Chapter 33 Sending you off from Beijing, I wish you well
Song Yanqing's change caught Chu Shou off guard. The man who was talking about "hypocrisy" just a few days ago was now holding on to her hand tightly and wouldn't let go.
Although she was confused, she was happy from the bottom of her heart. When she was young, she always looked for answers from everywhere. She always felt that everything should have a result and an answer. To do anything, she had to be sober.
But after experiencing a lot, she suddenly discovered that sometimes it is not necessary to grasp the word "clear" - in every minute and every second starting from the past, present and future, why is the sky blue?
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter where the end of the sea is, what matters is who you hold in your hand, and who you walk side by side with in the end, the sun rises and the moon sets.
She hugged his neck and leaned heavily on his shoulder. The way down the mountain was extraordinarily long. The sun was getting hotter and hotter. The cicadas were chirping silently, and even the time was covered by the warm sun.
Slowed down.
She and Song Yanqing had a tacit understanding and did not speak along the way, enjoying the rare time quietly. However, when they were approaching the foot of the mountain, Song Yanqing asked an unexpected question.
As if he had made up his mind, he called her name in a low voice - "Qingqing".
Chu Shou was stunned and responded lazily.
"The scriptures say that even the witch goddesses cannot live past the age of eighteen. Could the illness you had at that time be related to this?"
Before Chu Shou opened his eyes, he laughed out loud, "I am the young master of the Wu clan, not a goddess. I am nineteen years old and twenty years old, but I am in my prime."
Song Yanqing lowered his eyes and smiled slightly. Was he worrying too much?
Nowadays, everyone knows that the imperial concubine is a heavenly woman in the Witch Clan, but it is a taboo in the Witch Clan that the Heavenly Lady has a poor fate. Just because she hated her beauty and her unlucky fate, she searched hard for the Heavenly Official mentioned by the elders of the Wu Clan, killed his parents, and kidnapped his brother.
Just because the blood from the heart of the Heavenly Official can be used as medicine to induce the Heavenly Girl to return to her soul.
Zhao Wuji took his blood, and he really saw it... He raised his eyes and looked at the green leaves of the mountains in the distance, feeling a little dazed. The clouds in the sky slowly changed and flowed away. He turned his head and looked at Chu Shou on his shoulder.
, but his heart was beating non-stop, and he panicked a little. The fear that jumped out of his heart gradually spread to his whole body.
The scorching sun was still hot, circles of light spread out, and disappeared into the clouds out of thin air. The strong wind roared in the mountain forest, rolling up the big trees wantonly, and the silver-white heat waves moved up and down with the wind.
There were no birds in the forest, leaving only inseparable clusters of dark green branches and leaves, feebly dancing in the wind.
When they went down the mountain and returned to the General's Mansion, Ah Shui and San Qianzao were already home, with cool drinks and fruits ready for them.
Chu Shou and Song Yanqing parted at the gate of the mansion. His Majesty urged them to go to Qingzhou quickly. The Lord Zhizhou had already sent troops to surround Qingzhou Nanshan. The intercepted copper mine was confirmed to be from Qingzhou mountain bandits.
However, the bandits took advantage of the terrain and stayed in the mountain without any explanation or good attitude. As a result, the court could no longer tolerate them and sent troops early in the morning to besiege them in the mountain.
The biggest reason why she went was that His Majesty knew that she had "colluded" with bandits. Originally, bandits in Linglong Village often went down the mountain to harass nearby people and committed many evil deeds. Later, Chu Shou was used as an intermediary to draw a line. Mountain roads are mountain roads.
The official way is the official way, do not interfere with each other, and live in peace of mind.
After learning about the copper mine from Lu Xiaonian that night, Chu Shou sent someone to deliver the letter to the village, but nothing happened. This smuggling of the copper mine undoubtedly completely overturned the agreement, and everything seemed to be back to the original point, back to the beginning.
The moment the chaos ends.
As soon as Chu Shoufang stepped into the back room, he ordered Ah Shui Sanqian to pack his luggage quickly and set off immediately. Qingzhou is not far from Kyoto. If he leaves in the afternoon and travels all night, he can arrive in Qingzhou before noon the next day.
While Chu Shou was picking fruits and stuffing them into his mouth, the old general hurried in with Su Tiying.
General Chu stretched out his big hand and pushed Su Tiying forward gently, and said angrily: "Take her away quickly!"
Su Tiying lowered her head, like a child who had done something wrong, and kept her lips tightly closed without saying a word.
Chu Shou smiled unexpectedly. The only time other people bothered the old man was, but this was the first time she saw the old man annoying someone so much.
"You are nagging more than the second aunt who sells pork. Take her away quickly!" The old general pointed at Su Tiying, and then gave another reason: "I am talking nonsense. I am
I’m old, but I can’t say I can’t understand a word when I’m old!”
Su Tiying was aggrieved. She was just idle and bored, looking for someone to talk to. She was unfamiliar with the place here, so it was okay to be curious and ask questions. Besides, the old general's method of helping people go on blind dates was wrong. They both knew it.
They look down on each other and insist on getting together. Even if Cupid can shoot arrows, he can't shoot with his feet...
"No, no, no, no." Chu Shou bit the fruit and shook his head repeatedly, but Su Tiying's eyes widened: Why not...
"I'm going to Qingzhou to resolve the copper mine issue. I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with the wedding and miss important events. That would be bad."
Su Tiying's heart that had been holding on for more than ten days was completely broken when Chu Shou said these words. She stood there blankly, the emotions she had endured for a long time finally burst out, and the mood of living cautiously here also disappeared.
She was not allowed to vent loudly, so she clenched her fists tightly, lowered her head and shed big tears.
When Chu Shou saw this, he panicked and quickly waved his hand and told the people in the room to get out.
The old general also softened his heart. Hearing that she had a strange disease, he said in a sincere tone: "Girl, grandpa didn't mean that..."
Chu Shou quickly stood up and pushed him out. Ah Shui Sanqian also looked at each other and walked out together.
The room suddenly became quiet, and Su Tiying's low sobs could only be heard. She couldn't hold back her emotions and sat down on the ground. Chu Shou lowered himself to sit next to her, and raised his hand to put on her sobbing shoulder,
He said softly: "I have no intention of driving you away. It's difficult to go to Qingzhou, so you can stay here well..."
Su Tiying raised her hand to touch her tears, her eyes were moist, and she sobbed:
"I know... I am very lucky to be the first one to meet you when I come here... I have already made my plans. I will study hard, find a job I like, and buy a house. There is no need to be special.
It’s big, as long as you can live in it and let me live a stable life.”
"I worked hard to save money and got closer to my goal step by step, but when I was about to get close to the light, the light went out... Okay, I admit that God is unfair, but since I came here, I have to see everything every day
Different people take different paths and must abide by different rules and regulations. Those people are like human traffickers who want to force me to marry a stranger. Well, I resist. The funny thing is that no one here thinks that I am resisting.
It's right, but sometimes I think, since this is the case, let's take it one step at a time, but... But the education I have received over the years does not allow this, you know? I don't accept it, I can't accept it at all.
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She wiped away her tears again and wiped them away completely. Her red eyes were full of perseverance at the moment. She gritted her teeth and continued:
"I understand that no place here belongs to me, and no one has a real connection with me... Unless I am forced to do something, I have to live in a muddle all day long. I look at
A completely unfamiliar scene, nervous and scared, saying I am happy... is actually a lie, I am just deceiving myself. I wake up full of expectations every morning, but I fail again and again. I cannot accept this kind of life, and I will not
Being beaten and seeking death is what a coward would do, I won't do it, I definitely won't."
She raised her hand to hold Chu Shou and said firmly: "Just help me one more time and take me out of Kyoto. I must leave here."
At this moment, the shadows of the soul and the body seemed to overlap, and the heavy internal conflict was rendered vulnerable to a blow by the perfect fusion of consciousness and matter.
Chu Shou held her hand back, with tears in his eyes, and said empathetically: "She needs you to save her life that she can't let go of after working so hard."
After saying that, Su Tiying's eyes froze and she nodded firmly.
The two immediately got up from the ground. Chu Shou quickly walked to the desk and picked up a pen to write. While writing, he said: "I have a good friend. Her family has been doing business for generations. No one else understands why she doesn't get married early and live a stable life."
, I have to travel all over the world to start a business, but I think she is the most chic and comfortable, I think you have to go find her, you two will definitely have something to talk about."
Su Tiying looked at Chu Shou and couldn't help but laugh out loud. The remaining tears were still hanging on her cheeks. This was the first time she had laughed so happily since she came here. No excuse could be the reason for her to restrain herself. This time,
She wanted to break free from the invisible shackles for herself.
Chu Shou looked at her embarrassed smile, which was messy, and he also laughed heartily. She loved to see this, and loved to see some people find themselves and shine.
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Outside Kyoto.
After a while, we set off again. The clouds on the horizon were already burning red, and the sky was high. The setting sun was held up in the clouds, and the radiating red light outlined the rosy glow like beads.
The vast sky is often monotonous and pale. Even the brilliance at sunrise is far less than the quiet magnificence when the sun recedes, and the sunset returns to the center.
"What do you mean by this? Does it count as running away from marriage?" Chu Shou picked up the package and handed it to Su Tiying's hand. Su Tiying took the package and turned to look at the woman sitting in the carriage, "Where can I bring it with me?"
My mother ran away from marriage, so we are moving away... to stay away from my scumbag father and create a better life together."
Su Tiying continued to sigh: "You are right, she has her reasons why she can't let go. In the days to come, I will cherish it for her. I left. As for how unhappy this Kyoto city is, let me tell you
It doesn’t matter half a dime.”
Chu Shou raised his lips and smiled, "Don't worry, I am the best at confusing right and wrong. I will definitely put all the blame for your escape on your head."
Su Tiying lowered her eyes and smiled. This was what she was worried about. She was afraid that her departure would have a bad impact on Chu Shou. She had helped herself enough.
Chu Shou raised his hand and patted her shoulder, urging: "Let's go quickly, it will be troublesome if we are discovered."
Su Tiying nodded, took two steps back and stood still, raised her hands to salute awkwardly, raised her eyes and asked with a smile: "Thank you, Princess, is this how you salute?"
"Next time, see you next time, I will burn a talisman for you and let you drink the ashes water."
Su Tiying burst into laughter, her eyes full of reluctance, and she looked back again and again step by step. Chu Shou waved his hands vigorously, watching her get on the carriage, and gradually disappeared from sight.
Suddenly the wind picked up, and the strong wind rolled up the hem of the gauze skirt, and the hair around his neck flew into the air. Chu Shou put down his hands feebly and looked at the carriage going away. The shadows became longer and longer, feeling inexplicably sad.
"Don't catch the cold."
A cloak was draped over her body. Song Yanqing appeared behind her, gathered up the cloak, and stepped forward to tie the belt for her. His eyelashes naturally lowered to outline his profile, and his eyes definitely looked particularly serious.
"The Shang Musi I told you before, they are really similar. Kyoto is not the best destination for them, the whole world is." Chu Shou smiled at the corner of his mouth and raised his eyes to look at him steadily, with brown pupils.
Reflecting the setting sun on the horizon, she was covered in soft light and shadow, but she felt particularly fragile, like the phantom of a bubble that was about to burst.
Song Yanqing raised her hand to tidy up her blown hair, and asked softly: "What about you? Where is your destination?"
"Me?" Chu Shou was stunned by the question. He bit his lip and thought seriously for a while before replying: "Ashes will return to ashes, and dust will return to dust."
Song Yanqing softly said "Hmm" and stroked the hosta on the back of her head with her slender fingers, "You can go anywhere, just take me with you."
After hearing this, Chu Shou raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but lowered his eyes and stepped back a few steps: "It's time for us to leave. The journey is long, so don't delay the trip."
Song Yanqing's hand paused in the air, and after listening to what she said, he quietly took it back, and stepped forward to hold her hand. This action became more and more familiar to him. He helped Chu Shou get into the carriage, and he also bowed to follow.
Go up.
Shen Yi, who was standing behind the carriage with his hands behind his hands, looked at the two of them, smiled helplessly, shook his head, shouted forward, "Let's go!", and then got on the carriage.
There was also a person sitting in the carriage - Mu Huashu. She happened to lower the bamboo curtain on the side window. She frowned slightly and asked with worry in her eyes: "Sir... has he forgotten the revenge of one stone?"
Yet?"
Shen Yi Qiao supported his knees with his right hand and rubbed the warm tea cup with the fingertips of his left hand. He shook his head and said, "Who can explain this kind of thing clearly..."
Mu Huashu clutched the robe in front of her legs tightly and remembered the scene that day, but she seemed to remember it vividly. The torrential rain soaked Song Yanqing's whole body, and he just lay in the mess, with blood and rain.
Spread around him... He complained angrily: "That arrow took half of my life. I finally recovered, but suffered the sequelae of stress again. She was fine, she was as comfortable as if nothing had happened."
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Shen Yi looked at Mu Huashu's complaining expression, secretly smiled, raised his head and drank the warm tea, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. How many people have been trapped by the word "love"?