In the next few days, the emperor was accompanied by local officials, inspected the river capital, and accompanied the empress dowager to the old residence of the Ruan family. The Ruan family has long since moved to the capital, but the ancestral base still exists, and Ruan Danqing, including his father, still returns to Lingnantu. Because of her identity, the Queen Mother couldn't go to worship in person, but she went to the old house to take a look, touched the scene, and couldn't help crying with sadness, full of emotion. Ruan Danqing is a powerful minister, but not a traitor. Once you pick up power, it's even more difficult to let go. It is that he has the intention of retreating, and there are also people who are uneasy to calm down. The Queen Mother understands in her heart that this kind of ending is good, which is equivalent to sacrificing her father and preserving her family. As the empress dowager of the current dynasty, she will also enter the royal temple in the future, and this is the only way to do for the Ruan family.

Taking advantage of these few days, Scarlet Heart can also be regarded as a good rest. Moreover, the day after arriving in Jiangdu, they went out to buy some things. Scarlet knew that the emperor had the intention to enter Pingzhou first, so she also had to prepare.

In fact, she was also very uneasy, if she went to Pingzhou, it would be different from wandering around Jiangdu. She looked at the map, Pingzhou is located in the southwest of Qingyang Lake, separated by the Qingyuan boundary, and there is a waterway of more than 100 miles from Jiangdu. Pingzhou has long received a report and is ready to welcome the driver, and it will be heavily guarded recently, and the outsiders who see the students must be strictly investigated. The emperor has passed like this, and I'm really afraid that something will go wrong. But she understands Yun Xi, and it is difficult to change what he has made up his mind, so she can only prepare carefully and try to think it through.

She first carefully looked at the topography map of Pingzhou, memorized the main roads and the location of the yamen in various places, and then carefully put away her concubine book. Wang Chenghai didn't give her the things she bought that day, so she had to send Xiaofuzi out to make a list and prepare something.

The emperor has been busy going out and not returning to the courtyard for the past few days, he made a fuss on the night of the 27th, and after resting for half a day on the 28th, he has not been idle for the rest of the day. Scarlet estimated that few people would know about his plan to travel in advance. Because Wang Chenghai still instructed the people in the inner government to set a normal schedule to drive to Pingzhou from the eighth day of the seventh month, and report to Pingzhou to pick up the car on the tenth day of the first month. The eunuchs under the officials of internal affairs are also prepared in this way, and they should report to the scarlet every day for internal needs. Scarlet doesn't know much about local affairs, and it's too ostentatious to inquire now, so he simply doesn't care, just quietly raise the opportunity to see again.

Because the Queen Mother also drove out in the past two days, the Queen Mother was originally driving on the side, and she should accompany her as a concubine. But the queen mother didn't answer her stubble at all, probably because she was still annoyed that she went out with the emperor on the 27th and didn't have a good life, which caused the emperor to leak his stomach. The Queen Mother didn't mean that she was with her, Yun Xi happened to be down the stairs, and she didn't give an edict to Scarlet Heart, and Scarlet Heart was happy. She originally had blisters on her feet, and it was not appropriate to take more medicine after picking it up. In addition, on the 29th, there was a menstrual affair again, and it was inconvenient for me, so I watched the scene in the small building of the Bihong Courtyard every day, and I also fiddled with the needle and thread.

When she was sailing, she once said that she would make shoes for the emperor. If you say it, won't you become a bully if you don't do it? So I asked the eunuch of the Shangfu Bureau to bring the emperor's shoe mold, and wanted to make a pair of soft-soled loafers for the emperor.

The days have blink of an eye to the fourth day of the seventh month, and in the past few days to Jiangdu, the weather is basically three changes a day, mostly cloudy and rainy. Today it was the same again, in the morning it was sunny and at noon the clouds began to accumulate, and at noon thunder began to rain again. Everywhere is tidal, the scarlet heart was inconvenient a few days ago, and it was not soaked in a bath, it was all rinsed, and it was very uncomfortable. So today, after dinner, I asked Xiuling to prepare fragrant soup, planning to soak it well. Unexpectedly, after she had just soaked for a moment, Xiaofuzi came to pass the word, saying that the emperor asked her to prepare to wait at the east gate. When I heard this, I couldn't enjoy it for a while, so I was busy packing up and going to the east gate across the courtyard.

The east gate crosses the courtyard here called Tingyuxuan, all the houses are in the shape of a sharp pyramid corner tower, the four eaves lead away the waterline, the vertical edge of the eaves corner is all fine and dense small holes, the rain goes down the eaves, forms a rain curtain, and then flows on the ground, forms various patterns along the small aqueduct, extremely exquisite. The most coincidental place lies in the strange stones on both sides, all of which have holes, and the water drops and falls, and the ticks are like light music. Listen to the name of the rain, it lives up to its name. The plantain planted in the yard is verdant and gratifying. A main building is surrounded in the middle, with pavilions on all sides, and as soon as you enter, you will feel that it will be misty and rainy.

She entered the hall, but the emperor had not yet arrived, but Wang Chenghai greeted her at the door. Scarlet asked while being helped in by Xiaofuzi: "What about the emperor?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, the emperor will come in a while. The minions are all ready, you drink tea first, and then change clothes, right? Wang Chenghai bowed in response.

"Changing clothes?" When he heard this, he frowned slightly, "The emperor is leaving now?" She chuckled in her heart, she hadn't seen him for a few days, and she originally wanted to tell her plan, and then the emperor would decide.

"Yes, the emperor just ordered the servants to come and serve first." Wang Chenghai lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly.

"How many people is the emperor going to bring with him this time?" Scarlet didn't have time to ask carefully for a while, so he chose to say something important.

"Hui Niangniang, it's the same as the last time, but there are two more guards." Wang Chenghai responded.

"What?" Scarlet was stunned when she heard this, how can this work? This time is not as good as that day, how can it be just these few? If something happens, where can I take care of it? She looked at Wang Chenghai's calm face, and was a little angry for a while: The emperor hurts him in vain on weekdays, so he knows that he is blindly obedient, and he is not loyal at all! Although Scarlet Heart is not a minister who stands in the court, he also knows that loyalty and advice are a major festival. Small things can be ignored, but the safety of the saints is related to the major matters of the national body, how can they be obedient. Wouldn't this become a villain who can only slip around and climb and drill and don't know how to be loyal?

But he said "the emperor's orders" one by one, even if he felt that it was inappropriate, she still remembered the rules and etiquette in his heart. Even if you want to admonish, it is not your turn to tell the minions. Besides, the emperor has already acted so far, and she can't go against the grain, so she has to go into the inner hall to change her clothes first, and wait for the emperor to come.

At the beginning of the hour, the emperor came. There was no ceremonial driver, only Chen Huaide came over with an umbrella. The rain was also loud, the mist was heavy, and the sky was dark, so it was not even dewy. As soon as he entered the house, he glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, glanced at the scarlet heart's dress, and shook the water beads slightly with his sleeves and said: "Just let Chang Fu follow, and leave in a while." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines really don't think it's appropriate." Time was pressing, and Scarlet had to get to the point immediately, saving those big truths, she didn't get up, hung her head and spoke, "Now that I'm going to Pingzhou, the concubine thinks that she can't be as hasty as last time." Only Pang Xin and the two guards are really difficult to take care of. ”

"According to your meaning, you will bring the imperial doctor again, and ride in chariots and horses, with a large number of guards disguised behind? Or let the pioneer battalion explore the road again, so do you want Pingzhou Taishou to take over first? Yun Xi lightly took the handkerchief handed by Wang Chenghai and wiped his fingertips, picked up the tea on the tray and said, "Go out in this courtyard, just think you are a citizen." I don't have words engraved on my face, so what's wrong? Just go for a few days. ”

Scarlet was speechless, but as long as she thought of the scene in the West Market a few days ago, she still felt palpitations. For her who doesn't go out, she feels that it is dangerous to step out, not to mention the emperor's ninety-five honor, An Neng and civilians? So my mind is full of inappropriateness, but I can't say any subtle truth for a while.

"Let's get up, we will set off as usual on the eighth day of the first month, and we will meet them then." As he spoke, he sat down in his chair and watched her dress. White fake satin is also very suitable for her. The size was slightly larger than what she wore every day, just enough to hide her exquisiteness. In the past few days, she has also eased her strength, and her complexion has improved a lot, and the rain in the south is moist, but it seems to be even more clear. His clothes have been changed, matching hers, and the white clothes are very suitable. In the past few days, he has cleared a little, after all, it is not as good as the palace, and it is difficult to eat and drink in the hot weather, but when he comes out, his spirit is extraordinarily strong.

He paused for a moment, and there was a whistle outside. He has already asked King Donglin to keep an eye on the affairs of the past few days for him, and take care of the Queen Mother, and let Zuo Hanqing pull the old decay outside. The queen mother is also very tired these days, and she has already told the emperor in the morning that she wants to recuperate for a few days, and then she will no longer attend the meeting with the family members of the ministers, so that the concubine will look at Zhang Luo and do not ask her. Yun Xi knew that she was thinking about the Ruan family's affairs these days and didn't want to ask about other things. Therefore, the concubine has not shown up in the past few days, and it is easier to cover up the past, and then it is enough to see the embroidery spirit return, but it is just a scene that lasts for a few days.

The whistle is put by Pang Xin, which means that everything is ready for travel. Yun Xi ordered Wang Chenghai and Chang Fu to carry their things, and quietly hit the east courtyard with a scarlet heart and went to the east gate.

Soon after leaving the garden, the sound of the rain became quieter. Because the emperor is in Jiangdu, Dongcheng patrols are particularly strict, but they are all people from Gyeonggi and Xingwu. Zuo Hanqing personally brought a few cronies to send them out of Dongcheng, and he originally thought of it with Scarlet, and wanted to find a few people to quietly pretend to follow them far away. But then I thought about it, the accent of the face is different, and it will be troublesome when there are many people. Besides, Pang Xin is here, he is the top master in the inner hall, and the emperor just went to Pingzhou, and the team rushed to meet in a few days, so there was no need to spend too much time. He sent them all the way to the Huaishui branch crossing outside the city, where a painting boat had been parked, with two horns flying and pointed, the cabin hung a red light, and the people who supported the boat and held the rudder were also the people of the line, who had explored the river in advance. Seeing that a few people got on the boat, Zuo Hanqing quietly led the carriage back.

This boat is not very big, there is only one medium cabin, but it is quite deep, and it can accommodate about a dozen people. There are small steps on both sides, on the front and rear decks, and at the flying corners of the ship, each with a glass lamp. The cabin was also lit with red lights, which reflected the ship slightly red. It has been raining non-stop for a few days, the water level is soaring, and the branch road is also very turbulent, and after sitting for a while, I can't see the lights of the city. The bilge floor is covered with a woven carpet, and the seats on either side are lined with loose cushions. There is a row of tables embedded in the center, and all kinds of snacks are placed, and they are almost the same as those in the West Market, but they are much more refined.

Scarlet gradually couldn't hear the sound of the rain, only the light sound of the water waves, but it was also very cool, and there was no stuffy feeling in the past. Yun Xi sat beside her, holding a teacup in one hand, leaning sideways on the fence and looking out. On the opposite side are Xiaofuzi and Wang Chenghai, Xiaofuzi is a person who loves to go out, at this time, seeing that the master has nothing to order, he looked back and forth, and his neck was about to poke out of the cabin. Pang Xin stood on the foredeck, his arms folded over his chest, looking up at the sky, knowing that it would be sunny later.

Although the boat is not large, the bottom is thick and solid, and it can eat and hold water, so it does not feel very shaky on the water. After walking for a while, the lights gradually appeared in front of Scarlet Heart, faintly corresponding to the water surface, and a large piece of light appeared. As she saw the light, there was also laughter in her ears, which surprised her for a while. couldn't help but follow the voice, Yun Xi looked at her expression: "It's almost Qingyang Lake, the lake is more lively than the shore!" ”

As he spoke, the boat had turned along the river into Qingyang Lake, which was surrounded by orchards on both sides of the river, and there were no dwellings. So it's very dark on the shore, but the water surface is very different, the light is bright, and the lights are bright, as if they are casually swinging on the water and do not go. Singing and laughter could be heard in the distance, like a wine shop and dance shop running on a ship.

Yun Xi said and got up and went to the front deck. When Xiaofuzi saw it, he was busy following, Wang Chenghai grabbed him and pressed him on the seat.

When Pang Xin saw them coming out, he turned sideways, avoiding the position of the scarlet heart, and only looked at the water. When Scarlet saw it, they all gathered at the bow of the boat, afraid that it would be unstable, so he sighed lightly and couldn't stop grabbing Yunxi's sleeve. He lowered his eyes to look at her: "It's okay, it's very stable." ”

The cool breeze is outside, and the horizon is wider when you go out. The painting boat shook gently, and from a distance, I saw a larger embroidery boat than the one they were on, and there were more than twenty people in it, and the cabin was very flat, and some people sat at small tables, drinking and enjoying each other. There are also women dancing with music in the center, light gauze and red coats, fluttering with fragrance. The whole boat was hung with lights, and the whole boat was bright, so that Scarlet Heart could even see the distant mountain shadows. Looking at it again, this Qingyang Lake is sparkling, one side is full of fruit trees, and the other side is difficult to see the end. In addition to this boat, there are similar ones further afield, almost like a water park.

"This Qingyang Lake West Bay is here, but it is very famous in Jiangdu." Yun Xi looked around, "Once the unitary time passes, the weather is not too bad." At least a dozen of these ships came and did not return until dawn. Pang Xin said at the beginning, I still don't believe it, but now I really deserve it at first sight. ”

Scarlet Heart moved when he heard this, Pang Xin, could it be that his ancestral home is Jiangdu? Thinking about it again, Pang Xin's father was involved in Xu Shuyuan's corruption case and finally died in prison. At that time, this old case happened in Huainan. Xu Shuyuan was one of the officials who was ordered by the first emperor to build the Quxia Dam and connect the river, and Pang Xin was also familiar with the terroir in this area, so he was a little relieved. She looked at the embroidery boats in the workshop, which is usually the case in rich places, and the sound of art and dance flourished.

Jiangdu is now a prostitute, and scholars and celebrities all regard it as elegant, which is better than that of the capital. And he can come up with all kinds of strange ways to have fun, and now he has found all the fun on the water. It is estimated that if the emperor does not tour the south, there will be more than these on the water. Now these are all regular buildings allowed by the government, and in normal times, it is estimated that even some of the secret ones will come out to fight for the wind.

For such a sensual dog and horse, Scarlet is unwilling to look at it. She has been educated in filial piety since she was a child, and she deeply feels that women should be moral. Men are lustful, but some women don't know how to be polite, smoke and look flattering, and want to be that flattering, which causes men to linger, regard fame as nothing, and want to roll in the dust, which makes her hate it deeply.

So when she saw that it was such a living, she didn't have the slightest interest in watching. The closer I got, the more I felt that the men and women on the boat were full of ugliness, vulgar and obscene, and I couldn't help but shrink my hand and want to retreat into the cabin! She didn't know if the emperor would be interested in this kind of fun for a while, and she ran out at this time, probably because she was itchy to listen to Pang Xin's pouting. Thinking like this, the impression of Pang Xin is bad again, if the emperor is surrounded by Wang Chenghai, Pang Xin and others, they only know that they blindly flatter, do what they like, and don't know how to persuade at all, it's really not a good thing!

Her fierce loyalty was ready to move again, but she was not so stupid that the emperor didn't say anything, and she started to shout and drink first. It's good to come out on this trip, just to observe the minions around the emperor. If it is useless to the emperor, no matter how much he favors him, she will find a chance to pull them down! Just like when she dealt with gorgeous beauties and concubines! The emperor will one day understand her hard work, although she is not a man, she also knows the way of loyalty to the king.

Yun Xi looked at Scarlet Heart's ugly face, but he became bright in spring. As their ship approached, it became more and more in tune with the embroidered ship, and there were two women sitting on the deck, both wearing very thin shirts, with large open collars showing their pockets, and they could not see what color they were under the lanterns, and their skirts were half pulled out, and their calves were exposed, and one of them was even barefoot, holding a small fan in his hand, and his eyes were flying, and his smile was full of spring. When they saw their boat, they all raised their hands and greeted them in a soft glutinous rice tone: "Two sons, come and have a glass of wine?" Our girl here, Nanping sings very well! ”

If it is daytime at this time, you will definitely be able to see the scarlet face like the bottom of the pot. She tried to get out of her hand with the help of her sleeve, but Yun Xi was desperately holding on to it underneath. But his expression was ambiguous, and he stood in the wind, and smiled more coquettishly than the girl on the boat. So much so that when the boat was rocked, he originally planned to cross over, but when he saw that the emperor was so like a spring breeze, he couldn't help but reduce his speed, and finally simply stopped rowing.

Pang Xin stood on the other side of Yunxi, he didn't believe that the emperor would be interested in this kind of goods, besides, the emperor still brought the concubine, even if he was interested, he couldn't come in front of the concubine, right? But the emperor smiled so brightly, so bright that even he couldn't eat it.

When the two women saw Yun Xi's smile, they were a little crazy. And not only them, but there may have been people in the cabin who saw it, and several heads poked out at once, holding handkerchiefs, holding cups, and pulling the ends of their hair and pulling the belts of their clothes, all of them looking this way. For a while, the warbler Yanyan, the nymphomaniac, was rampant, and he couldn't wait to pounce on him and knock him to the ground.

The men who were having fun inside began to be dissatisfied, and their mouths were full of southern accents, and they couldn't even tell what they were saying for a while. The sound of water, music, the voices of women and men are intertwined. Scarlet was a little scared, she was going to break free and go back into the cabin, but gradually, her fingers began to pull him, trying to pull him back.

Yun Xi felt the change in her hand, the palm of her hand wrapped her hand completely, the corners of her lips were raised deeper, but the extraordinarily bright smile on her face gradually became faint and normal. He tilted his head slightly and instructed Pang Xin: "Let's go." ”

Pang Xin was about to gesture when he heard it, and suddenly two men popped out of the cabin, both wearing long robes, like literati, but their demeanor was not elegant at all. One of them tucked the hem of his shirt into the waistband of his trousers, and the fan was stuck diagonally at his waist, like a sword, his hair was scattered, and his facial features were twisted, and he was probably half drunk. The other tall and thin, his clothes were half scattered, and he stepped on the edge of the board with his placket and pointed at Yun Xi: "Xiao Qisan, don't hook up with each other just because you look handsome." Do you dare to come out of this bright realm? Breaking the pot and calling the scene? Xiaoying's seven prisons are reversed! With that, both of them burst out laughing.

Yun Xi didn't understand this too much, although Scarlet knew that it was not a good word, but some words were really difficult to understand, but Pang Xin understood, his face changed slightly, and his knuckles rattled. Yun Xi looked back at him, the meaning was obvious, and Pang Xin had to lean over and whisper a few words.

Yun Xi had a strange smile on his face, looked at them, suddenly let go of his scarlet hand, and sent her back, and then the whole person jumped half-jumped, stretched out his hand and grabbed the boat. The other party's boat was higher, Yun Xi just grabbed the tall man's legs, and dragged him violently, and when he fell back, he had already overturned the man. The man screamed and slammed into the plank. Yun Xi grabbed his legs, dragged him upside down, and kicked him directly into the lake by shaking the boat!

This series of movements was both fast and extremely coherent, but the boat shook back and forth due to Yunxi's strength, and the scarlet heart made him push it, and the whole person was already sitting on the deck before shaking. When she heard the sound of "bang" falling into the water, she was stunned, and she stared for a long time without even making a sound.

The people on the boat were momentary and still, and after a pause, they began to scream, shout, cry, scold, pull the pole to catch people, and take hooks to hook their boat.

Yun Xi looked at his hand, glanced slightly, raised his hand and threw it back: "Handkerchief." He hummed softly, and Wang Chenghai immediately came over and handed over a hot towel. He wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and there was a look of disgust in his eyes. At this moment, Pang Xin was already dancing wildly, like a big butterfly with its feet not sticking to the board, and kicked the flying hook upside down and flew out in a few strokes, making the boat even more like a nest, and everyone hugged their heads and ran away.

The back of the oar is picked up at the right time, and the distance is widened at once. Scarlet sat stupidly, listening to a flutter in the water, as if the man sobered up in the water, and shouted for him to fish. There was constant shouting and scolding on the boat, and there were women in the middle of asking, what is the name of the childe? And then there was even more scolding! Suddenly, she saw a hand stretched out, her eyes widened, and it took a long time to reach out.

Yun Xi pulled her up, looked at her face and said, "Go in." As he spoke, he took her in, half-hugging. Scarlet Xin drank a cup of tea and then slowly came over, seeing him sitting quietly silent, he took a long breath and slowly spoke: "The emperor ...... Childe, even if you want to punish them, you don't have to do it yourself, too, too ...... "should be persuaded or persuaded." He jumped up directly just now, what if he didn't pull people over, but let people pull them over? She doesn't care which one he fights, but he is the emperor, and he is the most important. If you want to do something, you should also tell the slaves to do it, what is Pang Xin doing while standing on the side?

He tilted his face to look at her, and suddenly chuckled. Scarlet was stunned, seeing that his face had softened, he smiled very strangely, making her confused.

"It's about getting your hands dirty." He smiled and said, "Otherwise, how can you get angry when you break the basin?" ”

"What broken pot?" Scarlet was stunned, his eyes couldn't help but look at the deck, and he persuaded softly, "How did Pang Xin learn such a tongue from you, and he was angry." No matter what they say, it's just a bunch of prodigals. Or be careful, right? ”

He shook her hand and closed his eyes slightly as the boat swayed: "It's better to come out." He sighed lightly, and some of his answers were incorrect.

Scarlet Heart was a little incomprehensible, Yun Xi raised his lips slightly, and the light in the cabin covered his face with a layer of red, bringing out a hazy confusion. Scarlet looked at his side face, his sharp nose had moving lines, and the light and shadow brought out a heart-warming fog.

In fact, she heard a rough idea just now, except for what kind of secret, she had never heard the word broken pot, she knew that it was to the effect that the emperor invited women to come out to see him and disturb their fun. The meaning of the latter is a little difficult for her to understand, as if she dares to come out and show her eyes like this, and she is not afraid of letting the government take it or something.

But Scarlet didn't expect him to worry about these things with a drunk, he was obscure, his heart was deep, and there was no slight movement in the court. Although he can be reckless at times, he is definitely a measured person. Now that the micro-service is out, it is impossible to just have fun. How could he be careless? I know how not to lose a big thing because of a small thing, why can't I suppress this little thing as soon as I go out?

Scarlet thought about it, so he glanced at Xiaofuzi. Just now Xiaofuzi was watching the scenery in the cabin, but when he shook suddenly, he almost went out, and he didn't dare to move, he honestly sat on the small platform in the corner, and when he saw Scarlet looking at him, he understood in his heart, nodded and went out.

"You asked Chang Fu to ask Pang Xin, why don't you ask me yourself?" The corners of Yun Xi's lips arced. He didn't hear Chang Fu's movements, but he just guessed, but he guessed correctly.

Scarlet was stunned for a moment, and whispered, "What is a broken basin?" ”

"You really want to know?" Yun Xi sat up straight, turned her face to look at her, a smile flashed in her eyes, and suddenly hugged her and whispered a few words in her ear.

The scarlet heart was stupid, and his face was blue and green when he heard it. Zuo Hanqing, this idiot, hang a red lantern on this boat! That bastard man thinks she's the kind of woman in the secret door of the dark house! Scarlet almost didn't spit out a mouthful of blood, his little fists were clenched tightly, and the whole person kept trembling, eager to turn around and throw that boatload of people into the lake!

Yun Xi looked at her expression with interest, with the importance she attached to fame, she would naturally have such an expression after hearing it, I was afraid that her heart would have already turned upside down. Scarlet Heart's curiosity is limited, and she is curious about that dialect because of his reaction. In other words, what she was curious about was not the meaning of the other party's words, but more about what aroused Yun Xi's irrepressible anger. Although it was not what she wanted, she also wanted to grasp as much as possible the law of his emotional changes, so it was really good to come out!

Jintai Jiangshan surnamed Chu, under the whole world, it is not the king's land. But this royal land, extremely poor, how many opportunities can he set foot in? Those who point out the rivers and mountains are difficult to see the rivers and mountains. Jintai is at its peak, and all the people are facing the dynasty. But none of this is because of his merits. There were six emperors in front of Jintai, Taizu conquered all his life, unified the fertile land in the season of flowing fire, created the Jintai Dynasty, and the people no longer suffered from the war. Gaozu personally conquered Wuli four times, opened the trade between the north and the south, and made the border displaced people dependent. Dezong was conscientious in the midst of all kinds of wastes, personally helped the mulberry to lead farming, set up a well field system, and laid the foundation of Jintai. The first emperor ordered Yeqi Luan to be a minister and repair the Quxia Dam to relieve the southern difficulty. The first emperor reigned for 23 years, and went to the Qinzheng Palace every morning to listen to the government, and never dropped out. At that time, the scholar of Wenhua Pavilion once wrote a poem: The waning moon of Hyosung is light and cold, and the purple hall Dan steps are faint and burning. As soon as I heard the coldness of the mountain, the lamp of the bitter sect palace could not sleep. Cinnabar cried tears and was tired, and Mao Ying was silent. Everyone admires Tianzun, and it is better for Nan Weng to fall asleep. Emperor Yan Xian stayed up all night countless times, worrying about the border, while criticizing and waiting for the report.

And this time, he also came to promote the virtue of the first emperor. If there is no king of the upper generations of Wencheng martial arts, how can he enjoy the country? He must not only inherit the past, but also enlighten the future. If you want Jintai to be solid, the people live and work in peace and contentment. Even if it is prosperous at this time, he must be prepared for danger in times of peace and cannot slack off. He can use the shadow of his ancestors to see this great river and mountain, which is praised by all the people, all of which are reminders and spurs to him. He must be cautious, consolidate the country, and then try to dominate the industry, so as not to be the king for the rest of his life! Every inch of territory is blood and sweat, and every time you see a point, you will know your mind better. The world is full of conditions, every minute is learning for him.

Of course, there is another advantage to coming out, that is, Lezheng is scarlet. When she left the palace, the palace was completely useless. Then her true nature will also be more or less reflected!

The benefits of travel are not only for Yunxi, but also for Yu Feixin. When leaving the heavy eaves and high hall, there is no guard of honor to hug the front and back, and the gorgeous clothes are removed, and it is no longer the protection of the same step. Calculation can no longer be a guarantee, and the world has changed in their eyes, no longer a point on the map, a person on the roster. They melt into it, look at those shapes and shapes from a close distance, and are attracted and infected by all kinds of forms, and they will also be invaded by danger.

For Scarlet Heart, this is indeed a thrilling but not a gorgeous adventure, and her powerlessness comes from the fact that her identity is useless at this point, and her calculations cannot make her safe. In the court, she can turn into a tiger, but outside the court, she has no power to resist. However, it was precisely because of this trip that she got more opportunities to get along with Yun Xi and see a completely different side of him and Jin Que. When leaving the court, when his actions have nothing to do with schemes, a smile and anger can reach deeper, and it is particularly dazzling. If the biggest attraction of the Southern Tour to her is the foreseeable glory of Huai'an, then the deepening experience of the emperor is a surprise that she expected. If she really wants to be a king with all her heart and faith, of course these are essential!

Scarlet was in a daze, and suddenly his arms came over again, followed by a slightly burning breath because of his closeness: "It's late, there's nothing to look at, rest?" ”

Scarlet Heart was hugged by him, and his eyes instinctively began to look around. Although this cabin is not small, it is transparent everywhere, there are several people on the ship, and most importantly, Pang Xin and his two subordinates, which made her face a little embarrassed, and she made a slight mistake, and whispered: "This, how to sleep here?" ”

Yun Xi smiled slightly, and suddenly reached behind his seat and touched a certain mechanism. Scarlet only felt that her body began to tremble, and the whole person was startled. Suddenly, the center of the cabin began to change, and I heard a gurgling sound, and the board actually covered all the windows and turned it into a sealed cabin. The chair beneath him began to stretch out, as if it were about to face the table in the middle. There was also a board in the center of the cabin, which actually divided the cabin into two compartments. They are wider on the other side and narrower on the other side. At this time, he only got half of the mechanism down, and most of the changes in this cabin could already be seen.

"The cost of this boat is even higher than that of the big boat, although Zuo Hanqing hangs a red lantern. But he's just here to shine! Yun Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, making her face even more embarrassed, "The boat will travel all night, and it will arrive at noon tomorrow." If there is no place to sleep, wouldn't it be boring to sit for a night? ”

When Wang Chenghai saw Yun Xi get off the trap, he hurriedly came over to serve. The boat has a mechanism in the belly of the boat, there are boards that can be freely assembled, and tables can be connected to the chairs on both sides to form beds. The two sides can be raised to form a sealing window, and there are also plates at the front and rear to form a sliding door, which divides the cabin into several rooms, and the chairs themselves along the sides are also large storage compartments, which have all the necessary mattress and bedding, near the two critical positions on the front and rear decks, the back can be converted into a temporary washroom and toilet place, and the front becomes a small hall. It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs.

Now the boat is moored on the water, swaying gently with the waves, and the waves are like light songs. The red light inside is soft, which makes the red face more beautiful. The frame board, the cabin into a compartment and a small room, the veil is curtained, and the feelings are hazy. Because the interval here is half narrower than before, you have to take care of it yourself as soon as you need to do it. It is inconvenient to wash here, so Wang Chenghai came over with a large stack of incense soaked and steamed handkerchiefs, added tea, added incense, and went out after a few lights.

Scarlet really thinks it's not appropriate to sleep here, and the carved plates here are separated, how can you avoid the sound? The sound of the water outside is distinct, sometimes close to other boats, and the sound of joy can be heard clearly, which makes people extremely embarrassed! But the more unbridled his hand became, the more he felt his breath floating between her neck, burning and sultry. The more he went to this strange place, the easier it was to get excited, so Scarlet was still conscious, and she didn't open her mouth to say anything that was unpleasant. In her experience, this will not only be useless to say that killing the scenery, but will make him even worse.

Yun Xi didn't care about it, and she was a little restless when she was scarlet, so it was difficult to keep her mind wandering. How could he let her be so perfunctory? She struggled and didn't want to make a sound, but she felt that the heat wave was rolling, her mind was fluctuating, and the boat was not as stable as the big ship when she first came, and it was even more tormenting at this time.

Between the amplification of the senses, the body's autonomous consciousness began to be uncontrollable again, and there was a heat wave in the throat, which seemed to be uncontrollable at any time**. She couldn't stand the flying fire, and in a daze, she was dominated by the chaotic consciousness, and opened her mouth to bite him again.

Afterwards, Scarlet was naturally afraid, no matter what she said last time, she could be regarded as biting the emperor by order, but this time he didn't say let her bite! And it was bitten on the right forearm, and Scarlet couldn't think of it at all, and he couldn't figure out why he bit it on his arm. But he didn't say anything, and Scarlet Heart grew his memory, and he was no longer stupid and mentioned it himself. In addition, she was also tired, and seeing that he had no intention of blaming, she fell asleep groggy.

When I woke up, Scarlet didn't know how much time was. Later, I heard Wang Chenghai report through the small door, saying that he was about to arrive at the Pingzhou ferry. Pingzhou Guandu has already closed the port because of the honor guard of the emperor, but a river has been opened for emergency purposes, and the traffic must also be strictly investigated. Now the emperor is fortunate to be in the south, and all the officials from Huainan and Huaidong provinces have gone to Jiangdu to greet them, but the magistrates who are not in Jiangdu still have to stay. Pang Xin had already taken the pass order from the chief inspector early in the morning, otherwise a private ship like them would not be able to dock at Pingzhou Wharf.

Several of them got off the boat, and the soles of their hearts shook straight under their feet. She changed her clothes, a lake blue skirt gown, and did not pass on Xiaofuzi to serve, and she curled her hair. Since the removal of the board from the cabin, Scarlet has been covering half of his face with the handkerchief he brought.

Yun Xi knew that she didn't think it was dirty outside this time, but she would go ashore and get it again. When she looked in the mirror, she found that her mouth was swollen, and she felt that it was really ugly, so she simply covered it. She usually has a habit in the palace, and she always embroiders the spirit to get close to her after sleeping, even if Xiaofuzi has been with her for several years, she doesn't want him to see the slightest embarrassment. Xiao Fuzi also understands, she doesn't pass it on, and Xiao Fuzi doesn't come close, so she prepares things from a distance to the compartment and let her take care of herself.

Yun Xi also knew that she was a good face, so she didn't rush to let people withdraw from the cabin. It's very inconvenient for the two of them to be crowded in the hut, so he lets her. Until she reluctantly sent the two away, the boat docked.

The docks were already full of soldiers, but there was a pass order in hand, and no one came to check on them. As soon as I got out of the wharf and walked on the street, I only felt that this place was very different from Jiangdu, Pingzhou was built in a hilly place, and the streets were high and low. There is no river in the city, and you can see the mountain scenery from a distance, not high, but slow.

Not far from the pier is a street, which is also like a market. "Childe, do you want to find a place to rest first? Hire a carriage and horses tomorrow? Pang Xin looked at the weather, "Look at this skyscape, it should be sunny at night." ”

"It's fine." Yun Xi glanced at Scarlet Heart, she tossed hard yesterday, and she didn't fall asleep until dawn, her eyes were a little red at this time, and she didn't stop at first glance.

When Scarlet saw this momentum, it seemed that he was going to go out of the city. Thinking about it again, the city has long been ordered three times, in order to prepare for the emperor to come, the purification is very different from the past. Even if you walk around here, it's hard to see what you're really seeing. But the villages in the distant towns are different, far away, and it is expected that it will be difficult for the Son of Heaven to arrive, so they will not be as extensive as in the city.

Before this trip, Scarlet Heart also made preparations. Although she was in a hurry in the end, she didn't have time to carry a bunch of bags on her back. But there are a lot of things that need to be prepared for emergencies, at this time in the middle of summer, it is easy to break when you bring food out, but you are afraid that like the last time, the emperor will eat a bad stomach, so I prepared some medicines. The cloth she bought with the emperor last time didn't give it to her, so she asked Xiaofuzi to go out and buy some by herself and add a few clothes. Afraid of going out to swagger and attracting a lot of men to look at her, she deliberately made the size bigger, and the styles were all invisible. Later, it was replaced by the emperor's preparation, and suddenly felt that they actually had a spirit rhino in this regard.

Now that she came out with her face covered, the people on the street were full of surprise when they saw Yun Xi, but when they saw her again, they immediately couldn't hide from her. Scarlet looked at them as if she had some kind of sores or something. Scarlet didn't care too much, and only pulled Yunxi tightly, like a child who was afraid of being abandoned.

After walking half the street, they entered an inn called Anshun Zhai. The store is open on three floors, there is a big field outside, no one is allowed to set up a stall near the door, and there are four guys outside to greet him, and the pomp is very large. This is not the time for dinner, so there are not many guests, and the tables and chairs in the hall on the first floor are not dense, so it is particularly open-minded.

As soon as Scarlet Xin entered, he saw that the tables and chairs on the first floor were all good, and he knew that this store must only entertain the rich. The first floor is a roof, with a huge lotus flower hanging on the top, and a corridor on the second floor, all of which are rooms. The third floor only opens two doors, like two independent noble rooms.

The shopkeeper is a businessman, and when he saw that although these people were mediocre in their clothes, they had an outstanding bearing, so they didn't dare to slack off. Immediately, two guys greeted him, casually asking where the guest officer was calling, and at the same time raising his voice to greet him.

Yun Xi asked for three rooms, and took the menu and wanted to order a few side dishes for them to send in. He glanced at it, and the things here were all expensive, and they were more than half the price of the same things as Jiangdu. Jiangdu belongs to Jiangdong Province, Pingzhou is located at the junction of Huaidong and Huainan, is directly under the state, although it is separated by Qingyang Lake, but how can the price jump out so much? He handed the list to Scarlet and asked her to order. Scarlet Xin casually ordered some side dishes, and the shopkeeper here was busy sending his guys to pick up the burden in the hands of Pang Xin and others. Pang Xin flashed his hand slightly, and did not hand it to them, but just raised his chin and asked them to lead the way.

The rooms on the second floor are all surrounded by a corridor, facing the street on one side and the hall on the other. The rooms are not small, so they are all spaced, and they are quieter than the average inn. Inside, there are screens, wardrobes, and decorative grids to separate the inside and outside, and divide them into halls and compartments. There is also a single corner as a bathing place, and there is a large wooden barrel made of peach root with silver edges. After a while, several large pots of hot water were delivered with vegetables. When the guys went out behind closed doors, Chang Fu began to work, directly removed the list on the bed, spread what they brought, and took incense to smoke the bed.

Yun Xi was tossed by the scarlet heart, Chang Fu finished making the bed, and then went to the other end to take a look at the wooden barrel, the peach wood is the most insulating, especially the bathtub made of hundred-year-old peach roots is very good. And when I came, the boat was small, so I couldn't soak in the soup happily.

But I don't know how many people have soaked in this vat, and his master is definitely not willing to soak in it. Xiao Fuzi was also prepared for this, he first scalded it with boiling water, and then used a wax film mixed with grapefruit leaves and fragrant beans. This kind of thing is boiled out of various spices and oil gelatin, much like oil wax film, which does not melt when heated, but does not hinder the air flow when separated from water. In the past, scarlet hearts were often used to wrap the body, and then soak in soup to beautify the skin with heat. Now he has rubbed the whole bucket thick and fine, and finally added hot water, which suddenly overflowed with aroma and made the water extraordinarily transparent.

Pang Xin and his two subordinates stayed in the left and right rooms, Yun Xi glanced at the hot air behind the screen, and couldn't help laughing: "I haven't eaten yet, what are you anxious about?" ”

Listening to his ambiguous words, his scarlet face was slightly red: "Washing can also remove fatigue, first serve you with something, the bucket will be placed, without pouring cold water, it can also eliminate the uncleanness in the bucket." ”

He reached out and put his arm around her, sniffing lightly in her hair: "Eat something later, you wash and sleep for a while, and look around later." In one sentence, she felt uncomfortable and made her feel very close. I couldn't help but look up at him: "Then how to make ......"

"Nothing." As he spoke, he pulled her to the table. Scarlet just ordered a few side dishes, stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots, canned stuffed duck, simmered goose letter, a steamed white fish, and a garlic mixed with eggplant.

The plates are crystal clear, and the chopsticks are also silver-covered, so after seeing it, I didn't let Chang Fuquan change it to the one he brought, but he just took the boiling water and it was hot again, and then picked a few things and tasted them, and felt that the taste was okay, so he stood on the side and gave him the cloth. Yun Xi watched her movements, and couldn't help but feel a little confused for a while. changed the scene and clothes, but it has a bit of a husband and wife flavor. He reached out and shook her wrist and pulled her to the side: "Since you come out, there are not so many rules, just use some casually." ”

Scarlet listened and sat beside him. She eats very little, and she is always careful about what she is outside. After eating, we rested again. Chang Fu cleaned his hands and went to refill some cold water. When the road was almost over, Scarlet sent Yun Xi to wash and relieve his fatigue, but in the end, Yun Xi was dragged into the vat together.

Scarlet Heart is from the southbound together, and she continues to let Yun Xi pull her face and subvert what she knows and learns. Although she is extremely reluctant to fight from the root, after all, this is not in the palace, she has to worry more about being afraid, and she has no time to make her sad and sad, and think about what others think of her. In addition, she is used to being a person who is based on the situation, and now she does not accept me, the location is inconvenient, and she is the one who struggles and finally loses the adult. Yun Xi also pinched her temperament, so she will be presumptuous and perverse to the extreme!

The wax separates the bucket from the water, but the fragrance overflows. There are some lotus foam mint leaves scattered in the water, if there are no two people crowded and hugging, it must be very enjoyable. But the daylight and daytime bath, the scarlet heart is not enjoyable, how dare you raise your eyes to look at him, the hot water soaked, I shook up first.

As soon as the clothes were removed, the tooth marks on Yun Xi's arms made Scarlet Xin's face wrinkle, and Scarlet Heart also had large and small blue and red marks on her body. He finally didn't go down again, and with a slight sigh in his throat, he hugged her over, and his hands roamed in front of her and behind her for a while. It's not so much like teasing, it's more like soothing.

The two of them came out after soaking a stick of incense, and Scarlet casually wrapped the towel he brought, ready to serve him in his shirt. Because he didn't bring the embroidery spirit out this time, Chang Fu just sorted things out and put them outside the screen. As soon as Scarlet came out, he saw that his clothes had been neatly folded and ready to change, and there was a pair of shoes on the small stool on one side.

When I saw this thing, I was stunned, and this pair of green cloth soft-soled loafers was made by Scarlet a few days ago. When she was on the road, she had asked to make shoes for Yunxi, but she didn't use needlework for several years, and her craftsmanship was unfamiliar, and she was a little crooked after making it. The two of them look like they are inseparable from each other, and they really can't take their hands to serve the king. Unexpectedly, the two minions of the embroidered spirit Chang Fu were actually packed, and Chang Fu actually put them out.

Scarlet was stunned for a while, and couldn't care too much for a while, so he reached out and copied his shoes and wanted to tuck them into the corner. Unexpectedly, Yun Xi had already come out with a casual gown, and said in his mouth: "What's the matter?" Scarlet was nervous, the scarf on his body almost fell off, and he held his shoes in his hand and didn't hide them, looking stupid with an embarrassed face.

He stared at what was in her eyes, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Did it happen?" Just give it a try. ”

"The concubine hasn't used a needle and thread for several years, and it's really unbearable." Scarlet muttered, "Don't try it, right?" ”

"You can't even put it in, right?" Yun Xi almost snatched it, "Try it first for your husband, but you can't get in, and you will have experience next time." ”

The sentence he blurted out "for a husband" made his heart beat for a while, and his face turned a little redder. But the sparkle in his eyes affected her, and the shoes were not her brainchild, but the joy of those who received them was infectious.

Scarlet waited for him to change his clothes, and these shoes could be put on, and the size was just right, but the midline was not so straight. In addition, it has a soft bottom, so it can't stand the long road, so it can only be worn in the house.

He paced a few steps in the room, his eyes were crooked like the moon, and suddenly reached out and grabbed her feet off the ground, and had to look at him at eye level: "Okay, you are getting more and more appropriate." ”

His words are clueless, and he doesn't know where he is going. This craft has regressed not in general, in the past, at home, if this kind of finished product is made, the scarlet heart is dead and will not show the treasure. She did it one hundred and ten pairs, picking out the best for her father, just for her father's sentence "Three girls are lovely". Father has never given her a "very good" evaluation, and now this evaluation is so easy to come by, it is still a hundred times more tricky than her father, and it is difficult to deal with tens of millions of emperors!

Sometimes it's strange to think about it, in the past, when she kept improving, he was always as black as iron and his eyes were as cold as frost. As a result, her clothes and manners were doubly careful not to make any mistakes. Now that he has come out, he seems to be much more tolerant, even if she is always picky and unwilling to be close to the people, he doesn't mind, and he will say that she is "very good" because of a pair of shoes. Since ancient times, the heart of heaven has been unpredictable, and the scarlet heart is now deeply experienced!

The two slept in the house until the evening, and then went out of the inn and walked the other half of the street. The topography of Pingzhou is different from Jiangdu, the streets are up and down, the bazaar is also a blend of high and low, and shops and stalls abound. Wang Chenghai and Chang Fu stayed in the inn to tidy up the room, reluctant to let the guys outside touch their things, and some of the things they brought were indeed palace products. Pang Xin and his subordinate Zheng Huai followed from a distance, not close.

In another ten days is the Midyear Festival, so some of the upstairs are decorated with ghost king statues, I heard that there will be fireworks here during the Midyear Festival, and there will be a hundred ghosts night festival. Even now, there are many small stalls selling grimaces, and some of them are very cleverly made.

There are men and women on the streets, rich and noble people who ride incense cars and soft sedan chairs, and there are also civilians in short clothes and coarse cloth. There are also many men and women like them who are both paired, and Scarlet Heart didn't come out with half of her face covered this time. It was dark at this time, and she followed Yun Xi closely, letting him lead her, and shaking the handkerchief with her other hand to tease the wind from time to time.

At first, she was very unaccustomed to walking on the street holding hands, but she was afraid of crowded places, and couldn't help but pull his clothes, for fear of crowding people. Later, I didn't care too much about it, and only thought about safety first.

There are also a lot of food sold on the street, but this time Yun Xi has a long memory, so he doesn't put it in his mouth anymore. But the prices here are indeed more expensive than Jiangdu, and rice noodles are sold for five here. If you add some red beans and mung beans, it will cost more than seven or eight seeds. Pingzhou's rice production is larger than that of Jiangdu, and there are concentrated fields, but food is much more expensive. After a trip, the price is basically a lot higher than Jiangdu. The two cities are not too far apart, and there is a lot of trade circulation, but the prices are much worse.

At night, the lights are red and green, the dawn moon listens to the wind, the Qinlou Chu Hall is particularly prosperous, and the glamorous scenery is better than the music square on the Jiangdu Lake. It seems that Pingzhou's economy seems to be driven by these.

After walking for a while, Scarlet felt hot and tired, and the handkerchief in his hand kept teasing. Suddenly, her right elbow sank slightly, and when she looked back, it was an eleven or twelve-year-old girl pulling her, wearing a coarse cloth gown skirt, looking delicate and lovely, with a pair of big eyes, looking up at her: "Grandma, buy a fan and use it, it's easy to use." ”

Yun Xi also turned around and saw that she was carrying a small basket, in which there were many straw fans, and grass insect paintings were painted on them. When he saw her coming out at a young age to beg for a living, he felt a little pity in his heart, and praised her sharp eyes in his heart. Thinking like this, he casually took out a small piece of broken silver from his waist pocket and threw it into the basket, and whispered to Scarlet Heart: "You pick a handful." ”

When the little girl saw the money, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly raised it closer to make it easier for her to choose, and said, "Pick a few more handfuls, it's easy to use." ”

Seeing that she was quite good at trading, she wanted to take away all the money, and smiled for a while: "It's just to use, a handful is enough." Don't let you find money. As he spoke, he took out a handful of handfuls of handkerchiefs and held them up to look at the color.

As soon as the little girl saw that the trade was profitable, and then heard that Yunxi's accent was not a local, she was well-behaved, holding the basket with a smile and saying, "Uncle and grandma are going to Donghe to play?" Picking water chestnuts to touch the fish, the younger brother is good at water, and the uncle looks at it and gives a reward. ”

Scarlet was stunned, she was really a business-savvy person, selling fans and pulling people to play in the water. Yun Xi laughed when she heard sex: "It's dark at this time, where is the fun?" Why don't you come to me tomorrow, if it's really good, the reward is indispensable. ”

"Uncle is not interested in people, tomorrow the little one will come to find the grandfather and grandma, and the uncle will leave an address." The little girl smiled and bent her eyes, and said continuously.

"I can't go two miles back, there is an Anshun Zhai. Then you go there and look for it, and the surname Wang is it. Yun Xi turned around and pointed back, "You can come and look for it early tomorrow." ”

When the little girl heard that she was staying in a big inn, her eyes lit up more and more: "The little one will come to serve tomorrow morning, and grandpa and grandma don't have to go to another house." ”

"I don't want anyone else." Yun Xi smiled, and the little girl bowed and squeezed through the crowd.

When she disappeared, Yun Xi looked back at the painting on the fan and said, "I don't know which one painted it, but I have some pen power." Then he added, "Speaking of which, you don't like to use pen and ink on weekdays. ”

Scarlet listened and responded: "The concubine is sparse, and the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all rude." ”

"It's just that I don't care." Yun Xi smiled differently, and blushed when she heard it. Suddenly, I heard a commotion behind me, followed by the whip wind, and the neighing of horses. Before she could react, Yun Xi had already hugged her and leaned to the side, and then Pang Xin had already posted it over to protect them. Scarlet only felt a boom in his ears, wrapped in a gust of wind, and it was as if a carriage had directly split through the crowd and rushed over.

Yun Xi hugged her scarlet heart, but her eyes looked at the roof of the car swaying, and half of the street behind was full of people standing upside down, crying, shouting, scolding, and scolding. Pang Xin saw Yun Xi squinting slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Childe, is there an obstacle?" ”

"Nothing. The street market is rampant, is it the official road here? He snorted lightly, and just glanced at it, and there were splendid lights, hanging lights, and dignitaries. He traveled in a hurry, but he did not take precautions in advance, and he regarded human life as nothing, and he was arrogant.

"Just asked Zheng Huai to go over and see which one it is." Pang Xin said softly, Scarlet Heart was pressed in Yun Xi's arms, and her hands had unconsciously tightened the clothes around his waist, she was a little scared in her heart, and she was beating painfully.