Chapter 171 Yingshi wishes you peace, health, and success. ……
It was March, and the spring weather was lazy and sleepy. Song Jin buried his head in the quilt, trying to block out the cries of the young swallows in the corridor.
However, there was someone who didn't understand the situation. He held a young swallow, lifted a corner of the quilt, and put it close to her ear.
"Look, it's already noon, who's still sleeping in?"
Song Jin was so annoyed by the noise that he opened one eye and saw a big yellow mouth.
"Why are you bullying Xiaoyanzi?"
"Who said I bullied it? It fell onto the porch by itself. I was just saving it."
Song Jin closed his eyes: "Go back, you are disturbing me."
Seeing that she refused to get up, Ji Shubai could not help but lean over and whispered in her ear, "I made an appointment with Brother Chai to go hiking in the spring, and I wanted to take you with me. Since you are sleepy, just rest at home."
Song Jin's eyes suddenly opened, he threw back the quilt, and stepped on the pedal.
"Caitang, Caitang, get dressed."
Ji Shubai sat on one side, holding the young swallow whose feathers had not yet fully grown, and laughed so hard that he fell backwards.
Breakfast is a big bowl of noodles.
Song Jin likes to chop the meat into small pieces, add broth, blanch a few green vegetables, and sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions. Ji Shubai sits down and eats with him.
"You got up so early, why haven't you eaten yet?"
"Wait for a lazy guy to eat together."
Song Jin rolled his eyes at him, took a big mouthful of noodles and put it into his mouth, looking very anxious.
Ji Shubai, who was standing by, just smiled and ate his noodles slowly.
Song Jin finished his meal in a hurry and asked at the end: "When do we leave? It's too late."
Ji Shubai said slowly: "No hurry, I won't go today."
Song Jin's face fell instantly: "You lied to me?"
“I didn’t say it was today.”
Song Jin took a moment to react, knowing that he was playing word games: "You are still lying to me."
Ji Shubai finished his last mouthful of noodles and said to Ruyan, "Someone is angry."
After saying that, he got up and went out.
"Where are you going?" Song Jin followed him out.
"Put the swallow back."
"Why don't you give it a bite before you put it back? Can't you see it's crying out of hunger?"
Ji Shubai paused, and Song Jin leaned against his back and whispered in his ear, "Give it a meal."
"What to eat?"
Song Jin thought for a moment, called out Chunyun, and ran towards the pond.
She is going to catch tadpoles.
The weather was getting warmer and the frog eggs in the pond had already hatched. A few days ago, she saw a group of black frogs swimming around by the pond, so she decided to catch some today.
Ji Shubai didn't know what she was busy with, so he had to chase after her with a squeaking baby swallow in his hand.
When he saw her reaching her hands into the water to catch tadpoles, he couldn't help but frown.
"Please treat Xiaoyanzi to a meal?"
"Hush, keep your voice down, you'll scare him away."
Song Jin was concentrating on the fishing. The cold lake water also became interesting at this moment. Ji Shubai was watching her fishing for tadpoles. The black things with small tails were twisting and turning in her palms. She couldn't help but look unhappy.
"Hey... this t?"
"Can't I?"
When Song Jin was very young, he caught tadpoles and fed them to chicks. The chicks loved them and ate them. At that time, he didn't have any concept of beneficial insects and pests. He just knew that the soft chicks were his treasures and he would feel at ease only when they were well fed.
However, at this moment, Ji Shubai held his cheek and said, "I'm afraid it will choke to death."
Song Jin was stunned. How could Xiaoyanzi be so delicate?
Ji Shubai didn't explain, he just reached out and pressed her hand into the lake, releasing the tadpoles in her hand.
"How about something else?"
"I don't catch bugs in trees."
Song Jin caught things to feed the swallows and also started to pick and choose food for them.
Ji Shubai thought that if she didn't catch him, he wouldn't dare to do it either.
“Feed the worms?”
“Even more disgusting.”
They looked at each other, realizing that neither of them could feed the swallow, so they had to ask someone to bring a ladder back.
Ji Shubai climbed up step by step, and Song Jin supported him from below while muttering, "It's not polite to go back on an empty stomach."
"Then go dig for earthworms."
Song Jin sniffed and shut up.
Although Ji Shubai was just trying to coax people out of bed, he really wanted to go out for a spring outing, but that day was not today.
Now that he had lost his official position and only had the status of a Jinshi, there were fewer restrictions on him, and Song Jin felt much more relaxed.
For example, she has added men's clothing for all four seasons to her wardrobe for the convenience of traveling.
Go outing in spring, cruise on the lake in summer, climb mountains in autumn, and go shopping in winter. Whenever you want to go out, just tell Ji Shubai and he will accompany you as long as he is free.
As you go out more often, you will gradually get to know the familiar people. Therefore, when you see Ji Shubai followed by a short man wearing a Tang scarf and a cloak on the day of spring outing, you know that it is Song Jin.
Lu Junnian was the first to laugh at her: "If we were to ask which girl in Suzhou is the most unruly, you would definitely be on the top."
Song Jin looked at him with his nose raised: "I have a rebellious mind, have you forgotten?"
"Alas, that's not very kind of you." Lu Junnian was talking about Ji Shubai.
It was common for the two of them to quarrel, and Ji Shubai didn't need to say anything, because Song Jin wouldn't suffer any loss anyway. So when he saw the two of them quarreling again, he just smiled and listened silently. Unexpectedly, Song Jin sold him out as soon as he opened his mouth.
"this......"
Ji Shubai frowned. How to explain it?
It's not his fault.
At that time, Song Jin had just recovered from his illness when something happened in the capital. He decided that it would be best to dismiss him from office, so he felt grateful to Song Jin and even more guilty for his hesitation, so he was especially considerate to her.
Song Jin was a man who was used to taking advantage of others. Seeing Ji Shubai feeling guilty, he started to question him.
"Why did you divorce me in the first place?"
It doesn't matter whether you have given a divorce letter or not. It doesn't matter whether you have written it or not. If you have written it, it means you have had intentional thoughts about it, and having intentional thoughts about it is a sin.
Song Jin will settle the score later.
When Ji Shubai was asked that question, he was stunned and could not explain it clearly.
He had sensed something was wrong before he went to Nanjing, and thought that if something went wrong, he would have to protect Song Jin, so he left a letter of divorce to Chai Heng. He had originally planned to entrust Song Jin to the Chai family if anything unexpected happened, to at least keep her safe and secure.
Who knew that the letter was picked up by Du Juan. When Song Jin saw it, he left home without saying a word. He had no chance to explain the circumstances under which the letter was written. What's more, he was so anxious at the time that he burned the letter. Now there is no evidence at all.
Thinking about it later, Song Jin would get angry no matter what the circumstances were.
"Well... I'm afraid you'll get impulsive..."
"When did I act impulsive?"
Ji Shubai thought, "Are you impulsive enough?" But he didn't dare to say a word.
"I was worried about you at the time, and I was afraid that I would drag you down, so I discussed it with others..."
"With whom did you consult?"
Ji Shubai pursed his lips and confronted Song Jin for a short while, then surrendered when Song Jin leaned over and yelled about a headache.
Lu Junnian said that she had a rebellious nature and was afraid that she would cause trouble, so he came up with this bad idea.
He just wanted to clear himself. After all, Lu Junnian didn't have to face her every day, and it wasn't unfair to him.
So Song Jin held a grudge and sold him out today.
Ji Shubai had no choice but to comfort him: “Brother Lu, don’t be angry.”
Lu Junnian threw his sleeves and said, "You two are fine now, but I am in a difficult position now."
Chai Heng couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Brother Lu, don't be angry. The weather is great today. Why get angry over such a small matter? Besides..."
Unable to hold back, Chai Heng laughed out loud: "You are not wronged."
Lu Junnian got even angrier after hearing this: "What are you saying? You were there when I said that, why didn't you stop me?"
Chai Heng thought: Thinking is one thing, saying is another. It is not a crime to think but not say. But if you think and say it, people will hold it against you. Song Jin is just like that.
Others may have said that this was a bad idea for Ji Shubai's benefit, but she did it at the time, and it caused a lot of controversy. She tolerated it, so you should tolerate it too.
He did not think that Lu Junnian was wronged and was happy to watch him make a fool of himself. However, Lord Zhang, who came with him, came out to mediate.
"Hey, I said we came out to enjoy the mountains and rivers today, why are we quarreling when we meet? I haven't thanked Madam Ji in person yet. On the day of my wedding, I must personally offer her a glass of wine."
Lord Zhang Hanchi is getting married, and his spouse is none other than Zhao Yiliu, who is trapped in the Bai family and has not remarried.
This marriage was proposed by Song Jin.
Originally, many people wanted to propose marriage to him, but he himself didn't want to, so he kept dragging it on until one day Ji Shubai mentioned to her that he was becoming increasingly decadent and it would be better for someone to be by his side.
Song Jin then thought of Zhao Yiliu.
He has a gentle personality and doesn't fight or compete. He has stayed in the Bai family for so many years without any offspring, so he just wants to observe the Ghost Festival.
So he mentioned it to Ji Shubai, and Ji Shubai took the lead in inviting people from both sides, and the two met "accidentally" in the old house of Ji family.
You know what, when the two of them sat together, Song Jin immediately felt disgusted with Zhang Hanchi for being old.
Later, when I talked about it with Zhao Yiliu, Zhao Yiliu thought it was a good idea, but there was no one to help clean up at the moment. If it was properly tidied, it would look very impressive.
Song Jin thought so too. He was much better than Bai Xiaonan, who was still reckless even when he was old. And judging from the way he treated his ex-wife, he was not a heartless person.
Since she doesn't mind, there's nothing she can say.
As for Zhang Hanchi, it was even simpler. Even a hero could not resist the temptation of a beautiful woman, not to mention that he was just a scholar and the woman he met was a gentle beauty.
So I asked the official media to propose marriage.
Zhang Hanchi wanted to marry, and Wen Ya had no reason to refuse to let him remarry, so she did him a favor and agreed to marry him off. That's why she said she would offer Song Jin a glass of wine today.
Today everyone is helping Song Jin, Lu Junnian is fighting alone, and his arrogance has suddenly subsided.
"Okay, okay, now that you all are helping her, I'm the bad guy, okay?"
Song Jin covered his lips and smiled.
"Smile, smile, smile." Lu Junnian glared at her, "You are wearing men's clothes, how can people call you? Madam Ji?"
After hearing this, Song Jin waved his fan, glanced at the mountain in front of him, and the brilliant azaleas that filled the mountain. He cleared his throat and said, "You can just call me Master Huashan."
"Okay, okay, Master Huashan, I apologize to you. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."
Song Jin couldn't help but bent over with laughter.
After a while of arguing, they finally stopped arguing and began to walk slowly along the mountain road.
As Song Jin walked, he habitually grabbed Ji Shubai's sleeve.
At first Ji Shubai felt it was strange, not for anything else but because of Song Jin's men's clothing.
He wanted to hold her hand, but he felt embarrassed because it was like admitting in public that he was gay.
But Song Jin was used to holding him, so he gradually let go, stretched out two fingers from his sleeves to hook her fingers, and was too lazy to avoid them in front of others. After being caught and teased twice, people gradually got used to the way they were as a couple, and sometimes even said some envious words.
The two of them became even more unrestrained.
When the group arrived in front of a temple, Chai Heng asked everyone to burn incense and draw lots. Song Jin thought about it and said that she wanted to burn incense but did not want to draw lots.
She still remembered the last fortune slip, but now she didn't want to mention it again. Now she just took the incense that Ji Shubai handed to her, and they knelt in front of the Buddha together.
Song Jin closed his eyes and murmured a wish in his heart.
Be peaceful.
Be healthy.
Want everything to go well.
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