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

He nodded to me again, turned around and walked to Liu Qinghan, and said goodbye to the senior brother respectfully. Liu Qinghan hesitated for a moment, but didn't say much, just nodded and said the word "good".

Then, Xiao Yusheng turned around and took the boat.

We all stood on the dock, facing the bitter wind at this moment, watching him slowly board the big ship.

My hair was blown a little messy, lingering in front of me to block my eyes. I reached out and gently brushed my hair away. When I turned around, I met Liu Qinghan's eyes that were also hiding behind the messy hair. It looked a little desolate in such a wind.

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

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

The folds between my eyebrows became deeper and deeper.

At this time, he lifted his messy forehead to the back of his head, showing a faint smile on his face, as if it was calm and light, and nothing had happened. He just bowed to us simply: "Goodbye."

After saying that, he was about to turn around and leave.

Before I could say anything, Li'er beside me had already stepped forward: "Uncle San."

He stopped and looked back at Li'er. At this time, Li'er hesitated, pursed his lips, took a step back and retreated to me, and said in a low voice: "Goodbye Uncle Third."

Liu Qinghan smiled and turned around and left.

I stood there without moving, just watching him walking step by step on the boat. I wondered if it was my illusion, but his always straight back was slightly hunched. While walking, 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 handwriting.

Pei Yuanhao has already passed the orders.

I don’t know when he got it, but of course he doesn’t need to explain to us about such things.

I don’t have to guess what specific orders are, nor do I have to guess. Things have reached this point, and the matter of the Flang machine cannon can almost be considered as broad in the world. There is no movement in the imperial city.

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. Now, he is even going to take a boat with Liu Qinghan and others to enter.

Things have become very obvious.

However, the only thing that surprised me was that Wen Fengxi looked at the above words and actually became stiff.

He stood there for a while and didn't move, then immediately caught up with Liu Qinghan's arm, as if he was saying something fiercely, but Liu Qinghan just replied a few words lightly and continued to move forward.

I stood on the dock and frowned slightly.

The wind and waves on the river were very strong, and I almost didn't hear them. Only Wen Fengxi's almost uncontrollable rage drifted to my ears with the wind--

"That's too dangerous!"

Although I don’t know what Pei Yuanhao wrote in the handwriting, which would make Liu Qinghan so unusually calm and Wen Fengxi’s out-of-comfort angry, even if I asked them to go out to sea, I wouldn’t find it strange. As for the danger, it is of course proportional to the benefits.

The problem is, what kind of danger can't even control Wen Fengxi?

Although the sun is very bright now, I just feel cold and can't help but gently rub the fingertips that were blown by the river wind. At this time, another warm hand slowly stretched out and gently held my fingers.

When I turned around, Pei Yuanxiu was standing beside me at some point.

He smiled, and I smiled a little, and then I heard him say, "We are going to get on the boat."

"Yes." I nodded, and then subconsciously looked around: "Old Yao—"

Sure enough, I saw Lao Yao standing on the other side, his dark face was covered with a blood-free desolation, and there was no expression on his face, but the anxiety and difficulty in his eyes were easily seen by anyone.

I said softly: "Miss Xue——"

"It was caught by Yan Qinghan and the others." Pei Yuanxiu whispered: "Someone saw them boarding the boat together."

“…”

"Yuanfeng's ship has been away for several days, and it's very urgent."

I nodded: "Yeah."

"Although the imperial court implemented a maritime ban, they would never stop Yan Qinghan's ship."

"I see."

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

“…”

Indeed, this is hard to say.

Pei Yuanhao has been showing goodwill to Pei Yuanfeng. The jade and silk picture at the wedding banquet has already shown his attitude, but the problem is that although Pei Yuanfeng is looking for Xue Muhua, he is still standing in Xichuan's position. Will Pei Yuanhao be worried that he has found the Folang machine cannon and further enhance Xichuan's strength? This matter is still a matter of different things.

"So, we might have to move faster."

Pei Yuanxiu said, and wanted to turn around and give orders. I suddenly stepped forward: "Yuanxiu."

He turned around and looked at me.

I had some difficulty, gently pinching my fingers. Even Li'er felt the hesitation in my heart, and opened his eyes wide in confusion and looked up at us. I was silent for a moment and said, "We don't go with them, right?"

He was stunned and immediately smiled: "Of course."

I reluctantly breathed a long sigh, and then smiled and said, "Okay."

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Things were arranged and went very quickly, and we boarded the ship soon after.

As the foreman's voice echoed in the canyon, our ship also anchored and slowly sailed forward.

I took Li'er to the cabin prepared for her and settled her down. The girl was still depressed, probably because the maid who arranged the cabin was too careful, and also prepared a simple dressing table for her with diamond glasses. She picked it up and took a look, and didn't even want to say more.

I sat down to her gently and said softly: "Li'er, what's wrong? I'm still so unhappy?"

She pursed her mouth, and finally she couldn't hold it in her mouth, and said in a crying voice: "Mom, when will I not be so ugly?"

It would be fine if she didn't open her mouth, but when she grinned, there were two black gaps on her front teeth.

With her crying expression, although I felt sorry for my daughter, I almost couldn't help but laugh.

Fortunately, I still held it in my arms and held her little face and said, "Mom Li'er, now I know that I love beauty."

She sobbed twice and closed her mouth pitifully.

I smiled and hugged her in my arms, and said softly: "It is of course good for girls to love beauty, but girls cannot focus all their attention on beauty, because others look at you, not only whether you are beautiful or not."

"Then, what else to look at."

"It depends on your quality, whether you have gentleness, kindness, firmness and courage, whether you have the persistence to keep your original intention in adversity, and whether you have the virtue of perseverance in difficulties. More importantly," I lowered my head, looked at her flashing big eyes, and said seriously: "No matter how turbulent the world is, you must face the vicissitudes of the world with a gentle and kind heart."

She pouted slightly: "Will this work?"

"Of course," I smiled and said, "God rewards hard work, and heaven rewards goodness. If you keep such gentleness and kindness, your wish will come true."

Actually, I told her these words as early as in Jixiang Village. She could still listen quietly at that time, but now she seemed a little impatient and even impatient. She hurriedly asked again: "Does Uncle San like this kind of girl?"

“…”

After all, the topic will be brought back to Liu Qinghan.

Perhaps, if you know love, you only have girls in love, she won’t understand these things and don’t bother to think about them. After all, love is enough to fill a girl’s youth and reason. No wonder some people once said that girls who fall in love are stupid, but they may not be stupid, but they don’t want to spend time thinking about people and things other than their lovers.

And what after this? If they meet good people, maybe everything will be natural and a good marriage story will be achieved. But if they meet bad people, they give up their ability to think and choose and simply form a thinking, that is, as long as the lover does everything, they choose to stand with their lover and fight the storm together in order to achieve their "great love".

Such love may be touching.

But what about the touching afterwards? Such "love" only makes me feel empty and boring.

I don't ask my daughter to become 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 has read a lot of books, so if the people with him have never studied or even illiterate, he will have nothing to talk to her."

“…”

"Your third uncle doesn't like fighting either. He doesn't want to see someone suffer. As long as he can stop the war and let more ordinary people live a good life, he can sacrifice a lot of things, even his own happiness."

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

"Sacrifice your own happiness?"

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

"But-" She seemed a little anxious: "Mom, you clearly said yesterday that Uncle San likes to see beautiful girls."

I smiled faintly: "Everyone has a love of beauty, not only your third uncle, but everyone likes to look at beautiful girls. But is it enough for girls to be beautiful? Then if one day you get old and no longer beauties, can you just abandon you and find younger and more beautiful girls?"

“…”

"Li'er," I stretched out my hand, gently stroked her hair, and said, "Good love will make you and the people you love become better people; but if you indulge in love, it will become empty and boring. How can you make a better person fall in love with you?"

Although my voice was gentle, my eyes showed a hint of firmness and cruelty, which made Li'er a little stunned for a moment and even forgot to speak.

But at this moment, I felt the hull suddenly shake.

A few shouts came from outside the window, as if something appeared on the river.

I frowned and hurriedly got up and went out, but as soon as I walked to the door of the cabin, I heard Li'er calling me behind my back: "Mom."
To be continued...