Chapter 162: Past Events
Her marriage was very hasty, and Su Zihuai also knew about what happened in the capital, but Su Zihuai still gave her a decent wedding according to the capital's standards.
So many years have passed, and she has never seen him. If it weren't for the chance encounter tonight, they might not even have had this moment together.
She said, "Auntie will be fine."
Zhao Yan nodded and asked, "Are you leaving tomorrow?"
He Rongjin nodded, "Yes, my mother-in-law fell last time, and Zihuai also wanted to go back to see her..."
"Will you return to the capital in the future?"
He Rongjin shook his head and nodded, "Maybe... I'll go back, or maybe I'll never go back..."
As the night went on quietly, Zhao Yan asked again, "The Su family is pretty good. Are you living well after marrying there?"
He Rongjin smiled bitterly and murmured, "Zihuai treats me very well... He basically obeys me in everything. However, we are different after all. He doesn't like studying and only relies on his family to make a living. Sometimes I don't know what to say to him..."
After a long while, she continued, "Sometimes, I also think that if I were not so arrogant when I was young, maybe my life would not be like this now..."
As he said this, the door next to his own room opened. It was Yu Huatang. She walked past the two of them with a lantern in her hand, as if she didn't see them, and went straight down the stairs.
Zhao Yan followed her and said, "What do you want? I'll get it for you."
Yu Huatang ignored him and went to the counter in the back, and Zhao Yan followed him.
He Rongjin stared at his disappearing figure in a daze, and finally understood in his heart. He was suddenly filled with grief and sorrow. He turned around and couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.
At this moment, Su Zihuai also came with a lantern. He picked up a handkerchief and wiped her tears. "Didn't you say you were going out for a walk? Why haven't you come back in such a long time? Why are you crying again? Although it's spring now, it's still a little cold. What if you catch a cold?"
He Rongjin took the handkerchief and wiped herself, staring at the husband in front of her. He was chosen by her aunt. At that time, she was criticized by people in the capital, but he was the only one who treated her as a treasure.
Now in his thirties, he is still the same. Perhaps this is how life is, missing and meeting, but no matter what, those who left in the past are gone eventually, and those who are with you now are the ones who are most worth cherishing.
He Rongjin put away his thoughts and said calmly, "It's nothing. I just saw old friends and thought about the past, which made me a little sad."
Su Zihuai said, "Hey, I thought something was wrong. If you miss your old friends, we can just come back more often in the future."
Here, Yu Huatang asked the person at the counter for some brown sugar water and walked into the room.
Zhao Yan held the lamp for her and asked, "Were you angry just now? I was talking with her and Qingxian outside. After Qingxian left, we chatted for a while."
Yu Huatang said calmly, "Master Zhao, you're worrying too much. This is your private matter."
"I don't have any private matters. If I have to talk about private matters, they are those related to you. Besides, I am thinking of marrying you, so I have to make things clear to you." He said anxiously.
Yu Huatang ignored him and continued walking forward. Just as she was about to reach her room, Zhao Yan pulled her into her original room. The door closed quickly, and before she could react, he hugged her. "Are you feeling unwell? Why are you still awake so late at night? Is there something on your mind?"
Yu Huatang struggled to get out of his arms, but he pulled her tighter. For a moment, she couldn't get away. She was a little annoyed, "What are you doing?"
Zhao Yan looked down at her. "I didn't do anything. I just wanted to ask you, what did you think of what I said to Madam Su just now?"
Madam Su? They were childhood sweethearts, so why were they so distant?
She was silent for a while and then said, "I didn't think much about it, I just felt it was a pity for you two. You are a talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven."
Zhao Yan immediately said, "There's nothing to regret. I'm just glad I didn't marry her back then. If I had, I'm afraid I wouldn't have any chance now. We were both young back then, and we didn't know what true love and affection felt like. I admit that Madam Su was a very outstanding woman, and her family also had such intentions. But now, I understand what love is, and I'm glad I didn't have a relationship with her. Otherwise, wouldn't I have let down two women at once?"
"Don't drag me into this," she said. "Perhaps if you had married Miss He, you would have already joined the cabinet. Even if you encountered court affairs, you would have endured them for the sake of your wife and children, and kept your position. There would have been no transfer."
Zhao Yan looked at her. She seldom told him these things. Maybe it was because of this journey, or maybe it was because the people she met tonight were all from the capital, that she opened her mouth.
No matter what, she knew him very well, which made him feel a little relieved.
He replied, "But human nature cannot be changed. It may not be long before I will offend the people in the Ministry of Justice again, and then be transferred to Quanzhou, and then meet you again. I will still fall in love with you, but by then I will no longer have the chance to love you. I will probably be depressed and lonely for the rest of my life."
Yu Huatang pulled her hand out of his and said after a while, "This is just your guess. You will regret wasting your time on me for the rest of your life."
He pulled her over and hugged her again, and said anxiously, "It doesn't matter what you say, I just want to." Then he took advantage of her stunned state and kissed her quickly.
At first he just wanted to steal a kiss, but when he felt the warm touch, he couldn't bear to let go, so he went straight in, holding the back of her head with one hand, domineering and persistent.
Yu Huatang was a little breathless, and couldn't understand why someone who usually looked so gentle could be so strong. When he ended the kiss, he kissed her eyes lovingly and said, "When mother gets better, I will tell her about us."
Yu Huatang pushed him away with a cold face, saying with disdain, "You are so stubborn."
Yu Huatang walked back to Qingxing's room, poured some more boiled water and asked Qingxing to drink it. They both stayed up most of the night, so they chatted for a few minutes and then went to bed.
At five o'clock in the morning, the roosters crowed. Yu Huatang felt as if she had not slept yet. She lay down for a while and then nudged the person next to her, "Qingxing, get up."
She said, "I don't know what Pharmacist Valley wants at the moment. If you feel sleepy later, just take a nap in the carriage."
"Yeah." Qingxing rubbed her clothes sleepily.
Zhao Yan got up early in the morning and asked Anfu and Anyuan to prepare dry food, and then went to say goodbye to He Rongjin and Qiao Qingxian.
The postman saw that he was about to leave and asked, "Are you leaving today, sir?"
Zhao Yan said, "There's an emergency at home."
The postman said, "Take care, sir," and went to do other things. Zhao Yan went upstairs, but she was a little hesitant. They all went to bed late yesterday, and she had to get up so early today. She must not have slept well.
But his mother was very anxious, and he was a little worried. At this time, the door upstairs opened, and Yu Huatang came out with Qingxing, holding a package in her hands.
He walked over and asked, "Did you sleep well?"
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