Mei Xue, Mama Zhang and other female dependents were arranged on the top floor of the big ship, and according to Jiu'er, this was specially ordered by Li Jinzhi.

Li Jinzhi, Mr. Song, Chen Yiling and others lived on the second floor of the big ship.

Shen Qingyang and his men followed on a boat behind.

Mei Xue would go down every two or three days to check Li Jinzhi's body, but neither Li Jinzhi nor Shen Qingyang had ever been to the top floor where the ladies lived.

Mei Xue only heard from Chen Yiling that Shen Qingyang's injuries were recovering well, but because there were many wounds on his thighs and abdomen, he would not be able to exert his strength for a while.

Only Xiao Yan has to run up to talk to Mei Xue almost every day.

Because everyone is not seasick, life is still comfortable. Whenever the big ship stopped and there was no wind on the platform on the top floor, Mei Xue would go outside to bask in the sun with peace.

It's early summer, but it's still cool on the river.

Ping An is a very good child, as long as he is not hungry, he obediently lies in Mei Xue's arms to sleep, or opens his eyes and looks at Mei Xue quietly.

Mei Xue sat in the round chair, looking at Ping An with a smile in her eyes, and reached out to gently caress the soft fetal hair on his forehead.

She was full of compassion for the child.

Whenever this happens, Ping An smiles at Mei Xue, his skin is extraordinarily white, with pink in the white, like a pink cotton cloud.

Mama Zhang sat next to Mei Xue doing needlework, and Jiu'er and Yurong were talking and laughing while making tea.

Returning to Mei Xue's side, Yurong finally stopped being frightened, and Jiu'er was cheerful and often deliberately made her happy, and Yurong gradually fell in love with tears.

At some point, the conversation between Jiu'er and Yurong turned into a whisper, and the two of them put their heads together, laughing quietly as they spoke.

Mei Xue looked at their full little daughter attitude, and couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.

The road ahead is destined to be difficult, and the stability of the moment is even more precious.

Xiao Yan ran up the stairs at this time.

Jiu'er and Yurong immediately shut up, but Xiao Yan had already rushed to their side, pulled Jiu'er's braids and said with a smile:

"Little girl, I heard you talk about me just now, why did you suddenly stop? Say, are you speaking ill of me? ”

Jiu'er glared, frowned and patted Xiao Yan's hand away and said:

"My cousin is really annoying, he always moves his hands and feet, and the slave and maid will go to the eldest son to complain."

Xiao Yan laughed, shook the beauty fan and snorted and said:

"If you want to sue, then you have to wait a while, my cousin is talking to Mr. Song now, and I don't have time to pay attention to you!"

Seeing them laughing together, Mei Xue couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.

Even Ping'an tried to tilt his little face to Xiao Yan's side to watch the excitement.

Li Jinzhi and Song Zhijie had been talking for a while, and Song Zhijie refilled the hot tea cup in front of the two of them, and then said:

"Regarding the matter of the Yan family, before leaving Chengdu, several of us discussed it with the prince, and the prince's meaning can also be done."

Li Jinzhi nodded with a smile and said:

"The Yan family has been too inflated in the past few years, and they actually dare to stretch out their hands to the military department, which is a taboo for the emperor's uncle."

Since the first emperor, anyone who enters the cabinet must first resign from his actual position in the six ministries, which has become a rule.

There is no official who is not greedy, but there must be a degree, at least on the surface, to avoid suspicion.

Song Zhijie smiled, took a sip of the teacup and said:

"Yan Yuncai himself walked out of the military department, and he had a lot of protégés there.

And now, his in-law Tie Lanxiang is in charge of the real power of the military department, how can he be willing to let go of this great benefit. ”

Li Jinzhi nodded, turned his face to look at the river outside, and said:

"Uncle Huang had better be lenient and benevolent, and he had mistreated the Yan family in his early years, so there are some things that are indeed inconvenient for him to do."

Song Zhijie smiled and nodded:

"That's it, I think Lord Shen probably thinks the same way. The matter of the Yan family should be regarded as a meeting gift from the son to His Majesty when he entered Beijing! ”

From beginning to end, neither of them mentioned Mei Xue.

Hearing the laughter of Xiao Yan and the girls above, Song Zhijie lowered his eyes with a smile.

The boat traveled for more than ten days, and on the second night after leaving Shudi, Li Jinzhi suddenly took Peng Liang and Gao Yuan to look for Mei Xue.

It was already dark, and Mama Zhang and Yurong were resting in the next room.

After Mei Xue washed up, she untied her hair and wrote a manuscript under the lamp, Jiu'er opened the door and saw that it was Li Jinzhi, and after saluting, she retreated.

Mei Xue raised her head and looked at Li Jinzhi with some surprise.

He shouldn't have come at this time, unless there was something special.

In the gap of doubt, Mei Xue forgot to get up, and only sat under the lamp in a daze and looked at Li Jinzhi.

It was a rare cloudy night, and the river was dark, and even the wind outside sounded a little more violent than usual.

The woman under the lamp was dressed in plain white clothes, and her black hair was scattered, adding a bit of softness to the cold eyebrows and eyes in the past.

Li Jinzhi smiled slightly, slowly walked to Mei Xue and sat down.

He still didn't speak, only gently took the pen from Mei Xue's hand and put it on the pen stand, and sorted out the manuscript she had already written.

Mei Xue knew that something was probably going to happen, she lowered her eyes and thought about it, and didn't ask Li Jinzhi anything, she just picked up the ribbon that tied her hair on the table and tied her long hair back into a bunch.

There was a very slight noise outside, a very small sound, which lasted for a while and then fell completely silent.

Li Jinzhi got up and silently made a "please" gesture to Mei Xue.

Mei Xue stood up, she wanted to get the cloak on the wooden shelf, Li Jinzhi had already walked over to get it for her, and then naturally draped it on her body.

Mei Xue took a step back, avoided Li Jinzhi's hand, fastened the strap of the cloak by herself, and then looked up at Li Jinzhi and asked:

"Lord Shen doesn't know, right?"

Li Jinzhi nodded silently, which was regarded as an answer.

Mei Xue sighed in her heart, and said in a low voice:

"Those who don't know are not guilty, no matter who the main messenger behind it is, but Shen Qingyang is bent on sending you to the capital safely.

He is in Taiping Town, and he has tried his best to bring me to Chengdu to treat you. ”

Li Jinzhi still looked at Mei Xue with a smile and asked softly:

"Miss Mei, is this concerned about Lord Shen?"

Mei Xue suddenly felt a slight anger in her heart, she had a cold face, looked at Li Jinzhi lightly and said:

"I don't care what the eldest prince thinks, but according to Lord Shen's temperament, if he doesn't know, he will definitely resist desperately.

He's my patient, and he's still wounded, and I can't watch him die at this time. ”

The sound of the night wind became louder and louder, and the official ship of the palace was three stories high, but it still swayed slightly.

The two of them confronted each other silently, but Mei Xue's face was cold, and Li Jinzhi was always smiling slightly.

After a long time, he laughed softly and said:

"I thought the same as the girl, and I have already ordered that Lord Shen will be allowed to leave this place alive tonight."

Speaking of this, Li Jinzhi suddenly held Mei Xue's left hand without warning, and whispered softly but undoubtedly:

"There's no time, you have to be obedient, come with me now."

Mei Xue was stunned and hurriedly wanted to break free from Li Jinzhi's hand.

But even if he is sick and weak, he is an adult man after all.

Mei Xue struggled a few times and didn't break free, but was pulled tighter by him.

Li Jinzhi's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, and he led Mei Xue out of the hatch, flashed, and quickly folded into the small room next door.

This small cabin actually has a hidden ladder leading to the deck at the corner of the first floor.

The night was pitch black, with no lights and no sound other than the night wind.

Gao Yuan was already waiting on the boat, Li Jinzhi jumped down, and then turned around and stretched out his arms towards Mei Xue.

Mei Xue pursed her lips and jumped to his left with both hands avoiding Li Jinzhi.

But she still fell into Li Jinzhi's arms, smelled the faint fragrance of vermilion ink, and her face touched the slightly cool skin on his neck.

Gao Yuan stretched the boat fast, and suddenly sparse raindrops fell, gradually thickening and densifying.

In the midst of the wind and waves, the river mixed with the rain hit the face and body.

Looking back, there was nothing unusual about the tall official ship, and there was even an emaciated figure standing in the window of the room where Li Jinzhi lived.

It looks like Li Jinzhi's own figure.

The boat was so narrow that the bilge could only accommodate one person on his knees.

Li Jinzhi hugged Mei Xue tightly and protected her in his arms, and he leaned forward as much as possible to block the wind and rain on her head and face.

The boat was unstable, Mei Xue didn't dare to struggle, she stayed quietly in Li Jinzhi's arms until Gao Yuan propped the boat to the shore.