From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 91 Bite

At noon, more than ten light cavalrymen emerged from Ningrong Street.

They were dressed in colorful embroidered clothes, with embroidered spring swords slung around their waists. They glanced at the few pedestrians on the street with cold and vigilant eyes, which were full of murderous intent.

Jia Wei was being guarded. Jin Yichuan, who was standing by, looked at Ding Baiying beside him and reported:

"My Lord, Captain Lu has led his men to escort the Imperial Envoy aboard the ship, and Deputy Captain Shen has already gone down the waterway to explore the river and clear out the bandits along the way."

A team of Jinyiwei left the city unhindered and arrived at the waterfront pier.

Shenjing has little real estate and is short of material goods, but it has a population of one million. Without the supply of resources from the south, it cannot maintain stability. Most of the grain, rice and other goods are transported to Shenjing by water. It is still early at this moment, but the huge dock is already bustling with people and thousands of ships are standing side by side.

Even if an imperial envoy travels, the entire dock cannot be cleared.

The crowds of trackers, laborers, vendors, etc. are surging, and the chaos represents instability and possible hidden threats.

Jia Wei and his companions came to an open space and waited quietly for the imperial envoy to arrive.

There were two large ships on the empty river, with huge flags hanging on their masts.

The front ship flew the flag of the imperial envoy, and the back ship flew the flag of the Jinyi Commander and the first-class earl's mansion. If a ship could only fly one of the flags, it would go south and pass through countless checkpoints along the way.

Not long after, a team of Jinyiwei escorted the imperial envoy to the dock.

A middle-aged man with a long beard, a resolute face, a firm gaze, and a thin face stepped down from the carriage. It was Zhao Zongxian, the Imperial Commissioner and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He gave people the impression of being upright and capable of governing the country.

Of course, throughout history, those who dared to reform were all tough guys, let alone those who dared to take action on the salt administration.

Jia Wei got off his horse and greeted him: "Master Zhao."

The civil servant is noble and the others are imperial envoys, so he is naturally the main person in charge of this trip.

Jia Wei had no dissatisfaction with this. As an imperial envoy, he had to bear the pressure from the emperor, the responsibility of reform, and the hatred of the Lianghuai salt merchants and gentry.

Zhao Zongxian also quickly returned the greeting: "Master Jia."

Jia Wei is an earl of super rank, a close confidant of the emperor, and the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Even if a minister comes, he will be treated with courtesy. Naturally, he will not be arrogant.

The situation in Lianghuai is complicated. The salt gangs and salt merchants are in collusion with local gentry and officials. One move can affect the entire body. Only the sharp blade of the Embroidered Uniform Guard can cut through the relationship.

But this sharp blade is in Jia Wei's hands... After talking with the emperor, Zhao Zongxian realized that Jia Wei was not his subordinate, it would be more appropriate to say that he was a partner.

The two men talked in detail and got along quite well. From time to time, they each went on board the ship to rest and wait for the auspicious time to set off south to the south of the Yangtze River.

Jia Wei's building has three floors and is spacious and comfortable.

The first floor was home to boatmen, strong men, cooks, servants and maids, and the two floors above were home to the Imperial Guards.

Jia Wei sat by the window drinking tea, while Ding Baiying squatted in front of the big boxes, checking and packing the luggage.

Jia Wei's eyes were originally looking at the thousands of boats passing by on the river, but suddenly he saw the raised round buttocks, and he couldn't take his eyes away...

Just as Yuanchun said, this official business trip involved fighting against salt merchants, which was very risky, so Jia Wei did not bring any maids to serve him.

Ding Baiying's good qualities were clearly demonstrated. He was skilled in martial arts, and although he was reluctant in serving others, he was very hardworking.

Jia Wei patted the round and plump breasts and said, "Go make the bed. I want to sleep."

Ding Baiying turned around and looked at him: "Why are you sleeping so early? Going back to sleep?"

"Go quickly," Jia Wei said, "First take off your flying fish costume and bra, you look like a tomboy.

"We're not going anywhere on the boat anyway, so change back into your skirt, put on some jewelry and dress up. It will make me feel better and you feel better too, right?"

Ding Baiying rolled her eyes at him and naturally didn't believe his nonsense.

It takes twenty days to travel south from the capital by water. Jia Wei has nothing to do on the boat, so what would he do... Ding Baiying knew very well that if she dressed up more beautifully, wouldn't she be asking for trouble?
She opened the big box, found an apricot-colored long dress, took out a box of jewelry, and walked into the inner room.

Jia Wei didn't even finish his cup of tea before he followed in...

"Pah pah pah..." It was not until the auspicious hour of 2:30 am that the ship in front weighed anchor and left the shore. The two ships slowly set sail southward.

Life on the boat was boring, and Jia Wei put all his attention on fucking Ding Baiying.

Fortunately, Ding Baiying is not like a maid who obeys him in everything. Instead, she has a rebellious nature, so there is a lot of fun in the gradual development and resistance.

After a few days, they reached Cangzhou.

Rainy night, canal, on a boat.

Jia Wei stood at the window, his hand on Ding Baiying's head, watching the drizzle falling on the river in round circles.

“Hiss, hiss…”

A crow flew by, and its cry was unusually clear in the silent night sky.

"Oh..." Jia Wei took a deep breath, "Put your teeth back."

From time to time, footsteps could be heard, and someone was approaching the room quickly. The sound of footsteps running on the wooden floor was very clear, and the ground seemed to be shaking.

A familiar voice sounded: "Master, I have something important to report."

Ding Baiying's pupils dilated and he swallowed subconsciously.

It was Jin Yichuan outside the door...

"Hiss..." Jia Wei asked loudly: "What's the matter?"

"Deputy Captain Shen has made some discoveries ahead..."

While listening to Jin Yichuan's report, Jia Wei stroked his soft long hair and couldn't help but move it twice.

Jin Yichuan outside the door shouted, "My Lord, three or four miles ahead, a merchant ship flying the flag of Rongguo Mansion was attacked by pirates, and now the two sides are fighting."

"The merchant ship of Rongguo Mansion?" Jia Wei pushed it hard a few times.

Jia Wei remembered that Jia Lian led Daiyu and his group and left a day earlier than him, but their ship was faster and might have caught up with him.

He held the back of Ding Baiying's head.

"Could it be that Jia Lian is leading Daiyu and her group?"

Jia Wei asked outside the door: "What's the situation?"

Jin Yichuan said, "That group of pirates is large in number and powerful. Deputy Captain Shen has already led people to support them. Please make the decision, my Lord."

He rushed up and shouted toward the door:

"Gather a banner of troops."

"Whoa whoa……!"

"Yes, sir!" After Jin Yichuan replied, the sound of footsteps sounded again. He went downstairs and then heard a few loud roars. The whole ship became noisy and the silent night was disturbed.

Ding Baiying slapped his thigh hard, but to no avail.

After a while, a few whistles sounded, and the chilly night wind blew in, carrying raindrops that hit Jia Wei's face, feeling icy cold, while the raindrops that hit Ding Baiying's face were warm.

Ding Baiying stared at Jia Wei with fierce eyes, as if he wanted to kill him.

Jia Wei said, "Stop staring at me. Clean up quickly and change clothes. I'm going out. You can stay here."

Ding Baiying snorted and ignored him. Only after Jia Wei pulled her did she lean over again.

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(End of this chapter)