Sure enough, it was Mao Yi's official ship. Xu He could tell without looking at the flags on the ship.
Because, at this time, a pair of Cao General's soldiers rushed out from the dock and isolated all the noisy people.
Immediately afterwards, a general from Cao General hurriedly rode over with his own soldiers.
Xu He, who was sitting upstairs, watched the general sitting on his horse, getting dressed and commanding his soldiers, moving all the messy goods and stalls blocking the dock.
For a moment, there was a commotion downstairs, and the hawker who had no time to move was whipped in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Xu He frowned and said to the waiter: "Go down below and tell me not to engage in such a battle!"
After hearing this, the waiter took the order and went downstairs.
After a while, he was brought to the general. The waiter said a few words. After hearing the words, the general looked towards the second floor where Xu He was. Seeing Xu He cupping his hands, he quickly dismounted and bowed in salute.
Although Xu He didn't like the general's behavior, he wanted to win Mao Bao's favor. It seemed that he couldn't tell Mao Bao the next time they interacted with each other because the commotion would be too big.
Xu He went downstairs and walked out under the surprised eyes of the restaurant owner and everyone. He did not go to greet the general, but directly got into the carriage.
After waiting in the carriage for about half an hour, the voices of Wu Decao, Ding Ze and the waiter came over.
"Yushu, you sit in the carriage behind. Slow down and be careful not to bump into each other!" Wu Decao spoke.
Ding Ze said: "Old madam, my aunt, please get in the car!"
Sister Gu has always used the name of her mother's grandfather, the Zheng family, to stay in the Xu family, so Ding Ze is called this.
The car curtain was opened, and Sister Gu, who was wearing a curtain hat, supported her mother and bent down to step into the car.
"Mother!" Xu He quickly stepped forward and helped Mr. Xie sit down in the carriage.
Just when he put his arm on Xie's arm, his hand accidentally touched Sister Gu's catkins.
He was shocked and looked up at the person behind the curtain.
Gu Hengbo's eyes were looking towards him like autumn water, and the two of them stared at each other as if time had stopped.
"Liangsheng, Master Mao was really too polite. He just kept us when we arrived in Huai'an..."
After hearing their mother's words, Xu He and Gu Hengbo looked away as if they were burned.
"Mother!"
"Meisheng!"
Xu He was about to speak.
At this moment, a rough voice suddenly came from outside and said: "Xu Xiuzhuan, I am Guan Dayao, general of the 12th General Staff of Caoying Camp, courtesy name Dechen. I am escorting the old lady back to the house by Mao Junmen!"
The dignified Twelve Generals of Tongzhou, no matter how great Xu He was, he couldn't really let others give him away.
Helpless, he had no choice but to step out of the carriage and thank General Guan Shen: "Guan Junmen is so polite. I can just take my family back by myself!"
Guan Dayao saw that Xu He was not like other civil servants and ignored him. He also knew that Xu He was Mao Yi's sworn brother, so he insisted on sending him away in various ways.
Xu He winked at Wu Decao, who had just arranged for Ma Yushu.
Wu De worriedly understood and quickly picked out four local products from his luggage and handed them to the general.
General Guan Shen was surprised when he saw this and said: "Xu Xiuzhuan, this is..."
Xu He smiled: "Since Guan Junmen is working under my eldest brother, he is one of our own. There is no need to be polite. These are some local products brought from my hometown. They are not expensive, but they are just a little bit thoughtful!"
After hearing this, Guan Dayao insisted on sending Xu He and his party back home.
Xu He said: "Guan Junmen has already said that we are our own people, so don't be polite!"
If he was rejected directly, Guan Dayao might have thought that Xu He didn't want to associate with a warrior like him.
But it's different now. Guan Dayao smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll call a few soldiers to take the old lady back to the head office? There's so much luggage!"
Xu He cupped his hands and smiled: "That would be troublesome!"
"No trouble, no trouble!"
…
After dismissing the other party, Xu He got into the car.
With Mr. Xie by his side, it was natural to ask about his experiences since entering Beijing.
It's nothing more than the situation in Xu Song's house, the layout of the courtyard in Jingli, and what the palace is like.
Xie asked a lot of questions, but they all deliberately avoided the matter of Princess Shang this time.
Apparently, she was avoiding the matter as well.
This made Xu He even more nervous.
After returning home and everyone was settled, Mrs. Xie took advantage of Sister Gu to pack her luggage and pulled Xu He aside: "Liangsheng, what are your plans for this unexpected incident?"
He didn't dare to hide such a big thing, so he told Mr. Xie everything about him and Lu Heng.
As expected, Mr. Xie's face turned pale when he heard this.
"What should I do?"
"Buddha, what should we do?"
Xu He said: "Mom, don't worry, my son has already discussed this matter with his uncle. The worst outcome is that he will not be able to become an official!"
"When the time comes, the worst we can do is go back to our hometown!"
Mr. Xie frowned and said nothing, with no sign of relief on his face.
Thinking about it, on one side is his son's future, and on the other side is the feeling of being with Gu Hengbo all day long.
She is also in a dilemma now.
Although from the bottom of her heart, Mrs. Xie didn't want her son to resign and not do anything, after working so hard, Guangzong Yaozu finally got the top prize in the examination, but unexpectedly, he resigned within two days.
As any mother, this situation is unacceptable.
Ms. Xie sighed, waved her hands and said, "That's it. You have seen the world now. You can make your own decisions on some things!"
Xu He wanted to explain a few words, but he didn't know how to say it. He had no choice but to nod: "Mom, rest first! Don't worry too much about this matter. I'll take my mother around for a while! It's hard to come to the capital." Woolen cloth!"
After coming out of Xie's house, Xu He turned around and went to Sister Gu's residence.
When Gu Hengbo saw him coming, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xu He gritted his teeth and said: "Meisheng, I found the princess yesterday through my uncle, and I confessed our agreement to her..."
Before Xu He finished speaking, the clothes Gu Hengbo was holding dropped to the ground.
"Bright sound!"
Seeing this, Xu He hugged her into his arms.
In the past few days, Xu He and Gu Hengbo seemed to have let go of the anxiety they felt in their hearts at this moment.
"Liangsheng, I want to cry!"
"Cry!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the beauty who had always been pure and unruly cried on Xu He's shoulder until she was in tears!
Xu He stroked Sister Gu's back guiltily and murmured: "It's my fault for making you worry!"
After a while, the crying gradually disappeared, leaving only one or two sobs.
Xu He said: "Meisheng, when things here come to an end, no matter what, we will leave the capital and return to Hailing! How about moving to the island in Qin Lake then?"
Gu Hengbo broke out of Xu He's arms and took out his handkerchief to wipe his tears.
Xu He saw that her eyebrows were still worried: "What's wrong?"
Gu Hengbo took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xu He.
"Lingsheng, you, look!"
Xu He pulled out the letter in confusion and saw that it read: "Seeing words is like seeing each other, and we have to say goodbye to Hailing..."
Seeing this, he looked to the left to sign.
Xu He was shocked in his heart: "My elder sister has arranged for me, and I can't help but pray for you. My best regards, my little sister Lu Heng!"
"happy New Year!
Time flies so fast!
I wish my brothers and sisters a prosperous career in the new year! In good health! Family harmony!
May all go well with you! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! "
