Chapter 315 Qin Sheng, Welcome Back to Beijing
The news of the army's triumphant return had reached the capital long ago, and Chu Yian certainly knew that Qin Sheng was on his way back.
But the road to the border is long and the return date is uncertain.
Following the army, the return speed will be slower.
The closer the time got, the harder it became. Chu Yian couldn't bear it any longer after a few days, so she asked the secret guard to wait until the day before Qin Sheng arrived in Beijing to remind her.
It turns out that life does feel a little better when you forget about time.
After looking at the wretched middle-aged man lying on the ground crying, Chu Yian finally stopped, snorted, and left.
Ever since the emperor asked her to uphold justice for the people more than a month ago and she even dared to touch the family of Qi, the Minister of Works, few people dared to mess with her at this juncture.
Now everyone is trying to be as quiet as possible, at least until the fire she started as a new official is over.
Who would have known that there was someone who dared to challenge her? I don't know whether he was unbelieving or didn't know her, but he dared to oppress the people in front of her.
Although Chu Yian prefers to do things according to the law most of the time, this wretched man hasn't committed any serious crime at the moment, and the punishment won't be too severe according to the law. It would be better to give him a beating to vent his anger.
After dealing with the current matters, it was already late, so Chu Yian simply returned home.
Common people greeted her along the way. In the past month, she had become a celebrity in the capital. From the elderly in their eighties to children, everyone knew that Chu Yian, the wife of the third young master Qin from the Duke of Qin's Mansion, could uphold justice for them and was not afraid of offending the powerful.
This shows how successful her career is.
After returning to the mansion, Chu Yian had dinner, practiced kung fu for a while, then washed up and went to bed.
But when I thought about Qin Sheng going back to Beijing tomorrow, I was so excited that I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. I tossed and turned for more than an hour, but not only did I not feel sleepy, I felt more and more energetic.
She simply kicked off the quilt, sat up and got out of bed, holding her sword and walked into the yard: "Qin Wu? Qin Wu, are you asleep?"
Qin Wu jumped down from the tree: "Madam, no."
Chu Yian drew his sword: "Do you want to sleep? If not, practice with me for a while."
Qin Wu bowed, and Chu Yian attacked.
I thought she would practice for a while and then go to bed like before, but she didn't sleep the whole night. She became more energetic as she practiced, and her swordsmanship became more and more fierce. She had no intention of sleeping at all.
It was not until light appeared on the horizon that Chu Yian finally put down his sword and stopped.
Qin Wu was very interested in testing Chu Yian's skills from the beginning, but now he automatically puts on a mask of pain whenever Chu Yian calls him. No one knows his pain, and no one understands his torment.
He didn't understand why Chu Yian only called him and why he didn't call Qin Er, Qin San, Qin Liu and the others?
Unfortunately, Chu Yian didn’t know what he was thinking. It was already dawn, and Qin Sheng was coming back today. She happily took a shower and changed her clothes.
Then, while Mrs. Tao was still asleep, he slipped out of the house on a horse and rode out of the city.
When he rode to the city gate, he met Qi Ze and several other men who were also riding horses.
Chu Yian: ...
Chu Yian's expression cracked: "Are you sick?"
Qi Ze glanced at her sideways and said, "A Sheng is returning to Beijing today. I'm going to pick him up. What's the problem?"
Others echoed: "That's right, we won't bother you, and you should mind our own business."
Chu Yian: ...
Qin Sheng was indifferent to them. He probably didn't even write them a letter during the months he was away from Beijing. Why were these people still so devoted to Qin Sheng?
There is no future for bootlickers!
Wouldn't it be better to let each other go?
Qi Ze glanced at her sideways and skipped the topic: "Didn't you have breakfast?"
Chu Yian touched his stomach: "Not hungry."
"..." Qi Ze's expression was a little hard to describe: "Do you know how long we have to wait for them to come? Maybe we have to wait from morning to night."
Chu Yian thought about it and really ignored it.
I was holding the reins and about to go back to the city to buy some food when I saw Qi Ze throwing something at me.
I took it and opened it, and saw that it was a hot pancake.
Qi Ze squeezed the horse's belly and rode away.
The others also left quickly, leaving Chu Yian alone sitting on the horse with a cake in his hand.
I took a bite and it was delicious.
I want to poach Qi Ze’s chef.
She rode her horse to catch up, and not far out of the city, she stopped at the Shili Pavilion outside the city.
From time to time, passersby would stop by the pavilion to rest, and several people would stand nearby, trying not to disturb them.
The winter wind and snow were bitingly cold, and a pile of firewood was lit in the pavilion, which slightly dispelled the chill.
Listening to the men talking about other things, Chu Yian's mind was focused on the road below.
Time passes by minute by minute, and each second seems especially long.
More and more people came here to welcome the large army. People gathered in groups of three or four to chat, with smiles and anticipation on their faces.
I don't know how long it took, but I heard an excited shout from a distance: "Here they come, they are back."
The ground then shook, and everyone who was standing or sitting in the pavilion stood up straight, ran down like crazy, and rushed towards the main force.
But in the blink of an eye, Chu Yian was the only one left in the pavilion.
Chu Yian: ...
Chu Yian was also very excited, and the shadow of the black army gradually appeared in his field of vision.
As the troops approached, the feeling of the ground shaking became stronger and stronger, until a familiar figure appeared at the end of the road.
He sat on a large maroon horse, wearing a golden armor, with a layer of cold wind and frost between his eyebrows.
Perhaps it was because there were a few more people chattering around him, but there was a hint of irritation in his eyes.
Chu Yian's eyes lit up and his heart started beating wildly.
Qin Sheng!
Ahhh, he's finally back! I missed her so much.
Chu Yian couldn't help but yelled to the bottom: "Qin Sheng."
After shouting, he ran towards him excitedly, even using his Qinggong skills.
In the noisy crowd, the young man on horseback moved his ears and accurately caught the sound. When he looked up and saw the figure he had been thinking about day and night, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
The noisy voices faded away from his ears, and it seemed that the only thing left in his eyes was the girl who was running towards him eagerly on the snow.
The ice in his eyes melted away, and a smile appeared at the corners of his lips.
I thought I had to go into the city to see her...
Qin Sheng turned his head to look at Duke Qin, who smiled and said softly, "Go."
Qin Sheng nodded, pulled the reins, rode his horse away from the team and jumped off.
Chu Yian was very fast. In just a moment, he ran in front of him and opened his arms to give him a big hug.
Qin Sheng also opened his arms, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart and waiting for her to throw herself into his arms.
The next second, Qi Ze, who had been walking next to him, suddenly took a step forward and stood in front of him.
Chu Yian suddenly threw himself into Qi Ze's arms and hugged him tightly, rubbing his chest hard, feeling very excited: "Ah, I missed you so much, you are finally back..."
Looking up and meeting Qin Sheng's astonished eyes, Chu Yian was stunned and the words got stuck in his throat.
The air became eerily quiet.
Qin Sheng is in front, so who is she holding?
Chu Yian turned his head and met Qi Ze's hateful face, his eyelids twitching.
When he realized he was holding the wrong person, he immediately exploded. He quickly loosened his arms around Qi Ze's waist and started punching and kicking him: "Ahhh, you bastard, what are you doing? I'm not clean anymore!! Do you want to die?"
Qi Ze: ...
Everyone: ...
The passing soldiers all looked at each other as if they were going to watch a good show. Wow, their young general's wife was hugging her husband and she was hugging the wrong person.
I didn’t expect the young general’s wife to be so irritable.
Qin Sheng's face looked a little ugly. He glanced at Qi Ze coldly before looking at Chu Yian.
Chu Yian was still angry and pointed at Qi Ze's nose and cursed: "Are you mentally ill? I just changed my opinion of you, and as soon as Qin Sheng came back, your true nature was exposed, right?"
"Damn Nantong..."
Realizing that her words had a rather broad impact on others, she quickly stopped talking and looked at Qin Sheng with a look of grievance.
Qin Sheng walked forward and pulled her away from these annoying people, and only let go after they were some distance away.
After what Qi Ze did to him, Chu Yian couldn't give him a big hug anymore, and felt a little regretful.
Looking Qin Sheng up and down, he is very good, he doesn't seem to be injured, and he is still so handsome.
No, he is more handsome than before. There seemed to be stars shining in Chu Yian's eyes, and he quickly put all the unhappiness behind him.
She said happily: "Qin Sheng, welcome back to Beijing."
Qin Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at her, hummed, and raised the corners of his lips.
Before Chu Yian could say the next word, he suddenly took a step forward, bent down and held her in his arms.
He actually had a lot to say, but all of it was suppressed deep in his heart on the way back to Beijing.
Chu Yian was stunned for a moment, then quickly hugged him back. The slight regret in his heart was soothed by this hug.
Her tone was rarely coquettish: "You've been gone for so long, I missed you so much."
Qin Sheng hummed and said softly: "I miss you too."
His hands became stronger, and he wanted to hold her tighter.
But before his strength reached Chu Yian, he restrained himself and let her go. He took a step back, but his eyes were always on Chu Yian's face.
He hadn't seen her for so long, and his longing for her overwhelmed everything, so he was still a little out of control.
Chu Yian's eyes swept across his eyebrows and fell on his head, a little surprised: "Qin Sheng, have you grown taller again?"
Qin Sheng didn't notice this, a smile appeared in his eyes: "I don't know, but you have grown a lot taller."
Chu Yian blinked, unable to suppress the smile on his face: "Ah? Really? I didn't know that."
As he said that, he walked up to Qin Sheng and gestured. It only reached his chest before, and it still only reached his chest now.
It doesn't look like he's grown taller.
Qin Sheng looked at her movements and laughed softly, a little helpless: "Didn't you say I've grown taller? Why compare yourself to me? You should compare yourself to those things that don't grow taller."
Chu Yian chuckled, and the strange feeling caused by not seeing each other for a long time melted away in just a few words.
Qin Sheng is still the same Qin Sheng.
She reached out and pinched Qin Sheng's arm, which was stronger than before.
Looking up at Qin Sheng's face, Chu Yian asked, "Did you get hurt on this trip?"
Qin Sheng shook his head: "No, don't worry."
Chu Yian didn't believe it: "You are the type who only reports good news and not bad news. Go back and take off your clothes so I can see them."
The system has given the pills, so it is impossible for Qin Sheng not to be injured, so this person would hide it from her.
Qin Sheng was stunned, and his ears turned red from the cold wind.
His Adam's apple rolled as he said, "I'm really not injured. I just had a cut on my arm, but it's healed now. If you don't believe me, just look."
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing a pink scar on his arm.
The wound has scabbed and fallen off, and the color of the new skin and flesh is getting darker.
Chu Yian opened his mouth and felt a little sore in his nose.
The scar is so long, the cut must have been very deep, but Qin Sheng didn't mention it a single word in his letter.
Qin Sheng put down his sleeves and spoke in a lighter tone: "That's all, nothing else. Dad's injury is actually a little more serious, thanks to your medicine."
Chu Yian sniffed: "Just hope you come back safely."
She looked at the large group that had already gone far away, and saw several men waiting eagerly at the foot of the mountain, and she was suddenly choked.
All the emotions and sadness disappeared without a trace, leaving only silence.
Pulling the corners of her mouth stiffly, she said, "Let's go back first. It seems the emperor will pick you up at the palace gate today. Don't delay."
"We'll talk about it later."
Qin Sheng obviously saw those men as well, and a dark light flashed in his eyes: "Okay."
The two of them walked side by side down the mountain. He continued, "There will be a palace banquet tonight. Dad and I will go to the palace and then return home."
"Go back and have some rest. You have to accompany me to the palace for a banquet tonight."
As he spoke, he glanced at Chu Yian and raised the corners of his lips: "You didn't sleep all night last night, you need to get some sleep."
Chu Yian was surprised: "How do you know? Did the secret guard tell you?"
Qin Sheng's tone was unclear, whether it was more happy or helpless: "There are so many red bloodshot eyes, it's obvious that you haven't had a good rest."
"I was supposed to be back today anyway. It's so cold, and you came all the way here to pick me up wearing so little. Are you cold?"
Chu Yian shook his head: "It's not cold. I'm not so afraid of the cold after practicing martial arts."
Recently, her internal strength has increased rapidly. While the young men and women in Shengjing are wrapped in thick cotton clothes and stay in their houses and don't like to go out, she is rushing around Shengjing in her autumn clothes.
I don't feel cold at all. I feel hot when I wear too much.
Qin Sheng had heard from time to time about her rapid progress in martial arts training, and he had always been curious about how fast the progress was.
Now that I'm back, I want to try her skills.
But he suppressed it for the time being and turned to another matter: "Have many people tried to assassinate you recently?"
Chu Yian shook his head: "It's just like that, nothing has changed."
Qin Sheng's eyes were filled with guilt and heartache: "Sorry..."
If it weren't for the Qin family, she wouldn't have to take such a risk and wouldn't have been assassinated.
How many times this month?
It must have happened at least five times already. Now, there are countless people in Beijing who want to kill her.
Chu Yian glanced sideways at him, walked to the Shili Pavilion, untied the rope that tied the horse, and pulled the horse down the mountain.
"It's not like you sent someone to assassinate me, so what's there to be sorry about?"
"Qin Sheng, I chose this path myself, and I will take care of it no matter what happens."
"And I think it's quite meaningful. It's much more interesting than just sitting in the backyard doing nothing every day."
This was her true feelings. Although she had helped girls before, there were too few people she could reach.
In fact, it is not only girls who need help in this world, but also many people at the bottom of society.
When I was reading books in the past, history books always talked about which dynasty was prosperous, but to ordinary people, that prosperity was just an illusory flower blooming on the branches.
Prosperity has nothing to do with them. They still cannot eat enough and wear warm clothes.
What she can do is limited. She cannot research seeds to solve the food problem like other time-traveling women, nor can she research other things to solve people's livelihood and national security issues.
We can only do our part to help them feel a little more justice.
Although this road is difficult, Chu Yian really feels it is very meaningful.
She suddenly understood the saying: Wherever the Tao is, I will go there even if there are thousands of people around.
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