Hua Zhi lowered her head and smiled, "But it is this person who has nothing that has separated my family from me. Mr. Lu loves his family, and so do I."
Gu Yanxi was speechless.
Hua Zhi walked past him and looked at the dark red in the sky. "Your uncle relies on the imperial power to vent his anger at will. I also rely on Mr. Lu's lack of ill will towards me and have no scruples. I wonder if Mr. Lu has ever heard of this saying: There must be something hateful about pitiful people."
Hua Zhi turned around, smiling lightly, but for some reason Gu Yanxi saw some arrogance in her smile. "I will not let the Hua family be pitied. Looking through the family history of the Hua family, the Hua family has never done anything hateful. They are scholars. They have been taught the words of sages since elementary school. They have bound themselves to those rules and regulations for their entire lives, whether they are willing or not. Later, they took on the responsibility of carrying the character of scholars all over the world and becoming role models for scholars."
Thinking of the last time she went to Yinshan Pass and saw those hands that used to hold pens but had frostbite, and some even had cracks, Hua Zhi felt a lump in her throat. "Mr. Lu once said that the fourth master of the Hua family was the most outstanding of that generation of the Hua family, but he was not the one who finally entered the officialdom. Not only was it because he was born late, but also because he was not determined to walk the path of a saint. My father was, my third uncle was, and even my second uncle was all grown up according to the standards of Hua family men, but my fourth uncle, who was born in his old age, was not. My fourth uncle's life was colorful and he lived much more freely than theirs."
Hua Zhi took a step closer, speaking softly and sonorously, "I don't think my father is good or my fourth uncle is bad, but I can't deny the greatness of the uncles and ancestors who have spent their entire lives building the Hua family's reputation. As a person with supreme power, I am also not qualified to deny a family whose ancestors have contributed to his kingdom for generations just because of my son's failure. So, I don't sympathize with how pitiful he is."
The sudden increase in wind blew up Hua Zhi's cloak, and the wind also calmed Hua Zhi down. She turned her back and tightened her cloak, thinking that her decision was right. How could she fall in love with people with different values? She was used to equality or equal benefits. She would get money based on how much she did and how much she would be rewarded based on how much she paid. But here, no matter how good you have done, the emperor could kill you with just one word, and not only you, but also your family and your children in their cradles would have to go to hell together.
In such an environment, she could only accept it, but she couldn't be calm. Since no matter how much good she did, life and death were still just a matter of your thoughts, why should she do all that? Isn't it the most carefree to just concentrate on her own life
If her grandfather knew what she was thinking, he would probably scold her. So, she was not actually a qualified member of the Hua family. She did not have such great sentiments. The saintly sentiments of "worrying about the world before worrying about yourself and being happy after the world is happy" were too far away for her. It would be more practical for her to make some delicious food.
But no matter how resentful she was in her heart, she still had to teach the same thing when she taught. She could live her own life, but the men of the Hua family had to inherit the Hua family's character, which she respected very much.
Sometimes I think that she is not suitable to be a teacher. If she is not careful, she might teach people the wrong way.
Thinking of this, Hua Zhi turned around and said, "Now that you know what I'm thinking, are you sure you still want to hand Ah Jian over to me?"
Gu Yanxi nodded without hesitation, "No destruction, no construction."
“Hopefully the result is what you want to see.”
Anyway, it won’t be worse than it is now. Gu Yanxi felt bitter in his mouth. Not to mention his uncle, even he hadn’t thought that far ahead.
He knew that the Hua family was wronged, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with his uncle's behavior. As subjects of the Daqing Dynasty, thunder, lightning, rain and dew were all grace from the emperor. Hasn't it always been like this
But they never thought that the Hua family, who had been loyal to the Daqing Dynasty for generations, was punished because of the emperor's anger. Wouldn't they be disappointed? Would other noble families be disappointed? Would those scholars headed by the Hua family be disappointed
When the younger generations of the Hua family grow up, will they still be as loyal to the emperor as their ancestors? If they can't, whose fault is it
Those who take the Hua family as their role model will enter officialdom in the future. After seeing the fate of the Hua family, will they still be so willing to sacrifice their lives for the Daqing Dynasty
Without brave military generals willing to sacrifice their lives and civil officials willing to serve the country with passion, how many years can the Gu family's kingdom remain stable
How miserable was the fate of the royal family after the fall of the country? Too many truths were buried in history. It was normal for the princes and princesses to become playthings. He could not imagine that such humiliation would one day fall on the descendants of the Gu family. If there was another nation like the Chaoli tribe that established a country and became an emperor...
The cold wind was blowing, but Gu Yanxi's back was wet. The decline of a dynasty is never a matter of one day or one night. Could the exile of the Hua family be the beginning of the decline of the Daqing Dynasty
Looking at Azhi who was tucking her wind-blown hair behind her ears, Gu Yanxi thought that it must be because the Daqing Dynasty was not yet doomed that the Hua family had a descendant like Azhi, that he met Azhi, and that the desperate Xiaoliu got on Azhi's carriage.
Therefore, he and Azhi were also destined to be together.
Gu Yanxi took off her cloak and placed it on Ah Zhi's shoulders, "The Hua family will definitely be reunited."
This was his promise. Hua Zhi knew it. She bowed slightly and watched the man climb onto the horse. The man stood up and let out a long neigh, then disappeared in front of her in an instant.
"Miss." Yingchun came up quickly, "It's late, we should go back."
"Yes." Hua Zhi gathered her long cloak and returned along the same route, "Fudong, start preparing two meals tomorrow and have Dongzi deliver them to the city."
"yes."
The sky was getting darker and darker, and a group of people walked quickly into the yard. Nanny Su looked at the young lady's back and pondered for a moment. In the end, she didn't say anything much, but just reminded herself to pay more attention in the future.
"Dongzi, come with me."
After letting the others go, Hua Zhi led Dongzi to the main house, drank a sip of hot tea to warm her body, and looked up and said, "After we enter the city, someone will come to take the food box away, just give it to him directly."
"yes."
Hua Zhi stroked the edge of the teacup and said, "Pay close attention to the situation in the city and tell me if there is anything unusual."
Dongzi asked hesitantly, "Miss, what do you mean by abnormality..."
"Everything you feel is wrong, such as rumors, unusual movements, etc."
"Yes, I understand."
"Go down."
Hua Zhi sat alone in the room for a long time. She believed what Mr. Lu said, but she would not pin all her hopes on others. She was more accustomed to taking the initiative into her own hands.
She also wanted to see if there would be any follow-up in the capital, and whether Gu Yanxi would do something after hearing what she said.
She didn't like this kind of monarchy, but she didn't want to be a person in troubled times even more.