The son-in-law is a thief

Niangui City is at the northern end of Taiping Island. It is a prosperous and luxurious place. There is no place on Taiping Island that is more beautiful than it. Walking into its first city wall, you can see endless farmland from left to right. , if the sea breeze blows from the west of the island, you can see waves of green waves rising from these farmlands, which is a rare sight on Taiping Island. Pottery, forging... All kinds of workshops are connected together, and various kinds of scorpions are hung on high places, which are full of the sound of craftsmen working, the sound of spring water pouring on the hot iron, the sound of clay being slapped continuously, These voices get quieter and you will come to the third city wall. Outside the gate of this city wall are warriors in leather armor. They guard the even more indifferent city wall with indifference. Hanging the fiery red imperial flag, when you walk through this heavy door, you will see the last extravagance of the Great Zhou Empire.

Every piece of land in the center of Niangui City is like flowing gold. The dignitaries are dressed in gorgeous silks and satins but never land on the ground. The bearers and coachmen carry their masters to every corner of the city. There is a lack of delicacies on jade plates, from bear feet to sparrow tongues, as long as someone can afford the money, the store can always find the ingredients that the world tastes. There are girls from all over the flower street in the east of the city. Maybe the girls with black and black eyes can no longer be satisfied. The desires of officials, blond girls can be seen everywhere here, they are stepping on different drums, dancing dances from all over the world, women also have their expectations, gems are always their eternal pursuit, agate, emerald or There are ambers flooding Nanshi, and young women are always in pairs, but they are comparing who has better hairpin.

And in the center of this city is the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty—the Palace of Longevity. Every main hall in the palace is made of gold tiles. The floor of the building is covered with high-quality marble, and countless maidservants and servants clean the place spotlessly.

This is Niangui City, the last glory of Great Zhou.

Niangui City is graceful and luxurious, but it is not along the coast. The nearest Wu'an Port is still fifty miles away from Niangui City. Wu'an Port is the place where Emperor Guangxiao brought his ministers to land. It was not called by this name in the past. But Emperor Guangxiao thought that the children of the Great Zhou Dynasty would ride the wind and waves to regain the lost ground one day, so he named it Wu'an.

Naturally, Wu'an Port is no match for Wanshi Port. Its ship capacity is half that of Wanshi Port. In order to protect Niangui City, merchant ships are never allowed to enter here. Except for the Dazhou navy stationed here, there are no foreign ships here. .

But today's Wu'an Port is very different, the red flags of Da Zhou are everywhere, the sailors are lined up, neatly lined up, and the people pouring out of Niangui City are standing on the shore, They stretched their necks and looked out to sea.

"Sun Shilang, when will the princess's ship arrive?" Zheng Qi, the current naval admiral, spoke.

"My lord, according to the princess's letter, we can arrive at Weishi." Sun Zhimiao, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, replied, and someone had already reported the time just now, and now it has passed the Weishi quarter.

"Why did this come from the sea?" Zheng Qi looked irritated. Normally speaking, when meeting the Holy One, he would take the Suzaku Avenue, and this was the first time he had traveled by water and land.

"The princess didn't mention it, I want to come..." Sun Zhimiao looked ugly: "I think it means the son-in-law."

"Consort?" Zheng Qi looked disdainful: "A mere woman can also be called a consort?"

"Since Your Highness has also recognized it, I can't say anything." Sun Zhimiao explained with an embarrassed smile.

Zheng Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't say anything more. As for when Gu Ruyang would arrive at his Wu'an port, he didn't want to care about it, and welcoming Zhaoyang back to the city was a matter of the Ministry of Rites. If it wasn't for his Wu'an Landing in Hong Kong, what does it matter to him to be the admiral of the navy, so Zheng Qi flicked his cloak and prepared to go to the ship building.

"Pedantic." After Zheng Qi left, Sun Zhimiao whispered.

"My lord, the boat is coming!"

After about half a stick of incense, the sailors watching from the mast yelled, and followed a master beside Sun Zhimiao to put up his clairvoyance, and looked northwest. Sure enough, he saw a sail rising from the sea level. , Sun Zhimiao took a closer look again, and saw that the Gu family's flag was flying on the sailboat.

As the fleet advanced, Sun Zhimiao couldn't help but put down his clairvoyance, and at the same time put down his surprised chin. Zhaoyang's letter only said that Gu Ruyang's fleet had ten lucky boats, but no one said that Gu Ruyang It will bring her Jiutian over, and all the ships that follow after Jiutian are also huge in size, even in this Wu'an port, no one can match it.

Sun Zhimiao swallowed involuntarily, he had already noticed that the sailors in Wu'an Port were also agitated, but Zheng Qi didn't speak, and no one could act without authorization.

"What are you doing?!" Zheng Qi also rushed out of the ship building. He stood at the fence and almost leaned forward. He looked at the nine-day giant ship, and his whole body trembled.

"Master Zheng, you have to calm down!" Sun Zhimiao walked up to Zheng Qi, fearing that the admiral of the navy would do something stupid impulsively, he said: "His Royal Highness said that there are only ten ships returning home this time, which is just right. Ten ships, don't get confused."

"Are you sure!" Zheng Qi asked: "Are you sure this is Her Royal Highness returning home, not Gu Ruyang who wants to rebel!"

Sun Zhimiao looked at the fleet that was getting closer and closer, and he wasn't sure who came for good, but Huang Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was Zhaoyang's uncle, and everyone in the Ministry of Rites naturally trusted Zhaoyang.

"Your officer is sure!" Sun Zhimiao said, looking at the fleet again, he continued: "Although this ship is huge, it is not as large as Wu'an Port. The admiral has managed the navy for many years, and he should be more clear about the situation on the battlefield than the officer."

"If it's really a rebellion, you, a mere fourth rank, can afford it!" Zheng Qi shouted, looking at his posture, he was about to go to the bow of the ship to condemn troops.

"Master Zheng, think twice!"

Sun Zhimiao tried his best to persuade him, but at this moment he heard a horn sounding in the distance, which made the whole scene even more tense. Zheng Qi pushed Sun Zhimiao away, and said that he was about to send troops to line up, but at this moment, only nine days had passed He brought the boat behind him to the vicinity of the port, and there were countless people standing at the port. How could ordinary people have seen the size of Jiu Tian, ​​and they rushed to wave to Jiu Tian.

"Master Zheng, don't hurt the people!" Sun Zhimiao said again.

"You!" Zheng Qi pointed at Sun Zhimiao's nose.

"Your Highness ordered me to welcome the princess son-in-law back home at Wu'an Port!" Sun Zhimiao reminded again: "Master Zheng please cooperate."

"Princess enters the port—!" Suddenly, a chief of the Ministry of Rituals stood at the bow and shouted. All the guesses were settled, and the ten huge ships came to a stop in unison. They were majestic but calm.

"My lord, Her Royal Highness the Princess is coming to Hong Kong." Sun Zhimiao said, please come with me to greet her.

Zheng Qi was already furious, but the facts proved that all this was a misunderstanding, the other ten huge ships did nothing, but stopped at the port obediently.

Sun Zhimiao finally took a breath. As the official in charge of welcoming this time, he immediately led the Ministry of Rites and related officials to the port. The sailors were still very vigilant and held the handle of the knife tightly in their hands.Sun Zhimiao stood under the nine-day sky. He looked up at the gigantic ship, standing in front of the ship with the officials behind him like ants.

The boat stopped on the shore without moving, and there was no sign of the sailors moving out the sideboards. When Sun Shuimiao was thinking about how to disembark the boat, he heard a shout from the boat: "Wanshigang Jiutian is here!"

Immediately after the sound of countless gears, Sun Zhimiao led the officials to take two steps back instinctively, and saw dozens of small boats descending from the Nine Heavens on one side of the boat. Someone controlled the axle, and the boat landed smoothly without causing any waves in the water.

Every time Sun Zhimiao saw this way of disembarking, he was quite shocked, but as an official of the court, he naturally abided by his manners. He stood upright and looked at the dozen or so ships that fell down. He didn't need to look for Zhaoyang's figure deliberately. Naturally, the boat was at the front, and Sun Zhimiao hurried to the pier to wait. There were three people on the boat except Shaogong, Qin Huanan was sitting in the front, and Zhaoyang was sitting behind her with another woman. Needless to say, the woman knew It was Gu Ruyang.

"I have seen the thousand-year-old princess, and the thousand-year-old emperor!" Sun Zhimiao made a long bow respectfully, and the officials behind him were equally respectful.

"Sun Qing doesn't need to be too polite." Zhaoyang signaled everyone to get up, and Qin Huan'an became much more honest after being cleaned up by Zhaoyang, and just stood by Zhaoyang's side and stopped talking.

"Yes." Sun Zhimiao got up, and he looked at Gu Ruyang who was beside Zhaoyang, and saw that she was dressed in bright red today, with dark patterns of all kinds of birds and animals on her clothes, extremely gorgeous but not obtrusive, her hair was tied up high , with a pearl the size of a quail egg inlaid on the bundle of hair. This man has dark skin and a pair of blue pupils, but he looks radiant.

"This must be the owner of Wanshigang, Miss Gu." Sun Zhimiao asked again

"I'm the son-in-law." Gu Ruyang said solemnly, "I'm going back home with Zhaoyang."

Sun Zhimiao said that just now because she was afraid that the two masters in front of her would sound embarrassed, but who knew that Gu Ruyang was so straightforward.

Sun Zhimiao smiled awkwardly: "What the son-in-law said is true."

"She has never been serious." Zhaoyang said, but his face was doting.

Sun Zhimiao was taken aback for a moment, thinking he was dazzled, and wanted to watch the two of them carefully a few more times, but this was against the rules, so Sun Zhimiao asked again: "I don't know what the son-in-law brought to such a big scene today?" ?”

Gu Ruyang nodded but didn't answer. She waved to a ship behind her that had just docked, and a person walked over immediately. This person was well-dressed and wore a pair of diorama glasses in front of her eyes.

"This is Mr. Du." Zhaoyang introduced.

"Du Yong, my military advisor." Gu Ruyang echoed, "Just ask him if you have anything to ask."

Du Yong used to be a member of the imperial court. Although he hasn't touched these complicated rules for a long time, he always knows. He first looked at Sun Zhimiao's official uniform, followed by a long bow. , this time the Patriarch and His Royal Highness return home, and I will take care of it."

After speaking, Du Yong took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Sun Zhimiao. Du Yong said, "This is a gift from our master to His Majesty the Emperor. Please count it."

After receiving the brochure, Sun Zhimiao roughly opened it and was surprised. The brochure was not heavy, but the things written in it were heavy. One box of Wuhai coral, one hundred Japanese knives, three boxes of English wine, three boxes of Guwa spices... …Sun Zhimiao continued to search for a long time, and he could still see boxes of all kinds of rare things recorded in the book. He looked at the ten giant ships again, and now he didn’t feel scared at all. This is all the sincerity of Wanshigang. .

There are too many contents, Sun Zhimiao is not in a hurry to read it, he handed the brochure to one of the principals, and then said to Zhaoyang: "Princess, the carriages and horses are ready, and the rest of the matter should be communicated with Mr. Du by the Ministry of Rites. The son-in-law will take the sixth prince back to the Princess Mansion to rest, and I will meet with the head of the Department of Rituals at [-] o'clock tomorrow."

When Zhaoyang heard about the ceremonial system, he couldn't help looking at Gu Ruyang, and suddenly felt that going back home was more interesting this time.