I don't know how long it took for Li Xiu to wake up from his sleep, when he opened his eyes, he found that the room was dimly lit, and it was also dim outside the window, when he sat up from the bed, he found that it was already dusk outside, and it seemed that he had slept all day. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Huh?" At this moment, Li Xiu suddenly saw a picture album on the table next to him, which was the one that Li Chengdao gave him, he was so tired when he came back today, he forgot to put the album away when he took a bath, it should have been in the clothes he had changed into, but now it appeared on the table, obviously someone had moved.

"Someone!" Li Xiu also shouted a little anxiously at this time, this album was painted by Li Chengdao himself, and it is full of some scenery from the Americas, if it is seen, it is likely to be associated with Li Chengdao, although there are no outsiders at home, but after all, it is not a good thing, especially if Princess Pingyang knows that she has concealed the news of Li Chengdao's return, I am afraid that she will be very angry with him.

"My husband has finally woken up, and I was about to wake you up for dinner." At this moment, I saw Yi Niang walking in with a smile, and at the same time, a maid lit the candle, and Yi Niang was also ready to serve Li Xiu and get dressed.

However, Li Xiu was worried about the album at this time, waved his hand to let the others retreat, and then asked Yi Niang with a solemn face: "Yi Niang, who took out this album?" ”

"I found it when I was packing up the clothes I changed for my husband, and I don't know what it is, so I put it on the table in the room, what's wrong, is this album important?" Yi Niang couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw Li Xiu's face.

Hearing that Yi Niang found it, Li Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, after all, Yi Niang is not Princess Pingyang, she doesn't know much about the Americas, and Li Chengdao's album only has pictures, not even a single text, and ordinary people can't see anything at all, not to mention that even if Yi Niang really sees something, she will definitely tell the truth to herself.

"It's nothing, this album was given to me by an old man, and it means a lot to me, so I don't want others to see it." Li Xiu explained with a smile at this time.

"Giggles, can you make your husband care so much, could it be that the little lady of which family gave her husband a love thing?" Hearing Li Xiu's words, Yi Niang couldn't help but laugh and laugh, they are all old husbands and wives, so Yi Niang often makes some jokes with Li Xiu.

"People's little ladies usually give handkerchiefs or jade pendants, how can they give others albums?" Li Xiu was also a little crying and laughing when he heard Yi Niang's words, but then he thought of one more thing, so he asked casually, "By the way, after I fell asleep, did anyone else enter my room except you?" ”

"Yes, Qi Niang heard that her husband was back, and she also ran back from the shipbuilding workshop, but when she saw her husband sleeping, she left again." Yi Niang thought for a moment and replied.

"What? Qi Niang has come in? Li Xiu couldn't help but worry again when he heard this, except for Princess Pingyang at home, what he was most worried about was that Qi Niang knew the news of Li Chengdao's return, and Qi Niang had been in correspondence with Li Chengdao, and she also knew the situation in the Americas very well, if she saw the album, she would probably guess something.

"yes, what's the problem?" Seeing Li Xiu's face change greatly, Yi Niang couldn't help but be a little worried, it was the first time she had seen Li Xiu's such a strange reaction.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Li Xiu didn't know how to explain, but then he asked again, "By the way, where is Qi Niang now, have you noticed anything unusual about her?" ”

"Now the family is waiting for you to go to dinner, Qi Niang is naturally there, as for the anomaly or something, I really haven't found it." Although Yi Niang found that Li Xiu was hiding some things from herself, Li Xiu was reluctant to explain, and she didn't ask more, after all, she also knew that everyone had their own secrets.

"Okay, I'll wash up and go to dinner!" Li Xiu immediately said, although Qi Niang had been here, he didn't know if Qi Niang had seen the album on the table, but if Qi Niang had really seen the album, with her temperament, she should have behaved, and even asked himself about Li Chengdao, so he wanted to observe Qi Niang's reaction and then make a judgment.

At the moment, Li Xiu finished washing under the service of Yi Niang, and then strode to the restaurant where he ate, but as soon as he came in, he saw a group of children at home who were playing, although Princess Pingyang and Yuechan wanted to take care of it, but they couldn't manage it at all, especially Qi Niang, who was an aunt, was the leader of the fight, and made a group of bear children lawless, and the roof of the restaurant was about to be overturned by them.

"After eating, sit down honestly!" After Li Xiu came in, he immediately took out the majesty of the head of the family, and ordered with a calm face, the children in the family were a little afraid of him, and when they heard Li Xiu's words, they immediately sat down honestly, but Qi Niang was a little unconvinced and gave him a white look, but finally sat down.

Seeing Qi Niang's performance, Li Xiu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, because she was not abnormal, but almost the same as usual, otherwise, with her temperament, if she knew that Li Chengdao might come back, I am afraid that she would have been the first to jump up and question herself.

At that moment, Li Xiu also sat down to have dinner, and secretly observed Qi Niang while eating, although Qi Niang's performance was not abnormal just now, but he was still not at ease, but in the end, after his observation, Qi Niang was indeed no different from usual, and he was not honest when eating, and Jin Er and a few of them were fighting and fighting, without the appearance of elders.

Seeing this, Li Xiu finally put his mind at ease, although Qi Niang entered her bedroom, she shouldn't have seen the album on the table, otherwise she shouldn't have reacted like this.

After dinner, Li Xiu locked himself in the study alone, and then took out the album sent by Li Chengdao and read it one by one, he only looked at it roughly on the boat before, and many paintings did not look closely, after all, time is limited, and these paintings are Li Chengdao's record of life in the Americas, which is very meaningful, and from the paintings, you can experience the process of Li Chengdao and their foothold in the Americas step by step, so Li Xiu also looked very seriously.

"Knock knock~" But just when Li Xiu was fascinated, he suddenly heard a knock on the door outside the study, which made Li Xiu hurriedly close the album and put it in the small box next to him, and then asked, "Who?" ”

"It's me, there's something I want to ask Big Brother!" At this time, Qi Niang's voice came from outside the door, which made Li Xiu stunned, and then a little worried, could it be that Qi Niang saw the album, but she didn't show it at dinner just now, and now she came to ask herself to understand?

"Come in!" Although he was a little apprehensive in his heart, Li Xiu still spoke, and then saw Qi Niang push the door and walk in.

"Big brother, what are you busy with, why did you hide in the study by yourself as soon as you came back, and you didn't play with Le'an and them?" As soon as Qi Niang came in, she immediately asked Li Xiu, and her little face was also a little dissatisfied.

"There are some things I have to think about carefully, so I locked myself in the study, but it's so late, why don't you rest?" Li Xiu was still a little wary at this time, he was really afraid that Qi Niang would ask about the album in the next sentence, or directly ask if Li Chengdao would come back.

"I'm also getting ready to go to bed, but I thought of something, so I came to ask my eldest brother." Qi Niang spoke again at this time, and after speaking, her eyes looked around the study, which made Li Xiu even more nervous.

"What do you want to ask?" Li Xiu asked again, but at this time he was already thinking about how he should deal if Qi Niang asked about the album, or in other words, how to lie and fool this matter?

"It's nothing, I just want to ask where Brother Eleven has gone, he patronizes and makes a big customer, but he makes a mess of my shipbuilding workshop, so I'm about to trouble him!" Qi Niang said with an annoyed expression at this time.

Hearing Qi Niang's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that she wanted to ask Zhang Shiyi's whereabouts, but Zhang Shiyi should be with Li Chengdao now, so Li Xiu naturally couldn't tell the truth, and he didn't go to Haiyan before he was with Zhang Shiyi, so he opened his mouth and replied: "Didn't Brother Eleven go to Quanzhou some time ago, I don't know where he is now, but how did he make a mess of your shipbuilding workshop?" ”

"Originally, the business in the workshop was very good, and now the ships built are all ships that have been booked half a year ago, and they have been scheduled to be delivered during this time, but he is good, in order to make friends with a big businessman in Quanzhou, he actually intercepted all the ships built by the workshop, and now the workshop has no way to explain to the original guests!" Qi Niang said angrily at this time, seemingly very dissatisfied with Zhang Shiyi's approach.

"This ......" Li Xiu didn't care much about his family's business, let alone the shipbuilding workshop that Qi Niang and Zhang Shiyi cooperated, so he didn't know what to say, but he knew that these well-built ships intercepted by Zhang Shiyi must be delivered to Li Chengdao, after all, the sea ships produced by Qi Niang's workshop were originally the top sea ships in Datang.

"Qi Niang, don't be angry, Brother Eleven must have his reasons for doing this, it's better to wait until he comes back and let him give you an explanation!" Li Xiu finally had to speak hard and persuade.

"I just want Brother Eleven to give me an explanation, but he is staying in Quanzhou now and not coming back, do you know who he went to Quanzhou to meet?" Qi Niang said angrily again at this time.

"This ...... I don't know, I guess he'll be back in a while. Li Xiu also replied a little hesitantly when he heard this, Zhang Shiyi had already returned from Quanzhou, but Li Xiu couldn't tell Qi Niang, but had to inherit and lie to her, so this made Li Xiu feel a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, let's talk about it when Brother Eleven comes back, if he doesn't give me an explanation, I'll give him a good look then!" Qi Niang waved her little fist at the end, she seemed to be very angry, and turned around and left after speaking, but Li Xiu didn't see it, and when Qi Niang turned around, a weird smile appeared on her little face.