Life on the ship was very boring.
At first, I could still feel the scenery outside was fresh, but as time went on, the scenery became monotonous. In addition, the boat was moving slowly and shaking, which made life on the boat even more unbearable.
Because they were not used to riding on a boat, everyone was in a bad mood.
Especially Mrs. Wei, she is old and looks more and more haggard day by day.
Although Sun Xing and the old doctor were also on the boat, the old lady could not drink the medicine prescribed. Even if she did, she would vomit it all out soon after being tossed by the waves.
Wei An was very anxious.
Yuqing and Lanhe were also a little overwhelmed, but they still managed to comfort Wei An: "I heard from the old doctor that people who are not used to riding a boat are all like this. After a while, they will get used to it and it will be fine. Don't worry too much."
Wei An was still worried. The old lady could only eat sour things recently, so she went to the kitchen to make hawthorn cake and sour jujube cake for old lady Wei as snacks.
As expected, Mrs. Wei ate a few more cakes that day.
Aunt Hua was so happy that she ran over to tell Wei An that old lady Wei was able to eat now.
Wei An then felt relieved. After thinking for a while, he called the cook over and told her to make a sour bamboo shoot and chicken skin soup in the evening, adding more chili peppers. It would be fresh and fragrant, and would make people's appetites grow.
Because the soup stimulated her appetite, Mrs. Wei finally drank a bowl of soup and ate a small bowl of rice. She did not vomit and went to rest peacefully.
Wei An was relieved.
She herself was not afraid of boating. In her previous life, she had never been seasick when she first went to Jiangxi by boat. However, she had seen other people get seasick and knew how uncomfortable it was. She also knew some ways to relieve the symptoms. However, these methods varied from person to person. She had tried many and only now found that improving her diet and choosing dishes that suited Old Lady Wei's taste could improve her seasickness symptoms.
After being busy all day, Wei An did not rest but went straight to another cabin.
Next to her cabin lived Tan Xi and Zhao Qi, and next to Zhao Qi lived Lin Yue and He Sheng.
As for the bodyguards, they all live on the second floor and are now on patrol.
As soon as she entered the door, Tan Xi and Zhao Qi both stood up.
Not only were there the two of them, but there were also He Sheng and He Bin next to them. It was obvious that they were all discussing something and gathered together waiting for Wei An.
"How is it, have you found anything?" Wei An sat at the top as soon as he entered the room. Seeing He Sheng and He Bin holding a letter in their hands, he raised his eyebrows and asked.
He Bin was obviously looking for Wei An. When he heard Wei An's question, he nodded: "A little bit."
He walked forward and handed the paper to Wei An, frowned and said, "We have been out for three days. During these three days, there have been a total of five ships following us."
He Sheng also interjected: "Among them, two are official ships, delivering ice to the governor's office in Jin, and one is going south to Jiangxi to receive tribute. The other three are unnamed. They have been moored at the dock all the way without showing their names and not competing for the first place."
Wei An just hummed.
"They have been following us. When we stop, they stop too. When we move, they move too." Tan Xi concluded: "But they sent out three such large ships to follow us at once. Aren't they afraid of exposing their target?"
Wei An stretched out his hand and pointed at the boat, and suddenly asked: "False and real, false is real, real is false, you are deliberately making things mysterious."
She paused, then said, "It just so happens that Chu Jingwu still has no clues. Since someone is willing to send us some information, let's help them."
He Sheng and Zhao Qi both looked at Wei An with shining eyes.
The lights on the Wei family's ship were on all night, and the next morning, they docked at the nearest pier to replenish supplies.
It was said that they were going to replenish supplies, but in addition to the maids and servants, many people also went down.
Among them, there are several bodyguards.
More importantly, those confidants who had been following Wei An, who had been ordering the bodyguards around and who were obviously very skilled in martial arts, also got off the boat and quickly blended into the crowd at the dock.
not simple!
One of the several ships that had been following the Wei family's ship hung a lantern.
After a while, several people dressed in low-key clothes also came out of the big ship, walked around the endless stream of people at the dock, and dispersed among the crowd.
The whole process was so fast that it was hard to react.
However, the few people who had been staring at the boat exchanged glances, and one of them quickly went down from the bow, entered the cabin, and reported the progress to Wei An: "Girl, you've taken the bait."
Yuqing was pouring a cup of ginseng tea for Wei An and heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.
It seems that Wei An guessed right. There really was someone in the capital who was keeping an eye on the Wei family's movements and calculated that the Wei family would go to rescue Shen Chen.
That means they are really acquaintances.
But no matter what, my girl is very smart and she will definitely find a way.
Wei An drank his tea and asked quietly, "Are there any movements from the other two ships?"
The escort shook his head: "The other two ships didn't send anyone down, but..." He thought for a moment and then said: "It's just that the people on the other two ships seem to be following this ship. When this ship stops, they stop too."
"Send someone to get some information and find out where the other two ships came from." Wei An gave an order, and then said, "They will tell us the rest."
The escort replied yes and hurried out.
The Wei family's ship had been anchored for most of the day, so it shouldn't take so long to buy any supplies - especially since they had already been delayed for so long.
The Wei family must have discovered something, otherwise they wouldn’t have sent so many people down.
On the boat with the lanterns hung, there were also people looking out the window.
He was looking at the Wei family's ship.
After standing there for a long time, he could not see any movement on the Wei family's ship. He was about to look away, but suddenly he found something wrong - half of the bodyguards who had been standing on the bow of the Wei family's ship were gone.
No... ..
Something must have gone wrong. Those bodyguards were protecting Old Madam Wei and Wei An, so how could they abandon their posts
They have been following for the past three days and know the rules of the Wei family's sailing. These escorts are very strict with the rules and would never do such a thing without permission.
So that means...
As he was thinking this, he noticed another group of people getting off the boat.
They were all dressed like bodyguards, and there didn't seem to be anything wrong with that.
But he soon discovered something was wrong - most of the escorts were tall, but there were a few who were thin and slender...