Zhang You nodded at their glances, "Yes and no."
"What does this mean?" Hongmei was confused.
"I saw the eldest master standing behind Yu Sheng with a loving look on his face, just looking at her quietly. He looked so cautious. It seemed that he liked her but she didn't like him, so he could only watch from afar." After Zhang You told what she saw, her gossipy heart finally felt relieved.
"If that's the case, then I understand. The eldest master must have scared Yu Sheng, otherwise why would Teacher Xiao take Yu Sheng away so suddenly?" Hongmei was a little indignant.
"Although the eldest son has a noble status, he is indeed not a good man. No wonder Teacher Xiao Yu wants to take Yu Sheng away." Chunhua analyzed and began to agree with Yu Shengsheng's approach.
"But let's not talk about this now, lest those people in the eldest young master's yard hear about it. Who knows what kind of trouble they might do to trouble Teacher Xiao Yu and the others." Cui Liu thought of those monsters in the eldest young master's yard and decided to stay away from them.
"Yes, yes, Teacher Xiaoyu and the others are about to leave, and we can't cause them any trouble." Hongmei nodded in agreement.
When they found Yu Sheng, he was packing his things. Well, he was almost done. They probably started packing very early. There were two boxes of packages piled in the room.
Yu Sheng also prepared a parting gift for them. Zhang You looked at the silver hairpin in her hand and was touched. They had attended classes together, and although it was only a few months, they had gotten along very well. Now that they were suddenly leaving, they were both reluctant.
Yu Sheng smiled and comforted them, "The world is so big, maybe we will meet again someday."
Hongmei was sentimental and couldn't hold back her tears, which made Zhang You's eyes sore. Yu Sheng consoled her again, and then they all went to Qiao Si's room.
The farewell banquet was simple, with all the food they liked to eat. Qiao Si even took out a jar of peach wine, which was fruit wine. Drinking it would not delay their departure tomorrow.
It's just that Zhang You's alcohol tolerance is really not good. The fruit wine is sweet, and she drank too much and got a little drunk after a few glasses. Infected by Hongmei's sadness, she hugged Yu Sheng together with her, crying and saying that she didn't know when they would see each other again, which made others laugh.
In this life, people always have to experience separation, whether it is separation in life or separation in death, it is painful. And this time, they will never have any contact again. In this vast world, they will probably never see each other again.
The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, and she started crying non-stop. It was only when Dongmei and Cuiliu pulled them apart that Yusheng and the others were able to leave and rest.
Zhang You was just a little tipsy, unable to control her emotions and crying along with Hongmei. Now that everyone had left, Dongmei helped her back to her room. She lay on the bed, and the thought that this was Yu Sheng and the others' last night in the palace filled her with a sense of sadness, like the tea had cooled and the music was over. She ended up lying there, secretly shedding tears.
After being discovered by Chunhua, he smiled at her, lay down beside her, and comforted her softly. But the more he talked, the harder she cried.
"Will we be separated in the future?" Although it was a question, Zhang You knew in her heart that they would be separated one day.
People are always like this. At the beginning, they think they can control their hearts and will not care about these interactions, thinking that it is just a temporary friendship, but in the daily interactions, they give their true heart.
She didn't belong here, she'd always known it, but she hadn't imagined she'd meet a group of people like this one day. Initially, they'd just been here to make ends meet, to earn money, but then they decided it wasn't bad, so they stayed. Now, she even felt like staying with Qiao Si made her consider them, as if she were still in that world. She wanted to help them, too, hoping more people could live in equality and friendship.
"Who cares? Anyway, we are still together now, and we won't know how long we will be together in the future. Isn't that good? In the words of Teacher Xiao Yu, what you are doing is... worrying about nothing!" Qiuyue came over to comfort her as if to join in the fun.
Zhang You didn't want them to worry about her, so her voice was a little hoarse, "I'm fine."
"Okay, okay, you're fine, you just drank too much. Don't tell me, I've seen many people like you, they all cry when they drink too much, they're all like that, hahaha." Seeing that she stopped crying, Qiuyue began to laugh at her mercilessly.
Zhang You knew she was joking and pretended to be angry, so she smiled and apologized. After they had some fun together, they went to sleep.
Zhang You had a wonderful sleep, probably because of the wine, and when she woke up in the morning, she felt refreshed. She had specially selected a few boxes of rouge from her small box as a parting gift for them.
She had experienced a sudden separation before, so she understood how precious it was to be able to say goodbye properly.
They bid farewell to Master and Apprentice Yu Shengsheng at the gate of the palace. Zhang You handed Yu Sheng a bunch of rouge. When she got close to Yu Sheng, she leaned close to her and whispered, "Yu Sheng, these rouge are for you and Teacher Xiao Yu.
I know you've been using rouge to cover the teardrop mole at the corner of your eye, and you've also added a lot of spots to your face to make it look ugly. I make rouge, so I can see it naturally. I don't know why you want to cover it up, but I want to say that these are your unique marks. They look beautiful, and you look beautiful too.
I also hope that one day you can dress yourself up beautifully like an ordinary woman." Zhang You looked at Yu Sheng sincerely.
Yu Sheng hadn't expected that someone would notice what was on her face. She had a family background that was too shameful to mention, and this face was more of a nuisance to her. She had seen too many people come for her beauty, so after meeting Yu Shengsheng, she didn't want to cause trouble for her, so she used rouge to cover it up.
Living behind this mask, it seems that she can gain a moment of freedom. No man will covet her, and no woman will be jealous of her.
Although Yu Shengsheng persuaded her many times that it was not necessary to do so and that her identity depended on herself, she could not get over it.
Now hearing Xia He's sincere words and meeting her earnest eyes, she finally understood Yu Shengsheng's good intentions.
She took her to travel and meet all kinds of people in order to tell her that even though some people in this world are hateful and have ulterior motives, there are also sincere and kind people. What she is like as a person never depends on them, but on herself.
Seeing Yu Sheng didn't say anything, Zhang You solemnly said goodbye to her: "I'm afraid we won't meet again in the future. I hope you take care of yourself on your journey. Goodbye."
Yu Sheng came back to his senses and smiled at her, "Take care."
Zhang You and the others watched them leave. The fine snow fell gently and softly. The carriage figures were getting farther and farther away, leaving only a row of ruts to remind them that they had gone far away.
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