Nightfall
Yan Churong pushed the door open and entered the room, and saw Gu Qi sitting at the table.
"What are you still looking at?"
Hearing Yan Churong's words, Gu Qi did not raise his head, but bent down and looked at it carefully: "At that time, I asked the Zhang Wang family for a list, and asked the county guards to make statistics. I was afraid that the list would be wrong. Now it seems that it is generally consistent. I feel relieved too.”
"Drink this after reading." Yan Churong pushed the white porcelain bowl in front of her, stood up, took off the lampshade, and flicked the wick.
It's a little brighter than before.
Gu Qi glanced up and saw the bowl in front of him, which was dark inside.
She frowned: "What is this?"
"Soothing soup." Yan Churong sat down and said, "You can sleep better after drinking it."
"Oh," Gu Qi turned over the page above and lowered her head to check it carefully.
After a while, she raised her head with a solemn expression: "There are three things that don't match up."
"Um?"
Gu Qi handed over the list in his hand and stretched out his arm to point to the place he circled: "For example, Zhou Suping's home is in Linxi County, Yingjiang County. The time Li Jinghao counted was mid-March fifteen years ago, but Zhang Da Zhuang says it’s early April.”
"Did you remember the wrong date?"
Gu Qibai was puzzled and shook his head subconsciously: "If the deviation is only one or two days, the misremembering is understandable. Besides, the other dates are correct, but this one is the only one that went wrong. Either, it's Zhou Suping's... My family remembered it wrong, or something happened at that time and it was delayed."
"Yeah." Yan Churong thought about it carefully, but he couldn't figure it out, so he had to say: "Maybe you are overcomplicating things. It is normal for you to remember things fifteen years ago incorrectly."
Gu Qi pinched his forehead and sighed: "Maybe."
He picked up the calming soup in front of him and drank it all.
"Okay, it's getting late." Yan Churong stacked the two lists together and handed them back: "We are leaving tomorrow, so it's better to rest early."
Gu Qi nodded and said absently: "Okay."
Yan Churong picked up the empty bowl and touched her head: "Go to sleep, I'm leaving."
She always sat at the table, staring straight ahead, wondering what she was thinking.
After a while, my head started to feel dizzy and my eyelids started to fight...
"Boom!—Boom, boom!"
Gu Qi suddenly woke up when she heard the sound of the clock!
Only then did he realize that he had fallen asleep on the table.
"Close the doors and windows, be careful of lights, it's midnight!"
The sound of the watchman pulled Gu Qi out of her half-awake state. She sighed, blew out the lamp, rubbed her eyes and walked towards the bed...
next day
I heard a rapid knock on the door!
"Brother Pei! Are you getting up? Hurry up and pack your things, we're leaving!"
"Oh, here we come!" Gu Qi hurriedly got up and dressed, yawned and walked towards the main hall.
"When it comes to sleeping in, no one can compare to Brother Pei!" Zhao Dexun smiled and put his arm around Gu Qi's shoulders: "I left some buns for you to eat on the way."
Gu Qi smiled and said "thank you" and carefully took the food box handed by the maid.
The servants carried all the luggage of everyone into the carriage, and the big box was placed at the back of the carriage and tied tightly with a thick hemp rope.
Xue Peilin stood in front of the mansion and bowed slightly to Yuanzhe: "Your Highness, take care along the way."
Yuan Zhe stood with his hands behind his hands and said with a smile: "Tuzhou, thank you Mr. Xue for taking care of me."
Gu Qi raised his head and stared at the three characters "Provincial Governor's Mansion" in front of the mansion in trance.
"Pei Qihuan."
"Huh?" Gu Qi turned around and looked at Yuan Zhe.
"gone."
"Oh." She put her bag on her back and followed Yuan Zhe into the car.
Gu Qi and Yuan Zhe rode in the same carriage, followed by Xie Ruoling and Yan Churong.
Zhao Dexun rode a black horse and followed closely on the right side of Yuan Zhe's carriage.
Seeing Gu Qi yawning frequently, Yuan Zhe asked, "You look very lethargic. Is it because you didn't sleep well last night?"
Gu Qi put down her hand and laughed naively: "I'll tell you the truth, Your Highness. Last night I went back to the room and carefully read the list presented by Zhang Wang and the county guards, and unknowingly fell asleep on the table."
"Um."
Suddenly, my stomach growled!
Gu Qi was carrying the food box, her face flushed with embarrassment!
"Open the curtain and eat outside."
"Oh." Gu Qi opened the left curtain and stuck her head out. He turned his hand behind his back and grabbed the small buns in the food box, stuffing them into his mouth one by one. He rounded his face and chewed quickly.
Oops! Choked!
Gu Qi hurriedly beat her chest, feeling her throat was dry and choking. She reached behind her with one hand and couldn't find the water bag after groping for a long time.
Alas, what should I do?
Gu Qi secretly regretted that she shouldn't have eaten in such a hurry!
Suddenly, the water bag "ran" to his hand. Gu Qi was so happy that he grabbed the water bag and poured a few mouthfuls into his throat, finally swallowing the bun!
"belch--"
I couldn't help but burp.
Yuan Zhe, who was sitting inside, couldn't help laughing.
If he were an ordinary person, he would wish to kick him out.
But it was Gu Qi, but he couldn't get tired of it.
Gu Qiyi felt embarrassed, but fortunately his head was stuck outside so others could not see his flushed face.
After a long pause, she felt no longer embarrassed. She drew her head back and sat down firmly.
The sound of the squeaking carriage is like a long melodious song, playing and singing along the way without feeling tired.
Zhao Dexun rode his horse, looked at the blue sky and white clouds, and said loudly: "The weather is nice today! Brother Pei, do you want to come out and bask in the sun?"
Gu Qi's eyes shone brightly, and he leaned forward, trying to open the curtain on Yuan Zhe's right side.
Before she could touch her, Yuan Zhe grabbed her waist with a big hand and held her on the seat.
"I have something to tell him, please go further."
"Okay." Zhao Dexun clamped his legs towards the horse's belly, and the horse started to run quickly.
After a while, they opened a distance of more than ten feet.
Gu Qi sat dumbly, not daring to express her anger.
"Pei Qihuan."
"ah?"
Yuan Zhe moved to the corner and patted his leg: "As your ancestors were virtuous, I will lend you my body. Just lie down."
"Ah?" Gu Qi looked confused.
Yuan Zhe was a little impatient, and explained with a cold face: "I have something to ask you, and I will wait until you have had enough sleep."
Gu Qi suddenly understood and nodded.
Then he shook his head crazily like a rattle: "No, no, how can I be so embarrassed! I can just lean on you and relax for a while!"
"you--"
Before Yuan Zhe could say anything, Gu Qi folded his arms and leaned back, turned his head to one side, closed his eyes tightly and stopped moving.
Seeing her like this, Yuan Zhe couldn't force her.
I just felt so anxious that I felt uncomfortable no matter how much I stayed there.
He picked up the water bag and drank two mouthfuls of water before he calmed down.
Afterwards, I heard soft snoring.
I think he fell asleep.
Yuan Zhe took off his outer shirt and carefully covered Gu Qi with it.
She curled up, her breathing was sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and she frowned slightly.
Yuan Zhe raised his hand to support Gu Qi's head and slowly put her into his arms.
His body relaxed, and his slightly frowned eyebrows slowly dispersed.
A faint scent of agarwood penetrates the nose, which is soothing.
She smacked her lips and buried her head deeper into her arms.
Yuan Zhe looked down, afraid that he might have woken her up, and even his breathing was extremely slow.
A little bit of ruddy color reflected on her pale face, like a shy girl.
The Adam's apple rolled and the thin lips trembled twice.
He stared at Gu Qi and unconsciously turned his head...
His lips touched the tip of his nose, and he raised his head as if he was electrocuted!
I blushed instantly!
Suddenly I felt my head was swollen and I felt restless!
"Your Highness!"
A shout woke the two of them up!
Zhao Dexun knocked on the carport and asked, "You have been walking for most of the day, do you need a rest?"
"Zhao Dexun! I was so scared by you!" Gu Qi stroked his chest and took a big breath.
Zhao Dexun scratched his head and asked puzzledly: "Why were you so frightened? Aren't you talking to His Highness about something?"
Gu Qi rolled his eyes and turned around to see Yuan Zhe sitting in a daze as if he was lost.
"Are you okay, Your Highness?" Gu Qi thought that he was as frightened as she was, and hurriedly approached Yuan Zhe, raising her hand to caress Yuan Zhe's chest: "Your Highness? Your Highness?"
Suddenly!
Yuan Zhe grabbed Gu Qi's hand!
Eyes wide open! The veins on my neck popped out!
Gu Qi has never seen Yuan Zhe look like this, like a man-eating beast with red eyes!
As if he was fighting something, Yuan Zhe closed his lips tightly and his whole body began to tremble!
Until dense sweat oozed from his forehead and soaked through his clothes.
He regained his composure and slowly closed his eyes: "Rest for half an hour."
Gu Qi got out of the car in a panic and ran a few feet away.
Zhao Dexun didn't know why, so he opened the curtain and looked at Yuan Zhe: "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Yuan Zhe breathed a long sigh of relief and said calmly: "Nothing."
Zhao Dexun turned around and approached Gu Qi: "I'm sorry."
"What are you talking about?" Gu Qi smiled and punched him.
From a distance, I saw Yan Churong and Xie Ruoling getting out of the car. Yan Churong was walking quickly with a cold face, and Xie Ruoling was chattering closely behind him.
"It's really weird, you and His Highness are weird, Doctor Yan and Xie Ruoling are weird." Zhao Dexun scratched his face, feeling that he had missed something, but he couldn't explain it.
"Why are you following me?"
Yan Churong walked to the creek, stopped suddenly, and turned around.
Xie Ruoling stopped and smiled: "I just want to get to know you, why should I be so tense?"
"Did Yan do something to make Miss Xie unhappy?"
Xie Ruoling hugged her body and said in surprise: "How did you know I'm a woman?"
Yan Churong rolled his eyes helplessly: "Why are you following me?"
"I like you!"
Yan Churong looked surprised: "You and I have never met, how can we like you?"
Xie Ruoling was not shy and smiled generously: "How can we be strangers to each other? Didn't we meet her at that woman's house a few days ago?"
"Just one meeting, do you like Yan?"
"One glance is enough." Xie Ruoling hugged the sword, lowered his head and smiled.
Then he raised his head and said to Yan Churong: "I'm not joking. I like you, and I feel happy when I see you."
Seeing the determination in Xie Ruoling's eyes, Yan Churong frowned.
He took a step back and bowed deeply to Xie Ruoling: "It is Yan's luck to be favored by the young lady, but..."
"You don't have to say it!" Xie Ruoling stopped him. A trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he still grinned: "I'm not a local bully. If I like you, I will rob you! I'm just afraid that if I stay in Qingzhou in the future, I have no chance to express my feelings to you, but if you don’t mean it, I will never bother you!”
"Oh." Yan Churong turned around to leave.
"that's all?"
Yan Churong turned around and said coldly: "What else?"
"You are really indifferent."
Xie Ruoling muttered and almost shed tears.
Ever since she was little, she has been well clothed and well-fed, and no one has ever disobeyed her wishes.
She looked at Yan Churong's leaving figure and curled her lips in frustration. Her tears finally fell and merged with the water in the potholes.
