We arrived in Yangzhou on a misty early morning.

The wharf was already fluttering with colorful flags, crowds of people, and before the ship arrived at the port, the noise was already heard, the drums were singing, and the river was trembling slightly.

Before we arrived, there was already a first Yulin guard arrived in Yangzhou half a day in advance, at this time should have been deployed everywhere, the people of Yangzhou Mansion are also extremely cautious, the three layers of guards on the dock and the outer three layers of guards, each of them is fierce, even through the mist, you can feel the bursts of evil.

And those officials were already dressed and standing on the dock in a proper manner, waiting for the wind.

This time on patrol, and the previous trip to the south, is really not the same.

I stood on a hidden deck, looking at the sea of people below, it was too far away, and I couldn't see who there were, and I didn't know how many of these people were ordinary people and how many were thoughtful.

At this moment, there was a rumbling sound from the other side of the deck, it was the ship's guards in dispatch, the neat footwork made the feet vibrate slightly, and as soon as I looked up, I saw a slender figure coming out of it, with cold eyes that looked more and more cold in the mist, and when I turned to look at me, a little light flashed inside.

She walked over slowly: "Miss Yue." ”

"Zhaoyi Niangniang."

Zhaoyi Liu Li is the only concubine that the emperor brought with him when he went south this time, I have hardly seen Pei Yuanhao these days, and she has always been by Pei Yuanhao's side, I have only seen it once or twice from afar, but she has not spoken.

Now that she is in front of her, some etiquette should still be there, and I simply blessed her.

She didn't care about my poor etiquette, she leaned on the railing and glanced down, with a cold smile on her face: "What was Miss Yue looking at just now?" ”

“……”

Before I could figure out how to answer, she had already sneered and said, "There are many thugs in the south, killing and plundering for cultivation." I'm afraid that there are few people below who are not pregnant with ghosts. ”

From the first time I saw her in the palace, I could feel her hostility towards the south, maybe because her father died in vain at the hands of assassins, and this time Pei Yuanhao took her south, also because her brother was assassinated again, and life and death are still uncertain until now, and it is really difficult for her to have a good impression of the people in the south.

So, I smiled faintly and said, "The clouds and fog are vast for a day, and the smoke is pitiful in the northwest. Mobs, how can they only exist in the south? ”

She turned her head to look at me, her gaze sharpened in the coldness: "It seems that Miss Yue still has a lot of favoritism towards people in the south. ”

"Slaves and maids are now guilty of sin, and even if they are partial, they are no different. It's Zhaoyi Niangniang," I looked up at her and said seriously: "Isn't it a sin for a person who is high and powerful, if he is a little biased, it will turn the world upside down and affect the innocent people under his feet?" ”

She said in a deep voice: "You still speak for the southerners?" ”

"If there is a chance, the slave is willing to help the world speak."

Liu Zhaoyi looked at me, her willow-like eyebrows frowned slightly, but she didn't speak again, both of them fell silent, and at this moment, the voice of Gonggong Yu sounded on the side-

"The emperor has arrived!"

She and I were both alert, and when we looked back, we saw Pei Yuanhao standing at the door of the cabin, looking at this side with burning eyes, and I don't know how long we had been standing, so we hurriedly took a step back, knelt down and said hello to him.

"Long live the emperor, long live."

He didn't speak, just walked slowly, and I watched the heavy corners of his clothes slowly walk in front of me, and then he didn't move, and although I didn't look up, I could feel his gaze fall on us, as if he was examining something.

After a long while, he slowly said, "Flat." ”

Liu Zhaoyi and I stood up slowly, before we could say anything, Pei Yuanfeng had already hurriedly walked out of the cabin, Father-in-law Yu hurriedly said hello loudly, Pei Yuanfeng immediately walked over as soon as he saw me: "Qingying, you are here, I have been looking for you for a long time." ”

"Lord Wang."

I blessed him, he walked up to me and looked at me, then at Pei Yuanhao, and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty." ”

Pei Yuanhao glanced at us, didn't speak, and turned his face coldly to look at the crowd of people on the dock, the big ship slowly approached the dock like a moving mountain, and a huge shadow shrouded it, and all the people looked up at it, just like mortals looking up at the fairy world.

With a muffled "boom", the big ship finally docked.

The hull of the ship shook slightly, and everyone was a little bumpy for a while, in fact, at this time, the emperor should be sitting in the cabin, and then come out when the ship stopped, but he stood in front, but the lower plate was very stable, Pei Yuanfeng was not affected at all, but I shook a little top-heavy, Pei Yuanfeng hurriedly reached out to help me: "Be careful!" ”

I shook it before I stood still, looked up and said, "Thank you." ”

When I looked up, I saw Pei Yuanhao turning his face sideways to look at us, his eyes were dark, and he couldn't see what was in the mist, so he slowly turned back again.

There was another "boom", and the ship came to a complete stop.

The huge gangplank slowly stretched out from the dock and boarded the big boat, and the salute soldiers immediately ran over from the overtime, and soon stood on the dock, when Pei Yuanhao stepped on it with one foot, all the people on the pier knelt down and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The sound shook the sky.

The guard of honor had already been prepared, Pei Yuanhao slowly walked down, Pei Yuanfeng was supposed to follow him, but at this time he stood still on the deck of the ship, looking down, his face was full of frost-like heaviness.

I said softly, "Lord Wang, are you worried about Shengjing's people?" ”

He said: "I heard that you have been here before, and you have been assassinated several times. ”

I smiled, "Probably not this time." ”

"Why?"

"If it's really Miss Nangong who is going south from Shengjing this time, the assassins in the south shouldn't start lightly."

Pei Yuanfeng glanced down at me, his face was slightly heavy: "Qingying, you-"

"Don't worry." I glanced at him with a smile and said seriously: "I have been in contact with those people, if they really want to do it, the canal will not be so peaceful, so I haven't done it yet, someone should be suppressing it." ”

“……”

"I think Miss Nangong entered the customs this time, and she shouldn't have negotiated so quickly, so the emperor still has a chance."

Pei Yuanfeng looked at my smile, and seemed to be unable to determine anything for a while, and after a while, he nodded a little vaguely, and hummed, at this time, Luan Jia was about to go to the dock, he squeezed my arm, and then turned around and hurriedly walked over.

I was still standing on the deck, looking at the scene below, after the officials of Yangzhou knelt to welcome the holy car, the salutes and music were singing, and the momentum was very amazing, but there were still many aftermath things on the ship, and I followed these people to delay the time of getting off the ship, and when I really walked on the dock, it was already past noon.

Probably because I stayed on the boat for too long, when I stepped on land, people were a little dizzy, and Shui Xiu hurriedly helped me.

At this time, a sedan chair came in front of me, saying that the prince ordered me to take me to the state capital.

I smiled faintly in my heart - I didn't expect him to be so careful.

Out of the palace, not many people knew about my sinful body and bad deeds, and besides, I was really weak, so I sat in a sedan chair and listened to the noise outside all the way.

The wharf is in the east of Yangzhou, the sedan chair is also from the eastern suburbs to the city, the first time the water show out of the palace to the south, look at a qiē is very novel, from time to time lying in the window pointing to the outside things and talking to me excitedly, even the pinching of the face can make her look straight eyes, if not follow the sedan chair, I am afraid that she will not be able to walk.

I was still smiling at first, but as I walked, the scenery around me became familiar.

Here it is-

At a glance at the wide six-door shop pù in front of me, and the Fortune Beasts on both sides, my heart immediately jumped suddenly.

Rejuvenating medicine shop!

However, when the sedan chair approached, I was taken aback, the door of this pharmacy was closed, and even the plaque on the door was removed, quietly, without a sound, and the people who passed by seemed to have forgotten what had happened here, and did not even look inside.

The medicine shop is closed? Even the plaque was taken off, could it be-

I was also a little confused for a while, I don't know what happened here after we left, as well as Huang Tianba, and Mu Hua......

The sedan chair did not stop because of my consternation, and left the place after a while, and soon arrived at the state capital.

The scenery is still the same, the bustle is still the same, but the pomp is not the same, the whole state capital has a new look, even the steps at the door have been replaced with white marble, carved railings and jade, the pavilions and pavilions are more and more exquisite and gorgeous, entering the state capital, it is like walking into a painting.

Although my identity is a palace maid, but there is a difference between me and the palace maid, some old people in the state capital have long recognized me, seeing that I was picked up by the prince in a sedan chair, although I don't know my identity, but I don't dare to slack off, I arranged the room in the south wing, and let Shui Xiu live next door with me, which is convenient to take care of.

Wait for a qiē to clean up, it's almost dusk.

The state capital was noisy before, and when the twilight sank, it gradually quieted down.

But my heart couldn't be quiet, and the shocking glimpse of the Huisheng Medicine Shop made my heart twitch all the time - Pei Yuanhao and I both knew very well where the assassins or the anti-thieves were strongholds, and the only place we could contact them, but now that the Huisheng Medicine Shop was closed, when was it closed? When we left Yangzhou, did he send people to continue to track down here, and what was the result?

They closed the door because of Nangong Lizhu's southward going, or because of Pei Yuanhao's southward going?

"Girl," Shui Xiu's voice sounded in my ears, interrupting my thinking, and when I looked back, she came over with some resentment: "What are you thinking again?" Finally, I can take a break, look at you, a cold sweat. ”

As he spoke, he wiped me lightly with a handkerchief, and he still nagged in his mouth: "Your body is already weak, don't you want to rest?" ”

I barely smiled, I had only eaten something indiscriminately at noon, and I was a little hungry at this time, and I was just about to ask her to bring some food, when I saw a maid walk to the door and said politely: "Miss Yue Qingying." ”

I looked back at her, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Pass you on."

Pass me on? I frowned slightly: "Who passed me?" ”