The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which communicates the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, is responsible for transporting grain, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the artery of the Ming Dynasty.

But since this year, with the rise of thieves cutting off the canal, and then the fall of Beijing in March, there is no longer a need to transport grain to the north, and the busy canal has been quiet for a while.

The time entered September, and the Yangzhou section of the Grand Canal was busy again, with boats and sails in the river. There were ships from the Yangtze River that carried a large amount of grain, and then loaded Huai salt from Yangzhou and transported it to various places.

Hundreds of workers are busy at the canal wharf outside Yangzhou, and dozens of large boats are moored in the canal waiting to dock at the wharf to load salt.

The salt inspector of the salt inspection department supervised the shipment of salt with an iron ruler, and a group of heavily armed soldiers walked by on the riverbank, which was the soldiers of the Pingnan Army patrolling.

On this sunny morning, a flat boat quietly arrived in Yangzhou, which was so inconspicuous among the countless big boats.

In the cabin of the Wupeng boat, Kou Baimen sat quietly with the pipa in his arms, waiting for the ships to line up to dock at the dock and go ashore.

Unlike the quiet Kou Baimen, the maid Qiuhe is very lively, looking out of the window of the cabin, and exclaiming from time to time.

"Miss, this Yangzhou City is really lively, you look at the boats in the river, there are many more than outside Nanjing!"

"Miss, you see that man is really angry, carrying two bags of hemp by himself!"

Qiu He was chattering, and his mouth was not idle for a moment.

Kou Baimen just listened, his eyes glancing out of the cabin from time to time, thinking about his own thoughts.

"Miss, Pingnanhou should be in Yangzhou City, right? Will he let us in? Qiu He's sudden question made Kou Baimen nervous.

"Nonsense, when did I say I was going to find Nanhou?" Kou Baimen's pretty face was hot, and he said in a coquettish voice.

"Hmph, I don't know how many times I said Pingnanhou in my dream, I heard it in my ears!" Qiu He's words made Kou Baimen ashamed.

"Dead girl, dare to talk nonsense, see if I don't tear your mouth!" Kou Baimen put down the pipa, grabbed Qiu He, and scratched her armpits.

"Hee-hee, hee-hee, Miss, don't dare, spare me!" Qiu He couldn't breathe with a smile and begged for mercy again and again.

After squeaking her a few more times, Kou Baimen let go of his hand in relief.

Qiuhe grew up with her since she was a child, and the master and servant get along like sisters.

"Miss, I heard that Pingnanhou is a murderer, and if he is idle to raid his house and destroy the door, the maid is a little afraid." After the joke, Qiu He said again.

From the bustling Nanjing to the unfamiliar Yangzhou, although Yangzhou is also a prosperous place in the world, Qiuhe is quite reluctant, so he has always opposed Kou Baimen to Yangzhou, but Kou Baimen insisted on coming to her helpless.

"Hmph, you know what! Pingnanhou is a big hero! Kou Baimen's face was cold, and she glared at Qiu He, she couldn't hear others say bad things about Chen Yue.

"However, when he was in Nanjing, he did not accept you, Miss, and now that we have come to Yangzhou quietly, will he accept you?" Qiu He asked worriedly, and at the same time felt very angry.

In Qiu He's opinion, her own lady is the most beautiful woman in the world, and she doesn't give much compared to the most famous Oiran in Qinhuai River. But Chen Yue actually had no eyes, and when Zhu Guobi, the Marquis of Funing, ransomed his body for the young lady and gave it to him, he refused to accept the young lady, and let the young lady live alone in a small courtyard.

So this is also the reason why Qiu He opposes Kou Baimen to find Chen Yue again, with the fame and appearance of his own young lady, on any painting boat on the Qinhuai River, Nanjing's merry sons will rush to it, why do you want to hang yourself on Chen Yue's tree!

"I didn't think that Pingnanhou would accept me, and I didn't think about going to him. I just want to be close to him, to have a chance to see him from afar, that's all. Kou Baimen's eyes were confused, and he muttered.

It is said that bitches are ruthless and unrighteous, but the people in the world who are affectionate and righteous are often Qinglou women, and most of the negative ones are thin lovers. As long as they meet the lover in their hearts, they will be like moths to a fire, desperately pounce on them, even if they are burned to pieces.

"I don't know what is so good about that Ping Nanhou, it is worthy of you, Miss?" Qiu He muttered.

yes, what's so good about him? It's just that I saw two sides, but after reading a poem he wrote, I fell incorrigibly into it.

There are so many good men in this world, there are countless romantic and talented people in Nanjing, and countless people are vying to be courteous to themselves, why do I only take a fancy to him?

Kou Baimen asked himself in his heart, but he couldn't think of an answer.

Although the poems he wrote were imposing, they were not the best, and there were many poems in Nanjing that were better than him.

Although he is quite handsome, he is not Pan An Songyu-like appearance, for example, Fang Mingxia is even more handsome than Chen Yue.

Maybe what he likes is his loyalty to saving the emperor in a million-strong army, or maybe what he likes is his heroism in fighting bravely and fighting thieves to quell the rebellion.

Perhaps, that's it......

In fact, where love goes, go forward, like it, you like it, where is there so much truth to tell!

Kou Baimen took Qiuhe to live in a small courtyard in Nanjing, living a quiet life like seclusion, but he was always paying attention to the news in Yangzhou.

Recently, I heard that there was a rebellion in Yangzhou, and there were mobs rebelling to attack the city and seize the land, and the voice of the courtiers denouncing Chen Yue, the Marquis of Pingnan, spread all over Nanjing, and also reached the ears of Kou Baimen.

Kou Baimen couldn't stay any longer, so he took the maid Qiuhe, hired a leaf boat, and went down the river to Yangzhou, just to be able to see him from afar.

The boats slowly approached the dock in a queue, and finally it was their turn to go ashore.

Kou Baimen put on the curtain and went ashore along the board with the pipa in his arms, and Qiu He carefully supported her with the package on his back.

There was a coachman on the wharf, and when he saw the master and servant coming ashore, someone came to ask if they wanted to take the carriage. Qiuhe negotiated the price with the coachman, and the master and servant got into the carriage and headed for Yangzhou City.

As soon as the master and servant got ashore, a small boat came to the dock behind them, and a man in a black suit boarded the dock, glanced at Kou Baimen, who was getting into the carriage, and silently followed behind the carriage.

Kou Baimen deliberately asked the coachman to drive the carriage in front of the Jiangbei Governor's Gate, lifted the curtain and looked at the solemn Governor's Mansion Gate, Kou Baimen sighed softly and lowered the curtain.

Under the guidance of the coachman, the master and servant found a clean inn and settled down temporarily.

"Yuelai Inn!" The man in the black suit glanced at the inn sign from a distance, thought about it, and turned away.