It is early spring, but as the sun sets in the west, the evening chill is still as sharp as a knife.
At the end of the official road in the wild, a group of people and horses gradually appeared. Several riders escorted a carriage and rushed towards an isolated city standing in the sunset on the yellow sand. When the group pushed open the city gate and entered, and finally arrived at the gate of the destination, it was already dark.
The night wind blew the two lanterns in front of the door left and right, and the flickering light and shadow showed that this building was different from other ordinary houses in the city, and the gate was majestic. But this was just a first impression. When you get closer, you can see that the gate is old, the walls on both sides are mottled, and there are even signs of peeling in some places. But the owner of this place doesn't seem to care much about it and hasn't repaired it.
This is the Weiyuan County Governor's Mansion in Ganliang Road.
In recent years, the county magistrate's mansion has been peaceful, and there is nothing going on. The leader is a man in his forties. He did not bother to shake off the dust on his hat. He dismounted, walked up the steps, opened the door, and whispered, "Is the county magistrate here?"
A young boy poked his head out, recognized the man, and quickly glanced at the carriage parked outside the door, smiling happily: "Here! Here! General He brought Miss Ye here?"
Xuyu slowly rubbed her stiff and cold fingertips under her sleeves.
Across the carriage, the joyful voice of the person who opened the door kept floating into her ears.
"… The county magistrate said that General He should be able to take the person back in the near future, and he repeatedly reminded me to always pay attention to the movements outside the door. It was fine during the day, but at night, even an owl has to take a nap. I was afraid that I would fall asleep and not hear anything, so I closed my eyes and pricked up my ears these days. I didn't sleep well for several nights, and finally the person came... "
The doorman seemed to be a chatterbox, and he would talk nonstop whenever he got the chance.
He Jin quickly turned back: "Young lady, we're here."
Although he was a low-ranking guerrilla general, he had a lot of experience. There were many brave and powerful people here who looked up to him, but his tone of voice at this moment was very respectful.
The boy who opened the door was called Qingtou. He was originally a servant in the mansion. He was smart and capable. Because the original doorman was old, he recently volunteered to take over the guarding. The master of the house valued this Miss Ye very much and made various preparations for her arrival, as if he was welcoming his own daughter. Seeing that He Jin also had the same attitude tonight, Qingtou couldn't help but become more curious and opened his eyes wide, wanting to see what kind of person she was.
Xuyu reached out and opened the car door.
Qingtou was stunned.
It turned out that Miss Ye was dressed as a man, with a green scarf tied in her hair, a gray round-necked, narrow-sleeved robe, and black boots. When she got off the car, she was carrying a bag.
It seemed that she had been dressing like this for many years and was used to it. She walked with a light and steady step and a calm demeanor.
If he hadn't known her identity, Qingtou would have thought she was a young man. Coming to his senses, he hurried over to take her bag, but she smiled at him, nodded, and didn't hand it over. She continued walking forward, quickly climbed the steps, and walked into the gate.
Pei Ji, the governor of Weiyuan County, was reading in his study room by candlelight at this time. He was relieved when he learned that the guest had arrived safely. He thought that she must be tired after a long journey and it would be inconvenient to meet her immediately, so he asked someone to inform He Shi and arrange for the guest to rest first.