Xu Baomo comforted her for a while. Seeing that she finally controlled her emotions, he asked for some water for her to rinse her mouth. Then, he pulled her to the cabin to continue was.h.i.+ng up.

Zheng Sen arranged adjacent cabins for them and gave them two bathtubs and some clothes. For Xu Baomo, it was a set of coa.r.s.e s.h.i.+rts of Xu Lianshan. For Sheng Weiqiao, since she was a girl, she had special treatment. Robes of Sheng Shuihe were provided, with better texture.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, they had a quick dinner and went to bed without chatting. Both of them were exhausted.

Sheng Weiqiao had been worried whether she would have nightmares at night before she went to bed. However, she was so tired that she fell asleep immediately after lying down. She had such a sound sleep. In addition to some callings of Xu Baomo and Sheng Shuihe, which she was unable to answer, she slept well.

But when she woke up, she was surprised to find that she was no longer on board!

“Miss, you finally woke up!” The little maid in front of her was about seven or eight years old. Apparently, she did not undergo any proper training. Seeing her eyes open, the first thing she did was running out instead of asking her what she needed. Well, it was fine that she brought back a girl who seemed to be as Sheng Weiqiao's age.

“h.e.l.lo, little aunt, how are you!” The girl looked gorgeous: a palm-size face, the fair-complexioned skin, and exquisite facial features. Her eyes were particularly beautiful, which seemed like gems, big, round, and bright. At the moment, feeling curious and nervous, she looked Sheng Weiqiao up and down, “My, my name is Gongsun Yingjiang.”

When she spoke, she couldn't help rubbing her clothes, and a touch of light red quickly arose behind her ears. Her soft voice revealed the fear, “Little Uncle… Little Uncle told me to take care of you here! He is your brother!”

Sheng Weiqiao looked at her blankly for a while, and tentatively she asked, “Are you… the daughter of Sea Master Gongsun?”

Just starting to speak, she was taken aback by herself because her sweet and clear voice was hoa.r.s.e now!

Gongsun Yingjiang turned around quickly and poured a cup of tea for her, “Aunt was unconscious for four whole days. Although I had fed you water during the days, you must feel very thirsty now!”

“I slept for four whole days?!” Sheng Weiqiao took the teacup. Her throat was moist after drinking the tea, and she felt more comfortable. Then she said with surprise, “How could that be possible?!”

Before finis.h.i.+ng her words, she saw Gongsun Yingjiang step back subconsciously, with frightened expressions. She paused and said slowly, “I thought I just had a normal sleep!”

“Little Uncle said you were frightened. Also, there was the night wind blowing. You had a fever on board. There was no doctor or medicine, so the diagnosis and medical treatment were delayed.” After receiving comfort from her eyes, Gongsun Yingjiang stayed calm and explained in a low voice, “Fortunately, you have a healthy body. After the boat arrived at the port, Little Uncle invited a doctor to diagnose and prescribe firstly for you. You woke up the next day.”

Hearing “firstly”, she struggled in mind for a while and asked, “How is your Little Uncle now?”

“My dad has been taking care of him. According to the doctor, he was hurt badly this time. I'm afraid it would affect his vitality.” Seeing Sheng Weiqiao frown, she said, “Aunt, don't worry too much. We have been used to deaths, and it was no big deal to get hurt!”

That sounded like consolation, but Sheng Weiqiao felt it weird because she looked thin and weak with a sweet and soft voice.

But now it was not the time to ponder over that. Sheng Weiqiao thought for a while and asked about Xu Baomo, “Is Brother Xu on the island now? Why didn't I see him?”

People of the Daimao Island must dare not to harm Xu Baomo, a son of a marquis, so even though Sheng Weiqiao woke up without seeing him, she didn't worry about that.

“The place is my boudoir. Little Uncle said it was inappropriate for Young Lord to come here, so he arranged another room for him.” Gongsun Yingjiang said softly, “After was.h.i.+ng and dressing, if you want to see him, I can send someone to invite him now.”

Sheng Weiqiao looked at her with complicated feelings, “Sorry to trouble you!”

She couldn't feel more complicated: when she woke up, she had a niece of a similar age as her. The point was that she was the daughter of a pirate!

Four generations of the family were on the wanted list!

Sheng Weiqiao's grandfather was an officer fighting against the enemy, and her father was a Jins.h.i.+ listed on the golden notice of successful candidates of the imperial examination. Also, he had worked as an editor at the National Academy. Her mother was a lady of an eminent family. The worst relative was her uncle, Sheng Lansi, who often went to the brothel. Although his behavior was immoral, he broke no laws.

Growing up in such a family, Sheng Weiqiao had always believed that her family was definitely a model family in terms of adhering to laws!

When they were on board, according to descriptions of Zheng Sen and others, she knew Sheng Shuihe grew up in a group of pirates. She had no idea how to process it. Too many things happened on that day, especially the killing Young Master Han who behaved impolitely to her. She was in confusion on that day and thus having no time to react.

Now she was on Daimao Island. Hearing Gongsun Yingjiang called her “aunt”, Sheng Weiqiao washed up absent-mindedly. She thought it annoying and embarra.s.sing: would she like to be the aunt of a pirate?!

“I wish Gongsun Yingjiang was like Zheng Sen! Then I could just refuse her to call me 'Aunt'!” Seeing Gongsun Yingjiang follow her closely, Sheng Weiqiao understood how Sheng Shuihe felt: one wanting to beat someone with no excuse. She thought, “The girl looked delicate and timid…. If I said that, she must cry.”

Although Sheng Weiqiao didn't care about how her family became rich, she lacked positive feelings toward the Gongsun Family. Seeing the delicate-skinned, clean, beautiful, lovable and timid girl, she hesitated for a while and couldn't say anything harsh to her. Enduring the anxiety, she listened to her introduction about Daimao Island as her aunt.

When Sheng Weiqiao met Young Master Han, she heard about bad situations about Daimao Island.

However, in fact, Daimao Island was no lack of materials, and at least it could support the daily use. That was why her antipyretics could be supplied right away.

“The reason why they always defended instead of attacking was not because of the collaboration between Han Family and Pan Family. It ultimately came down to those uncles having their own considerations, and they were not obedient to my father. Due to these restrictions, he couldn't take action.” Her worries were shown through her exquisite face. She sighed, “It is unknown who released the fake news of father's dying because of a secret attack. That dragged you and Young Lord in. Luckily, G.o.d bless you! There was no harm done to you! Or we cannot atone even by dying ten thousand times!”

Sheng Weiqiao was surprised, “Nothing happened to your father? You meant the family of Gongsun played a trick on your Little Uncle and got your uncle back? Were they crazy? Armed forces of Han Family and Pan Family were still surrounding Daimao Island!”

Should they trick each other under the circ.u.mstances? According to Young Master Han and Zheng Sen, Gongsun Family had been suppressed for a long time. And senior leaders still planned to intrigue against each other and take aggressive actions. Sheng Weiqiao had no idea how they survived till now.

Thinking of Young Master Han, before his heart was pierced through by an arrow, she killed him. Sheng Weiqiao frowned and wondered if it was because Han Family and Pan Family were like rubbish so that the Gongsun Family didn't care about them.

Gongsun Yingjiang sighed, “Uncles have always thought dad was too kind to take charge of Gongsun Family! When grandfather was still alive, they dared not to express in public. After grandfather died of war, they thought that they should take this chance of being besieged to remove him from the position. A Sea Master should be more heartless and crueler!”

Speaking this, she felt regretful and apologized, “I am sorry… sorry that you are in trouble because of our family affairs.”

Because the girl had little talent and less learning, she couldn't find proper wording. Her bright eyes were misty, and she was going to cry. Sheng Weiqiao consoled her, “It's okay. It's not your fault! You have told father my arrival by carrier pigeon. My dad will come to pick me up, and all will be fine, right?”

“My little uncle took you here without his permission. On the journey, you killed a person by accident and were in a fever for four days. Finally, you were brought on Daimao Island. I am afraid that when your father comes, he will be angry with us!” Though Gongsun Yingjiang turned tears into smiles, she felt a little helpless, “Little Uncle saved you in time regardless of his injuries. However, as you said to Gongsun Xi, if you had not been taken out by them, those things would not have happened!”

Even though Sheng Weiqiao looked peaceful at the moment, her father was not a man easy to be fooled!

Before Sheng Lanci arrived, they should console and coax his daughter. Or when Sheng Lanci took his revenge the other day, how could Gongsun Su resist that with enemies outside and family struggles inside?!

That morning, Gongsun Yingjiang heard the move to take her away was agreed by Gongsun Su. Sheng Lanci had been spoiling his daughter. Even though he had been supported by Gongsun Tu, the Old Sea Master, who had pa.s.sed away, he might not support Gongsun Su in the infighting.

Gongsun Yingjiang returned the same. She gave Sheng Weiqiao a hint that those willing to get Gongsun Su off the position resulted in her sufferings!

After all, if they hadn't spread the fake news and tricked Sheng Shuihe to leave from Orange Osmanthus Courtyard at midnight, Sheng Shuihe's servants wouldn't have taken Sheng Weiqiao without his order, right?

Sheng Weiqiao didn't know that she had become the focus of the infighting, but she was in no mood to involve in this. Several days later, her father would pick her up. At that time, his father would handle this, so why should she worry about this?

Comforting Gongsun Yingjiang for a while, Sheng Weiqiao persuaded her to eat some porridge and other dishes. She just put down the chopsticks, and Xu Baomo happened to come. Led by his maid, he seemed to be worried!

“Sister, you are finally awake!” Seeing Sheng Weiqiao is in a good spirit, he felt relieved and said joyfully, “How are you feeling? Having a headache? Do you still feel uncomfortable?”

“I feel well. Thank you for your caring, Brother Xu!” Sheng Weiqiao felt both happy and embarra.s.sed when seeing him. After all, if it hadn't been for her, Xu Baomo would not have encountered Young Master Han and been here. Even though he was safe, Sheng Weiqiao still felt guilty, “You are the guest of our family. Without entertaining you, you were trapped here because of me. I feel so sorry!”

Xu Baomo pretended to be annoyed, “Grandfathers of us shared a close relations.h.i.+p. Both treated us as their family members. If you regarded me as a 'guest', that would estrange us.”

Sheng Weiqiao made an apology quickly. After greeting each other, Gongsun Yingjiang paid her salute to Xu Baomo bashfully, “Young Lord!”

“Miss Gongsun, you needn't show too much etiquette for me!” Sheng Weiqiao noticed that the hearty young lord behaved uncomfortably when seeing Gongsun Yingjiang. He dared not to look at her directly. Clearing his throat, he said, “Miss Gongsun must feel tired after taking care of my sister for one day and one night?”

Gongsun Yingjiang knew that he wanted to speak to Sheng Weiqiao in private, so she walked away.

After she left, Sheng Weiqiao asked with curiosity, “Brother seemed to be alienated from Miss Gongsun deliberately? Why?”

It wasn't that Sheng Weiqiao liked her at the moment for her performances. However, the girl didn't look troublesome. As for a man with etiquette, why did he behave unnaturally when facing her?