After sharing a meal, when they came out of the restaurant, Wei Shuyi looked very familiar with Chang Suining.
Since Chang Sui Ning also dressed up as a young man, the scene of the two walking and talking didn't seem out of harmony at first glance.
This is actually one of the best in the world - listening to the young man's clear voice in his ears, Chang Sui Ning silently came to a conclusion in his heart.
At this time, Jilaishu was saying: "Speaking of it, the meeting between Mrs. Chang and I in Hezhou can be regarded as a life-long friendship?"
Chang Suining: "...forget it."
It was true that a life was passed, but it was the life of others. This incident brought Zhoujia Village and the governor's office to a close. Wasn't it "a life passed"? And it was many lives.
Changji's cheek twitched.
Live other people's lives and calculate your own friendship - there really is a husband.
"It's strange to say that Mrs. Chang and I feel like old friends at first sight. It's as if we have known each other a long time ago." Wei Shuyi said with a smile.
His tone was relaxed and somewhat serious, without any frivolity at all, as if he was not a man or a woman, he was just facing a compatible person who was worthy of admiration.
Chang Sui Ning smiled slightly and said, "Maybe."
In a sense, we did know each other a long time ago.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Wei, for the banquet today. Does Mr. Wei still have to go back to the office to handle official business at this time?" Chang Sui Ning did not give him another chance to speak: "In that case, I will not disturb Mr. Wei's work."
After saying this, he took Ah Che and left.
Wei Shuyi: "Then Mrs. Chang, walk slowly."
Chang Suining had already turned around. Without stopping, he raised his right hand with his back to him, as a response.
Looking at the back of the "young man" with a sharp and sharp look, Wei Shuyi laughed.
Chang Suining, who blended into the crowd, breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course she doesn't hate Wei Shuyi, and she has no reason to hate him——
But... this person's words are just like his thoughts, they are really too many!
She felt impure and wanted to go in and out of her ears, but she was afraid that someone would say something inadvertently. It was really tiring.
"Mr. Lang, why are you so different from this lady of the Chang family? Aren't you always the one with your eyes above your head?" Changji couldn't help but ask.
Wei Shuyi: "The Chang family's wife is so unusual, how can she be considered unworthy?"
Changji: "..."
I don't know if it's good or not, but it's quite unusual.
"Ms. Chang is so capable and interesting, so unpredictable." Wei Shuyi walked towards the government office, with a smile always in his eyes: "This is actually something I have never seen before."
Changji followed him and murmured in a low voice: "What Mr. Lang said is interesting... Isn't it because Madam Chang is not willing to pay attention to you? That's why I specifically counted you. If you say ten words, Madam Chang will only reply one."
Wei Shuyi corrected him seriously: "What do you know? This is called calmness and intelligence."
"This time my subordinate finally understood..." Changji commented sincerely: "It turns out that Lang Jun actually likes this kind of girl who doesn't like to talk to him."
Even if they are just acquaintances for the first time, one "like" is not the other's "like", but the husband obviously does not reject Mrs. Chang.
"Good luck." Wei Shuyi clasped his hands and walked slowly, sighing: "With you by my side these years, it's no wonder that I always have a reputation for being benevolent, virtuous and generous——"
Changji: "?"
"If your husband and I were a little less benevolent, I would have been thrown out of the Duke Zheng's mansion so many times just because of your nonsense."
Changji was shocked when he heard this and immediately fell silent.
He didn't want to be thrown out of Zheng Guogong's mansion...
Otherwise, Cui Yuanxiang wouldn’t know how to ridicule him!
…
Like yesterday, Chang Sui Ning sat in a teahouse in the city until dusk before returning to the other courtyard.
After she had finished her supper on time, the servant woman came to announce that Changji had come with someone.
Seeing those big and small bags being brought in, almost filling the hall with everything, Chang Sui Ning was slightly surprised.
"In addition to daily necessities, there are also some collections of poems and scripts for Mrs. Chang to use in her free time." Changji asked someone to hand over a box: "There is also some cash here. Lang Jun said, Changji
My wife likes to go out and about, so she shouldn’t be short of money.”
Chang Suining was surprised when he heard this - Wei Shuyi was really considerate in his kindness.
Looking at the box she held in front of her, she said: "I've accepted the things, so I don't need the money."
Chang Ji: "But Lang Jun said that he was entrusted by Yu Gong and should not treat Mrs. Chang badly."
"I have money that I can use, so why should I treat you badly?" Chang Sui Ning said: "Master Wei is generous, but a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way, let alone unnecessary wealth. Please thank Master Wei for your kindness. I appreciate it.
"
Changji opened his mouth.
A gentleman loves money and gets it wisely...
Is it the "Tao" that followed the money from the kidnapper's family in Zhoujiacun?
Holding back these words for all his life, Changji walked away and spoke to his husband.
Looking at the "unnecessary wealth" that was sent back, after listening to Changji's reply, Wei Shuyi nodded and said: "An ordinary gentleman does not take ill-gotten wealth, and the way of an ordinary lady is not to take unnecessary wealth... So open-minded,
Thought provoking.”
Changji: "..."
Just praise it!
…
In the next few days, Chang Suining went out on time every day and almost visited all the bustling teahouses in the city.
Occasionally, I would sit in a simple tea shed set up outside. Wei Shuyi happened to see him once when he was riding in a carriage passing through the long street. He saw the "young man" with a ponytail sitting in a very casual posture, holding a thick tea bowl in his hand.
Although his body is thin and frail, his aura is like that of Takejiro who is about to go up the mountain to hunt tigers after drinking this bowl.
When Changji saw this scene, he also felt that the reputation of the Chang family's wife as a strong woman was firmly established in his heart.
Chang Sui Ning, on the other hand, felt that Wei Shuyi, although he seemed to be loose when he spoke and did not look like a court official, he was indeed reliable in handling official duties.
He went out early every day and came back late every day, and in only five days, he had everything ready - indeed, a person of such an age who can secure the position of Dongtai Minister relies on more than just his talent and learning.
After everything was completed, the imperial envoy and his entourage took Zhao Fu, who needed to return to Beijing for trial, and left Hezhou City.
…
The carriage left the city and headed north. Chang Sui Ning opened the curtains and only looked forward.
She had dreamed of returning to her homeland countless times, and it would be even better if she could return to the capital——
Now this day has really arrived, but my identity has changed.
But as long as she remembers, she will always be her.
She is A Li and herself.
She will find out about Ah Li.
And when she was dying, she also wanted to understand the confusion she had.
Time has passed and everything related to her in this world, even if no one has cared to ask about it, but now that she is back, she must not be kept secret and buried.
Chang Suining raised his face and looked at the surging clouds on the horizon.
A gust of wind blew, turning the originally sunny sky into a completely gloomy one.
Near noon, the rain began to fall.
At first, it rained heavily, blocking the way for a while. After an hour, when the rain gradually subsided, Changji gave the order to continue on the road.
When it was dusk, the road was difficult to travel in the rain, and the people and horses were inevitably tired, so they rested on the spot.
"...They said that although it is more than an hour later than the original time, we can reach the post house in another ten miles." The Wei family servant who followed Chang Sui Ning in the carriage asked with a smile:
"The man needs to take a breath, the horse also needs food and water, and it needs to rest for a moment or two. Does Mrs. Chang need to get off the car and walk around?"
Chang Suining was not used to traveling by car and felt quite suffocated along the way, so he nodded and got out of the car to stretch his muscles.
There are considerations in choosing this place to rest. There is a clear and shallow stream not far away, which is convenient for horses to drink water.
Seeing a dozen horses drinking water by the stream, old memories were brought to mind, so Chang Suining walked over.
She stepped forward and tried to touch the head of one of the horses, and a long-lost memory was opened, like a shooting star rushing across the sea of her heart.
The guard holding the horse smiled and chatted: "It seems that the young man is also a horse lover... To say that this horse is very humane after being together for a long time."
Chang Sui Ning nodded lightly: "Yes, they understand everything, they just can't speak."
She also has a horse named Luohuo.
"Do you like riding and shooting?" Wei Shuyi came over at some point and asked with a smile.
In front of others, he did not call her Mrs. Chang, and everyone just regarded him as a young man who was close to the imperial envoy.
Just when Chang Suining was about to turn his head, his eyes suddenly changed, and every part of his body was immediately on guard.
"Watch out!"
She raised her hand and pulled Wei Shuyi violently, forcing him to move aside.
"call out--"
A hidden arrow struck through the wind from the other side of the river.
