After the group arrived at the Protectorate Mansion with all their might, the ox cart stopped slowly. Shao Qian thought he had finally had the opportunity to talk to Shao Yan, but before he got off the horse, he saw the servants who followed slowly behind the ox cart surged upwards, blocking his way forward.

Deng Qing and Shao Yan got off the ox cart together and were submerged in the crowd of servants.

Shao Qian got off the horse and was squeezed far away, and the shadow of Deng Qing and Shao Yan could not be found.

Everyone entered the Protectorate Mansion and disappeared quickly.

Shao Qian stood alone in front of this huge mansion, but no one paid attention to him.

He knew that the place was very vigilant and could not enter without the introduction of servants and maids in the inner palace, so he could only stay outside the palace and wait.

It seemed as if Deng Qing had deliberately given him a warning. Shao Qian waited in front of the mansion for half an hour before a close-fitting young man in the mansion walked out slowly.

When the young man saw Shao Qian, he smiled and said politely: "Young Master Shao, I'm really sorry. The Protector General is busy handling military affairs and forgot to entertain you for a while. He asked you to wait in front of the mansion for so long. It's really not good for us to entertain you."

Shao Qian raised his eyebrows, and his face hidden under Mu Li was extremely gloomy.

The thin mulberry shawl covered his cold anger. The man still said gentle and elegantly: "It's not important. It's important for the general to handle official duties. Shao is not worthy of the general's distraction."

The young man still smiled, but a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. He bent down and asked him respectfully, "Young Master Shao is so gentle and generous. Since that's the case, please follow me to the mansion?"

After all this, Shao Qian was introduced into the mansion.

Deng Qing’s Protector General’s Mansion is located in the south of the Beidi County. The mansion is built in a combination of the Central Plains and the North. On the west side, the pavilions and water pavilions are carved and cast, and the rockery is surrounded by the inner courtyard, and the veranda is flying around it, which has a unique style of Jiangnan. On the north side, the mansion is often found in the local low houses and stone houses. The casting is very well-deserved, with dragons playing in the water and butterflies flying. Although the structures on both sides of the mansion are completely different, there is a turbulent stream in the middle, with red bridges and wooden rubbings, which is a sound view, connecting the northwest, connecting the characteristics of the two places, with a unique flavor.

The house is so luxurious and spectacular, which shows how much transactions Deng Qing made with the Huns in this northern county town and how much money he had collected in it.

The servant of the eldest son led Shao Qian into a somewhat dilapidated side room in the northern half of the mansion, and stopped and said with a little arrogant tone: "Young Master Shao, there are very few guest rooms in the Protectorate's Mansion. For the autumn banquet four days later, bricklayers have been arranged to repair it. Only this house is good, so you can stay here. If you are not used to it, you can leave as soon as possible after you negotiate a business with our general."

Shao Qian looked bad and stared at the young man in front of him, sneering in his heart.

It seems that Deng Qing didn't like him very much if a servant dared to talk to him like this.

Shao Qian felt it didn't matter. He was good at enduring and had suffered all kinds of hardships, and was not afraid of Deng Qing's intentional difficulties.

The young master in the simple clothes was still as gentle as jade: "I am going to take the lead. Please thank the general on behalf of Shao."

The little man was stunned, and he did not expect that the young man in front of him had such a good temper.

A moment later, the young man nodded slightly, bowed, turned around without saying a word, and left with his head.

Shao Qian entered the dilapidated room, looked up and down, left and right, and sat down on the low couch in front of the window.

He was thinking about Shao Yan who was with Deng Qing in his heart, and he was restless, and always felt that Deng Qing had bad intentions towards her.

Unfortunately, now he is here. When he turns around and leaves the house, he can see four or five elite soldiers guarding him not far away, as if Deng Qing was specially sent to stare at him, and he does not allow him to have the opportunity to sneak out.

Shao Qian waited in the house boredly, counting the time, and felt that Lu Xun should have arranged everything according to his instructions, and felt a little more at ease.

He was cold in this dilapidated house for an afternoon and was not in a good mood.

So he thought about the portrait that Jiang Chengjia mentioned. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a call from behind him: "Brother?"

Shao Qian quickly withdrew his thoughts and turned around to see the petite girl Tingting standing in front of the door, smiling at him.

"Ah..." He shouted subconsciously, and stopped immediately before he could reveal the next word, and then suppressed his voice and called, "Sister?"

Shao Yan nodded gently and walked into the room.

Shao Qian's eyes turned to her shoulders and looked out of the house.

Those who followed Shao Yan here were five or six servants and maids following Deng Qing.

He suppressed the irritability in his heart, pulled Shao Yan's wrists and asked, "You are not accompanying the general of the escort, why are you here?"

Shao Yan then replied: "It was the general who asked me to come and invite you to the front hall for a gathering."

Shao Qian was slightly stunned, and his eyes were cold and said, "What are you asking me to go to the front hall?"

The girl gently broke away from his wrists that were tightly clamped by him, put down her sleeves, and whispered: "Of course I want to discuss business with you, brother. The general is afraid that tomorrow will not be allowed to see the batch of Mao Tiexuan Silks. So he wants to introduce his subordinates to you."

Shao Qian frowned slightly, starry eyes slightly sank, and said lightly: "Since that's the case, I can't help but let the general's kindness. Sister, let's go."

He walked forward with his hands behind his back and walked around Shao Yan toward the pile of maids in front of the door.

The girl trembled behind him, staring at the back of the husband walking in front of her, and sensitively sensing his boredom.

The two went to the ward hall with the servants of Deng's mansion.

As night fell, tens of lights were lit in the Protectorate's Palace, making the vestibule as bright as daylight.

At this time, four people had already sat in the guest room in the lobby of the front office.

When Shao Qian entered, he glanced over the right seat and saw Dong Daofu who was chasing him last night. In a blink of an eye, he saw Qian Hui sitting on Deng Qing's left seat, who came to check the news.

Below these two men, two other men were sitting upright.

Seeing a young man in plain robe appearing in front of the courtyard, everyone's eyes looked at him.

Qian Hui's eyes were stunned, and he stayed on the young man for a while, and a strange look appeared on his face.

Dong Daofu was also attracted by this person at this moment. His two long eyebrows were frowned, and his eyes fell on the young man. He always felt that his tall figure was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

He became alert and looked at Shao Qian with a defensive look on his face.

"General Protector." The young man in plain robe walked to the lobby and saluted Deng Qing.

After the general agreed, he fell into the guest seat at the end. Shao Yan, who followed him, headed towards the seat beside Deng Qing.

Seeing this scene, Shao Qian felt sad, so he looked ahead and forced himself not to care.

However, the few people in the hall looked at him frequently, and even saw that he had never taken off the Muli above his head even though he had entered the guest room, he became even more curious.

Dong Daofu held the wine cup and stared at the young man in the last seat coldly, and said mockingly: "I don't know where the Protector General invited the guests from, but he was so ignorant? He didn't even leave the curtain after entering the palace hall, and showed his true face?"

Hearing this, Shao Qian turned his head to look at Deng Qing, who was sitting at the upper seat, and explained with a smile: "What this brother said is that I hope the general will understand that I have traveled around the county of the Great Wei Dynasty and have been wearing Muli and never picked it. This time, I did not expect to have a relationship with the Protectorate, so I lost my respect. I took Muli and then took it off."

He raised his hand, revealing a pair of beautiful and long hands, and pretending to untie the cap and leave the hair rope.

Deng Qing said, "Brother Shao, let it go, it's Brother Shao's habit for many years. Then he follows Brother Shao's temperament. There is no need to reveal the opening and leaving, so as not to feel uncomfortable in my house. My subordinate doesn't understand the rules, so don't care."

Dong Daofu looked puzzled and looked up at Deng Qing, but saw his eyes warning and gave him a slightly cold look.

Shao Qian stuck out his hand on his head and then put it down gracefully. He didn't know what kind of expression he was under the muli, but a cold aura slowly surrounds his body.

At this point, an awkward atmosphere appeared in the hall.

Deng Qing stood up and introduced everyone in the hall to Shao Qian, breaking the deadlock: "Brother Shao, since everyone is here, I will introduce you to you so that you can get to know each other. The two on the right seat are my capable generals, Dong Daofu, An Fuman. The one on the left seat is Qian Hui, the general of my Changming Army battalion. The one beside him is the county defense army, county commander and guard commander of the guards in the northern border town counties."

Shao Qian stood in front of the desk, followed Deng Qing's introduction order, bowed and performed the first greeting: "Hello, sir. I'll call you Shao Qian."

When you saw the greeting, you all sat down one after another.

Deng Qing then said, "Since everyone has arrived, let's start a banquet."

The chef waiting outside the inner courtyard heard the call and brought the meals and a group of servants and maids to the hall to cloth dishes.

Shao Yan stepped forward and personally served Deng Qing.

Shao Qian in the corner always glimpses this scene intentionally or unintentionally, so he felt a sense of depression in his heart. He sat under the table, holding a cup of wine and drinking one cup after another.

Shao Yan's attention has always been on Deng Qing, and he has not paid much attention to the husband in the corner.

After some drinks, the kitchenware served some refreshing snacks.

Deng Qing was satisfied with being served by Shao Yan, so she leaned slightly to say to Shao Qian who was hiding in the corner: "Brother Shao, I believe Miss Shao Yan had already explained my situation to you when she just went to invite you. Do you have anything to say?"

Shao Qian was a little drunk at this moment, lowered his eyes and nodded and replied: "The general is busy with military affairs tomorrow... Do you want Shao to take whom to inspect the goods?"

He asked this directly, and Deng Qing continued to say: "Then... let our generals Qian Hui and Dong Daofu go with you? They are the two of them are the most proficient in armor dissolving and can also check it carefully for me."

His words clearly meant that he didn't believe that Shao Qian had any good ingredients.

The young man under the seat was not annoyed and agreed, "Since that is the case, I will obey the general's arrangement."

At this banquet, his legs and feet were stiff and numb. Although there was nothing important, Deng Qing dragged it to the fight before everyone dispersed.
Chapter completed!