At this time, the person Qingzhi longed for was sitting in the Du's Rouge shop, playing with the abacus.
Suddenly, there was a creak and the door rang. Qian Ertong looked up and saw that it was Gu Meiren in white clothes.
"Business in the shop has been average these days, so there's no need for Mrs. Gu to come in person," Qian Ertong said.
Gu Meiren sighed, "I really can't stay in the mansion anymore. Now in the huge palace, I am the only one left in the back house. Every time I walk through the alleys in the back house, I can always think of the princess... I still come out.
It’s good to take some time off.”
"And..." Gu Meiren paused and said, "I don't want to see him."
The "him" in Gu Mei's mouth is naturally Xie Xun.
Unlike the angry General Qin and the grief-stricken Mrs. Qin, Gu Meiren was like a rootless duckweed from beginning to end, wandering everywhere. It was Qin Rushuang who gave her a place to stay.
Now that Qin Rushuang is dead, Gu Meiren hates that she is unable to avenge Qin Rushuang, and that she is weak and weak. When she sees Xie Xun's face every day, she can only swallow her anger and say nothing.
Qian Ertong naturally knew who she was talking about. Hearing this, he sneered: "The person who deserves to live is dead, but the person who deserves to die is still alive."
Looking at his look, Gu Meiren knew that Qian Ertong had led her into a dead end, so she sighed and consoled her, "You should be more open-minded. You still have to save your body to take care of Du's family business for the princess.
"
Qian Ertong took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for reminding me, but I have a sense of discretion."
Seeing his appearance, Gu Meiren could only shake her head secretly.
Qin Rushuang died, Qingzhi also died, and the saddest thing... probably was Qian Ertong's death.
Qian Ertong has always shown his good temper to others. Of course, this is also related to Qian Ertong's experience since he was a child. He has suffered from the warmth and coldness of others and always smiles at others. In fact, he is very wary of outsiders.
Everyone who has dealt with the Du family also knows that the newly appointed shopkeeper Qian in Kyoto is a smiling tiger.
But since Qin Rushuang and Qingzhi left, where has Qian Ertong shown a smile again?
His face was so gloomy every day that the workers in the shop were so frightened that they did not dare to talk to him.
Gu Meiren knew that she could not persuade him, so she walked around the shop, took a few cans of new products to study, and left.
Qian Ertong lowered his head again, checked several ledgers beside him with his abacus, and sat there until dark.
Several workers in the corner were pushing me and I were pushing you. They looked at the sky and it was getting dark, but they didn't dare to go over and ask Qian Ertong if they could leave.
The shopkeeper is still planning the business in the shop. Even if the Rouge Shop's business has been average recently and their work is done, they don't dare to leave.
After pushing and shoving for a while, one of the waiters finally plucked up the courage to walk up to Qian Ertong and asked: "Shopkeeper Qian, it's getting dark today. Why don't you go home earlier and rest?"
Qian Ertong didn't even raise his head and just said, "You guys go first."
The waiters looked at each other and realized it was too late, so they said goodbye to Qian Ertong and left.
After everyone left, the Rouge Shop was empty except for Qian Ertong.
Qian Ertong fiddled with the abacus, paused for a moment, and suddenly laughed bitterly when he thought of what the waiter just said.
go home?
Where does he still have a home...
In the past, his home was the thatched hut where he lived with his sister;
Later, he met the princess, who gave him a place to stay in Prince Huai's Mansion, and his home was Prince Huai's Mansion;
Now, the princess is dead, and so is Qingzhi...
One is the person who gave him a family, and the other is the person he wants to start a family with. Both of these people have left his life, so where does he have a home?
Ever since he learned the sad news that Qin Rushuang and Qingzhi were buried in the sea of fire, Qian Ertong moved out of the palace without saying a word.
Some people laughed at him for being stupid, saying that now is the time when the prince misses the princess. If he, the old man, can stay in the palace with peace of mind, he will definitely be put into good use by the prince.
But how do these people understand Qian Ertong’s ideas?
If the two most important people are gone, what's the use of a future? What's the use of money and status?
All he wants is for them to live!
Qian Ertong's desk was next to the window sill. He put down the abacus in his hand and looked at the moon outside in a daze. Today happened to be the night of the 15th full moon.
But this moon, which symbolizes reunion, looks more and more ironic in Qian Ertong's eyes.
It was a wonderful reunion night, but the round moon is still there, but the person he may be reunited with is no longer there...
Qian Ertong lowered his head and continued to calculate the account books that he planned to complete today. Although Qin Rushuang and Qingzhi left, he promised the princess that he would keep the family business for her no matter what.
It wasn't until the zenith of the moon that Qian Ertong put the account books in order.
He silently closed the door of the rouge shop and returned to the rented house alone.
It was a small courtyard with two entrances. The house was not big, but for him alone, it seemed a bit empty.
Qian Ertong washed his face and fell on the bed. He brushed his hand under the pillow and took out a purse.
There were several orchid plants embroidered on the purse, which seemed to still carry the faint fragrance from when the person handed it to me.
"Qingzhi... Qingzhi..." Qian Ertong murmured Qingzhi's name. Although his body was very tired, he couldn't fall asleep.
…
Also unable to sleep was Qin Rushuang, who was far away in the southwest.
Qingzhi can no longer remember how many times he helped Qin Rushuang.
The babies in the back room had already woken up, drank goat milk and fell asleep again. Qin Rushuang was still reading at night.
Qingzhi added lamp oil for Qin Rushuang again, and finally couldn't help but persuaded: "Miss, why don't you look at it tomorrow?"
Qin Rushuang said without raising her head, "I'm still worried about the situation at the border."
This afternoon, Qin Rushuang went to Taoist Lianqing as usual, and Taoist Lianqing spent the whole afternoon analyzing the border situation with Qin Rushuang.
He took out several battles at the border and asked Qin Rushuang to practice. He also assumed many dangerous situations that the border might encounter and taught Qin Rushuang how to deal with them.
Qin Rushuang was so smart that she immediately saw that the content of the subsequent examinations was probably a preview of the situation at the border by Taoist Lianqing.
Even though she had been prepared in advance, she still felt frightened when she saw the situations listed by Taoist Lianqing. The situation at the border had really reached a very serious stage.
Therefore, after she came back from Taoist Lianqing's small building, she put her child to sleep, then looked for information and maps on the border and studied them all night.
"Miss, why are you so obsessed with border affairs? In this big world, can't you find someone who can take on the border war? You have already sacrificed yourself once for the people at the border, whether it is your life or
Your feelings..."
"We are now in the southwest border, so far away from the border. You can live here with your children in peace and contentment. Why bother and suffer all these things!"
Qin Rushuang looked at Qingzhi who was fighting for her, sighed, put down the map in her hand, and said, "I know you are fighting for me, but your lips are cold and your teeth are dead. If the border is broken, where will there be in Daqi territory?"
You can live a good life..."
"Kingto..." Qin Rushuang murmured: "There are still people I want to protect in Kyoto, and there are people I care about... What about you? Qingzhi, don't you have someone you care about elsewhere?"