When they bowed down and went out of the tunnel, Huang Zhifu was already in official clothes and drove on the river embankment.

On the carriage, Hua Qiao told the imperial brothers about the past few days, and also told them about the affairs of Nandu.

Only then did Zhu Zhanji know that they were overturned by ghosts in the Cao River, and the boat was sunk by digging holes, and these were indeed done by King Han, and he guessed correctly.

What's even more odious is that Yi Chengjin ransacked the firearms of Wanhu Villa, and it is possible that he has colluded with the King of Han to attack the city during the spring break of Zhengdan.

"Lone must rush to Ying Tianfu immediately, Lord Huang, prepare pen and ink."

The prince's handwritten letter flew to Shuntianfu and Nanzhiliwei, Zhejiang Wei, and Jiangsu Wei overnight.

It's a pity that the Cao River is forbidden to sail at night, and now the water volume is small in winter, so it is necessary to drive the boat, and there is a risk of hitting the reef. They had to stay overnight in the government.

The prince was about to go to the inner palace to rest, and someone outside came to report that the palace was on fire, because the firecrackers collapsed and the spark burned the stable.

"Let's all go and rest, King Han has suffered a dumb loss, forgive him and don't dare to do anything." Zhu Zhanji slept in the cell for a few days, and then hurried back to his room to take a bath.

The door of Hua Qiao's room was hidden, and she waited quietly for the person who pushed the door.

After a while, the freshly cleaned Hu Yanjin flashed in, and as soon as he closed the door, he hugged the person who rushed towards him tightly in his arms.

He bowed his head and kissed her, and she looked up at him desperately.

The heartache of longing for a long time, between the lips and teeth, has become a lingering after turning the danger into a disaster.

"I saw two beggars on the dock that day, so I decided to try to see if I could find you through them, and I thought you would inform the emperor and send troops to save us. Unexpectedly, you have already left the capital and walked on the way to Nandu. ”

"Thankfully, I was able to see you sooner."

"Nonsense, how dangerous is this? This time it was a coincidence, in case there was no luck and they could go in the tunnel, they would have any possibility of exposure, and it is estimated that you, me, and the prince would have to explain to Dongchang Mansion. ”

Hu Yanjin kissed her lips again and said with a smile:

"I even gave you the life of the next life, in the next life, don't forget me."

"No, what creditor would forget to owe a debt?" Hua Qiao pursed her lips and smiled.

"That'...... Lord Creditor, tomorrow you can go back to Beijing, and save the master and Hua Rong from Tianfu, and you can rest assured that you will leave it to me. Hu Yanjin really didn't want Hua Qiao to follow.

The war in Nandu is about to break out, and he is at the center of the contradiction, Hu Yanjin really can't predict what kind of situation will happen every tomorrow.

"Jinyi, you know that I won't ......"

Isn't it? Daddy, Hua Rong, and him are all in Yingtian, what am I going to do in that cold Shuntian?

At dawn the next day, the entire Dongchang Mansion woke up to the sound of firecrackers, the smell of black fire wafted in the air, and in front of every house, there was a red confetti.

The children who got up early and waited to get the New Year's red envelopes squatted on the confetti of firecrackers, holding lit incense sticks and looking for unlit cannons.

Zhu Zhanji and his entourage, in such an air with the smell of black fire, boarded the ship with complicated feelings.

The same smell, it can be the joy of the New Year's Day, or the sorrow of flesh and blood.

The sails are puffed up, and the boat moves south downwind, and the ship moves as fast as a mirror.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was quiet on the Cao River, just enough for them to travel at full speed. Zhu Zhanji stood at the bow of the boat, thinking about Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhong and Li Fu who sank to the bottom of the river with the boat, and his heart was like a knife.

Today, Governor Huang will take people to look for the shipwreck, but so many days have passed, and the result is only to increase the sadness.

When the boat traveled to Huaiyin Station, Hua Qiao proposed to go to Wanhu Villa.

"The owner of the Tao Village and the young owner of the village just fled at that time, and we didn't know, except for the things that Yi Chengjin took away, what else was in the villa?"

"Yes, no one knows the advantages and disadvantages of those firearms better than them. Okay, then turn in and have a look. ”

There was no post station near Ziyinggou, so the nearest post station had to send horses to the ferry.

Xiao Gao lit the signal flare, and soon, someone came out inside, it was Tao Qingyi. When he saw that it was the crown prince and Hu Yanjin, he was startled and hurriedly dismounted to greet him.

Entering the villa, the owner of the pottery village welcomed them into the main hall, and when Hua Qiao saw that they wanted to talk about things, he proposed to go to see Tao Qingyu's tomb.

Qingyi was about to accompany her, Hua Qiao said: "Don't delay you, do you have any familiar maidservants here, just find one to take me there." ”

Tao Qingyi understood, and hurriedly called Can'er out.

Can'er was originally left in the villa by Hua Qiao to take care of Daddy, who was crazy at that time, and he couldn't leave anyone around him.

Seeing her own girl come to the villa to find herself, Can'er was filled with joy and sorrow, and when she saw the buckwheat, tears fell like rain.

Before she could speak, Hua Qiao made a "shhh Led her out of the main hall.

"Girl, this is ......"

"No one knows that Daddy was robbed from the villa, and even if he knows in the future, he will not admit to acquaintance. So you and I, we've only met in the lodge before, you know? ”

Can'er nodded hurriedly.

Hua Qiao sighed and said, "Let's go, take me to see Qingyu." ”

Qingyu's grave, lying alone on the sunny slope, the ancestral tomb of the Tao family is not in Yangzhou, they moved to Ziyinggou Wanhu Villa, but it is more than ten years.

At that time, Tao Yuanlang had already begun to develop firearms for Emperor Yongle, Ziyinggou was not only close to the Cao River, but also self-contained, so when setting up the post station, he deliberately did not set up a point in this area, but also to avoid people's eyes.

Hua Qiao put the pine branch that had been broken on the road just now on the grave of Qingyu, and burst into tears:

"It's all my fault that I'm too selfish, I shouldn't have thought of that way to marry you to Yi Chengjin, I didn't expect that it would cost you your life."

"Didn't Master Yi ask for a kiss that Miss Tao married him? We all think that she has always been very happy when she talks about adults and children......" Can'er said in surprise.

"Really? That's what she said herself? That's it. ”

Maybe it's because of pregnancy, Qing Yu's last days are all living in her fantasies. Hua Qiao thought: Maybe it's better for her not to know the truth.

Yi Chengjin's rebellion this time will definitely expose his identity, he is Zhu Wenzhi, and he will never be able to return to Yi Chengjin.

What the owner of the pottery farm made with all his might was the batch of firearms that were stolen, even if there were some trial products in the warehouse, they were not as good as the ones that were robbed.

After introducing the range and power, the owner of the pottery village said:

"If there is a disadvantage, it is that the caliber is different from the past, so the ammunition is specially made and is not universal with the original. We only have a limited amount of ammunition to make, and when those ammunition is finished, the guns become a pile of scrap metal. ”

"And we're going to lead them to launch?"

"Or, blow up the ammunition depot!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded. Now everything is unknown, and no one even knows how many soldiers and horses Zhu Wenzhi can transfer. What he is most worried about now is that some generals of the Ming Dynasty will be rebelled.

They did not delay any longer and left Wanhu Villa to return to Caohe Wharf.

When leaving, Tao Qingyi said that it was inconvenient for the princess to have no maid by her side, so she gave Can'er to Hua Qiao.

This is a trivial matter, and Zhu Zhanji didn't care too much.

Can'er quietly breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, she could respond to Tianfu to see her mother.