Zhangjiawan Pier is sixty miles away from the Forbidden City.
The carriage traveled for two and a half hours before arriving at the Zhangjiawan Canal Pier.
There are three to forty boats, large and small, parked on the pier.
There are six large ships among them.
The three largest ones are the Royal Boats preparing for the transformation of the Dahuang Ship.
It is seven feet, nine feet and three inches long, one foot and five feet wide in the middle, and six feet and two inches deep.
One of them is Kangxi's royal boat, and the other two are for spare use.
Next is a large yellow boat converted into the Queen Mother's Phoenix Boat.
It is eight feet four inches long, one foot four feet four inches wide in the middle, and five feet three inches deep.
The last two big boats were small yellow boats, measuring seven feet nine feet five inches, one foot five feet wide in the middle and five feet two inches deep.
This is the ship of Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong.
There are only a dozen or so passenger ships of about five or six feet, which are used to accommodate the accompanying ministers, clan members, and princes.
There are also ten warships measuring six feet by one foot, which serve as the front and rear ships.
Five five-foot-six-foot convenience boats came and went to provide support.
There are also two imperial boats that are about four feet long.
Brother Jiu had read the documents of the Southern Tour and explained it to Shu Shu eloquently.
Shu Shu looked towards the shore, but found something was wrong.
"Didn't I say that there were only 700 people in the Holy Spirit's southern tour? Why are there still vests following them?"
There are at least thousands of Eight Banners vests on the shore, and they are all full cotton armor, equipped with one person and two riders. This is wartime equipment.
Brother Jiu looked at it and said: "Two hundred are guarding the military camp, and the remaining two thousand are the Eight Banners soldiers from the Tongzhou camp. They will support the shore and escort the Holy Fleet to the Eight Banners garrison in Qingzhou and then turn back...
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Shu Shu thinks this is only reasonable.
If the Holy Spirit really drives hundreds of people down to the south of the Yangtze River, the risk index is too high.
"Seventh brother will not get on the boat, but will accompany Prince Ping on the shore."
Brother Jiu continued.
Not only the guards and Eight Banners soldiers followed.
Gong Juan's carriages were also arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, following the escort troops, so that they would be ready to go ashore on the road.
Only then did Shu Shu understand why Brother Jiu didn't ride a horse, but wore riding clothes and asked someone to prepare horses to follow.
It turns out that I have to keep my carriage, and I can only ride on horseback when I go back.
Fortunately, the weather is already early spring, otherwise it would not be a pleasant ride for sixty miles.
From Datong Bridge to Zhangjiawan, there are many sluices in between.
Therefore, the boat the Holy Master took was not as fast as the carriage.
The people from Ningshou Palace have already boarded the ship.
Wu Fujin was the first to join the team outside Di'anmen, and then also boarded the boat.
Although Brother Ninth was reluctant to leave, he still urged Shu Shu to get on the boat.
Xiao Chun and Xiao Yu, who had boarded the boat yesterday, also came out to guide their master.
Shu Shu looked at Brother Ninth with a lingering look in his eyes, and said, "I'm doing well, and I want to be well too. See you in March..."
"Um!"
Brother Jiu replied, feeling empty in his heart.
Shu Shu also had a face filled with reluctance. She turned back in three steps and took a few girls to the Fengzhou.
Brother Ninth followed him to the deck, but he still didn't stop. He wanted to follow, but Brother Four grabbed him.
"Just send it here..."
Fourth elder brother said helplessly.
The two of them were glued to the lake, as if no one else was around.
It's not easy to interrupt him as the eldest uncle.
But is this not over yet?
They brothers also need to prepare to welcome the holy driver.
Brother Jiu stopped and looked at Shu Shu's back, his eyebrows drooping.
Shu Shu stopped and turned around, looking at the drooping Ninth Brother who was also a little sad.
This is parting.
Jiu Gege waited in the cabin for a long time, but when no one came, he went to the deck.
As a result, we saw these two looking at each other.
Jiu Ge slapped Shu Shu: "It's windy on the boat, sister-in-law Jiu, don't wait any longer..."
Shu Shu is also quite good, and it will be over if she keeps acting.
It's just that in this situation, it would be too heartless to accompany the ninth elder brother to indulge in the separation.
In fact, she was filled with joy.
Extremely excited.
With the help of Jiuge Gela, she followed Jiuge Ge into the cabin half-heartedly.
The whole ship has a total of fifteen cabins.
There are five cabins in the front cabin, four cabins in the middle cabin, and six cabins in the rear cabin.
Shushu and Jiugege's cabins are in the forward cabin, with two cabins for each person, divided into inner and outer rooms.
It is about two feet long and six feet wide.
It's almost thirteen square meters.
Smaller than expected.
The house has been sorted out. The inner cabin is a comfortable living area, and the outer room is a fixed table and benches next to them, all in fixed positions.
"The imperial grandmother is in the middle, the fifth brother and the fifth sister-in-law are at the back..."
Nine grids.
Shu Shu did not speak in a hurry, but opened the window, stretched her neck, and looked at the shore.
The saint arrived and was about to change boats when the ninth, fourth and tenth princes went over to greet him.
Seeing Shu Shu like this, Jiu Gege joked: "We haven't separated yet, so we can't bear to part with you?"
Shu Shu glanced at Jiu Gege and chuckled: "You will know when Gege has a prince-in-law."
Whether I miss you or not, I can’t care about it for the time being.
Mainly because I'm a little worried.
I always feel that Jiu Age’s attributes are similar to those of a certain Ha.
I am not afraid of "letting go", but I am afraid that he will tear down the house.
If it goes as Shu Shu expected, the next step will be a lawsuit against Dong E's family.
She had forgotten to tell Brother Jiu to be more restrained.
Don't interfere with Mrs. Uncle.
Follow Madam Uncle's wishes.
Whether she transfers her title to Qi Xi or lets Zhu Liang come over, it's up to her.
Now...
If Shu Shu got off the boat to talk to Brother Jiu, there would be enough time, but it would be too conspicuous.
never mind.
Shu Shu felt like letting nature take its course.
Immediately, her eyebrows arched and she pointed to the shore and the news that Jiugege Anli had just received: "Our carriage is not going back to Beijing. We will follow the escort on the shore to prepare it for when we go ashore."
After hearing this, Jiu Gege also said with joy: "When the time comes, let's listen to the arrangements and follow them ashore. It would be great if we can have a palace on the shore. Otherwise, we always take a boat and feel unsure..."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "I heard that Prince Zhi had left the capital with Prince Jian a while ago, inspecting the palace on the way, and preparing for the royal tour of the south."
You can’t say that you get off the boat every day, but you have to get off the boat every now and then, right?
Otherwise it will be inconvenient for all of them.
It’s not like a large army is traveling, it’s just about speed.
Since the Empress Dowager is on a tour to the south, there are places with beautiful scenery on the road.
Shu Shu was a little stunned when she thought of this.
As a result, this southern tour should take longer than the previous two.
Fortunately, Brother Jiu planned to "pick him up", otherwise the couple would have been separated for three or four months.
Jiu Gege's smile became even brighter: "That's great. I was worried just now that it would be inconvenient to take a shower..."
Shu Shu thought about the bathing problem and breathed a sigh of relief.
Not just bathing, but also sleeping.
It would be worrying to be on the boat day and night, with the master and the servant all eating, drinking and eating.
There is only one bed, and there is an Arhat couch in the remaining cabin where one can sleep.
The outer cabin is just a bench.
If they don't get off the boat in the meantime, Xiao Chun and the others can only deal with them on the bench.
Dealing with it every day is quite tiring along the way.
Shu Shu took a look at the bed in the inner cabin, which was almost four feet wide.
It can definitely sleep two people.
Let Xiaochun and the others take turns sleeping with him.
It's not like we never slept together when we were kids.
At this moment, Wu Fujin came over: "Why are you still waiting? Grandma Huang is waiting..."
Shu Shu and Jiu Gege hurriedly got up and followed them to the backstage cabin.
There are four cabins connected here.
It is two and a half feet long and one foot and three feet wide.
The Queen Mother leaned on the couch and called a few people to come closer. She noticed that Shu Shu's face was not good, so she asked with concern: "Is it because you haven't rested?"
Shu Shu said with embarrassment: "My grandson has never been to Jiangnan, and she is not worried about anything. She is thinking about leaving today. She is like pancakes at night, tossing and turning, and then lies down at nightfall, but the more she lies down, the more awake she becomes...
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The Queen Mother thought for a while and said, "Then just be patient and wait until you are done using it before going to bed later. Otherwise, if you fall asleep in the afternoon, you will feel energetic again in the evening."
"Um!"
Shu Shu responded obediently.
The Queen Mother said with excitement: "This is my first time to ride on a big ship, this ship is really big!"
Wufujin and Jiugege also nodded.
This time I really saw the world.
Shu Shu felt a little regretful in her heart.
They were both emperors, but the royal ships of Kangxi and Qianlong were very different.
Later generations can clearly remember that Qianlong's imperial boat was two and a half feet high and a three-story building.
Shu Shu previously thought that even if the ship this time was not as good as the Qianlong Royal Boat, it wouldn't be too far behind.
As a result, the length may not be much different, but the height is reduced by two levels, which directly compresses everyone's activity space...
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
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Dockside.
The ninth elder brother followed the fourth elder brother, seventh elder brother, and tenth elder brother. The four of them welcomed the holy driver and watched him board the boat.
On the emperor's royal boat, there were several consents from the Qianqing Palace, as well as two underage princes, thirteen and fourteen.
The rest are the guards and eunuchs.
On the two spare royal boats were the accompanying bachelors, the ministers leading the bodyguards, and other bodyguards.
The third elder brother and the eighth elder brother will take turns listening to the summons on the spare royal boat.
The ninth elder brother remembered the news he had heard about Dong E's family before, and was a little curious. He asked the fourth elder brother in a low voice: "Isn't it said that the third elder sister-in-law is also coming? Then which ship did you get on? You can't follow the third elder brother to Yuzhou, right?"
The fourth elder brother frowned and said, "Shao Hun said! The third elder brother travels with the retinue, so he has his own boat."
Brother Jiu was dissatisfied and said: "Just asking!"
Brother Ten was nearby, but he noticed movement somewhere else and looked over.
A eunuch went to see Eighth Prince.
The eighth prince hurriedly got off the spare royal boat and trotted to Concubine Hui's boat.
Brother Jiu also saw it and asked curiously: "What are you doing, Brother Bage? Is there any order from Concubine Hui?"
The Eighth Prince did not have a special boat this time, but took care of him on Concubine Hui's boat.
Concubine Hui was the only one on board with her and the two concubines, and there were no young concubines.
In addition, Concubine Hui will soon be at the age where she will know her destiny, and she is also the adoptive mother of Eighth Prince, so there is no need to avoid taboos, and Eighth Prince will stay on the boat to take care of her.
The atmosphere in Concubine Hui's cabin was more tense than Brother Jiu had imagined.
Concubine Hui tensed up her face and looked at Bafujin who was wearing plain clothes. She suppressed her anger and said earnestly: "It's not that I'm stopping you from going out. It's that you are still in Xiaoyue and the water is wet and cold. Your body is gone." ?”
Here at Eighth Prince, the one who was reported earlier was a princess accompanied by a nanny.