In Luoxia Bay, the tide is rising, and the waves are endless.

It was early summer, and the country was already quite hot, attracting many people on the shore to sit on the edge of the boat and stretch their feet into the sea to cool off.

Looking at the wharf from afar, countless large and small ships are intricately arranged, some are ordinary fishing boats that go out to sea to fish, some are foreign merchant ships full of cargo, and some are passenger ships of small neighboring countries, which is quite exotic.

Among them, there is a passenger ship, the hull is not large, just about the head of the ship, three or four layers of cabins, staggered, from the side of the ship to the bow of the ship are carefully painted blue, moored in a corner of the pier looks very exquisite.

Not far from the shore, there were two men and two women, both in their twenties and thirties, gathering to say goodbye.

Suddenly, a man from the north hurried in on his horse, carrying a food box in his hand. The guy saw that there were four people standing there, dressed in extraordinary clothes, and stepped forward to dismount and salute, "Dare to ask if one of the few is Mrs. Cao from Cao Mansion?" ”

The woman in the green shirt turned her head and saw the guy holding the food box in her hand, and instead of answering, she asked, "Are you from Berry House?" ”

"The little one is the one that is from Berry House." The guy hurriedly handed over the food box, and diligently lifted the cover cloth on the box for warmth, "According to the instructions of the house, it has been baked for less than half an hour, and it is crispy and hot." ”

Mrs. Cao took the food box and asked the guy to give some broken silver. The man didn't dare to take it, and replied with a smile: "The housekeeper of the house has paid double the money, and it is not good to accept the lady's silver again." ”

Mrs. Cao still handed over half a tael of silver, and was so happy that the guy thanked him a thousand times, and thought that he didn't know where he was meeting a distinguished guest today, and he was so generous that he went away happily.

"Brother, this is the best Cangwu flavor restaurant in the capital of Taiye Country. Their perilla meat shortbread tastes a little different from the one on our Yanbo Street, so you can take it with you on the road to eat. ”

"Hey, why did you have such a box for the two of them? Where is there enough food here. ”

Mrs. Cao glanced at her husband beside her: "Do you say that my brother is the same as you, he has to eat three catties of meat for a meal." You can't put this thing in, and it won't taste good when it's cold. ”

It was Cao Xiwen and his wife Ye Yin who spoke, although the two have been married for eight or nine years, they still can't change their usual naughty appearance.

Cao Xiwen sneered and said: "I have to manage nine doors, and the more I run, the more I eat." ”

It was his brother Su Xiaochen who took the food box in Ye Yin's hand, and he also smiled: "My brother-in-law is a person who practices martial arts, of course I have to eat more." This box is enough for me and Xiaoyun. It's hard for you to find this perilla cake in the capital of Taiye Country, I really haven't tasted it for a long time, and I miss it so much. ”

Ye Yin sighed: "It's a pity that you rarely come back, and you don't want to stay for a long time, otherwise I can still accompany you to have a good visit." ”

Zhu Zhitong, who was beside Su Xiaochen, sighed: "Yes, I haven't returned to this Taiye country capital for a few years, and many roads have been built so that I don't know it, and I, who grew up in Taiye City, have become a foreigner." ”

Ye Yin couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you go back to Taiye City to live, so that we can see each other often." You have not heard from you for several years, which makes people worry......"

Cao Xiwen gently poked his wife in the back and signaled her not to say anything more.

Su Xiaochen said softly: "Sister Yin, I know you have good intentions, but I am used to being at ease with Xiao Yun, and I have hidden the traces for the sake of the child. ”

"But that child also misses you very much, Concubine Liu and Concubine Guo often say that this child has been lonely since he was a child, and you are one of the few blood relatives of her......"

Cao Xiwen hurriedly poked his wife again, and Ye Yin said impatiently: "Okay, I know, it's about the court again, I won't say it." ”

Zhu Zhitong beckoned to Ye Yin, "Sister, come here, I have something to say to you." ”

Ye Yin followed as she said, and Zhu Zhitong whispered: "He...... Don't you know about his father's death? ”

Of course, Ye Yin understood that he was talking about Cao Feihu being buried in Xuelu back then, and his face turned pale.

She hesitated, "Actually, I don't know much about it...... If he didn't know, he just sent someone to look for it in the first year, and then there was no movement. But if he knew, he always said that his father would definitely be able to come back one day, and every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, when he had a reunion dinner, he would have to prepare an extra pair of dishes and chopsticks. ”

Zhu Zhitong said curiously: "Didn't he ask you either?" ”

"I didn't ask, he never mentioned the incident of that night in Xuelu to me, it's okay that he didn't mention it, I feel flustered just thinking about it, and I'm afraid that telling him will make him sad, so I just don't talk about it in my heart after all these years." Zhu Zhitong sighed: "It's okay...... In life, you don't have to figure out everything. Leaving a memory is not a kind of comfort. ”

"I think the same thing as my sister-in-law, but fortunately, since I have a son and a daughter under Cheng Huan's knees, he has been named the commander of the Nine Gates, and he has worked hard every day, and finally he thinks less of his father." Ye Yin said, and said with a quiet smile: "When will my sister-in-law add a man and a woman......

Zhu Zhitong's face turned red, and she just smiled.

Here, Su Xiaochen and Cao Xiwen saw the two of them whispering in their ears, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, women talk a lot." ”

The two gossiped about returning home, Cao Xiwen lamented that he had never gone back since he took his grandmother from Jingzhou to Taiye, thinking that Li Chongyan, who he met there, is now a person.

"Brother doesn't know, after Emperor Ming named me the governor of Jiumen a few days ago, he also summoned me to the palace to speak."

"Oh? Is there something she wants to ask you? ”

"Yes, I want to ask her about her biological father. After all, it is a posthumous child, and he can only inquire about it from others, which is also pitiful......"

Su Xiaochen thought to himself, this child's life experience is no different from Xiao Xiao, he has never seen his father, and he only hopes that he can be like Xiao Xiao in the future and not be too sentimental.

He wanted to say congratulations, after all, the position of the Admiral of the Nine Gates was to mention the lintel to comfort the clan, especially Cao Feihu attached great importance to his son's future before his death, and when he thought that he would inevitably mention Lao Cao again, he finally pressed the words to the bottom of his tongue.

Unexpectedly, he hid his words and didn't say anything, but Cao Xiwen was quick to speak, and asked like his wife: "Why is my brother and sister-in-law married so far, and they don't have any children, so they are not lonely." ”

Su Xiaochen said vaguely: "Go with the flow, don't force it." ”

At the end of the farewell thousand words, the servants on the ship packed up everything and came to invite Su Xiaochen and Zhu Zhitong to come on the boat.

Ye Yin was reluctant, almost crying: "I don't know when I will see you next time......

Su Xiaochen forced a smile and said with relief: "I have a time to see it." You live a good life with Xi Wen, he has a good temper, you must not bully him casually. ”

Zhu Zhitong got on the boat and waved goodbye, Su Xiaochen looked into the distance for a while, and said strangely: "Don't you know that Lu Guogong is leaving today?" ”

"Yes."

"He didn't say to see you off?"

"He said that he would not be able to come today if he had something important to do, but he had sent someone to bring one thing."

Su Xiaochen and Zhu Zhitong have been married for many years, and they know a little bit of Qiu Yueshi's thoughts, and they don't break it at the moment, but only asks, "What is it?" ”

"A chair has been moved aboard." Zhu Zhitong looked at the rippling blue waves, thinking that she had mentioned the foldable chair on the serpentine ship the night at the beginning, but she never thought that after so many years, Qiu Yueshi actually remembered it.

The wind rises, the sails stand, the clouds pass, and the people go.

Soon, Luoxia Bay gradually faded away from view in the afterglow of the slanting sun.

The sails were fully puffed up, and the ship was pushed straight south.

Zhu Zhitong and Su Xiaochen stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the sea for a long time, and a wisp of melancholy hit their hearts.

"There is a give-and-take. If you want to be at ease, you really have to endure the pain of parting. Zhu Zhitong smiled reluctantly.

"It's good if you really think like this, Taiye City is the place where you grew up after all, I'm afraid it's not easy to let go of your heart."

"We have traveled countless times over the years, and every day is fresh, and when I was young and did not leave the palace, I thought that one day I would travel all over the world, and now I have fulfilled my wish. What's more, with you with me, how can I not let go? ”

"Just put it down." Su Xiaochen actually knew that his wife was just reluctant to admit it.

Zhu Zhitong suddenly hesitated and hesitated: "...... Da Su, there is only one thing...... It's been all these years, and I'm afraid I'm really going to let you down. ”

Seeing her lonely expression, Su Xiaochen had already guessed what she was referring to, so he couldn't help but take her into his arms and said softly: "What's so wrong with this." I will be satisfied with you for the rest of my life, and I will have children when I have them, and I don't have to mind if I don't have them. ”

"But I ...... after all."

Su Xiaochen reached out and pressed his wife's snorting lips, signaling her not to say any more, his eyes were full of relief.

Zhu Zhitong sighed faintly and said: "I have never understood, although I am the last child, I have not suffered from blood deficiency since I was a child, why can I ......"

"Don't think about it, some things are destined in the dark, and thinking about them is nothing more than adding to the troubles. For example, who would have thought that since Emperor Qinwen of the Cangwu Li family, three generations have inherited the throne but none of them have the surname Li, isn't it a creation to make people? ”

Zhu Zhitong silently said: "What you said is also true, Emperor Ren's child is the last twin son, and he is destined to have no heirs in the future, pity him at a young age...... That's right, Da Su. If it is inferred in this way, when he grows up in the future, what will happen to the country of Cangwu? ”

Su Xiaochen said with a smile: "This is Yue Li's thoughts, isn't it that your Zhu clan has the idea to merge Cangwu Kingdom into Bihai Kingdom?" ”

"I'm serious with you, but you're talking these jokes."

Su Xiaochen spread his hands: "What else should I do?" When Emperor Ren grows up, he will naturally discover the secret, and then most of them will follow Emperor Wen's example and find the son of a moth to hide people's eyes. ”

"How so? What if that kid is pure-minded and not as scheming as Emperor Wen? ”

Su Xiaochen smiled slightly, "Have you forgotten the Taishi Mansion...... Even if Emperor Ren himself can't think of it, most of Uncle Satan will secretly pry it out, after all, he knows that Emperor Ren's bloodline is inherited from the Muyun clan, and for the sake of the stability of the country, how can he not give him advice. ”

Zhu Zhitong also smiled and said: "I said that you have been indifferent to the court all these years, and you don't care much about these things, it turns out that your heart is like a mirror." ”

"As long as Emperor Ren has not yet been in power, most of the Cangwu Kingdom will still be able to settle down for a few years. I'm just afraid that this kid won't know what his heart will be in the future, and if he is also trained to be like Emperor Wen......" Su Xiaochen said, frowning.

"Da Su, do you mean that you can't rest assured of my aunt?" Zhu Zhitong was a little unconvinced, "My aunt has spent all her thoughts on that child, and I heard that even my Zhu family's mind-contemplation technique has been passed on to him......"

"Although the blade is good, it depends on whose hand it holds."

"Then what if Emperor Ren can't become a Ming monarch in the future, but makes waves like Emperor Wen?"

Su Xiaochen took a deep breath and said with a firm expression: "That's when I return to Wanhua again." No matter who is in charge or who is in power in this world, as long as it can benefit the people, I don't care if his surname is Li or not. But as long as I have evil thoughts in my heart and stir up chaos in the world for my own selfish thoughts, I will never stand idly by. ”

Zhu Zhitong saw that he was serious, and couldn't help but say angrily: "You, I'll laugh with you." It's also my sister's child, how can it be so easy to learn badly. On the contrary, it is you who have abandoned the position of the lord of the country and become the body of a common people, are you really not a pity? ”

"What a pity? What a person asks for in this life is only a few fingers, and it is already wishful thinking to be able to get half of it, which is the so-called contented person is always happy. Moreover, some of the world's interests are dispensable to me, and I just want to live the life I want. ”

Zhu Zhitong leaned on her husband's arms, looked into the distance and sighed: "It's a pity that you can't show your full stomach...... If you Uncle You find out, you're going to blame me. ”

"How could it be...... Speaking of which, Xiao Xiao, do you know why my uncle gave me the name Xiaochen? ”

"I never thought about it. Why? ”

"Actually, my uncle didn't tell me why, but I've had some insights over the years. Life in the world is like dust, even if it is earth-shattering and enters the annals of history, it will not be a few pages in the hands of future generations, and only a few words in the mouth. I don't want to be broken into ink just to add a stroke to the annals of history and fill in my whole life. ”

Zhu Zhitong said: "I see. In fact, you and I accompany day and night, fishing and hunting in the East China Sea. My aunt and my eldest sister wanted such a day, but I didn't expect it to be obtained by me in the end. ”

As he spoke, he laughed softly: "But it's a pity, Su University scholars regard fame and fortune as dung, and I don't think I can look down on Master Su as the marquis of our Bihai Kingdom." The words were sarcastic, but the tone was satisfied.

Su Xiaochen also smiled: "I wasn't rare then, but now it's rare, how are you doing?" ”

"You're a scoundrel too. Do you remember how many times you promised me to ride a boat and how many times you rode with me in the future? ”

"How not to remember. If you like, we are tired of staying in the East China Sea, and I will accompany you to the capital of Shakoye, where the scenery is spectacular. ”

"Really?"

Su Xiaochen smiled but didn't answer, only put his finger in his mouth and blew a very loud whistle. The sound of an eagle whistling in the clouds was followed by a long and loud sound, which seemed to be the best answer to Zhu Zhitong.

(End of book)

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The thirtieth volume of "Where the Lights Shine" ends today, and the history of Shenzhou has finally turned to the last page of the story. Thank you to all the book friends who have subscribed to this point, it is your company that allowed me to concentrate on writing this story. A postscript will be attached tomorrow, so stay tuned.