Xiaoshu blinked, "Sister, you finally figured it out, seducing the fat man to be the crown princess is your shortcut in life?" ”

"Seduce you!" I raised my hand and gave him a slap in the head, "Not to mention that I'm not naturally interested in fat people, Miss Zhang has already entered the East Palace, okay?" And judging from the fact that I have not heard the news of the prince's violent death...... The two of them should get along well. ”

"Souvenirs?"

Pan Gongzi shook the jade bone fan and looked at me with interest.

"Yes, the prince's letter can prove my identity, and ask the local government and military camp to send people to cooperate with my actions when necessary."

"Miss Leng knows, the letter you want is about to catch up with the tiger talisman of the troop transfer."

When Pan Gongzi said this, I realized that my thoughts were too simple, and I mobilized troops and horses without authorization, and my crime should be punished as rebellion.

"No, no, no, it's not that serious." I hurriedly defended myself, "I just think this trip is quite dangerous, even if I find out the truth about the ghost boat in Gaoyou Lake, I can't help them alone, if there is the help of the government, it is possible to wipe them out." ”

"I still have to transfer troops." Pan Gongzi habitually tapped my forehead with a fan, "I believe in your character and ability, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also believes." But after all, he is the prince of the country, and everything must be considered from the overall situation. The previous time I came forward for you to calm down the matter of Iron Sword Villa, there was already a lot of discussion inside and outside the Manchu Dynasty, and this time it is even more unlikely that you will break the Dynasty, do you understand? ”

I suddenly felt depressed, and I was silent for a long time before I said sullenly: "Then I want a letter that can prove my identity, and seek refuge from the government at a critical moment, right?" ”

Seeing that I was depressed, Pan Gongzi had no choice but to gently persuade me: "Okay, I'll go into the East Palace to try." ”

I thought that with the deep friendship I had formed with the fat man on two math problems, with my feelings for helping him get through the difficulties several times, and with the fat man's vague and ambiguous little feelings for the girl and me, a mere letter asking for political asylum should not be a problem.

The next day, Mr. Pan looked for me to reply, but regretfully said: My request was rejected by His Royal Highness the Prince.

"Why?!" I cried out aggrievedly, and secretly cursed the fat man who had no conscience in my heart.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have other considerations."

I lowered my head and kicked the stones under my feet in a depressed manner, and the man in my heart was really unreliable, and sure enough, I could only rely on myself for everything.

"Angry?" Pan Gongzi saw my frustration, "I don't have a letter from the prince," he took out a white cloth bag from his bosom and handed it to me, "I'll give you an amulet." ”

Your talisman is too much. I opened it and gasped:

A pistol with a silver body shining all over its body lay proudly on a white silk cloth.

"Furlong." Pan Gongzi picked it up and demonstrated it for me, "You can fire three bullets in a row, and you can defend yourself." ”

The firearms of the Ming Dynasty reached their peak in Chinese history. But now it is the seventeenth century, and the manufacture of firearms is still in the period of bulky and bulky men, and firearms as delicate as pistols of later generations are only the latest inventions from Europe, which can be described as rare treasures, and I don't know how much money and thought Pan Gongzi spent to get them.

I couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in my heart, and when I looked up at him, I also had a sweet smile on my face: "You are still good to me!" Don't worry, I'll borrow it for a few days and return to Zhao. ”

Pan Gongzi seemed to be dazzled by my smile, and then came back to his senses, with a somewhat doting look on his face, raised his hand and stroked the messy hair in front of my forehead, "You, you, you......"

With a divine weapon, I finally got a little more confidence in this journey of discovery. Early in the morning of the third day, I arrived at the pier in high spirits, dressed in light men's clothes.

I did a lot of psychological construction on the eve of the previous night, knowing that this trip was not easy and difficult, and even deduced the dangers that might be encountered and the countermeasures in advance.

Unexpectedly, the first setback came so quickly.

"Fifty taels! One or two less won't make it! ”

The owner of Lao Zhao's passenger ship, a greasy middle-aged man with long hair on his chest, put a big furry hand under my nose.

Lao Zhao on the side stirred his hands in embarrassment: "Boss, this ......"

"Fifty taels? Why don't you grab it? I choked back angrily.

"Hey! Don't sit if it's too expensive! The greasy middle-aged man looked straightforward, stretched out his hand and pointed to the fluttering pit flag on the bow of the boat, "To tell the truth, the ship's fare of ten taels is enough, but with this pit flag, you will be asked for forty taels less!" ”

"You bought this pit flag?" I instantly grasped the point of his words, "Even if you buy it, you can't count it all on my head!" ”

The greasy ship owner obviously didn't want to reason with me anymore, "I'm going to take the boat and give the silver!" If you can't afford it, get out of here! ”

"If you can afford it, I won't give you this profiteer!"

The shipowner sneered at my back, and threw my baggage out of the cabin.

He must have done it deliberately, and the burden crossed a gray arc and fell into the river with a "bang".

"You!!" I exploded, taking two steps forward and grabbing him by the hem of his open shirt.

"Yo Yo Yo, with your small body that can be broken and folded, do you dare to call the master?" Unexpectedly, the shipowner didn't pay any attention to me, and a big furry hand grabbed me at my chest with the wind.

No wonder such an arrogant scoundrel is actually a practitioner! I subconsciously let go and retreated, but he grabbed me by the shoulder.

"This thin skin and tender meat, I'm afraid that the hair hasn't grown yet!" The ship's boss struck with foul language, "Master advises you, go home obediently and go to your mother's arms to breastfeed, hahaha......"

Bastard!

I was pondering whether it was worth taking out the Franc machine from my bosom and giving the old ruffian a shot, but suddenly I felt a loosening of my shoulder, and the owner of the ship seemed to be pulled backwards by a force of great force, and then rolled upwards for a week and a half, and fell firmly on the deck in a five-body position, and the force was so great that the whole ship shook a few times.

At the moment when the boat boss flew up, the long and straight figure in front of me made me distracted for a moment.

I saw that his slender and beautiful phoenix eyes contained a cold light, and his clear and glutinous voice was also chilling because of the anger.

"You, make amends to this son!"

"Profiteers! Rogue! It's too much of a deception! ”

After a while, the girl sat down in a spacious and comfortable cabin, pinched a small and delicate tea cup in front of me and poured it into her mouth, moistening her angry throat.

The fat man on the opposite side frowned inadvertently, and then smiled: "This cow drinking method, it's a pity that my golden gourd Pu'er."

"What melon?" Seeing that the servant on the side helped me refill the tea with great eyes, I poured another sip and asked smoothly.

"Yunnan golden gourd Pu'er, the best in Pu'er, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never brings it to entertain guests." Pan Gongzi picked up the teacup and took a sip and said with a smile, "The girl has only taken these two mouthfuls, which is much more expensive than fifty taels of silver." ”

Ahem...... I almost choked to death, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: the life of a rich person is really beyond my imagination.

"I've also eaten the best tribute tea, and the girl's anger should be gone?" Pan Gongzi knocked on the jade bone fan and chuckled, looking at the fat man beside him, "In this way, I will introduce the identity and background of our trip again, Miss Leng must remember it clearly, and there is no mistake."

Jinling Bai family, a famous family, three generations of imperial merchants, living in the Bai manor in the east of Jinling City, the head of the family Bai Sixiao, four men and two women.

For decades, the Bai family mainly operated tea, medicinal herbs, horses and other businesses in the north. However, last year, Bai Sixiao's eldest daughter Bai Xi married Kang Hejunwang, the son of King Zhou, as a continuation of the string.

The official of the king of Kanghe County was appointed as the secretary of the household department, and he was in charge of the salt department and the Caoyun Yamen, and the Bai family naturally got the idea of official salt with this relationship, and tried to get a piece of the official salt market with the background of the king of Kanghe County.

Bai Sixiao was already in the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, and intended to use the official salt business to train his heir, so he handed over the purchase and transportation of official salt to his eldest son Bai Luo and second son Bai Mu, and allowed his third son Bai Ze and fourth son Bai Lan to go together. Then he glanced at me, "I said this, can the girl remember clearly?" ”

I nodded subconsciously, and felt that something was wrong, "What do I do with the Bai family's affairs so clearly?" ”

"Because," Pan Gongzi and the fat man glanced at each other and said with a smile: "From now on, you are the fourth son of the Bai family, Bai Lan." ”

"Huh?" I couldn't react for a while.

Pan Gongzi pointed at himself, the fat man, and Qin Lang in turn, "And the three of us, in order, your eldest brother Bai Luo, second brother Bai Mu and third brother Bai Ze, fourth brother, don't be mistaken." ”

It dawned on me: "As a salt merchant, we are going to investigate the matter of official salt?" He looked at the fat man with some incredulity, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to go out in person?" ”

"The so-called reading thousands of books is better than traveling thousands of miles, staying in the deep palace compound all day long, how can you defend loyalty and treachery, and know the people's suffering," the fat man looked at me with a straight face, "Refute ghosts and heresies?" ”

I also nodded with a straight face, but I couldn't help it, so I rolled my eyes at him and said angrily, "If you want to sneak out of the palace to play, just say it, why bother with such a high-sounding excuse?" ”

The fat man smiled slyly and pointed his finger at me a little weakly, with a look of "you know me".

After taking a turn on the so-called "Bai Family Merchant Ship", I deeply realized that the happiness of traveling with the powerful is beyond imagination.

It felt like buying a discounted economy class ticket, only to be pleasantly surprised to find that it was a luxury cruise ship, but with a more low-key appearance.

In my room, there are even a number of sets of men's clothes suitable for my size, as well as a number of shoes and hats, which are very suitable for the identity of a wealthy businessman.

It seems that for this "micro-service private visit", the fat man and Pan Gongzi have already made preparations. Thinking back to two days ago, I was still stingy for the fat man's stinginess and didn't even give a stipopy, and secretly slandered him for a long time, which was really a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain.

I changed my clothes in a good way, and I also followed the example of Pan Gongzi and pinched the folding fan in my hand, and Yushu went to the bow of the boat to watch the night view of the Yangtze River.