Xie Ming

Chapter 499 In front of the Duke's Mansion

Chapter 499 In front of the Duke's Mansion
In a dirty courtyard in Zasui Lane in the western suburbs, a rough fishmonger and a prostitute were swearing at each other. The vicious words were unbearable to hear and they were humiliating each other. Yue Xiu was standing nearby and it was difficult for him to get a word in, so neither of them could try to persuade them to stop.

Helpless, he left Jin Yuexiu in silence. He really couldn't bear to listen any more, and he also had some official business to attend to in the city, so he just let out a few deep breaths and let them make a fuss. He then walked out the door.
The prostitute who was choking on the curse, seeing that Yue Xiu was about to leave, did not let him go, and changed the subject again, chasing him and cursing him somewhere else!

"Hey! You, why are you leaving?"

"What do you mean? You look down on me too!"

"You ungrateful bastard, you've also been to my bed, you bastard!"

"No money, I gave you free money!"

"Jinyiwei, you are such a big shot!"

"You poor fellow, you can't even make a dime, why are you pretending, you are pretending..."

After chasing and biting him with a vicious laugh, Yue Xiu took two steps at a time, gritted his teeth and slammed the small narrow door at the side of the courtyard, then fled out with a stern face.

Around the end of Chenshi (before 9 am).

Yue Xiu hurried as fast as he could and arrived at the gate of Duke Jingguo's mansion.

At this moment, Duke Xiao Jingchuan and his close deputy general Gu Changting were discussing something, and they just happened to come out from the inner room.

Behind him, a team of guards lined up in two rows on the left and right sides of the gate, with their horses ready to go. They gathered closely at the gate, also awaiting orders from the general.

Seeing the situation, he knew they were about to set off, so Yue Xiu hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Xiao Lang who was coming towards him.

"I am Yue Xiu, a captain of the Imperial Guards. I have come to report here on orders from the commander!"

"Please give me your instructions, Lord!"

Yue Xiu knelt on one knee and spoke politely.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan raised his eyebrows, bowed his head in shock, and stared at him with a smile on his face.

"oh?!"

“Haha, you are Yue Xiu!”

"Get up, get up!"

"Fei Yu told me yesterday that he would send a capable person to help me!"

"Okay, not bad, you look energetic!" He looked around.

"This dress is bright too!"

"Hey, Changting, the captains of the Imperial Guard wear silver uniforms, right?!"

Xiao Jingchuan looked relaxed. Seeing that Yue Xiu's pen was straight and efficient, he felt very happy.

But that Feiyu suit was somewhat an eyesore, and I was afraid that it would be inconvenient to do things with it, so I asked Changting about it indirectly and changed the subject.

"Huh? Oh!"

"Yes, it's the silver uniform!" Chang Ting was stunned and answered honestly.

"Hahahaha, great, great!"

“It’s just a little too eye-catching!”

"Yue Xiu, our trip this time is not a secret mission, but everything we do will involve dealing with the officials and gentry below. If you just stick your body there, without saying a word, you will scare them half to death. It's not easy for us to do that!" Xiao Yan said in an obstructive manner.

Upon hearing this, Yue Xiu was stunned. He then raised his head and looked. It was the Duke and his deputy general, both of them were dressed in casual clothes. The moment he realized what was going on, his embarrassment disappeared.

"Uh, this"

"Yes, I was inconsiderate! I..."

Yue Xiu felt extremely embarrassed and clenched his fists and grasped the corners of his clothes tightly. He had originally thought that he should be more decent and proper in front of such people and not show his cowardice.

But now it's bad. I was not careful enough and it backfired, and I still made a fool of myself.

I was a newly promoted officer of the Imperial Guards, Qiu Zhizhong, and was assigned to the Jinyiwei Division, so I could only count as having a name on the list.

But after all, he had been in Yangzhou for several months, handling foreign affairs for the commander.

He is a centurion, but he hasn't even entered the main gate of the government office. Naturally, he is three points shorter than others in terms of social experience.

Now, since the Duke had said that the clothes were inappropriate, he thought about changing them on his way back. His home was in the remote western suburbs outside the city, and going back and forth might only delay things.

I am in a dilemma and don't know what to do. The people below me are feeling miserable, but how can a duke like me understand?
He was desperately looking for a solution, and it was hard to hide his expression!

Xiao Jingchuan stopped and looked at Yue Xiu again, and noticed that there were a lot of dirt on the hem of his court robe and boots. He couldn't help but wonder what happened, frowning and slightly stunned.

Yue Xiu looked back at the Duke, and saw the Duke's expression. He knew that it was the trivial things that had tripped him up on the way out, and now they were finally exposed to everyone. He really wanted to find a crack in the ground and get into it to end it all. "Huh?" At this moment, Chang Ting, who was standing next to him, twitched his nose, as if he had also smelled something.

"Hey! General, do you smell it?!"

"Why...why does it smell like fish?!" Chang Ting said in surprise.

In comparison, Xiao Lang observed Yue Xiu's words and expressions and seemed to have understood Yue Xiu's embarrassing situation. He did not reveal it to him, but instead took the opportunity to say something to block the stupid words of Chang Ting.

"Hi!"

"You have a dog's nose, I'll give you that!"

"Okay, it's not a big deal!"

"Well, my Lord, he is about the same height as you."

"Go, and ask someone to bring you a change of clothes."

"It's getting late, let's not delay any longer. It won't be too late for him to change while we rest on the way!"

Xiao Langxiang came to the rescue and appointed Changting. Yue Xiu felt as if he had been pardoned and finally he breathed a sigh of relief.

I think that this little incident is enough to show that the Duke is a very friendly person.

After Changting left, Xiao Ben still wanted to talk to Yue Xiu a little more.

But at this moment, suddenly, a team of armored soldiers appeared at the entrance of the alley and were heading towards this side!

The leader, wrapped in armor, looked very heroic, and his face seemed somewhat similar to Xiao Lang.

It was none other than Qin Jing, the young general who was assigned by Xiao Lang to escort the prince back south when he was in Jinan at that time!

"General!"

Qin Jing was riding a tall horse. When he saw Xiao Jingchuan standing in front of the mansion gate, he hurriedly jumped down, ran a few steps, and when he got close to him, he slid down to his knees and bowed at Xiao Lang's feet.

"General!"

"I am Qin Jing, the humble general, and am here to follow you!" Qin Jing could hardly contain his joy and announced loudly.

Seeing this, Xiao Lang was also happy and quickly reached out to pick the person up.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"My boy, I haven't seen you for over a month since we last met in Jinan!"

"Look, ah, look!"

"Now you're doing pretty well! Huh?! Hahaha" Xiao Lang laughed.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jing hesitated in speaking.

"General, uh, yes, now you have to call me Duke!"

"You don't know, I... I'm all alone, waiting in Nanjing City, my eyes are almost bleeding from anticipation!"

"I'm just waiting for you to come back to Beijing so that you can take me with you!"

"What, what are the Royal Guards? Oh, they are so boring!"