Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 436 is the end and the beginning

The two horses carried their master on the wide official road and soon went away.

Thousands of winds and peace are like shadows, neither far nor near.

Emperor Xingyuan kept looking and did not move for a long time. His sight was already empty.

It was Princess Zhaoyang who spoke first: "Brother, please go back."

On the way back to the palace, Emperor Xingyuan asked Princess Zhaoyang: "Emperor sister, will Ayou never return to the capital again?"

The eldest princess Zhaoyang was angry that her brother was confused, but she felt a little pitiful when she saw such a brother. She was silent for a moment and said: "Brother Huang and Ayou are father and daughter, and the blood relationship is eternal. From now on, brother Huang will do more diligent work and love the people." We must implement the New Deal well and introduce more things that are beneficial to people's livelihood from overseas. No matter where Ayou is, he will see these changes. After a while, Brother Huang also knows that Ayou is serious about this. The most kind child.”

"I know, I know..."

The emperor suddenly rode out of the city, which alarmed all the officials. At this time, many ministers gathered at the palace gate, speculating, talking, and worrying.

Emperor Xingyuan was in no mood to talk, so he signaled Sun Yan to stay and explain, and returned to Qianqing Palace.

The Queen Mother and Queen Zhou were waiting in Qianqing Palace, and they were relieved to see Emperor Xingyuan and Princess Zhaoyang coming back together.

"Your Majesty." Queen Zhou stepped forward to greet her.

The Queen Mother looked at her son carefully and saw that he had both beard and tail. She was relieved and said, "Emperor, the Ai family heard that you suddenly left the palace on horseback. What happened?"

Emperor Xingyuan took off his cloak and handed it to the palace servants. He wiped his hands with a warm soft towel before saying, "Ayou has left the capital."

Queen Zhou's eyes changed slightly, but she said nothing.

The Queen Mother looked shocked: "What is she doing?"

Emperor Xingyuan was too tired to speak. This fatigue was not physical, but mental.

Princess Zhaoyang replied on his behalf: "Ayou has traveled far and wide."

"Traveling around?" The Queen Mother was even more shocked, "Is she just a little girl having fun everywhere?"

"You are not alone. You are protected by Marquis Changle."

With a man?

The Queen Mother opened her mouth in shock and looked at the pair of children in disbelief.

Without getting married or having a family, you just ran away with a man like this?
The eldest princess Zhaoyang twitched the corner of her mouth, and before the old mother spit out vulgar words, she smiled and said: "Ayou likes freedom, isn't this good?"

"What's this good about? This is outrageous -"

"Mother." Princess Zhaoyang glanced towards Emperor Xingyuan, reminding the Queen Mother that her precious son was in a bad mood.

The Queen Mother felt sorry for her son the most. After being reminded like this, she persuaded Emperor Xingyuan: "Son, don't feel bad because you can't bear to leave that girl. Think about it, she doesn't have to socialize or take care of the housework. She can play wherever she wants. , The Ai family remembers that Changle Hou was very handsome, and how happy it is to have such a young and handsome man accompanying him..."

Princess Zhaoyang heard something more and more strange: "Queen Mother!"

I wonder if it was an illusion, but she actually heard envy in her mother's tone?

"Ahem, what Aijia means is that as parents, don't you just want your children to have a good life?"

Emperor Xingyuan was really comforted by these words: "My son understands. Queen mother, empress, and imperial sister, you all should go back."

The Queen Mother nodded and extended her hand to Princess Zhaoyang.

Princess Zhaoyang had to hold the old lady's arm and take her back to Cining Palace.

Arriving at Cining Palace, the Queen Mother quickly inquired about the details.

Princess Zhaoyang didn't hide anything, she told everything.

The Queen Mother was dumbfounded and said for a while: "This girl is as stubborn as her mother!"

"Mother, please don't say that in front of the imperial brother in the future."

"You don't have to say that." The Queen Mother rolled her eyes at her daughter, but couldn't help but mutter, "This girl is stupid, she doesn't deserve to be a good person..."

Of course, the eldest princess Zhaoyang would not have time to argue with her old mother. After listening to the Queen Mother's talk, she was finally let go.

"Call the eldest son back to me!" Princess Zhaoyang patted the table as soon as she returned to the princess's mansion.

Kong Rui was working on a new gadget and had no idea what had just happened.

"Why did the mother call her son back?"

"Kneel down!"

Kong Rui was stunned, looking at his mother's darkened face, and knelt down in confusion.

"Wait a minute." Princess Zhaoyang stopped her and told the female officer, "Bring that abacus."

The female officer gave Kong Rui a sympathetic look, and quickly took out an abacus that was larger than the ordinary abacus and placed it in front of Kong Rui.

"Kneel here."

Kong Rui knelt down obediently and asked in confusion: "I wonder what mistake my son made to make his mother so angry?"

This abacus has not been used in years, but it is so well maintained.

"Ayou ran away today because your uncle caught up with you because of the Naoshizi cigarette letter you tinkered with..." Princess Zhaoyang finished speaking and scolded her son, "If your uncle hadn't woken up in time, something might have happened to Ayou! "

Kong Rui was shocked when he heard this: "Fortunately, my cousin is fine."

"That's because your uncle is not stubborn. But who can completely grasp a person's mind? Without the smoke letter you created, Ayou would have been able to leave smoothly, and he would not have experienced today's thrill..."

Kong Rui knew that his mother was angry out of fear, so he whispered: "It's not Yan Xin's fault——"

"What did you say?"

Kong Rui quickly lowered his head: "My son is wrong."

On the official road in the suburbs of Beijing, Xin You rode his horse and kept running until the horse was exhausted and did not stop.

The world is vast, the countryside is endless, and I don’t know where I am for a moment.

Xin You got off the horse, and He Qingxiao also got off the horse.

Qianfeng and Pingan came over and took the horses to drink water, leaving the two of them some time alone.

Xin You jumped into He Qingxiao's arms and beat him hard.

Her body was shaking violently, but she did not recover from the fear of "seeing" his determination to kill himself.

He Qingxiao hugged her with the same fear.

He couldn't imagine and couldn't bear the thought of Ayou dying in front of him.

He will definitely become a madman who only knows how to kill with a knife, and he will keep killing until the last drop of blood is shed, but his pain and hatred cannot be resolved.

It was also like this that he understood the pain Ayou would experience if she saw him die with her own eyes.

He was afraid not only of almost losing Ayou, but also of the pain he would bring to Ayou if he died.

"He Qingxiao, have you ever thought about what would happen to me if you committed suicide for me?" Xin You grabbed He Qingxiao's arm and asked angrily.

"Ayou, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

"You are wrong! You will let me experience the pain of losing the person I love again, no, it is more painful than that! Because you died because of me, if I take revenge, I can only take revenge on myself!" Xin You burst into tears. It fell like a swoop and couldn't stop at all, "You want me to be in agony first, and then pay for your life. No one is more cruel than you..."

Holding him alive and feeling his body temperature, Xin You had never been so grateful for her strange eyes as she was now.

"I understand. Ayou, I promise you, I will cherish my life very much in the future..." He Qingxiao raised her hand to wipe away her tears, but the more she wiped away her tears, she simply held her face and kissed her eyes. Cheeks, her lips.

The usual kisses were always restrained and hesitant about the future. But now, he just wants to use the most intense and in-depth contact to make each other feel at ease.

……

A few days later, when Jiang Shuang was tidying up her study, she found several letters, and the one on top was for her.

Before opening the letter, Jiang Shuang specially cleaned her hands and opened the envelope carefully.

The clear and elegant small words came into view: "Jiang Shuang, I left without saying goodbye. I'm really sorry, but I have to entrust you with some things..."

After Jiang Shuang finished reading, she wiped her tears, but still couldn't relieve her turbulent emotions. She lay on the table and cried bitterly, and then followed Xin You's instructions.

Among the several letters, one is for Xiaoba, one is for Xiaolian, one is for Head Six, one is for Shopkeeper Hu, and one is for Princess Zhaoyang.

Jiangshuang first arranged for people to deliver the letters to Xiaolian and Liu Dangjia, and then sent someone to call Xiaoba.

Xiaoba paid a visit when he learned that Xinyou had left. After receiving the letter, he hurried over and asked worriedly: "Jiang Shuang, has something happened? If you have any trouble, you must tell me..."

"This is the letter the girl left for you."

Xiaoba's face turned red: "I'm not very illiterate."

He secretly invited his husband to study, but the progress was too slow. The teacher said that he was a little less talented in reading.

"Should you ask someone to read it to you, or should I read it to you?"

"Sorry to trouble Sister Jiangshuang."

So Jiangshuang read the letter for Xiaoba. There was not much in the letter. It mainly told Xiaoba that if Wuyun Village had any difficulties in the future, he could ask Princess Zhaoyang for help.

There are more than two hundred people in Wuyun Village. These former bandits are different from ordinary people, and only Princess Zhaoyang can cover them up.

Xiaoba choked up while holding the letter: "Girl never forgot us brothers until she left..."

Jiang Shuang sighed in sympathy and went to Qingsong Bookstore again.

In Qingsong Bookstore, shopkeeper Hu and others greeted guests wholeheartedly when they came in. When the guests left, they were either in a daze or sighing. They had been in a state of misery these past few days.

Hearing the noise coming from the door, Liu Zhou looked over listlessly, was stunned, and then jumped up: "Sister Jiangshuang?"

Shopkeeper Hu also stood up, his expression becoming serious.

Jiang Shuang's visit to the bookstore must be related to his employer.

"Shopkeeper, my boss has something to tell you, can I talk to you?" Jiang Shuang has lived in the east courtyard of the bookstore for a long time, and is familiar with the bookstore and others.

Shopkeeper Hu pointed to the guest room and led Jiang Shuang in.

Liu Zhou looked at the door of the guest room, sighed, and said to Shitou: "My boss and Mr. He used to talk there."

Never seen again.

Liu Zhou felt uncomfortable in his heart.

Shi Shi also felt uncomfortable and lowered his head in a muffled voice.

Xin You's sudden departure seemed to have taken away the backbone of Qingsong Bookstore, and everyone lost their energy.

Jiang Shuang sat down in the small reception room. She first put the box she was carrying on the table, took out a wooden box and pushed it over.

"The girl left me a letter saying that this was a manuscript and she asked me to give it to the shopkeeper."

Shopkeeper Hu was stunned, staring at the square box with red eyes.

The boss even left a new story for the bookstore...

He caressed the wooden box over and over again.

"This is the letter the girl left for the shopkeeper." Jiang Shuang handed the letter over.

Shopkeeper Hu took the letter and couldn't wait to open it. As he read on, his hands were shaking more and more.

In the end, the old man put the letter away and burst into tears.

Although Jiang Shuang didn't know what exactly was written in the letter Xin You left to shopkeeper Hu, she had some guesses from the letter left to her asking her to bring the deed of Qingsong Bookstore.

Liu Zhou and others heard shopkeeper Hu's cry and ran to the door of the guest room, worried about asking.

"Liu Zhou, Shitou, come in." Shopkeeper Hu shouted with a crying voice.

Jiang Shuang said, "Please Miss Zhu come in too."

Judging from what Shopkeeper Hu meant, Miss Zhu was not mentioned in the letter to him, but it was mentioned in the letter that the girl left for her.

Soon the three people came in, and the small waiting room immediately became crowded.

"Shopkeeper, why are you crying?" Liu Zhou, who knew Shopkeeper Hu best, was the first to ask.

Shopkeeper Hu pointed at the letter on the table and asked Liu Zhou to read it.

After Liu Zhou picked up the letter and read it, he cried louder than Shopkeeper Hu just now.

Shitou looked at shopkeeper Hu and Liu Zhou, and was frightened for a moment.

Shopkeeper Hu calmed down, kicked Liu Zhou, and said to Shitou: "The boss has handed over Qingsong Bookstore to us. Old man, I will take four points, Shitou and Liu Zhou will each take half, and the remaining three points of the profit will be used for poverty relief." Wait for good deeds.”

Shitou was stunned when he heard this, pointed at himself, and opened his mouth: "Me too?"

He can have a job in Qingsong Bookstore because of the charity of his boss and shopkeeper. Forget it if Brother Liu Zhou has it, why can he have it?

Although Shi Shi was young, he could carry it clearly, so he immediately said he couldn't have it.

Considering that Qingsong Bookstore only accounts for half of its profit, it is still an astonishing amount of revenue, and it comes every year.

Shopkeeper Hu said: "This is the arrangement of the boss, and it must have its reasons. Do you think that you, a little boy, are not worthy of taking it? Old man, I am just a worker, so I deserve four points of the bookstore's profits?"

In fact, shopkeeper Hu was also confused.

The owner of Qingsong Bookstore gave Shi Shi half a share of the profits, but said nothing to Zhu Xiaoyue. As for Liu Zhou, it is not surprising. The boss values ​​​​love and has a deeper relationship with Liu Zhou than Shitou and Zhu Xiaoyue.

It's not that the stone has it, Zhu Xiaoyue must have it. But the two of them have one boy and one accountant. If the owner considers this aspect, there is no reason to leave Zhu Xiaoyue behind.

Unless the owner has other deep intentions——

Shopkeeper Hu was an experienced man and did not reveal any of his doubts. He continued: "My boss also left a point each for Mr. Duan and Ms. Duan."

Jiangshuang calculated in her mind and that was it.

She took out the land deed that she had kept close to her body and handed it to shopkeeper Hu: "This is the land deed of Qingsong Bookstore. Keep it, shopkeeper."

Shopkeeper Hu took it with trembling hands.

Jiang Shuang took out another box from the rattan box and handed it to Zhu Xiaoyue: "Miss Zhu, this is the box our girl gave you."

Zhu Xiaoyue looked surprised: "My boss gave it to me?"

Jiang Shuang nodded: "Isn't Miss Zhu getting married soon? She said in her letter that she regretted not being able to enjoy the wedding banquet between you and Mr. He."

Zhu Xiaoyue took the box with red eyes, opened it and saw a set of luxurious gold and ruby ​​heads and faces. She couldn't control her tears.

After losing her parents and relatives, she went to Beijing alone, intending to take revenge with her life. At that time, she never imagined that she could still have a lover, friends, and a stable and happy life. Her tears fell on the ruby ​​​​on the hairpin head, and the ruby ​​became more and more brilliant.

After Jiang Shuang left, shopkeeper Hu arranged for Liu Zhou to invite Duan Yunlang and Duan Yunling.

After Duan Shaoqing lost his official position, the Duan family moved out of Shaoqing's mansion and bought two adjacent houses in ordinary areas. The old lady, oh, I can only call her old lady now, took the initiative to divide the family between the two brothers.

Regardless of the fact that the Duan family finally vomited out all of Kou Qingqing's millions of wealth, in fact, the skinny camel was bigger than a horse. In the past few years, the money made money and they bought several shops and a lot of fields.

The old lady was so partial that she allocated the smaller of the two houses, a small shop, and some fields to the second bedroom, and the rest went to her eldest son.

Of course, the old lady has lived with the big house since then.

Duan Wenbai took Duan Yunlang with him, and the father and son took care of the assigned shop together. Duan Yunlang has a cheerful nature and greets customers who come to his door warmly and thoughtfully. The business of his shop is much better than before.

Seeing Liu Zhou come in, Duan Yunlang didn't show any embarrassment that a noble prince studying in the Imperial College would become a businessman, and asked with a smile: "Brother Liu Zhou, what do you want to buy?"

"I'm not here to buy anything. Our boss has something for Mr. Duan. Please go to Qingsong Bookstore."

"Ayou has something left for me?" Duan Yunlang was stunned for a moment, his expression a little sad.

Several days had passed when he heard the news that Ayou had left the capital, and it was impossible to say that he didn't feel uncomfortable at all. When I lay on the bed unable to sleep at night, I always thought that after losing cousin Qing, I would never see sister Ayou again.

"Yes, Mr. Duan, please go with me."

Duan Yunlang hurriedly waved his hand: "I am no longer a young master. Brother Liu Zhou, please call me Brother Duan."

Liu Zhou didn't hesitate: "Brother Duan, my boss has left something for Miss Duan San. Please call us."

Duan Yunling had already left the cabinet, so Duan Yunlang took Liu Zhou to Duan Yunling's husband's house.

Her husband's surname was Lu, and her father-in-law also served in Taipu Temple. Duan Wensong was his subordinate before he resigned.

When the Duan family collapsed, the old lady and others were worried, fearing that the Lu family would break off the engagement. Fortunately, the other party did not regret the marriage and married Duan Yunling as scheduled.

After Duan Yunlang came to the door, he waited in the flower hall while the doorman passed the letter in.

When she heard that her cousin was here, Duan Yunling's mother-in-law, Mrs. Xu, frowned and said lukewarmly, "Go ahead."

There is actually nothing wrong with this daughter-in-law herself. She is good-looking and smart-tempered, and she has not become timid or petty because of something going on with her mother's family. Just thinking about her fallen natal family, Mrs. Xu can't help but feel a lump in her throat.

The son was obviously a good match for someone better, but the Lu family didn't want to bear the reputation of adding insult to injury, and they had wronged their younger son.

"Why are you here, second brother, but there is something wrong at home?" Duan Yunling's eyes were a little sore when he saw Duan Yunlang sitting in the hall drinking tea.

After Miss Xin's identity was revealed, her life at home was very good. After marrying into the Lu family and becoming a daughter-in-law, she suffered a lot of overt and covert grievances.

She gritted her teeth and thought about Miss Xin when she felt uncomfortable.

No matter how difficult it was, was it still as difficult as when Miss Xin first arrived at the Duan family? The short time Miss Xin stayed in the Duan family taught her to be brave. She will never forget what Miss Xin said to her: Courage is always one of the most precious qualities, especially for us women.

She has the courage to face those difficulties and she will live a good life.

"Third sister, did you hear that Ayou left the capital?"

Duan Yunling's face changed slightly and he shook his head.

She is still a new daughter-in-law, so it is not convenient for her to go out, and her husband's family will not say much to her.

Duan Yunlang gave a brief explanation. Of course, what was spread among the people was not the version of confrontation between father and daughter, but the fact that the long live grandfather was reluctant to part with his beloved daughter and sent him out of the city himself.

"Ayou left something for us at Qingsong Bookstore, we have to go there."

Duan Yunling nodded, asked Duan Yunlang to sit down for a while, and went back to ask his mother-in-law for instructions.

"My daughter-in-law is going out on a trip."

"It's already afternoon, what are you doing out there?" Mrs. Xu subconsciously thought that Duan Yunling was going back to her parents' home. As for the Duan family, which was disliked by the emperor, Mrs. Xu certainly did not want her daughter-in-law to go back often.

Duan Yunling said generously: "Miss Xin went on a long trip and left some things for my daughter-in-law at Qingsong Bookstore."

Miss Xin's name is well known in the capital. Xu's dissatisfied look suddenly faded and he asked tentatively: "You and Miss Xin get along well?"

Duan Yunling lowered his eyes: "Miss Xin has always taken care of her daughter-in-law as her own sister."

She will also use everything she can to get herself out of trouble without hindering others.

Sure enough, Mrs. Xu's expression became more gentle: "Go ahead, go and come back early."

Duan Yunling and Duan Yunlang rushed to Qingsong Bookstore and were taken directly to the living room by Liu Zhou.

Duan Yunlang couldn't help but said: "Ayou often drinks tea here."

Shopkeeper Hu didn't hesitate and handed the drafted contract to Duan Yunlang for review.

Duan Yunlang read it and handed the contract to Duan Yunling with a blank expression.

After reading the contract, Duan Yunling covered his mouth in shock and looked at Shopkeeper Hu.

"If you two like it, just sign and seal the contract. From now on, everything will be done according to the contract."

In six copies of the contract, each person's proportion is clearly written.

"Shopkeeper, are you mistaken? We have nothing to do with Qingsong Bookstore—"

Shopkeeper Hu smiled and said: "This is what our boss left to Mr. Duan and Miss Duan. You two must accept it in order to live up to the friendship of the boss."

After hearing what Shopkeeper Hu said, Duan Yunlang and Duan Yunling no longer refused.

Shopkeeper Hu invited some of the people in charge of the printing house, Manager Zhao, to sign and seal the contract one by one, completing the contract. The five people who own the share of the bookstore and Manager Zhao, who is the middleman, each have a share.

Duan Yunling went back by carriage, and she began to cry silently as soon as she entered the carriage.

Duan Yunlang didn't understand: "Third sister, why are you crying? Ayou is thinking of us, shouldn't you be happy?"

He was so happy. Ayou said that he regarded him as a brother, not to coax him.

Duan Yunling covered her face and shed more tears: "I'm just crying because I'm happy..."

She didn't spend much time with Miss Xin, but Miss Xin left her with the confidence to face the storms of life.

Duan Yunlang returned to his shop and without waiting for his father to ask, he took the initiative to tell the reason why he went to Qingsong Bookstore.

After hearing this, Duan Wenbai sighed in silence for a long time and asked Duan Yunlang to go home and drink together.

This is not a celebration of his son's huge fortune, but his mood is too complicated, and only drinking can relieve it.

"Why did you drink it as soon as you came back?" Zhu asked in confusion.

After hearing what Duan Yunlang said, Mrs. Zhu was silent for a long time, poured a glass of wine and drank it silently.

As for Duan Yunling, how much he revealed about his income after returning to his in-laws' house, and how his life will get better and better from then on, is another matter.

After Princess Zhaoyang read the letter sent by Jiang Shuang, she thought for a long time and went into the palace to see Emperor Xingyuan.

After these few days, Emperor Xingyuan seemed to be back to normal, but he was more serious when he went to court, and there were very few officials attending court.

"Brother, do you still remember those people Ayou brought back from the south?"

"Remember. What's wrong?"

"Brother Emperor didn't say that he wanted to open the sea. I thought I could ask these people if they were willing to go out. Not in the name of the court, just treat it as a private attempt to explore the sea. These people are all returning to Ayou, if If we can meet Ayou, and Ayou is willing to use them, we can feel more at ease if there are more people around her to protect her, what do you think, brother Huang?"

"Your Majesty's suggestion is a good one, I will make arrangements for it."

Originally, Emperor Xingyuan had planned to lift the sea ban step by step. This year we will send another group of envoys overseas. After two or three years, we can get more information about overseas affairs and then try to let go.

But Xinyou's departure changed Emperor Xingyuan's plan.

Xinxin will be harmed by those gentry, because they are afraid that Xinxin will come back and persuade him to implement the New Deal and lift the sea ban.

Now that the new policy has been implemented and the sea ban has not yet been lifted, if Ayou leaves like this, who knows if there will be people who are worried about Ayou coming back and have bad intentions?

He told Ayou that he would not make the same mistake twice, and it was the same in this regard. He would let go of the sea ban and get things done first, so Ayou wouldn't be afraid.

"I don't know where Ayou is." Princess Zhaoyang sighed.

Xin You and He Qingxiao went all the way to the west, first going to the Western Regions, experiencing the wildness of "flat sand and vast yellow sky", enjoying the scenery along the way, and it was already midsummer in the south.

"He Qingxiao, do you remember where this is?"

He Qingxiao looked at the people who were looking forward to Shenfei and smiled: "Of course I won't forget, this is Lingshan County, and it was almost the same season when we came here."

"Brother Orion's home is in Lingshan County, let's go and see them."

"it is good."

"What should we take with us?"

……

The two were discussing and chatting, just like those young couples visiting relatives.

When I arrived at Brother Orion's house, I heard faint crying before I even knocked on the door.

It's the cry of a baby.

Xin You and He Qingxiao looked at each other and both smiled.

It seems that Brother Orion has married a wife and has a baby.

"He Qingxiao, go knock on the door." Xinyou pushed He Qingxiao forward.

He Qingxiao raised her hand to knock on the door, feeling a little nervous for some reason.

"Who is it?" The door opened, revealing the dark face of Brother Orion.

Seeing the two of them, the eldest Orion brother was stunned, with surprise bursting out of his eyes, "Xiao He, eldest sister? Mom, come quickly, Xiao He and his wife are here to see us!"

Soon the aunt rushed out quickly and pinched her son's ears: "Why are you making such a loud voice? What should I do if I scare He Bao?"

After scolding her son, the aunt hurriedly pulled Xin You and He Qingxiao in, with a smile on her face: "Auntie said a few days ago that she didn't know when you two would come to see us, but she came unexpectedly... Xiao He Ah, you are still so fair, Xiao He's wife is fatter and more handsome than then..."

In the courtyard stood a young woman holding a child. The aunt kept talking: "This is your sister-in-law. Thanks to you and your wife, your eldest brother not only married a daughter-in-law, but Hebao is half a year old... Hebao's name is Small grass, grass from seedlings..."

The eldest brother Orion happily explained: "My mother gave me the name when she saw that the baby was born. She said that calling the child is like calling her brother Xiaohe. He will definitely be as handsome as you in the future."

He Qingxiao: "..."

Xin You pursed her lips and smiled: "Auntie is really good at naming things."

When dinner was ready, the aunt put a chicken drumstick for her daughter-in-law and one for Xinyou: "Xiao He, wife, do you have a baby?"

Now it was Xin You's turn to face heat: "Not yet."

"When I look at you, I know you haven't given birth yet. It's time to have a baby. It's not good to have a baby too early, and it's not good to have a baby too late..."

Xin You lowered his head slightly: "I understand, aunt."

Due to the aunt's enthusiastic enticement, the two of them stayed together and were naturally assigned a room.

The weather in the mountains is not that hot, and it is even a little cool at night.

He Qingxiao hugged Xin You, but her heart felt hot.

"Ayou——" He shouted softly and stretched out his hand.

Xin You grabbed his hand and said in a lower voice: "Don't mess around in other people's homes."

"I know..." His hand fell down and held Xinyou's hand.

In the early morning of the next day, the mountains were covered with mist. The two said goodbye to Brother Orion and his family, met Qian Feng and Ping An, who were staying elsewhere, and headed to Guangcheng.

The decree to lift the sea ban has been promulgated, and Xin You heard about it on the road. When we arrived in Guangcheng, we saw that the port was prosperous with sails and sails like a forest.

Xinyou led the way to the place where she once lived and met Xiaolian.

Xiaolian rushed over and hugged Xinyou tightly: "Girl, my servant is finally waiting for you!"

After getting excited, Xiaolian saluted He Qingxiao: "Uncle."

He Qingxiao nodded in return with a calm expression on his face. Unfortunately, the red tips of his ears exposed his thin-skinned nature.

Entering the house, Xinyou took a sip of tea and said, "How is it here?"

"We have recruited a lot of boatmen with experience at sea, and Sixth Brother is training the brothers in Wuyun Village..."

"Brother from Wuyun Village?"

"Young lady, don't you know?" Xiaolian saw Xin You shaking her head and explained, "They arrived more than two months ago, and there were more than 80 people in total. Sixth Brother did not follow the imperial ship and stayed to teach them - —”

Xiaolian hesitated for a moment and whispered: "They want to follow the girl. I heard that Grandpa Long live and the eldest princess know about it. I wonder if the girl is willing to take them with them..."

Xin You smiled: "Why not? It's better to use them than strangers."

It doesn't matter whether one of these people delivers a message to that person. When they got overseas, they were all on the same ship as one. But just knowing her whereabouts didn't scare her.

Hearing what Xinyou said, Xiaolian beamed: "That's great!"

Xin You took a deep look at Xiao Lian and did not ask how she was doing with the Sixth Master.

If you have a lover, no one needs to ask.

There are many risks at sea in summer and autumn. Xin You is not in a hurry to go to sea. Instead, he participates in training and talks with many ship owners to learn more about the sea situation.

So fully prepared, the day finally came to set sail.

"Girl, uncle, let's board the ship." The Sixth Master shouted.

The bandits from Wuyun Village, later the farmers from Wuyun Village, and now the boatmen on the treasure ship also started shouting: "Girl, uncle, let's board the ship -"

Xin You and He Qingxiao held hands and boarded the treasure ship that had been polished for many days and nights amidst the laughter.

The treasure ship gradually moved away from the shore, riding the wind and waves, and sailed to the distant shore.

Xin You looked at the land that was left behind and curled her lips into a smile.

Overseas is a place she has never been to or seen before. While she is young and likes it, she wants to go see it with her beloved.

"Ayou."

"Ah."

"He Qingxiao is the luckiest man in the world."

"I think so."

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Four chapters combined into one, the story of Xiao Youzi and Master He ends today. This is Liu Ye’s first attempt to write about a heroine who enters the court. Xin You insists on being lonely and courageous, while Master He restrains himself. They are not perfect people. Just like this story, there are many shortcomings due to the power of writing, ability, and knowledge. . I would like to thank every reader who subscribed, voted, and gave rewards. Thank you for your love and support, tolerance and criticism of "Ci Jin Zhi". I will probably take a long break after this story is over. If there is any news about the old book or any plans for the new book, I will let you know on Weibo. Thanks again to my book friends. Farewell for now and see you with a new book.