When he appeared, the atmosphere on the entire dock became tense.

The followers behind me reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward a few steps. The people brought by Wu Yanqiu hurriedly surrounded Pei Yuanhao and protected Pei Yuanhao. Wu Yanqiu turned around and bowed to him. Just as he was about to say something, Pei Yuanhao waved his hand to stop him and ordered lightly: "Send the lady away first."

"--yes."

Wu Yanqiu nodded and saluted, then took Li'er to the other side of the boat. Li'er followed him while looking back at us.

Then, he came over.

I stood there without moving until he walked in front of me. The servants around were so nervous that they all held their breath. The guards behind him also stared at this side with wide eyes, lifting their strength all over their bodies, afraid that if there was a little movement, this place would immediately turn into a fierce battle.

But when he walked up to me and stood still, everyone became quiet.

Even he and I didn't talk, just looked at each other so calmly.

At this time, the river water behind him, which was originally slightly undulating, seemed to sense something, and the waves continued to rise and fall, and the river water surged up one after another, beating the reefs and stone piers on the shore, causing huge waves.

And he was still looking at me quietly, and his eyes were calmer than ever, even with a hint of deliberate calmness.

At this time, he spoke, "Would you like to travel with us?"

I was silent for a while, looked at the boat behind him, and said, "If I travel with you, will this boat come back?"

He said calmly: "Just like before, but at the You hour, this ship will take you back to Jinling. I will go to handle official duties on time at the Xu hour."

“…”

After hearing this answer, I just looked at him and still didn't say anything.

As before, the boat will come back.

This was his answer, but who knew whether this time was true or false. When I wanted to leave the palace, he agreed, but in the end, it made me watch the palace gate close in front of me, and let me face the most tragic scene.

As if he felt the alert and vigilance in my eyes, he looked at me for a while and said slowly: "Now, the river is still quite calm."

“…”

"I don't want to make waves for the time being."

“…”

My heart suddenly jumped.

I don't want to have a wave for the time being.

What he meant was that although Jiangnan and Jiangbei were confronting each other now, this confrontation could maintain a temporary calm, and he did not want to break this calm at this time.

...

There is no chaos in the world now, but in fact, the situation he faces is definitely not optimistic. The implementation of the new policy was planned for many years. In order to open up the way for the new policy, he even eliminated many mixed forces in the court, including the Shen family, which was barely implemented. Whether the situation in the Central Plains can recover from the trauma of war many years ago can be said to be a fight here; however, Luo Shi and Pei Yuanxiu were intertwined with him from the north and south. If both sides took action, he would lose both sides. The implementation of the new policy aroused the resistance of those powerful and powerful gentry. If they attacked each other at this time, his situation would be difficult.

So, he didn't want to make waves...

For a moment, my thoughts fell a little deeper.

"Qingying," he suddenly called my name, his voice with a strange hug and softness, almost no longer like his voice. I looked up and looked at him, and then saw him slowly saying, "Even if it's only this day--"

“…”

Even if it's only this day?

Does he have the same feeling as Li'er, so he hopes that this day, a "family of three" like us will be reunited?

“…”

I still didn't say anything, but after watching him for a long time, I slowly turned around and left.

The person behind me was still standing there, and I felt his eyes empty at that moment.

And I had already walked to the teams of guards who followed me to the dock and said to the leader: "You guys go back first."

When they heard what I said, all the servants were shocked.

The leader was shocked and looked at me in panic: "Madam!"

"I will accompany Li'er across the river for a day and I will come back around You hour."

The man said in a lost voice: "No! Madam, you can't cross the river, what if--" He glanced at Pei Yuanhao behind me, stepped forward, and lowered his voice: "Madam, forgive me. What if something happens? The young master ordered that you should protect your wife's safety no matter what, that's--"

I could fully understand his panic. After all, this was not a trivial matter. I thought about it all night until the decision I made just now.

I whispered, "I know, but today I'm just traveling with Li Er across the river, and there will be no problem."

"but--"

"Don't worry," I interrupted him and looked back. Pei Yuanhao was still standing there, looking at us deeply. I said to the man: "It won't be a problem."

The man couldn't speak and just looked at me in embarrassment.

I said calmly: "Don't worry, you guys go back first, and come here to pick me up when it's You hour in the evening."

After saying that, I turned around and walked over there. The man was still worried and followed me a few steps behind me. He seemed to want to persuade me, but he seemed to be thinking about a solution. Seeing that he had already walked to Pei Yuanhao, I thought about it, and then stopped and turned his head to him and said, "Don't make a sound when you go back. Young Master was tired last night, don't wake him up. When he wakes up, just say that I should not add fuel to the jealousy. I just said that I would accompany Miss Li to cross the river to see the scenery and will come back later. At the hour of You, let the young master pick me up."

Seeing that I gave this order, the man finally had nothing to say. He just looked at me with concern for a while, and finally lowered his head and said, "Yes."

I nodded, then turned to look at Pei Yuanhao. He didn't have too many expressions, but just said to me gently: "Let's go."

I was about to walk forward with him when the man behind me suddenly said, "Madam!"

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The man hesitated for a moment, looked at Pei Yuanhao again, as if he didn't dare to speak in front of him, and took two steps back. I walked forward with kindness. He attached himself to my ear and said softly: "Mrs. It is dangerous and unpredictable to go to Yangzhou. There must be no one around. I want my wife to take someone over, no matter what, there is a helper."

“…”

I thought about it, although if Pei Yuanhao really wanted to do anything to me, let alone these two people, or the teams in front of me, even if they brought out all the soldiers from Jinling, they might not be able to stop him, but his words also make sense. If someone is by my side, at least they won’t be too passive.

So he nodded.

The man turned around and shouted to the teams brought behind him: "Gu Ping."

My heart was thrilled, and I saw a thin and strong man walking out of the crowd, wearing a blue dress, walking up to us and holding his fists: "I'm here."

I suddenly opened my eyes wide. The person in front of me was Gu Ping, the young man I brought from Yangzhou to Jinling.

After a while, he had changed a lot than when he went to Jixiang Village with me and accompanied me to Yangzhou. He grew taller and stronger. If he was mature before, but he was somewhat childish, the man in front of him was already a man who had a completely mature atmosphere.

As soon as I saw him, my originally tight mood couldn't help but relax a little.

The leader said to him: "Madam is going to Yangzhou today. You can accompany your wife and Miss Li across the river, protect and serve him well, and never let your wife suffer a lot!"

Gu Ping said: "Yes!"

After saying that, he walked up to me and said with a serious look on his face: "Madam."

“…”

I looked at him and couldn't help but smile: "Ping'er, it's been a long time since we met."

He seemed to hesitate for a moment, looked at the smile on my face, hesitated for a while, and still said in a low voice: "Aunt Qing."

The smile in my eyes became deeper and deeper.

He continued, "Don't worry, even if you cross the river, Ping'er will definitely protect Aunt Qing," he said, and looked at Li'er holding the fence not far away on the boat, and kept looking at Li'er on our side, "and Li'er's."

I smiled and nodded: "Yeah."

After that, I took him to Pei Yuanhao. Although Pei Yuanhao didn't hear anything we said, his sensitivity obviously understood the meaning of Gu Ping coming with me, and he didn't say much, just turned around and walked towards the boat.

I also took Gu Ping over.

The last one to board the ship was the team of the imperial guards on the shore. After they also boarded the ship, the sampan was collected.

As soon as I stood still, Li'er ran up from the side and hugged me: "Mom!"

I felt shaking and a little uncomfortable on the boat. She almost fell down by the collision. I immediately stretched out a hand from behind and helped me stabilize my body. I didn't look back to see who it was, but just turned sideways and leaned against the fence, avoiding the hand.

Li'er in his arms raised his head, smiling so hard that his eyes were bent into two slits, and he looked at me with a smile: "Mom, you still promised me, you are finally here!"

I was not in a state of speaking for a moment, I just smiled faintly and almost perfunctorily.

I know how happy it is for me to cross the river and accompany her and Pei Yuanhao to travel with her. It even has extraordinary significance. But I can't empathize with my daughter. Even if I get closer to Pei Yuanhao, it is definitely not a good feeling for me, and it will not be a good memory in the future.

But seeing her daughter's happy look, she felt that it might be worth it.

At this time, Li'er saw Gu Ping next to her again and immediately said happily: "Brother Ping!"

As soon as Gu Ping arrived on this ship, he was nervous. After all, this could be regarded as an "enemy ship". The people around him were enemies. It was difficult for him to relax like Li'er, and he was even more nervous than me. But when he heard Li'er calling him like this, he hurriedly smiled: "Miss Li."

When Li'er heard this, she immediately frowned: "Why are you calling me that?"

Gu Ping obviously hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything in a dilemma.

When they were in Jixiang Village, they did call out loud, but after all, Pei Yuanxiu and I had not gotten married yet, and Li'er's identity was not very clear. But now, it would be very difficult to ask Gu Ping to call her nickname.

So I stroked Li'er's head gently: "Brother Ping has their rules."

"But-" she pouted: "When he was in Jixiang Village before, he obviously called me Li'er!"

I smiled and said, "Brother Ping can't call you Li'er, but you can still call him Brother Ping. If you don't change, wouldn't it be enough?"

When she heard my words, her eyes immediately lit up and she said to Gu Ping, "Brother Ping, Brother Ping!"

Gu Ping couldn't help it, and turned his head and smiled softly.

At this time, a horn sound came from the bow of the ship.

The ship is starting.

The boatman pushed the boat away from the dock with a heavy bamboo pole, and felt the hull under his feet tremble slightly. Our boat slowly retreated a few feet away, then slowly turned the bow and sailed towards the middle of the river.

I looked back and saw that the people on the dock rushed over and looked at us anxiously.

In fact, almost everyone around me was feeling uneasy. When I got on Pei Yuanhao's boat, not only the people in Jinling were panicked, but I was afraid that people in Yangzhou would not be safe.

Only Li'er is the only one who is happy and the happiest.

She looked at me with a smile, and then at Pei Yuanhao next to her, as if she didn't know how to express her pleasure. Just now, the waves gradually rose and caused huge waves to the bow of the boat. She pulled Gu Ping's sleeve and said, "Brother Ping, come, I'll take you to the bow of the boat to see, you can see a lot of fish."

Gu Ping was still a little overwhelmed and had been dragged by her.

I stood on the deck and felt the hull undulating slightly with the waves. Some tiny water foam was blown by the wind and blowing onto my face, bringing a burst of coolness.

I held the fence and quietly looked at the snow-white waves that kept splashing under my feet.

At this time, a man walked to me alone.
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