The autumn colors are getting late, and frost brings yellow flowers.
There was a heavy rain last night and the weather was getting colder. Chengchun turned over the almanac and realized that yesterday was the beginning of autumn.
That night, Chengchun stayed up all night. The next day, she got up early and went to the small kitchen to make breakfast for Su Xubai.
A very simple farmhouse breakfast, a bowl of white porridge, a fried dough stick, a salted duck egg, and a small plate of pickles.
The two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't speak. They just sat there and ate in silence. But the more this happened, the more Hongdou noticed an inexplicable sense of disharmony.
Cheng Chun was the first to put down the bowl and chopsticks. She looked at Su Xubai in front of her and was silent for a long time before she said, "I will go back tomorrow."
Su Xubai's hand paused slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, he lowered his head and took a sip of porridge, and then responded in a low voice: "Yes."
The two of them were speechless. When Su Xubai put down the bowl in his hand, he raised his head and looked at Cheng Chun with a calm look in his eyes: "When the time comes, I will ask you to take you back!"
"No need, there are too many people and it will be troublesome if they talk too much!" Chengchun shook his head, "Hongdou and I can just go back!"
"The world is not peaceful these days, and there are disasters everywhere. When traveling, if there are not a few powerful people accompanying you, you will be a clear target. You have to listen to me on this matter. After all, the current situation is not
Be sure, there is no need to take such a big risk and go alone." Su Xubai raised his head and looked at Cheng Chun, his face full of doubts.
Su Xubai had already said this, so naturally Chengchun didn't feel like saying anything more, so he agreed.
"I don't have anything to promise you. Today I will ask Isatis to go to the bank to exchange some banknotes. You should eat and use what you need along the way. Don't save money on these!" Su Xubai looked at it.
Cheng Chun said softly.
"I still have a lot of money on me, and the yards, fields and shops in Taiping County are all in my name. That money is enough for me to spend my whole life!" Cheng Chun said softly, "That's enough.
, no need to give it to me again!”
"That's because you are frugal. There are too many ladies in the capital who spend a lot of money. Although I don't have much power in the court and I have to take care of my family, I can only give in step by step. But this
You have the final say on everything about the money. You can put it aside and use it with confidence. It is all earned by me and has nothing to do with my family!" Su Xubai reached out and held Cheng Chun's hand, "I...
…”
Cheng Chun looked up at Su Xubai: "What's wrong?"
Su Xubai looked at Cheng Chun for a long time, and finally just shook his head helplessly. He originally wanted to say that he would find her in the future, but he could not make any promise because he didn't know when he would be able to deal with the situation here.
matter.
But Cheng Chun seemed to hear her inner voice, and held his hand with her backhand, and said softly: "Taiping County is a good place, with four distinct seasons and beautiful mountains and clear waters. I will see a day when you won't have these nasty things around you. You must go back."
Take a look at Taiping County and see the beautiful scenery there!"
Su Xubai didn't tell Chengchun to wait for him, and Chengchun didn't say that he would wait for him, because no one could predict the future, and everything had many variables. Instead of talking about it verbally,
It is better to pray in your heart.
When Chengchun and Hongdou returned to the house to pack their luggage, Hongdou couldn't help but look at Chengchun while packing.
Until Chengchun got a little annoyed by the sight, he couldn't help but said: "If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't hold it in your heart. It's scary to always look at me like that!"
Hongdou said this all day long, and quickly threw away the luggage in his hand and rushed to Chengchun: "Madam, are we going back to Taiping County now?"
"Yes, we will go back tomorrow." Chengchun looked at Hongdou and said with a smile, "What's the matter? Is it incredible?"
"There is a point. I am actually willing to let you go back. This is incredible in itself. Moreover, I saw that you two were so harmonious during this period. I thought you had reconciled, but I didn't expect..." Hongdou said slowly.
He lowered his head, obviously a little sad.
Cheng Chun thought for a while and finally decided to tell the truth to her: "That day, when Fifth Master went to pick us up, he told me that she was going to get married, and she would marry the girl from the Hao family. We agreed at that time
Now, I will go back to Taiping County in the autumn and he will be hired!"
Hongdou looked at Chengchun and fell silent.
"At first, I was sad all night, but later I realized that no matter how sad I was, I couldn't change the reality. It would be better to cherish the time when we can still be together. From now on, we will go back to the bridge and go back to the road without delaying anyone.
Who?" Chengchun said while folding his clothes with his head down.
"But Madam...you obviously care about the Fifth Master. You must feel very uncomfortable now, right? Why does the Fifth Master have to marry her? She almost killed the Madam. No matter who it is, it would be better to marry such a vicious person.
Such a woman!" Hong Dou's eyes turned red, full of unwillingness.
Chengchun looked up at Hongdou and sighed helplessly: "Look at you, you are so unwilling. Could it be that the Fifth Master is willing to do it? He is in the court, and many things cannot be decided by himself. That is
Your Majesty grants you a marriage, even if the other party is blind, lame, or even dead, the Fifth Master must marry him! This is imperial power!"
Hongdou took a deep breath, but couldn't let it out for a long time. Finally, Chengchun patted her shoulder gently: "Actually, it's quite good now. We can go back to Taiping County openly. Although
I am still a concubine, but I have also been hired. At least I won’t be so lowly here. I can also go back to my parents and watch my brother grow up. In fact, it’s really good now!”
"What about Madam? Don't you feel unwilling to do so?" Hong Dou looked up at Cheng Chun and couldn't help but ask.
Chengchun was silent for a while, and then laughed: "I'm not willing to give in, but so what? We can't do anything. That circle is too dangerous. People like us who have no background and identity will be involved once they are involved."
If you are destined to end like this, you may be able to live longer if you accept your fate earlier."
Hongdou didn't speak anymore. In fact, she knew that Chengchun has always been a person who values reality very much. When there are two roads in front of her, she never believes in miracles. She will only believe in the one that can make her go more smoothly.
road, or in other words, she will definitely choose the road that allows her to survive.