son-in-law

Chapter 368

Chapter 368

In the middle of the night, Chen Jingui's sailors interrogated the captives while chasing them. In the early morning, they found several water bandits' villages. In one of the villages, they rescued the kidnapped young master Lu Chun.

During the time of being kidnapped, Lu Chun didn't see the kidnapper's face, but was kept turning around.On the night when he was rescued, the kidnappers probably knew the defeat of the battle and wanted to move him again, but they happened to send him to this stockade and were rescued by the navy who broke into the camp.

For now, these are the conclusions that can be drawn, and further things need to be interrogated in depth by the water bandits to know.As far as Chen Jingui was concerned, he naturally hoped to stay here and dig up the whole matter before leaving, but on the other hand, he also had the task of escorting the birthday party.For the sake of Lu Chun, although he can withstand the pressure and stay, if the matter has been settled, if he wants to stay, then the suspicion of fighting for merit will be too great, and he will not give his colleagues any chance of meritorious service, which is a big taboo for officials.

Apart from the military and political aspects, the secret investigation department only has the right to make suggestions on such matters, which is an obvious restriction.The hidden danger of being coveted by others on the birthday key has been eliminated, and the reward and Chen Jingui are not in the same system.Of course, most people know neither Chen Jingui nor Secret Investigation Division, but in the rain on the second day after the victory, half of Xuyi was decorated with lanterns and festoons like a festival. Presumably soon, from Xuyi to Huai'an, Even on a larger scale, people will start hyping up the victory of this time to suppress the water bandits.

Ning Yi moved to live on the boat where Yunzhu and Jin'er were on this day, watching people outside to congratulate Chen Jingui and others came one after another, and firecrackers were set up in a shed in the rain.At the same time, the soldiers who went to Hongze Lake to hunt down the water bandits have also come back one after another. Due to the overnight chase and battle, although the battle was almost one-sided this time, there were more casualties than expected. The fight on the lake went smoothly, and after chasing to the water bandit's camp, it was already night. Although they still had the advantage, there were still many casualties in the dark, but they won such a big victory after rescuing the young master , the generals who lead the army have also forgotten their own small casualties. After all, no matter what, this big victory will get a big reward, and no one will be treated badly.

The water bandit captured last night was interrogated overnight, but the various information obtained throughout the day was not enough to piece together the complete puzzle of the incident.Of course it doesn't matter.One of the original five ships in the fleet was blown up, and there are still four left. However, that night, Chen Jingui also decided that the fleet will continue to sail by tomorrow morning. No more wasting time in delivering the birthday card to the capital.As for the various follow-up actions, it will be handed over to other people in Xuyi County to continue digging into the water bandit kidnapping incident and uproot the participants.

Regarding this decision, everyone in Xuyi wished they could clap their hands with gongs and drums. The rain had subsided a little that night, so naturally they had a big banquet again, and they invited Chen Jingui and a group of nobles to the banquet.In this way, although there are many guards on the pier, it is still much quieter after all.After dinner, Zhou Pei came to look for Ning Yi, and sat on the stool in the room in a well-behaved manner, looking pitifully like a puppy.

"Tell me what you want to do, Your Royal Highness."

"Teacher, you know...the reply from Grandpa Consort must have arrived..." Zhou Pei pursed her lips, "I want to go to Beijing..."

Ning Yi looked at her for a while, laughed, and then put a letter in front of her: "I don't know what the old man thinks... I can really help you with this, but you have to do me a favor too." Row."

"Okay, okay, tell me what you're doing, teacher." Zhou Pei excitedly picked up the letter to read, and after reading it for a while, he said, "Look, my dad really doesn't care about me at all. He didn't say anything. Hmph, he chose the county horse for me because he was afraid that others would say that he was too sloppy as a father... Oh, teacher, what do you want me to do? Killing and arson or cheating, I'm up to you."

"It's bullying." Ning Yi said with a smile, "I have to do something, and I need some people not to hear my name. But there are too many people on board. Not long ago, Zhuo Yunfeng told his friend my name , his friend told Li Shishi, that's why Li Shishi came to look for me, but here is enough. Soon the man named Wang Xian will board the boat, I don't want him to hear the word Ning Yi, But Zhuo Yunfeng's side, we can't talk about it, and it's not easy to prevent, I hope this matter can be handed over to you."

Zhou Pei blinked, then whispered, "Is there something wrong with Wang Xian?"

"There may be a problem." Ning Yi nodded, "But I don't want to scare the snake, you have to pay attention to that, if you deliberately warn Zhuo Yunfeng and their friends, when they face Wang Xian, they may make something wrong. What's the problem. You have to figure out what method to use, is there any problem?"

"No." Zhou Pei smiled brightly. Since she was in elementary school, she has actually been among these people, and she must have her own experience in things like people's hearts and imperial orders.Speaking of interacting with Zhuo Yunfeng and his group, 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. It may be one of Qi Xinyong and the others. Then you cooperate. Except for going to the toilet, he will follow you around at other times. , don't be petty, don't fall in love with him, it's best to go to the capital and find a reliable relative of the emperor, who is well-matched, happy with each other, and like-minded, and I can make a job when I go back."

The letter sent by Kang Xian has this meaning in it, saying that since Xiaopei is unwilling to find a county horse in Jiangning, she should simply let her go to Beijing to celebrate her birthday, and at the same time find a boy she likes to come back. opportunity.Zhou Pei blushed when she heard this, and then burst out laughing, but she didn't dare to answer after all.Changing the subject, he 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, probably it can only be said... 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 are many soldiers patrolling the pier, but since there are not many people talking loudly, even though the lights are brightly lit, it still looks a bit lonely, and water drops are dripping from the eaves.He went out to look for Yun Zhu and Jin Er, in the room with the oil lamp on, Jin Er didn't know where he went, only Yun Zhu was sitting at the table in front of the window, looking down at the book.

Ning Yi stood by the door and watched for a while, Yunzhu also turned her head, staring at him with a smile on her lips, the light spot in the oil lamp flickered slightly, dyeing the white hair scarf on her head into a warm yellow, suddenly bright Suddenly dark.

"If you don't come in, if you stand at the door of a woman's house in the middle of the night, you will be accused."

Yunzhu said softly, Ning Yi smiled and looked around: "There are not many people on this boat." But finally closed the door and came in.

Several ships came along the way, and the main ship was naturally occupied by relatives of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The rest of the ships, in addition to carrying all kinds of valuable goods, lived mostly maidservants and servants who did not need to be around at all times. Those who traveled all the way to Beijing by virtue of their connections even dragged their families with them and led a few children.The ship where 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 turned his body sideways and leaned on 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 have a lot of things to do."

"What's the matter? Reading?"

"Listen to your business."

"Ok?"

"I... I heard what happened, and then I guessed what you did, Li Heng. When I was in Jiangning, I liked to hear about you, what poems you participated in, and what you wrote. What kind of words did you say, how did everyone react? It's the same now, not to mention I'm still by your side..."

Yunzhu leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes, and whispered her feelings.In the noisy atmosphere these days, it is estimated that she is also guessing what Ning Yi has done behind the scenes, and in terms of Ning Yi's "unknown", perhaps Xiao Chan's story must be added, There is such a woman, Ning Yi is always not lonely in his heart, reaching out 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 becomes too complicated, you can think about it. Think about 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 Li Heng feel tired?"

Ning Yi shook his head: "I used to go in the wrong direction..." He said softly, and then said, "Actually, in this world, some things still don't change. It's like walking in the wild, you can live Make a bonfire, build a house, raise chickens and fight wild boars. Sometimes you will 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. Reason is useless, whether it is complicated or simple, I have to do this, but... I will come to accompany you tomorrow."

"Yeah." Yunzhu nodded, and after a while, he opened his eyes and asked hesitantly, "Uh, then... what about Miss Xiaochan in your family?"

"I have to let her know." Ning Yi thought for a while and laughed, "You have seen it before, you saved Ning Xi, she also has a good impression of you, well, I just came to read and write with you Things, you and Yuan Bao can chat and sing if you want, I don’t want to bother you, just tell Xiaochan... We are confidante or something, I am a wit and you are a beautiful woman or something, cherish each other but respect each other like guests, maybe you can become Good friend..."

"Uh..." Yun Zhu was speechless for a while, always feeling that the other party's eyes were a little playful, but she and Xiao Chan had known each other in private, so it was hard for her to say something that she disagreed with.After a moment of embarrassment, Ning Yi's smile became more and more interesting, and her hand had already reached into her clothes. She naturally knew what Ning Yi was going to do, feeling the movement of the opponent's palm on her body, lowering her head, her skin was Burning hot, he said softly: "Liheng, this... is it called respecting each other as guests..."

"Most of the time..."

The lights flickered, and the figures on the wall changed. After a while, Ning Yi put Yunzhu's body on the bed, untied his belt and skirt, and there was a cheerful knock on the door outside.The two were stunned for a moment, at this time Yun Zhu's body was half exposed, Ning Yi's palm was resting on his chest, his face was flushed, but the knock on the door was Jin'er's, after a moment of stunned, she finally Putting his hands on Ning Yi's chest, he 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..." humming a tune as if singing, and then said: "Sister Yunzhu, are you taking a bath?"

Yunzhu replied: "Yes, wait." The other side agreed with "Oh", and Ning Yi rolled his eyes when he was bouncing outside the door. When Yunzhu fastened his bellyband, pulled up his clothes, Just went there and opened the door.Jin'er, who was jumping up and down, looked at him "ah" for a moment, then poked her head to look in the door, and saw Sister Yunzhu, who was barefoot, sitting on the bed with her clothes in her arms and laughing.She didn't understand what happened at this time, but she didn't know what mood Ning Yi was in, and blinked to prevent him from going crazy.Ning Yi shook his head and said: "It's too much..." She was happy when she went out, jumped into the door, poked her head out and made a grimace with her tongue, and then happily closed the door.

"Sister Yunzhu, thanks to my return, you have not been treated lightly by that apprentice...don't be like this in the future..."

Ning Yi walked a little further away, and when he heard Jin'er's voice faintly over there, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

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Of course, this little episode will not make Ning Yi really feel so depressed. His appearance of being hit just makes Yunzhu and Yuan Baoer's idiots happier.Of course, the man's desire came up, and he might not be able to completely calm down 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 big victory, the city banquet 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, and several people came in from the door. The soldiers guarding the door were checking documents, warrants, etc., and they couldn't help but look at the veiled but still beautiful and elegant woman After a few glances, it was Li Shishi who was leading the servant girls, followers, and some belongings.She wasn't invited to the banquet tonight, or she turned down the matter and came here before anyone else came back.

Ning Yi thought for a while, and just got off the boat, and said hello to Miss Li who entered the pier and boarded the main ship after the inspection.After all, Miss Shishi was kind to him, chatted a few words on the boat, asked where Ning Yi lived, Ning Yi pointed to the boat on the side, and after a while, the two said goodbye to each other and left.

When returning to the ship here, Ning Yi looked over there, and saw that the cabin of Master Li on the ship was already lit.The meeting this time was simple, but the goal and the things that should be done have basically been done.

Soon after, the banquet in the county was over, and the people who rested on the boat at night came back one after another, accompanied by the man named Wang Xian, who was also arranged in the on the main ship.

After this night, the next morning, when everyone boarded the ship one after another, the fleet was ready to set sail again.Talking with everyone at breakfast, Li Shishi calmly asked about the people who lived in the next few boats. The maids around her were naturally arranged on the main boat, but for example, the attendants and others could only be on the main boat. Arranged on another ship.As for the ship that Ning Yi is on, in the eyes of everyone, it is a place arranged by entourages who have some relationship but obviously do not have too high a status, such as the masters, stewards, and accountants of some high-ranking families. If it is necessary to go to Beijing with him, he will also be arranged there.

In her heart, she knew that Ning Yi had the reputation of Jiangning's number one talent, and she thought that Ning Yi should have been accepted by these aristocratic circles, but at this time, it seems that the situation is not quite right.Either his status as a son-in-law made him suffer, or he was a bit aloof - when she was in Hangzhou, she heard the joke that "a Taoist chanted two poems", but such a person must be unpleasant - she didn't Living in Jiangning for a long time, I can't grasp Ning Yi's position in the eyes of others after all.

I also thought of his expression when I asked him where he lived last night, maybe he was concerned, but he looked noble—in fact, she had seen a lot of people like this, and she could quite imagine—she was the best at handling communication and adjusting the mood of everyone. I thought that if I had the opportunity, I might as well talk to everyone about Jiang Ning's talents, the Qingyu case, and when the bright moon will come, but now that I think about it, I should be cautious.If you chatted with everyone about the name of Jiangning's number one talented person, and then everyone found out that the other person was actually on the boat over there, with that kind of aloof character, what you can get is probably not the joy of becoming famous, but being despised by everyone embarrassing.

This morning, looking at the scene on the following ship, Miss Shi Shi sighed softly.At the same time, Ning Yi was living a strange and leisurely morning with the combination of Yunzhu, Jin'er, and Xiaochan in the room...

(End of this chapter)