Chapter 91: Boarding the Ship
(Today I took my wife to the hospital for examination for most of the day, and found out that she had hyperthyroidism. She was really lucky... Alas, it was late for updates. Everyone, I'll forgive me. There should be another chapter later. Please comfort me!)
There is no way to sue, and there is no place to be done for justice, so the dagger meets each other - this is the simplest philosophy of ordinary men. However, as a princess of Lu, she is young and weak, and she dares to take risks and do this "assin" behavior, revenge the powerful and aggravated her parents, which moved Chen Jianchen and secretly admired her.
How can idle people have this courage to fight?
Xiang'er looked at Chen Jianchen with a tantrum, not knowing whether the other party would agree. She came to seek the lady with a belief, and had no confidence at all, and did not know where to start. God felt sorry for her, and she was able to meet Chen Jianchen. Although the two sides had only met one time and did not know each other's background, as the saying goes, she had to seek medical treatment in a hurry, Xiang'er had to take the initiative and treat her alive. If Chen Jianchen was willing to help, she would definitely be much easier than a little maid.
"Young Master..."
Chen Jianchen waved his hand and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know which pleasure boat your lady will be on?" He did not promise to agree at once. After all, this matter is too complicated and the situation is unclear. With his own ability, he may not be able to help. It is impossible to slap his chest and say so. In the end, he will be owed others.
Xiang'er frowned slightly, thought for a while, and pondered: "I don't know this... Well, but I know it should be a big ship because there are dozens of guests."
Since you can be sure that it is a big ship, you will successfully take the first step.
There are only three large pleasure boats on the Suzhou River, and the search range suddenly narrows down, which is easier to deal with, at least it is no longer a needle in a haystack. However, even so, even if the boat is confirmed, Chen Jianchen cannot break up to save people. The guests on the pleasure boats are either rich or noble, and they have servants around them, and they are basically local snakes. What did Chen Jianchen take to board the boat to save people? He rushed up suddenly, wouldn’t he be seeking death?
Chen Jianchen asked again: "Do you know the other party's name?"
Upon hearing this, Xiang'er looked hateful: "Of course, his surname is Li, his courtesy name is Yifeng, and he is a juren Jinshi."
At this time, Wang Fu had already chosen the pleasure boat and ran over excitedly. When he saw Chen Jianchen chatting with a maid, he felt strange and asked, "Liuxian, what's wrong?"
Chen Jianchen shook his head and did not answer immediately. He saw that the broker was still there and asked quickly: "Brother, I want to ask what are the three major pleasure boats on the Suzhou River?"
The man smiled and said, "Young Master, I have asked the right person. I know clearly how much water there is in the river and how many trees there are by the river..."
Seeing his words wandering around and saying nothing, Chen Jianchen couldn't help but frown.
Wang Fu was versatile and immediately shouted: "That's useless, hurry up and get on the topic... Let's see the reward!"
After receiving the reward, the man smiled and his words no longer flashed: "The three major pleasure boats in Suzhou River, one of them is 'flowered lotus from the water', one of the 'Huanglong Drinking Water', and one of the 'Hundred Flowers Boats', they belong to three families. There are nearly a hundred girls on the boat, and they are all beautiful..."
Listening to the content behind, Chen Jianchen interrupted and asked straight to the point: "It is said that Li Yifeng and Li Daren held a banquet today. I wonder which boat was scheduled to be on?"
The man knew it indeed and replied: "They were determined to be above the 'Huanglong Drinking Water', to celebrate the new marriage of the sixth concubine of Li..."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but lower his voice: "He is a concubine, a courtesan in the pleasure boat. It took him three thousand guan to redeem himself. He is so charming that he envies others... Look, this one."
He pointed at the large painting boat drifting down with a hand.
Chen Jianchen looked along his fingertips and knew it, and laughed: "So that's it, thank you."
The man said he didn't dare to say goodbye and left, and went to another place to attract customers.
At this time, Wang Fu didn't understand what was going on, so he pulled Chen Jianchen aside: "Liuxian, what happened? Brother Yu felt that you suddenly became weird."
Chen Jianchen smiled and said, "It's okay... Well, since you have picked the pleasure boat, then go there first, don't wait for me."
——If this matter involves Wang Fu, it will not be beneficial to him, but will be harmful.
Wang Fu was puzzled, but he couldn't continue asking questions, so he could only say, "Okay, the pleasure boat chosen by Brother Yu is called 'Young Master', well, it's tied under the willow tree. I'll order some wine and food first, and come over when you finish your work."
Chen Jianchen said absent-mindedly: "Okay."
Wang Fu brought Lai Fu and took care of himself.
Chen Jianchen's eyes immediately fell on the "Huanglong Drinking Water" floating on the river, frowned.
At this moment, orchestral music was heard from time to time on the "Huanglong Drinking Water". The music was moving, mixed with laughter and joy, and many guests were drinking and having fun on it.
Na Lu Gongma was on the boat.
After confirming the whereabouts of the lady, Xiang'er couldn't help but rush over and screamed. Fortunately, Chen Jianchen was quick-handed, grabbed her, covered her mouth, and shouted in a low voice: "Are you crazy?"
Xiang'er wanted to struggle, but Chen Jianchen continued, "When you shout, your lady will immediately lose her fragrance."
Xiang'er then softened and her tears flowed.
Chen Jianchen let her go and said, "I know you are eager to save your master, but this will only alert the enemy and ruin the big thing."
Xiang'er was already in a state of sanity and asked in panic: "Young Master, what should I do?"
To be honest, Chen Jianchen has no good idea now. The big pleasure boat is slowly drifting in the river. The distance is too far, even if he possesses light skills, he cannot jump up. The current situation is simply an unsolvable dilemma.
"Hey, young master, the pleasure boat is paddling towards us."
Xiang'er screamed.
Chen Jianchen was stunned and looked over. Sure enough, he saw that the "Huanglong Drinking Water" was slowly turning the bow and leaning towards the shore.
This is an opportunity!
Chen Jianchen took a long breath and said, "Xiang'er, if you want to save your lady, you have to listen to me in everything later."
Xiang'er kept nodding.
Chen Jianchen did not meet him immediately, and suppressed his temper to see how the other party was leaning on the shore. At this moment, he saw four sedan chairmen walking towards him from another direction, strode by meteor. The direction they were walking was where the "Huanglong Drinking Water" was about to be parked.
It turned out that this pleasure boat was docked just to welcome new guests!
——This section of the river has been clearly repaired and has a very deep water draw. The large pleasure boat can also be docked without fear of being stranded. Now it has been getting closer and closer. The sedan chair has also arrived at the location and stopped. Then a middle-sized and luxuriously dressed man walked out of the sedan chair.
Chen Jianchen saw it from afar and felt aroused. He knew this official, and it was Huangfu official, the distinguished guest who bought his first calligraphy in Xuenizhai, Jiangzhou. At that time, the other party wanted to invite himself to Suzhou to be his daughter's master.
Does this count as "there are no way out after the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark willows and flowers?"
Chen Jianchen secretly shouted luck, rushed over quickly, and shouted: "Huangfu Yuanwai!"
Hearing the screams, Mr. Huangfu looked outward. When he saw Chen Jianchen, he was stunned at first, and then he looked happy. He obviously had a deep impression of Chen Jianchen, so he could still remember it freshly:
"Young Master Chen, why are you here?"
He smiled and greeted him.
This is much easier. Chen Jianchen bowed and said, "I am here to accompany my friends to Suzhou for a trip. I don't want to see the official in this place. I'm so lucky."
Mr. Huangfu waved his hand: "Where is it? I am lucky to see the young master again."
Greetings between the two.
Mr. Huangfu asked, "Mr. Chen also came here to take a pleasure boat to travel on the river?"
Chen Jianchen replied: "It was because he came here to see this large pleasure boat, which was so ingenious and magnificently decorated. He couldn't help but be amazed. He couldn't help but stop and watch. He didn't expect to see the clerk coming in a sedan chair, and then he took the initiative to call."
What he refers to was the "Huanglong Drinking Water" that came from the dock.
Mr. Huangfu smiled: "So that's it... Well, I was actually invited to come to this big pleasure boat for the banquet."
Chen Jianchen pretended to be surprised: "No wonder, the outsider came to drink from his friends and enjoyed it happily."
Huangfu Yuanwai's eyes suddenly turned and said, "Young Master Chen, it's better to meet me than to invite me. You might as well get on the boat with me. I'm not talented and have some business dealings with this boss."
Chen Jianchen was happy, but did not reveal it: "I'm afraid this is inconvenient."
Mr. Huangfu said: "How is it inconvenient? The young master is full of talent. He is a distinguished guest no matter where he goes. No matter how much others ask for it, he can't come to the door. That's it. This must be your personal maid. Come and get on the boat together."
As he said that, he took Chen Jianchen's hand and left without saying a word.
Where would Xiang'er refuse afterwards? He immediately took a step forward, wishing to get on the boat and stop the lady's adventure. At this time, Chen Jianchen coughed dryly, and Xiang'er woke up and lowered her head slightly to prevent others from discovering her excitement. She agreed to Chen Jianchen and everything was decided by her arrangement. However, Mr. Chen really had great skills and had an acquaintance in Suzhou. Seeing that Huangfu's outerwear was gorgeous and graceful, he was obviously a person with great background. In this way, there was more hope to save the lady.
Along the way, Huangfu Yuanwai said again: "Young Master Chen, after the banquet, you have to visit the village no matter what. Haha, Xiaozhuang is not far from here, just under the foot of Dongshan Mountain there."
He pointed at the continuous mountain range behind him, which was the circling Dongshan.
Before Chen Jianchen could think too much, they went to the shore, and the "Huanglong Drinking Water" pleasure boat was almost the same distance. He pushed out a wide ladder from the bow of the boat, leaving one end on the boat, and the other end was fixed on the shore. Following the ladder onto the boat, it was like walking on flat ground.
"Mr. Huangfu was late and he was punished with three glasses of wine!"
A burly official came over the bow of the boat and laughed at Huangfu Yuanwai.
Chapter completed!