Straight man of steel

Chapter 318 Leaving Linqiong
Longmen Mountain in Linqiong, Shu County.

It has been almost three days since Zong Xing arrived in Linqiong with a bag full of lunatic fruits.

He didn't see Zhuo Wenjun for several days after he came, and finally he couldn't wait any longer and went directly to Zhuo's mine in Longmen Mountain.

"This little brother, please tell me that I am sent by the Imperial Order of Chang'an City to meet the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family."

Before arriving at the mine, Luca appeared three or four miles away.

It can be seen that the Zhuo family regards these coal mines more than anything else. Although they are working for Princess Pingyang, the Zhuo family can still do their best.

"You wait here for a moment, I will go in and report."

At this time, the circulation of the news was not strong. When Zong Xing mentioned the Taixue Order, the rest of the people didn't even know who it was. If the word Zhang Yuan was mentioned, maybe the guard would let Zong Xing go in directly.

Because the distance is not very close, it takes an hour to go back and forth.

Zong Xing was not impatient either, but patiently looked at the surrounding landscape, thinking that this is where his Patriarch made his fortune.

In the eyes of these people, being able to get out of slavery is no different from making a fortune, and now being promoted to the Imperial Academy Order is already a figure above the clouds for Zong Xing and the others.

"My lord, my lady invites you in."

The person who just went to pass the pass has now come out, and also realized that Taixueling is a great figure in Chang'an City. Although he didn't know that person was Zhang Yuan, he knew that the three words Taixueling could make Zhuo The eldest girl's face was startled.

"Okay, my little brother, please lead the way."

You can definitely find the mine along this road, but you may not be able to find Zhuo Wenjun. Only then did Zong Xing ask the guard to lead the way.

Sure enough, after walking halfway, a fork in the road appeared, and the man led Zong Xing directly into another fork in the road.

Finally, after walking nearly two miles, they arrived at the place where Zhuo Wenjun lived.

"The eldest daughter is waiting for you inside, and the villain will leave first."

Zong Xing was a little confused and just nodded his head.

Originally, Zong Xing thought about why Zhuo Wenjun didn't live in the big house in Linqiong County, but ran to this deep mountain and old forest instead.

During the period, I suspected that the Zhuo family might pay too much attention to the mine, which made Zhuo Wenjun stare here, but after thinking about it, no matter how important it was, it would not make the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family live in the mountains all the time.

Until he saw the scene in front of him, with clouds and mist, waterfalls hanging on the cliffs, birds and insects singing endlessly, and small animals passing by occasionally, and finally adding the rather simple-looking house by the lake, Zong Xing subconsciously thought that This is the place where the fairy family lives in seclusion.

"Living here is quite in line with the temperament of a big girl."

Zong Xing murmured unconsciously, and then walked straight towards the house by the lake.

This house is in the style of an ordinary farm house, surrounded by a fence outside, and then there are three houses in the yard.

Zhuo Wenjun is rich and the place is not very far from the mine, so there is no need for extra people to protect it, and there are no traces of crop growth around.

Ordinary farmhouses may raise some chickens and so on, and the house may be full of farm tools, but there are none here, and everything is cleaned extremely clean.

"Zong Xing asks to see the eldest daughter."

After entering the courtyard, Zong Xing shouted towards the main house.

Immediately, a voice came from inside.

"Oh, it turns out that Zong Xing is here, come in quickly."

Zong Xing pushed open the door and walked in. Zhuo Wenjun was lying on his side on the bamboo mat with a book in his hand.

A maidservant stood beside her, fanning Zhuo Wenjun with a fan.

"Zong Xing pays homage to the eldest daughter."

"You don't need to be too polite, I may not have seen you for a long time, and now it seems that you have grown into a man who is indomitable."

Zhuo Wenjun put down the book in his hand and straightened up.

"Ayuan, he asked you to come to Shu County not only to find me."

Zong Xing was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what to say, but he remembered clearly what Zhang Yuan explained.

"The Patriarch does have other things for me to do, but now that they've all been done, I'm going to come to Laiqiong."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"The owner of the house has ordered it, so I can't say it."

Originally, Zhuo Wenjun was still interested, thinking about something more important than her, but when Zong Xing said this, Zhuo Wenjun's face turned cold.

"Okay, if you don't say it, don't say it. This person, it's not a good thing to have a high position. If the position is high, there will be more secrets in my heart, and I will be more lonely."

Zong Xing was a little embarrassed, because his face was pretty good, and he changed his face when he said he changed his face.

"Forehead"

"You men are more stupid than the other, what did Zhang Yuan ask you to come to me for?"

"The little guy doesn't know."

"You ran to Laiqiong to find me without knowing?"

"The head of the family just asked me to come and see you. He said he was a little worried after not hearing from you for a long time."

"It's not because I'm worried that I found a man in Shu County."

"Probably not."

"Then what are you worried about?"

"The little guy doesn't know."

"get out!"

"The villain will leave."

???

Zhuo Wenjun didn't expect to become like this, is this person stupid?

"Koizumi called that idiot back to me."

"Here."

Zhuo Wenjun's maid quickly ran out and called Zong Xing back.

Zong Xing thought to himself, didn't you tell me to get out, what are you calling me to come back after I've already been out.

"Big girl."

"I forgot to ask you just now, did Zhang Yuan know any other women in Chang'an?"

Zong Xing scratched his head, and really thought about it carefully.

"The Patriarch has been busy with the affairs of the Imperial Academy. Before I left Du County, the Patriarch probably only talked to one woman for more than half a year."

Zhuo Wenjun suddenly became nervous and asked subconsciously.

"Who?"

Zong Xing said righteously.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang."

Suddenly Zhuo Wenjun felt that this trip was teasing her, why did he only talk to Princess Pingyang, and there were Xiaoqing and a group of people at home.

In fact, Zong Xing really didn't lie to Zhuo Wenjun. Zhang Yuan didn't go home much for almost a year. When he went back occasionally, he explained things to Lao Zhao Xiongda and the others, and brought more than ten people to Du County. Zong Xing and the others usually do the news exchange at home.

"Zhang Yuan has reached his thirties now, and it is a bit strange that he is still unmarried."

Zhuo Wenjun said so, but he didn't know what he thought in his heart.

"The eldest daughter also knows the situation of the head of the family. There are no elders in the family to make decisions, and no news of the marriage is released to the outside world. This has led to no one coming to talk about marriage."

Zhang Yuan has such a personality, if there is really an elder or someone who can make the decision to force Zhang Yuan to go on a blind date, he might have gotten married a long time ago.

But even in this extremely embarrassing situation right now, where people can't get up and down, there are still many women in the big man who basically don't go out before they leave the pavilion, let alone a place like Chang'an where there are nobles everywhere.

Zhuo Wenjun also had fantasies. It was originally agreed that she would return to Chang'an with the first batch of coal mines.

But halfway through, she learned that Zhang Yuan was granted the title of Taixueling and Liu Che reused him, so she changed her mind.

With her current status, it is impossible to be Zhang Yuan's official wife. This has nothing to do with Zhang Yuan's disagreement. Even if Zhang Yuan only married Zhuo Wenjun, outsiders would not regard Zhuo Wenjun as Zhang Yuan's wife. This insults the reputation of the Great Han Duke.

This led to Zhuo Wenjun's idea of ​​staying away from Zhang Yuan. Sometimes reputation is not important and sometimes it can kill people. Zhuo Wenjun doesn't want to be a burden on Zhang Yuan.

Over time, Zhuo Wenjun thought that Zhang Yuan had forgotten her, but unexpectedly Zong Xing came from Chang'an City.

Seeing her was just incidental to it, but it was a wonderful feeling to have someone who cared about her.

"When do you estimate that you will leave Linqiong and return to Chang'an?"

Zong Xing thought about it, and the matter of Madman Guo was more urgent, and his trip had been delayed for more than a month, and if it was delayed, it would probably affect Zhang Yuan's major affairs.

"I have met the eldest daughter today. The little man entrusted by the master of the house has been completed and will return to Chang'an tomorrow."

There was some disappointment in Zhuo Wenjun's eyes, and he couldn't help sighing.

"That's right, then remember to be careful on the road, I won't see you off."

"The villain will retire now, and the eldest daughter must also remember to take care of her body."

Speaking of Zong Xing, he turned around and left for the second time, but he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and felt that he should do something, and turned back when he walked to the door.

"Daughter, according to the rules, we servants should not try to figure out what our master thinks.

But I think the Patriarch should have someone by his side. If the eldest daughter can't forget the Patriarch, please take the initiative.

You also know Patriarch's temperament, no one pushes him forward, he probably won't even leave Lantian Mountain in his life, if this continues, we servants will also worry that Patriarch may have no heirs. "

After saying this, Zong Xing immediately turned around and left the small courtyard, and set off on his way home alone.

Zhuo Wenjun's eyes also glowed again because of Zong Xing's words.

"Xiaoquan, pack up your things, we will leave Linqiong tomorrow."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)