Chang'an Ferry

"My lord, the old man Miao entrusted someone to send the letter." Qing Shu went to the nearby post station to get the letter back.

"Yeah." Mu Yanying took it.

Qing Shu asked curiously, "My lord, what did you write?"

"Read for yourself" handed the letter to Qing Shu.

"Hey, the Xiaoyao Palace has been built, my lord, do you want to go and see it?" Qing Shu asked.

"No." Mu Yanying closed the book, "I'm going to Suzhou to celebrate the New Year with my uncle and the others, and I'm going to Xinghuo Island after the year"

"Alright then, I'll go and pack my things." Qing Shu went out.

It has been several months since I came to Sichuan and found a quiet village to live in. It is very pleasant to go out for a walk from time to time.

"Aunt and Uncle, I'm going to Suzhou tomorrow and go to Xinghuo Island. Ah Chen said it's very beautiful. You can take a boat to the nearby islands and you can see blond people, but I just read their descriptions in letters. , when the time comes, I must go and have a look and then describe it to you," Mu Yanying said with a smile to the doll.

"Uncle Zhao, let's take our leave!" Mu Yanying nodded.

Uncle Zhao was very reluctant, "Mr. Mu will also come and live in Shu if he comes to Sichuan in the future. This house will always be reserved for you."

"Well, I will definitely come if I have the chance." Mu Yanying got into the carriage.

Qingshu was driving a carriage on the country road, and from time to time, villagers who came to see him off brought various specialties, even though Mu Yanying and Qingshu refused in every possible way, they couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the villagers, and Mu Yanying's carriage was full again. Mu Yanying couldn’t laugh or cry when she bought things, especially the big box full of pickled products, “Uncle, they don’t need to buy anything anymore.”

"That's right!" Qing Shu nodded, "And this time we went to Suzhou very quickly, just take a boat from the pier and go down the river." Qing Shu said while gnawing on the fruits given by the villagers.

"Yeah..." Mu Yanying was also sitting in the carriage eating something. The chicken was cooked early in the morning by the villagers and it was still warm. "Do you want to eat it?"

"Don't eat, son, you eat"

"Need not"

"Hiccup" Mu Yuying hiccupped, "No, Uncle Qingshu and Pingping, you share, I can't eat anymore"

"Okay!" Qing Shu nodded, Chu Ping reached out to take the chicken out, gave Qing Shu a leg, and then ate it himself.

At the pier, go down the river to the pier in Suzhou.

"My lord, do you think that person looks like Mr. Jiang?" Qing Shu pointed to a person at the pier.

"Yes" Mu Yanying rolled up her collar, it was already cold this winter, but the wind on the river made it even colder.

As the boat approached the pier slowly, I saw the little girl next to Jiang Lichen dancing and waving "Linger"

A smile appeared on the corner of Mu Yingying's mouth, she put on her cloak and hat and walked onto the deck. When the ship docked firmly, Mu Yingying ran over, and Jiang Yunling also ran over, "Beautiful Brother"

"Ling'er is so big." Mu Yanying tried to hug her up, Jiang Yunling laughed happily, and then greeted Jiang Lishen, "Cousin"

"Yeah." Jiang Lichen patted Mu Yingying's shoulder, "It's stronger than before, let's go home" and looked at Jiang Yunling, "Don't you know how heavy you are?"

"Not heavy..." Jiang Yunling felt aggrieved and hugged Mu Yingying's neck.

Mu Yanying smiled, and patted her on the back, "Okay, it's not heavy, but I really can't hold her anymore."

"Humph" Jiang Yunling struggled and came down, then approached Mu Yingying again, "Beautiful brother, I miss you so much"

"Me too, I brought you something delicious, I'll cook it when I get home later." Mu Yanying patted her head.

When it was getting dark, we arrived at Jiang's mansion, and as soon as we entered, Jiang Mingfeng came out from the inner courtyard, "Here comes the Yingying"

"uncle"

"Hurry up, I'm waiting for your meal"

"Well, Uncle, I didn't bring any gifts either. It just so happened that where I lived before, the neighbors gave me a lot of New Year's goods, and I happened to be cooking them at home." Mu Yanying beckoned Qingshu to move things in.

"These are special products from the Sichuan region. They taste very good. I'll cook them and eat them tomorrow." Jiang Mingfeng knew right away that he liked these new year's products very much.

"Father, let's go in! It's windy outside," Jiang Lichen reminded.

"Yes." Jiang Mingfeng nodded, "Go, go in."

"Grandmother, aunt, cousin-in-law" Mu Yanying saluted.

"Okay, the family is so particular about what to do! Come and eat soon." Mrs. Jiang waved her hand, "Have you worked hard on this journey?"

"It's not hard, it's all by boat," Mu Yanying said.

Du Mengmeng served a bowl of hot soup, "It's cold, drink some hot soup to nourish your body"

"Thank you, aunt." Mu Yanying took it and took a sip, "When will Yangyang come back?"

"There are still a few days." Du Mengmeng said, "Hurry up and eat! We have rushed all the way, so we should rest earlier."

"Um"

The family sat together happily.

After four or five days, Jiang Yang rushed back from Fuzhou, "Ying Ying, long time no see"

"Yangyang" Mu Yuying hugged Jiang Yang back.

Let go, Jiang Yang looked Mu Yanying up and down, "beautiful"

"Yangyang is also darker a lot," Mu Yanying said.

Jiang Yang laughed loudly, "I went out to the sea this summer, and it was dry. By the way, you said you also want to go to the sea? You must take the curtain well, otherwise the sun will be very strong."

"Yes." Mu Yanying nodded.

A few days after Jiang Yang came back, it was the New Year. Early in the morning, Mu Yanying changed into festive clothes and went to greet Mrs. Jiang. It just so happened that Jiang Mingfeng and his wife were also "Grandmother, Happy New Year, Uncle and Aunt, Happy New Year"

"Okay! Happy New Year" Mrs. Jiang smiled and narrowed her eyes. "Here, red envelopes!"

"Thank you grandma"

"Yingying, this is mine and your aunt's"

"Thank you uncle and aunt"

"No thanks, I will prepare a few more red envelopes in a few years," Jiang Mingfeng said with a smile.

"That's right! You must take it to heart," Mrs. Jiang also said.

Mu Yanying blushed slightly, "This depends on fate"

"Yes, this is" Du Mengmeng nodded and said.

After a while, Jiang Lishen's family and Jiang Yang came over and knelt down to pay their respects.

"Is this child the eldest cousin's child?" Mu Yanying looked at the chubby boy next to Ke Qingmu.

Du Mengmeng nodded, "Yes! My name is Jiang Yunyi, and I'm three years old."

The three elders in the family gave out red envelopes again, and the family talked together. Jiang Yunling ran to Mu Yuying's side, "Beautiful brother, is my brother good?"

"Good." Mu Yanying nodded.

Jiang Yunling blinked, "Then what about me?"

"Better behaved" Mu Yanying said.

"Hey" Jiang Yunling sat beside Mu Yanying in satisfaction.

As soon as the new year was over, Jiang Yang rushed to Fuzhou, because Mu Yanying was also going to Fuzhou, so the two walked together all the way. Naturally, this was unavoidable, and the little girl Jiang Yunling shed tears pitifully, "Beautiful brother, you must be careful when you come back." stay a few days"

"Okay! I must stay a few more days." Mu Yanying patted Jiang Yunling's head, turned around and got on the carriage.

When she arrived in Fuzhou, Mu Yanying naturally wanted to visit Li Shengyu. After all, Li Shengyu gave herself a big box of pearls.

"Your Highness" Mu Yanying toasted Li Shengyu with a glass of wine, while drinking water herself.

"You are going to Xinghuo Island. It happens that there are many people who go to sea to do business these days. This boat is easy to find." Li Shengyu took a drink. "I still have a lot of shells and pearls in my house. When you come back, remember to come and pick the ones you like to take back."

"Okay, I won't be polite at that time." Mu Yanying nodded, but she sighed in her heart, I still have more than half of the box of shell pearls I gave last time.

After drinking for a while, Li Shengyu asked, "When do you plan to set off? I'll see you off, and the boatman will take care of you when the time comes."

"No, Yang Yang has gone to help me find the boat owner today, besides, you are the commander now, don't let others talk about it," Mu Yanying said.

Li Shengyu shook his head, "It's okay, but it's good if someone goes to the boatman, and you tell me when you set a date, and if I take a rest that day, I'll send you off."

"Okay." Mu Yanying nodded.

When he returned to Jiang Yang's shop, Jiang Yang had already returned, "I found the ship's owner, and they will set off on April [-]st, and there are still a few days to prepare. They will stop at Xinghuo Island for a day, did you tell Lin Chen?"

"I delivered the letter years ago, don't worry! I have this." Mu Yanying showed the ring on her finger.

"That's good! Then see if you have anything to prepare, after all, you will be staying for a long time" Jiang Yang ordered

Mu Yanying nodded, "Don't worry! I'll be ready."

On the day of departure, Li Shengyu happened to be on duty and couldn't come to see him off, but he still missed Jing Chuhong.

Sure enough, as soon as he boarded the boat, the boatman's smile became more affectionate, "I'm a friend of His Royal Highness King An! This way please."

"Thank you boatman." Mu Yanying didn't refuse, Jiang Yang had booked the best room.

Here, Jing Chuhong had just returned to the Naval Commander’s Mansion when he saw Li Shengyu talking to someone with an ugly face, and when he saw Jing Chuhong came back, he asked people to retreat, "Chu Hong, are you back? Yingying is gone."

"Yeah..." Jing Chuhong thought of what he saw just now, "My lord, what's the matter? I don't think you look well"

"The water in the imperial city is muddy, and someone is targeting the Mu family." Li Shengyu thought of what he saw in the letter just now, "there were some rumors circulating in the imperial city a few days ago. I didn't notice it at first, but it has become more and more serious in recent days, so the mother concubine specially gave it to me." I'm writing, let me pay attention"

"It's all rumors against the Mu family?" Jing Chuhong asked.

Li Shengyu nodded, "I don't know what's going on now."

The imperial city is naturally undercurrents, Zhang Xian returned home with a vegetable bag, "Yuanzhi, how is it? What did your majesty say?"

Lin Yuanzhi shook his head, "Your Majesty suppressed all these rumors."

Zhang Xian nodded, "Fortunately, as long as His Majesty doesn't believe it, the rumor will be self-defeating."

"Not necessarily." Lin Yuanzhi chose the dishes, "I think this is just the beginning!"

Zhang Xian brought water and poured it into the basin, "To be honest, I don't believe that General Mu would do such a thing."

"Mother" Mu Dingyang came back despite the wind and rain, "I don't know if Dad received the letter"

"It should be a few more days." Jiang Ning was a little worried but not afraid, "You have worked hard these days."

"It should be, these are non-existent things," Mu Dingyang said.

"Well, go back and spend time with A Cai and the child," Jiang Ning said.

"Yes"

Resisting her drowsiness, Mu Yuying walked onto the deck, and all she could see was the blue-black sea water, and in the distance, several ships with the flag of the Jin Dynasty navy passed by.

"My lord, you are looking forward to a big fish." Qing Shu pointed to a big fish with a triangular fin in the distance.

"That's called a mackerel." The boat owner came over. "Actually, this mackerel is not that big. There are bigger ones in the sea, bigger than this boat."

"Really? I don't know if we have a chance to see it." Qing Shu said in surprise.

The owner of the boat waved his hand, "It's better not to see it, because the fish's tail can make waves several meters high, which is very dangerous."

"Oh, then I don't want to read it." Qing Shu was a little scared.

"Boatman, I wonder how long it will take to arrive at Xinghuo Island?" Mu Yanying asked.

Seeing Mu Yanying's face through the tulle of the curtain fence, the boat owner sighed in his heart, it was such a rare appearance, "There are still about two days to Xinghuo Island."

Mu Yanying nodded, "Thank you, Qingshu, let's go back."

"Yes..." Qing Shu went to help Mu Yanying and walked to the room.

Back in the room, Mu Yanying yawned, "I can't hold on anymore, I want to sleep"

"Yes, I will call you when we eat," Qing Shu said.

After sailing on the sea for another two days, I finally arrived at Xinghuo Island in the evening. Because Xinghuo Island is the only way to other places, many caravans came here to replenish at the pier.

"Master Mu, we won't be back until half a year later, maybe we will have the honor to invite you back on the boat," the boat owner said.

Mu Yanying nodded, "The owner of the ship is very polite. We are lucky. I will go back in mid-October. If I can meet you, I will trouble the boss."

"No trouble, haha, where does Mr. Mu live at night? Do you want to come with us?" asked the boat owner.

Mu Yanying shook her head, "No, I made an appointment with my friend in advance, and he will pick me up."

"Alright then! Mr. Mu, we'll see you in half a year." The owner of the ship clasped his fists in salute, Mu Yuying returned the salute and walked to the pier.