Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 69 The only relative is back

Jiang Xihe pulled Pei Zhizhao. She didn't want to stay here. Seeing Li Chengye covering his heart and looking at her sadly, Jiang Xihe felt bored.

After walking a hundred steps, Pei Zhizhao lowered his eyebrows and asked her, "Do you feel bad if I hit him?"

Jiang Xihe shook his head firmly, "Why do you feel bad? You blame me for not being able to do it myself, otherwise I would have beaten him long ago."

Pei Zhizhao lowered his eyes with an incomprehensible expression.

Jiang Xihe looked at the birds flashing in the sky and whispered, "Sir, don't do such things in the future. Just protect me. Li Chengye has long been a dog in my heart. Why should we be like a mad dog?"

Pei Zhizhao suddenly stared at the little girl's smile. She was like the brightest sunflower in summer, bright and beautiful, growing towards the sun.

"Didn't you just say that you wanted to do it yourself?"

Jiang Xihe smiled slightly, "When I asked for help to no avail and was rejected outside the Li family's door, my anger and unwillingness were gone. From now on, the bridge returns to the bridge, the road returns to the road. I no longer care about what Li Chengye is like."

The corners of Pei Zhizhao's mouth curled up slightly.

Pei Zhizhao sent Jiang Xihe home first. When he returned to the yamen, the yamen servant on duty came out of the concierge and handed him a court newspaper, "Sir Pei, this is from the inn. I heard that this spring flower visit is from our Ping'an County. , Tanhua Lang has left the capital a few days ago, and I am afraid he will return home in the next two days."

Pei Zhizhao happily took it and told the yamen officer, "Go to the etiquette officer and implement the relevant matters as soon as possible. If I remember correctly, this is the first time in the history of Ping'an County to visit Hualang."

The yamen servant couldn't restrain his excitement, "Who says it's not the case? Everyone has thought about it. From the moment Tanhua Lang enters the city, we brothers will be beating gongs and drums, so we must welcome him well."

Pei Zhizhao slowly opened the court newspaper, and when he saw Tanhualang's name, a smile slowly condensed on his face.

Is this...?

Pei Zhizhao's usually calm and controlled expression couldn't help but change.

Are there any such coincidences in the world? Or did the most unlikely thing happen?

Pei Zhizhao held up the court newspaper and read it again and again, and finally a smile slowly appeared on his indifferent face. If everything was true, that would be great.

The imperial newspaper in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand kilograms, but the name on the imperial newspaper was clear: the newly promoted Tanhua Lang, a native of Ping'an County, Jiang Xifeng.

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In the past three days, Pei Zhizhao sent many government officials to wait outside Shili Pavilion in shifts. He only said that once he saw Tanhua Lang, he must rush into the city to inform him that he needed to go to the city gate to greet him in person.

Jiang Xihe didn't see Pei Zhizhao much in the past two days.

She had just moved back to her new home, and she had a lot of small housework to sort out, but yesterday she received a message from Pei Zhizhao, saying that as long as Han Fang came to pick her up, she must meet him at the city gate no matter what time.

Jiang Xihe didn't think much about it. She was already used to this way of getting along with Pei Zhizhao.

This is the case when going to Qingfeng Village, and it is the same when going fishing by the Qingshui River. Pei Zhizhao has always arranged everything, and she only needs to cooperate.

After asking Han Fang, it seemed that Mr. Pei wanted to take her to meet someone, so Jiang Xihe was nervous for a while. Her first thought was to meet the relatives of the Pei family, but then she thought again that Pei Zhizhao no longer had any relatives.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xihe still prepared the long dress that Pei Zhizhao gave her, thinking that as long as Han Fang came to pick it up, she would definitely pack it up and never embarrass Pei Zhizhao.

In the afternoon, Jiang Xihe had just put the washed clothes on the clothes drying pole when he heard Han Fang call softly outside the gate, "Miss Jiang, the general is calling you, we should leave."

Jiang Xihe's heart was shaken, but luckily she was well prepared and quickly changed her clothes, not forgetting to put on her ruby ​​hairpin. When Jiang Xihe and Han Fang walked towards the city gate, she found that many people were also rushing towards the city gate. She had been staying behind closed doors for the past two days. She really didn't know what was going on, which deserved so many people's attention.

Walking to the city gate, Jiang Xihe saw at a glance that Pei Zhizhao was already standing at the crenellation of the city wall looking in the direction she came from. Jiang Xihe climbed up the city tower, ran towards him, and asked happily, "Master Pei, is there someone important coming?" ?”

As far as the eye can see, Ping'an County government officials are neatly dressed and standing in two teams at the city gate. Behind them are two musical teams with suonas and trumpets. The musicians are rehearsing nervously, and from time to time, one or two drums can be heard. .

Pei Zhizhao frowned lightly, "He is a very important person. You will be by my side for a while. Remember, no matter what happens, I will be by your side."

Jiang Xihe tilted her head and noticed that Pei Zhizhao had changed into a brown and black brocade robe today. She knew that he always wore black clothes. Today's suit was obviously newly made. There were gold threads on the cuffs and neckline, which made his cold eyebrows even more handsome. "Sir, the person you see today is unusual, isn't it?"

Pei Zhizhao raised his eyebrows and looked into the distance, protecting Jiang Xihe in front of him.

While the two were chatting and laughing, Jiang Xihe saw from a distance a group of people approaching the city gate. When they got closer, the man on horseback sang loudly, "Xinke Tanhualang...Jiang Xifeng...returning to his hometown." Confer a gift."

There were cicadas chirping on the sky tree in August, but Jiang Xihe didn't really hear it. She only heard the words "Xinke Tanhualang" in her ears, and she was still joking with Pei Zhizhao, "Sir, our Ping'an County is a geomantic treasure land, and there is actually Tanhualang. "

Pei Zhizhao was curious about Jiang Xihe's reaction. She probably hadn't seen Tanhua Lang's face yet, so he put his hands on her side and whispered in her ear, "Look, do you know Tanhua Lang?"

Jiang Xihe's smile deepened, "My lord, you really think of me as a know-it-all..." She looked at the young man in the middle of the team who was wearing a dark red brocade robe with a red flower tied around his waist. She stood motionless for a moment, stunned on the spot.

The man with shiny black hair and bright eyes was looking up in her direction with a slightly startled expression. Jiang Xihe's heart tightened, and he placed his hands tightly on the city wall, and his body could not help but feel chills.

Pei Zhizhao used his arms to protect her almost sinking body and asked in a low voice, "Xiaohe, is he your brother?"

The word "brother" was like a thunderclap. Jiang Xihe burst into tears. The tears instantly blurred her vision.

How can it be?

How could it be my brother?

If my brother didn't get into trouble while rushing for the exam, how could he be outside the city gate now?

My brother is a prostitute?

Brother is still alive?

Jiang Xihe was too confused to think, just like when she heard about her brother's accident. She was so sad then and so shocked now.

Pei Zhizhao slowly whispered in Jiang Xihe's ear, "The new beauty scout's name is Jiang Xifeng, Xiaohe, I asked you to come to the city gate because I don't want you to miss your first meeting with your brother. Now come with me to greet your brother. Can you do it?" "

Jiang Xihe couldn't remember clearly what happened next.

She remembered that Master Pei pulled her down the city tower, and there was a sudden roar of gongs and drums in her ears. Her brother recognized her as soon as he entered the city gate, jumped off his horse, and ran towards her.

Jiang Xihe remembered that she had been crying, her eyes covered with tears. She was always sharp-tongued, but she couldn't say a word at this moment.

She held her brother's sleeve and cried. She returned to her yard and hugged her brother's arm and cried.

Her brother is back, Jiang Xihe's brother is back, and her only relative in this world is back.

(End of this chapter)