Chapter 44: Father's Letter to Ji Yun'e This Thought...
As soon as Ji Yun'e had this thought, it was suppressed by another thought.
The action of the elder sister taking off the bracelet was reflecting on what she was thinking. She was thinking that although it was the same thing, she had found it, but she had not.
After realizing this, Ji Yun'e's slight sense of loss had disappeared.
My sister has done so much for the family, and I am still sad about a bracelet. It is really wrong. Ji Yun'e felt even more guilty and turned to hold her sister's hand, "Eldest sister..."
Ji Yunchan gently patted her sister's hand, indicating that everything was fine.
"The general is thoughtful." Ji's mother was relieved. There was still a layer of distance between the two of them that they had not spoken about, but they had already reached this point, which showed how deeply they loved each other.
Judging from her daughter's words and actions, it didn't seem like she had already told her son-in-law about what happened that year. Mother Ji was also worried about the two of them, and said cryptically, "It seems that this child really loves you."
Ji Yunchan nodded.
Yan Heng is not a person who is good at flattery and he attaches great importance to promises. If he is not sincere, he will not say that he will share life and death with others.
"In that case, it might be a good idea to remind him of what happened back then," Ji's mother advised.
Ji Yunchan lowered her eyes when she heard the voice.
She thought about it and told her mother truthfully: "Although I did have my own difficulties, in the end I was the one who let him down, so what difference does it make?" She had wanted to say this before, but now she felt that it was better not to mention the past.
Seeing her mother stunned and looking confused, Ji Yunchan comforted her mother, "He has been very good to me."
How could you not understand? Ji's mother sighed.
A knot is a knot. It will naturally not be a problem when love is strong, but it will always surface when love fades. It is better to resolve it as soon as possible.
But her daughter was too determined to make her own decisions, and she, as a mother, couldn't persuade her. Well, there was still a long way to go, and since they were both deeply in love, they would eventually talk it out, and she wouldn't interfere.
She thought of something else and turned to her second daughter, "Yun'e, go get the letter and show it to your sister."
Ji Yun'e then remembered this matter again, and hurriedly said "Oh", turned around and walked towards the shelf, and took out a letter from the wooden box.
Seeing the solemn expressions on their faces, Ji Yunchan couldn't help but feel strange, so she asked, "What kind of letter makes mother take it so seriously?"
Yun'e handed the letter to her eldest sister.
Ji Yunchan took the letter, her eyes wandering between her sister and mother. Seeing no one said anything, she looked down at the letter in confusion. There were only three words "Zhan Xin'an" on the outside of the letter. The moment she saw it, she was shocked and covered her lips with a handkerchief, looking at her mother in disbelief.
Her voice trembled a little: "Is it my father?"
"Yes." Ji's mother responded with a sigh.
Ji Yunchan couldn't wait a moment and read the letter thoroughly.
In the letter, the father, writing in his familiar handwriting, said he was fine, but just couldn't come and go freely, and asked them not to worry. He also expressed his guilt, saying he felt really guilty towards the three of them.
Ji Yunchan read the lines down, and saw her father say to her: "Yuanyuan, my beloved eldest daughter, you are so smart and sensible, but you don't know that you are the one Daddy feels most guilty about. That misjudgment caused you to lose your future and then everything. Daddy regrets it so much. If there is a future, Daddy will definitely compensate you well, so that our Yuanyuan doesn't have to be so sensible..."
Every word and sentence reveals the love that a mother has for her child.
Her father was always serious. Ji Yunchan thought that his aloof and proud appearance was right in front of her, but she could not imagine what her father looked like when he wrote such heartfelt words.
She closed the thin letter, her eyes moist.
Seeing that she had finished reading, Ji's mother explained the whole story. "A few days ago, a boy named Chang Sui, who works for the general, came to me and said that he heard that the situation in Beijing had eased. He suggested that you try writing to your father. You might get a reply. So I wrote a letter about our recent situation and sent it to him."
"Qin Nian went to deliver the letter, and it wasn't just official business; the letter also passed through his hands."
Ji Yunchan wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief and looked up at the sound, "Why did I not know anything about all this?"
"The general asked us to keep it a secret from you, fearing that you would be disappointed if there was no reply." Ji's mother said slowly. She knew that her eldest daughter was thoughtful and had her own ideas. If she knew, she would be helpless to do anything, so it would be better not to tell her.
Then Ji's mother said, "That's what I meant, Yuanyuan. You've worked hard enough."
Ji Yunchan shook her head, unwilling to agree: "Mother, I don't want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor."
"I didn't have much hope..." Ji's mother said. She wanted to change the subject, but seeing her daughter looking at her stubbornly, she had no choice but to respond: "I know. I won't hide it from you from now on."
Ji Yunchan got what she wanted. She nodded quietly, returning to her usual demeanor, and spoke softly, "But mother received the reply."
"Yes." Ji's mother sighed.
Ji Yunchan breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as Dad is fine, that's all that matters."
She immediately thought that the Crown Prince and Prince Teng were engaged in factional struggles, both openly and covertly. Prince Teng was powerful, and her father was dismissed because he was too upright and spoke up for the Crown Prince.
The whole family was exiled, except for the father who was imprisoned in the Tianlao in the capital.
The guards were very strict, no visitors were allowed, let alone sending letters. But the fact that the letters were received without any hindrance could only mean one thing.
The wind direction in the court has quietly changed.
Ji Yunchan turned her head to look at the sky outside, thinking that the Yan family was demoted because they sided with the prince.
Yan's father handed over the military order and volunteered to be stationed in the northwest to show his loyalty. Later, in a battle with the Shuo people, he killed 80,000 enemies and took the head of the old Shuo king to present to the emperor, which gave the Yan family a respite.
But the Yan family also paid an extremely tragic price. Their sons and nephews died, and Yan's father was seriously injured, losing one of his arms, and could never fight on the battlefield again.
Later, Yanheng took over his father's burden.
Over the years, in the game between the Crown Prince and Prince Teng, the Yan family stood by and watched, never taking sides again.
He was the messenger between her family and her father, but that didn't mean he was on the Crown Prince's side. Ji Yunchan couldn't help but wonder what Yan Heng was thinking, and whether he had any hand in the current situation.
......
As dusk approached, Ji Yunchan and Yan Heng said goodbye and left.
Seeing her reluctantly saying goodbye to Ji's mother, and talking to him about her mother and her brother and sister-in-law along the way, with bright eyes and high spirits, Yan Heng was happy for her at first, but then felt helpless and a little unhappy.
It seemed as if I had been too harsh on her.
Yan Heng pinched Ji Yunchan's face with a petty look and glared at her: "Who told you not to go back? You're so close, if you want to go back, go back and stay for a while, I won't stop you."
Ji Yunchan smiled and said softly, "I understand."
She had seen her family, but Ah Heng's family was far away in Beijing, and she was all alone here. Thinking of this, Ji Yunchan thought for a moment and looked up at Yan Heng: "My husband asked Uncle Li to treat my mother's illness, why didn't you tell me?"
She was wearing makeup today, and from the bird's-eye view, her features looked even more picturesque and beautiful. She looked up at him intently, as if her eyes were filled with him.
Being looked at like this, Yan Heng's heart skipped a beat.
"What's there to mention?" He turned his face away and said casually.
Mentioning it seems like taking credit.
Ji Yunchan understood the hidden meaning in his words.
Then she added, "Very well, but my husband has to hide from me even the message for my father, and I am unhappy."
She said she was unhappy.
She started to say she was unhappy.
Yan Heng paused.
He had been submissive and unwilling to express his feelings in front of him for so long that he was almost used to it. God knows how happy he was when he heard the word "unhappy".
His eyes were filled with hope, and the joy in his words could not be concealed: "Yuanyuan, say it again."
She said she was unhappy, but he looked so happy.
Ji Yunchan didn't understand, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Only then did Yan Heng realize that Ji Yunchan was unhappy. He coughed lightly and said seriously, "I was afraid that you would be disappointed."
"Rather than being disappointed, I'm more afraid of knowing nothing." Ji Yunchan said in a normal tone, looking at the road ahead, walking forward side by side with him. Having said this, she raised her eyes to look at Yan Heng again, "So, my husband, can you please not hide it from me?"
Yan Heng looked at her for a moment, and saw no sign of retreat.
This temper. He sighed slightly in his heart, Ji Yunchan has such a bad temper.
"Okay." He responded.
The two of them were very close to each other, their lapels touching when they walked. Yan Heng lowered his eyes for a moment and saw the lotus-colored hem of his robe embroidered with plum blossoms rubbing against his lake blue robe, and the melancholy in his heart was relieved.
Isn't that what he likes about Ji Yunchan? She's not submissive and has her own ideas. Even if she gets angry about it occasionally, that's Ji Yunchan.
She is the person he has liked since he was old enough to understand, and she is the wife he wants to share life and death with.
......
Ji Yunchan was completely unaware of the self-involvement Yan Heng was in.
She only heard him agree, so she continued, "Then I want to ask, what do you think of the current factional dispute between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Teng?"
"Hmm?" Yan Heng heard the voice and turned to look at Ji Yunchan. Seeing her serious expression, he slowly calmed down.
Both his family and Ji Yunchan's mother's family had suffered greatly in the factional struggles. Yan Heng hardly needed to consider this issue.
"I don't take sides," he said.
"Really?" Ji Yunchan asked.
"Of course." Yan Heng looked at the sky at the end of the alley. The setting sun was blood-red, and the sunset glow filled the sky. "Two of my cousins and one of my younger cousins were killed because of this."
"You've seen that cousin too." When he mentioned him, his voice was low, like the echo of a battlefield lost many years ago, or the chime of a fragmented memory from childhood. "He was the one who loved playing with other kids when we were little, and who often took Ah Gui for a stroll."
But the person is gone, only the echo and the sound of chimes remain.
A face smiling and calling her "Sister Ji" appeared in front of her, and Ji Yunchan remained silent and did not ask any further questions.
The setting sun lengthened the shadows of the two people, and behind them, on the orange-yellow ground, the two shadows were close together.
The two walked forward silently for a moment. Yan Heng turned his head. The gorgeous colors of the sky cast a soft glow on Ji Yunchan's face. Yan Heng's eyes were deep as he said to her, "I must avenge Prince Teng."
Ji Yunchan understood.
She reached out, pulled up Yan Heng's hands that were hanging in front of him, and folded them.
She met his gaze and said, "Okay."
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