Although Jiangdong didn't catch the two attackers, the next trip was indeed smooth sailing, and Zeng Rong and his entourage were still according to the original plan, every time they went to a larger county or prefecture, they would stop to stay for a day or two, and at the same time pay attention to whether anyone was following.

Fortunately, they didn't encounter any suspicious people along the way.

Because of the delay along the way, Qian Yi needed to rush back to Hangzhou to deal with the family affairs that had been backlogged for half a year, and at the same time, he also needed to rush back to the capital before the end of October to handle Qian Qian's wedding.

Zeng Rong and his entourage stopped in Yangzhou, which has been a prosperous place since ancient times, not only with many commercial ports, but also with many temples and cultural landscapes, otherwise there would not have been so many popular poems.

This time, instead of looking for a high-end and luxurious inn, they stayed in an inconspicuous medium-sized inn in the center of the street, chartered the entire inn, and even the stove room was replaced by the people they brought down from the ship, from procurement to processing, all of which were handed over to their own people.

After wandering around the city for two days, I found a few treasures, including calligraphy and paintings, antiques, ancient coins, and vases, but Zhu Heng was happiest when he bought his favorite Su Shi text panel, "Nian Nujiao Chibi Nostalgia" in cursive.

On the third day, they went to Daming Temple according to the plan, but when they passed by Slender West Lake, it suddenly rained, so they turned directly to Slender West Lake, just to see the Slender West Lake in the rain.

Because the rain became denser and denser, Zeng Rong had to find a wine shop to go in, before they entered, there were already a lot of people in the wine shop, messy and noisy, Jiangdong went to several nearby tea shops and wine shops to turn around, saying that each house was crowded with people, no way, the temporary rain, tourists were stopped.

Fortunately, Ah Chun was clever and bought a house from the shopkeeper with two taels of silver, cleaned up a little, and let Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng go in to rest.

After a while, Ah Chun and Ah Mei brought two trays, which were the meals they wanted.

"Isn't there a lot of people who delivered it so quickly?" Zeng Rong asked casually.

"It should be the slave's money, right? The shopkeeper said that we could come first, and said that this was the most seasonal fish and shrimp in their lake. Ah Chun explained.

"Oh? Then the old man wants to see what kind of good thing it is? Lu Lang waited for Ah Chun and Ah Mei to put down the tray and leaned over.

Since the accident in Liaocheng that day, as long as it is the entrance of the things, it is basically handed over to Lu Lang for inspection first.

This is Qian Yi's request.

In the end, the experience is different from the experience, after Qian Yi heard what happened to them that day, he didn't agree with their views very much, and warned them that they must not only focus on the queen and the imperial concubine.

Now there are many concubines with sons in the palace, and if they can't keep it, there will be those who are secretly watching to attack them, and then lead to the queen and the imperial concubine, after all, everyone knows that the contradiction between the two forces and Zhu Heng is almost clear.

Once Zhu Heng has an accident, the Queen Mother and the Emperor will definitely investigate them as soon as possible, if there is no evidence, it is very likely that both sides will be questioned together in anger, and at this time, it is definitely the inconspicuous watcher who will benefit.

Qian Yi's words reminded Zeng Rong of Concubine De, if these three parties were damaged, it would not be Zhu Min who came out.

Coincidentally, Zhu Min has also been in the eyes of the emperor for more than half a year, the emperor has praised him less, and Concubine De has not gone to the queen mother to be courteous, and she is also a lot kinder to Zhu Heng than before.

In fact, Zeng Rong and Concubine De did not have much contact, and it was strange to say, the first time I heard this name from Qin Chuxue's mouth, and learned that she was the only concubine who gave birth and survived within five years after the first queen and the imperial concubine gave birth, Zeng Rong sighed that this woman's wrist is definitely not simple.

She really knew Concubine De when she entered the examination room of the inner prison, and at that time, Concubine De gave her the impression that she didn't talk much, and she was quite a gentle and quiet person.

It's just an impression of an impression, but Zeng Rong still has an instinctive rejection of this person, and she can't say why.

Sure enough, this time Tong Yao had an accident, and Concubine De was somewhat implicated, but she didn't completely cut off Tong Yao, but she entered Cining Palace more often than before, and from time to time she would do what she liked, sending some new and interesting things to the Queen Mother, and even looking at Zhu Heng with her eyes was much more eager than before.

This kind of person, even if he is not an evildoer, Zeng Rong will not like it, he is too snobbish, he will only be a wall grass, and he will not have sincerity.

Presumably the emperor also saw through her at a glance, so when she said that she wanted to travel with the queen mother, the emperor rejected her.

In addition to Concubine De, the remaining new favored is Yu Bing, Yu Bing's son is too young, and Yu Bing's position is not high, and there is another point, Zeng Rong is kind to this mother and son, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a life-saving grace, therefore, Zeng Rong will automatically skip Yu Bing emotionally, she thinks that Yu Bing will not harm them.

But Qian Yi still disagrees with Zeng Rong's point of view.

You know, this is not some other object or small property, this is the throne, the supreme throne in the world, for it, how many fathers and sons have killed how many brothers have been on the wall, what is a little kindness?

In this way, for the sake of safety, Qian Yi asked Lu Lang to check the food they imported every time.

This time, Lu Lang still tried each dish with a silver needle first, and when he saw that the silver needle did not change color, he picked up each dish again and sniffed it on the tip of his nose, and then scooped half a spoonful of soup with a soup spoon and licked it with his tongue.

If it was ordinary, after Lu Lang licked it, he would directly let Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng move, but this time he didn't know why, when he heard Zeng Rong's words, he also became very cautious, and ordered Jiangdong to go outside to catch a chicken or dog.

Jiangdong quickly went out and quietly found a dog, who knew that after the dog smelled the bowl of fish soup, he turned his head and refused to eat it at all.

Lu Lang tried to get a few other dishes and put them in front of it, except for a dish of boiled shrimp and a lion's head that did not move, the other dishes were eaten by the dog.

Lu Lang was greatly surprised, because he also tasted a little bit of the two dishes of boiled shrimp and lion's head, and did not taste anything unusual.

"Back to the two masters, let's try not to be quiet, eat a few other dishes, and see the follow-up later." Jiang Dong knew that Zhu Heng and Zeng Rong had no experience in dealing with it, especially Zhu Heng, who had been resting on his laurels all these years, and it was not much worse if he didn't say a blank piece of paper, so he got an idea for the two of them.

Zhu Heng nodded, he also wanted to see the follow-up.