With the wave of the oars, water lines were drawn on the icy water, and Shen He stood at the bow of the boat, watching Nan Chu get farther and farther away, and was far behind. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Xiao Cui called her in the cabin, "Childe, it's windy outside, come in and warm up"

Shen He turned around and entered the cabin, only to see that the cabin was already full of people who went to Beiyan, including men and women, some merchants, and some relatives.

It stands to reason that the two countries are at war, why do so many people go to Beiyan?

Speaking of which, tradition is a testament to it. The two countries are adjacent to each other, and there are many years of exchanges, many businessmen in Northern Yan do business in Southern Chu, and there are also many people in Southern Chu who do business in Northern Yan and open shops, and some Northern Yan and Southern Chu people also marry and become a family, so ordinary people have frequent exchanges with each other, if you want to completely separate, it is really not so easy for a while. Therefore, the war did not affect the exchanges between the two countries, although the imperial court did not advocate this, but the people still went their own way, and they couldn't help but go to visit relatives, right?

Now, there was a stove in the cabin, and there was a thick cotton cloth to cover it, and as soon as he entered, Shen He felt a sense of warmth. Xiao Cui had already helped him find a seat. For the sake of convenience, the two are still dressed in men's clothes, Xiaocui was a little unaccustomed to it at first, and often called Miss Cheng by mistake, but now she is slowly getting used to it.

Shen He walked up to Xiao Cui and sat down, Xiao Cui whispered in her ear and asked, "Miss, what did you just look at at the bow of the boat?" ”

Shen He glanced at the boatmen around him, "Didn't the coachman remind us that this river is not very smooth when we came, I first looked at the topography of the river"

Xiaocui looked at Shen He in surprise: "Miss, do you still know how to read the river?" How do you know so many things! ”

Shen He smiled and said, "I just know a little about the fur."

Xiao Cui whispered in a puzzled voice and asked the question when she was on the boat just now: "Miss, that pharmacy just asked you to be Mr. Zatang, why didn't you agree?" ”

Shen He knew that she would definitely ask, so he lowered his voice and said: "We went to Beiyan to find someone, and it is a matter of great affairs between the two countries, it is not easy for that person to open a pharmacy in Beiyan, if I am implicated, then my conscience is uneasy." Besides, my medical skills are not very good, and if I sit in the court, I am afraid it will not be able to last long. ”

Although Xiao Cui didn't quite understand it yet, she knew that Miss's decision had always been right, so she nodded and said, "Well, Miss is right, I listen to Miss." ”

Shen He listened to it and teased her: "What, aren't you afraid that you will be hungry and have nothing to eat when you follow me in Beiyan?" ”

"I'm not afraid", Xiaocui was really average, "I'm not afraid to follow Miss even if I'm hungry!" He turned his head to Shen He's face and said with a smile: "Isn't Miss still carrying silver?" How can it make me hungry? ”

Shen He nodded her head with his hand: "I know that you have the most ideas for this girl, how do you know how much silver I brought?" ”

Xiao Cui also looked around at the guests on the boat, and saw that some were talking, some were napping, and no one paid attention to them, so she leaned into Shen He's ear: "I have been following Miss for so long, of course I know that I have to bring enough silver when I go out, even if there is no silver, Su Gongzi will not ignore us." ”

Shen He went to find Su Jingyi before leaving, in addition to asking about the situation, of course, he would make an appointment with Su Jingyi, and after Beiyan settled down, he would write a letter to him about his residence, if it was not enough in silver, Su Jingyi would certainly not sit idly by.

Xiaocui knew that Shen He had gone to find Su Jingyi, so she guessed that Su Jingyi would help out, and the two of them had no worries.

Shen He saw that Xiaocui had guessed it, and smiled helplessly, this girl is getting smarter and smarter.

It's just that, despite this, there are still many things that the two of them can't help others with.

For example, inquiring about Lu Yu's whereabouts, at this time, I don't know where Lu Yu is, whether he is alive or dead, thinking of this, Shen He's eyebrows raised slightly, and his heart was full of worry.

The boat walked on the river for a long time, and at dusk, it finally saw the river bank in the distance.

Although there were some rapids along the way, fortunately they did not encounter the terrible river bandits, and everyone was very happy to reach the shore safely. I heard the captain of the boat shouting: "It's ashore, please get off the boat." ”

And they all took their salutes, gave him the fare, and disembarked in turn.

At this time, the sun had already sunk in the western mountains, and the cyan city wall was filled with refracted sunlight, which was dark and gloomy. The sky was deep, and the houses in the city in the distance seemed to be stacked on top of each other, with no end in sight. Occasionally, a few homing birds flew by in the air, hovering and circling, weaving the solemnity and depth of this capital into the dead forests of the distant mountains one after another.

Shen He looked at this scene, and only felt lonely and desolate in her heart, she secretly suppressed the panic in her heart, and entered the city with Xiaocui.

At this time, in the city, in the darkness of the night, many shops began to hang lanterns. The two found an inn and stayed for the time being, and they would make plans for tomorrow.

On the second day, as soon as it was dawn, Shen He heard the shouts of the vendors outside.

She and Xiaocui went out of the inn, found a restaurant on the street, and asked for two bowls of soy milk, a cage of bean paste buns and a stack of pickles.

The person who sold the food was a lady, who was very attentive and enthusiastic, and accosted: "Listen to the accent, the two little sons are not locals, right?" Where is your hometown? ”

"Oh, we are from Nanchu, come and join our relatives." Shen He replied with a smile.

After hearing this, the eldest lady saw that the two were quiet and delicate, and their manners were elegant, so they came over to chat again: "Oh, you guys came to Beijing to join their relatives?" But it's the right place, there are big happy events to see in the capital recently, so you can take a look here by the way. ”

Seeing her so enthusiastic, Shen He couldn't help but smile and asked, "I don't know what a big joy it is?" ”

Seeing that she was so interested, the eldest lady opened up the conversation even more and chatted about it.

It turned out that the emperor's favorite princess Ruby in Shangjing City was going to surrender in the next two days. It is said that the princess married this concubine is a general rescued by the princess on the battlefield, and this general is still a big officer in Nanchu.

Shen He was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and couldn't help asking, "The general of Nanchu?" Does the aunt know the name of this general? ”

The eldest lady smiled embarrassedly: "How can we ordinary people know this, we only know that this horse master is born first-class and good-looking, our princess insists on marrying him despite the emperor's opposition, for this, she didn't eat or drink for several days, and forced the emperor to agree." ”

Shen He didn't seem to hear these words, and there was a thoughtful meaning in his eyes, a good-looking general? Who else but him? He wants to be the princess and be the concubine of Beiyan?

Did he really take refuge in Beiyan?

Shen He had many questions in his heart, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.

Xiao Cui saw her solemn face on the side, knowing that she must have thought of Lu Yu. hurriedly paid for the meal, took her out of the restaurant, and persuaded in a low voice: "Miss, I don't know if it's Lu Gongzi yet, why should Miss be sad and sad, it's not too late to make plans when we are sure." ”

Shen He nodded after hearing this, but his heart was still as uncomfortable as a stone.