I also turned around and saw Han Zitong walking out with several maids behind him.

She was petite, but at this moment we stood under the stone steps and looked up at her stepping out of the threshold of the door, the sun shone behind her, making her look tall, and even the entire door was blocked.

When Li'er saw that it was her, she immediately shouted: "Aunt Zitong."

"Li'er be good."

Han Zitong had an unfamiliar smile on her face. She walked over and held her from my hand, squatted down and looked up and down, and smiled and said, "Li'er's clothes are so beautiful. Why didn't Aunt Zitong see Li'er wearing them?"

Li'er also looked down at her goose yellow skirt, pink and tender, like a bud that had just sprouted. With the delicate bun I combed for her, she was tied with snow-white ribbon with a little pink and yellow silk thread, and a small bead flower was inserted obliquely, making her look particularly graceful, like a lotus, beautiful and charming.

This dress is Pei Yuanhao's gift.

Although almost all the gifts he sent were useless, this one could still be worn on Li'er as he wished.

However, Li'er didn't know that the clothes were given by him, so she just smiled and said, "It was prepared by my mother for me, and I like it very much."

Zitong gently rubbed her face, then stood up and looked at me.

When she looked at me, the kind smile on her face disappeared suddenly, leaving only the calm that could barely be maintained, but she could not hide the impatient light in her eyes.

She said, "Today, you are the only one who sent your son to the pier?"

I smiled and said, "Of course."

She rolled her eyes, thought for a while, and said to me, "Then be careful on the way."

"Um."

"Don't go around, it's not peaceful recently."

My heart skipped a beat, I looked up at her and said, "Miss Zitong said it was not peaceful. Is it not peaceful over the Jiang side, or is it not peaceful over the here?"

She squinted her eyes and looked at me: "Do you know that too?"

As she said that, she looked at Li'er who had climbed onto the carriage and got into the carriage, and immediately understood: "Is it Li'er who told you?"

"Um."

She pursed her mouth, but said nothing.

And I knew it, smiled at her and nodded, then turned to the carriage.

Han Zitong was still standing at the gate, and our carriage slowly drove forward. After a while, her figure disappeared from sight. I leaned against the window, watching the wind blow the curtain gently, and the sunlight that was pouring shines in the carriage bit by bit, and my heart kept trembling.

Yesterday's assassination incident was not done by Jinling.

Han Zitong has a bad temper and straightforward temper, and can't hide things in her eyes and hearts. If the assassination was really planned by them, she wouldn't have said that just now.

In this way, the most likely those who planned the assassination were the other two forces - Xichuan, and the powerful and powerful gentry affected by the new policy.

If so—

Just as I was thinking about it, I felt the carriage tremble slightly and stopped.

When I lifted the curtain and saw that we were still on the street, I asked, "What's going on?"

The coachman in front said, "Madam, there is a car blocking the road ahead. The horse collapsed on the ground, as if it was about to give birth, and the road was blocked."

"Then you find another way to go around."

"But the young master ordered that you should go the main road when you come and go, so as not to-"

I said impatiently: "How long will it take to wait like this now? Just find a road full of people."

"Yes, madam."

After saying that, he heard him raise his whip, turn the carriage away, and drive towards the other street.

I didn't care about this little thing, and I was thinking about those things. Suddenly I heard a very noisy sound coming from outside, and a voice said loudly: "Is it possible to collect taxes like this to make people live!"

I frowned, lifted the curtain and saw a group of people outside looking around a notice posted on the wall, all of whom looked very angry.

I subconsciously said, "Stop."

The coachman hurriedly tied the reins and stopped, looking back at me: "What are the instructions of Madam?"

I didn't say anything, put the curtain down a little, only a little bit of it was exposed to see the scene outside. The notice was posted too far, and I couldn't see clearly, but I could clearly hear the voices of the onlookers-

"With such high taxes, my family's wealth is almost gone!"

"That's right, I've never seen anyone collecting such a high tax."

"Is it necessary to fight?"

When the man said the last few words, his voice became weaker involuntarily, and the people around him heard it clearly, all of them turned pale.

"What, to fight?"

"If you don't go to war, what should you do if you are subject to such a high tax? I have charged two taxes before, but I just repaired that-"

"Didn't you even issued a notice of service a while ago?"

"I looked at it once, I'm afraid I'll have to-"

"Shhh, just a little bit!"

The faces of those people were full of horror and helpless expressions. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they were helpless. Several older people didn't even participate in their discussions. They just shook their heads and walked away hunched over.

While walking, he sighed: "It's not peaceful, it's going to rain."

I frowned slightly.

At this moment, another footstep sounded from behind, the follower who followed us out. The leader ran up and walked to the window and asked carefully: "Madam, do you have any instructions to stop suddenly?"

I hurriedly covered up and said, "No, I just felt a little stuffy in my chest, so I asked me to stop and rest."

"oh?"

The man nodded, turned his head to look around, and immediately saw the notice over there and the crowd talking, and said hurriedly: "But there are people coming and going on this street, and we may not be able to stop for a long time. I feel wronged, Mrs., patiently, we are almost at the dock."

"Well. Let's go."

"Yes, madam."

The man waved his hand to the coachman again, and immediately the carriage staggered forward.

I leaned against the window and looked outside quietly. At this time, Li'er moved to my side, pulled my sleeves, and whispered: "Mom, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

I looked down at her and forced a smile: "It's okay."

She looked at me with her big eyes, as if she knew that I was just perfunctory to her, but she didn't ask any more questions. She just gently leaned her head on my shoulder, and I reached out to hug her, looking at the scenery outside that was constantly being thrown behind her, and after a while, she sighed.

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Perhaps because of the detour of the carriage, we walked for another quarter of an hour before we arrived at the dock. It was a little later than usual. Pei Yuanhao's boat seemed to have been waiting on the shore for some time. As soon as we saw our carriage stop, Li'er and I got off the car. Wu Yanqiu, who was waiting on the dock, and several servants behind him breathed a sigh of relief.

They hurriedly came forward: "Madam, Miss Li."

I nodded.

Wu Yanqiu subconsciously glanced behind me, then looked around: "Young Master didn't come today?"

"He's busy."

“…”

Feeling Wu Yanqiu's eyes flashing for a moment, I said calmly again: "Jinling is so big, and there are countless things he needs to deal with every day."

He said "Oh" and said nothing.

At this moment, everyone's nerves were tense, especially for him, he had to be more cautious in speaking. If he didn't pay attention, maybe there would be no peace on the river.

Thinking of this, I also looked behind him.

The guards following him were all those who followed him into Xichuan before. Although I only knew one Du Yan, the other few were familiar with each other because of their frequent meetings. But today, the most familiar face did not appear.

I asked, "Where is that Du Yan?"

Wu Yanqiu's eyes darkened and he said, "I'm injured."

"Injured?"

I was shocked, but immediately reacted. Li'er said that someone was injured when Pei Yuanhao was assassinated yesterday. Could it be Du Yan?

Before I could ask again, Wu Yanqiu had already said: "Although the injury is serious, it is all skin trauma, and it will be fine after a while of cultivation."

I then breathed a sigh of relief and nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for your hard work recently."

This sentence seemed to make him feel a little moved, and even a faint look of tiredness appeared on the face that had always been calm, saying, "This is the duty of the subordinates, and I dare not speak of pain."

But, as he said this, I suddenly felt a slap in my heart and felt something was wrong.

Yangzhou was taken back by Liu Qinghan. He was the prefect of Yangzhou. But why did Wu Yanqiu be busy on the river these days? Just like today the emperor was assassinated. Logically speaking, the local local official, that is, the prefect of Yangzhou, should be the one who handled this matter, but why was it a minister of the Ministry of Rites to deal with it?

Where is Liu Qinghan?

What did he do?

Could it be that he is still recovering from his injuries?

I recalled that on Tianquan Island, the terrifying blood hole on his shoulder was pierced by Xiao Yusheng's sword. Later, when I got on the boat, I lost too much blood and was almost exhausted. Such a serious injury, even if I received treatment from the imperial doctor, it would probably take some time to recuperate.

Thinking of this, it's nothing.

But I still subconsciously frowned.

At this time, Wu Yanqiu had already said to Li'er and me softly: "I don't think it was too early. Can Miss Li cross the river? The master has been waiting for a long time."

Li'er nodded and walked to him, but as soon as he stood still, he turned around and looked at me hesitantly and said softly: "Mom..."

I looked at her and was a little stunned for a moment.

Last night, I never agreed to her or replied to her request for me. I have been crossing the river until now. Maybe this is the last day for her and Pei Yuanhao to reunite, or it may be the last chance to satisfy her family of three.

But, I looked into her longing eyes, but didn't know what to say.

Because, I haven't even convinced myself yet.

Just as I was looking at her, Wu Yanqiu suddenly heard the movement behind her. When he turned around, he was immediately panicked: "Master?!"
Chapter completed!