Chapter 199 As long as you are by my side
To put it simply, the whole thing can be explained in ten sentences, but if you add personal feelings, it will take a whole night to finish.
This is the reason why Jinsui didn't let Grandpa Ling speak. Grandpa Ling's emotions have been pent up in his heart for too long. If he were to speak, it would be mixed with too many personal subjective emotions, which would not only drag on for a long time, but would also affect Gu Changxiao's judgment.
But she is different, she can talk about things objectively, like an outsider.
When talking about the unjust death of Ling's father, Grandpa burst into tears, Jin'an cried inconsolably, and her voice just became a little lower.
Speaking of Jiang's death in the plague area, Grandpa sighed even more. Jin'an clenched his hands into fists and gritted his teeth.
When she talked about being chased by imperial officials and sold to a boy by her uncle, she remained calm.
After explaining the whole story, she bowed and said, "No matter what, we deceived the prince, please forgive us. But my father died unjustly, and if we can't clear his name, the three of us, the grandparents and grandchildren, will never be at peace in our lives.
Please, Your Majesty, take charge and seek justice for my father."
Gu Changxiao stepped forward and lifted her arm, his eyes full of pity. He thought that the three generations of the Ji family had been miserable after meeting them in the bandit's lair.
Unexpectedly, they had even more tragic experiences. They crawled out of the dead in the plague area, were almost killed by bandits, and were sold to Jiangnan...
Human emotions are like this. When you don't like someone, when you hear about such a thrilling experience, you will find it very thrilling, like listening to an opera.
But now Gu Changxiao's love for Jin Sui is so deep that he can't help it. All he feels is heartache. Sui Sui has suffered too much! In order to comfort the three people, Gu Changxiao asked hoarsely: "Is that all? Are there other things you are hiding from me?"
Jin Sui was still shaking his head when Grandpa Ling revealed his last secret: "One more thing!"
"Your Highness once remembered that Sui Sui helped to find someone. Just beside Luocheng, a woman rescued you from the river and took you into the reeds."
Gu Changxiao's eyes lit up again, and he said in a tone of sudden enlightenment: "That must be the Taoist priest and Sui Sui, right? I said that kind of brown sugar can't be bought anywhere else. It turned out that Sui Sui left it for me!"
"Sui Sui, why did you hide it from me?"
Jin Sui laughed dryly: "I didn't mean to hide it from you, but it's hard to mention it specifically, as if I want you to repay me."
Grandpa Ling was startled, then reacted and said hurriedly: "I don't need the prince to repay my kindness. When we rescued you, we didn't know your identity at all. Even if you were just an ordinary person, we would still save you!"
Gu Changxiao hurriedly said sincerely: "Whether you need me to repay you or not, you are my benefactor! Don't worry, as long as I return to Chang'an, I will immediately redress Lord Ling's injustice!"
With his assurance and seeing that King Li did not pursue the matter of their fake identities, Grandpa Ling and Jin'an both breathed a sigh of relief.
Jin Sui personally came to help his brother get up, and Jin An got up with tears in his eyes, and called out aggrievedly, "Sister."
Jin Sui tapped his forehead and said, "Don't ever say that I don't care about my parents! I just do things differently from you. I didn't forget my parents overnight either."
Jinan called out "sister" again, then hugged her and burst into tears.
The tears this time had been accumulating for a long time, ever since Grandpa Ling and Jinsui had discussed not returning to Chang'an until Jin'an grew up. Regardless of Ling's father's case, it was more important for the three of them to survive.
Ever since Jin'an lost control and ran out and was caught by bandits, the boy has had a demon in his heart. He feels that all the uncertain life and death situations that Jinsui experienced later were caused by him.
His mother's dying appearance appeared in his dreams every night and became a nightmare.
Finally, when Jin'an got Gu Changxiao's promise to clear his father's name, she hugged her sister and reconciled with her completely.
He apologized for his previous ignorant accusations, and felt sorry for his sister's restraint. Compared with his sister, what was the uneasy feeling he had in his conscience?
He was well protected by his grandfather, and he had enough food and drink, and he studied and practiced martial arts. And what about his sister? She had been working hard as a violent king in the border town, and she was hard to defend against. Later, she chased the prince to the northern border, and she experienced many life-and-death twists and turns.
Such a beautiful sister, but she has been a man for so long. All for him and Grandpa! Jinan was once blinded by his father's case, and this was the only thing on his mind. Now that the matter is halfway successful, the blindfold has been removed, and he has completely recognized his sister's efforts.
He secretly swore that he would be good to his sister for the rest of his life! He would study hard and get a good reputation, so that he could be a support for his sister.
Maybe Jin'an cried too loudly, Hei Hu couldn't help but stretch his head to see: "Prince, Boss Ji, what happened?"
Jin Sui said quickly, "It's okay."
She then said to Grandpa, "Take Jin'an out and talk to the soldiers. Liuyun is still in the Northern Frontier, and there is still hope that the Sanqing Taoist Temple will be built in the Northern Frontier."
She also wanted to talk to Gu Changxiao alone. How could Grandpa Ling not know this? He hurriedly took Jin'an's hand and bowed to Gu Changxiao, and reminded Jinsui:
"Until your father is cleared of all charges, we will still use the surname Ji."
Jin Sui nodded: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will save it. Before we are unable to return to Chang'an, the fewer people who know about this, the better."
The two did not stay in the barracks to talk, but slowly walked back to the palace. The border town was still beautiful at night, and the main road was brightly lit, which was even better than Chang'an.
Gu Changxiao did not let his personal guards follow him, and joked to Jin Sui, "I will be Miss Ji's guard tonight."
Jin Sui laughed: "I'm not addicted to being the King of Li, but you are addicted to being the King of Li's personal guard?"
She fluttered her cloak and turned her head to look at him. Under the bright moonlight, her eyes were like two pools of spring water. "Gu Changxiao, do you really not mind that I lied about your identity?"
Gu Changxiao said jokingly: "To be honest, I have thought about your life experience, and I thought it was much more complicated than the real situation. So, even if Sui Sui's life experience is more bizarre, I can accept it."
Now Jin Sui became curious and asked with a smile, "How did you guess?"
Gu Changxiao deliberately said: "I think you and Taoist Ji are gods who came to the mortal world to save the world!"
Jin Sui was stunned for a moment, then he covered his mouth and laughed: "It's really outrageous! Compared to that, we are just fugitives, it's easier to accept."
"Is this really a god, not a monster in the mountains?"
Gu Changxiao asked with a smile: "Then Sui Sui, right?"
Jin Sui held his hand and said, "Do you feel it? It's warm. I'm a human!"
Just as she let go, Gu Changxiao grabbed her hand and held it tightly. His big hand was even warmer, wrapping around Suisui's small hand like a small heater.
In an instant, even though it was late at night, Jinsui felt his face getting hot.
There was a thin layer of ice on the ground, which made a crackling sound when stepped on. Jin Sui concentrated on listening to the sound of the breaking ice to avoid being disturbed by his own heartbeat.
"No matter whether you are a human, a monster, or a god, I just want you to stay with me. As long as you are with me, I don't mind what your past is." Gu Changxiao's tone was full of sincerity.
Jin Sui felt embarrassed: "You are a prince! How can you say such humble words?"
“No, in front of Sui Sui, I am just Gu Changxiao.”
He is a man who loves you deeply, is afraid that you will be taken away by others, and is afraid that you will leave suddenly at any time. That's all.
Gu Changxiao lifted her hand and kissed it gently on her lips.
Jin Sui tried to pull it back, but he immediately asked, "When did Sui Sui recognize me?"
"I mean, recognized me as the man you rescued from the river?"
Jin Sui lowered his head and said, "I recognized it from the bandits."
Gu Changxiao immediately felt regretful: "Why didn't you tell me? I actually wanted to chop off Sui Sui's feet at that time! Fortunately, I didn't do that, otherwise I would regret it for the rest of my life."
Jin Sui laughed: "You would never do that! My grandfather said at that time that you are a responsible and responsible person."
Gu Changxiao also laughed: "Thank you for the compliment, Master Ji."
Jin Sui suddenly thought of something: "Why did you keep my sleeve? When I pulled it out of your chest, I thought you had some special hobby."
Now it was Gu Changxiao's turn to feel embarrassed. He coughed twice and said, "I wanted to leave a clue so that I can find my benefactor later."
"I didn't expect that God would be so kind to me! My benefactor turned out to be Sui Sui! There must be a very deep bond between us."
If there really is a red thread of matchmaker, then the red thread between us must be stronger than the iron chain that locked us together in the first place. No one and nothing can separate us!
Gu Changxiao suddenly felt full of confidence in their future. He even felt that Yan Jiu, King Bater and others were nothing to be afraid of. They could not take Sui Sui away! Jin Sui said seriously, "The biggest problem at the moment is to go back to Chang'an. We don't have enough troops. There is no one in Chang'an who supports you. Going back would be like hitting a rock with an egg."
Gu Changxiao nodded: "In fact, we can use the nobles. There are nobles who are capable of competing with the Gu family, but I don't want to use them to return to Chang'an. If that happens, everything we do in the border town will be meaningless."
Jin Sui also agreed with this point: "Unless we use the Yan land gentry after the reform. If we use the gentry in Chang'an or Luoyang, we will create a second Gu family."
Nor could they rely on King Bater's military strength, as that would be collusion with the enemy and would also give Bater a reason to invade Daxia.
"We can only recruit new soldiers, train them, and exercise them. If we can gather a hundred thousand troops and attack Huanglong in the name of serving the king, then Prince Yu and the Queen won't have to worry about us."
Jin Sui asked again: "Do you know the emperor's condition? Is he really ill or is he pretending to be ill?"
Gu Changxiao sighed softly: "Even Sui Sui thought that he might be faking illness. I guess all the officials and nobles in Chang'an are trying to find out. Unfortunately, I don't know the recent situation of your majesty.
He has never sent me a private message. "
"I hope he is faking illness. If he is really ill, it will be even more difficult for us to act after Prince Yu ascends the throne."
Chang'an is too far away, and they are out of reach if something happens, and they don't have enough troops. Now, except for Yan Jiu, the other families in Yandi cannot be trusted.
"Let Huo Zian take action first! While the Northern Frontier delegation is in Chang'an, we can make things bigger so that Prince Yu has no energy to focus on the border city. We can take this opportunity to gather soldiers and food."
After the two confessed their feelings to each other, it became much easier to talk about the business of the border town. In the past, Jin Sui would still consider the mood of the "boss", but now he doesn't do that at all.
"I have to take action too! Yan Jiu will be back soon, so we need to build a textile workshop and a wool weaving machine first."
When it comes to Yan Jiu, Gu Changxiao didn't feel disgusted like before, he just gently reminded him: "Don't get tired. I remember Sui Sui once said that his greatest wish is to sleep until he wakes up naturally, so now I hope you can have a good sleep."
As they were almost at the palace, Gu Changxiao asked sincerely, "Can Sui Sui move in?"
Jin Sui shook his head: "Of course not! That's ridiculous!"
"I am sorry for being so abrupt, but I really miss the time when we lived in those two thatched houses."
He rolled his eyes and said, "Can I live at Ji's house?"
Jin Sui pushed him: "It's even worse! Your Majesty, please go back home! We'll see you tomorrow."
The lights were on in the Ji Mansion. As Jin Sui entered the room, her grandfather's third disciple, Liu Xiaocheng, came to greet her with a smile: "Miss, you are back! Where are the master and the young master?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "They will be back later. Please prepare hot water and hot tea. Grandpa drank a lot of wine."
Liu Xiaocheng smiled innocently and touched the back of his head. "I don't want to bother you, young lady. This is what I should do. Master let us live in the mansion, provided us with food, shelter and clothing, taught us skills and paid us. It is my duty to do this."
He politely did not enter the second gate and handed Jin Sui a lantern: "Miss, be careful with your step."
Jin Sui walked along the long corridor lined with plum blossoms, and jumped for joy every two steps. It was hard to tell why he was happy. Ling's father's case was finally confessed to Gu Changxiao, and Gu Changxiao didn't mind that they concealed their identities.
Also, the two of them walked home hand in hand under the moonlight. How can I describe this feeling? Jin Sui had never been in love in her previous life, so this should be the feeling of being in love! Anyway, I was happy, and I wanted to sing and jump from the bottom of my heart, and even threw myself into the soft pillow and rubbed my face.
Then, as she entered her yard, she saw a figure climbing the wall.
My first reaction was to touch my crossbow, and then I heard the man shout, "Sui Sui, it's me!"
I raised the lantern and saw that it was Gu Changxiao.
Jin Sui was speechless and amused: "What are you doing? Why are you climbing over the wall instead of just going through the door?"
Gu Changxiao jumped down from the wall and said happily, "My bedroom is actually only separated from Sui Sui's yard by a wall! As long as we open a small door here, we can meet anytime."
After that, he continued, "Why is there no guard in the mansion? You don't have a maid either, this won't do! What if a bad guy comes in?"
Jin Sui put his hands on his hips and said, "There is only one scoundrel who climbed over the wall and got in!"
Gu Changxiao laughed: "Dengtuzi loves his wife as if she were his life, he is a good man. I take it as a compliment when you say this to me every year."
Jin Sui was speechless: "Shameless!"
Gu Changxiao laughed again and said, "Sui Sui, have you forgotten that Deng Tu Zi and his beloved wife gave birth to five children? If I were Deng Tu Zi, would Sui Sui also have to give birth to five children in the future?"
Jin Sui covered his face and said, "Stop talking! What on earth are you doing here?"
He raised the small pot in his hand and said, "The chef at the mansion has made dumplings. I thought Sui Sui must be hungry too, so let's eat together."
Seeing that the anger on Jin Sui's face had subsided a little, he took out a pack of oil paper like a magic trick: "There is also braised beef, which is perfect with dumplings."
Jinsui: ...
"Just this once! Next time, you are not allowed to come in without going through the door!"
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