After the third watch, the room has become very quiet. The curtains in front of the bed did not move, and it was as quiet as the windless leaves of a tree after a constant wind blew in the courtyard.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Miss Du is not ...... How can it be perfect? ”

Du Qianrui said quietly: "I have played and sung for many people, but I have never experienced that kind of thing. In my early years, the people who bought me were waiting for the price to sell, and I didn't want to lower my value, but later in the Jiaofang Division and the Fuller Resort, there were too many girls in those two places, and I was just a musician. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu gently stroked her back with his hand, and said with pity: "It's all my fault that I was too rough and made Miss Du suffer." ”

Du Qianrui curled up in his arms, raised her head slightly, shook her head and showed a smile, "As long as the prince needs me, I will be very happy." It doesn't matter to me. ”

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but sigh.

The two talked for a while, and Zhu Gaoxu took a nap in a daze, looking at the copper kettle in the bedroom from time to time. It was almost four days old, so he got up and dressed.

Du Qianrui woke up, struggling to get up, and was held down by Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder socket. He whispered, "Qianrui doesn't have to get up. You were loud last night, remember? ”

Du Qianrui's face suddenly turned crimson.

Zhu Gaoxu said seriously: "Think about that voice, and come again during the day." He pushed the wooden bed again, "This bed will 'crunt' sound, and Miss Du will push the bed, it will be more like." ”

She lowered her eyes and nodded with a red face.

Zhu Gaoxu cleaned up for a while and stood inside the door for a long time, listening to the movement outside. Du Qianrui also got up in her clothes, and when Zhu Gaoxu opened the door and went out, she closed the door.

He lived in the courtyard of the inner hall, the gatehouse was closed, and the gatehouse of the outer hall was still on duty for the night. But this is not difficult for Zhu Gaoxu, he has long been experienced, and when he touched the outer hall, he took a high stool tied with hemp rope to cushion his feet, and then climbed over the wall to go out.

There was a small door in the stove room in the outer courtyard, Zhu Gaoxu went to knock on the door, Wang Gui opened the small door, and handed the reins to Zhu Gaoxu: "The prince has a good journey." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, led the horse out of the door, and walked into a nearby alley without saying a word.

He still went out secretly in his own house, indeed because he suspected the original slaves and maids in this mansion, and there were people who did not know the details. Some people want to put eyeliner in like this, but they can't blind Zhu Gaoxu, and he must be on guard.

When Zhu Gaoxu came to Jinchuan Gate, the sky was already dark. After waiting for a while, as soon as the city gate opened, he led the horse out of the inner city, and then went out of the city through the outer Jinchuan gate.

Go west of Jinchuan Gate, which is the mouth of the confluence of the Great River and the Qinhuai River, with a port and several wharves.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu rode on a horse, inadvertently looked back at the Beijing Division, and saw the first rays of the morning sun obliquely shining on the city tower and the pavilion, and the east side of the classical building reflected a layer of golden light, and between the light and darkness, the scenery of the Beijing Division became more and more magnificent. Just this glance will make people believe that such a place must have both the pride of ruling the world and the graceful and soft poetry.

In this era, Beiping City, which was once the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, was indeed far less wealthy than Jingshi.

Once the river is crossed, the post road to Yangzhou City is less than 200 miles. Zhu Gaoxu rode a horse and hurried, and he could reach Yangzhou in more than two hours, and even lunch could be eaten in Yangzhou City.

During the Battle of Jingyan, the army had passed through Yangzhou, and Zhu Gaoxu led the army to garrison outside the city and did not enter the city. This was his first time in Yangzhou City.

The beautiful scenery of Yangzhou is only slightly inferior to Beijing. The bustling flow of people, the prosperity of commerce and trade beyond Zhu Gaoxu's imagination, the Ming civilization established from the ruins of the Yuan Dynasty, just a few decades later, has shown a strong resilience.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't ride a horse in the downtown area, so he led the horse on foot. He looked curiously through the picture window on the street wall to see the female workers at work in front of the loom. The makeup satin hanging on the rope, the gorgeous pattern dazzled Zhu Gaoxu.

The faint sound of silk and bamboo orchestras wafts through the streets, as well as the fragrance of various foods and flowers. Light red petals flew in the air from time to time, and Zhu Gaoxu reached out to catch one petal, and his mood became very comfortable...... If something hadn't happened, the group would have been happier today.

He first found a food shop to fill his stomach, and then he looked for various Daqing buildings.

The Jinyi Guards commanded Ji Gang only revealed the name of Yangzhou and the information of the Qinglou, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't ask too much detail. However, it's good to get this news, otherwise where to find the thousands of cities in the Ming Dynasty?

Gao Xianning likes to talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with famous prostitutes, and will definitely not go to Xiaoyaozi. Not all ancient prostitutes were of high quality, they must have been powerful merchants, who could spend money to train girls to learn those skills, and the market was for well-to-do customers. And this kind of green building is also a few in Yangzhou City.

Zhu Gaoxu put the news he got from Wang Zhenliang and Ji Gang together and pondered it, and he had a guess: Gao Xianning knew where Qi Tai was!

Of course he couldn't be sure, but he was ready to do it.

All afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu wandered among several big green buildings, spending money to find a girl to accompany him, and to get close to the bustard to find out the situation.

When he was approaching, he chose a green building and set foot again. After summarizing the news of the investigation, Zhu Gaoxu thought that this was the most likely place for Gao Xianning to come, and a girl named Yun'er mentioned that there was a person with a Shandong accent and dressed as a scribe who came every day.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the door again, and the entrance was a lobby, surrounded by pavilions on all sides, and the women's singing, the sound of silk and bamboo musical instruments, and the sound of speaking were all gathered in the lobby, which was very lively.

At this time, the Qinglou business was done blatantly, because since Taizu, he couldn't help but ...... It is only in the future that the Emperor Xuande and the civil officials think that it is offensive to morals, so they will strictly control it.

The half-old woman inside the door came up to greet her with a smile on her face, and Zhu Gaoxu also smiled: "I don't know if Miss Yun'er is here?" ”

"Yo, unfortunately, Yun'er is drinking and talking with someone in the room."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "That person is my friend." ”

The woman did not suspect it, so Zhu Gaoxu went upstairs and went straight to the room diagonally opposite the door.

I don't know if others have noticed the Shandong scholar, but Zhu Gaoxu can be sure that the girl named Yun'er has seen it, and the location of this room is very good, and you can see the gate when you sit in the room.

Yun'er's room was not closed, Zhu Gaoxu walked to the door, and sure enough, he saw her leaning on a young man, sitting at a table of wine and food, laughing and pouring wine.

Zhu Gaoxu strode in, and bowed and said, "Brother Wang, don't come to harm?" ”

The young man was stunned for a moment: "I don't have the surname Wang in the next place!" Brother Tai recognized the wrong person? ”

"How can you admit your mistake?" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly smiled and pointed at him with his finger, "That time, Brother Wang didn't want to reveal his real name, and he didn't treat me as a brother, alas! As he spoke, he walked over to the table and sat down.

Yun'er said: "Aren't you Gongzi Hong?" ”

"Miss Yun'er has a good memory." Zhu Gaoxu praised.

The young descendant said: "It turns out that you also know each other. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Since everyone is an acquaintance, how about drinking two cups together?" Wait a minute, there is another brother Tai to come, from Shandong to Jingshi Taixue, passing through Yangzhou. Hasn't Miss Yun'er seen it too? Help me keep an eye on the door, and come to remind me. ”

"Hong Gongzi has made a lot of friends." Yun'er said.

The two of them said one by one, but they put "Brother Wang" aside. In this later life, I was originally looking for a girl to talk about my life ideals, but for some reason, a big man came over and said it crookedly, and his face was already very unhappy.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said very sincerely: "I'm sorry Brother Wang." ”

Hou Sheng said: "I said it, not surnamed Wang!" ”

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, count me as the wrong person." Zhu Gaoxu took out a few Daming treasure bills and said, "Today's table is mine, please Brother Wang smile." ”

Hou Sheng glanced at Yun'er opposite, who was looking at him with a smile. Hou Sheng's face was a little red, and he was embarrassed to take the money away from Yun'er, so he said, "I'm a person who is greedy for this little wealth?" Let me tell you, my family has thousands of acres of land, and there are seven or eight shops in Yangzhou! Where did you come from, holding two treasure bills to be embarrassed here, how many copper coins are you worth now? Scold! ”

Yun'er suddenly smiled and complimented: "It turns out that you are the son of a big family!" ”

"Yo! That's a great way to say! Zhu Gaoxu smiled, and immediately took out a silver bracelet from his arms, and stretched out his hand to put it on Yun'er, "When I came in the afternoon, I didn't even have a meeting gift, don't dislike it, girl." ”

Yun'er opened her eyebrows and smiled: "The slave family is polite, thank you Gongzi Hong." ”

"How much is silver worth?" Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "Not to mention seven or eight shops, thousands of acres of land, you can't even buy one acre of land!" ”

As he spoke, he reached into his arms, ready to wait for the "brother Wang" to make a move, and then took out a golden hairpin.

"Brother Wang" got up with a red face and said, "I see you are a loser!" Ling Zuntang knows, don't be angry to death! I have money, why do I scatter everywhere? ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "My father likes to see me like a loser the most, and he won't lie to you." ”

"Brother Wang" had already walked out of the room in a huff.

Yun'er looked at his back with disgust, and then looked at Zhu Gaoxu's hand stretched out into his arms, and sneered: "He has money and just talks about it, it's really boring!" ”

"No, a silver bracelet loses." Zhu Gaoxu agreed, stretched out his hand, took out the hairpin, and handed it to Yun'er: "Miss Yun'er, remember to help me look at my friend from Shandong." ”

Yun'er smiled and said in a loud voice: "Gongzi Hong is generous, you can ask the slave family to do anything tonight." ”

"If I do this again, I won't be able to stand it until it gets dark." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "If you're hungry, let's use wine and food first." ”

Yun'er said: "The slave family asked someone to change the table. ”

"Don't waste food, although Yangzhou is rich, there are still people in the world who can't eat enough." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Just change your chopsticks." ”

Waiting for Yun'er to bring the chopsticks, Zhu Gaoxu immediately picked up the vegetables and ate them, staring at the door while eating. Just now, he was still talking, and when "Brother Wang" left, he didn't have much to say to Miss Yun'er.