Soon, they arrived outside the Jiaozhou government office. Standing there waiting like this would look rather strange to others.
Seeing a tea stall across the street, Hong Xiaoduo walked over, sat down, and ordered a pot of tea and two small snacks.
Hong Xiaoduo invited A Xian to sit down and have some tea. A Xian wanted to refuse, but remembering his master's instructions, he quickly agreed and sat down.
After three cups of tea, it was well past 3 PM. The yamen runners came out and left in twos and threes, but Prefect Ye was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey, shopkeeper, why hasn't the prefect come out yet at this hour?" Ah Xian asked the tea stall owner in a very casual tone.
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper glanced at Ah Xian and Hong Xiaoduo again. He didn't think they were bad people and guessed that they probably had something to ask the prefect, which was why they were waiting for an opportunity.
Therefore, he felt reassured and told the Prefect, "The Prefect left the yamen at 1-3 PM today. If you have something to discuss with him, you should come early tomorrow morning."
Upon hearing this, Ah Xian looked at Hong Xiaoduo with a sense of self-reproach.
But she didn't look disappointed at all; instead, she smiled and thanked the tea stall owner.
"Uncle, could you please pack our things for us?" Yao Guang called out to the shopkeeper as soon as she saw Hong Xiaoduo stand up.
Ah Xian, who had rushed to pay for the tea, looked at the few pieces of pastry left on the plate on the table and twitched his lips. "The Pavilion Master's friend is so good at managing his money?"
Their clothes and their carriages don't look like those of someone who is poor!
Similarly, the tea stall owner was also somewhat surprised. He personally took out some oil paper, helped wrap it up, tied it with thin hemp rope, and handed it to Yaoguang.
On the way back, Ah Xian thought for a moment and whispered to Hong Xiaoduo, "If the young lady wants to see that person, I will find out tomorrow and I will definitely be able to see him."
Otherwise, shall I take the young lady directly to the Ye residence tonight?
"Pfft, no need, no need, it's not in a hurry." Hong Xiaoduo couldn't help but laugh at A Xian's tone and expression.
"Hey, Second Brother, why haven't you gone back yet? Did you come out specifically to look for us? Why did you change your robes?" Yao Guang, who was standing to the side, suddenly let go of Hong Xiaoduo's hand and said to a boy who had just bought rice cakes by the roadside.
The young man was accompanied by a servant, who was also taken aback when he heard Yao Guang's words.
Similarly, when Hong Xiaoduo saw the other person's appearance clearly, she was also surprised. They looked so alike!
"Yaoguang, you've mistaken me for someone else. This isn't your second brother." Hong Xiaoduo suppressed her shock and stepped forward to speak softly to Yaoguang.
Clearly, Yao Guang seemed to realize at this moment that the older brother in front of her was not her second older brother, but only someone who looked very similar.
"Young master, I'm sorry, my child has mistaken you for someone else," Hong Xiaoduo said, looking at the other person.
It's no wonder Yao Guang mistook her for someone else; they looked so alike. Except for being a little taller than Tian Xuan, she was also thinner and more refined.
It's no coincidence that we've encountered someone who looks so much like Tianxuan in Jiaozhou City. This must be the son of Prefect Ye!
So, in other words, this trip to Jiaozhou wasn't a waste of time...
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