Is the emperor cremated today?

Chapter 44
Xiao Qi's expression changed and asked, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

The secret guard replied: "I just said that it was a heart attack, the blood could not return to the heart, and I couldn't bear the stimulation. Someone deliberately told the Taifu about the madam, which caused the Taifu to get sick."

Xiao Qi snorted, who else could it be? It was just a way for his uncle to force him to show up.

"Tell me to go down and protect Taifu Wang, and don't let him make any mistakes."

The secret guard retreated after receiving the order. Xiao Qi glanced at the merchant ship going away again, then turned and returned to the warehouse. He had spent too much time in Yangzhou, and it was indeed time to return to Yujing. However, where did she go? Where?
Xu Miaoyin was leaning against the bed, her face was pale and her expression was bleak. The nausea in her heart lingered in her throat, making her extremely uncomfortable.

Qi Jiaojiao opened the door and came in with a bowl of white porridge. Seeing that she still looked like she wanted to vomit, she said, "Your stomach has been emptied. Come and eat some porridge. I think it will relieve your pain."

Xu Miaoyin didn't expect that she would get seasick one day. She and her father often went out to sea on a boat and never saw any big storms. Today, she started to get seasick after only two hours on the boat.

Raising her hand to take the porridge Qi Jiaojiao handed her, smelling the fragrant rice fragrance, she did not feel that uncomfortable, but she still had no appetite at all, but she couldn't resist Qi Jiaojiao's kindness, so she took a small sip When she started eating, she could only finish half the bowl, and she couldn't eat any more. Qi Jiaojiao had no choice but to take the bowl and put it on the table, and talked to her about other things.

"I've always been curious, how did you know that the two of them were in disguise that night?"

Xu Miaoyin just smiled lightly and said: "Actually, they disguised themselves very well. I didn't recognize them at first. It wasn't until the person pretending to be my sister threw herself into my arms that I knew they were fakes. Jiaojiao never knew how to do it. She acts like a little girl in front of outsiders, and even if a knife is held to her neck, she can still choke them. It's not an exaggeration to say that she is a shrewd one, and in this regard, you are quite similar."

Qi Jiaojiao smiled coquettishly, but she had lied to her for a while.

"I'm sorry, I have been lying to you before! However, since I came to this world, apart from Qin Zhan, you have been the best person to me. I have always wanted you to know the truth, but I can never find the chance. .”

Xu Miaoyin didn't blame her, just like she didn't blame Yuqiu and Yuchun. They had indeed deceived her. Although they were angry at the time, thinking about it later, they were not protecting themselves.

She took Qi Jiaojiao's hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to blame yourself. Haven't you been helping me since then? How can I blame you?"

Qi Jiaojiao looked into Xu Miaoyin's sincere eyes and asked, "You believe in me so much. Aren't you afraid that I actually have another purpose?"

Xu Miaoyin smiled and shook her head, "Actually, I don't know why. Maybe it's an intuition. A person with the same personality as my sister can't be that bad. Besides, you have always been helping me during our escape. , how could I doubt you."

Xu Miaoyin smiled sincerely, and Qi Jiaojiao felt much more at ease. She was afraid that Xu Miaoyin would misunderstand her.

The two of them were talking about their thoughts in the room, and it was already evening before they knew it. With Qi Jiaojiao accompanying them to talk for a while, Xu Miaoyin also felt a little energetic, so she wanted to go to the deck to enjoy the night breeze. She couldn't sleep for a while either.

The two got excited and put on Xu Miaoyin's coat, and then they took each other to the deck. The workers on the ship had been tired for a day and all returned to the warehouse to rest. Only three or two people dressed as escorts were on the deck. While patrolling, I met the two of them coming out, and kindly reminded them not to get too close to the edge of the boat, in case they accidentally fell into the river after dark.

After the two thanked them, they just sat on a two-step wooden ladder on the deck, looking at the bright moon looming in the sky and admiring it.

Qi Jiaojiao couldn't help but sigh, "It would be great if we could have wine now. How long would it be to sing to wine?"

"Hey, the artistic conception of these two lines of your poem is quite free and easy. Come on, just have a drink with me!" Lu Shifang was carrying two bottles of wine from who knows where, and handed one bottle to Qi Jiaojiao, who was in high spirits. He held a bottle in his hand and shook it gently. He glanced at Xu Miaoyin who was smiling lightly, and then said: "Just stop drinking." Xu Miaoyin's symptoms of seasickness were slightly better, and she did not dare to touch the wine. He hummed softly, sat there and watched the two of them drinking happily, and felt happy in his heart.

But after a while, whether it was the strength of the wine or Qi Jiaojiao's poor drinking capacity, her face was already red, but her eyes were bright. She pulled Lu Shifang's sleeves and said, "You old man, you deceived your sister." It’s so painful, you know the truth a long time ago, but you kept your sister in the dark, you are really as selfish as Xiao Qi!”

Seeing her posture, Xu Miaoyin knew that she was a little drunk, so she wanted to help her back, fearing that she would say something again and make Lu Shifang unhappy, so she apologized to Lu Shifang: "Doctor Lu, Jiaojiao drank too much. , don’t argue with her as a junior, I will help her back right now.”

After saying that, she helped Qi Jiaojiao back to the house slowly, put the people in place, and then came to the deck again, intending to apologize to Doctor Lu, but she didn't see anyone, so she could only go back and wait for tomorrow Go to his old man and apologize properly.

But until the merchant ship arrived at its destination, neither of them saw Lu Shifang again, as if he had disappeared out of thin air. However, Lu Shifang was always on the ship, but every time Xu Miaoyin took Qi Jiaojiao to apologize, she could not be found. to people.

Helpless, the two of them had no choice but to disembark first and wait for landing at the port, so that they could always wait for people.

Qi Jiaojiao also felt that she was reckless after drinking, and wanted to apologize to him, but she couldn't see anyone, so she felt that the old man was too stingy for hiding from them until now.

He couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "That old man is too stingy. It was just a momentary slip of the tongue, and he has been able to hide until now and still not come down."

Xu Miaoyin heard this and was about to scold her when she heard Lu Shifang's voice behind them.

"Hey, I heard you say bad things about people behind their backs!"

Qi Jiaojiao secretly thought that she was unlucky, turned around, and narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Haha, Doctor Lu, if you have a lot of people, you don't have the same experience as a villain like me."

Lu Shifang didn't intend to care so much about a little girl like her, and said to the two of them: "You have entered Shu safely. It's time for me to return to my master. Everyone should take care of themselves."

Xu Miaoyin was a little surprised and asked: "Where is Doctor Lu's disciple? We can visit him when we have time. Thank you Doctor Lu for escorting us all the way."

Lu Shifang stroked his beard and said, "There's no need to visit. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. We'll see each other again if we are destined. Let's say goodbye." After saying that, he turned around and strode away from the port.

The clothes were fluttering, natural and free. Qi Jiaojiao looked at Fang Yuan's back when she landed and sighed: "This old man really feels like a fairy."

When Xu Miaoyin heard this, she glanced at her and said, "You, you should be careful with your words in the future."

After saying that, the two of them left the port and headed towards the city gate. After that, they would need to take the land route, and they would have to hire a car.

Unknown to them, someone was quietly following behind the two of them.

(End of this chapter)