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Pei Lai walked out with a majestic look. When he saw Zhao Hanzhang walking beside his son, he couldn't help but froze for a moment and hurriedly ran to salute you. "The common people see the envoy. They don't know that the distinguished guest is coming. They are not far away to welcome you, but they still hope to see the envoy." Haihan.”

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "I passed by here by chance and was a little thirsty, so I came in to ask for a glass of water."

Pei Lai quickly turned sideways and invited Zhao Hanzhang in. He secretly gave his son a wink and praised him for doing a good job.

Pei Sanlang returned a proud look to his father.

Many members of the Pei family died in the chaotic war in the spring of this year. At that time, the family members who stayed in Luoyang were divided into two. Some people chose to stay in Luoyang to accompany the emperor;

Some people choose to run away with the King of East China Sea.

After encountering Shi Le, many tribesmen were separated in the chaos. The most powerful and high-status group of tribesmen were all captured by Shi Le because they were closest to the carriages of King Donghai and Wang Yan.

In the end, except for some women and children who were redeemed by Zhao Hanzhang, the rest were all killed by Shi Le.

Pei Lai and Pei Lun were lucky. Because they were not officials in the court and did not have a great reputation, they were a little far away from the central carriage. As soon as the chaos broke out, they took their families and ran into the wilderness, and finally escaped Shi Le by chance. The massacre of the army was led out of the encirclement by Zhao Jiajun, and then they were forced to move back to Luoyang as survivors.

In the half street where they live now, one house was his original asset, and the rest was bought from the county government.

They still had some treasures, and after pawning some of them, they bought the remaining houses with the Yamen and gathered all the clan members who returned to Luoyang.

The first is to strengthen the Pei family's power in Luoyang and prevent other families from bullying him; the second is to deal with possible crises in the future.

Luoyang seems to be prosperous now, but they all know that there are two knives hanging over Luoyang's head, and no one knows when they will be cut down, so they have to be prepared to escape.

Although he was ready to escape at any time, Pei Lai would be very happy if he had the opportunity to stand out with Zhao Hanzhang.

Although he didn't understand why Zhao Hanzhang came to the Pei family, this was indeed a huge opportunity for the Pei family.

Asking for water must be Zhao Hanzhang's excuse, but Pei Lai still asked someone to get good wine.

Zhao Hanzhang raised his eyebrows, really drinking to quench his thirst?

She did not sit down, but looked around at the calligraphy and paintings hanging in the hall with her hands behind her back, then stopped in front of a piece of calligraphy, turned around and said with a smile: "I heard Wang Siniang mention that Pei Dun's daughter can write very well. In terms of calligraphy, he is not inferior to Wang Meizi. I wonder if I am lucky enough to see it?"

Pei Lai was stunned for a moment and then said: "Of course."

He hurriedly turned to his son and said, "Go and get your cousin's copybook quickly."

Pei Sanlang responded, and after exiting the hall, he ran to the study and dug out the copybook that Pei Yuanjun had written for him.

Zhao Hanzhang took the copybook, unfolded it, and his eyes immediately froze.

This stroke is grand and tough, with restrained strokes but strong bones. He is obviously a person with a very strong heart.

Zhao Hanzhang's eyes lit up, he closed the copybook and asked, "I wonder where Miss Pei is now?"

Pei Lai was stunned for a moment and then said: "She is staying with my cousin. If you want to see her, I will ask my son to call her."

"No need," Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile, "I will go and invite you personally."

Pei Lai quickly went over with her.

Pei Lun was also at home, and was a little confused when he and his wife came out. Unfortunately, Zhao Hanzhang was in front of him, so he only had time to look at Pei Lai and lead them to a side courtyard without even saying a word.

It was a very small courtyard in a very remote place. Pei Lun was worried and explained: "She was the only one left in Yuanjun's family. She didn't want to live in the same courtyard with others, so we found this pure place for her. "

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, not blaming anyone.

On the way from Pei Lai's house, she had learned that Pei Yuanjun's father and eldest brother had died in the fighting, and the other brothers were missing and were not in Luoyang.

She now relies on her tribe for survival. Zhao Hanzhang is not sure whether she has money with her, but she, a woman, cannot keep her money without force or manpower.

At this time, it is a better place to rely on the tribe.

The gates of all the courtyards he passed on the road were open, but the door of this small courtyard was closed. Zhao Hanzhang stood in front of the door and knocked gently.

There was no movement in the yard for the first time. She knocked again and heard someone inside shouting in response: "Who is it? Wait a minute."

Zhao Hanzhang stopped, and after a while the courtyard door opened, and a woman about the same age as Qing Gu poked her head out. She had green hair, and had a woman's hairstyle like Qing Gu, but she was dressed in blue-gray linen. The dress was still patched on the elbows, and the hand that opened the door was rough and the fingers were thick. With just one glance, Zhao Hanzhang knew that she was a servant.

Sure enough, when the other party saw Pei Wei and Pei Lun standing behind her, she immediately opened the courtyard door, bowed her knees and saluted: "I pay my respects to Lord Lai and Lord Lun."

Pei Lun explained to Zhao Hanzhang: "This is the envoy. Where is the eldest sister? Let her come out to welcome the guests."

The woman was slightly surprised, and quickly glanced at Zhao Hanzhang. When she saw her standing with a smile, she quickly lowered her head and said "yes", and then quickly entered.

She stayed with Pei Yuanjun and basically didn't go out. She only glanced at Zhao Hanzhang from a distance in the crowd because she was so far away that she had long forgotten what she looked like.

But she always remembered the feeling of holding a spear in her hand and scanning these people with sharp eyes.

The woman opened the courtyard door wide, ran quickly down the corridor, and said to Pei Yuanjun, who was mending clothes, "My dear lady, the envoy is here."

Pei Yuanjun paused for a moment, then turned around and looked over, and saw Zhao Hanzhang walking in against the sunshine and looking curiously at the yard.

Zhao Hanzhang met her eyes and couldn't help but smile.

After a while, Pei Lai, Pei Lun and others retreated outside the courtyard. Zhao Hanzhang knelt down on the temporary mat, and Pei Yuanjun knelt across from him.

Her maid, Wan Gu, brought up two bowls of sugar water, knelt on the ground and poured water for them, then bowed and left.

She stood on the other side of Tinghe and glanced worriedly at the two people sitting facing each other under the tree.

Ever since Wang Rong announced that he would not allow Pei Yuanjun to remarry, she had been locked up in the backyard with no possibility of going out. A few months ago, it was because of the chaos in Luoyang that she was able to escape with her family.

But after returning to Luoyang, the Pei family was still afraid of the power of the Wang family and did not dare to marry Pei Yuanjun or let her go out.

As Pei Yuanjun's maid, Wangu had been in contact with the two ladies and wanted the Pei family to send them back to Hedong, where she might be able to arrange a marriage for Pei Yuanjun in her hometown.

But she was rejected as soon as she started. Even if Wang Yan is dead, the Wang family is still the number one in the family. His younger brothers, cousins, and clan brothers are all holding high-ranking positions everywhere.

Moreover, the Wang family is extremely famous. Who dares to offend the Wang family and ask to marry Pei Yuanjun?

Wan Gu really couldn't understand why Zhao Hanzhang came to her door.

Pei Yuanjun doesn’t understand either

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the yellow sugar water in the bowl, raised his eyes to look at Pei Yuanjun, and said with a smile: "Hanzhang came here to ask Miss Pei to go out."

Pei Yuanjun frowned: "Going out?"

"Yes," Zhao Hanzhang said, "Miss Pei has been in the backyard for many years. Don't you want to do things in the front yard, take a look at the scenery outside, and show off your talents?"

She said: "I want to hire a girl to be my book supervisor. During this period of time, I need to draft a lot of documents, but my handwriting is not very good. I have just read Miss Pei's handwriting, and I am very upset." ."

Good night