Xu Jin couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Her Royal Highness Princess Yongfu's wedding date is scheduled for August 26?" ”

Gu Dingchen glanced at Xu Jin strangely, nodded and said: "Exactly, the princess's marriage is a grand event in my dynasty, especially Princess Yongfu, who is the emperor's sister, so this time is particularly grand, the local vassal states will send delegations to Beijing to watch the ceremony, and local officials will also send representatives to Beijing to congratulate." It is said that after Wei Guogong landed in Nantong on July 22, he also rushed back to Beijing with Wang Zhi and four Japanese kings in a hurry. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help frowning, today is the fifth day of the eighth month, and there are still twenty days before August 26, if you take the waterway, it is absolutely impossible to catch up, even if you ride a horse and travel by land, it is enough, you must travel lightly.

This Gu Dingchen political envoy is obviously very good at observing his face, and said with a sneer: "If Lord Xu sets off lightly, he should still be able to catch up, but it is a little harder, if Lord Xu plans to rush back to Beijing, the lower official will order someone to prepare horses." ”

Xu Jin was not polite when he heard this, after all, his "death" must have been transmitted back to the capital, and now he doesn't know what kind of chaos has become at home, the sooner he returns to Beijing, the better, so he hugged his fists and said: "Then there will be Lord Laogu." ”

Gu Dingchen said with a little flattery: "Lord Xu is polite, this is what the lower officials should do, but now it is almost noon, Lord Xu and the generals are tired of traveling and driving, why don't you go to the city to rest for half a day, and then set off early tomorrow morning?" ”

Xu Jin was right when he thought about it, anyway, it was not bad for half a day, let's fill my stomach first, and after more than a month of turbulence on the sea, everyone needed to rest, after all, it was not iron, so he nodded and agreed to Gu Dingchen's proposal.

Next, Xu Jin went to Hangzhou City surrounded by a group of magistrates, because the number of soldiers led by Xu Jin was not much, only about 1,000 people, so he also followed into the city to settle down, and they were all happy.

After everyone entered the city, soon, Gu Dingchen ordered someone to prepare a sumptuous reception banquet for Xu Jin to catch the wind and wash the dust, Xu Jin was not hypocritical, and he ate correctly.

Li Yuanwai was just a low-status businessman, and he was not qualified to participate, but he was touched by the light of Governor Xu, and he was also invited, after all, this is the savior of the Governor, and Gu Dingchen does not dare to slack off.

Li Yuanwai was full of joy, this time he didn't take his life in vain, and now he has finally been rewarded, you must know that the people who participated in this reception banquet are all bigwigs in Zhejiang officialdom, and it will be difficult for him to do business in Zhejiang in the future.

Li Yuanwai is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, and it was precisely because he was excluded by his peers that he went to Guangzhou to take root in business, and now he can finally return to his hometown with his eyebrows raised, hehe, see who dares to exclude himself!

Li Yuanwai held his head high, with ten times the majesty of Hu Hansan, followed Xu Jin into the yamen of the political envoy, although in the end he was not able to sit at the same table with the political envoy and the punishment envoy, but he was also fortunate to have a cup with the officials of the five or six grades below.

After three rounds of drinking, Xu Jin finally couldn't hold back and asked: "This official has just returned from the Japanese Kingdom, and I don't know who the horse is!" ”

Gu Dingchen said with a smile: "Lord Xu doesn't know, the horse happens to be our native family in Ningbo, Zhejiang, and his name is Li Chun, and he is righteous. ”

"Li Shouyi?" Xu Jin raised his eyebrows, and for some reason, the name sounded a little uncomfortable.

Cao Shu, the right-hand political envoy next to him, finally seized the opportunity to interject: "It is said that the new horse is the son of the country, with a dignified appearance, handsome and extraordinary, and a lofty spirit, but his background is a little worse, his father is a businessman who does trough transportation business, his name is Li Bingcai, and his family is rich. ”

Li Yuanwai, who was sitting in the second seat, was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Li Bingcai? ”

The eyes around suddenly looked at Li Yuan, and most of them had a hint of disdain in their eyes, Shang Jia is a businessman after all, he is really vulgar, and he doesn't understand any etiquette, adults chat, when will you be shocked, if it weren't for the face of the governor, how could there be a place for you to sit here.

Li Yuanwai's old face was slightly embarrassed, obviously realizing that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly made a confession: "The contemptible person has an old acquaintance also named Li Bingcai, and he is also a person from Ningbo Mansion. ”

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and an official at the same table couldn't help but ask: "Li Yuanwai, this old acquaintance, is it from Cixi County, Ningbo Prefecture?" ”

"Exactly!" Li Yuanwai replied.

The faces of all the officials changed slightly, and the official who asked just now patted his thigh and said: "Yes, then it will be ** not far from ten, this old acquaintance outside Li Yuanwai is the high hall of the new horse!" ”

Li Yuanwai couldn't help but show a look of surprise, with an expression of hesitation, and the officials at the same table didn't care, and toasted Li Yuanwai one after another, with an obviously much more enthusiastic attitude. Although this is just a businessman, he not only saved the life of Governor Xu, but also is friends with the old man of the horse master, which is worth befriending!

Xu Jin naturally heard Li Yuanwai's discussion, and couldn't help muttering secretly that this was too coincidental.

Gu Dingchen saw that Xu Jin seemed to be very interested in the horse, so he did what he liked and said a piece of gossip.

"Lord Xu may not know that this Li Chun is already the third concubine of Princess Yongfu." Gu Dingchen lowered his voice, and deliberately leaned forward to Xu Jinbian, who was full of the village head talking about right and wrong, and there was a black mole missing from the corner of his mouth

The officials at the same table all showed meaningful expressions when they heard this, Xu Jin was stunned for a moment, and frowned: "How do you say this?" ”

Gu Dingchen coughed lightly and said: "Princess Yongfu's first quasi-concubine is Tang Xianji, the son of the former Lingbi Marquis, who was killed by the Tartars in Tongzhou, and Lord Xu must also know about this matter. And the second quasi-concubine is called Sun Bin, the son of Sun Gui, who is the head of the Ministry of Industry, but he also died the month before last, and he died of a sudden illness......"

Xu Jin couldn't help but be stunned, waved his hand and said, "Wait, what's going on?" ”

Gu Dingchen explained: "Sun Bin was the concubine selected for the first marriage, but he suddenly suffered from a sudden illness last month, and he had no choice but to choose another one, which is the current Li Chun. ”

As a result, the Zhejiang commander next to him made Pi smile and said: "Lucky? This official may not see it! ”

The other officials at the same table all showed tacit eyes, Princess Yongfu died two quasi-horses, and it is unknown whether the third one is lucky, unlucky or unknown!

Xu Jin finally figured out what was going on, but the expressions of Gu Dingchen and the others made him feel very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but think of the beautiful shadow of Princess Yongfu in his mind, such a gentle and beautiful, beautiful princess, in the eyes of these people, it is estimated that she has become a flood beast of Kefu, what a bastard!