Early spring is approaching, and it's time to plant potatoes.
Urged by Yun Zhuo's letter after letter, Song Wan finally decided to set off for Zezhou.
After all, King Yu had beaten enough, and the people were still lining up to have King Yu clean their toilets and chamber pots.
That’s right, the emperor actually agreed to Li Songzhi’s seemingly absurd and extremely humiliating suggestion of flushing the toilet in his memorial.
It seems that the emperor hated King Yu so much that in order to humiliate him, he even withdrew the decree of death and instead issued another imperial edict that shocked the entire court.
The general meaning of the imperial edict was that King Yu had committed a heinous crime, and in order to appease the public anger, he was specially granted the right to clean the toilets of the people of Yuzhou 100,000 times.
When Li Songzhi took over the imperial edict, an absurd thought flashed through his mind: could the emperor be possessed by some weird creature?
One hundred thousand times, even if it was thirty times a day, it would take □□ years. For this, Li Songzhi had to admire the two of them as brothers. There was probably no one in the world who knew how to humiliate King Yu better than the emperor.
He was punished by being made to clean the toilet, but he still retained his title of prince.
On the day King Yu was brought to the capital for his crime, the Queen Mother banished King Yu's mother to the cold palace, where she lived on leftovers every day.
Mother and son, one was locked in the cold palace, and the other could never leave Yuzhou.
The emperor is really cruel, Li Songzhi sighed.
Also accompanying them this time were the eight girls that Song Wan had rescued earlier. After discussing it, they decided to go to Zezhou to start a new life.
Song Wan certainly had no objection to this, and Gu Yan hurriedly said that Zezhou was a rare water town in the western border of Dayue.
Apart from the natural barrier in the northwest, Zezhou is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the mountains block the wind and sand from the northwest, so Zezhou is very suitable for people to live in.
In addition to farming, the people often go fishing in the river to supplement their family income, so their lives are better than in other state capitals.
Upon hearing that Song Wan was leaving and that the little prince would be taken with him, Li Songzhi suddenly felt reluctant. If he had known earlier, he would have asked the emperor to send him to Zezhou as the prefect.
As soon as they leave, Peng Jing will also leave Yuzhou and go to Tahui Pass to manage military affairs. By that time, he will be the only one left in Yuzhou City.
Oh no, there is also a King Yu who is forced to clean the toilet every day.
"The journey to Zezhou is long. In my opinion, it is best for the young prince to stay in Yuzhou." Li Songzhi tried to persuade them.
"We're just going there by boat, how can we go there by boat?" Song Wan frowned, "Master Li, you're lying with your eyes open."
Li Songzhi...
Please don't be so clear.
"Teacher, don't worry. Ayu will bring you some local specialties from Zezhou." Gu Yu put his hands behind his back and said with a serious face, a face raised by Song Wan. "Teacher, don't be too sad. As the saying goes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Go out more often, and you may gain more insights."
Li Songzhi's heart was moved. "Your Highness is right. I am too narrow-minded."
Song Wan blinked, raised her hand and secretly pinched the back of Baozi's neck. The little Baozi was becoming more and more skilled at deceiving the teacher.
Just like that, under Li Songzhi's reluctant gaze, everyone boarded the boat heading for Zezhou.
Song Wan had to ask Gu Wen to transport the gold and silver he had robbed in Yuzhou back to Guizhou, except for the portion that was to be distributed to the girls.
Afraid that he couldn't handle it alone, Song Wan asked Song Twelve, Song Seven and Gu Wu to help.
Gu Lingfeng did not plan to go to Zezhou. With his second brother around, he had nothing to worry about. Besides, he now had a reason to return to Qian.
Gu Yan was anxious and wanted Gu Lingfeng to go to Zezhou with them. He advised, "Brother, the second son of the Yun family mentioned in the letter that his eldest brother wanted to meet you."
When Gu Lingfeng concealed his identity as a prince and joined the army, he and the eldest son of the Yun family were assigned to the same barracks. Perhaps because they both came from military families, their personalities were very compatible. Even though one of them went to the southwest and the other returned to Zezhou, their relationship did not fade.
Gu Lingfeng shook his head and handed over a handwritten letter, "Brother, I won't go. Please help me deliver this letter to Yun Feng."
Song Wan didn't quite understand, "Brother Gu, are you seasick?"
Gu Lingfeng laughed, "It's your sister-in-law, she's pregnant."
He was not by his wife's side when she was pregnant with Achang. He had already owed his wife these years, and this time, Gu Lingfeng did not want to miss it again.
Song Wan couldn't believe it, "My sister-in-law can get pregnant alone?"
Gu Yan coughed anxiously, feeling quite embarrassed and helpless, and quickly explained, "She is the sister-in-law of me and Ayu. Awan, you are my fiancée, so you should call her sister-in-law."
Knowing she had said the wrong thing, Song Wan nodded her head repeatedly, "Oh, so you were talking about Sister Gu."
Since her sister-in-law was pregnant, Gu Yanji stopped trying to persuade Gu Lingfeng to stay. "Then go back and accompany your sister-in-law. As for General Yun, I will explain to him on your behalf."
Gu Lingfeng smiled and patted Gu Yanji's shoulder, "Be careful on your journey."
Song Wan quickly added, "Then I'd like to trouble Brother Gu to keep an eye on my gold and silver, and make sure Song Qi and the others don't steal it to spend it on drinking and prostitution."
Gu Lingfeng glanced at his second brother, who looked a little gloomy, and replied with a smile, "Okay."
The term "drinking flower wine" was learned by Song Wan and the girls in the only two remaining brothels in Yuzhou.
Ever since King Yu was defeated by her, the girls who were forced into the brothel had their indentures released, and the rest who stayed were too lazy to run away and had become accustomed to such a life.
Anyway, they have no reputation, the contract of sale is in their own hands, and they have plenty of money. Without the smoky and foul customers in the huge brothel, living here is no worse than renting a house outside.
Before Song Wan left, the girls in the brothel were reluctant to let her go. Some gave her jade pendants, some gave her homemade perfume, and some even gave her handkerchiefs and purses that they had embroidered themselves.
Song Wan kept the purse for herself. The purse embroidered by the girl was delicate and beautiful, and most importantly, it was big enough to be used to carry snacks.
After getting on board, Song Wan handed the rest to Gu Yanji for safekeeping.
Facing the bundle that his wife suddenly stuffed in his hand, Gu Yan asked anxiously, "What's in this?"
Gu Yan pressed the bag anxiously and touched the square box. There seemed to be a few jade bottles similar to those for medicinal powder?
"It's nothing, just the jade pendant, handkerchief, powder and other things that Mingyue Mudan and the others gave me. I don't need them for the time being, so please keep them for me." Song Wan has become accustomed to giving things that she can't use temporarily to Gu Yanji. She now regards Gu Yanji as her own "treasure box".
Gu Yan is anxious...
A jade pendant and a handkerchief, it sounds like a token of love.
Fortunately, they had already left Yuzhou, otherwise Gu Yanji was really worried that she would not be able to keep Song Wan.
It takes half a month to reach Zezhou by boat down the river.
Yun Zhuo had been waiting at the dock looking around early in the morning. Ever since he received the letter after the New Year saying that Song Wan and others were coming to Zezhou, he would bring Yuanbao and Ada to the dock every three to five days.
Finally, one day in mid-March, the shadow of the ship that Song Wan was on was seen.
Yun Zhuo started waving from a distance, shouting without caring about his image, completely ignoring the strange and curious looks cast at him by other people on the dock.
Yuanbao covered his face and glanced at the river, hoping that the boat would reach the shore quickly. He didn't want to see his master continue to embarrass himself.
On the boat, Baozi was sitting on Song Wan's left, and Gu Yanji was on her right, and she was holding one of them in each hand.
"Yun Zhuo is waving at us from the shore." Song Wan used her mental power to scan the dock, thought for a moment, and added, "He looks like an idiot. No wonder the guy next to him, Yuan Bao, covered his face."
Gu Yan quickly held her hand and curled her lips silently.
There were no extra people to bother them along the way, and they looked like an ordinary young couple.
"Sister Awan, how can you see from such a distance?" Gu Yu tried to open his round eyes wide, but could only see a few blurry black shadows, and couldn't even tell whether they were men or women.
When the crisp child's voice sounded, Gu Yan hurriedly came back from her fantasy. Well, I almost forgot, there is a little one.
"Because it's a special martial art that only I know." Song Wan lied without blinking. Afraid that he would ask to learn it, she added, "It's innate."
Gu Yu held up his chubby face with one hand, looking disappointed.
Song Wan pinched Baozi's soft palm and coaxed him gently, "It's okay. When you grow up, Sister Wan will teach you how to fly."
Gu Yu regained his spirits, his eyes sparkling. "Okay! But Sister Wan must teach me personally!"
Song Wan was puzzled, "Is there anyone else who wants to teach you?"
Gu Yu glanced at the man behind her, then leaned over to Song Wan's ear and whispered, "Second brother said before that he wanted to teach me."
Gu Yanji was a martial artist, so how could he not hear what Gu Yu said? He twitched his lips, raised his hand, grabbed Gu Yu's collar and moved him away.
Gu Yu was small, struggling with his feet in the air, "Second brother!"
"It was you who asked me to teach you before. When did it become me who wanted to teach you on my own initiative?" Because Gu Yu had a special status and was raised in the Gu family, in order to avoid future gossip in the court, he and his father and brother had never planned to teach A Yu martial arts and military tactics.
A king whose talents and martial arts all come from the Gu family is not what the court wants.
What they need is not the son of the Gu family, but the royal descendant of the Li family.
So when Gu Yu asked Gu Yanji to teach him a skill, Gu Yanji hesitated for a long time before agreeing to teach him Qinggong in the future. This was not unique to the Gu family, but Gu Yu could learn it from him.
Even after being exposed, Gu Yu was not panicked. He struggled hard to break free from Gu Yanji's clutches and hid behind Song Wan.
Song Wan was sandwiched in the middle. She looked at Gu Yanji innocently and stuffed the buns behind her.
Gu Yan was anxious: "...A Wan, you are on my side, right?"
Song Wan glanced down at Baozi's innocent face and eyes, and her heart softened, "Baozi is still young."
For the first time in half a month, Gu Yan felt that the smaller ones were more troublesome than the bigger ones. At least Song Wan would not be soft-hearted towards Song Qi, Gu Wu and the others.
Song Wan's weaknesses are women and children. Gu Yanji is neither a woman nor can she afford children.
"I'm not that old either." Gu Yan said shamelessly, "I'm only twenty-two."
At this time, the ship finally docked.
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