cpa300_4(); I also turned around and saw Han Zitong walking out with a few maids behind him.

She was petite, but at this moment we stood at the foot of the stone steps, and when we looked up at her as she stepped out of the threshold of the gate, the sun shone behind her, and she seemed to be so tall that even the whole door was blocked.

When Li'er saw that it was her, she immediately shouted, "Aunt Zitong." ”

"Good girl. ”

Han Zitong's face was not unfamiliar with a smile, he came over and took her from my hand, squatted down and looked up and down, and said with a smile: "Li'er's dress is so beautiful, why hasn't Aunt Zitong seen Li'er wear it?"

Li'er also looked down at her goose-yellow skirt, pink and tender, like a flower bone that has just budded, with the delicate bun I combed for her, tied with a snow-white, with a little pink and yellow silk thread trimmed ribbon, and a small beaded flower obliquely inserted, it looks extraordinarily slim, like a plant, delicate and lovely.

This dress is a gift from Pei Yuanhao.

Although almost all the gifts he sent were useless, this one could still be worn on Li'er as he wished.

However, Li'er didn't know that he gave this dress, so he only smiled and said, "My mother prepared it for me, and I like it so much." ”

Zitong rubbed her face lightly, then stood up and looked at me.

When she faced me, the amiable smile on her face disappeared instantly, leaving only a barely maintained calm, but she could not hide the impatient light in her eyes.

She said, "Today, you're going to take Li'er to the docks?"

I laughed, "Of course." ”

She rolled her eyes, thought about it, and said to me, "Then be careful on the road." ”

"Hmm. ”

"Don't go around, it's not been peaceful lately. ”

I chuckled in my heart, raised my head to look at her, and said, "Miss Zitong said that it is not peaceful, is it not peaceful on the other side of the river, or is it not peaceful on this side?"

She squinted at me, "You know that, too?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Li'er, who had climbed into the carriage and sat in the carriage, and immediately understood: "Is Li'er suing you?"

"Hmm. ”

She pursed her lips, but didn't say anything.

I smiled at her, bowed my head, and turned into the carriage.

Han Zitong was still standing at the gate, our carriage was slowly moving forward, and after a while her figure disappeared from sight, and I leaned against the window, watching the wind blow the curtain softly, and the sunlight shining in the carriage little by little, my heart kept fluttering.

Yesterday's assassination incident was not the handiwork of Jinling's side.

Han Zitong is short-tempered and straightforward, and she can't hide things in her eyes, if the assassination was really planned by them, she didn't say that just now.

In this way, the most likely person who planned the assassination was the other two forces, Xichuan, and the powerful gentry who were affected by the New Deal.

If that's the case-

I was thinking about it when I felt a slight shock from the carriage and stopped.

When I lifted the curtain and saw that we were still on the street, I asked, "What's going on?"

The driver in front said, "Madam, there is a car blocking the road ahead, and the horse is slumped on the ground, as if it is about to give birth, and the road is blocked." ”

"Then you can find another way to get around. ”

"But the prince commanded that you should take the main road when you come and go, lesp—"

I said impatiently, "Then how long will you have to wait like this? ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

When he had said that, he was heard raising his whip, turning the carriage around, and heading for the street on the other side.

I didn't care about this little thing, and I was still thinking about those things, when suddenly I heard a very noisy voice outside, and a voice shouted: "Collect taxes like this, and let people not live!"

I frowned, lifted the curtain and looked at a group of people outside, all looking angry at a sign posted on the wall.

I subconsciously said, "Stop." ”

The coachman hurriedly grabbed the reins and stopped, looking back at me: "What does Madame command?"

I didn't speak, I lowered the curtain a little, only a little gap was revealed to see the scene outside, the notice was so far away that I couldn't see it clearly, but I could clearly hear the voices of the onlookers.

"With such a high tax, my family is almost gone!"

"Well, I've never seen such a high tax. ”

"Is it going to be a war?"

When the man said the last few words, his voice involuntarily became smaller, and the people around him also heard it clearly, and all of them turned white.

"What, to fight?"

"If you don't want to go to war, why are you taxed so highly? I raised taxes twice before, didn't I fix that-"

"Didn't you give a notice of service a while ago?"

"I looked at it once, and I'm afraid I'm going to—"

"Shhhh

The faces of those people were full of frightened expressions, everyone look at me, I look at you, but they were helpless, a few of the older ones didn't even participate in their discussion at all, they just shook their heads, and walked away.

As he walked, he sighed: "The sky is not peaceful, it is going to rain." ”

I frowned slightly.

At this moment, another footstep sounded from behind, it was the entourage who followed us out, and the leader ran up, walked to the window and asked cautiously, "Madam, do you have any orders to stop suddenly?"

I hurriedly disguised it and said, "No, it's just that my chest was a little stuffy just now, so I'll stop and rest." ”

"Oh?"

The man nodded, turned his head to look around, and immediately saw the notice over there, and the crowd of people who were talking, and hurriedly said, "But there are people coming and going on the street, and it's not good for us to stop for a long time." Madame Grievance is patient, and we are almost at the docks. ”

"That's fine. Let's go. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

The man waved his hand at the coachman again, and immediately the carriage staggered forward.

I leaned against the window, looking out quietly, when Li'er moved to my side, pulled my sleeve, and said softly, "Mother, what's wrong?"

I glanced down at her and forced a smile, "It's okay." ”

She looked at me with big eyes, as if she knew that I was just perfunctory to her, but she didn't ask much, just gently rested her head on my shoulder, and I reached out to hold her, looking at the scenery outside that kept being left behind, and sighed for a long time.

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Maybe it was because of the carriage detour, we walked for another quarter of an hour to reach the dock, the time was a little later than usual, Pei Yuanhao's boat seemed to have been waiting on the shore for some time, as soon as we saw our carriage stop, Li'er and I got off, Wu Yanqiu and several attendants waiting on the dock were relieved.

They hurriedly greeted them: "Madam, Miss Li." ”

I nodded.

Wu Yanqiu subconsciously glanced behind me, and then looked around: "Didn't Gongzi come today?"

"He's busy. ”

“……”

Feeling Wu Yanqiu's eyes flickering, I said calmly: "Jinling is so big, there are countless things for him to deal with every day. ”

He let out an "oh" and didn't say anything more.

At this moment, everyone's nerves are tense, especially him, he must be even more cautious when speaking, and if he doesn't pay attention to it, maybe the river won't be peaceful.

Thinking of this, I also glanced behind him.

The guards who followed him were all the ones who followed him into Xichuan before, the emperor's Praetorian Guard, although I only know one Du Yan, but the other faces are also familiar because of the relationship between them and often meet, but today, the most familiar face did not appear.

I asked, "What about Du Yan?"

Wu Yanqiu's eyes darkened and said, "I'm injured." ”

"Hurt?"

I was shocked, but I reacted immediately, and Li'er said that someone was injured when Pei Yuanhao was assassinated yesterday, could it be Du Yan?

Without waiting for me to ask again, Wu Yanqiu had already said: "Although the injuries are serious, they are all skin injuries, and there will be no hindrance after recuperating for a while." ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Got it." Lord Wu has been working hard lately. ”

This sentence seemed to make him feel a little emotional, and even a faint tiredness appeared on his always calm face, and said: "This is the duty of the lower officials, and I dare not say bitterness." ”

However, it was his words, but I suddenly chuckled in my heart when I heard it, and I felt that something was wrong.

Yangzhou was taken back by Liu Qinghan, he is the Yin of Yangzhou Mansion, but why is Wu Yanqiu busy on the river these days, just like the assassination of the emperor today, it stands to reason that it should be the local magistrate who handles this matter, that is, Yin Cai, the Yangzhou Mansion, but why is it a waiter of the Ministry of Rites to deal with it.

What about Liu Qinghan?

What did he do?

Could it be that he is still recuperating from his injuries?

Recalling that on Tianquan Island, the terrifying blood hole in his shoulder was pierced by Xiao Yusheng's sword, and later when he got on the boat, he lost too much blood and was almost about to collapse, such a serious injury, even if he was treated by the imperial doctor later, it would probably take a while to recuperate.

When you think about it, it's nothing.

But I still subconsciously frowned.

At this time, Wu Yanqiu had already said softly to me and Li'er: "I don't think it's too early, is Miss Lili able to cross the river? The master has been waiting for a long time." ”

Li'er nodded and walked to his side, but as soon as he stood still, he still looked back at me with some hesitation, and said softly: "Mother......"

I looked at her and was a little apprehensive for a moment.

Last night, I didn't agree to her or reply to her request to me, until now I have to cross the river, maybe this is the last day she and Pei Yuanhao get together, or it may be the last chance to meet her family of three to reunite.

But, I looked into her longing eyes, but I didn't know what to say.

Because, I haven't even convinced myself.

Just when I was looking at her, Wu Yanqiu suddenly heard the movement behind him, looked back, and immediately panicked: "Your Majesty?!"

I looked up and saw that Pei Yuanhao had already disembarked from the boat and was walking towards us.