Pei Yuanxiu's warm big hand supported my waist, and with the help of his strength, he finally climbed into the carriage.

I looked back at him.

It was still early, and yesterday morning, or this morning, we hardly rested at all, and I was so excited that I was so excited that I could barely close my eyes and lie down for a while under his good words, and when I opened my eyes, it was time to freshen up and roar, and it was time to set off.

Xichuan is very low, and it is covered by clouds and mist all year round, and the thick fog that fills the surroundings in the morning also stains his sideburns. I looked at his tired face because he hadn't rested well, and I couldn't help feeling guilty, and said softly, "You can go back and rest for a while." ”

"I know, you leave me alone. I'll be back as soon as I get it. ”

"Hmm."

Speaking of which, there seemed to be nothing more to say, but I looked at him, and then at Yan Qingchen, and the already dull place in my heart was now more and more suffocated.

A few times, but I wanted to stop talking.

He won't go with me to Sanjiangxia to pick up the child.

He stayed here, and it was also for the sake of the overall situation, after all, Yan Qingchen was not as easy to fool as anyone else, but for the two of us, who are still newlyweds and almost inseparable these days, it is indeed not a pleasant thing to be separated.

However, these are not the reasons for my reassurance.

What I'm really worried about is-

He, after all, is Pei Yuanxiu, and now the master of the six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

And here, it is Xichuan, which is Yan Qingchen's sphere of influence.

If you score three points today, you have barely reached a state of equilibrium, but how long can this balance be maintained? No one can say clearly, and the proximity of any two sides of the tripartite forces will cause this balance to tilt and even destroy.

And this kind of destruction means chaos in the world!

Thinking of this, my heart grows heavier.

The car shook for a while, Su Su also climbed into the carriage, carefully knelt next to me and held my arm, at this time the entourage was also ready, Pei Yuanxiu took my hand: "Be careful on the road." ”

"I know."

I looked at him, a little speechless, and then he patted the back of my hand gently: "Go and come back quickly." ”

After speaking, he let go of my hand, and Su Su also put down the curtain and was about to help me sit down, but the moment the curtain just fell, Pei Yuanxiu's hand suddenly reached in again, grabbed my wrist, pinched it gently, and then let go.

I was stunned, and before I could react, the carriage was already rolling up in smoke and dust, and was heading forward.

In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.

The carriage was still moving, and I had already heard a loud sound like a dragon roaring in the distance, Su Su leaned on the window, opened the curtain to look out, and turned back to me: "Miss, we have arrived!" ”

As soon as the curtain opened, some dazzling golden-red sunlight shone in.

The surrounding mountains are undulating, and the mountains are stacked on top of each other, showing the fierceness and danger of Xichuan everywhere, but the sunset hanging on the horizon slowly slanting westward, gilding this scenery with a layer of warmth.

After these days of almost sleepless travel, it's finally here!

My heart beat involuntarily faster, one hand pinched the curtain and couldn't let go, and the driver seemed to sense my anxiety and urgency, and drove the car faster.

The carriage rolled up all the way to the dock.

The bustling voices gave me some real proof, but when Su Su jumped out of the carriage and helped me down, my feet were still a little weak, but I didn't have time to sigh anything, Su Su had already held my arm, pointed ahead and said, "Miss, that's it!" ”

As soon as I turned my head, I saw the tall official ship parked on the pier, shining with dazzling golden light in the light of the setting sun.

In fact, I have seen ships larger than this official ship, but at this moment, seeing this scene made me have an indescribable sense of shock.

And I saw more clearly that on the bow of the ship, facing the sun, there seemed to be a figure standing there.

Just when I was looking at the big ship in a daze, some people on the dock had already walked over, obviously the subordinates of the Yan family, who had already set up a position here, and as soon as they saw me, they immediately came over and knelt down and saluted: "Meet the eldest lady." ”

Only then did I come back to my senses and raised my hand: "Get up." ”

"Yes."

"That's the ship from Yangzhou?"

"Back to the eldest lady, yes."

"Then I-"

I was about to ask me how I should get up, when I saw a sampan slowly reaching from the boat, and several guards came from the boat, and my attendants hurriedly met me.

"What's the matter?"

"Our adults know that Mrs. Qingying has arrived, so let's come to greet Mrs. and go to see Miss Li."

So I went up and said, "You lead the way." ”

The attendants hesitated for a moment, and then walked up to me and whispered, "Miss, you just go up like this—"

"It's okay, I'm an old acquaintance of that adult." I waved my hand, turned back to Su Su and said, "I'll just follow me." ”

"Yes."

These entourages are obviously obeying Yan Qingchen's orders, so they will hold the boat here, and now seeing that I am going to board the ship alone, they are all a little nervous, and they have followed me to the edge of the dock, watching me step on the sampan, Su Su helped me with my footsteps, and walked over slowly.

We got on board.

When I stepped onto the deck, the sun was shining.

In fact, it is already the sunset, but perhaps it is precisely because this is the last bit of light of the day that it will look extraordinarily brilliant and even brilliant. The wind blew on my face with the cold and fishy smell of the river, brushing away the messy hair on my forehead.

In the midst of the fluttering hair, an emaciated figure stood at the bow of the ship.

In his arms, he still holds a small figure.

"Mother-!"

With that familiar call, the emaciated figure slowly bent down and lowered her down, and I saw the little figure spread its hands and gallop towards me.

"Mother!"

I felt a sinking in my arms, and she slammed into my arms.

"Mother! Mother! Mother......! ”

She kept calling me, and her two little hands wrapped around my neck and hugged me tightly, and the whole person kept drilling into my arms.

Just now, I felt that the whole person was a little weak, but at this moment, it seemed that my whole life was called by her, and the breath on her body was filled by this small body.

Two trembling hands withdrew and gently wrapped around her back, and I couldn't believe I was already holding her.

"...... Li'er?"

"Mother!"

The familiar call was already close to my ears, but I still couldn't believe it, and then I pulled my hands together and hugged the warm, soft little body.

"Li'er?"

"Mother! You're finally here, Li'er finally sees you......"

As she spoke, she stepped back a little, holding my face with two small hands, looking at me with wet eyes, as if she was going to cry, but at this moment she couldn't bear it anymore, choked up and finished those two sentences, and she was already crying loudly. I hurriedly took her into my arms again, and kept caressing her back and kissing her little face.

The original irritability, urgency, and even faint anger disappeared at this moment.

My daughter is all I have.

Li'er and I hugged on the deck for an unknown amount of time, she finally stopped crying, but she still twitched, I held her in my arms, Su Su was worried that I was weak after a long journey, and wanted to take her over, but I gently raised my hand to stop her.

Then, I looked up at the bow of the ship.

The emaciated figure had been standing there, not coming over to participate in my reunion with Li'er, nor leaving, just watching quietly.

It's like an outsider, watching a play.

In the glow of the setting sun, I could barely see what the expression was on his face.

When I got closer, I saw that he was wearing the silver mask on his face, and it was no wonder that I couldn't see his expression clearly just now, the sun shining on such a silver mask, reflecting a faint breath like ice, naturally I couldn't see anything clearly.

And face to face, you can see a faint smile on half of his full face.

Faced with such a cold, warm face, I didn't know how to react for a while.

The last time I saw him, it was in February.

The sentence he handed me "I have no intention of resting" is the last dot for the memory between me and him that has been annihilated.

It's just that I didn't expect this new beginning to come so quickly, even so fast that I was not prepared for it.

He walked over to us with a smile.

When the two of them got closer, I said softly, "Lord Liu, we meet again." ”

"Ma'am, don't come unharmed." He smiled: "The reunion of mother and daughter is really touching. ”

"Thank you, for taking care of your child these days."

"Madame, don't be polite, it's just a gesture."

"These days, adults have traveled a long way to Xichuan, but I'm afraid that they will be tired on the road."

"Where, it's smooth sailing."

Li'er was lying in my shoulder socket, her cheeks were wet, and she **** my shoulder, at this time she raised her head to look at him, but she was a little blind, and her small mouth was cocked and she muttered softly: "Third uncle......"

I was stunned for a moment.

Third uncle?

Liu Qinghan smiled at her, and when he saw my stunned expression, he said, "Madam, don't be surprised. ”

I looked at him with a smirk: "Where." But why do you let her call her an adult? ”

"Oh, because—"

"Because I heard from Scholar Fu that Master Liu is the third in his family, people who are familiar with him in Beijing call Master Liu 'Third Master'. It happened to be an adult who lived with the young lady, so she was called so. ”

A somewhat familiar voice suddenly sounded on the side, but I was startled, and when I turned my head, I saw a tall and strong man walking out of the cabin, with a jade face, and smiled faintly at me.

Wen Fengxi.

He was wearing a white shirt, but the belt was dark blue, which looked extraordinarily graceful, I was wondering that his outfit was a little familiar, and then I looked at it in a blink of an eye, only to find that Liu Qinghan was wearing a navy blue robe, with a jade-colored belt around his waist, and this one seemed to be a person carved out of two seals, one yin and one yang; And Liu Qinghan's rock-like temperament and his appearance of boys and girls stand together, which is quite interesting.

When I saw him, I was not surprised, so I said kindly: "Lord Wen, it's been a long time." ”

Wen Fengxi also waved at me: "Mrs. Qingying." ”

As soon as the words fell, several people stood on the deck, and they all fell silent for a while.

But it is clear that everyone has a lot of words in their hearts.

In the end, Wen Fengxi opened his mouth first, he looked up at the sunset behind the mountains, the sky was dyed red, and said: "Originally, there were still some things I wanted to talk to Mrs. Qingying, but it was getting late today, and Mrs. was afraid that she would also come day and night, and she must be tired." It's better for Mrs. and Miss Li to rest on the boat for one night, and then talk about Irikawa tomorrow morning. ”

After speaking, he also turned his head and asked Liu Qinghan: "What do you see?" ”

"That's fine."

Liu Qinghan nodded and said to me: "The boat is shabby, don't dislike it, madam." ”

I hugged Li'er, who was holding two hands around my neck and refused to let go, in fact, it was a little difficult at this time, and I did need to rest, and I needed to stay alone with Li'er for a while, so I smiled and said: "My lord is serious, tonight, I will bother." ”

When Su Su heard this, she immediately said, "Miss......"

I turned back to her and said, "You get off the boat and tell them something, and I'll stay on board." ”

"Oh, yes."

When I turned around again, Wen Fengxi had already waved a few maids, and said to me respectfully, "Madame, please come with us." ”

I looked at Liu Qinghan, who was smiling, and then at Wen Fengxi, saluted them, and followed a few maids. When I entered the cabin and looked back, the two men stood with their hands in their hands, looking at the mountains behind the stern of the boat.

In front of such magnificent mountains and rivers, although these two people are important ministers who hold the power of Jiangnan, they also seem so small.

Because, on that side, is the Sanjiang Dam.

Until I entered the cabin, Li'er still refused to let go, and nestled hard in my arms.

In fact, she has been by my side for so many years since she was a child, and she should be less clingy than other children, but maybe because of the relationship between me and her for more than a year after the reunion, it made her more clingy to me, and after leaving for more than a month, the torment is naturally not just for me alone.

Still, I pulled her two small hands off her neck.

As soon as he stood still in front of me, facing me with a somewhat stern face, Li'er's little face also showed a hint of uneasiness, looked at me with wide eyes, and then lowered his head again.

I sat on the edge of the bed and leaned down to look at her: "Li'er." ”

“…… Mother. ”

"Shouldn't you sue Sù Niang now?"

“……”

"What happened?"

“……”

"Why can't I find you anywhere, but you are by Lord Liu Qinghan's side?"