Chapter 331: Yours is for my own good, do you want it?
Yun Ji was not good at drinking, and he rarely drank even after he became a monk. Coupled with the depression he had suffered for several days, after drinking a few glasses of wine, his cheeks were flushed and he was staggering.
The saw-mouthed gourd, now loosened by the effects of the alcohol, shook its head and smiled bitterly at Wei Chu's words, "You didn't lose, and I didn't win either. Perhaps there will never be a winner between you and me."
Su Rui had no romantic feelings for Wei Chu, nor for herself. It was just a matter of weighing the pros and cons, an attempt at a choice, and her clarity of mind had never wavered in the slightest.
Even though he and Su Rui had a formal relationship, were husband and wife, and had gold and silver, he knew that none of these could keep Su Rui. One day, if she wanted to leave, she would leave.
He is the same as Wei Chu.
"No, you win." Wei Chu shook his head, took something out of his arms, put it on the table, and spread out his hands.
Inside is an amulet.
Yun Ji had seen it before. It was the one that Wei Chu had asked for on behalf of Su Rui, and Su Rui had snatched it from his hand and accepted it.
"On the day of your two sons' hundred-day banquet, she came to me and returned this thing to me, saying that she only accepted it because she was angry with you in front of the palace that day." Wei Chu smiled, his smile full of bitterness and helplessness.
Yun Ji was stunned.
That day she just returned the things to Wei Chu?
But when he thought about what happened afterwards, his answer when Su Rui asked him, and her expression, Yun Ji's heart, which had just risen, sank again.
"This isn't the first time she's said this to you. If she has no interest in you, she won't give you a chance. You know she's got it in her head, so why give up on yourself?"
If Su Rui has to leave one day, Chen Duo is also a good choice. If there is someone else who is better, he... has to wish her well.
Wei Chu smiled, and as he smiled, tears began to fall.
"If it were just like before, how could I admit that I lost?" He poured another glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. After struggling for a moment, he looked directly at Yun Ji and said, "She said she loves you."
If Su Rui hadn't said this, Wei Chu would never give up.
He understood Su Rui. As long as Su Rui's heart was not settled, even if she had a child, even if she didn't love him, as long as there was no one else in her heart, there would be a chance.
But she said that she loved Yunji, and he understood her and could tell whether she was true or false just by looking at her eyes.
He could no longer deceive himself.
Yun Ji's eyes were completely stunned.
She loves him?
These three words hit my heart like a hammer again and again.
Su Rui loves him? But...
"You also said that if she had no intention, she wouldn't give you the slightest chance. Prince, how many chances have you had now?" Rivals in love have something in common. Wei Chu could see that Yun Ji's sorrow came from Su Rui.
And these words were like an epiphany.
yes.
He is the one who is confused.
Although Su Rui was still sober, why would she be willing to give it a try with him if she had no interest in him?
but……
"I said, I won't wear this!" A girl's unhappy voice came from below.
Looking down, Huang Niangzi's second daughter Erniu and youngest daughter Xiaoya were washing dishes by the river, and a bundle was thrown on the ground.
The bundle was half-open, and inside one could see a set of gray clothes, the kind a little boy would wear.
Erniu wiped her hands and picked up the bundle, frowning and saying, "You are eight years old now. You are following your mother in business. There are so many people watching you. Wearing this will keep you safe."
"I don't want it!" Xiao Ya raised her chin, not giving in at all. "I just like wearing skirts, I just like looking pretty. What's wrong with doing business? Can't women do it? Can't pretty girls do it? I want to wear it, I want to do it. I want everyone in Yanzhou City to know that pretty girls can make a living and support a family."
"They really don't know their place. Those men are so bad."
"They can do whatever they want to me, but how dare they do anything to me? Is there no law? I'm pretty, I'm not weak, I learned martial arts from Uncle Shen, and I beat them so hard that they dare not do anything bad!"
"You..." Erniu couldn't argue with Xiaoya, and kept saying, "I'm doing this for your own good."
"I know you are doing this for my own good, second sister. You have good intentions, but have you ever thought about whether I want it or not? You are just making your own decisions, which is forcing your will on me. Besides, I'm not as fragile as you think." The little girl stood up, her small body standing straight.
"ah!"
Erniu and Xiaoya cried out in pain at the same time. Huang Niang slapped them both on the back of their heads. Protecting her two daughters, she smiled apologetically at the guests watching the excitement from above, saying, "Sorry, we two ignorant children are disturbing you all."
"No, Xiaoya is right, well said." Chen Duo started to applaud, and the others followed suit.
Mrs. Huang blushed and hurriedly pulled her two daughters away. The little girl who was being dragged raised her hand and waved at Shen Duo with a smile, and shouted sweetly: "Uncle Shen, you have good taste."
That voice, that smile, are like the rising sun.
As he watched, Wei Chu murmured, "She really looks like Su Rui."
Before he finished speaking, Yun Ji on the opposite side suddenly stood up.
Shen Duo and Wei Chu were so shocked that they looked over, confused as to what was going on.
But before they could ask, Yun Ji quickly opened the curtain and ran out. When Wei Chu reacted and opened the curtain again, Yun Ji had already mounted his horse and galloped away with a determined look in his eyes.
"What's wrong with the prince?" Chen Duo turned around and asked Wei Chu, not knowing what was going on.
Wei Chu looked out the door, drank another glass of wine, and said quietly, "He's figured it out."
Figured it out?
What did you figure out?
Where to go after figuring it out?
Will you be back on duty tomorrow?
There were a lot of questions, but Wei Chu fell down drunkenly after he finished speaking, and no one answered him.
At this moment, the cold wind outside was mixed with a little snow. There were no pedestrians on the road, and it was even rarer outside the city. Only Yun Ji was walking against the wind in the moonlight on his horse, but he didn't feel cold at all.
He is going to see Su Rui.
He took it for granted and was not as insightful as a child.
What he thought was good for Su Rui might not be what Su Rui wanted.
But Su Rui was not as fragile as he worried.
She is calm, strong, and resilient, and will not be defeated by anything.
He loves her.
She loved him just as much.
Then, everything shouldn't be like this.
Yun Ji waved the reins again, wishing he could grow wings and fly to Su Rui.
After running for an unknown amount of time, frost had already formed on Yun Ji's eyelashes, and he was still halfway to Shengjing.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it tonight.
Just when I was feeling a little lonely and regretful, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.
He slowed down and the two sides slowly approached each other.
As it got closer, the outline gradually became clearer under the dim moonlight.
It was also a man and a horse, but the other one was wrapped tightly, with only a pair of eyes showing.
But just by looking at a pair of eyes, Yun Ji was shocked. He quickened his pace and ran towards the person he had been thinking about day and night.
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