"My dear, why don't you go and thank Madam Chang?" Changji seemed puzzled, but he was actually urging her - while the great commander Cui was away, my dear should hurry up and show his performance!
"...No hurry." Wei Shuyi, who was standing next to the carriage, quietly clenched the amulet in his hand while speaking. He said, "Wait a little longer."
Before he had to wait too long, Chang Suining came over accompanied by Tan Li.
Tan Li walked and looked around, and when he saw him, he immediately waved and called out, "Minister Wei!"
Wei Shuyi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then dared to look over.
Looking at the person walking towards him, holding the amulet in his hand, Wei Shuyi felt a struggle in his heart.
At this moment, he had an extremely contradictory feeling. He was afraid that this amulet to ward off evil spirits would not work, but he was also afraid that it was too effective and might hurt her.
Weighing the two options, he seemed to be more afraid of the latter.
Wei Shuyi sighed silently in his heart, resigned himself to his fate and let go of his hand, letting the amulet fall from his hand.
After bringing Chang Suining here, Tan Li saw that a classmate was injured and hurried forward to ask for help.
Changji retreated ten steps with a sense of amusement, and quickly found Yuanxiang's location. He stood there with his arms folded, and showed his pride in a timely manner.
Chang Suining glanced at the Xuan Ce army that was finishing up and said, "It seems that Minister Wei did not go to gamble this time, but his luck was a little bad."
The fact that Xuan Ce's army appeared here and was led by Changji was enough to show that Wei Shuyi had asked Cui Jing for help in advance.
In order to wait for reinforcements, he even stayed here and waited instead of rushing on the road, which shows that he was cautious and responsible.
But who would have thought that Kang Dingshan's men would actually block here directly.
Hearing the compliment in her words, Wei Shuyi forced a slightly stiff smile: "Yeah, my luck is not very good."
After a moment, he continued, "Fortunately, Governor Chang arrived in time and saved us from danger."
"But..." He tried to ask: "How did Governor Chang know that Wei and others were here?"
He couldn't help but wonder if "she" had some... omniscience? The ghosts and gods in the storybooks always had many differences from ordinary people...
"Is it hard to guess?" Chang Suining said nonchalantly, "Based on Minister Wei's style of doing things, it's not hard to guess that Minister Wei will choose to go by water."
I see…
Wei Shuyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled a smile that he thought was no different from usual: "Governor Chang really understands me."
But if it were any other time, he would probably change this sentence to "The one who understands me best is Lady Chang."
In comparison, the current attitude has a bit more of a silent "keeping one's head down".
Chang Suining glanced at his bloodstained fox fur coat and said, "Minister Wei doesn't look well. Is he injured?"
"It's just some superficial injuries at best!" Wei Shuyi laughed dryly and said, "It's just that this place is too cold..."
Chang Suining also smiled at him and said, "Even superficial injuries should not be taken lightly. Minister Wei, you should go back to the car and let the doctor take a look at the injury."
"Okay." Wei Shuyi felt as if he had been pardoned.
Seeing him leave after bowing, Chang Suining's gaze fell on the place where he had just stood. Seeing a dot of red and yellow talisman cloth half buried in the snow, he couldn't help but feel two parts understood, three parts didn't dare to compliment him, and five parts wanted to make fun of him.
After Wei Shuyi got on the carriage, he took a clean cotton towel and wiped the cold sweat from his hands.
When the accompanying doctor got on the car, he saw Minister Wei sitting cross-legged in the car and lighting incense devoutly.
Yes, there was also an incense burner in Wei Shuyi’s car.
The doctor was a little surprised. Minister Wei had just experienced a life-and-death ordeal, but the next moment he could sit down and burn incense... Elegant, very elegant!
The humbled doctor knelt down and saluted Wei Shuyi very properly, paying great attention to his manners.
Since ancient times, incense has been believed to have the effect of healing the body and mind, and even communicating with the gods of heaven and earth.
Wei Shuyi smelled the fragrance in the car and felt much more at ease.
While the doctor was examining his wounds, he looked through the gap in the carriage curtain at the back of the girl not far away, his emotions indescribable.
The situation was completely under control. Except for a small number of rebels who fled, the remaining 300-odd rebels were all killed under the suppression of Chang Suining's subordinates and Xuan Ce's army.
Many officials were so frightened that they retreated into their cars and trembled.
The imperial guards also suffered many casualties. Apart from the more than one hundred injured, there were thirty-seven people who died from serious injuries alone.
And because the commander of the imperial guards was relatively good in command and did not lose his composure even in the most dangerous times, most of the officials under the protection of the imperial guards were only slightly injured or frightened. The two most seriously injured were one with a broken arm and the other with a knife wound, but their lives are not in danger for the time being.
He Wuhu and others gathered the bodies of the 37 imperial guards together, had their badges removed, and handed them over to the commander of the imperial guards who was also seriously injured.
The medicine prepared by the medical officer was not enough, so Chang Suining asked She Cai to take out the medicine they had prepared, send it over, and help with bandaging.
Soon, the commander of the imperial guards, who had been bandaged, limped in front of Chang Suining and knelt down to salute.
Chang Suining quickly raised her hand to support him. At this moment, she saw the other person's appearance clearly and was very surprised: "Lord Lu?"
"It's me! I didn't expect to see Governor Chang here today, and he helped me out!" The man who was straightened by Chang Suining could only clasp his fists and say, "Lu Chong is very grateful!"
Chang Suining reacted and said, "It turns out that Lord Lu has gone to work at the Imperial Guards."
As early as before Chang Suining left Beijing, he had met Lu Chong.
This all started from the time when Chang Suining set up a plan to save her brother. At that time, she found many families who had suffered from Ming Jin, and Lu Chong was one of them.
Lu Chong's daughter was murdered by Ming Jin. In his efforts to seek justice for her, he was dismissed from his job and could only make a living in the escort agency.
Afterwards, Ming Jin was convicted and executed, and Lu Chong was reinstated.
When he was first appointed, he only held a seventh-rank military position. Over the past year or so, the emperor had been constantly cleaning up various places, resulting in frequent transfers of officials in the capital and many vacancies. Lu Chong had outstanding abilities and was recommended by his former colleagues and friends, so he joined the Imperial Guards.
The imperial guards of the capital were divided into sixteen guards, which were not subordinate to each other. Lu Chong was transferred to the Zuotun Guard among the sixteen guards.
For most of the past six months, he has performed very well and was promoted from the sixth rank to the fourth rank, and now serves as the General of the Left Tunwei.
After hearing this, Chang Suining smiled and said, "Now you should be called General Lu."
Lu Chong looked grateful and said, "I was able to be reappointed because of the kindness that Governor Chang showed me in the past."
If the girl in front of him had not set up a trap to convict Mingjin, he would have never had the chance to see the enemy who killed his daughter beheaded, and would have been destined to live the rest of his life in poverty.
Sometimes, all it takes for a person's circumstances to change is the appearance of a noble person.
The person in front of him is both a noble person and a benefactor to him.
The benefactor's own "encounter" was also extremely astonishing. He often heard news from the front in the capital, and felt it was incredible.
Lu Chong had a lot to say and wanted to chat more with this incredible benefactor, but when he saw the general of Xuan Ce's army coming over, he also expressed his gratitude and could only return to the car to rest for a while.
"I never thought I would meet Governor Chang here!" Deputy General Yu was very surprised and took out two pieces of letter paper from his pocket: "This is perfect, so I don't need to trouble Minister Wei to pass it on!"
Chang Suining took it and could tell from the words "Personal" on the envelopes who the two letters came from.
"Thank you for your hard work, General Yu."
Chang Suining thanked him, found a small stool, sat down in front of the stove that the doctors used to boil water to treat wounds, warmed his hands, and opened Cui Jing's letter first.
——My brother’s letter is thicker and seems to be mostly chatty. If you want to read the serious business, you should open Cui Lingan’s first.
But Cui Ling'an didn't mention too many serious matters in this letter. In the end, he even let her "hibernate" with peace of mind? Looking at the word "hibernate", Chang Suining smiled and felt warm all over.
At the front, He Wuhu's old bandit habits broke out, and he and his subordinates "plundered all" the weapons and horses left behind by the rebels.
Yuanxiang and Changji both helped to carry the bodies of the rebels and clear the road. While they were working, their mouths were also busy. In this verbal battle, Changji was obviously at a disadvantage, so angry that he almost raised his fist: "... Cui Yuanxiang, don't go too far. If you really make me angry, I can do anything!"
"You can do anything?" Yuan Xiang's eyes were full of provocation. "Then you move all these corpses, stand in horse stance for an hour, eat all the snow on these two mountains, and then go to the forest to catch a hundred wild rabbits and roast them for me to eat - let's see if you can do it!"
Faced with such idiotic remarks, Changji's lips trembled with anger, and he was completely defeated.
He never imagined that Cui Yuanxiang, who was so busy fighting, still had time to hone his eloquence!
Here, when Chang Suining was about to open his brother's letter, Tang Xing came over and said, "Sir, Hong Chen is still alive. I wonder what to do with him?"
"Since he's not dead, let's not let him die for now."
Tang Xing agreed.
Because hot water was needed for treating injuries and keeping everyone warm, more stoves and firewood piles were lit everywhere. Most of these heating materials were carried on the envoys' carriages and horses.
The burning charcoal and firewood made crackling sounds, and occasionally a few red sparks splashed out. Chang Suining finally finished reading his brother's letter in front of the stove.
Just as she was about to put the letter away, someone handed her an empty teacup.
Chang Suining took it and looked up, only to see that it was Wei Shuyi.
He changed into a clean cloak and his hair crown seemed to have been rearranged, just like his mood.
He sat down opposite Chang Suining, picked up the teapot on the stove, poured a cup of hot water for Chang Suining and one for himself.
He seemed to have regained his usual composure: "I was still in shock just now and have not yet thanked Governor Chang."
Chang Suining didn't care about these. Holding the hot teacup, he said, "I was just about to go look for Minister Wei—"
Wei Shuyi looked at her through the stove, and saw that her face was even warmer under the firelight. His fear faded a little, and he thought, no matter how you look at her, she is just a human being...
Isn't it because ghosts look scary and sometimes kill people by digging out hearts and drinking blood? But she is not scary, and she has never dug out hearts and drank blood... so she shouldn't have, right?
Wei Shuyi tightly grasped the teacup and forced himself to tell himself - no, no, impossible.
"…Minister Wei?"
Wei Shuyi suddenly came back to his senses, coughed lightly, and pretended to be calm: "I didn't hear clearly what Governor Chang said just now."
Chang Suining repeated, "I want to take Hong Chen away, and I would like to ask Minister Wei for help."
Wei Shuyi nodded: "Of course it's fine."
He did not ask her why she took him away, thinking that it was probably for interrogation, but after a moment, he finally asked in a low voice: "Why did Governor Chang let Kang Jiabalang go?"
Chang Suining looked at him in some surprise - even though he was so scared, he could still be so thoughtful, he was worthy of being him.
"I think he's more useful alive than dead."
After hearing what Chang Suining said, Wei Shuyi had a rough idea in his mind and said cooperatively, "In this case, I will just pretend that I don't know about this matter, and let them not investigate further."
The "they" he was referring to were of course the officials and the imperial guards.
"Thank you." Chang Suining nodded and lowered his head to drink some hot water.
Wei Shuyi was startled and asked subconsciously: "Is this water, this pot, clean?"
Chang Suining raised his eyes to look at him: "Not clean? Then what are you doing for me?"
Wei Shuyi: "...It's for you to warm your hands."
How could he pour such water for her to drink? He should at least wash the teacup and make her a pot of tea, right? "You warmed someone's hands, and you used such an expensive teacup?"
Minister Wei, who was always known for his particularity, said with shame: "...I don't have any cheap teacups in my carriage."
"..." Chang Suining was silent for a moment. Yes, he was the one who had to keep the precious teacup she gave to Duan Zhenyi in the car even when he was traveling incognito.
"It's clean." She could only say, "I watched them burn it."
As he said this, he took two more sips.
When you are on the march, there is no need to be so particular. Just boil the water and make sure it is non-toxic.
Wei Shuyi watched her drink, but he couldn't bring himself to take a sip, and his mind gradually became distracted.
Until Chang Suining asked him: "Do you have something to ask me?"
Thinking of the red and yellow amulet he had thrown in the snow, she said, "If you want to ask, just ask. I can answer you truthfully."
What he wanted to ask must also be what Duan Zhenyi wanted to ask. Now that things have come to this, she can give Duan Zhenyi an answer.
Wei Shuyi's heart was slightly raised, and after a moment, he shook his head slightly: "Not yet."
He thought that this was not the best time.
Let’s wait until we get to Dongluo and finish our diplomatic mission, then he will try to ask.
Or rather, in this precious reunion, he secretly did not want to reveal the secret that "she" was "him".
At this moment, he still treated her as who she was, and he would stay in this self-deception for a while longer.
Wei Shuyi lowered his eyes silently and drank a sip of water in the cup.
He had probably never drunk such rough white water in his life. The water tasted very bitter, but after it went down his throat, there was an unexpected sweet aftertaste in his mouth.
This sweet and bitter feeling is exactly like his mood at the moment.
Contrary to his usual behavior, he did not chatter incessantly, but just sat quietly by the fire and drank water. He hoped to sit there for a while longer.
Bad news: Xiao Cui was not mentioned.
Good news: there will be more chapters, but they will be very late. According to my poor hand speed, it will be after midnight, so come and see it tomorrow morning! Everyone go to bed early!
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