Liu Mingzhi watched as the figure on the official road went further and further away, slowly turning into a blurry black dot until it completely disappeared.
The official road is so long and narrow that you can't see the end at a glance, and the person on the official road has disappeared at the end as far as the eye can see.
Liu Mingzhi just stared blankly at the official road with people coming and going and remained silent for a long time, finally leaving a sigh that no one knew.
As I grow older and as the years go by, I seem to become more and more sentimental!
With a sigh in his heart, Liu Mingzhi put his hands behind his back, turned around and walked towards the distant city gate with a somewhat lonely figure.
Brother, do you really not plan to bring Miss Ren back to the capital as soon as possible?
Brother, if Xuan'er says something unpleasant, given the girl's feelings for you, maybe all your worries are just unfounded worries.
The two sentences Liu Xuan said before she left came to mind, and the loneliness in Liu Mingzhi became even more obvious.
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head and looked at his waist, looking at the cherry blossom purse on his waist that was shaking gently from side to side as he walked on the road. There was an indescribable complex meaning in his eyes.
"If I make a wrong decision, many years later, when I look back on this day, will I regret it?
However, if you don’t make this decision, how will you know whether it is right or wrong?”
Liu Mingzhi murmured to himself and gradually quickened his pace. When he had just arrived at the city gate, a voice entered his ears from the open space on the left side of the city gate.
"Brother."
Hearing the familiar voice, Liu Mingzhi subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the source of the sound.
"Mingli, why didn't you go back with your sister-in-law and the others?"
"My younger brother wanted to tell his elder brother something, so he waited here. Has my younger sister left already?"
Liu Mingzhi sighed sadly, holding a folding fan and pointing towards the official road behind him.
"Let's go. I've probably traveled five or six miles now."
Liu Mingli glanced at the endless official road and nodded gloomily.
"Xuan'er, this girl, has really become less and less attached to home as she gets older. If I had known that she was so anxious to leave home, I would have stayed at home on the Mid-Autumn Festival to spend a reunion festival with you."
"Well, as we get older, we have to see the world after all. Anyway, this girl Xuan'er has already left, so it doesn't make much sense for us brothers to say these words anymore.
Continuing to talk about it will only add to the sadness.
Don't talk about her anymore, don't you have something to say to me?
Come on, let’s talk while we walk.”
"Okay, little brother, listen to big brother."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, as if this breath could express the sadness of farewell. He gently shook off the jade fan in his hand and walked into the city gate cave first.
Liu Mingli took one last look back at the long and narrow official road with people coming and going. He also flapped the folding fan in his hand and followed his elder brother who had already walked a few steps away.
"Tell me, what do you want to see me for?"
"Brother, I have nothing to do in the capital, so I want to take Lei'er, the sisters and the children back to my hometown in Jinling to visit our parents.
During this Mid-Autumn Festival, all three of us brothers did not go back. Xuan'er, the girl, did not go back even after she came to the capital. On the day when the family was supposed to be reunited, all of us children were not around to accompany us. My father and mother did not know in their hearts.
What a taste!
You are the king of a country. It is understandable that you cannot go back to see because you are busy with government affairs. However, the younger brother is different from the third brother and us. We are both idle, so it is unreasonable to go back and see.
Already."
Liu Mingzhi nodded gently: "It's a good thing to be filial. Will the third child go back together?"
"Yes, my younger brother told him about this after my younger sister left, and he also agreed to go back to his hometown in Jinling with me."
"Since you have already discussed it, let's go back together so that we can take care of each other on the way. When do you plan to set off?"
"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, don't forget to inform your elder brother when you leave. If he is free, he will also go and practice it for you."
"Yes, I know. I will inform my elder brother in advance before leaving."
"By the way, don't forget to bring a few extra umbrellas when you leave. Autumn rains can come at any time, especially in our hometown in the south of the Yangtze River. Heavy rains can come at any time, so bring a few more umbrellas to be prepared."
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"Thank you, big brother is concerned. When I get back, I will inform Lei'er and the other sisters to prepare some more umbrellas."
"Ming Li, when you get home, don't forget to say hello to your parents on behalf of your eldest brother, and tell them that when your eldest brother is free, he will take your sister-in-law and the children back to Jiangnan to visit them.
My parents are getting old. After I return home, I will ask Liu Song to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick up some supplements from foreign countries. You can come to my eldest brother's place in the evening and bring these supplements to your parents.
Although there is nothing lacking in our family, this is ultimately the wish of my eldest brother as my son."
"Okay, I understand. I will go to your place after dinner."
Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded, then seemed to remember something again, and immediately turned to look at Liu Mingli next to him.
"By the way, brother, there is one more thing I want to ask you."
"What's the matter? Brother, just say it."
Liu Mingzhi closed his folding fan and tapped his palms gently, sighing with a complicated expression.
"Mingli, you should know about Ruyi, right?"
"Of course I know that you felt quite guilty because of this incident back then.
The younger brother seems to understand, older brother, do you want the younger brother to worship her instead of you?"
When Liu Mingzhi heard that Liu Mingli had guessed his purpose at once, he nodded sadly.
"Yes, my eldest brother promised her in front of Ruyi's grave that he would go back to pay homage to her every year on the anniversary of her death.
It's a pity that the eldest brother made a mistake.
The eldest brother didn't want to make a mistake, but since he sat on that chair, it was difficult for him to leave the capital easily, regardless of whether he was busy with court affairs or not.
In recent years, sometimes my eldest brother goes by himself, sometimes my father-in-law and my mother-in-law go on my behalf, and sometimes my parents go on my behalf.
This year, the eldest brother was unable to go back to pay homage to her because of the army's expedition.
When you go back to visit our parents this time, take some time to pay homage to your elder brother on your behalf.
Don’t forget to prepare more paper money and tributes, and clean her grave from time to time and add some new soil, so don’t treat her badly.”
Liu Mingli nodded heavily as he listened to his elder brother's low words.
"Brother, don't worry. After I return to Jiangnan, I will definitely go to pay homage to Sister Ruyi in person.
Even if our parents or sister-in-law's parents have already gone there on your behalf, I will go there again, and I will explain your difficulties to Sister Ruyi in detail.
If she has a soul in heaven, she will definitely understand your difficulties."