Li Yan has almost never left the back cabin. Now, she has more important things to do than Pei Qing.

Pei Qing didn't get off the ship to do anything else. Li Yan sat upright in the back cabin, huddled together with his head lowered. He looked at her in the front cabin, becoming more and more cautious.

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To the west of Lu'an, in the middle of a vast stretch of residences, there is a particularly majestic and deep house. In the east corner of the house, in a quiet courtyard, Pei Zhenchuan, the just-retired former patriarch of the Pei family and the third generation owner of Duoyun Villa,

Standing on the porch with a gloomy face, looking at the gloomy sky and the thin raindrops, my mood was the same as the sky.

"Where is the person? Have you found out?" Pei Zhenchuan's voice was filled with anger and impatience.

"Not yet." Lao Zhang, his confidant and steward who had been with him almost all his life, bowed with guilt in his tone.

"Xiao Shiqi is very scheming and cunning, and the people on the mountain are better than ours. If we can't find out, we can't blame them for not trying their best." His nephew Pei An, who was standing on the other side with his hands down, leaned over and explained for Lao Zhang.

"A message has been sent from the capital... Just tell me." Pei Zhenchuan said half a sentence, then he became very irritated and impatient and ordered Lao Zhang.

"Yes." Lao Zhang agreed calmly, "Just now a message came from the capital, saying that Zhou Rui took something and went to our palace in the capital and handed it to Master Chen Yanfeng. Chen Yanfeng and Master Chen took the thing and left.

Once you get there, you won't be back until night."

"That fire at the back lake of Li's house?" Pei An reacted very quickly, and Pei Zhenchuan let out a long sigh, "Since the stone house collapsed, things have happened one after another, and now..." Pei Zhenchuan paused and looked up at the sky.

Yusi said, "The thing the ancestors said has come."

"Xiao Shiqi..." Although Pei An had already thought of it, but now that he heard it from Uncle Liu's mouth, he was really sure, and his hands and feet were still slightly cold in shock. "I didn't deliver the letter... Should I give it to the clan leader?"

My nephew said he handed it to the uncle?"

"Him?" Pei Zhenchuan snorted coldly and sneered. He looked down upon him. Among the generations of mountain masters, he only relied on a little luck. At the beginning, if he hadn't been selfish and only thought about himself, if he had listened

Without his words, why would we be in today’s situation!

"I despise him, Xiao Qi even less despise him, Xiao Qi... ugh!" Pei Zhenchuan let out a long sigh, Xiao Qi was too scheming, and behind him stood the old man who took over the villa from his ancestors.

, Xiao Qi didn't take him seriously, let alone fear him. He was towards Xiao Qi... He couldn't grasp him, couldn't even guess what he was thinking or what he was going to do...

"Is there any news from Yangzhou City?" Pei Zhenchuan looked at Pei An.

"The fire at White Horse Temple was originally an opportunity, but," Pei An paused, "if Shao Cong is deposed as the crown prince, then the capital will have to replace him..."

"Idiot!" Pei Zhenchuan snorted angrily, "Shao Cong is now in the capital. What's the difference between being here and not? What's the use of him struggling with the title of heir apparent? I'm not asking you to tell him that the most important thing now is

What matters most is whether we have the entire Huainan Road in our hands, or the Heduoyun Villa end?"

"Huainan Road is obviously in his hands, but as long as Shao Cong doesn't die, as long as he is still in the position of the Crown Prince, the hearts of the people on Huainan Road will..." Pei An was half uneasy and half helpless. This was the second master, Shao Cong.

Qi's words are correct. Shao Cong has the Yuan family behind him. So far in the capital, everything seems to be going well. If he will return to Huainan Road one day... who can say for sure.

Pei Zhenchuan looked at Pei An with a look of disdain, as if Pei An was Shao Qi. He looked straight at what Pei An was saying and couldn't continue.

"Just one word, stupid!" Pei Zhenchuan squeezed out the word "stupid" through his teeth, and Pei An smiled awkwardly. "Stop checking the whereabouts of Xiao Qi. Don't waste manpower on this. Just pack up and set off.

On a trip to the capital, first, carefully investigate Xiao Qi and that fool’s affairs in the capital. Check every word and deed, the more carefully the better. Second, that Yun Mengze person... forget it, that fool

Just ignore it and keep an eye on the situation in the capital. This is the most important thing. This time, we can no longer stand idle."

"Uncle Liu, don't worry, I understand." Pei An's eyes were burning.

Pei Zhenchuan looked at Pei An's back as he walked out of the Chuihua Gate, and coldly ordered Lao Zhang, who was standing behind him with his hands down, "Instruct the mountain, first, to keep an eye on You Qing, and second, to report any news about Xiao Qi immediately."

Lao Zhang agreed in a deep voice, and Pei Zhenchuan stood for a while, with his hands behind his back, he walked out of the courtyard unhurriedly, followed the corridor, and went straight into the courtyard where the patriarch Pei Ming was sitting on the board of directors.

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The boat moored day and night, and went south very quickly. The trees and fields on both sides of the river were dry from black and white, and gradually turned a little dark green. There were more and more dark greens day by day, and the weather was getting warmer day by day. But the charcoal basin in the back cabin

, it was still the same as the day he first boarded the ship. Li Yan seemed to feel a little bit more cold.

Li Yan never had dinner or talked to Pei Qing, the captain of the front cabin. Pei Qing went from visiting the back cabin every other day to visiting the back cabin every day. No matter he was standing at the door or coming in, he was standing there.

Sitting there, Li Yan only greeted him politely and distantly. He no longer had the ability to talk to someone when he had nothing to say.

Pei Qing's mood became more and more depressed day by day. He could see that she was very busy. She sat in the back cabin all day, but he could clearly see that she was very busy. This confused him and made him worried and anxious. The eldest child in the Pei family

The crisis is coming.

There were more and more dense greens on the river bank, the river was getting wider and wider, and there were more and more boats in the river. One sunny morning, the boat entered Yangzhoufu Pier.

"We've arrived in Yangzhou." Pei Qing stood at the door, looking very relaxed. "After a day off, I will accompany you to the city for a walk. It just so happens that you should also buy some clothes and jewelry."

"Do we have to stop for a day?" Li Yan curled up in a chair and looked up at Pei Qing.

"We've been on the road for a month or two, and it's time for everyone to relax. Here... don't worry." Pei Qing did not directly answer Li Yan's words. Li Yan lowered his eyelids, stood up from the chair for a moment, and Yushu

He took a white fox lining silk cloak and put it on Li Yan. This was one of the first items of clothing that Pei Qing asked someone to buy after entering Huainan Road.

Li Yan tightly wrapped his cloak, got off the boat, and went up the steps. In front of him was a bustling and lively street. Here, the piers along the river are the most lively places.

Pei Qing was next to Li Yan, leaning slightly to protect her. Yushu was walking on the other side. Surrounding the three of them were Jin Dou and other young servants and senior attendants.

Li Yan walked very slowly, turning her head and looking around very carefully as she walked. Her feeling here was very different from the feeling on the boat.

When they reached the first intersection, a large tung oil truck came towards them. Pei Qing signaled to Li Yan, "You're not cured yet, so you shouldn't work too hard. The clothing store is still two streets away from here. Take the car there." (To be completed.)
Chapter completed!