Chapter 19 Where did you hear this?

It was Cui Jing.

Since there was no march today, he did not wear armor. Instead, he wore a dark green round-collared, arrow-sleeved, dark-patterned robe and a belt around his waist, outlining the straight and smooth lines of his waist and back.

When I saw it yesterday, I couldn't see its face clearly. Now that it was standing in the morning light, it was like a thin mist dispersing, and I finally saw the true appearance of the green mountains.

The man is just like his name, shining like jade.

This man had a very well-shaped brow arch and a high nose bridge, which made his eyebrows and eyes appear even more profound, like a secluded and steep valley, concealing a brilliant light.

Looking down again, the light green stubble is still there——

At this moment, after seeing the face clearly, Chang Suining roughly understood why this person grew a beard.

In the past there was a man called Lanling Wang. Because he was too handsome to intimidate his enemies, he always covered his face with a mask when he went to the battlefield.

Of course, the man in front of him was too handsome, and the stubble did not cover up much of his appearance, but it was better than nothing, and it did add a bit of majesty.

"Come and meet General Cui!" Chang Kuo smiled and waved at Chang Suining.

Chang Suining had no choice but to walk over.

At Chang Kuo's smiling gaze, she suppressed her discomfort, lowered her eyes and raised her hand towards Cui Jing: "Greetings, Commander Cui."

Chang Kuo did not mention her identity, and she did not give her name. Cui Jing did not ask any further questions. Perhaps he knew it, or perhaps he had no intention of probing it. He just nodded slightly and said "hmm".

"Let me take a closer look at the memorial drafted by the governor, and then send it back," said Chang Kuo.

When returning to the capital after the battle, all soldiers had to draft a memorial to present to the emperor. In addition to the details of the battle, there would also be a breakdown of the merits and casualties of each soldier - whether those who had made contributions could be rewarded according to their merits, and whether the families of the casualties could receive compensation, all depended on this.

This memorial was drafted by Cui Jing himself, and then Chang Kuo reviewed it to check for errors and omissions, striving to make it meticulous and accurate.

Cui Jing nodded again and raised his hand to salute Chang Kuo. Chang Kuo raised his hand to return the salute and told Chu Xing to "send off General Cui."

Chu Xing escorted the person out of the courtyard and stayed at Cui Jing's signal.

At this time, Wei Shuyi happened to be coming here.

"General Cui is here too, what a coincidence." Wei Shuyi bowed.

Cui Jing looked indifferent: "What are you doing here?"

"I have come to pay my respects to General Chang." Wei Shuyi said with a smile, "We are both officials in the same dynasty. I am both a subordinate and a junior. For both public and private reasons, I have come to pay my respects to you."

As he said this, he looked at Cui Jing with a smile and said, "I originally planned to pay a visit to General Ba Chang and then go to Governor Cui's place. First, to express my gratitude, and second, I got some good tea in Hezhou, and it's just right for me to drink with Governor Cui and reminisce about the past."

Cui Jing glanced at the things in Changji's hand and said, "I'll take the things. You don't have to go."

“……?” Wei Shuyi’s smile faltered slightly.

Yuanxiang has already extended his hand towards Changji.

Changji's expression twisted and he struggled for a moment, then handed the thing over with a stiff movement.

Yuan Xiangwei snatched it away, and his slightly raised chin seemed to have four big words written on it - take it.

"Let's go." Cui Jing walked away expressionlessly.

Seeing the man walking away, Changji glared and said, "My dear...what should we do now?"

That tea was given by the young man to General Chang!

As for why Langjun said that it was for General Cui, in addition to "Langjun's behavior is often sick", based on past experience, it is certain that General Cui will not pay attention to Langjun's mouth -

But who knew that Commander Cui would not play by the rules! "This Cui Ling'an... deliberately wants me to go in empty-handed." Wei Shuyi said "Ah", and his eyes met Chang Suining and Chang Kuo who were already looking at him in the courtyard - it was too late to send people back to prepare gifts.

Changji felt very ashamed as he followed his husband into the yard empty-handed.

It was not just because she had to meet General Chang empty-handed, but because she had lost face in front of Cui Yuanxiang! But who told her husband to be so rude?

Chang Suining saw roughly the whole incident of "he who talks too much will be punished by heaven" just now.

Chang Kuo was not a calculative person, so when he saw Wei Shuyi coming, he entertained him warmly and agreed to set off together the next day.

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The next morning, the army set out on time.

After that, we were on the road for four or five days.

Cui Jing refused to enter any cities, towns or villages he passed by. He also refused all invitations from local officials to banquets. He marched during the day and camped with his soldiers at night.

Traveling in this way saves a lot of time.

"... Following Cui Jing, there is no need to worry about being ambushed again. It may make you feel at ease, but your stomach will suffer." In the tent, Wei Shuyi, dressed neatly, sat cross-legged behind a small table. He looked at the vegetable porridge and dry biscuits in front of him, but he didn't know where to start.

"Minister Wei looks more like a descendant of the Cui family than Grand Commander Cui." Chang Suining finished his bowl of porridge and put it down.

During the march, it is good to have hot meals. Sometimes we are in a hurry to get on with our journey and have no time to set up a pot and light a fire. This is only on the return journey when we don’t have to be too anxious.

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"That's true." Wei Shuyi smiled and sighed, and was honest: "Cui Jing left home to join the army at the age of twelve. At first, he even used a fake identity. He suffered a lot and was used to the life in the military camp. It is true that I can't compare to him."

"But... since Miss Chang, who needs to eat meat for every meal, can eat the military food, it would be inappropriate for me to keep picking on it." Wei Shuyi looked ashamed and picked up the bowl of porridge.

He took two sips and stopped silently.

Chang Suining had no intention of watching him swallowing hard, so he said, "Minister Wei, enjoy your meal," and stood up and left the tent.

She was going to have dinner with Chang Kuo, but because Cui Jing was discussing matters in Chang Kuo's tent, she took the initiative to leave.

Chang Kuo ordered someone to set up a separate tent for her, and the maid was still cleaning it up.

"My dear!"

Chang Suining had just arrived not far from Chang Kuo's tent when he saw Ah Che running over. His eyes sparkled as he stretched out his hands to Chang Suining: "My dear, look!"

I saw the boy holding a grass carp in each hand, one of which was still swinging its tail.

Chang Suining was a little surprised: "You went fishing?"

"Yes!" Ah Che nodded heavily. "My dear, you haven't eaten meat for two days, so I thought of trying my luck in the river behind... How would you like to eat? Can I borrow a pot from them to make soup?"

The spring night was still cold. Chang Suining glanced at his wet trouser legs and sleeves and said, "It's too much trouble to borrow the pot. Just cremate it directly."

"Ah?" Ache was stunned for a moment before he grinned and nodded.

There was a fire next to the tent. Ache took out a kitchen knife and quickly cleaned the two fish. After washing them, he marinated them with salt and put them on the fire.

When the fish was almost done roasting, Che's wet clothes were also roasted dry.

Chang Suining sat aside, staring at the fire in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"My dear, it's almost done!" Ah Che turned the fish around and asked, "Do you want to send one to General Chang?"

Chang Suining's mind had not yet completely come back to its senses. Looking at the fire, he subconsciously said, "No need. Ever since he almost lost his life when a fish bone got stuck in his throat, he has stopped eating fish."

"Huh?"

There were footsteps behind him, and Chang Kuo's confused voice: "Sui Ning... where did you hear this?"

Chang Suining was startled and immediately came to his senses.

When she turned around, she happened to meet Chang Kuo's bearded face, who was looking at her with his hands behind his back and slightly bent over, and a pair of eyes that were wide open with curiosity.

(End of this chapter)