It is said that the boat with white sails is slowly moving along the undulating curve of the bay. A small boat has come from the direction of Danzhou Port. The man gestured, and the two boats slowly moved closer together.
The rope ladder was lowered, and a sweaty official climbed up panting.
At this time, Fan Xian had already changed into his usual clothes and was putting on shoes on his feet. Before he had time to say anything, he nodded to signal the official to speak.
The official wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and said in a trembling voice: "I am a Danzhou pawn, and I am here to welcome the imperial envoy to return home to visit his relatives."
Hearing this, Fan Xian was stunned. He hadn't paid attention to the official uniform of the visitor before, so he was a little surprised to hear that the person reported himself as a pawn. He is not a person who likes to be flattered, but he also knows that the parents and officials in Danzhou will definitely feel radiant when they return to their hometown, and they will definitely try their best to take pictures of themselves Flattery... How did you know that the state didn't come, but a pawn came
He subconsciously looked at the ants-like people on the pier in the distance, squinted his eyes and said, "Where is Lord Zhizhou?"
It was just an unintentional sentence, but it fell into the ears of the Danzhou pawn like thunder. He was quite frightened, and said with a mournful face: "Your Excellency has received the news that your Excellency is coming, and you should rush to the pier to pick you up at this time." , Your Excellency, please don’t blame Your Excellency, it’s really... Your Excellency didn’t know that Your Excellency arrived so early.”
Fan Xian was also confused by this series of adults and adults, and it took him a while to understand. It turned out that Tancheng did not expect his ship to arrive so quickly.
He smiled and said: "There is nothing to blame, it's just a private return home, so there is no need for such a big battle to welcome him."
But there was already a big battle on the pier. Fan Xian's eyesight was astounding, and he vaguely saw that people were hurriedly preparing to build a shelter, and there were officials rushing there, and there were many Danzhou people gathered.
Dan Dian's heart was at ease, he raised his head slightly boldly, and took a look at this big man who hadn't returned to Danzhou for two years. He was transferred to Danzhou after Fan Xian left, so he heard a lot about the Earl's Mansion. Rumors about a strange young master. In the officialdom, I have heard a lot of the glorious deeds done by Mr. Fan in the capital and the world in the past two years, so I am already full of curiosity about this person who went out of Danzhou.
"As expected...he is a figure in the sky." The pawn was shocked by Fan Xian's appearance, and immediately lowered his head to report today's situation.
It turned out that Lin Wan'er, the Princess of the Princess, brought the third prince and a group of people back to Danzhou, which had already alarmed the whole city. Since the decline of the seaport business, this Dan city has long been a small place in a remote corner. Although His Majesty grants blessings every year and the people live in peace and happiness, but... who has seen such a large formation, this is the prince and princess!
People are guessing that since his wife and students are back, Master Fan will also come back, so he has already made preparations, but he didn't expect Fan Xian to handle things in Jiaozhou, and all the officials and common people don't know when Fan Xian Arrived, and gradually relaxed. Until today, an all-black cavalry suddenly came from outside the city, passed through the city defenses, and came directly to the pier and began to deploy defenses. Only then did the people guess that Master Xiao Fan would arrive today.
Time was too tight, so only the pawns who happened to know about the incident rushed over, and the magistrate of Danzhou and those officials were probably still in the mansion to escape the summer heat, so they were busy getting dressed and rushing here.
The officials of Danzhou were afraid that Fan Xian, a big man, would be angry if the state capital was not arranged in time, so he hurriedly boarded a small boat to plead guilty.
He carefully watched Fan Xian's expression.
Fan Xian suddenly asked, "Is the old lady okay?"
The pawn said with a flattering smile: "The old man is very healthy, and the magistrate often comes to the mansion to pay his respects."
"Well, Wan... huh?" Fan Xian frowned suddenly.
The pawn was shocked, thinking that the master had begun to express dissatisfaction with today's reception work, and the sweat behind his back was three layers more scared.
On the other hand, Hong Changqing who was beside Fan Xian knew that the lord had just suddenly become confused and didn't think he should address his wife in front of this official, so he smiled and said softly, "Young mistress is here?"
Fan Xian heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. Although the pawn in front of him was a petty official, he had no reason to let the other party call Wan'er as young mistress—although this pawn would definitely be very willing to recognize Lin Wan'er as grandma.
"The madam is in the mansion." The pawn said cautiously: "The old man is also in the mansion... It's hot today, and I'm afraid that the old man has a heart for you and insists on coming to the pier to pick you up, so I haven't dared to go to the mansion. report."
Fan Xian nodded in satisfaction, and patted the pawn on the shoulder approvingly. He also meant the same thing, so he didn't ask the black rider to inform the mansion at all, and was going to surprise the old man and some people in the city.
The pawns were flattered.
"Let everyone on the pier disperse." Fan Xian said with a smile, "Lend me your boat, I'll go back by myself later." Since neither the old lady nor Wan'er came to the pier, he was naturally too lazy Go deal with those officials, those fathers and folks in Danzhou... It's not too late to gossip in the future. Sitting solemnly in the bamboo shed, this uncomfortable experience, the one in Suzhou is enough.
Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Hong Changqing and the official said in unison: "This cannot be done."
Hong Changqing was naturally worried about Fan Xian's safety. After calming down for a while, Fan Xian smiled and said, "Qingba, you have been with me for a short time, so remember from now on that you are a member of the Overwatch Council. As for my decision, just accept it." ...I can't get rid of the tiger guards that His Majesty gave me, and you still want to pester me so that I can't take it easy?"
Although the words were light, the meaning was serious. Hong Changqing gave a wry smile and dared not say anything more.
The official of Danzhou said with a bitter face: "My lord, the beach looks flat from the side, but the rear is full of cliffs, and there is nowhere to go... The only way to go is to go ashore from the pier. If you want to take a trip to the mountains, you'd better wait until tomorrow."
Fan Xian stood up, tightened his clothes, and looked at the cliff beside the boat that was slowly passing backwards.
Looking at the familiar reefs that are no longer familiar, he couldn't help but sighed with satisfaction, and said, "My lord, An Zhi grew up in Danzhou since he was a child, doesn't he know the way home?"
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Danzhou is not big, but in the past few decades, there has been a minister of the household department and a wet nurse of His Majesty, which is already glorious enough, and now there is another imperial envoy... and the imperial envoy has grown up here until he is sixteen years old , So in the past two years, the people of Danzhou have all been excited and excited about it, even when they interact with people from neighboring states, they have a little bit more confidence and pride.
Today, the Overwatch Council's black horse came to set up defenses on the pier. Although the people were scared, they guessed that the big man was going back to his hometown, so they naturally gathered around to see the beautiful young master of the Earl's Mansion who looked like a girl. , Has your appearance changed in the past two years in Kyoto
An old woman holding a basket with eggs in it muttered, "I said I would come back after the next year, but the person who came back was not a real person. This time it should be a real person, right?"
A person next to him smiled and said, "Could it be a real person? Didn't you see that both His Highness and Mrs. Fan are back?"
Another person said enthusiastically: "I don't know if Young Master Fan's appearance has changed? When he went to the capital, I don't know how many girls' eyes in Danzhou city were swollen from crying."
The aunt laughed loudly and said, "How can this change just like that?"
"I don't think so. Even this dear father can change his mind..."
Immediately the unknown person was dragged into an alley by the excited crowd and beaten.
After a little embarrassment and silence, the people of Danzhou waiting for Fan Xian on the pier gradually turned the topic of chatting back to Fan Xian himself and the anecdote of the year.
"Do you still remember that Young Master Fan always liked to stand on the top of his yard and call everyone to collect their clothes every time there was a paper wind?"
Everyone laughed, and those young people who were about the same age as Fan Xian couldn't help but think of many things back then. At that time, Fan Xian was just an illegitimate child of the Earl's Mansion, and he would occasionally mess around with these children on the street. Fan, but as he gets older and has different identities, he has already become a person in two worlds.
There were only envy and some complicated emotions in the eyes of the young men, and one of them said in a low voice: "I have also heard the imperial envoy tell stories."
His voice was very low, and no one believed what he said, so most people subconsciously let their ears filter out this sentence. Seeing that no one in the crowd paid any attention to him, the young man said distressedly: "It's true... I still remember the story about digging treasures."
Still no one paid attention to him, the aunt carrying the egg said with great interest: "Speaking of which, our Young Master Fan is really different from others. He was obedient and sensible when he was young, and there are a few strange things... just say When he went to the streets with the maids in the Earl's Mansion, when did they let those maids carry things? Tsk tsk, this master's family is so amiable."
There was a lot of discussion on the pier, and the content was varied. After a while, the magistrate of Danzhou led the officials to arrive.
At this time, they were panting and tidying up their official uniforms. Looking at the big white sail boat that was about to dock, they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
It's just that no one thought that the imperial envoy was not on board.
The official of Danzhou stepped down the ladder, met Zhizhou's eyes of eating people, and said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, you got off halfway, and you should have returned home by this time."
Zhizhou was taken aback and glared at him. He was eager to go to the Earl's Mansion, but he didn't dare to leave for a while, because although the imperial envoy disembarked, there were still a group of officials on board who wanted to greet him. In front of these Fan Xian's confidantes, he Don't dare to take too much pie.
Hearing this, the crowd of onlookers couldn't help shouting in unison, and then sighed, their tone full of pity.
Wearing the official uniform of the Overwatch Council, Hong Changqing got off the boat with a group of Overwatch Council spies and looked at the crowd on the pier. The crowd was swept away by this cold gaze, and immediately shut up. Unexpectedly, Hong Changqing put on a gentle smile and said: "Master Tisi feels sorry for all the folks being exposed to the sun on the pier, so he came up with such a last resort, and will come out to meet you folks in the future."
He turned around and greeted Master Zhizhou, and said cordially: "Your Excellency really doesn't want to disturb the place, so I take it with all my heart, please ask Master Zhizhou to take you back first."
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On the cliff not far outside Dancheng, there is a white figure struggling to climb up. The word struggling may not be appropriate, because the person who is just a small white spot against the stone wall can climb up very easily, with slightly kicked toes and slightly curved fingers, his whole body is subdued by the slippery water. The stone wall moves upwards like a flowing curve, and there is no obvious difficulty at all.
This person seems to be very familiar with this inaccessible stone wall full of bird's nests and moss, and the path he chooses is also extremely precise. Where there is a protrusion, where the gap can be settled.
Needless to say, this person was naturally Fan Xian who had left the white-sailed ship.
When he was a child, he began to climb the cliff under the supervision of Wuzhu, until he was sixteen years old, a full ten years, he spent on this cliff, of course he didn't care about every plant and tree here. Familiar as your own palm prints.
Having not climbed for more than two years, Fan Xian held his breath and got close to the long-lost rocky cliff, the long-lost seabirds and soil, and climbed upwards.
It didn't take much time for him to stand on the highest cliff, looking down at the waves crashing against the rocks, and the city of Danzhou in the distance.
He turned around and was surprised to see a large clump of small yellow flowers in full bloom. Except that the flowers were more blooming, everything on the top of the cliff seemed to be the same as it was two years ago.
Fan Xian sighed and sat down, swinging his feet on the edge of the precipitous and high cliff, with a touch of worry and longing in his heart.
Uncle Wu Zhu is not here.