After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 84

Haitang was reading a book in the room.

Grandfather, cousin, and elders Cao and Lu will be leaving soon. Grandmother Ma has agreed that the whole family will go to see them off. Even my younger brother Xiao Shitou has been allowed to dress thickly and follow his parents outside the city gate. go.The little time left was not enough to do anything, so Haitang used this little time to read a few pages of the book.

When there was a noise in the front yard, she thought the elders were about to go out, so she quickly put down her books and ran out, only to find Uncle Xie, Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu standing in the front yard in a daze, their faces full of astonishment.

Following their line of sight, a tall, middle-aged man with a handsome appearance wearing a black cloak was standing at the gate, looking quietly into the house.

This man looks younger than Xie Wenzai and has a very bookish air.Although he was dressed very low-key, a brocade belt was faintly exposed around his waist, and the buttons on his cloak were also made of gold, which showed that his status was not ordinary.

Behind him were several young and strong men dressed as guards. Two of them were guarding the door, one on the left and the other on the right. Several people gathered in the alley outside the door, and the sound of horses neighing came from the alley.They were all dressed in all-black riding attire. They were tall, strong and brave, and carried swords at their waists. Obviously, they were not something ordinary wealthy people could afford.

Haitang blinked, mentally guessing the identity of the visitor.

There were footsteps behind her, and when she looked back, it was her brother Hai Jiao.

There was also shock on the reef.But he obviously knows more than his sister.He whispered in Haitang's ear: "This is Mr. Tao Yuetao. I have met him a few times. All the guards in his family are dressed like this..."

Haitang was not surprised.The peace negotiation delegation arrived at Gaotai Suo the day before yesterday, and the news reached Suzhou yesterday.If Mr. Tao Yuetao, the leader of the peace talks, was determined to come to see his old friend and his body could hold up, he would have set out on horseback early yesterday morning. One day would be enough for him to reach Suzhou City.If he had set out the day before yesterday, he would have been able to walk more calmly on the road.

The Hai family planned to take a car to Gaotaisuo. Firstly, it was to keep it secret and prevent Sunge, the confidant of the peace negotiation mission, from discovering the identities of Xie Wenzai and others. Secondly, it was also because Xie, Cao, and Lu were all weak scholars and could not hold on. The hardship of living long distances and riding horses.Unexpectedly, their old friend in the capital, Tao Nanshan, was also a scholar, but was much stronger than them.The horse galloped down the road and was dusty, but he seemed to be quite energetic and did not show any obvious fatigue?
Xie Wenzai obviously did not expect to see his old friend who had been away for many years in Suzhou City.He just looked at Tao Yue blankly, with water glistening in his eyes, but he was speechless for a long time.

It was Cao Gengyun who came to his senses first, took two quick steps forward and hugged Tao Yue: "Tao Nanshan! Brother Nanshan! I didn't expect you to come. It's been 31 years, how have you been these years?" There was still tears in his words. The sound woke up Xie Wenzai and Lu Bainian.The latter also stepped forward and bowed: "Brother Tao, I haven't seen you for many years. Didn't you just arrive at Gaotaisuo? We were just going to look for you, why did you come here by yourself?"

Tao Yue smiled slightly, took Cao Gengyun with one hand, and Lu Bainian with the other, and looked up at Xie Wenzai: "I knew you were in Suzhou, and I have been waiting for you to write me a letter. Unexpectedly, He Huanyuan received the letter, and Fan Huizhi I have also received your letter. Even Zhuang Shitong, who was transferred from Shuzhong to Chang'an, also received your letter. On the contrary, there is no movement at all from my place. If I hadn't been in contact with He Huanyuan and the others, I wouldn't have known that you had left Guazhou. Settled down in Suzhou again. Xie Daozhi, are you planning to break off our relationship with me?"

Xie Wenzai looked embarrassed, blushed and lowered his head and said, "I was wrong, brother Nanshan, don't blame me."

Tao Yue's expression softened slightly: "I didn't know that you were planning to go to Gaotai Suo. I was thinking that since I got the peace talks, I would meet you no matter what, and ask you clearly! I'm here As soon as Gaotaisuo settled down, he found an excuse to go to Suzhou City. Now that I have seen you, I feel at ease. I will leave before the city gate closes today and rush back to Gaotaisuo as soon as possible. "

The peace talks are about to begin, and even if they use the excuse that everyone in the envoy needs time to rest and recuperate, it won't be delayed for a few days.He had to rush back and take charge of the overall situation to prevent someone from making mistakes - whether this person was a member of the Hu people's envoy or the Da Chu envoy.

Xie Wenzai, Cao and Lu felt guilty after hearing this.If they had known that Tao Yue was so anxious to see them, they would have asked Zhou Dalang to send him a message and let him wait at peace at the high platform.Now that the envoy has just arrived, the envoy ran away. What if the peace talks are delayed?If other people in the mission were to take advantage of the loophole and affect the outcome of the peace talks, it would be very bad.Why didn't they think it through? !At this time, Hai Xiya came over and said to everyone with a smile: "It's not the place to talk outside. Mr. Tao, please go sit down in the house first. You must have been working hard on this journey. Please drink some water to moisten your throat. Yours The entourage and horses also need to rest and eat, otherwise the return journey will be uncomfortable.”

Tao Yue looked at Haixi Cliff and saluted politely: "This must be Hai Xingli? Hai Xingyi Bo Yuntian, thank you for taking care of Xie Daozhi and the others these years."

Hai Xiya quickly returned the gift: "You are so polite. Cousin Xie is my closest relative, and Brother Cao and the others are also loyal ministers and righteous men who suffered innocent victims. It is my honor to be able to contribute to them."

Xie Wenzai said with a smile: "Stop being polite, let's talk inside first." He looked at Tao Yue carefully: "Tao Nanshan, you have taken good care of yourself over the years. You can actually manage this nearly two hundred miles." Hold on."

Tao Yue smiled slightly: "I think you are a lot more lazy. Living in the northwest, near water and terraces, you are not as diligent as me, the same year who is pampered and privileged in Beijing. As long as you practice more riding skills, everyone will not end up in the same situation. You look sickly and look like you are more than ten years older than me. When I get back to the Central Plains, I will have to ask a doctor with good medical skills to take care of you."

Xie Wenzai and others were surprised when they heard this, but before they could ask Tao Yue what he meant, the latter said first: "Let's all go inside and talk. I'm thirsty. We've been traveling all night and we haven't had breakfast yet. Woolen cloth."

Hai Xiya quickly ordered the kitchen to boil water, and asked Hai Changan to go outside and buy some ready-made breakfast.

Tao Yue glanced at Hai Chang'an a few more times and followed Xie Wenzai and others into the living room without saying anything.He was talking to Xie, Cao and Lu in the hall. Two guards stood at the door of the house. The others, under Cui Bo's greeting, led their horses into the house to drink water, eat and rest.Hai Xiya hesitated for a moment and did not enter the living room, but waved his grandson Hai Jiao over and asked him to deliver a message to General Wednesday as soon as possible.

Tao Yue's arrival was sudden. I'm afraid that General Zhou Zhou didn't know about it yet, so they needed to be notified so that they could be careful on the other side of the high platform. Someone else in the peace delegation might take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Hai Jiao winked at her sister and quickly went out.Haitang quietly returned to the third courtyard, pretending to water the fruits, vegetables and vines in the wooden trough, but her eyes glanced at the front yard from time to time.

There were guards from the Tao family guarding the outside of the living room. Even the task of serving tea and water was done by Hai Xiya himself, so no one else could get even half a step closer.When my brother comes back from General Wednesday, there may be a way to find out the news.She'd better wait and wait for ready information.

General Wednesday's house was nearby, and Haijiao came back with General Wednesday not long after.As for what the latter talked about with Tao Yue and others after entering the living room, Haitang didn't know.

But she was not in a hurry, because she saw her second uncle Hai Changan coming back from buying a lot of food. Hai Jiao immediately went to the kitchen to get a basket of tableware, and then went with her second uncle to the small room next to the living room to pack the food.

　The third watch is over.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)