placing it on a table. She said, "Last night when I passed by, I had Mr. Wen resting and didn't dare to disturb me. I had nothing but a book seal in time to show my sincerity to the students. Mr. Xie was a bit clumsy, so I couldn't help but laugh and be generous."

Xie Wei was stunned for a moment.

However, Jiang Xuening's emotions were not very high, and after speaking, she nodded again and withdrew from the car.

That print bag is placed on a stack of letters.

There doesn't seem to be anything particularly unique outside.

Xie Wei picked it up and untied it. There was indeed a small square seal that was two and a half inches long and only a few inches wide inside. When he flipped through the bottom, there was still some red ink that had not been wiped very clean in a hurry. It looked very new.

Suddenly, a cold and anxious shout came from outside: "Be careful, there's someone in the forest!"

It's the sound of Jianshu.

Xie Wei lifted his eyes and glanced through the gap in the car curtain, then saw several black figures dressed in strong clothing rushing towards Xiao Dingfei's location. In an instant, the outside of the car was filled with the sound of swords intersecting.

He is too lazy to go and see.

Retrieving his gaze, he only pinched the small print and covered it in his left palm. The ink stuck to the bottom of the print left a faint red mark in his clean palm.

Master of Zhuo Qin Hall.

Xie Wei stared at the words in his palm for a moment, then gave a sharp smile and whispered to himself, "It's a bit ugly..."