It is conceivable that the forces that can be feared by the royal family are definitely not something that the Li family can fight against, once they make up their minds to take the royal road, then the Li family will be more dangerous than now, and the slightest carelessness will be a catastrophe.

And from Zhu Houwei's words, Li Huamet heard what Zhu Houwei meant, that is, the relationship between the royal family and the Li family can only be in secret, and it is impossible to give official support. If you agree, it is tantamount to taking a big gamble on the fate of the Li family, if you win, the Li family will rest with the country, and if you don't hold on, it will be a ruined family.

Even Yang Xien, who is like a father, can't say much about such a choice, and only Li Huamei can make a decision. Yang Xien looked at Li Huamei, who bowed her head slightly, with nervousness in her eyes, but she couldn't see the expression or eyes. And Zhu Houwei took advantage of his height to see her eyes slightly closed, and his expression was a little tangled.

Suddenly, Li Huamei raised her head, Danfeng's eyes flashed with determination, and she stared at Zhu Houwei tightly, "In this way, the Li family will have to ask the prince in the future." ”

Zhu Houwei looked at the decisive girl and smiled, "Master Li, aren't you afraid that my words, the prince, won't work, and won't I be able to fulfill what I promised you?" Li Huamei's shoulders loosened a little, with a free and easy smile, "The prince can appear here, Huamei is not afraid." As far as I know, since becoming an ancestor, the prince can only stay in the fiefdom except in the capital. Even if you take a step back, if there is a real accident, I am the only one left in the Li family now, and it is not a big problem, but it will affect Uncle Yang. Saying that, he looked at Yang Xien, but Lao Yang shook his head slightly with relief and relief.

Zhu Houwei nodded with a straight face, "After many years, the head of the Li family will not regret today's decision." ”

The plan to return north suddenly changed, because some of the wounded on the ship were too badly injured, and if they could not go ashore to recuperate, they were afraid that their lives would not be guaranteed, after all, there were always some bumps on the sea, which was very unfavorable for the wounded.

So the fleet changed its plans and sailed to the nearest city, Quanzhou. This time, he went ashore to settle the wounded and replenish medicines, and the water and land battalions could not show up, but the lively Zhu Houwei did not want to stay on the ship like this, so he took a dozen people and got on Li Huamei's flagship and followed them to the city of Quanzhou.

The fleet sailed into Quanzhou Bay, and the closer it was to landing, the more it could feel its prosperity and vitality. Fishing boats are casting their nets everywhere, and flocks of boats are docking or setting sail in the harbor. The docks were bustling with activity, with Lifu shouting loud slogans to carry heavy cargo on and off the ship, and people next to him shouted to be careful, even scolding. The official dialect of the Ming Dynasty and the Quanzhou dialect are endlessly heard here, and although Zhu Houwei can't understand many of them, he is very happy.

When he was on the ship, he had already seen the sturdy and majestic city of Quanzhou, standing far away, which made him, a first-time guest, curious and happy. turned her head to look at Li Huamei, but found that although her face was calm, her pupils were unfocused, obviously in a state of out-of-body soul, and Yang Xien next to her also had a complicated face.

Only then did Zhu Houwei remember that Li Huamei was originally from Quanzhou, and a woman ran to Hangzhou independently, there must be some stories in it.

On the shore, the wounded were carefully carried off on a stretcher, and such an obvious external injury should have caused onlookers or discussions. But Zhu Houwei found that the people around him just glanced at him, and then turned his head and continued to do his own thing, as if such things were commonplace.

Zhu Houwei was puzzled, so he asked Yang Xien. The answer was that "since the Southern Song Dynasty, pirates have appeared on the sea, and they often attack the coast." As a famous port, Quanzhou has a lot of pirates in the nearby waters. Except for Cheng Zu who stopped a little for a while, but then returned to normal. Often, when a ship arrives at the port, the first thing to come down is not the cargo, but the wounded or the corpses. ”

Zhu Houwei's good mood was interrupted, nodded, followed the carriage, and drove towards Quanzhou City.

Although the road surface was quite flat, Zhu Houwei, who was sitting in the carriage, still felt a bump, and the four-wheeled carriage, which was used to being a vibration isolation system, felt a little uncomfortable at this time, so he pulled the curtain and looked at the scenery outside to alleviate it.

The speed of the carriage was not fast, because the road was very busy, with people and cars in front and behind. The speed of the carriage was not much faster than walking, that is, it was just a matter of effort.

Although Quanzhou City looks very close, it used to be more than three miles away, and after half an hour, the convoy finally came to Quanzhou City. At the gates of the city, the convoy slowed down again until it stopped. Zhu Houwei saw that there were several soldiers at the gate of the city who were checking the crowd or convoy entering and leaving.

But what made Zhu Houwei depressed was that these soldiers were very eye-catching, the luxurious carriage could always enter first, greeted some of the personnel of the convoy kindly, and then in the midst of small talk, he accepted a small cloth bag without a trace, and the smile on his face was even worse, shouting to let the crowd next to him avoid and let the carriage go first, and at the same time shouted at the crowd. Even holding the scabbard to make threatening movements. It was expected, but it also ruined Zhu Houwei's good mood when he came.

So he turned his gaze to other places, Zhu Houwei entered the west gate, and roughly looked at it, there were about four or five miles from north to south, and listening to Yang Xien's explanation in the carriage, the east-west direction was longer, seven miles.

The city wall is very high, although it is not comparable to that of the capital, but it is also more than ten meters. There are many battlements on the city wall, and there are many bed crossbows, but the soldiers patrolling on it are lazy and lazy, talking and laughing, but they are not seriously patrolling, which really makes people feel insecure.

Although Li Huamei left Quanzhou, there is nothing left in Quanzhou. At least the old mansion is still there, and it's where her father and herself grew up.

The Li Mansion was to the east of the city, which was relatively safe for a city that was often attacked by the sea. Passing through the lively streets, the convoy slowly reached the east of the city. Zhu Houwei didn't open the curtain to look at the scenery on the street, one was not interested, and the other was afraid that there would be many people and would be recognized.

Staying in the carriage, I gradually felt the hustle and bustle of the crowd slowly drift away, as if entering another world, and suddenly, the carriage stopped. Yang Xien said with a complicated expression: "It's here." ”

After getting out of the carriage, Zhu Houwei also saw the Li Mansion clearly. It's not very big, the thing is only twenty meters, and in the Ming Dynasty, it is not a big family. There are three stairs in front of the gate, and in this era, the more stairs in front of the door, the higher the identity of the owner. The gate is vermilion, and a plaque hangs on the door with the words "Li Fu" written on it. Zhu Houwei just felt that these two words were very tough, different from the delicacy, gentleness, and a hint of toughness that was popular in the Ming Dynasty.

A person stepped forward to call the door, the closed door slowly opened, and suddenly there was a surprise shout, "Miss is back, Miss is back, all come out." ”

Zhu Houwei walked to Li Huamei's side, and saw the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and a trace of warmth flashed in her eyes - she was home.