Chapter 494: On the King of Yue
The big ship Li Zhen was riding was named King Yue, which was a new ship built for him by Li Yan in Dengzhou. At the same time, Li Zhen's title was named as the ship. The size was the same as the King of Qi that Li Yan was riding on. It was very stable. In addition, the same was true for Li Yun's King of Jiang. These two ships were small gifts given to his two younger brothers by Li Yan.
In the largest and most comfortable cabin on the top floor of the King of Yue, this is not the residence of Li Zhen and Wu Meiniang, but Wu Meiniang's mother, which is the residence of Mrs. Yang. Mrs. Yang used to be a female crown, or a female Taoist priest, but later Li Yuan was a matchmaker. Mrs. Yang returned to secular life and married Wu Meiniang's father. It was precisely this experience that made Mrs. Yang more indifferent by nature. His favorite thing was to stay in the room and recite Taoist sects, and usually didn't go out much.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Yang also comes from a famous family. Her father, Yang Da, was the younger brother of King Yang Xiong, and Yang Xiong is the son of Yang Jian, so if we really count it, Mrs. Yang is still the sister of Concubine Yang.
Mrs. Yang was in a very good mood along the way, because in addition to her youngest daughter who had officially become Princess Yue, her eldest daughter Wu Shun also came with them. Wu Shun was a miserable man. Her husband Helan Yueshi died early, leaving only one son and one daughter, which is Helan Minzhi and her sister Helan Minyue, who are very famous in later generations. However, they are only two little guys of seven or eight years old, among which Helan Minzhi was eight years old, and Helan Minyue was only seven years old, and her pink carvings were extremely cute.
It was precisely with the company of her grandson and granddaughter that Mrs. Yang not only did not feel lonely along the way, but she was much better than when she was in Chang'an, and even ate more food than usual. Over this period, she became fatter than before.
Mrs. Yang, who was doing morning class today, was pulled to the deck by Minzhi and Minyue. Then the two little guys crawled on the side of the boat and watched the birds on the sea, shouting from time to time. The child's innocence was undoubtedly revealed, which also brought unspeakable vitality to the entire boring sail.
"You two are pestering grandmother again, why don't you come back for dinner!" At this moment, a charming voice suddenly shouted. Then an extremely beautiful woman came over with a bright smile on her face. She was Wu Shun, the eldest sister of Mei Niang and Mei Niang.
It has to be said that the three sisters of the Wu family are all born with beautiful people. Wu Shun is less than 30 years old this year, which is the most beautiful time for a mature woman. Moreover, she looks 70 to 80% similar to Wu Meiniang, but compared to Wu Meiniang, Wu Shun is more charming, especially the style of a mature woman, which makes people unable to help but indulge in it at first sight.
When Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue heard their mother's voice, they did not dare to pester their grandmother anymore and ran to their mother with a smile. Mrs. Yang also came over and took her two grandchildren back to the cabin with her daughter for breakfast. As for Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, they had just been newly married, and it was time to know the taste of men and women, and there was nothing to do on the boat. Generally, the newlyweds would not get up until noon.
There is a special restaurant on the boat, and the servants have prepared breakfast a long time ago. Although it is on the boat, fresh vegetables are provided. This is because there is a small vegetable garden on the boat, which can be transplanted onto the boat. Generally, it is still fine to ensure that they survive for several days.
Mrs. Yang and Wu Shun are both people who like to eat light food, so breakfast only allows you to prepare some side dishes, and the staple food is just white rice porridge. In addition, Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue eat egg custard, and the meat on the table is also prepared for them. After all, children are growing up and cannot only eat vegetables like Mrs. Yang.
No matter what the child does, they play and make a fuss, and the same goes for dinner. However, Mrs. Yang was in a very good mood when she looked at her two children and felt more enjoyable than usual. But when she saw her mother's appearance, Wu Shun smiled and said, "Mother, my little sister has finally gotten married. Maybe at this time next year, you will have another grandson!"
As Wu Shun said, she took a special look at the room of Li Zhen and Wu Meiniang, with the corners of her eyes and eyebrows filled with the charm of a mature woman. However, at the same time, she also felt sad. She was a widow at a young age. Minyue was even her husband's posthumous daughter. She was a woman family and finally pulled her children to such a big deal. Fortunately, my younger sister regained the power of the Duke Yingfu in recent years. She also had a support for life. However, this time my younger sister sold out her family, which was originally to leave some industries for the mother and son. However, Wu Shun felt that her family was helpless in Chang'an, so she might as well follow her younger sister and her mother, so she resolutely brought her son to the leaving team.
When Mrs. Yang heard Wu Shun's words, she also showed a happy expression, but then her face changed and she sighed: "If your second sister is still there, I'm afraid she should have a child!"
Wu Shun heard her mother think of her second sister Mei Niang again, and her body was stiff. However, she was afraid that her mother would be sad, so she did not dare to take Mrs. Yang's words. Instead, she changed the topic: "I heard from others that Taiwan is very beautiful, and the seasons are like spring and winter is also very warm. In this way, your old cold legs will suffer less!"
When Mrs. Yang heard her daughter change the topic, she naturally knew that her daughter was also kind, but for some reason, since she got on the boat, she often thought of her second daughter who had been "dead" for many years. She even had a dream yesterday, dreaming that on the day seven years ago, the Wu brothers took Li You to force her to get married, and Mei Niang stood in front of the gate with a knife to protect her and Mei Niang. Thinking of this, Mrs. Yang felt very sad.
But at this moment, a silver bell-like laughter came from outside the restaurant, and then a petite and beautiful figure rushed in. Before he stood firm, he spoke: "What the elder sister said is that the weather in Chang'an is cold, and my mother's old cold legs can't be cured. This time I go to Taiwan, I have to raise them well!"
The one who came in was Wu Meiniang. She was about to enter the door and heard what Wu Shun said, so she continued to say that, but when she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that her mother looked wrong, as if she was thinking of something sad. Wu Meiniang was very surprised and turned her head to look at her elder sister Wu Shun. The two sisters were in the same mood, and Wu Shun only had a look, and Meiniang understood that her mother must have missed her second sister again.
At this moment, Li Zhen followed into the restaurant. When Mrs. Yang and Wu Shun saw him in, they immediately stood up to salute. Although they were the elders of Mei Niang, Li Zhen was the King of Yue, so the etiquette was not ruined.
As soon as Li Zhen came in, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong, but he did not point it out. Instead, he smiled and asked Mrs. Yang to avoid the gifts. Then he said hello to Mrs. Yang, and teased the Helan brother and sister. However, the brother and sister were a little afraid of this noble uncle and didn't even dare to speak.
However, Wu Shun was very brave. After saluting, he teased Li Zhen and Wu Meiniang and said, "Why did Your Highness King Yue and my younger sister get up so early? It's not until noon yet?"
When Wu Meiniang, hearing her elder sister's teasing, she was shy and angry, and ran over to make a fuss with her elder sister. However, Li Zhen smiled with a thick face and said, "I don't think of this early, but I'm going to Keelung at noon today, so we have to prepare in advance."
When Wu Shun heard that Keelung was about to arrive, he immediately stopped fighting with Mei Niang, and instead asked Li Zhen: "Brother-in-law, I heard that Keelung was a pirate nest before, but later it was after the King of Qi came to Taiwan, and then he slowly built this place into a prosperous city. I just don't know how this city compares with His Royal Highness Wu's Shanghai?"
Li Zhen smiled when he heard this and said proudly: "Keelung was indeed a pirate nest in the past. When I came to Taiwan with my sixth brother, Keelung was just a small town near the sea, and there were not many people at all. At that time, the third brother and the sixth brother went to Tainan to do business and left me and seventh brother in Keelung. As a result, I happened to encounter an attack from the natives. I also personally used a grenade to kill several natives. It can be said that I have made great efforts to build this city!"
Thinking of the arrival of the natives who were going to attack with firearms, Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Although he was young at that time, he had the courage to come to the city to supervise the battle, and later he repelled the attacks of the natives. This was his first time participating in a war. Although the war seemed like a game to him now, it left a deep impression on him. In addition, the words said to him after the war also had a huge impact on him.
Wu Meiniang was also very surprised to hear that her husband had been on the battlefield in Keelung. After calculating the years, Li Zhen was only twelve or thirteen years old. She dared to go to the battlefield at such a young age. As expected, Meiniang was worthy of being her husband. Thinking of this, Meiniang looked at Li Zhen with admiration.
Wu Shun was an extremely elf man. After hearing this, he naturally praised Li Zhen. Even Mrs. Yang showed praise to him, but she did not forget to remind Li Zhen that his status was noble and he would never come to the battlefield in person in the future to avoid accidents.
After chatting about Keelung, everyone sat down and continued to have a meal. After breakfast, Li Zhen and the others came to the deck to have an activity. Only then did Li Zhen have the opportunity to ask Mei Niang why Mrs. Yang was unhappy just now?
After hearing this, Mei Niang sighed and said, "Husband, you know that among the three sisters, my mother likes the second sister the most. But the second sister is not in good luck. She didn't know how to live or die a few years ago. Because of this, my mother has been crying a lot. I don't know what happened during this period. My mother always thinks of her second sister, so she feels a little depressed."
Chapter completed!