"Huh!" Li Dequan retreated, and after a short time, a close guard led Kangxi's Yuhua Cong.

Kangxi took the reins in his hand, looked back at his sleeve, and asked softly, "Did you come here on foot?" ”

Huai Sleeve nodded slightly.

Kangxi looked up at the sky and said, "It's not too early, I'll send you back." ”

Huai Sleeve shook his head lightly, and indifferently refused: "The emperor's state affairs are very serious, and the slaves and maids dare not delay the time of the Long Live Lord." ”

Kangxi turned over and got on the horse, but he leaned down and stretched out his hand to his sleeve, and said softly: "You have just recovered from a serious illness, and your body is still weak, so I won't delay much effort to send you on the way." ”

Huai Sleeve still shook his head lightly, and said with a smile: "Huai Sleeve Xie Emperor Longen, the distance is not far, it doesn't hurt for the slave to go back, long live the lord, please go back." Then he lowered his face and bowed his bow.

Kangxi had no choice but to withdraw his hand, the lingering feelings in his eyes were undoubtedly revealed, and finally stared at his sleeves and said: "Then I will go back first, you should go back earlier" After saying that, the reins were lifted, and the horse neighed and walked away.

Li Dequan and the other guards followed closely. After walking for a while, Kangxi suddenly turned around and said, "Li Dequan, you find two guards to follow Miss Huai and protect her to listen to Yuxuan safely." ”

Li Dequan hurriedly responded: "The slave will do it!" ”

"Wait!" Kangxi called Li Dequan again, and instructed in a deep voice: "You can only follow from afar, not close, don't disturb her." ”

"Huh!" Li Dequan took the order and went.

Kangxi returned to the Qingning Palace, it was twilight, walked into the Qingning Palace, and went straight into the Qiushui Pavilion to change clothes, Kangxi saw that most of the ministers liked to wear regular clothes in the study on weekdays, so he directly announced that Zhang Tingyu entered the inner court to see.

Zhang Tingyu followed the eunuch into the inner court, and saw that Kangxi had just finished changing clothes, and there was a little eunuch next to him holding a copper basin waiting for Kangxi to wash his face.

Kangxi wiped his face slightly, returned to the kang and sat on the edge of the kang and stretched out his legs, and after a while, seeing no response, Kangxi frowned and was displeased, and reprimanded the little eunuch standing next to him: "Come here and take off my boots!" ”

At this time, Li Dequan was not on the side, and the little eunuch standing next to him heard it, and hurriedly ran over and squatted on the ground to drag his boots for Kangxi, but he didn't take off one for a long time.

Kangxi was impatient and pushed it away: "It's so stupid, I don't know how Li Dequan *** yours, it's useless!" With that, he took off his boots and crossed his legs on the kang.

Zhang Tingyu saw that Kangxi was annoyed, and said with a smile: "Why doesn't the emperor choose a few palace maids to serve in the inner court?" After all, girls are more delicate and proper than eunuchs. ”

When Kangxi heard Zhang Tingyu say this, the first person that came to mind was Huai Sleeve, and he unconsciously softened his gaze, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Suddenly realizing that he was a little out of shape, Kangxi hurriedly shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "Let's talk about these later, show me your folds." ”

Zhang Tingyu approached and handed over the recital with both hands, and by the way, put the approved recital box on the corner of the table.

***

Rong Ruo went to Jiangnan to receive orders to thoroughly investigate the corruption case of the salt transport envoy in Huainan, because several famous officials jointly played this person for embezzlement, bribery and accumulation of money.

Kangxi attached great importance to it, and originally planned to order the Imperial Shi Ge Li of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate and deal with it, but a few days ago, there was a case of Ben Ge Li being implicated in the case of treating Huang and filling the river and selling land.

Kangxi thought about it again and again and felt that it was inappropriate, so he ordered Rong Ruo to go, thinking that Rong Ruo was prudent and cautious, after all, the salt envoy was a three-grade official released by the imperial court, and he often implicated countless officials under him.

Although Rong Ruo was the Qincha who received the order, he did not directly reveal his identity, but only brought a few guards with him, and sneaked into the Jiangnan territory.

Jiangnan has always been known as the land of rich fish and rice, a delicate and gentle place, and the Qinhuai River is the place where celebrities of all dynasties linger and seek their dreams.

Rong Ruo knew that this was not only the rich businessmen's snow and moon field, but also the place where the fish and dragons were mixed, and the news spread most smoothly and quickly.

In a post house on the bank of the Qinhuai River, Rong Ruo booked two upper rooms, one for Xiao Anzi and another guard to live in, and the other to live alone.

During the day, Rong Ruo only snuggled up in his house to drink tea and read books, or went to visit the nearby bamboo forest hut to browse the scenery.

Outsiders can recognize this person as a first-class sword guard in front of the emperor, just if he is the noble son of a wealthy merchant who came here to play.

At night, Rong Ruo took Xiao Anzi and the guards to choose the restaurant teahouse, drink tea and listen to books, and where it was lively, he went to save it.

That night, Rong Ruo, Xiao Anzi and other guards were having dinner in a restaurant called Luan Die Yashe.

This Luan Die Yashe is a famous wine shop on the bank of the Qinhuai River, next to it is the famous flower street, every night, there are many rich businessmen with the famous prostitutes in the street to drink here, so lively!

As soon as Rong Ruo's dishes were served, the bartender took a pot of scalded bamboo leaves and respectfully placed them on Rong Ruo's table, hurriedly retreated, and when he walked up the stairs, he retreated back with a smile on his face.

The bartender nodded and smiled, "Yo! Master Xu, is it the fragrant wind that blew your old man here tonight? It's been a long time since I saw you! ”

Rong Ruo poured a glass of wine, looked sideways at the stairs, and saw a short and fat man coming upstairs, with thick lips and small eyes on an oily face, and red cheeks.

That Xu Ye had a big belly, and he stretched out a brocade robe, a black polished smooth and shiny rosewood carved bamboo in the middle of his belly, a belt worn with silver thread tightly strangled his bulging belly, and a piece of ice jade in the middle of the belt, and a huge gold wrench on his left hand.

Holding a woman's slender waist in the crook of her arm, the woman wore heavy makeup, shook three times in one step, and just went upstairs with a strong smell of fat powder rolled over, and Xiao Anzi, who was sitting and eating with his back to them, covered his face and sneezed loudly.

The bartender let this person into Rong Ruo's good position facing the window, and said with a smile while wiping the table: "Recently, I heard that Xu Ye is busy, I don't know if there is a different gold owner to serve?" ”

I saw that Xu Ye sat down at the table, and his huge body suddenly filled a Taishi chair to the ground, but he was not satisfied, so he took the woman on his lap, and regardless of the crowd in the restaurant, he reached out and leaned into the woman's wide collar.

The woman was half-pushing and half-smiling and resentful, but Xu Ye didn't care that one hand had gone in and grabbed the woman's chest.

Xu Ye looked at the woman obscenely, but he didn't forget to chat with the bartender: "The old man's work is tight these days, where does the old man have time to go out and rub oil?" It's hard to come out today and have fun for a while......" With that, a thick lip had already taken the woman's cherry lips into it.