she has golden eyes

Chapter 20 Distress
Mei Xue, Madam Zhang and other female relatives were arranged on the top floor of the big ship. According to Jiu'er, this was specially ordered by Li Jinzhi.

Li Jinzhi, Mr. Song, Chen Yiling and others lived on the second floor of the ship.

Shen Qingyang and his men followed on a boat behind.

Mei Xue would go down every two or three days to check on Li Jinzhi's body, but neither Li Jinzhi nor Shen Qingyang had ever been to the top floor where the female relatives lived.

Mei Xue only heard Chen Yiling say that Shen Qingyang's injuries are recovering well, but because of the many wounds on his thighs and abdomen, he will not be able to use his strength for a period of time.

Only Xiao Yan ran up to talk to Mei Xue almost every day.

Because everyone is not seasick, life is still comfortable.Whenever the big ship stopped and there was no wind on the top platform, Mei Xue would hug Ping An and go outside to bask in the sun.

It is early summer, but the river is still cool.

Ping An is an easy child to take care of. As long as he is not hungry, he will lie in Mei Xue's arms and sleep obediently, or open his eyes and look at Mei Xue quietly.

Mei Xue sat in the round chair, looked at Ping An with a downcast smile, and gently stroked the soft fetal hair on his forehead.

She was full of affection for the child.

At this time, Ping An would smile at Mei Xue, his skin was extraordinarily white with pink in it, like a pink cotton cloud.

Nanny Zhang was sitting beside Mei Xue doing needlework, while Jiu'er and Yu Rong were chatting and laughing while making tea.

Back to Mei Xue, Yu Rong finally stopped being frightened, and Jiu'er had a cheerful personality, often making her happy on purpose, Yu Rong gradually stopped crying so much.

At some point, the conversation between Jiuer and Yurong turned into whispers, and the two of them put their heads together, laughing softly while talking.

Mei Xue couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled when she saw their full-featured little girl attitude.

The road ahead is destined to be difficult and dangerous, and the current stability is even more precious.

At this moment, Xiao Yan stepped on the stairs and ran up.

Jiu'er and Yu Rong shut up immediately, but Xiao Yan had already rushed to them, pulled Jiu'er's braid and smiled slightly:

"Little girl, I heard you talking about me just now, why did you stop suddenly? Say, are you speaking ill of me?"

Jiu'er stared, frowned, slapped Xiao Yan's hand away and said:
"Young Master Biao is really disgusting. He is always messing around. This slave girl will complain to the eldest son."

Xiao Yan just laughed, shook the beauty fan and said with a snort:

"If you want to file a complaint, you have to wait until later. My cousin is talking to Mr. Song now, and has no time to pay attention to you!"

Seeing them laughing together, Mei Xue couldn't help but curl her lips.

Even Ping An tried his best to watch the fun with his little face tilted towards Xiao Yan.

Li Jinzhi and Song Zhijie had been talking for a while, Song Zhijie refilled the teacup in front of them, and continued:
"About the matter of the Yan family, before we left Chengdu, we had discussed with the prince, and the prince's opinion can be done."

Li Jinzhi nodded with a smile and said:

"The Yan family has grown too much these past few years. They dared to put their hands in the Ministry of War. This is a big taboo for Uncle Huang."

Since the first emperor, it has become a rule that anyone who enters the cabinet must first resign from his real position in the six ministries.

There is no official who is not corrupt, but there must be a degree, at least on the bright side, to avoid suspicion.

Song Zhijie just laughed, took a sip from his teacup and said:

"Yan Yuncai himself came out of the Ministry of War, where he has many old students.

And now, his in-law Tie Lanxiang is in charge of the real power of the Ministry of War, how could he be willing to let go of such a huge benefit. "

Li Jinzhi nodded, turned his face to look at Jiang Mian outside and said:

"The emperor's uncle is best known for his generosity, and he treated the Yan family wrongly in his early years. Then, there are some things that are really inconvenient for him to do."

Song Zhijie smiled and nodded:

"That's it. I think Mr. Shen probably has the same idea. The matter of the Yan family should be regarded as a meeting gift for His Majesty from the young master when he comes to Beijing!"

From the beginning to the end, neither of them mentioned Mei Xue.

But hearing the laughter of Xiao Yan and the maids from above, Song Zhijie lowered his eyes with a smile.

The boat sailed for more than ten days, and on the second night after leaving Sichuan, Li Jinzhi suddenly brought Peng Liang and Gao Yuan up to look for Mei Xue.

It was already dark, and Nanny Zhang and Yu Rong were resting in the next room.

After washing, Mei Xue untied her hair and wrote the manuscript under the lamp. Jiu'er opened the door and saw Li Jinzhi, saluted and backed out.

Mei Xue raised her head and looked at Li Jinzhi in surprise.

He shouldn't be here at this time, unless there is something special.

During the interval of doubts, Mei Xue forgot to get up, and just sat under the lamp staring at Li Jinzhi in a daze.

It was a rare cloudy night, the surface of the river was pitch black, and even the wind outside sounded more violent than usual.

The woman under the lamp was dressed in plain white clothes, with loose black hair, which added a bit of softness to the previously cold eyebrows and eyes.

Li Jinzhi smiled slightly, walked slowly and sat down opposite Mei Xue.

He still didn't speak, just gently took the pen from Mei Xue's hand and put it on the pen holder, and sorted out the manuscript she had written.

Mei Xue knew that something was going to happen. She lowered her eyes and thought for a while, and didn't ask Li Jinzhi anything. She just picked up the hair ribbon on the table and tied her long hair behind her head into a bunch.

There was a very slight noise outside, a very small sound, which lasted for a while and then completely quieted down.

Li Jinzhi got up and silently made a "please" gesture to Mei Xue.

Mei Xue stood up, she wanted to get the cloak on the wooden frame, Li Jinzhi had already walked over to get it for her, and then put it on her body naturally.

Mei Xue took a step back, avoided Li Jinzhi's hand, fastened the strap of the cloak by herself, then looked up at Li Jinzhi and asked:

"Master Shen doesn't know, right?"

Li Jinzhi nodded silently as an answer.

Mei Xue sighed in her heart, and after a moment of silence, she whispered:
"Those who don't know are innocent, no matter who the main messenger is behind it, but Shen Qingyang is determined to send you safely to the capital.

He is in Taiping Town, and he tried his best to bring me to Chengdu to treat your illness. "

Li Jinzhi still looked at Mei Xue with a smile, and asked softly:

"Miss Mei, is she caring about Lord Shen?"

Mei Xue suddenly had a slight anger in her heart, she turned cold, looked at Li Jinzhi lightly and said:

"I don't care what Eldest Young Master thinks, but according to Mr. Shen's temperament, if he doesn't know, he will fight desperately.

He is my patient and he is still injured. I can't watch him die at this time. "

The sound of the night wind became louder, and the official ship of the palace was three stories high, but it still shook slightly.

The two of them faced each other silently, but Mei Xue turned cold, while Li Jinzhi was always smiling slightly.

After a long time, he smiled softly and said:

"I think the same as the girl, and I have already ordered Master Shen to leave this place alive tonight."

Speaking of this, Li Jinzhi suddenly held Mei Xue's left hand without warning, and whispered softly but unquestionably:

"There is no time, you have to be obedient and follow me now."

Mei Xue was stunned, and hurriedly tried to break free from Li Jinzhi's hand.

But even if he is sick and weak, he is still a grown man after all.

Mei Xue struggled a few times but was pulled even tighter by him.

Li Jinzhi's brows and eyes were full of smiles, and he led Mei Xue out of the cabin door, and quickly turned into the small room next door.

In this small cabin, there is actually a hidden ladder leading directly to the deck at the corner of the first floor.

At night, it was pitch black, with no lights, and no sound other than the night wind.

Gao Yuan was already waiting on the boat, Li Jinzhi jumped off, then turned around and stretched out his arms towards Mei Xue.

Mei Xue pursed her lips, avoided Li Jinzhi's hands and jumped towards his left.

But she still fell into Li Jinzhi's arms, smelled the faint fragrance of red ink, and touched the cool skin of his neck with her face.

Gao Yuan propped the boat fast, suddenly there were sparse raindrops falling, gradually thicker and denser.

In the wind and waves, the river water mixed with the rain hit the face and body.

Looking back, there was nothing unusual on the tall official ship. There was even a thin figure standing by the window of the room where Li Jinzhi lived.

It resembles Li Jinzhi's own figure very much.

The boat is narrow, and the bilge can only accommodate one person sitting on his knees.

Li Jinzhi hugged Mei Xue tightly and protected her in his arms. He leaned forward as much as possible to shield her from the wind and rain blowing on her head and face.

The boat was not stable, Mei Xue didn't dare to struggle, she stayed quietly in Li Jinzhi's arms until Gao Yuan propped the boat to the shore.

(End of this chapter)