I smiled and didn't say anything else, just said, "Okay." ”

He bowed his head to me again, turned around and walked to Liu Qinghan's side, and said goodbye to this senior brother respectfully, Liu Qinghan hesitated, but didn't say anything, just nodded and said a "good" word.

Then, Xiao Yusheng turned around and got on the boat.

We all stood on the pier, facing the somewhat chilly river breeze at the moment, watching him slowly board the big ship.

My hair was blown a little messy, lingering in front of my eyes and blocking my vision, I reached out and gently brushed away the messy hair, and as soon as I turned around, I met Liu Qinghan's eyes that were also hidden behind the messy hair, which looked a little desolate in such a wind.

I didn't know what was going on, so I subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?" ”

He glanced at me, then looked down at Li'er beside me.

The folds of my brow deepened.

At this time, he pulled his messy forehead hair to the back of his head, and showed a faint smile on his face, as if nothing had happened, and only bowed his hand to us simply: "Farewell." ”

With that, he turned around and left.

Before I could say anything, Li'er beside me had already stepped forward: "Third uncle." ”

He stopped and glanced back at Li'er, but at this time, Li'er hesitated, pursed his lips, took a step back and retreated to my side, and whispered, "Goodbye, third uncle." ”

Liu Qinghan smiled and turned to leave.

I stood still for a moment, just watching him walk step by step towards the boat, I don't know if it was my delusion, his always straight back was slightly rickety. As he walked, he handed a bright yellow soft silk in his hand to Wen Fengxi behind him.

I recognized it at a glance, it was teleported by the post road, the Emperor's hand.

Pei Yuanhao has already passed down the order.

I don't know when he got it, but of course, he doesn't need to explain this kind of thing to us.

I can't guess what the specific order is, and I don't need to guess, things have come to this point, the matter of the Franc machine artillery can almost be regarded as daylight, and it is impossible for the imperial city to have no movement.

Even Wu Yanqiu, who went to Xichuan to attend Pei Yuanfeng's wedding, did not return to the capital by land, but followed us all the way to Sanjiangkou, and now, he is going to take a boat with Liu Qinghan and them.

The state of affairs is already obvious.

However, the only thing that surprised me was that Wen Fengxi read the above words again, and his whole body froze.

He stood still for a long time, and then immediately caught up with the first two steps, grabbed Liu Qinghan's arm, as if he said something fiercely, but Liu Qinghan just replied to him lightly, and continued to walk forward.

I stood on the dock and frowned slightly.

There was a lot of wind and waves on the river, and I almost didn't hear their words, only Wen Fengxi's almost irrepressible angry words drifted to my ears with the wind-

"That's too dangerous!"

Although I don't know what Pei Yuanhao wrote on the edict, which would make Liu Qinghan so unusually calm and Wen Fengxi so angry, but even if they want to go to sea, I won't feel strange, as for the danger, of course, it is proportional to the benefits.

The question is, what kind of danger makes Wen Fengxi unable to hold back?

Although the sun is shining now, I only feel cold, and I can't help but gently rub my fingertips that are cooled by the river breeze, and at this time, another warm hand slowly reaches over and gently holds my fingers.

When I turned my head, Pei Yuanxiu was already standing by my side at some point.

He smiled, and I smiled, and I heard him say, "We're getting ready to get on board." ”

"Hmm." I nodded, and subconsciously looked around: "Yao Lao, he-"

Sure enough, when he saw Yao Lao standing on the other side, his dark face was desolate without blood, and there was no expression on his face, but the anxiety and distress in his eyes could be seen by anyone.

I said softly, "Miss Xue—"

"It was caught by Yan Qinghan and them." Pei Yuanxiu said in a low voice: "Someone saw them get on the boat together. ”

“……”

"Yuanfeng's ship has also been gone for a few days, and it is in a hurry."

I nodded, "Yes." ”

"Although the imperial court has imposed a sea ban, they will definitely not stop Yan Qinghan's ship."

"I understand."

"As for Yuanfeng's ship, whether they will intercept it or not, I don't know."

“……”

Indeed, it is difficult to say about this.

Pei Yuanhao has been showing favor to Pei Yuanfeng, and the jade silk picture at the wedding banquet has already shown his attitude, but the problem is that although Pei Yuanfeng is looking for Xue Muhua, after all, he is still standing in Xichuan's position, whether Pei Yuanhao will worry that he will find the Franc machine cannon and enhance Xichuan's strength even more, this matter is still two words.

"So, we might have to move a little faster."

Pei Yuanxiu said, and was about to turn around to give an order, when I suddenly stepped forward: "Yuanxiu." ”

He looked back at me.

I was a little difficult, gently pinching my fingers, even Li'er felt the hesitation in my heart, looked up at us with wide eyes in confusion, I was silent for a while, and said, "We don't go with them, right?" ”

He was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled: "Of course." ”

I let out a long, reluctant, sigh of relief, and then smiled as well, "Okay." ”

Things went on quickly, and we boarded the ship shortly after.

As the captain's horn echoed through the canyon, our ship lifted anchor and slowly moved forward.

I first took Li'er to the cabin prepared for her, and settled her, but the girl was still sullen, probably because the maid who arranged the cabin was too careful, and also prepared a simple dresser for her, with rhombic glasses on it. She picked it up and only glanced at it, and didn't even want to say more.

I sat down beside her gently and said softly, "Li'er, what's wrong?" Still so unhappy? ”

She pursed her mouth, and finally seemed to be unable to hold it back, and said with a crying voice: "Mother, when will I stop being so ugly?" ”

It's okay that she doesn't open her mouth, and when she grins, there are two black holes in her front teeth.

With her expression of wanting to cry without tears, although I felt sorry for my daughter, I almost couldn't help laughing.

Fortunately, she still held it back, stretched out her hand to hold her little face and said, "Mother's departure, now I also know Aimei." ”

She sobbed twice and then closed her mouth again pitifully.

I smiled and hugged her in my arms, and said softly: "Of course, girls love beauty, of course, it is very good, but girls can't pay all their attention to beauty, because others see you, not only whether you are beautiful or not." ”

"Well, what else to see."

"Look at your qualities, whether you are gentle and kind, firm and brave, whether you have the persistence to not change your original intention in the face of adversity, and whether you have the virtue of perseverance in difficult situations. What's more—" I lowered my head, looked at her big flickering eyes, and said seriously: "No matter how turbulent the world is, we must face the vicissitudes of the world with a gentle and kind heart." ”

She pouted slightly: "In this way, will it be useful?" ”

"Of course," I said with a smile, "Heaven rewards hard work, and Heaven must reward kindness." If you retain such tenderness and kindness, your wish will surely come true. ”

In fact, I told her these words as early as when I was in Jixiang Village, and she was still able to listen quietly at that time, but now, she seemed a little impatient, even impatient, and hurriedly asked: "Does the third uncle also like such girls?" ”

“……”

After all, the topic has to be pulled back to Liu Qinghan.

Perhaps, who know love, only have a girl in love in her mind, she won't understand these things when she tells her, and she doesn't bother to think about it, after all, love is enough for a girl to fill her youth and reason, no wonder someone once said that girls who fall in love are stupid, in fact, they are not necessarily stupid, but they are not willing to spend time thinking about people and things other than their lovers.

And after that? If they meet a good person, maybe they will be logical and achieve a good marriage story, but if they meet someone who is not ladylike, but they give up their ability to think and choose, and simply form a kind of thinking, that is, as long as the lover does what he does, it is right, and he chooses to stand with the lover in order to achieve their "great love" and fight the wind and rain together.

Such love may be touching.

But, what about after the touching? This kind of "love" only makes me feel empty and boring.

I don't want my daughter to be famous, but I can't let her live like that!

Thinking of this, I looked into her eyes and said solemnly: "Your third uncle likes kind, gentle, and smart girls. ”

“……”

"He's read a lot of books, so if the person with him hasn't studied, or even can't read, he won't have anything to talk to her about."

“……”

"Your third uncle also doesn't like to fight, he doesn't want to see anyone suffer, as long as he can stop the war and let more people live a good life, he can sacrifice a lot of things, even - including his own happiness."

Li'er's face changed and she looked at me in surprise.

"Sacrificing your own happiness?"

"Yes, your third uncle is such a person."

"But-" She seemed to be a little anxious: "Mother, you clearly said yesterday that the third uncle likes to look at beautiful girls." ”

I smiled faintly: "Everyone has a love for beauty, not only your third uncle, everyone likes to look at beautiful girls." However, is it enough for a girl to be pretty? So if one day you are old and no longer beautiful, can you justifiably abandon you and find a younger and more beautiful girl? ”

“……”

"Li'er," I stretched out my hand, gently stroked her hair, and said, "Good love is one that will make you, the person you love, become a better person; But if you are obsessed with love, it will become empty and boring, so how can you make a better person fall in love with you? ”

Although my voice was gentle, my gaze revealed a hint of firmness and ruthlessness, which made Li'er a little stunned for a while, and even forgot to speak.

But at that moment, I felt a sudden jolt in the hull of the ship.

Several shouts came from the window at once, as if something had appeared on the river.

I frowned and hurriedly got up to go out, but as soon as I reached the door of the cabin, I heard Li'er calling me from behind: "Mother." ”

I stopped and looked at her, only to see that she was a little dazed, and said in a hurry: "Mother said, the third uncle is a person who will sacrifice himself for others, right?" ”

I set my mind.

"Yes."

This time, she didn't say anything more, only lowered her head slightly.

I glanced at her again, and knew that it was useless to say anything more at this time, and that it would be best to leave her to think about it for herself, so I gently closed the hatch, turned and walked out quickly.

I've been in Li'er's cabin for a long time, and the wind and waves outside are getting stronger.

As soon as I walked on the splint, the cold river wind almost overturned me, and I hurriedly reached out to hold the hatch, and saw Pei Yuanxiu and them standing in the bow of the boat, their clothes blown up by the river wind.

As if hearing my voice, he turned around and saw me, and hurriedly came over to help me: "Why did you come out?" ”

"What just happened—"

Before I finished my sentence, I looked up and saw the scene on the river.

Our boat had not yet left the river, and on both sides were high and steep peaks, which were daunting, and just in front of the river was the great river that suddenly opened up, and the waves were thousands of feet high, and the angry waves crashed on the shore, making a deafening sound like a tiger's roar.

In my sight, several large ships were moving forward at a rapid pace.

I was stunned: "That's—"

"Xiao Yusheng's ship." Pei Yuanxiu said: "It's also your brother's ship." ”

“……”

I frowned, and hurriedly walked a few steps forward, but because the wind and waves were too strong, and the hull was not very stable, I stumbled for a while when I walked to the bow of the boat, Pei Yuanxiu hurriedly came over to support me, I also held on to the guardrail in front of me, and looked around, it was indeed right, it was the boat that Yan Qingchen prepared at the mouth of the Sanjiang River, and the one who walked in the front was the boat that Xiao Yusheng had boarded before.

I was confused.

Their boat set off before us, the time is not short, and the first half of this river is gentle, it is very suitable for boating, when we boarded the boat, even Liu Qinghan and their boat were gone, not to mention them?

But why have they walked for so long, and they have just come out of the river?

I didn't speak, just leaned on the guardrail and watched, and the boatmen on both sides shouted loudly to each other, waving flags, and our boat stopped a little at the mouth of the river, and when their fleet had all passed, we slowly moved forward and out of the river.

The rushing water immediately pushed the hull of the boat forward.

Pei Yuanxiu hugged me hard, and the two of them barely stood firm on the splint, and when I looked forward, Xiao Yusheng's fleet had already flowed along the river, and soon disappeared into the mist in the sky.

At this time, too, the wind was blowing, and the boatmen shouted loudly, hoisted their huge sails, and our speed increased significantly.

I thought about it and subconsciously glanced back.

In the mist, the scenery became blurred, and even the heavy rocks on both sides, covering the sky and the sun, were also hidden in the mist, looming, as if the fierce mountain like a beast I saw last night, ready to pounce, giving people a hideous feeling.

And on the top of the mountain in the distance, a huge rainbow stretched across the sky.