In the middle of the night, Chen Jingui's navy masters interrogated the captives and pursued them. In the early hours of the morning, they found several water bandits' stockades. In one stockade, they rescued the kidnapped young marquis, Lu Chun.
During the period of being kidnapped, Lu Chun didn't see the kidnappers, but kept being turned around. On the night when he was rescued, the kidnappers probably already knew the failure of the war and wanted to transfer him again, but they happened to be sent to this stockade, and were rescued by the navy who had broken through the camp.
For now, these are the conclusions that can be drawn, and further things need to be known through in-depth interrogation of the water bandits. As far as Chen Jingui is concerned, he naturally hopes to stay here and dig up the whole thing before leaving, but on the other hand, he also has the task of escorting the birthday party. For Lu Chun to withstand the pressure and stay, if the matter has been settled and he still wants to stay, then the suspicion of competing for merit is too great, and no chance of merit is left to colleagues, which is a taboo for officials.
Apart from the military and political aspects, the Secret Investigation Division only has the right to advise on such matters, which is an explicit restriction. The hidden danger of being coveted by the birthday outline has been eliminated, and the reward and Chen Jingui are not a system. Of course, most of the people didn't know either Chen Jingui or the Secret Investigation Division, but in the rain the next day after the victory, half of Xuyi was decorated with lanterns and lanterns as if it were a festival. Presumably soon, from Xuyi to Huaian, Even on a larger scale, they will start to hype the victory of the water bandits.
Ning Yi moved to live on the boat where Yunzhu and Jin'er were on that day, and watched the people congratulating Chen Jingui and others coming one after another, and the firecrackers were set up in a shed in the rain. At the same time, the soldiers who went to Hongze Lake to chase down the water bandits have also returned one after another. Due to the overnight chase, although the battle was almost one-sided this time, there were more casualties than expected. The fight on the lake went well, but it was night when they chased after the water bandits, even though they still had an advantage. But there were still a lot of casualties in the dark night, but after saving the little prince and winning such a big victory, the generals who led the troops have forgotten their own small casualties. After all, no matter what, this big victory will get a big reward. , no one will be wronged.
The water bandits who were arrested last night were interrogated overnight, but the various news received throughout the day was not enough to put together a complete puzzle of the incident. Of course it doesn't matter. One of the original five ships in the fleet was blown up, leaving four at this time. However, on this evening, Chen Jingui also decided that by tomorrow morning, the fleet will continue to set off, and it will not waste time in order to deliver the birthday gang to the capital one day earlier. As for the various follow-up hands and tails, it will be handed over to other people in Xuyi County. In order to continue to dig deep into this water bandit kidnapping incident, the participants will be uprooted.
For this decision, everyone in Xuyi wished they could beat the gongs and drums to applaud. The rain was a little less that night, and naturally it was a big banquet. Chen Jingui and a group of noble sons were invited to the banquet. In this way, although there are many guards on the dock side, it is still much quieter after all. After dinner, Zhou Pei came to find Ning Yi. Sitting neatly on the stool in the room, pitiful like a puppy.
"What do you want to do, tell me, Your Royal Highness."
"Teacher, you know... The reply letter from the concubine must have arrived..." Zhou Pei pursed his lips, "I want to go to Beijing..."
Ning Yi looked at her for a long time, laughed, and then put a letter in front of her: "I don't know what the old man thinks... I can indeed help you, but you have to do me a favor too. ."
"Okay, what are you busy, teacher?" Zhou Pei excitedly picked up the letter and read it, and said after reading it for a while. "Look, look. My dad really doesn't care about me at all, and he didn't say anything about me going to Beijing. Hmph. He chose a horse for me because he was afraid that others would say that he was too careless to be a dad... Oh, teacher, what do you want? What am I doing? Murder or set fire to abduction, I will listen to you."
"It's bullying." Ning Yi said with a smile, "I want to do one thing, and I need some people who can't hear my name. But there are too many people on board, and Zhuo Yunfeng told his friends my name not long ago. , his friend told Li Shishi, that's why Li Shishi came to look for me, but it's enough to be here. Soon that person named Wang Xian will get on the boat, I don't want him to hear someone say the word Ning Yi, But on Zhuo Yunfeng's side, we can't talk about it, and it's not very easy to prevent, I hope this matter can be handed over to you."
Zhou Pei blinked, then whispered, "Is there something wrong with that Wang Xian?"
"There may be a problem." Ning Yi nodded, "but I don't want to startle the snake, you should pay attention, if you deliberately warn Zhuo Yunfeng and their friends, when they face Wang Xian, they may make a mess. What's the problem. What method to use, you have to figure it out yourself, is there a problem?"
"No." Zhou Pei smiled brightly. In fact, since elementary school, she has been in contact with these people, and she must have her own experience in matters such as people's hearts and imperial subordinates. When it comes to dealing with people like Zhuo Yunfeng, Ning Yi must be inferior to her, so there is no need to make any suggestions to her.
"In addition, you have the highest status on the boat over there. Next, I will arrange a bodyguard for you, which may be one of Qi Xinyong's three people. You will cooperate with you when the time comes. Except for the toilet, he will be near you at other times. , don't be petty, don't like him, it's better to go to the capital to find a reliable royal relative, who is right in the family, the two are in love, and the love is compatible, and after I go back, I can make a difference."
The letter sent by Kang Xian had this meaning in it, saying that since Xiaopei refused to look for a horse in Jiangning, she would simply let her go to Beijing to celebrate her birthday, and at the same time find a boy she liked to come back, this is her last opportunity. Zhou Pei blushed when he heard this, and then burst out laughing, but he didn't dare to answer after all. Diverted the topic and said, "That Wang Xian is so powerful? Then who is he, and how did he come here?"
"I don't know yet." Ning Yi shook his head, "But if he really is, it can only be said that it is... Oh, it's fate."
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Ning Yi's "fate" once made Zhou Pei look at him strangely. After the little princess left, Ning Yi looked out the window and the rain had basically stopped. There were many soldiers patrolling on the pier, but since there were not many people talking loudly, even though the lights were bright, it still seemed a bit lonely, and water drops were dripping from the eaves. He went out to look for Yunzhu and Jin'er. In the room with the oil lamp on, Jin'er didn't know where to go. Only Yunzhu sat at the table in front of the window, looking down at the scroll.
Ning Yi stood by the door and watched for a while, Yunzhu also turned her head and stared at him with a smile on the corner of her mouth. The light spot in the oil lamp swayed slightly, dyeing the white scarf on her head into warm yellow. Suddenly dark.
"Don't come in yet, stand in front of the woman's house in the middle of the night. Someone will tell you."
Yunzhu said softly, Ning Yi smiled and looked at both sides: "There are not many people on this boat." But he finally closed the door and came in.
Several ships came along the way, and the main ship was naturally the relatives of those dignitaries, and the rest of the ships were loaded with various valuable goods. Most of the people who live there are maids and servants who don't need to be with you at all times. Some people go all the way to Beijing by virtue of their relationship, and even drag their families and lead a few children. The boat that Yunzhu and Jin'er were on was relatively quiet. Ning Yi walked over and sat down beside her, the atmosphere seemed quiet and peaceful, Yun Zhu leaned over to his shoulder.
"Have you been busy lately?"
"There are a lot of things, I'm sorry, I don't have time to accompany you."
"It's okay, I also have a lot to do."
"What's the matter? Reading a book?"
"Listen to you."
"Um?"
"I... I heard what happened. Then I guessed, Liheng, what things did you do in there. When I was in Jiangning, I liked to hear people talk about you, what poetry festivals you participated in, and what you did. What is the first word, how is everyone's reaction. It's the same now, not to mention I'm still by your side... "
Yunzhu leaned on his shoulder, closed his eyes, and whispered his feelings. In a noisy atmosphere these days. It is estimated that she is also guessing what Ning Yi has done behind her back. And in the aspect that Ning Yi "doesn't know", Xiaochan's remarks may have to be added. With such a woman by his side, Ning Yi was never lonely in his heart, and stretched out his arms to hug her.
"I remember a year or two ago, when you wanted to set up a pancake stand. I ran past your door every morning, talking or something. At that time, I told you that if one day it gets too complicated, you can think about it. I wonder what it was like at the beginning. When I was dealing with things these two days, I occasionally wondered if I was going to make things very troublesome again... "
"Does Liheng feel tired?"
Ning Yi shook his head: "I used to walk in the wrong direction..." He said softly, and then said, "Actually, in this world, some things still won't change. It's like walking in the wild, you can have a baby A bonfire, building a house, raising chickens and hunting wild boars, sometimes you will always encounter a tiger. If it wants to eat you, you have to kill it. The same is true for people. In the case of the Su family, Liangshan is a tiger. It's useless, whether it's complicated or simple, I'll do it all, but... I'll come to accompany you tomorrow."
"Well." Yunzhu nodded, and after a while, he opened his eyes and asked hesitantly, "Uh, then... what about your little girl?"
"You have to let her know." Ning Yi thought for a while, then smiled, "You have met before, you saved Ning Xi, she also has a good impression of you, um, I just came to read and write with you. Stuff, you can chat and sing with classmate Yuanbao. I won't disturb you, just tell Xiaochan... We are confidantes or something, I am a genius, you are a beautiful woman or something, we cherish each other but respect each other like guests, maybe you can still be good friends Where's my friend..."
"Uh..." Yunzhu was speechless for a while, always feeling that there was some playfulness in the other party's eyes, but she already knew Xiaochan in private, so she couldn't say anything she didn't agree with. Embarrassed for a moment, Ning Yi's smile became more and more interesting. Her hand had already reached into her clothes. She naturally knew what Ning Yi was going to do. Feeling the movement of the other's palm on her body, she lowered her head, but her skin was soft. Burning hot, he said softly: "Liheng, this... is it called respecting each other like a guest..."
"Most of the time it's..."
The lights flickered, and the figures on the wall changed. After a while, Ning Yi put Yun Zhu's body on the bed, and after unfastening the belt and skirt, there was a cheerful knock on the door outside. The two were stunned for a moment. At this time, Yunzhu's body was half exposed, Ning Yi's palm rested on his chest, and his face was flushed, but the knock on the door was Jin'er's. He put his hands on Ning Yi's chest, and then laughed.
"Too much..." Ning Yi rolled his eyes. Jin'er was talking outside the door: "Sister Yunzhu, Sister Yunzhu, come and open the door. I'm back..." He hummed as if singing, and then said, "Sister Yunzhu, are you taking a shower?"
Yunzhu replied, "Yeah, wait." There was an "oh" answer, jumping outside the door, Ning Yi rolled his eyes, and waited until Yunzhu fastened his apron and pulled up his clothes. Just walked over there and opened the door. Jin'er, who was jumping up and down, looked at him for a while, then leaned her head to look in the door, and saw Sister Yunzhu, who was barefoot, was sitting on the bed with her clothes in her arms and smiling. At this time, she still didn't understand what happened, but she didn't know what mood Ning Yi was in, so she blinked to prevent him from going mad. Ning Yi shook his head and said, "It's too much..." He went out and walked away. She became happy, jumped in the door, stuck her head out, stuck out her tongue and made a face, and then happily closed the door.
"Sister Yunzhu, thanks to my coming back, you haven't been taken lightly by that disciple... You shouldn't be like this in the future..."
Ning Yi walked a little further and heard Jin'er's voice faintly coming from there, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
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Of course, this little episode didn't make Ning Yi really feel so depressed, he looked like he was hit. It just made the fool Yunzhu and Yuan Baoer happier. Of course, the man's desire came up, and he might not be able to calm down completely for a while. He walked out of the cabin, looked at the night on the pier, and took a few breaths of fresh air.
To celebrate the victory, the banquet in the city is still going on. Soldiers patrol the pier, and there are not many idlers. Ning Yi stood on the side of the ship for a while. Several people came in from the door. The soldiers guarding the door were checking the ultimatum, warrants and other items. He couldn't help but glance at the veiled but still beautiful and elegant woman. This is Li Shishi, who is leading the maid, the entourage, and some personal belongings. She was not invited to the banquet tonight. Or maybe he rejected the matter and came here before anyone else came back.
Ning Yi thought about it for a while, then got off the boat just now, and said hello to Miss Li who entered the dock and boarded the main boat after the inspection. After all, the teacher girl was kind to him. After chatting a few words on the boat, and asking where Ning Yi lived, Ning Yi pointed to the boat beside him. After a while, the two said goodbye to each other and left.
When he returned to this ship, Ning Yi looked over there and saw that the lights in the cabin of Li Shishi who lived on the ship were already lit. This meeting was simple, but the goals and things to be done were basically done.
Not long after, the banquet in the county town was dispersed, and everyone who rested on the boat at night came back one after another. Along with him was the man named Wang Xian. Because he was highly valued by all the sons and buddies, he was also placed there. on the main ship.
After this night, the next morning, when everyone boarded the ship one after another, the fleet was ready again. Talking to everyone during breakfast, Li Shishi calmly asked who were living on the boats next to her. The maids beside her were naturally arranged on the main boat, but for example, the entourage and others could only be on the boat. Arranged on another vessel. As for the ship that Ning Yi was on, in the eyes of everyone, it was a place where there was some relationship but there was obviously no high-level entourage arrangements, such as the masters, stewards, and accountants of some high-profile families. If you need to accompany you to Beijing, you will also arrange it there.
In her heart, she had long known that Ning Yi had the reputation of being the number one talent in Jiangning, and she thought that Ning Yi should have been accepted by these noble circles, but at this time, it seemed that the situation was not quite right. Either the status of the son-in-law has implicated him, or he has a somewhat arrogant temperament - she had heard the joke "Taoist chanted two poems" when she was in Hangzhou, but such a person must be unpleasant - she did not live long Jiang Ning, after all, was somewhat uncontrollable about Ning Yi's position in the eyes of others.
Thinking back to the look on his face when he asked him where he lived last night, maybe he was interested, but he seemed arrogant—she actually saw a lot of such people, and she could imagine—she is the person who can handle communication and adjust everyone's mood the most. , I originally thought that if I had the opportunity, I might as well chat with everyone about Jiangning's talents, the Qingyu case, and when the bright moon will be there, but now that I think about it, I should be cautious. If you chat with everyone about the name of Jiangning's number one talent, and then everyone finds out that the other party is actually on the boat over there, with that kind of arrogant character, what you can get is not the joy of fame, but being despised by everyone. embarrassing.
This morning, looking at the scene of the ship following behind, the teacher girl sighed softly. At the same time, Ning Yi was living a somewhat unfamiliar and somewhat leisurely morning with Yunzhu, Jin'er, and Xiaochan in the room...