one hundred and eighty-eight
From the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, most of the time I spent on the boat.
Even Mid-Autumn Festival was spent on the boat.
Chu Tingchuan was a low-key person, so he refused many local officials' greetings and banquets on the road, but even so, he could not resist those who had worked hard to climb, and his itinerary was much slower.
A fleet of seven or eight ships was originally Zhu Yuan on the same boat as Chu Tingchuan. After all, the imperial ship built by the Ministry of Works is magnificent and of a large scale, and it is more than enough to live in four or five princes and family members.
But halfway through the way, Zhu Yuan proposed to change the boat.
Chu Tingchuan had just come out of the cabin of the matter, and heard Jin Chang say that Zhu Yuan was going to change the boat, so he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. After arranging the next thing, he went to Zhu Yuan.
But when he went, he was empty. He saw Su Fu, who was standing outside the cabin with Green-clothed Shuihe, and then stopped and asked Su Fu where Zhu Yuan had gone.
Su Fu was drinking medicine with a pale face. She was extremely seasick along the way, even more sad than when she went to the capital from Qingzhou last time. When she saw Chu Tingchuan, she immediately straightened her back and smiled and said, "Stand in front of you to fish, saying that she was passing the time."
She said, looking at the people following Chu Tingchuan and sighed silently.
When Su Fu heard that Chu Tingchuan had changed his itinerary and wanted to take Zhu Yuan on the road, he couldn't help but feel angry. Bolan had some hope. Chu Tingchuan obviously had intentions for Zhu Yuan and liked him very much. Otherwise, who could do this?
Therefore, along the way, Su Fu's original thought that if he could solve the Fu family's affairs, it would be fine in the future. Perhaps Zhu Yuan would really have a good home.
But it was precisely because she walked together that the little hope in her heart was completely gone.
It's nothing, it's just that some things really need to be seen with your own eyes to experience them.
The distance between Zhu Yuan and Chu Tingchuan was too far. Those things that were thought to be nothing in the past were just because they got along too little, and the common people saw too little.
These days, Chu Tingchuan is almost busy from morning to night. Every time he arrives at a dock, local officials will try their best to get on the boat to greet you and welcome you.
Among them, there are also many gifts of beauties.
Su Fu didn't care much at first because Chu Tingchuan ignored the pleasing of these local officials. How did those beauties come and go down.
But until a few nights ago, something happened on the second floor. The ship was divided into three floors, each floor was extremely large. Chu Tingchuan lived on the second floor. That night, Chu Tingchuan got angry. Many ministers and entourages got it. They went down from the second floor in shame and stood on the deck to be scolded.
Later, Jin Changcai said that it turned out that a chief minister around Chu Tingchuan made his own decision, leaving behind a beauty sent by local officials.
This was simply nonsense. Chu Tingchuan was furious and rarely gave the chief minister a face.
When Su Fu heard that it was the chief minister beside him, he glanced at Zhu Yuan and felt completely clear.
These days, although they were riding on Chu Tingchuan's boat, the matter was approved by the Empress Dowager, and the people around Chu Tingchuan were polite to them.
But this kind of politeness was a faint condescending, disdain and even guarded, so Su Fu could see it.
Even Jinchang had to be careful when he came here occasionally, for fear that he would be scolded by the old scholars who followed Chu Tingchuan------By the way, on this imperial ship, he did have good food and accommodation, and even the people who served were extremely thoughtful, but he felt uncomfortable all over.
The ministers who followed were more and more conservative than each other, and they had to say a few words about what kind of people are more important than themselves. They have different identities and are very cautious about men and women. They themselves avoid suspicion and want to let the Yulin Guards who followed them encircle the cabins they lived in.
Even Green Yi went out to the deck to see the scenery for a moment. At night, the palace maids who served were politely remonstrated by them, asking them to abide by the rules and not to drag down the reputation of His Highness.
It's like being in jail here.
If Su Fu had gone forward for ten years, he would have been able to bear it. After all, the Su family seemed to be another cage.
But now that she has been following Zhu Yuan for a long time, she unknowingly feels that this is an unbearable shackle. Thinking of Zhu Yuan's temper, she completely cut off her thoughts about Chu Tingchuan.
It is true that Chu Tingchuan is very good, with no place to choose from, but it is the same, he is so good.
Seeing Chu Tingchuan turn around and leave, Su Fu sighed slightly behind him.
It’s not because of his status, but because of his respect and indulgence to Zhu Yuan, his respect and indulgence toward Zhu Yuan is nothing, but because he has no fate.
Zhu Yuan didn't know that his aunt had thought so much. She stood for a long time but couldn't catch a fish, so she simply stopped forcing her. She was originally going to go back to the cabin, but in a blink of an eye, she saw Chu Tingchuan standing not far away and looking at him. She couldn't help but smile and asked frankly: "Didn't those masters follow you today?"
Otherwise, if you come to see her like this, the ministers will start preaching again.
Chu Tingchuan frowned.
The people around him were too obvious to Zhu Yuan’s rejection and defense, but now he was really not good at what to do with them.
He hesitated for a moment before he opened his mouth, and was interrupted by Zhu Yuan before he could speak.
Zhu Yuan looked at him and said softly: "Your Highness, it's almost safe to get here. You should go to Jinling first. I think we can almost leave separately."
She must go to Hangzhou first.
My grandfather is now accused of passive avoiding war. This is a very serious crime. She has to go to her home first to see what is going on before she can decide what to do next, whether to go to southern Jiangxi first or stay in Zhejiang temporarily.
She had no time to care about the exclusion and defense of these forces around Chu Tingchuan.
There is no need either.
Chu Tingchuan also knew that Zhu Yuan must have someone to pass the message to him in order to tell him this trip, otherwise in order to avoid him being embarrassed, she had never done anything to pass the message to him for nearly half a month on the itinerary.
He nodded without hesitation: "Since that's the case, when you arrive at the dock, I will arrange for you to get off the boat. When my affairs are handled, I will come to find you."
Looking for her?
Zhu Yuan felt that this seemed to be a little wrong, but he didn't think too deeply at this time, so he nodded and agreed, and reminded him: "Your Highness should be careful when you go to Jinling. The case in Yangzhou is always not simple."
Chapter completed!