In recent years, Kangxi's eyes are not too strong (presbyopia), and he always wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses in his jacket. However, due to the hail in Yangzhou, Murong Jielie was anxious to save the car, so he couldn't take care of anything else, and then he didn't know where the blanket went.

Kangxi shouted angrily: "Read!"

Liang Jiugong took out the letter from the letterhead, opened it and read it aloud: "Huang Ama, since the son of the minister led the army to recruit and suppress the thieves, the wounded soldiers have lost their generals. I am still terrified and can't sleep all night. Now I think about it again, but my heart is still unwilling. Say goodbye for a few days and chase down the rebels. Wait for the retainers to catch the traitor, and then return to Beijing to resume their lives. Pure worship on the top. ”

After hearing this, Kangxi trembled with anger. He paced back and forth in the courtyard for a long time. After about half an hour, Kangxi raised his head and said, "Spread my message, and order the fourth Belle Yinzhen to quickly inquire about the whereabouts of Princess Chunyu." Those people from the Four Great Villas, one of them counts as one, and they must immediately look for Her Royal Highness the Princess. Don't make a mistake!"

It's a hot day in July. At this time, the sun was already setting in the west, and on the official road outside Jiangning Mansion, a tall horse was covered in sweat, panting, and slowly moving forward. Immediately sat a man dressed as a merchant, wearing a hat, a light gray gown, a pair of blue cloth shoes with mille-feuille soles, and a large burden in front of him. This person is about 30 years old, his face is as white as jade, and he has three locks of ink hair under his chin. The man was not in a hurry to leave, and the horse headed towards the north gate of Jiangning Mansion.

After about half an hour, the man came to the north gate of Jiangning Mansion, jumped off his horse, and pulled the horse forward. The inventory here is very strict, and dozens of portraits are posted at the gates of the city. The man only glanced at it, and knew that it was a portrait of a prisoner from the imperial court. The gate army stopped the man, compared the portrait at the city gate, and glanced up and down dozens of times before letting him go.

The man's heart was lifted. The man inquired along the way, and finally stopped in front of a Pengyuan inn. The shopkeeper at the door saw that a guest was coming, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "May I ask the guest officer, do you want to stay in the hotel?"

The man nodded.

The shopkeeper immediately said, "Master Ke, you are here." It's not a small blow, our Pengyuan Inn is a time-honored inn. It is famous far and wide, and can be called the largest inn in Jiangning Mansion. The rooms inside are spacious and bright, inside and outside three new, thoughtful service, you are satisfied..."

The shopkeeper was still about to continue, but the man waved his hand and motioned for him to stop talking: "Just find me a clean room, and I'll stay for one night." The horses have been washed and fed for me, and tomorrow I will be on my way. With that, he handed the reins of the horse to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly: "Master Ke, please go inside, the shopkeeper inside will take care of everything for you." ”

The man nodded, then walked into the inn. This inn is tall and spacious, and it is indeed very imposing, as the shopkeeper said. The front hall alone is three zhang high, and people come and go inside, which is very lively. There is a counter at the door, and behind the counter stands a man in his forties. The man was dressed in an earthy yellow robe, with a pair of glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, and an account book in his hand, but his eyes were fixed on the man who walked in through the door.

"Shopkeeper, I want to stay in the hotel. The man walked up to the shopkeeper and gently placed the burden on the counter.

The shopkeeper smiled slightly: "Master, do you want to go to the room or the side room, do you live alone, or do you have friends in the back?"

The man smiled and said, "I just want a single room, just a cleaner one." I'm only staying here for one night and leaving tomorrow. ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Okay, master." Then it's set in room D No. 1 in the West Cross Courtyard, what do you think? In a moment, I'll let the guy take you to have a look. If you are not satisfied, you can also swap it. Some of the rooms in our Pengyuan Inn are to make your stay comfortable. ”

The man said gratefully, "Then there is the shopkeeper of Lao." ”

The shopkeeper's eyebrows were raised, and he asked softly: "May I ask the guest master, your noble surname, and the high name?" Recently, the government has been investigating tightly, and I hope that the guest master will inform the small one, so that the small one can be registered. ”

The man nodded: "In Xia Chu Jingxuan." The shopkeeper's face changed, but he quickly returned to normal, brushed the pen on the account book and recorded it, and then nodded to the man next to him.

The man suddenly seemed to remember something, and seemed to be muttering to himself: "A friend of mine said that he left something here, and he didn't know that the thing was not there." ”

The pen in the shopkeeper's hand suddenly fell on the table, almost defiling the accounts. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he hurriedly instructed his man: "Quickly take this guest master to the back of the Son of Heaven No. 1 to go to the room, don't be scornful!"

The man took the order, and with a smile on his face, he led the man around the two-story courtyard to the last courtyard. The rockery is abrupt and surrounded by ponds. The green bamboo is winding, and the winding path is secluded. Looking at the rows of houses with blue tiles and red walls, grinding bricks and joints, white floor railings, and cool breezes, it is indeed a good place to be clean. It's just that the man saw that the houses here were all empty and obviously uninhabited.

The man led the man to the upper room, pushed open the door, and the man suddenly felt that the window was bright and clean, and the dust was not clean. In the middle of the outroom is a carved pear wood table with several hoop chairs around it. Teapots and bowls on the table, everything is available. In the back room, there was a wooden bed against the wall, the white curtain hung low, and the bedding inside was brand new. On the opposite side of the bed is a one-person tall double wooden cabinet.

The guy called for cleansing water and mouthwash. The man washed his face unhurriedly and rinsed his mouth again. The man took out the cleansing water and mouthwash and poured them out, then washed the teapot and bowl on the round table, and made a pot of good dragon well for the man.

"Master Ke, if you need anything, just go to the front hall and tell the villain. Seeing that you are also tired, the little one will take his leave. ”

The man nodded, smiled at the guy and said, "Thank you, little brother." ”

When it was time to turn on the lights, the man was about to go to the restaurant outside to eat. Suddenly, I heard a soft knock on the door.

The man asked aloud, "Who knocked on the door?"

The shopkeeper's voice came from outside: "Master, it's me." Can you let me into the house and talk?"

The man opened the door and saw the shopkeeper standing at the door, smiling, and behind him stood two men, both holding black lacquered wooden plates. The wooden plate was filled with food and drink.

"Come inside, please!" the man hurriedly complied.

The shopkeeper placed the food and wine on the round table, and then handed the two men a color. The two men retreated playfully, and then gently closed the door.

The shopkeeper still had a smile on his face and said, "Master, you must be hungry, a little heart is not respectful, please smile." ”