Dungan Kingdom has a vast territory in the north-south direction, and there are twelve states in the south of the Yangtze River.After the Waking of Insects, the earth warmed up, and the misty rain was empty.

It took the group of people half a month to drive overland, before reaching Linzhou in the middle and upper reaches of the Chengjiang River before dusk.

Xu Heng, the governor of Linzhou, had been waiting at the gate of the city to welcome people. When he saw the carriage from a distance, his heart didn't sink, and he was startled by the voices of the crowd behind him.

Xiao Beichen is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, no one in the world would want to see the demeanor of the future monarch.Coupled with rumors that the talented and beautiful General Zhenxi was going with him, the entire Linzhou City was empty for thousands of people.

"We're here." Xiao Beichen calmly opened some car curtains and looked outside.The people behind were silent, so he raised his lips slightly to block Xia Guang from the outside.

At this time, Ji Muqing's face was flushed, and he looked at people with aggrieved eyes while picking his palms.Seeing this, Xiao Beichen's breathing was slightly stagnant, and he apologized, "I went too far."

Earlier, the two were chatting in the carriage, and when they disagreed, they began to compare before they could speak a few words.But in the narrow compartment, if you really want to fight, you can't use it.

Ji Muqing originally thought it would be better to use his hand strength, but Xiao Beichen hugged him on his lap and scratched him without saying a word, but after scratching him, Xiao Beichen had bad thoughts.

"Turn around." Ji Muqing bowed slightly, even the corners of his eyes were shy.

Xiao Beichen pursed his lips, sat down beside him slowly, and said warmly and sincerely, "Let me come."

After a while, there was a low gasp in the carriage, and the guards driving horses on both sides consciously moved to the side.

"How many times has this happened?" Duan Yan walked up to Mo Yu uncomfortably, with some resentment in his words.He was clumsy in some things, but he didn't improve after listening too much these days.

Seeing that his ears were red again, Mo Yu smiled lightly and said, "Masters are young and energetic, it's rare to be happy."

"I've never seen a master so delicate." Duan Yan forced himself to continue this topic.

"Then His Highness used to be pure and pure in our eyes, how could he ever be so uncontrollable." Mo Yu turned his head and looked at him indifferently.

Duan Yan's eyes were slightly closed, and he didn't notice that his voice was a little louder: "It's too much for you to criticize behind your back..." Before he could finish speaking, he was surrounded by people swarming up.

Mo Yu turned his head and saw that the carriage was safe, so he beckoned the rest of the people to leave.Then leaned over and approached him and said, "But you talk about General Ji first."

Duan Yan sensed a threat from this tone, so he stopped speaking.

Soon, the whole team of Ma Haohao drove into Linzhou city.

Mo Yu got off his horse, walked up to the middle-aged man in official uniform in the center, and saluted, "Lord Xu, the lowly position is the commander of the guards around His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness and General Ji arrived in Linzhou for the first time, and the boats and cars are exhausting, so it is not suitable Show your face in front of the people, and ask your lord to dismiss the onlookers first, and then lead the way to the palace."

Xu Heng hurriedly nodded and bowed, holding his slightly fat belly and said: "It's the officials who were negligent. I hope His Highness and the general can forgive me." Then he waved his hands and told his subordinates to go to work.

Mo Yu nodded, and when he raised his eyes, he accidentally found a person standing not far behind Xu Heng, staring eagerly at Xiao Beichen's carriage.Mo Yu didn't pay much attention to people, and secretly wrote it down.

They didn't set off again until the onlookers were almost dismissed.

The wheels drove slowly on the bluestone slabs, but the people in the carriage did not show their faces or make any noise from the beginning to the end. It was not until the carriage stopped in front of a house that they finally showed their true faces.

Xiao Beichen showed his face first, and opened the curtain to protect the people inside.His face was gentle and calm, with a smile on his brows and eyes, and there seemed to be a hint of interest at the corners of his mouth.

Ji Muqing covered his face with his ink fan, and when they looked at each other, he still had the upper hand and blushed.In front of everyone, Ji Muqing couldn't bear to have a fit, so holding back his anger, he shook off him and got out of the carriage.

Governor Xu Heng had never met the two of them before, but when he saw the person who came out but entered the house first, his eyes became sharper, so he could distinguish their identities.

He bowed solemnly to Ji Muqing: "It must be General Ji, who has admired his name for a long time."

Ji Muqing stopped, took off the fan briefly, and said in return: "Master Xu, you are welcome."

Xu Heng quietly raised his eyes.Ji Muqing was indeed as personable as the rumors said, not like a general wielding knives and guns, but his eyes were slightly red at the moment, as if he was being bullied.

Xu Heng was frightened by this sudden thought, and hurriedly shook his head and waved it away.When Xiao Beichen approached, he turned around and saluted again: "His Royal Highness's visit to Linzhou is really a blessing to Linzhou."

"Master Xu is too serious. This hall is only here to relax, but I have troubled Master Xu." Xiao Beichen lowered his eyes slightly, but he still kept paying attention to the person who ran away from the corner of his eye.

"This is the duty of the lower officials." Xu Heng replied tremblingly, then paused, and asked cautiously: "The lower officials have prepared maidservants to come and serve, it's already late today, why don't your Highness and the general take a bath and rest first. "

Such an arrangement is common sense, Xiao Beichen looked calm, turned his head and looked at the people behind him.

Mo Yu understood, stepped forward and said: "The servants will be exempted, Your Highness will be served by humble people in the palace."

Xu Heng was also a sensible person, and replied: "Then I will take him away immediately, and I will come to visit His Highness and the general tomorrow."

Xiao Beichen nodded, and said humbly: "Master Xu has a heart. Mo Yu, send him off for me."

It seems that there was no entrustment today, Xu Heng was a little worried, and walked three steps before turning around.Mo Yu saw his nervousness, and said in relief: "Your Majesty Xu, don't be cautious. Your Highness is only here to inspect the dam project, so you won't embarrass him."

Xu Heng's heart sank when he heard this, and he said in a low voice, "Thank you Commander Mo for your guidance."

After sending the man away, Mo Yu returned, and seeing Xiao Beichen still standing in the courtyard, he stepped forward and asked solemnly, "Master, do you want to arrange a vigil today?"

Xiao Beichen seemed to be admiring the scenery of the house. After looking around for a long time, he said, "It's better to be on guard when you're new to Linzhou." Then he waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to follow, and walked towards Ji Muqing's direction.

The temporary house has the elegance of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with a deep courtyard, exquisite and full of sentiment.Xiao Beichen walked around the busy and uncluttered corridor a few times before he found the person.

As soon as he opened the bathroom door and heard the sound of water, he hurried in and said anxiously, "Don't use cold water."

"No." Ji Muqing was already soaking in the water, "My body is precious."

Xiao Beichen was slightly relieved to hear this.Through the tulle screen, he has already seen the hot steam, hazy the beautiful silhouette.After thinking for a while, he walked behind the screen without haste.

"Are you still angry?" He asked in a deep voice.

Ji Muqing was slightly startled, she didn't expect him to come directly in front of her, but she quickly came back to her senses and turned her back, accusing: "There were so many people outside before."

"My fault." Xiao Beichen bowed his head quickly, "I never thought you would be so sensitive."

Ji Muqing didn't answer anymore.Then he glanced sideways at Xiao Beichen, saw the other's slender hand slowly testing the water temperature, recalled something, and moved his eyes away as if they were burning.

He stammered: "Don't tell me you want to wash together."

Xiao Beichen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it possible?" He didn't intend to, but since Ji Muqing mentioned it...

"Impossible." Ji Muqing quickly extinguished this thought, then leaned on the edge of the tub, occupied the entire tub with her body, and hummed, "There is no place for you."

Seeing him like this, Xiao Beichen couldn't help laughing for a long time, and finally laughed so that Ji Muqing became more and more annoyed, and he splashed water severely.

"Don't make trouble." Xiao Beichen took off his wet robe with a smile, stood in place and said, "Splash it a few more times, and I'm really going to get into this bucket."

The four eyes met for a moment, and Ji Muqing was discouraged.

He leaned against the wall of the barrel, and thought about another question: "Who is the newly appointed governor of Linzhou?"

"The former governor of Lu aroused public anger, so the appointment of a new official first considered convincing the public, and promoted Xu Heng from among the officials originally in Linzhou." Xiao Beichen replied softly.

"Judging from the excerpts he played, he is a brave man, but when I saw him for the first time, I felt a bit conservative, unlike someone who would cut first and then play." Ji Muqing let go of his damp black hair, straightened it, Half tied up again.

Xiao Beichen stared blankly at his every move.

"Xu Heng didn't have outstanding political achievements in the past, and he was indeed conservative as an official. This time, the masters behind him should have persuaded him to widen the Jiang Dao." Xiao Beichen silently withdrew his gaze.

"What's the rush? If it's really a treasure left in the sea, it won't be too late." After speaking, Ji Muqing suddenly stood up and got out of the bathtub.

Xiao Beichen didn't go to see him, but asked instead: "I'm afraid Xu Heng will introduce him tomorrow, are you going?"

Ji Muqing said seriously: "Why don't you go, I still want to compete with others."

"I don't know that you are also good at water conservancy. Qingqing, what else do I not know?" Xiao Beichen turned his head, just in time to see Ji Muqing wrapped in a towel and facing people.

Water drops flowed from his temples, passed through the collarbone, and went all the way down.

"Find out for yourself." He smiled.

The starry night insects outside the house, and the mist and water color inside the house are all quiet and beautiful.

Xiao Beichen pursed his lips, and said hoarsely, "Go to the room and wait for me."

Then he was about to take off his clothes, when the corners of Ji Muqing's mouth suddenly drooped, and he said uncompromisingly, "Everyone sleeps in his own bed today. Sweet dreams, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"..." Xiao Beichen stopped his hands.

***

Xiao Beichen came to meet people after taking a bath: "Mu Qing?" The knock on the door echoed in the courtyard.

The candles were extinguished inside.He pushed the door lightly, only to find that the door was locked.There was a rustling sound behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw hidden guards scattered all over the place.

"Lingjing, can you open the door?" Xiao Beichen coughed twice, feeling that he couldn't lose face, "Everyone is watching."

After a while, there was a response from the house: "I will close the door today and let them watch."

"What are you looking at?" Xiao Beichen walked to the next window sill and knocked on the window again.

Did not return to the house.

After a while, Xiao Beichen really couldn't call out anyone, so he shook his head and sighed, and said with a light smile, "Okay, go to bed early, I'm next door, and I left the door for you."

After he left, the hidden guards who stayed everywhere were closely watching the door of Ji Muqing's room, waiting for the moment when the door opened in the middle of the night.But in the end, another person knocked on the door outside the house.

All the hidden guards: "!?"

The author has something to say: All the secret guards: there is a drama, write it down in a small notebook.

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