Chapter 421: Incompatible?Editor: Atlas Studios
As soon as Xiaoguo arrived at the entrance of the courier station, she realized that everyone looked very busy.
Usually, the people at the courier station could at least take occasional breaks, but at this mont, they were scrambling to complete their tasks.
The usually quiet courier station was now bustling with activities. There were various types of carriages parked within the station and outside its gates.
The couriers all looked exhausted with sweat dripping from their foreheads. Despite the cold weather, everyone looked hot and sweaty. Judging from their appearances, one might have thought that they were in the midst of sumr.
Avoiding the crowd, Xiaoguo parked the donkey cart in a spot that wouldn’t cause obstruction. After that, she walked into the station.
Xiaoguo was feeling a little hesitant. This place had beco so busy all of a sudden. Could they be hosting so esteed guests? Would her presence be intrusive at this mont?
Just as she was hesitating, she saw soone familiar.
"Xiaohai!"
Xiaohai was the courier who usually delivers the letters to Xiaoguo. She had only found out his na when she heard soone calling him.
She called out to him softly, not daring to make too much noise for fear of alarming the others who were busy.
Perhaps because her voice was too soft, the other party did not respond and continued with his work.
After much hesitation, she decided to go forward and speak with him.
At this mont, Xiaohai was so focused on moving the wooden boxes that he did not notice Xiaoguo approaching him.
He didn’t see her until she tapped him on the shoulder.
"Hey, Madam!"
Xiaohai was very surprised to see her here, so he waved his hand and found soone to help him move the boxes. He then walked Xiaoguo to a spot where they could talk.
"Have you been busy lately?"
When Xiaohai heard her ask this, he nodded shyly and said, "Recently, all the surrounding stations have been quite busy."
It was inconvenient for him to tell her the reason, and Xiaoguo understood why. Being tactful, she didn’t ask any further.
Xiaoguo asked hesitantly, "Are you familiar with... the capital?"
"The capital?" Xiaohai didn’t quite understand what she ant, but hearing her question, he thought carefully before saying, "I just went to the capital last month."
"Then... is there any event going on in the capital?"
Xiaoguo hesitated and switched the word ’change’ to ’event’. If she didn’t choose her words carefully, people could misunderstand her question and think that she had ulterior motives.
"Event?" Xiaohai scratched his head and said in realization, "So you have also heard about the banquet in the capital..."
"Huh? Oh Haha... That’s right, that’s right..."
Xiaoguo blinked a few tis and imdiately put her adept acting skills to good use. Although she didn’t know anything about the banquet, it seed that the capital must have been quite busy lately.
"My visit to the capital coincided with the banquet. In order to enter the capital, I had to go through three inspections. They asked for my place of departure and also the purpose of my visit. Security was very tight..."
It turned out that another banquet had been held in the capital, and from his description, it seed particularly grand and unprecedented. As a high-ranking official, Jiang Danhe was certainly indispensable in such an occasion, so it was understandable that he was busy.
"Oh..."
Xiaoguo listened to him and nodded to show that she was listening attentively.
Xiaohai also shared the news that Xiaoguo wanted to hear the most.
"By the way, Madam, I also saw the general. He looked very busy and was moving around a lot on his horse. But on second thought, it makes sense. How can the general be relaxed at such an occasion? The emperors and envoys of the various countries were all present, so safety issues must be crucial at the event. I heard that there were even military exercises..."
When Xiaoguo heard the words "Jiang Danhe
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