The Wei family's large ship anchored at the dock for a short while before heading to Fujian as planned. However, if one was attentive, one would notice that although there were still a large number of escorts on board, the few people who often joked with the escorts on the deck were no longer seen.
The cabin was decorated very warmly. Even though they were on the road, the Wei family did not ask Old Madam Wei to make do with anything. They decorated the cabin to be almost the same as the old lady's bedroom in the capital.
Aunt Hua came in with a bowl of bird's nest porridge. Seeing that Old Madam Wei was sitting alone in a green silk cape, she hurriedly put bird's nests in it and covered the window for her. She said with some concern, "Old Madam, it's very windy outside. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Old Madam Wei smiled. Seeing that Madam Hua was very worried, she teased her, "You, people say that people have no taboos when they get old, but you are different. You are more afraid as you get older."
When Aunt Hua heard what she said, she felt a little embarrassed. Seeing that Old Madam Wei was still in the mood to joke, she felt relieved for some reason. She smiled and blew the bird's nest porridge to cool it for Old Madam Wei and put it in her hands, saying, "That's right. I'm really going backwards as I grow older. At this age, I still can't let go. Life and death are common things. You always talk about them."
This is to make old lady Wei happy.
Seeing that Old Lady Wei stopped drinking after taking one sip, she couldn't help but ask, "You said I was timid and afraid, but you are also worried. What did you say when the girl left? You promised her that you would take good care of yourself, but look, you didn't eat anything at night, and now you don't even drink the porridge. If the girl knew about this, how could she feel at ease?"
Mrs. Wei did not deny it and sighed: "She is a stubborn child. She has already made up her mind. How can she easily listen to what others say? Besides, Shen Chen must be saved. I know I can't stop her, so naturally I can only tell her not to worry about me."
After hearing this, Old Lady Wei remembered what she had discussed with Wei An at that time, and confirmed with Aunt Hua again and again: "By the way, has the letter been sent out? There can be no mistakes, let Lin Hai do it personally."
Aunt Hua stopped joking and nodded when she heard Old Madam Wei's question: "Don't worry, they have all been sent out. Steward Lin sent them personally, so there won't be any mistakes."
She lit a little candle and asked Mrs. Wei, "Madam, do you think the young lady's method will work?"
Old Madam Wei sneered, "Every time we arrive at a place, we openly hand in our business cards and show our nameplates. If even this doesn't work and something happens to our ship, then that place is doomed. Liu Biping wouldn't be so stupid as to turn his gun against an old woman like me before he's done dealing with Shen Chen. There's nothing wrong with that. It's An An who's really in danger."
She took Tan Xi, Zhao Qi and others off the boat to Dongchang Prefecture, where they found traps everywhere.
Madam Hua was silent for a moment, then lifted the blanket for Madam Wei and shook her head gently, "Madam, I don't understand why you promised the young lady to take the risk on her own? Although our ship is moving forward as usual, those people are so powerful, how could they not know the whereabouts of the young lady? The journey of the young lady will be extremely dangerous."
Mrs. Wei didn't say anything for a long time before she looked at the cold bird's nest porridge and said softly, "Some roads, the more you don't let her go, the more she will go. Since it's the same whether you stop her or not, let her go. Besides, isn't it dangerous to stay on the boat? It's just as dangerous. She's grown up. As long as she thinks something is right, she should be allowed to do it. After all, I can't accompany her for the rest of her life, and she is not an ordinary person. It's good for her to experience more."
Shen Chen is a very good young man. In Mrs. Wei's opinion, he is a perfect match for Wei An.
But they had been through thick and thin together many times, but Mrs. Wei always felt that something was missing. She decided to treat this incident as a test of their relationship.
After all, sometimes, in addition to mutual love, whether two people can be together also depends on fate.
If the two of them can overcome all the difficulties and meet again under such circumstances, what else is there to say
When fate comes, it cannot be stopped.
Old Madam Wei thought so. Aunt Hua was a little surprised. She glanced at Old Madam Wei and looked forward to it: "The young lady is so capable, and the Marquis is also an extremely smart man. No matter what, they will be able to overcome the danger and return safely."
I hope so.
Old Madam Wei frowned and told Aunt Hua: "Tell Lin Hai and the others to be on high alert. Although I am an old woman and Liu Biping doesn't care about me, it's possible that An An will really find Shen Chen. Then, I, an old woman, will be of some use. We must be careful that others will use us as a handle to threaten An An and the others."
She would never hold Wei An back.
Aunt Hua hurriedly replied "yes" and went out to find Lin Hai. She first instructed him to deliver a business card to each place. She also followed Wei An's instructions and sent another business card to the Navy Admiral Huang Yiqing.
Lin Hai has always been steady and prudent. He handled everything that Aunt Hua asked him to do properly, no matter how big or small. He then asked Aunt Hua: "How can the girls contact us?"
His son Lin Yue was also following Wei An. As a father and a servant, he naturally couldn't say anything, but he was still worried.
Aunt Hua understood his feelings and said softly, "I don't know either. We definitely can't contact the girl. We can only wait for her to contact us. But don't worry, the girl has Tan Xi and others by her side. They are all very capable. Zhao Qi also went to Hubei and came back safe and sound, didn't he? With their protection, the girl will be safe."
Lin Hai waved his hands hastily: "That's not what I meant. Yue'er has been following the girl since he came here. It's his blessing to be able to follow the girl. I'm so happy that I can't wait to have other thoughts because I'm afraid of danger. What I meant is that I'm afraid that the girl will be in danger. After all, we have taken away more than half of the escorts on our ship..."
This was indeed true. Wei An left behind the forty generals sent by his family and most of the hired bodyguards, and left with more than twenty people.
Even so, she still felt that there were too many people, saying that too many people would easily expose her whereabouts, so she put on men's clothes and dressed up as a member of the caravan of merchants before she felt at ease to leave.
Aunt Hua glanced at the escorts patrolling the bow and the second floor, and was very confident in Wei An: "Don't be afraid, the young lady always has her own ideas. If she does this, she must have her reasons."