Wishing You Eternal Happiness

Wang Jin stopped struggling after raising the knife with his hand. The golden-faced dragon king retracted his sword into its sheath, and lifted the face mask. He was a middle-aged man who wanted to worship Xiao Yuna, who was looking at him, but was held up.

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 is named Dong Chengzhu. He was once the old ministry of Wei Guogong. He was brave and good at fighting and made many meritorious services. Before Wei Guogong died of illness, he recommended Dong Chengzhu to Emperor Tianxi. Later, during the years of Tianxi and the Young Emperor, Dong Chengzhu kept occupying important positions. At least the emperor was reported to have died accidentally. King Shun'an came to the throne. Dong Chengzhu was dismissed on the charge of unnecessarily conspiracy and was taken back to Beijing for trial. , The road was intercepted by the old ministry, and there has been no news ever since.

Who would have thought that the golden-faced dragon king who has been in Southeast Asia in the past few years turned out to be General Dong Da.

Dong Chengzhu also sighed. He narrated a few words and said, "My lord, I have been searching for your whereabouts in secret for the past few years, but there is still no news. Fortunately, the eldest son has never given up. This time he came in time and had already made arrangements. , Otherwise Dong Chengzhu will be guilty of death!"

Dong Chengzhu thought of the thrilling scene just now, still lingering in his heart, and wanted to apologize, Xiao Yu hurriedly blocked it again. Dong Chengzhu simply said: "The emperor, the eldest son, wait a moment, I will gather everyone here." After that, he turned and hurried away.

Xiao Yu turned to Pei Youan: "Shao Fu, how do you know I am here?"

Pei Youan said: "Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears are extraordinary. Staring at them is equivalent to having eyes and ears. But they act very secretively, and they are separated from the superior and the superior, and the information is kept confidential. Unless the superior wants to let the subordinate know, otherwise Even if there are people in it, sometimes it may not be possible to get the exact information. Wang Jin is back in Quanzhou. If he wants to arrest people, why do he make a big fuss to let the merchants on the registration book do more? Just grab them all, let alone move the Jin family and get them out. No small movement, very different from what he usually does. I guess he should have found something and deliberately cast the bait. His move can be described as a double-edged sword. Although it did lead to you as hoped, it was completely exposed. My own intentions gave me an opportunity to take advantage of him. I found you by following him."

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

Pei Youan immediately solved the cloak on his body.

"No, no, Shao Fu, your own health matters, I'm not cold..." Xiao Yu hurriedly backed down.

Pei Youan smiled slightly: "It's okay. I can withstand this wind. Your body is wet, don't freeze." As he said, the cloak had covered Xiao Yu's shoulder, and he tied a belt again.

The cloak is warm, as if still carrying the body temperature from him. Xiao Yu looked at Pei Youan, motionless, tears gradually flickering in his eyes.

"...Thank you, Shaofu. I was so stupid that I was fooled by him..."

Pei Youan shook his head: "The emperor does not need to be presumptuous. Wang Jin has worked for many years, conspiracy and trickery, undefeated, and cunning is what you can imagine the emperor? Although the emperor is young, he has hills in his chest. Although he is in the mud, he is not Forgetting the heart of the innocent child, the first emperor has knowledge in the sky, and it will surely be comforted."

After comforting the young man, he said: "The king of Shun'an is determined to remove the three princes, and the prince is not in the pool. Soon, I am afraid there will be a battle. The situation is complicated and the outcome is unpredictable. You will not be able to show up for the time being, Quanzhou You can't stay anymore. You will go with Uncle Dong first, and wait for my news in the future, okay?"

"Everything is subject to Shaofu's arrangement."

Xiao Yu said immediately, after a pause, and then: "Young Fu will always be my Young Fu, but I am no longer the emperor. Please don't call me the emperor from now on, Young Fu, just call me Yuer. And do not do it or not. The emperor, it doesn’t matter much to me. Shao Fu has not given up on me for many years, and saved me today, which is the greatest loyalty to my father and emperor. I never want Shao Fu to put himself again for me. In a dangerous place. Young Fu, can you agree?"

Pei Youan looked at the young man, seeing him looking up at him with a solemn expression and frank look. He remembered how this young man could doze off even when he was sleepy while studying in the study when he was studying in the study room. A burst of warmth slowly poured in his heart, and he smiled a little. Nodded.

Dong Chengzhu quickly rushed back and said: "The emperor, the eldest son, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's leave soon." Then he glanced at Wang Jin's body on the ground: "Eldest son, do you dispose of it first?"

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

"Don't worry, grandpa, everything has been arranged, and there will never be anything wrong."

Pei Youan groaned and said, "If I was right, there should still be a group of people in Quanzhou City who want to find the whereabouts of the emperor at this moment. If they are aware of it, it will not be easy to get rid of it. Staying behind. The corpse, no need to dispose of it."

What he said was a little vague. Dong Chengzhu was taken aback at first, then after thinking about it, he understood, he laughed and said: "The old man is still thoughtful and thoughtful! Using these corpses to hold those people for a few days, presumably it's not a big problem."

Pei Youan smiled and led Xiao Yu away.

Xiao Yu took a few steps, hesitated, stopped, and said in a low voice: "Young Master, if the Zhen family's daughter hadn't rescued me, I would have already died. This Wang Jin, now that he knew Zhen My family once took me in, and now he is dead, and I am leaving like this, will she be in danger?"

Pei Youan was startled slightly, and then said: "Don't worry. There are two groups of Jinyiwei going south this time. Wang Jin arrived in Quanzhou, and the other one got the wrong message. He went elsewhere to arrest you before. Wang Jin and that person have always fought openly and secretly. In order to take the credit, there is no common news between them. Wang Jin is dead, and the two guys from the Jin family who had been arrested by him for a secret interrogation were also killed on the spot. No one will know the inside story anymore."

Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled: "That's all right, I'm afraid it might hurt her."

Pei Youan turned his head and said, "Uncle Dong, if the boat of the Zhen family is going on the sea, please take care of you more."

Dong Chengzhu said: "Don't worry, you don't need to say, I also know."

Pei Youan glanced at the direction of Quanzhou City and then walked away. The group of people quickly disappeared in the vast night.

Not long after they passed by, Xiao Yintang took a few people and finally rushed to the neighborhood. He found Jin Yiwei's body on the ground. He stood aside in surprise and watched the entourage quickly search the body. After a while, the entourage stood up and said:" Shizi, the body is very clean, there is nothing!"

While Xiao Yintang was pondering, there seemed to be a strange movement in the distance with the wind. A subordinate in charge of Wangfeng hurriedly said: "My son, there are officers and soldiers here!"

Xiao Yintang looked at the shadowy and clinging torch figure that could be seen in the distance, and frowned, "Spread your heads apart, don't reveal your identity!"

…

Two days later, it was the Lantern Festival. It was supposed to be a scene of Lantern Festival people everywhere in the city, fire trees and silver flowers, but this year’s Lantern Festival was a bit different. The government not only ordered the banning of the lantern festival, imposed a curfew, and strictly ordered guest houses. He and other people are not allowed to take in people who have no way, and they also block all the city gates and ports leading to the open sea. All people, vehicles and ships that go out must go through a rigorous search. The people in the city are panicked. Those who came in with the Golden Face Dragon King, the government ransacked the suspects, and those who did not have a household registration or a guide were found to be arrested.

In the past few days, Jiafu felt nervous again, but something happened at home. It's not a big deal, it's just annoying. A few days ago, the grandmother said that she would tell her grandson about the family relationship. 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 would have the first big ship to go out to sea this year. He just wanted to go with the ship. Naturally, grandmother and Mrs. Meng were not allowed to go out. For these two things, the family has not had a life since the beginning of the year. Yesterday, Zhen Yaoting went to her grandmother to argue with her, but she naturally failed. The grandmother was afraid that he would sneak aboard the boat and asked someone to lock him in the house temporarily and wait for the boat to leave. After letting him out again, I didn't expect to find that the window was pried open early in the morning. Others didn't know when they disappeared. They hurriedly called people out to look for them. People who had been there in the morning came back one after another and said they hadn't seen them. The city has not been peaceful in the past few days. The concierge said that he had only seen officers and soldiers patrolling in the nearby streets. Grandmother and Madam Meng were a little panicked, and Jiafu was also worried.

The front and back and the doorman at Jiaomen were all vowed, never saw the son go out, and looked everywhere in the house, but no one else was seen. Gaffer wondered where he would go, but suddenly thought of a place, so he hurried over.

The Zhen family is very large, and there is a workshop in the northwest corner of the back garden, which was used by his father in his early years.

Jia Fu's father liked to do carpentry work since he was a child, building various boat models, and Zhen Yaoting also followed his father in this regard. When he was young, he often came here to play with him. Later, my father was busy all day long, and at the end of the year, it was rare to visit again, and this place gradually became Zhen Yaoting's paradise. He can also do beautiful woodwork, but since his father's death, in the past few years, this place has been slowly abandoned.

Jiafu rushed to the workshop and stood at the door. He heard the sloshing sound of planing wood. He sighed in relief. He went to the crack of the door and took a look. Sure enough, he saw his brother there. In front of the old horse stool, he was bending over and struggling to plan a piece of wood. On a cold day, he was only wearing a single coat, his coat was taken off, and he was thrown aside casually, looking profusely sweating.

Gaffer motioned Sandalwood to inform people quickly, lest her grandmother and mother continue to worry, she opened the door and walked in.

Seeing her sister came, Zhen Yaoting didn't stop her hands, only said: "Sister, I know what you are going to say. Just say it, I just listen, just don't disturb my work!"

Jiafu was very angry at first, but he really found him here. Seeing him sweating profusely, his heart gradually softened. He looked around, sighed, took out his handkerchief, and wiped him. Wiping sweat, said: "Brother, I have been thinking, why do you have to go out for a boat trip? Can you tell me?"

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

"You are still thinking about it. Dad hasn't passed away. He just lived in a place where he couldn't come back. You didn't go out to find it in person. You don't give up, do you?"

Zhen Yaoting's hand had a meal.

Gaffer sat on the pile of old wood beside him, hugging his knees in a daze.

At first, Zhen Yaoting continued to plan the wood. Gradually, his movements became slower and slower, but finally stopped, motionless.

The light in the workshop was dim, and the air was filled with a faint musty smell. Gaffer was in a daze for a moment, and said: "Brother, you miss our father secretly, so do I, and I also hope that he will be fine, but this is impossible. You can't go on like this. There are some things that I've longed for. I told you, take advantage of this time, let’s talk about it all! If you find it unpleasant, it’s because I’m telling the truth. Do you remember what happened when we came back through Fuming Island a year ago? Saying that you are all wrong, that person was rude to Uncle Zhang first, and you were protecting Uncle Zhang. It was correct, but then that person got off the boat, and the people behind him seemed to be not good people. Let's If you’re away from home, it’s one thing to miss something. What if you lose something? You just can’t bear to make a fuss. Fortunately, those few people left by themselves, otherwise they still don’t know what will happen."

Zhen Yaoting snorted: "Sister, what you said is wrong. At that time, the man provoked things and threw me to the ground. I was wrong with a few words of curse?"

Gaffer said: "You beat him? What do you know about those people? You cursed a few words, it is a mouth addiction, if we can't offend us, and harm the whole family, what do you plan to do?"

Zhen Yaoting muttered: "What will come? Our family is in Quanzhou, who doesn't give three cents of face?"

Gaffer sneered: "You already know a place as big as Quanzhou. If you move to Beijing in the next year, don't you have the slightest feeling? Any kind of person, as long as it is an official, we will be inferior first when we meet. As for those who are a little bit powerful. , If you want us to be bad, it’s not as light as strangling an ant. Brother, because you were protecting me with all your heart, I didn’t say. That day you rushed in and forced to see the old lady, and you said something like that. If it is offensive, if we were lucky and met an enlightened person like the old lady, and we slapped it on the wrong side and replaced it with someone else, would you give it a try?"

Zhen Yaoting was startled.

"We have to stand up by ourselves first, and be strong enough. No one dares to move you. People stand on their own feet first, and then stand in front of them. You are in Quanzhou, and when people hear your name, they call you Lord , That is for our grandfather, the family property left by our father, not for you. To put it ugly, if something happens, just you, who will buy your account? I won’t say anything else. , Just say Sister Yuzhu. You have caught her. She is just a girl, but what can you do with your brother? You can only go to her sneakily. If you can say a word or two, it’s good luck. Let’s not talk about Sister Yuzhu. If you don’t look at you, even if she also looks at you, you have the confidence to go over and take her out from there? You didn’t!"

Zhen Yaoting's face slowly turned red.

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

Speaking of emotions, Jiafu burst into tears: "Brother, why did you tell our family to marry me to their house before? Why did my mother be careful to flatter them? It is my grandmother who is afraid that you will not be able to take over the Zhen family’s business in the future. I just thought of using me to change your backer! It’s just that the water over there is too muddy and my mother can’t bear to bring me back. Brother, if you really want to love me forever, then show you the appearance of your brother. Don’t fantasize unrealistically all day, do things well, stand on your own feet, or else this time, even if my mother pushes the marriage for me with my grandmother's reproach, there will be another family waiting for me next time. Because our family is my grandmother. Forget it. Brother, do you understand?"

Zhen Yaoting was stunned.

When his sister Fang Cai talked about Yuzhu, he felt as if he had been stabbed by a needle, and when it came to the marriage of Pei's family, it was even more dreadful.

He had always thought that her sister was lucky to be married to Pei's house, and she would become a master in the future, but he did not expect that there would be such a hidden secret.

He was so ashamed that his head was hanging down and lowered. He couldn't wait for a seam on the ground for him to get in. After a long while, Fang raised his head and gritted his teeth and said: "Sister, don't tell me! I know I'm **** up! Let my sister change for me. Backer, what is Zhen Yaoting for me! Don't be sad, I will never let my sister be wronged for me in the future!"

Every time, no matter how the family beats, scolds, or speaks hard, my brother always responds on the surface, turning his head as usual, Jiafu has never seen him appear as embarrassed as he is at this moment, and felt it in his heart. My brother responded. It's completely different from before.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, even if he can't change it all right now, but as long as he really touches his heart, that's a good start.

The depression that had been pressing in my heart for the past few days finally disappeared. Gaffer glanced at the model ship next to him and said, "Brother, let me 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 started to plan again, and said: "The parts are almost ready, sister, wait, you can put it up quickly."

Jia Fu nodded, sitting aside with a smile, watching him busy, after a while, Zhen Yaoting could not find the ink fountain, Jia Fu got up to help him find it, looked around, and saw that the ink fountain fell in the corner. Next to the pile of wood, he walked over and bent over to pick it up. When I looked up, I inadvertently saw a man's foot in black boots behind the pile of wood, revealing half of the toe.

Jiafu was taken aback, her heart thumped, and her mind stopped. Just as she was about to pretend to leave beforehand, Zhen Yaoting came over and said, "It's right in front of you, why don't you pick it up, sister?"

Jiafu grabbed the ink fountain, turned around and grabbed his arm, took it straight out, and said: "Brother, I remembered, my mother was very anxious just now. I have been out looking for you for a while. Otherwise, let's go back first. The ship will be ready for you slowly, and it will not be too late to send me off..."

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

Zhen Yaoting was confused, but seeing her sister's eyes looking straight ahead, her expression nervous, opened her mouth, and closed her back.

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

Jiafu's scalp was numb, and she pulled Zhen Yaoting who was still unknown, raised her feet and ran out, opening her mouth to shout, the side figure flashed, the door was blocked, a sharp sword, crossed her. In front of.

Jiafu immediately recognized that it was the person who had been in conflict with the ship on Fuming Island that day!

Zhen Yaoting was taken aback at first, and then he reacted. He opened his eyes suddenly and was about to open his mouth. The man had already stepped forward and hit Zhen Yaoting on the back of the neck with a palm. Before Zhen Yaoting could say a word, she fainted and fell to the ground.

Jiafu heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind, turned her head suddenly, and saw Xiao Yintang emerge from behind the pile of wood and walked slowly towards herself.

His two eyes, shady and ruthless, stopped on her face like a knife, as if to cut her hair and skin deep to the flesh, but his thin lips had a gentle smile: "Don't be afraid of the little lady. Although I am not a kind person, as long as you do as I tell you, I promise you will not hurt you."