Chapter 353: The road of life is narrow, the so-called fate
Late that night, the navy under Chen Jingui interrogated the prisoners while pursuing them. In the early morning, they found several water bandit villages. In one of the villages, they rescued the kidnapped young marquis Lu Chun.
During the period of being kidnapped, Lu Chun did not see the kidnapper, but was kept being turned around. On the night when he was rescued, the kidnappers probably also knew about the failure of the war and wanted to take him again.
When he moved to another location, he happened to be transported to this stronghold and was rescued by the navy who broke into the stronghold.
For now, these are the conclusions that can be drawn. Further information requires in-depth interrogation of the water bandits. As far as Chen Jingui is concerned, he naturally hopes to stay here and dig up the whole matter before leaving.
But on the other hand, he also has the task of escorting the birthday card. Although he can withstand the pressure and stay for Lu Chun, if the matter has been settled and he still wants to stay, the suspicion of seeking merit will be too high, and there will be no chance of meritorious service.
Not leaving it to your colleagues is a taboo for an official.
Except for the military and political aspects, the Secret Investigation Department only has the right to make suggestions on such matters. This is a clear restriction. The hidden danger of being coveted by others in the birth plan has been eliminated, and rewards and Chen Jingui are not the same system. Of course,
, most people don’t know either Chen Jingui or the Secret Detective Division, but in the rain the day after the victory, half of Xuyi was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations as if it were a festival. Presumably, not long after, people from Xuyi to Huai’an, and even
On a larger scale, people will begin to publicize the victory of this eradication of water bandits.
On this day, Ning Yi moved to live on the boat where Yunzhu and Jin'er were. He watched people coming outside to congratulate Chen Jingui and others. Firecrackers set up a shed and set off randomly in the rain. At the same time, he went to Hongze Lake to chase the water bandits.
Soldiers have also returned one after another. Due to the overnight pursuit and killing, although the battle situation this time was almost one-sided, there were more casualties than expected. The fight on the lake at the beginning yesterday afternoon was not bad.
It went well. It was already night in the camp where the water bandits were chased. Although they still had the upper hand, there were still many casualties in the dark night. However, after rescuing the young marquis and achieving such a great victory, the generals who led the army had forgotten about it.
Despite the small casualties, after all, no matter what, this victory will receive a big reward, and no one will be treated badly.
The water bandits captured last night were interrogated overnight, but the various information obtained during the entire day was not enough to piece together the complete puzzle of the incident. Of course, this does not matter. The original five ships of the fleet were blown up.
There were four ships left at this time. However, that night, Chen Jingui also decided that by tomorrow morning, the fleet would continue to set off, in order to deliver the birthday package to the capital as early as possible without wasting time.
As for the various follow-up actions, it will be left to other people in Xuyi County to continue to dig deeper into the water bandit kidnapping incident and uproot the participants.
For this decision, everyone in Xuyi wanted to beat gongs and drums and clap their hands to cheer. That night, the rain subsided a little, so naturally they held a big banquet and invited Chen Jingui and a group of noble gentlemen to the banquet. In this way, here at the dock,
Although there were many guards, it was still much quieter after all. After dinner, Zhou Pei came to see Ning Yi. He sat on the stool in the room, pitifully like a puppy.
"You tell me what you want to do, Your Highness."
"Teacher, you know... the reply from the Prince Consort must have arrived..." Zhou Pei pursed his lips, "I want to go to Beijing..."
Ning Yi looked at her for a while, laughed, and then put a letter in front of her: "I don't know what the old man thinks... I can indeed help you with this, but you also have to do me a favor.
OK."
"Okay, okay, what are you doing, teacher?" Zhou Pei picked up the letter excitedly and read it. After reading it for a while, he said, "Look, look. My dad really doesn't care about me at all. He wants to go to Beijing."
He actually didn't say anything. Humph. He chose a county horse for me just because he was afraid that others would say he was too sloppy as a father... Oh, teacher, what do you want me to do? Murder, arson, or cheating, I'll listen to you."
"It's bullying others." Ning Yi said with a smile, "I want to do something, and some people need to be unable to hear my name. But there are too many people on the boat. Not long ago, Zhuo Yunfeng told his friend my name
, his friend told Master Li, that’s why Master Li came to see me, but it’s enough to get here. The man named Wang Xian will get on the ship soon, and I don’t want him to hear anyone mention the word Ning Yi.
But we can't tell Zhuo Yunfeng, and it's not easy to prevent it. I hope I can leave this matter to you."
Zhou Pei blinked and then whispered: "Is there something wrong with Wang Xian?"
"There may be a problem." Ning Yi nodded, "But I don't want to alert the snake. What you need to pay attention to is that if Zhuo Yunfeng and their friends are deliberately warned, they may actually cause trouble when they confront Wang Xian.
Whatever the problem is, you have to decide on your own what method to use. Do you have any questions?"
"No." Zhou Pei smiled brightly. She has been interacting with these people since she was in elementary school. She must have her own experience in matters such as people's hearts and imperial concubines. Speaking of interacting with Zhuo Yunfeng and this group of people,
Ning Yi must be inferior to her, so there is no need to make any suggestions to her.
"In addition, you currently have the highest status on the ship over there. Next, I will arrange a bodyguard for you. It may be one of Qi Xinyong and the others. You will cooperate with me at that time. Except for going to the toilet, he will be with you at all other times.
, don’t be petty, don’t fall in love with him, it’s best to go to the capital and find a reliable relative of the emperor, a good match, a happy couple, and a compatible person, so that I can have a good job after I go back.”
The letter sent by Kang Xian had this meaning in it. He said that since Xiao Pei refused to find Jun Ma in Jiangning, he would simply let her go to Beijing to celebrate her birthday and at the same time find a boy she likes to come back. This would be her last
This is the opportunity. Zhou Pei blushed when he heard this, and then laughed out loud, but finally did not dare to answer. He changed the subject and said, "Is that Wang Xian so powerful? Who is he, and how did he come here?"
"I don't know yet." Ning Yi shook his head, "But if he is really, I can only say that it is... ha, it is fate."
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Ning Yi's words of "fate" once made Zhou Pei look at him strangely. After the little princess left, Ning Yi looked out from the window and saw that the rain had basically stopped. There were many soldiers patrolling the pier.
But because there were not many people making noises and talking, even though the lights were brightly lit, it still seemed a bit lonely, and drops of water were dripping from the eaves. He went out to look for Yunzhu and Jin'er. In the room with the oil lamp on, Jin'er was not there.
I don't know where I went. Only Yunzhu was sitting at the table in front of the window, lowering his head and flipping through the book.
Ning Yi stood by the door and watched for a long time. Yunzhu also turned her head and looked at him with a smile on her lips. The light spot in the oil lamp swayed slightly, dyeing the white hair scarf on her head into a warm yellow, and it suddenly became brighter.
Suddenly dark.
"If you don't come in yet, if you stand in front of a woman's house in the middle of the night, you will be criticized."
Yunzhu said softly, and Ning Yi smiled and looked to both sides: "There are not many people on this boat." But he finally closed the door and came in.
Several ships came up this way. The main ship was naturally occupied by relatives of those high-ranking officials and powerful people. The remaining ships, in addition to carrying various valuable cargoes, were mostly occupied by maids and servants who did not need to be with them at all times.
Those who came to Beijing all the way through their connections even brought their families and several children with them. The ship where Yunzhu and Jin'er were on was relatively quiet. Ning Yi walked over and sat down next to her, and the atmosphere seemed quiet and peaceful.
, Yunzhu turned his body sideways and leaned on his shoulder.
"Are you busy lately?"
"There are a lot of things going on, I'm sorry, I don't have time to spend with you."
"It doesn't matter, I have a lot of things to do."
"What are you doing? Reading a book?"
"Listen to your business."
"Um?"
"I...I heard about what happened. Then I guessed, Li Heng, what you did there. When I was in Jiangning, I liked to hear other people talk about you, what poetry gatherings you participated in, and what you wrote.
What words did you say and what was everyone's reaction? It's the same now, not to mention I'm still with you..."
Yunzhu leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes, and whispered her feelings. In the noisy atmosphere these days, she was probably also guessing what Ning Yi was doing behind his back. But Ning Yi did not
In terms of "I don't know", perhaps Xiaochan's confession should be added. With such a woman by his side, Ning Yi never feels lonely in his heart and puts out his arms to hug her.
"I remember a year or two ago, when you wanted to open a pancake stall, I would run past your house every morning and talk. At that time, I told you that if one day it becomes too complicated, you can just think about it.
Think about what it was like in the beginning. When I was dealing with things these past two days, I occasionally wondered if I was going to make things very troublesome again..."
"Do you feel tired, Li Heng?"
Ning Yi shook his head: "I went in the wrong direction before..." He said softly, and then said, "In fact, in this world, some things will not change. Just like walking in the wild, you can survive
Make a bonfire, build a house, raise chickens and hunt wild boars. Sometimes you will always encounter a tiger. If it wants to eat you, you have to kill it. The same is true for people. In the case of the Su family, Liangshan is a tiger.
The logic is useless, no matter how complicated or simple it is, I have to do it, but... I will come over to accompany you tomorrow."
"Yeah." Yunzhu nodded. After a while, he opened his eyes and asked hesitantly, "Uh, what about... your little girl Chan?"
"She has to know." Ning Yi thought for a while and smiled, "You have met before. You saved Ning Xi, and she also has a good impression of you. Well, I just came over to read and write with you.
Hey, you and Yuanbao can chat and sing if you want. I won’t disturb you, so I’ll just tell Xiaochan... We are confidants or something, I am a talented man and you are a beauty or something. We cherish each other but respect each other as guests. Maybe you can become
Where are my good friends..."
"Uh..." Yunzhu was speechless for a moment. She always felt that there was some teasing in the other person's eyes, but she already knew Xiaochan in private, and it was difficult to say anything that she didn't agree with. For a moment of embarrassment, Ning
Yi's smile became more and more interesting, and his hand had already reached into her clothes. She naturally knew what Ning Yi was going to do. She felt the movement of Ning Yi's hands on her body, lowered her head, but her skin became hot, and whispered
Said: "Liheng, this...is called respecting each other as guests..."
"Most of the time..."
The lights swayed, and the figures on the wall changed. After a while, Ning Yi put Yunzhu's body on the bed, and after untying his clothes and skirts, there was a cheerful knock on the door. The two were slightly stunned.
For a moment, Yunzhu's body was half exposed, with Ning Yi's palm resting on her chest. Her face was flushed, but when she heard the knock on the door, it was Jin'er's. After a moment of surprise, she put her hands on the
On Ning Yi's chest, he laughed.
"That's too much..." Ning Yi rolled his eyes. Jin'er was talking outside the door: "Sister Yunzhu, Sister Yunzhu, come and open the door. I'm back..." He hummed like he was singing, and then said
: "Sister Yunzhu, are you taking a shower?"
Yunzhu replied: "Yeah, wait a minute." The other side agreed with "Oh" and jumped up and down outside the door. Ning Yi rolled his eyes and waited until Yunzhu tied his bellyband and pulled up his clothes.
Then he walked over there and opened the door. Jin'er, who was jumping up and down, looked at him for a moment, then poked his head and looked into the door, only to see Sister Yunzhu, who was barefoot and hugging her clothes.
Sitting on the bed and laughing. She didn't understand what was going on at this time, but she didn't know what Ning Yi was feeling. She blinked to prevent him from getting angry. Ning Yi shook his head and said: "It's too much..." and went out.
Go away. Then she became happy, jumped in the door, stuck out her tongue and made a face, and then closed the door happily.
"Sister Yunzhu, thanks to my coming back, you were not frivolous by that deceitful disciple... Don't be like this in the future..."
Ning Yi walked a little further and heard Jin'er's voice faintly coming over there, and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
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Of course, this small episode didn't make Ning Yi really feel depressed. He looked like he was hit. It just made Yunzhu and Yuan Baoer, the fools, happier. Of course, the man's desire came up.
He might not be able to calm down completely for a while, so he walked out of the cabin, looked at the night on the dock, and took a few breaths of fresh air.
In order to celebrate this victory, the banquet in the city was still held. Soldiers patrolled the pier, and there were not many people around. Ning Yi stood on the side of the ship for a while, and several people came in from the door. The soldiers guarding the door were checking the documents.
, warrants and other things. I couldn't help but look at the veiled but still beautiful and elegant woman. This was Master Li who was leading the maid and accompanying him and brought some personal belongings. She didn't have any tonight.
I was invited to the banquet. Or maybe I declined the invitation and came here before anyone else came back.
Ning Yi thought for a while, then got off the boat and said hello to Miss Li who entered the dock and walked onto the main ship after the inspection. After all, Miss Shishi was kind to him and chatted a few words on the ship and asked where Ning Yi lived.
There, Ning Yi pointed to the ship beside him. After a while, the two said goodbye to each other and left.
When he returned to the ship here, Ning Yi looked over there and saw that the lights were already on in Master Li's cabin on the ship. This meeting was simple, but what he wanted to achieve was what he had to do.
Everything has basically been done.
Soon after, the banquet in the county town dispersed, and the people who had rested on the boat in the evening came back one after another. Along with them was a man named Wang Xian. Because he was valued by all the young masters, he was also arranged to be there.
On the main ship.
After this night, on the morning of the next day, when everyone was getting on board one after another, the fleet was already preparing again. While chatting with everyone during breakfast, Master Li calmly asked about the people living on the ships next to them.
Who are they? The maids around her are naturally arranged on the main ship, but the entourage and others can only be arranged on other ships. As for the ship Ning Yi is on, in the eyes of everyone, there is some relationship
But obviously there is no place for high-status entourage, such as masters, stewards, and accountants from certain high-ranking families. If it is necessary to accompany him to Beijing, they will be arranged there.
In her heart, she had known that Ning Yi had the reputation of being the most talented person in Jiangning, and she had thought that Ning Yi would have been accepted by these aristocratic circles, but at this time, it seemed that the situation was not quite right. Perhaps his identity was involved.
He, or perhaps he has a somewhat aloof temperament - she had heard the joke that "Taoist priests have recited two poems" when she was in Hangzhou, but such a person must be unpleasant - she has not lived in Jiangning for a long time, and she has no idea about Ning Yi's stay in Jiangning.
After all, the positioning in the eyes of others is somewhat unpredictable.
She also recalled his expression when she asked him where he lived last night. She might have cared about it, but she also seemed aloof. In fact, she had seen a lot of such people, and it was quite imaginable. She was the best at handling communication and adjusting everyone's mood.
As a person, I originally thought that if I had the opportunity, I might as well chat with everyone about Jiangning's talented people, the Qingyu case, and when the bright moon will be. But now that I think about it, I should be cautious. If I talk to everyone about the name of Jiangning's most talented person,
Then everyone discovered that the other party was actually on the boat over there. With such an arrogant character, what they could get was probably not the joy of becoming famous, but the embarrassment of being despised by everyone.
This morning, looking at the scene on the ship following behind, Miss Shishi sighed softly. At the same time, Ning Yi was living in the room with the combination of Yunzhu, Jin'er and Xiaochan.