freenovelworld Chapter 500 Heading to Huayang County
Chapter 500 Heading to Huayang County
Everything in Huayang County is relatively stable for now. The message that came was about Lu Shaofeng. He has indeed gained a lot of experience in Huayang County after staying there for a few months.
However, if Xu Hai hadn't been with him, he probably would have suffered a major setback in Huayang County.
Although Huayang County is not a large county, it has its own local tyrant.
In Huayang County, there was a Xue family, which was a scholarly family. In this generation, they produced two Xiucai (successful candidates in the county-level imperial examinations) and one Juren (successful candidates in the provincial-level imperial examinations).
One of the scholars worked as a clerk in the government office of Yu County, another became an official in Yan Prefecture, and the third scholar opened a private school in Huayang County, where he taught people to read and write. They lived a very frugal life.
Being from the same Xue family and both having come from the same scholar background, yet having such drastically different fates, Mu Xin Nuan became quite interested in the Xue family's affairs.
Duanmu Chuze naturally saw through her thoughts, and after giving a brief reply, he began to arrange a series of subsequent tasks.
Mu Xin Nuan stayed with him until dinner time before the two returned to Yi Jing Garden.
Seeing him so busy and dedicated to the people of Yan, Mu Xin Nuan couldn't help but be moved. Although she wasn't an ordinary person, and even if her husband hadn't worked so hard, she could still enjoy the best of everything in Yan, she still felt that her husband was the best man in the world.
If he is so responsible for the people of this place, how could my life as his woman be too bad?
After resting at the mansion for two days, Mu Xin Nuan handed over all the affairs of the mansion to Fang Shi to manage temporarily. After much deliberation, she decided to keep both Yu Mama and Chun Yu behind.
Aunt Fang insisted on going to Huayang County with her, so Mu Xin Nuan had no choice but to take her along. In addition, there were Mu Hua, Mu Qing, and Rong Yue who were by her side, so there were quite a few people.
Duanmu Chuze brought a few close attendants with him. Wang Zhao insisted on going with him, and Zi Yi had to stay by his side. The rest were just some guards.
The group changed into merchant attire and set off in a grand procession under the pretext of returning home to visit relatives.
Mu Xin Nuan was a meticulous person and naturally did not want the officials and people of Yanzhou to notice anything. So, she left Yanzhou a day early under the pretext of staying at a villa for a while. The prince, on the other hand, was worried and naturally accompanied her.
The rest of the people quietly left the city early the next morning and then met up outside the city.
The group walked and stopped along the way, taking in the local scenery as they went.
It was late June, and although the weather had eased slightly, it was still extremely hot during the day. Therefore, Duanmu Chuze ordered everyone to rest and sleep during the day and travel at night. Because of this, Mu Xin Nuan could only occasionally look outside when the weather was slightly overcast; otherwise, looking was pointless!
Since it was nighttime, what could you see? Apart from the moon and stars in the sky, there really wasn't anything else.
However, they were quite lucky; after only four days of travel, they encountered a cloudy day.
The sky had been overcast for two days, and finally, just as they were about to reach Huayang County, a heavy rain began to fall.
Mu Xin Nuan stood by the window of the inn, looking at the sky outside, which was, of course, a seamless blend of water and sky. At this time of year, such a rain would not only cool the weather but also ensure the crops in the fields grew exceptionally well.
Mu Xin Nuan reached out to catch the rain, feeling the cool raindrops gently hitting her palm before slowly slipping through the gaps in her hand.
She would reach out to catch the raindrops, then turn her hand over so the back of her hand was facing up, watching them fall onto the back of her hand, shatter into pieces, and then watch them slide quickly down her hand in their own directions. She did this repeatedly, thoroughly enjoying herself.
Suddenly, a large hand enveloped her small hand and then angrily pulled her hand back.
"Is it fun?" The man's clear voice rang out. Because he was pulling her hand and walking forward, Mu Xin Nuan could only see his back. Hearing such a pleasant and clear voice, she felt a little uneasy.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Duanmu Chuze's voice came again, and this time, Mu Xinnuan could clearly hear a hint of anger in his voice.
Although Mu Xin Nuan knew he cared about her, she also knew that once this guy got angry, he was not someone to be trifled with. After thinking for a moment, she swallowed with great difficulty and whispered, "Um, I was wrong."
Her good-natured admission of her mistake surprised Duanmu Chuze for a moment. He then placed her delicate hands into the copper basin, took a fine linen cloth, and carefully dried her hands, not even missing the spaces between her fingers.
"Tell me, what did you do wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan blinked a few times and said with a somewhat aggrieved expression, "Yes, what did I do wrong?"
Duanmu Chuze then raised an eyebrow, a wicked smile on his face, and looked at the beauty in front of him, teasingly saying, "Didn't you say you were wrong? Then what exactly did you do wrong that you don't even know yourself?"
"Uh, I just thought you were angry, that's why I said that. Otherwise, wouldn't I be the one who did something wrong?"
Duanmu Chuze sighed and rubbed his forehead, then gently tapped her smooth forehead. "You silly girl! Why don't you know how to take care of yourself? I see you're usually quite strict with me. It's raining outside today, and you left the window open, but don't you know it's chilly? Look at what I'm wearing, and what you're wearing? You even dared to stand by the window and play in the rain."
Mu Xin Nuan then noticed that a garment had been draped over her shoulders. Looking down, she realized she was only wearing an undergarment, and the material was quite thin. No wonder he was angry.
"Luckily we're in a post station, and there's no one across from us. If you dared to do this in an inn, do you believe I'd gouge their eyes out?"
As she finished speaking, Mu Xin Nuan noticed a subtle change in his voice.
"Um, I suddenly feel like eating watermelon. I'll go ask Rongyue to bring some in." Mu Xinnuan said as she backed away, but unfortunately, she only took two steps back before she felt a tightness around her waist and couldn't move any further.
Duanmu Chuze hugged her from behind, his voice deep yet ticklish, "Anuan, you kept saying you were hot the past two days, but I made sure you got enough rest."
Mu Xin Nuan blushed and glared at him, "You? It's daytime now, let go!"
"What are you afraid of? It's gloomy outside in this weather, what's the difference between this and nighttime?" With that, he picked her up and carried her straight to the bed on the inside.