Chapter 198 Being stuck on the road
The soldier walked them forward and said, "I'm sorry for being rude before I leave, Mr. Meng, but I would like to remind you that people have been arrested in the city recently, the shops closed early, and there are no pedestrians on the street. You'd better not delay elsewhere and go home as soon as possible."
"Thanks for the reminder."
Meng Changqing asked the imperial guards to carry torches and march in front of and behind the team. Their clothes were eye-catching and could be seen by the patrolling officers and soldiers at a glance, which saved her a lot of trouble.
After entering the city, sure enough, no one could be seen on the streets, only cats running around in the alleys. After a while, you could hear a sound like a baby crying, and pairs of glowing eyes staring in all directions.
Chu Mufeng looked at him two streets and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Bafang, you never flinched on the battlefield, why are you so afraid now? Is it possible that you are afraid of the dark?"
He spoke at this time to ease the tension in all directions.
Before Bafang could say anything, Meng Changqing opened the car curtain and said, "He is afraid of cats. He was scratched badly when playing with cats when he was a child. If you look closely, there is a long scar on his neck."
Bafang smiled awkwardly, "I'm not actually afraid of cats, I'm just afraid of their claws."
Chu Mufeng said: "I can understand."
The road the convoy is taking now is lined with households on both sides. On winter nights, every house has a wall heater, and the temperature is much higher than elsewhere. Cats naturally gather here.
Chu Mufeng suggested, "Why don't we go another way? There should be a fork in front of us. Turn east to Shisheng Street. The main road over there is wide and there should be no wild cats."
"This road is the closest." Meng Changqing got out of the carriage and took the reins from Bafang's hand, "You go inside."
"Thank you, Master!" Bafang slipped in and quickly tightened the curtains in the car.
After walking two more streets, the roads opened up and there were fewer residences. The walls close to the roadside were mostly filled with various precious trees.
At this point, it is not far from Meng Changqing's home.
Just as I turned the corner, I saw a lot of carriages parked on the road ahead. Judging from the style of the carriages, I knew they were traveling by wealthy people. There were people getting on and off the carriages, and there were small voices in the carriage.
Meng Changqing stretched his neck and looked forward, "Where is this?"
When she asked, she already had the answer in her mind.
Sure enough, Chu Mufeng said: "Changchun Garden."
Bafang opened the curtain and came out, "Isn't this the place where Master Wang invited you to go?" "Yes, things in the world are always such coincidences, maybe I can meet a few acquaintances."
Meng Changqing and others stopped in place for a while, and they had to stop.
The carriage in front blocked the road, neither moving forward nor leaving enough space for the convoy to pass.
Meng Changqing got out of the car, "I'll go to the front to say hello and ask them to make way."
Chu Mufeng dismounted and said, "Mr. Meng, I will go with you."
Meng Changqing nodded and told everyone to be optimistic about the team.
In the last few carriages, it seemed that the owners had not yet boarded the carriage, and only the coachman and his entourage were waiting beside the carriage.
Meng Changqing and Chu Mufeng pushed through the crowd and walked forward, and saw the official wives and ladies bidding farewell to each other by the car.
Originally, Meng Changqing planned to bypass them and go to Changchun Garden to say hello to the owner, but when he got closer, he saw a familiar person in the crowd.
After hearing what others called her, Meng Changqing decisively walked towards the group of women.
"Ms. Guard." Meng Changqing said, and the crowd in the circle in front dispersed. A little girl in the outermost circle retreated the fastest. Because she moved too much, she bumped into the lady beside her, which frightened her and apologized quickly.
Meng Changqing glanced at her, but he had business to do and didn't take the girl to heart.
"You are..." Female Officer Wei came out from the center of the glittering circle, looked at Meng Changqing with a slightly confused expression, and obviously did not recognize Meng Changqing.
"My lower official, Meng Changqing, has met the female official Wei."
Hearing these words, a smile appeared on the face of the female officer Wei, "It turns out to be Mr. Meng! Mr. Wang said that you have something to do and you can't come. I'm very sorry!"
"I really have something to do. I happened to be here and came forward to disturb me. I really had no choice." Meng Changqing explained that he had dragged a few carts of things and was waiting behind him. If he was going to pass by here, could he let the carriages on the road give some space? place to come.
"It turns out that I delayed Mr. Meng. I'm really sorry." Female Officer Wei smiled, "But don't worry, the banquet is over and the distinguished guests are about to go back. Please wait a little longer."
"Okay, I'll wait in the back without delaying the female officer Wei's seeing off the guests."