The tea house on the roadside is very simple. It barely has a room built to protect it from the wind and snow. The big pot is placed by the door, steaming hot, making people who are on the road in winter feel comfortable just looking at it.

There were a lot of people inside, mostly businessmen on the road or people who came to the city to seek a living. Loads, frames and carts were crowded outside, talking and laughing loudly, making it noisy and chaotic.

There was one person in this group of people who was looking down at some pieces of paper. He was wearing a green preacher's robe. When he lowered his head, he only saw his hair tied with a wooden hairpin. There were three or four businessmen sitting next to him, talking loudly and foaming at the mouth.

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"Sir?" the boy called.

Zhou Hui looked away and looked again. The merchants didn't know what they were looking at each other. They half stood up and stretched out their hands to block the people inside.

There was a commotion ahead, soldiers opened the way, and the crowd got out of the way, and saw a group of officials galloping towards them.

"Sir," the boy shouted.

Zhou Hao frowned.

"How come they know about it again?" he said.

"Sir, your current status is not ordinary." The young man said, "If we continue to hide your presence, the news will spread throughout Longgu City as soon as you leave Longgu City. Many eyes will be watching you along the way."

Who would let go of the opportunity to curry favor with Uncle Guo?

"It would be nice to be so positive about other things." Zhou Hui said with a snort.

The boy chuckled, but also a little worried.

"Sir, don't hit the smiling person with your hand," he reminded.

Zhou Sheng glared at him.

"You still want me to teach you how to be a good person?" he said.

The boy chuckled.

"Master Zhou."

The people and horses over there were already galloping forward, and everyone dismounted and took it over with a smile.

"It's been a hard journey, it's been a hard journey."

Zhou Hui dismounted and returned the gift with his hands.

After exchanging pleasantries, they all walked into the city.

Zhou Hui got on his horse and looked at the tea shed again. The people in the tea shed also looked at the excitement here and stood at the door in large numbers, blocking the people inside.

Why is he here?

Did you read it wrong?

What's more, he, who always prides himself on being tidy and clean, would not dress up like this and hang out in a tea shed like this.

After the emperor ascended the throne, there were great changes in the court, and the Qin family was naturally among them. However, according to the latest news, it was not that serious. Qin Shi asked to resign, and your Majesty agreed, but also appointed him to an idle official position to allow him to return to his hometown.

Although his official career has come to an end, the Qin family who returned to Sichuan is still a prominent family and can still live a happy life.

Zhou Hao withdrew his gaze.

The lively crowds of people on the road headed toward the city.

"Who is this? Even the official came to pick him up in person."

"You are so young, you look inconspicuous."

"He must be a descendant of some high-ranking official."

The people who had been driven away also returned to the road, pointing and talking at the people who were leaving.

The spectators in the tea shed also dispersed, sat back or left.

"Give it, give it." The shopkeeper shouted loudly, bringing in a bowl of hot tea soup and placing it on a counter. The steam covered the face of the person who raised his head.

"Thank you very much," he said.

The heat dissipated, revealing the handsome young face in front of him.

He brushed his sleeves with one hand and picked up the tea bowl with the other.

The foot merchant sitting next to him looked at the slender hands that were completely unequal to the clumsy pottery bowl, and then looked at the young man's movements, and couldn't help but breathe softly.

Although he was wearing an inconspicuous green sermon robe and tied his hair with a bamboo hairpin, his every move exuded magnanimity and grace.

Such a rough tea merchant suddenly couldn't bear to let him drink it, but the young man drank it all in one gulp, put down the tea bowl and continued to pick up a few pieces of paper.

"Is this your family letter from the next generation?"

The foot trader couldn't help but ask. Ever since he sat down, the young man had been watching and smiling from time to time.

"Are you studying abroad?" he asked curiously.

As soon as he asked the question, someone poked him with his arm from behind.

The traveling merchant turned around with a bit of annoyance and saw a man smacking his lips in one direction towards him.

What?

The traveler's gaze fell to the side, and his expression couldn't help but be startled. There were two crutches beside the young man.

He's a lame man.

This, such a handsome young man actually...

A trace of regret flashed across the traveler's face.

Then such people will not go out to study, and they will not be able to take the scientific examination anyway.

But the young man looked up and answered him with a smile.

"Yeah." He said.

The foot trader didn't know what to say.

"Shop, come again..." the young man raised the bowl in his hand and shouted.

Before he finished speaking, the footman hurriedly reached out to take it.

"I'll do it, I'll do it," he said, standing up. "There are so many people now, so you have to wait. I'll bring it to you."

The young man smiled slightly, neither refusing nor showing any fear.

"Okay, thank you very much, uncle," he said.

The happiest thing is to be trusted and accepted by others. The merchant smiled and squeezed past, urging the shopkeeper to pour a full bowl of tea soup and then bring it back.

"Although it is vulgar, this tea soup is most suitable for people on the road to warm up," he said.

The young man nodded with a smile and said thank you again.

"You came out alone?" the traveler asked, "Can your parents rest assured?"

The young man smiled.

"Don't worry." He said.

The traveler wanted to say something else, but the young man lowered his head and began to read the letter. He swallowed his words when someone bumped into him again.

"You speak the truth. I'm not in good health. Don't keep pestering me to talk as if you're curious. Such people don't like to be seen as strange." The man whispered to him.

Likewise, the traveler smiled and stopped talking. While drinking tea, he quietly looked at the young man.

But isn’t the family worried about going out alone like this? There is not even a servant. It doesn’t seem like a poor family, or maybe the parents don’t like it?

The corners of Qin Hu's mouth curved again, he opened one piece and looked at the next one.

My father and mother have already set off back to Sichuan. It seems that my father is in a good mood and is not depressed.

"...Of course this is not because the emperor was kind and gave him the title."

Mrs. Qin wrote in the letter.

Yes, in fact, this is not a benevolent emperor, he has always been treacherous and insidious.

He didn't agree with his father's resignation, so he showed a cruel smile and wanted to trap his father in the capital and slowly kill him like a cat playing with a mouse.

"The queen told us to leave."

This title made Qin Hu's eyes pause. He reached out to pick up the tea soup and took a sip before continuing to read the letter.

"I found out later. I went to see her specially. She was sitting in the queen's palace, dressed as before."

Still the same as before.

Qin Hu's eyes seemed to reappear the way he looked when he first saw her.

It was also winter at that time, and it was snowing. In the yard of Zhou's house, he deliberately pretended to be drunk and walked over to have a drink with her in order to save Zhou Hui.

In the white mist of snow, the woman with long black robes and long sleeves turned around and looked at him.

Sometimes, people live their entire lives just to meet someone at once.

The corners of Qin Hu's mouth curved again, and his eyes settled on the letter.

"I asked her who wanted us to return to Sichuan, and she admitted it. I was surprised. You know, for our family, the best outcome is to be impeached by the Yushitai and then investigated. Which official can
To be continued...