Zhu Gaoxu and others traveled day and night, and traveled for many miles. The golden wheat waves in the eye have probably arrived in Hebei.

The carriage was gone, and five men rode four horses. Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui rode together, fortunately, they prepared a double saddle stirrup in advance, otherwise they would definitely not be able to stand it. A few days ago, when Shizi recovered from his illness and was gradually able to ride a horse, they immediately burned the carriage...... It was slow and cumbersome, and very difficult, and it was almost only possible to walk on the post road.

"Woo ......" At this time, the prince shouted, and suddenly he shouted again: "! ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and saw that the prince had fallen into the wheat field, and the horse had also fallen on the side of the road, foaming at the mouth. The horse struggled on all fours, shrugged twice, but was unable to get up.

The wheat fields were already in shambles.

"Phew! Sigh! Zhu Gaoxu took the lead in pulling the reins and stopped, and Gao Sui and the others also stopped one after another.

The prince was sweating profusely, and he got up in the wheat field with his hands and feet, and he didn't care about his appearance, and immediately sat down on the side of the road and asked, "Where have we been?" ”

Wang Gui jumped off the horse, pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, it should be Zhuozhou to go forward, maybe not, it will not be too far behind." With that, he walked up in a flattering gesture and handed over the water bag.

Shizi poured a mouthful of water, frowned and glanced at Wang Gui, probably because the smell of urine on Wang Gui's body was unpleasant. But if a eunuch doesn't take a bath for a few days and doesn't change the towel covered by his crotch, it will always stink, because the eunuch will leak.

Shizi turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu: "It looks like it's almost in Beiping, and there is one less horse, let's find a place with a bed to rest for half a day?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu also looked tired, and thought for a while: "I heard that those who walk on the tightrope are easy to fall, but they are the last few steps. The more times like this, the more we can't take it lightly. Walk back to Beiping in one go, and then rest slowly. ”

"What tightrope walkers?" The prince was stunned.

Zhu Gaoxu's mind was a little confused, and then he realized that he was "talking nonsense".

Shizi sighed, and said with a bitter face: "My brother's body is not as good as yours, I have to go on again, I am afraid that I don't have to chase the soldiers, and I will die of exhaustion on the road first." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wang Gui and the third brother rode together, and freed up a horse for the eldest brother." ”

Gao Sui didn't say anything for a while, but his face immediately showed a look that was more ugly than crying.

Shizi shook his head and said: "The horses also have to rest, the horses are tired to death, should we walk back to Beiping?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand to stroke the horse's head, and saw that the third brother and Wang Gui were looking at him with expectant eyes, and they didn't say anything, but their expressions were very obvious, and everyone wanted to take a breath. The third brother was even more reluctant, and glanced at Wang Gui in disgust.

The prince was paralyzed on the ground, looking like he was going to die, he didn't understand how to move, only his mouth was moving: "It is the will of the saint to return to Beiping, even if the saint regrets it afterwards, he will not send a large number of people to chase two thousand miles with great fanfare and arrest us back?" We're not criminals. ”

"Good ......," Zhu Gaoxu finally relented, "We don't live in a big city, we only find a small county town or a market with inns." Wang Gui, if you see a horse, try to buy it at a high price. ”

With hope, Shizi soon struggled to be helped up. The group left their dead horses behind and continued on their way.

Sure enough, after walking for less than half an hour, I saw a market. Of the few people, no one knew where it was, and it seemed to be a large northern village inhabited by a large cluster. This type of village is generally a place where people from several nearby villages exchange goods; And on the side of the road, you can also do business with passing merchants.

Zhu Gaoxu stood on the side of the road and observed for a while, and saw that the market was quite populated and seemed to be relatively prosperous, and guessed that there was a better chance of buying horses, so he agreed to find a place to settle here.

The group entered Zhuangzi and led the horse to walk around several rammed mud roads, and finally found an inn. In this remote countryside, the facilities are naturally not comparable to the big cities.

Wang Gui led three horses to find the stables and took care of the horses. Zhu Gaoxu and the others walked into the hall of the inn and asked the shopkeeper about the room.

The shopkeeper listened to the intention, but looked at the others next to him and said to Zhu Gaoxu: "There are originally two upper rooms and one lower room left in the stack. But just now, the three guest officers have already booked two upper rooms. ”

The shopkeeper paused, and then kindly reminded, "You can ask them, and if they wish, move an upper room out...... There is still a small room left in the next room, and a few of you can make up for one night. When you go out, there are inconveniences. ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at the three people standing next to him, all of them were men, one was a young junior in silk, and the other two looked like the entourage of the junior from what they were wearing.

Unexpectedly, before Zhu Gaoxu could speak, the silk clothes were staring at him, and he said angrily: "You old man, what do you mean!" Do you want me to live in a room with a slave? ”

The shopkeeper bent down and said with a smile: "Lao Er has no other meaning, everyone is out of the house, and Lao Er is also kind." ”

When the third brother heard this, he looked disdainful of the silk queen, and was about to jump out, but Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand to stop the third brother. Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart: Make the chickens fly and the dogs jump, are you afraid that you won't be able to attract attention?

Zhu Gaoxu gave the third brother a look, stepped forward by himself, and said in a restrained tone: "This little brother is angry, can I say a few words?" A group of five of us walked all day, and when we went around here, we saw such an inn. The shopkeeper said, there are two large and one small three rooms left, and the little brother wants two big ones, and the five of us are afraid that the small one will not be able to live. Everyone goes out to ask for money, but not for anger, we don't want to have a good time with my brother. ”

He took out a few Daming treasure bills, "These money should be compensation for the little brother." You let a big room come out, and the small room will be given to you, so the three of you don't have to live together, why do you think it's like this? ”

Unexpectedly, after listening to it, the latter sneered twice, "From out of town?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu took a breath and said, "Yes." ”

Hou Sheng laughed and said, "Those who don't know are fearless, you don't know who I am?" Think I'm short of a few dollars? Ha ha! Ridiculous, ridiculous! ”

Zhu Gaoxu said seriously: "I'm just a shallow learner, I really don't know where the little brother is sacred, why don't you report the name?" ”

Hou Sheng shook his head and said disapprerovingly: "That's it!" ”

Even the prince was stunned, as if he had been frightened stupid by the identity of the future cow. However, Shizi is a very calm person, and the expression of the third brother seems to be much worse.

When the latter was talking, he looked at Du Qianrui behind him with casual eyes from time to time. At this time, I finally couldn't help it, and I wanted to say what I really thought in my heart: "How about you listen to my idea too?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and made a gesture, "Please speak." ”

"The concubine in the back looks good, Brother Tai asked her to sleep in my room tonight, and I don't want to compensate for what I just said, and let one go to the room with you as well."

Zhu Gaoxu's face suddenly turned red! If it weren't for the clenching of the teeth in his lips, the anger would have rushed out of his head in no time!

Hou Sheng looked at Zhu Gaoxu with interest, looking innocent: "Showing up, isn't it a concubine?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu clenched his fists, took two deep breaths, turned his head and said, "Let's live in that small room, at least we can shelter from the wind and frost." ”

So the two groups parted unhappily and settled in their own places.

They walked into the lower room, and sure enough, it was very small, with a total of one bed. The five of them went in together, and it seemed to fill the whole room at once. The three brothers discussed a few words, and soon decided that the eldest brother would sleep in the bed...... The body is large and directly occupied; The others made bunks on the floor, and later found the shopkeeper to bring straw mats and bedding.

There was no place to take a bath, and everyone was too tired to eat a hot meal, so they went back to the room early to get ready for bed.

The conditions are so bad, and crowded! Zhu Gaoxu was a dick in his previous life, but he had never lived in such a bad place, and the hotels of twenty or thirty yuan were better than this, at least five men and women didn't need to squeeze together......

"Smack!" Zhu Gaoxu reached out and slapped his neck, and then scratched it a few times. Although there were mosquitoes "buzzing" and flying around, the sound of snoring was already resounding in the narrow room, and the two noble brothers did not pick a place when they were tired.

Zhu Gaoxu brought his palm to his eyes, and the blood stain on his palm made him angry and irritable, and he was slightly compensated. When he opened his eyes, he inadvertently saw Du Qianrui leaning against the wall with very bright eyes, looking at him.

For a while, there seemed to be a fresh breeze on Zhu Gaoxu's face. He felt a lot better, and it didn't seem so hard to sleep in this filthy place.

The size of the place is limited, the faces of the two are very close, silently facing each other, Du Qianrui sometimes closes her eyes, sometimes her eyes flicker, but she always quietly looks at Zhu Gaoxu when she is inadvertent. The invisible gaze and attention, like silk wool, silently entwined, fluttering and ubiquitous, without speaking, but as if there was more and more subtle communication.

Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be able to smell her breath.

The snoring around is getting louder and louder, and if you listen carefully for a while, you can distinguish three different people, plus the sound of mosquitoes, the room is not quiet, but there is another kind of tranquility, maybe because it will not be disturbed......

The white face in front of him is very beautiful, and the color of the young skin is bright, red, white, and black are pure and clean, and there is no mixture. He couldn't help but feel the urge to peep, and the part of the futon that was hidden was as beautiful as this face. So he wanted to quietly put his hand into Du Qianrui's quilt several times.

The throbbing feeling, the subtle desire and hope are quietly rising, but there is some hesitation. Zhu Gaoxu realized that he was already a prince, wouldn't it be embarrassing and out of place if he was rejected?

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly thought of his uncle Xu Huizu's words...... Test. I can't confirm what others think, so I do a little bit, look a little bit, and keep speculating and confirming it so that I can decide whether to continue or not.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu's face showed an inexplicable smile.