The Forest of Red Mansions

Knowing the dangers of this trip, Lin Jinyao didn't plan to take her younger siblings back with her, but the Lin family's children were more stubborn than the other, and they were entangled to no avail, so Lin Jinyao had no choice but to agree.

Fortunately, the fourth master is very powerful, and the sage is not so unreasonable. Anyway, Lin Ruhai was also victimized due to work this time. It's hard to say whether he can survive it. In case... At least let his children go to see him off for the last time.

Three days later, the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family boarded the imperial ship, accompanied by Jia Zheng of course.

There are elite soldiers guarding the boat day and night, one post at three steps and one sentry at five steps. The guards are extremely strict. For the convenience of looking after them, the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family simply lived in one room. Lord, not only is a group of soldiers guarding the outside of the room at all times, but once you step out of the room, no matter where you go, you will follow a group of people every step of the way.

In such a situation, Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun couldn't help but have doubts in their hearts, but they didn't ask any questions, they just became more and more cautious, and followed the footsteps of the eldest sister anytime and anywhere, and the three siblings were almost inseparable.

Life on the boat was very boring, but Jia Zheng added a lot of jokes to them.

Mingming really wanted to curry favor with Prince Yu and Fourth Master, but on the other hand, he always put on a noble and dignified air. He was always indifferent to Fourth Master and Prince Yu, neither humble nor overbearing, as if he was really the noble person who would not bow down for power .However, when passing by the fourth master and Prince Yu's room, he would always "impromptu" write two sour poems, and he could always be seen painting on the deck outside without fear of the cold wind... the wind was so strong that it could blow paper The pens are blown away!

Those soldiers looked at him as if they were looking at a psychopath, and they laughed secretly so that their stomachs cramped. It's a pity that Jia Zheng has always been arrogant, so he didn't pay attention to the eyes of mere slaves, so he didn't realize how serious his behavior was at all. Ridiculously stupid.

In order to let the fourth master and Prince Yu see his talent, he was very persistent, and he had to do this every three days, but within a few days, the face and hands of the second master who had always been pampered by the wind Cracked and cracked, it looked worse than the peel of an orange, too ugly to look straight at.

When the second master was fed up with the suffering and almost couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to give up, the fourth master appeared, looked at his rather indescribable painting, and said "not bad" solemnly, so the second master seemed to have been beaten up again He cheered up and continued to act stupid on the deck every day.

A few days later, the fourth master came again when the second master was disappointed and impetuous, and nodded at him with a smile. Immediately, he felt that the second master, who was encouraged, was full of passion again, fluttering in the wind every day, and then...he finally had a runny nose It became a disaster and fell ill.

Lin Jinyao's eyes almost popped out from the sidelines, her little heart was beating for no reason.

With such a serious and calm iceberg face, the fourth master who is serious and mischievous... is slightly cute.

However, the fourth master was very dissatisfied with the tofu dregs of the second master. Before he really started to torment, he fell ill, which was really boring. He throws it down to feed the fish?

Fourth master couldn't help touching his chin and began to think about this idea seriously.

Lin Jinyao felt a little confused, "Second Uncle offended Fourth Master?"

"No." The fourth master gave her a strange look, and said lightly: "But his daughter-in-law has done unforgivable things to you, and his stupid son dared to covet you, and he didn't even look at his own virtue." , that kind of idiot is not worthy to carry your shoes, but he dares to think about it. It is reasonable for him to repay the debts of his wife and children."

Sensing his strong protection, Lin Jinyao couldn't help but feel a little hot, and said with a smile: "Don't, don't tell him to pollute this clean water source, and what's more, if someone eats that fish in the future, it will be really disgusting. .”

Looking at the sparkling water surface, Lin Jinyao had a sudden thought and asked, "If someone really attacked, would they come out from the bottom of the water? What if they gouged through the boat?"

"It's possible. We are taking the water route, which is not as convenient for ambushes as the land route. If they really plan to attack on the way, ambush at the bottom of the water is a more concealed method." Yinzhen said: "However, piercing the boat is not easy. Most likely, this ship is for the exclusive use of the royal family, and it is very strong. It will take a lot of effort for them to pierce the hull. I have already told the patrolling soldiers to pay more attention to the underwater. If there is any movement, I believe they will find it soon. .”

Lin Jinyao nodded, feeling more and more at ease. The fourth master was thoughtful, and when he was with him, she really didn't need to worry about anything.

Due to the urgency of the situation, this trip is almost always moving forward at the fastest speed, and we often encounter some merchant ships or civilian ships along the way, but usually when we see the full strength of the ships here, everyone is far far away.

People don't fight with officials, these people look like elite soldiers of the imperial court, and they know that the people on board must be of noble status. Although they are curious, they are more afraid of causing unnecessary trouble. That is really unjust.

In the evening of this day, everyone was having dinner in the cabin, when suddenly a soldier came to report, "Sir Brother, Prince Yu, a suspicious ship was found outside."

Upon hearing this, Prince Yu immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks, got up and left the cabin.

Yinzhen also looked serious and said: "Miss Lin, you stay in the cabin and don't go out." After finishing speaking, he also got up and hurried outside. Immediately afterwards, a wave of soldiers came in and surrounded the Lin family siblings in the middle , all of them were waiting with solemn faces.

The atmosphere froze instantly.

No matter how slow Jia Zheng was, he could not help feeling a little uneasy at this moment, and his face turned pale, "What, what's going on?"

Lin Jinyao held a pair of cool little hands of her siblings from left to right, and said calmly, "Second uncle, don't worry too much, it's just in case."

On the deck

Yinzhen came to Prince Yu's side, frowned slightly and stared at the dark shadow in the distance, "Second Emperor Uncle?"

"Come and take a look." Prince Yu handed him the clairvoyance in his hand.

With clairvoyance, Yinzhen saw the situation of the ship very clearly. It looked like it should be a merchant ship, but it was no longer alive. There were several corpses lying here and there on the deck, and large patches of bright red blood were sprayed everywhere. Judging from the coagulation of the blood, the tragedy should have happened not long ago.

Yinzhen couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly, "Water robber?"

The river transportation here has always been extremely developed, and there are continuous merchant ships coming and going, so there are also many greedy people who hide on the water and do shady activities. Not only the merchant ships loaded with goods and money, but even some civilian ships cannot escape bad luck. What's more, the frenzied water pirates robbed property, even human life, and often the ships they targeted were looted and blood flowed into rivers, which was very cruel and rampant.

The imperial court sent troops several times to suppress the bandits, but the huge river stretched as far as the eye could see, and the pirates had been here all year round. The aggrieved return made the water pirates more rampant here.

Looking at the tragic situation on the ship right now, the first reaction of ordinary people is naturally that they were unlucky enough to be pirated.

However, when he took a closer look, Yinzhen couldn't help but sneered, "Is there another living? Child? Pretending to be smart!"

Prince Yu laughed when he heard the words, and patted him on the shoulder, feeling very satisfied with his keenness in his heart.

Encountered water robbers, even if there is a lucky child who was hidden by his family and escaped unharmed, but with such a big change, normal children must be scared to death, how can they dare to get out easily?Even if he wanted to ask for help, he decided it was not at this time. Looking at the blood coagulation state, it was obvious that the water pirate had just left after the murder, and the child's frightened heart had not yet calmed down. Isn't he afraid that the murderer has not gone far?

Obviously, this so-called child is probably a trap specially set by the enemy for them. Once their ships approach, what awaits them is a ruthless sword.

"What do you think we should do?" Prince Yu asked with a light smile.

"Since the other party has taken so much pains to invite you into the urn, how can we live up to his kindness? We should go for a while." Yinzhen said lightly: "The archers are ready! The rest of you pay attention to the water!"

The soldiers ordered and prohibited, and a group of archers crowded the deck. The bows were fully drawn, and the arrows were on the string. Once there was any movement, they could immediately shoot people into sieves.

Yinzhen handed the clairvoyance to Prince Yu again, and said: "The second emperor's uncle is more experienced in leading the army to fight, and here is the second emperor's uncle Lao. I will lead the troops in to protect the brothers and sisters of the Lin family."

Prince Yu remained silent, and silently gave him a pair of blank eyes.

The hero saves the beauty, huh, huh!

"Fourth Master?" Lin Jinyao's heart immediately rose to her throat when she saw that Fourth Master brought in many soldiers.

"Be vigilant, if you notice any changes, kill without mercy!" After finishing speaking, Yinzhen looked at Lin Jinyao and said, "I'm afraid it might be a thief, so follow me closely."

Lin Jinyao took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in her heart, and silently pulled out the whip around her waist, "Dai'er, Mo'er, stand behind me and fourth master."

Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun had pale faces, obediently hid behind them, and even held a stick that they found out somewhere.

Jia Zheng was stupefied at this moment, his old face was paler than that of Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun, "Si elder brother, what happened? Could it be water robbers?"

Before waiting for a response, the ship suddenly shook violently, as if something below was hitting the hull hard, and at the same time, there was a tragic wail and the crisp sound of swords and swords from outside.

"Coming!" Yinzhen subconsciously grasped Lin Jinyao's hand.

With a "bang", a group of people broke through the windows on both sides.

The soldiers immediately drew their swords to greet each other, and for a while, swords, lights, swords and shadows flew across the cabin and became a mess.