Fragrance on the Moon

The night wind blew from the end of the long street, Ah Liu stared at Lin Chaoying's obviously serious expression, and waited for a long time before organizing his words.

Ah Liu said: "This should be Brother Lin's own idea, right?"

Lin Chaoying raised her eyebrows, then nodded: "Yes, Miss Duan is reserved, even if she has a crush, she might not say it."

"But she definitely has a good impression of Brother Chu, otherwise, based on her temperament, she would never take the initiative to let you stay here tonight."

Ah Liu thought for a while, and said, "I think she should be looking at Brother Lin for your sake."

Lin Chaoying shook her head again and again, and said, "You think highly of me, I don't have such a big face."

After denying this possibility, he clicked his tongue again and said, "But since Brother Chu said that, I also understand what Brother Chu meant."

Ah Liu: "..." It is really easy to communicate with smart people.

"Forget it." Standing in the wind, he stretched out his hand to grab a handful of hair, and there was fleeting regret in his tone, "Since that's the case, Brother Chu, just pretend that I didn't mention this matter."

"Okay." A Liu nodded, "It will also save Miss Duan from embarrassment."

"Brother Chu is really a sensible person." After Lin Chaoying sighed, her tone changed, and she took the initiative to end the topic, "It's getting late, it's time to rest."

A Liu nodded and made a 'please' gesture to him, and then the two entered the inn together and went upstairs to rest.

Early the next morning, when she got up and went downstairs, Princess Dali, who had reserved the room here, was already sitting downstairs drinking tea. Seeing her coming downstairs, she took the initiative to invite her.

Ah Liu also just pretended that he didn't have that conversation with Lin Chaoying last night, went over to have a cup, and praised the good tea.

"It's the Junshan silver needle from before the Ming dynasty," said Princess Dali.

"No wonder." A Liu suddenly realized, "Thank you, Miss Duan, for your hospitality."

At this point in the conversation, she actually didn't know what else to say. Fortunately, the two sat opposite each other, and Princess Dali on the opposite side lowered her eyebrows, her mind was on the tea, and the atmosphere was not too stiff.

After a while, other people also went downstairs one after another. Hu Tiehua said that before meeting Xue Honghong yesterday, he was supposed to have a competition with them in the restaurant, but it ended up being interrupted for a whole day, and he hasn't eaten perch until now.

"I also like sea bass the most." Princess Dali said, "The chef here will buy the freshest sea bass every day and cook it. If you don't mind it, you might as well eat the sea bass before leaving."

Although she is noble, she speaks softly and politely, which makes it hard not to have a good impression of her.

Seeing Hu Tiehua's expression moved, Ah Liu said, "Then let A'hua cook it when the perch is bought back."

Wuhua: "Yes..."

As a result, the perch hadn't been bought yet, but the inn ushered in a few uninvited guests two quarters of an hour later.

They were three plainly dressed middle-aged men. The leader held a portrait in his hand. After entering the door, he compared the portrait with Princess Dali, as if he had confirmed something. He knelt down on one knee and said yes I saluted.

"Your Highness!" He called out this title, "I found you!"

"Who are you?" Princess Dali frowned, her expression very vigilant, "You are not from Dali."

The visitors immediately explained that they were indeed not from Dali, but they were looking for her for the sake of Emperor Dali.

"Your Majesty is seriously ill, it's a matter of state affairs." He said, "Please go back as soon as possible."

"What?!" She opened her eyes wide, with a look of disbelief on her face, "How could father do that? Tell me clearly."

Those who were kneeling on the ground and still saluting could not tell clearly, because they only took orders to act. They did not see the specific situation of Emperor Dali, but what is certain is that the person who gave them orders was also theirs. Master, you shouldn't joke about the safety of Emperor Dali.

"Who is your master?"

"Master is far away in the west." He paused, "He hasn't been out of the palace for 20 years, but he knows the world's affairs."

This answer was more vague than before, but Princess Dali stood up abruptly after listening to it, and said in a serious tone: "I see, if it is that one, he will not make fun of my father's safety, and only he can do it." Send so many people to find here."

"It's good that Your Highness understands." The three finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Dali is waiting for you now."

"It's not too late, I'll leave immediately." She didn't hesitate at all.

"Then our communication task is considered complete."

"Thank you." She saluted them back, and then watched them leave.

When the three of them left, she didn't bother to explain to the others, she just said sorry and went upstairs to pack her bags.

Lin Chaoying knew her best and knew her identity the most, so she took the initiative to take the job and explained her identity a little.

But the reason for "leaving home" that I mentioned to Aliu last night was directly hidden this time.

But this does not prevent Hu Tiehua from being shocked: "So we stumbled into the inn booked by Her Royal Highness Princess of Dali Kingdom last night?"

A Liu gave him a wink and told him to shut up, because she had heard the princess finishing packing and closing the door on the second floor.

The next moment, the princess really came downstairs with a small bundle.

As her friend, Lin Chaoying had to say a few words of concern: "It's not easy to go back to Dali from Songjiang, how do you plan to get there?"

The princess thought about it, and said that she could only buy a fast horse, and then traveled day and night.

"Then you will have to walk for more than a month." Lin Chaoying went out to the rivers and lakes when she was [-] or [-] years old. She has been to countless places, and she is far more familiar with the time required for this kind of long-distance trek. "I suggest You go by water."

"Waterway?" The princess was stunned, "Is it like when we came? But when we came, we went down the river, and I have to go upstream when I go back. Upstream—"

Lin Chaoying shook her head, interrupted her and said, "If you don't go the way you came, you will enter the East China Sea from Songjiang Mansion, go south, and after arriving in the South China Sea, you will land at Lingnan Baiyue, and then return to Dali from Baiyue quickly. It will exceed twenty days!"

Sure enough, the princess's eyes lit up, and she said, "It only takes [-] days, then I will go as you said."

"It's just that at this time of year, the fleets willing to go out to sea for such a long distance have already set off for half a month." Lin Chaoying continued, "You may need to spend a lot of money to persuade other fleets to take you this trip."

The princess said that money is not a problem, as long as she can return to Dali as soon as possible, she is willing to pay any amount.

As soon as she finished speaking, Hu Tiehua, who was shocked before, suddenly said, "Actually...we also have a boat that can go to sea."

Lin Chaoying and the princess looked at them at the same time when they heard the words.

Ah Liu: "..." Lao Hu, be honest, you are so enthusiastic about helping others, do you have a crush on Princess Dali?

But the slander belongs to the slander, and it's not that she doesn't want to help.

So she nodded and said, "Yes, we also have a boat that can go to sea, and it was built by a very good shipbuilder. It should be safer than ordinary cargo ships that go to sea."

The princess was overjoyed: "If you are willing to help me go back to Dali, I will be very grateful!"

After finishing speaking, he also saluted them.

A Liu hurriedly stopped her, saying that there is no need to be so polite.

"I also planned to leave Songjiang Mansion as soon as possible and go to the sea for a while." This is the truth. After all, after yesterday's incident, she is already the focus of discussion in the city, and she really doesn't want to stay here. this place.

Even if she said so, the princess was still full of gratitude, and said: "No matter what, as long as you help me this favor, I should thank you."

A Liu: "The matter is so urgent right now, thank you very much, I will talk about it later, it is important to prepare to go first."

Lin Chaoying stroked her palms: "That's right, that's the truth!"

Afterwards, the group of them went directly to the pier where Ah Liu's boat was parked yesterday.

Ji Bingyan said that all kinds of supplies on the ship are sufficient, and there is no need to buy them for the time being. If you want to leave, you can set off immediately.

"Buy some fresh sea bass before leaving!" Ah Liu did not forget the fundamental purpose of coming to Songjiang Mansion, "I haven't tasted it yet."

These words made Lin Chaoying laugh out loud: "Brother Chu is really a wonderful person."

Ah Liu saw that he was standing on the shore and had no intention of getting on the boat, so he asked casually, "I wonder what brother Lin's plan is next?"

"Me?" Lin Chaoying thought for a while, "I might go back to Zhongnanshan."

Ah Liu: "Mount Zhong, Nanshan Zhong?"

Lin Chaoying: "Yes, my hometown is Chang'an, and most of my friends are there."

Don't tell me you still have a friend named Wang Chongyang, thinking about it, Ah Liu felt the need to stop him, and said, "Since it's my hometown, I can go back anytime, brother Lin might as well go out to sea with us."

She paused, and quickly found a reasonable reason: "The few of us are new to Her Royal Highness, but Brother Lin is her friend. With you here, she will be more or less restrained on our ship."

When Lin Chaoying heard it, she really thought about it seriously, and then nodded: "It's true..."

A Liu: "Then—"

"Then I'll go out to sea with you." He said, while someone had already jumped up, and at the same time waved at the little red on the shore, as a farewell, "It just so happens that I can also go to the South China Sea to see my cheap apprentice."

Ah Liu: "You still have apprentices?" And it's not in the ancient tomb in the South China Sea?

Lin Chaoying said yes, there was an apprentice, but the apprentice was just born when he was accepted, and he may be three years old now, and he can play with wooden swords.

A Liu: "??"

Seeing her doubts, Lin Chaoying smiled and explained: "It's the posthumous son of the head of a small sword sect in South China Sea. Before he was born, other sword schools in South China Sea wanted to occupy this sword school when his mother was pregnant and unable to fight the enemy. I Passing by, I couldn’t see it, so I helped that lady, and when her son was born, I took in a disciple.”

"Uh……"

"I originally planned to go to Nanhai to teach him swordsmanship in a few years." He raised his hand and scratched his hair, and then laughed casually, "Now that we are on the way, let's go and see it first."