Chapter 56: Zi Shian "Wang Zhizhou." ...
"Wang Zhizhou."
Xu Songjin looked at Wang Yuan with burning eyes.
Wang Yuan hurriedly stood up and went to greet him, "Master Xu."
He humbly led Xu Songjin to the seat before he sat down again.
"Lord Xu usually prefers a simple and elegant look, but I didn't expect him to look so vibrant in black." After flattering her, he tentatively asked, "I wonder why Lord Xu came here so late at night?"
Xu Songjin took a sip of tea, put down the cup and looked at him. "Lord Wang, why do you ask when you already know the answer? His Highness is deeply concerned about you."
Hearing the word 'Your Highness', Wang Yuan looked up excitedly. He changed his previous fear and moved closer eagerly: "Your Highness Prince Teng, what does you want me to do?"
"Lord Wang, please be patient." Xu Songjin remained unmoved, his eyes deep. "In the final analysis...you and I are seeking the same thing."
He dipped his fingertips in tea and wrote the word "goose" on the table. After he finished writing, he looked up at Wang Yuan's reaction and drew another line on the word, splitting it in half.
Wang Yuan remained silent upon seeing this, pretending to be in deep thought, but the struggling look on his face betrayed him completely.
Seeing this, Xu Songjin reminded: "Sir Wang?"
Wang Yuan gritted his teeth upon hearing this and pulled a thin letter from his sleeve. Under the dim candlelight, the words "Top Secret" were printed bright red in cinnabar on the letter.
"This is the imperial court's grain route map. It clearly records the times and places it passed through. I will give it to Master Xu."
Xu Songjin took it with satisfaction, opened it under Wang Yuan's gaze, glanced at it a few times, then closed it and stuffed it into his sleeve.
The smile on his face deepened. "Your Highness has received news that your mother's imperial edict will be issued soon."
Hearing this, Wang Yuan hurriedly bowed his head and responded, "Hey, hey."
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The Shuo people had always lived a nomadic existence. Compared to winter, spring was the leanest time of year, and they often went south to plunder. Yan Heng estimated the time and returned to the barracks that night, not staying at home overnight.
The next day, news came that the army was setting out.
Ji Yunchan sat alone in the room, watching the wisps of smoke rising from the incense burner, her mind lost in long contemplation.
But that fragrance clearly helps to calm the mind and concentrate the spirit.
Her eyes fell on the unfinished game of chess with Yan Heng on the couch, and her mind shifted from the unpredictable battlefield of life and death at the edge of the sky to the sight of him right across from her.
Yan Heng's words, tinged with laughter, seemed to echo in her ears. Under the lingering candlelight, he leaned over the table, looked at her deeply, and said, "Yuanyuan, don't worry too much, or you'll be worrying for decades."
Ji Yunchan took a deep breath and stood up.
She had to find something to do.
Hearing the sound of a conversation outside, she couldn't help but lift the curtain to look out, only to see the maid leading her mother and sister towards this side.
Ji Yun'e was the first to see her and called out, "Eldest sister!"
Ji Yunchan hurried forward, took Yun'e's hand, and turned to her mother, "Mom, why are you here?"
As he spoke, he led the person into the house.
Mother Ji patted her daughter's hand and said gently, "The general is worried that you will be overly worried, so he specially asked us to come and accompany you."
Ji Yunchan was stunned, as if she had not expected it.
Mother Ji's eyes softened. "That's what I thought. You're all alone in this huge house. How can you not be lonely?"
Ji Yunchan said "hmm", paused, and looked up into the distance. That was the direction she wanted him to point to, the direction of the battle with the Shuo people.
Looking from the yard, you can only see the sky in all directions and the high eaves.
She retracted her gaze, took her mother's hand and said, "Come on, let's go inside."
After everyone sat down around the table, the maid brought tea and snacks.
Ji's mother looked her daughter over lovingly. Seeing that she looked thinner than she was a year ago, and now had more flesh on her face, she felt relieved.
Seeing her daughter's reluctant expression, she realized that they were so close to each other compared to usual. She had a vague suspicion in her heart and asked, "Have you talked about it?"
"Hey." Ji Yunchan nodded with a smile.
Seeing that her sister was doing well, Ji Yunchan was also happy. The usually reserved person also joked, "Qin Nian went with him. Sister, are you worried only about your brother-in-law, or about your brother as well?"
Ji Yunchan glanced at her, then noticed that she still had a piece of unfinished snack in her hand. She reached out and snatched it away, stuffing it into her sister's mouth, pretending to be serious: "Don't talk while eating."
Seeing this, Ji's mother was laughing beside him.
The room was filled with joy, making Ji Yunchan feel as if she had returned to her youth.
Ji Yunchan asked someone to clean up the side rooms and let her mother and sister live there. Having someone to keep her company every day made her feel less worried.
The sky cleared up in the afternoon. Ji Yunchan watched her sister embroidering. On a rainy night, she came in and reported that a girl from the Du family was here to visit.
Ji Yun'e beside her looked up happily, "Miss Du is here?"
Ji Yunchan was puzzled, "When did you become friends?"
It's different here than when she was in Beijing. Her father is away on official duty, and her sister, apart from accompanying her on social occasions, stays at home most of the time. She actually has contact with Du Ruo.
Before Du Ruo came in, Ji Yun'e explained: "After she apologized to her sister, she went home again, and so on..."
Ji Yunchan suddenly realized that the two of them were about the same age, and they could play together after a while.
As he spoke, Du Ruo came in.
She was still straightforward as always, but knowing that Yan Heng was not around, she was much more calm.
After exchanging greetings, Du Ruo sat down without hesitation. Seeing Ji Yun'e embroidering, she also went over to watch and exclaimed, "Yun'e, you have such a skillful hand. Look at how lifelike this butterfly is. It's really rare."
Ji Yun'e was soft-hearted. She just smiled when she was praised and said softly, "I'll embroider a handkerchief for you someday."
"Really? That's so nice of you."
She moved closer and saw Ji Yunchan smiling beside her.
Du Ruo then straightened up and pretended, "Actually, I came here because I was worried that Madam Yan would be lonely. Don't worry, my brother is in charge of the general's dispatch in the rear. Although he is old-fashioned, he is still very capable. I guarantee that nothing will go wrong."
"I understand." Ji Yunchan nodded with a smile.
Du Ruo relaxed again and looked at Ji Yunchan guiltily, "If your general were here, I wouldn't dare to come to your house... You have such a fierce face."
The two sisters of the Ji family looked up at the same time when they heard the voice:?
Du Ruo was also confused and asked incredulously: "Don't you think he's fierce? He's so scary."
"His face is cold and fierce." Ji Yunchan suppressed her laughter and said, "He is a very nice person."
Du Ruo didn't believe Ji Yunchan's words at all and turned to look at Ji Yun'e. Unexpectedly, the latter nodded in agreement and said, "Sister-in-law is very good."
This is the general's sister-in-law, Du Ruomu thought with a frown.
She let out a sigh, turned to look at Ji Yunchan, and recalled: "Speaking of which, when I first saw you, I thought you were really beautiful. It would be great if you could be friends with me."
Ji Yunchan really saw it, she really looked at the face.
Thinking of the handsome Wang Kangan who had fascinated her so much, Ji Yunchan couldn't help but say, "Miss Du, when you judge a person, you should not just look at their appearance."
"I know......"
Du Ruo lowered his head when he heard the voice, as if he recalled something bad, and his voice became softer.
Ji Yunchan exchanged a glance with her sister, and was just thinking about how to comfort her when she saw her look up again, supporting her chin and saying, "Yun'e is also beautiful, but you sisters don't look much alike."
Ji Yunchan was speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment.
......
It had been half a month since the last visit, and after the army set out this time, the atmosphere in the city was not as solemn.
Ji Yunchan was free when she saw the hairpin Yan Heng had given her in her dressing box. It was the gift he had given her for her coming-of-age ceremony. She suddenly remembered that Yan Heng had not yet been crowned when he left the capital.
She lowered her eyes and gently rubbed the hairpin, which was warm all over.
From the moment she received it, she thought that when he got married, he must give her a white jade crown to tell him that she and he had the same feelings.
I still remember that I had thought that once he received the jade crown and knew her feelings, would he be unable to wait... and come to her house to propose marriage?
Of course, it’s not about climbing over the wall, but about going through the main gate.
I thought about this a lot on the day of my coming of age, and I blushed so much that he saw me, and I felt so ashamed.
The past flashed back in her memory, Ji Yunchan smiled, and then took a deep breath.
Later he added a crown, but without the white jade crown that he had given himself.
Ji Yunchan inserted the hairpin into her hair and stood up. In Shuozhou, Yan Heng had no real elders or close friends. She had been married to him for a long time, but she had never heard others call him by his name.
What can he write?
Ji Yunchan stood by the window, looking towards the north.
Just then, a group of geese flew across the sky in a V-shaped formation, making bursts of goose calls.
It's spring again.
No matter what the word is, I hope you are always safe, Ji Yunchan thought.
Peace all the time.
......
"How's 'Shi An'?"
Ji Yunchan, who had just come of age and had her hair combed up, held the hairpin and asked the young man sitting on the wall seriously.
Her hair flew up and her cheeks flushed slightly at this bold and senseless statement.
Yan Heng had just made fun of someone, and when he heard her say this out of the blue, his ears turned red.
He turned away and asked her in a low voice, trying to hide his true intentions, "Why these two words?"
"I hope you'll always be safe." Ji Yunchan's eyelashes trembled as she explained in a low voice, "...You'll be joining the army in the future."
The young Yan Heng is a leader among his peers. He has always acted recklessly and confidently. However, he is worried on the day when his childhood sweetheart comes of age. This is because he is the same age as her, and he regrets that she has reached the age of marriage, while he is still too young to get married, so he cannot get married and has to let her wait.
But these words were hidden deep in my heart, and I couldn't tell a word to my childhood sweetheart whom I had loved since childhood.
So he was worried about gains and losses, and hid a selfish thought in a hairpin that even he despised, but he still hoped for her favor.
She blushed and asked him if he wanted to be named "Shi'an" when he was crowned.
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