A golden branch and jade leaf, an official eunuch.

But there are some reasons why he boarded the passenger ship bound for Nanhua Island without any entourage.

Zhu Zhitong is a princess, but she doesn't like to travel with her entourage since she was a child. First, she is used to being free and easy, and her entourage is by her side, not so much to convince herself, but mainly for the surveillance from the mother. Second, no entourage can keep up with her, since Yinhua entered the Golden Feather Camp and took Zhu Zhitong to play around, the entourage found that if this princess wanted to get rid of them, it was really easy, and often disappeared in a flash, so frightened that they had to quickly report to Emperor Ming. Later, I learned that on the order of Zhu Zhiling, Yinhua taught a lot of the Five Elements to the third princess, and she may not be able to be very powerful against the enemy in battle, but it is not difficult to protect herself with oil on the soles of her feet.

After Emperor Ming heard this, he thought that there was no harm in learning the art of the five elements, so he nodded and acquiesced. Three or five years later, she gradually felt relieved that she went out of the palace alone. However, it was the first time that Nanhua Island was so far away, so this time she didn't even tell the mother.

Su Xiaochen is also not like an ordinary gentleman, although he has read a lot since he was a child, he is by no means a bookworm. In his spare time, he likes to ride horses, sometimes out of town for a day.

He seems to have a natural affinity for the horse, and the feeling of lying on the horse's back is like being one with the horse, and it is his own hooves that smoke and gallop through the field.

It's a pity that the blue sea country is all water and land, and there has been no horse riding for a long time, so I really miss it.

At this time, the two of them were standing on the bow of the boat, Su Xiaochen had never seen such an open sea area since he was a child, and it was not inferior to the vastness of the wilderness.

He took a deep breath of the sea breeze and watched as the seabirds in the sky hovered and landed on the edge of the boat, without fear.

Zhu Zhitong smiled and handed him a small bottle, which was the Qingxin Pill he had taken on the lake that day.

"Qingxin pills should be taken first, and the effect of the medicine will be slow when you get seasick."

Su Xiaochen thought that she would not get seasick, and she was naturally grateful for herself with this medicine. This medicine is sweet in the mouth, and it melts in the tongue in a blink of an eye, refreshing people's hearts and spleens, and is very useful.

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "There is a fish called catfish in the Blue Sea Country?" ”

Zhu Zhitong didn't know what he meant, and nodded.

"So have you ever tasted the Xianyun Five-Flavor Plate?"

Zhu Zhitong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it, what is it?" ”

Su Xiaochen didn't expect that she would never hear of it, and said strangely: "It is said that Bihai Country often eats catfish, you really haven't heard of it?" ”

"Fish is common, but most of them are raw food, also called catfish, the fairy you said... I really haven't heard of any five-flavor dishes. ”

Su Xiaochen recalled it carefully, and said Uncle You's mention of Xianyun Wuwei Dish from beginning to end, Zhu Zhitong shook his head while listening: "The mackerel is delicious and easy to catch, Bihai people have eaten it since childhood, but half of its umami comes from fish bones." If, as you said, the fish bones are removed and then supplemented with heavy flavors such as salt and pepper, where is there still umami at all, Bihai people will not like to eat like this. ”

When Su Xiaochen didn't arrive in the blue sea, he often thought about trying this Xianyun five-flavor dish, and when he heard Zhu Zhitong say this today, his heart was full of surprise. Uncle You praised a delicacy, but Zhu Zhitong had never heard it, and what she said was very reasonable...... What is the reason for this?

"If you want to eat catfish, we will eat it after we go to the island, and there must be dishes like catfish in any restaurant in the blue sea." Zhu Zhitong saw that he looked a little puzzled, but said that he was still curious about the taste of the fish.

"Speaking of which, Tiehua really taught you martial arts?" Zhu Zhitong was very interested in this matter.

Su Xiaochen scratched his head, his eyes were a little confused: "If it is passed on, it will only be four or five strokes, and it is not difficult to learn." It's just ......". From that night, when Tiehua suddenly appeared to teach him martial arts, he had some doubts, and these doubts were not only unsolved now, but even more suspicious.

"Tiehua's martial arts are unparalleled in the blue sea, she can pass you four or five stick techniques, and it must be enough to deal with ordinary thieves." Zhu Zhitong deliberately talked about the thief to tease him.

Su Xiaochen recalled that in the past few days, Tiehua taught it with all his heart, and every time he taught it until it was almost dawn, he didn't stop, but every move and every style was based on defense, and every time he played a stick, he didn't go straight to the front but to the front and up.

I am not a person of short stature, so why do I hit all the moves?

After a few days, the stick technique has been practiced, and if you encounter a thief and need to defend yourself, how useful these moves can be, Su Xiaochen does not have much bottom in his heart.

The capital of Taiye is located in the south, not far from the four states of southern Xinjiang. Take a boat early in the morning, and it is only in the evening to Nanhua Island. The two of them sat on the boat and gossiped some interesting stories about the blue sea, and before they knew it, they had reached the shore.

Just as he was about to get off the boat, Su Xiaochen had already caught a glimpse of a group of people standing densely on the shore. Looking closely, the leader was an old woman, dressed in an emerald green official uniform, with four hats and feathers, waiting respectfully at the pier.

Zhu Zhitong saw the official uniform and secretly screamed badly.

It is the uniform of the four grades of civil service, and if it is a local official, it should be the prefect. Before leaving, my sister solemnly instructed herself to be a private visit, not to mention my sister's name, and now I have alarmed the state capital before I go ashore, how to deal with this.

The boat slowly approached the dock, Zhu Zhitong signaled Su Xiaochen not to open his mouth first, jumped on the railing, and went ashore steadily, and Su Xiaochen also hurriedly followed behind him.

When the old woman saw Zhu Zhitong, she knelt down on the spot and said, "Shen Xianyun, the prefect of Qingzhou, led a total of sixty-two officials from nine counties and seven towns in Qingzhou to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Qingyang. Before the words fell, a group of officials, large and small, behind him knelt on the ground.

What a Shen Xianyun, I wanted to avoid the eyes of the government and make a secret visit, but I was made by your shouting that no one in Qingzhou knew about it, and Zhu Zhitong felt a tingling on her scalp. I thought to myself, looking at this pomp, I must have already gotten the news, so I called all the officials of the counties and towns in Cheongju in advance, and deliberately revealed my whereabouts. But how did she know that she was coming, she was just here to find out about the people's situation, she was so prepared, it seems that this matter must not be so simple.

Shen Xianyun saw that Zhu Zhitong was quite embarrassed, and she was secretly proud in her heart.

In fact, just yesterday, Lu Wenchi had just left from Nanhua Island. Lu Wenchi's personal landing on the island was not unexpected by Shen Xianyun. Sooner or later, his own twists and turns will be transferred to Fuxingtai, so Lu Xingyuan will definitely know the news, so Lu Wenchi will soon come to settle accounts with him.

However, Shen Xianyun was not panicked in her heart, Lu Wenchi would never be idle and just came to Nanhua Island to scold her to relieve the sullenness in her heart, what happened has happened, and the next response is to sing a double reed with him, after all, the Nanhua gold sales case back then was planned by Lu Wenchi to explain herself, and she naturally understood what happened.

Of course, a stinking meal is indeed inevitable. But so what? He is willing to scold, my old bone just listens in and out of the left ear, but it is just a cup of tea, and after scolding, he can't calmly explain that I do things for him?

Thinking of this, Shen Xianyun couldn't help but smile even brighter.

Officialdom for more than 20 years, what is this storm? Princess Qingyang is just a casual little girl, can she toss a flower? Lu Wenchi also came here in person, which is really worrying.

Zhu Zhitong looked at Shen Xianyun, the art of contemplation had already gained five or six points, and she thought about it for a while, and asked calmly: "It turned out to be Shen Governor's Mansion, not working in the Yamen, what are you doing at the dock?" ”

Shen Xianyun smiled: "I heard that Her Royal Highness the princess is sympathetic to the people's feelings and wants to visit Qingzhou, and the dignitaries from all over Qingzhou are here to greet her, so as to wait for the dispatch of Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

Su Xiaochen saw that Shen Xianyun was only a state prefect, but the momentum between his words was not cowardly, leading a group of county officials, this limelight seemed to overwhelm Zhu Zhitong, and he was hindered by his status as a foreign minister, so he couldn't say anything, and he was worried about Zhu Zhitong.

But Zhu Zhitong is a royal nobleman after all, and she laughs and laughs on weekdays, so how can she panic when she encounters this kind of scene. I saw her pretend to be surprised and said: "I did come by the secret order of my mother, but it can't be called sympathetic to the people's feelings, let alone visit." Although I don't know how Lord Shen found out, the mother emperor has an order, and this matter is related to the intersection of the two countries, so it must not be publicized. Now that we have arrived on Nanhua Island, everyone knows about it, I don't know what you mean? ”

Coming by secret order, involving the two countries, and not publicizing, every short sentence is a big hat that is pressed down like a mountain, and the small county officials of the seventh or eighth grade are detained to look at each other. They were just recruited by Shen Xianyun, who only said that they wanted to greet the princess, but they didn't know anything, and now when they heard the princess say this, they began to break out in a cold sweat.

Zhu Zhitong helped Shen Xianyun up, and said slowly: "Lord Shen is the prefect of a state, this trip, I have to ask Lord Shen for help, and the will of the mother emperor will naturally be told to you." ”

Speaking of this, his eyes swept over everyone, and he said in a loud voice: "The rest of you, your official duties are heavy, and you want to return to your subordinates as soon as possible, and each performs its own duties. Of course, if someone volunteers to stay, I will not object. In the future, when the mother queen is played, I will truthfully add a stroke. After speaking, he curled the corners of his mouth and smiled, looking at the eyes of those sesame officials, but he was also shocked.

The princess has said everything to this point, is she still waiting to stay and accompany this Shen Xianyun who is going upstream? So on the grounds that there were still many affairs in the yamen, they hastily made a move and scattered, and in a blink of an eye, Zhu Zhitong, Su Xiaochen, Shen Xianyun and a few close officials were left.

Shen Xianyun didn't expect that she didn't panic at a young age, so she sent everyone clean up in just a moment. I thought to myself, if you move out of the Ming Emperor, you can only bluff everyone but not me. Lu Wenchi already knew that you were here for the Nanhua gold case, how could I be deceived by you, but there was a blank look on his face, and he asked: "Then Her Royal Highness the princess came to Nanhua in person this time, I don't know what the will is, and the lower officials will definitely go all out to listen to the holy will." ”

Zhu Zhitong pointed at Su Xiaochen beside her, lowered her voice and said, "Do you know who he is?" ”

Shen Xianyun looked at Su Xiaochen, thinking that Lu Wenchi only said that there was a report that Princess Qingyang would come, but he didn't mention that there was such a young man, so he had to reply: "Humble and stupid, please make it clear to Your Highness." ”

Zhu Zhitong nodded and said, "He is a bachelor who went to Bihai with the prince of Cangwu Kingdom this time. He's such a foreign minister, but he wants to accompany me on the errand of the mother, do you know why? ”