My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 797 Meeting

At Qingqing's age, she still doesn't understand what life-saving grace is, but she heard her teacher tell her at school that helping others is the foundation of happiness, so she was very happy that she could help others, and even ate half of her dinner more than usual. bowl.

But the naive Qingqing didn't know that just after she left, Hu Shang, whose life she had "saved", jumped up without looking sick at all.

This Hu Shang was naturally Barcelona. Early the next morning, he came to the alley again. When Qingqing went to school, he gave him a small gift in the name of repaying his kindness.

Although Qingqing had been taught by her teachers and parents to be wary of strangers, she had just "saved" his life yesterday, so she wasn't too wary of Barcelona. Plus, Barcelona was a good talker, so Qingqing finally accepted the offer. A small gift.

In the following period, Barcelona would come to Qingqing every now and then, and each time he would bring some small gifts, sometimes some exquisite snacks, sometimes some small toys that girls like.

So under this situation, Basa quickly became familiar with Qingqing, and the other party just regarded him as a friendly uncle, and no longer had any wariness.

This morning, Basa waited for Qingqing in the alley again. In addition to giving him a pack of snacks, he also gave Qingqing a note, hoping that she could give it to Helen for him.

It was just a note, and Qingqing naturally agreed, so she took the snacks and note and jumped into the school.

After Qingqing shared the snacks with several little sisters, and it was almost time for class, she came to a room with a note, knocked on the door and said, "Hello, Principal Helen!"

"come in!"

Helen's voice came from the room.

Then Qingqing pushed the door open and entered the room, only to see Helen grading her homework with her head down. Although she was the principal, she also shouldered certain teaching tasks.

"Qingqing, what's the matter with you?"

Helen raised her head and glanced at Qingqing, then asked kindly.

"Principal Helen, someone asked me to send you a note. He said he was your friend."

Qingqing replied very obediently.

"friend?"

Helen was stunned when she heard this. She lived in Han Dynasty and rarely had contact with outsiders. The people she knew were either in the palace or in the girls' school. Even if she had something to ask her, there was no need to send her a note, right?

"Where's the note?"

So Helen asked Qingqing curiously.

"it's here!"

Qingqing took out a piece of paper stained with snack crumbs from her pocket and handed it to Helen.

Helen couldn't help but smile knowingly when she saw the snack crumbs on the note, and took it without any disdain. When she opened the note and saw the words on it, she stood up excitedly.

This note was actually written in Latin, which was also the common language of the Roman Empire. However, this kind of writing was only popular in the Mediterranean area. In the Han Dynasty, few people knew it, so Helen was almost certain that this piece of paper was written in Latin. The article is likely to be related to one's home country.

But Helen was still very calm. She didn't even have time to read the contents of the note clearly. She immediately gave Qingqing a forced smile and said, "Qingqing, thank you for sending me the note. You go back first. I'll see you if anything happens." !”

"Okay, goodbye Principal Helen!"

Qingqing obediently agreed again, then turned and left.

After watching Qingqing leave, Helen hurriedly closed the door, then took out the note and read the contents carefully.

"Miss Helen, are you okay? I'm Basa, and I'm here to rescue you home on orders from the Governor!"

This is a very simple sentence written on the note, but it clearly explains Barcelona's identity and purpose.

Looking at the familiar words on the note, Helen was so excited that her eyes were blurred by tears. She lived alone in Dahan. Several years had passed. She thought her parents had given up looking for her, but she didn't expect them. Still haven't forgotten her.

Thinking of her father and mother whom she had not seen for many years, Helen couldn't help but burst into tears. The longing for her hometown and relatives buried deep in her heart completely burst out at this moment.

At the same time, Basa was sitting on the second floor of the tea house, sipping tea and thinking about his next move.

Counting the time, the note should have been sent to Helen. Barcelona can only wait for Helen's reply. Only then will he know what Helen's real situation is. Is there a way for them to escape from the big man?

So Basa was not in a hurry and sat in the teahouse all day. It was not until school was over in the afternoon that he went to the alley to wait for Qingqing. Sure enough, when Qingqing saw Basa, she immediately shouted happily: "Uncle Basa, Principal Helen asked me to bring you a letter!"

"That's great, thank you Qingqing!"

Barcelona was also very excited and stepped forward to take the letter. He saw that it was also written in Latin, which made him feel confident that in the Han Dynasty, he and Helen were the only ones who understood Latin, so there was no need to worry about others forging it.

However, Basa was still very calm. He took the letter and did not open it immediately. Instead, he gave Qingqing some snacks again, then said goodbye to him, and then returned to the inn as quickly as possible.

After returning to the room and closing the door, Barcelona couldn't wait to take out the letter, opened the envelope and took out the letter paper inside. He saw that it was filled with lines of beautiful words. Barcelona recognized it at a glance as Helen's handwriting.

There was not much text on the letter paper. Helen first briefly introduced her situation, saying that she lived a good life in Dahan and had not suffered any grievances. Then Helen directly expressed that she hoped to meet Barcelona because she There were many things she wanted to ask him face to face, such as the situation of her parents.

After reading Helen's letter, Barcelona showed a silent expression.

Regardless of whether it was for business or private, Basa wanted to see Helen, but he was worried that if he went to see Helen so rashly, if the Han Dynasty court, especially the Crown Prince, knew about it, he and Helen might be arrested for it. It will not end well then.

However, Barcelona was unwilling to give up this opportunity. After all, he had been looking for Helen for so long and now he finally contacted her, so he was unwilling to give up anyway.

In addition, Basa also thought that since Helen dared to see him, she might be sure that His Highness the Crown Prince would not know about it. After all, she knew the big man better than he did, and she also knew the Crown Prince better.

"Miss Helen will not harm me no matter what, so since she proposed to meet, she must have her reasons!"

Finally, Barcelona whispered to himself, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

So Barcelona finally made a decision, and found Qingqing again the next day, asking her to deliver a letter for him, and asked Helen to meet at the teahouse diagonally opposite the girls' school.

The reason why he asked Helen to meet so close to the girls' school was because he was worried that Helen would not be able to move too far away from the girls' school, so he specifically chose a place opposite the girls' school.

Of course, in this way, Barcelona himself would have to take considerable risks, but in order to save Helen and escape from the big man, Barcelona felt that no matter how big the risk he took, it was worth it.

In the afternoon of the same day, Basa came to the teahouse early to wait. Today, the teahouse was the same as usual. The waiters greeted the guests enthusiastically and the shopkeeper had an abacus behind the counter. However, there seemed to be more guests than usual.

Barcelona didn't care and stepped up to the second floor. Compared with the first floor, the second floor is much quieter. There are not many guests on the first floor, and each seat is separated by a screen, making it easier for guests to chat here. Privately speaking, this is one of the reasons why Barcelona chose this place.

Basa found a seat at random and sat down, then ordered a pot of tea and some snacks. Normally, he could even drink a pot of tea all day long.

But today, Barcelona was not in the mood to drink tea. He kept thinking about meeting Helen, and his heart was full of excitement. If he could escort Helen safely back to Venice, and then take the opportunity to propose to her, maybe he could be happy. Years of wish.

Of course, the most important thing is that Helen is a member of the Foscari family of Venice. As long as he marries her, Barcelona can also officially join the Foscari family of Venice. With the contribution of rescuing Helen, he will definitely become a hero of Venice. There might be a chance to compete for the governorship in the future.

Barcelona couldn't help but curl up his lips when he thought about what he was proud of, and even imagined himself returning to Venice like a hero.

At this moment, footsteps were heard coming from the stairs, which made Barcelona immediately turn his head to look.

Sure enough, just a moment later, Helen was seen walking upstairs. This made Barcelona look happy, and he immediately stood up and wanted to go forward to greet her.

However, before Barcelona could take a step forward, he saw a tall young man following Helen. He was handsome and had an extraordinary demeanor. He knew at a glance that he was not an ordinary person.

When Barcelona saw this tall man, he also frowned. From the look of him, it was obvious that he came with Helen. Could it be that he was sent by His Highness the Crown Prince?

Helen went up to the second floor and saw Barcelona at a glance. She immediately walked a few steps happily and shouted: "Uncle Basa! It's really you!"

"Miss Helen, I...I finally see you!"

Although Barcelona was wary of the tall man behind Helen, after seeing the woman he thought about day and night, he couldn't help but reveal his true feelings and looked at Helen and said excitedly.

"Are my father and mother okay? Do they know what happened to me in Dahan?"

Helen asked Basa eagerly. In his opinion, Basa was her father's confidant, and the other party was much older than her, so she always regarded him as her elder.

"The governor and his wife are both fine. It was because of your being captured by the Ottomans, my wife, that she fell seriously ill, but she is fine now."

Basa replied again. As he spoke, he looked at the tall man behind Helen, with a questioning look in his eyes.

When Helen heard that her parents were fine, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. When she saw the look in Basa's eyes, she immediately happily pulled the tall man behind her and introduced: "Uncle Basa, this is my husband and the crown prince of the big man!"

(End of this chapter)