old friends return

The weather in Cangzhou is much hotter than that in Shengjing, and Liu Qingyan doesn't have to wear a cloak to run around all day long. Yesterday he and Cheng Muzhi didn't get up after taking a rest, even dinner was useless.At this time, the son started to be hungry after sleeping and full stomach.

It wasn't completely bright outside, and they didn't ask anyone to come in to serve them. They got up and prepared to go out for food.In addition, it is also convenient for me to go to the places affected by the flood. If I let those officials take it, I can only look at it for a few minutes at most, and this trip will be in vain.

Few early shops were open, and the street was not as lively as yesterday, or because the morning fog had not completely dissipated, it seemed a little deserted.

Cheng Muzhi and Liu Qingyan walked straight to the end, only to see a palm-sized place where an old man was bending over and struggling to move the door panel away.

Cheng Mushang went to help, and asked casually as if chatting, "The old man opened the door for business so early?"

The old man stared blankly, thanked Cheng Muzhi, went into the shop, and didn't return Cheng Muzhi's words.Liu Qingyan felt a little strange, but saw Cheng Muzhi standing there, seemingly looking at something, without moving.

"Dian...Mu Zhi," Liu Qingyan realized that the address was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words, "What's wrong?"

Seeing that the two of them hadn't left yet, the old man stopped pounding the noodles, "Aren't you two out-of-towners? Why are you in such a small place as Cangzhou? The flood here just passed, so it's not suitable for sightseeing."

It seemed to be exhorting, but also vaguely revealed some other information.

Cheng Muzhi shook his head at Liu Qingyan, took his hand, turned a corner and walked to another street.

"Ah Yan, it's very strange," Cheng Muzhi said suddenly, "It's really not like a place where the disaster was serious just after the flood, and it's far from going to Shengjing to ask for money for disaster relief."

Liu Qingyan listened to his words and waited for him to finish.

"I just stood by and looked at the old man." Cheng Muzhi had rare doubts in his eyes. "He opened the flour bag and scooped out a lot of flour. There is also enough food in the rice jar next to him."

"The food is abundant, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. What do you want the imperial envoy to do?"

Liu Qingyan pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, do you still remember that when we entered the city with those officials yesterday, the prison order in Cangzhou didn't look so good?"

"They seem to be very surprised." Cheng Muzhi thought for a while, and felt a little strange, "They seem to only want money, and they didn't expect us to come here together."

"The magistrate of Cangzhou, the county magistrate and the prison magistrate don't seem to get along so well." Liu Qingyan suddenly laughed, "Your Highness, Cheng Muze asked you to come here to kill you halfway, but he guessed He didn't expect that things were more troublesome than he thought."

Cheng Muzhi's expression was a bit complicated. When Ah Yan said "to kill him" just now, the expression on his face was really weird.

"Let's go shopping on another street." Liu Qingyan rarely took the initiative to hold Cheng Muzhi's hand, with an indescribable excitement on his face.

If things are really as he thinks, maybe Cheng Muze can be dealt with in advance in another way.

After all, not all plans are meant to be consistent.

On the other street, stalls of various colors began to be set up one after another, selling vegetables, butchers, cloth sellers, but the ones I saw most along the way were busy women and old people with a child on their backs. .

Maybe one or two is not surprising, but there are [-] out of ten families like this, it's hard not to attract attention.

"Ayan," Cheng Muzhi naturally noticed this strange situation, "Why are young and middle-aged people rarely seen along the way?"

Liu Qingyan didn't speak, her thoughts drifted a little far away.

Cheng Muzhi's blessing was deep in his heart, "Ah Yan, let's go to the brothel."

"Okay." Liu Qingyan seemed to have the same intention, and agreed without any hesitation.

Naturally, the brothel will not open early in the morning. It is a natural phenomenon that the door is deserted at this time, but it is one thing to be deserted in the largest brothel in Cangzhou, and another thing to be dilapidated.

Right now, in this three-storey building, the three gilt characters of "Furong Yuan" on the door plaque are gray and bald, and the red silk hanging on both sides seems to have not been washed for a long time. There are three hanging on one side.

Liu Qingyan and Cheng Muzhi looked at each other with great interest.There doesn't seem to be much surprise in this situation.

Just when the two were about to step into the brothel, the Cangzhou supervisor who received them yesterday suddenly ran over from nowhere and stopped in front of the two of them, "His Royal Highness, Lord Yan, the two of you think the breakfast will be fine." Is it useless?"

"Why do you come here in such a good mood so early in the morning?"

While rubbing his hands together, he signaled the boy standing next to him to lead the two of them back, "If there is really something to solve, His Highness and Lord Yan will inform the next official, and a lot of innocent girls will be sent to Come in front of the two of you, why bother to dirty yourself in the pickling place."

Before Cheng Muzhi said anything, Liu Qingyan took a step ahead of him, walked up to the supervisor and said, "That's right, but Mr. Supervisor, you don't know, this sister Yao, you are very energetic."

He said something that made Cheng Muzhi dumbfounded.

After finishing speaking, he said in a serious manner: "If you haven't eaten breakfast yet, then go back to the post house to fill up your stomach first."

The supervisor seemed relieved, smiling and accompanying Liu Qingyan's gossip about fried meat dishes.

Liu Qingyan's face blushed imperceptibly, and it seemed that the prison order didn't know what it meant to accept it as soon as it was good.

Cheng Muzhi, who ate breakfast, choked back his internal injuries from laughing.

The two of them ran to their room after eating hastily. As soon as the door was closed, Liu Qingyan's face burst into red like a small volcano blowout.

Cheng Muzhi, who had finally calmed down, looked at Liu Qingyan, who had become angry from embarrassment, and teased again, "Ayan, when did you learn to speak like this? What's so exciting? Huh?"

Liu Qingyan didn't say a word, sat at the table and poured a cup of tea thinking about when to greet Cheng Muzhi's face.

Cheng Muzhi smiled and took Liu Qingyan into his arms, took a sip of tea with his hand, "What treasure am I looking for?"

Liu Qingyan continued to stare at people with a small face.

Cheng Muzhi stopped joking with him, and said seriously: "We should be planning to go together."

Liu Qingyan nodded, "The prison order is hiding something from us."

"Why don't we go to visit Furong Garden tonight?" Cheng Muzhi's hand moved around Liu Qingyan's waist dishonestly.

"The prison order has been watching us this morning, so there's no guarantee that we won't add more people tonight." Liu Qingyan thought about it and thought it was not feasible.

Cheng Muzhi smiled and kissed Liu Qingyan's side face, "It's okay, isn't there a hidden guard here?"

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Sorry for not being able to update yesterday~

There will be another update a little later today, make up.