Two or three days later, Qi Jiansi's motorcade returned here.

Lu Xiao hastily packed up some change of clothes, and ordered a few reliable attendants to go with her.Naturally, Little Yezi couldn't ride a horse, so Lu Xiao had to take a carriage and stuff the child and luggage into the carriage.

Driving a tall horse in front was Meng Ye, and Lu Xiao greeted him with a smile, almost blushing.The groom dismounted and took out a footstool, and Lu Xiao quickly boarded the carriage.

"Why did I see you again?" The interior of the car was spacious, and Lu Xiao monopolized the west side, looking at Qi Jiansi who was in the middle.

When they were in Yunzhou, the two of them lived in the same bedroom for many days, and the initial embarrassment had long since disappeared. At this moment, Qi Jiansi turned his head uncomfortably, and asked awkwardly: "Your Are you recovering from your injury?"

Lu Xiao patted her waist and abdomen, pretending to be serious, and said, "It's been a long time ago, give me a try and see if it hurts your hand or my bone."

"..." Enough is enough, I know your recovery ability is strong.Qi Jiansi decided that in the future, if he made jokes or acted foolishly again, he would pretend not to hear.

Lu Xiao went straight to the point: "Your letter was written in a very elegant manner, and some things were not explained clearly....For example, why did His Majesty suddenly call me back to Chang'an? Is this trip just for business, or do you have other plans?"

"Ning Huai, Erlang must know the Duke..." Lu Xiao should have blocked his ears intellectually, but emotionally he chose to solve the problem from the source, and Qi Jiansi's words were directly blocked by his palm.

Lu Xiao let go, retracted her chest and cupped her fists, bowed to him and said, "I was wrong, please don't mention this."

Qi Jiansi glanced at him lightly, secretly delighted in his heart, and said calmly: "I just wrote down the matter of Yunzhou truthfully in the letter. It's very simple, just say that I want to take the magistrate of Yunzhou with me when I return, maybe I want to have an interview with you."

……Fine.

The carriages and horses were in a hurry, and four months later, Lu Xiao thought that Chang'an was half his hometown, and he reckoned that this could be regarded as his hometown with honor.Passing by his house when entering the city, Lu Xiao put him in the yard first, and followed Qi Jiansi into the palace non-stop.

In the past, a large group of people crowded into the Taiqing Palace, but this was the first time that Lu Xiao was summoned by the emperor alone.It's not alone, there is Qi Jiansi next to him, but this is indeed the first time he has set foot in the Palace of Qinzheng.

There is a square bronze ice mirror in front of the hall. Lu Xiao, who is serving Emperor Yunkang beside him, knows him, but he is not the ghostly little Huizi.Lu Xiao knelt down in front of the hall, like a carefully carved wooden man. If Emperor Yunkang didn't touch the organs on his body, he would never speak.

Emperor Yunkang seemed to be in a good mood, and the voice calling them up was very gentle: "Zhiyu, this is the Zhizhou Lu you mentioned?"

It turned out that Emperor Yunkang was called Qi Jiansi in private.

Qi Jiansi said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Mr. Lu."

"Lu Qing, tell me how you saw the clues of the matter in Yunzhou," Emperor Yunkang seemed to be expecting, "Let me see the talents of the person whom Master Qi praised so much."

Lu Xiao didn't have time to argue with Qi Jiansi, so she could only open her mouth quickly, telling the whole story about the account book, warehouse, and dungeon. In the end, she only regretted letting an accomplice escape, and never mentioned the bloody cloth note.He said a lot of words in one breath, and he didn't bow his head after he finished speaking, he just stood there frankly.

Qi Jiansi coughed lightly, he always does not allow others to comment on key matters, but he still has to abide by the daily etiquette of meeting the emperor.It's a pity that the winking eyes were cast on the blind man, and Lu Xiao only thought that he had a throat problem.

Emperor Yunkang didn't care about the smallest details, and said in a gentle voice: "Young man, you are energetic. If the group of old people in the imperial court were to go there, I might be deceived again.

Lu Xiao said: "Your Majesty's praise, this is the duty of a courtier."

He didn't answer, he just humbly followed Emperor Yunkang's wishes.Fortunately, Emperor Yunkang didn't make things difficult for him, and suddenly asked: "Zhiyu, what are you hiding from me?"

Lu Xiao's heart beat suddenly, but she didn't dare to turn her head to look at Qi Jiansi's expression, so she tried her best to maintain her composure.

"Your Majesty has a clear eye, and Zhiyu's little trick is naturally inconceivable in His Majesty's eyes." Qi Jiansi was not afraid, and said calmly: "When Zhiyu and Mr. Lu exchanged letters, he noticed that there was a difference in Yunzhou, and there was no evidence. In my hand, I was worried that I would scare the snake, so I asked myself to patrol the salt. I did not report to His Majesty in advance, it is really Zhiyu's fault, I beg Your Majesty to punish."

Emperor Yunkang said: "I have told you all the good things, and the matter has been completed satisfactorily. How do you ask me to punish you?"

Qi Jiansi was silent, and after a long while, Emperor Yunkang smiled openly: "Okay, get up, I won't punish you for this little mistake if I don't care about it."

Emperor Yunkang stroked his short beard, looked at Lu Xiao, thought for a moment and said, "Lu Qing is still a little younger, for a place like Yunzhou that is full of ailments, let's find an experienced person to take care of it."

He really lived a long life. He racked his brains in Yunzhou and got injured all over his body. This time Chang'an dismissed him.Lu Xiao raised her head in a daze, and said sadly, "Your Majesty is right."

Seeing his expression like this, Emperor Yunkang didn't show any emotion on his face, so he just didn't say anything.

Lu Xiao looked at Qi Jiansi, Qi Jiansi looked like he had nothing to do with himself, and then looked at Emperor Yunkang, as if he saw something rare and interesting.Lu Xiao tentatively opened her mouth based on her intuition: "Did the minister say something wrong?"

Emperor Yunkang suddenly laughed from ear to ear, and said loudly: "Zhiyu, I haven't seen you getting closer to anyone in these years. If you really don't know anything, you've made friends like this one."

He suppressed his smile, and gave Lu Xiao a reassurance before Qi Jiansi could respond: "Lu Qing, just stay in Chang'an, and be a servant. It's good to have fun with me if you have nothing to do."

"...Thank you, Your Majesty."

When she stepped out of the Hall of Qinzheng, Lu Xiao was still in a cloud of fog, and she picked up the least important question from a bunch of questions and asked, "Why is the relationship between you and me exposed like this? It's fine if you expose it. Confess immediately."

Qi Jiansi glanced at him: "Usually I see you are very smart, why are you acting stupid again and again today?"

The two boarded the carriage, Lu Xiao propped her chin in a daze, and murmured, "The magistrate of Yunzhou hasn't warmed up yet. Not only have I returned to Chang'an, but I've also been promoted?"

"..." Qi Jian thought about the oath he had made in his heart, so he pretended not to hear, and looked out of the window unintentionally.

Lu Xiao slapped her thigh, and said bitterly, "I understand! The emperor must see that I am talented, and he can't bear to let such a talent out!"

Qi Jiansi twitched the corners of his mouth: "It should be that I have never seen someone who loves to be stupid like you. You can't put it outside and harm the people."

Lu Xiao's lost soul in the Palace of Qinzheng flew back, and he finally realized the key point: "What did you write in the secret letter?"

"It's nothing," Qi Jiansi sat upright, and said casually, "Of course I wrote down the ingenuity of Mr. Lu's bravery against the bandits in Yunzhou in the letter. Your Majesty sees that you are so talented, and you must not have the heart to let such a talent out. .”

He imitated Lu Xiao's words and returned them all to himself.

Lu Xiao was so ashamed by him that she felt uncomfortable all over, and she pushed back sternly: "I don't have any ingenuity! It was done by you and me together, so I shouldn't be the only one to be rewarded."

Qi Jiansi smiled. Ever since he got acquainted with Lu Xiao, his painted skin collapsed day by day, and he said softly, "Why, isn't it good to be promoted?"

"Okay, but it's not good either." Lu Xiao smiled with worry, "Master Shi Zhonglang, you don't face civil and military officials every day. I have been open-mouthed since I was a child, and I don't even know what I will say." You bastard, didn’t you get annoyed by those bastard words before? Living under the eyes of the emperor every day, climbing high and looking far away, it’s quite beautiful, but when you fall, it hurts more than others.”

There was indescribable emotion in Lu Xiao's eyes, he changed his tone and said briskly: "What should I do, I'm afraid it hurts."

He didn't say a word of truth, and the two of them were more tolerant than the other when they were applying medicine in the house, but they couldn't tell who was the one who was afraid of pain.

"This is not a reason to let the pearl be dusted." Qi Jiansi paused, and like Lu Xiao often did, he stretched out his hand to cover the back of his hand very carefully, "If you are so unlucky and fall, you won't No one caught it."

This is what Qi Jiansi can say, the highest commitment to a friendship.

Lu Xiao smiled brightly, and acted like a good boy when she got a bargain: "Ah? Who are you talking about?"

He moved to Qi Jiansi's side, put his hands on his knees, straightened his back, like a little boy who listened carefully to his teacher and asked a question: "Is that you, Qi Zhiyu?"

Qi Jiansi pursed his lips and hummed helplessly.

It wasn't until Lu Xiao stepped into the gate of the courtyard and saw a few people standing there blankly that she realized that the most difficult thing was to make room for these people.Four people and one child can still be accommodated, but there are still a bunch of people rewarded by the emperor in Yunzhou, so we can't just put these people in Yunzhou.

If so many people crowded into the small courtyard of his house, the elder brother would lose his peace, that would not work, and Ning Huai could only squeeze with him when he came to live, that would not work either.He couldn't afford to buy a big house with five entries and five exits, and he would definitely not be able to support such a large group of people if he bought a house.

Lu Xiao wanted to cry, but in the end it was Qi Jiansi who gave him some advice and reassured him.

Emperor Yunkang would not care about these details with him, and those who are still waiting in Yunzhou will continue to serve the next magistrate, and pick two of the four people who came with him to pick up Lu Xuehen back. Officer, no matter how small the yard is, there must be a few people to wait on it.

Xiao Ye Zi timidly asked him: "Master, is Xiao Ye Zi leaving?"

The seven or eight-year-old child looked younger than he was when he was six years old, and opened his eyes and asked him such cruel words, Lu Xiao patted his little head: "Why can't you go, you are such a stupid baby, don't follow me What should I do if I was deceived by the bad guys?"

Qi Jiansi saw that he had settled down temporarily before he boarded the car and returned home.

He didn't come back for half a year, and the house was not stained with dust. It seems that Ning Huai often sent people to wipe the tables and chairs, and guarded Chang'an's home for him.Xiao Ye Zi rubbed the ink for him, Lu Xiao thought about it, thinking that Ning Huai might not know that he had returned, secretly vowed to get up early tomorrow, and go to the Duke's Mansion early in the morning to surprise Ning Huai.

He put a pen on the letterhead, and simply wrote that Lu Xuehen and the two guards should go back to Chang'an together, and we will talk about the specific matters when we come back.

As the sun was setting, Lu Xiao sealed the letter and handed it to the guards. Considering the exhaustion of the boat, she told them to start again tomorrow morning.After finishing speaking, Lu Xiao got into the kitchen. God knows that he entered the palace in a hurry and settled a lot of things. Now he is dizzy from hunger.He obviously forgot that he hadn't been back to Chang'an for a long time, there was absolutely no meat or vegetables, and the rice grains left in the rice jar were so small that he couldn't even steam a bowl of rice.

Lu Xiao walked out of the kitchen with tears in her eyes, planning in her mind which restaurant she would go to for a tooth festival, when suddenly there was the sound of fighting in the courtyard.He rushed to the courtyard in three steps and two steps, hey, the two people fighting were familiar faces, one was Zhao Youbao, and the other was the nursing courtyard of Ningfu.

Xiaotang spoke eloquently from the side: "Uncle Chen, teach these little thieves a lesson! Mr. Lu is clearly in Yunzhou, these god damned dare to make excuses!"

"Xiaotang!" Lu Xiao said helplessly, "Stop beating! I'm the one who's back!"

"Lu, Mr. Lu, when did you come back!" Xiaotang, who was always smart, stuttered now.

Seeing that the two of them stopped, Lu Xiao said: "I just came back today. I went to the palace first, and I haven't had time to tell your young master. I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

Xiaotang hurriedly said: "Young master has to miss you every now and then, it would be great if Mr. Lu came back!"

Lu Xiao nodded: "You and your young master have been bothering these days, go back quickly, and tell him that I will look for him tomorrow."

"Don't bother, don't worry, Mr. Lu is a friend of the young master, and it's a blessing that you can help me a little bit." He immediately counted the number of people and went back home, and added at the end: "The young master will be very happy to hear it!"

Lu Xiao laughed, and after watching him leave, she hooked her hands at Xiao Yezi: "Go, go out and fill your stomach."

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