For Eunuch Fu to say this, he must either have something to do with the inner palace, or be an official in the court, or at worst, have something to do with the aristocratic family in the capital. Her adoptive father and adoptive mother are naturally mostly aristocrats in the capital, and they should be checked together, and the capital should keep an eye on them. Although this matter is left to Lin Huai, Lin Huai is almost a pedant in the officialdom. Qi, if there is any delay, let Ning Xiao intervene."
Eunuch Fu agreed, and Huo Weilou gave another order: "If you get the news in Jizhou, send it directly to the capital. The same goes for Cangzhou. In addition to finding the key, you have to visit Yue Mingquan's old house once or twice."
Eunuch Fu smiled wryly, "Master Hou, rest assured, those who are sent out are all experienced, and there will be no delay."
Huo Weilou didn't say any more, originally he was supposed to be on his way back to Beijing at this time, but now he had to walk half a month later by water, his usual tense mind hadn't relaxed yet, and he was still a little uncomfortable for a while.
Not long after, the embroidered clothes envoy sent to the pier earlier came back and told, "Master Hou, there are only two ships that can go tomorrow. One is for passenger and cargo. Although it is fast, there are not enough rooms. If you want to choose this ship The other one is the passenger ship of the wealthy Shen family, which can transport nearly a hundred people in total, and the guest rooms are also very spacious, but the journey is slower, I don’t know which one the Marquis would like to choose?"
After all, it was the old embroidered clothes that followed Huo Weilou for many years. Knowing that there was a faster one, he didn't dare to make up his mind for a while. Huo Weilou frowned slightly, and Eunuch Fu said from the side: "Master, you are here, why bother to be wronged?" Yourself? Mr. Ming is inconvenient in his legs and feet, and Shizi can't bear the hardships, Youyou is still a little girl, and her adoptive father is also sick and weak."
Huo Weilou seemed to feel that Eunuch Fu was noisy, so he waved his hands, "Let's choose the passenger ship."
Fu Gonggong was satisfied, and the embroidered clothes envoy went to hand over to the boatman.
Everyone had been driving for a whole day, and they were all very tired, so they rested early that night. In the early morning of the next day, the group had breakfast at the inn and went to the pier together.
In the early morning, there was a misty mist on the Lancang River. In the bay of the pier, a three-story high-rise ship was parked quietly. It is also expensive.
Before Huo Qinghong approached, he shouted excitedly. He was in the capital since he was a child. If he hadn't been pestering Ming Guilan this time, he would have followed him. He hadn't had the opportunity to come to the south of the Yangtze River. A big passenger ship, to him, everything is fresh and fun.
Seeing him like this, Huo Weilou said softly, "I'm happy now, don't cry later."
Huo Qinghong didn't understand what it meant, "I don't know how to do it. This boat is bigger than the boats on Weiyang Lake in Beijing. It's really interesting. I won't be bored along the way."
Ming Guilan and Eunuch Fu looked at Huo Qinghong like fools.
Because it was very early, and there were not many passengers on the boat, a group of people got on the boat, and the shopkeeper on the boat came out with a young man in fine clothes. Seeing this, Lu Ke had to come forward, "Master, the young owner of the Shen family is here." Fan also went north by boat."
The Shen family started out with silk, and later became a great rich man in the Zhou Dynasty. They also involved in shipbuilding, mining and other industries. Now they seem to be the richest family. He also has good eyesight, now seeing Huo Weilou and his party coming, although they are all in modest clothes, they can tell that Huo Weilou must have been a high-ranking person for a long time, so how dare he be contemptuous.
"At Shenya, welcome all distinguished guests, the guest room is ready, please come this way—"
Shen Ya is respectful and polite, but he doesn't try to please. He is polite and pleasing to the eye. Walking along the corridor, he can see that the interior of the ship is spacious and exquisite, which is not comparable to ordinary passenger ships. It really makes Huo Qinghong, who likes to enjoy himself met.
Along the way, you can see that there are restaurants and teahouses on the ship. The rooms on the first floor are crowded and small, the second floor is not unusual, and the third floor has the best view of the whole ship, and the rooms are also the most spacious and luxurious. Shen Ya said with a smile: " There were originally two residents on the third floor, but last night when I learned that the young masters are coming, I vacated a few rooms, just in time for the young masters and young ladies to stay."
There is only one woman in the group, Bo Ruoyou, and she is not a servant in terms of her charm, so she is naturally regarded as the master. The shopkeeper who followed said: "In order to make room for the distinguished guests, the young master even gave up his own room."
Shen Ya glanced at him, "Talk too much."
Huo Weilou was noncommittal about this, Shen Ya knew that Huo Weilou and his party were not easy to get close to, so he sent him to the place neatly so that he could leave.
Although Huo Qinghong is playful and playful, seeing this, he lightly sneered, "This young master is really smart, could it be possible that he recognizes our identities?"
Huo Weilou was noncommittal, and only pointed to the two rooms at the end, "Your father and daughter live here."
Cheng Yunzhi knew that Huo Weilou wanted to take care of their father and daughter, but he was surprised that Wu Zhaohou was so good-natured. He knew he had no right to refuse, so he agreed. Cheng Yunzhi entered the house at the end, and Bo Ruoyou lived next to him. Huo Weilou Seeing it, they entered the house close to Bo Ruoyou, the two of them had been next to each other along the way earlier, but it didn't show anything at the moment, Huo Qinghong lived next to Huo Weilou, and was quite curious. Jumping to the west.
But soon, he frowned, "This boat is big, but I can see it all in a short time, why do I suddenly feel a little boring..."
Eunuch Fu said helplessly: "My son feels bored now, so what should we do along the way?"
As soon as Mr. Fu finished speaking, he heard a burst of noise. He looked under the railing and saw thirty or forty people coming up from the pier. These people were men and women. Followed by many servants carrying boxes and cages, the boxes and cages are nothing more than some weapons such as knives, guns, swords and halberds were also exposed, and some musical instruments such as drums and zithers were also carried up.
"Huh-"
Huo Qinghong suddenly became interested, "Who are these people?"
Ming Guilan was also beside the fence in a wheelchair, "It's a theater troupe."
Huo Qinghong's eyes lit up, and he immediately sent his guards down to ask. Soon, the guards came up and said, "Your Majesty, the one who came is the famous Yuchun Class in Jiangnan."
Huo Qinghong blinked, "Yuchun Class? I only know Double Happiness Class and Wansheng Class, but I don't know this Yuchun Class."
"His Royal Highness, the Yuchun troupe is the best Southern opera troupe in Jiangnan." Wu Yu lives on the outermost side of the third floor, and he can come here at this moment. happy look.
Huo Qinghong raised his eyebrows, "Master Wu knows?"
Wu Yu smiled, "My mother was born in Jiangnan, and she likes to listen to Southern opera the most. The Yuchun troupe sings the best "Purple Jade" and "Nanke Meng" are both loved by my mother, so I know three points. Their troupe is usually in Jiangnan. Singing and performing in the area, but I heard that occasionally I will go north, so I don’t know where I’m going this time.”
The guard said: "They are also going to the capital on this trip. The old matriarch of Huaiyang Hou's Mansion in the capital is celebrating his birthday, and they are invited to set up a stage for a month."
Wu Yu was slightly surprised, "So that's the case, since it's the case, then it will be a feast for the ears."
Huo Qinghong's eyes lightened slightly and said: "I wonder if they can sing a performance or two on the road in the past few days, if there is a opera as a companion every day, it will be more interesting—"
After hearing the words, Eunuch Fu pointed to the location of Huo Weilou's cabin, "My son has to ask Lord Hou first."
Hearing this, Huo Qinghong's eyelids twitched. How could he dare to go to Huo Weilou? Wu Yu on the side also immediately restrained his interest. The case of Famen Temple is not yet complete.
Another boat passenger boarded the boat one after another, and when the sun was halfway up, the boat began to move slowly. Huo Weilou was lying on the couch talking to Ming Guilan, bored, when the boat moved, everyone was shocked. Get up, "What's the matter?!"
Ming Guilan smiled deeply, "The boat is just sailing."
Huo Qinghong came to his senses, but his face turned pale. He stood up, and the boat was clearly not shaking too much, but he was a little unsteady, "This...how is this shaking much more than the painting boats in the capital?"
"It's not shaking, it's just that there are big winds and waves on the river."
Huo Qinghong's complexion was slightly pale, "I'm not dizzy... I'm not dizzy at all..." As soon as he finished speaking, he fell down and sat down. When the boat got out of the berth, Huo Qinghong was already crying, "Brother really has the foresight."
Huo Qinghong got seasick, the dizziness was shocking, before the boat sailed for ten miles, he vomited all his breakfast, and lost his vitality, lying on the couch as if hit by frost, moaning, Ming Guilan prescribed the medicine and stayed on the boat, while Huo Qinghong drank the medicine again, pulling Huo Weilou's sleeve and staring at stars.
"Brother, I can't do it anymore, I'm going to die...Brother, I will take care of my parents."
Huo Weilou: "..."
Ming Guilan couldn't laugh or cry, "I can't die, drink this medicine for a day, and it will be fine tomorrow."
Huo Qinghong lay down in another position, "I'm afraid I won't make it through tonight..."
While making noise, Bo Ruoyou's voice sounded outside, "Master Hou—"
Seeing Huo Qinghong being so distressed, Eunuch Fu hurriedly opened the door when he heard Bo Ruoyou's voice. As soon as the door opened, he saw Bo Ruoyou standing outside holding a small jade bottle. She glanced inside the door, Seeing that everyone was guarding Huo Qinghong, and Huo Qinghong's face was no longer as handsome as usual, he couldn't laugh or cry at the bottom of his heart.
But she said very calmly: "I heard that my son is seasick. There is a thing here to help relieve the seasickness. You don't need to take this thing. Just put it on your nose and smell it. , I think Mr. Ming knows about it."
Mr. Fu was overjoyed and took the jade bottle. He smelled a cool smell before opening the lid. He took it and walked to the side of the couch and handed it to Huo Qinghong. Huo Qinghong took it half-believingly. Asked, really feeling refreshed, he took a look at Bo Ruoyou who was standing upright, and suddenly blushed, "No...I'm not the only one who gets seasick."
Huo Weilou looked at him coldly, "That's right, you are the only one."
Huo Qinghong pulled the brocade quilt to cover his head and face, and groaned again. Soon, he pulled the brocade quilt off, put the jade bottle on the tip of his nose and took a few deep breaths, "Hey, this thing is really amazing. I actually feel much more comfortable.”
Ming Guilan breathed slightly, turned around to look at Bo Ruoyou and said, "Is this Miss Bo's?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "It was given by the adoptive father, and the adoptive father also has some basic medical knowledge. It was originally prepared for the daughters of the people, but the daughters of the people think it's okay."
Huo Qinghong's old face blushed again when he heard this, and he wanted to support himself to sit up, but just as he moved, his hands still couldn't move his strength. He had a bitter look on his face, but felt that Bo Ruoyou's trip was really a timely help, so he told her He waved in the direction of the door, "Youyou, you really have me in your heart..."
Huo Weilou frowned suddenly, "What are you talking nonsense about?"
Huo Qinghong's heart trembled, and when he looked up, he saw Huo Weilou's eyes were cold, Huo Qinghong shrank back a little scared, but Huo Weilou looked at Ming Guilan, "What is the method of piercing acupuncture points?"
Ming Guilan coughed lightly and said: "When seasick, massage or acupuncture at Shaoshang, Neiguan, Zusanli, or Shenmen, Taixi and other acupoints can relieve seasickness, but it has to work , it will hurt a little."
Eunuch Fu sighed, "My son is most afraid of pain."
Huo Weilou looked at Huo Qinghong, Huo Qinghong shrank in again, just holding on to the small jade bottle, Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, "There are still a few days to come, I think you might as well be in pain Short pain."
Huo Qinghong's complexion suddenly changed, "No way, brother, you can't do this..."
Huo Weilou patted Ming Guilan on the shoulder, "He can go down as long as he can."
After finishing speaking, he didn't stay long, and walked straight out. Huo Qinghong wanted to beg for mercy again, but he could only see Huo Weilou's back. Bo Ruoyou at the door hurried out of the way, but Huo Weilou glanced at her and said: Ben Hou is here."
In the room, Eunuch Fu couldn't care what Huo Weilou asked Bo Ruoyou to do, Huo Qinghong looked at Ming Guilan pitifully, "Guilan, with our friendship, you won't be able to do it."
Ming Guilan smiled, "But your elder brother has an order, I dare not disobey it, and you also know that ghosts are afraid when your elder brother gets angry." After speaking, he ordered the attendant to fetch the silver needle.
Huo Qinghong stared at Ming Guilan with an aggrieved face, but Ming Guilan remained unmoved.
Huo Qinghong hurriedly looked at Eunuch Fu as if begging for help. Eunuch Fu thought about it, sighed, and stepped forward to grab Huo Qinghong's hand. Huo Qinghong was about to cry with joy when he saw this, "Eunuch, I will I know my father-in-law loves me—"
"No, son." Eunuch Fu grabbed him even tighter, "This old slave is just afraid that you will run away."
Huo Qinghong: "..."
In the cabin next door, Bo Ruoyou stood not far from Huo Weilou, not knowing what he meant, Huo Weilou asked her to follow, she followed, but after entering the room, Huo Weilou looked at her with an unpredictable expression, But he didn't say anything.
Bo Ruoyou became a little uneasy, "Master Hou?"
Huo Weilou sized up Bo Ruoyou with narrow eyes, looked at her delicate eyebrows and eyes, at her pendulous nose, at her thin lips like cherry petals, at her slender and soft neck. The seventeen-year-old's figure is slim and straight, even though he is wearing a winter dress, his chest still has heaves, and no one knows better than him how uncontrollable his waist is.
Huo Weilou narrowed his pupils, "You said your parents passed away early, and after returning to Beijing this time, they lived with your adoptive father?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "Yes."
Huo Weilou rubbed the black jade wrench on his thumb, "Are there any other clansmen in the capital?"
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a while and said: "Yes, but I have rarely moved around for many years, and this time I return to Beijing, maybe I won't have much contact with each other."
The boat was not slow, but when it encountered a big wave occasionally, the hull swayed a little, Bo Ruoyou stood five or six steps in front of Huo Weilou, still a little cautious in front of him, and he asked again: "Your adoptive father is also a capital city man of??"
Bo Ruoyou seemed to think that he would ask, and said without hesitation, "Yes."
Huo Weilou was about to ask again, when he suddenly heard Huo Qinghong's scream in the next room, he frowned slightly, and then thought of the jade bottle that Bao Ruoyou gave Huo Qinghong, Bo Ruoyou naturally Hearing that too, she subconsciously glanced sideways.
"Want to take a look?" Huo Weilou asked suddenly.
Bo Ruoyou hurriedly shook his head, Huo Weilou raised his chin, "Your adoptive father was also a scribbler before? He taught your scribbler skills, so he must be better than you."
Bo Ruoyou said calmly: "The adoptive father didn't work until after he arrived in Qingshan County. Before that, he was a doctor."
"Since you are a doctor, why don't you continue to be a doctor and instead do a job?"
Bo Ruoyou was a little dumb when asked, Huo Weilou stared, "Can't you tell me?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head again, "Of course not, it's just that the folk girl doesn't know why, the folk daughter's adoptive mother is also proficient in medical science, but she opened a medical clinic, and after her adoptive father did the work, she didn't feel that the work was despicable. It has been going on and on.”
If Huo Weilou hadn't checked Bo Ruoyou, he wouldn't know whether her words were true or not, but if he had checked, he would know that Bo Ruoyou wasn't lying at the moment. When I followed up, I didn't think about what to ask her to do.
The room was quiet for a moment, Bo Ruoyou was a little confused, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Could it be that Lord Hou wants to ask about the life experience of the girl?"
Huo Weilou didn't expect Bo Ruoyou to ask this question himself, he had clearly investigated Bo Ruoyou, but at this moment his face was completely unmoved, he only raised his eyebrows, "Why does this Marquis ask you about your life experience?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "The people around Lord Hou are all close friends, but Lord Hou doesn't know the background of women."
Huo Weilou's face remained unchanged, "What's so special about your life experience?"
"It's nothing special, but Lord Hou may have heard of the Minnv family." After a pause, Bo Ruoyou said bluntly: "Does Lord Hou know the Bo family in the capital? In the early years, there was a family named Sanshangshu , and now there is only such a reputation left.”
Huo Weilou frowned slightly, he didn't expect that Bo Ruoyou would tell him frankly what he sent someone to investigate.
"Minnv's father is Bo Jingxing, the third son of the Bo family."
It seemed that it was not enough, so Bo Ruoyou went into more detail.
Huo Weilou saw her calm expression and looked at him with trusting eyes, so he couldn't help but said calmly: "Continue."
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, "After her father and mother passed away, Minnv went to Qingzhou with her adoptive father and adoptive mother. At that time, Minnv was seriously ill, and she couldn't remember how she got there. It seemed that she also traveled by water. It has been ten years since Qingzhou passed, and I only thought about going back this time, and I have almost no contact with the Bo Mansion these years, so even if I go back to Beijing, I will still depend on my adoptive father."
"Why did you tell Ben Hou this?"
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, "Because I thought that Master Hou might have some questions about the girls, and Lord Hou would know sooner or later, and the girls have nothing to hide from Master Hou."
Huo Weilou's eyes darkened, "Aside from these, what else do you know about the Bo family in the capital?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "I don't know, speaking of it, Minnv doesn't quite remember her days in Bo's residence."
Bo Ruoyou's expression was very calm. Both her parents died and she left home when she was young. It seemed to be a common thing for her to say it slowly. The Bo family had treated her indifferently for many years, and she had no complaints in her mouth. It's no big deal, but she looked at him with clear eyes, and her eyes looked to the end, reflecting his shadow in the distance.
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand to rub the center of his brows, and hissed lightly again, as if he felt a little uncomfortable, Bo Ruoyou was surprised, and took a step forward nervously, "What's wrong, Lord Hou?"
Huo Weilou said in a hoarse voice, "Headache."
A bit of surprise appeared on Bo Ruoyou's face. Huo Weilou looked at the iron, but suddenly felt a headache. At this moment, Huo Qinghong's screams came from the next room, and her heart moved, "Could it be that the Marquis also Seasick?"
Huo Weilou leaned against the back of the chair, closed his eyes, but didn't answer when he heard the words, Bo Ruoyou was a little anxious, "What should I do, the ointment has already been given to the prince—"
Huo Weilou remained silent, Bo Ruoyou said, "Minister, go and call Mr. Ming."
Only then did Huo Weilou look at her, "Don't you know how to prick acupuncture points?"
Bo Ruoyou's eyes lit up slightly, and he didn't realize that he came forward, "Master Hou, please stretch out your hand—"
Huo Weilou stretched out his right hand, Bo Ruoyou half leaned over, raised his hand and pressed a little above Huo Weilou's tiger's mouth, "Hegu Point is a point on the Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, between the first and second metacarpal bones, Generally speaking, pressing here is the most effective, and it will be even more effective if acupuncture is applied, Lord Hou, it is here."
Bo Ruoyou was pointing out the acupuncture points for Huo Weilou, but when he looked up, he saw Huo Weilou leaning against the back of the chair and closing his eyes again, his brows were furrowed, but anything like this would give people a sense of intimidation and impatience, Bo Ruoyou How can I dare to say more, thinking that her father and daughter are under the protection of Huo Weilou all the way now, and thinking that Huo Weilou has treated her with a life-saving grace, after all, he dare not bother Huo Weilou to massage himself, so he looks away and rubs Huo Weilou seriously Press it up.
There was a thin layer of rough calluses on her palm, but her fingertips were delicate and smooth. She held Huo Weilou's hand with one hand, and rubbed it gently on his tiger's mouth with the other, and looked at Huo Weilou from time to time, thinking See if the pain has eased, but Huo Weilou kept frowning, she didn't dare to stop.
Huo Qinghong's movements in the next room were not small, which made it possible to hear the quiet needle drop here. Huo Weilou's breath was close to his side, and his unique masculine aura rushed towards his face. Bo Ruoyou glanced at Huo Weilou, and saw His handsome face, carved with a knife and an axe, looked a bit tired, and he felt a bit unreal for a while.
Huo Weilou is always intimidating, always tireless, he acts vigorously and resolutely, as if he is so tough and brave that he cannot be broken.
But he is not a fairy after all.
A sigh slipped through Bo Ruoyou's heart, she became more focused and put in more effort, but gradually, she realized that Huo Weilou's palms were getting hotter and hotter, her brows frowned, and she hesitated whether to tell Huo Weilou that his kidneys were a little weak...