The black-sailed boat was docked quietly by the river, and the cool river water hit the boat's side from time to time, making a tinging sound, and occasionally a few birds crowed around it.
Yo!Wang Bin shouted on the deck. When Zhu Gaoxu turned to look, he saw a crucian carp hanging on the fishing rod that was raised to the water.
The firewood was burning vigorously in the mud stove on the boat, and white steam was emitting from the pot.Wang Bin grabbed the crucian carp, knocked it on the side of the boat twice, then took out a knife and began to break the fish's belly.
Du Qianrui, wearing an old dress and carrying a bamboo basket, also came to the side of the boat. Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his palm to her. Du Qianrui's eyes wandered and still placed his little hand in Zhu Gaoxu's palm.
Zhu Gaoxu pulled her up.
What leaves are not poisonous?Wang Bin turned around and glanced at the bamboo basket.
Du Qianrui's voice was crisp and she said: This tender leaf is called spring and can be eaten, Brother Wang, don't worry.
She looks very good in spirit, does things quickly, moves lightly and lively.
Zhu Gaoxu said: I know I can use it to fry eggs, but I cooked them in fish soup and never ate them.
The young master is very knowledgeable. The tender leaves in spring are fried eggs and have a strong smell.Cooking requires everything to be with one thing, but there are not all things on the boat!The river fish has no fishy smell, so it may be useful if you put it in spring.Du Qianrui said softly.
After she said that, she was busy preparing fish soup.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said: Walk north along the Xin River and you can reach Raozhou Prefecture City.When we meet a town, we have to try to buy mounts or carriages and take the land post road.Rowing is too slow.
Zheng He and Veda both nodded and said yes.Zheng He seemed to have something to say in the past two days, but he wanted to speak but stopped many times. At this time, he finally asked: Mr. Zhong, is this Miss Du reliable?
Zhu Gaoxu nodded immediately.All the people on the boat stopped talking, and no one immediately said anything.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at Du Qianrui again. Miss Du knew that the palace and the court were fighting.We are very dangerous in Jiangnan. I will leave you some money and arrange a place for you to stay for a while.When we come back, we will go to pick up Miss Du; if we don’t come back, Miss Du has to find another way out.
Unexpectedly, Du Qianrui shook her head hard and said, "If there is no king... Master Zhong, all I have left is a hard life without a life. What's the point of living in the world?" Since Mr. Zhong disregards danger, I can't help much, and all I can do is live and die with the master.
She spoke calmly, but only decisive in her beautiful big eyes.
Zhu Gaoxu generally doesn't believe in other people's lives and death, but for some reason, he heard Du Qianrui's words at this time without any doubt.Maybe she was just stating a fact.
OK.Zhu Gaoxu didn't say those useless words anymore, and nodded immediately, and Miss Du followed us, as we were pretending to be a couple.My surname is Zhong, and I am from Yingtian Prefecture; Miss Du's name is Du, and she is from Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province.
He turned to look at Zheng He and others, you are all servants and long-term workers of the Zhong family. Wang Bin is called Wang Youcai, Zheng Eunuch Zheng is called Zheng Zhong, and Veda is called Wade.Remember them all?
Several people nodded in response.
After a while, when the fish soup was cooked, Wang Bin took out the dry food steamed buns from the bag, and everyone ate lunch with the fish soup.
...The group arrived in Raozhou by water.
The city is more prosperous than Yugan County. There are still many people living outside the city, including streets and markets.
It was a bit strange. They didn't enter the city gate and could not find a horse outside the city that could be used as a mount, so they purchased two carriages, clothes, dry food and other items.
It is now relatively peaceful south of the river. The group did not encounter cross-examination in Raozhou Prefecture, and they drove the carriage to the post road very smoothly.
But the next day, at the border of the state capital, he was stopped by a team of people.Zhu Gaoxu opened the straw curtain and saw the man riding a horse wearing a green robe and a team of armored soldiers behind him. He immediately determined that these people were patrol inspectors.
Zhu Gaoxu took a look and felt calm.Because the inspections in such places are mainly for checking private salt.
What are you doing? The green robe official asked.
Zhu Gaoxu first walked down from the carriage and said with his fists: If you say that, Caomin is a person from Yingtian Prefecture. He went to Jiangxi to visit relatives and meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
The little official heard Zhu Gaoxu calling him a master, and looked very useful, and looked up and down.
Zhu Gaoxu wore a cotton blue robe of high-quality texture, a jade pendant hanging around his waist, and dressed up as a wealthy person... Little officials generally do not guard against rich people. In their eyes, bad people who commit crimes are desperate refugees.
Is there a way to lead?The inspector asked.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately took out a forged Yingtianfu official road guide and handed it on both hands.The inspector took it out of the envelope and took it back.
Although the Yingtianfu Road Indication is forged, it can be completely faked and real. It is impossible to distinguish it from this... The only way to find out the forgery is to go to the Yingtianfu official government to check it.
Zhu Gaoxu was fearless and immediately asked: "I am in the carriage. Do you want the Caomin to call her down and ask the military men to check the carriage?"
The inspector glanced at him, forgot!You are more careful on the road.
Zhu Gaoxu thanked him, walked into the carriage again, slapped the wooden board of the carriage, and Wang Bin in front threw a whip in the air, and the carriage continued to move forward.
There are less than a thousand miles from the capital here. The group took a car and walked along the post road quickly. They rushed to the road every day, and after another six or seven days, they arrived at the ground of Yingtian Prefecture.
...They first found an inn to settle in outside Jiangdong Gate.
Zhu Gaoxu claimed that he was a couple with Du Qianrui, so he lived in the same room as her.Fang An settled down, so he asked Zheng He and others to go to the room to discuss matters.
When a few people came in, they bolted the door.
Zhu Gaoxu was standing next to the back window, and from here he happened to see the towering Jiangdong Gate Tower. As long as he entered the city gate, he would be the capital... The situation was tense at this time, and he was a little worried.
Zhu Gaoxu turned around, closed the window, and said in a deep voice: Based on my experience in the capital, I have never been investigated before entering and leaving the city gate, and the gatekeepers usually only checked suspicious people.Logically, we will not make any mistakes when we enter Beijing this time, but at this time the north is fighting, the capital will guard against spies.We should not be careless, we must prepare carefully in advance... "Zheng Zhong"?
Wang Bin and others looked at Zheng He sideways.Zheng He whispered: The person who responded to us was a monk from Xuanzang Temple, with the name Qingyuan.Qingyuan has a house in Jilong Mountain not far from Xuanzang Temple. The owner of the land deed is Zhong Bin. In fact, there is no such person in the world. Qingyuan just claims that the owner of the house is doing business with the Zhejiang Provincial Administration Commissioner.
If we are questioned, we will say that we live in Jilong Mountain.The forged Yingtianfu Road Indication cannot be taken out, and it is easy to be seen in the capital, and Zhong Bin's name and address can withstand the investigation.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: In this way, our identities can stand the scrutiny.If you don’t go to the city today, you should take a bath and change your clothes in the inn first so as not to be suspected of your dusty appearance.
The person who responded was a monk, and Zhu Gaoxu guessed that it might be Yao Guangxiao's person.
But this matter is of great importance. Zhu Gaoxu and Yao Guangxiao have no conflicts in dealing with the court... In addition, the prince-in-law Wang Ning has been secretly investigated by the court to find the crime of espionage. Now in the prison, Zhu Gaoxu dares not find Wang Ning's son Wang Zhenliang; if someone needs to be answered, he can only find the traitorous spy arranged by King Yàn.
After the discussion, Zheng He and the other three said goodbye and returned to the room.
To be cautious, Zhu Gaoxu tried to show up as little as possible outside, and only asked Zheng He to buy dinner and brought it into the inn room to eat.
Zheng He had almost never been to the capital, and no one knew him here, but he learned a mandarin language in the Yàn Palace, making him more secure in moving.
At dusk, another inn slave knocked on the door with hot water to provide the tenant with bathing and changing clothes.
Zhu Gaoxu stood by the window outside, first observing the Jiangdong Gate Tower through the crack of the window. He became a little panicked soon... There was a warm pavilion in this room, blocking it with a partition.
Originally, I couldn't see anything outside the warm pavilion, but it was different if I lit a lamp inside. Du Qianrui's shadow was reflected on the layer of cloth.
She could see clearly how she held a scoop inside and watered it.
Along the way, the two pretended to be husband and wife, and were covered in sweat and dust. Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu was worried about things and was very tired, so he did not do anything to Du Qianrui.
At this moment, he couldn't help but keep looking at the partition.
After a long time, Du Qianrui put on her clothes. When she came out of the partition, she saw Zhu Gaoxu blushing. She was a little surprised. Just as she was about to speak, she followed Zhu Gaoxu's gaze and looked back.
Du Qianrui's face immediately turned red, and she didn't dare to look at Zhu Gaoxu anymore.
I saw nothing... Zhu Gaoxu blurted out, and immediately realized that it was trying to cover up, so he pretended to be calm and said calmly, only seeing shadows.
His tone was calm, and he thought he was under control of his emotions, but his teenage body was unable to control it.Du Qianrui glanced at him quietly again, her face turned redder and she couldn't even speak.
After a while, Du Qianrui said in a trembling voice: The inn said, "I will only get water once. I asked Mr. Zhong to take a shower first, but the master refused...
Zhu Gaoxu heard the gentle and nervous voice, and the shadow on the partition just now appeared in his mind, and his mind felt dizzy.
But the partition walls of this inn are relatively thin, and Wang Bin, Wei Da and Zheng He live in the rooms on both sides. I am afraid that a little louder sound will be heard.
What's more, the capital city gate is not far away, and the situation is no longer tolerated. Zhu Gaoxu realized that the timing was inappropriate and finally restrained his impulse.
He took a deep breath and whispered: The water that Miss Du used is okay, it's pretty good... That, don't worry too much about the details when you go out.
Young Master... Du Qianrui bit her red lips and looked up at him, "I will serve you in the shower and change your clothes."
Zhu Gaoxu reached out and touched the blood vessels bulging above his temples. Suddenly, he felt his nose was slightly itchy, so he reached out and touched it. He took it down and saw that there was blood on his fingers. He blurted out: I Cao!
Is it important?Du Qianrui's face changed slightly, and she hurriedly took a handkerchief and came forward to wipe Zhu Gaoxu.
He smelled the faint and pleasant fragrance on the handkerchief and hurriedly said: Pay attention to me and stay away, so let me calm down and it will be fine soon.
Yo!Wang Bin shouted on the deck. When Zhu Gaoxu turned to look, he saw a crucian carp hanging on the fishing rod that was raised to the water.
The firewood was burning vigorously in the mud stove on the boat, and white steam was emitting from the pot.Wang Bin grabbed the crucian carp, knocked it on the side of the boat twice, then took out a knife and began to break the fish's belly.
Du Qianrui, wearing an old dress and carrying a bamboo basket, also came to the side of the boat. Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his palm to her. Du Qianrui's eyes wandered and still placed his little hand in Zhu Gaoxu's palm.
Zhu Gaoxu pulled her up.
What leaves are not poisonous?Wang Bin turned around and glanced at the bamboo basket.
Du Qianrui's voice was crisp and she said: This tender leaf is called spring and can be eaten, Brother Wang, don't worry.
She looks very good in spirit, does things quickly, moves lightly and lively.
Zhu Gaoxu said: I know I can use it to fry eggs, but I cooked them in fish soup and never ate them.
The young master is very knowledgeable. The tender leaves in spring are fried eggs and have a strong smell.Cooking requires everything to be with one thing, but there are not all things on the boat!The river fish has no fishy smell, so it may be useful if you put it in spring.Du Qianrui said softly.
After she said that, she was busy preparing fish soup.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said: Walk north along the Xin River and you can reach Raozhou Prefecture City.When we meet a town, we have to try to buy mounts or carriages and take the land post road.Rowing is too slow.
Zheng He and Veda both nodded and said yes.Zheng He seemed to have something to say in the past two days, but he wanted to speak but stopped many times. At this time, he finally asked: Mr. Zhong, is this Miss Du reliable?
Zhu Gaoxu nodded immediately.All the people on the boat stopped talking, and no one immediately said anything.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at Du Qianrui again. Miss Du knew that the palace and the court were fighting.We are very dangerous in Jiangnan. I will leave you some money and arrange a place for you to stay for a while.When we come back, we will go to pick up Miss Du; if we don’t come back, Miss Du has to find another way out.
Unexpectedly, Du Qianrui shook her head hard and said, "If there is no king... Master Zhong, all I have left is a hard life without a life. What's the point of living in the world?" Since Mr. Zhong disregards danger, I can't help much, and all I can do is live and die with the master.
She spoke calmly, but only decisive in her beautiful big eyes.
Zhu Gaoxu generally doesn't believe in other people's lives and death, but for some reason, he heard Du Qianrui's words at this time without any doubt.Maybe she was just stating a fact.
OK.Zhu Gaoxu didn't say those useless words anymore, and nodded immediately, and Miss Du followed us, as we were pretending to be a couple.My surname is Zhong, and I am from Yingtian Prefecture; Miss Du's name is Du, and she is from Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province.
He turned to look at Zheng He and others, you are all servants and long-term workers of the Zhong family. Wang Bin is called Wang Youcai, Zheng Eunuch Zheng is called Zheng Zhong, and Veda is called Wade.Remember them all?
Several people nodded in response.
After a while, when the fish soup was cooked, Wang Bin took out the dry food steamed buns from the bag, and everyone ate lunch with the fish soup.
...The group arrived in Raozhou by water.
The city is more prosperous than Yugan County. There are still many people living outside the city, including streets and markets.
It was a bit strange. They didn't enter the city gate and could not find a horse outside the city that could be used as a mount, so they purchased two carriages, clothes, dry food and other items.
It is now relatively peaceful south of the river. The group did not encounter cross-examination in Raozhou Prefecture, and they drove the carriage to the post road very smoothly.
But the next day, at the border of the state capital, he was stopped by a team of people.Zhu Gaoxu opened the straw curtain and saw the man riding a horse wearing a green robe and a team of armored soldiers behind him. He immediately determined that these people were patrol inspectors.
Zhu Gaoxu took a look and felt calm.Because the inspections in such places are mainly for checking private salt.
What are you doing? The green robe official asked.
Zhu Gaoxu first walked down from the carriage and said with his fists: If you say that, Caomin is a person from Yingtian Prefecture. He went to Jiangxi to visit relatives and meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
The little official heard Zhu Gaoxu calling him a master, and looked very useful, and looked up and down.
Zhu Gaoxu wore a cotton blue robe of high-quality texture, a jade pendant hanging around his waist, and dressed up as a wealthy person... Little officials generally do not guard against rich people. In their eyes, bad people who commit crimes are desperate refugees.
Is there a way to lead?The inspector asked.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately took out a forged Yingtianfu official road guide and handed it on both hands.The inspector took it out of the envelope and took it back.
Although the Yingtianfu Road Indication is forged, it can be completely faked and real. It is impossible to distinguish it from this... The only way to find out the forgery is to go to the Yingtianfu official government to check it.
Zhu Gaoxu was fearless and immediately asked: "I am in the carriage. Do you want the Caomin to call her down and ask the military men to check the carriage?"
The inspector glanced at him, forgot!You are more careful on the road.
Zhu Gaoxu thanked him, walked into the carriage again, slapped the wooden board of the carriage, and Wang Bin in front threw a whip in the air, and the carriage continued to move forward.
There are less than a thousand miles from the capital here. The group took a car and walked along the post road quickly. They rushed to the road every day, and after another six or seven days, they arrived at the ground of Yingtian Prefecture.
...They first found an inn to settle in outside Jiangdong Gate.
Zhu Gaoxu claimed that he was a couple with Du Qianrui, so he lived in the same room as her.Fang An settled down, so he asked Zheng He and others to go to the room to discuss matters.
When a few people came in, they bolted the door.
Zhu Gaoxu was standing next to the back window, and from here he happened to see the towering Jiangdong Gate Tower. As long as he entered the city gate, he would be the capital... The situation was tense at this time, and he was a little worried.
Zhu Gaoxu turned around, closed the window, and said in a deep voice: Based on my experience in the capital, I have never been investigated before entering and leaving the city gate, and the gatekeepers usually only checked suspicious people.Logically, we will not make any mistakes when we enter Beijing this time, but at this time the north is fighting, the capital will guard against spies.We should not be careless, we must prepare carefully in advance... "Zheng Zhong"?
Wang Bin and others looked at Zheng He sideways.Zheng He whispered: The person who responded to us was a monk from Xuanzang Temple, with the name Qingyuan.Qingyuan has a house in Jilong Mountain not far from Xuanzang Temple. The owner of the land deed is Zhong Bin. In fact, there is no such person in the world. Qingyuan just claims that the owner of the house is doing business with the Zhejiang Provincial Administration Commissioner.
If we are questioned, we will say that we live in Jilong Mountain.The forged Yingtianfu Road Indication cannot be taken out, and it is easy to be seen in the capital, and Zhong Bin's name and address can withstand the investigation.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: In this way, our identities can stand the scrutiny.If you don’t go to the city today, you should take a bath and change your clothes in the inn first so as not to be suspected of your dusty appearance.
The person who responded was a monk, and Zhu Gaoxu guessed that it might be Yao Guangxiao's person.
But this matter is of great importance. Zhu Gaoxu and Yao Guangxiao have no conflicts in dealing with the court... In addition, the prince-in-law Wang Ning has been secretly investigated by the court to find the crime of espionage. Now in the prison, Zhu Gaoxu dares not find Wang Ning's son Wang Zhenliang; if someone needs to be answered, he can only find the traitorous spy arranged by King Yàn.
After the discussion, Zheng He and the other three said goodbye and returned to the room.
To be cautious, Zhu Gaoxu tried to show up as little as possible outside, and only asked Zheng He to buy dinner and brought it into the inn room to eat.
Zheng He had almost never been to the capital, and no one knew him here, but he learned a mandarin language in the Yàn Palace, making him more secure in moving.
At dusk, another inn slave knocked on the door with hot water to provide the tenant with bathing and changing clothes.
Zhu Gaoxu stood by the window outside, first observing the Jiangdong Gate Tower through the crack of the window. He became a little panicked soon... There was a warm pavilion in this room, blocking it with a partition.
Originally, I couldn't see anything outside the warm pavilion, but it was different if I lit a lamp inside. Du Qianrui's shadow was reflected on the layer of cloth.
She could see clearly how she held a scoop inside and watered it.
Along the way, the two pretended to be husband and wife, and were covered in sweat and dust. Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu was worried about things and was very tired, so he did not do anything to Du Qianrui.
At this moment, he couldn't help but keep looking at the partition.
After a long time, Du Qianrui put on her clothes. When she came out of the partition, she saw Zhu Gaoxu blushing. She was a little surprised. Just as she was about to speak, she followed Zhu Gaoxu's gaze and looked back.
Du Qianrui's face immediately turned red, and she didn't dare to look at Zhu Gaoxu anymore.
I saw nothing... Zhu Gaoxu blurted out, and immediately realized that it was trying to cover up, so he pretended to be calm and said calmly, only seeing shadows.
His tone was calm, and he thought he was under control of his emotions, but his teenage body was unable to control it.Du Qianrui glanced at him quietly again, her face turned redder and she couldn't even speak.
After a while, Du Qianrui said in a trembling voice: The inn said, "I will only get water once. I asked Mr. Zhong to take a shower first, but the master refused...
Zhu Gaoxu heard the gentle and nervous voice, and the shadow on the partition just now appeared in his mind, and his mind felt dizzy.
But the partition walls of this inn are relatively thin, and Wang Bin, Wei Da and Zheng He live in the rooms on both sides. I am afraid that a little louder sound will be heard.
What's more, the capital city gate is not far away, and the situation is no longer tolerated. Zhu Gaoxu realized that the timing was inappropriate and finally restrained his impulse.
He took a deep breath and whispered: The water that Miss Du used is okay, it's pretty good... That, don't worry too much about the details when you go out.
Young Master... Du Qianrui bit her red lips and looked up at him, "I will serve you in the shower and change your clothes."
Zhu Gaoxu reached out and touched the blood vessels bulging above his temples. Suddenly, he felt his nose was slightly itchy, so he reached out and touched it. He took it down and saw that there was blood on his fingers. He blurted out: I Cao!
Is it important?Du Qianrui's face changed slightly, and she hurriedly took a handkerchief and came forward to wipe Zhu Gaoxu.
He smelled the faint and pleasant fragrance on the handkerchief and hurriedly said: Pay attention to me and stay away, so let me calm down and it will be fine soon.
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