Chapter 23:

The loose sound rang in the narrow cabin, as if it was in the ears. Miaomiao held the bloodstone and looked left and right. This thing was too realistic.
She tried to ask again: "Wei Ling, where are you?"
Wei Ling's voice came, and this time it became clearer and more true: "Behind you."
Miaomiao turned around in surprise, and saw Wei Ling leaning against the wooden ladder, standing a few steps away with her arms folded. He is wearing a black robe, the deep color blends with the environment, only half of his face is exposed, his eyelids are slightly closed, and his expression is dull and difficult to distinguish.
He really came!
Miaomiao instantly turned from surprise to joy, leaping forward and holding his hands tightly for fear that he would run away, "Why are you here? Didn't you say not to go to the capital with me? When did you get on the boat? "
She was so excited that she almost danced, Wei Ling curled her lips slightly, "You don't want me to come?"
"Hope and hope!" Miaomiao nodded like smashing garlic, holding his hand and refused to let go. It seemed that the only way to feel the sense of reality.
That day, they could be said to have left without joy. Miaomiao was ready to go alone in her heart. The only regret was that she could not say goodbye to him. Unexpectedly, I could meet him on the boat, and he was going to the capital with him. There was nothing more pleasant to come by!
She was quite consummate, chasing Wei Ling and couldn't help asking, "Which room do you live in? How did you get up, how do you know I am here?"
Wei Ling frowned: "Ask one by one."
Miaomiao obediently picked up the most important item: "How do you know that I am here?"
Wei Ling motioned her to look at her neck, "You carry my bloodstone on you. I can know wherever you are."
No wonder he knew that when he hid here, Miaomiao looked at the white jade magically, and watched it under the sun, perfectly transparent. It turns out that this thing still has such a purpose. She treasured it in the skirt of her clothes. At the end of her thought, she was worried: "Which room do you live in? Didn't you get on the ship secretly?"
Wei Ling raised her hand and patted her head, "Of course not, I live at the end of the third floor corridor."
Suddenly a person came down from the wooden ladder, dressed in a coarse cloth and short brown, like a helper on the boat. He was surprised to see the people in the cabin. This is not a place for others to enter and leave at will. He raised his eyebrows: "Who are you? What are you going to do? Go up and go!"
One wall talked and the other wall rushed them. Miaomiao saw Wei Ling and ran away, the old wooden ladder was creaked.
When I got back on the deck, the sun was over my head. It was time for dinner. Everyone went to the lobby to have a meal or went back to their own room to settle the problem. There were not many people outside. Miaomiao should also go back to her room, she let go of Wei Ling's hand, "I should go back, otherwise the prince will be suspicious, and I will look for you later."
Ye Zhiwei Ling held her hand back, "How long is it?"
Miaomiao thought about it seriously. She hadn't cleaned the room yet, but she still had to serve Yang Fu personally. She didn't have enough time. "It takes two or three hours."
As if she realized that she was abnormal, Wei Ling released her, "I see, let's go."
Miaomiao took two steps forward, and suddenly remembered something, and ran back to him, "Do I need to collect cash by boat?"
This girl was taken aback by surprise. Wei Lingni glanced at her as it was important, "Naturally."
Miaomiao looked around Wei Ling incredulously, and finally tried to touch him, "But where did you get the money?"
Wei Ling froze and caught her softly in time, "You forgot to cry in front of me last time? That bead is invaluable."
The faces were clearly different, and the appearances of the two people were very different, but Miaomiao's soft fingertips touched him, as if ants and insects were gnawing in his heart, still leaving him powerless.
Miaomiao suddenly said, "Did you exchange it for money?"
Wei Ling is noncommittal.
In fact, he didn't do this, the pearl lay in his money pouch nicely, but if he didn't say so, she would definitely have to ask the bottom line. Wei Ling didn't want to explain more, she simply misunderstood her.
Miaomiao kept silent, thinking for a long time and confessing honestly: "Actually, I also have a bag of beads. Whenever you are short of money, come to me..."
Wei Ling Meifeng low pressure: "A bag? How many times did you cry for him?"
When I was in the water before, Miaomiao was not a crying ghost. She lived a carefree life every day, not to mention how comfortable she was. Even after she fell in love with Yang Fu, she looked at it from a distance at most and did not understand the bitter taste of love. The only time she cried was when she was scared to cry by Wei Ling a few years ago.
At that time, he had been out for a long time, and Miaomiao even thought he had abandoned himself, waiting and waiting for Wei Ling to come back. Later, the water at the bottom of the lake was dyed red. Wei Ling was injured and her shoulders were still bleeding. Miaomiao was terrified, grievances and worries flooded her heart, she blinked and cried grievously, and pearls rolled to the ground. That was the way she saw Wei Ling at a loss for the first time. In the end, Wei Ling coaxed her and she gradually stopped crying.
Miaomiao counted with a guilty conscience: "Not many, just two times."
Wei Ling stared at her coldly, and walked away, "No need, you can keep it for yourself."
Looking at his back for unknown reasons, Wei Ling seemed to be angry, why?
From the time she boarded the boat, the little maid was as happy as a rabbit sprinkled with joy, and she has not been seen. Seeing that it was time for dinner, Leshan went and knocked on her door, but no one responded. After looking for it nearby, no one was seen.
When I finally saw her on the deck, she was slowly coming here, Leshan said: "Where have you been?"
Miaomiao returned to his senses and walked two steps quickly, "I came here to take a look at the scenery, and I accidentally forgot the time, I will go back!"
Leshan nodded and walked ahead. The people on the boat had already delivered the meal to the prince's room. They don't know Yang Fu's identity, but they know that this person is either rich or expensive, and they dare not neglect.
Yang Fu lives next to Miaomiao. Although his room is much larger than Miaomiao's, it is still quite difficult to put three men in his room. So Leshan and Leshui only waited outside the door, and Miaomiao followed Leshan's instructions into the house. There is a square table in the room, and Yang Fu is cleaning his hands on the side, his face is peaceful, his status is honorable, and he does this kind of thing without appearing rusty and orderly.
Miaomiao intends to come forward and wait, he has already finished washing, "Sit down and have a meal with the king."
The ship is no better than the palace, there are not so many rules, and it is not impossible for the master and servant to share a table. It was only during the New Year that Miaomiao was stunned by Cen Yun, and she instilled in her ear the truth that "You must never eat with the prince". At this moment, she hesitated for a moment, "The maidservant dare not."
Now that she knows the rules, she is usually much more presumptuous than this. Yang Fu chuckled, "Why don't you dare to sit down?"
Miaomiao was not good at declining, not to mention that she was hungry. When Yang Fu said so, she sat uncomfortably on his right. Picking up the chopsticks slowly, he asked uncertainly: "Master, then I will eat."
Yang Fu didn't answer, it should be a tacit meaning, she rested at ease.
However, at first glance, there is nothing she can eat... In a celadon painted bluegrass bowl, there is a complete stewed crucian carp, which is delicious in color and fragrant. Although it is not the same species, it is of the same kind. Miaomiao is not easy to eat, so she has to turn to the next dish, vinegared fish fillet, eel silk soup, shelled steamed crab, and the last one is red braised carp... Miaomiao I shivered, and instantly lost my appetite, "I...I'm not hungry."
The ingredients on the ship can only be purchased when docking at the dock. Most of the fresh ingredients are aquatic seafood, and there are also side dishes. It's just that Miaomiao is facing a table of the same kind, and can't move his chopsticks. She stepped back silently, and ignoring Yang Fu's gaze, she got up and stood aside.
"Not to your appetite?" Yang Fu asked.
Miaomiao shook his head, and quickly nodded, "I, I, I... don't like fish."
Having said that, she couldn't ruin Yang Fu's appetite for eating. She stepped forward and tremblingly filled him with a bowl of crucian carp soup, and put it in front of him respectfully: "Lord eat, don't care about me."
Yang Fu didn't force it, and pushed a dish of vinegar yellow sprouts to her, "Since you are not used to eating fish, then eat this."
Miaomiao sat back on the bench again, holding a dish in front of him, trying not to watch the table full of fish. But the eyes didn't look, and the nose always smelled. She was eating yellow sprouts and chewing wax, sitting on pin felt.
Yang Fu faintly retracted his gaze and called Leshan into the house.
Leshan asked: "What is the order of the prince?"
He said: "Remove all the fish, meat and seafood on the table, and re-serve a few home-cooked dishes without any fishy meat."
At the sound of the sound, Miaomiao raised her head and said nervously, "Lord?"
Leshan replied and ordered the crew on the boat to withdraw the vegetables one by one, without doubt. The table full of meals is so good, even the chopsticks have not been moved, so why not eat it?
Not long afterwards, the guy re-arranged the dishes, this time it was much lighter, and there was no carp or carp.
But Miaomiao felt guilty, and always felt that Yang Fu was troubled because of her. In order to repay the prince’s kindness, she ate two bowls of rice in one go and pushed her belly full.
Yang Fu asked without warning: "Why don't you like fish?"
Miaomiao choked fiercely, lifted her head from the bowl, and thought quickly, "Because I...I..."
She was thinking hard, without a clue. There was still a grain of rice on the corner of his mouth. It was probably because he was in a hurry to eat, and he didn't even notice it.
Yang Fu raised his hand, whirling his thumb on her lips, thoughtfully, "Because of what?"
When he approached, Miaomiao didn't dare to move, until he got a grain of rice on his thumb, and Miaomiao's cheeks were as red as clouds, and he was about to drip blood. The little maid did not even want to hold his wrist, lowered her head and hooked her tongue, and rolled the rice grains into her mouth, "No reason, just like I like the prince, no reason."
She looked at him with wet eyes, her hairy head, like a newborn animal. Yang Fu's eyes darkened and he said nothing.
Going back to the room and taking care of the bed, Miaomiao lay down for a while and fell asleep faintly. When she opened her eyes, it was already sunset. The sky was faint and the clouds were misty.
No one called her, the oil lamp was burning in Yang Fu's room, and a shadowy shadow appeared, as if reading a book.
Miaomiao stood outside and watched for a while. At this time, Yang Fu didn't need someone to wait on her. She could do her own thing at will. Originally wanted to go to Wei Ling, but when she thought of how angry he was during the day, she turned away.
After hesitating at the door for a long time, a guy on the boat came in the distance and whispered to her: "This lady, there is a guest over there asking me to bring you a message. He said he is waiting for you on the deck, please You go there as soon as possible."
Said to shake the towel, and the person left.
The first thing Miaomiao thought of was Wei Ling. She only knew him on this boat. Who else was there besides him?
But he was really interesting, he didn't come to her by himself, he would ask a buddy to talk. Miaomiao shook his head and didn't doubt it, and went to the deck according to what the buddy said. There are a lot of people on the deck, most of them are leisurely to watch the sunset. The place where Wei Ling chose is at the end, a bit far from the crowd.
She looked around, but didn't see Wei Ling's shadow at all. "Didn't you say you were waiting for me? A liar."
Puffing her cheeks angrily, Miaomiao planned to wait another quarter of an hour. If he still doesn't come, she will leave.
Suddenly heard footsteps behind him, it was very clear when he stepped on the empty deck. Miaomiao turned her head, subconsciously uttered a low voice, and took a half step back.
Unexpectedly, the visitor was not Wei Ling, but Biru from the Four Kings Courtyard!
There were blood stains on her face, and the wound was not healed at all, but there was a tendency to worsen, and she looked shocking. Miaomiao couldn't help but wonder, she didn't put such a heavy hand last time, how did she make it like this? Not only that, there were burns on the exposed back of the hand, which spread to the arm.
"You, why are you here? What's wrong with your face?"
Biru stared at Miaomiao with hatred, and stepped forward, "It's all you. If it weren't for you, what would I be like?"
She clenched her teeth, wishing to tear Miaomiao into pieces and swallow her into her abdomen, making the expression on her face even more terrifying. She faltered, and gradually approached Miaomiao, "What did you use to seduce the prince? He was so cruel to me, you bitch... I'm so embarrassed to ask me what's going on, I said I won't let you go. !"
Miaomiao waved her outstretched hand: "You are crazy!"
After he said he would run away, but Biru clasped his wrist tightly. A person who doesn't care, has amazing strength, Miaomiao is not her opponent at all, and when she doesn't fight for a long time, she is shackled by her.
Biru clamped Miaomiao's neck tightly, showing his ferocity.
The fence is low here, only to the waist. Half of Miaomiao's body was leaning out, with a face that was twisted like a ferocious green on top of her head. She was already in a daze and tried her best to push Miaomiao into the water. After struggling for a long time, she lost all strength. Miaomiao was a little dizzy. She seemed to see someone coming in the distance. She couldn't see who was coming. She whispered: "Help me..."
These words seemed to offend Biru. She pushed her violently, and Miaomiao fell into the turbulent river lightly like a kite with a broken line. With a plop, she was overwhelmed by the current.
At last it seemed to hear a sentence--
"Miaomiao!"