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Qin Mu didn't bother to send Qiao'er on the boat. In panic, he pulled her hair and swam towards Li Xiangjun. Seeing that Li Xiangjun was struggling hard, he didn't dare to hug her directly. He stretched out his hand and pulled her hair loose, then swam towards the boat holding one of their hair in each hand.
The maids on the boat were already in a mess, and the boat girl rushed over from the stern and jumped into the lake to help rescue people. On several small boats in the distance, Niu Wanshan and other guards rowed desperately towards this side. Before they arrived, with the help of the boat girl and the maids, Qin Mu got Li Xiangjun and Qiao'er back on the boat.
Li Xiangjun was not unconscious yet, she was coughing and spitting out water. Yun Qiaoer jumped into the lake first and was unconscious at this time. Qin Mu was so anxious that his heart ached. He put her directly on the floor of the cabin, squeezing her abdomen and shouting: "Qiaoer, girl, wake up! Wake up!"
Several palace maids cried anxiously. Some covered Li Xiangjun with a blanket and massaged her back, while others squatted over and cried, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how is Concubine Xiang..."
Qin Mu yelled, "Go away, don't block me!"
Under his strong squeeze, Yun Qiaoer vomited a large amount of lake water, and her throat made a few "ho ho" sounds, "Girl, Qiaoer, wake up quickly, Brother Qin is here, you wake up quickly..."
Qin Mu, whose face turned pale with anxiety, went over to pick her mouth, preparing to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Qiao'er then coughed sharply several times, and her eyes began to open a little with trembling.
Qin Mu suddenly felt an indescribable joy rushing to his head. He leaned over, held her mouth, blew hard, and then pressed her chest.
Seeing Qiao'er's movement, Li Xiangjun, who was in a better condition, could not help but crawl over, coughing and calling out urgently: "Qiao'er! Qiao'er..."
Yun Qiaoer kept coughing. Finally, she opened her red eyes, and Qin Mu happily picked her up and held her tightly in his arms.
"Ahem... Brother Qin, is it... is it you? Where are we?"
"Girl, we are on the boat, on the boat."
"Brother Qin... I, cough, cough, I can't breathe."
"You can't be in trouble, girl. Do you remember that we are together, together..." Qin Mu hugged her tighter.
"Brother Qin... I'm fine. We are together. You hugged me... too tightly. I couldn't breathe..."
Qin Mu quickly let her go. Li Xiangjun cried and laughed, and came up to hold Qiao'er's face and said, "Qiao'er. Are you okay? I'm glad you're okay..."
Qiaoer coughed a few times and said, "I... I'm really fine now. Ah! Brother Qin. Brother Qin, are you okay?"
Qin Mu saw her turning her head and anxiously looking for him. He was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know where the anger came from. He pulled Yun Qiao'er over. Snap! There was a crisp sound. This time it was not like usual. He was really ruthless. Qiao'er screamed in pain.
"You stinky girl, who told you to jump down? Who told you to jump? Let me see if you dare to do it again!" Qin Mu shouted angrily and slapped her again, making Yun Qiaoer scream in pain.
Li Xiangjun came up and hugged his hands, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Stop hitting me..." Qin Mu didn't even let her go, and said as he beat her, "You too, who told you to follow suit? Are you stupid? You're usually a smart person, how could you be so stupid now? Are you trying to piss me off to death!"
Several palace maids were so frightened by Qin Mu's fury that they knelt on the ground and trembled. Qin Mu was still furious and shouted at the palace maids, "Are you stupid too? Go and prepare ginger soup and dry clothes! Go!"
Several palace maids were so frightened that they crawled away.
Qiao'er only felt a burning pain on her buttocks. Qin Mu often spanked her buttocks, but this time it was a real spanking and it really hurt. She was tearful, not because she was sad, but she couldn't describe the feeling. She jumped into Qin Mu's arms, sobbing and calling out, "Brother Qin...Brother Qin..."
Qin Mu hugged her tightly for a while, and when he saw the palace maid coming out with clean clothes, he pushed her away again and snorted coldly: "Hurry up and change your clothes. I will settle the score with you later."
Qin Mu changed his clothes and sat at the bow drinking wine to ward off the cold. Li Xiangjun and Yun Qiaoer changed their clothes and drank ginger tea, and they were basically fine. They walked over with blankets covering their bodies. The pain in their buttocks made their walking posture a little strange.
Qin Mu glanced at her, and Qiao reached out to cover her butt as if by reflex, and the blanket wrapped around her immediately fell apart. Seeing her big eyes blinking innocently, Qin Mu became furious again: "You're still covering it? If you do it again, I'll beat your butt to pieces!"
"Hmph, hit me if you want! Who told Brother Qin to go down to the lake without saying a word, and he did it while tilting his head? You..."
"You're right? Don't you know I know how to swim?"
"At that time, people didn't have time to think about these things."
"you... ... ."
"Me what? We are together, we have agreed on this."
"you... ... ... ."
"I'm fine, hehe... Brother Qin, don't be angry, I let you hit me, and it hurts so much this time, but..." But what? The smile on her brows is the best explanation.
Li Xiangjun was originally a playful person, but she never expected that Qiao'er could push Qin Mu like this. She couldn't help laughing out loud, and her butt hurt. But thinking back, if Qin Mu had only hit Qiao'er and not her, she might have felt sad instead.
Although she knew that Qiao'er was very special in Qin Mu's heart, strictly speaking, Qiao'er was the only one who had shared the hardship with him. But no matter what, she was also beaten, and it was a real beating... ...
Qin Muwan never expected things to turn out like this. He remembered that someone loved to cross the Yangtze River, and on a whim he also wanted to go swimming in the lake. As a result, two smart people jumped into the lake in a hurry and almost caused a death. Forget it, this time they went a bit too far.
He drank from his cup with big gulps, looking depressed.
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In the distant Atlantic Ocean, a diplomatic delegation to Europe led by Zhang Haoran, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was sailing on four clipper warships on the vast Atlantic Ocean.
The Atlantic equatorial current is formed by the direct action of the north-south trade winds, and flows from east to west on both sides of the equator. The northern ocean current flows to the Caribbean Sea and merges into the Mexican warm current, which flows north along the east coast of North America and flows east into the westerly belt. The warm current spreads out in a fan shape and flows to the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The mainstream turns to Western Europe.
The Gulf Stream is the strongest warm current in the world's oceans. It brings a huge amount of heat, making the temperature in some coastal areas of Europe 15 to 20 degrees higher than that of the same latitude in January, and often forms foggy weather at sea.
This makes the North Ocean one of the most dangerous sea areas. Not only are there strong winds and rough waves all year round, but there is also often thick fog, and the stars and moon are invisible, making it very easy to get lost.
Zhang Haoran stood at the side of the ship, looking at the fog that was gradually dispelled by the sun, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Captain Chris, a British man, walked up to him and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Sir Zhang. We can reach the Strait of Gibraltar in one more day of sailing north. Once we reach Europe, we will be in Europe. Our English fleet has crisscrossed the Atlantic Ocean and is very familiar with the sea conditions in this area. Sir Zhang, as long as you listen to me, there will be no problem even if the fog does not dissipate."
After all, they were about to return to their homeland, so Captain Chris was very confident and couldn't help but show off a little.
Zhang Haoran smiled and said, "I have nothing to worry about. If my four ships cannot return, it won't be long before hundreds of ships from the Qin Empire come over. The wind and waves of the Atlantic Ocean cannot stop our Qin Empire's fleet."
Captain Chris' heart skipped a beat. What did Zhang Haoran mean by this
On the coast of Africa, news came that the Dutch fleet was annihilated. Now England and the Netherlands are also cooperating and competing. Along the way, he felt a little sad, thinking that Europe was suppressed by the East.
They were finally approaching the Strait of Gibraltar, and wanting to show off, Zhang Haoran immediately made this statement: What did it mean that hundreds of ships were coming
Captain Chris couldn't help but look around at the four slender and graceful clipper-type warships of the Qin State. He was originally using an armed merchant ship to guide Zhang Haoran, but Zhang Haoran thought his armed merchant ship was too slow, so he pulled him onto this ship and then let his own armed merchant ship move slowly.
What do you mean by going slowly? Chris didn't care at the time. He was always proud of his Black Widow, which was the fastest ship in Europe.
After Chris was forcibly pulled onto the ship, Zhang Haoran gave an order and the four clippers set sail at full speed, quickly leaving his Black Widow far behind. At that time, Chris' mouth was open, and he didn't close it until his Black Widow disappeared... ...
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ps: Today is the third day of the third lunar month. When I was sixteen, my family began to change from Han to Zhuang. Unfortunately, I am a latecomer and cannot sing folk songs. Otherwise, I could sing folk songs with the girls. Well, tears are running down my cheeks. I am a fake Zhuang family member... Girls, can I sing Eighteen Touches... (To be continued...)
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