After he finished scolding the bastard, Hu Yiyi wiped his tears again and blinked his bright eyes to make himself look more intelligent.

"Cousin Emperor, what do you think of me?"

"I am the second son of Princess Rongcheng. I am considered one of your own. You can trust me, right?"

"Look again. I've read as many books as any of the officials in the imperial court. Besides, I read a lot of idle books during those years when I was rotting and smelling bad."

As he spoke, he dumped out the bookcase he was carrying. "Hey, these are all the books I've read. This one, this one, and this one. They're all very professional, aren't they?"

He talked a lot there, and finally got to the most important point.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of me? I am willing to go to sea in that gentleman's place!"

"Oh, of course, it's okay for me to be a little sailor!"

Hu Yiyi had a nice thought.

Jiang Hetang thought he was just fooling around and was just about to coax him into going back when he saw his eldest cousin coming.

"Brother...cousin, why are you here too?"

Hu Yiji is a fat man, and he was sweating profusely after running all the way here.

"Ha, ha, I, ha, that, ha, the ocean-going fleet..." He spoke breathlessly without finishing a single sentence.

Jiang Hetang heard a few key words, thought about what Hu Yiyi had just said, and concluded that these two people were just fooling around!

"Cousin, are you going too?"

Hu Yijia was running so fast that his mind wasn't working properly. He shook his head, then nodded, making it hard to understand.

Eunuch Su and the young eunuch beside him tried to calm him down and fan him.

After working for a while, he finally said, "Mother said she was afraid you wouldn't believe my second brother, so she asked me to testify. Mother said she was willing to let my second brother go to sea. Mother said she wanted me to run faster, so I'm out of breath."

This series of "mother's words" made Jiang Hetang seriously suspect that this was a mother's treasure boy.

He remembered what Mingyue said: if such a person has an unreasonable mother, he must not be accepted as his own, because his foolish filial piety will harm everyone.

However, my aunt is a sensible person, and my cousin Hu is a simple and honest person, so it would be a good idea for him to listen to my aunt more.

Hu Yiji: Hehe, he didn’t say I was stupid, he even praised me for being honest, hehe.

Only then did Jiang Hetang take his second cousin seriously. He only knew that he was a good student, but an accident stopped him from taking the imperial examination.

The two talked for a long time, and Jiang Hetang finally confirmed Hu Yiyi's determination to go overseas. With his aunt's permission, the matter was settled.

That day, Hu Yiyi didn't even go back home, but moved directly to the base of the ocean-going fleet and settled down there.

That night, Princess Rongcheng called her second daughter-in-law over.

The two talked late into the night.

When the second daughter-in-law left, there was a hint of determination in her red eyes, and she tightly grasped the things in her hands...

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The best day for travel selected by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory is almost here.

For several days, Hu Yiyi was busy at the base.

He greeted everyone from generals to the cooks.

Those who originally thought he was a relative were all moved by his enthusiasm.

In addition, Jiang Hetang deliberately spread the news that the previous adult had "deserted from the battlefield", so everyone looked at Hu Yiyi with more sincerity and felt ashamed of their previous narrow-mindedness.

Hu Yiyi was busy at the base, but he didn't know that a storm was waiting for him.

Finally, after countless people's efforts, the Ocean Fleet is finally about to set out on an adventure!

The day before departure, Hu Yiyi went back home specially.

His family also warmly hosted a banquet for him.

It’s just that one or two “insignificant” people are missing.

He noticed it, but put it behind him.

"Come, eat more. You won't be able to eat such fresh meat on the boat later." Princess Rongcheng asked the maid to pick up a lot of dishes for Hu Yiyi.

"Hey, thank you, Mom." Hu Yiyi took it happily.

Although there is a special area on the boat for raising chickens and ducks so that everyone can eat fresh meat, it is better not to reject the mother's kindness.

The eldest sister-in-law smiled brightly and used the serving chopsticks to pick up a lot of vegetables for her brother-in-law Hu Yiyi. "Eat more vegetables. They are green and juicy."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Hu Yiyi bowed his hands in gratitude, "I'll trouble you to take care of this family from now on."

His original intention was to let his sister-in-law take care of his wife and daughter as well, but everyone felt that he was ignoring his wife's existence.

"You don't have to worry about that."

Throughout the meal, Hu Yiji was hesitant to speak, looking at his brother from time to time, wanting to say something but not daring to.

Finally, the mother was tired and went back to the house.

He was about to say something to his brother when his wife stuffed a big bun into his mouth.

She looked at Hu Yijia with a smile, "What's the matter, husband? Do you want to eat another one? Then eat for a while, I will eat with you."

Hu Yijia's mouth was stuffed full, and he looked at Hu Yiyi with tears in his eyes.

"Oh, brother-in-law, please go quickly. Your brother can't bear to leave you."

After hearing what his sister-in-law said, Hu Yiyi, who was originally a little confused, suddenly understood.

Yes, I will be away from home for a long time, at least half a year, at most several years, so it is normal for my brother to be reluctant to let me go.

He turned back and hugged Hu Yiji tightly, "Brother, wait for me to come back." Then he turned and left.

After he left, his sister-in-law didn't even look at Hu Yijia. She took out a rope and tied Hu Yijia to a chair, "I'm telling you, don't even think about leaving this door today!"

Over the years, she and Hu Yiyi's wife, the two sisters-in-law, have become good sisters who share weal and woe.

She saw all the grievances she suffered.

Now, it is finally time to make a break and embrace a free life.

She couldn't let this idiot of hers ruin it.

Hu Yiyi walked in the brightly lit princess's mansion, looking towards his own yard with a sense of something.

There was no light at all.

Presumably, his wife was afraid of the pain of separation and was reluctant to see him go, so she turned off the lights early.

That's good, it saves him from all the crying scenes, which he hates the most.

Thinking of this, he turned around and left without looking back.

I never even thought of pushing the door open and taking a look.

So, this scene.

"The night is hazy...

Lanterns hang high in the courtyard...

The only dark place in the entire princess's mansion...

It should be filled with laughter and gentle warm light...

At this moment, there is no movement or light..."

It echoed in his mind countless times, and he wondered if things would be different if he took a few more steps forward and reached out to push the door.

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