The magistrate Cao is forty or fifty years old this year, with a round face and a low head, so he looks a little fat, and his face looks smoother.

She got out of the sedan chair, stood beside the carriage with her chest in her arms and waited to get out of the carriage.

Although she is of the seventh rank, Shiqing is also of the sixth rank, but compared with the local officials of the seventh rank, the Beijing officials of the sixth rank are more than one level higher, not to mention that Shiqing is an imperial envoy, and her mother is the imperial censor of the third rank of the court.

The carriage stopped, Yun Zhi lifted the curtain with the hilt of his sword, and jumped down first, without stepping on the footstool.

The magistrate Cao had just noticed the tall and handsome man beside Shiqing, but when he looks at it again, he still finds it unforgettable.

What he can remember is not just his looks, but his unique temperament.

It is generous and generous, without being half-twisted or restrained.

Especially what he wears is not gorgeous satin, the simple blue color "color" is just supported by his straight posture, which gives a refreshing and open feeling, like a clear autumn sky, clean and refreshing.

Compared with the boudoir man, he is more like a knight in the rivers and lakes.

Yun Zhi stood beside the car, stretched out his hand and continued to lift the curtain with the hilt of his sword, while waiting for Shi Qing to swallow the cherries in his mouth.

She was slow for a while, not because she was pretending to be an official, but when she was grabbing cherries with Yun Zhi, she choked her mouth and ate very slowly.

After all, he is also an adult, Shiqing wants face, how can he speak to people without swallowing.

Yun Zhi couldn't help but "show" a smile when he thought of her cheeks full of cherries and puffed up her cheeks and raised her eyebrows at him proudly.

He didn't really want to rob her.

Shi Qing coughed twice, and finally bent down and got out of the carriage.

Unlike Yun Zhiren's refreshing and open feeling, Shi Qing is a typical open-minded and bright, not semi-convincing.

Especially her red dress complements her beautiful face, making people unable to look away.

No wonder it's Jinke Tanhua, it's really beautiful.

Cao County magistrate's attitude became more and more respectful, and he introduced the yamen to Shiqing in detail, as well as some surrounding buildings with allusions and history.

On the way to the yamen, there was basically no cold scene.

The inn's room has been returned, and live on the Yamen side at night. The magistrate Cao said that the rooms have been packed in advance.

Facing Shang Shiqing's gaze, the magistrate Cao lowered his head and said with a smile, "I really don't dare to hide it from Lord Hou. From the moment you entered the city, Xiaguan received the news."

Cao county magistrate has always been noticed, just for fear of neglecting the imperial envoy from the capital.

In addition, Master Li and Master Sun, who had been entertained by Jing, also wrote letters saying that Shi Qing is not with others and should be served carefully.

Master Cao thought that Shi Qing was old-fashioned and deep-hearted, otherwise, how could the two adults Sun and Li be so jealous, but when they met, they found that they were so young and fresh.

"A total of three rooms have been cleaned up," Cao County magistrate looked at Yun Zhi beside Shi Qing, a little uncertain, and asked her implicitly, "Who is this gentleman? Do you need to prepare an extra room?"

Yun Zhi walked beside Shi Qing with his sword in his arms, listening to this for a little while, without saying a word.

He pretended to look around at the scenery and looked curious, but in fact his ears were pricked up secretly.

"No, this is my husband, we live together." Shi Qing pointed to Mihe and Yaqing, afraid that the county magistrate would misunderstand that they were a couple, so he said, "It's enough for these two to live together, three rooms are enough."

"It turns out that this is Lord Shi." Cao County magistrate followed Yun to perform the ceremony.

She just guessed that the two were husband and wife, but she didn't see any intimacy "sex".

As for why he is a man, then because Shi Qing is young and energetic, he always needs someone to "serve" when he goes out for a long time.

Like this situation, she has seen too many local officials over the years.

Some Beijing officials even hinted that they would send beauties filial piety when they came down to the place.

Yun Zhi restrained his head slightly, be regarded as the lord of the time when he responded.

"Why didn't you say that the room was sleeping today?" When the two walked side by side with Cao County Magistrate, Shi Qing sneered at Yun Zhi sideways.

When he just left the capital and stayed at the inn, Yun Zhi wanted to sleep with Ya Qing in the same room and was unwilling to sleep with her.

Yun Zhi glanced at her, looked away, and said vaguely, "Isn't that for the convenience of protecting you?"

"Why is the young man so stubborn?" Shi Qing stretched out his hand and poked the soft flesh on his side.

Find any excuse, just say that you like to sleep with her.

In the past half-month, the two of them have become accustomed to lying on the same bed.

With so many people watching, Yun Zhi's face was slightly hot, he raised his hand to hold Shi Qing's wrist, pulled her fingers off his waist, and pressed them gently beside him.

Maybe it was because he was afraid that Shi Qing would be dishonest, so Yun Zhi held onto her wrist like that, wanting to let go after she stopped struggling.

This scene fell into the human eye, that is, the two walked forward hand in hand in a large audience.

Mihe covered her mouth and snickered behind her back, while Ya Qing was embarrassed to look at it openly and only took a peek from the corner of her eye.

At the door of the room, Magistrate Cao couldn't follow him in, so he followed Shi Qing under the porch and said with a smile:

"Master Hour came from a long way, Xiaguan knows that you are for flood control, but it's too late today, why don't you take a rest, let Xiaguan use the local specialties to wash away the dust, and introduce the situation here? "

Shi Qing became interested, and his eyes lit up slightly.

The magistrate Cao didn't feel offended by her expression at all, but felt accustomed to it. In the end, he was young, and he accepted it without even being too lazy to hide it.

I heard Shi Qing ask, "What local specialties are there?"

She is really curious about the "color".

The magistrate Cao paused, as if she had never received such a down-to-earth Beijing official who only cared about food, but fortunately she responded quickly and quickly suppressed her extra expression, saying:

"Come here, we want to eat some mutton and noodles."

Shi Qing felt good, "That's fine, I'll go over at night."

After the magistrate Cao left, Mihe whispered, "Mr. Cao is a lot more man than Qian Kaitai we met before."

Cao county magistrates are all at the entrance of the inn, but Qian Kaitai is the county magistrate of Rendu, and she can't sit still.

Shi Qing was stunned, "These two are definitely not. Qian Kaitai is relying on the backing of Mr. Qian, and the magistrate of Cao, as a local official, will definitely not dare to offend the imperial envoy of the Beijing official."

Mihe and Yaqing clean up the room, while Shiqing writes a letter from Shiju, who is sitting next to the capital, asking how the situation is in Beijing, and that the Li family is safe.

The sky was getting late, and the twilight was closing. The magistrate of Cao County sent someone to invite Shi Qing and Yun Zhi to the banquet.

In addition to the magistrate Cao, the people accompanying him tonight also include the magistrate's husband, Lord Cao.

He frowned and looked at the two vacant seats next to him, his tone dissatisfied, "It's just a rank one or six petty officer, how can you be so devoted to it, you even arranged for Zhen'er to perform a dance at night."

Cao Zhen is the youngest son of the two, and he was born very good-looking. No matter in appearance or figure, he is very similar to the beauty of Cao Fulang.

Usually when guests come over, the magistrate Cao arranges dancers to perform dances, and it is easy to not ask Cao Zhen to come out.

Cao Fulang once thought that the magistrate Cao wanted his son to find a good family, but he still took this step today.

Cao Furang had never met Shi Qing, and thought she was a woman in her thirties or forties. Thinking that his son was fifteen or sixteen, he didn't want to see him from the bottom of his heart, "You are so cruel, treating Zhen'er like this, he is still crying in the room. ."

Who doesn't know what it means to offer a dance, then it's not that they will close the room if they see it.

"What do you two know? At this hour, the adults are not like the officials in the past, not to mention that he was a flower at a young age, and his appearance is not inferior to a man. You don't want to let Zhen'er dance, and I'm also worried that Zhen'er will not dance at all. Can't get into her eyes."

She just wanted to try it when she was used to seeing the big fish and meat in Qingjing, and was she interested in seeing the green onion side dishes.

The magistrate of Cao said to the husband: "It's just a dance, which shows that I attach importance to the young man, not to mention that the husband is still by his side. Besides, if the young man really likes it, it will be a blessing for Zhen'er. I am His mother, can you hurt him?"

The banquet hosted by the magistrate of Cao in the courtyard is now warm, and the wind and the moon are blowing in the evening, which is also elegant.

Especially when the courtyard is large, the lanterns are placed on the stage, just like in the daytime, it is convenient to appreciate the graceful posture of the dancers.

Cao Fulang's face was stern, and he was not happy even when the county magistrate said that the ceiling was "chaotic", and Shi Qing came over from a distance.

Shi Qing changed his clothes, wearing a blue official uniform.

The face is obviously very old-fashioned and low-key, but for some reason she just looks good when she wears it. The moonlight shone on her, like an ambiguous blue "color" gem, which made people's eyes shine.

Magistrate Cao's gaze was fixed on Shi Qing's face, his eyes "showing" astonishment, and he couldn't help looking up and down.

Shi Qing didn't know what to say to the man beside him, but suddenly he smiled, and his affectionate peach blossom eyes curved up like this, swirling with spring.

Magistrate Cao took a breath, feeling that the other party looked better when he smiled. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and grabbed the wrist of the magistrate Cao, and confirmed, "Is this really that young adult?"

Zhener will love it!

The magistrate Cao had already stood up and said in a low voice, "That can still be fake, and now it's finally clear to me."

With the appearance of Shi Qing, she is more willing to be the side room than an adult like Li Yunqing as the master.

What's more, Shi Qing was not from a poor family, her mother was a imperial censor, and she was a Jinke Tanhua. There was only one master by her side, and she could be said to be the dream lover of a small man.

I just don't know such a family background and appearance, how can the house be so clean?

In a small county like them, there are more women with money than Shiqing.

The magistrate of Cao got up and greeted him from a distance. Cao Furang quickly told the servants next to him, "Go quickly and let the young master prepare for the dance tonight."

After saying that, he followed behind the county magistrate with a smile on his face.

"I've seen Master Xiao." Cao Furang saluted, "I didn't expect Master to be so young and born so good-looking. It really is the feng shui of the capital to raise people."

"It's better not to say what you said."

"What does this have to do with Feng Shui in the capital?"

Shi Qing said, "I am good-looking, mainly because my parents are good-looking."

Good genetics.

She looked at Yun Zhi and said with a smile, "But my husband depends on his efforts to look good."

Yun Zhi's temperament and posture really overshadowed his appearance.

Cao Furang paused for a moment, then said with a dry smile, "That's what it is."

The magistrate Cao led Shi Qingyun to the seat, she asked Shi Qing to sit on the throne, and she sat next to Shi Qing.

A lot of dishes were already placed on the table, and the magistrate Cao said to Shi Qing, "I have prepared some dishes with thin wine.

Saying that, she had someone fill up with wine, and Yun Zhi, who was beside Shiqing, poured a small half glass.

Cao County magistrates first respect Shiqing and then Yunzhi.

Yun Zhi hesitantly held the wine glass, but he didn't drink it when he put it to his lips.

His alcohol intake is really average. In the past, it was his sister who drank with his father during the Chinese New Year and festivals, and he poured it in one gulp.

But in the eyes of everyone, Yun Zhi was not good at not drinking, so he took a small sip.

Yun Zhi didn't know how much Shi Qing was drinking, but seeing how elegant she was drinking, Yun Zhi thought that she was the same, and his heart suddenly felt much more relaxed.

It's a bit shameful for a man to not be able to keep his daughter-in-law away from alcohol.

If neither of them can drink, that's fine.

After drinking, the magistrate Cao said, "It's boring to just eat, my family Zhener heard that when the adult came over, the Lord asked for a dance, and it was also his intention. My mother can't stop me."

The magistrate of Cao said to Shi Qing and Yun, "Don't worry about Lord Xiao and Lord Shi, he dances his way, let's eat ours."

Saying that, she clapped her hands and motioned for the musicians to play music.

Yun Zhi didn't mind at all, he rarely saw this scene, and his face was full of novelty.

You must know that in the past, his family held banquets and drinks, and it was him who added to the fun.

And it's all a test of swordsmanship and fists.

Now that can actually sit and enjoy other people's performances, can you be unhappy?

He leaned in and bit Shi Qing's ears, "I still watch people dancing."

Shi Qing echoed, "Me too."

Yun Zhi looked at her suspiciously, Shi Qing smiled, and lightly touched the cup Yun Zhi had placed in front of him with the wine glass in his hand.

"I said so did I."

Shi's family is low-key in Beijing, and Shi Ju is not one of those people who likes to watch these, and Shi Qing was a bit shy before, so this is her first time watching a large-scale song and dance performance.

I thought could see it during the spring hunting, but it turned out that there was only music and no singing and dancing, so didn't care.

Yun Zhiqing sipped his wine when he saw it, as if he was drinking tea, his eyebrows twitched slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Drink less, I won't carry you back when I'm drunk."

Besides, the two of them have to go out at night. What if Shi Qing is drunk.

"I won't get drunk." Although Shi Qing said that, he put down the glass.

In the courtyard, the elegant music sounded, and Cao Zhen came wearing pink dresses.

He was originally unhappy, but he couldn't meet his mother's request.

Cao Zhen shut himself in the room and cried all night, thinking that his father could convince his mother, but he never thought that his father would also stand with his mother and push him out to socialize.

Cao Zhen's eyes were red, and he was wearing a delicate pink color. In this place in the north, he looked weak and lovable.

He lowered his head and lowered his eyes, stood in the dance room, put his hands on his lower abdomen, raised his eyes and glanced forward as he pushed forward.

Zuo, who had just raised his head and danced, unexpectedly met Shi Qing, who was sitting in the main seat, without being slightly stunned, and suddenly couldn't look away.

This, this is an adult from the capital!

Cao Zhen had never seen a woman with such appearance and temperament before, her face turned red, she lowered her head shyly, and bowed to Shi Qingfu first.

"?"

Don't want to dance?

Yun Zhi was dazed, his eyesight was excellent, and he could see Cao Zhen's reactions and expressions.

Yun Zhi's gaze came between Cao Zhen and Shi Qing, his thin lips pursed slightly, and the fresh and happy feeling just now faded a lot.

Cao Furang saw his son's reaction, and looked at the magistrate Cao with a smile on his face.

Whoever he sees, his son will like it.

I just don't know how the adults thought about it.

Shi Qing looked up to see Cao Zhen dancing.

Cao Zhen should have learned it before. His figure is soft and his posture is beautiful. Every move and every move is showing his advantages.

Magistrate Cao was very satisfied with Shi Qing's focused expression, and said with a smile, "This place is small, not comparable to the capital, only some local dishes and children's songs and dances are ugly."

Yun Zhi picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

What a shame, it's so beautiful, Shi Qing didn't even look away.

Although Yun Zhi couldn't appreciate the man's coquettish posture and soft gestures, he couldn't deny that Cao Zhen danced beautifully.

Like a fluttering butterfly, and like pink petals dancing in the wind.

Instead of him, he can't do it.

Shi Qing usually likes things that look good in color, such as peonies, such as red.

When saw Fanfan's Cao Zhen, must have liked it very much.

Yun Zhi didn't know why, but his chest seemed to be stuffed with cotton soaked in wine.

He wanted to reach out to cover Shi Qing's eyes, but held back while holding the wine glass.

Shi Qingshi was not so interested in singing and dancing. After hearing what Mr. Cao said, she couldn't help but ask softly, "After the dance, when will the mutton stewed on the stove be served?"

"We can't just watch without eating."

"No matter how good he dances, he can't eat. He has to be full of hot dishes."

It's not that Shi Qing hasn't seen more advanced dances, but she just glanced at the freshness, and it's the sheep's head pot that can make her drool.

She smelled it, how could she still be in the mood to watch people dance.

Shi Qing said, "He dances his, we eat ours, it doesn't matter."

Magistrate Cao, "..."

Cao County magistrate's chest was even more blocked than Yun Zhi's.

Hour-lord, didn't you like it? Otherwise, with a beautiful head, why does she only have food in her eyes?

Or was it deliberately restrained because the husband was by his side?

Yun Zhi agreed, "She's hungry."

Cherries don't matter.

Shi Qing nodded heavily, "I'm here tonight for mutton."

If there was only dancing, she would definitely not come.

Cao county magistrate and Cao Furang twitched their eyes, and they recruited servants to bring the mutton.

When Shi Qing saw the hot red mutton pot's expression, it was much fresher than Cao Zhen, who was tender and tender.

"I knew winter was coming."

Shi Qing sighed.

The county magistrate was depressed, but the dance had to be light in this season.

When the dance ended, Shi Qing applauded perfunctorily.

Yun Zhi was in a much better mood at first, until—

Cao Zhen blushed and breathed slightly, came over, stood beside the magistrate Cao and looked at Shi Qing, his voice softly touching people's hearts, "Sir."

With the sound of "smack-", the wine cup in Yun's hand was crushed by him.

The rest of the drink spilled onto his hand.

Shi Qing looked at him suspiciously.

Yun Zhi lowered his eyes and didn't look at her, and said softly, "I thought I didn't hold it, but I used a little too much energy."

It was Cao county magistrate who responded quickly and asked Yun Zhi to change another cup.

It's just that the wine spilled on his hands, flowing down his sleeves, and Yun Zhi went down and washed his hands.

Cao Zhen sat beside Cao Furang.

His eyes are all Shi Qing, and Shi Qing's eyes are only mutton.

"Why do adults only eat vegetables?" Cao Zhen asked softly, "Did I just dance so badly?"

Shi Qing smelled a fresh tea fragrance.

"What do you eat if you don't eat vegetables at the dinner table?"

Shi Qing told the truth, "No matter how good you dance, you can't compare to Cai."

Does this mean that he is not as good as a dish?

Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment. He pinched his fingertips, looked at the vacant seat next to Yun Zhi, his eyelashes fluttered and said, "That's because I'm not as good at dancing as Lord Shi, and you can't see it with your eyes."

Yun Zhi just happened to be walking towards this side, standing in the shadows. Hearing this, his footsteps stopped, and his heartbeat slowed by half a beat.

Shi Qing shook his head, "My husband doesn't dance."

"I didn't marry him to dance," she said.

Yes, it is for embroidery.

Too bad he can't embroider either.

Shi Qing didn't lie, but it was something else in Cao Zhen's ears.

Yun Zhi was married to Ming Media, so there was no need to let him dance to please others.

Cao Zhen squeezed his fingertips, and said softly aggrievedly, "I'm not comparable to the origin of the lord."

He thought that Yun Zhi came from a big family and had a good family background.

Shi Qing snorted, stretched out his hand to grab the mutton, and didn't explain, his attitude was perfunctory visible to the naked eye, "There's nothing you can do if you think so."

She looked to the side suspiciously and asked Mihe, "Where's Yun Zhi? Why hasn't he come yet, the meat is almost gone."

Isn't the meat gone because you eat too much?

Cao Furang thought so in his heart but dared not say so.

He vaguely guessed why there were no other men around Shi Qing.

She choked on speaking, and her chest hurt so much that she couldn't talk at all.

A good face, but unfortunately...

Cao Zhen failed to test, so he didn't dare to say more, so as not to lose his goodwill and impression.

Yun Zhi walked over slowly, sat beside Shi Qing, looked down and found that the small bowl in front of him was full of meat.

Shi Qing tilted his head and whispered to him, "Yun Shaoxia, drinking too much vinegar hurts your health, why don't you eat more mutton?"

She had a bright smile in her eyes.

Yun Zhi's body froze and breathed tightly, his fingers on his legs contracted into fists, and his ears slowly turned red.

He wanted to quibble about something, but felt that no matter what he said, it seemed too pale.

After the banquet was over, the two went to take a bath first, and the smell of mutton was too strong.

Yun Zhi finished washing first, and sat on the front steps in a daze.

Maybe it was because he drank too much wine unconsciously while eating, but he was a little dazed at the moment.

When the wine came up, he seemed to think a lot, but his mind seemed to be empty.

Shi Qing patted his shoulder from behind, but before his hand touched Yun Zhi's shoulder, he grabbed his wrist with a backhand.

He raised his eyebrows, "Sneak attack on me?"

Shi Qing sat next to him and changed the subject, "What were you thinking about?"

Yun Zhi's eyes were cloudy, and Shi Qing said in surprise, "You're not drunk, are you? The young man's amount of alcohol is touching."

Seeing him leaning against a tree trunk to drink water and wine that day, Shi Qing thought he was good at drinking, but ended up pouring a cup? !

"Not drunk." Yun clung to his neck and refused to admit it.

Shi Qing smiled, "Then what are you thinking?"

When she asked this, Yun Zhi's mind suddenly came to Cao Zhen's dancing figure.

Shi Qing seems to like watching it.

"I was thinking that I can't dance or embroider," Yun Zhi's thick eyelashes fell, and he didn't know what to think. Suddenly, he looked sideways at Shi Qing, and asked her tentatively, "Do you see the sword dance?"

"Look."

It's like comparing with Cao Zhen.

Yun Zhi picked up the green sword beside him, the sword that was unsheathed during the fight, but today he was raped by him for dancing with the sword.

Unlike Cao Zhen's softness, Yun Zhi's every move is full of power, and the moonlight echoes the sword's light. He is neat and tidy, and he is indescribably handsome and unrestrained.

Shi Qing drank it loudly, raised his hand and applauded, "It's beautiful."

This time it was sincere and without perfunctory.

Yun Zhi's heart was weak, and the corners of his mouth pursed into a light smile.

Under the moonlight, he stopped behind his back with his beautiful sword flower backhand sword, and raised his eyebrows at Shi Qing, his eyebrows and eyes were all juvenile, "How is it?"

Shi Qing smiled, "Better than the young master of the Cao family."

Yun Zhi put away the sword awkwardly, his eyes twinkled and said, "I'm not comparing with him, I'm just dancing for you to see."

Shi Man looked at him with his chin in his hand.

Yun Zhi's ears were slightly red, and his thin lips were slightly pursed.

Shi Qing reached out and poked his cheek lightly, "Yun Zhi, you don't need to compare with anyone, you are the most unique one in this world."

Yun Zhi held her hand and sniffed gently, still smelling of alcohol, "Are you drunk?"

Who is the drunk, don't you count?

Shi Qing blinked, "Who said that, I'm not drunk, oh my, I'm just a little dizzy and can't walk."

"Alcoholics say they're not drunk." Yun Zhi let go of her hand and stood up.

"..."

Shi Qing was both puzzled and curious. He raised his head and asked him, "Is Yun Shaoxia going to carry me?"

Yun Zhi stood in front of Shi Qing and looked down at her, his beautiful eyes reflected his figure.

She was sitting on the steps and he was standing under the steps.

"I'll take you."

Yun Zhi bent down slightly, held Shi Qing's side face with one hand, lowered his eyes and kissed her on the forehead lightly, with a smile in his voice, "Liar."

She is not drunk.