The night breeze in May gently blows the willows along the Qinhuai River.
The water of Qinhuai River gently laps against the shore, making a popping sound.
Fu Xiaoguan brought Susu and Bei Wangchuan here. He looked back at the dark Confucius Temple and cast his gaze on the pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River.
It's no different from back then.
The pleasure boats were still floating on the lake with their bright red lanterns on, and the sounds of singing and drinking games were carried on the wind.
Jinling has not changed.
Or perhaps Jinling has not gotten worse.
This place will only get better in the years to come.
I'm afraid there will be more and more pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River.
The red-sleeved boat also floated on the lake, but it did not blend into the group of pleasure boats. It drifted alone, looking a little out of place.
The red sleeves have changed.
Its owner is no longer the erhu master Hu Da, but a man - Yu Wentian.
Fu Xiaoguan was a little distracted while looking at Hongxiuzhao, because to be honest, it was his mother Xu Yunqing who founded Hongxiuzhao.
Hongxiushao’s business was very good back then, but what about now?
Su Su was holding a large bucket of osmanthus cake bought from Wufangzhai and watching Qin Huaihe eating it heartlessly. She didn't know why her husband brought her to this place.
She was already a mother, but she was only nineteen years old and still looked like a girl.
Thinking that her husband hadn't eaten much tonight, Su Su peeled off a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into Fu Xiaoguan's mouth. "The Wufangzhai shop has expanded a lot. It's still on Changjie Street. The proprietress is still the same girl. The taste hasn't changed. You should try it."
Fu Xiaoguan ate the osmanthus cake and found that the taste had not changed.
"I heard that the boss lady bought our stocks, and her husband divorced her?"
"Well, she has a son with her, but she invited quite a few people. This big bucket was given to me by her, and she even knows me."
"We chatted for a while, and she said she made a lot of money from selling the stocks. Her ex-husband wanted to come back and rekindle their relationship, but she refused."
"She's also a strong woman. She said she'll never marry again in her life. Those men... aren't good people. Money earned by oneself is the real deal."
As she said this, Susu looked at Fu Xiaoguan and giggled.
Fu Xiaoguan rubbed Susu's head and said with a smile: "Don't learn that temper. Being too extreme is not good. Isn't your husband very good?"
Susu still smiled, but there was a taste of happiness in this smile.
Is this person really the best?
She doesn't know.
She only knew that this man was everything to her.
He was very busy and he rarely had time to take her on a night tour of Qinhuai like he was doing now, to enjoy the evening breeze and chat.
There is nothing that can be done about it, since he is the most capable man in the world.
This was said by Zhang Pei'er.
Zhang Pei often said when he was a child that he was the most capable man in the world.
Su Su didn’t know whether he was the most capable man or not. That wasn’t important. What was important was that he was her man.
That's enough.
"Let's go to Hongxiuzhao to meet an old friend."
"good!"
The three of them boarded a ferry and arrived at Hongxiuzhao.
Hongxiuzhao's business is not very good.
Although it was anchored on the river, after boarding the boat, it was discovered that there seemed to be no guests, because there was no sound of stringed instruments, and there was not even a maid to welcome the guests - could it be that this guy had lost the Red Sleeves Dance?
Fu Xiaoguan and his three companions came to the second floor, and on the deck on the second floor, he saw the man.
Yu Wentian was drinking alone.
There was only a plate of peanuts on the small table in front of me.
He drank very lonely until he saw Fu Xiaoguan.
He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up, patted his body with the hand holding the peanuts, and asked in surprise, "When did you come here?"
"Arrived yesterday..." Fu Xiaoguan peeked inside, "Your business...isn't it going to go bankrupt?"
Yu Wentian grinned broadly, "Look, I haven't been open for three days, and today a big customer showed up. I'll have to book the boat for you tonight."
Fu Xiaoguan also laughed and reached out his hand to press it. "Okay, okay, sit down. Since we've chartered a boat, the wine will be Xishan Tianchun, and the dishes... let's just leave them as they are. Peanuts go well with the wine."
Yu Wentian really didn't know that Fu Xiaoguan had come to Jinling. He felt a little nervous and happy at the moment.
He couldn't tell whether he hated Fu Xiaoguan or not.
Logically, he was the eldest prince of the Yu Dynasty, and he should hate Fu Xiaoguan to death.
But he did not feel any hatred in his heart, because he failed in the imperial mausoleum incident and it was Fu Xiaoguan who rescued him from the clan house.
Only after this did he have the opportunity to serve as a general in the eastern border army and fight against the Yi Kingdom, and only then did he have the opportunity to realize his ideals.
He served as the general for several years. When Yu Wendao attacked the Wu Dynasty, he received a secret order from Yu Wendao - Yu Wendao told him to lead the army to attack the Yi Kingdom, and Yu Wendao even gave him an edict of succession!
The edict said that if he, Yu Wendao, died in battle in the Wu Dynasty, the throne of the Yu Dynasty would be passed on to Yu Wentian!
However, no one knew that he had burned the decree of succession!
He looked at the edict for a full half hour and then threw it into the brazier.
He once fought a life-and-death battle with his fourth brother for the throne. Now that the decree of succession was placed in front of him, he burned it!
Because he knew very well the situation that Yu Chao would face next, he would never want to become an enemy of Fu Xiaoguan.
So he did not send troops to the Yi Kingdom. Fortunately, he did not send troops, otherwise the eastern border army would probably be wiped out again, and he would not be able to meet Fu Xiaoguan on such a night and sit down and have a drink with him so casually.
Yu Wentian poured a glass of wine for Fu Xiaoguan, and they both drank it together.
"Actually, if you had chosen to fight back, I wouldn't blame you."
"It's meaningless. I thought about it. Wofeng Road was great when you were there, but it collapsed after you left."
"When we met on Wofeng Road that year, I realized that you truly wanted the best for the people of this world. If that's the case, then it's better for the Yu Dynasty... to cease to exist."
"Now it seems that my choice was right. I prevented the Yu Dynasty from suffering from war again and smoothly transitioned to Daxia. Now the people of these five Daos can live and work in peace and contentment. This is your credit and what I wanted to see."
Fu Xiaoguan poured a glass of wine for Yu Wentian, "But I don't want to see you living like this."
"I'm old."
"You're only in your thirties, old ass! Don't you want to earn a better future for your wife and children in your prime?"
Yu Wentian held the wine glass in silence for a long time. Although he was bored with the red sleeves gesture, his heart was still on the battlefield.
He once told Yan Xiwen that a wife, children and a warm bed was what he wanted in life now, but these days he asked himself, is this really the life he wanted?
"I heard you want to attack the Liao Dynasty?"
"Yes, but I'm missing a great general."
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Yu Wentian with sincere expectation in his eyes.
The Western Xia army, Guan Xiaoxi's army and Tuoba Feng's army need someone to lead them. Of course, Yu Wentian is the best candidate!
"I grant you the authority of the expeditionary general. Defend Xixia for me and invade the Liao Dynasty!"
Yu Wentian took a deep breath and glanced at the sword lying beside him. He raised his cup and asked, "When do we set off?"
"It's urgent. We have to leave early tomorrow morning!"
"cheers!"
"I'll go and conquer the northern border for you right now!"
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