399. Sincere explanation
Hello book friends, from this section onwards, "The Death of the Ming Sea" will enter the fourth chapter of "The Death of the Ming Sea", and it will also usher in the *** of this book, so please relive that poignant history with the cup.
As soon as the plan to leave Europe and return to Daming was finalized, it immediately caused a shock in the management, and the strongest reaction was no regrets, he almost jumped and shouted that he wanted to go back together, I understand, he wanted to see his parents and grandfather.
Of course, I also know that in order to avoid the "big responsibility" of letting him manage the business in Europe and the Americas, he made a posture that he would not follow him if he did not go back with him.
Naturally, I could only shake my head and smile bitterly, so I could only arrange for Youxi and Griska to be stationed in Europe - it is said that Youxi has accepted Grisca's show of love, and the two are already together, but they have not yet officially held a wedding.
Chen Kui was also retained by me, and I hoped that he could use his deep experience to help Youxi and Grisca, which is something that no one else can do.
In this way, I have left two fleets in Europe, and I have always felt that there is still some inadequacy, so I have to allocate them with far more ships and funds than normal, so that even if any situation is present, it will be enough to deal with it.
There were three fleets back to Daming - I don't regret walking in front with a mobile fleet, followed by my main fleet, and finally Adicon's third fleet. The reason why the three fleets were chosen was also to cope with various situations, facilitate alternate cover, and advance together.
Because to return to Daming, I needed a staff officer who was familiar with the situation, so I transferred Lakshen back to my side, and arranged for Old Tucker to help without regrets, and by the way, I also put Qinglian Yuhe, who was jumping and was making noise to go back to see, on his boat to take care of his daily life.
In this way, a fleet of up to thirty warships drove out of the port of London one after another.
This was very rare in the post-war port of London, where everyone was hurrying to recuperate, and there were few such large-scale transfers.
So people knew about it—it was a sign that the famous Duke of America had left London, and as for what I was going to do, no one knew.
In the choice of routes, we have two routes, north and south. It stands to reason that the northern route has less interference and should be faster, but objectively speaking, taking the northern route is not a very wise choice.
Time to see the beginning of autumn, if you take the northern route, there is a high probability that you will encounter continuous blizzard weather. In addition, the vast majority of the northern territories belonging to the modern Maozi country are still barren land, which leads to the reality that the fault tolerance rate of taking the northern route is too low in this case.
So we ended up taking the southern route – there might be some obstacles to going this way, but compared to the unfathomable weather in the north, these are manageable.
Having set sail, our fleet sailed out of the Thames and into the English Channel after half a day of unrepentant departure.
When I returned to the battlefield, my heart was filled with emotion, and as a modern person, I could personally experience this great war that changed the pattern of the world, and in any case, I would have irrepressible excitement and excitement.
I stood at the bow of the ship, leaning on the railing with my hands on the railing, and looking into the distance, the British ports in the north were in full swing, and France and Belgium in the south were relatively inferior, which was also due to their different state of development.
He was looking at the two seagulls on the surface of the sea and was distracted, when a soft footstep suddenly sounded behind him.
I don't have to look back, I know that this is Huamei. Since the last time she left, we have been separated for many years, and I originally had some resentment towards her, but when she brought back the actual situation of Qi Dudu and the Ming Dynasty, I no longer resented her.
"Qilan." Hua Mei walked up to me, leaned on the railing with her hands like me, and called me softly.
"Huh?" I replied softly.
"I'm really happy to see you're okay! Do you know? Hua Mei glanced at my side face and continued to look ahead, muttering to herself.
"I was in Africa at the time, and I heard that there was a large-scale war between Britain and Spain, and you joined the British camp as the main force, so I threw down the baggage ship behind me and rushed over with a unified clipper to support you."
"As I passed through Lisbon, I saw a large number of ships that had retreated from the north, all in ruin, and I expected that the British might win. But I'm still worried—worried about your safety! ”
"After all, judging by the condition of the Spanish warships, Britain would have won a miserable victory even if it had won, and I am more and more worried that you will be damaged if you fight too hard for revenge! So I rushed over desperately, and I didn't completely relax until I saw you. ”
Speaking of this, Hua Mei let out a long breath, she seemed to be very relaxed, turned around, leaned her back against the armrest, and curled up her two arms from the body and rested on the armrest.
When I heard this, my heart warmed, so I looked at Hua Mei and smiled: "Actually, what can happen to me?" Good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years. You don't have to worry about me! ”
"Poof!" Hua Mei couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard what I said: "How can anyone say that he is a scourge? You're still so unserious, just like when we first met! ”
When you first met? I felt as if I had fallen under the magic of the soul system, and I looked into the distance with some blankness.
At that time, she was the daughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War, and the famous little pepper in Beijing. And I am a young talent with outstanding achievements and limelight.
A series of words to describe the beauty of marriage, such as talented and beautiful, the right match, and a match made in heaven, are not too much to use on us.
Sometimes I wonder, what impresses me the most about Huamei?
After thinking about it, I finally understood that what attracted me most about her was her temperament - unlike the traditional Chinese women's rigor of abiding by the three obedience and four virtues, her behavior is more like a modern person, which makes me feel very intimate.
Of course, if you only look at it from this point of view, Woo-hee seems to be more modern. But unfortunately, I couldn't hold her in my heart, so I could only silently push her away.
Glancing at Hua Mei, I couldn't help but sigh, if life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind sad fan. Alas, if you want to speak, you are still ashamed!
Hua Mei also sighed softly with me, and said softly again: "Qilan, I know that you blame me for leaving twice, and blame me for indirectly causing the kite's injury......"
I interrupted her and said, "No, the Spaniards are to blame for the kite's injury, not you, and I have already taken my revenge."
Hua Mei smiled bitterly, shook her head and said, "You let me finish!" Qilan. I left because I loved you! If I love you too much, I can't accept the existence of other people! Do you understand? ”
I looked at Hua Mei and nodded slightly.
Hua Mei smiled bitterly again: "I also know that men are not three wives and four concubines, and I also persuade myself to look away." But...... But I was really depressed - I couldn't convince myself, so I had to leave, or I would go crazy! ”
By the end, her voice had been suppressed to the extreme, and it was also extremely heavy. I know, this is her heartfelt words, the most sincere words!
I was about to speak, but Hua Mei let out a sigh, turned around and kept the same direction as me, and said softly: "During the time I left, I have been asking myself, can I leave you?" Do you still love you? ”
As she spoke, she looked at me, and I couldn't help but look at her too.
Hua Mei's eyes were slightly red, and her lips were trembling slightly. She pursed her lips and continued, "I can't fool myself, so I'm back!" If...... If ......"
She took a deep breath and said in a different tone of pretending to be relaxed, "I'm just coming back to test your idea." If you think I hate me, think I'm superfluous, or don't love me anymore, please tell me and I'll leave on my own! ”
Speaking of which, Hua Mei seemed to be unable to suppress her emotions any longer, and tears burst out of her eyes! Then she turned to leave, wiping a handful of tears from an angle I couldn't see.
My heart seems to be tugging at once! Yes, her first departure had serious consequences, but it was also a reasonable thing. The second time you left...... According to what she said today, it is completely understandable, after all, people have selfish intentions......
Either way, I could feel her genuine love for me—could there be more solid evidence of her coming to me halfway around the world???
And at the end of the day, it was I who had a marriage contract with her first, and I chose someone else without breaking the contract, and although there were good reasons, I still failed her to a certain extent, didn't I?
Who's right and who's wrong, who's wrong, I really can't figure it out. But now that Yin Ren is crying pear blossoms with rain, I can't be indifferent.
Thinking of this, I reached out and grabbed Hua Mei's right wrist and called out softly, "Hua Mei!"
She struggled for a moment, but didn't break free, and under my hard pull, Hua Mei turned around and threw herself into my arms.
I hugged her gently, and Hua Mei cried loudly as if she had released all the grievances in her heart!
I gently patted her on the back and whispered, "Okay, okay!" It's all over, don't cry anymore! ”
Hua Mei cried even louder! Many people looked at this side with thieves, thinking that the captain's liveliness was rare, and he didn't look at it in vain.
I turned my head and glared at them, and everyone immediately turned their heads as if they were doing their own business, not paying any attention to this side at all, except for what they were doing, and the fact that they were paddling was only visible from the absent-minded movements.
I shook my head helplessly and continued to comfort Huamei in my arms. probably found that many people were watching the excitement, and Hua Mei gradually stopped crying and turned into soft sobbing.
I patted her on the back again and said softly, "It's noon, let's go eat something together."
Hua Mei shook her head and said, "I don't want to eat it." But he drilled his head deeper into my arms, like a little raccoon.
I smacked my lips and said temptingly, "Recently, I hired a new chef, and the steak is very delicious, don't you really want to eat it?"
Hua Mei's voice came from my arms: "I want to eat two servings!"
I couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "It's enough, okay?"
Hua Mei's voice came from her arms again: "Okay! I'm going to drink red wine. ”
I sneered and said, "There is not much on this boat, just a lot of red wine, where are you!"
Hua Mei arched in my arms and said, "I've been crying for a long time, how can I eat after all the makeup is spent?"
I pouted helplessly: "No makeup is the most beautiful!" No makeup is the most beautiful! ”
Hua Mei just burst into laughter, and I could only shake my head helplessly.
She took my arm around me and said, "Let's go!" You said you'd have enough to eat", I just shook my head and walked with her towards the captain's quarters.
My feelings are indescribable, as if I have lost and regained, as if I feel guilty, in short, it is very complicated.
And what I didn't know was that at an angle that I couldn't see, the corners of Hua Mei's mouth pulled out a smile like a little fox plotting successfully......