However, this moment has nothing to do with Ling Ruo for the time being. She followed Yinzhen on the carriage leaving the city, jumping for joy. From time to time she opened the curtain to take a look at the scenery outside, revealing a coquettishness that she had never seen before; even if it was just another
Ordinary people or sights can make her happy for a long time.
I don't know how much time passed, but Ling Ruo found that Yinzhen, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes at some point. He crossed his arms and stared at himself with interest. He couldn't help but touch his face in wonder, "Why is Fourth Master looking like this?"
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"This is the first time I've seen you so happy." In the past, no matter how happy she was, Ling Ruo's smile was reserved and restrained. Never before had she smiled so freely and freely as now, and her whole person looked so happy.
Something is different.
Ling Ruoyan smiled. Her joy was not only that she could leave the capital and go to Hangzhou, but also that she could temporarily leave that place of intrigue. Although she was not afraid of these, she stayed in the palace of Prince Yong who was scheming and scheming every day.
I always feel a little boring, and every breath I take is a little depressing.
However, she would never say these words to Yinzhen. She only said that it was because it was her first time out of Beijing, so she was particularly excited and happy.
There were only two carriages for their trip, one for Yinzhen and Ling Ruo, one for Mo Yu and several guards, driven by dogs and an old coachman. Zhou Yong was left in the mansion by Yinzhen.
No one would have thought that the fourth son of the current emperor would be sitting in such an inconspicuous carriage.
When they were about to leave the city gate, a fast horse stopped them at the city gate. Before Yinzhen could lift the curtain to check, a hearty voice came in, "Fourth brother, why didn't you call me when you left the capital?"
When he opened the curtain, he saw Yinxiang sitting on the black pearl horseback, with a smile that was more dazzling than Qiuyang's face. When he caught a glimpse of him, Yinzhen's cold face relaxed a little, and he jumped off the carriageway with one hand:
"What are you doing here?"
"I am following my fourth brother out of Beijing, why do I need to ask?" Yinxiang answered matter-of-factly, without even asking whether the person concerned agreed.
"You kid!" Yinzhen pointed at him, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a gentle and transparent smile in his eyes. He patted Black Pearl on the head and said: "In this case, why don't you get out of the way quickly?
Stand in front and see if I don't pull you off your horse."
Ling Ruo sat in the car and looked at the two brothers with a smile on her face. She knew that there would be one more person traveling with them on the way out of Beijing this time.
There is a distance of more than four thousand miles between Beijing and Hangzhou. Even if a BMW travels thousands of miles a day, it will take more than ten days to get there. What's more, Yinzhen and the others took a horse-drawn carriage and walked straight for more than a month before reaching the border between Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Along the way, you can see the sunset and the falling flowers. The traceless autumn water gradually soothes the mind that has become a little restless due to the prosperity of the capital, and returns the heart to peace and tranquility.
In October, when autumn and winter transitioned, the weather became colder and colder, and thin clothes were no longer enough to keep out the cold. Fortunately, when Yinzhen arrived, he knew that the trip would take a long time, so he brought enough clothes.
It was getting late that day, so I parked the carriage in front of the nearest inn. As soon as the horse stopped, a waiter ran up to me and asked attentively: "Do you want to stay in a hotel or have a meal?"
"Both of them!" Yinxiang replied casually, turned over and dismounted, and threw the horse rope to the waiter. "Take it down and take good care of it. Remember to feed it with high-quality fodder, and don't use those scraps to make up for it."
Don't look at the fact that the waiter is only about 20 years old. He has been working here for several years. He welcomes and delivers people every day. He has developed some good eyesight. When he saw the appearance of this horse, he knew it was worth a lot. He immediately smiled.
He said authentically: "Don't worry, sir, our Yunlai Inn is a century-old hotel in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. It is located in Jiangning, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. Its gold-lettered signboard is resounding, and we will never do anything like destroying the signboard."
While they were talking, Yinzhen had already gotten off the carriage, looked up at the three-story inn and the signboard of "Yunlai Inn" hanging on it, and said indifferently: "Yunlai, Yunlai
, taken from Ke Siyun Lai, right?"
"This man has good eyesight. This is exactly what my boss meant." The waiter said with a smile. Just as he was about to invite a few people in, he happened to see Ling Ruo getting out of the car and secretly called out, "Good boy, what a beautiful person."
It was as if he had stepped out of a painting. This was the first time in his life that he had seen someone so good-looking, with no flaw in his facial features.
"Let's go in." Yinzhen naturally held Ling Ruo's hand. It was the time to light the lamp, and there were many people sitting downstairs. To avoid attracting attention, Yinzhen asked people to bring the food to the guest room.
Yinxiang was already very hungry. As soon as the food was served, he raised his chopsticks to eat several mouthfuls without talking. After he was no longer so hungry, he said: "Fourth brother, there are only a few hundred miles away from Hangzhou. It should be possible within a few days."
Arrived. But how should we find out when we get there? Apart from knowing that a large amount of silver has been transferred to Hangzhou, we know nothing." He did not want to rush around like a headless fly.
Just as he did at home, Yinzhen took the wet wipes handed over by the dog and carefully wiped his hands clean before holding his chopsticks and saying, "What's the rush? The boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge."
"What do you mean?" Yinxiang asked, biting his chopsticks, his brows furrowed into a knot. He hated others playing riddles.
Yinzhen smiled and did not answer, but Ling Ruo took a piece of newly-launched braised winter bamboo shoots and put it into Yinzhen's bowl and said calmly: "Think about it, Thirteenth Master, let's come to Hangzhou to investigate the flow of money in a murder case. Who will be the most anxious person?"
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"Of course it's Lao Ba and the others, but they don't know the purpose of our coming to Hangzhou." Yinxiang replied casually, and before Ling Ruo could say anything else, he suddenly straightened his expression and whispered: "Could it be that Lao Ba and the others
Already know? No, the fourth brother didn’t tell anyone except my sister-in-law the purpose of this trip, and even I didn’t know about it until we were on the way."
Although the death case has been pending and has never been investigated, both of them knew that it was very likely that Yinzhen and his group were the masterminds behind the scenes. However, there was no real evidence, and Yinzhen would not dare to trick Kangxi, just in case.
If Kangxi thought that he could not tolerate Yinhu and his brother Ni Qiang, then the gain would outweigh the loss.
Although many brothers have fought to the death in private, no one will take the initiative to break this layer of paper unless absolutely necessary.
"Not knowing doesn't mean they won't guess." Yinzhen slowly chewed the extremely delicious winter bamboo shoots until he finished the whole piece, and then said: "Although I try to avoid alerting others, Lao Ba is a cautious and considerate person.
Many, my trip to Hangzhou will definitely arouse his interest.
Guess, maybe someone has followed us to the inn right now, hiding somewhere to eavesdrop on our conversation." Even so, he was not worried about being overheard, so Zhou Yong took people to guard him.
It's at the door, and the two rooms on the left and right are occupied by their own people.