Chapter 466 Chance Encounter
Although Wang Yuqian is expensive as the minister of the Ministry of War, his car is not luxurious.
There are no soft couches, no tea tables, and no incense and other elegant things. The car is also a low-level monster red date horse. If it weren't for the purple and gold patterns unique to the third-rank officials in the court, it would look like an ordinary business car. Frame.
With two people sitting in it, the internal space of the frame even seems a little cramped.
But there is nothing we can do about it. The frame is simpler. Even if the Holy Father may not be able to see it, it can at least show that he is honest to a certain extent.
Without the support of the shock absorber, the carriage bumped all the way. When the clock dial hanging in the carriage pointed to the quarter past three o'clock, it finally arrived in front of the magnificent gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Xu Yuan slightly opened the window and looked out.
Slightly unexpected, they are not the first car owners to visit.
The spacious street in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion is already busy with traffic. There are many carriages parked on both sides of the street. The waiters and guests of the Prime Minister's Mansion are constantly guiding these carriages into the mansion.
There were expensively decorated unicorn monster horse and beast carriages, as well as carriages with special totems for court officials. Xu Yuan even saw among them the red patterns that were reserved for high officials of the second rank.
After a brief glance, Xu Yuan turned his attention to the little old man on the opposite side of the car:
“Mr. Wang, is today a special day?”
Hearing this, Wang Yuqian glanced at the third young master opposite, a little strangely, and then reminded him in a low voice:
“The New Year is approaching, and the three-year exams for officials have begun. The Prime Minister’s staff from various places will also go to Beijing to resume their duties at this time. Taking this opportunity to bring you back to the government, no one will notice anything unusual.”
Xu Yuan was suddenly enlightened when he heard the words, and some memories also came to his mind.
In my childhood memories that have become increasingly blurry, as the New Year approaches, the originally deserted home will indeed become a lot more lively inexplicably.
At the time I just thought it was lively and fun and didn’t think much about it, but I’ll look at it now.
It can only be said that it is no wonder that there are rumors that the prime minister does not nod and the decree does not come out of the Jinluan Palace.
After a rough scan, the number of people who came to pay homage to the Prime Minister's Mansion today included more than a dozen high-ranking officials of the third and fourth grades, and these people can basically be said to account for half of the people in the court.
Although there were many car frames that came to visit, Xu Yuan and the others did not wait long, perhaps because of the purple and gold patterns on the car body that belonged to third-rank officials.
Soon a steward came to the carriage where they were sitting and led the two of them into the house through the antique side door along a path.
Although there are many people in the mansion, the thick and towering buildings of the Prime Minister's Mansion are not noisy. No one among the officials and staff makes a loud noise, and they go to various parts of the Prime Minister's Mansion in small groups under the leadership of the waiter.
Under the leadership of the steward, Xu Yuan and Wang Yuqian arrived at the huge lake in the Prime Minister's Mansion unimpeded.
Looking at the pleasant wetland lake in front of him, Xu Yuan stopped subconsciously.
Although winter has arrived, the lake surface is not frozen. The breeze blows and the lake surface suddenly sparkles.
But Xu Yuan was not looking at the lake, but at the attic in the center of the lake and the woman on the attic.
It has been a long time since he woke up, but this was the first time Xu Yuan saw Ran Qingmo in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The skin is as white as snow, the black clothes are like ink, and the long hair is like washing, just like when we parted ways.
There was no sight of each other in the air, she just sat quietly by the window lattice and stared at the rippled lake in a daze.
Looking at the girl's flawless profile, a sigh flashed quietly in Xu Yuan's eyes.
“Prince, what’s wrong with you?”
The deacon's quiet voice interrupted Xu Yuan's thoughts.
Before he could speak, the deacon of the Prime Minister's Mansion glanced in the direction Xu Yuan was looking, and then explained softly:
"That is a distinguished guest of the Prime Minister. Even the housekeeper is not allowed to step in there, but the fourth lady often went there to find the girl from Lanyu Pavilion."
Xu Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and then realized that this was the deacon's kindness towards him.
Xu Yuan was silent for a while, looked away, and nodded slightly: "Wang knows."
After finishing speaking, the deacon smiled slightly and continued to lead the way, while Xu Yuan and Wang Yuqian beside him followed silently behind him.
A gust of cold wind whistled through the warm sunshine, blowing the fallen leaves off the ancient trees by the lake, and also brought the woman in black in the attic back to her senses.
Ran Qingmo glanced at the three people walking across the lakeside subconsciously, and finally landed on the back of the young man among them, and then his black pupils shrank slightly.
A layer of ice crystals condensed on the window lattice, and the next moment, the girl sitting in the attic suddenly disappeared.
When she reappeared, she was already in front of Xu Yuan and the others.
Looking at the girl blocking the way, the deacon leading the way was slightly startled, and then immediately bowed:
“Girl, come here, do you have anything to tell me?”
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Ran Qingmo ignored the deacon's words and his eyes fell squarely on the young man among the three.
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Looks intertwined in the air.
Xu Yuan reacted quickly, his eyes showed a hint of doubt, but his heart accelerated slightly.
He didn't know why Ran Qingmo suddenly stopped in front of him. Looking at the girl in front of him, he felt a sense of worry, but he also had some inexplicable expectations.
But soon,
The worries and expectations in his heart disappeared together.
He saw a trace of loss visible to the naked eye in her beautiful, clear eyes.
Sorry, I got the wrong person.”
The father really didn’t lie to him. No one can detect this saint in human skin mask.
Thinking in his mind, Xu Yuan replied softly in a gentle and elegant gentleman's voice:
“Oh? Is Wang similar to the girl’s old friend?”
Ran Qingmo stared at Xu Yuan's face for a few breaths and shook his head slightly:
“Just the back.”
After finishing speaking, Xu Yuan wanted to say something more to Da Bingtuozi, but Ran Qingmo was already disappointed and lowered his head. He silently turned around and walked alone on the water towards the loft in the middle of the lake.
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Looking at the leaving Xiao Suoqian silhouette, Xu Yuan unconsciously pursed his lips slightly.
Because of the deal with the Imperial Master, he asked his father to compile an exquisite information cocoon for Da Bingtuozi.
No one in the prime minister's office is allowed to mention his death.
And Da Bingtuozi's temperament of cultivating all the time would not allow him to go out of the prime minister's house casually.
Therefore, even though it has been half a month since the news of his death came out, Da Bingtuozi still had no idea about it.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan clenched his fists slightly.
Just seeing her dazed expression sitting by the window today, I think she must have had some suspicions.
after all,
She once told him that she was not stupid
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(End of this chapter)