Chapter 238: Heading South
Gu Muzhi was reluctant to contact Qin Boyong again, but Qin Boyong didn't want Gu Muzhi to leave the palace, so he kept Gu Muzhi in the palace. lived in the Jiaofang Hall prepared for the queen, and went over to take a look after the review.
"Good sister, you will follow Your Majesty! Since my sister came, His Majesty has also gone around the harem, although he has always been here with his sister. But it's better than in the past, His Majesty has been on the throne for many days, and he has not favored the harem sisters at all. ”
Concubine De often came to visit when she knew that Gu Muzhi was in the palace, and she often came to persuade people who wanted to leave the palace. However, Gu Muzhi didn't talk to her much, and wanted to leave the palace and return home.
"Concubine De, Your Majesty has his own reasons for what he wants to do. Niangniang is already very tired from taking care of the harem, and Mu Zhi is not good to stay and ask Niangniang to atone for her sins. ”
Gu Muzhi chuckled, and after listening to Concubine De's words, she asked Concubine De to atone for her sins.
"Hey! I don't understand what you think, good sister, don't let yourself regret it. My sister didn't persuade her, and the palace went back to the palace because of the complicated affairs. ”
Seeing Concubine De leave, Gu Muzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Cui Ping, Yang Ke has no choice?" ”
"Princess, the palace doesn't have to be outside. Even if Brother Yang has the ability to reach the sky, it will be difficult to take us out at the risk of being killed. After all, in this palace...... Brother Yang is not familiar with it, and the guards have all received orders from His Majesty. We can't get out. ”
Cui Ping lowered her head, and among the three of them, Xiaolan was a little immersed in the beautiful scenery in the labyrinth.
"Your Majesty, the princess is not a caged bird. If you insist on trapping her in the palace, I am afraid that the princess will be depressed. You can ask Dr. Lu, he is a doctor and will definitely know about such harm. ”
Yang Ke frowned, he was willing to let him take the risk of taking Gu Muzhi out of the palace. But this is not something he is willing to do, and he is afraid that he will not be able to take people out at the cost of his life at that time.
"I understand." Qin Boyong put down the piece in his hand and sighed lightly: "It's time to take her out for a walk, Yang Ke, you are ready to prepare for us to go south." ”
"To the south?" Yang Ke looked at Qin Boyong with a puzzled expression, wasn't he begging His Majesty to release the princess from the palace just now?
"She's bored in the palace, so it's good to take her out for a walk. The south side is far away, and the scenery is beautiful, which is just right to take her out for a walk. The things you need to prepare and pack on the road will be left to you. ”
"My subordinates obey." After understanding what Qin Boyong meant, Yang Ke began to prepare.
"Hey~ Why did you suddenly decide to go out?" Lu Yuan looked at Qin Boyong with a sad expression, and his mood was extremely complicated at the moment.
"Doctor Lu, what's the matter?" In recent days, Qin Boyong has handed over the government affairs in his hands to several ministers to deal with, and now he is looking at how the recital is corrected.
"I'm working on a prescription, I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the hospital." Lu Yuan's face was unhappy, it was like not sooner or later, just like he didn't want me to accompany him.
"That's not right, it's probably a lot easier without you along the way."
Qin Boyong didn't bring many people with him when he went south, he intended to be good friends with Gu Muzhi, so naturally he couldn't follow a few pedantic and upright officials. Only let Yang Ke follow him, and Gu Muzhi was still Xiaolan and Cui Ping waiting there.
As for how many people protect it secretly, it is unknown.
"The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is good, Ah Zhi, do you like it?" Qin Boyong turned to look at Gu Muzhi, but no one saw the affection in his eyes.
"Yes."
Gu Muzhi also felt good when he looked at the scenery around, it would be good if Qin Boyong didn't follow him.
At this time, everyone was on the boat, and the green lotus leaves were beautiful from afar.
"I remember that Ah Zhi loved to eat fish when he was young, and the fish in the water in the south of the Yangtze River was the most delicious. Why don't I make you a taste myself? ”
Qin Boyong didn't care about Gu Muzhi's coldness, and looked down at the water, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Gu Muzhi raised his head slightly, a little surprised in his heart: Make one yourself? When will he be able to make fish?
"When I was young, I only thought that I would marry Ah Zhi in the future, and Ah Zhi loved to eat fish, so I went to learn how to make it, but unfortunately I never had the opportunity for you to taste it."
In fact, Gu Muzhi doesn't like to eat fish much anymore, it's true that he likes to eat fish when he was young, but what he likes most is the process of getting fish out of the water. She didn't know that there was someone who went to learn because she loved fish, Qin Boyong at that time...... It's still a little prince who is not very favored!
"It tastes pretty good." It's just a simple sauerkraut fish, which is caught, killed, sliced, and cooked by Qin Boyong himself. Gu Muzhi actually doesn't like to eat sauerkraut fish, but I don't know why I suddenly feel delicious.
"Like it? If you like it, eat more, and don't force it if you don't like it. A-Chi, I hope you understand my mind. ”
Gu Muzhi pretended not to hear this, and continued to eat the food on the table and ignored Qin Boyong.
Qin Boyong went south not only to cultivate a relationship with Gu Muzhi, but also because of some rumors that the people in the south were suffering.
However, the main reason is to accompany Gu Muzhi to relax, and he knows that there is enough rice and grain, and he never has to worry about drought. I have not heard of a flood, so why are these people afflicted?
"Yangzhou Mansion has arrived, and the guest officers are going under~" The boatman stopped the boat and docked, leading a group of people to get off the boat.
"This Yangzhou Mansion! In Jiangnan, it is the richest place, and naturally it costs a lot. Ladies and gentlemen, please be careful, and we are waiting for you to come again. ”
"This boatman is interesting, this Yangzhou Mansion looks really rich. It's not much better than the capital. The corners of Gu Muzhi's mouth lightly smiled, and she couldn't help but feel much better when she looked at the scenery in front of her.
After being in Yangzhou Mansion for many days, Qin Boyong and the others did not notice how the people were suffering, so they turned around and walked to another place - Wuling County next to Yangzhou Mansion.
"This Wuling County is so close to Yangzhou Mansion, why is there such a big difference?" Qin Boyong and the others first went to the lower village of Wuling County, where the villagers were all ragged and shaped like beggars.
Listening to Qin Boyong's doubts, an old man staggered to Qin Boyong and a few people and said, "Hey~ You don't know this adult!" This is all a change that has occurred after the death of the previous county guard! What can we, the villagers, do! I can only admit my hardships and admit my tiredness, just hoping to leave a hard life to survive! ”
"Uncle, you make it clear to us, does Zhizhou not care? Even if you can't manage it, you can report it to the court! ”
Gu Muzhi looked at the clothes and figures of the people and couldn't help but wonder. That's a big difference!
"You don't know! The grain of the county guard...... It's hard for us people to hand over without eating or drinking. That's not all, the beautiful girls and boys in ten miles and eight towns were all taken away by the county guards. Where they are now, whether they are dead or alive we don't know. Pity my sons and daughters! I don't know what it's like. ”
"Robbery...... Commoners? ”