Where is the lady?

Where are Qiu Wen and Xia Wu?

"Madam? Qiu Wen? Xia Wu?" Zhu Xiuyuan shouted at the top of his lungs. He came home after a busy day, but no one came to greet him, which made him feel disappointed.

Squeak!

As Zhu Xiuyuan shouted, the sound of the door opening was heard outside the small living room.

Zhu Xiuyuan knew as soon as he heard this sound that it was the sound of the door opening of the small wing next to his room.

That's Qiu Wen's room.

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately walked out of the small living room, looked up, and happened to meet Qiu Wen who opened the door a crack and stuck out half of her head to look over.

"Qiu Wen?"

"Uncle." Qiu Wen pushed the door completely open, stepped out, and trotted over, looking back from time to time, with a timid look on her face, and said with a trembling voice: "It turns out that my uncle is back..."

Qiu Wen ran over quickly and stood obediently behind Zhu Xiuyuan, right next to him.

"Where's the lady? Where's Xia Wu? Where have they gone?" Zhu Xiuyuan didn't notice anything unusual about Qiu Wen, and walked into the small living room.

"Uncle, the lady said that she wanted to have a long talk with Princess Liang, so she moved to the eldest lady's room to sleep, and Xia Wu also followed." Qiu Wen immediately followed Zhu Xiuyuan's footsteps, not daring to stay alone in the small room.

Outside the living room.

"Oh I got it."

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't find it strange that Li Qingnu had cast some kind of magic. Dong Shuzhen and Dong Shuyu both wanted to be tied to it...

It makes sense for the three of them to meet and sleep together.

"correct……"

Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly stopped and turned around. He wanted to tell Qiu Wen to put out the lantern and go to bed early.

However, Qiu Wen did not expect that Zhu Xiuyuan would stop suddenly. She was unable to stop him in time and ran into him head-on. Her forehead hit Zhu Xiuyuan's chin.

"Ouch...Uncle, I didn't mean this..."

Qiu Wen covered her forehead with one hand, her head slightly lowered, and her big eyes looked at Zhu Xiuyuan through her fingers, with a timid expression.

"It doesn't matter..." Zhu Xiuyuan didn't feel much pain, "Are you okay?"

"Uncle, I'm fine, just rub it and you'll be fine." Qiu Wen said weakly.

"As long as it's okay... Now that it's late at night, go ahead and put out all the lanterns, and then go to bed early." Zhu Xiuyuan casually ordered.

"Oh, yes, uncle!" Qiu Wen received the order, her round face was extremely tangled, but she still turned around.

But before Qiu Wen took two steps, she suddenly turned around and ran back to her original position.

"What are you doing?"

"Uncle... slave... slave, I'm afraid of the dark." Qiu Wen hesitated, her round face flushed, and her head lowered.

Zhu Xiuyuan slapped his head and he forgot about this.

This Qiu Wen is good at everything, but she is timid.

Usually when Dong Shuzhen and Xia Wu were around, she would be bolder, but now that they are gone, Qiu Wen is as timid as a mouse.

Zhu Xiuyuan also instantly understood why the courtyard and the small living room were as bright as day.

Qiu Wen specifically chose "Qingqing" because she was afraid of the dark...

"I will go with you."

Zhu Xiuyuan took the lead and walked out without saying a word. Qiu Wen immediately took small steps to follow.

"Uncle, slave... slave is really useless..." Qiu Wen blamed herself after Zhu Xiuyuan died.

Zhu Xiuyuan smiled and said: "It's nothing. With me here, why are you afraid of the dark..."

Zhu Xiuyuan just said it casually, just to comfort Qiu Wen.

But the speaker has no intention, and the listener has intention.

Qiu Wen's whole little body was shaken. She looked at her uncle's tall back in front of her. It was as thick and solid as a mountain, giving people a sense of security.

Qiu Wen felt warm all over, as if a warm current was flowing through her body, and she was no longer so afraid.

She thought silently in her heart: "Yes, with my uncle here, I won't be afraid anymore!"

... Zhu Xiuyuan and Qiu Wen put out all the lanterns together and blew out the candles in the small living room.

Then Qiu Wen helped Zhu Xiuyuan wash up briefly, and after Zhu Xiuyuan lay down on the bed, Qiu Wen helped him tuck in the quilt.

"Ah...ha!" Zhu Xiuyuan yawned and said, "It's getting late, you should go to bed."

"Well, okay, uncle." However, even though Qiu Wen said that, she didn't move. She stayed in front of Zhu Xiu's bed, lowered her head, wringing her hands, and hesitated.

After Zhu Xiuyuan yawned, he closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.

But after a while, Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly opened his eyes and saw that Qiu Wen had not left yet.

Because he didn't hear Qiu Wen's footsteps leaving.

"Qiu Wen, are you afraid that you won't go back to sleep alone?"

"Uncle, I...I..."

"In that case, you can make a bunk here."

"Okay uncle!"

Qiu Wen seemed to be waiting for this sentence.

Under Zhu Xiuyuan's gaze, she took out a straw mat from the closet and spread it on the floor. Then she took out a quilt, took out pillows, and arranged a floor bed in a few seconds.

Also under Zhu Xiuyuan's curious eyes, Qiu Wen shyly took off her coat but kept her middle coat, took off her embroidered shoes, got directly into the quilt, and slept in her clothes.

Qiu Wen was wrapped tightly in the quilt, which covered her middle part, leaving only half of her head exposed.

Zhu Xiuyuan withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "Go to bed early..."

…

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Mingming, chirping, chirping.

The birds in the courtyard have stood proudly on the branches, looking up to the sky and chirping non-stop.

Zhu Xiuyuan woke up leisurely and yawned. After a moment of confusion, he suddenly thought about what happened last night and immediately looked at the open space in front of the bed.

The open space in front of the couch was already empty, with no Qiuwen and no bedding.

There was only the glimmer of light reflected from the floor, speckled and smooth as a mirror.

Zhu Xiuyuan pursed his lips, expecting Qiu Wen to wake up first, clear up the floor, and go wash up alone.

"Qiu Wen, Qiu Wen..."

Zhu Xiuyuan shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Come, come, uncle, I'm coming..."

Qiu Wen took the things for washing and ran over, as hardworking as a little bee.

It was sorted out in no time.

Have breakfast again.

Zhu Xiuyuan, Li Jiye, Dong Cheng, etc. gathered at the door of the house and set off together to visit Jiangzhou Pier again.

In the early morning, the river surface was calm, covered with mist, hazy, and accompanied by a gentle breeze.

The breeze blows on your face, fresh and cool, which can't help but refresh your mind and open your mind.

The spirits of everyone at the dock were shaken.

"Brother Zhu, according to the practice in previous years, the ships carrying tributes will go upstream and pass through Jiangzhou..." Li Jiye looked at the river and said slowly: "It will last for five days and five nights."

Zhu Xiuyuan looked slightly stunned and raised his brows.

However, he immediately thought that this was probably a well-known fact, so he remained calm.

He and Li Jiye stood side by side on the edge of the pier, looking far into the distance toward the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The early morning mist enveloped the river surface in the distance, making it hazy and indistinct, making it difficult to see clearly.

Li Jiye was also looking at the river from a distance, without moving his head or body, and did not notice anything unusual about Zhu Xiuyuan.
Chapter completed!