After time travel, he devoted himself to helping his father with his career.

Chapter 601: Have you returned to Qu County?

[The order of the articles has been readjusted. If readers are incoherent, you can start reading from the first two chapters. I added 3000 words to the front! 】

"Ah~! Okay!"

Her mother's attitude was so abnormal that for the first time, Mingjia felt afraid of her mother and had the courage to sit next to her.

Xiao Qingshan told his wife that the emperor wanted to send him to Nanzhao, but he was too busy and couldn't leave, so...

"Your father said that you were afraid of his hardship, so you offered to help him go to Nanzhao!"

The corners of Mingjia's mouth that were still smiling began to twitch. The old father's reasons were really unreasonable, no wonder he was made to stand by his mother.

"Mom, actually if I can share some errands with my father, I would be very willing!"

Mingjia neither admitted nor denied, deliberately choosing an ambiguous statement, mainly because she wanted to test Dong's thoughts.

"Oh~!"

Mr. Dong sighed!

"I have never doubted your filial piety. I just don't think the emperor would leave such an important matter to your father!"

"Pfft~!"

Mingjia couldn't hold it back for a moment and laughed out loud. Why did her mother still have research on the emperor?

"Mingjia, tell me the truth, did you want to go to Nanzhao yourself, or was it your master who arranged for you to go to Nanzhao?"

Mingjia didn't expect that Mr. Dong would guess the basics at once, and she couldn't guess Mr. Dong's attitude, so she had to ask in reply.

"Does my mother's attitude differ between these two reasons?"

Seeing Ming Jia's attitude, Dong knew that she was probably right.

For more than half a year, Dong worked with Xiao Qingshan as a translator. He accompanied Xiao Qingshan to many tribes in Dianzhou and got to know many chiefs and wives.

Dong's life is rich, his horizons are broader, and he has his own opinions on many things.

"If you want to go on your own, I hope you don't go, or wait another two years, when you are older!"

"If your master wants you to go, mother... I just hope that the guard your master will give you can protect you and protect you for your safe return!"

When Xiao Qingshan first discussed with Dong about leaving Mingjun's marriage to Xie Boyuan, Dong agreed solely because Dong felt that master and apprentice were like father and son, and as master Xie Boyuan could indeed make the decision.

However, after these years of experience, Dong gradually understood that this meant to Mingjun that his marriage would be a deal.

And I... can only choose to accept it!

Therefore, as the master's instruction to his apprentice, Mingjia must also go to Nanzhao, right?

Mr. Dong can think clearly about some things, but there are some things he just can’t!

Mingjia understood the uneasiness and worry in her mother's eyes, even though her mother had tried her best to restrain it.

"Mom, I originally wanted to go there myself. When Master found out, he was worried about my safety, so he found an excuse for me to go to Nanzhao!"

"On this trip to Nanzhao, not only were we protected by experts, but we also had people who performed well and made great achievements!"

It was okay for Mingjia not to mention his merits. When he mentioned his merits, Dong became angry. He suddenly thought of what Xiao Qingshan said. Mingjia actually boarded the ship with only two guards to rescue him!

"What do you want merit for?"

"Promote your father? It's good for him to be a magistrate in various places all his life. Your father's character is not suitable for being a capital official!"

"Are you going to give it to your brother? He is going to have a family soon and is considered an adult. He needs to earn it by himself!"

Dong didn't want Mingjia to take any more risks now, especially when she was going to Nanzhao with a mission.

Mingjia stood up and walked to Dong's side, put her arms around Dong's shoulders gently, and gently placed her chin on the crook of Dong's neck.

"Mom~! I actually enjoy this kind of life. If I were left in a deep house, I would definitely feel very uncomfortable!"

"Whether this achievement is given to my father or my eldest brother, it still belongs to our Xiao family. What if it is added to myself!"

"Don't worry! When I go out now, two expert guards are the minimum standard. Going to Nanzhao is much closer than returning to Qu County!"

Dong was shocked!

"Have you returned to Qu County?"

Mingjia: "..."

【broken! Too many words lead to mistakes! 】

"I have told Mingxi that I will let him practice martial arts with Cheng Si after the new year. When will Mingxi grow up!"

Mrs. Dong had no choice but to focus on her younger son. If the younger son grew up quickly, he would not be able to share some of the burden for Mingjia.

"Mother, do you agree with me to go to Nanzhao?"

"Yeah~! Go! But you must come back safely!"

"Don't worry! The Huo family will use all the strength of the family to protect my safety during my trip!"

In the evening, Mingjia and Mingxi had dinner with their parents. Mingjia saw that his father was a little unsteady in his seat.

Ming Jia turned sideways slightly, leaning her body more towards Xiao Qingshan.

"Dad~! Are you okay?"

"Well! How could your mother know that I lied to her?"

"You don't want to know!"

After Mingjia finished speaking, she gave her father a meaningful smile. She couldn't say it was because her mother had received such a difficult job!

Xiao Qingshan also wants to save face, okay?

For the next three days, Mingjia had been preparing for her trip to Nanzhao. She took very little luggage and dry food, and her main focus was to travel light and simple!

Finally, in the evening the day before departure, Huo Zelin came to see Ming Jia.

"I thought you would wait until Nanzhao showed up again!"

Ming Jia came over with two pomegranates in her arms, raised her hand and threw one to Huo Zelin, while she picked up the other and bit into it.

[The pistachios just delivered from Qu County are so delicious! 】

When Huo Zelin was in the capital, he saw a stall selling this kind of fruit, but the price was very expensive. Neither he nor Yan Wen had tasted it, so they didn't buy one to try.

Ming Jia was eating the fruit and saw that Huo Zelin was still standing there, refusing to sit down or eat the fruit.

"Sour and sweet, especially crispy! Try it, it was just delivered yesterday!"

"Thank you, Mr. Mingjia. I'll go back and share it with Yanwen!"

"Ha~!"

Ming Jia chuckled lightly, but didn't say anything else. After all, Huo Zelin had saved Yan Wen's life, and the two of them had been in close contact in the past few years.

"I will leave for Nanzhao tomorrow. Is there anything special you want to tell me when you come today?"

Mingjia was somewhat hostile to Huo Zelin, but it had to be said that Huo Zelin was a man of plans, and Mingjia did not object to Huo Zelin's surrender.

Huo Zelin did have something he wanted to tell Ming Jia in advance. After all, when he arrived at the Huo family in Nanzhao, he still had to pay attention to some things.

"Are you representing the Emperor of Liang when you came to the Huo family this time?"

"Yes and no!"

Mingjia answered sincerely, but as for how Huo Zelin understood it, that was Huo Zelin's business.

Huo Zelin really didn't want to argue with Ming Jia at this time, so he chose to talk directly.

"In the Huo family, any topic related to the Zhou royal family is taboo! Now the head of the Huo family is my second uncle, but it was my father who originally suggested leaving Dazhou!"

Seeing Ming Jia frowning, Huo Zelin was a little worried that Ming Jia would misunderstand, so he quickly explained.

"I'm not telling you that the Huo family is not united, nor am I trying to use you to fight for my father's power! I'm just..."

"Are you afraid that I will neglect your father and be used by your father?"

Huo Zelin was speechless in the middle of speaking, and Mingjia took over the conversation at the right time.

Mingjia really guessed what Huo Zelin was thinking. Huo Zelin was afraid that Mingjia would be cheated, so he reacted and vented his anger on him.

Mingjia finished the pomelo in a few mouthfuls. Mingjia took out a handkerchief and wiped his fingers carefully.

"I have a problem with doing things. I like to follow the line! If you draw the line, I will follow your line. If you don't draw the line, I will draw it myself!"

Mingjia will pay attention to the Huo family's taboos and will not break them easily. After all, what she wants to do is even more extreme!

Huo Zelin rarely chatted calmly with Mingjia. When he saw Mingjia today, he seemed to be in a good mood. Huo Zelin lowered his eyes and looked at Naiguo beside him.

"Master Mingjia seemed to be very wary of me when he first met me!"

Mingjia also remembered the first time she met Dorje and Huo Zelin at the inn in Cang'er County. Mingjia knew what Huo Zelin wanted to ask.

"You recognized Cheng Si's identity when we first met. Because of Cheng Si's attitude towards me, you guessed my identity, right?"

"The day after Cheng Si and Duojie had their first drink, you came in a hurry and deliberately showed your hostility to Daliang officials in front of me."

"Actually, you had the idea of ​​taking advantage of me at that time, right?"

"Huo Zelin, you want to ask me why I hate you? You start to approach me with calculations. It's the same when you approach my brother. Shouldn't I be hostile to you?"

Ming Jia asked several questions in a row, seemingly questioning Huo Zelin, but his tone was all determined.

Huo Zelin always thought that he was too impatient with Mingjun, so he exposed his flaws and was seen through by Mingjia. It turned out that he had not hidden his ambition as early as the first time.

"Thank you, Mr. Mingjia, for clearing up the confusion. Huo will not look for Mr. Xiao again!"

Huo Zelin felt embarrassed for a moment, so he stood up and saluted and planned to go back. He even refused to work as Xiao Qingshan's staff in the future.

"You want to take refuge with my father, I have no objection!"

Huo Zelin quietly took two steps back before Mingjia could speak, but stopped because of Mingjia's words.

Huo Zelin maintained a saluting posture with his waist bowed. He remained in this posture and waited for Mingjia to continue speaking.

"Your ability to manage a small pony gang is a bit underwhelming! I don't object, but... how far you can go depends on your own ability!"

"I will not take the initiative to violate the Huo family's taboos, but if someone in the Huo family turns a blind eye, Mr. Huo should be very clear about my style of doing things!"

"Also, remember to eat the fruit! I have already sent a basket to the caravan, and Yan Wen and the others also have it!"

Ming Jia stepped out of the room before Huo Zelin got up, leaving Huo Zelin with a surprised look on his face.

Huo Zelin's basic skills were really good. He maintained the saluting posture for so long without even a single tremor in his body.

After Ming Jia left, Huo Zelin slowly stood up, stared at Ming Jia's leaving figure, and fell into deep thought!