Chapter 25: General She won't like a rough general
"Since you like him, I will call him to the office tomorrow. He is not as good as you in wielding a short knife, and I just want you to teach him. It's the end of the year and there is nothing to do in the office. Even if you two can't be a couple, you can at least be friends." Cui Rushi didn't notice Yang Yan standing at the door, and continued to play with the red string happily.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little tipsy. After hearing this, the other people in the department also echoed it.
"Yes, yes, Deputy Envoy Chai, if you marry the son of Lord Cui, wouldn't you be able to stay in our Jingwei Division forever? This would be double happiness for our Lord Cui."
"Who says he isn't? Master Cui's eldest son was also raised by our people. He's honest and sincere, and treats people with all his heart. He's just as passionate as you, Deputy Envoy Chai. I feel like you two are destined to be together."
As he spoke, he continued to enthusiastically urge Chai Heng, "How about we meet tomorrow?"
Chai Heng said without hesitation: "Of course."
Under the lamplight, she wasn't joking at all. Surrounded by a group of drunken people, she had actually downed several large bowls of wine. But Yang Yan knew that Chai Heng wasn't a good drinker. If she'd been drunk, she would have collapsed by now. But now she was still able to speak lucidly, so she was serious. If only Cui Rushi could bring that idiot Dalang of his over, she would actually dare to chat and laugh with him.
Yang Yan clenched the ring on his hand, and when he looked up at Chai Heng, there was a slight, barely perceptible sense of unease.
A sharp-eyed clerk recognized Yang Yan and rubbed his eyes: "Master Yang, why are you here?"
The Ministry of War and the Imperial Guards had never had much contact, so logically speaking, Yang Yan shouldn't have come here. Especially, he shouldn't have chosen this time to come.
Yang Yan didn't respond, but just looked at Chai Heng quietly. He was waiting for Chai Heng to speak. In the past, at this time, he didn't need to say anything, Chai Heng would explain why he came here.
She never had the heart to leave him in an embarrassing situation.
"It's like teasing cats and dogs. They will come whenever you want." Chai Heng said nonchalantly, as if he didn't care about his identity or situation at all.
Just this one sentence silenced everyone instantly.
Yang Yan never expected that she would mention cats and dogs again. He didn't know why she had to think this way now.
But fortunately, after Chai Heng said this, he was very aware of the situation and knew that he would definitely be unhappy the next moment. It was possible that he would do something like Liang Yuanjing that implicated the Beijing Guards. So he stood up obediently, said goodbye to everyone around him, and walked out naturally and stood next to Yang Yan.
The carriage from the Marquis' Mansion was already waiting for them at the door.
After getting on the carriage, Yang Yan didn't say a word to her along the way. He ignored her, and Chai Heng was used to it.
After a long time, perhaps realizing that Chai Heng had no intention of talking to him, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Yang Yan then asked tentatively, "Do you remember what day it is today?"
What day is today? It is the day when she fails to judge people and decides to marry him on a whim.
"We're getting married."
Of course Chai Heng remembered that both she and Yang Yan were very good at keeping track of dates. Although they had a bad relationship, they would always have a meal together on special days in their previous lives.
Yang Yan wanted to ask her, if you remember, then why do you have to stay in the Jingwei Division? Why did you clearly promise to come back before the hour of You, but then go back on your word and fail to do it?
But he wanted to ask such a question but didn't have the courage to ask it out loud. In the end, he could only ask a seemingly unintentional question: "Were you serious about what you said to those people in the Jingwei Division?"
Chai Heng said, "You know, I seldom tell jokes."
After saying that, she turned to Yang Yan and asked, "We've already divorced, but you insisted on locking me up. I'm afraid you'll retaliate against me, so I have no choice but to pretend to be nice to you for now. But our divorce is a fact. Can't I find someone who treats me well wholeheartedly?"
Chai Heng has always held a natural and spontaneous attitude towards matters of the heart. She does not have to marry Yang Yan, nor does she want to be tied to this man for the rest of her life.
Even if she leaves Yang Yan, she is still an upright person.
There is nothing she can't do with others.
"You never said such angry words before." Yang Yan restrained his temper and didn't want to argue with Chai Heng in a harsh tone anymore, so he suddenly softened his voice.
"You're angry and unhappy about the five lashes, and you're deliberately saying these words to provoke me. I can understand you."
"Including in my past life, I spoke harshly, had people set a trap for you, and indirectly killed you. You hated me, even feared me. I can understand you."
"But Ah Heng, you should know what you can and cannot say."
"The eldest son of Cui Rushi's family is rough and unsophisticated, and he doesn't understand romance. He gets himself tanned all day practicing spear and sword. How could you fall in love with such a man? Are you crazy?"
Yang Yan remembered that Chai Heng was a face person, and her favorite was someone with the face of a civil official. It was impossible for her to like the eldest son of Cui Rushi's family, who was a rough military general.
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