Liu Mingzhi listened to the lingering voice of Qi Yun echoing in the study courtyard, looked down at the letter on the desk, hesitated for a moment and gently took it into his hand.
Taking out the letter paper, Mr. Liu silently reviewed the contents.
"Love is as unpredictable as the wind and snow, but it is always sad when it moves.
My little sister does not want to stay with you, but only wants to accompany you on your journey to the end of the world.
However, such a simple request seems to have already made Daguoguo tireless!
In this case, it is not the most beautiful ending for one to be separated and the two to be happy.
Daguoguo, for a few years, my little sister didn’t bother me much.
Maybe after this goodbye, I really won't go back to the capital. I think Da Guoguo will be very happy when there is no little sister chattering around.
Have a good rest of your life.
Ren Qingrui paused."
Mr. Liu slowly put the letter on the desk, leaned gently on the chair and looked at the quiet and elegant scenery outside the window.
Daguoguo, I haven’t heard this name for a long time.
It must have been a few years since I last heard about it, right?
Yes! It has really been many years!
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On the official road from the capital to Shu, an old man over half a century old with gray beard and hair gently waved the riding whip in his hand, and was driving a carriage pulled by two Xiong Jianliang horses in a leisurely manner.
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"Sir, we have about eighty miles to go before we leave the capital. Why don't you speed up?"
There was silence in the carriage for a while, and a gentle voice came out.
"Wait...wait until we get out of the official road in the capital before speeding up. Xiao Ke wants to enjoy the scenery along the way."
"Hehehe... Young Master, I've lived for most of my life and I can't figure out what's going on!"
In fact, the young master does not want to enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the official road, but is waiting for a close friend to come and practice it, right?
However, if the young man says something unpleasant, the young master may be disappointed. The carriage of the young man is pulled by two good horses, so no matter how slow it is, it will not be too slow.
If you are not sure and waiting for a close friend who may not come to see you off, it is better to hurry up and leave early and return early, so that you can meet your true friends again."
"Old man, what you said makes sense.
It's just that Xiao Ke may never come back. Although the capital is prosperous, there is no home where Xiao Ke can live.
In this case, it is better to leave early and return early than not at all."
"This - the little old man is talking too much. The little old man is talking too much. Young Master, just treat yourself as a little old man and talk nonsense.
The young man's carriage has been chartered by the young master, and we will go wherever the young master says."
There was silence in the carriage for a long time before the voice sounded again.
"It's okay, but the old man's words made Xiao Ke suddenly think. Waiting for someone who may not come to see you off is just being sentimental, so it's better not to wait.
Old man, speed up."
"Sir, are you sure?"
"OK, speed up!"
"Well, since the young master has already..."
Before the old man driving the carriage finished speaking, he was interrupted by the sound of horse hooves galloping on the official road behind the carriage.
Listening to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and clearer, a young man who was so handsome that even some young beauties were jealous of his handsome appearance emerged from the small window of the carriage carriage.
As soon as the young man got out of the car window, he couldn't wait to poke his head and look towards the official road behind. The deep expectation in his exquisite eyes was unmistakable.
When he saw clearly the appearance of the figure on horseback galloping towards the carriage, a faint mist gradually formed in the young man's eyes, but a smile involuntarily appeared on the corners of his lips.
"Old man, stop the car, stop the car quickly, Xiaoke's friend is chasing you."
"Uu."
"Uu."
The moment the carriage came to a stop, a war horse, more majestic and more powerful than the two horses pulling the carriage, raised its two hooves high and stopped on the side of the carriage.
The young man hurriedly retracted the half of his body that was leaning out of the carriage window, raised his hands and wiped the corners of his eyes heavily several times, took a deep breath and pretended to be calm before getting out of the carriage.
Pretending to glance casually at Young Master Liu who was riding a horse with a strange expression on his face, the young man gently jumped off the carriage and walked over.
When Young Master Liu appeared here, the identity of the young man became self-evident. Except for Ren Qingrui, who bid farewell to Young Master Liu, there was no one else.
The old driver looked at Young Master Liu who was riding on the horse, and then at Ren Qingrui, who was silently walking towards Young Master Liu. He pulled the reins of the horse and pulled his carriage towards the left side of the official road where the weeds were abundant.
"What...are you here for?"
Young Master Liu looked at Ren Qingrui who was looking up at him, picked up the wine bag on the horse and turned it down.
"Girl, you and Brother Wei have known each other for a while. Now you are ready to return to your hometown. Since Brother Wei knows, how can you not come to Shibali to see us off?"
Ren Qingrui's pretty face was startled, and the joy in her beautiful eyes gradually faded: "Aren't you here to save me?"
Young Master Liu uncorked the wine and took a few sips, then burped casually and looked at Ren Qingrui, who was staring at his pretty face with a look of disgust.
"Girl, what are you thinking about? I'm afraid that if you don't have a firm intention to go, you might suddenly regret it and go back, that's why you came here to see me off!
Only by personally watching you go and confirming that you are gone can I truly feel at ease, brother!"
"you--"
"I have been chasing you for thirty miles and there is no trace of you. Brother Wei is extremely worried, fearing that you will take a detour back to Beijing. Now that I see you are still on the way out of Beijing, Brother Wei is completely relieved."
After finishing speaking, Young Master Liu wiped the wine bag he had drank with his sleeve, then raised his hand and handed it to Ren Qingrui.
"What's the matter? I didn't bring a cup or a wine bowl with me when I came out. Anyway, I'm not sick. Don't mind it. Just drink the wine from the wine bag.
Although there are some unsatisfactory things, the good and bad are all due to my brother's wishes.
There is a poem that says, I urge you to drink another cup... um... I urge you to drink half a bag of wine, and you will have no friends when you leave Yangguan in the west.
Although you are not heading west to Yangguan this time, Shu is still thousands of miles away from the capital, so the meaning is almost the same."
Ren Qingrui stared at Mr. Liu who was talking eloquently, and the last trace of joy in Fang's heart disappeared.
"Liu...you...you...you..."
"It's not you, you, you, me, me, me. Drink it quickly, otherwise my brother's trip will be in vain."
"Just drink! Thank you very much, my lady, for your kindness!"
Ren Qingrui directly snatched the wine bag from Young Master Liu's hand and moved it towards his mouth, frowning and swallowing the remaining wine in big gulps.
After about half a cup of tea, Ren Qingrui's jade-like face glowed with a faint blush, and she stuffed the empty wine bag into Liu Mingzhi's hand.
"I've drank the wine and said goodbye. Is there anything else you want to say? If not, I'll take the first step."
Young Master Liu held up the wine bag with not a drop of wine left and looked at it. With a strange look on his face, he capped the wine and took out a purse from his arms and threw it into Ren Qingrui's hand.
Ren Qingrui held up the heavy purse in his hand with surprised eyes.
"what?"
"Fifty taels of silver."
"Why do you want to give me money?"
"Of course I'm afraid that you didn't bring enough money with you and returned halfway out of Gyeonggi because of lack of money."
"You...you can do it! You are really capable of leaving no stone unturned. Don't worry, Liu, I won't go back even if I starve to death on the way."
"That's alright, that's alright. With your words, this young master's journey will not be in vain.
However, you and I, brother and sister, are destined to meet each other after all. You left in a hurry, and I didn’t have time to prepare any gifts for you. This gold medal is just a little thought from me.
Holding it, no matter what troubles you encounter on the road, you can be guaranteed to return to Shu to reunite with your parents without any hindrance.
Of course, Brother Wei can only guarantee that you can return to Shu unimpeded, and you will not turn back to the capital halfway and continue to disturb Brother Wei's leisurely and comfortable life.
In order to prevent you from coming back, Brother Wei has worked very hard! I hope you won’t let all the hard work that Brother Wei has done go in vain.
If you take it and return it to the capital without any obstruction, I will really want to die... huh?"
Liu Mingzhi's face was slightly dazed, feeling the soft and sweet lips on his lips, and looking at the familiar face in front of him with complex eyes, he was in a trance.
His lips suddenly hurt, causing Liu Mingzhi to take a step back subconsciously.
Ren Qingrui quietly stared at Mr. Liu, whose lips were bloodshot and frowning slightly. He raised his hand to wipe the blood on his lips, then turned and walked towards the carriage dozens of steps away.
"Liu Mingzhi, I am Ren Qingrui, I really am Ren Qingrui.
But I am not the Ren Qingrui who makes you so worried.
You big bastard, why do you let me take responsibility for the mistakes made by others?