"A token of engagement, a betrothal gift?" Yu Qing's eyes widened, "A nerd like you already has a planned wife?"
Ashheng was noncommittal and acquiesced.
The look on Yu Qing's face gave people a feeling of envy and jealousy, and he subconsciously asked the question that young people are most concerned about, "Are you beautiful?"
Ash Heng also had some longing in his eyes, "I don't know. We were both very young when we got engaged. We said we had met each other before, but we didn't have any impression. I said, what are you thinking about?"
A slight smile appeared on Yu Qing's face, "Well, is it appropriate for me to go to your fiancée's house and pretend to be you?"
Ashheng said coldly: "I asked you to pretend, do you want to take it seriously?"
"It depends on what you said." Yu Qing chuckled dryly. He just asked, and he would not be serious even if he was beaten to death. He still had this bottom line. Immediately, he realized another question, "You mean, you don't tell your fiancée's family about the fake identity?"
Ashheng turned his head and looked at his injured arm, with a sad look in his eyes, "Don't say it yet, lest the Zhong family think too much, and try to avoid causing extra problems. First, hide the truth from the Zhong family, and first use the Zhong family to help the Zhong family to take the exam. The most important thing is to deal with the matter in the past, and put aside the love between children for now. When the opportunity is right, I will explain it to the Zhong family. If the Zhong family can accept it, then I will not force it. "
Yu Qing could understand the sadness in his eyes. If his arm could not be cured and he could no longer pursue an official career, it was hard to say whether the Zhong family would marry their daughter. Marrying a good daughter to a cripple from the countryside with no future would be a waste of money. Every parent would think twice.
What's more, it's a serious crime to help cheat on things like taking exams!
He quickly comforted him: "Your family has fallen into decline after all. With a broken painting, it would be great if the wealthy businessman surnamed Zhong in the capital could still recognize his old friendship and help."
Seeing his kind words, Ash Heng smiled slightly and saw the guilt in Yu Qing's heart.
He knew very well that Yu Qing had actually fulfilled his duty of protection and had solved the threat at that time. It was his insistence on saving face in front of Yu Qing that caused the accident.
But he will not tell the truth because he knows that Yu Qing is a person who is difficult to control. Only by making Yu Qing continue to feel guilty will he try his best to complete his explanation.
Thinking of his injury, he murmured almost to himself and asked, "When will Junior Uncle come back?"
Yu Qing knew that he had pinned his hopes on his junior uncle, "The specific date is not necessarily certain. Normally, I come back once a year. I have been away for half a year."
"Half a year..." Ashheng murmured, confused.
The impression of the junior uncle from Linglongguan was in his early years. He was a person who liked to hold a mirror and look at himself. He could fiddle with a single hair for a long time. He always felt that he had a peerless appearance. He is a handsome man who loves beauty, and naturally he is also a Taoist priest who loves beauty very much.
The reason why it is said to be an impression from his early years is because he has hardly seen the young master uncle in the past ten years. He said he went out to practice and practice. He came back once in a while and there was no need to go out of his way to visit him. Ashheng always visited him. It was only after listening to people at Linglongguan talking about it that I found out that the junior uncle had come back...
Two days later, in an ordinary house near the city gate, Yu Qing stood in the main hall with his luggage on his back.
Her hair style could no longer be willful and she had it tied up obediently. The goatee that she managed to grow while pretending to be mature was completely shaved off. The white coat she was wearing belonged to Ash Heng. All the trouble is saved.
The Taoist robe in his package was also thrown to Ashiheng. Anyway, Ashiheng would be able to use it in Linglong Temple soon.
The sword has not been withdrawn, it is still hanging on the waist. It is normal for scribes in this world to wear swords. It is an elegant thing to carry the piano and sword with them.
There were also two capable plain-clothed servants in the hall, who were also responsible for seeing him off this time.
Pu Dianli was walking back and forth in the small courtyard outside, waiting for someone. He had also secretly informed Yu Qing beforehand. As expected, Ashiheng had expected. People from the Sinan Mansion had indeed intervened in the escort. They arrived yesterday, and there were only two of them. They are the ones waiting now.
When the morning fog had almost cleared, there was a knock on the door outside the small courtyard, and Pu Dianli quickly went over to open the door.
A man and a woman in their thirties entered the hospital. The man looked dignified, and the woman looked like Xiaojiabiyu, with heroic eyes and ordinary clothes.
As soon as the two people entered the door, their eyes immediately glanced around, and they obviously didn't pay much attention to Pu Dianli.
Pu Dianli led the two people through the door, and immediately pretended to introduce them: "Ashiheng, these two are also escorting officers. They will accompany you on the road later." He did not announce the names of the two comers. The two of them requested it themselves.
In fact, Yu Qing already knew the names of the two of them beforehand. The man was Xu Juening and the woman was Tang Bulan.
Yu Qing immediately imitated Ash Heng's elegant manner, raised his hands and saluted, "Thank you."
Are there any escorts? The two officers who were already in the hall looked at each other with confusion on their faces. They didn't know about this beforehand. In addition, the two people in front of them were obviously not from the county government. What's more, how could there be a woman among the officers? One person immediately approached Pu Dianli and asked in a low voice, "Putou, how come you haven't seen these two before?"
"I'm the one sent from above. I'll take care of everything. Don't ask any questions." Pu Dianli muttered in reply.
The two officers knew what was going on and immediately stopped talking.
The two visitors from the Sinan Mansion had already set their sights on the escort. Xu Juening's eyes were fixed on Yu Qing's sword. He slowly walked up to Yu Qing and asked indifferently: "Are you Ash Heng?"
Yu Qing smiled and bowed, "It's just Xiaosheng."
Xu Juening stretched out his hand and grasped the hilt of Yu Qing's sword, slowly pulled out a section, and said coldly: "Epee?"
As soon as these words came out, Pu Dianli's heart suddenly rose in his throat, and he realized that the people in Sinan Mansion were not ordinary sharp.
It is not unusual for scholars to carry swords, but they are usually not really used for killing. They are usually used as accessories. Generally, the sword body is light and thin, and it should be shorter and easier to carry. Some even have no blade, and Yu Qing's sword When he pulled it out, it was obvious that it was a weapon used for fighting and killing.
Yu Qing didn't see any panic, but asked firmly: "The student is not a nerd with no power. Could it be that he looks down on the student?"
Uh-huh! Xu Juening returned the sword, let go and asked, "Can you ride a horse?"
Yu Qing: “I rode it, it’s not bad.”
Xu Juening immediately turned around and said to Pu Dian: "We can save the carriage outside, just give us three fast horses."
Hearing this, Pu Dianli breathed a sigh of relief and realized that he was overthinking it. As long as it is confirmed that the person taking the exam is Ashheng himself, they will not care whether you use a heavy sword or a light sword, and they will not care about you. Whether he is a martial arts practitioner or not, that has nothing to do with going to Beijing to take the exam.
On the other hand, the person who took the young master's place was obviously much calmer than him, and he was worthy of being the one who could kill three snake monsters.
Before he answered, Xu Juening pointed at the two guards again, "It would be a burden to follow them. Stay here, there is no need to go."
Pu Dianli was surprised, "How can this be done? The county must send the person and get the handover documents before handing over the job. Otherwise, the county cannot bear such a big responsibility."
"It's okay if I say it. I'll put it on paper as proof. When I get back to the state capital, the documents will be sent to you." Xu Juening dropped the words and stopped talking. He turned around and stared at Yu Qing again. After looking up and down, he said: "No. Dress up like a scholar, change your clothes, and change your backpack if you look like a scholar."
At this point, everyone probably understood what he meant.
Not long after, three fast horses were waiting outside the yard, and they also got some fitting clothes for Yu Qing to change into.
When setting off, Yu Qing took a package out of his backpack and threw the basket containing books and other items into the corner. He had long thought it was cumbersome.
Pu Dianli's eyelids twitched when he saw it. How could he be a scholar when he treated books like this? He quietly looked at the reactions of the two people in the Sinan Mansion, and sure enough, both of them were stunned.
Xu Juening said in confusion, "Ashiheng, don't you even want the books for the exam?"
Yu Qing nodded his head with his finger as if nothing was wrong, "It's all stored here."
Since he didn't care, Xu Juening had nothing else to say. He immediately tilted his head and said, "Let's go."
"Wait a moment, the county magistrate has an explanation. Pu wants to give some instructions to the Aju people on behalf of the county." Pu Dianli asked for permission, and with the other party's permission, he immediately pulled Yu Qing into the room. After pulling him to the corner, he said With a look of pain on his face, he shouted in a low voice, "This is a competition, not a martial arts competition. I asked you not to bring a sword, but you have to. Brother, don't do such things like throwing books away casually again. It is not done by scholars. This surname is Xu’s eyesight is extraordinary, so be careful on the way forward, think about everything before you do it, and give yourself a heads up first, okay?”
Yu Qing looked at him up and down, his eyes a little strange.
This lack of food and salt made Pu Dianli feel tired, and even more frightened, he stamped his feet, "Brother, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the young master!"
Yu Qing was happy, "That's it? What are you worrying about? They are not scholars. I don't know much about rushing for the exam, so I don't believe they can understand. Now, regarding scholars, they are laymen, I do I’m an expert in everything, so I can fool them as if they were fools, do you understand?”
It seems reasonable... Pu Dianli was speechless on the spot, and then he understood why this guy could not take any of Xu Juening's questions seriously, and even answered any way he wanted.
"Okay, don't scare yourself, keep your heart in your stomach." Yu Qing raised his hand and patted his chest, turned around and walked away.
Pu Dianli watched and found that it was not without reason that the young master dared to let this person take his place, at least he was bold.
After setting off, the three people outside the small courtyard got on their horses and rode away.
The Pu Dian officials at the door watched him off. As for the two government servants in the house, Xu Juening had given instructions before setting off that they were not allowed to leave this place within two days, nor were they allowed to have any contact with the outside world...
The three horses came out of the city gate, and Fang Daba accelerated his horse and galloped away. Yu Qing never looked back.
During the rest of the journey, Xu and Tang had nothing to say, and they didn't think they had anything to talk about with the scholar.
Yu Qing felt at ease, wishing that these two people had no impression of him. He knew that he would just remember to go through the motions in a low-key manner during this trip.
