This price is not expensive. There was a man who set out from his home for Beijing on the second day of November. He either boarded a boat or traveled by water on the way. The whole journey was two thousand miles, took sixty-three days, and cost more than one hundred taels of silver.
This is the entire waterway. Once you reach the port and then transfer to land, it is fast, comfortable and cheap.
"Here are twenty taels of silver notes, and there is still money for you." Pei Ziyun handed over the silver notes. The shopkeeper checked the notes with a smile, then scolded the young man with a smile: "I haven't served the young master tea yet."
"No, thank you. I'm packing my luggage and getting ready to board the ship." Pei Ziyun turned around and left. The boy looked at him and muttered in a low voice: "It would be great if I could be like this."
"Why don't you go and solicit customers? Why don't you let Wanrong Trading Company take away your business?" The shopkeeper scolded the boy when he saw that he didn't go out yet. The boy went out in despair to solicit customers.
eldest princess mansion
An older maid was tapping the eldest princess's shoulder gently. She had followed her for many years and was very popular with the eldest princess. The eldest princess was holding a book in her hand and was looking at it lazily.
"Report!"
A guard came to the door to report, and the eldest princess said: "Xuan come in."
"Your Majesty, please come in." The palace maid said, leading the guards into the room. At this time, the little princess happened to come over and look for her mother. Before she entered the door, she heard the voice of Sir Lang's report. She lowered her steps and leaned in to listen: "Elder Princess, I have investigated and found out that Pei Jieyuan has indeed prepared a boat ticket and will leave tomorrow."
After listening to the guard's words, the eldest princess nodded and whispered: "I think this person is so happy. He got the imperial edict today and left tomorrow. It's okay to leave, so as not to miss my son."
"What, he's going back?" Hearing an exclamation, the little princess rushed out of the door.
"You go down first. I don't want any news about this matter outside." The eldest princess slapped her forehead helplessly and looked at Lang Wei and said.
"Yes, Your Highness the Princess." Lang Wei turned around and went out.
"You girl, you are gone. We don't want to see you again. If you keep making trouble, I will find your uncle the emperor and marry you off tomorrow. It will save my worries." Looking at the little princess who broke into the door, the eldest princess stretched out her hand. He tapped his fingers and said.
"Ah, mother, no, no, I don't want to get married yet, I don't want to get married." Hearing the threat from the eldest princess, the little princess quickly stepped forward to act coquettishly.
"If you mention Pei Ziyun to me again, I will tell your uncle the emperor that you should forget about him. I shouldn't take you to see him." The eldest princess said with a long sigh.
"Mom, I don't know this. I just can't control myself. Or maybe it's what you said. I shouldn't have seen him in the first place. Otherwise, I wouldn't be embarrassed now. It hurts like this." The little princess gently covered her chest and said, A little out of breath.
Looking at the little princess, the eldest princess had a look of distress on her face. It was difficult to miss her, and even more difficult to have unrequited love. The most difficult thing was that she couldn't even have unrequited love. At this time, the eldest princess gently stroked her daughter and comforted her gently: "Don't be afraid, it hurts for a while. It won’t hurt anymore.”
As she said this, her tone was melancholy.
"Mom, I will go see him off tomorrow, or we may never see him again. Mom, I don't expect to marry him. I just want to see him. After seeing him for the last time, I will forget about him." The little princess choked and wiped her tears. : "Mom, I will listen to my mother and never see him again. I'm afraid I won't see him again. Mother, just follow my heart. It's so uncomfortable to be so far away and never see him again."
Hearing her daughter's sobs, the eldest princess touched her face and shed tears herself.
Early the next morning, Bai Sanchu and his daughter left in an ox cart with salute and Pei Ziyun.
"Sir, the dock has arrived." The coachman shouted. Bai Sanchu and Bai Ya took the packages and jumped out of the car. The fare was paid and they headed towards the ship.
The little princess had been waiting in the bullock cart at the dock for a long time. When she saw Pei Ziyun appear, her eyes lit up and her eyes were blurred with tears. She just wiped away her tears and stared at him.
The eldest princess did not speak. She stared at the little princess with waves in her eyes. There was tenderness in her eyes and awe of the Tian family. Other than that, the family was not in awe. Even the emperor was in awe of the imperial power and was often moved by his own power, let alone Prince and princess
The little princess had a hard time understanding her mother's state of mind at this moment. She saw Pei Ziyun's figure gradually disappearing and boarding the passenger ship, never to be seen again, and suddenly there was no trace of blood.
The eldest princess patted her daughter's back gently and held her hand. She felt her fingers were cold and quickly covered them. After a long time, she saw her daughter trembling and refused to cry any more. Her eyes suddenly turned red and she said, "You are so stupid." You little fool, are you going to make me anxious to death?"
After saying that, she wiped her tears and the little princess smiled: "Mom, I'm fine."
"Are you okay like this? Only if you don't see someone like this at first will you be happy." The little princess didn't cry, but the eldest princess couldn't help wiping her tears: "Mom, you only have a daughter, what should you do if you want me like this? ?”
"Mom, please keep this in mind for me. If I really feel pain in the future, I can take it out and take a look. It's the same as if my mother really feels pain, she just go to that room and sit there."
After hearing this, the eldest princess immediately covered her face, and tears could not stop pouring out of her eyes. It took a long time to wipe them away, and then she ordered a maid.
The maid looked at the time and hurried up. At this time, Bai Sanchu and Bai Ya were carrying the salutes into the room. The two rooms were deliberately separated from each other. The landlord Pei Ziyun was wearing a gray silk robe and shaking a handful of Xiangfei bamboo. Shan was pacing and looking at Xiao, and then the maid came up to him. Pei Ziyun couldn't help but be startled.
"You said the eldest princess asked for an autographed poem?" Pei Ziyun smiled heartily, without saying anything. He pondered for a moment and smiled: "The eldest princess has a destiny, how can I dare to disobey her?"
"But poetry has its own destiny. One less poem coincides with parting, so I have to do it reluctantly." After saying that, he stood up and spread the paper. Pei Ziyun thought for a moment and wrote quickly:
"Speechless and alone, I went up to the west tower, the moon was like a hook, and the lonely phoenix tree locked the autumn in the deep courtyard.
Continuous cutting and confusion are the symptoms of divorce and separation, and the ordinary feeling in the heart. "
Even the maid thought it was wonderful that the pen was like a dragon and a snake. After finishing writing, Pei Ziyun gently put down the pen and blew a smile: "Tell the eldest princess that this kind of help will never be forgotten as long as I am alive. If anything happens, Just call me."
After all, this maid was from the princess's house and knew the rules very well. She only wore her ears but not her mouth. She took the paper, gave Pei Ziyun a "wanfu" in an upright manner, and then left.
"It's the sorrow of separation that keeps cutting, but it's still messy." After a while, the eldest princess saw the handwritten poem and read it, and sighed: "Oh, I regret that I listened to you. He wants this poem."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little princess finally cried out in pain, her voice full of helplessness.
"Set the boat!" The boss of the boat shouted, and the boatman shouted after him, then he lifted the anchor and set off.
The boats came and went with the wind, and the road was peaceful and nothing happened. After twenty days in a row, they arrived at the state capital. Pei Ziyun got off the boat and looked around.
Be cautious all the way. The imperial edict has dragon energy that can protect against Taoism, but it cannot protect against swordsmanship and martial arts. You have to be careful at this time, so you immediately called an ox cart to Fu Mansion.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the mansion, Yu Yunjun greeted him, but he didn't say anything else, he just smiled: "Is this the person you brought in Kyoto?"
"Yes, this is Bai Sanchu and Bai Ya. They were not named by this name originally. I think she is good at cooking, so she changed it. You are tired from the journey, so you can rest here first. This is my master's home, which is the same as mine. Come back. I will send you two to my house again, Bai Sanchu, you are good at housekeeping, and you will be a housekeeper in my house from now on."
Pei Ziyun said, talking to Yu Yunjun in the front and to Bai Sanchu in the back. When he saw them going in, an ox cart drove over and he got on the cart.
"Is the imperial edict here?" Yu Yunjun asked as he got in the car, and then said, "Go to Qingyun Temple."
"how do you know?"
"Humph, this decree has the spirit of a dragon, and it is related to my Songyun Gate. You will know it when you get closer. We are going to Qingyun Temple. This time, even the leader can hardly leave the mountain gate, and we are waiting for him at Qingyun Temple!"
The oxcart passed through the alley, then made two more turns, and after traveling for several miles, it was the Qingyun Temple. Pei Ziyun heard the ringing of a bell in the distance, which was a welcome gift.
The bell of Qingyun Temple rang, and an old Taoist and several Taoists appeared at the gate of Qingyun Temple. They were the headmaster and several elders who had been in seclusion for a long time.
The ordinary Taoists in Qingyun Temple were all talking about it. For some reason, Zhao Ning came over with some blood stains on his body and his clothes were dusty. When he saw the leader, he stepped forward and said, "The Holy Prison Gate is really abominable. Two elders took action. If it weren't for My two junior brothers and I protect him secretly, fearing that something bad will happen if we go up and down this time."
"Hmph, the Holy Prison Sect is becoming more and more arrogant. I, the Songyun Sect, have received the imperial seal this time. Sooner or later, I will give the Holy Prison Sect some retribution."
After hearing this, the headmaster said: "We will discuss this matter later. Pei Ziyun has obtained the imperial edict and has already arrived at Guanmen. We will wait for the edict."
"Yes, Master." All the elders replied.
There were two big trees in front of the Qingyun Temple. Pei Ziyun jumped down and the breeze blew by. A group of people led many elders to stand there. Zhao Ning was among them. Pei Ziyun knew them as the sect leader and the elders.
Several people came to greet him. Pei Ziyun stepped forward and saluted: "I have met the master and all the masters."
An impatient elder stepped forward and said, "Do you have the imperial edict in your arms? It's better to go directly to the mountain gate. It's safe to be early. You can talk about other things later."
"Yes, senior brother, we will ask Pei Ziyun to go back to the mountain gate to read out the imperial edict, so that he can truly get the title!" Yu Yunjun had a smile on his face.
"The dragon's energy is circling, and the magic is not close. Let's go to the mountain gate together to announce the decree." The headmaster looked at the package on Pei Ziyun's body, and his expression was also surprised. He had been practicing for who knows how many years. At this time, he couldn't restrain himself and his body was trembling.
"Leave now?" Pei Ziyun was startled.
"That's enough now. The gate of the mountain is Songyun Mountain. You haven't been there yet, so I'll take you there this time." The leader smiled, waved his hand, and several ox carts drove out, all driven by Taoists.
Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but say more. Pei Ziyun had no choice but to get on the cart and cursed secretly. The cart then left the city and drove along the official road.
We drove straight for a hundred miles and came to a place near dusk. I saw a lake at the bottom of the mountain with dense reeds. The mountain didn't look too high, and there were faint Taoist temples and pagodas.
The leader couldn't help but smile: "This is Songyun Mountain. Going up from this pavilion is the mountain gate of our sect."
(End of chapter)