Outside the city of Bianzhou, many people came to see him off.
In addition to the governor Hu Lin and other Bianzhou officials, there were also many ordinary people who were stopped on both sides in an orderly manner by the officials.
Looking at those faces, Chang Suining could still clearly remember the first time she followed Hu Lin into Bianzhou City and was welcomed by the people.
At that time, flowers were everywhere, and the sound of celebrating the great victory of the Bian River was heard everywhere.
Now, these people had just experienced the devastation of a natural disaster, and their depression and sorrow made them much quieter and silent than they were then. But the eyes they looked at her with were still passionate and solemn, or even more so than then.
There is hope hidden in this solemnity, perhaps they cannot even explain what exactly they are hoping for.
Natural disasters can cause an originally prosperous city to quickly become weak, and now that the country is in turmoil, they are very afraid that Bianzhou will become the next Yangzhou, or the next Daozhou.
Most of them do not have the ambition to rise up in chaos, nor do they have the ability to protect themselves in troubled times. They just want to be ordinary people who live and work in peace and contentment.
At this moment, the impression that this young girl, who was being watched by them, was "an extraordinary person, but the reincarnation of a star general" had already been deeply rooted in people's minds.
In their view, when Xu Zhengye's army was approaching the Bian River and the Hu governor was determined to die before going out of the city to fight, they were terrified and wanted to flee their homes. It was this General Ningyuan who defeated Xu's army on the Bian River and killed Xu Zhengye.
Later, when the natural disaster struck, it was General Ningyuan who first gave a warning, personally led people to rescue the disaster, and finally completed the prayer in Xingyang.
Just as people always want to pray to Buddha when they are in trouble, and people are in panic, such a "person" who exists beyond the scope of common sense from any angle has unknowingly become a symbol of the ability to stop suffering and quell war in the eyes of many ordinary people who need comfort.
The girl they were looking at, though not as delicate as a girl in the boudoir, was definitely not tall and strong. But just looking at her standing there seemed to make people feel at ease.
And now, she is leaving.
"General Ning Yuan, could you please not leave?" a child of seven or eight years old asked with an innocent and earnest tone.
Chang Suining looked over and saw a man quickly covering the child's mouth and scolding him in panic: "...Don't talk nonsense!"
General Ningyuan was ordered to return to Jiangnan to suppress bandits. Could they stop him? If they could stop him, could they not stop him? "General Ningyuan is going to suppress bandits..." A gentle voice said to the child, "Killing the bandits outside is also protecting our Bianzhou. Once all the bandits outside are killed, Bianzhou will naturally be safe."
The child with his mouth covered turned around and saw a very beautiful and clean face.
The man who was covering the child's mouth also looked over and was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he recognized the person - isn't this the most famous courtesan in the city, Miss Haitang? !
Haitang was not wearing any makeup today and was wearing a very plain dress. At the moment, she was standing in the crowd with a group of sisters.
Chang Suining saw her and smiled at her.
Haitang also smiled widely, her eyes red, and bowed to Chang Suining from a distance.
Soon, Chang Suining, Xiao Min and others got on their horses.
Officials such as Hu Lin and many common people stepped forward to see them off.
He Wuhu sat on his horse, following Chang Suining's side, facing those eager gazes that saw him off. His mood was the same as when he entered the city. He just felt that he had stolen some glory that did not belong to him, and he felt very empty in his heart.
But it doesn’t matter. He will put it down in the account first. He Wuhu will make up for it sooner or later!
After sending you thousands of miles away, we must eventually say goodbye.
Chang Suining and Xiao Min bid farewell to the governor Hu and the people of Bianzhou.
Not far out of the city, Chang Sui'an, Li Tong and others came to meet them.
Chang Suining dismounted and did not delay the army's journey. She let Xiao Min and others go first, and then she led her men to follow.
Xiao Min agreed.
"Ningning..." Chang Sui'an said reluctantly, "Why don't I send you to Jiangnan!"
Faced with this sudden proposal, Chang Suining asked with a smile: "Then shall I send you to the northern border?"
Chang Sui'an's eyebrows drooped.
Yes, now his sister doesn't need anyone to send her off at all. Instead, she has the ability to send a hundred or eighty of them effortlessly.
"Xiao Sui'an, don't worry, I'm here!" Ah Dian stood beside Chang Sui'an with his chest puffed out and said to Chang Sui'an, "Just rest assured and be with Xiao Jing!"
Yes, Chang Sui'an wants to be with Cui Jing.
He had previously been a member of the Xuan Ce Army, and now that he had recovered from his injuries, he was going to follow his originally planned path.
Chang Suining has always believed that this was a very good choice. It was a rare opportunity to be able to join Xuan Ce's army and gain experience under Cui Jing.
Li Tong wanted to say something but stopped himself, but he saw that Chang Sui'an quickly wiped away the reluctance in his eyes and nodded firmly.
It is human nature to be reluctant to give up, but once you have decided to do something, you must do it.
Chang Sui'an said, "Ningning, be careful on the road, and come back to say hello to my father for me."
Chang Suining nodded without giving too many instructions - Cui Jing would teach her anyway, so she would plant a seed now and just wait to harvest a brother who has made great progress next year.
Chang Suining was ready to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor. Just as he was about to mount his horse and leave, Yuan Xiang came quickly, clasped his fists in salute, his eyes sparkling: "...General, the Grand Commander is here!"
Chang Suining was a little surprised. He turned around and looked forward, and saw a group of people and a carriage coming towards them.
Chang Sui'an was very flattered - he had originally planned to return to Xingyang after sending his sister off to join up with Xuan Ce's army, but he did not expect that Commander Cui would personally bring people to Bianzhou to pick him up!
Chang Sui'an hurriedly followed his sister towards the carriage.
The carriage stopped and the driver, Lieutenant General Yu, jumped out. He saluted to Chang Suining with a smile and then turned around and opened the curtain.
As the curtain was rolled up, a young man could be seen sitting cross-legged inside the carriage. He was wearing a loose dark blue robe, with clear eyes and eyebrows. His complexion had become visibly whiter and more delicate due to the fact that he had not been out for a long time since recuperating from his injuries and taking tonic medicine.
In Doctor Cao's opinion, this is a kind of beauty that makes people unable to explain it.
Chang Sui'an stepped forward and saluted, saying, "General Cui, your injury has not yet fully healed, so you don't have to come to pick me up in person."
Cui Jing was stunned for a moment before saying, "...It's okay."
It’s no wonder that Chang Sui’an had this misunderstanding. After all, he couldn’t think of any other possibility. If he wasn’t here to pick him up, could he be here to send his sister off?
But when we parted in Xingyang a few days ago, General Cui had already seen me off once, so how could he see me off again?
"Sui'an..." Li Tong's voice sounded behind Chang Sui'an: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
Chang Sui'an hesitated for a moment, then said to his sister, "Ningning, then you talk to Commander Cui first, I'll be there in a moment."
In order to prevent General Cui, who came to pick him up, from waiting anxiously, he even made some special arrangements.
Chang Suining nodded in agreement.
After Chang Sui'an left, she got on the carriage swiftly without Cui Jing's invitation and sat cross-legged opposite him.
Yuan Xiang took Deputy General Yu and left.
"…Why are you pulling me?" Deputy General Yu lowered his voice and said angrily, "Can't I walk by myself?"
It just shows that Cui Yuanxiang has a keen eye! "Hasn't it been delivered?" Chang Suining asked in the car.
Cui Jing raised his hand and poured her a cup of tea. His voice blended with the sound of the tea pouring into the cup, with a special kind of peace and harmony: "Send me another cup."
…
"... Have you really decided to follow Xuan Ce's army to the northern border?" In the distance, Li Tong was asking Chang Sui'an.
"I am not going to the northern border with the Xuan Ce Army." Chang Sui'an corrected him seriously: "I have received the Xuan Ce Army badge and am also in the Xuan Ce Army."
"Why do you have to join the army?" Li Tong was worried: "War is too dangerous."
She looked at Chang Sui'an's body and said, "You have finally recovered from your injuries. Do you want to take risks again?"
During the time spent in the Grand Princess's residence, Chang Sui'an had become accustomed to Li Tong's concern. He called her "Sister Li Tong", and gradually, he actually expressed some of the feelings of a sister.
So now he explained seriously: "Sister Li Tong may not know that the reason why I want to recover from my injury is that I want to return to Xuan Ce's army as soon as possible."
He said: "Now that wars are frequent, the armies are in need of manpower."
Li Tong frowned: "But there are so many people, why do we have to use you? We can always use you."
Chang Sui'an: "What if everyone thinks this way?"
Li Tong was stunned by the question.
"There is so little I can do now." Chang Sui'an looked in the direction of the carriage and said, "My father is old. Even though I can't be the mainstay of the family, I can't put everything on Ningning alone... I don't want Ningning to get into trouble one day and I can't do anything."
This is for a small family.
Outside of the small family, there is the big country, but the principle is the same: "I don't want to be forced to join innocent people being slaughtered in war one day."
Li Tong: “…”
Some embarrassing memories that she had deliberately forgotten suddenly began to attack her.
Chang Sui'an added: "Although I am not as good as Ning Ning, at least I should not be a burden to her."
"Of course you won't be a burden." Li Tong finally spoke: "Although there is only one sister Chang in the world, you also have your own strengths——"
She said honestly: "You have an easygoing temperament, treat others sincerely, work hard, have great skills and are so hardworking... I believe that you will achieve something when you go to the Xuan Ce Army."
As for her...she will definitely be scolded when she returns to Xuanzhou this time.
Seeing that she no longer tried to dissuade him, Chang Sui'an grinned.
However, the next moment, Li Tong suddenly had an idea and said, "...if I disguise myself as a man and sneak into the Xuan Ce Army with you, will it work?"
Chang Sui'an was shocked: "This is absolutely not possible!"
Seeing his expression, Li Tong thought he was going to say "The North is too dangerous", but instead he heard Chang Sui'an say in embarrassment: "...You don't look like a man when you're dressed up."
"..." The despised Li Tong became depressed and completely gave up.
Well, she should just go back to Xuanzhou and be scolded.
She was going to lose this person anyway.
…
Inside the car, Chang Suining asked Cui Jing about his injuries. When he heard him say that he had recovered a lot, he couldn't help but sigh, "That Doctor Cao really wasn't lying. Your body is made for getting beaten. No wonder you dared to learn those 100 family skills. It turns out you are very skilled in this."
A magical item to be beaten——
When Cui Jing heard this, he just took it as a compliment.
And she was in the mood to tease him, which showed that she was in a good mood.
Then, his trip here would not be redundant.
When Chang Suining picked up the teacup, Cui Jing saw what she was wearing on her wrist and asked casually, "What are these?"
"Bracelet." Chang Suining said, "It's made of sunny grass."
"It was made by Miss Haitang and her friends and given to me." She deliberately boasted, "Miss Haitang is the courtesan who threw the crabapple flowers to me when I entered the city that day—"
"..." Cui Jing couldn't help but think of the densely packed colorful ropes around her wrists on the Dragon Boat Festival. She has always been very popular and can make many unexpected new friends wherever she goes.
He understood and asked, "So you went to listen to music?"
"Yes, I went there last night." Chang Suining said with a smile, "We should always keep our promises."
She took two sips of tea, and when she put down the teacup, she shook the bracelet on her wrist and said generously, "How about I give you one?"
Cui Jing: "...I probably can't wear it."
"That's right." Chang Suining suddenly thought of something: "But you can definitely wear this."
As she spoke, she lowered her head, untied the thing tied to the scabbard of the Sun Sword, and handed it to Cui Jing.
Cui Jing looked over and saw that what she was holding in her hands were two pieces of light blue coarse cloth tied together.
He was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted: "Did you take it from the Ten Thousand People Umbrella?"
Chang Suining nodded and motioned for him to reach out his hand.
Cui Jing slowly extended his hand towards her and looked down at her as she wrapped the strip of cloth around her wrist.
As Chang Suining tied the knot, he said, "I wanted to give it to you when I was in Xingyang, but I forgot for a moment."
He should have contributed a lot to the Wanmin Umbrella. Not to mention other things, it was his idea to risk his life to go to the Yellow River to control floods, and it was he who took the initiative to find Zheng Chao.
However, his name was not mentioned too often, and because he personally suppressed the Zheng family, he was shrouded in taboo, which made ordinary people stay away from him.
Perhaps he didn't care about these things, so she didn't say much, just tied the strip of cloth on him and said with a smile: "This is for you."
Cui Jing looked down, a slight smile in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Chang Suining suddenly thought of something else: "Oh, by the way, I received a letter from Sister Mianmian a few days ago——"
She finished talking about Mianmian's recovery from eye disease, and then talked about Cui Lang: "...The letter also said that Cui Liulang was also punished by the family, and it was said that he was beaten severely."
Cui Jing nodded: "It's because he opposed my expulsion from the clan."
"Cui Liulang is a little different now than before." Chang Suining felt a little emotional: "He also said that he would be sent back to Qinghe."
"Yes." Cui Jing had someone keep an eye on this matter: "Maybe he is on his way back now."
He said: "It might not be a bad thing to go back now."
Chang Suining nodded. At least Qinghe was safer than the capital... Perhaps this was also the intention of the Cui family.
She glanced outside the car and felt that it was time to leave, but after thinking about it and thinking about the decision she had made recently, she asked Cui Jing one last question before leaving: "Cui Jing, in this world today, everyone wants something. I wonder what you want?"
Good night
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