Everyone's fate was different. If they missed it, they could not make it up no matter how much they regretted it.
Miss Hong Xiu, who had missed her instant fame, cried so hard that she was out of breath. It would probably take her a few days to understand this truth and then adjust herself in a long time of depression.
Courtesan Hong Xiu cried so much that she could only withdraw from the tea party. Young Master Wei and others were indeed well-educated and reasonable scholars. Instead of complaining and blaming her, they comforted her to have a good rest.
After sending away Miss Hong Xiu, Duke Wei and others continued to drink. A place like the Musical House was originally a place for socializing and entertaining.
Beauty's presence was the icing on the cake, but it did not matter if she was not there. Men should drink and chat when they should drink.
"Just now, didn't they say that there was a night watchman coming to the tea party?" Duke Wei suddenly remembered this detail and asked the maid beside him.
"Miss Hong Xiu said that one of them claimed that Floating Incense was his lover?"
"It seems so." The maid said.
Duke Wei had a vague guess in his heart. He stopped drinking and stared at the maid solemnly, "Then … what's the name of the gong?"
"Young Master, I don't know." The maid shook her head and thought, "I don't care about it."
The other Childes were all smart people. Thinking of the abnormality of Miss Hong Xiu just now, they were shocked, "Did, did Xu Ningyan come to Yuzhou?"
The case of the Moral Revolution Envoy just happened today and had not been spread in Yuzhou. Among these students, only Duke Wei had an official background, but it would be one or two days before he knew these things.
"Tomorrow we can go to the post station to have a look. If the night watchman lives in the post station, we have to pay him a visit."
…
The post station!
The carriage slowed down and stopped outside the post station.
Inspector Zhang got off the carriage with a serious face and returned to the post station with Jiang Lvzhong. At this time, the full moon was hanging high in the night.
Inspector Zhang looked at the horse shed a little further away, only a few horses were tied there. After entering the post station and asking the courier, he knew that almost all the night watchmen were fooling around outside and did not come back to the post station.
Inspector Zhang, who was already in a heavy mood, said angrily, "Preposterous, we have the Emperor's orders, how can we slack off and seek pleasure?"
Jiang Lvzhong smiled and said, "They've been cooped up on the ship for so many days, it's only natural for them to relax. The Inspector-General is fine, it doesn't matter what happens to the others. "
The two of them went upstairs. In the pitch-black corridor, a guy wearing underpants walked toward them. He was hugging his shoulders in the cold and shivering.
Jiang Lvzhong had night vision. He stared at the newcomer and asked in confusion, "What are you up to?"
"I just took a shower, a cold shower."
Xu Qi 'an, who did not stay overnight at the Musical House, replied.
"And then?"
"This is the south." He said without rhyme or reason. Then, he suddenly sighed and said, "I need to find the feeling of the past … Jiang Jinluo, Inspector Zhang, you guys are back. The others are staying at the Musical House. "
Imperial Inspector Zhang nodded his head and entered his own room.
"Why didn't you stay at the Musical House?" Jiang Lvzhong scrutinized Xu Qi 'an. As far as he knew, this guy was also an experienced playboy.
"Although I'm not a decent guy, I also have my own requirements. Any transaction related to silver is vulgar and sinful. I firmly resist this kind of behavior. "After Xu Qi 'an finished speaking with a serious face, he walked straight away.
Jiang Lvzhong looked at his back and thought, "This guy must be drunk. He's talking nonsense. Besides, martial artists in the Spirit Refining Realm have long been immune to cold and heat, but he pretended to be hungry and cold. "
Xu Qi 'an entered the room, closed the door, and shivered to amuse himself. He quickly ran to the bed, rolled up the quilt, and pretended that he lived in the cold and damp south.
According to the geographical location, although Yuzhou was not on the coast, it was still in the south. Different from the bone-chilling wind in the capital, the coldness in Yuzhou was close to the skin and penetrated into the pores.
This reminded Xu Qi 'an of the south where he lived in his previous life. When he took a bath in the winter, he would turn on the hot water and put on the soap, shivering as he did so.
After taking a bath and putting on clothes, his nose started to run.
Unfortunately, martial artists in the Spirit Refining Realm had a strong body, so they would not feel cold. Even if he soaked in ice water, he would feel cold at most.
Wrapped in the quilt, Xu Qi 'an peacefully fell asleep.
…
The candlelight was like a bean, swaying with a dim yellow halo.
Imperial Inspector Zhang sat in front of the desk, picked up a pen, and wrote a memorial.
"When I passed by Yuzhou, I accidentally discovered a corruption case. Yan Kai, the transportation commissioner of Yuzhou's Canal Transport Office, instigated the local gang, Yellow Flag Gang, to kill the guards of the ships, steal the iron ores, and secretly transport them to Yunzhou …
"I checked the files of the shipwrecks of Yuzhou's Canal Transport Office, and found that in ten years, there were forty-three shipwrecks, and two million kilograms of iron ores were lost. The amount was so huge that it made people's hair stand on end. The traitors had silently squeezed the throne of Daibun, and sucked the marrow out of it. It was chilling.
"Yuzhou alone lost two million kilograms of iron ores in ten years. If all sixteen states of Daibun accumulated, how huge would the amount be? I ask Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the shipwrecks of the Canal Transport Office in Daibun.
"The former Minister of Works colluded with the Witchcraft Cult and secretly supported the bandits in Yunzhou.
"In addition, Xu Qi 'an, the Copper Gong, is quick-witted and capable, and is a pillar of the country. He deserves the most credit for cracking the shipwrecks.
"The trip to Yunzhou is unpredictable and dangerous. I will do my best, and I will do my best until my death."
…
At dusk the next day, the group left Yuzhou and continued to take the ship to Yunzhou.
During the day, Xu Qi 'an brought the Stalwart Tiger Guard and his colleagues to buy some seasonal vegetables, wine, rice, and other supplies in the city.
They paid for the Canal Transport Office, which was equivalent to getting a free ride.
That night, the cook on the ship cooked a sumptuous dinner for the imperial envoy team. After eating and drinking, Xu Qi 'an sat cross-legged in the room to breathe.
"Ning Yan, it's a pity that you didn't sleep with the Top Beauty of the Musical House in Yuzhou last night." Song Tingfeng felt pity for his colleague, who didn't want such a good thing.
"Hey, that Lady Red Sleeves looks down on vulgar Warrior like us." Xu Qi 'an said.
"That's because you didn't reveal your identity. If you told her that you were the great scholar who wrote 'Hidden Fragrance Floating in the Evening Moon', she would be eager to sleep with you." Song Tingfeng replied.
Xu Qi 'an was a little puzzled. "In that case, why didn't you say it for me?"
Song Tingfeng sneered. "Sh * t, I'm jealous of you. To make a name for you, and then watch you sleep with the Top Beauty?"
"You're also having fun every day."
"How can it be the same?"
"You're all the same when you turn off the light."
"It's blowing out the light." Song Tingfeng corrected.
"The oil lamp is used to blow out the light. What does it mean to turn off the light?"
Zhu Guangxiao was also breathing. Hearing this, he paused for a moment, opened his eyes and said, "In addition to the Top Beauty of the Musical House, I think Arrester Lu also likes Ning Yan."
Song Tingfeng suddenly became more jealous. "How did you do it? You're so good at flirting. Can you teach your brother some tricks? "
"Brother?"
"Teach your brother some tricks."
"You have to call me father."
"Get lost!" Song Tingfeng refused flatly. He had been deceived by Xu Ningyan with the same trick once.
"Call me father or not?"
"Father."
Xu Qi 'an smiled. "Girls are like sand, you can't hold them by force. You have to wet them so that you can not only hold them, but also pose them in various positions. "
"What do you mean?" Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao didn't understand.
"You have to use your heart, not your kidneys." Xu Qi 'an said.
"It seems to make sense, but are you really qualified to say so?" Song Tingfeng suddenly said angrily, "You lied to me again, father. Call him back, or I'll kill you."
As he said, he rushed over and was ready to lock the man by force.
At this time, the three people's ears moved, and they heard a cry for help outside.
"Something happened …" Xu Qi 'an kicked Song Tingfeng away and rushed out of the room without putting on his boots.
His two colleagues followed closely behind him.
Almost at the same time, the silver gongs with profound cultivation also rushed out, followed by the bronze gongs.
There was no ship sailing at night. It was anchored in a place where the water flow was gentle. In the dark water, a man of the Stalwart Tiger Guard struggled, sometimes sinking into the water, sometimes struggling to get out.
He looked like he could swim, but something at the bottom of the water was pulling at him, dragging him down desperately.
"Humph!"
Jiang Lvzhong's cold snort came from the cabin.
The Stalwart Tiger Guard who fell into the water suddenly seemed to be freed, floating on the water, and didn't continue to sink.
The night watchman on the deck dropped the rope and pulled him up.
At this time, many more Stalwart Tiger Guards rushed up from the bottom of the cabin, armed with weapons and tense expressions.
"It's okay. Someone just fell into the water." Xu Qi 'an turned his head and comforted him. Then, he turned to examine the man who fell into the water and saw a purple handprint on his ankle.
"What happened?" a silver gong asked. He was a silver gong under Jiang Lvzhong's command.
The leader this time was Jiang Lvzhong of Jinluo. Except for Xu Qi 'an, who was sent by Wei Yuan for training, the other night watchmen were all under Jiang Lvzhong's command.
As for Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, they were dragged along by Xu Qi 'an because the allowance for a business trip was too tempting. Moreover, there was a chance to render meritorious service.
The man spat out a few mouthfuls of water and recovered quickly, but his face was a little pale, probably due to fear.
"I drank too much, so I came up to relieve myself … Suddenly, I heard someone calling me in the water. I looked down and saw my late mother."
"I don't know what happened, but I recalled every detail of how my mother raised me. I was so sad that I jumped down."
"I woke up after falling into the water. Even if my mother turned into a ghost, how could she appear here? But that thing grabbed my feet tightly and dragged me to the bottom of the water … "
"It's a water ghost," an experienced boatman said in fear, "It's an otherworldly item that turns into a dead person's corpse. It often lures passersby into the water. Every year, many people die in the canal. The Yin energy accumulates day by day, so it's inevitable that a water ghost will appear.
"Sirs, you shouldn't come out at night. The water ghost never comes ashore. As long as it doesn't come to the deck, it'll be fine. When we go out, we eat, drink, and defecate in the cabin every night. It's the rule. "
Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the dark water. It was really creepy to encounter such a thing at night.
After this episode, the soldiers of the Stalwart Tiger Guard didn't come out at night to solve their metabolism problem. The night watchmen were still doing what they were supposed to do.
For example, Xu Qi'an would purposely go to the deck at night to relieve himself, but he never encountered the legendary water ghost.
It wasn't that Xu Qi'an was brave enough to let the water ghost go on maternity leave. He just wanted to see what the water monkey looked like. In his previous life, he was scared by the stories of the water monkey.
Today, the imperial envoy team finally arrived at the Qingzhou dock.
After arriving in Qingzhou, they had to take the dry road, which required carriages and horses, which the imperial envoy team didn't have.
They needed to ask the Qingzhou government for help.
After getting off the boat, Inspector Zhang walked to Xu Qi'an with a smile and said, "The Qingzhou's Chief Minister is a great scholar from the Yunlu Academy, Yang Gong, Yang Ziqian."
Xu Qi'an didn't react immediately, so Inspector Zhang added, "His title is Recluse Zi Yang."
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