Zhao Xiu smiled: "Brother Zhen, are you also on the deck to blow the wind?" ”

Gao Zhen was wearing a dark blue cloth shirt with a belt around his waist, which made him look taller and thinner. Although he was wearing a cloth robe, the texture was not the same as the silk dress that Zhao Xiu saw him wearing on the day the prince's guard entered Jiading City, but when he wore it on his body, it did not reduce his demeanor at all. Obviously he is just a teenager, but he stands in the wind, his posture is upright, like a green bamboo, tough and unyielding.

Faced with Zhao Xiu's question, Gao Zhen's indifferent face softened slightly: "Yes, I'm coming to see the sea." ”

Zhao Xiu blinked and said with a smile: "Do you also like to watch the sea?" I...... I had rarely had the opportunity to see the sea before, and I could only imagine what the sea was like from the words in the book or other people's dictations. It's really endless, which makes people look at it, and their hearts are much broader, and there is no depression left. ”

In fact, she has not only seen the sea in modern society, but also taken a cruise ship, but of course this kind of thing can't be said to Gao Zhenshi, she can only say this from the position of the ancient lady "Zhao Xiu", and her heart is still a little empty.

Gao Zhen didn't notice her weakness, and her expression was still a little apprehensive, as if she remembered something: "I...... I've only seen the sea once before, and that was the time I met you, when I went to Shanghai with my father and mother. My father would go to inspect the dam and sometimes take me with him to see what the sea was like. My father used to take me with him when he could. He said that the boy should see more of the beautiful rivers and mountains. The more you see, the more you know, and the more you will be open-minded. We are royal kids. Since birth, he has been clothed and fed, and at the same time, he has been trapped in a small square wall, unable to withstand the wind and rain outside, and cannot really become a talent after all. He doesn't want me to be like everyone else, because I have been trapped in the deep palace compound for many years, my knowledge has been closed, and all I think about in my heart is to fight for power. But I don't know that in addition to the word power, there are many important things in this world. ”

Zhao Xiu listened quietly and said softly: "King Guangping is a very good father. ”

Gao Zhen turned his head to look at her. Smiled slightly: "Yes, there is no better father than him." ”

This good father once took him to the seaside dams along the coast of Shanghai, pointing out to him the areas where the waves were the biggest and most prone to disasters, and in front of him. The person responsible for the construction of the dam was questioned very carefully. Gao Zhen couldn't be clearer in his heart. The dam was supposed to withstand a once-in-50-year flood and help the officers and soldiers resist the invasion of the Japanese invaders. The areas with cracks referred to by the Shanghai prefect are not places prone to danger at all, but are the most calm and least prone to problems, so why are there cracks? I'm afraid that it will be inseparable from this prefect, do you really think that no one can see the obvious traces of gunpowder at the edge of the crack? In order to achieve their ulterior motives, they did not hesitate to take the great risk of flooding the land. Just to calculate the prince, it's really bold! And what made Gao Zhen even more unbearable was. They even said that there was a problem with the dam in the first place, and that the father who was in charge of the inspection was derelict in his duties.

Dereliction of shit! The prefect of Shanghai, who said this kind of thing, is afraid that his understanding of the seaside dam is not as good as his Gao Zhen!

In the face of Gao Zhen's anger, Zhao Xiu could only try to appease him: "They will not succeed, now the facts have proved that the king of Guangping is innocent, and the prefect of Shanghai is slander." When the crown prince returns to the court, tells the truth, and arrests all those who harm people, the world will know the innocence of King Guangping. ”

Gao Zhen didn't doubt this, but when he thought about what his uncle's betrayal meant in this whole thing, he couldn't feel better. He knew that after the prince set things right and brought all the rebels to justice, their Guangping palace would also fall into chaos. Behind the uncle are grandmothers and uncles, and their choices will undoubtedly make my mother even more sad. Now his whereabouts are unknown, and before he appears safely in the court, I am afraid that my mother will be in pain for a while. And after his safe return, his mother will also face a break with her mother's relatives.

Gao Zhen muttered, "How did things come to this point? How dissatisfied are the Zhong family with their position of power? Just because the father lost his position, the mother will not be able to honor the world in the future, and they will have to take refuge in the father's enemy? Is the word "right" really so attractive? Let them not hesitate to turn their backs on their fathers' orders, turn their backs on the word morality, and seek to usurp the throne? ”

Zhao Xiu really didn't know how to comfort him, she had a good impression of the Zhong family, the princess of Guangping, and she really couldn't imagine that Zhong's relatives would be careerists with a desire for profit, she couldn't persuade Gao Zhen not to take these relatives to heart, and it was inconvenient to say good or bad things about them, so she could only stretch out her hand, and patted him on the shoulder with some hesitation, gently, comfortingly. He was so tall, but she was still very short, and when she stretched out her hand, she could only pat him on the back.

But a few gentle comforts brought him some comfort. He turned back to her and smiled slightly, "Thank you for listening to me, in fact, I just...... I hid a lot of things in my heart, and I wanted to say them all, but I didn't know who to say them. Uncle Huang...... He hates the Zhong family deeply, and he may not have the leisure to listen to me say this. ”

Zhao Xiu said: "This is the sea, there is no one else on the deck around us, and now it is still a tailwind, so you can rest assured and speak boldly, and say everything you want to say to the sea." If you want to curse, you can scold, and if you want to curse, it doesn't matter. The sea is very wide and very deep, and it can hold everything in the world without revealing your secrets. Say what is in your heart, and your mood will improve. After a pause, "If you don't want me to hear me, say something, I can go away first, and come back when you're done." ”

Gao Zhen couldn't help laughing, his brows furrowed, and his face finally had a little smile from a child: "I see, the sea is still of this use?" Sounds good. ”

Zhao Xiu's face flushed slightly, but then the laughter from the bow of the boat diverted her attention. It was a couple of English sailors, unkempt and bearded, with a playful look in their eyes: "The little mouse hiding in the cabin has also learned to run out and let it out?" ”

They are satirizing the prince and Gao Zhen, since they got on the ship, they have been hiding in the cabin, and they have never come out at all, until today, Gao Zhen has not appeared on the deck, but the prince has not yet appeared. The crew did not know who they were, nor what danger they faced, and simply felt that they did not like it, and that they had to hide in the cabin, as if they were afraid to go outside, and they could not help but laugh.

Zhao Xiu was a little angry, thinking to himself that these people didn't know anything about Gao Zhen and them, how could they be sarcastic casually? Fortunately, they spoke English, and Gao Zhen couldn't understand it, otherwise he would have been angry. She couldn't help but shout back in English: "If the salary given by the employer can't stop you, won't the meat and wine for dinner not get you a little respect for your employer?" Haven't you suffered enough losses in Nanhui Port? Do you think you can meet generous customers every day? ”

The crew was dumbfounded, they also knew that they were not kind enough, although the owner of the caravan had a relationship with the general's mansion and the Zhao family, and could sell the goods at hand and receive enough local products, but they really had nothing to do in the port. Because of the government's intentional or unintentional exclusion, they couldn't even find a tavern willing to sell wine to them, and they completely relied on the care of the Zhao family's business to live a life without worrying about food and clothing. Now that the "members" of the Zhao family are here, it really shouldn't be, what if they annoy this Miss Zhao family, and the Zhao family no longer does business with them? They shrank and scattered, each doing his own thing.

Zhao Xiu snorted before turning around, but saw Gao Zhen staring at him, and smiled a little uncomfortably: "What's wrong?" ”

Gao Zhen looked at her and thoughtfully: "You learn from foreigners, you learn very well." No wonder Mrs. Zhao asked you to go with us and let you act as an interpreter. "Zhao Xiu is still young, and she is a girl, and even Zhang's family didn't go north with the boat, so she shouldn't have go. But whether it is the prince, Gao Zhen or Zhao Wei, no one can speak English. Although Gwyneth has learned Chinese, she can only say a few common greetings. In addition, there is no guarantee that the hired person is absolutely reliable, after all, most of the interpreters on the dock have dealt with Matt. But if there is no interpreter, it is inconvenient for the prince and Gwyneth to communicate, in case of an unexpected situation, how will the two sides deal with each other? Therefore, Zhang asked Zhao Xiu to play the role of interpreter. The old lady didn't know how good her granddaughter's English was, but she thought she could speak, so it was natural to be a translator.

Zhao Xiu is indeed qualified for the role of interpreter, her English is not very good, but there is no problem in daily communication. Because of her presence, Gwyneth can fully understand the Prince's every request, and can also explain to the Prince the purpose of everything she does. The two sides communicated well, cooperated tacitly, and acted quickly, so that they could leave the dangerous place faster than expected.

But Zhao Xiu didn't realize how unreasonable his English ability was. Nanhui Port is proficient in Western language interpretation, all of which have been dealt with foreign merchants on the dock for many years, and have been learned little by little. She is a beautiful lady, she has been out a lot of times, she has hardly been to Nanhui Port, how did she learn this fluent English, even better than most of the interpreters on the dock?

Faced with Gao Zhen's question, Zhao Xiu could only prevaricate with a dry smile: "That...... When I was a child, I saw the music box that my brother brought home, and I became interested in Western objects, so I asked my brother to collect books and objects from the West for me. There are dictionaries and other kinds of books in there, and I just read the books by myself and learned them little by little. ”

Gao Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Did you learn it just by reading a book?" Then you should just know how to read, and how did you learn to speak? Could it be that there are still Westerners teaching the Great Chu people to speak Western dialects in the books of foreigners? ”

Zhao Xiu froze, sweating on his back.

Damn, there was no such thing as a phonetic alphabet in these days, so how would she explain how she learned to "speak" English? (To be continued......)