Chapter 182 Chapter 182 Arrival in the Capital
Yu Li returned to the boat and said to a crew member next to him, "Bring the fishing rod over here."
The crew member's reaction was a little slow and he didn't move for a while. When he reacted and wanted to pick up the fishing rod, he found that someone had already taken it.
It’s Fu Wenxiao.
Fu Wenxiao handed her the fishing rod, looked at her and found that her skirt was wet.
It must have been because he accidentally got wet with river water when he was smashing the boat earlier.
His brows wrinkled slightly, and he pursed his lips. He endured and said nothing, but his expression looked a little bad and quite cold.
At this time, the others finally came to their senses and were puzzled when they saw that she wanted a fishing rod.
Especially Chu Shaoyu on the opposite boat, he stared at Yu Li blankly, wondering dazedly, is Miss Yu going to fish now?
It was not until I saw her throwing the fishing rod into the river, and the fishing line quickly entangled a struggling person in the river and pulled him into the boat that I realized that she was trying to use the fishing rod to fish someone out.
Can a fishing rod actually catch people?
Chu Shaoyu felt that what he saw and heard today opened his eyes. It was as if he had finally grown up overnight and witnessed the most incredible things in the world.
Yu Li rescued the person very quickly. The people around him only saw a flash before their eyes, and then heard a bang, and the person fell directly onto the deck. Just hearing the sound was painful.
The people who were rescued were all wet, their warm cotton coats were full of water, and the wind blew on them, making them feel cold all over. Their faces were frozen blue, and the water droplets sliding down their skin even condensed into ice beads halfway through.
In addition, he had been struggling in the river for a long time, and after being pulled out, he had no strength to resist.
Because several boats were smashed and sank into the river, and everyone on the boats fell into the water.
It's winter in the north. The weather is freezing and the ground freezes at night. If you fall into the river, you can imagine how painful it would be.
The place where these people fell into the water was quite far from the river bank. Many people in the river were trembling as they climbed toward the shore. When they did this, they probably never thought that they would end up like this.
Yu Li ignored those people climbing onto the shore and continued to cast out his fishing rod to fish for people nearby.
After catching several people, she put away her fishing rod and turned to the steward on the boat and said, "Go and interrogate them to find out who sent them."
Hearing this, the steward finally understood why she brought these people on board.
These people actually attacked in such a high-profile manner today. They are so bold and presumptuous that they really need to be interrogated.
If the crew were asked to go down into the river to fish the person out, they would probably get their clothes wet and be exhausted. So she just used a fishing rod to fish the person out, saving the crew the hard work.
Madam, you are being considerate of them.
Just as Aunt Lan said, the Madam is a very good girl and a good master who cares for her servants.
The steward smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. We will interrogate him thoroughly."
After giving the instructions, Yu Li put away the fishing rod and went back to the cabin.
Fu Wenxiao handed the bow and arrow in his hand to the servant and went back with her.
Wherever the two men passed, the crew members and guards were respectful, and their awe was self-evident. With just a quick glance, one could tell that the one they were in awe of was definitely not Prince Fu Wenxiao, but Yu Li, the prince's wife who smashed the boat with her bare hands.
When they arrived at the cabin, they met Mr. Wang, who was leaning on the door and looking out.
As a weak scholar, he knew his own weight. When he found that something was not right, he would automatically retreat to the cabin and not cause trouble.
Originally, he wanted Brother Fu to go back to the cabin with him to hide, but he didn't expect that he would follow Yu Li out with a bow and arrow.
Seeing Yu Li, Mr. Wang opened his mouth and uttered, "Sister-in-law, you are so brave."
He saw the whole process of Yu Li jumping over and smashing the boat just now. He was still a little dazed. Some deep-rooted ideas in his mind began to be in jeopardy.
He knew that his sister-in-law was very strong and had heard that she was quite skilled in fighting, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
Yu Li curved her lips towards him and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Brother Wang." Then she asked, "Are my mother and Sister Su okay?"
"It's all right, it's all right!" Mr. Wang said quickly, "They were all in the cabin. When the boat was hit, they held on in time and didn't fall. Yan Hui and Yan Sheng are also fine."
Yu Li felt relieved after hearing this and went to see them.
After she went in, Mr. Wang stood there and suddenly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. Only then did he realize that he was sweating all over.
It was unclear whether the sweat came from the shock of their boat being surrounded, or from seeing Yu Li smashing the boat...
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Arriving at the cabin, Yu Li confirmed that his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, and the two children were all fine and had not been frightened, and he finally felt relieved.
She said, "Mom, Sister Su, nothing's wrong outside, you don't have to worry."
At this time, Fu Wenxiao came over and pulled her: "Li Niang, go back and change your clothes first."
His expression was stern, his eyebrows were drooping, giving people a sense of oppression as cold as frost and snow. Mrs. Wang rarely saw him like this and was a little surprised.
Zhou also noticed that Yu Li's skirt was wet, and said distressedly: "Mother Li, why is your skirt wet? Are your shoes and socks wet too? This kind of weather is not comfortable, listen to Xiao Ge'er and change your clothes quickly."
Mrs. Wang also urged, "That's right, Li Niang should leave quickly."
They were both worried that she would be cold.
Yu Li responded and went back to his room obediently to change clothes.
Fu Wenxiao also followed and asked the servants on the boat to bring a basin of hot water. He took out a set of clean clothes from the box and asked her to change.
At the same time, she brought out a pair of embroidered shoes and asked her to change into them.
Yu Li glanced at him and found that his face didn't look very good. There was no smile on his lips. He looked cold, just like the weather outside, like ice and snow in winter.
She went to the screen to change her wet clothes and put on clean shoes and socks.
After she changed her clothes, Fu Wenxiao took her to wash her hands and asked, "Li Niang, are you cold?"
"Not cold!" Yu Li said truthfully, "your hands are much colder than mine."
She held his hand. It felt icy cold, like touching cold jade, but it felt quite good.
Seeing that she was actually playing with his hand, Fu Wenxiao felt a little helpless and said, "Wipe the water off first."
She let out a cry, loosened her hand, and let him wipe her hands with a clean towel. After he wiped the water stains on his hands, she continued to hold his hand and squeezed it.
"Xiao brother, your hands are so cold." She recalled what happened just now, "You were also blown by the wind for a long time before, right?"
His body temperature is low, especially in winter, when he is rarely warm.
After being blown by the wind on the deck, his hands felt like ice now, so she had to hold them in her palms and rub them to warm them up.
Fu Wenxiao didn't care whether his hands were cold or not, but seeing her warming his hands seriously, he was still very happy in his heart, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.
Seeing him smile, Yu Li also smiled, but when she thought of something, the smile on her face quickly disappeared.
Looks very unhappy.
"What's the matter?" he asked softly.
Yu Li puffed up his cheeks and said, "There were quite a few ships coming this time, but unfortunately I smashed them all. If I hadn't smashed them, I could have given them to Jin Niang for business."
This is a free boat. Even if I sell it, I can make a lot of money.
Fu Wenxiao laughed, his heart softened slightly, and he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her warm face.
"It doesn't matter." He said, "In fact, smashing their boat is the best solution. Otherwise, our boat might be capsized and many people would fall into the water and get into trouble."
This is also the reason why Yu Li decided to smash the boat without hesitation.
There are old people, women and children on their ship, and nothing can happen. Even a collision between ships would cause them great suffering.
Fu Wenxiao knew that she was always decisive in her actions, and could always choose the best option in an instant. She knew how to make choices, just like a veteran soldier with rich experience.
But sometimes, he would rather she didn't do that.
He always couldn't help but wonder how much suffering she had endured in places he didn't know about to become such a powerful girl now.
Her strength was built upon countless crises and tests, which eventually forged the unique Yu Li, making him proud and distressed at the same time.
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The two talked for a while and then went out.
When they arrived at the hall on the ship for people to rest, they found that Chu Shaoyu was also there.
His eyes were shining, and he was talking to Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wang with great excitement. Everyone looked at him with wide eyes, with an expression of disbelief.
Seeing Yu Li, Chu Shaoyu jumped up, stood properly, and looked at her admiringly with great excitement: "Miss Yu, you, you are so amazing!"
The scene just now convinced him.
If Chu Shaoyu had regarded Yu Li as a beautiful young lady who had a vague affection for him before, then after what happened today, he had completely abandoned that kind of love between men and women, and was left with only admiration and respect for her.
He had never admired someone so much in his life.
In his heart, Yu Li's image was elevated to an incredible level, and even having some romantic feelings for her seemed disrespectful and blasphemous to her.
Yu Li waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing and sat down with Fu Wenxiao.
Zhou poured her a cup of hot tea. Madam Wang took the snacks on the table and said with a smile, "Are you hungry, Li Niang? Eat some snacks first. The kitchen is already cooking."
Yu Li said "thank you" to them. He was a little hungry, so he started eating without hesitation.
Not long after, the steward came to tell them the results of the interrogation.
The result was naturally that nothing was revealed during the interrogation.
These people are from nearby towns. They are thugs who help to look after the gambling house.
This time someone gave them money to do this, but none of them knew who contacted them. Even the casino manager in charge of this matter didn't know the other party's origins.
Neither Fu Wenxiao nor Chu Shaoyu were surprised by this result.
If they could deal with them in such a big way, they would definitely not leave any evidence behind and would deal with the tail very cleanly. Just like the last night raid, they also fished a few people out of the river for interrogation, but also got no results.
Moreover, it is not convenient for them to send people ashore to check now. They have to wait until they reach the capital to send people to check it again carefully.
Chu Shaoyu said angrily: "It must be my illegitimate brothers who did it. They want me to be unable to return to the capital."
In his heart, he had already determined that it was his half-brothers who were preventing him from returning to Beijing.
He turned to Yu Li and said gratefully, "Miss Yu, thank you so much. You saved me again." Then he apologized to everyone present.
Yu Li looked at him and said, "It's okay."
It is really hard to say whether today's incident is aimed at Chu Shaoyu or Fu Wenxiao.
If they were coming for Fu Wenxiao, I'm afraid Chu Shaoyu was implicated by them, and it wouldn't be considered as a special effort to save him.
It was getting late, so Chu Shaoyu stayed here for dinner.
While eating, he spoke to Yu Li cautiously. Every time she responded, he would be excited for a long time and his face would turn slightly red.
Mrs. Wang looked a little puzzled and felt that it was unnecessary to do so?
"Of course it's necessary!" Mr. Wang and his wife muttered, "At that time, my sister-in-law was like a swallow, jumping lightly on the water, jumping onto the other boats, and then smashing them with her bare hands. Otherwise, if they hit us like this, I'm afraid our boat would be overturned, and you, Aunt Zhou, Yan Hui and Yan Sheng would all be injured..."
Mrs. Wang was surprised. "What? Smashing the boat with bare hands?"
Suddenly, she remembered what Old Madam Yao once said, that Yu Li held up the carriage that was about to fall with his bare hands. She knew that Yu Li was very strong, but it was obvious that what she had thought in the past was too conservative.
"You heard it right." Mr. Wang nodded, his face showing uncontrollable excitement. "It's such a pity that you didn't see it at the time. If you had seen it, you would have never forgotten it for the rest of your life! This is simply not something that can be done by human power, but my sister-in-law did it..."
In fact, after Mr. Wang recovered, he was quite excited.
He felt that if a person could see such an incredible scene in his lifetime, his life would be worthwhile. He was even glad that he was worried and stood guard at the door, so that he had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of this miraculous scene.
Mrs. Wang was amused when she saw how excited he was. "Okay, I know my sister-in-law is very capable, so you don't have to keep talking about it."
It was getting late, so she urged her husband to go to bed and rest.
How could Mr. Wang sleep? He was so excited that he sat down at the table and started grinding ink.
While grinding ink, he said: "I want to record what happened today and write a biography for my brother and sister-in-law, and pass it down from generation to generation as a family heirloom, so that future generations will know that our two ancestors were fortunate to have seen such a talented person. She is so stunning and dazzling, there is only one such person in the world. She is an extraordinary person, and her arrival is a blessing for the world..."
Mrs. Wang found this funny and realized that his madness had come back again.
But it's pretty good.
Although she knew what Yu Li had done, she didn't feel scared, nor did she feel anything. Li Niang was still Li Niang, still the special girl in her mind.
**
Perhaps the entire army was wiped out this time and the situation was too tragic, so there were no more attacks on the rest of the journey.
It was already the end of October when they arrived in the capital.
It took nearly forty days to travel from south to north.
Of course, the reason why it takes so long is that they are not in a hurry to travel, and also because they will go ashore to rest for a day every once in a while before leaving, so that everyone on the boat can rest and recuperate to avoid getting sick from being stuck on the boat for too long.
Unfortunately, it started snowing on the day we arrived in the capital.
The heavy snow fluttered down, as if the sky and the earth were about to be engulfed in white snowflakes.
Even so, it did not affect the bustle of the capital's wharf. Many ships traveling north and south were moored at the wharf, and the wharf was extremely lively with many people coming and going.
After Chu Shaoyu got off the boat, he came to find Fu Wenxiao and the others.
"Brother Fu, where are you staying?" he said hurriedly. "If you don't mind, you can stay in my villa. I have several villas in the capital. The environment is good. You can go there to rest."
Fu Wenxiao refused gently: "No need, we have a place to rest."
Chu Shaoyu was very disappointed, "Okay then." Then he cheered up, "When you are settled, be sure to give me news and I will come to see you."
"OK."
Chu Shaoyu said goodbye to them reluctantly, and headed towards a low-key yet luxurious carriage with his servants and guards.
You can tell at first glance that this kind of carriage is for nobles to ride in.
When people passed by, they subconsciously stayed away.
Although it was snowing, there were still many people coming to pick up Chu Shaoyu.
In addition to a team of guards, there were also stewards and servants.
The steward held an umbrella and stood respectfully beside the carriage. When he saw Chu Shaoyu, he hurried over to greet him: "My Lord, you are finally back."
When Chu Shaoyu saw him, he asked, "Manager Li, why are you here?"
Steward Li said respectfully, "Since receiving the news that you, the prince, were returning to the capital half a month ago, the prince has been sending people to guard here and asked this old servant to come and pick you up."
It's really hard to stand here in the wind and snow in such a cold weather.
However, it can also be seen from the prince's attitude that this young prince is extremely respected in the prince's heart, and the father and son are not less close just because he did not grow up with the prince.
In other words, the prince still values his only legitimate son.
After hearing this, Chu Shaoyu smiled and said, "Okay, let's go back."
Steward Li also laughed, thinking that the young master, who grew up with the Concubine Dowager, was different from those illegitimate young masters in the mansion. His joy, anger, sorrow and happiness were all shown on his face. Although he had returned to Beijing for several years, his temperament had not changed much.
He sighed slightly in his heart, but did not show it on his face, and respectfully invited the prince to get in the car.
Soon, the carriage drove away from the dock.
Chu Shaoyu was sitting in the carriage, accompanied by his servant Sanxi.
Sanxi didn't expect that the prince would actually send his butler to pick up his master. He was very happy and said, "Master, the prince asked Butler Li to pick you up. He still values you."
Chu Shaoyu was absent-minded. He would occasionally lift the curtain to look out the window and found that the snow was getting heavier.
"It's snowing really hard." He said with some worry, "I wonder if Brother Fu and Miss Yu are doing well. Don't let them get frozen."
Sanxi felt helpless when he saw that he was always thinking about Fu Wenxiao and his wife.
He said, "Master, don't worry. They can afford to rent a boat to come to Beijing, so they must have enough money. They will definitely send someone to take care of the house in advance. They can rest in the house as soon as they arrive, and they don't have to stay in an inn." Then he said, "By the way, Master, when you return to the palace later, you must tell the prince in detail about this trip south and ask him to love you more. By the way, tell the prince that you encountered several attacks on your return to Beijing this time, and ask the prince to investigate thoroughly..."
"Of course!" Chu Shaoyu said, "I'm not stupid. I will definitely tell my father and ask him to investigate. If it was really done by my brothers, I will not let them off easily!"
Even if they are brothers, the other party wants his life, how could he let them go easily?
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