This news from His Majesty the Emperor put everyone in a bad mood. After saying good night to each other, they went back to their homes and courtyards.
Looking at the blizzard outside, Deputy Marshal Qin Zheng exempted a large number of these children from morning classes. In fact, he was just trying to scare these brats who didn't know the heights of the world and teased his Xiaofeng, and he didn't really know how to do anything to them. , in this world of ice and snow, if anyone is really frozen out, no one will have a good time this year.
After hearing Qin Zheng's words, Xue Ruitian, who was still worried about whether he would be able to get up the next morning, immediately cheered. If he hadn't been tightly grasped by Hongye, he would have given Qin Zheng a warm hug.
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, who were wrapped up tightly, walked past Xue Ruitian, completely ignoring him. When they passed Jin Miaomiao and three children, they stopped and squatted down to tell the children to get up early. Go to bed at one o'clock and don't kick the quilt or anything at night.
"Brother, do you think it's possible for the third young master to come to our place?" After watching everyone leave, Shen Cha pulled Shen Haolin towards Tiger Hill, "Although I asked Ying Wu to show the portrait to the brothers in the north. , but I think he will definitely not come."
"I think so too!" Shen Haolin nodded, "He is... well, twenty years old this year. He has never taken a step out of Xijing City. Even if he ran away from home or the city, he would probably Just wandering around.”
"It's also very good to go shopping around. If a twenty-year-old can't go out alone, it won't sound good, right?" Shen Cha chuckled, "But judging from the news sent by His Majesty, They have searched the surrounding area, but they did not find this person. This is also very strange. Did he run out just to hide in the inn? "
"If a person doesn't want to be found, there are still many methods that can be used. He may really just want to try what it's like to get out." Shen Haolin pulled Shen Cha slowly around each trap, smiling. He smiled and said, "Well, since he has the courage to take this step, let's see if he has the ability to take the second and third steps. This matter is a big deal for him and the Prince Yihe's Palace. That's a very good thing. The old prince and the prince can at least not worry that their third son will turn into a weirdo." He patted Shen Cha on the head, "As long as we make sure that he doesn't run towards us, it has nothing to do with us. It’s not too big, just pay a little attention to it. In two days, the Liao Kingdom’s delegation will arrive, so we’d better focus on them!”
"Brother is right!" Shen Cha sighed, "I have received the official notification letter from the mission today. I hope Thirteen is ready."
"Thirteen is just a little lunatic. He is always unhappy if I let him be around me. But if you let him go crazy, he will still be very happy."
"Yes, let him go out two more times in the future." Shen Cha opened the thick curtain and pushed open the door to let Shen Haolin in. "The people from the Liao country only have lunch here, so we'd better not let them know Master is here."
"I think so too. It's too troublesome to pay homage here and there. I guess my uncle also thinks the same thing. What he hates most is these messy social interactions. Not letting him show up is just playing into his hands."
The two people had another discussion about the issues that should be paid attention to when the Liao delegation arrived, and they did not go to rest until they were both dizzy.
In the next few days, everything was calm. Zhao Yuhe's portrait had been distributed that night. The shadows in the north had already engraved his appearance deeply in their minds. As long as the third young master appeared in their minds, In front of him, the shadows are absolutely sure to catch him, and then send him back to Xijing.
But there has been no news at all in the past few days, which means that the third young master has not yet appeared in their sight. Perhaps as Shen Cha guessed, he is still near Xijing.
Soon, the day came to welcome the Liao envoy, and the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, the Wuding Marquis' Mansion, and the Shen Family Army were all ready to prepare.
Everyone was busy, but Qin Zheng was very leisurely. He had made it clear that he would not meet with the Liao and Jin envoys.
Everyone expressed their understanding. Now the special envoys and deputy envoys of the mission are all juniors of the deputy commander-in-chief according to their seniority. They are the only ones who can meet their elders. How can the elders condescend to see them!
This is not the first time that Jiapingguan City has welcomed the mission. The people in the city are used to it. Occasionally, some people will stop to take a look, but most people choose to go around the route of the mission, and there are many shops along the route. They are also temporarily closed for one day. The Zhenguogong Mansion and the Wuding Marquis Mansion will provide some compensation to these shops to thank them for their cooperation.
Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing, on behalf of Shen Haolin, stood at the city gate to greet the Liao delegation. Seeing the Liao flag fluttering in the heavy snow and the group of people marching laboriously in the snow, Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing couldn't help laughing.
"I guess they didn't expect that it snowed so heavily in the Liao Kingdom. When we arrived at Jiaping Pass, the snow was still so heavy." Xue Ruitian covered his mouth with a fan and laughed twice, "That guy Qi Zhifeng, They will definitely think that the snow in Jiapingguan City was brought by them."
"Don't tease him all the time. After all, he is now a deputy envoy. Besides, there is a little wolf with him. If the little wolf bites you, it will be quite painful, right?" Jin Jing moved a little and felt a little better. Frozen fingers said, "It doesn't matter if you mess with Qi Zhifeng. That kid looks powerful, but it's actually nothing. But if you piss him off and drag Yerunan out, it will be bad. That guy looks gentle and indifferent on the surface. Harmful, in fact, he is full of bad ideas and can’t tell what he is thinking at all.”
"Yes, how can he be an easy character to deal with if he can bring the Jin Kingdom into such chaos!" Xue Ruitian sighed, "If it weren't for his age, I would have thought that back then..."
"Hey, hey, don't think about it. It must have nothing to do with them. In terms of age, he was only five or six years old at that time. No matter how much he was a prodigy, he couldn't have such a big hand. You, don't think about that. Duo, you can't forget what happened back then, and we can't forget it either, so sooner or later the truth will come out!" Jin Jing patted Xue Ruitian on the shoulder, "Before that, take it easy and don't let yourself get too nervous. .”
"I know, I will."
"What I just wanted to say is that this time Yelu asked the two of them to follow Xiao Fengqi out. In addition to keeping an eye on him and Yanxie, he probably also wanted to train them." Jin Jing couldn't help but sneeze. , wrapped the cloak tightly around him, and said in a low voice, "I guess Yelu will start to train these young people. After all, whether it is Daxia or Jin, young people are now in charge, and the Liao Kingdom also needs some vitality. Moreover, ...The relationship between Yerunan and Qi Zhifeng with us is okay, they are not as tense as the older generation, right?"
"That's true. However, no matter how good the relationship is, if we go to the battlefield in the future, our subordinates will still show no mercy!" Xue Ruitian nodded, glanced at the convoy heading in their direction, and shook his head helplessly, "With their situation Speed, I’m afraid I’ll have to spend New Year’s Eve on the road.”
While they were talking, the Liao envoy had already arrived at the city gate. Special envoy Xiao Fengqi, deputy envoys Yerunan, Qi Zhifeng and Yanxie all jumped out of the carriage and walked to Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing to greet each other.
"It's so hard to bother the Marquis and the military advisor to come out to greet us in such a cold weather!"
"Envoy Xiao is serious. This is what we should do." With a polite smile on his face, Xue Ruitian stretched out his hand towards the open city gate, "Please, the marshal and the generals are waiting for you at the post house."
Xiao Fengqi nodded and followed Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing in. Yerunan took Qi Zhifeng and took two steps forward. He raised his eyebrows at Yan Xie, who was at the back, and motioned for him to follow quickly.
"What are you doing? Even if it snows so heavily in Linhuang Mansion, why is the snow here so heavy!" Qi Zhifeng couldn't pull Xue Ruitian, stretched out his hand on Jin Jing's cloak, waved to him, and said, " That Xiaojing... No, military advisor, how long has it been snowing here?"
"It's been almost a month. It wasn't so big at first, but it has slowly turned into what it is now in the past two days." Jin Jing smiled at Qi Zhifeng, "Young Master Qi will not think that you brought this heavy snow. Are you here?"
"Hey, how do you know what I think?" Qi Zhifeng held Yerunan's arm, "The military advisor is getting more and more talented."
"What a joke!" Yerunan smiled sheepishly, patted Qi Zhifeng on the head and told him to stop talking nonsense.
"Is this going smoothly?" Jin Jing walked to Yerunan's side, "I just told Mr. Hou that at the rate you are going, you will celebrate the New Year on the road. However, the road here is not easy to walk. It won’t be so difficult if you get into the officialdom.”
"I think so." Yerunan nodded, "How about Marshal and General Shen?"
"Thanks to uncle, it's not bad!" Jin Jing raised her eyebrows and interrupted Yerunan's explanation, "Some things are better explained face to face."
"I hope this accident will not affect our friendship." Yerunan sighed, "This is not what I want to see."
"Don't worry, we are not the kind of narrow-minded people. That matter has nothing to do with you, and we will not offend you." Jin Jing raised her head slightly and looked at Xiao Fengqi, who was chatting well with Xue Ruitian, "How are you getting along? Sample?"
"Without comparison, there is no identification. With the one at the back who is more difficult to get along with, he is much calmer."
"Really? Congratulations to you, it's rare for you to have the same opinion!"
