In the folk customs of Daning, the Dragon Boat Festival is more important than the south. In the south, dragon boat races fill the rivers and lakes. In the north, people just eat rice dumplings with mugwort inserted in them.

To put it mildly, compared to a major festival like the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is a festival after all. There have long been vendors in Jiqing City selling dumplings selling sachets, candied dates, five beans, bacon, egg yolks, and steamed rice dumplings with various fillings.

The city is fragrant, and every household is planting mugwort, drinking realgar, and eating green dumplings.

It was a good early summer, and the sky was cloudless. People who were interested went to Dongshan Mountain early to enjoy the scenery, while those who found it inconvenient gathered to go boating and outing on Shangxiahai at the southwest foot of the mountain.

For a time, the lake shore was crowded with tourists, and the clear lake surface was filled with various kinds of boats and boats. The thick festive colors reflected the disguised auspiciousness, and did not reveal at all the tense confrontation between the two armies in the north and south of the city.

After a noisy day, the first quarter moon hooked up in the nebula, and the tourists on the seaside just dispersed.

Accompanied by the hazy moonlight, pairs of figures gleamed furtively in the groves and large stone nests. They were lovers in their first love who were embarrassed to go out together during the day. At this moment, the night was melting, and they were rubbing their temples together in a secluded place.

On the north bank of Haizi, there is an earthen dock sandwiched between two rows of willow trees. A day cruise boat is tied to the dock. Zhu Zhu is hiding in a awning boat. Her heart is beating wildly, and she is happy, worried and afraid.

What I am happy about is that I will meet my lover Miao Cheng tonight, and I will be relieved of my lovesickness.

What I'm afraid of is that I don't know what to say when I meet you, and if you say something inappropriate and people dislike you, what will you do?

What worries me is eavesdropping on my father's conversation and telling me what to do when going up and down the sea. Now that the two armies are fighting, he can ask the old man to arrange it himself, especially if it has something to do with Miao Cheng's risk of coming to the city to see him. Even if it has nothing to do with it, if it happens,

It's also troublesome.

Her father had gone out to work early in the morning and had not seen her during the day. She did not know whether she had done anything to go to Haizi. She thought about it and decided to leave Haizi immediately after meeting her lover, so as not to meet her father on a narrow road.

While waiting hard, the half-moon finally climbed into the sky. Zhu Zhu was already a little anxious. She didn't know whether Miao Cheng had not entered the city or something had delayed her, and she couldn't help but have random thoughts.

What if he forgets his date tonight?

Did he not receive my reply?

What if he is caught by the city guard?

While he was worrying, Wu Gen suddenly heard a loud sound of gongs, accompanied by shouts of death.

The movement startled the little girl and she shuddered and hurriedly climbed out of the cabin.

Dozens of torches were lit at the root of the dock, and a group of officers and soldiers were vaguely seen fighting around three men in black. The men in black were obviously not weak in martial arts. They formed an eight-armed Nezha formation back to back and resisted tenaciously.

There was a large number of people, but the men in black injured several people, and there was nothing they could do for a while.

There was another gong sound, and the officers and soldiers moved to the left and right, and a row of horse cavalry rushed towards them. The cavalry passed by one after another and scattered the men in black. The infantry swarmed up and defeated each one, and quickly subdued the three of them. The officers and soldiers retreated and left.

Go, Wu Gen will be covered with moonlight again.

Zhu Zhu witnessed the entire conflict, and her mind had already exploded.

Bad thing, Miao Chengzhong ambushed!

Just as I was about to run home, my mind suddenly changed.

What if there is no Miao Cheng among the three men in black? As soon as I leave, Miao Cheng comes and misses me, so what's the matter?

The little girl waited for another half hour with a sense of luck. An hour had passed before the agreed time to reply to the letter. There was no one around. In the end, she was too anxious. She counted down to dozens and jumped out of the boat to take a deep dive.

I ran home with a shallow kick.

When he got home and saw that his father hadn't come back yet, Zhu Zhu waited anxiously at the door. About half an hour later, Zhu Zhenyou returned home under the escort of his own soldiers. Zhu Zhu immediately stepped forward to welcome his father and helped his father in. This was unusual.

Zhu Zhenyou was stunned when he lifted it down.

"My daughter has grown up and knows how to be considerate of her father? It's just that you're still up so late. What do you want to do?"

Zhu Zhu didn't know what words she used to deal with it. She waited until she walked to a quiet place in the courtyard and chewed on the question for a long time before she asked the question.

"Daddy, why did you come back at this early hour tonight? Did something big happen outside?"

Zhu Zhenyou smiled easily: "There's nothing going on outside. It's in the city, so it can't be called a big deal. It's just a small job of arresting a few rebels."

Zhu Zhu's heart trembled.

"I heard from Xiaowan that something happened over there in Shangxiahai at night. Is it because daddy caught the gang of thieves?"

Zhu Zhenyou's brows suddenly stood up, and his kind face was completely gone.

"You waited so late just to ask your father about this?"

Although Zhu Zhu was usually a bit pampered, she was still afraid of her father's anger. Her father stood tall and her daughter's beauty had faded.

Normally, Zhu Zhu would have been too afraid to speak, but tonight she had the courage to tell lies with a trembling voice despite her father's overwhelming pressure.

"I wonder if...among the thieves my father captured...is there anyone named Miao Cheng? He...he is my daughter's...classmate of Si Tianjian."

"Miao Cheng? Si Tianjian's classmate?" Zhu Zhenyou was so angry and cold that his tone was as piercing as ice.

Zhu Zhu trembled in fright, and replied tremblingly: "He is... a classmate of Si Tianjian."

"Nonsense!" Zhu Zhenyou was really angry, "Do you know who Miao Cheng is?"

Zhu Zhu stuck to her words and refused to let go: "He is my daughter's classmate!"

Zhu Zhenyou hit the corridor pillar with his palm, causing the corridor tiles to rattle.

"I don't care what time this is. Is it a time for you to reminisce about old times? You should choose a good man to reminisce about old times. Why do you choose your father's enemy? Is it because your father usually indulges you too much?"

Zhu Zhu felt a chill in her heart. It seemed that her father already knew Miao Cheng's true identity, but she must not let go. If he let go, Miao Cheng would be even more dangerous.

"Dad, don't get me wrong, he is just my daughter's classmate!"

It is not known whether it was due to the hostile stance of the two armies fighting, or the father's resistance to his daughter's sweetheart, that Zhu Zhenyou became furious.

"How can you, an ordinary classmate, wait until late at night with an anxious look on your face?"

Zhu Zhu argued: "We made an appointment at the beginning of the Haichu period, not in the middle of the night, but... yes... we were waiting for you to wait until the middle of the night, dad."

"Unbridled!" This time, there was no need to strike with the palm, just the roar was enough to shake the corridors. "Communicating with the enemy is a first-rate crime. You must run the army strictly for your father, so you must not violate the laws of the army."

, embarrass your father! If I am really pressed, I will question you on military law!"

"Dad!" Zhu Zhu was so anxious that tears burst out. "He just wants to meet his daughter. He has no purpose of spying on military affairs!"

"Shut up!" Seeing his wife rushing over, Zhu Zhenyou vented his anger on her, "Look at your beautiful daughter actually having a private meeting with the enemy's army. I spoil you two too much!"

He then reprimanded Zhu Zhu: "As a father, I don't want to interfere with your marriage, but you can't tell the difference between good and evil. You lacked discipline in the past. From today on, you will shut yourself up and think about your mistakes. Jing Ni will not retreat for one day, and you will not allow it for one day."

Get out! I'll behead Miao Cheng tomorrow and tell you never to see him again!"

As soon as he said these words, Zhu Zhu was really anxious. Once a person is extremely angry, he loses his fear. Zhu Zhu straightened his body and resisted his father for the first time.

"You are a smelly, stubborn old fool. Have you forgotten how your brother died? Why, are you going to force your only biological daughter to death again?"

Zhu Zhu's brother fell in love with a famous prostitute in Jiqing. Zhu Zhenyou separated the two alive in anger, and his only son hanged himself in anger. Now Zhu Zhu has opened up the old scars, and the Lord of Jiqing City was so angry that he fainted.

Dazed, he immediately raised his arms and slapped Zhu Zhu hard across the face, knocking Zhu Zhu to the ground.

"You bastard, you dare to talk to me like that. Come here, take this evil creature into the room. No one is allowed to look at her without my order!"

Zhu Zhu covered her burning face, but her heart was as cold as ice to the bone. She lay on the ground and sneered while weeping.

"Since you don't want me as your daughter, it's easy to handle. From today on, I, Zhu Zhu, no longer have you, Zhu Zhenyou, as my father!"

Zhu Zhu's mother was so frightened that she lost her mind. After hearing her daughter say such treacherous words, she quickly went up to cover her mouth.

Zhu Zhenyou raised his foot and kicked, causing the mother and daughter to roll around in a circle.

"Okay, okay, don't you have a good relationship with that spy? I'm going to kill him right now to see if it's you or your father who's tougher. It doesn't matter whether you die or not. I, Zhu Zhenyou, don't have an unfilial daughter like you!"

The noise here had already alarmed the whole family. The servants only dared to hide in the distance and did not dare to come forward to persuade. Shi Lixu came late, separated the servants and stepped forward, pulling Zhu Zhenyou away. His mother quickly helped him.

Zhu Zhu, who was trembling all over, went back to her room to escape.

It took Shi Lixu a while to extinguish Zhu Zhenyou's anger.

Zhu Zhenyou let out a long sigh, pinched his temples and said tiredly: "My family is unlucky, my family is unlucky, first it's his brother, and then...Oh! I made Brother Fang Shan laugh."

Shi Lixu frowned and said, "Stop talking about these parents being short-lived. I have a more important thing to tell you. Do you know the news about the East China Sea?"

Zhu Zhenyou opened his bloodshot eyes and asked, "What's going on in the East China Sea? Could it be related to the secret work that sneaked in tonight?"

Shi Lixu hurriedly recounted: "Jing Ni's supply fleet was attacked at the mouth of the East China Sea. Only one person in the entire fleet escaped, and the rest did not leave a single person alive!"

Zhu Zhenyou's red eyes widened: "Is this the Haiyuan you were talking about before?"

"It's true! Jing Ni was so defeated that he wouldn't have gone to Ji Qing City to inquire about the news of sea relief."

"Brother Fang Shan, is this news reliable?"

"It's impossible to leave. In just one or two days, good news will be delivered to the court."

"But we didn't fight the naval battle. What news can Jing Ni get?"

"Based on the current situation, what documents can Marquis Yueyang receive, and what news can they know?"

Zhu Zhenyou groaned with a headache. "The world is getting worse, the world is getting worse!"

Shi Lixu smiled bitterly: "You and I share this feeling!"

"I remember when I, Zhu Zhenyou, led the troops like a copper wall and an iron wall was watertight, but now I lead the troops, hey, everyone is thinking of a way out. Wang Ting asked me to find the traitor, how to find it? If pressed, everyone will defect to the north. Yan Yunhai is eager to do so.

Are you kidding me? There are three leaders of the rebel army, who will they listen to and who will not?"

Shi Lixu sighed.

Zhu Zhenyou was exhausted, his heart ached, and he said harsh words.
Chapter completed!