Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 114 Escape
The old man looked at the jade pendant under the firelight, and reluctantly nodded.

Zhao Deji, Xu Caizhi, and Eunuch Kang had already boarded the boat. Hua Rong was reluctant to part with the one-in-a-million "Jinseth", but the boat couldn't carry the horses, so she slapped the horse's back hard, "Jinseth, Escape yourself." Then, he rushed up immediately and boarded the boat.

As soon as they got on the boat, she and Xu Caizhi hurried to help the old man row.Seeing this, Zhao Deji rowed along.The old man was very surprised, he didn't know why these people worked harder than himself.

As soon as the boat reached the middle of the river, Jin Bing had chased him to the bank, held up a torch, and shouted loudly: "Zhao Deji, it's on that boat..."

"Chasing, chasing quickly, don't let him go..."

"Go and find the boat."

"..."

However, Jin Jun could only yell in vain, there was only one boat here, and they didn't know how to swim, so they had to curse angrily and watch the boat go away.

When Jin Wushu arrived, the boat was already out of sight.He looked around for a while, then stopped and stood.

Suddenly someone shouted: "Jinseth, it's Jinses."

He whistled once, and Kinseth heard the old master's order, and ran over from the beach in a hurry.Jin Wushu took the reins, Hua Rong left his horse and followed Zhao Deji across the river.

He asked anxiously, "What kind of river is this?"

Han Chang, the Han general in his army, replied: "Report to the fourth prince, this river is like a raging sea, and if you go around the river, you will find the ocean. Zhao Deji only has a small boat. If you don't want to die in the violent storm of the sea, you must get close to it." shore."

"Okay, immediately send troops to guard the major stops along the way. This time, Zhao Deji can't fly without wings!"

"Yes."

After everyone dispersed, he stood alone by the river for a while, looking at the misty moonlight in the distance, and sighed, "Hua Rong, is it worth it or not for you to risk your life to save a shameless and cowardly fool?"

Suddenly, she remembered that day in the life-and-death battle, when she showed mercy to her subordinates, it was that hesitation, at such a critical moment, she could still hesitate--I was very excited again.

Jinses neighed again. He was very annoyed and slapped it again: "You traitor, you actually went with Hua Rong when you saw Hua Rong. Could it be that she treats you better than the prince treats you?"

The horse didn't know if it understood the human words, but it neighed again, which was very sad to hear at night.

The boat went faster and faster, and the distance from the shore was getting farther and farther.Jin Jun's yelling and shouting could not be heard at all.

At this time, the old man with dizzy eyes also faintly guessed who these people were, but he couldn't imagine that they were actually the emperor.

When the boat arrived in the middle of the river, seeing that the torches were all gone, he asked, "Where are you going?"

Hua Rong and Xu Caizhi looked at Zhao Deji, he was in a daze, obviously not knowing where to go.

This river bank line is very long, and if it goes further, it will merge into the vast sea. Along the way is the golden army chasing after it, and the so-called "King Qin's army" all retreated in anticipation and collapsed for thousands of miles!
Zhao Deji was extremely confused at this time, and he didn't know what to do at all.

The boatman asked again: "Where are you going?"

Under the vast night, Hua Rong looked at the receding mountains on both sides of Jiang Xin, then at Zhao Deji, and lowered his voice: "Say, where are you going?"

"Rong'er! I don't know either!"

Hua Rong's heart was shocked, it was the first time he heard him so depressed and decadent, as if he didn't have the slightest hope for the future.She put down her oars, glanced at the inquiring boatman, and said slowly, "Boatman, where is the front?"

Hearing her clear voice and kind attitude, the boatman liked her very much, and hurriedly said: "This is a branch, and we are about to go to sea ahead, girl, how about I stop the boat and dock, and you guys take a rest first?"

"Ok."

Seeing that she had made a decision, Xu Caizhi heaved a sigh of relief, Zhao Deji was still resting his head under the moonlight, as if in a state of meditation.

There was water on the boat, Hua Rong went to get a bowl, brought it to him, he took a sip, shook his hand, splashed most of the water on the side of the boat, suddenly hugged Hua Rong, and cried stand up.

Hua Rong knew how he was feeling right now, so she didn't push him away. After a while, he slowly raised his head and let her go.

At this time, the sky was already twilight, and when he saw that the boatman was wearing the jade pendant that he gave Hua Rong to marry him, he felt even more sad: "Rong'er, thank you..."

Hua Rong smiled slightly: "Eunuch Kang and Master Xu are still by your side. I'll go and see if there's anything else, and I'll make you some fresh fish soup..."

He nodded and watched Hua Rong walk up to the bow quickly. At this moment, his heart was in a state of confusion, and he needed a stable person by his side. Hua Rong's face remained unchanged, and he was extremely calm. He suddenly remembered the first time he saw him. She, the girl who fell into the water, was dying, as if she would never survive again. Now, after a few years, the frail girl has become a strong and mature woman.But myself, on the contrary, because the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, and I lived a life of fear of being hunted down all day long, and became anxious all day long.

The boatman was taking a nap at the bow, Hua Rong walked over and saluted: "Old man, can we get something to eat on this boat?"

The boatman opened his eyes, saw that the sky was already bright, and hurriedly said: "Yes."

He stood up and casually picked up the jade pendant that Hua Rong gave him, he couldn't see it clearly last night, but now he can see it clearly, he can only see the dragon-shaped tiger pattern on it, it turned out to be the son of heaven.

This surprise was no small matter, he walked into the cabin with a few steps, and knelt down with a plop: "Cao Min Ji San doesn't know it's the emperor, please the emperor make amends."

"Please get up quickly, old man."

"This is the emperor's property. The grassroots dare not covet it. Return it to the emperor now."

Zhao Deji is now alone, only the gift of Hua Rong is left, and he can't keep it. He sighed and looked at Hua Rong. Hua Rong smiled slightly: "Old man, the government has nothing to repay for your help. Please accept it."

The boatman Ji San couldn't refuse, so he took the jade pendant: "Cao Min immediately go get something to eat for the emperor."

"Thank you old man."

Ji San went to the bow to start a fire. He dumped all the things on board, and quickly got a plate of peanuts, a plate of pickled fish, a pot of fresh fish soup, and a big pot of rice.

The four of them fled for the whole night, without any consideration for politeness, they ate hungrily, but felt that they had never eaten such delicious food in their life.

After the four of them had finished eating, the boatman cleared the table and said, "There is a big boat in front, which is run by Mr. Lin, the owner of Caomin. Mr. Lin is the master of this river, with millions of fortunes, and he is generous and generous. If His Majesty does not give up, Caomin will immediately bring His Majesty and others there."

Zhao Deji was a little hesitant, he was frightened, and he inevitably had doubts in his heart. When Xu Caizhi was at the end of his life, he did not dare to be careless in order to ensure the safety of the officials.

Hua Rong looked at Ji San, and suddenly said: "Old man, thank you."

She turned to Zhao Deji, and said in a low voice: "The soldiers and civilians in the south must have known that the officials are here, so they might as well get on the boat and meet the local big family."

Zhao Deji heard that it was reasonable, and after a little thought, there was really no other way out, so he immediately agreed.

The boat sailed across the river and into the ocean ahead.

The sea is very calm. Looking from a distance, there are many large and small ships parked in the port ahead.

The boatman whistled and headed for a big boat ahead.

The big ship is as high as three floors, very magnificent, and it is a commercial vessel used by local wealthy businessmen to go to sea.

Zhao Deji walked a few steps, feeling uneasy, Hua Rong held the bow in one hand, and faintly pressed the dagger at his waist with the other, protecting him with Xu Caizhi on the left and right.

"Your Majesty, this is the merchant ship of Mr. Lin. Over the years, Mr. Lin has helped the people and accepted people from all over the world. He is known as Xiao Mengchang. His ancestors were originally the imperial navy, and his generation has specialized in maritime merchants. lucky..."

The two sailors recognized Ji San, put down the spiral ladder, and the boatman shouted: "Is Mr. Lin there? I have something important to see him."

When the sailors saw the handsome appearance of the people on his boat, they dared not underestimate him, so they went in to report immediately.

After a while, an old man in his fifties came out with several people.The old man said: "Ji San, what's the matter?"

Ji Sandao: "There is a guest surnamed Zhao visiting."

The old man saw it clearly, so he hurriedly let down a small boat and greeted him personally.

As soon as Zhao Deji got ashore, he shunned everyone. Ji San was familiar with the world, and immediately followed him to bring Zhao Deji and others into the cabin.

The crowd went in, and as soon as the door was closed, the old man immediately led the crowd to kneel down on the ground: "Young minister Lin Zhisuke sees Your Majesty, the escort is late, and I pray for forgiveness."

The four of them were filled with surprise and suspicion, Ji San hadn't introduced him yet, how did Lin Zhijie know about it?
At this time, Zhao Deji didn't hide his identity, and helped him up with his own hands: "Mr. Lin, excuse me."

Lin Zhijie stood up, went to a tablet next to him and knelt down. Zhao Deji couldn't help but kneel down when he saw it, with mixed feelings. On the tablet was his ancestor Song Taizu, with his portrait beside him.

He looks exactly like Naizu, no wonder Lin Zhijie recognized him at a glance.

I only listened to Lin Zhijie's narration, but it was his ancestor who followed Song Taizu in the southern and northern wars and made great achievements.Later, Taizu "drinking wine to release military power", bestowing more fertile fields and jewels, and letting all the ministers disarm and return to their hometowns to become rich. Lin Zhijie's ancestors started a maritime business and became a wealthy party.Although no one in the family is an official anymore, they still retain the hereditary title of the last rank.He heard that the Jin army was chasing him, and he heard that "a guest surnamed Zhao is visiting", and comparing it with the portraits of Taizu he was used to, he immediately understood the identity of Zhao Deji and others, so he still called him "Courier".

Zhao Deji was in danger, he unexpectedly met the old minister of the Taizu here, he called his ancestor to bless him, with mixed feelings, he held his hand and wept endlessly.

The monarch and his ministers were weeping relative to each other. After a while, Lin Zhijie persuaded him. At this time, servants had already brought clean clothes and refreshments.

Lin Zhijie introduced several people around him to everyone, including his son Shiro, son-in-law Zhang Shiwu and so on.

This cabin is very large, and it is generally furnished like a luxurious living room on land.As soon as Zhao Deji and others sat down, they saw fresh autumn fruits and vegetables, delicacies and wines on the table.

Lin Zhijie said, "What's your majesty's plan?"

Zhao Deji hadn't answered yet, he could only hear hurried steps outside the cabin, two sailors ran in and turned pale with shock: "No, Jin soldiers are chasing them."

Zhao Deji suddenly stood up and went out, Lin Zhijie also followed, and saw countless boats start moving suddenly on the opposite coast, thousands of golden soldiers flooded in from the shore, shooting like arrows raining down, once the boatman fell into the water, the golden soldiers would go to grab the boat .

Everyone could see clearly that Lin Zhijie yelled "Let's sail", and the big ship set sail and headed for the sea.

Zhao Deji, Hua Rong, etc. who had been frightened all night stood on the cabin, watching the Jin army raging, and the ships chasing after them, they all had mixed feelings, and they didn't know what to do tomorrow after today.

Let’s say that the Jin army was divided into three groups, one led by the deputy commander Gushen, and the other led by Yeluma into Zhenjiang, while Jin Wushu, under the advice of the Han general Han Chang, led people to copy the route and led 500 fine horsemen along the river. In pursuit, Zhao Deji must be captured.

Men and women inside and outside the city heard that the Jin army was coming, and rushed to the riverside in an attempt to escape with their lives.

There were too few boats and too many people, so the boat owner took the opportunity to ask for prices, 10 taels of gold was enough for one person, so it was overcrowded, vying to get on the boat, and if you were not careful, you fell into the water.

But still the vast majority of people could not get on the boat, and fled with their gold and silver.Jin Wushu rushed to the riverside, men and women were besieged like cattle and driven to the east port.

At this time, among the scattered ships, a huge merchant ship could already be seen heading towards the ocean.

"Quick, Zhao Deji must be on this ship."

"Chase!"

The Jin army shot and killed. Han Chang knew water skills, and he was ready to buy a group of small sailors. Soon, he organized a fleet of more than 20 speedboats to pursue quickly.

Jin Wushu took the lead and boarded a five-toothed warship, set sail and chased after the big ship.

(End of this chapter)