Qi Su Niang heard that Chen Yan was worried about finding her biological parents for her, and couldn't help but stare at him. Although Chen Yan and her have made a name, she does not want to marry her in her heart. She was deeply gracious to Mrs. Chen, and saw that Chen Yan was dedicated to governing the river and did not care much about vulgarity. Leaving him alone in front of the emperor is not at ease, for fear that something will happen to him. And because of the three-year filial piety period, the marriage date is still early. I also saved the idea of taking one step at a time, and then leaving when the wedding date was coming.

On weekdays, she and Chen Yan respect each other like guests, when they are alone, they are just one person reading, making river maps, and one person being a female celebrity, and getting on the boat, Chen Yan has been busy with river work, and rarely speaks. Hearing Chen's words today, I couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.

Qi Su Niang only looked at Chen Yan seriously today, only to see his wide forehead and long eyebrows, his face was a little pale because of fatigue, but his eyes were clear, although his face was not similar to Chen Niangzi, but inadvertently the shadow of Chen Niangzi could be found in his eyes.

The waves of the Cao River beat the strings of the royal boat, making a gentle sound of water, and the lone lamp swayed with the swaying of the boat, reflecting the elongated shadows of the two on the deck. Moist water poured in through the open hatches, mingling with the smoke from the burning of oil lamps, making the little cabin as peaceful and peaceful as a riverside village.

Qi Su Niang stared at the smile lines in the corners of Chen Yan's eyes that were similar to Chen Niangzi's, full of sourness. When the mother-like woman was seriously ill, she tried her best to serve the decoction, but she still watched her swallow her last breath. Although she remembered her son before she died, she also tried her best to arrange the most stable life for Qi Su Niang. If you follow this path, after the expiration of the three-year filial piety period, she will marry Chen Yan, with Chen Yan's temperament, as long as she is safe and secure, she will not be short of food and clothing, and live on the streets. How fortunate is it that she can get such an ending as a helpless fugitive slave?

When Qi Su Niang was dazed and sad, she suddenly felt a warm face, she raised her eyes to look, only to feel that her eyes were blurry, and she vaguely felt that Chen Yan stood up from the bed, stared at her, and gently stroked her face with her right hand, "Su Niang......"

Qi Su Niang was taken aback, she did not avoid suspicion, she waited for Chen Yan to eat and change clothes every day, combed her hair and burned her feet, Chen Yan was at her mercy in everything, although she became closer and closer to her, but she had never behaved so badly today. Her face was hot, her heart was frightened and angry, and if she wanted to turn her face and scold him with those rules, she couldn't speak. She bit her lip, stood up suddenly, shook off Chen Yan's hand, turned her head and ran towards the door. In a hurry, she kicked the basin over, splashing half of the water, and the basin was kicked all over the house. She was anxious and ashamed, and she didn't care about Chen Yan calling her behind her, and rushed out of the door.

She lowered her head and hurriedly walked towards her cabin, but she didn't expect to hit a person's chest on the spot, which made her forehead hurt, and she exhaled softly, and was about to apologize, but the person held on to her and said, "But it hit?" ”

Qi Su Niang heard this person's voice, and was so shocked that the three souls went to two souls, only to feel that a basin of cold water was poured on the head, and the shame and anger disappeared immediately, and she didn't dare to raise her head, and said vaguely: "Back to the eighth elder brother's words, I didn't hit anything." ”

She was so frightened that she woke up, and she felt that her face was vaguely moist, and suddenly she realized that Fang Cai Chen was just wiping her tears, not taking advantage of her, but she was making a fuss and messing up. Qi Su Niang became more and more ashamed, but she also made up her mind. She lowered her head and bowed to the eighth elder brother, and was about to leave, but she heard the third elder brother laugh and say, "Where did you get this half of the water from your body?" If you are so anxious and become such a person, will you still bully you? ”

Qi Su Niang only felt that her whole body was like fire, and she said, "It's just that I was careless for a while, and I didn't-"

The third elder brother chuckled lightly and said, "If you look back, it has become like that, is it possible that you are really talking to you?" ”

Qi Su Niang turned her head in shock, but saw that Chen Yan had already walked out of the cabin with her support for the wall, looked at her with an anxious face, and called: "Su Niang, don't worry." ”

Qi Su Niang felt at ease in her heart, but the laughter of the third elder brother suddenly became weird, and she pulled the eighth elder brother away while laughing. Qi Su Niang was feeling strange, and suddenly realized that Chen Yan was only wearing a middle coat, which was exactly the situation when he got up from the bed. Qi Su Niang was shocked again, and understood that the third elder brother must have had a misunderstanding.

She only hated herself for being reckless at this time, and saw that Chen Yan was unable to lean against the cabin wall, so she had to run up and help him back to the room to settle him. Chen Yan didn't dare to say a word or do more things at this time, and watched Qi Su Niang clean up the cabin and close the door.

On the second day, Qi Su Niang went out of the room for a walk, and felt that everyone on the boat looked at her differently, and they all seemed to be smiling instead of smiling, that is, the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers, the two little ghosts, seeing her coming, one laughed in a low voice, and the other glared at her, and they all turned around and left.

Two days later, Kangxi summoned Chen Yan and Qi Suniang to the front cabin, and said in a harmonious voice: "Change, the matter of the diversion of the Yellow River, after thinking about it, I still can't make a decision." Seeing that Chen Yan's face changed, as if he wanted to argue, he waved his hand and said: "I don't give up this policy, but I need to be cautious." Change, the Yongding River is diverted every year, and the flood endangers the important land of Gyeonggi, I order you to be the master of the Yongding River today, accumulate practice, and return to Beijing with me next month. ”

Chen Yan has in his heart that water control is water control, and there is no force to govern the water where, not only can he show his strengths, but it is beneficial to the people, so he is naturally very grateful. Kangxi said again: "Although you and the Qi family are engaged, and because she is alone, she lives in one place, but in the end it has not yet been ceremonial, which is inconvenient." She was originally a Yongding River person, you found his mother's house for him to send back, and then he went to marry, it is right, and when he gets married in the future, he will have the elder to officiate in the hall. ”

Chen Yan suddenly blushed again, and responded repeatedly, but Qi Su Niang trembled in her heart. After Kangxi left Chen Yan and ordered her to quit, she walked slowly on the boat road alone, and the matter of the famous festival that Jiao Qi said flashed in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. She dared to fight for her life and escape, and she also had the intention of having a happy life, but she and Chen Yan were selfless after all, if they wanted to end up like the boy and girl who died unjustly, how could they be willing, how could they not be afraid?

In a trance, I heard the eighth elder brother whispering beside him: "You don't need to be afraid, the emperor knows a lot about changes, and he will never believe these rumors." If he really believes that the two of you are still in the filial piety period, there will be ...... I'm afraid that I have already thundered and fury. ”

When Qi Su Niang heard this, her heart was light, and countless doubts were added, she raised her eyes to look at the eighth elder brother, and hesitated for a while: "Thank you Eighth Elder Brother, the people's daughter ......" The eighth elder brother smiled, turned around and left, Li Quan'er followed closely by the side, and did not turn his head back.

Qi Su Niang really didn't know what Eighth Elder Brother meant, she didn't believe that Eighth Elder Brother was kind and gentle by nature, and made up for her for the original incident. Moreover, if it is because of the performance, it is even less necessary. In her opinion, Chen Yan's single-mindedness and river governance are first-class, but the rest of the affairs are not at all, it is more than enough to be a scholar in the world like Mei Wending, but the official character is rare to improve. Kangxi loves him so much, and he is still a Jiupin River Master, which is the meaning of protection. To put it bluntly, Chen Yan is a senior technical expert, who has nothing to do with management, and is by no means a compound talent.

In short, Qi Su Niang thought to herself, even if she didn't know the history of the Qing Dynasty, with some unsuccessful struggle experience she learned when she was a project supervisor, she only felt that this Eighth Elder Brother had the means and open-mindedness, but Chen Yan was a useless person for Eighth Elder Brother, "Pretty Eyes Show the Blind ......" Qi Su Niang secretly slandered Eighth Elder Brother, but she thought of Xiao Cui and Chen Niangzi in her heart, they were her initial understanding of the low-level life of this world, although there were hardships and pains, and she had to struggle to survive, but they warmed people's hearts.

When she thought of this, she saw Chen Yan coming out of the front cabin and walking towards her with a happy face. Chen Yan came to the front but his face was a little tender, as if he remembered what happened last night, for fear of making her anxious, he paused and didn't dare to come. Qi Susu saw his dilemma, his heart suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but smile, and called, "Brother Chen." ”

Qi Su Niang's smiling face was obviously a great encouragement to Chen Yan, Chen Yan was stunned, also smiled, walked quickly to her side and said: "Su Niang ......" but didn't know what to say for a while, just looked at her and smiled, and said for a while: "The emperor's decree is exactly what I want, I originally wanted to find your parents for you." In a blink of an eye, he was silent for a long time, and said: "I have just asked the emperor for a decree to allow me to return to Gaoyou for a few days to worship my mother." ”

Qi Su Niang looked at him and said softly: "It should be like this, since the emperor has not yet made up his mind to change the Yellow River, there is nothing for you and me." Before the emperor returns, I will go back to Gaoyou with you to have a look-look at your mother. As he spoke, he also felt sour in his eyes.

Chen Yan nodded, and the two walked slowly on the boat road, and when they arrived at the door of Qi Su Niang's room, they stood still together. Chen Yan raised his eyes and stared at Su Niang, slowly stretched out his hand, gently touched her head, straightened out the eyebrows and bangs on her forehead with his index finger, and sighed: "Su Niang, you don't need to run around with me again." You're only eleven, and you're still a kid. After suffering so many sins, there is no smile on weekdays, and I am happy for a moment when I hear that I want to go back to my hometown to find my parents. I wasn't at home at the beginning, and you did all the courtesies for me, and I was already filial, so I didn't have to go back, and I had a good time recuperating in Jiangning. ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned, she didn't smile on her face, she didn't notice it at all, she heard Chen Yan's soft and gentle voice, every sentence was caring and considerate, she suddenly pulled Chen Yan's sleeve and said: "Brother Chen, the emperor...... There are a lot of rules around the emperor, I ...... I'm not used to it. The more he spoke, the quieter he became, and his eyes looked left and right, for fear of falling into the ears of a third person.

Chen Yan nodded lightly and whispered: "I'm not used to it, we'll go home as soon as we get to Jiangning." ”