The king is not the king, the minister is not the minister

In the late spring, I went to Jiangnan again. It has been a year since the last time.

This time they were all traveling by water, and they were afraid that they were not used to taking boats, but now it seems that there is no big problem.Near Duanyang, it coincides with Muxiu, and there are constant boats on the canal.

"Who is the current magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture?" Xia Houzhan found that he would not be able to remember for a while.

"The official surnamed Zhou is rumored to be a distant relative of Zhou Xi, but he is upright." Yu Zhuo has worked hard for a long time, and now that he has arrived in Suzhou Mansion, the first thing to do is to go to the government office.

It has been rainy for days, the water is huge, and hundreds of boats are rushing. After Yu Zhuo got off the pier, he went straight to the magistrate.

Yu Zhuo didn't find a guide along the way, and relied on his own groping.Falling into Xia Houzhan's eyes, he couldn't help but ask him if he had been here before?

"After I left Lingyuntai, I met the late emperor in this Suzhou mansion, so I know a thing or two about this place."

"Hengqing has a really good memory. I can't remember how to go this way at all." In other words, it has been six or seven years, and ordinary people may only think that it is a brand new place.

Yu Zhuo smiled and said, "Most government offices are located in extremely central areas. Remember a few distinctive places, and the whole road will not be difficult."

Having said that, Xia Houzhan was still very confused about the matter of "recording the road".

I found a place to sit down at a roadside stall. At this time, I had to feel that the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River was no less than that of the capital.

Zhulan looked around all the way, seeing the red-sleeved green shirts on the street, full of beautiful flowers, she couldn't help sighing: "By the way, I heard that there are beauties in Suzhou and Hangzhou, but I don't know any famous beauties?"

After serving the wontons, the stall owner said cheerfully, "The previous dynasty was Liu Yanqing, and this is Hua Luoyi."

As he was getting older, he spoke Mandarin, and he looked like he came from out of town to start a small business.

"Liu Yanqing was the famous daughter in the south of the Yangtze River back then, but who is this Hua Luoyi?" Yu Zhuo heard Liu Yanqing's name, and couldn't help but think of meeting her in Goulan and other places before, making people can't help but sigh that fate tricks people.

"It's rumored that she is a shameful flower in a closed moon. I feel sorry for the fish and the wild goose. But we haven't seen her before. I heard that she is in Luoyunfang. Who else can get in except the dignitaries?"

It's hard to say, after all, many beauties are promoted by those bands, and they don't have the rumored beauty.

Zhu Lan said longingly: "There is only one cook in the family, and she is already married. My lord, do you think I, Zhu Lan, will not even be able to marry a daughter-in-law in my life?"

"Maybe." Yu Zhuo said pretending to be serious.

Xia Houzhan could hear something was wrong from the conversation between the two, and asked in a neutral tone, "How did you meet the famous actress from the previous dynasty?"

"The name of a talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River is widely circulated. It is rumored that the prime minister of this dynasty even wrote a poem for her, calling her 'Yan Hui Poetry Love'. The young man is not a local at first sight."

"You can tell by the accent, where is the old man from?" Yu Zhuo quickly changed the subject.

It's true that good things don't go out, and bad things travel thousands of miles. It's really shameful that his almost limitless romantic affairs can still be spread by the old men.

Sure enough, Xia Houzhan looked at him with some amusement in his eyes.

Yu Zhuo swore that he and Liu Yanqing had only met each other a few times, and he wrote those poems and songs only because he was recommended by an official.

It was really young, leaving Lingyun Terrace, and coming to a strange place alone, just for the ridiculous "fame in history".

The stall owner brought another stack of pan-fried buns, saying that they are local specialties.

"How about it?"

"No."

"What's wrong, I want to go out, can this side of the sea trap me?"

The old Taoist priest looked at the young man in front of him, sighed heavily, and said: "It's not so easy to walk in the world of mortals. If you go out, you will no longer be you when you come back."

"Impossible." The stubbornness in the young man's eyes gave the old Taoist an illusion.He was supposed to turn into a dragon when he met water, and he was definitely not stuck on an isolated island since he was a child.

"To return to vulgarity, you must have a layman's name. I will bring you here. The old slave who took care of you since childhood is named Yu, so you can take his surname. As for the first name, 'Zhuo', the character should be chosen after the weak crown."

"Thank you."

That memory flooded into Yu Zhuo's mind for no reason, because the situation and the scene were too similar: the wooden table, the soup bowl, the old man, and even a small saucer dipped in vinegar.

All the memories of Ling Yuntai are like being covered with gauze, and today a corner was torn apart gently.

Intuition told Yu Zhuo, don't search, but the curiosity that he had never had before suddenly came to his heart, and the sour feeling spread, which made people overwhelmed.

"Mr. Yan, have you thought about going to sea?" Yu Zhuo asked without beginning or end.

Xia Houzhan was just in a daze when he saw Yu Zhuo before, but now that he asks this question, he doesn't know whether he intends to skip the previous embarrassment or really wants to take himself out to sea.

"Just for sightseeing, it can be considered." Xia Houzhan said.

However, as soon as he finished asking, Yu Zhuo's enthusiasm faded away. Now he doesn't even know where Lingyun Terrace is. Finding an isolated island in the vast sea is no less difficult than finding a stranger in the vast sea of ​​people.

"Mr. Yan wants to go to the beach, so there is no shortage of opportunities." Yu Zhuo saw the slightest desire in his heart, and said that it is a pleasure to go to the coast for sightseeing in this season.

The stall owner was cooking wontons not far away. Hearing what they said, he cheerfully told about the places worth seeing.

A bridal sedan chair ostentatiously passed by on the street, and immediately the pedestrians in the surrounding streets began to erupt, shouting the word "Hua Niang".

The curtain was lifted, revealing a beautiful face, Xia Houzhan and Yu Zhuo saw it together, and then saw each other in a flash, Yu Zhuo took the lead and said, "It's hard to live up to the reputation, just talking about this beautiful woman..."

A woman interrupted him and said, "What do you know, Hua Niang's reputation lies in her temperament and talent, not just her superficial appearance."

Unexpectedly, it was a woman who told him this opinion, Yu Zhuo couldn't help smiling.

"That's true." Xia Houzhan said lightly.

The woman didn't look at the person before, but now she raised her head abruptly, she blushed when she saw the two, and said: "The two gentlemen are also very good-looking."

The other girls who were traveling together laughed coquettishly, and also praised the two of them one after another.

Faced with so many little girls who seemed to have never left the boudoir, Xia Houzhan was at a loss for a while, staring at Yu Zhuo, hoping that the latter would take him out of this predicament.

Yu Zhuo just smiled and led him out of the crowd.I have to say, it feels really good to be depended on by the one you love.

In the government office, there has long been a school of sweeping arrangements, waiting for the driver.

After some courteous remarks, Zhou Su said: "Master Yu, in the Shipbuilding Department, I have been waiting for you for a long time. I wonder if you plan to rest for a few days first, or go to the Shipbuilding Department?"

"Take a day off and go back tomorrow morning." Yu Zhuo looked at Xia Houzhan. He had just recovered from a serious illness and was tired from running around with him. It really shouldn't be, so he had to rest quickly.

"The hot water and the guest room have been prepared." Zhou Su scanned the group of people, including several young men who acted as subordinates, and a man with a temperament that was far beyond human reach.

Seeing Zhou Su's gaze resting on Xia Houzhan, Yu Zhuo said, "This is Mr. Yan, my friend."

Under Yu Zhuo's solemn introduction, Zhou Su also had to be respectful: "Young Master Yan, Lord Yu, I will send someone over during dinner time."

"Thank you Master Zhou for your hospitality." Yu Zhuo thanked him, and dragged Xia Houzhan to take a bath.

At dinner time, there was a burst of silk and bamboo sounds, and there was a very graceful woman on the dinner table, who was Hua Luoyi who had glimpsed on the street.I saw her wearing a goose-yellow long dress, with a faint demeanor.

"I underestimated Zhou Su." Yu Zhuo said in a low voice, with a smile on his face.

When Hua Luoyi saw Yu Zhuo, he stopped playing and stared at him closely. His expression was mixed with familiarity and strangeness, which made Yu Zhuo feel a little dazed.

Seeing this, Xia Houzhan said nonchalantly: "Hengqing really has a lot of fate with women."

Yu Zhuo immediately withdrew his gaze and pulled him to sit down, not daring to look at the woman again.However, the horror in my heart did not decrease by half.Xia Houzhan only felt that Yu Zhuohun didn't keep his house, his heart was blocked, and his face sank.

Zhou Su originally thought that he could make the former prime minister of the left, now the chief academician of the Imperial Academy, look good.Unexpectedly, finding Hua Luoyi, known as the most beautiful woman in the south of the Yangtze River, was useless.

Gradually, Yu Zhuo also came back to his senses, and focused on Xia Houzhan who looked resentful.

This situation seems a little uncomfortable.

After eating, Yu Zhuo's hands moved irregularly on Xia Houzhan's body, apparently listening to Zhou Su's introduction of what happened at the shipyard.Xia Houzhan's complexion became more and more red, and he let out a small moan, stirring up evil fire all over his body.

"Although I rested all afternoon, I am still a little tired, so I can only accompany him for a while." Yu Zhuo pretended to be sleepy, Zhou Su also felt that he could be relieved, and hurriedly ordered someone to take him back to his room.

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