Chapter 231: Carrying the Coffin South
Two days later, in the morning, everyone rushed to the old lady's courtyard in the West Mansion early in the morning, because today was the day when Jia Cong was going to the south to help the officials.
There weren’t many people going this time , but there weren’t too few either.
Jia Cong had to go, after all, he was the only master of the East Palace, and originally there was no need for the female members of the family to go. However, Wang Xifeng mentioned to the old lady yesterday that she wanted to go to Jinling on the way to pick up her father, mother and brothers. The old lady thought that someone would be needed to receive the female members of the various palaces after returning, so she agreed and let her go south with Jia Cong.
In addition, Jia Cong asked Jia Yun to bring a few people with him, and selected a few maids and eunuchs from the East Palace to follow and take care of them along the way.
After that, Lu Feng personally led fifty personal guards and two thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp.
"Don't worry, old lady. We have soldiers accompanying us along the way. When we get there, they are all our old relatives and friends. Nothing will go wrong. Besides, even if you are worried about me, my second sister-in-law is with you. She will definitely take care of everything."
Afterwards, Jia Cong said to the sisters in the room, "I originally wanted to take you to the suburbs, but I don't have enough time. I will try to come back before the August Festival, and then we can take the old lady with us for the trip."
Although the girls were reluctant, they also knew that this was an important matter, and they were just going back to Nanjing, not to guard the border, so they were not worried.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Jia Cong and Wang Xifeng left the house and headed out of the city.
As for the East Palace, we said goodbye yesterday and comforted Xiao Que'er, Qingwen and Xiangling. We also comforted Keqing last night.
Keqing was obviously a little jealous that Wang Xifeng was able to accompany them, so the fight last night was extremely fierce. Keqing held on for more than an hour before being defeated, which was quite a progress.
After meeting up with two thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp outside the city, they went to Tiekan Temple to pick up the coffin. It was not until the afternoon that they arrived at the dock in the south of the city.
The dock has been under martial law, with only five huge treasure ships docked at the dock.
This treasure ship is more than 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, and has three floors! Each ship can carry more than a thousand people, and this does not include the sailors on the bottom.
All these boats were private property of the Jia family. If you were to say that these wealthy families were indeed well-off, these boats and the sailors they kept would probably cost tens of thousands of taels of silver every year. Of course, it was a waste, but it was the face of the wealthy families. They could be left idle, but they couldn't be without.
A group of soldiers boarded the two boats at the front and the back. Jia Cong and Wang Xifeng were on the second boat, and the one in the middle was Jia Yun and his men guarding the coffin.
Wang Xifeng had already gone one step ahead and brought Ping'er and the eunuchs and maids aboard to make arrangements, while Jia Cong was below arranging for everyone to get on board.
After half an hour, everyone was finally on board, and Jia Cong also took Lu Feng to the boat.
The ship that Jia Cong was on had a living and dining area on the bottom floor for the sailors, a middle floor for Lu Feng and his personal guards, and he, Wang Xifeng, and a group of servants lived on the third floor.
Arriving at the third floor, Jia Cong smiled at Ping'er who was coming towards him and asked, "How many rooms did Ping'er clean up?"
Ping'er smiled and said, "Third Master, although this boat has not been used for a long time, it is still ours after all. Third Master also had someone clean it up in advance, so it is clean inside."
"All the bedding and decorations have been replaced with new ones. Third Master, go and take a look first. If there is anything that is not suitable, I will replace it."
“Hahaha, how could Ping’er’s arrangement be inappropriate? Which room is your grandmother’s? Take me over to have a look first.”
Ping'er didn't say much. Except for the low-level sailors, those who could board this ship were all close confidants of Jia Cong or Wang Xifeng, so naturally there would be no gossip.
After walking a few steps forward, the two came to a cabin. Jia Cong waved at Molan and walked in quietly.
Inside the cabin, Wang Xifeng lowered her head and fiddled with something. The next moment, she felt a pair of hands wrapped around her waist.
He cried out in surprise, and then he felt relieved when he smelled the familiar smell. "How could you come into my place like this, you wild bull? In broad daylight, people will gossip about you."
Jia Cong picked up Wang Xifeng, sat forward on the chair, and placed Wang Xifeng on his lap.
"Xiao Feng'er, who on this ship dares to spread gossip about me?"
Only then did Wang Xifeng remember that this was not in the mansion, but on the treasure ship!
"No matter where we are, there is no reason for you to look down on me!" Wang Xifeng spat.
Jia Cong hugged Wang Xifeng and rested his head on her body. "I don't even have time to love you, how could I despise my little Feng'er? You don't know how happy I am to be able to travel with Xiao Feng'er."
Feeling the closeness and infatuation shown by Jia Cong, Wang Xifeng felt proud and took the initiative to put her arms around Jia Cong's neck.
With a creak, Ping'er pushed the door open and came in. Although Wang Xifeng blushed, she did not let go. Ping'er blushed and lowered her head, "What will Third Master and Madam eat tonight? I'll ask someone to prepare it."
Wang Xifeng casually ordered a few dishes, and Jia Cong said casually, "Have someone prepare them and bring them to your grandmother's room. I will eat them here, Third Master."
After Ping'er left, Jia Cong said, "Xiao Feng'er, accompany me to rest for a while. I must be very tired from running around these days."
During these two days, Jia Cong spent all day in the Beijing camp and several military units, and was not idle .
"Don't make trouble!" Wang Xifeng said shyly.
Afterwards, he stood up and helped Jia Cong take off his robe, made the bed, and pushed Jia Cong to lie down. After all, the two of them had done the most intimate things, so it would be okay for him to sleep on his own bed.
After getting on the bed, Jia Cong directly hugged Wang Xifeng in his arms, and then slowly fell asleep. Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Cong's cheek, and her heart couldn't help but feel warm. This enemy, she finally fell into his hands, and he was willing to do so.
Thinking about her past with Jia Cong, Wang Xifeng took the initiative to kiss Jia Cong, and then leaned against Jia Cong's arms and fell asleep in a daze.
It was unknown how much time had passed, but when Jia Cong and the other two woke up, it was already time to light the lamps. Ping'er was waiting in the room, but she was quiet and didn't say a word.
"You little bitch, are you pretending to be a ghost here? Why don't you say anything?" Wang Xifeng was a little shy after all, and could not help but glare at Ping'er.
Ping Er rolled her eyes at Wang Xifeng and said, "I see that Madam and the Third Master are sleeping soundly. If I disturb them, won't Madam scold me?"
"I will take care of you in the evening, so hurry up and bring the hot water."
"Grandma, are you sure you have time to punish me? Is it possible that Grandma is going to be punished..."
