In the end, Ning Yi did not knock on the door when Xiaochan, Yunzhu and the others met - he wanted to see what they could do.
When they left the big ship where Yunzhu and Jin'er were, the sky was already gloomy. Ning Yi stood aside and watched for a while while there were brightly lit opera singers and circus performers below. Soon after, the sound of a quarrel came, and he saw the main ship not far away.
On the side of the ship, Vice Admiral Chen and the steward accompanying the Prince Consort were arguing as they walked down.
"... Now the young Marquis has not been found, and the officials in Xuyi are unreliable. Mr. He, I, Chen Jingui, are responsible for the safety of this trip north. If you are delayed, I will naturally explain it to you. I am not rushing now, so why can't I
Stay a day or two longer..."
"...If the purpose of the thieves is really the birth plan, if something goes wrong, can you handle it? They want to drag us here and consume manpower erratically. They obviously have an agenda. General Chen, you are going to be led by the thieves.
The nose is gone... As long as the things go to Huai'an, everything will be easy to handle. It's up to you to stay here for a month..."
"Why would a thief be so bold? Why do you care? When has there ever been a thief on this waterway who dared to rob the birthday card? You are just guessing..."
"I want to be foolproof!"
"If you let one or two ships go first and our troops are divided, wouldn't you be playing into the villain's hands?"
"General Chen, you said that thieves do not dare to attack by force. I have also asked others. If someone really has the idea of birthday plan, the plan will not be to attack by force. Anyway, I am not worried about things stopping in Xuyi like this...
I want a ship and a ship of soldiers. In addition, I can also arrange people to accompany me here. I can reach Huai'an in half a day! When the time comes, you have to find Mr. Lu Xiaohou. I will come back and fully cooperate with you... What else...
"
The two of them were arguing and arguing. Chen Jingui naturally didn't want the troops on hand to be divided at this time. Over the past day or so, he had already felt that the bandits who kidnapped Mr. Lu Xiaohou seemed to intend to bring him with him.
They circled around, causing the attention here to be constantly diverted. But if they just said that someone wanted to rob the birthday card, it would be too much to worry about.
As for Na He's affairs, as long as they are sure that the other party will not rob them, once the things are delivered to Huai'an, they can rest easy. The government over there knows the importance and will of course send people to keep a tight watch on them. Even if someone really wants to use their brains, Huai'an
In such a big city, various responses are much more convenient. As a result, Princess Mansion's business is spread all over the country. If you find some connections here in Xuyi, you can mobilize dozens or hundreds of people to follow the ship to Huai'an. Even if the combat effectiveness is not strong,
Finally, there is strength in numbers.
When they passed by, Manager Na He's eyes crossed with Ning Yi's, and then he left arguing with Chen Jingui.
At around 10:00 a.m. this evening, the boatmen and laborers on the main ship began to move. They moved or lifted large boxes one by one from above and carried them to the ship behind. The person in charge was none other than He Guan.
Chen Jingui probably couldn't win over him in the end, so he had to agree to his idea. At this time, most of the people gathered at the pier below to watch the show were the children of local officials of some status, relatives of the emperor, and they were not too concerned about this matter. They laughed and watched the fun.
.
Only half an hour after moving things, it started to rain. The rain was not heavy at first, but suddenly, there was chaos below. Ning Yi stood on the boat and watched people running around below, and all the servants were busy.
, a bit funny. Although it was not midnight yet, it was getting late after all. The aristocratic disciples below gathered their carriages and horses to go to some nearby inns to sleep. After being so busy for a while, things became quiet, and then the moving of things continued.
Moving, the theater troupes below were juggling, or the people in the restaurants and inns who were called over also began to dismantle the stage, moved away the tables and chairs, and began to clear the place.
Xiaochan looked around the boat for a while, and then ran back with an umbrella. Ning Yi smiled and hid, then went back to the room and asked the servants to bring water to prepare for a bath. At this time, there were many people in the aisle
They were all moving things, and it was quite lively with people coming and going. After Xiaochan came back, Ning Yi dragged her along. Although Xiaochan said she wanted to tidy things up and would come back to wipe his back later, but once Ning Yi insisted on such things,
She had never been stubborn. Seeing that she could not be pushed away, she had to lower her head by the tub and take off her clothes while Ning Yi was undressing. Although she was already Ning Yi's concubine, she probably still regarded herself as a maid in her heart.
Although it is only natural to let Ning Yi take off her clothes, if she can do it by herself, it is certainly better than letting her husband do it.
After that, the room was full of tenderness and no more mention was made. Xiaochan didn't say much at this time. She was hugged by Ning Yi, naked and close to Ning Yi, covered with a thin sheet. The two of them listened to the movement outside and gradually died down.
, the boat rocked gently with the waves, and when the things were almost finished, there was a soft sound of footsteps outside the door for a moment. Not long after, he went to the next room, but it was the little princess who had just returned at this time, who probably felt
Ning Yi and Xiaochan have already gone to bed, or are doing something shameful, so they don't want to disturb them.
Amidst the sound of rain, Ning Yi and Xiaochan fell into a deep sleep. But after midnight, the footsteps on the boat sounded again for a while, and there were some dense and lively voices. This was part of going to a brothel but not staying overnight.
The officials' children came back. Ning Yi woke up for a moment and heard them talking and talking happily outside. Some of them were probably drunk, reciting poems and laughing. They didn't know what interesting things they had experienced.
"... Kunshan's broken jade phoenix screams, hibiscus weeps and fragrant orchid smiles. Cold light melts in front of the twelve gates, and twenty-three silk threads move the purple emperor... Wonderful, wonderful, only this poem by the genius Li Changji can describe it... with one hand
The harp can scare ghosts and gods..."
"Although it is in a small place like Xuyi... it will become a good story from now on..."
"Small places have aura...like Huai'an, Jiangning, and Tokyo. They are lively and bustling, full of wine and meat. No wonder..."
"...The person who can sing and repay her today is also very powerful..."
Everyone was noisy, and some even became very poetic and wanted to compose a poem on the spot. Ning Yi heard a voice coming from the window next door: "I can't sleep in the middle of the night." The voice was not high, low and quiet,
But the people walking by the window were probably drunk, and then I heard those people shouting: "Don't hold me, who is it..."
"Do you know who I am, brother..."
"Come out, come out, what did you just say..."
After saying that, she started knocking on the window next door. The little princess quickly put on her clothes and opened the window. After a while, there was chaos again. Some people recognized her, and some were talking incoherently. The window slammed shut again. Ning
Yi heard it funny, then hugged Xiaochan and fell asleep again.
Perhaps because of this torment, Zhou Pei woke up from bed very late the next morning. It was still raining outside. Since she announced her identity yesterday, there was already a maid from a royal family waiting outside the door that morning.
, she finished washing up in a daze, and when she went out to the side of the ship to get some air, she saw the mist of rain, and the large ship that was originally parked behind had disappeared.
At this time, Zhuo Yunfeng came over to greet her, but she stood there in a daze, remembering what she wanted to tell Ning Yi yesterday. At this time, she asked Zhuo Yunfeng how long the ship had been sailing, and knowing that it had just left not long ago, she hurriedly walked toward the cabin.
He ran away: "Don't follow me, I have something serious to do."
The girl was already wearing an expensive dress today. She was holding the skirt and running very fast. Zhuo Yunfeng followed behind: "What's the matter? Have you had breakfast?"
"Don't follow me!" The girl in front was still holding the hem of her skirt with one hand. She suddenly turned back and stopped, pointing at him. Zhuo Yunfeng was stunned, and then he saw her running towards Ning Yi's room.
Ning Yi was still in the room sorting out some things he had written. He welcomed Zhou Pei in, and he was not polite: "Have you had breakfast? Just pour the tea yourself. What's the matter with such a fuss?"
"Teacher, why do you think it will be fine if you let that ship go first?"
"Huh?" Ning Yi held a writing brush in one hand and a piece of rice paper he had just finished writing on in the other and waved it a few times, looking at her with some confusion.
"At this time, the situation in the world is different from usual. In the past, perhaps no desperate person would dare to touch this birthday card, but that may not be the case now. I know that Manager He has summoned hundreds of store clerks or nursing home officials to follow him. This is the princess.
The government’s industry can mobilize people, but what’s the use of having more people? If a water war breaks out, they will only hold us back!”
Zhou Pei came over and put his hands on the table, his almond-shaped eyes wide open, and looked at him seriously. Ning Yi looked at the little girl with a serious expression and gradually laughed, then turned around and dipped his brush in ink and continued to write:
"Do you also think someone will rob the birthday card?"
"I... am the teacher who you think is possible..." Zhou Pei was stunned and looked at Ning Yi for a while, "I wanted to talk to the teacher yesterday. Even if I don't want to cause problems with the birthday plan, I shouldn't separate it out.
Just go to Huai'an with one ship, so what if there are many people, if someone really wants to rob..."
"Guanshi He doesn't want to follow the bandit's lead. The boat is fast and we can reach Huai'an in half a day. They won't be able to react."
Ning Yi replied casually. Zhou Pei thought for a while: "What if they have been ready? What if someone has been watching here for a long time!"
"Why are they watching?"
"There are many ways. You see, yesterday they invited so many opera singers and jugglers down there, set up wine, and prepared so much food. Wouldn't it be easy to sneak in! Uh..." The little princess thought about this
His face gradually darkened, "These guys, at times like this, will do bad things. If it were me, I would scold them all, teacher..."
As she was talking, there was a low knock on the door. Ning Yi got up and walked over there, pointing at Zhou Pei with a smile: "You make sense." He opened the door, and Zhou Pei was here.
He raised his head and took a look, and suddenly became a little confused, because it was Chen Jingui outside the door. The lieutenant whispered a few words to Ning Yi in a low voice, and looked around the room. When he saw Zhou Pei, his expression suddenly became complicated and evasive.
He got up, then smiled and handed Ning Yi a post, and left quickly. Ning Yi took the post and looked at it, then turned around and said: "You haven't had breakfast yet, why don't you go eat quickly, I have to go out for something.
"
Ning Yi picked up the umbrella by the door, and Zhou Pei trotted out the door with some confusion. When Ning Yi locked the door and left, she followed him: "What's going on, what's going on, teacher, don't you know this Vice General Chen? He
The manager must listen to you, Vice General Chen and you should be enemies."
Ning Yi laughed and hit Zhou Pei on the head with the post in his hand: "You are so young, why do you think about so many things?"
Zhou Pei covered her head, her face suddenly turned red, and she stood there. Ning Yi took a few steps and looked back: "But he's quite smart." Zhou Pei followed quickly, with a rosy face and a bit of excitement,
She almost jumped up and down: "What on earth is going on?" She had been thinking about doing something big before, but now she finally felt that she was in the middle of a conspiracy, and she was very excited.
"Go get something to eat first, and I'll tell you later." After Ning Yi finished speaking, Zhou Pei nodded desperately like a chicken pecking at rice, and ran to the side to have breakfast. Not far away, Zhuo Yunfeng frowned and looked at this
The lively little princess scratched her hair in distress. He saw Ning Yi walking outside, so he followed her.
It was still raining outside. He followed to the side of the ship and watched Ning Yi get off the ship with an umbrella. He went to the gate of the pier and met two women wearing bamboo hats and veils. The first woman seemed to be
She looked familiar. Zhuo Yunfeng stared at it for a long time and finally recognized it. She should be the courtesan Li Shishi who had been staying in Xiyuan for the past two days. She was the most famous actress in the capital, and Zhuo Yunfeng also liked and loved her very much.
He admired her a lot, and he saw her in Xiyuan the night before. It is said that Miss Li played a clear, ethereal, and moving harp song in Xiyuan last night. Later, a man sang with her, and her performance shocked everyone.
It has become a good story. But Zhuo Yunfeng wanted to accompany Zhou Pei and could not go there. I heard about it this morning and was very sorry.
Although he met Miss Li the day before yesterday, after all, she showed up not long ago, and only a few friends who had met her in Jiangning chatted with her a few more words. However, Master Li also has an outstanding temperament and is admirable, but he did not expect her today.
He came out like this to meet Ning Yi alone. Zhuo Yunfeng thought about it and realized that Ning Yi was good at poetry and was the most talented person in Jiangning. This has been the saying about talented people and beautiful women since ancient times, so Master Li came here.
meet him.
Looking at Master Li and thinking of the little princess, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous. But if the poems are good, what's the use? Most of the famous brothel girls will eventually marry into wealthy families. If they have the opportunity to show off,
It would be nice to be better than Ning Yi in other aspects - he also knew in his heart that he could not beat him for the time being. If he underestimated his own abilities, he would just be a laughing stock. If he could use his power to suppress him on weekdays,
It would be nice to let others realize that this guy is a son-in-law with no status after all, but Zhou Pei is here, and he also knows that powerful people cannot suppress Ning Yi. Thinking like this, he can't help but feel a little bitter.
At the same time, the big ship moved forward in the wind and rain, guarded by several small boats, and gradually approached the mouth of Hongze Lake. In the woods beside the lake mouth, some people rode horses and wore raincoats and watched from a distance.
"With the weather like this, the steward had a quarrel with the lieutenant. Finally, he couldn't save his face, so he had to go to Huai'an even if it rained. As I said before, even if there are some capable people in the court, when they get together, they will
You can’t do anything well, hahahaha... let’s go, let’s follow!”
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