The wedding date is scheduled on the second day of March, so the time is actually very relaxed.?

However, although the time was relaxed, the preparation was not careless at all. Pei Yuanxiu directly designated the inner courtyard where I live now as a new house, and naturally had to have a new arrangement with our future residence. The servants in the mansion were also very happy, climbing up and down all day long, cleaning, repairing the roof, changing lanterns, and painting the tiles. They were very busy.

After moving out of the inner courtyard, I temporarily lived in the room I had lived in before. Because of the recent preparations, I didn't want Li'er to have too much contact. In addition, this girl has indeed grown up and can't always sleep with me. After I got married with Pei Yuanxiu, I couldn't do it. So Pei Yuanxiu asked her to live back to her past room and let Susu live in her outer room to take care of her.

That morning, as soon as I left the room, I saw more than a dozen servants walking over each of them holding a large bunch of bright red silk in their arms.

I asked, "What is this for?"

When the servants saw me, they hurriedly stopped to salute me and said, "Madam Qingying, this is what the young master asked us to find out for spare."

"What are you doing with so much silk? Making clothes?"

Before the servant could answer, he heard Pei Yuanxiu's smiling voice sounding beside him: "Our wedding dress cannot be so careless."

When he turned around, he walked over with his hands on his back and smiled. The servants hurriedly saluted him. He waved his hand and asked the people to continue doing things. He walked up to me with a smile: "Are you sleeping well?"

"Um."

“Good spirits.”

"Did you say that people feel refreshed when they are happy?"

Hearing me say this, the smile on his face became deeper, and I asked again, "By the way, why did you ask them to use so much silk to make?"

He said mysteriously: "You will know then."

"What's so mysterious?"

I angrily glanced at him, but saw him laughing again, "But, we should indeed prepare for our wedding."

"Let them prepare."

"Well, I think we should do this ourselves."

"Own?"

I was stunned for a moment, and then I saw him smiling and said, "The silk and satin shop here has sent all the materials and colors. I have seen it, but it is not very good. In fact, if you want to talk about satin and embroidery, it is better to be from Yangzhou."

My heart moved and I looked at him.

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me with a smile: "Or, would you go shopping today?"

I was still a little confused and after a while, I realized: "You asked me to go to Yangzhou?"

"Um."

"But……"

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that Yangzhou and here have already been opened to navigation."

“…”

I was stunned for a moment, and I couldn't believe my ears: "Really?!"

After our wedding date was set, I also mentioned this to him, but he did not express his opinion at that time. I also knew that the north-south navigation was not a simple matter and I couldn't hurry, so I didn't ask him to do anything. Unexpectedly, a month later, he was really relieved.

Pei Yuanxiu smiled and said, "I told you, it is of course true. However, shipping is not completely restored. Small fishing boats and merchant ships are allowed to cross the river. Boats with more than thirty people must be docked and must be inspected before they can pass."

I immediately laughed in surprise: "This is already very good!"

In fact, as long as he is willing to allow small boats to cross the river and no longer block the flight, it is already a great thing for the people.

I also hope that there will be no more tragedy of separation from home.

Thinking of this, my eyes couldn't help but wet.

He looked at it, thinking I was too happy, and walked up with a smile, holding my face: "Look at you so happy."

I smiled and lowered my head.

His fingertips gently stroked my cheeks and said softly: "I have something else to arrange today, otherwise we should go there together."

"Oh." It turned out that he wouldn't go.

"Actually, I don't really want you to cross the river, but I hope our wedding is the best in the world, and the wedding dress is of course the best."

I was silent for a moment and nodded gently: "I understand."

Of course I understand that what he hoped for is the best - it was not the first time he and I got married. We have both gone through the past and neither of them was a piece of paper. Therefore, what he said "the best" has a special meaning for us.

He looked down at me and said, "The girl you brought, Su Su, let her accompany you. I will send someone to follow you, but don't worry, it won't be a large group of people."

I smiled softly, nodded for his considerateness: "Yes."

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When I arrived by the river, I saw that the ship that Pei Yuanxiu asked someone to prepare was not big, but I was able to sit down Susu and me, as well as those guards, and there were naturally Gu Ping among the guards.

This child - now he can no longer call him a child, so he naturally knew that my wedding date was approaching. As soon as he met, he would congratulate me first, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

The weather is very good, and the sun shines on the river, sparkling.

When the boat docked, you could already see the crowds of people on the big pier over there. It seemed that the news of navigation on the river had spread. I heard the crowds of people there from afar, and some people even cried with joy. When I turned around, I saw Gu Ping's somewhat sad eyes.

I know, he remembered the tragedy in his home again.

I gently reached out and patted his shoulder, and said softly: "Ping'er, stop thinking about it."

He looked up at me, and after a while, he sniffed: "I know."

I was still holding his shoulder. At this time, the hull was shocked and I realized that the boat had already landed. Gu Ping seemed to have pulled out of his past memories and forced a smile at me: "Aunt Qing, I'm really fine. Let's get off the boat."

"Um."

I nodded and let him stand up. Susu hurriedly came over to help me. The group got off the boat and went up the shore along the pier.

Yangzhou at this time is very different from the past.

When I came last time, although the street market was lively, there was always a feeling of depression like a storm coming and wind filled the building. This time it was different. There was no longer any gloom on the faces of pedestrians, and almost all the shops on both sides of the street were open. There were people coming and going on the streets and traffic flowing, which almost allowed me to see the grand scene when I first went to Yangzhou.

As soon as we arrived at the street market, except Susu and Ping'er, the other guards all dispersed and they could hardly be seen, but I knew that they must be protecting me nearby.

Actually, I think Pei Yuanxiu himself knows that there is no need to go through so much trouble.

Although my identity is special for Yangzhou now, given the previous agreement between the North and the South, no matter what purpose the people in Yangzhou Prefecture could not touch me at this time. After all, touching me is equivalent to declaring war on Pei Yuanxiu. According to the current situation, starting a war will not have immediate benefits for both sides.

War will arise because of people, but not because of people.

Besides—

When I recalled the familiar but unfamiliar face, I couldn't help but feel a thrill in my heart.

It was more than a month since I left at Wangjiangting that day, and I didn't have the chance to see him again. Although I knew that he had forgotten the past, I knew nothing about what had happened to him and what was happening now. When I was on the South Bank, I tried my best to not think about him, but now, I have arrived at the place that belongs to him, and memories of him keep coming out of my mind.

With him in Yangzhou, I believe that no matter what, I am safe.

Just as I was thinking, I heard Gu Ping say, "Aunt Qing, we're here."

I came to my senses and looked up and saw us parked at the door of a silk shop.

This silk and satin farm is called Baoyi, and is the largest in Yangzhou City. Gu Ping said that they also have some treasures left by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau back then. They are very famous in the Yangzhou market. I heard that they have also handled tributes. When I saw this today, the customers in the village came like clouds. Each of the silks on the shelves was clear and delicate as jade. It is indeed a good product that was not found in Jinling.

Su Su helped me in and when she saw the things inside, she also said happily: "Miss, the things here are good."

I nodded.

At this time, a man who looked like a shopkeeper came over, looked me up and down, and immediately bowed with a smile: "Mrs. I don't know what to choose. Can you introduce it to the lady next?"

I smiled and said, "Make a wedding dress."

"Oh, wedding dress."

The shopkeeper hurriedly raised his hand: "Please come here to take a look."

I followed him into the side room and saw that there was a bright red silk inside. It seemed that the fabric for making wedding dresses was almost complete here, and the dragons and phoenixes were auspicious and blooming with flowers. Each one was so happy and bright. I picked it all over the place, but I was so dazzling.

In the end, the viewing was a little blurred.

On the contrary, Su Su was still choosing. When a girl of her age loved to buy things, she chose wedding dresses for me and spared no effort. In the end, even the boss was exhausted. She sat aside with me and let her pick it up.

I looked at the silk shop inside and out, and smiled and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, the business is good."

“Where, TOEFL.”

"I came here a year ago, but I haven't seen you yet."

He blew up and laughed, "Yes, I had already planned to leave Yangzhou a few years ago."

"Oh? Why? Such a big business."

"Yes, I'm going to tell you, this business is really hard to lose. It's just that it's been rumored to be in war. Guests also know that when a war starts, we will suffer. If we don't leave, how can we do it?"

I nodded: "Yeah."

"But now it's fine."

"oh?"

"As soon as the prefect comes, the situation settles, and the admiral also issued a notice to exempt half of the taxes from us merchants!"

My hand holding the teacup moved.

After a while, I raised my head and smiled and said, "It's so great."

"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper nodded straight: "In recent years, Yangzhou has not been so easy. The previous prefects were all corrupt and abused the law, bullying us merchants in a bad way. It would be fine if we didn't open the door to do business. Once we opened the door, we had a lot of taxes, and we didn't earn enough taxes every day. Later, Lord Wei was good, but unfortunately he didn't make it long, and - alas, I don't know whether he is dead or alive now..."

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper seemed to realize that he had said too much. He glanced at me and shut up embarrassedly. I didn't say anything, just smiled faintly.

"I heard that a new prefect has come recently."

"Yes, yes, yes, Liu Qinghan, Lord Liu."

"..." I looked at the rippling water in the cup: "This Lord Liu-How?"

"He is a good official, a good official!"

The shopkeeper said two good officials in a row, and seemed to want to say something, but after thinking about it, he seemed to not know what to say. After thinking for a while, he said, "He is the Qingtian Parents Office of Jiangnan, just like Lord Liu Shizhou and Lord Liu Yi back then!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Su, who was standing aside and pulling a piece of silk, turned her head and said with a smile: "Huh? Are they all surnamed Liu?"

The shopkeeper also laughed and said, "Yes. Everyone also said, why are the good officials from Yangzhou so coincidental? All the surnames of Liu are still the only people from the Liu family who can really manage Yangzhou well."

I listened calmly, motionless, and even the expression on my face did not change much.

Just the tea cup in my hand, the tea water rippled slightly.
Chapter completed!