As soon as Xiao Guo arrived at the entrance of the post station, he found that everyone seemed very busy.

Normally, the messengers at the post station could at least take a break for a while, but at this moment they wished they had four legs.

The post station, which was usually quite quiet, was now filled with various types of carriages parked at the door and inside.

Every postman was so tired that beads of sweat hung on his forehead. It was obviously this kind of weather, but looking at how hot they were, you would have thought it was summer.

Avoiding the crowd, he parked the donkey cart to a place where it would not be in the way, and then walked inside.

Xiao Guo hesitated. Why was the place so busy all of a sudden? Could it be that some distinguished guest had come? Would it be too much of a nuisance for Xiao Guo to come in like this?

Just as she was hesitating, she saw an acquaintance.

"Xiao Hai!"

Xiao Hai was the postman who delivered the letter to Xiao Guo. She only knew his name when she heard others calling him.

Xiaoguo called him softly, not daring to make any loud noise for fear of disturbing the other busy people.

Maybe the voice was too quiet and the other party did not respond, and continued to run back and forth.

After much hesitation, she decided to go find him.

Xiao Hai was moving wooden boxes at the moment, and his whole focus was on this, so he didn't notice Xiao Guo's arrival at all.

It wasn't until the other person tapped me on the shoulder that I saw her.

"Ah ma'am!"

Xiao Hai was surprised by her arrival, so he waved and found someone to help him move the things, while he and Xiao Guo went to a place where they would not get in the way to talk.

"Busy lately?"

When Xiao Hai heard her ask this, he nodded shyly and said, "The surrounding post stations must be very busy recently."

He was not in a position to explain why, and Xiaoguo understood, so she was not interested and did not ask any further questions.

Xiao Guo asked hesitantly, "Beijing...are you familiar with that place?"

"Beijing?" Xiao Hai didn't quite understand what she meant, but after hearing her ask, he thought about it carefully and said, "I just went to Beijing last month."

"So...are there any...activities in the capital?"

Xiaoguo hesitated and changed "change" to "activity". If he didn't consider the wording carefully, people might think he was up to something bad.

"Activity?" Xiao Hai scratched his head, then said with sudden realization, "You also heard that the capital is going to hold a grand banquet~"

"Ah? Oh haha...yes, yes..."

Xiao Guogan blinked a few times, and then showed off his skilled acting skills. Although he didn't know what the banquet was like, it seemed that the capital city was indeed quite lively recently.

"The last time I went there, I happened to catch a big banquet. Just to enter Jingkou, I had to go through three inspections. I didn't know where I came from and what the purpose of my trip was. It was so strict..."

It turned out that another banquet was being held in the capital. From what he described, this time it seemed to be particularly grand and unprecedented. Jiang Shanhe held an important position, so he was definitely involved in such an occasion, so it was understandable that he was a bit busy.

“Oh~”

Xiaoguo nodded as she listened to him, indicating that she was listening very carefully.

Xiao Hai did not disappoint Xiao Guo and told him the news that he wanted to hear most.

"Oh, ma'am, I also saw the general. He seemed very busy, running around on horseback. But come to think of it, how could the general be relaxed in such a situation? Kings and envoys from various countries are here, so safety must be very important. I heard there are also military exercises..."

When Xiaoguo heard the three words "Jiang Shanhe", her heart relaxed instantly. As long as everyone was safe, it was good.

"...Under the wise leadership of our emperor, Shao is becoming more and more prosperous, and the number of kings from various countries coming to our country is increasing. This further proves that our Shao is the most worthy country in the East..."

Xiao Hai didn't know why, but he suddenly became emotional towards her. The more he spoke, the more excited he became. His whole body exuded the aura of "I am a Shao person, I am proud", which made Xiao Guo's eyes hurt for a moment.

Xiaoguo could only smile along, quickly sorting out the news he had heard in his mind.

While I felt relieved, a sense of worry slowly arose.

Jiang Shanhe is so busy that he has no time to pay attention to me. It's so abominable. I will torture him well when he replies.

No matter what, at least Jiang Shanhe's life was not in danger, so she felt relieved.

After bidding farewell to Xiao Hai, Xiao Guo walked out of the post station, still secretly feeling bad for Jiang Shanhe in his heart.

It's a shame to make her worry so much...

But Xiaoguo forgot that Xiaohai went to Beijing last month. No matter how grand the banquet was, it could not be held for more than a month.

Beijing –

Because the banquet was a great success, the kings and ministers of various countries left safely and happily one after another, and the capital returned to a peaceful life.

But this was only among the people, and in the palace, another wave of "family banquets" belonging to Shao Guo was held.

Jiang Shanhe was in low spirits and sat in his seat with a gloomy face. On his right sat Li Shouji, and on his right sat the person with the next highest rank. They sat down one by one in turn.

Today is a family dinner, so there are not too many rules and it is relatively relaxed.

Shao Zhan sat in the highest seat in the center, with the seldom-seen empress sitting next to him, a military officer on his right, and a civil official on his left.

Ministers with families also brought their women to attend, but due to the occasion, they did not dare to make a scene and could only bring their wives with them.

Ministers who had no families could only sit alone in chairs and drink.

Coincidentally, most of the military attachés present were not accompanied by their families.

No one has as much leisure time as these civil officials. They, the military officers, have to go out in the wind and rain all day long, like a bunch of rough men with open eyes and closed eyes. How could they have the time to come into contact with the world of pleasure?

Listening to the occasional voice of a woman urging people to drink from the other side, the military officer actually felt envious.

What they call a banquet over there is at best a carnival for a bunch of rough guys over here.

The singing and dancing performances in the hall could not dispel the lingering resentment here.

"Do you still want to eat fried fish?"

“…”

"Okay, then I'll eat it."

Li Shouji talked to himself as he took the plate of fried fish in front of him and placed it on his table.

Jiang Shanhe was too lazy to even look at him, and let him take away anything on his desk without any reaction.

"General, you are the only married man here, why don't you bring your wife here?"

The man next to Li Shouji whispered in his ear.

This man has a full beard, dark skin, and is of strong build. If he had not just reached adulthood, just by poking here, he would be more powerful than a general, even a veteran general.

Li Shouji looked away in disdain, chewing the fried fish while saying, "Da Mao, please pay attention to your appearance. You can even shave your beard. The general and I really don't want to take you with us when we go out."

After saying that, he gestured at the three of them and said, "Look at you, and then look at me and the general. The three of us together are too mismatched."

The young man named Da Mao scratched his head in embarrassment and asked, "Then how can we match the general?"

"We just want... where do you mean we? It's you you you you you, you don't match us!"

Li Shouji was giving him advice seriously, but suddenly he got a little angry when he heard that he was actually assigned to the same camp as him.

What a joke! Even though Li Shouji is not as handsome as Jiang Shanhe, he is still a handsome young man and he is not married yet. He is definitely a strong and vigorous young man.

The woman brought by the Miao envoy only winked at him. Isn't this enough to prove his charm?

Who can be on the same side as this fool who is always causing trouble?

Li Shouji lectured him for a long time before drinking sake while panting heavily, not forgetting to glance at him sideways.

I'm so mad at this idiot!