Queen Flower

Since the split, Xia Henqiu seemed to have a slight change in Jiang Lan's opinion. Probably it was the phrase "leave him and never come back" that made him believe that she really had no greed for Chu Shi, and even to Chu Shi. All Qingcheng can be given up. You must know that Chu Qingcheng is known as the number one beauty in the Heavenly Dynasty. All young women in the Heavenly Dynasty do not want to be favored by him, and Jiang Lan can easily abandon the position of Chu Shi and Chu Qingcheng's wife, which is enough to show She really had no intention of framing Chu Qingcheng.

So in this case, is the murderer really someone else? Xia Henqiu also fell into thinking, he took the wrong path this time, and saw the wrong person, which he did not expect.

The team was rushing all the way, not at all the leisurely snail speed of visiting officials, but a rush. On the one hand, Xia Henqiu was worried about the safety of Chu Qingcheng, and on the other hand, the sooner the envoy to the Nanman Kingdom, the better, so as not to have another incident and the two countries would fall into war again.

The carriage came all the way. Although the two were in the same car, they seldom talked. Xia Henqiu basically seldom spoke, and Jiang Lan didn't know what to say, so most of the time he opened the curtain and secretly looked outside. The transportation is really not covered. She has a sore back every day, and she misses the modern cars, trains and planes. Time is life, but unfortunately, the time here is the sound of horseshoes.

Jiang Lan found that Xia Henqiu's basic necessities of life were very simple, not the kind of government officials she imagined who would enjoy themselves everywhere and then scavenge people's fats. Under the circumstance, it is the kind of blue long gown, and he always likes to comb his hair meticulously, all tied into a bun, without any mess. Although Jiang Lan was his personal maid, in fact, he never served him personally, and everything was Xia Zi's job.

During the overnight stay at the inn, he usually dredges the blood with acupuncture first, and then goes to other things. Jiang Lan felt that since the doubts were cleared up, he was not so difficult to get along with. And he always has a slightly smiling look in front of people, which makes people feel that he is very lovable and credible, but in fact no one knows what he is thinking, no wonder she fell in love so easily when they met for the first time his when.

Just when Jiang Lan felt bored to the point of death, the team finally arrived in Nanjiang Prefecture, and Jiang Lan was able to live and dance like ordinary people.

Nanjiang, this is the pain in Jiang Lan's heart. She doesn't know that she will have another day. If possible, she hopes to never set foot on the land here again.

The team stopped at the post station in Xiangcheng, waiting to leave the border of the Celestial Dynasty tomorrow and officially visit the Nanman Kingdom.

Xia Henqiu got off the carriage, and an official in a crimson official uniform brought everyone to greet him. Jiang Lan took a closer look, oh, acquaintance, this is Li Ming, the provincial governor of southern Xinjiang, and the grandfather of Xiao Chengchen.

The two saluted each other, and Li Ming said, "I had known that Master Xia was going to pass through this place, and everyone in the southern border has been waiting for a long time. If you want to wash the dust away from you, I would like to ask Master Xia to appreciate it."

The corners of Xia Henqiu's lips curled up, with a smile on his brows and eyes, "Master Li doesn't need to be polite, the lower officials pass through the treasured land, and I'm bothering everyone, please."

So they got on the carriage again, and the soldiers stayed at the inn, while the officials on the mission followed Xia Henqiu into Li Ming's mansion and attended the first official banquet on the way.

Everyone has worked hard all the way, and finally they will reach their destination soon, so they all need to relax.

Jiang Lan and Xia Zi, as Xia Henqiu's personal servants, also participated in the banquet. They both naturally stood behind Xia Henqiu. It was the first time Jiang Lan saw the banquet of this dynasty. This is a large-scale building, probably a place specially used for official banquets. The house is built very high and the air is very smooth. But seeing the seats of officials lined up on both sides of the hall from top to bottom, each person sits on a separate couch, the table is served with delicious food and wine, and there are beautiful maids waiting on the side, it is indeed a warm hospitality.

Xia Henqiu and his master Li Ming sat on the upper table, with him on the left.

"Master Xia has been humiliated. When the old man heard the emperor's will, he was quite emotional." Li Ming sighed while brushing his beard.

Xia Henqiu smiled lightly, "It's okay, they are all serving the emperor, no matter how big or small, you should do your best, and don't dare to complain."

"That's right, this old man is stupid." Li Ming slapped his palms, then laughed and beckoned people to dance.

But seeing a group of graceful women curling out, dancing gracefully, all of them are young and beautiful, with slender sleeves, dancing like a fairy, beautiful clothes but tightly wrapped around their bodies, outlining the graceful figure of a girl in the dance, clearly There is no exposure, but it is reverie and makes people feel itchy.

Jiang Lan was interested in watching it. In this world, he had never enjoyed the benefits of any privileged class. Although he still had to stand up today, he could still watch a dance that was obviously seductive. She glanced at the officials, and saw that all of them had a red face, a blurred look, and the meaning of a drunkard. Bah, she spurned it in her heart, it was as black as a crow in the world.

So she looked at her listed owner again, and saw that he still had that harmless smile, his slightly pale face was flat as usual, his narrow eyes swept over the girl below, and he only took a sip from the wine glass in his hand. , on the table.

Li Ming's eyes flashed, and there was a particularly beautiful young maid holding a jug to pour wine for Xia Henqiu. She was beautiful and enchanting, weak and boneless, making Jiang Lan want to touch it. She filled the wine, then held the wine glass in the pure white palm and handed it to Xia Henqiu.

But Xia Henqiu didn't answer, and he didn't even take a look. He nodded to Li Ming, "I'm not good at drinking, I'm sorry I can't drink."

Li Ming reluctantly waved back the maid and glanced at Jiang Lan, who had a round face behind him and an unattractive appearance, "I heard that Mr. Xia never brought a maid, could it be that there are many secret medicines in the southern border... Haha..."

Xia Henqiu paused, slightly annoyed, "Master Li has been worrying too much." He raised his glass and waved to Jiang Lan behind him. Jiang Lan didn't know why, half kneeling in front of the case, did she want her to pour wine? But isn't the cup full?

Xia Henqiu held the wine glass in one hand and raised Jiang Lan's chin with the other. In Jiang Lan's surprised eyes, the glass of wine was handed to her lips, and then she was ready to pour it into her mouth. Jiang Lan pursed her lips and tried to shake her head off. What a joke, she is very light in alcohol, and this is the cup he used, it's so disgusting.

But Xia Henqiu's hand holding her chin was very strong, he lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear: "Drink, close girl."

Jiang Lan had to open her mouth, and the glass of wine was poured into her stomach. For a while, she felt a scorching hotness rising from her stomach to her throat, and then rushed towards her forehead, causing her to cough. More than that, the mind is dizzy.

Xia Henqiu straightened up, patted Jiang Lan who was coughing constantly, smiled slightly, and put the wine glass on the table.

Xia Zi held back his doubts, and quickly helped Jiang Lan up and stood behind him.

Li Ming witnessed everything, drank the wine in his hand, and then smiled boldly, "So that's the case, offended, please don't care about the rudeness of the old man just now."

This matter was ignored here, leaving only Jiang Lan behind him, blushing, dizzy, and resentful in his heart. It turned out that he was being used as a shield and a fig leaf.