"Brother, is this person around my uncle?" Qi Niang quietly pulled Li Xiu's clothes while getting on the boat and asked quietly. Maybe it was because it was too dark and there were no people on the dock, so she felt a little uneasy instinctively.

"There are too many people around my uncle, and I can't see everyone before. But since I wrote to me personally, there should be no mistake!" Li Xiu replied with a smile at this time. He had hesitated in an instant when he saw a stranger greeting him, but he thought that he also brought many guards around him, and the bearded guest always acted unconventional, so he didn't have much doubt.

At that time, Li Xiu followed the greeting person to board the bow. This was a typical cargo ship with a wide hull and a wide deck. It was even full of cargo, leaving only a narrow passage. When Li Xiu and the others boarded the boat, they immediately saw an old man with white hair standing on the bow.

Because the light was very dark, Li Xiu thought at first that the person standing on the deck was a bearded guest, and was about to come forward to salute, but suddenly he felt something was wrong, because even though the bearded guest was old, he was still a burly old man, but the old man in front of him was of medium figure and a little thin, so he could not be a bearded guest.

The discovery above also surprised Li Xiu. Then he looked up and looked at him carefully. When he saw the other person's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Mr. Pei! Why are you...why are you here?"

The old man standing on the deck was nothing but Pei Ji, who returned to his hometown in Hedong to retire after Li Yuan passed away. But it was obvious that he was a bearded guest who wrote a letter to ask him to come here. Why was Pei Ji here too? They shouldn't know each other?

"Haha, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you still have the same style!" Pei Ji laughed when he saw Li Xiu, then strode forward to greet him and said, "I haven't seen you for a year, and he seems to have gotten older, but his spirit is very strong, which makes Li Xiu even more puzzled, because he had also passed a letter with Pei Ji some time ago. At that time, Pei Ji said that he was sick, and Li Xiu was very worried about this, but in just a few months, he ran to Yangzhou to jump around?

"Mr. Pei, why are you here?" At this moment, Qi Niang next to Li Xiu also shouted loudly. She was also familiar with Pei Ji. Even Pei Ji's granddaughters were sisters with good relationships with her. She used to go to Pei Ji to play in the villa in Nanshan.

"It's a long story, let's talk about it before going in, but I know the reason why Qi Niang came here, and if there is someone inside, she will definitely be very happy when she sees you!" Pei Ji smiled and greeted Qi Niang, and then personally led Li Xiu and his sister into the cabin. Judging from what he said, there seemed to be other people in the cabin.

Li Xiu was also full of questions at this time, but the deck was indeed not the place to speak, so he followed Pei Ji to the cabin. After entering inside, he was facing a tall screen. Although the cargo ship looked not very good outside, the cabin was decorated very exquisitely.

At that moment, Li Xiu and Qi Niang followed Pei Ji to pass the screen, but at first glance, they saw the bearded guest sitting behind a table. When they saw him, they immediately stood up and smiled, "My nephew, I haven't seen him for several years, but can you still recognize me?"

"Haha~, uncle was joking, but if you were standing on the deck just now, I'm afraid I wouldn't dare to get on the boat, for fear that you would take me to America!" Li Xiu laughed and said with a tribute, and he also made a joke in his words. At the time, the bearded guest valued him very much, but he tricked him into getting on the boat and wanted to take him away. Fortunately, he changed his mind later, which made Li Xiu escape back to Chang'an.

After not seeing each other for a few years, Li Xiu also discovered that the bearded guest was indeed old. Although his figure was still very strong, his hair and beard were all white, and there were many deep wrinkles on his face, and even his back was slightly hunched. However, although the bearded guest was old, he was in great spirits and his two tiger eyes were even brighter. When he saw Li Xiu, the smile on his face had never stopped.

"You kid are so stingy. You still remember what happened more than ten years ago!" The bearded guest couldn't help but vent his anger when he heard Li Xiu mention the original story, but this suddenly brought them closer, causing the strangeness that he had not seen for many years to disappear.

"I've seen my uncle!" At this moment, Qi Niang also took the initiative to salute to the bearded guest.

"Qian Niang! Last time I met you, you were still a little girl who only followed your elder brother, but I didn't expect that when I saw you again, I was already a big girl!" The bearded guest looked up and down at this time, and then showed a happy expression. Although Qi Niang had changed a lot, if you look closely, you can still see how she looked like when she was a child.

"Uncle hasn't changed much, but his elder brother is old. Look, his beard has been kept!" Qi Niang not only praised the bearded guest at this time, but also joked with Li Xiu. Since he had a son, Li Xiu began to grow his beard. After all, beard is the standard for men of the era. There is only one situation for a man without a beard, that is, he cannot grow a beard in nature, and such men are usually eunuchs and are very discriminated against.

"Haha~, the little girl has not only grown up, but also has become more able to speak!" The bearded guest couldn't help laughing when he heard Qi Niang's words. After saying that, he took out a crystal clear jade pendant from his body and gave it to Qi Niang, "For this, uncle didn't know you were coming in advance, and he didn't prepare any gifts. This jade pendant was just a meeting gift!"

"Thank you uncle!" Qi Niang also smiled and took the jade pendant. With the relationship between the bearded guest and Li Xiu, if she politely refuses, she will seem a little distant.

"Uncle, why is Mr. Pei here with you?" After finally waiting for Qi Niang to finish talking with the bearded guest, Li Xiu finally found the opportunity to interrupt and asked the doubts in his heart.

"Haha, don't be surprised by the prince consort. The reason I came here is because..."

Pei Ji was about to explain why he was here, but he suddenly saw the bearded guest interrupting him and said, "Brother Pei, don't say it first. This kid has always been extremely arrogant and claims to be extremely talented. Then let's take this opportunity to take the exam well and let him guess why you are here?"

When Li Xiu heard the words of the bearded guest, he felt amused and laughed. When did he be proud of himself?

As soon as the bearded guest said, Pei Ji actually shut up and looked at Li Xiu with a smile. It seemed that he really wanted Li Xiu to guess, which made Li Xiu even more helpless. However, after the initial shock and confusion, he has calmed down now and has vaguely caught a trace of inspiration.

The bearded guest didn't know Pei Ji before, and Li Xiu was sure of this, but now they appeared on the same boat. The only explanation is that there is a reason to connect with both of them to get them together, and this "reason" can be a person or a matter, while Li Xiu immediately thought of someone.

"Uncle, is it... he also came?" Thinking of the above, Li Xiu's face almost turned into bitter melon, because he had worked hard to send the other party out, and what he was most afraid of was that he would come back. Now this incident finally happened.

"Haha~, my nephew guessed it. I really want to tie you up again and take you to America directly!" The bearded guest laughed when he heard Li Xiu's words, as if he was very happy to see Li Xiu's defeat.

"That won't work. If you take my son-in-law away, what should I do?" As soon as the bearded guest finished speaking, a sound of breath came from the room next to him. Then the door opened, an old man with white hair and hair came out.

"Ghost~" As soon as the old man behind the door appeared, Qi Niang screamed in fear and hid behind Li Xiu, because she recognized the old man at a glance as Li Yuan, the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. However, Li Yuan had already passed away last year and even attended the funeral, but the other party is here now. Isn't it a ghost, what's the matter?

"Haha~, it seems that I was scaring my granddaughter-in-law. It was a sin!" Li Yuan not only did not blame Qi Niang for her reaction, but also looked at Qi Niang with interest and even called her granddaughter-in-law. This made Qi Niang very shy and forgot her fear. She hid behind Li Xiu and refused to come out again.

Hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh. Although only the people in his family knew the reason for bringing Qi Niang here, and even Zhang Shiyi didn't know it in advance, with Li Yuan's wisdom, he could see through his purpose at once. However, this was good, and he was spared a lot of talk.

"Your Majesty, why are you back? And you have also come to Yangzhou? Are you not afraid of being discovered by Your Majesty?" Li Xiu sighed at this time, and then asked with some concern. It was really surprising to him that Li Yuan's return from America. After all, when Li Yuan left, he seemed determined not to come back, but he did not expect that he broke his promise and ran back in just one year.

"Haha, this is the country I have built. I will naturally come back whenever I want to come back!" When talking about this, Li Yuan sneered angrily. It seemed that even if he went to America, his temper had not changed at all. He still had an extremely obsession with the country of the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!