Wu Yong still came every day, and even though he was always looked at with a half-smile by Hua Zhi, he gritted his teeth and endured it. Hua Zhi did not stop him when she saw him like this. She did not mind someone being nice to Cao Cao. With Cao Cao's slow temper, she would not know until he told her the truth. Anyway, it would not be Cao Cao who suffered.
Hua Yizheng was an old and experienced man, so how could he not see what Wu Yong was thinking? When the two were fighting again, he walked over to his granddaughter and asked, "Are you just going to let it happen?"
"He can't get the upper hand." He can't get the upper hand either emotionally or physically. Even though Shaoyao's skills are slightly inferior to Wu Yong's, she has more than just that one skill.
Hua Zhi turned around and asked, "Grandfather, have you heard the rumors outside?"
"Of course I don't know." Hua Yi was looking at the child who was reading seriously at his granddaughter's feet. "If you don't care, then we can't care either."
"You have to adapt so that you won't be scared by my reputation when you return to the capital." Huahua gave a half-joking and half-seriously preventive shot.
"They are all girls from my Hua family."
Yes, she is a girl of the Hua family after all. Even if she gets a bad reputation, it is all for the Hua family, Hua Zhi smiled. She just didn't know whether the people of the Hua family would still remember this when the time comes. But even if they didn't remember, it didn't matter. All she wanted was to have a clear conscience.
"What is the relationship between Shaoyao and the prince?"
Yan Xi's identity had already been guessed, and Hua Zhi no longer concealed it, "Grandfather must know what happened in Prince Ling's Mansion back then."
"It's such a big fuss, everyone in the capital doesn't know about it."
"Peony is the sister covered in blood who was carried out of the mansion by the prince."
It was her?! They all thought the child was dead, but she was disfigured? Yes, no wonder she could get along with the prince so well.
"Dr. Yu saved her, but she didn't remember what happened before. Later, Dr. Yu took her as his disciple and learned medical skills from her."
The grandfather and grandson had never talked about Gu Yanxi's identity. When talking about Hua Yizheng, they took the opportunity to say, "The prince's identity is there. What are your plans? What are his plans? If the emperor knew about your relationship, I'm afraid..."
"I have no plans. We will just take one step at a time. If we can keep going, then we will keep going. If the emperor is the obstacle that prevents us from going forward, that's fine. He understands my persistence, and I understand his helplessness. No matter what the result is, we will not blame or hate each other. This is good enough."
"Is it really possible to not feel resentment or hatred?"
"Why not?" Hua Zhi held her chin and looked at the dusty man who strode in, with a smile in her eyes and face. "When we were together, we were wholehearted, understood each other, helped each other, and supported each other. It's not that our feelings were entrusted to the wrong person, it's just that we can't do anything about it. Why should we complain or hate each other?"
Hua Yizheng looked at the person who came and sighed. In the end, he didn't say anything else. He bowed and left.
Yes, she can see through her own feelings so clearly, so how could she resent the Hua family for blocking her marriage? If Zhi'er was such a narrow-minded child, she would not have carried the Hua family to this day, and would not have attracted the prince's heart.
"Why are you here again? I thought we were supposed to meet in the capital."
Gu Yanxi looked down at the person who looked in good spirits. The yard was small, and this distance was enough for him to hear clearly what she had just said. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be angry with her for seeing through things or feel sorry for her for being too free and easy.
In the end, he just bent down and leaned over to hug her, "How could I hear this if I didn't come? I feel like I'm in danger of being abandoned at any time."
"You are so bold to act like this in front of my family." Hua Zhi said this but hugged him back, "If I ever get married, the groom will only be you. Do you feel more secure now?"
Gu Yanxi's body suddenly stiffened. He let go of her and looked down at her smiling eyes. He said in a hoarse voice, "That day will definitely come. I'm waiting for that day."
Hua Zhi felt a little embarrassed to be stared at so closely, so she coughed lightly and looked away, saying, "Go pay your respects to my grandfather."
"Yes, sir."
The Hua family stared at the two in amazement. This was flirting in public, right? But why didn't they think there was anything wrong with this? !
Hua Zhi accidentally lowered her head and met Zeng Han's eyes. She felt a little annoyed. Saying sweet words in front of a child...
When he looked up again, Shaoyao simply gave him a thumbs up, and Wu Yong was so shocked that his jaw dropped.
As if she had done something big, Hua Zhi stood up and went back to the house as if nothing had happened.
Gu Yanxi bowed as a junior as soon as she entered the study.
Hua Yizhen finally accepted it and motioned him to sit down.
Gu Yanxi wanted to finish the business as soon as possible and went to Ah Zhi. Without sitting down, he said, "The Chaoli clan is behind the Yinshan Pass incident. The emperor has ordered the Hua family to cooperate with General Wu to strictly guard Yinshan Pass. The second prince was instigated by others to harm the Hua family. The emperor has imprisoned the second prince in the prince's mansion and will only punish him after the matter is investigated."
Hua Yi stood up when he heard the word "oral order" and knelt down in the direction of the capital. "I obey your order."
Gu Yanxi only felt that the word "criminal minister" was extremely harsh, but even so, the emperor's uncle had no intention of reviving the Hua family, so he could only hold back and persuade Hua Yizheng to hold back, "Old sir, the time has not come yet."
Hua Yi was bowing deeply towards Gu Yanxi. He knew that if the prince had not intervened, the matter of defending Yinshan Pass might not have been made public. With this oral order, no one would be able to cover up what the Hua family did in Yinshan Pass in the future. Even if his Hua family wanted to revive, people would be convinced.
Gu Yanxi avoided it and said, "I hope the old man doesn't blame me."
"I understand the reason behind this, and I will not be ungrateful. Thank you, Your Highness."
"What I did was just what she wanted." Gu Yanxi bowed and turned to leave.
What I did was just what she wanted, Hua Yizheng murmured and suddenly smiled, stroking his forehead. It seemed that he didn’t need to worry so much about Zhier, what about those two people!
Hua Zhi had already made tea and was waiting. When she heard the footsteps, she looked towards the door. The two looked at each other, and Gu Yanxi paused before entering the house.
Hua Zhi didn't ask him what the result of his trip was, but changed her mind, took back the tea placed opposite, and poured him a glass of water.
Gu Yanxi raised an eyebrow, "Why?"
"You need to rest."
He ran thousands of miles back and forth in a short period of time, and must have stopped in the capital. It can be seen that he had little time to rest along the way. Even though he still looked like a sharp sword, everyone will get tired, no matter how strong he appears to be.
Gu Yanxi's brows softened after being warmed by such an ordinary sentence. The hard shell that wrapped him cracked silently, revealing the soft heart inside. He held Azhi's hand and nodded obediently.
Hua Zhi suddenly felt so distressed, "I'll go make you something to eat, then you can rest."
"good."
PS: I will be going to Hangzhou to attend an interview tomorrow. Can I be forgiven for updating once? I will update when I come back. Friends in Hangzhou, please come to the scene.