Chapter 949 Clouds cover the sun and swallows return to their nests (1)
When Wei Changtian bid farewell to He Jing and walked back to the small courtyard where he lived in the sunset, Duan Fangping and the others had not returned yet.
I made myself a pot of tea and sat in the front hall, recalling the conversation I had just had with Cui'er in my mind.
There is no doubt that no matter which angle you look at it, Cui Er and You Jia have nothing to do with each other. They are not even "long-lost sisters".
But coincidentally, there are so many similarities between the two...
To be honest, Wei Changtian actually didn't know what he was going to do on this trip.
Do you want to verify this already conclusive guess?
Or do you want to see "Yu Jia" again?
But what's the point...
Playing with the tea cup, Wei Changtian turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the house, his eyes a little complicated.
He still doesn't know the answer to the question of whether Youjia is alive or dead.
It's not that you can't know, it's that you don't know.
After all, since the death of Ning Yongnian, Daning Longwei has either died or escaped, and has long since ceased to exist. The secret room where Longwei's Life Card was stored was also found by Ning Wenjun.
In fact, the latter immediately sent a letter to report the matter.
However, Wei Changtian did not read the secret letter. He only let Chu Xianping read it and then burned the letter.
Of course, burning the letter doesn't mean it becomes a secret.
At the very least, if Wei Changtian wants to know whether You Jia is dead or alive, he only needs to send a message and ask, and he will get an accurate reply in less than half an hour.
But he never did.
Wei Changtian himself didn't know the reason.
Maybe I still feel a little guilty...
"well."
He sighed, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Outside the house, a few floating clouds were painted with a layer of golden glaze by the setting sun.
People walked in the streets and alleys at dusk. The huge capital city was both quiet and noisy, and lights gradually lit up in the darkening sky.
The evening breeze has arrived, and the clouds have been blown away, no longer stacked up and scattered.
As if in the blink of an eye, the world went from dusk to night.
The stars fill the night sky, echoing the lights of thousands of houses on the ground, and connecting together in the sky.
Shortly after Duan Fangping and the others returned, candlelight finally lit up in the small courtyard.
In the swaying light and shadow, the exaggerated and wanton laughter echoed in the night sky again, like dark clouds covering the stars in the sky.
Although the huge city was still brightly lit under the night, it seemed to be shrouded in shadow, struggling and helplessly falling into the bottomless abyss.
...
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The next morning.
At the beginning of Chen hour, there were still two hours before Jing Guoqing personally recited the proclamation on the Meridian Gate.
After the last night of "preparing for war", Duan Fangping and the other two people could not wait to get out of the door and headed straight to the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.
Wei Changtian, on the other hand, calmly sent a few messages to Yang Liushi to make sure that his whereabouts had not been exposed. After everyone thought that he was still among the rebels, he walked out of the small courtyard.
Turning around and locking the courtyard door, he walked towards the alleyway slowly and quickly, and soon arrived at the entrance of the single courtyard where He Jing lived.
Maybe it's a little late today, He Jing has already finished his "morning reading".
It may also be that his visit yesterday made him a little sleepy and uneasy, so he forgot about this matter.
In short, Wei Changtian did not meet He Jing today, but instead bumped into Cui'er who was cleaning the courtyard gate.
"Master Wei."
He smiled and nodded to Wei Changtian, whose voice was still as clear as an oriole.
It seems that He Jing did not tell her about "anti-poetry".
"Girl Tweety."
After stopping to say hello, Wei Changtian also smiled and asked: "Brother He, why didn't you come out to endorse today?"
"Ah, he said he didn't sleep well yesterday and is catching up on his sleep in the house right now."
Cui'er answered simply and truthfully: "He has been restless since the young master left yesterday. I think he is still thinking about the poems you told him."
"I don't know how much I thought about it last night, but I couldn't get up this morning."
"Oh, you should have a good rest then."
Wei Changtian smiled and said nothing more: "Miss Cui'er, I have to go out to do some errands, so I won't talk to you any more."
"Master, walk slowly...ah, that's right!"
As if she suddenly remembered something, Cui'er asked in a low voice with some embarrassment: "Mr. Wei, I wonder where you bought those cakes you brought yesterday?"
"Hmm? Brother He, do you like to eat?"
"No, it's not my young master, it's me..."
Cui'er's face turned red and her voice became even lower: "I think the mung bean cake is quite delicious, so I thought I'd buy some more when I have time..."
"Hahaha, that's it."
Wei Changtian smiled when he heard this and said, "It's just that the shop is a bit far away from here. If you can wait, I can just bring you a few more boxes when I come back."
"Ah, why, how can I trouble you?"
Cui'er quickly waved her hand: "I'll just go by myself!"
"It doesn't matter, I'm on my way anyway."
Wei Changtian winked at the courtyard: "Besides, don't you still have to take care of Brother He? What will happen when he gets up and there is no one to take care of him?"
"this......"
Perhaps because she felt that what Wei Changtian said was quite reasonable, Cui'er hesitated for a moment and then refused.
She took off the small purse from her waist, carefully shook out a piece of silver and handed it to Wei Changtian, blushing and saying shyly:
"Then, I'll trouble you, sir..."
"Okay, I will deliver the mung bean cake before nightfall."
Wei Changtian took the broken silver with a smile, made a promise and turned to leave.
But just before he took the step, he looked back at a closed door in the courtyard, and suddenly said to Cui'er:
"Remember to tell Brother He when he wakes up."
"No matter what happens outside today, don't go out. Just stay at home and study."
"..."
Cui'er blinked blankly, obviously not understanding why Wei Changtian suddenly said such a sentence.
It took her a while before she came back to her senses and wanted to ask, but the latter was already gone.
"strangeness......"
After muttering in a low voice, Cui'er picked up the broom leaning against the wall again and started sweeping the floor. When she turned around, she saw that the door to the side room had opened at some point, and He Jing was standing by the door looking over.
"Sir, get up. I'm going to boil water for you to wash your face..."
As she trotted to He Jing's side, Cuier was ready to enter the house as she spoke.
But He Jing suddenly asked:
"What did Brother Wei just tell you?"
"Ah, Mr. Wei just said..."
Cui'er was stunned for a moment, and then quickly repeated the conversation between the two of them.
Perhaps because she thought that asking Wei Changtian to buy cakes was a little "little," she kept her head down when she spoke, and did not notice He Jing's face gradually becoming complicated.
Until the latter's slightly difficult voice sounded in my ears.
"Brother Wei said...don't go out today?"
"yes."
Raising her head, Cui'er finally noticed something was wrong with He Jing, and couldn't help but wonder:
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"......nothing."
He Jing took a deep breath and did not explain anything. He just ordered in a deep voice:
"Go lock the door."
"Huh? Master, we take it seriously..."
"Go quickly!"
"Ah! Yes, yes!"
It was rare to hear He Jing speak so loudly. Cui'er was startled and hurriedly ran to lock the door.
He Jing stood there and watched, thinking of the poem again in his mind.
The Yan in front of Lu Jingtang in the old days......
Daqian and the Jing family, are they really going to stop here?