Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng went to Cining Palace to ask for peace the next morning, only to learn that the Queen Mother had canceled the trip to Jiangnan, not only that, but the old man also privately gave them 10,000 taels of silver tickets to make entanglements, saying that they saw something fun and interesting to buy for her, but they were afraid that they would not accept the silver.

Coming back from Cining Palace, the two began to pack their luggage, and two days later, Qian Yi sent a message that the day of the trip was set for May 20, and the ship had been prepared, Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng had one, he took one with his family, and two other cargo ships accompanied him.

Mrs. Qian and Qian Qian did not follow this time, saying that Ouyang Si had gone to the Qian family to propose marriage the day after Zeng Rong returned to the door, and the date of marriage was also set, in the autumn of this year, so the mother and daughter needed to stay and prepare the dowry.

Early in the morning of May 20, Zeng Rong and Zhu Heng and their entourage took a carriage to the Jingzhou wharf outside the city.

Zeng Rong is the first time to take this kind of galleon, not to mention Zhu Heng, this is the first time he has seen a boat in the real sense, and it is also the first time to come to the wharf, seeing the dense ships on the wharf and the commercial ports and crowds on both sides of the canal that are more lively than the bazaar, he is even more surprised, a pair of eyes seem to be too busy, and he sighs again and again that this is the real world.

For among the crowds were the nobles dressed in silk and satin, the untouchables in burlap, the commanding officials and soap officials, the petty traders who sold along the streets, and the many barefoot porters.

It was the first time Zhu Heng saw this kind of porter who really relied on selling his labor to get paid, and these people almost had one thing in common, hunched back, ragged, with a vegetable, and numb eyes.

"They're so pathetic." Zhu Heng said with emotion.

"No, they are not the most pitiful, at least there are a lot of merchant ships coming and going at this wharf, they can feed themselves and their families, but the real farmers are different, they have to rely on the sky to eat, if they catch up with the big drought and flood disaster, busy for most of the year without harvest, that is to call the earth is not good every day, even the grass roots and bark are gnawed clean, it is really not good, can only wander with the family." Zeng Rong said in a low voice.

Zhu Heng was silent when he heard it, he had read what Zeng Rong said in the book, but the book was not as shocking as in reality after all.

"Get on board, there will be surprises waiting for you later." Qian Yi heard the conversation between the two and said with a smile.

He thought the topic was too dull and too emotional.

"What surprise?" Zeng Rong was curious.

Qian Yi sold a pass and led Zeng Rong and his party to one of the three identical ships connected to the front and back.

There are two floors on the ship, there are six independent rooms on the upper floor, Zeng Rong first turned around, only one room has a formal bed, the rest are small collapses, obviously, this room with a bed is specially prepared for them, which even has a wardrobe, dresser and desk, the desk is facing the window, you don't need to go out of the house to see the scenery along the river.

Zeng Rong did not go to the lower floor, it is said that it was for the boatmen, and there was a stove room where hot water could be boiled and cooked.

When he went out this time, Zeng Rong still brought Ah Chun and Ah Mei with him, Xiao Luzi and Xiao Haizi have followed Zhu Heng for many years, and they must also be brought, and there are four guards, Jiangdong, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Jiangbei, of which Jiangdong and Jiangxi are sent by the Queen Mother, and they have been following the Queen Mother before.

Qian Yi also brought a lot of guards on his side, and many of them pretended to be shipwrights and lurked on each ship, in order to protect Zhu Heng and Zeng Rong.

Leaving Ah Chun to pack his luggage, Zeng Rong pushed Zhu Heng around the bow and stern of the boat, the summer sun was too sunny, the two stayed for a while, and when they were about to go back to the house, Qian Yi led the two in, one was Ouyang Si, and the other was about fifty years old, thin and small, wearing gray muslin, hair and beard were a little gray, Zeng Rong was sure that he had never seen this person.

"Second brother, why are you here, just you?" Zeng Rong saw Ouyang Si and knew that this was the surprise that Qian Yi said.

"I'm here to give you a ride, but I can only stay with you for a few days." Ouyang Si looked at Zeng Rong and said.

He is going to be on duty at the Hanlin Academy next month, and this time he came specially for Zhu Heng's legs.

Zeng Rong only then knew that the man in his fifties was Dr. Lu who Qian Yi had made a special trip from Jiangnan to find for Zhu Heng, Lu Lang, who had just entered Beijing for two days, and had not had time to see Zhu Heng.

According to Qian Yi, this Lu Lang is good at bruises, injuries, and acupuncture, and he has cured hundreds of people with leg diseases over the years, including those who have been in wheelchairs for five or six years.

"That's it, Qian Gong still don't brag about the old decay, the old decay is ashamed." Lu Lang waved his hand and said ashamedly.

It turned out that he and Qian Yi were old acquaintances, as early as the year before Qian Yi received a letter from Zhu Heng, and when he learned that Zhu Heng couldn't walk on his legs, Qian Yi looked for Lu Lang.

According to Qian Yi's description, Lu Lang basically judged that Zhu Heng's legs were hopeless, and Qian Yi didn't see Zhu Heng at that time, thinking that Zhu Heng was a prince anyway, and there were so many imperial doctors in the palace, they couldn't do it, presumably it was really impossible.

It was also later, after Qian Yi entered Beijing, he accidentally learned from Uncle Qin that Zhu Heng was secretly looking for acupuncture to treat his legs, so he knew the truth, so he contacted Lu Lang again.

But Lu Lang didn't want to take this errand, he felt that it was useless work, especially when he heard that Zhu Heng's legs didn't feel a little bit, like two pieces of wood, he judged that Zhu Heng's meridians must have been damaged, and he learned that he had been in a wheelchair for twelve years, and he had no confidence, and he had never heard of someone who had been in a wheelchair for more than ten years and that his meridians were damaged and could be cured.

Later, Qian Yi wrote to him again, saying that Zhu Heng's meridians had been repaired almost completely, he had a weak perception ability, and he could even hook his toes sometimes, so he was curious and followed the Qian family into Beijing.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that Qian Yi didn't let him see the patient first, but let him see a scholar first.

From Ouyang Si's mouth, he learned about Zhu Heng's basic condition, and Ouyang Si also took out several treatment plans that he had studied during this period of time to discuss with him.

didn't see the patient, Lu Lang definitely couldn't jump to conclusions.

In this way, Ouyang Sicai followed the boat, he planned to follow the boat for five or six days, Qian Yi had ordered someone to wait at the Cangzhou wharf, and when Ouyang Si got off the boat, he would immediately pull him back to Beijing, and he would not delay his duty.

"There's two of them." Zeng Rong curtsied and saluted Ouyang Si and Lu Lang.

Ouyang Si turned sideways to avoid this salute, looked at Zeng Rongyou and wanted to say something and swallowed it back.

Because Zhu Heng went out very low-key this time, his identity was not even clear to Lu Lang, and he only said that he was a relative of the Qian family, known as the eldest son of Zhu.