Chapter 14 Chang Kuo
Recently, in teahouses all over Hezhou City, Chang Suining had heard a lot about the great name of General Cui because the Xuan Ce Army had just won a victory. Those rumors also mentioned his appearance, but the word "rumor" has always been extreme.
In the words of different people, General Cui was sometimes as handsome as a god and sometimes extremely ugly.
At this moment, the face of the man with an exceptionally tall figure was half immersed in the dim twilight, making it difficult to see his skin clearly. Only his clear outlines, high nose bridge, and stubble on his face could be vaguely seen. He exuded a murderous aura that gave off the air of someone who had been tempered in the battlefield for a long time and who kept strangers away.
Looking at the stubble on that face...Chang Suining felt inexplicably satisfied.
When she mentioned the descendants of the Qinghe Cui family, what came to her mind was an elegant scholar in a wide-sleeved long robe, with the scent of ink and flowers in his hair. And when she heard that Cui Jing was just a young man of 22 years old, she felt that it was not very reliable to have such a person leading the Xuan Ce Army.
Fortunately, this seems reassuring.
However, the ancestral superiority of the Cui family still made him retain control. He had no intention of getting off the horse. He slightly turned his head to glance at the messy prison cart and said, "Minister Wei has failed in his duty."
The voice was indifferent, and no emotion could be heard.
"It's just fake." Wei Shuyi smiled and said, "I thought that this journey would not be peaceful. I just happened to know that General Cui would pass by here. I felt more at ease. I simply rested here and took advantage of the opportunity to borrow the power of General Cui to solve the problem once and for all—"
Chang Suining looked silently at the person who spoke.
He was honest in stating his plans so frankly and calmly.
The one on the horse is more honest——
"If I had known this, I would have taken a different route." Cui Jing said coldly.
Chang Suining: “?”
Is this the old friend that Wei Shuyi mentioned? Wei Shuyi was used to it and didn't care at all. He smiled and said, "In any case, I still have to thank General Cui."
Over there, several Xuan Ce soldiers came over with a few living people, and at Cui Jing's signal, handed them over to Wei Shuyi's men.
The word "lose" is very realistic - it is mainly reflected in the faces of the leaders of both sides who dislike each other.
Wei Shuyi's side is Changji.
On Xuan Ce's side, there was a young man who looked to be about the same age as Changji.
When the young man handed the living person to Changji, his expression was very arrogant.
Changji stared with his eyes wide open, his chest puffed out exceptionally high, as if he was about to hit the other person's chest at any moment.
If people's breasts could speak, the two of them would have cursed each other at least a hundred times.
"Commander-in-chief, everything has been dealt with." The young general came to Cui Jing's horse and reported in a serious tone.
Cui Jing said "hmm", grabbed the reins and was about to leave.
Wei Shuyi raised his hand and saluted: "When we arrive in Beijing, I will host a banquet to express my gratitude."
"I'm busy." Cui Jing turned his horse around.
The young general followed and mounted his horse, and before leaving, he raised his chin condescendingly towards Changji.
Watching the other party drive away on horseback, Changji gritted his teeth in anger and said, "My dear, look at Cui Yuanxiang, he is just taking advantage of others! He thinks it's a big deal just because he won a battle!"
Wei Shuyi corrected him, "We won the battle, so we should be proud of it."
"But he..."
Looking at Chang Suining walking towards the direction of Xuan Ce Army on the official road, Wei Shuyi followed him slowly and said casually: "When we enter the city and the posthouse later, we will inevitably meet again. You can fight him privately. Don't worry about life or death. I will just pretend I don't know."
The army was on its way back, with Cui Jing leading the way as the commander. It was the vanguard troops following Cui Jing that had just helped Wei Shuyi eliminate those assassins.
I heard that Da Chang was the deputy commander this time, so he should be in the vanguard. Why didn't I see him? Chang Suining looked for Chang Kuo in the vanguard for a long time, and when he was sure that Chang Kuo was not there, he went to look for him in the left and right central armies.
The army was so large that the front army suddenly stopped. Someone in the middle army asked, "What was blocking the way ahead?"
The man who was asking the question had fallen asleep in the carriage, and now he yawned and opened the curtains.
A soldier following the carriage said, "An imperial envoy was assassinated on the way. The Grand Commander helped and the situation has been resolved. General Chang just needs to rest and recover from his injuries."
"Oh, who is this unlucky imperial envoy?" Chang Kuo asked casually, "How many casualties were there?"
No wonder he talked so much nonsense, it was really too boring on the way. The boy from the Cui family didn't allow him to ride a horse, and only let him recover in the carriage, which almost suffocated him to death! When the soldier was answering, another soldier came over, saluted and passed on the message: "General Chang, the Minister Wei of the Ministry of Personnel wants to see you, saying that he has something important to discuss with you."
"Minister Wei... the son of Duke Zheng?" Chang Kuo was puzzled: "What does he want from me?"
Having said that, he got off the carriage without delay.
Xuan Ce's army could not easily get close to or offend, so Chang Suining stood ten steps away, looking at the figure walking down from the carriage, and was stunned for a moment.
She knew that she and Dachang had not seen each other for fifteen years.
But now that he really saw her, he was still confused - how could Dachang have aged so much? That's right, Dachang was much older than the original "her", a generation older than "her", and in the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed. Counting, he was already over fifty years old this year.
Looking at the figure walking towards him, whose hair had turned a lot whiter, Chang Suining clenched his fingers, feeling an unbearable soreness in his nose.
In her eyes, Dachang was extremely strong, brave and powerful, and no one could compare to him. She had never seen him get sick on weekdays. Not to mention the cold, even if smallpox accidentally entered his body, he would probably be slapped three times, dizzy, crying and begging for mercy, and running away, leaving a shadow on his career.
But now...
Time is merciless, Da Chang has become Lao Chang.
Wei Shuyi looked at the girl beside him with red eyes with some surprise.
This was the first time he saw Madam Chang being so cowardly—
After all, we are family.
Only when you see your family will you feel wronged and dare to feel wronged.
Are they just Mrs. Chang's family?
"Prince Wei." Chang Kuo walked over and bowed to Wei Shuyi.
"General Chang..." Wei Shuyi raised his hand in return and looked at Chang Suining.
Chang Kuo followed his gaze and looked at him without any expression.
Wei Shuyi: “?”
Chang Suining: “?”
Chang Kuo: “?”
What does that mean? He was both keenly and not keenly aware of the focus of Wei Shuyi's search for him, so he looked at Chang Suining again and asked with a look that said "I have an impression, but not much": "Who is this young man?"
"..."Chang Suining was numb.
Wei Shuyi: "...Isn't this Miss Chang from your house?"
Chang Kuo's eyes widened in shock, and he took two steps forward to carefully identify her. He said in surprise: "Little... Little Suining?!"
Chang Suining nodded numbly.
"I haven't seen you for two years... You've grown taller! You've grown into a... a big girl!" Chang Kuo was very surprised, but he still lowered his voice: "But... Xiao Suining, why are you here? And dressed like this?"
How could he be with the Prince of Wei, who had nothing to do with him? Seeing that he didn't know about Chang Suining's disappearance, Wei Shuyi said, "This is a long story. Since General Chang is also going to enter the city, why don't we talk about it on the way?"
Chang Kuo naturally agreed.
The carriages that Chang Suining and Wei Shuyi had been riding in had been damaged in the fight just now, so they got on Chang Kuo's carriage.
Looking at the girl sitting in front of him, Chang Kuo has too many questions! Thank you all for your monthly tickets, and thank you Shi Gan Dang Dang, Xiao Shu Bao Bao, Mao Mi Meng Meng 116, Shu You 20220425165346528 and other book friends for your rewards~ See you tomorrow (づ￣3￣)づ
(End of this chapter)
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