Kong Wenjie was suddenly startled: "Xiao, Xiao Kong...Guard?"
"Oh, I said the wrong thing!" Fang Chengyin was startled, and then covered her mouth. But she couldn't help laughing, "Just call me Guard Kong, Guard Kong. It's much more friendly than Guard Kong. OK, Guard Kong, you should take a good rest. I'll take my leave first. Haha."
At that moment, Fang Chengyin left the room without saying a word.
"Guard Kong..." Kong Wenjie muttered in a low voice, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. He crawled into the quilt again, and saw the gilded magpie pearl flower on the side of his face. Kong Wenjie's eyes were stunned. Then he suddenly stuffed the pearl flower into the pillow.
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Mei Ya left the prefectural government office and hurried to the shop selling smoked meat pies. She and Zhong Mingwei both liked to eat the smoked meat pies from this shop, but they hadn't eaten them for a while. Mei Ya thought about buying more to take back. In addition, the braised pork bones in the delicatessen next door were also good. Pang Yi and Gu Changlin both loved to eat meat, so she bought more to take back so that they could eat their fill.
Meiya walked forward thinking all the way. After turning the corner, she would see the bacon pie shop. She took out her wallet and was about to turn the corner, but then she froze. Then she was so busy that she shrank behind the wall.
Pang Yi was standing in front of the smoked meat pie shop, but if Pang Yi was alone, Mei Ya would not have to hide, because there was a young and beautiful woman beside Pang Yi.
"You usually stay in the inn and don't come out, so you don't get to taste the food outside easily," Pang Yi said to Xiao An with a smile, "The smoked meat pie here is the best in Ningguta. It smells delicious."
"Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty? Did I tell you that the smoked meat pie from Ningguta is delicious? Now you are showing off to me?" Xiao An glared at Pang Yi and watched the shopkeeper pack the meat pie skillfully. She took it and turned to walk towards the carriage, whispering to Pang Yi, "Speaking of meat pie, the best meat pie I have ever eaten was made by the chef of the former East Palace. It was stuffed with venison."
"Yes, the chef is from Shaanxi, and is the best at making noodles. He has excellent skills and has been with me for many years. I used to love the meat patties he made the most," Pang Yi said, while helping Xiao An get on the carriage, and said with some regret, "I wonder where the chef is now."
"Please buy me some bacon pies to take back." Seeing his gloomy face, Xiao An quickly changed the subject. "The bacon pies here taste so good. I'm sure I'll like them."
"I'll send you back to the inn first and buy it when I come back. If I go back directly, it will probably be cold if I buy it now." Pang Yi said with a smile.
"Yeah, that's right," Xiao An nodded, tearing off a small piece of meat pie to eat, and casually asked Pang Yi, "How is Master's health now? Is he getting better?"
"It's much better than before. Don't worry. Just sit tight." Pang Yi closed the carriage door, got on the carriage, whipped the horse and drove away, "Gee, gee, gee!"
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Even after the carriage had gone a long way away, Mei Ya was still clinging to the cold wall. Her eyes were open, staring at the two bare trees in front of her, her hands clinging tightly to the wall. After an unknown amount of time, her body finally softened, and she slid down the wall little by little, kneeling in the gray, dirty snow.
Why is she in Ningguta?
When did she come to Ningguta?
Zhong Mingwei... do you know?
Zhong Mingwei...don’t you know?
Was it Zhong Mingwei who asked her to stay?
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Meiya's head was buzzing. She had never been so panicked as she was at this moment. Even when she was in the Yanxi Palace and lived in such fear, she had never been so scared and panicked. Even though the biting snow water seeped through her cotton pants, she didn't feel cold. She just hugged her legs and stared at the dirty snow in front of her.
"Girl, what's wrong?" The clerk from the bacon pie shop came out to pour water and almost spilled it on Mei Ya. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, turned around, and poured the water on the other side. The clerk recognized Mei Ya and came over with a basin, looking at Mei Ya with some concern, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere? Shall I take you to the clinic?"
"No...it's okay, I'm fine..." Mei Ya shook her head randomly, then stood up with the help of the wall, and ran away without looking back.
"This girl, why does she look like she has seen a ghost?" The young man stared at Mei Ya's back and shook his head.
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