Early the next morning, outside the Governor's Mansion, the carriages and horses were ready, and the luggage had been loaded into the carriage. Wei Yu helped Mingyi out of the door, and when she was about to pick up her skirt and get on the carriage, she looked around at the people accompanying her and said strangely, "Where is the young Marquis?" Didn't Xu You say "see you tomorrow" yesterday? Xue Lin, who was sitting high on the horse, flashed his eyes, "I asked him not to go this time. Don't you want to start a business? I heard it outside yesterday. He wanted to help, so I asked him to stay. Please help me a little bit." His tone was low and gentle, and his reasons were very sufficient, but... Mingyi frowned, why did she feel a little strange! "Let's go!" Mingyi got on the carriage and sat down. Xue Lin gave the order, and the carriage and horses started moving and headed outside the city gate. I didn't see Xu You until I left the city gate. It seemed that he was really left behind. How much fun would it be without Xu Xiaohou, a humorous and amusing person like him, on this trip? Mingyi felt a little regretful. Changzhou is not far from Jizhou. It takes three days to travel quickly, but Xue Lin doesn't seem to be in a hurry. He just walks slowly all the way out of the city gate. He is not in a hurry, and Mingyi is certainly not in a hurry. This was not the first time she went out. Mingyi was prepared. After getting on the carriage, she turned out a local chronicle of Jizhou and a travelogue about Anxi. She read it with gusto. Until a topographic map stuck in the book fell down, it was the one she had asked for from Lin Dahu earlier. Mingyi looked at it and her mood suddenly became a little unhappy. She lost interest in reading and opened the curtain to look outside. Going there, I happened to see Xue Lin riding a horse near the carriage. He was still wearing black clothes, with a tight waist, a straight back, and a saber hanging on his back. How keen is Xue Lin? Sensing her gaze, he suddenly turned his head and looked over, and saw her half-lying on the window frame of the car, looking at him with an unspeakable sadness in her expression. That look made Xue Lin a little funny for some reason, and he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What are your orders, madam?"
"Master Rong!" She called him for the first time. Xue Lin raised her eyebrows two points higher, "Master, husband, you pick one. No wife would call her husband by his surname." Okay, what he said makes sense, can't he reveal his secrets as soon as he opens his mouth? Just calling him husband... Mingyi's throat rolled. She really couldn't shout, so she could only compromise, "Okay, Master! When will I be willing to lend me the map of the Fourteen States in my hand?" " "Lend it? With my wife's ability, I lent it to you. Then don't you already have the topography of the fourteen states of Anxi in your heart? No, it's too dangerous." Xue Lin's voice was calm, but he did not shy away from it and told her frankly. , he still doubts her. Mingyi clicked the wrong tooth and said, "Stingy!" As soon as she finished speaking, she dropped the curtain. There were two faint chuckles coming from outside, but he still had the nerve to laugh? Mingyi became even more angry. "Compared with a map, wouldn't it be better if I took you to walk from state to state, and you could see it with your own eyes, memorize it in your heart, or draw it on paper?" After laughing, Xue Lin's voice The words came slowly from outside the curtain, but every word made Mingyi's heart tremble slightly. "What you said is not true, you are just trying to trick me." Even after saying this, Mingyi's tone finally softened. Xue Lin didn't answer, but turned to look at the car window. The curtain just opened due to a gust of wind, and his eyes looked in through the gap. Their eyes met, and Mingyi's heart trembled uncontrollably. But with just one touch, he looked away. While the carriage was moving, Mingyi's eyes still fell on the gap. Occasionally, the curtain was blown open by the strong wind, and she could catch a glimpse of him. It was black, and the hem of his robe was embroidered with dark silk thread with flowing cloud patterns. Mingyi suddenly remembered, This is the robe she prepared for him! The carriages and horses moved forward, stopping for about half an hour to rest, and then continued on the road. It was not until dusk fell that they arrived at a small town and entered the only inn in the town. Unlike the Central Plains, the Northland is home to many tribes, including Han and Hu people, many of whom live in pursuit of water and grass. It is naturally not as prosperous as the Central Plains. Just like the places they passed during the day, most of them were official roads, but they were wilderness after wilderness, and there were very few people in sight. The inn in this town was not even comparable to the Changfeng Inn where she had spent the night before. However, whether it was Mingyi or Wei Yu, she was mentally prepared, and there was no strange look on her face until she entered the hotel she had booked. Going up to the room, Mingyi finally frowned when she saw Songfeng sending Xue Lin's luggage into the room. After enduring it again and again, he still couldn't hold it back. He smiled repeatedly and asked, "The governor will stay here tonight too?" "Ma'am, you're joking. Of course I'll sleep here." Songfeng replied with a smile. He was more adaptable to the role than Mingyi, saying "Master" every time. Mingyi's hand on Wei Yu's arm suddenly tightened. The latter glanced at her quickly and saw that her face was stiff and slightly pale, so he hurriedly helped her steady, "What's wrong, madam? She doesn't look good!" " "It's okay!" Mingyi gritted her back teeth and said it was okay, her eyes were full of annoyance, "Maybe I was tired from the journey, so I just need to take a rest!" She was negligent, why did she forget that they were a loving couple? How can we sleep in separate rooms? What to do now? I don't know if Xue Lin came back after a while. She discussed with him and could she come up with a solution? If that doesn't work, why don't we try to share a room with different beds? Or, like before, she annoyed him and he didn't want to be in the same room with her. But they came out with a mission this time. What if they were exposed and failed because of this?
Mingyi was confused for a moment, even when Wei Yu was helping her wash up, she was still absent-minded. After washing up, the light rain subsided, and she felt like sitting on pins and needles on the couch, thinking about what to say to Xue Lin when he came later. Who knows, Xue Lin never came back, and Mingyi was exhausted after sitting in the carriage for a whole day, but after a while her eyelids started to fight, and she finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep. But before going to sleep, she still thought that when he came back, she must wake up and talk to him clearly first.
It was only late at night that Xue Lin came back. There was almost no sound when he opened the door, and the footsteps were also inaudible. Unexpectedly, there were lights in the room, so his footsteps stalled at the door. After a moment, he continued to walk in and closed the door behind his back. The person on the couch was already sleeping soundly, breathing evenly and long, with a thin mattress covering his body. His fair face was sunk in satin-like black hair, his cheeks were slightly red, and his thick eyelashes seemed like two perches. The butterfly rests quietly with its wings folded. Everything, like a dream, just like the lamp, and the sleeping person in front of him, made Xue Lin feel a strange feeling in his heart, but he couldn't tell what it was, and he couldn't tell. Turning his eyes slightly, Xue Lin paused for a moment when he saw the bowl of water placed in the middle of the bed, then smiled, turned around and walked away from the bed silently, and sat down on the chair by the window. The candle on the table exploded into a flower, which was like a bean and was quickly swallowed up by the night as thick as ink. At dawn, Mingyi suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up from the couch. Why did she fall asleep last night? Fortunately, when she woke up, she was the only one on the bed. Did Xue Lin come back?
She breathed a long sigh of relief, turned her head but was stunned. Her eyes fell on the chair sitting by the window, her eyes closed. She didn't know if she was asleep. Her breathing tightened. It turns out that he came back last night. (End of this chapter)