Before returning to the hotel, Su Ziji and Ye Daoren separated.
Before leaving, the wild Taoist volunteered to investigate Huang Liangping's political opponents. Su Ziji thought for a while and agreed.
"Go ahead, but I'm going to the dock tonight to get ready to go home. I've already booked a boat. If you want to take a smooth sailing boat, just be there on time."
"Leave now?" The wild Taoist was a little surprised.
"The provincial examination is over, what else do you have to do in the provincial capital? Go see the master of the lower chamber and then go back." Su Ziji actually has the attribute of staying at home, and always hopes to go back as soon as possible.
"Okay, then I'll pack it up and go back with you, Master."
With that said, they arrived at the hotel courtyard. The door was closed and locked inside.
Just as Su Ziji knocked, there was a creak, and Ye Buhui quickly opened the door. With such a quick reaction, it was obvious that she was always listening to the sound at the door.
Even though she had warned this girl a long time ago, she still felt a little embarrassed after staying out all night and only coming back the next morning.
"Have you had breakfast?" Ye Buhui turned to let him in, closed the door and asked with raised eyebrows.
Su Ziji glanced at her, saw her staring at him, and touched her nose.
Hey, I really didn’t eat it.
Because I was in a hurry to get back, I didn't even stop when I passed the breakfast stall.
By chance, a grunting sound came from Ye Buhui's belly right after he asked, making Ye Buhui smile.
"You really haven't eaten? Are you stupid?" Ye Buhui glared and sighed. A little girl looked at him the same way a mother looks at her son.
"Don't you know how to eat first and then come back?"
At this time, various stalls have been set up on the street outside the hotel. In more than an hour, we will even be able to have lunch.
"Isn't this because I'm afraid you'll be anxious?" Su Ziji was not annoyed by what she said and walked over.
He touched Ye Buhui's head again and said warmly: "Have you eaten? Didn't you eat either? You still said that I was stupid and waited for me to come back to eat together. You didn't even sleep last night. Are you more worried? Silly, huh?”
"Who said I didn't sleep? I don't know how well I slept!" Ye Buhui's face heated up and he hummed.
If nothing else, just by looking at the faint cyan color in Ye Buhui's eyes and the tired look that could not be blocked by her youthful beauty, one knew that this girl said she was tough, but in fact she must have been waiting all night.
She was always like this, and if it were someone else, there would be a misunderstanding. Su Ziji couldn't do anything about it, but she seemed to be more energetic and couldn't help but sigh: "You!"
This helpless tone made Ye Buhui's heart sour and he couldn't explain how he felt.
Her husband has passed the exams one after another, and he has quickly passed the exams of Tongsheng, Scholars, and Juren. Now that he has passed the exam, even she knows that everything is different from what it used to be.
But towards her, Su Ziji was still so "easy to bully". Even if she had a bad temper and harsh tone, he would smile and not get angry.
When I was in Linhua County, even if the people around me were loving couples, how many men would be willing to whisper softly to their wives?
Moreover, she had a lively personality, even a bit shrewd, and she would not hesitate to face the gangsters. Sometimes when she got angry, she would chase her with a broom and beat her. Her father was sick, so she was busy taking care of the poor Su Ziji at that time. Not shy about it.
In the eyes of some people, these are unsettling, sarcastic, and unserious candidates for a wife.
No matter how harmonious the neighbors are, they still have gossips. She has actually heard these gossips.
Even though Ye Buhui was fifteen years old, he had just reached the age of first love. It was impossible not to feel aggrieved. Moreover, his father's death had also affected Su Ziji, which weighed heavily on his heart.
But at this time, facing Su Ziji's smile, everything seemed to have changed. Only Su Ziji had not changed. He was still the Su Ziji she could "bully".
Her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Su Ziji didn't know her mood. Seeing Ye Buhui looking at him blankly, he didn't guess what her mood was at this time.
"Is it because I said this that you are unhappy?"
"Well, it's possible..."
So, he tentatively invited: "How about we go eat together now?"
In return, Ye Buhuijiao rolled her eyes. Could it be that she didn't agree?
"Let's go." But she went outside again. Seeing that Su Ziji was still standing, she put her hands on her hips and urged, "You didn't say you were going to have breakfast, why don't you go?"
"Oh, just come."
Su Ziji hurriedly followed and smiled bitterly: "This girl really can't help but praise her. Just when she felt more gentle, she showed her tigress look again, tsk tsk."
But the strange thing is that her coquettish appearance not only prevented Su Ziji from being disgusted, but also made her smile involuntarily.
"I saw her full of energy again."
It was three o'clock in the morning, the shops were open, and the small traders were also at the cloth stalls. At a wonton stall, the wild Taoist saw Su Ziji approaching from a distance, but he stopped at a breakfast stall seven or eight meters away. .
Su Ziji was tired after a long night, had no breakfast, and had an empty stomach. He ordered Ye Buhui to order breakfast. The wild Taoist couldn't help but smile as he looked at the young couple eating wontons.
Not to mention, in appearance, Su Ziji and Ye Buhui matched each other very well. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty. They both had a pleasing temperament.
"Forget it, I'd better not go say hello." The barbarian, who had eaten and drank enough, rubbed his chin and thought. He stood up to leave, then suddenly looked at him and locked himself in a corner not far away.
This was another stall, with people eating noodles and drinking tea. The person who the wild Taoist noticed was wrong was a man drinking morning tea. He looked normal, but his eyes wandered in the direction of Su Ziji from time to time.
Although Su Ziji and Ye Buhui were not alone in that direction, having just killed an official and now inquiring about an official's secrets, wild Taoists are naturally sensitive and vigilant. Seeing this scene, it is easy to overthink.
"This man is staring at the young master? He doesn't look like an ordinary gangster. Did anyone find out that what happened last night was related to the young master?" The wild Taoist looked at the normal-looking "passerby" with surprise in his heart.
If he hadn't been a gangster, he'd seen a lot of dirty things, and his eyes would have been more poisonous, and he wouldn't have been able to tell that this person was eyeing Su Ziji.
But once you feel something is wrong, no matter how you look at it, there will be a problem.
The wild Taoist could not guarantee whether this person was the only one staring at Su Ziji. He did not dare to remind him rashly, but hid further away and patrolled the surroundings slightly.
"There are people, two of them."
Until Su Ziji and Ye Buhui returned to the hotel after breakfast, they followed them quietly. One guarded the door, and the other entered the hotel for a while, then turned and left.
The wild Taoist hesitated for a moment, then followed the man who turned around and left.
"What kind of place is this? It looks like a big family. It's not an official's residence, let alone a yamen. But this thing is weird. It's just a big family. Why send someone to keep an eye on the young master?"
Following this person secretly, I found that he had made a lot of mistakes and entered a courtyard that looked like a residence of a wealthy businessman instead of an official's residence.
"Do you want to go back and report it?" The wild Taoist was startled, and then he hesitated. Another man on horseback came running over, and the door seemed to be very experienced. When he heard the horse's hooves, he opened the door and let the horse go straight inside.
"Could he be a spy from the Inspection Department?"
"But it doesn't look like it." The wild Taoist thought for a moment, touched the dragon pattern jade pendant, and decided to see if there was any other movement first.
