The night is like a curtain and the stars are dotted.

After leaving the capital of Taiye Kingdom, the Kuntou first headed south into the sea, bypassed countless small islands, and then turned to the waterway to the west.

Su Xiaochen still couldn't sleep, standing on the deck, his mind was full of Zhu Zhitong's white-clothed figure. He didn't know when he began to be interested in Zhu Zhitong, when he capsized on the lake for the first time? Or is it to protect her from fighting monsters? Or was it when she turned her back to herself when she disembarked?

I don't know.

But there is one thing he is very resolute in his heart, that is, as long as he returns to Cangwu, he will go to ask his uncle to propose marriage for him. He knew that this would make his uncle very difficult, Yu Gong, there was too much difference between his identity and Zhu Zhitong, Yu Private, and his uncle hoped that he and his cousin could be together.

If you really can't do it, you can only talk to your aunt first...... Su Xiaochen thought about it, and his uncle listened to his aunt's words like that, maybe there was a glimmer of hope for his aunt to beg him.

Su Xiaochen suddenly remembered what Lao Yang had said.

"You also know what love is and what is longing. In fact, it's good if you don't understand, and when you really want to understand, I'm afraid it's going to hurt. ”

Now that I think about it, love is not only longing, but also anxiety and fear, afraid that I will never see it again, never get it again.

Just a few days ago, I accidentally found the silk book that Uncle You left in the bookbox, and I woke up like a dream. Uncle You knew that Princess Yinquan would never return, and he was terminally ill, but he still tried his best to leave this silk letter in order to protect her, first handed it to himself, and then transferred it to her.

But...... Is that the right thing to do?

Su Xiaochen suddenly recalled what Mu Yunyou said when he handed over "Yun Ce" to him:

"Some things, not black and white, I only act with my heart, there is no obstacle in my heart, heaven and earth are harmonious, naturally there is no need to dwell on right and wrong, Uncle hopes that you will not just judge right and wrong. If you say too much, you won't understand it, just remember that it will come from the time of understanding. ”

It seems that Uncle You expected this day to come, so he taught me first, and let me experience it for myself later, until today, I can understand the deep meaning of Uncle You.

Just as he was thinking about it, General Cao came from behind.

Lao Cao hadn't seen him for half a year, and he was still a little guilty when he accidentally threw him to the thief, plus Ye Zhiqiu had made this errand for himself in the court, he was very grateful, and he was a little polite when he saw him.

"Yo, Master Su hasn't slept yet."

"I'm a little bored, come out to breathe, it's rare for people from our Cangwu country to take a boat, such a big battleship, this time it's really an eye-opener."

Lao Cao nodded and said, "Yes, I have never seen such a large battleship. Last year, on the way to Bihai, I heard Mr. Su talk about the battle of poison gold, and when he said that there were no soldiers in Bihai, he was stunned for a moment, and he really thought that this Bihai country was a country of girls, and Imulan didn't have a way to fight, but he knew that the shipbuilding technology was so powerful. ”

"Haha, in fact, General Cao is not wrong, Yu Lu Zhan Bihai Country is indeed short of people, and men do not live long, even if there is a Golden Feather Battalion, the number is only tens of thousands, and they are all used to defend Gyeonggi. But this blue sea country is divided into three parts of land and seven parts of water, and the defense on the water is unambiguous. I have been living in the blue sea for the past six months, and I see that they are very good at the Baisha battalion of the Southern Xinjiang Governor's Mansion alone, plus this Kuntou ship, they are really invincible at sea. ”

Lao Cao saw that his guidance was very clear, and he couldn't help but praise: "I heard that the right Taishi is the best in the world, but unfortunately he died at the age of fifty, and I didn't have the opportunity to hear him talk about military strategy in person." It is said that Master Su is the master of the right master, and listening to this today's words can be regarded as a wish in his life. ”

Su Xiaochen was suddenly praised by him like this, a little shy, and hurriedly waved his hand.

Lao Cao didn't care, and continued: "In fact, it really has a lot to do with who he studied with. Just like my unsuccessful child, I spent money to let him learn to read and write, but he always fished for three days and dried his nets for two days, and when he was free, he would go to dance with guns and sticks, which was really painstaking. ”

Su Xiaochen couldn't help but smile dumbly: "General Cao, three hundred and sixty lines, the best in the line, from the civil and military are good, why do you have to force it?" ”

Lao Cao said sullenly: "My Cao family just suffered the loss of illiteracy, all generations are martial artists, and there are several generations of ancestors, and none of them died in bed." It is said that the eldest husband is shrouded in horse leather, but a bunch of orphans and widows are left, who can be willing? I have such a son under my knees, I always hope that he can be more stable, if in the future, I can be as knowledgeable as Master Su and be the companion of His Royal Highness the Prince, I will burn high incense. ”

As soon as he said this, Wu remembered something and took something out of his bosom. Su Xiaochen saw that he was carefully wrapped in cloth layer by layer, and was curious about what it was, and when he opened it, he saw that it was black ink on both sides.

"This is still a gift from Lord Meng Ye, it is the famous Taishi Mo in the imperial capital, I want to give it to my child, so as to inspire him and let him remember his father's hope for him. But...... Every time this kid sees me, he shudderes, and he doesn't listen to what I say......"

Lao Cao suddenly looked at Su Xiaochen with a difficult face and said, "I don't know if I can ask Master Su to go back to the Wanhua Imperial Capital this time, transfer this ink to him for me, and give him a few words by the way." ”

Su Xiaochen hurriedly said: "General Cao's words are serious, I am just a young boy, how can I bear this burden?" ”

"Master Su was personally given Yinlin a crown by His Majesty, and there is no more glorious literati in my Cangwu Kingdom than this. I also hope that Master Su will not refuse, and he should pity me, the ...... who is a father."

Su Xiaochen saw that he said it with deep affection, so he had to reach out and take it and carefully put it into his arms.

Lao Cao saw that he had taken Taishi Mo, so he bowed his hand diligently and turned around.

* * * * * *

Wanhua Imperial Capital, Evergreen Palace.

Emperor Wen soon received a letter from Ye Zhiqiu, saying that he was about to escort Princess Zhu Zhijie of Qingle to the Hanjiang River, and asked the Ministry of War to send 5,000 feathers to greet him, second, he asked the Ministry of Household to immediately allocate funds for the big wedding ceremony, and third, he asked the Inner Court Division to immediately start the relocation of the princess before the ceremony.

This time, after Emperor Wen received the summons, he did not stuff it into his box as usual and said nothing, but immediately took it out at the Hanyuan Hall the next day and ordered someone to read it to Baiguan. No matter if the officials were really insincere, their faces were full of excitement, but no one was as happy as Emperor Wen himself.

This Ye Zhiqiu is really a talent! Not only is he careful and cautious, but he doesn't know what kind of tongue he has grown, so he persuaded Emperor Ming to agree to the marriage, and even brought the princess back directly! If this matter is announced to the world, my Cangwu Kingdom is really very face-saving. Moreover, the prince married the daughter of the Bihai Zhu family, and the child in the future will be extremely smart, and then there will be no one who will only say anything about the wisdom of the monarch and the minister!

When Emperor Wen thought of this, he really wanted to laugh out loud when he sat on the throne.

Among all of them, there is only one person who is not very happy, and that is Pei Ran, the head of the household. At the beginning, he volunteered to be the deputy marriage envoy, thinking that this matter was still a long way ago, how could Ye Zhiqiu come and go until next year, but he didn't expect Ye Zhiqiu to bring people.

You must know that the expenditures of all ministries and funds have been set this year, and this year you have to eat the grain of the New Year, so where will you go to pick out a large amount of silver?

Of course, Pei Ran's face was not written like this, and when he was thinking about these things in his heart, a whole set of happy congratulations had already come out of his mouth.

On this side of the South China Sea, Liu Mingyan was letting the Kuntou ship sail westward at full speed, and in a few days, it had arrived at the Hanjiang River. In order to show the friendship between the two countries and abide by the border, the Kuntou ship did not cross the river, but only docked at the Binzhou boundary on the east bank of the Hanjiang River to make a deal with the Fengtou ship, which was specially used to cross the river.

However, Princess Qingle moved a lot of things from Qinglian Palace, and the dowry prepared by her sister Princess Qingyun was also very rich, so this move took a whole day.

Seeing that he could not cross the river at night, Ye Zhiqiu signaled General Cao to set up camp nearby first, planning to board the ship the next day.

Liu Mingyan was newly crowned the king of Lijun, thinking about returning to her hometown in fine clothes, and she had already returned to her heart like an arrow.

Seeing that her duty of guarding had been fulfilled, she hurriedly resigned from everyone and returned to southern Xinjiang overnight with the Kuntou ship.

Lao Cao's trip this time can be said to be unsatisfactory, especially for Ye Zhiqiu, he is even more careful, and the supply and demand along the way are all selected to serve the best, I only hope that Ye Zhiqiu can support him in the future, so that he can get ahead. So that night, when I heard Ye Zhiqiu say that he wanted to drink some wine, he found a jar of good wine, and asked the man to get a few good dishes and send them away. Originally, I wanted to drink a little more with him and get closer, but Ye Zhiqiu said that he wanted to drink alone, so he had to withdraw stupidly.

Su Xiaochen hasn't slept very well these days, and he has nothing to do this night, so he went to talk to his uncle. Ye Zhiqiu saw him enter the tent and said with a smile: "I was about to send someone to ask you to come and have a drink with your uncle, and you came just in time." Seeing that his face was tired, he asked:

"But these days, the ship has been rough and bumpy, and I can't sleep well?"

Su Xiaochen nodded, in fact, the wind and waves are fine, he has a lot of things on his mind, and he can't sleep steadily.

Seeing this, Ye Zhiqiu poured a cup with him and said, "Let's have a drink, and I can sleep more peacefully when I turn around." You, this is really similar to your uncle, you can't sleep if you have a little bit on your mind. ”

Su Xiaochen drank it all as he said, and Ye Zhiqiu took back the wine glass and poured another glass for him.

"What's on my uncle's mind?"

"Hey, it's actually nothing, this Princess Qingle married to Cangwu Kingdom earlier than her uncle planned, and Wanhua Emperor didn't know how to prepare. Uncle is getting married, so the prince's wedding is naturally something to worry about. ”

Ye Zhiqiu glanced at his nephew, and said warmly with kind eyebrows: "Don't talk about these trivial things." Xiaochen, I see that you seem to have something on your mind, if you have anything to say, you can talk to your uncle. ”