The news that Jing Heng was appointed as General Ambassador of Ship by Emperor Yuan He spread on the same day. While it shattered many people's wishful thinking, it also gave rise to the same thought that Qin Xiaoxiao had just had when he learned the news.

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After all, Emperor Yuan He didn't have better candidates, and he didn't want to let his nephew take the risk of never coming back. However, these people only dared to think about it in their hearts, and no one dared to say it outright.

People who had some friendship with Princess Protector's Mansion sent in posts one after another, wanting to come and practice for Jing Heng. These posts were all rejected by Princess Protector, leaving only a post from Li Ke, who was barely considered Jingheng's friend.

Jingheng didn't have to go to the Maritime Trade Department or go to court these days. He cherished these few days. Apart from preparing to go to sea, he spent the rest of the time with his wife and children, so he found some time to reply to Li Ke's post.

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What left him speechless was that the first thing Li Ke said when he came to the door was to ask Jing Heng if he could take him to sea together. He wanted to go to the Southeast Asian countries to experience it. After such an experience, the rest of the decades

He has no shortage of bragging rights and can teach his children and grandchildren well at home.

Jing Heng felt that he was mentally ill, so he responded with "Go away" and stopped answering him.

Li Ke was depressed and chased after him relentlessly: "It only takes a few words for you to bring someone with you. Besides, after you have been floating on the ocean for several months, you can have a close person to talk to you to relieve your boredom, right?"

Jingheng was impatient with him and asked three times in a soul-like voice: "Did Mr. Li allow it? Did your wife agree? Have you made arrangements for the future of the two children?"

These three consecutive questions confused Li Kewen. After a while, he said: "Why, it's so troublesome? I'll follow you secretly, and I'll write a letter to ensure you're safe when I get there."

Jingheng snorted coldly, turned around and left.

Now Li Ke was too embarrassed to speak, and began to reflect on whether there was something wrong with his own thinking. When he saw Qin Xiaoxiao, he gnawed on watermelon and complained, deciding that Jingheng was not a friend enough.

Unexpectedly, Qin Xiaoxiao's reaction was even greater than that of Jing Heng. She took the half-eaten watermelon from his hand and said with a cold face: "It would be such a waste for such a good melon to be eaten by someone like you!"

Li Ke held the watermelon in his mouth, looked blankly at his empty hands, and then looked at Qin Xiaoxiao, who didn't have any good feelings toward him, and muttered: "As expected of a couple, each one has a bigger temper than the other."

If anyone else had done this, the guest would have turned against him a long time ago. The two of them had a close relationship, and they had become like uncles and nephews as well as friends in the past few years. However, he did not feel the slightest discomfort with Qin Xiaoxiao's action of taking away the watermelon.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't hear clearly, and could guess that what he said was not good, and sneered: "You think it's fun to go to sea and travel around other countries, why don't you think about how anxious your wife and children are when you leave them at home? They are all two children.

Dad, your thoughts are still so childish. Only my virtuous and virtuous aunt has tolerated you for so many years!"

This shocking lesson once again made Li Ke stunned for a moment. After reacting, he retorted harshly: "Aren't there still my eldest brother, second brother and the others? If I really can't come back, they will definitely take good care of me.

My parents and your younger aunts and sisters."

"Haha!" Qin Xiaoxiao smiled but said, "Then should I praise you for your foresight and bravery?"

Li Ke heard that this was sarcasm and said weakly: "Good men are everywhere. Didn't Xiao Jing leave you three to go to sea? Why didn't you give him a hard time?"

Qin Xiaoxiao continued to criticize him: "If you can make the Holy One take back his life, I will go to your house immediately to help you convince your aunt and others."

Li Ke stopped, lowered his eyebrows and let out a long sigh: "If I had such ability, there would be no need for you to persuade me."

Qin Xiaoxiao was speechless, stuffing the watermelon back into his hand, and turned around to teach Mo Mo who took an extra piece of watermelon.

Li Ke took two mouthfuls of melon, knowing that it would be impossible to go to sea and gain experience. It was a pity, but thinking about the family and the children, he felt that it was okay not to go. After all, there would be opportunities in the future, so there was no need to rush for a while.

He stayed at the Princess Protector's Mansion for most of the day and did not leave until the evening. During this period, even Chengyu and other royal family members came uninvited to inquire about going to sea, and a few of them were eager to go together.

Naturally, Jing Heng would not agree. He got tired of being pestered and kicked him out directly.

In the next two days, Qin Xiaoxiao prepared his luggage. In addition to the clothes, shoes and socks for the four seasons, medicine and other essential items. In the end, there were five big baggage. This was the result of Jing Hengqing's reduction.

The return date for this overseas trip has not yet been determined. It could be half a year at the earliest, or next summer at the earliest. It would take such a long time, so it was necessary to inform relatives and friends that the couple from the Qin family would have to go there in person.

This time they wanted to go back quickly, so they chose to ride horses without taking the two little guys with them.

When the Qin family found out, they reacted extremely fiercely. At first, they thought it was Jing Heng who asked to go to sea on his own initiative. But when they learned that it was the Holy Emperor who had given the order, Mrs. Miao and Lin Qiuniang burst into tears, but they did not dare to say anything unlucky.

Mr. Qin and Qin Shan were not much better. Although they did not cry like the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, their brows never relaxed.

They had never seen the sea and did not know the dangers at sea. Dabao took someone else's merchant ship to cross the sea. Although he was forced back by the huge wind and waves not long after leaving, the shocking experience made him never know it again.

forget.

After he came back, he mentioned it to everyone in an understatement. Therefore, just the fact that there would be waves several feet high on the sea from time to time was enough for the Qin family to imagine how dangerous it was.

Even if they escape the storm safely and the merchant ship enters the port smoothly, who knows who will appear on the shore... This is only the danger they can imagine, and there will be more unimaginable dangers.

Jing Heng had guessed the reaction of the elders before he came, and said with nice words: "This time there will be a thousand-man naval escort accompanying the ship, and other merchant ships going to sea will also be escorted. There will be experienced boatmen to clear the way, enough to avoid

It’s dangerous to drive these.”

The Qin family knew that these were words of comfort to them, and they felt sad but did not want to say any more depressing words, and their faces looked slightly better.

Mr. Qin said: "This is an errand for the imperial court, so we can't say anything, but you have to remember that no matter what happens, you must first save your own life. As long as your life is still there, nothing else is a big deal."

This warning was the same as what Qin Xiaoxiao said that day. Jing Heng responded solemnly: "I will keep your words in mind, grandpa!"

Mrs. Miao wiped her eyes, took his hand and said: "Bring a few more water-based guards with you. Bring as many medicinal herbs and pills as you can. If you have a headache or brain fever, you can immediately

Use them; clothes and shoes, too, especially cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes are indispensable..."

After rambling for a while, I don’t know how many times I repeated it, Jing Heng didn’t find the old man too verbose, and nodded from time to time to say he understood.

While cooking, Qin Xiaoxiao followed her grandma and mother to the kitchen house to help. As the three women talked, Lin Qiuniang couldn't help wiping her tears.

She was worried about the safety of her son-in-law who was about to go to sea. She was also worried about her son-in-law's shortcomings and what to do with her young daughter. She also had smart and well-behaved grandsons. They were still so young, how could they live without their father.

Looking at the white hair on her temples, Qin Xiaoxiao felt guilty. He put down the half-washed vegetables, walked over and hugged her waist, and put his face on her slightly stooped shoulder: "Mom, I ask myself that I have never done anything evil.

Keep doing good deeds and accumulate virtue. I hope God will not make your daughter sad, so just put your heart in your belly."

These words comforted Lin Qiuniang to a certain extent. She patted the back of her daughter's hand and said, "My mother will go to the capital in two days. We will go to Huguo Temple to pay our respects and buy some sesame oil money. I heard that Huguo Temple is the most spiritual."

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded: "Well, my mother-in-law will definitely go there too, and she will take the two little ones with her."

Lin Qiuniang felt that the more people asked for help, the more the Bodhisattva could feel their sincerity, and she felt relieved: "Take them with you, take them all with you. When your son-in-law comes back, let's go together to fulfill our wishes."

Not long after lunch, Dabao, who went to the city to buy snacks for his wife, came back. When he saw the two horses eating fodder under the jujube tree at the door, he knew that Qin Xiaoxiao and Jingheng were back, so he put down his things and came over immediately.

Knowing the reason why the couple came back, he was silent for a while, patted Jingheng on the shoulder and said: "Your sister-in-law has just become pregnant, so I can't accompany you on this trip. I will definitely be happy when you come back."

I’ll drink with you for three days and three nights!”

Chen Lili only found out she was pregnant last month. This is the child that the couple has been waiting for for a long time. There is no room for error. He cannot leave his pregnant wife and risk going to sea.

"It doesn't matter, even if you want to go, I won't agree." Jing Heng is also a husband and father, so naturally he doesn't want his uncle to take risks with him.

Dabao laughed: "Don't worry, I will go to Beijing to visit Xiaoxiao Niang and the others from time to time, but you have to come back early, otherwise your son will forget about you, but don't blame them for only kissing me, your uncle."

Jingheng's heart warmed: "Definitely."

Then Dabao went back home and soon came over with a thick stack of papers. The pages mentioned some things that he should pay attention to when going to sea, which he had written before.

It is true that he has only gone to sea once, but he is always ready to go to sea. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will ask the old boatmen about things at sea. There are some dangers that are easy to ignore. The old boatmen accompanying him may not be able to tell Jingheng in advance. He

Writing it down like this will allow Jing Heng to make some predictions.

Jing Heng knew the value of this stack of paper, so he accepted it after thanking him.

In the evening, the Qin family prepared a large table of wine and food, and invited the second room next door and Xueya's family of three to practice it for Jing Heng. However, the atmosphere at the wine table was not very good, and everyone drank in a depressed manner.

In the end, Qin Shan got drunk and told Jing Heng with red eyes that he must return safely, otherwise he would not let his daughter become a widow, but would find a husband for her and let her remarry with her children, and let his son call someone else's father.
Chapter completed!