When the two returned to the tavern, it was already dark.
Su Yan raised his neck and looked at the big red paper taped to the door of his room. He saw what was written on the paper:
The sky is vast and the fields are vast, and my red apricots have been dug up! I went to Rongguo for this reason, just because the person I loved when I was young was forced to marry that rich old man. I have a parental marriage contract with Hongxing. I must not be poached and lose the face of my ancestors. The teacher must seek justice! The tavern has been sold, and the money is enough for you to follow Zuo Qing to Ruoshui. Good disciple, follow Zuo Qing to find a way to make a fortune, and wait for good news as a teacher.
——Master, Su Ming.
Su Yan touched his chin, feeling extremely confused. When did Master get a red apricot?
Maybe it's the fingertips for marriage... Zuo Qing explained it this way.
Su Yan tilted his head, turned the letter over in the moonlight, and said to the person behind him: "Did you see it? Master is asking me to follow you, but he doesn't know your origin. If he knows, he doesn't know what to think. "
When Zuo Qing saw this letter, he couldn't understand why Su Ming let Su Yan follow him when he had already doubted his origins.
He suddenly thought that those suspicious men in Tsing Yi were sent by Su Ming. Who was Su Ming?
Su Yan had a not-so-good sleep. In his dream, Ruoshui City was still the same Ruoshui City as before. There was a mother, a father, and brothers and sisters. They were smiling, and the family was enjoying themselves, except for herself. No matter how she shouted, she couldn't No one heard...
When I woke up, it was already the next day. Su Yan rubbed his eyes and ran to the melon shed in the yard to eat melons, but he saw a document hanging on the fence, which was a letter seeking talents from Qishans Academy!
Su Yan had no intention of looking, so he sat down in the mud and ate melon, but unexpectedly found Zuo Qing appearing behind him, and said to him helplessly: "I took you in because you saved me. We are even, I don't I will ask for your benefits again, let alone Ruoshui!"
"The tavern is gone, where can you go?"
"The world is so big that it has its own place, so I won't bother you to worry about it!"
"There must be a place to stay." Zuo Qing took off the document and handed it to her, and persuaded her earnestly: "The academy is still short of a professor. The knowledge he teaches is what you are good at, so why not give it a try."
Su Yan did not receive the document, or even glance at it. After eating it in a few times, he clapped his hands and started tinkering with the melons and vines, determined not to talk to him.
Zuo Qing advised again: "Just wait for your master. He thinks you have gone to Rongguo. He will definitely stay in Rongguo to inquire about your whereabouts. Don't let him worry."
The movement of Su Yan's hand stopped abruptly.
The tavern was gone, and she was penniless and had nowhere to go, but there were people in Ruoshui City she didn't want to see, and most importantly, she didn't want to get involved with Mo Fei!
Su Yan was hesitant and felt upset.
"I have planned a lot for Mo Fei, and many people have lost their official positions because of me, but if I am really ruthless, they can't just lose their official positions!" Zuo Qing solemnly promised her: "Don't worry, you will take me in Me, treat me as a friend, I won’t put you in danger.”
"The academy is far away from the outside world. It is well guarded and very clean. It will not pose any danger to you. In the past, you could not only eat and live for free, but also find a job to make money. By the time Su Ming comes to find you, you should have earned enough I can get money to open a tavern. Wouldn’t it be good?”
Su Yan turned around and looked at him expectantly: "How does Mr. Professor make money like this?"
"It's no problem to get enough money for a tavern in a year."
"really?"
"If I can save some, I might still have enough money to buy some drinks for later use."
Su Yan counted the money with his fingers. The tavern needed money, including drinks, tables and chairs, and a storefront. If he wanted to expand his business, he would have to leave some reserve money... In this way, he would have to save more...
The carriage swayed through the archway at the entrance of the town.
A group of people appeared in the crowd. The leader took off his hat and looked worriedly at the direction they were leaving. Then he turned around and jumped on the horse. He said to the companions behind him: "Follow them from a distance and wait until they reach Ruoshui before we separate."
"yes!"
"This trip may take a long time."
"One month? Two months?" Su Yan lay in the carriage and asked Zuo Qing listlessly as he was driving outside.
"The distance between the north and the south is nearly two thousand miles. It will take many days to drive quickly, not to mention a carriage carrying people. It will arrive in August at least. After arriving in Rongguo, we will first stop in Hongji Town. Do you have any old friends there? ?”
"Old friend?" Su Yan tried hard to recall the places he had been to when he was young, the people he had met, and the friends he had made, and finally came to the conclusion: "No."
He said: "But I have an old friend."
"Then was he waiting for you?"
He shook his head and said, "Not sure."
The state of Chu and the state of Rong are thousands of miles apart, one in the south and the other in the north.
Stopping and going, I wasted a lot of time. When I arrived in Rongguo, it was already September, and I stopped temporarily in Hongji Town, a few miles away from the capital.
Feng Lai Inn
Su Yan unloaded his luggage, went straight to the guest room, and fell asleep.
Zuo Qing looked around,
Go straight towards the corner and pass the cloaked man.
In the darkness, they sat looking at each other. Zuo Qing poured a glass of wine and pushed it in front of him: "I have been here for a few months and I got some news." He handed him a box, "Because it is a proton, Rong Guo does not have him. I sent people to the palace to steal the household registration and related documents, please write them down quickly."
The man took the box and ran his index finger across the texture: "Where is he buried?"
"Qishan Mountain, looking at the Kingdom of Yan in the distance."
The man's hand trembled slightly: "When you go to Zhao Kingdom, can you find the remaining scrolls?"
Zuo Qing nodded and said: "Of course I found it. I think I can convince him with this half volume of residual music!"
The man stopped questioning and took a sip of wine: "I heard from my subordinates that Su Ming is missing. Is he really going to find his old flame?"
"That's what the letter says, but... it still needs to be verified."
"Do you doubt that person?"
"Not really, just...a little uneasy."
"How to say?"
"It's too coincidental, too smooth, and too outrageous."
The man raised his eyebrows and was about to continue asking more questions when Zuo Qing interrupted him, "I'm here to give you something, not to be questioned by you."
The man laughed awkwardly, his eyes were suddenly attracted by the lights on the second floor, and he said with burning eyes: "It's been nine years, it's time to meet."
Zuo Qing took a sip of wine, her lips a little pale.
"I wonder if she still remembers me..."
"You and her were childhood sweethearts. Even if time passes, our relationship will never be forgotten."
The man smiled bitterly: "After returning to Ruoshui, I temporarily placed her in Lanshan Courtyard. They haven't seen each other for a long time."
He nodded in agreement: "Then, see you in Ruoshui."
It was already dark, and lanterns were lit on the street outside the window. The sound of the clock gradually faded away, replaced by the thumping of footsteps on the stairs.
Su Yan climbed out of the tub, put on new clothes, tied up his hair, and went out to look for food.
The goalkeeper opened a gap, and suddenly two blue and white figures passed in front of his eyes. She rubbed her eyes vigorously, and the two figures moved closer and closer. The cool and delicate smell hit her nostrils, just like a cool and lingering rain suddenly fell on the blue sky in spring.
Su Yan suddenly felt refreshed and his vision became clearer, only to realize that it was Mr. Jin and his sisters!
Oops! At this time, she is pretending to be a daughter...
Before she could close the door again, Mr. Jin was already blocking the door, with his beautiful waistline on full display.
When Suo Qingqiu saw Mr. Jin saluting, he couldn't hold it any longer, so he made a shallow bow, but his hands stopped in mid-air. She looked closer at the person inside the door and suddenly screamed, "You are such a woman!"
Su Yan was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean I'm a real woman?"
Mr. Jin explained: "I had noticed it as early as when I was in the Chu State. It was just that I was in a brothel and it was difficult to expose it." She looked her up and down and said, "I noticed it when I first saw Miss Su. You have an extraordinary appearance, and now that you’ve put on your daughter’s clothes, it turns out you are so!”
Su Yan had no choice but to open the door: "Actually, I have known for a long time that you are also women disguised as men..."
Mr. Jin's slim waist blocking the door trembled slightly, and he said in shock: "You have discovered it a long time ago?!"
"I'm not telling you all this, I'm just pretending," Su Yan explained hurriedly, "I sincerely want to make friends with you, and it's helpless for a woman to disguise herself as a man. I was alone at the time, and it was more convenient for you to dress as a man. You are also the same as me!"
Mr. Jin's smile was gentle and charming: "Miss Su, don't take it to heart. Since we are both women, we can interact more frequently in the future, and we will only have more people to talk to in Kyoto!"
"Eh? Are you going to Ruoshui too?" Su Yan remembered that he had never seen her two people all the way, and suddenly appeared at this moment. He seemed to have known that she was in this room for a long time, and couldn't help but ask her: "How did you know that I was here? "
"Actually, we met at the border, but you seemed to be preoccupied at that time, so I couldn't disturb you. I happened to be staying at the same inn today, so I came to see you."
Only then did Su Yan understand the cause and effect, and sighed in his heart, this is fate!
Suo Qingqiu saw that they were chatting happily without any status of his own, so he went back to his room in frustration.
After lunch, Mr. Jin took Su Yan to chat about interesting things along the way.
Speaking of happiness, Su Yan remembered that she didn't even ask for her maiden name. Miss Jin took off the wooden tag from her waist and gave it to her: "This is my waist tag. It is worn by everyone from the royal family to the common people in Ruoshui."
Su Yan turned the wooden sign to the sunlight outside the window, and could clearly see that the name on the wooden sign was inlaid with gold wire, and the background was paved with colored glaze, supplemented by mineral pigments, and a map of Ruoshui was displayed in front of him.
Leshengtang, Jinyun City.
Su Yan's eyebrows almost flew up, he sat up in shock and said, "You are the gentleman from Qishan Academy!"
Jin Yuncheng smiled like a picture: "I've only been a teacher for two years."
Su Yan shook his head repeatedly: "This is a place that everyone in the world dreams of entering. It is a place comparable to Dragon Gate. Even the servants who stay there for a few years are superior to others when they come out. You are still a sir. That's amazing!" "
Jin Yuncheng was made to smile by her cute appearance: "Miss Su is serious, she is just teaching a few students how to read and write, and then learn some dance and music skills..."
"That's awesome! I've been bad at everything except cooking and making tea since I was a kid..."
Jin Yuncheng seemed to have thought of something and interrupted her, "You said you are good at tea art?"
"Yeah, what's the matter? Are you missing someone to serve you tea and water?"
"The academy has been short of a gentleman recently. He teaches tea art. I heard that the master in charge is looking for him everywhere, but there has been no reply. This time he went to Zhao State and it is time to return."
The two were chatting happily when Zuo Qing came to Su Yan and was a little surprised to see Jinyuncheng. What was even more surprising was Jinyuncheng. She stood up in a panic and bowed: "Your Majesty, you are polite!"
Zuo Qing nodded and sat across from them.
Su Yan found that Zuo Qing was different from before, very different, just like... when he first met him, he was like this, with a straight face, no expression, like a block of ice!
Su Yan felt very embarrassed, and became cautious when speaking, and asked: "Are you going to leave early?"
Zuo Qing said: "I heard there was some movement here, so I came to take a look."
Su Yan couldn't help but complain about his dog ears.
Zuo Qing poured a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "Sitting in this position, if your ears don't work, you won't know how you died."
Su Yan and Mr. Jin's expressions froze at the same time. Mr. Jin hurriedly stood up to pour tea and said politely: "I have heard that Zhao is rich in weapons. Could it be that the master in charge went to Zhao to ask for weapons?"
"I remember that before I left, I told the people below that I went to Zhao State this time to visit Mr. Qin in the academy there. If I can invite Mr. Qin to come and teach in our academy, it will definitely benefit Rong Guo. How come the news has arrived? Things have changed here, Mr. Jin.”
Jin Yuncheng's smile remained unchanged: "In such a large academy, there are times when news is transmitted incorrectly. Then... Sir, can you please ask Mr. Qin?"
Zuo Qing glanced at Su Yan and said, "The old man is wandering around."
Su Yan picked his teeth and listened to them talking about the academy. He couldn't help but say: "I have heard a little bit about this academy. I only know that the academy has four halls, Shuyou Hall, Lesheng Hall, Zuiyun Hall, Qingping Hall. ....." She glanced at Jinyuncheng and expressed admiration for her: "Mr. Jin is so charming to the country and the city, I wonder if the remaining ones are as beautiful as you?"
Jin Yuncheng smiled shyly and said: "The Academy is indeed full of talents, but everyone has their own merits and strengths."
Su Yan had never been to the academy when he was a child, and he had never met the people there. He only heard people talk about it a few times. At that time, in her impression, the teachers in the academy were all old men with white hair and beards, and they taught boring and old-fashioned teachings. She did not expect that there were people as young and beautiful as Jin Yuncheng. She sighed silently in her heart: The students are so happy!
Seeing that she seemed a little interested, Jinyun City patiently introduced her: "Qishan Academy not only teaches knowledge, but is also a place where envoys from various countries come to Beijing to pay their respects. The precious treasures they paid tribute will also be stored in the Wanchao Room of the academy. Moreover, the large and small banquets held by the palace every year are also organized by the Minister and the Master. Sometimes the venue is also chosen in the academy, and all the necessary items are basically provided by the academy. There is also a summer resort there, which is This is a seclusion resort for the elders of every dynasty in the Rong Kingdom! If you are lucky enough to be admitted to the hospital, and if you put in a little more effort, you will be indispensable for prosperity and wealth in the future, and even entering the palace is unknown."
Su Yan sighed in his heart, Zuo Qing really repaid his kindness by arranging such a lucrative job for himself.
The errand was good, but she didn't know how to deal with the people and forces she would have to face on her return trip. If the master were around, he would never let her get into such a complicated place as Ruoshui City!
But she has nowhere to go and nothing to live with!
The only person I can rely on right now is the person in front of me...
Su Yan couldn't help but look at Zuo Qing. He didn't seem to want to get involved in the conversation between women at all, and was just picking tea leaves from the tea.
The three of them chatted for a while, and then they dispersed.
In Zuo Qing's room.
Yansheng made the bed for him and stood by the bed waiting for orders.
"What's going on in Mo Mansion these days?"
"Business as usual."
"Where's the academy?"
"Nothing happened either."
Zuo Qing walked slowly to the window and took a deep breath, "It's time to activate the people we once deployed."
