"It's time for me to go."

As he said that, I heard his breathing sink a little.

I know that this person has always been the most sober one, and he will not let himself fall into illusions and dreams lightly, but at this moment, when he heard my words, the expression in his eyes was clearly as if he had just woken up from a dream, and he was a little overwhelmed in the face of the reality in front of him.

He looked at me, and then at Li'er.

After a long time, he said, "It's time to go." ”

......I glanced at him, and did not say anything more, but walked past him with my head down, and stood in place, looking at him even more bewildered, as if both feet had taken root on the ground, and although the person was staggering, he took a step out.

I turned around and said, "Li'er, go with my mother." ”

“……”

She raised her head and looked at Pei Yuanhao's lowered face, and after a long time, she finally lowered her head and slowly walked to my side, holding my hand.

I smiled at her, but I didn't have room to praise her for being obedient and sensible, so I just squeezed her little hand and led her out. The injury to my ankle seemed to be much worse than I had expected, and every step was like a blunt knife cutting my ankle, and I even suspected that I had left blood along the way, but the person behind me didn't say a word, just remained silent.

And I, too, was silent, endured the heart-piercing pain, and walked to the door step by step.

But just as I had reached the door, and was about to step out, there was a sound of footsteps behind me, hurrying towards us, and my heart sank, and a trace of horror flashed in my eyes, and I looked back at him.

Pei Yuanhao had already walked behind us, close at hand, and the cold and urgent expression in his eyes was undisguised and unobstructed.

What is he going to do?

Just when the fear in my heart arose, he stopped, and forcibly choked the urgency in his eyes, and looked at Li'er lightly and gently, and then looked at me again: "I'll send you." ”

"......" I frowned slightly, "No need. ”

"Yes!"

This time, it was Li'er who opened her mouth, she held my hand with her backhand, and shook it gently: "Okay, mother." ”

“……”

"Before, he sent me across the river."

“……”

"Okay?"

She looked up at me, the light in her eyes seemed to have taken on the wetness, I could almost feel the anxiety in her heart, but she didn't say a word, just so gently, grabbed my hand, and shook it.

I felt that my heart seemed to be pinched by her, and it hurt slightly.

After a moment of silence, I finally nodded, "Okay." ”

After speaking, he glanced up at Pei Yuanhao again, and he didn't know what else to say, so he just turned around, and he had already stepped forward, took Li'er's other hand, and led us out of this teahouse.

At this time, the sky has darkened, the lantern festival that has undergone a drastic change before did not continue, all the people are frightened to retreat to their homes, one by one, closed doors, there is no one else on the street except for three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry guards, and those lanterns that no one appreciates are still hanging on both sides, emitting a brilliant and lonely light.

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We got in a horse-drawn carriage and soon arrived at the riverside pier.

At this time, there was a heavy fog on the river, and the thick fog permeated the wide river surface, and it was almost impossible to see the scene in the center of the river, nor could it see the ups and downs of the river, only listening to the sound of waves coming from the depths of the mist, as if the heartbeat of a person, undulating.

The boat also slowly rose and fell with the river.

My footsteps kept staggering, and after getting on the boat, I held the fence with one hand, and looked at the misty river with anxiety - although it was late, Pei Yuanxiu should not be so impulsive, after all, there was no substantive conflict between the two sides, and he should not make any moves.

But for some reason, the more I thought about it, the more I comforted myself like this, and the more cold sweat came out.

Li'er stood beside me, looked up at me, and said softly, "Mother, are you in pain?" ”

I glanced down at her.

She hurriedly took out her handkerchief from her sleeve, raised her hand and carefully wiped the sweat from my forehead: "You sweat a lot, isn't it painful?" ”

As soon as her words fell, before I could answer, Pei Yuanhao had already said, "If it still hurts, I-"

I hurriedly said, "No." ”

"......" he looked at me.

"I'm not in pain."

As he spoke, he glanced at him, and then at the steaming mist on the river, and he followed my gaze, and seemed to understand something, and fell silent.

The boat finally lifted anchor, with the boatman's horn, slowly turned around and sailed towards the center of the river, feeling the river water undulating, and even some large waves hit the bow of the boat, splashing the water on our faces, I just reached out and gently wiped my cheeks, still looking at the river.

Mist, with splashes of water droplets.

As the boat passed by and slowly entered the center of the river, the wind and waves on the river became stronger, as if an invisible black hand was stirring the current under the water, and wanted to sweep our ship into the darkness.

And at this moment, I saw a faint light in the depths of the mist.

That's—

My breath suddenly stopped.

The sweat on the forehead has been wiped away by Li'er, and it has been dried by the river breeze, but the cold sweat in the palm of my hand keeps coming out, when I only hold the wooden fence, I only feel that the palm is sweaty, as the boat moves forward little by little, little by little closer to Jinling, my hand holding the fence is also more forceful.

That little bit of light, as we got closer and closer, also got stronger and stronger.

Even, I heard the sound of the waves, there was a louder sound on the shore, gradually, it had overshadowed the sound of the waves on the river, and it became louder and louder, and even the waves in the river rippled.

Then, the tall silhouettes of several large ships slowly emerged in the dense fog.

My eyes widened.

In the port of Jinling, there are no such big ships docked these days, and the outline of those ships does not look like ordinary merchant ships and cargo ships at first glance, even if the fog is thick, it also reveals a trace of anger, which makes people feel extremely uneasy.

My breathing tightened, and I turned my head to look at Pei Yuanhao.

He also saw that scene, but his face did not change much, but his eyes became a little colder as he looked at the outlines of the ships that slowly penetrated the thick fog more clearly. At this time, Wu Yanqiu, who was waiting on the side, also saw it, walked up with some anxiety, and whispered in his ear: "Master, the situation in Jinling is not right. ”

“……”

"I'm afraid they're ready—we can't go any further."

“……”

"What if—"

He didn't speak, just raised his hand to stop Wu Yanqiu from continuing.

Wu Yanqiu wanted to speak again, but his face became more anxious, seeing the boats sailing towards the south along the river, not only the outlines of those big ships were clearer, but even the continuous firelight on the shore could be seen clearly.

My face was also illuminated by the light of the fire through the mist.

When I looked up, there seemed to be a lot of people gathered on the wharf, and the noisy sound gradually overshadowed the river waves, and those people were holding torches in their hands, and they were connected in the night, burning with the river wind, like a sea of fire. The firelight not only illuminates the river bank and the docks, but also illuminates the river near the bank, casting the scorching temperature and color into the river.

And with the streamer of the river, my gaze was almost uncontrollable, so I looked at the water military camp built not far away, the camp has been a lot quieter these days, but from the conversations of the people today, I also know that it is not quiet at all, just a short calm before the storm.

Now, the water army camp is also brightly lit, and I can even clearly see many people running and walking over there.

Although Li'er has been on and off this river for a long time, it is the first time he has seen such a pier in the night, and he was stunned for a while, looking at it with wide eyes.

Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, Wu Yanqiu was also anxious, and said anxiously: "Master, you can't go any further." ”

Pei Yuanhao still didn't speak, just looked at the south quietly.

It's not my delusion, at this moment, although the fog is filled, but in the fog, his eyes are slowly sharpening, and there is an invisible knife repeatedly, which has been unsheathed in his eyes.

My heart couldn't help but get heavier.

The wharf in Jinling, except for the day of my wedding with Pei Yuanxiu, there has never been such a scene, but I am afraid that it is really because I and Li'er have not gone back after the agreed time, but I also know that it is not all because of this reason - from the camp, from the urgency of the Han sisters, from the sentence "The Han family has a daughter, and the mother will be the world", from the letters in Pei Yuanxiu's study, from their tax increase...... I already knew that all peace is temporary.

My expectations and his expectations were originally different.

Thinking of this, the feeling of pins and needles seemed to fall on my heart, and the dull pain on my shoulders that kept on and on, hitting my heart.

Seeing that our boat was getting closer and closer to the south shore, but Pei Yuanhao had no intention of stopping, Wu Yanqiu became more and more anxious next to him, and even looked at me in a panic, as if he hoped that I could persuade Pei Yuanhao to stop there.

I frowned, looked at the shore, and then at Pei Yuanhao.

"You-"

Without waiting for my words to come out, I suddenly felt a wave next to me, and several boatmen on the ship shouted, and we subconsciously turned our heads to look, only to see a ship breaking through the dense fog and catching up from behind, and in an instant it was already on par with our ship.

And the person on the boat turned out to be Wen Fengxi!

I choked for breath and subconsciously looked behind him, but there were only those heavily armed soldiers behind him, and there were no other familiar figures.

As soon as Li'er saw him, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and his eyes also wandered around, and after finding nothing, he slowly lowered his head with a faint gloom.

At this time, Wen Fengxi had already said loudly: "Your Majesty! Can't go any further! ”

This sound, like a silent thunderclap, shook everyone.

I distinctly felt Li'er gasp.

But her hands gripping the fence harder, and she didn't look back.

And Pei Yuanhao, after looking back at me, his eyes flickered, and he slowly looked at Li'er who was facing us with his back, looking at her small, thin and slender figure in the wind, and there was a trace of pain in his eyes like a pinprick.

For a while, even I couldn't speak.

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