The atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly became tense.

Not only did the surrounding guards all draw their swords out of their sheaths, but the guards and coachmen who had previously driven the carriage to take shelter under the hut in front also ran back, and drew out their swords one by one, only to hear a few dragon roars from the sky,

Countless swords were unsheathed, and the sharp blades were washed away by the rain, showing their coldness even more.

A kind of murderous aura filled the air around the pavilion.

Li'er suddenly buried his face in my dress.

When I saw something was wrong, I hurriedly stepped forward: "Stop!"

Of course Wen Fengxi's people are not under my control, but after all they were protecting me when I entered Sichuan. As soon as they heard me speak, none of them made any move. They just held the hilt of their swords and stared at those people, waiting for an opportunity to move.

; On the other hand, the guards looked around and probably estimated the number of people on both sides. Although their vehicles were large, the number of them was still not as large as this side. If they wanted to take action, they would definitely have no chance of winning. After all, they had to slowly use their swords.

Retracted the scabbard.

In fact, it is not a big deal which group of people I follow back to Chengdu. There is no need for such a sword-to-sword confrontation. Although Liu Qinghan has more people on his side, he will certainly not suffer in a fight, but this is Xichuan and Yan Qingchen's territory.

, it’s hard to say who will really suffer.

Thinking of this, I said to those people: "Go back and tell Yan Qingchen that I will definitely enter Chengdu and ask him not to make unnecessary efforts."

Those people looked at each other and said nothing.

"I also want to tell him that it's best not to make me angry while I'm in Xichuan, do you understand?"

"..."

Those people were silent for a moment, and then they all said to me respectfully: "The eldest lady is frightened."

"Let's go."

They glanced at me again, and at the tough and fierce guards around them. Finally, they didn't say anything, they just saluted me and went back to get on their horses.

This time, I was a little surprised.

Ever since we entered Sichuan with Pei Yuanxiu, I have been at a disadvantage to Yan Qingchen. It can be said that he has thousands of ways to make people obedient and make me compromise, but I really didn't expect that this time,

His people will be so obedient.

I don’t know what’s going on, something seems to be wrong.

Thinking like this, I frowned slightly and watched those people riding forward again, while the huge carriage swayed slightly, the wheels ran over the puddles on the ground, and the splashed muddy water almost hit the corner of my skirt.

Get on and drive forward slowly.

At this moment, I felt a weight on my skirt. When I looked down, it was Li'er who had been grabbing the corner of my skirt and looking at the exquisite carriage with wide eyes. I thought she was attracted by the tense atmosphere just now.

Frightened, he gently stroked the top of her head: "Li'er..."

She raised her head and looked at me, her eyes widened: "Mom, that carriage——"

"Carriage? What happened to the carriage?"

"That carriage -" she stammered: "There's someone in that carriage looking at us!"

"...!"

My heart skipped a beat: "What?"

Liu Qinghan and Wen Fengxi, who were standing next to them, were also startled when they heard this: "In the carriage?"

"Yes." Li'er nodded: "I saw someone behind the curtain, looking at us."

I was so surprised that I couldn't speak. I quickly turned around to see that the motorcade was not moving very fast, but it had already turned the corner in front, leaving only a hurried figure behind us.

Someone is looking at us in the carriage? Could it be - Yan Qingchen?

However, if it were him, how could he not get out of the car to meet me, but only sent these few guards to ask me in vain.

Could it be that the person in the car is not Yan Qingchen?

If not him, then who?

Suddenly my brows tightened, and Liu Qinghan seemed to feel something strange and walked up to me: "What's going on? Are they all from the Yan family?"

"I, I don't know either."

While I was thinking about it distractedly, but couldn't figure out anything, I just shook my head gently. Liu Qinghan looked at me, then at Li'er, and then comforted softly: "It's okay. It's all the way.

, we just have to be careful."

I looked at him and nodded.

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After the rain stopped, we hurried forward again, but we never caught up with the previous team. However, because of the bad road conditions, we didn't go fast. In addition, it rained again shortly after noon, so we couldn't catch up with the previous team.

After being delayed, we could only stay in Changfeng Town.

The group of people found an inn to take shelter from the rain. After a while, the rain stopped, but the sun began to set. Although it was a little early and it was not time to rest, if they wanted to continue walking, it would be dark.

Can’t make it to Chengdu.

Wen Fengxi walked to the door and looked at the beautiful sky outside after the rain had cleared. He looked back at Liu Qinghan: "Do you want to leave?"

I looked at him too.

He also raised his head to look at the sky. Before he could speak, he suddenly heard Li'er's voice coming from upstairs: "Uncle Third, guess where I am."

He smiled, looked at us, then got up and walked upstairs. After a while, Li'er's giggle came: "Uncle, you can't tickle me when you're being naughty!"

Wen Fengxi and I looked at each other and smiled, and he simply ordered his entourage to settle down for the night.

I had nothing to do, so I was still sitting and drinking tea. I heard the big one and the little one upstairs laughing and joking for a long time. Liu Qinghan hugged her down. Li'er laughed so hard that her face turned red. She was sweating all over from playing, so I took out the money.

He took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and said with a smile while wiping: "Stop making trouble for your uncle, please be quiet for a while."

She blinked her eyes, said nothing, and sat next to me obediently.

After Wen Fengxi finished his instructions, he also sat down. The store immediately served refreshments, and we sat and drank tea while chatting.

After the rain, the sky cleared up, and the outside became lively again. The vendors along the street began to set up stalls and some snack shops also opened. There was a burst of fresh, sour and spicy tempting smell from outside.

Li'er couldn't sit still anymore. She looked at me and then at Liu Qinghan, but she seemed to still remember what I just told her about telling her not to make trouble with Liu Qinghan. She held it in for a while. Suddenly, her eyes rolled.

, said to Liu Qinghan: "Third uncle."

"Huh?"

"Let me go out for a walk with you."

"..."

Everyone at the table fell silent, and I looked at my daughter holding back a smile: "Tell me again, who is accompanying whom?"

"Hehe."

She smiled as if she was cheating, got up and sneaked over to Liu Qinghan to grab the corner of his clothes. Liu Qinghan also laughed and reached out to hold her little hand: "Okay, you go shopping with your third uncle."

Li'er followed him out with a smile, then turned back and stretched out her hand to me: "Mom, come here too."

I also stood up with a smile. I just walked over and saw them holding hands with big hands. I paused and said with a smile: "Mom, just follow you. You, just go shopping with your third uncle."

When Li'er heard this, he immediately giggled and simply took Liu Qinghan and ran.

The richness of Shu is not only reflected in the Yan family's strong wealth, but also in the prosperity of Xichuan as a whole. Even such a small town has such a lively market, with all kinds of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and there are people coming and going on the streets.

There was a lot of excitement there.

After the rain, the streets have been washed clean, and the spotless bluestones are cool, walking on them makes you feel refreshed.

We walked all the way, looking at the prosperous scenes on both sides. Li'er pestered me to buy her a bunch of candied haws, and she was eating happily. Suddenly, she heard a unique singing voice coming from the front, mixed with a lot of crisp laughter.

.

When Li'er heard this, he was very interested and hurriedly pulled us two steps forward. He saw the clear river ahead, which ran through the entire Changfeng Town. There were many young girls and young wives washing brocade by the river.

Round lotus-like jade arms holding colorful satin stretched out in the clear river water. With the laughter like silver bells, the whole river seemed to be dyed in color.

When Liu Qinghan saw this scene, he smiled and bent down and said to Li'er: "Li'er, do you remember the poem we memorized together that day?"

Li'er had two rock sugar hawthorns stuffed in her mouth. When she heard what he said, she immediately nodded: "Remember."

After finishing speaking, she swallowed it and said: "The flowers on both sides of the Zhuojin River are blooming, and the spring breeze is blowing the waves washing the sand. The girl cuts off the mandarin duck brocade, and the sunset will flow into the middle."

Liu Qinghan recited it silently with her, and then the two of them high-fived.

I looked at the two of them with a smile and said to Liu Qinghan: "You still teach her to read poetry?"

"Should we learn together?" He smiled and said, "Li'er has a much better memory than me. I have to memorize it for a long time, but she will remember it after reading it two or three times."

When Li'er heard him praising herself so much, she immediately laughed proudly.

I also smiled and stroked her fleshy little face.

Liu Qinghan straightened up, looked at the moving scenery by the river, and said with a smile: "But to be honest, this poem is really suitable for the time. It's okay to have read it before, but now I know that Xichuan is called

The 'daughter country' really makes sense."

This is true.

People come and go on the street, but there are not many men. There are many beautiful women, all of whom are thin and fat. Moreover, because of the mild climate in Shu, women's skin is nourished to be delicate, smooth, and white.

With her beautiful skin and delicate eyebrows, at a glance, the people coming and going around her form a colorful picture.

I looked at him and said, "Do you feel sorry for me, sir?"

"Sorry? What are you sorry for?"

I smiled faintly: "It's too early to get engaged."

It took him a while to come back to his senses, glanced at me, and coughed slightly in embarrassment: "Madam... please stop teasing me. It will be difficult for me to spread this word to the palace."<

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Seeing the shy expression on his face, which even turned a little red, I smiled, but there was no smile in my eyes, and I didn't continue the joke.

Li'er held the two of us, looking left and right.

The three of them continued to walk forward without talking, but they were not embarrassed. After all, there was this girl Li'er. After walking for a while, she suddenly stopped moving and stared at a cold food stall on the roadside.

Liu Qinghan's hand pulled the corner of my clothes again.

Liu Qinghan laughed when he saw her greedy look, and simply asked me to come over. The three of them sat down, and each of them ordered a bowl of jelly.

When the food was brought up, a bowl of white and tender jelly was cut into fine and even pieces and neatly stacked in the bowl. The toppings on it included red peppers, green chopped green onions, white refined sugar powder, and deep-fried fried jelly.

The brown and fragrant bean foam is mixed with soy sauce and vinegar. It tastes sour and spicy, very delicious.

I haven't been back to Sichuan for many years, and I have rarely had such a taste of my hometown. I just ate it to my heart's content, but after just a few bites, I heard the sound of the person opposite me gasping for air.

Looking up, Liu Qinghan's eyes were red.

"What's wrong?"

"I..."

The next moment, he had tears and runny nose, he was choking and coughing, and the tips of his ears were red. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and kept waving to the store, but couldn't say a word. Li'er was at a loss.

, still chewing jelly in his mouth and looking at him with wide eyes. When I saw this, I hurriedly called the store: "Bring some cold water."

The store owner also rushed to bring a glass of cold water. I saw him gargling it in big mouthfuls, and it was so spicy that he stuck out his tongue. He also laughed and said, "Oh, my husband, I can't even eat this spicy food."

"I-ah..."

He was speechless and drank another glass of water.

Seeing his embarrassed and painful look, I couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Although Li'er has never been to Shu, he lived with me in Jixiang Village for a year, and his taste follows mine. He can eat some spicy food, but it's mild... I still remember when he took me to Pei Yuanhao's banquet.

It was so hot that it made him shed tears, but he didn't expect that after so many years, there was no progress at all.

After laughing, I felt a little sourness welling up in my heart.

Li'er, on the other hand, swallowed a mouthful of hot and sour jelly and said calmly: "It's really useless."

While picking up the apron and wiping his hands, the shopkeeper said with a smile: "Even a little girl can eat it. My husband, you are not as good as your daughter."

As soon as these words came out, both of us were stunned for a moment.

"It's not——"

"We——"

He and I opened our mouths to explain at the same time, but before the words came out, we saw a man walking up to us, looking down at us with a smile: "Qingying, Mr. Liu."

As soon as I heard this voice, I looked up and met a pair of gentle, smiling eyes: "What are you talking about? It's so lively."

After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Pei Yuanxiu.

I was stunned and quickly stood up: "Yuan Xiu? Why are you here?"

Wearing a gorgeous white robe, he appeared in such an ordinary town, which gave people a rather abrupt feeling. Especially when he suddenly appeared in front of us, I even couldn't recover.

"I'll pick you up——"

He said, lowering his head and looking at Li'er: "Li'er, you are finally back."

Li'er still had a big mouthful of jelly in his mouth. At this time, he forgot to chew and swallow. He looked at him stupidly, as if he had lost consciousness.

Pei Yuanxiu reached out and stroked the top of her head: "What's wrong? You can't even speak when you see your father?"

"..."

"Li'er?"

"..."

Li'er's little face turned red and white for a moment, with various expressions of shock, panic, uneasiness, and hesitation flashing past. I immediately thought of the reason why she ran away, and seeing Pei Yuanxiu again would inevitably remind her of that night.

Memories, although I had a heart-to-heart talk with her before, she was still young after all, so she might not be able to forget those things so quickly.

At this time, Pei Yuanxiu knelt down and looked at her: "Don't you want to see Dad?"

Li'er swallowed what was in her mouth with a gulp, looked into Pei Yuanxiu's eyes, shook her head gently, and said as thinly as a mosquito: "No."

"Then what's wrong with you?"

"..."

Li'er looked at him with wide eyes, a little aggrieved, and then at me. When Pei Yuanxiu finally gently hugged him into his arms, she also stretched out her arms and hugged his neck: "Dad..."

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Pei Yuanxiu picked her up gently and stroked her hair like a cat. Then he turned his head and looked at Liu Qinghan aside: "This time, Mr. Liu, I'd like to trouble you to send Li'er here so far."<

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Liu Qinghan had been standing silently watching our "family reunion". At this time, he wiped his nose with a handkerchief, raised his hand to him, and said: "Young Master, you are serious."

At this time, I noticed that Pei Yuanxiu was followed by a group of people, including the group of people who met us at the pier before, and I understood what was going on. Pei Yuanxiu looked at me with a smile: "

Where will you stay? Let’s take a rest tonight and let’s go to the city together tomorrow.”
Chapter completed!