Repay?

Hearing these two words, I was stunned for a while.

In the dim light, I couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, only faintly felt that he was smiling, but the half of the cold mask made such a smile a little chilly.

He asked me, do you want to repay?

I was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "I thought that my lord would be a person who does not forget to repay his kindness." ”

He laughed: "Is this mansion a saint of that class? ”

"Who is that adult?"

"Laymen."

I looked at him and couldn't help but smile, so I asked, "But I don't know what the adults want in return?" ”

He said calmly: "Madame also knows that the imperial court had a bad relationship with Xichuan before, and entered Sichuan as the main house, but I am afraid that not many people will welcome it, and it is more likely that it will be more auspicious." So this time, the government asked the lady to take the time to pick up the child in person, so that the lady could accompany her. ”

“……”

He looked at me and said, "This time I entered Sichuan, I hope that my wife can protect me well." ”

……

He wants me, ...... protect him?

Actually, when I came, I may not have this shadow in my heart, but it was still a little heavy to hear him say it. The people of Xichuan are not so welcoming to Pei Yuanxiu, not to mention that he is an official of the imperial court, I am afraid that as soon as he enters the territory of Xichuan, he has already aroused the murderous intent of some people.

I thought about it for a while and said, "Since you know that this time you may be more than lucky, why do you want to risk yourself?" ”

He looked at me for a while and smiled: "Eat the king's luck, bear the king's worries." The movement of Xichuan and Gangnam cannot but be asked. ”

I smiled too—he was.

If Pei Yuanxiu and I hadn't traveled all the way west, he wouldn't have come here.

If Pei Yuanxiu and I don't stay in Xichuan next, he doesn't have to risk his life to enter Xichuan.

After all, he came to stare at Pei Yuanxiu.

The temporary peace agreement they made in Wangjiang Pavilion before was between Jiangnan and the imperial court, but there were not only these two families in the world, but also Xichuan, who stood with them on three legs, and the situation was much more complicated. The proximity of any two of these three parties may cause earth-shattering upheaval, so Pei Yuan's cultivation into Sichuan, the imperial court will definitely not take this matter lightly.

It's no wonder that Liu Qinghan and Wen Fengxi came together.

I looked at him: "It's that simple? ”

"It's as simple as that."

"However, if something really happens between Xichuan and Jiangnan, and the adults let me travel a long way here, and we will enter Sichuan together, during this time, I am afraid that everything that should have happened has happened."

"Not so fast."

"Oh?"

I raised my eyebrows and looked at him, and when I saw his calm and calm eyes, I understood.

Indeed, the relationship between Xichuan and Jiangnan is already very sensitive, what kind of people Pei Yuanxiu and Yan Qingchen are, and I also know very well that this time is not enough for them to build trust; Plus there's a me between them...... The danger that Liu Qinghan will have when he enters Sichuan is also stored in Pei Yuanxiu's body.

I nodded, suddenly thought of something, and looked at him with a smile: "But Lord Liu, if you enter Xichuan, it may harm my husband's affairs, and you let me protect you thoroughly, didn't you make me your accomplice?" ”

"Because of this, this mansion traveled under the stars and sent Li'er to Xichuan."

"Oh?"

He looked at me with a smile: "Madame is a person with clear grievances, I think this, I must be right." ”

“……”

Looking at his gentle smile but full of confidence, I felt as if my throat was blocked, speechless, silent for a long time, only a faint smile.

In my heart, I feel so cold.

Sometimes, I feel like he doesn't have amnesia at all.

Otherwise, how could they understand me so well?

However, if he didn't have amnesia, who was the man in front of him who smiled and was gentle, but with obvious alienation in his eyes, and his smile was full of coldness?

The former Liu San'er is long gone; But now Liu Qinghan, I still can't understand it at all.

As if sensing that I was a little distracted, he lowered his head slightly to look at me, and whispered, "Madame? ”

"Ahh

I suddenly came back to my senses, looked up at him, hurriedly disguised my smile, and said, "The adult's consideration is really thorough, but there is one point, I don't know if the adult has considered it." ”

"What is it?"

"Do you know Li'er's identity?"

As soon as these words came out, his face did not show any change, but the intact eye seemed to flicker.

I don't believe he doesn't know.

Even if he has amnesia, but sending him south to take charge of such a big thing as Yangzhou, even if the emperor doesn't mention it, the people around him must give him a clear analysis of the interests of all parties, and Li'er's identity must be an unavoidable issue. Pei Yuanhao has sent so many people to Jiangnan over the years, and he has been looking for this daughter, which is no secret for a long time, but now that the departure is in his hands, he actually returned it stubbornly.

If the emperor knows about it, I'm afraid that he won't need Xichuan's people to do it, and someone will naturally dismantle him.

I asked again, "Do you know?" ”

He was silent for a moment and smiled at me.

"How dare you?"

"It's not that you dare, but you have to."

"Oh?"

He looked at me calmly and said, "If you don't send Li'er back, what excuse will this government use to enter Sichuan?" His Majesty the Emperor wanted to find someone, but the Mansion did not go south to find someone. ”

“……”

I didn't expect him to say so directly, I was stunned for a while, I didn't know what to say, I looked at him in a daze for a while, and finally relieved him and smiled.

Now, I kind of understand why Pei Yuanhao must use him to take charge of Yangzhou.

In fact, in terms of qualifications, experience, and connections, in all aspects, he and Wen Fengxi are not the best candidates, after all, one is from a humble background, the other is fledgling, and both are suspected of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix; However, only such young people will have the courage to act boldly and resolutely. Imagine that if it is really an old minister who goes south and intercepts Li'er, it must consider the face of the royal family, and it is the important matter of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors of the princess, and she must be sent to the emperor to please the emperor, and in this way, Pei Yuanxiu will no longer be under the control of the imperial court when he goes to Xichuan to do anything.

But he wouldn't.

What he wants to do is not to please the emperor, but to stand on the common position of him and the emperor and do a great thing that they both want to do.

He's not a courtier.

Pei Yuanhao used him, and it was risky, but he really used it right.

For the rest of the day, he and I didn't speak again, just sat quietly, the sky slowly brightened, and the dark shadows of the surrounding mountains also showed their original majestic faces, and when I turned my head, I saw the first rays of sunlight shining on the calm, only half-complete face.

Although I knew that he had half a hideous face, from this angle, I felt that his cheeks were exceptionally clean, and the lines from his forehead to his chin were clear and clear, and there was a feeling of being rounded but still resolute by the flowing water countless times.

Before, he was my dependence.

Now, he is relied on by many people.

As if sensing my gaze, he looked up at me, "What's wrong?" ”

"No, nothing."

I smiled in disguise, and before I could say anything, I suddenly heard a loud noise in the distance.

Boom!

It seemed that the whole world was shaken, Liu Qinghan and I were stunned, glanced at each other, and before we could react to what was happening, we felt that the hull of the ship was shaking slightly.

It's the torrent of the river!

I was just leaning against the guardrail, and I was shaken so hard that I was about to fall down!

At that moment, a hand slammed over and protected me!

"Be careful!"

I was still a little unsteady on my feet, and one of them rushed over and crashed into a familiar, but cold, chest, and suddenly heard a stunned gasp from the top of my head!

"Ah......h

The cheeks brushed his chest, obviously a smooth satin robe, but the moment the skin touched it, it seemed to bring a little strange texture from the smoothness of running water, which made my cheeks burn, and even the whole person was numb, and I froze there.

I looked up and met his gaze.

At this moment, he seemed to be a little stunned, holding the railing with one hand and the other hand around me, as if to protect me, but he did not touch any part of my body, but, the smell and breath that belonged to him, at that moment enveloped my whole being.

"Y-are all right?"

I was still looking at him.

At such a close distance, not only could you see his face clearly, but even the light reflected in his pupils could be seen clearly.

Therefore, the embarrassment and panic in his eyes were so distinct, but they were only fleeting.

It was as if a needle had stabbed me violently.

“……！”

My breath was short, but not too aggressive, but I stood on my feet and slowly stood up from his arms.

The next moment, he also took a step back quietly, and the hand that was about to protect me, but never touched me, was retracted and properly placed behind his back.

"It's rude." He said.

I reached out to hold on to the fence, looked at him a little pale, and smiled: "It's me who lost my temper." ”

……

After saying these words, the two of them seemed to have nothing to say.

He bent down, picked up the rod and basket that he had just hastily dropped on the ground, and when he straightened up again, he took a step back and moved farther away from me.

Originally, the familiar aura on his body, which had completely surrounded me, also disappeared at this moment. My hand holding the fence became cold, and I suddenly smiled as I looked at his restrained and detached appearance.

A not too embarrassing, faint smile.

He smiled too.

It's just that he didn't know that my nails pinched the wooden bar hard, and it took all my strength to calm down the heartbeat that was almost bursting out of my chest at that moment.

After laughing for a moment, I felt like I was a little prostrate, I didn't speak or move, he didn't pay attention, turned his head to look at the place where the voice came from: "What's going on?" ”

"It's supposed to be a flood."

"Flooding?"

"At this time of year, the Sanjiang Dam opens its floodgates to release excess water."

However, the time for opening the gate every day must be controlled, and the amount of water released is also limited. If it is excessive, it may cause disasters along the river, and the ships on the river will also suffer.

For so many years, the Shu people still followed the rules set in the past, and only then did they maintain the abundance and wealth of Xichuan "water and drought from people, not knowing hunger".

I looked at the stern of the boat, but there were towering valleys all around, and we had already turned into this channel, even if we straightened our necks, it was impossible to see, Liu Qinghan looked back and saw me like this, and said, "Do you want to see the Sanjiang Dam?" ”

"Hmm."

"It's a pity that our ship—" he smiled, "or you can take Madame over to see it." ”

Although I felt sorry in my heart, I couldn't say anything, so I just smiled: "It's nothing, in fact, I've seen it in the past, but I've been away for too long, and I want to take another look to see if there are any changes." ”

"Madame has been here at Sanjiang Dam before?"

"I've been here, I've come with my mother, she-" Speaking of this, he didn't say anything, I was stunned for a moment, but looking at him, he was still very calm, as if he was gossiping with me, and when he saw me, he paused, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

I smiled again: "Nothing. ”

“……”

"The clouds and mist in the valley in that area are like paintings painted by the heavenly father, and they are particularly beautiful; In spring, the green mountains and green waters, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the pen and ink cannot be depicted at all. My mother loved the scenery of the Sanjiang Dam, I remember when I was a child, she would take me there every year, and she loved fishing, and a few earthworms could fill a basket. ”

"Really?"

"Of course, my lord—" I looked at the empty basket in his hand, "but there is still something to learn." ”

"Haha."

"At that time, the fish was very fat, and when I picked it up, I boiled it in water, and the fragrance made people can't help it......"

He listened to me with great interest and said with a smile: "I can't help it." ”

I glanced at him: "It's a pity that your Excellency is busy with official business, and I'm afraid I don't have time to enjoy such a fisherman's pleasure." ”

He looked at me, thought for a moment, and smiled, "In the future, I hope there will be opportunities in the future." ”

I looked at him and smiled.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the wharf was gradually lively, and even many boats appeared on the river, and the trumpets sounded in one after another, and the valley suddenly seemed like a pot of boiling water.

Liu Qinghan said: "It's not too early, Madame to see if Li'er is up, we should-"

"Mother."

Before he finished his words, he heard a slimy voice from the side.

We turned our heads to look, but saw Li'er still wearing a crumpled nightdress, her hair was disheveled, standing barefoot at the hatch, holding the door with one hand, rubbing her eyes with the other, looking at us not very clearly.

"Li'er? You're awake. ”

"Hmm."

She said sullenly, as if she was sleepwalking over, I was afraid that she would catch a cold, so I hurriedly picked her up, this girl yawned, looked at me, and looked back at Liu Qinghan: "Third uncle......"

"Did Li'er sleep well last night?"

"Okay." She nodded obediently: "With my mother here, I slept well." ”

Liu Qinghan laughed: "Children with mothers are different. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to straighten out Li'er's sleeping hair at the back of his head, and said with a smile: "Then Li'er obediently go wash your face, and after a while, we should get off the boat." ”

"Okay."

As he spoke, he looked at me again: "I will go with my wife." ”

I nodded, "Okay." ”

After speaking, he was about to go back with Li'er, but as soon as he turned around, Li'er suddenly raised his hand and pointed ahead: "Rainbow!" ”

Liu Qinghan and I both stopped and looked back.

Sure enough, above the valley, there was a huge seven-colored rainbow across it, which was jaw-dropping!

Li'er clapped her hands happily: "It's so beautiful!" ”

It is indeed very beautiful, such a huge rainbow, just like the seven-colored brocade woven by the goddess, decorated in the blue sky, colorful, like a dream, inheriting the vastness of the sky, and connecting the magnificence of mountains and rivers below, like a bridge between heaven and earth.

I looked at it and was moved by the beauty.

Turning his head to look at Liu Qinghan, he also seemed to be stunned, and it took a while before he turned around and looked at me as well.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

There is more to the smile.

The rainbow has always been a symbol of rain and sunny weather.

But this time,