In the golden autumn season, the fragrance of osmanthus flowers in Hangzhou City is everywhere.

After breakfast, Xie Lanyin followed her second sister Xie Lanqiao to Wuweizhai, the most famous pastry shop in the city. It was also a shop bought by Jiang's wife after she got married. It was built by the West Lake and the business was booming.

"Miss Two and Fifth Girls Are Here." Lu Yao came out to greet her in person, looking at the sisters with kind eyes like elders.

Jiang's three ancient cities in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yang, all of which were under his control. Lu Yao was a real busy man. He just came back from Suzhou the day before yesterday. Xie Lanyin didn't expect to see him today. When he saw him, he was very happy and called "Uncle Lu" sweetly.

Lu Yao touched the girl's head and led the two sisters to a private room specially prepared for them, and Lu Chi accompanied her.

After the seat was finished, the guy brought up some signature pastries of Wuweizhai. Xie Lanyin pinched her favorite osmanthus cake, and ate it while enjoying the autumn scenery of West Lake. He listened to the three people next to him talking about business. After eating two pieces in a row, he heard them mention their uncle's house. Xie Lanyin wiped his mouth and tasted the osmanthus tea and asked curiously: "Uncle Lu said that His Highness of Qin held a banquet and even posted a post to his uncle's house?"

Chen Jie, the Marquis of Pingxi, lived in Xi'an for decades and had some friendship with his uncle. It makes sense to invite a banquet to condescend and surrender to his uncle and cousins. However, the prince of Qin, who has never seen his uncle, how could he send posts to merchants that most officials look down upon?

Lu Yao nodded and smiled and said, "But it was not just my uncle's family. The four famous merchants in Xi'an received it. Unfortunately, the King of Qin drank a glass of wine the night before. He had a rash on his body and his face. When the banquet started, he invited everyone to drink through the screen. He did not show up, and his uncle couldn't see his true face."

Xie Lanyin pinched another piece of osmanthus cake and whispered: "I have been so tired that I have been kneeling for so long, so I deserve to have a rash."

The little girl was cute and petty. Lu Yao smiled. Suddenly the wind blew over, and her head was still quite strong. Lu Yao moved slightly and walked to the window. He saw that the waves on the lake had become bigger at some point. He looked at the sky again, and the dark clouds rolling in the distance. He immediately frowned and turned around and said, "It's going to rain, you guys hurry up and go back."

Looking at the wind and waves on the lake, Xie Lanyin's osmanthus cake that had been halfway through eating suddenly lost its flavor.

It's going to rain. My father and the others are on the sea now, or have they returned?

She hopes to come back, but at this time...

Xie Lanqiao was also worried. The two sisters returned to Xie's mansion uneasy and got off the carriage. The raindrops as big as beans fell down and were swept out of the wind. The umbrella edge was pressed low and it didn't work. After a short period of time, when they arrived at their mother's side, the two sisters' clothes were wet.

"The rain is too heavy, don't leave now, change my clothes and make do with it for a while." Jiang Shi insisted on calming herself and looked at her two daughters with distress.

Xie Lanyin's face turned pale and asked worriedly: "Mom, Dad, Sister, and others..."

"It's okay, they often float on the sea. If they find something wrong, they will definitely come back early. Don't worry." Jiang smiled and wiped off a drop of raindrops on his daughter's face and urged her to go in and change her clothes.

Xie Lanyin pursed her lips and went there obediently.

Xie Lanqiao wanted to speak but stopped. Jiang shook his head and refused to let her say it.

The daughters entered the house. Jiang walked to the window and looked at the rolling black clouds outside that were about to be pressed down, and couldn't help but clench his clothes.

She hopes that her husband and daughter have already arrived.

She hoped it would be just a small rainstorm, not a hurricane that is not uncommon along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River...

maritime.

The three official ships watched the Japanese leave, and soon after the bow was turned, the sea suddenly stormed.

Xie Hui's face did not change his expression. He found that the sea breeze was against the wind, so he quickly ordered the officers and soldiers on the ship to retract the sails and then speeded up to return to the shore.

After ordering, Xie Hui walked to the eldest daughter and said in a deep voice: "Lanting goes inside and wait, don't come out and walk around."

The wind and waves were too strong, and the dark gray sea water was like a beast, rushing endlessly, and it was about to swallow these three tiny boats. The hull was shaking violently, and Xie Lanting couldn't rest assured that his father would be with his father. The eldest daughter was filial and unfilial. Xie Hui was busy grasping the overall situation and inspecting the situation everywhere. He said no more and ordered Xue Jiu: "Send the eldest lady in, and let me see her outside, and deal with it with the military law."

"Father……"

Xie Lanting wanted to fight for it again, but his arm was suddenly grabbed by someone. The force was like a bull, and he could not refuse to pull her to the tent. Xie Lanting didn't want to follow him, and the hull suddenly shook violently. The two of them fell to the side of the ship together. Xue Jiu pulled her into his arms in time. He hit the ship heavily, and she hit his arms, firmly like a wall.

“Go in now!”

Xie Hui held the railing and shouted loudly.

"If you stay outside, the general will only be distracted." Xue Jiu hugged his sweetheart's slender waist tightly, reluctant to let go. Who knows if there is still a chance next time?

Xie Lanting didn't notice where his hand was placed. Seeing that his father had gone to the bow of the boat, he grabbed the sail rope that was shaking in the wind, and the officers and soldiers who had just stood there were nowhere to be swept by the waves. Xie Lanting's eyes were full of struggle. Seeing that his father looked at this side again, she clenched her fists, turned around and left.

Xue Jiu let go of his hand in time and wanted to keep up.

"I'll go in by myself, stay outside and take care of my father." Xie Lanting said without looking back, in an orderly tone.

"Okay!" Xue Jiu shouted loudly, watching her into the tent, and then he rushed towards Xie Hui with difficulty.

The sky seemed to be dark all of a sudden, the waves were also dark, and the rainstorm was pouring down, making it difficult to open your eyes.

The three people who had climbed up to collect the sails were all shook into the sea. Xie Hui wanted to go up in person. Xue Jiu took the lead and climbed up in the rain. He simply closed his eyes.

Below, Xie Hui searched everywhere and saw Deputy General Liu coming over and hurriedly called him to come over to help.

Deputy General Liu hesitated for a moment before coming over.

Xie Hui ordered him to hold the rope down there, and he went up to help Xue Jiu. If Fan couldn't get it down, the whole boat would have to be finished.

Seeing him climbing up with difficulty, Deputy General Liu slowly moved his eyes to the mast that could be cut off with just one knife.

Chen asked him to find an opportunity to kill Xie Hui.

He knew that Chen wanted a title and wanted the second master to inherit the Marquis' Mansion.

But he didn't want to kill an innocent man with iron bones, nor did he want to kill the general's most proud flesh.

But when the general was cruelly trying to cut off relations with her and marry another woman, she fell to the ground crying.

She said she was pitiful, she was indeed pitiful. Her childhood cousin married someone else and was cruel to want her.

If she hadn't had a wife in her first place, she could marry the general directly, and everything about the general was her own flesh and blood.

She said that she would be suppressed by Mrs. Xian in her life and would not be buried with the general even if she died. The only thing she wanted was that her son could get what he deserved. She said that this was the last time she begged him...

The waves were surging like evil ghosts, and there was also a ghost in his heart. The storm helped the evildoer to abuse. The sky and sea were dark, and no one could see what he had done. Deputy General Liu quietly pulled out his long sword and slashed it hard at the mast.

A sudden lightning flashed down from a distance. Xue Jiu was about to go down and lowered his head when he saw Deputy General Liu's hideous face.

He was stunned for a moment, then shouted to the person on the mast beside him, "Be careful, General!"

But he was late, and the sound of lightning covered the heavy slash, and the mast snapped and fell into the sea with the people who were climbing on it.

"Father!" Xie Lanting, who was drawn out by Xue Jiu's shout, pushed open the door and saw the scene of her father falling into the water. She didn't think about anything and had no time to think about it. She jumped down without hesitation.

She didn't want her father to be swept away by the waves. If she really wanted to sweep her, she would accompany him.

Three consecutive sounds of heavy objects falling into the water were too loud and loud, which made Deputy General Liu fall to the ground, but the sound was nothing compared to the surging wave. Except for Deputy General Liu whom he saw with his own eyes, it did not attract anyone's attention.

I don’t know how long it took, Deputy General Liu stood up tremblingly.

There was nothing on the sea surface, at least there was nothing he could barely see.

The old man fell into the water, the eldest girl jumped down, and Xue Jiu jumped down too.

Did he kill three people?

Deputy General Liu froze in place in a daze. It took him a long time to lift the knife to deal with the broken mast.

This was the last time he helped her. In the future, even if she forced her to do so with her life, he would not help the evil again.

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At dawn three days later, the sea gradually brightened.

Xue Jiu held the waist of his general with one hand, climbed the mast about the same thickness as his arm with the other hand, turned his head and talked to the girl next to the general, "Lan Ting, do you think, where are we now?"

After floating on the sea for so long, his lips turned white and dry.

Xie Lanting was not much better than him and didn't want to answer his nonsense. She observed her father worriedly.

My father seemed to have hurt his head and remained unconscious. She was afraid that she would not be able to find the island to shore again, so her father could not hold on.

"Lanting, look, I don't even want to save you. If we can go ashore, can you marry me?" The red sun rose on the sea, and the sea water was colorful. Xue Jiu looked at the bright red in front, and his eyes gradually returned to the beautiful and charming girl with a red face illuminated by the morning glow, and said intently.

If she agrees, she will die immediately and he will be worth it.

Xie Lanting closed his eyes.

Xue Jiu smiled, and then laughed a little, and pulled the crack on his mouth, and quickly stopped the smile.

The three of them continued to float with the waves, and as they floated, Xue Jiu looked into the distance in disbelief, "Lanting, I seem to see the boat!"

As early as the first day of floating, he called his sweetheart's name.

Xie Lanting looked at him and indeed saw several large ships, which seemed to be fleets.

When he was in a desperate situation, Xie Lanting looked at his father, used all his strength to call him with Xue Jiu.

Two quarters of an hour later, the three were rescued on the ship and accidentally learned that these ships were merchant ships of the Bai family of Guangdong sea merchants and were going to do business overseas.

There was a doctor on the boat who first treated Xie Hui. After checking the pulse, he said that he had to wait until Xie Hui was awake before he could judge the condition. He was not sure when Xie Hui woke up.

Xie Lanting was unwilling to force others to do anything. Xue Jiu knew what she was most worried about and begged Bai Dong’s house to return, and he would thank him again in the future.

The Bai Dong family shook his head regretfully, "We are involved in many interests and have returned without success. The Bai family may not be able to gain a foothold in Guangdong. I am sorry that Bai will not be able to help you. If you are worried about your family, we have a small boat on our boat. Bai is willing to provide food, water, compass and other items, and lend you two friends. If it goes well, you will be able to dock in five or six days, otherwise you will have to wait until June next year to come back with us."

Xue Jiu looked at Xie Lanting.

Xie Lanting looked at his unconscious father on the couch and was in a dilemma.

If she didn't go back, her mother and her two sisters would definitely think that they were in danger and were very sad and sad. There was also Deputy General Liu, who was instructed by him. She knew in her mind whether Chen would attack her mother and sisters if she killed their father and daughter? But when she went back, the sea was changing, and her father was healthy and she dared to try it. Her father didn't know when she would wake up, so she didn't dare to take risks.

She wanted to keep Xue Jiu here to protect her father. She went back by herself, but Xie Lanting could not speak because she knew that once she spoke, Xue Jiu would definitely rob her. Xie Lanting was not afraid of being shipwrecked again, but she didn't want Xue Jiu to take the risk. He had already died with her once, and she...

"You go with me."

Xue Jiu was observing her all the time, but she was still as expressionless as usual, making him unable to guess what she was thinking, but he didn't have to look at it, guessing carefully, and knowing her dilemma.

Regardless of the people around her, Xue Jiu grabbed her wrist and led the person behind the boat. The vast sea was opposite, and only him and her were here.

He didn't say anything, Xie Lanting lowered his eyes, seeing that he was still holding her hand.
To be continued...