Li Lu arrived very early, intending to talk to Chang Suining alone.
The Chang family did not treat the person coldly. After inviting him to the front hall, the steward of the mansion and Qiao Yubai came over to thank them personally. However, they also expressed in their words that Chang Sui'an had not yet woken up and the medical officer had told him to rest.
"In that case, I will not bother you anymore." Li Lu looked worried. "Mr. Chang has really suffered a lot this time. I hope he can wake up soon."
Then, he asked with concern, "I wonder how Madam Chang's injury is?"
"The injury is not light." Qiao Yubai said: "Now he is recuperating."
The meaning of the word "rest" is very clear.
Li Lu sighed softly.
Madam Chang seems to mean that she doesn't want to see him anymore.
So, he stood up and said, "Then I will come to visit you when Mr. Chang and Ms. Chang get better."
After Qiao Yubai sent the person out of the house, he asked the maid to tell Chang Suining that the person had been sent away.
Chang Suining was having breakfast and just nodded when he heard this.
She didn't want to see Li Lu right now, or rather, she was busy with something else, and since it was not necessary to see him, she was too lazy to distract herself to deal with the other party's calculations and schemes.
Next, when dealing with people she doesn’t want to see, she will choose to rest selectively.
She showed her two faces without any concealment. Not long after Prince Rong left, Chang Suining's yard became lively.
First it was Duan's mother and daughter, and then a group of girls including Yao Xia came. Among those girls, many looked unfamiliar.
Those were all new faces who had just joined Yao Xia and her group. Some of them had heard too much of Yao Xia and others praising Chang Suining and were yearning for her, some were truly shocked by the events in the Confucius Temple, or perhaps it was a combination of the two, which naturally transformed their curiosity and admiration for the girl from the Chang family.
It was the first time for some of them to see Chang Suining at such a close distance, and some of them exclaimed in a low voice behind them: "The girl from the Chang family really deserves the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital..."
The companion whispered, "Everyone is praising Madam Chang's courage and bravery now, why are you just staring at her face? How rude and shallow!"
"I don't want to stare..." the young lady sighed, "but my eyes won't obey me."
Wei Miaoqing really understands the feeling of having eyes that are out of control.
She also wanted to try to appreciate the other person's admirable inner self through appearance, but the appearance was too dazzling.
She was clearly injured, without any makeup, and had medicine on her face... But how could someone look more beautiful when they were in such a miserable state? Two questions kept lingering in Wei Miaoqing's mind.
One question was to Chang Suining - how beautiful do you want her to be before you give up? The other question was to herself - she's already hurt like this, and you're still thinking about beauty? Are you still a human being?
Relying on her status as the wife of a duke and an elder, Duan drove a group of girls who were dazzled by her beauty to the outer room to talk.
The two girls beside Yao Xia walked out, sighed softly, and whispered: "...In the matter of monopolizing Madam Chang, Madam Wei and the Duke's wife are originally from the same lineage. I think the root is here."
The girls either drink tea in the outer hall or go to the corridor to admire the flowers and bask in the sun. Most of those who gather here are like-minded people, so the atmosphere is very good.
Chang Suining, who was leaning on the couch in the room, looked through the half-open window at the harmonious and pleasant girls in the yard. It was a beautiful scene.
Unfortunately, she couldn't enjoy it for long.
Duan held her hand and spoke to her in a soft and slow voice, full of heartache.
After feeling distressed, she sighed, "...You, child, have really done something extraordinary. When I was your age, I could only embroider and read books."
Moreover, the embroidery is very poor and it is not suitable for children.
Chang Suining thought like this.
"If you think carefully about your aunt's life, she has only done two major things." Duan said, "One of them is giving birth to a child."
Chang Suining nodded.
After Duan Zhenyi gave birth for the first time, she wrote her a letter, telling her how she felt when she saw the newborn baby for the first time after giving birth - Oh my God, I actually gave birth to a human being, who would understand, this is really amazing!
Although Chang Suining had never experienced that kind of wonderful shock herself, she strongly agreed that "having a child is a big deal."
"Aunt, what about the other one?" she asked curiously.
"The other thing is a secret...Auntie promised the owner of the secret that she would keep it well for her." Duan's eyes seemed a little distant.
The big thing was that she was involved in His Highness's biggest secret. To her, this matter was bigger and more remarkable than giving birth to a child.
Chang Suining stopped asking questions. Beneath his tactful and well-behaved appearance, he was bored after seeing through everything.
She thought Duan Zhenyi had secretly done something big.
When Duan came back to her senses, her eyes fell on the girl's eyebrows and eyes, and her voice was soft and gentle, which Duke Zheng had never experienced before: "Auntie said before that you and Princess Chongyue were destined to be together... Now that I see you day by day, I feel that your eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to those of Princess Chongyue. The word fate is mysterious and it is really hard to explain."
Always be calm and discerning.
No matter how mysterious something is, if you look into it carefully, you will find that there is always cause and effect behind it.
Duan Zhenyi felt that she and Chongyue were gradually becoming similar in appearance. Firstly, appearance reflects the heart, and secondly, her style of doing things this time also overlapped with that of Li Shang.
This gave Duan Zhenyi an indescribable feeling of resemblance.
Duan Zhenyi had a relatively simple mind and simply attributed this to a mysterious fate. But what about Ming Hou, who had already become suspicious of her?
This is also the reason why she must leave the capital.
With the Empress Ming in the capital, it was destined not to be a place where she could stay for long.
She has always been firm in this idea. She had made preparations to leave long before her brother got into trouble. Now she is just making some slight changes to the original plan.
Speaking of brother, a moment later, Xier came in quickly from outside, and said happily and anxiously: "Girl, the husband has woken up, and he keeps saying girl!"
Chang Sui'an was not fully awake at this moment, still between drowsiness and half awake.
At this time, he was lying on the couch, holding the hand of the person beside the couch, and calling "Ningning" in a weak and unclear voice.
…
Yao Xia came to Chang Mansion today with his brother Yao Gui.
Yao Yi returned to the Dali Temple to handle Ming Jin's case. He was too busy to spare time, so he asked his nephew to visit Chang Sui'an on his behalf.
Chang Sui'an's method of rest is also very flexible. This flexibility is mainly controlled by Qiao Yubai. Whenever he meets someone he is not familiar with, he always uses the method of rest.
The Yao family members who had secretly helped many people were naturally not included in this list. Yao Gui sat in the front hall for a while and was then invited to Chang Sui'an's residence.
Just now, after Yao Xia came out from Chang Suining's place, she learned that her brother was still with Chang Jialang, so she came over to visit him.
Wang and Qiao Yumian had been guarding here. When she was talking to Yao Xia about Chang Sui'an's current situation, Wang, who was sitting beside the couch and wiping Chang Sui'an's forehead with a handkerchief, couldn't help shedding a few tears.
Yao Xia stepped forward to comfort her.
Unexpectedly, someone grabbed his hand.
Yao Xia was startled and tried to shake him off, but when she heard the particularly uneasy voice "Ningning", she suddenly froze.
Chang Sui'an had a fever last night and is still running intermittently. Doctor Sun said that having a fever is not a bad thing and that he just needs to be carefully cared for and wiped frequently to cool down.
When Yao Xia looked over, she saw a pair of slightly open eyes with sparkling tears in the corners and hazy eyes looking at her pitifully.
Yao Xia blinked and for no reason thought of the poor big dog he had seen in his childhood, lying in the haystack, unable to move due to injuries, with blood all over its fur.
She rescued the dog and healed its wounds, but less than two years later, the big dog died of illness. She cried for a long time because of this and still feels sad when she thinks about it.
Chang Sui'an called Ningning again.
Yao Xia: “…coming soon!”
She became inexplicably anxious and looked outside frequently.
Yao Gui stared at his sister's hand in amazement. Although this was not the time to care about this in this special situation, if he was not mistaken, it was his sister who had grabbed Chang Langjun's hand? Yao Xia had not realized it yet. She just felt that this Chang Langjun was very pitiful.
It's strange to say, although she always heard people around her praising the young master of the Chang family for his bravery and handsomeness, she didn't feel much. But today, when she saw the other party's miserable state like a wounded dog, she was suddenly touched in the heart.
Such a young man from the Chang family is really pitiful and lovable, making people want to protect him.
As the time spent awake got longer, Chang Sui'an became a little more awake. He seemed to realize that the person beside the couch was not his sister, and tried to take his hand back, but was held firmly by the other person.
Chang Sui'an, weak and powerless: "......?"
Was it the new jailer who wanted to take him away for punishment? Yao Xia felt that he really needed her, so she insisted on waiting until Chang's sister came over before she solemnly handed her hand over.
He then kindly pulled Yao Gui, who was standing there blankly, out and said, "Brother, why were you standing there motionless just now? Did you want to stay and eavesdrop on the conversation between the siblings? Where is your sense of propriety, brother?"
Yao Gui looked at his sister's hand: "...Axia, are you sure you want to discuss sense of propriety with me?"
Noticing his brother's gaze, Yao Xia seemed to come back to his senses suddenly and hid his hands behind his back guiltily.
Inside the house, Chang Sui'an vaguely saw a familiar figure through his swollen eyes. He immediately tried to sit up, but was stopped by Chang Suining: "Brother, don't move."
"Ningning!" At this moment, the grievances accumulated in the boy's chest burst out like a flood: "...What did we do wrong? Why do they do this?"
Chang Suining grabbed his hand and whispered, "We did nothing wrong. They are the ones who are wrong. So, brother, go home. They will soon get the punishment they deserve."
"……go home?"
"Yes! Happy New Year!" Qiao Yubai came over and said, "You're back. Wake up and take a look!"
Chang Sui'an turned his eyes with difficulty to look at everything familiar. He was home? ! "So... I'm not a murderer anymore, right?"
"Of course!" Qiao Yubai said, "The real murderer has been brought to justice!"
When Chang Sui'an heard this, bigger tears suddenly rolled out of his eyes, and all the tension in his body was instantly relieved.
Qiao Yubai also turned his face and shed tears. He suddenly understood that perhaps this was one of the reasons why Ning Ning insisted on seeking justice for Sui An... Otherwise, how would they face and answer Sui An's aggrieved "Why"?
The only way to make amends and comfort Sui An is to restore his innocence to him.
Without this justice, even if Sui'an could survive, he would no longer be the same Sui'an as before.
At this moment, he also truly understood the words that Ningning had only said to him in private when she was determined not to retreat - Brother has the talent of a general, and has just awakened to the ambition to protect and save the people, but has not yet had the chance to put it into practice, and cannot die here.
Ningning said - So, I want to save him first before my brother saves the people.
Wang raised Changsui's pillow a little higher and fed him half a bowl of warm water with a spoon.
After drinking the water, Chang Sui'an became more conscious and his voice became clearer. He asked his sister what had happened.
Chang Suining: "It's a long story."
Chang Sui'an: "It's okay... Ningning, I feel I'm still in good spirits. Just talk slowly, I can hold on."
Chang Suining: "Then please go ahead and speak, Brother Yubai." Since yesterday, under everyone's concerned questioning, she has said it too many times, and she can't hold it any longer.
By the time Qiao Yubai explained what had happened, Chang Sui'an was so shocked and moved that he almost fainted again.
Without him knowing, his sister had done so much to save him! His sister was indeed a genius—even when it came to saving people, she was a genius beyond measure!
Chang Sui'an's eyes were filled with tears. He was proud of his sister, but also blamed himself: "Ningning, it's all my fault... I made you take such a big risk for me!"
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?" Chang Suining said seriously, "I should thank you for letting me save you."
Chang Sui'an burst into laughter after hearing this: "That's what you're talking about..."
Perhaps only Chang Suining knew best that she was not talking nonsense.
Although she was the one who harmed others, she had thought many times that if she had not had a grudge against Ming Jin, would her brother not have been in trouble? Therefore, by saving others, she was also saving herself. If she could not save her brother, she would never be able to let it go.
This is one of her stubbornness in her heart.
She also has a second stubbornness - she doesn't want to be a pawn in the hands of the Queen anymore, nor does she want the people around her to become pawns that the Queen can easily discard and sacrifice.
This time, she tried her best to break free from the fate of being a chess piece, not only for her brother but also for herself.
Fortunately, she was lucky and succeeded.
But the process was very difficult and dangerous. She didn't want to have this kind of experience again, where a single word from someone else could determine her life or death, and where her brother and she would have to be covered in bruises to escape.
She didn't want to be trapped, controlled, or pushed around anymore.
She was really tired of being a chess piece, a puppet, a knife in other people's hands and a stone under their feet in her last life.
so--
"When my brother's injury is better, I will take him away from the capital."
At night, when Chang Sui'an woke up again, he heard the girl who had been guarding by his side say this.
Chang Sui'an nodded gently: "Okay, Ningning... I'll listen to you."
After a good night's sleep, he felt better. Thinking back to what Qiao Yubai had said, the boy belatedly asked, "But Ningning... have we offended the Ming family and the Saint? After that, can we go back to the old days?"
"The past is gone, why bother to go back to the past." The girl said to him, "Why not focus on the future? I promise, brother, things will be better in the future."
"Yes!" Chang Sui'an's eyes lit up: "As long as our family is safe and sound, things will definitely get better and better."
Chang Suining nodded to him.
Then, she turned her head and looked outside the curtain, saying, "Yao Jin, come in."
Chang Sui'an was puzzled, who was the one who was shaking the gold?
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