Chapter 19

When the knife fell, Wang Jin stopped struggling. The golden-faced Dragon King put the knife into the sheath, lifted the mask on his face, a middle-aged man, bowing to Xiao Yuna, who was looking at him, and was supported by a hand.

Although this man was full of beards, Xiao Yu recognized it at a glance, and said in surprise, "General Dong?"

The golden-faced dragon king, named Dong Chengpiaru, was once the former department of Duke Wei. He was brave and good at fighting, and made many meritorious deeds. Before the death of Duke Wei, he wrote a letter to recommend Dong Chengpiao to Emperor Tianxi. Later, during the years of the Tianxi Jubilee and the Young Emperor, Dong Cheng-subaru had been in an important position, and at least the emperor had died unexpectedly, and King Shun'an had ascended the throne. Dong Cheng-subaru was dismissed from his post on the charge of unwarranted treason, and was taken back to Beijing for trial in a cage. , the road was intercepted by the old ministry, and there has been no news since then.

Who would have thought that the golden-faced dragon king who traversed the South China Sea in the past few years turned out to be the general Dong Da of that year.

Dong Cheng Subaru was also sighed, and after a few words, he said: "Your Majesty, I have been secretly searching for your whereabouts for several years, but there is still no news. Fortunately, the eldest son has not given up. This time he came in time and had already arranged. Otherwise, Dong Cheng Subaru will die and die!"

Dong Cheng Subaru still had lingering fears when he thought of the thrilling scene just now, and he wanted to apologize again, so Xiao Yu hurriedly stopped him again. Dong Cheng Subaru then said: "Your Majesty, the eldest son, wait a moment, I will gather everyone here." After speaking, he turned around and hurried away.

Xiao Yu turned to Pei You'an: "Young Master, how did you know I was here?"

Pei You'an said: "Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears are extraordinary, staring at them is equivalent to having eyes and ears, but they are very secretive, and there is a clear hierarchy between the superior and the subordinate, and the information is kept secret, unless the superior wants the inferior to know, otherwise Even if there are people in it, sometimes they may not be able to know the exact information. Wang Jin has returned to Quanzhou. If he wants to arrest people, why should he make a big deal of unnecessary efforts to make the merchants go to the registration register? Just arrest them all, not to mention moving the Jin family to get them out. Not a small movement, which is very different from his usual behavior. I think he should have found something and deliberately cast bait. His move can be described as a double-edged sword. My own intention, this gave me the opportunity to follow him, and then I found you."

Xiao Yu's face and body were still wet, and a gust of night wind blew, causing a cold war.

Pei You'an immediately took off the cloak on his body.

"No, no, Master, your health is important, I'm not cold..." Xiao Yu hurriedly gave in.

Pei You'an smiled slightly: "It's okay. I can still withstand this wind. Don't freeze if you're wet." After saying that, the cloak was over Xiao Yu's shoulders, and he tied the belt for him.

The cloak was warm, as if it still had body heat from him. Xiao Yu looked at Pei You'an, motionless, with tears gradually flashing in his eyes.

"...Thank you Master Fu. I was so stupid that I fell for him..."

Pei You'an shook his head: "Your Majesty does not need to belittle yourself. Wang Jin has been doing things for many years, with conspiracies and intrigues, and it is impossible to guard against them. How can you be cunning as an Emperor? Although the Emperor is young, he has Qiu He in his chest. Although he is in the mud, he does not Forget the heart of a child, the late emperor has knowledge in heaven, and he will surely be comforted."

After comforting the young man, he added: "King Shun'an wants to get rid of the third prince, and the prince is not in the pool. Soon, there will be a battle, the situation is complicated, and the outcome is unpredictable, you can't show up for the time being, Quanzhou You can't stay any more, you go with Uncle Dong first and wait for my news in the future, okay?"

"Everything follows the arrangements of the young master."

Xiao Yu immediately said, after a pause, he said again: "Young Master will always be my Young Master, but I am no longer the Emperor. Please Master Young Master not to call me the Emperor in the future, just call me Yu'er. The emperor, it doesn't matter much to me anymore. The young master has been giving up on me for many years, and saving me today is the greatest loyalty to my father and emperor. I never want the young master to put himself in my place for my sake. In a dangerous place. Young Master, can you agree?"

Pei You'an looked at the young man, saw his eyes looking up at him, his expression solemn and frank, remembering how this young man could doze off while reading in the study when he was sleepy when he was a child, a warm feeling slowly poured out of his heart, and he smiled slightly. nodded.

Dong Cheng Subaru quickly ran back and said, "Your Majesty, eldest son, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's leave quickly." He glanced at Wang Jin's body on the ground again: "Eldest son, do you want to dispose of it first?"

"Uncle Dong, can you promise to send the emperor away tonight?"

"Don't worry, eldest son, everything has been arranged, and nothing will go wrong."

Pei You'an pondered for a while, and said, "If my expectations are correct, there should be a group of people in Quanzhou who want to find the emperor's whereabouts at the moment. If they are noticed, it is not so easy to get rid of. Stay. The corpse doesn't need to be disposed of."

What he said was a little vague. Dong ChengSubaru was stunned at first, then thought about it, understood, and laughed: "It's still the eldest son's thoughtful thinking! It's not a big problem to use these corpses to hold those people for a few days."

Pei Youan smiled and led Xiao Yu away.

Xiao Yu took a few steps, hesitated, stopped, and said in a low voice, "Master, if it wasn't for the Zhen family's daughter who saved me, I would have already died. This Wang Jin, since he already knew about Zhen The family once took me in, and now that he is dead and I am gone, will she be in danger?"

Pei You'an was slightly startled, and then said: "Don't worry. There are two groups of Jinyiwei going south this time. When Wang Jin arrived in Quanzhou, the other group got the wrong news and went to other places to arrest you. Wang Jin and that person have always fought openly and secretly. In order to take the credit alone, there is no common information between them. Wang Jin is dead, and the two guys in the Jin family who were previously arrested by him for secret interrogation and thrown into the sea were also killed on the spot, and others will never know the inside story. "

Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled: "That's good, I'm just afraid of hurting her."

Pei You'an turned his head and said, "Uncle Dong, if the Zhen family's ship goes on the sea in the future, please take care of it more."

Dong Cheng Subaru said, "Don't worry, eldest son, I don't need you to tell me."

Pei You'an glanced at the direction of Quanzhou City from afar, and then walked away. The figures of the group quickly disappeared in the vast darkness.

Not long after they passed by, Xiao Yintang brought a few people and finally rushed to the vicinity and found Jin Yiwei's body on the ground, looking surprised, stood aside and watched the entourage quickly search the body, after a while, the entourage got up and said: " Shizi, the body is very clean, there is nothing!"

When Xiao Yintang pondered, there seemed to be a change in the wind in the distance, and a subordinate who was in charge of watching the wind rushed over and said, "Sir, there are officers and soldiers here!"

Xiao Yintang glanced at the shadowy figure with a torch that could be seen in the distance, and frowned: "Spread apart, don't reveal your identity!"

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It was Lantern Festival every two days. Originally, it was a scene of Lantern Festival people everywhere in the city, and the scene of fire trees and silver flowers never ending. However, this year’s Lantern Festival was a little different. He and others are not allowed to take in people who have no way to lead, and they also block all city gates and ports leading to the outer sea. All people, vehicles and ships that go out must be strictly searched. People in the city are panicked, and there are secret rumors in the streets and alleys that For those who entered the Golden Masked Dragon King, the government searched for suspects, and those who were found to have no household registration or no way to guide them were all arrested.

Jiafu has been feeling nervous again these days, but something happened at home. It's not a big deal, it's just annoying. First, a few days ago, my grandmother said that she would talk to her grandson about the marriage, but Zhen Yaoting refused to agree. After a few days of trouble, according to the plan, by the end of the first month, the Zhen family will have the first big ship to go out to sea this year. He just wanted to go with the ship. Grandmother and Madam Meng are naturally not allowed to go out. For these two matters, since the end of the year, the family has not lived in peace. Yesterday, Zhen Yaoting went to his grandmother to argue again, but of course it failed. The grandmother was afraid that he would sneak onto the boat and asked someone to temporarily lock him in the room until the boat left. When I let him out again, I didn't expect to find that the window was pried open early in the morning, and he didn't know when he disappeared, so he hurriedly called someone out to look for it. The city has not been very peaceful these days. The concierge said that he had just seen officers and soldiers patrolling the nearby streets. Grandma and Mrs. Meng were a little panicked, and Jiafu was also worried.

The concierge at the front and back and at the corner door swears that he has never seen the young master go out, and he has searched all over the house, but no one else has been seen. Jiafu thought about where he was going, and suddenly thought of a place, so she hurried over.

Zhen's house is very large. In the northwest corner of the back garden, there is a workshop, which was used by his father in his early years.

Jiafu's father liked to do carpentry work and build models of various boats since he was a child. Zhen Yaoting also followed his father in this regard. He often came here to play with him when he was a child. Later, my father was busy all day long, and it was rare to come here all year round, and this place gradually became Zhen Yaoting's paradise. He can also do beautiful woodwork, but since the death of his father, in the past few years, the place has gradually been abandoned, the door is closed on weekdays, and even the servants rarely pass by.

Jiafu rushed to the workshop and stood at the door when she heard the sound of wood planing. She breathed a sigh of relief and leaned into the crack of the door to take a look. Sure enough, her brother was there. In front of the old horse bench, he was bending over and trying to plan a piece of wood. It was a cold day. He was wearing only a single coat.

Jiafu motioned for Sandalwood to hurry up to inform people, lest her grandmother and mother continue to worry, she pushed open the door and walked in.

When Zhen Yaoting saw her sister coming, she didn't stop, she just said, "Sister, I know what you're going to say. Just say it, I'm listening, but don't disturb my work!"

Jiafu was very angry at first, but she really found him here. Looking at his sweaty face, her heart gradually softened. She looked around, sighed, took out a handkerchief, and wiped it for him. Wiping away his sweat, he said, "Brother, I've been thinking, why do you have to go out and run the boat? Can you tell me?"

Zhen Yaoting didn't respond and continued to dig the wood.

"You're still thinking about that, Dad didn't die, he just lived in a place where he couldn't come back by himself. You didn't go out to find it yourself, you didn't give up, did you?"

Zhen Yaoting's hand paused.

Catherine sat on a pile of old wood next to her, hugging her knees.

Zhen Yaoting continued to plan the wood at first, but gradually, his movements became slower and slower, and finally he stopped and remained motionless.

The workshop was dimly lit, and there was a faint musty smell in the air. Jiafu was lost for a moment and said, "Brother, you secretly miss our father, so do I, and I hope he's all right, but it's impossible. You can't go on like this. There are some things I've thought about for a long time. I told you, take advantage of this time, and tell it all! If you think it sounds ugly, it's because I'm telling the truth. Do you remember what happened when we came back and passed Fuming Island years ago? Not that time. Saying you are completely wrong, that person was rude to Uncle Zhang first, and you were right to protect Uncle Zhang, but then that person all got off the boat, and the people behind them didn’t seem to be good people, let’s Going out, it’s one thing to be able to do something less, so what if you suffer a little loss? You can’t bear to go on and make a scene, but fortunately those few people left by themselves, otherwise you don’t know what will happen.”

Zhen Yaoting snorted: "Sister, what you said is wrong. At that time, that person first quarrelled and threw me to the ground. It's my fault that I scolded me a few words?"

Jiafu said, "Have you beaten him? Do you know what those people are? You've scolded a few words, and you're too much of a mouthful. If you offend someone we can't afford to offend, and hurt your whole family, what are you going to do?"

Zhen Yaoting muttered: "What's going on? Our family is in Quanzhou, who doesn't give a third of face?"

Jiafu sneered: "You already know a place as big as Quanzhou. Don't you have the slightest sense when you went to Beijing in the new year? Any kind of person, as long as they are officials, we will be inferior when we meet them. As for those who are slightly powerful , if you want to make us bad, it's not as easy as strangling the ants. Brother, I didn't say it because you were protecting me with all your heart. That day you rushed in and forced to see the old lady, and said something like that. If I'm offended, if it wasn't for our luck, we met an enlightened person like the old lady, and we made a slap in the face and replaced it with someone else, would you give it a try?"

Zhen Yaoting was startled.

"Let's stand up on our own first. If we are strong enough, others will not dare and will not be able to move you. People stand on their own first, and then stand in front of others. You are in Quanzhou, and when you go out, people will call you "Master" when they hear your name. , that's for the family business left by our grandfather and our father, not for you. To put it in an ugly way, if something happens, who will buy your account if it's just you? I won't say anything else. , just say sister Yuzhu. You have a crush on her. She is just a girl, but what can you do, brother? You can only find her secretly. If you can say a word or two, you are lucky. Let’s not talk about sister Yuzhu. If she doesn't like you, even if she likes you, do you have the courage to go over there and take her out of there? You don't!"

Zhen Yaoting's face flushed slowly.

"It's not easy to study, grandmother and mother don't force you anymore, but at least, brother, you have to take up the responsibility of being the only son of the Zhen family? I still remember when the second cousin came that day, you rushed out and said, if If my sister can't get married, it's a big deal for you to support her for the rest of my life! Brother, it's really a blessing for me to have you to protect me like this. It's just that my father is gone and my grandmother is old. If you keep doing this, how can I rely on you?"

Speaking of the emotional part, Jiafu burst into tears: "Brother, why did our family want to marry me into their family before? Why did my mother flatter them so carefully? It was my grandmother who was afraid that you would not be successful and would not be able to take over the Zhen family's family business in the future. I just thought of using me as a backer for you! It's just that the water over there is too muddy, and my mother can't bear it, so she brought me back. Brother, if you really want to love me for a lifetime, then you can act like a brother. Don't make unrealistic fantasies all day long, work hard and establish a career, otherwise this time, even if my mother pushed my grandmother to blame me for this marriage, there will be other homes waiting for me next time. Because our family is grandmother said Forget it. Brother, do you understand?"

Zhen Yaoting was stunned.

When sister Fang Cai mentioned Yuzhu, he felt as if his heart had been stabbed by a needle, and when it came to the Pei family's marriage, it was like being beaten in the head.

He had always thought that his sister was lucky enough to marry into the Pei family, and she would become a master in the future, but he never thought that there would be such a secret.

He was extremely ashamed, his head drooping lower and lower, wishing there was a slit on the ground for him to get in, after a while, he raised his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, stop talking! I know I'm a jerk! Let my sister change it for me. Backer, I, Zhen Yaoting, are nothing! Don't be sad, I will definitely not let my sister be wronged for me in the future!"

In the past, no matter how the family was beating and scolding, or the hard words, the elder brother always responded on the surface and turned his head around as usual. Jiafu had never seen him look so ashamed at this moment, and he felt it in his heart. Completely different from before.

The beginning of everything is difficult, even if he can't make it right now, but as long as he is really touched, it will be a good start.

The depression that had been pressing in his heart for the past few days finally dissipated. Jiafu glanced at the model boat beside him, and said, "Brother, finish this first, and give it to me."

Zhen Yaoting scratched his head: "I'm not as good as my father. If you don't dislike it, I'll give it to you."

Jiafu said: "I like it from my brother."

Zhen Yaoting grinned, and hurriedly began to plan again, saying, "The parts will be ready soon, sister, wait, it'll be up soon."

Jiafu nodded and sat aside with a smile on her cheeks, watching him busy. After a while, Zhen Yaoting couldn't find Mo Dou, Jia Fu got up to help him find it, looked around, and saw that Mo Dou had fallen in the corner. Next to the pile of wood, he walked over, bent over to pick it up, and when he looked up, he inadvertently saw a man's foot in black boots behind the pile of wood, showing half of the toe.

Jiafu was taken aback, her heart skipped a beat, she calmed her mind, and was about to pretend to leave without warning when Zhen Yaoting came over and said, "It's right in front of you, sister, why didn't you pick it up?"

Jiafu grabbed Mo Dou, got up, turned her head and grabbed his arm, took him straight out, and said, "Brother, I remembered, my mother was in a hurry just now, I've been looking for you for a while now, Otherwise, let's go back first, this ship will wait for you to finish slowly, and it will not be too late to send me..."

After speaking, he squeezed his arm again, and said in a low voice, "Don't look back, don't talk, go out with me!"

Zhen Yaoting was confused, but seeing his sister's eyes looking straight ahead, she looked nervous, opened her mouth, and closed it again.

Just as the two were about to leave the workshop gate, a voice came from behind: "Stop!"

Jiafu's scalp was numb, and she grabbed Zhen Yaoting, who was still unknown, and ran out with her feet raised. She opened her mouth and was about to shout, when a figure flickered to the side, the door was blocked, and a long sword was placed across her. in front of.

Jiafu immediately recognized it, it was the person who had a conflict with the boat on Fuming Island that day!

Zhen Yaoting was stunned at first, but then he reacted, his eyes widened suddenly, and just as he was about to open his mouth, the man stepped forward and slapped Zhen Yaoting on the back of the neck. Before Zhen Yaoting could say a word, he passed out and fell to the ground.

Jiafu heard footsteps behind her, turned her head sharply, and saw Xiao Yintang appeared from behind the pile of wood, walking slowly towards her.

His two eyes, cool and ruthless, stopped on her face like knives, as if to gouge out her hair and skin, deep into flesh, with a gentle smile on his thin lips: "Don't be afraid, little lady. Although I'm not a kind person, as long as you do as I tell you, I promise that you won't hurt a single hair of you."