Chapter 325: The River of Missing

Two old boats slowly moved down the wide river facing southeast. On the boat stood several young men wearing white turbans and Indian costumes, alertly watching the situation on both sides of the strait. A young man dressed in a Ming costume popped out of the cabin of one of the ships, talked a few words to one of the men, looked around again, and quickly got back into the cabin.

This is a group of Ming envoys who fled from Agra in a hurry, as well as a group of Hindus who also escaped the persecution of the third prince Aurangzeb, plus Ming craftsmen who have lived in India for many years. Since the envoy left the capital city of Agra with the craftsmen, and on the way met with the military attaché and twenty soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, their number greatly exceeded expectations, and they had to temporarily buy an old boat on the river bank at a high price, and then left smoothly. Along the way, although there were several waves of attacks, fortunately there were no dangers, and only a few people were injured of varying severity. After entering the Ganges River section, the deputy envoy of the Ming Dynasty thought that this place was far away from the capital, but closer to Bang Gela, and the chasing soldiers seemed to be few, so he boldly played the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and the chasing soldiers never appeared again, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but did not dare to take it lightly.

Hu Fei was holding a pot. Bowed his head and walked into the largest cabin of the whole ship, in order to avoid hitting his head, he had to bend his body and kneel by the door crampedly. How's it going out there? It was King Wenjun, who was half-lying on a hastily pale bed, his face pale.

Hu Fei walked over cautiously and said softly: "Everything is fine outside, I think the chasing soldiers have given up, and the prince doesn't have to worry." When they passed the stern, the villain asked them to cook a little food, thinking that the prince had not eaten a grain of rice for a day and a night, so he had come to offer it and asked the prince to use some. ”

King Wen grinned and supported his body to sit up, Hu Fei hurriedly put down the pot and stepped forward to help. When King Wen sat down firmly, he glanced at the earthen pot, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head: "Don't be that curry again, right?" There are many words in the wrong good meal, but I want to put a bunch of spices, so that it is red and yellow, greasy, and I have no appetite when I read it! I don't eat it, you take it! ”

Hu Fei said with a smile: "The villain knows that the prince doesn't like to eat curry, so he specially instructed not to put spices, which is a white porridge made by mixing rice with water." Although it is simple, it is quite light. It's just that this porridge container is used to holding curry, so it has a bit of curry flavor, but it doesn't actually spoil the taste of porridge. Please let the prince go in a little bit, otherwise how can your body stand it? ”

King Wen reluctantly glanced at the pot porridge, took it and ate two bites, feeling that the rice was too hard, and the water had a curry flavor, no matter how to eat it, it made people frown, but compared to the meals of these days, it was already good, so he reluctantly ate half of the pot and waved his hand: "The rest will be rewarded to you, it's hard for you to think thoughtfully." ”

Hu Fei's face stiffened, so he thanked him with a smile, and then put the porridge aside, planning to mix it into the remaining porridge after a while and give it to others to eat.

King Wen Jun sighed and said, "The most stubborn thing in my life is this time, no matter how the princess and the children persuade me, I insist on coming." Now I regret it. I was in danger right away that day, and I almost didn't toss this old bone away, but fortunately you protect me, otherwise I'm in a situation now, and I don't know it! ”

Hu Fei said respectfully: "The prince is blessed with the sky, and he should turn evil into good fortune and be auspicious in distress." The villain is just a duty, and he doesn't dare to take credit. ”

King Wen Jun smiled: "You slippery boy, talk clichés!" I know it in my heart, don't worry! ”

Hu Fei naturally knew it, but he was still humble and polite: "It's not a cliché, this is the villain's heart." The situation that day, if it was someone else, he would have fainted with fright, but the prince has been holding on, calm, and now his spirit is still so refreshing, and we all remember the situation of that day, and we all admire the prince very much. ”

Even if King Wen knew that he was flattering, he was still in his heart, and scolded with a smile: "Okay, okay, you don't need to say these words anymore, I know that you are a good boy." You were tired after a night of vigil yesterday, so go back and rest early. ”

Hu Fei responded, respectfully exited the cabin, turned around, and sighed secretly.

The military attache Xiong Jiaotou walked over head-on: "How is the prince?" ”

He nodded, "Everything is fine." Thinking of the porridge in his hand, "The kitchen has made some rice porridge, and the adults and brothers should come in some of it." It was a hard night last night. ”

Sect Leader Xiong slowed down: "Thank you for thinking about it, let's invite the prince to eat first." ”

"The prince has already used it, and he will reward everyone."

Xiong Jiaotou responded at this time, he looked at Hu Fei with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "The businessman surnamed Mu that Brother Hu recognizes, the people he brings are all good hands, we can walk with him, it really burns high incense." Brother Hu has a good eye! What a fight! If you hadn't been prepared, we might have been trapped in the capital. The brothers are privately grateful to Brother Hu! ”

Hu Fei hurriedly said: "I don't dare to take credit, in the end, if it weren't for Lord Xiong and the brothers fighting bravely, how could we, the weak people, escape smoothly?" I should thank you and my brothers! ”

He was polite here, and the head of the Xiong sect was impatient at first: "I'm not used to making trouble with people, in short, I say thank you, just thank you." I wrote this down in my heart, so let's see later! I'll go back to my room and take a nap, something will call me! Then he turned and walked away.

Hu Fei smiled bitterly, but secretly thought in his heart. I have heard that this Lord Xiong's family is quite prestigious in the army, and his own temperament is still good for appetite, if he makes this friend, it will also be beneficial in the future. I decided to find another opportunity to have a good conversation with the other party on the return trip.

He was about to go back to the bilge to take a break. Before he could get to the place, he was smoked by the smell - the bilge was already small, and there were seven or eight people crammed together, most of them soldiers who had changed the guard half an hour ago. In the summer daytime, the sun is very fierce, everyone is sweating profusely, and the smell is enough to poison mosquitoes in such a small space!

Although Hu Fei has endured hardships for several years, he is a person who loves cleanliness in the end, and he has been used to it since he was a child, so he can't step forward with that foot. I had to get out of the cabin again, and ran to the stern of the boat with a white turban on my head to blow the wind. The shore was so calm that there were hardly any people, and he watched for a while, then gradually relaxed, and then closed his eyes.

In a daze, he seemed to see Chun Ying, with his hands on his hips, with resentment on his face, and a little annoyed: "You said that this trip to the sea would be safe, and you said that you would come back as soon as possible, now it's time, where are you?!" ”

He couldn't help but shout: "I'm coming back, I'm coming back......" but was suddenly shaken vigorously, Chunying disappeared immediately, he was about to call her, but was shaken a few more times, and the whole person came to his senses, but it was the deputy envoy who was shaking himself. He quickly got up: "But there's movement?!" "Glancing around, the river is calm.

The deputy envoy shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's quiet, I don't think those people are going to chase after me." After a pause, with an uneasy look on his face, he whispered: "Brother Hu, I won't tell you, I've thought about it these days, and I think I seem to have done something wrong." ”

Hu Fei wiped his face with his hand, and was a little puzzled when he heard this: "What do you say, adult?" ”

"That night...... If I had listened to you and left earlier, I would have done so, but I would have left while the fire was up! I think that we have no grudge against the three princes, at most they don't like each other, and those soldiers are also making trouble on the side of the English mission, doesn't it mean that a prince's retinue has entered their pavilion? It occurred to me in hindsight that those soldiers were going after that retinue, right? There are many words that set fire to the museum, also to force people out. They're a little bolder. But it has nothing to do with us?! Even if the fire spreads, we can just escape, why run to the riverbank?! The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, "Do you think the Indians will think of us as the prince's people?" Think we're weak and want to run away?! No wonder they shot sharp arrows without saying a word, and we didn't stop until we hung out the Ming banner. After all, the two countries are still diplomatic relations, and those four princes, I heard that each of them is very smart, there is no reason to commit such stupidity and kill us......"

Hu Fei had thought of this a long time ago, but he didn't regret it: "The adults are too worried." As you saw on that day, if we had gone any slower, we would have perished in the flames. Since the princes all know the importance and know our origins, why did the third prince set fires? I'm afraid that I also have the idea of taking the opportunity to vent my anger in my heart, right? There are no mistakes and many words, and this kind of thing cannot be resolved by a misunderstanding, after all, they really set fire to the embassy without warning. Now it is up to them to take care of the loss, and when they return to the port of Sadi in Punggara, they will join the officers and men on the treasure ship, and then send someone to negotiate with the new king of India. If it is really a misunderstanding, talk about it and then talk about business; If it weren't for the misunderstanding, we would have been severely criticized, and we would have left. The emperor won't blame us. ”

The deputy envoy felt reasonable, and his face looked much better, but he was still a little uneasy: "This envoy was originally to congratulate the emperor on his thirtieth birthday......

"It doesn't matter." Hu Fei said with a smile, "On the return journey, the mission has to pass through several small countries, and each country invites one or two clans or ministers as guests to return to Beijing to worship together." Isn't it more majestic for all nations to come to court than a Western trade route? ”

The deputy envoy stroked his palms and laughed: "Wonderful! That's it! Immediately, he couldn't wait, so he immediately got up and went to discuss with the followers, and after discussing the best plan, he went to ask King Wen for instructions.

Hu Fei breathed a sigh of relief, lay down again, closed his eyes, and said in his heart: "I'm here again, Hao Chun'er, you must come too!" ”

Although Chunying didn't hear his heart at this time, like him, she also walked on the river by boat and headed to the south of the Yangtze River.

It was not easy for her to persuade her father to nod, and then naturally she had to go back to Dongfu to ask for peace and explain to the second old lady that she was leaving. I thought it was just a simple errand, but I didn't expect that behind my father's mission, there was a very complicated secret.

Whether it is the Hou Mansion or the East Mansion, there are enough manpower, but they just found the road to the expensive, this was originally a decision made by the two male protagonists after weighing it again and again.

The Nanyang fleet of the Hou Mansion has many people, many goods, and old qualifications, and it is inevitable that there will be a few unscrupulous ones. The Criminal Department and Dali Temple tried the case of the conspiracy between Ke Wangfu and Liang Taishi, and in the confession of a housekeeper, they stumbled upon someone in the Liang Party who had reached into the Nanyang fleet of the Hou Mansion and bought off an old qualified steward, intending to exchange the goods in the tribute palace for what he had prepared, so as to find an opportunity to frame the Hou Mansion and even the Li family. It's just that before the matter succeeded, the Liang Party fell, and the Hou Mansion escaped.

Knowing the truth, Hou Ye naturally wanted to clean up the portal. But the trouble lies in the old senior steward, he is the only grandson of the great housekeeper of the generation of the Hou Ye and the second grandfather, and he almost grew up with the two cousins, and his father is also in charge of several important affairs in the Nanyang shipping business. If he rushes to arrest someone, he is afraid that his family will jump over the wall in a hurry and reveal his secrets. Therefore, the Hou Ye invited the second master to come to the house to discuss, and in the name of giving the marriage, he sent a trustworthy person, on the one hand, let the eldest young master Li Jing appease the father in charge, and on the other hand, quickly deal with some things that are inconvenient to see the light, and then bring the steward back to Beijing secretly for disposal.

If you send your cronies and family members in the house to have relatives with each other, you are afraid that they will pass on news to each other and leak the news. The second old man remembered that he had used the road recently, so he brought him out, and it happened that his brother was Li Jing's housekeeper, and he had served in both mansions, although he was released, he was an old man of generations, the most reliable, and there were no messy relatives in the two mansions. Hou Ye didn't hesitate for long, and then agreed-he still vaguely remembered that Lu Yougui had run an errand for himself, when did he go to Dongfu? When did you come out? Why didn't he know anything about it?

Lu Yougui went south like this, and Chunying, in the name of being the bride's companion, went south together. accompanied by Mo Han, who ran errands for Lu Yougui, and the newly bought daughter-in-law and sister-in-law. Lu's mother was worried that her husband and daughter would have no one to take care of on the road, so she brought the two newly bought two people to them, invited a neighbor's mother-in-law to be a companion, and took her younger son to sleep at night. Although she agreed to Chunying and let Chunying travel with her father, she was still very unhappy in her heart. She always thinks that the girl's family shouldn't go out and show her face, and she has nothing to do to run to Jiangnan? Even if there is a problem with Hu Fei's industry and he hands over all the contract documents to his husband, he will deal with it, and his daughter is still not at ease?

Chunying could only smile bitterly, now that she was far away from the capital by boat, she was still a little depressed when she thought about it.

Looking at the green river, Chun Ying was stunned, and said to Hu Fei in her heart: "For your property, I ran all the way over with the anger of the old **, is it interesting enough?" There are a lot of words without mistakes, you guy, when will you come back?! ”

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